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1. |
Juliette's in Waiting
04:06
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JULIETTE'S IN WAITING
HAVE YOU HEARD THE TALES ABOUT JULIETTE
HE SAYS WITH ANGER ON HIS BREATH
WELL, SHE'S RAVEN TRESSED AND HEAVEN BLESSED
AND SHE LEAVES THE HEARTS OF MEN IN A MESS
AND NO ONE KNOWS JUST HOW TO WIN JULIETTE
THEY SAY THAT JULIETTE BELIEVES
TRUE LOVE WILL CALL HER IN THE NIGHT
SO SHE LIES AWAKE
FORE SUNLIGHT TAKES THE SKY
SHE LIVES A MASQUERADE
FOR SILENCE IS HER SERENADE
JULIETTE'S IN WAITING
AND WHAT SHE WANTS
SHE MAY NEVER FIND
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MEN WHO COURT JULIETTE
THE QUESTION LINGERS WITH REGRET
WELL, THEY'RE HEAVEN SENT BUT STILL HELL BENT
CAUSE THEY CAN'T COMPARE TO HER MONUMENT
SO NO ONE KNOWS JUST HOW TO WIN JULIETTE
(CHORUS)
HE KNOWS I THINK I COULD BE HER ROMEO
HE KNOWS I FEEL I COULD CHANGE HER WAYS
HE WAS IN MY SHOES NOT SO LONG AGO
AND THAT'S WHY HE'S TELLING ME TODAY
(CHORUS)
JULIETTE'S IN WAITING FOR HER ROMEO
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2. |
Second Time Around
04:15
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SECOND TIME AROUND
YOU SAY YOU WANT THINGS
THE WAY THEY WERE BEFORE
YOU SAY YOU'LL PROMISE ME EVERYTHING
AND GIVE ME SO MUCH MORE
BUT YOU KNOW THAT IT'S NOT WISE
CAUSE THE MORE WE COMPROMISE
THE FURTHER I FALL FROM YOU
CAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND
THERE IS NO SECOND TIME AROUND
AN INVITATION TO THE PAST
ON FOUNDATIONS THAT WON'T LAST
CAUSE WE'RE LACKING SOLID GROUND
THE SECOND TIME AROUND
YOU SAY YOU'LL NEVER GO ASTRAY
AND ALWAYS BE TRUE
YOU SAY YOU'LL ALWAYS BE AROUND
BUT BABE, I KNOW IT'S JUST NOT YOU
CAUSE THE MORE WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE IS NO MASTER PLAN
IT'S JUST US TWO
(CHORUS)
YOU SAY THERE ISN'T MUCH THAT WE CAN DO
TO REWRITE THE HISTORY OF ME AND YOU
I SAY THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT WE CAN CHANGE
SO LET'S BOTH JUST PART AS FRIENDS
CAUSE IT'S TIME YOU START AGAIN
WITH SOMEONE NEW
(CHORUS)
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3. |
Put Me to the Test
03:35
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PUT ME TO THE TEST
EVERYDAY JUST FEELS THE SAME
YEARS GO BY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
I'M LEFT WITH NO ONE TO BLAME
THE THINGS I DON'T REGRET
ARE THE THINGS I HAVEN'T DONE QUITE YET
SO WON'T YOU PUT ME TO THE TEST
I DON'T MIND
I WANT THE CHANCE TO PROVE MY BEST
BEFORE I'M OUT OF TIME
I REMEMBER DAYS OF OLD
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES MADE OF GOLD
PRICELESS STORIES TO BE TOLD
BUT NOW, THEY'RE IN MY PAST
THEY WON'T BE COMING BACK TO ME
SO WON'T YOU PUT ME TO THE TEST
I DON'T MIND
I NEED TO RISE ABOVE THE REST
BEFORE I'M PAST MY PRIME
SO WHERE DO I GO FROM THIS PLACE
I DON'T KNOW
IT FEELS LIKE I SPENT THE WHOLE RACE
RUNNING IN CIRCLES
(CHORUS)
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4. |
Don't Let Our Eyes Meet
03:41
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DON'T LET OUR EYES MEET
SO HERE WE GO AGAIN
ENGAGED IN YET ANOTHER VERBAL WARFARE
AS OUR ANGRY TONGUES CONCEAL
ALL THE SUFFERING WE FEEL
SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN
ENRAGED BY ALL THE RUMORS AND ACCUSATIONS
IF THE TRUTH'S REVEALED IN TIME
IT'S YOUR TRUTH OVER MINE
WE'D BE BETTER OFF BLIND
SO LOOK AWAY
CAUSE YOU DON'T WANNA SEE THE PAIN
THAT GROWS INSIDE OF ME
SO LOOK AWAY
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
MY HEART ADMIT DEFEAT
SO LOOK AWAY
CAUSE I DON'T WANNA SHOW YOU
WHAT THE PAIN HAS DONE TO ME
LOOK AWAY
IT'D BE BETTER IF WE DON'T LET OUR EYES MEET
SO HERE I AM AGAIN
JUST THINKING YOU'D BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME
AND I'M SURE YOU MUST ADMIT
THAT THE THOUGHT HAS CROSSED YOUR MIND
HERE WE STAND AGAIN
AMONGST THE RUINS OF OUR LOVE'S FOUNDATION
AND I KNOW I CAN'T REBUILD IT
EVEN WITH YOUR HELP
WE WOULD ONLY FOOL OURSELVES
(CHORUS)
AND IF WE BOTH ADMIT WE'VE REACHED THE END
THEN WE CAN FINALLY SAY GOODBYE
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEST JUST TO PRETEND
I CAN'T SEE THE TEARS FALL FROM YOUR EYES
(CHORUS)
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Play God
05:12
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PLAY GOD
I THINK IT'S TIME YOU CAME DOWN
AND PLAYED GOD AGAIN
CAUSE EVERYBODY'S REINVENTED
THE ORIGINAL SIN
WE'VE BROKEN BREAD AND BONES
IN YOUR HOLY NAME
SEEMS LIKE GOVERNMENT AND CHURCH
ARE NOW ONE AND THE SAME
TOO MANY PROPHETS TRYING TO FILL YOUR SHOES
BUT NOBODY PLAYS GOD BETTER THAN YOU
WE'RE SIFTING THROUGH
ALL OF THE DECEPTION AND LIES
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR
THE BLESSED PARTING OF THE SKIES
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL
OF THE JUDGEMENT DAY
YOU COULD SEND US A FAX
BUT LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY
(CHORUS)
THEY'RE PLAYING WITH PSYCHOLOGY
TO FEED THEIR SOCIAL RAPE
THEY'RE DISTORTING YOUR THEOLOGY
TO FILL THE COLLECTION PLATE
WE'VE PAID THE PRICE
FOR GETTING TO THE PROMISED LAND
BY SIGNING CHECKS FOR CATHEDRALS
THAT THEY BUILT SO GRAND
WE ALWAYS NEED SOMEONE
TO COME AND TAKE CONTROL
BUT IS IT WORTH IT
WHEN THE PRICE COULD PROVE
TO COST OUR SOULS
TOO MANY PREACHERS TELL US WHAT TO DO
BUT NOBODY PLAYS GOD BETTER THAN YOU
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6. |
My Own Country
03:36
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MY OWN COUNTRY
THERE'S CROOKS IN THE GOVERNMENT
TAKING YOUR LAST CENT
DON'T ASK WHERE'S THE MONEY'S SPENT
IT'S ALREADY GONE
THEY'VE FUNDED THEIR PLEASURES
BY TAKING YOUR TREASURES
DON'T TELL ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG
I WANNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE SAFE FROM POLITICAL RAPE
NO NEED TO ESCAPE NOW
I WANNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
WHERE DEMOCRACY'S FLAME BURNS BRIGHTER IN NAME
THAN CONGRESSIONAL GAIN
NOBODY WILL LISTEN TO POVERTY'S STRICKEN
THERE'S FAMINE AND HUNGER JUST TWO WORLDS AWAY
WITH INFANT MORTALITY BEAMED INTO YOUR TV
NOW SEEMS THE PRIME TIME TO SAY
I WANNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
WHERE THE HUNGRY ARE FED
THERE'S NO MORE BLOODSHED
CAUSE NO ONE'S LEFT FOR DEAD NOW
I WANNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
WHERE WE'LL SUFFER NO MORE FROM THE RAVAGE OF WAR
AND OUR FAITH IS RESTORED
THERE MUST BE A TINY ISLAND SOMEWHERE
THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT
THAT'S FREE FROM THE PAIN OF HUMANITY'S STAIN
NO NEGATIVITY OR DOUBT
THE TIMEBOMB IS TICKING FROM RACISM THINKING
THERE'S RIOTS AND LOOTINGS SO CALL OUT THE GUARD
THERE'S CRIME AND CORRUPTION AND WANTON DESTRUCTION
THAT TAKES PLACE IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
I WANNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
WHERE THERE'S NO GUILT OR SHAME
ALL PEOPLE THE SAME
SO NO ONE'S TO BLAME NOW
I'M GONNA START MY OWN COUNTRY
CAUSE IT'S EASY TO TELL
HOW FAR THAT WE FELL
CAUSE THIS ONE'S GONE TO HELL
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7. |
King in Name Alone
04:22
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KING IN NAME ALONE
HE THOUGHT HE TRULY HAD IT ALL
A KINGDOM AT HIS BECK AND CALL
RULER OF ALL HE HAD TO SURVEY
WITH TRAPPINGS OF HIS FORTUNE AND HIS FAME
BORN INTO A LORDLY POSITION
HE FELT TO RULE WAS HIS ONLY MISSION
THEY PASSED THE TORCH THAT HE GLADLY CLAIMED
HIS LOYAL SUBJECTS HAD RESPECT FOR HIS NAME
AND WHEN THE WANDERLUST JUST GREW AND GREW
HE SACRIFICED ALL THAT HE EVER KNEW
HE'S GIVEN UP HIS SEAT ON THE THRONE
WHAT ONCE WAS GOLDEN IS NOW FLESH AND BONE
HE'S DOOMED TO BE A KING IN NAME ALONE
THE GREATEST OF HIS JESTER'S CAST
HIS MONARCHY WASN'T FIT TO LAST
HE TRIED TO CONQUER BRAVE NEW LANDS
NOW HIS COUNTRY'S HELD BY DIFFERENT HANDS
(CHORUS)
NOWHERE TO HIDE HIS HEAD IN SHAME
TRAPPED BY MEMORIES OF FORTUNE AND FAME
HE'S DOOMED TO LIVE A LIFE OF PAIN
HE'S DOOMED TO BE A ROYAL STAIN
HE'S DOOMED TO BE A KING IN NAME ALONE
(CHORUS)
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8. |
Girl Called Love
02:34
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GIRL CALLED LOVE
LOVE USED TO KNOW ME
BUT THEN THAT'S HISTORY
I REMEMBER SO WELL
THE STORIES SHE'D TELL
THAT LEFT ME IN ECSTASY
LOVE USED TO KNOW ME
BEFORE MY MISERY
AND THE ABSENCE OF PAIN
BECAME MY REFRAIN
WITH NO SIGN OF JEALOUSY
SHE KNEW ME SO WELL
IT WAS THE GIRL CALLED LOVE
THE CHARM OF HER SPELL
IT WAS THE GIRL CALLED LOVE
AND NOW THAT I FELL
WHERE IS THE GIRL CALLED LOVE
LOVE USED TO KNOW ME
FOR WHAT SEEMED ETERNITY
MY TICKET WAS BOUGHT
NOW I FIND MYSELF CAUGHT
IN THIS TRANSIT OF MEMORY
LOVE USED TO KNOW ME
BUT THEN THAT'S HISTORY
I REMEMBER SO WELL
THE DAY THAT I FELL
THIS FOOL FOUND HIS DESTINY
(CHORUS)
AND WHEN YOU SEE HER
TELL HER I NEED HER
AND IF YOU SEE HER
TELL HER THAT I NEED
THE GIRL CALLED LOVE
(CHORUS)
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9. |
Love is Habit
04:41
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LOVE IS HABIT
MAKES YOU WONDER
HOW WE FIND THE WORDS TO SAY WE CARE
THE SPELL WE'RE UNDER
IS BROKEN WHEN WE SEE THAT THEY'RE NO LONGER THERE
I FIND MYSELF ASKING
WHEN WILL WE EVER KNOW
CAUSE FINDING LOVE IS ONE THING
AND YET IT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO LET THEM GO
AND WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE
THAT THE PAST IS MEANT FOR OTHERS
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND
AND WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE
THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANOTHER
SOMEONE WHO WON'T LET US DOWN
HANG AROUND UNTIL
LOVE IS HABIT
WHEN THEY WAKE UP IN YOUR ARMS
LOVE IS HABIT
WHEN THEY'RE ADDICTED TO YOUR CHARMS
LOVE IS HABIT
WHEN YOU'VE SACRIFICED YOUR PRIDE
LOVE IS HABIT
BECAUSE YOU NEED THEM BY YOUR SIDE
LOVE IS HABIT
MAKES YOU WONDER
HOW WE FIND THE TIME TO SAY WE CARE
ONCE TORN ASUNDER
WE SEE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO HAVE THEM THERE
I FIND MYSELF ASKING
WHEN WILL WE EVER SEE
CAUSE FINDING LOVE IS ONE THING
IT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO KEEP A MEMORY
AND WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE
THAT THE HEAVENS HOLD THE ANSWER
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS FOUND
AND WE ARE LED TO BELIEVE
THAT WITH LOVE THERE IS NO ANSWER
SO WE SIT AROUND AND HOPE
AND REMEMBER...
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10. |
Little Known Fact
02:55
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LITTLE KNOWN FACT
YOU MIGHT BE AN ANGEL SENT FROM HEAVENLY SKIES
OR THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER IN A BRILLIANT DISGUISE
WITH YOUR HAIR AS GOLDEN AS THE MORNING LIGHT
AND YOUR EYES SO DEEP AND DARK AS THE NIGHT
YOU MAY HAVE THE RADIANT LOOKS
OF A BEAUTY QUEEN
BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS
THAT YOU HAVEN'T YET SEEN
CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT THAT I LOVE YOU
YOU MIGHT BRAG ABOUT THE INTELLECTS YOU KNOW SO WELL
YOU MAY BE THE LATEST WINNER OF THE PRIZED NOBEL
YOU MIGHT RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES WITH THE SOCIAL ELITE
OR THE ENVY OF EVERYONE YOU HAPPEN TO MEET
YOU MAY HAVE AN I. Q. HIGHER
THAN THE NATIONAL DEBT
BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS
THAT YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED YET
CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT THAT I LOVE YOU
YOU MAY BE EINSTEIN'S SISTER OR BEETHOVEN'S KID
OR PLAY ALTO SAX THE WAY THAT CHARLIE PARKER DID
YOU MAY BE LIKE CLEOPATRA OR AN HEIRESS TO THE THRONE
BUT HOW MUCH WILL IT MATTER WHEN YOU'RE THERE ALL ALONE
BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME THINGS
THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW
AND ONE IS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU SO
CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
A LITTLE KNOWN FACT THAT I LOVE YOU
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11. |
Town of Pain
05:07
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TOWN OF PAIN
I'VE HAD MY FILL OF THIS WICKED PLACE
I SWEAR I'LL FIND A WAY TO TRACE YOUR VEINS
CAN'T LOSE MYSELF WITHIN THIS WITHERED SPACE
SALVATION WAITS UPON THE OUTBOUND TRAIN
NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
I'M BREAKING FREE THE CHAIN
THAT'S BOUND ME TO YOUR GRAVELLED SOUL
TO LEAVE BEHIND THIS TOWN
THIS TOWN OF PAIN
I'VE SPENT MORE NIGHTS HERE THAN I CAN PRETEND
WHILE TIME HAS SCRATCHED ITS PATH ACROSS MY HEAD
BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THERE WILL COME AN END
I'LL FIND THE LAND WHERE ALL YOUR YOUTH HAS FLED
NO MATTER WHAT THE FUTURE KNOWS
I'M BREAKING LOOSE THE CHAIN
THAT'S BOUND ME TO YOUR CHISELLED SOUL
TO LEAVE BEHIND THIS TOWN
THIS TOWN OF PAIN
TOO MANY PEOPLE FAIL TO FIND
THEIR CHILDHOOD DREAMS ARE BOUND UP
AND LOCKED INSIDE
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