1. |
Too Much To Ask
03:51
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I don't want to be known for predicting a bad thing
that is the job of the dystopian
Leave out the prophesies
that figure to cause us maladies
to be devoting any energy
to what we dont want to see
makes it more likely to be
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive this lazy thinking
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive these thoughts of sinking
I don't want to be known for establishing what's finite
that's not a job I'd want for any price
The laws are linear
but my mind is peculiar
just imagine how smart I'd be
if I had read all the books
I was supposed to read
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive the laws of physics
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive our arbitrary limits
I don't want to be known for predicting a bad thing
that is the job of the dystopian
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive the laws of physics
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive this hope for apocalypse
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive this lazy thinking
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive the laws of physics
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive our arbitrary limits
Is it really too much to ask
to outlive our arbitrary limits
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2. |
Bob Vila
03:43
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Hey
fill me in on what I missed
you're telling me I'm misinformed
that the people have gone insane
no one understands quite like you
should we listen up? how we will save us from ourselves?
of course, you lack expected cred
it's corrupt to have to pay your dues
but still you go on and on
here we go again
You know how to fix it all
acting like your Bob Vila
so why don't you get off your couch
and show us all how it's done
Hey
guess you think you've done your part
passing on the word of god
so recline while we go to work
and if its not up to par you better
lash out and say that we dont care
at least not enough
we'd be better off if you weren't here
but still you still you go on and on
You know how to fix it all
acting like your Bob Vila
so why don't you get off your couch
and show us all how it's done
if I am such a sheep
then why arent i following your lead?
i think by now we've had much more than enough
you have nothing to offer us
we already know we're fallible
you have nothing to offer us
but still you go on and on
You know how to fix it all
acting like your Bob Vila
so why don't you get off your couch
and show us all how it's done
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Gandhi and the Satellites
are kinda like electrolytes
nobody can be quite sure why
but you know that you need them
Well before all's said and done
the Satellites will have a run
so don't be shy just come along
and don't forget your pets
Everybody's got a little something
that they like to listen to
so what'l it be?
Say who is that you listen to
is it Bonnie and the Bag of Pipes?
I said who is that you listen to
is it Genghis and the Battle Cries?
With bass, guitars, and amplifiers
we'll fill at least a terabyte
with funkin punkin rock and roll
and electronic ambiance
Massachusetts is our home
but the sounds we make are free to roam
so tell your friends from here to Guam
the Satellites are the best
Everybody's got a little something
that they like to listen to
so what'l it be?
Say who is that you listen to
is it Randy and the Other Guys?
I said who is that you listen to
is it Wendy and the Fireflies?
Gandhi and the Satellites
We're Gandhi's Satellites
Gandhi and the Satellites
Workin on them Satellites
Gandhi and the Satellites
are kinda like electrolytes
nobody can be quite sure why
but you know that you need them
So listen up you know it's right
we're happy jammin stand up guys
so come along now dont be shy
and dont forget your pets
Say who is that you listen to
is it Bonnie and the Bag of Pipes?
I said who is that you listen to
is it Genghis and the Battle Cries?
Say who is that you listen to
is it Randy and the Other Guys?
I said who is that you listen to
is it Wendy and the Fireflies?
Gandhi and the Satellites
We're Gandhi's Satellites
Gandhi and the Satellites
Workin on them Satellites
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4. |
Return To Ender
03:10
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If I dont write I must not care
but i wont write now, it's too late
words alone cannot revive
the finality of this divide
after all
it's so easy to be
with somebody else
finally happy now that
I'm with someone else
torment comes from what I know
and even more from what I dont
I have remorse for those I let down
and I dont know why it wont subside
after all
it's so easy to be
with somebody else
finally happy now that
I'm with someone else
will it ever feel real?
cannot reconcile the disconnect
between what ive seen
and what ive heard since
it's so easy to be
with somebody else
finally happy now that
I'm with someone else
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5. |
This is Naïveté
05:29
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What sense does it make
to listen to me
I don't say what I mean
I don't mean what I do
Each chance that I waste
defines the line
the doubts that I lay
soon seem to be truth
But the truth awaits
to be recognized
believes it can be found
Forced away in defensive times
and forgotten from the toll
There's something bigger
I'm trying to see
the lives that we run
are run into the ground
They're planted there
a seed of doubt
ambition abandoned
abolished away
So the children who play
are on the clock
about to be too old
it's naive to think they'll figure it out
before they will be sold
What sense does it make
to listen to me
there's wars to be won
the one for them all
How can I live
perchance to dream
when the money we make
funds killing machines
So the children we raise
can consume the lies
passed down from our plate
The world is yours can you visualize
all you'll do with it
oh, no?
The world was big
not big enough
exhausted all our wonder
The world was big
not big enough
for weary minds to wander
Descendants of the conquerers
in a world that cant be won
theres nothing left to do for us
but we can't just sit around
We're forced away
It makes a difference to us
keep on looking
to fight for meaning
we're not lost
It makes a difference to us
so kill and kill and kill
it makes a difference to say free
but what does it mean
You've been forced away
to search for work
to search for love
to search for yourself
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6. |
Zoo
03:47
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We'd like to escape
but by the look on your face
I can tell that you mean
for us to stay a little longer
As captives we're kept
on display, it's routine
they expect some charm
but performance will suffer
Knock down the fences
We're going wild
You offer so much
but assume that you know
what we want, you can't
so why don't you listen?
Weather bears down
and the filth accumulates
on the ground where we've slept
since we were a bit younger
They made a stink about it
you said you see about it
and now were punished for
sounding ungrateful
Knock down the fences
We're going wild
While you're turned away
we cry ourselves to sleep
and try to dream up a way
to break through
We're ashamed of the scars we have
from trying to beat our way out of monotony
and the way strangers look at us
when you invite them in our home
Knock down the fences
We're going wild
We're animals
We're animals
Who could love us?
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7. |
Passed
01:32
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Death:
the wicked affliction
descends upon us
unannounced and without compromise
so what accomplishment shall
be derived from fear?
perhaps by changing its name
we cast our life into its shadow
for when death beckons
our only fear shall be
have we loved enough
or has trial and expectation
preoccupied us from fulfillment
If one be necessary
the other be divine
Even in death answers
present not themselves
only in death
shall all pass
nothing is more abstract than
the mortal pursuit of answers
those answers a lifetime sought
are dismissed by silence
those answers a lifetime sought
are dismissed by silence
by silence
all shall pass
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8. |
Momentous Occasion
03:05
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Celebrate the passing of time
celebrate all the time
even though
we rarely use it well
Pipe up if you've heard this before
another anthem for the people who are bored
and you know
we'll be on track some day
You getting tired
you getting tired at all dear
Objection from the man in the front
got ahead because he knew what he wanted
but you know
he long forgot what he needs
Medicate those aches and pains
see a shrink to find out the names
because you know
they're far beyond your control
You getting tired
you getting tired at all dear
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9. |
Bouncy Shoes
03:12
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Grab a box, fill it up
all the things you don't need
pack it up, ship it off
to the moon
Not the moon, I meant Mars
our future flies with the stars
buy new clothes to prepare
to get high
Where's my red balloon?
where's my rocks for fuel?
where's my bouncy shoes?
what's with all these fumes?
Before I think I think therefore
we shal'nt say free anymore
screaming kids, bad habits
left behind
Run away run away
must escape mother earth
run away run away
must escape what makes me hurt
It's going to follow you
it's part a you
you're going to take it with you
you're going to take it with you
Grab a box, sell it off
anything not nailed down
a few quick bucks should fix up
rotting frowns
Loyalty in a friend
isn't worth what i can spend
misunderstood and alone
I'll fly away
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10. |
Eye of Neptune
03:29
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I can't kill the bull
but I can fool anyone ... enough
I look in the eye of Neptune
O, chaos is alive
O, for order we strive
All I have is a name
an icy sea on the rise
I look in the eye of Neptune
O, chaos is alive
O, for order we strive
I wonder how we are
O, chaos is a lie
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11. |
Pull the Plug
02:31
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Can never understand the money they spend
They only invest for the heads they turn
Got to believe it's all for me
Gotta think I deserve a little treat
I don't want to be sold anything
but wait
I want to know what they have in store for me
I don't want to be sold anything
but wait
I gotta know
Gotta understand I'm sick of fuckin hearing about it
We all know it's just a matter of time
So here we are beating around the bush about it
If you can't beat em then you might as well say fuck it
Fuck it
I don't want to be sold anything
but wait
I want to know what they have in store for me
I don't want to be sold anything
but wait
I gotta know
Now listen up everybody
if you know what's good for you
Free trials are available
offer good for a limited time only
just pay separate shipping and handling
but hold on dont think twice about that
just remember how much you're money saving
by shopping with us
heck you could even buy
another of our fine products
But wait
if you call within the next 2 seconds
we'll hang up on you
because you're a real impatient mutha
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12. |
Aquarium
03:47
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I learned of life inside of my aquarium
I can adjust to change in flow but not terrain
I learned you can't break through
even when you can see the other side
I call my guests from the outside amphibians
they tell me of places I could fly if I had wings
and for that I love them
but I don't want them to drown
so I push them away
I wish I could meet them on the other side
You heard this before
those are the limits of words
I know there's nothing more I can say
I learned to accept life inside my aquarium
it rarely seems worth venturing out into the world
then they forget I love them
and that's the last thing I want
remember I love you
come and meet me on the other side
watch me knock my aquarium onto the floor
that's right, im terrified
but on the waves I'll ride
clear of the shards
and into your arms
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