R.E.M. - Oddfellows Local 151

Oddfellows local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits to prove a sage to teach
Peewee gathered up his proof
Reached up and scratched his head
Fell down and hit the ground again

Firehouse. Firehouse.

Why do the heathens rage behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach?
This boy and girl that gather pearls
Of wisdom falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the rum

Firehouse. Firehouse.

Oddfellows local 151 behind the firehouse
Where Peewee sits upon the wall to preach.
This boy and girl that gather pearls
Of wisdom falling from his mouth
Wash off the blood, wash off the 151.

Firehouse. Firehouse.
Firehouse. Firehouse.

Smashing Pumpkins - The Good in Goodbye

To dank doom, to dank fire
Into the black at heart
Anointed ones, provided sons
Who are the last to rule
Trade on, receivers, he ain't coming to
For far have I wandered at last
Into your bughouse ruse

'Round dead moon
To transpire
Behind the blast of an ark
We fed hearth
We draw dire
To the edge of fear
Lay down your winters
"Lay down," cried faith
For once you've left as your father's son
You're blessed as the dove I face

We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine
We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine
We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine

Trade on, deceivers
As sound removes the thorn
He's grown still and borne this great repast
It's into the coming
He's into the coming morn

Shine as we all shine
We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine
We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine
We shine as we all shine on
Shine as we all shine

M83 - Deceiver

Distant writer
I can read my destiny through you
Everybody, "He's my writer"
He makes my world flow

Distance driver
Can you see it all?
Can you breathe it all?
Everybody, "He's my writer"
He turns me on

London Grammar - Californian Soil

I left my soul
On Californian soil
And I left my pride
With that woman by my side
I never had a willing hand
And I never had a plan
But I'm glad I found you here
But I'm glad I've got you here
But I never had a name
And I never felt the same

They keep on tryin' to end it all
And they will keep on tryin' to end it all
And they will keep on tryin' to end it all
And I never felt the same

I am young, I am old
And so you do what you're told
I never had a willing hand
And so you pack up all your bags
But I'm glad I've got you here
Well I'm glad I've got you here
But I never felt the same
And this life is just a game

They keep on tryin' to end it all
They keep on tryin' to end it all
And they will keep on tryin' to end it all
Until you never feel the same

dEUS - How To Replace It

Do you ever think about
How to replace it
Now the night turns in
Into a poker tell

And the day runs dry
Where once was a well
An enormous chill
That you need to quell

Hear the fishermen cough
And the seagulls cry
How they call your bluff
When you touch the sky
Do you ever feel
After setting sail
What looks far away
Doesn’t get any closer by

We don’t know enough of what we
Have until it’s gone they say
It’s heaven over there until the devil has another say
You pray
As if time will ever tell

Politics and sympathies 200 different kinds of glee
I wonder what the world would be
When everybody’s in the sea
I wait
As if time will ever tell

Let the preachers whine
They haven’t got a clue
When the signal dies
What do I really lose

There are many ways
How to replace
These tired lines
Of these modern blues

So the summer creaks
When the daughter speaks
It is in our gift
To plug up the leaks
Do you ever think
As if time will ever tell

Garbage in the mail today I’ll send them on a holiday
Someone should tell them they should stay
Around the clock, eternity
We’ll see
As if time will ever tell

Suspicion is the lightning rod, believe in you believe in god
I tried it out, I liked it not
I love your feet they make me hot
We wait
As if time will ever tell

We are careful
We’re not running to the hills
Our feathers will be
Sticking to our skin
What are we in for

When the night comes
We won’t falter we had
Years of light and
We get smaller, we will win
What are we in for

Was it good for you
Cause I can hardly speak
When the flesh is strong
Then the mind is weak
Still we soldier on
We turn up the noise
So we don’t hear the gong
Of our losing streak

Do you ever think about
How to replace it
How the night turns in
Into a fire hose
For you to get
Your daily dose
You stand naked
As the cold wind blows

Leave no traces
Abandon everything
Don’t replace it
You won’t miss a thing
And feel
As if time will ever tell

Tracks are covered
When you’re looking back
Names and lovers
Lost under the stack
It seems
Now it’s time to break the spell

Now break it up

Now break it up

As if time will ever tell

St. Vincent - Sweetest Fruit

my sophie climbed the roof to get a better view of the moon
my god then one wrong stair took her down to the depths but for a minute what a view what a view
you’re a natural baby you don’t have to quit
sweetest fruit
you’re a natural baby you know this aint it
the sweetest fruit is on the limb

my danny took a bus to find america it goes on and on and on and on and on

you’re a natural baby you don’t have to quit
sweetest fruit
you’re a natural baby you know this aint it
the sweetest fruit is on the limb

you’re a natural baby you don’t have to quit
sweetest fruit
you’re a natural baby you know this aint it
the sweetest fruit is on the limb

Iggy Pop - The Regency

I battled with The Regency
I fought them to a draw
Now I'm gonna tell you everything I saw

I saw a nose job
I saw a con job
I saw a heart throb
With a small knob

It was the whisperer
Who put the grab on her
I saw a white flag
I felt my throat gag

Misty is an optimist
She comes from way down low
She's sleeping with rock a star
She doesn't love him though

Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!

Yeah, it's boring
Yeah, I'm snoring
Cheesy, cheesy
Queasy, pleasey

Once I was a nobody
I didn't stay too long
Like a dog or cat or bird
I sang a lusty song

Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!

Lead the victims in
To the stadium
Fill the cold parking lot
Girl who once believed
Winks and spreads her knees
Fuck The Regency up!

Satan is hiring
Ah, but Satan is tiring
No laughs, no fucking chance
No laughs at all

Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!

Feeling murderous
Tore a journalist
Laugh it up, laugh it up!

Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency up!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck The Regency!
Fuck!
Fuck!

Fuck

I battled with The Regency
I fought them to a draw
While I'm alive, uncompromised
I'm stepping out the door
The door

Alice In Chains - Rooster

Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stinging sweat
Seems every path leads me to nowhere
Wife and kids household pet
Army green was no safe bet
The bullets scream to me from somewhere

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
Oh God please won't you help me make it through

Here they come to snuff the rooster
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no ya know he ain't gonna die

Dead Can Dance - Song of the Dispossessed

The river is deep and the road is long
Daylight comes and I want to go home

Awoke this morning
To find my people's tongues were tied
And in my dreams
They were given books to poison their minds

The river is deep and the mountain high
How long before the other side

We are their mortar
Their building bricks and their clay
Their gold teeth mirror
Both our joys and our pain

The river is deep and the ocean wide
Who will show us how to read the signs

The earth is our mother
She taught us to embrace the light
Now the lord is master
She suffers an eternal night

You blocked up my ears
You plucked out my eyes
You cut out my tongue
You fed me with lies

Oh lord
Oh lord
Oh lord
Oh lord

dEUS - Hidden Wounds

(What’s that sound)
The woman looked like a large rag doll smashed to pieces. The incident that affected him most profoundly occurred while he was leading a mobile patrol. It was 1972.

(What’s that sound)

A massive explosion a hundred yards in front of Johnson’s vehicle brought the patrol to a halt. A bomb had been detonated in an underground toilet.

(What’s that sound)

Johnson saw people scattering through swirling clouds of thick black smoke. Within minutes he had cordoned off the area and mounted guards to provide cover against snipers just in case it was a set-up.

(What’s that sound)

Raised voices caught his attention. A man was screaming at a policeman and pointing at the toilet. He was shouting, ‘My wife’s in there!’ Johnson raced towards the man.

Redemption isn’t coming soon
I’m stuck here with these hidden wounds
All the things they made me do
They haunt me

(What’s that sound)

I’m drinking just to dull the pain
Images won’t go away
They count the dead
Now why don’t they just count me

(What’s that sound)

I was about to give the order when one of my men found a woman’s shoe. Then I found her. She looked like a large rag doll smashed to pieces.

(What’s that sound)

All that was left of her clothing was a piece of rag around her neck; other parts of her had just been blown off. Even her toes were missing. I covered her with my combat jacket and carried her out to an ambulance.

On the first day of the year
You had a grip on all the fears
You were a diamond

But then gradually I’m told
They got a hold of your soul
Your bones are crying

Only wants all the world to stop and let ’em know
What you’re going through
And no one understand the pain
They thought you were just playing games
It breaks my heart today
Just to hear you say

Redemption isn’t coming soon
I’m stuck here with these hidden wounds
All the things they made me do
They haunt me

(What’s that sound)

I’m drinking just to dull the pain
Images won’t go away
They count the dead
Now why don’t they just count me

(What’s that sound)

And I see the days go by
But I’m just feeling numb
There’s no one here to come over
Cause they hate to see me cry
They think I’ve gone insane
These hidden wounds will stay open

I was taught to love and not to hate
As violence becomes my fate,
I’m like a bomb, might detonate
It scares me

(What’s that sound)

I’m longing for another spring
A little love, a natural thing
Someone to hold, just anything
That’s scare free

And I see the days go by
But I’m just feeling numb
There’s no one here to come over
Cause they hate to see me cry
They think I’ve gone insane
These hidden wounds will stay open