Well a bad day fishin' is better than a good day at work But a bad day in paradise is a bad deal Let's say goodbye before we've ever met You're alone on the shore of cranium reef
No one gets inside my head No one I'm a bad part of town on a bad stretch of road.
I'm a bag of tricks in a balancing act I'm a battered heart and a bath of tears I'm no bank and no barrel of monkeys
You're alone on the shore of cranium reef.
No one gets inside my head No one You're a band of gypsies and a band of thieves
Now you're burning in the sun and you've washed ashore Don't try "psych 101" on me - we've been there before I've got a cold embrace at the cranium reef Trust me you're all alone at the cranium reef
Part III "Primal Defense"
Heart and mind may disagree But I'm growing old Too far down the road to change now
'cause you speak to me but youth's on your side you're so much more than I care to find
What is sacred? What is profane? Your approach is near and there's something I fear inside of you -reminding me like a mirror that shows My past that died long ago
No closet full of skeletons Can bring me out here
I've got a cold blank stare so don't wait I've got a colder embrace
You're an Ivy League amateur "I mean no one comes in here ever" No one comes in here
No one. No one.
No one passes cranium reef Not even I can look at my grief Don't come to me pretending you're wise I am a man who can see what is real And is fear what is real?
Stranded on cranium reef Alone with your thoughts you can drink with your grief You color your lies with a cool motif Stranded on cranium reef
Lost at cranium reef At my coral barrier of disbelief You're a cold hard future with no relief Brutal reality at cranium reef
I am a bitter pill to swallow I am a bittersweet memory You need me like a hole in the head Now show me that our "body" is real
We need conversation 'cause I got a case of the blues And I'm a burned out bridge that nothing here...nothing can rebuild...no, no, no, no.
I am a bitter pill to swallow I am a bittersweet memory You need me like a hole in the head Now show me that our "body" is real
We need conversation 'cause I got a case of the blues And I'm a burned out bridge that nothing here...nothing can rebuild...no, no, no, no.
Heart and mind may disagree But I'm growing old Too far down the road to change now
'cause you speak to me but youth's on your side you're so much more than I care to find... (repeat refrain)
I am your high priest of selling And I've got your sainthood covered - again I am a quick-change artist - at least But don't you forget I'm an instrument of good Your doctor
Bullet proof alibis - I'm your doctor Social butterflies - I'm your doctor I'll bring you powerful allies -I'm your doctor I'm your high priest of selling - I'm your doctor
I am your Indian chief or your head cook and bottle washer I'm what you need here 'cause I'm your doctor concoctor Take me for who I am - your sacrificial lamb
"Follow -all they do is follow" (the people are sheep) "Don't know" - huddled indecisive (the people are sheep) (x2)
Baa.
Bullet proof alibis - I'm your doctor Social butterflies _ I'm your doctor I'll bring you powerful allies -I'm your doctor I'm your high priest of selling - I'm your doctor (repeat)
Dredging the world of memory Dank and dirty as darkness descends I can not see the moon tonight There's a mist upon the land - and it doesn't feel right
Hush my child, I'll give you a clue - Be careful young friend The keeper is a prisoner too
Well, I went with the riders of Nebadon To the battle of right and wrong But the sun has been down for a month now All the wrong that I've done... maybe I'll catch one
Every bullet needs blood Every bullet needs blood
Man's inhumanity or God's insanity Such a world as this - Planet prison or cosmic vision? We'll survive a sure fire miss...
Who sells the bullets? - who sells the guns? Has the warden left for the rest of the day?
Every bullet needs blood Every bullet needs blood Fire at will... Every bullet needs blood Hell to pay...
Hush my child, I'll give you a clue - Be careful young friend The keeper is a prisoner too
Father, give me a sanctuary Don't you see what they'll do to me? Father, Father please forgive me!!! Every bullet needs blood...
Like a lamb I was led to the slaughter I had no choice but to fight I was played like a pawn There's blood in the water
Every bullet needs blood...
Every bullet needs blood (every bullet) You say love is the answer to everything Well, I've got my doubts you know Father, please forgive me... (x3)
One man's playing piano and one man's drooling on the floor <BR>And one man's making missiles 'cause he wants to prevent a world war <BR>One man's disadvantaged just because his skin is black <BR>And one man's children starve to death but not the idiot savants <BR>No - not the idiot savants <BR>No - it can never be the idiot savants <BR> <BR>One man O.D.'ed on New Year's Eve <BR>His dealer too happy to grieve <BR>One man killed and another held out (the idiot savants) <BR>Stupid wisdom is what this world's about. <BR> <BR>We're so wise -so knowing -so understanding <BR>The questions of life are so undemanding <BR> <BR>So we grope and we hope that we'll find an answer <BR>I must be an idiot or just one hell of a dancer <BR>This one sings like an angel but she can't tie her shoes <BR>But this one likes everybody -he just can't stand to hear the news <BR> <BR>So what if my cousin's on the street <BR>There's someone there to help him <BR>This one don't wanna take care of the other two (the idiot savant) <BR>'cause he's thinking of things he'd rather do <BR> <BR>One man O.D.'ed on New Year's Eve <BR>His dealer too happy to grieve <BR>One man killed and another held out (the idiot savants) <BR>Stupid wisdom is what this world's about <BR> <BR>This guy can't even write his name <BR>That lady thinks she's going insane <BR>This time I'll find another home <BR>Not so heavy 'cause I'd rather be alone...
Tendencies that bring us to our knees see, there's no unity just a thousand different ways
Time for church Oh really, let's see Do the Jew and Gentile really need to agree?
What 'cha reading? Did you think I'd be surprised? You're the pastor's cash cow But the good book still survives
But I'm late for church I'm really late for church...
I don't want to dress up nice I just want to stay home I feel like watching big screen TV with NFL on the VCR and Pink Floyd on the DVD
I'm late for church - late for church I'm late for church. Now get in the car or there could be trouble why can't I just go back to sleep It's long past 10 am...
From the Vatican to the Rio Grande Everything is dying But I ain't weeping no more
In my school of thought Religion reaping naught It must be what I've bought and they ain't selling any more
I don't want to dress up nice I just want to stay home I feel like watching big screen TV with NFL on the VCR and Pink Floyd on the DVD
I'm late for church - late for church I'm late for church. I'll get in the car if you answer my question
Why so many churches here? I thought there was only one God.
Welcome these players to your stage Progressive, we cleverly syncopate These rhythms, in a key, in an overture Directing our experience into yours.
Waiting here for a visionary Imagine living the new possibilities
In a matter of time you're a Winner/success at hand/it's all In your future just take command. Anyone can be a winner We all want a winner Everybody wants one - We all want a winner.
Friends of America Where are you now? Get up and do something for America, stand up now.
Fly the flag Put your hand on your heart You can be assured That you've done your part Watch the nation bleed From the comfort of your chair And then you'll just become A lazy bum sitting there
Friends of America Where are you now? Get up and do something for America, stand up now.
FACE THE FACTS, we must practice What we preach/let go of yesterday - There Is an answer in our reach. Someone lead the way, make us Do the rest/we'll join together - Sound the call/Now It's time to Show them whose the best.
FRIENDS OF AMERICA The world is a witness to the change Of events in the rise of America. Who are your leaders? And who are Your heroes? In this America. Stronger than ever we unite for the Common cause of America. Friends of America.....
Magic land so far away - was It worth the voyage in these days? The lives of soldiers thrown away In medieval claims to yesterday... Off the starboard bow/in the Heat of the night/we visualize Apocalypse in the fire fight, The parliament says "it's necessary" But Birmingham calls you home/ The neighborhood, the family, the Mind begins to roam. Ocean currents flowing/taking Vessels to a war/whether right Or wrong it's a moot point/as we Hit the shore/a former king's Residence/in the district of the North/the crown of England is risking All for sovereignty at Stanley Port. The Mission. The Mission. Don't Forget The Mission. But there's no way out/I don't want To stand here and fight anymore/ Please - couldn't we find a better way, I just saw somebody die. Waving the flag as he fell to the ground - While the locals rejoiced in liberation. So take those ice cold islands back - Almighty Union Jack/a thousand Victories will be behind you/in royal Fashion the colonies, the land swept up In the naval destruction out at sea. No wire to the U.K. - no moral Ground can prepare us to die at Falkland Sound.* So take those ice cold islands back Almighty Union Jack/a thousand Victories will be behind you/when will We learn to cease the fire/my friends In modern times - we need a better way. Because this place belongs to all of us Responsibility lies within each of us The revenge we seek will not conquer us... Listen. This place belongs to all of us Responsibility lies within each of us One earth, one mind can save us My friends the end is near us.
Back in '61 to '65, their indifferences, Could never hide the buried hopes Of peace/that rest beneath them wearing Grey or blue. Did the burning of white mansions still The fire inside their hearts to kill Each other? The memories that lie where ash remains. They marched all the fathers and sons To a slaughter/ Then the widows and daughters knew That no one would march back home. Can you feel it? Don't deny that it comes from Deep within your soul. Can you feel it? Don't you see that this Is something we can do together? The intolerance bred ignorance and prejudice But they possessed destructive powers Making it too real for them to see That their strength was an illusion Fueled by dreams of glory writing Their own story Knowing that no man should be Enslaved. Though it's hard to build on dreams again We must fight the demon if We're going to win. One more chance to live again - to prosper the Open land that God gave them. One more Chance to live a new way - they sacrificed Everything - they threw it away. Hate must never claim the lives of our heroes Again. Never can we allow another burning...
Walking on a still green sea-have you got the faith to let it be? Without falling through like an anchor tied - to your weighted memories of guilty times. Stepping on a bed of coals - does little damage to the icy souls 'Cause there's just one bridge between pain and hope So keep mind sharp enough to stay afloat - while you're here......
When your mind stays awake and your body cries for sleep Disillusioned from the pain you're in way too deep. As the chains bind your soul and the sweat takes its toll Don't submit to addiction - can't escape the whole world. You're just looking for something - you can't find it in a bottle You accelerate to the limit - Three more hits and the throttle Will take you to the grave - to an early demise - don't expect any mercy If you live in disguise. Preaching again to the multitudes end.Make a promise to stop now 'cause I can't even look in the mirror/A freak, a cruel lie/I've been fooling myself In the images that I've justified. Breaking these circles surrounding me there's a great white light at the End/my life is worth living again and again- Now I believe in the knowledge and now I'm in the light. Breaking these circles - don't repeat all our darkest nightmares The universal man/still in the same place his sin of addiction began........
We must search together or united we'll fall Standing at the crossroad - just the two of us. Will you travel with me? I'll take the surest path In this Hour of Restoration...
Swear I'm gonna break free From the grip of sin from that killer of hope...
'cause all I see is that killer of hope.
Well, did I ever think to think? I didn't even try I should have listened to the wise Now its too late - I knew better
There's nothing good here and it's time that I put this out- All I am to you is another doubt
I don't believe in nothing I don't believe that I care Don't try to make me do it All I need is just a little push, not a shove and I'll get off the fence in a while...
She's the killer of hope with a conscience that is clear She understands I'm just a man with a common fear She's just what I need to forsake But it's not that easy (x1 How much more can I take?) (x2 ...not supposed to be)
Now that I know her I am never looking back I've been beat up, I've been spit out, I know shit, jack... She may be my killer of hope But if she calls my name now I ain't going back
So now it's up to me The future that I see My spirit growing dark and I fear (Oh God, I fear) The moment that I try My moment wants to die
Swear I'm gonna break free from the grip of sin- from that killer of hope.