1. |
Radical Blues
04:28
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Gold wrapper whirling
Church steeple spikes the sky
He's smoking his last cigarette
As cars go zooming by
His smoke hits cement
And he turns to go
But this feeling that he fought
like a fly he can't swat
He can't let it go
He can't let it go
Like a child without a home
Like a dog without a bone
Bad news in the paper
Bad news on the box
So he's roaming yeah he's roaming now
He just wants to talk
About disappearing grizzly bears
And diamonds in the Congo
But this feeling that he fought
Like a fly he can't swat
He can't let it go
He can't let it go
Like a child without a home
Like a dog without a bone
Tired of the mean streets
And all the urban sprawl
So he packed up his back-pack
To get away from it all
Like a salmon he roamed
But a hostel ain't a home
No a hostel ain't a home
No no no no no
A hostel ain't a home
He just wants a quiet life
Football in the front yard
A little baby and a wife
It can't be that hard
Green grass in the suburbs
Angels in the snow
But this feeling that he fought
Like a fly he can't swat
He can't let it go
He can't let it go
Like a child without a home
Like a dog without a bone
He can't let it go no
He can't he can't he can't he can't he can't he can't
He can't let it go
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2. |
Democracy Rock
02:07
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Major was fifteen when she heard the siren call of
The Pistols on the pirate radio
Waiting for that glow to take her away
Her feet start stomping and her head sways
Burning down the house sounds good
When your '45 spins like a '78
Every malady looks like a nail
A Colt 45 is never the answer
Democracy Rock!
Democracy Rock!
Jung-Hyeon was rebel when he grew his hair long
In the days of concrete and cement
People always said he would get in the way
And his music wasn't quite the ticket yet
Burning down the house sounds good
When your '45 spins like a '78
Every malady looks like a nail
A Colt 45 is never the answer
Democracy Rock!
Democracy Rock!
They finally caught Major in 1981 and they
Thought they would make an example
The world kept turning and time kept marching like the
Boots at the secret policeman's ball
Burning down the house sounds good
When your '45 spins like a '78
Every malady looks like a nail
A Colt 45 is never the answer
Democracy Rock!
Democracy Rock!
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3. |
Loose Ends
02:32
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With a heart of silk and severed threads
I'm coming apart, I'm unraveling
Hold me, down tie me up
Whip around the clouds
Ricochet off the breeze
Whiplash, jerk me around
Tell me what to do, tell me how to feel
Throw me something to cling to before I drift away
Hold me down, tie me up
Whip around the clouds
Ricochet off the breeze
Whiplash, jerk me around
Hold me down, tie me up
Whip around the clouds
Ricochet off the breeze
Whiplash, jerk me around
Hold me down, tie me up
Whip around the clouds
Ricochet off the breeze
Whiplash, jerk me around
With a heart of silk and severed threads
I'm lost in yesterday, in what-ifs and regrets
With a heart of silk and severed threads
I'm coming apart at the seams, I'm unraveling
I'm unraveling
I'm unraveling
I'm unraveling
I'm unraveling
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4. |
Warning Bell
03:54
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I walk up the mountain, where the air is thin
And there are no people to call me in
I like to get lost sometimes, makes me feel alive
I will climb and I will strive, the mountain's in my mind
There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell
Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning
I'm floating on an ocean of trouble, the wind is whipping the waves
Monsters of the deep breaking the surface, the fear enfolding my face
I'm flying through the clouds with you, a magical mystery ride
Don't know where we're going but I have to trust you, you're my guiding light
There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell
Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning
Ah ha
Ah ha
Ah ha
Ah ha
There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell
Within you I dwell, your first thought oh
There's no warning bell, I fall under your spell
Within you I dwell, your first thought of the morning
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5. |
Travelogue
04:09
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Finally I've reached New York
Where swarms are thicker than Paris
And while every door exudes jazz
The Manhattan stride invades my marrow
Waking a moment of hope, while caffeine-high in a café
As your eyes gleam, like waves splashing Vancouver
Rambling around is a must
I got infected by wanderlust
Roaming around is for me
By the air or the deep blue sea
Over mountains, through mist, then wing down in Vancouver
Where nude bodies gleam and don't dream of the rats of New York
Here they hear birds chirp in their cafes
And oh, how the sun and glistening waves sink into my marrow
And on Sundays I can relax and drink jazz
Rambling around is a must
I got infected by wanderlust
Roaming around is for me
By the air or the deep blue sea
In Paris I tramp past palaces seeking jazz.
Winter here's a sprinkler, and like the grey moods of Vancouver
But this drizzle won't soak my marrow
And I won't bellow like the old urchins of New York
Perhaps I'll bloom, like Hemingway did
Drinking Pernod, inscribing my blood in the ether of cafes
Rambling around is a must
I got infected by wanderlust
Roaming around is for me
By the air or the deep blue sea
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6. |
Long-Term Karma
04:10
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Seong Hee met the protesters
Despite her mother's deep sighs
She held her sign "soldiers get out!"
With fierce pride in her eyes
You gain or lose your karma
By the choices that you make
To your own self be true
No matter what it takes
Dong Hyun stayed up late to clean his M-16
Next day he marched and did pushups
Looked up at the May sun, he said
"should be an easy mop up"
You gain or lose your karma
By the choices that you make
To your own self be true
No matter what it takes
The crowd amassed at the park
Taegukgi-draped coffins shuffled
Dong Hyun's mean black eyes took aim
As Seong Hee's shouts got muffled
Seong Hee never came back home
Her mother's wails whipped the streets
Dong Hyun got a shiny medal
On an oak desk he kicked up his feet
Reborn in the year 2084
Seong Hee's mind shone like a gem
She rose up through the political ranks
became a chief at the UN
Strolling down the street one day
A rat crept out from the gutter
Seong Hee recognized the mean black eyes
"Pathetic fool" she uttered
You gain or lose your karma
By the choices that you make
To your own self be true
No matter what it takes
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7. |
Desert Mermaid
04:45
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I've traveled far, don't spend much time looking behind me
I come from a long line of wanderers
Fear creeps in if I stay too long
Loved ones get left behind
Though I can't ever seem to forget
The moon is my only constant
My looming protector
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
Whenever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
Whenever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
Gotta move on
I like to move at night
With the universe for company
There are no consequences out there
Mistakes have no meaning
Gotta move on
Gotta move on
When ever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
When ever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
Gotta move on
When ever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
When ever I feel alone
I always look to the night sky
The stars they feel like home
Wherever I fly
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8. |
Ballad of Nothing
05:21
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Cry havoc and release the dogs of propaganda
Sit for your dinner
Beg for your likes
Stay up all night
Knock down the elites
Nipping at your heels
No friends, only masters
On a leash
Lay the scent
Pack tactics
Muzzle drenched
Blood sport
Pit against your partners
Abused and begging for more
Who's training you?
Do your tricks
The whirr of the rotor blades
The chanting on the streets
The orders in my ear
This channel's insecure
The grainy picture on the screen
The bloodiest thing I've seen
My hand on the controls
Sweat beading off my brow
Feel so lightheaded
Floating above it
Just a touch and I'll change course
The sins are justified
I see them in the distance
An extension of my eye
I see them in the distance
Nothing can escape my gaze
The level desert sand stretches on for days
Crosshairs pinning the target
Passers-by stride into view
The target's head obscured
"Fire at will"
A scarf, a coat, a hood, a blur
My fingers relax, "no shot sir"
Every strike, every night, ends a life
Every strike, every night, ends a life
Every strike, every night, ends a life
Every strike, every night, ends a life
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9. |
Something More
03:46
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Do you know me?
I'm almost familiar, like a distant cousin
When I served you a cold brew
The umbrella's shadow split your face
Chance encounter or something more?
Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour
Spark of road rage, a one-night stand
Or something more?
Something more
Something more
Something more
I pushed your car from an ice-slicked snowbank
Your spinning wheels sprayed me with slush
I sliced into your lane one time
You were driving so slow, it pissed me off
Chance encounter or something more?
Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour
Spark of road rage, a one-night stand
Or something more?
Something more
Something more
Something more
We've shared candle-glow at a party
Danced side by side
I've blessed you when you sneezed
Asked for a dollar, a smoke
Chance encounter or something more?
Master-slave dynamic as your cold brew I pour
Spark of road rage, a one-night stand
Or something more?
Something more
Something more
Something more
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10. |
Holy Man's Bones
05:52
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What if we never surface?
What if it's all in vain?
Dashed against the hidden rocks
Tyres slashed for the third time
Nostalgia for a place I've never seen
A time I've never known I've never been
Empty shops in the arcade
Empty streets in the evening
Broken windows and doors
And feelings of being observed
The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea
The great protection stones stand impassively
What if we can't make it back?
Omens flash in the sky
The threat of constant violence
What's the rent in this house of lies?
Burning down the pier
Standing at the precipice
Unspoken ultimatum
All you half-cut liars and sinners should know
The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea
The great protection stones stand impassively
The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea
The great protection stones stand impassively
The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea
The great protection stones stand impassively
The holy man's bones are washed away by the sea
The great protection stones stand impassively
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A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
Grey misty morning, stumble out the front door
And the frigid air burns my lungs
All the things you left in my house in black bags, piled up
They won't take the bloody stuff
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
Overtaken by everybody on the street
But I'm not running in that race today
How can I get through that, when everything's not ok?
Do I have to pull the fire alarm?
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
A quiet word with the dustman
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12. |
Double Down
04:04
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Like wolves howling for the moon
I've got a hunger for you
It's clear as far as I can see
Won't hear the thunder crash down behind me
High on a ledge of hope
Dreading the fall
How does it feel to step into the sunshine?
There's no better place and time
Than right here and right now
How does it feel when all the stars align?
When you double down on going down
The night is young and everything's alright
Sometimes I worry I'm obsessed
But the hook of your touch keeps me undressed
The clouds are all you wanna know
Tangled in haze, it's easier to go
High on a ledge of hope
Dreading the fall
How does it feel to step into the sunshine?
There's no better place and time
Than right here and right now
How does it feel when all the stars align?
When you double down on going down
The night is young and everything's alright
How does it feel to step into the sunshine?
There's no better place and time
Than right here and right now
How does it feel to step into the sunshine?
There's no better place and time
Than right here and right now
How does it feel when all the stars align?
When you double down on going down
The night is young and everything's alright
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13. |
Making Chains
02:16
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Slowly walking through the week, a mood so grey
The hole in the boat grows larger every day
It's easy to fall apart and maybe you'd agree
Maybe I'd run from you, just turn around and flee
You see
When you love somebody you know nothing is the same
When you love somebody you're just calling out their name
And sometimes as you stumble down a self-made hall of shame
You can feel such pain
Every single scene's repeating in your head
In every replay there's a sentiment of dread
Following a mindless pattern pre-ordained by fate
Looking from the wrong perspective time is like a cage
And so you rage
When you love somebody you know nothing is the same
When you love somebody you're keep calling out their name
And sometimes when you're turning, tossing or crying out in pain
You feel you're to blame
Sometimes when you feel like you have nothing left to gain
And sometimes when your anger has you bursting into flames
You're making your own chains
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14. |
Magic Payday
07:56
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Once, twice, it might be nice
Look me in the eye and smile this time
Brother can you spare a dime?
Pavement's getting hot
Thought I heard a gunshot
Astray on the street, conjuring my muse
Desire swelling for a magic pay day
Karate kick here, asana there
Puffs of pungent weed waft through the air
Under a blue sky all is cool
But on the edge of a swoon
I thought I felt tomorrow loom
Astray on the street, conjuring my muse
Desire swelling for a magic pay day
Betting on the future, betting on myself
Insomnia snatches my well-being and health
Destiny's a vision I hold on to steadfast
Destiny's a vision, is it within my grasp?
Cross-legged beneath a maple tree
I sing and strum my way to liberty
Shielded from the tick-tock of the clock
For now the breeze is fine
And you and I will sneer at time
Astray on the street, conjuring my muse
Desire swelling for a magic pay day
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Malarkey Gwangju Si, South Korea
Malarkey is a rock band based in Gwangju, South Korea.
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