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The
Bigger Picture / Shop of China
there’s
a fire, scientific
in
the heavens, telescopic
hate
to be there love to see there
the
firmament has never been so fair
Chorus
see
clouds of light
read
between lines
there’s
a hatred, there’s a hunger
for
some power, this warmonger
lacks
the interest and refinement
like
a bull in a shop of china
there’s
a hatred there’s a hunger
for
some power, makes me wonder
Chorus
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W
“relax,” said the night man, we are so damned
preconceived
we’re ready for whatever you can tell we will believe
“sleep tight,” said the taxman, you’ll be rest
assured
your money will be well spent in a country that’s our
favorite charity
how
long this time before we talk it over
how
long this time before we see it from another side
how
long this time before we theorize and analyze and empathize a
little?
“stay strong,” said the iron man, this conflict, this
flush out,
this consequence of action won’t be over very soon
“live long,” said the sharp dressed man as we prosper
with a brand new pipe line runnin’ safely to the sea (a
manifest destiny)
the
captain’s gonna wanna see
this
progress that we’ve made in theory
this
so-called reciprocity
can
we stand and deliver?
“review,” said the travelin’ man ‘cause we’ll
never learn from history
if we don’t even understand the way things used to be
we’re hunting down the nowhere man with a night-time scan
cause the end will justify the very thought of suspect
means
and
the fool will take us into destiny,
like
sparta and republics of imperials and clones
as
we ride behind tractors, jeans on hay bails
smelling
autumn air, embracing memories of home
the man with the golden gun rides into the sun hides his
fatal wound
with silver screens and silver dreams and silver dignity
the man in the mirror, he’s a simple kind of man, he’s
like a rock,
he’s like a virgin, like a shooting star, don’t you
know?
the man in the moon is a manly buffoon he will soon be
amused
by his own simple ruse, don’t accuse
I
AM THE MAN
just
the way i planned
just
the way my daddy planned
think
it had something to do with my brother’s hand
just
the way i planned
I AM THE MAN
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The
Devil’s Handmaidens
you’re
addicted to the transport
unaware
of your own evil
addicted
to technology
and
the seat of power that you fill
Chorus
greed lights your way
there’s
a foul voice on the wind
his
lies covered in shadows of truth
what
can one man do against this evil you ask?
gather
in lines and in the trenches and booths
Chorus
your
allegiance lies elsewhere
addicted
to the power play
your
allegiance lies in a secret club
and
greed lights your way
Chorus
your
agents are the devil’s handmaidens
technology
is the Golden Ring
your
agents are imbedded in the world
seeking
out this global Bling
Chorus
your
allegiance lies elsewhere
guilt
and propaganda hold us at bay
your
allegiance lies in a corporate cult
and greed lights your way
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Holiday
on
the sandy beaches
of
this sunny shore
we
have come to rest here
for
a week or more
can
we fill the distance
between
dusk and dawn
with
remembered visions
and
our favorite song
we
will fight temptations
of
answering the phone
our
priorities straight
while
we’re all alone
we’ll
forget the reasons
that
we would ever fight
i’ll
put your face in my hands
and
we’ll fuck all night
Chorus
a
holiday’s a long time coming
a
holiday would be all-right
a
holiday’s a long time coming
get
your things were gonna leave tonight
there
is a purpose
in
the coming weeks
anticipation
is
what
has filled the seats
in
the land of make-believe
everything
is fine
our
pretend perceptions
yea,
we don’t mind that we are blind
so
the revelation
will
sink in too soon
that
we are headed back to
howling
at the moon
but
for now we lay here
just
like on t.v.
we’ll
order drinks for two
by
the deep blue sea
something’s
got to take my mind away
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Ease My Mind
when
you’ve the time
come
ease my mind
with
your soft touch
and
your decline to patronize
the
world outside
with
ample supplies
of
human lies and politics
of
ungodly kind oh, how they’re blind
come
ease my mind show me
it’s o.k.
tell
me it’s o.k. wha’da
you say?
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Secrets Under Scars
don’t
think i’ll understand
don’t
think i’ll give a damn
just
like the rest of us
you
don’t think very well of us
that’s
why you never tell us anything
there’s
no relevance you bring
Chorus
you’ve
got your secrets under scars
you’ve
got your secrets and your givin’ it time
you’ve
got the time
you
always say you understand
what
they’ve been tellin’ you
your
givin’ it time, your so out of line
you’re
threatened, confident
you
overcompensate your arrogant
napoleonic
complex
like
you’re on the playground
thought
you’d be the newest thing
thought
you would be king
ruling
every other thing
never
wanted you to stay
never thought that i would see the day
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Monarchs
You’re
stuck in cocoons of words
and
the monarchs should let go
You
need to start right now
and question everything that you know
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Make Up Your Mind
(Canada)
make
your mind up
you
know i’ve got to go
make
sure you’re all lined up
‘cause
you know i’ve got to go
these
things surround me
these
(your) arms around me
take some more time, girl, to make up your mind now
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For
a Reason of Transition
step
left, step right - there’s some left, so sleep tight
you’ll
get your bite - no one left to fight
come
one, come all - some one will fall
tonight
and for the rest of his life
step
left, step right - better left unsaid
better
left than right
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The Unofficial Club of Age
it’s
not your time - past your prime
i
think you’re done - on the logan’s run
get
the hell off of that teenage sellin’ machine
kill
yourself - what the hell
it’s
not your scene - not bein’ mean
just
helpin’ out - of the nightmare scene
and
LA lean - surface clean
kiddie
keen - live the dream
don’t
fuck yourself - embarrassed health
i
don’t think your wealthy friends can help you with your
velvet
elvis - steve mcqueen
the
old man knows - and your age still shows
suit
yourself - suit and tie
suit
yourself with your lavish lies
get
your head out of the sky
back
down to earth - vegan high
tee-shirt
message - logo fetish
it’s
all in a movie but it’s not your own
get
your two cents (and script) in
before
they head for home
(a
walk-on? maybe just a few lines?)
you
get your talk on
just
to edit you out
just
like every other time
she’s
seventeen, her glance inviting
you
wouldn’t want to be to frightening
ambitions
in the way she moves you
you
meet her eyes, she walks right to you
you
think the way a man was made to
her
every step manipulates you
when
she speaks, the truth becomes clear
she
just wants you to buy her and her friends some beer
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The Screen Actors Guilt
the
years are takin’ over
all
you hear, “the gray is in your hair”
by
now, better be doing this for heaven
somehow,
for purposes of heaven on earth
take
the time to take it slow
all
your friends are worried so,
all
your friends are looking out for you,
you
don’t give a damn the money’s spent,
the
film is in the can
be
glad that you’re even getting offers
too
bad that they’re only for the fathers
so
sad that no one even warned you
you’re
losing yourself in the role that you play, day after day
take
a picture of yourself you fool
pinpoint
your exceptions to the rule
all
your friends are looking out for you
you
don’t give a damn, the money’s spent
avoid
the man
someone
called, said they’re giving you another chance
don’t
stall, no one else is asking you to dance
be
still your heart, your heart can barely take it
then
again, you always knew how to fake it
leave
your money on the table
we’ll
try again when you are able
all
your friends are coming over
you don’t have to tell them that you are through
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The New American Century
it
will be a new american century
our
global manifest destiny
one
hundred more years of prosperity
opportunists,
parasites and the like
Chorus
will
hear one nation undergoing WAR
wind
across the water calls to the free
wind
across the water calls to your greed
you
won’t have to pay too much to fill your SUV
you
see, that’s all we need
Donald,
Richard, George’s son why’d you have to be the ones
we
won’t be getting much of this, you won’t be getting some of none
oil
men of the west, ah, what have you all become?
Oh,
how the west was won,
fear
not when you hear we’ve gone to WAR
wind
across the water calls to the free
wind
across the water calls to your greed
you
won’t have to pay too much to watch
your
favorite show on HBO
what else you need to know?
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Way Of Life
You
have your politics and i’ve mine
we’ve
been through the best of times
we’ll
always be so close but i know
you
think i’m very slow
it’s
just so simple now that i’m free
from
changing prophesy
you’ve
never seen the things that i’ve seen
that’s
just the way i lean
a
world with clarity would be nice
don’t
justify your vice
we’re
selfish nationals and we’ll fight
to keep our way of life
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