1. |
Meet Me In The Street
03:11
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Smoke hangs in the air to the east of the river
And the truncheons are primed and keen to deliver
A reaction to glass smashed and fire on the wheels
They’re coming back with steel
When you nip at their heels they wanna come on strong
Nothing to do but to keep battlin’ on and on and on
So come on down and get in the mix
We get our kicks with bottles and bricks
When we walk together it feels alright
Meet me in the street
Seven blocks north of the avenue
We’re throwing rocks at the boys in blue
Sliver spoon suckers headed for a fall
And justice for all
They got the skeleton key to every door
Cant they help but to keep on taking more and more and more?
The lie is the law and no friend is the hand
That points and commands
In a bad way and out in the rough
We’re in the city just to tell them enough’s enough’s enough
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2. |
Need to Feel Your Love
04:01
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Don’t you know it’s been such a long long time
Since I had you in my arms
And can’t you see that you’re someone
I’ve been trying to find
When I feel your hands pressed against my back
I can’t lie baby, I want you more than that
Thinking ‘bout times that we had
The good times and the bad
At the end of every line
You’ve been always on my mind
I give you just what you want
But I’m saying
Now you got to give me just what I need
And baby I need to feel your love
Baby I need to be a part of
Your everything
Maybe they say we’re too young
But that’s just fine
Cuz I’ve made up my mind
We both know that we’ve loved hard and we’ve lost
But I got to give it up
I’ve been holding back so much
But at what cost?
When I feel the sweat drippin’ down my neck
I can’t lie baby and I can’t be more direct
There was a time when my dreams were coming true
Our future is so unclear
Do you listen when my heart
Speaks to you
When I see the sun bend over the trees
If I lied baby that’d be all I ever need
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3. |
Just Can't Get Enough
02:51
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When I'm miles away
Take me into your arms
I’m bound to stray
Where the headlights meet the dawn
But I got you on lock
Even when we’re in apogee
You’re the only thing that i need
My head’s spinnin’ from your love
and I just can’t get enough
When I blink my eyes
It’s written there in the stars
In grocery aisles
In the shade of a smoky bar
When the light comes slow
Don’t hang your head in defeat
Cause as far as i know
I ain’t never seen nothin’ so sweet
You’re the only thing that I need
I wanna run to you baby
I don’t wanna take too long
I get dizzy with you honey
Cause you keep me spinnin’ on
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4. |
Expect The Bayonet
03:45
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From the sorrow we created
A fragile state of blood and whim
Made for rich men in their white skin
And people bolder than I
Stood up to the lie
That equality has left behind
But it leaves no doubt in my mind
And I been reading the news and you’ll surely regret
If you don’t give us the ballot
Expect the bayonet
Don’t say I didn’t warn ya
Cuz for every man high upon the hog
There’s a dogwood forest buried in the fog
How naked is your eye
And do you ever wonder why?
You’re being asked to recompense
You’re on the last leg of your defense
So you better atone
Or you’ll surely regret
And if you don’t give us the ballot
Expect the bayonet
When the name came down
I covered my ears afraid of the sound
But we got the power to take back our nights
Give up our silence and give up our time alone
We’re not on our own
Though violent minds hatch violent plans
For many it’s the only thing they understand
And when the dog whistle is ringing
It’s the currency that they deal in
So before the worlds been reduced to soot
SOLIDARITY for those underfoot
I better remind ya
Or you’ll surely regret
And if you don’t give us the ballot
Expect the bayonet
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5. |
Rank And File
02:55
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Y’all can’t let me be alone tonight
I’m broken down and I’m not gonna be alright
I need someone to lean on
And something to glean from my strife
Remember back a few years ago?
We would line ‘em up but we didn’t have nothin’ to show
We passed the time
We was sluggin’ wine or colt
If you’ve fallen lonely on your cause
I got the rank and the file here to even the odds
If Johnny’s at the door won’t ya let em in
I rang him up but I don’t know where to begin
We need a taste of the action
We’re at 9th & jackson if you’re in
The sinning night has set my soul on fire
As long as we’re out we might as well drink a while
Am I losin’ or winning?
I just keep on forgetting… meanwhile
When I’m on the mend it makes the difference to lend
The fist inside of the glove
And no matter what they say they can’t take away
The honesty of our love
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6. |
Turn It Up
03:59
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Right down to the laces
You got me pegged
At least that’s what you think
If you mind your own business I’ll pay you no mind
But don’t ask forgiveness
Please don’t waste my time
Before you get smart
Listen to me
Now I got a bone to pick
Cuz I hear you snicker behind my back
Keep it to yourself
We’ll see who gets the last laugh
Oh I gotta go now
Down to the end of the bar where the music’s loud
Do me a favour turn it up
That’s a little bit better baby
But it isn’t enough
Can’t ya turn it up oh yeah
You’re dead in the eyes
And gone to the world
I think you should take it slow
You tell me drinkin will ruin my life
Well give yourself a break
And take your own advice
Wastin’ my time
Runnin’ your mouth
Nothing’s gonna bring me down
I just can’t stand to hear you talk
Tellin’ me nonsense
I think that I’m better off
Turn it up
Don’t turn it down
And don’t even think
About touching my records now
I want more
And more & more and more
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7. |
Suffer Me
04:04
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The streets outside were stained
At the stonewall on June 28th
Blood runs cold into the gutters
And into the drain
There’s a fear you can’t define
There’s no peace and there’s no crime
In living this way
So add a bead to your rosary
And say a prayer
You’ve got to suffer me
Suffer me
You got to let me be
And keep me outta your fantasy
Can you give me that one luxury
Yeah yeah yeah
As they walked, they locked their stride
And the night sticks swung right by their side
They jeered and they muttered
Yet to be defied
By the time the dawn had broke
The city coughed and slowly woke
And there was one less boot
Pressing down on one less throat
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8. |
Pure Desire
03:30
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Just pure desire in my body now
I get hypnotized when the record spins around
I spend my money and take my time
You call my bluffs but I don’t mind a thing
The moon was wet
We listened on cassette
The streets were still
We stared at them until
The sun bled out
But I don’t have a doubt
You said my name
It was golden and without shame
Don’t you crave the rush
The jolt when we touch
You know I hanker on
‘Til the rousing of the dawn
It’s all because you’ve piqued the
Pure desire in my body now
When I hear the music play I wonder how
You hear my worries and still refuse
To break your gaze you break the rules for me
The light was dim
We drank my flask of gin
We danced all night
No disco ball in sight
The rhythm soothes
It puts me in the mood
And on my bed
You took my hand and said
It’s not
Enough
I need you more every day
Hold on
To me
I can’t stand to be away
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9. |
Until You Find The One
01:54
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I followed the lines on my palm
I followed them but they were all wrong
You want to have but not keep
Try as I might, I still dream
Once there was a garden and fruit plump with lust
But everythings ground to dust
For crying out loud
I got nothing here to show for
I’m caught in the brambles without cure
The anemone is growing back
Drinking deep from the brackish spring
You treat me like your bird, your bird, your bird who sings
So tell me just one thing
Who is it that you’re waiting on
Who am i to be dragged along
I guess I’ll just keep hanging on
‘Til you find the one
I’ve been looking for a well that’s running dry
Can you hear the bells ring?
You treat me like your bird, your bird, your bird who sings
So tell me just one thing
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10. |
Milk And Honey
04:19
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In a dream I hear you call my name
We pass like ships in the night
Cut from the vine
Cut like shadows out of time
‘Tween the grapes with a jug of wine
I hear your voice on the breeze
Rustling the leaves
Drunken tears for the sown seeds
By the time that I wake up
I wanna run on down to you and tell you now how i’m straight up
But you’ve gone away, and it’s kinda funny
So I lay right down and dream of milk and honey
Oh boy
I can still remember how we were
But the colors dulled in the wash
Like the creep of moss
Covering up something lost
Riding around in your old car
Drive it into the sea
Just you and me
Barefeet and spinning wheels
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11. |
Can't Play It Cool
03:48
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I don’t pity the cowards trial
I know what it’s like to be hung up for more than a while
Tell me where do the lonely go?
Where do you turn when the nights have gotten so cold
When the tears are starting to flow
And you’ve only got a pillow to hold
I’ve been losing track of the time
I’ve been pacing the room, I’ve been wrestling with my mind
It says there ain’t no love in vain
We all do what we can to keep living to keep despite the pain
In a world that’s going insane
I’m just trying to find a way to explain
Oh yeah
I don’t just play the part
I can’t play it cool
Silence don’t mend a broken heart
I can’t play it cool
Oooh oooh oooh
We’re desperate by design
But just you wait, I got a situation in mind
And just when I’m about to fold
I feel it coming, I feel it taking control
And I can’t do what i’ve been told
And I won’t buy what i’ve been sold
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The sun was shining in the bitter cold of the second month
White petals falling to the bedrock of the atrium
For a fever dream, there’s a balm inside of a paper cup
It’s written down, but first you gotta stop and pick it up
The walls were closing in the night
And it’s a long darkness
When fear snuffs out the only light
It seems so strange
The blind constrictions and nascent pain
The contradiction from where we came
When blue eyes can’t see the whole
Say goodbye to Sophie Scholl
Don’t forget your White Rose
Memory is scarred like a burning brand put to livestock
And in the thoughts we share, there’s a monument to the landmark
There’s a psychic gash, there’s a chasm that serves to set apart
But the pain is real and it’s thrust like a dagger through the heart
What does it mean?
Another head for the guillotine
Death delivered by death machine
The blade must have been cold
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