1. |
Hello
04:00
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Well hello
What can I do for you
Let’s talk awhile
I might change your point of view
I can charm you and amuse you
I can easily confuse you
They had their chance but now their time is up
In the battle for your soul
I’m a stripper on a pole
And they’re a beggar holding out a plastic cup
I’m bad
I’m what your Dad
Told you to
Stay away from turn that goddam noise of
That aint music
It’s just bad
They say I’m mad
I got a gun inside my brain
And I’m not afraid to use it
Hello
So come on in and I’ll fix you a drink
And I’ll whisper in your ear the thoughts to think
I can lure you and seduce you
When I’m done I will reduce you
To nothing more than what I say you are
So let me entertain you
It won’t take much to train you
Just do what I say child and you’ll go far
I’m bad
I’m what your Dad
Told you to
Stay away from turn that goddam noise of
That aint music
It’s just bad
They say I’m mad
I got a gun in my guitar
And I’m not afraid to use it
So say goodbye to the life you left behind
And sing out loud my words inside your mind
I’m bad
I’m what your Dad
Told you to
Stay away from turn that goddam noise of
That aint music
It’s just bad
They say I’m mad
I got a gun inside my brain
And I’m not afraid to use it
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2. |
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My God (Is Better Than Your God)
My God
Is better than your god
Your God
Has inadequate laws
My God hates atheists and rockers
Divorcees and homos and whores
My God Is Better Than Yours
My God
Is better than your god
My God is worth fighting for
My God could beat your god at football
At wrestling at war
My God wants to meet you so
Here's a brochure
My God
Is better than your god
My God is universally feared
My God is ancient and knowing and wise
You can tell by his flowy white beard
Your god is just bloody weird
My God
Is better than your god
My God is top of the list
My God says your god
Doesn’t even exist
And if you disagree
I’ll prove it with my fist
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3. |
Prayer for the Dying
01:50
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Heaven save us from the dawn that will bring unfamiliar days
Heaven save us from the deviants who threaten our old ways
Heaven save us from the minds that insist on being filled
With all these new ideas that just will not be killed
Strike em down
(Oh lord can you hear me)
Heaven save us from the words that are defeating all the swords
Heaven save us from the people who pray to other gods
Heaven save us from the people who do not pray at all
Heaven lift us for we fear that we may fall
Strike em down
(Oh lord can you hear me)
Send the flood, send the plague
Please be clear now, don't be vague
Heaven save us from the clutches of that evil rock n roll
Heaven bring us back the good days when we used to have control
Heaven save us from the youth
Heaven save us from the truth
Heaven save us from the people who aren’t me
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4. |
The Have-Nots
03:28
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THE HAVE-NOTS
Big bob
Can’t get a real job
To save his life
Just won’t wake up and face reality
He plays guitar to an empty bar
And his brother says he won’t get far
How you 'spect to s'port your family
So he put on a tie and he tucked his shirt
And he dished the water-cooler dirt
With all the other datuk wannabes
But he never really understood how golf can be a sport
And he loved his woman and he loved hus kids
But he was still a couple wives short
And he said
Fuck this
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
If being a haves like that
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
Coz I’m sure not doing that
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
S'long as there’s rice in my bowl
I’m happy to be one of the have-nots
Least I still have my soul
Strange jane, insane, boarded a new train of thought
And she only got out at the furthest stop
She said I tried to be strong
But I guess I was wrong
I s'pose it’s now time to belong
And all her friends, shrug and say
Guess in hell it’s a cold cold day
They wished her luck and they said so long
And she hummed that Janis Joplin song
As she took the elevator to the top
And she smiled at all their anecdotes
Like a proper woman should
Then she told a joke and she laughed out loud
But nobody understood
And she said
Fuck this
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
If being a haves like that
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
I’m not ending up like that
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
S'long as there’s rice in my bowl
I’m happy to be one of the have-nots
Least I still have my soul
Old joe. Slow mo, look at him go go
Look at him not
Gave up his life for a reserved parking lot
They gave him a plaque then they gave him the sack
Then they looked him in the eye and said
Don’t come back
There’s no more place for your old school of thought
Now he’s looking for meaning and he's looking for love
He’s looking to the skies above
Come on world now show me what you got
And they said come on in and let us introduce you to our god
But the price of his salvation was too much for him to afford
And he said
Fuck This
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
If being a haves like that
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
I’ll just sit here and talk to my cat
I’m happy to be one of the have nots
You can keep your camaraderie
I’m happy to be one of the have-nots
And I shall remain free
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5. |
Friend of the Devil
03:19
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FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
She goes down a road
That nobody’s seen
Where the sky is black
And the water is green
A woman there reads her
And then she feeds her
With potions and creams
With hopes and dreams
And she wonders bout the possibilities
As she makes her plans by candlelight
Would he love her again
With her new abilities
And the devil as her friend
Tonight
She pleads with her old god
Forgive her her sins
She packs her bags [now
With needles and pins
She goes to see him
She goes to free him
From the doubts that linger
From the ring on his finger
And she wonders bout the possibilities
As she makes her plans by candlelight
Would he love her again
With her new abilities
And the devil as her friend
Tonight
She sees the future
In a cup of tea leaves
She sees that he cheats
She sees that he leaves
So she goes back
To where the sky is black
And the water is green
To change what she’s seen
Now he wonders how she came to be his wife
As he stares into the candlelight
And she wonders for the rest of her life
Would he really love her
If the devil weren’t here friend
tonight
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6. |
Engkau2Aku2
03:28
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ENGKAU AKU
Engkau engkau aku aku
Mataku silau
Tengok papan tanda mu
Yang jerit dari jauh
Tak tahu malu
So
Engkau engkau
Aku aku
Engkau engkau aku aku
Ku tak kacau
Ruang otak mu
Yang kemarau
Idea baru
So
Engkau engkau
Aku aku
Jangan mintak aku jelaskan
Pilihan hidupku
Aku boleh tapi malas
Malas
Engkau engkau aku aku
Tak usah risau
Sudut pandanganku
Takkan pukau
Anak dara mu
So
Engkau engkau
Aku aku
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7. |
Bring My Children Home
04:39
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BRING MY CHILDREN HOME
They say that there’s a god in heaven
But answered prayers they don’t come cheap
It’s now a quarter past eleven
She wonders if they’re fast asleep
The beds are made just like she told them they should be
But this tiny room’s now just a hole
This house is nothing but decaying wood
But at least it used to have a soul
Bring my Children Home (3X)
They’re lighting candles in merdeka square
They’re talking bout her in the news
Her lawyers tell her there are people who care
But she wonders sometimes what’s the use
Imporatnt men are on the TV screen
They’re saying that the deal is done
They say that this is how it’s always been
They tell her that her race is run
Bring My Children Home (3X)
The least that you can do lord is just tell they’re allright
And let me hear their voices
To get me though the night
They say that there’s a god in heaven
But answered prayers they don’t come cheap
It’s forty minutes past eleven
She has to go there’re roads to sweep
And as she cleans the mess we’ve left behind
There’s only one thing in her tired mind
Bring My Children Home (4X)
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8. |
Cards Fall
04:30
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CARDS FALL
I don’t know
Where this road leads to
I might throw it all before I’m through
But I have faith and I have hope
Though I’ve bought enough length of rope
To hang myself if I should fail
But I won’t leave a bloody trail
Of broken dreams and past regrets
Sure I might have a bunch of debts
To pay
That’s okay
I doesn’t matter anyway
If I should win or lose someday
At least I work where I would play
Just let the cards fall where they may
I don’t own
Much that I can show
Chances blown
They come and then they go
But I have songs and I have books
I lost my mind but I have my looks
And I have stories in my head
That I should tell before I’m dead
And you can listen if you want
Or you can rave and you can rant
Away
That’s okay
I doesn’t matter anyway
If I should win or lose someday
At least I work where I would play
Just let the cards fall where they may
And I have blisters on my feet
From walking down a one way street
The wrong way
That’s okay
Biarkan dunia perli ku
Biar jalan ku tanpa tuju
Biar hala ku tak menentu
Biar mereka tak setuju
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9. |
Drink Till Dawn
03:17
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DRINK TILL DAWN
Well it’s closing time
You can always tell
When the band starts playing man bai
But I don’t wannna go
Man what the hell
I’m not even a little bit high
What happened to the days when
We could drink till dawn
The waiters are telling me to hurry up
And I’m thinking well how rude
I just got here a few hours ago
I’m only now getting in the mood
The manager says that he’s afraid
There’s a rumour going round that there’s gonna be a raid
What happened to the days when
We could drink till dawn
You can hardly hear the music now
The deejay’s turned it way down low
But my friends and I we wanna party some more
But there’s just nowhere to go
What we’re asking for is not a lot
Just a couple more beers and a couple more shots
What happened to the days when
We could drink till dawn
Hey hey hey
Bartender
Tell me what the hell is going on
What happened to the days when
We could drink till
Dawn dawn dawn dawn
Just leave that barrel tap on
All night
Well the lights are off in all the shops
But just close the shutters and pay the cops
And we’ll raise a glass to the days
When we could drink till dawn
Hey hey hey
Bartender
Don’t tell me that them days are gone
What happened to the days when we could drink till dawn
Hey hey hey
Bartender
Tell me what the hell is going on
What happened to the days when
We could drink till dawn (4x)
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ROKOK SEBATANG
Engkau suruh aku balik ke tempat asal ku
Buat apa aku nak balik ke johor bahru
Ini tanah tumpah darahku
Aku takkan ke mana
Na na na na na na
Aku tak perlu bukti apa kat sesiapapun
Moyang aku pun turun padang melawan jepun
Negarakau juga negaraku
Jom kita duduk sembang
(na na na na na na na na na)
Kena rokok sebatang
(dua tiga empat,
sekotak kalau sempat)
Mungkin kau kan faham
Aku bukan pendatang
(na na na na na na na na na)
Engkau nak aku jadi yang menurut perintah
Aku tanya kenapa, engkau jawab entah
Tapi pendirian kau tetap tak
Terbuka pada wacana
(na na na na na na na)
Engkau kata perjuanganku bagai derhaka
Tapi derhaka dulu kini jadi pusaka
Di negarakau negaraku
Jom kita duduk sembang
(na na na na na na na na na)
Kena rokok sebatang
(dua tiga empat,
sekotak kalau sempat)
Mungkin kau kan faham
Aku bukan pendatang
(na na na na na na na na na)
Order teh tarik dua gelas
Tak payah ancam mei tiga belas
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11. |
Racist
02:58
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RACIST
Now this here is the point
Where the conversation dies
And in its place we hear
The familiar battlecries
Of myopic old contracts
Perpetuated by fools
That tell us to be muhibbah
In separate language schools
That tell us to be quiet
While they divide and rule
But I’m no racist
Just suspicious of different faces
Who’s on my left who’s that on my right
They just don’t look right
I’m no racist
Just don’t know where my rightful place is
But I know its not here in your palace of fear
So leave me out of your
Moron government plans
Now this here is the point
Where the conversation ends
Where the line is drawn
Between enemies and friends
They rigged up all the streets and they lit a common fuse
And they hoped the time will never come when we find we have no use
For their slogans and their speeches and their manufactured news
But I’m no racist
Just suspicious of different faces
Who’s on my left who’s that on my right
They just don’t look right
I’m no racist
Just don’t know where my rightful place is
But I know its not here in your palace of fear
So leave me out of your
Moron government plans
So this here is the point
Where the conversation starts
In the stalls and in the halls
And in the temples of the arts
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12. |
Hilang
05:01
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HILANG
Petak buku matematik
Di jadikan ku ruang lukis komik
Cikgu kata
Hmmmmm…menyampah
Budak ini bila besar nanti kerja angkat sampah
Balik rumah
Ibu Ayah
Kata buat apa kami
Susah payah
Hantar engkau
Sekolah buang masa
Budak ini tak berguna
Memang tak tahu kenal jasa
Mereka tak dapat lihat dunia dari mataku
Mereka tak memahami tulisan di jataku
Peduli apa masa sebelum dan selepas ini
Imaginasi ku di ruang angkasa lepas
Di hutan belentara
Di ruang di antara
Dunia sini dan dunia sana
Jalan nak pulang entah di mana
Hilang
Jom hilang
Jom hilang
Jom hilangkan diri
Waktu malam bawah pokok
Dengan member main kapok
Orang kata silap pilih kawan
Budak ini memang sesat hidup tiada haluan
Masa pukul satu pagi
Aku masih jamming lagi
Polis kata
Hoi…berambus
Budak ini kecoh betul
Masuk lokap lagi bagus
Mereka tak dapat lihat dunia dari mataku
Mereka tak memahami tulisan di jataku
Peduli apa masa sebelum dan selepas ini
Imaginasi ku di ruang angkasa lepas
Di hutan belentara
Di ruang di antara
Dunia sini dan dunia sana
Jalan nak pulang entah di mana
Hilang
Jom hilang
Jom hilang
Jom hilangkan diri
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