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- Ashes To Ashes
- Amerika V6.0 (The Best We Can Do)
- Conspiracy Theory
- John Walker's Blues
- The Kind
- What's A Simple Man To Do?
- The Truth
- Go Amanda
- I Remember You
- Shadowland
- Jerusalem
Ashes To Ashes
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Em
A long time ago, before the ice and snow
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There were giants, that walked this land
Em
Each step they took, the mighty mountains shook
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And the trees took a knee, and the seas rolled in
Then one day, they say, the sky gave way
And death rained down, it made a terrible sound
There was fire everywhere, and nothin' was spared
That walked on the land, or flew through the air
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When it all was over, the slate wiped clean with a touch
Em
There God stood, and he saw it was good
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And he said, "ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
Em
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The sea gave birth, and it crawled up on the dirt
And stood up, and took a look around
Said "I'm the next big thing, and the gift that I bring
Comes directly from God, so it ain't holdin' me down"
So he crowned himself King, now no one remembers his name
But the seed that he sowed, took the show on the road
There was blood on their hands, and a plague on the land
They drew a line in the sand, and made their last stand
They said "God made us in his image, and it's in God that we trust
When asked about the men that had died by their hands
They said "ashes to ashes and dust to Dust"
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
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Now, nobody lives forever
Nothin' stands the test of time
Oh, you heard 'em say, "Never say Never"
Ah but it's always best to keep it in mind
That every tower ever built tumbles
No matter how strong, no matter how tall
Some day even great walls crumble
And every idol ever raised falls
And someday, even man's best laid plans will lie twisted, and covered in rust
When we've done all that we can, but it slipped through our hands
And it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust"
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Amerika V6.0 (The Best We Can Do)
Look at you, you take a look in the mirror
Now tell me what you see
Another satisfied customer
In the front of the line for the American dream
I remember when we was both out on the boulevard
Talking revolution and singin' the blues
Nowadays it's letters to the editor
And cheatin' on our taxes is the best that we can do, come on
Look around, yeah, there's doctors down on Wall Street
Sharpening their scalpels and trying to cut a deal
Meanwhile, back at the hospital
Got accountants playin' God and countin' out the pills
Yeah, I know, that sucks
That your HMO ain't doing what you thought it would do
Well, everybody's gotta die sometime
And we can't save everybody, it's the best that we can do
What?
Four score and a hundred and fifty years ago
Our forefathers made us equal, as long as we can pay
Yeah, maybe that wasn't exactly what they was thinking
Version 6.0 of the American Way
But hey, we can just build a great wall around the country club
To keep the riff-raff out until the slump is through
Yeah, I realize that ain't exactly democratic
But it's either them or us and it's the best we can do
Compassionately conservative
It's the best we can do
Conservatively compassionate
It's the best we can do
Meanwhile, still thinking
Hey, let's wage a war on drugs
It's the best we can do
Well, I don't know about you
But I kinda dig this global warming thing
It's the best we can do
Conspiracy Theory
What if I told you it was done with mirrors?
What if I showed you it was all a lie?
Better be careful, someone might hear you
The walls have ears and the sky has eyes
What if I said you were only dreaming?
What you want to bet that all you gotta do
Is open up your eyes and you will wake up screaming
When you realize that it's all come true
Hush now, don't you believe it
Cover your head and close your eyes now
Take it or leave it
Go back to bed now, don't you cry
Half a million soldiers fly across the water
One in ten are never coming back again
Fifty thousand sons who never grew to fathers
Don't you ever wonder who they might have been?
What if you could've been there on that day in Dallas?
What if you could wrestle back the hands of time?
Maybe something could've been done in Memphis
We wouldn't be living in a dream that's died
Hush now, don't you believe it
Cover your head and close your eyes now
Take it or leave it
Go back to bed now, don't you cry
Go on and tell yourself again there are no secrets
Go on and tell yourself that you don't want to know
It's best that you believe that you don't hear the footsteps
That follow you around no matter where you go
Maybe you were thinking that it didn't matter
Maybe you believed nobody else would care
But once you've added every little lie together
You finally find the truth was always waiting there
Hush now, don't you believe it
Cover your head and close your eyes now
Take it or leave it
Go back to bed now, don't you cry
Hush now, don't you believe it
Cover your head and close your eyes now
Take it or leave it
Go back to bed now, don't you cry
Hush now, don't you believe it
Cover your head and close your eyes now
Take it or leave it
Go back to bed now, don't you cry
John Walker's Blues
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I'm just an American boy
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Raised on MTV
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And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads
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But none of 'em looked like me
So I started lookin' around
For a light out of the dim
And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word
Of Mohammed, peace be upon him
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There is no God but God
If my daddy could see me now
Chains around my feet
He don't understand that sometimes a man
Has got to fight for what he believes
And I believe God is great
All praise due to him
And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky
Just like Jesus, peace be upon him
There is no God but God
We came to fight the Jihad
And our hearts were pure and strong
As death filled the air we all offered up prayers
And prepared for our martyrdom
But Allah had some other plan
Some secret not revealed
Now they're dragging me back with my head in a sack
To the land of the infidel
The Kind
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Tell me a story 'bout a fella with a crazy dream
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Everybody tells him that it won't amount to anything
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He fires the shot heard around the world
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He wins the prize and he gets the girl
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That's the kind of story I like, the kind that makes you think
Sing me a song about a cowboy with an achin' heart
Ridin' along the lonesome prairie 'bout to fall apart
Every time those doggies moan
He doesn't feel so all alone
That's the kind of song that I like, the kind that breaks your heart
Paint me a picture of a girl with a secret smile
Lookin' back at ya across the years through ancient eyes
You're standin' there like an open door
'Cause she's seen it all before
That's the kind of picture I like, the kind that makes you sigh
What's A Simple Man To Do?
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Dear Graciela, I'm writing this letter
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Deep in the night and I'm all alone
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It's nearly breaking my heart to tell you
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I'm so far away from home
I know I said I'd never cross the border
I know I promised to return to you
But I lost my job in the maquiladora
What's a simple man to do?
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I met a man in Tijuana
Said he had a job for me to do
Standing on a corner in San Diego
A pocketful of red balloons
All I wanted was a little money
All I needed was a week or two
I never even saw the police coming
What's a simple man to do?
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Tell my mama that I said I'm sorry
I know she didn't bring me up this way
Ask if she could light a candle for me
Pray that I'll come home someday
Oh Graciela, won't you please forgive me?
I never meant to bring this shame to you
I lost my job in the maquiladora
What's a simple man to do?
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The Truth
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In the blue of the evening, when the sun is low
There's a shadow that creeps across my cellblock floor
And it comes to remind me what I'm in here for
No, I'm not admitting that I done the crime
I'm only getting down to doing time
The passing of days is no concern of mine
There's a guard on the second shift, comes on at three
And he's always about a half inch off of me
Like he needs to keep reminding me that I'm not free
God forgive him 'cause he doesn't see
He's no less a prisoner 'cause he holds a key
And God forbid he turn his back on me
For every wall you build around your fear
A thousand darker things are born in here
They're fed on contempt for all that you hold dear
The truth is it doesn't matter what you do
Till you gaze in that mirror with an eye that's true
And admit that what scares you is the me in you
Go Amanda
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Take your red dress, leave the hanger
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Lose the sadness, use the anger
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You might need it 'fore you get there
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Oh Amanda, you don't have to say goodbye
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You just go Amanda, ain't no way you didn't try
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Whoa-oh, all right
Tell your sister, tell your brother
Take a picture to your mother
You've been livin' undercover
Oh Amanda, you don't have to say goodbye
You just go Amanda, ain't no way you didn't try
Whoa-oh, all right
Oh Amanda, you don't have to say goodbye
You just go Amanda, ain't no way you didn't try
Whoa-oh, all right
Oh Amanda, you don't have to say goodbye
You just go Amanda, ain't no way you didn't try
Whoa-oh, all right
Oh Amanda
Oh Amanda
Oh Amanda
I Remember You
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When I'm walkin' these streets and I'm countin' my steps
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And I'm draggin' my feet 'cause I ain't ready yet
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To start all over again, 'cause every time that I do
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I remember you
Well, you broke my heart and it healed alright
Now we're far apart, and I don't lie awake at night
But every once in a while, right out of the blue
I remember you
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You never write and I never call
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And I don't miss you tonight
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I'm just curious, that's all
Do you still have dreams? Did they all come true?
Does it ever seem like you'll never make it through?
And do you ever miss me the way that I do
When I remember you?
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When I'm walkin' these streets (well, you broke my heart)
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And I'm countin' my steps (but it healed alright)
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And I'm draggin' my feet (now we're far apart)
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I don't lie awake at night
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Every once in a while, right out of the blue
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I remember you
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I remember you
Shadowland
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Way out yonder where the wild wind blows
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There's a place there lonely fools can go
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Where if you hold your money, it will burn your hand
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So you buy your ticket to the Shadowland
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Down the highway, down the road I'm bound
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And my heart keeps pounding and the wheels go around
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It's a hard place for a mortal man
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And a heart-broke pilgrim in the Shadowland
Yeah, when I was younger, I could hold my own
My right hand was thunder and my left was stone
Now I ain't as handsome as I was back then
So I'm taking my chances in the Shadowland
Down the highway, down the road I'm bound
And my heart keeps pounding and the wheels go around
It's a hard place for a mortal man
And a heart-broke pilgrim in the Shadowland
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Been down a thousand highways and they're all the same
Another empty place where I can hide my shame
And there's a heartache waiting up around the bend
For a lonesome stranger in the Shadowland
Down the highway, down the road I'm bound
And my heart keeps pounding and the wheels go around
It's a hard place for a mortal man
And a heart-broke pilgrim in the Shadowland
Jerusalem
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I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good
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Death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood
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And the man on my TV told me that it's always been that way
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There's nothin' anyone can do or say
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And I almost listened to him
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Yeah, I almost lost my mind
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I regained my senses again
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And looked into my heart to find
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And I believe that one fine day
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All the children of Abraham
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Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool
But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school
But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again
But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in
And I can't lay me down
And the drums are drummin' again
And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day
When the lion and the lamb
Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then
Yeah there'll be no wire or walls
We can wash all this blood from our hands
And all this hatred from our souls
But I believe there'll come a day
All the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Yeah we must believe that one fine day
All the children of Abraham
Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
