1. |
Misery Lights
02:33
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I remember those long lost nights
And I still see those misery lights
Those terminal lockers
List my wrongs
Read me my rights
And I say
That some day
You’ll see the light
Of those Misery Lights
I recall those endless runs
Those repercussions
Red eye Greyhound rides
Looking over my shoulder
Waiting for the percussion
And I know
Make It so
You’ll Feel the bite
Of those Misery Lights
And someday
Just like I say
You’ll see the light
Of those Misery Lights
And I say
That someday
You’ll see the light
Of those Misery Lights
And I know
One day you’ll go
Be left a sight
by those Misery Lights
Oh those misery lights
They’re flashing again
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2. |
Johnny Boy
03:00
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Started bad, and just got worse, and…
I’ve done my time
Unloaded… Shot my mouth off
I’ve paid the price…
Alright
I’ve lost every fight I’ve fought
Old Johnny Boy can’t show his face ‘round
They’re gunning for him
20 dollars makes that difference
Between you and a venal sin
Tonight’s performance is closed casket
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3. |
Rochester Towers
02:30
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I doth protest too much
And say…that I’ll never go
But then I’ll crawl through worst
Of the rain and the sleet
And the sleet and the snow
To get to…
Rochester Towers
You’ve been bringing me down
I’ve knelt here for hours
To wear your most tarnished of crowns
I’m down to cotton
No silks, no finery, no lace
But for the tower, my lord
My trespasses, you will erase
Rochester Towers
You’ve been bringing me down
And I will devour
This county, this state and this town
I will
Climb your
Spiral
Staircase
I will
Make my
Untimely mistakes
Yes I will
I shall be
Yet until
As you see
SOLO
Rochester Towers
You’ve been bringing me down
And I will devour
This county, this state and this town
I will
Climb your
Spiral
Staircase
I will
Make my
Untimely mistakes
I will chase
Certain death
I will embrace
What’s left
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4. |
Serpentine
04:20
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I’ve been riding
For far too long
The horizon
Is just too far gone
And I’ve been sleeping
And I’ve been sleeping far too long
The shift of the gears, they
Play a sad, sad song
Jackknifed in Lanark
Backstabbed in Rome
I can’t keep my eyes shut
Open wide too long
Six days and twenty
(Six days and twenty)
You can read between the lines
Snake through the byways
Ten Four, man. Serpentine
How long until I…sleep again
How long until I…
How long
Too long
What’s done is done…they say
In my rearview
No yesterdays
How long
It’s too long
It’s like shedding a skin when
You’re reborn in time
With a brand new handle
Call me Serpentine
White crosses
On the highway
Forgotten names
At every turn
One day you’ll know me
One day I’ll burn
How long until I will…sleep again
How long until I
How long
How long
What’s done is done, they say
In my rearview
There are no yesterdays
How long
Too long…
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5. |
Standing In His Darkness
03:38
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Born on a Monday
Buried on a Sunday
The time in between them
It sure flies by
There were two brothers
Say goodbye to mother
It’s the kind of story
Where you laugh until you cry
No doubt about it
They should’ve been someone
Now it’s over
Now it’s done
It’s over and it’s done
There were two
But now there’s one
When you think about it
Should have seen their name in lights
There’s no doubt about it
Just ain’t right
You know it just ain’t right
Maybe in another time
Maybe in another world
It would’ve worked out right
You check into that hotel
Then you can’t check out
Sign on the line, son
Because there’s no doubt
Back in Hochelaga
You gotta punch the clock
It’s hard to make a melody
When the maker is in hock
No doubt about it
They should’ve been someone
Now it’s over
Now it’s done
It’s over and it’s done
It’s over and it’s done
It’s over and it’s done
There were two
But now there’s one
No doubt about it
Should have seen their name in lights
When you think about it
Just ain’t right
Maybe in a different time
Maybe in another world
Would have been alright
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6. |
Nine Tenths Of The Law
01:53
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Hand full of blood reveals its ownership
Combatant’s point of view speaks otherwise
Nine tenths of the law
You didn’t see what you saw
Your jaundiced eye it lacks such fortitude
Yeah
Possession is the unjust ruling here
Doled out by such unworthy pawns
Nine tenths of the law
You didn’t see what you saw
My contempt is sorely warranted
Yeah
Your powdered wigs and such
Add up to less than much
Your powdered wigs and such
My person may contain
Some remnants, all in vain
Because… it’s all in vein
Hey
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7. |
See You In Hell
02:47
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I’ll surely see you there
We will immolate together
The heat, radiating glare
Seasons in Hell
But how’s the weather
I’ll meet you at the gates
No plus one
But they make exceptions
Répondez s'il vous plaît,
Hot ticket
Guaranteed redemption
See you in Hell
See you in Hell
Three hundred sixty degree
Floor seats
VIP
I hope you can endure
Increasing temperature
See you in Hell
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8. |
Heed The Thunder
03:41
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Don’t stop and wonder
Just heed the thunder, it’s all you can do
Get to higher ground
Because what is lost…
Will not to be found
When your time runs out
It’s not a moment for reflection
With your unheard shouts
The scythe comes for collection
And you’ll be pulled under
Torn asunder
Sinking like a stone
And in those depths
What is left
Will be drowning
And all alone
It’s your cross to bear,
And you’ll get your share
Awww Yeah
When it’s your time
you’re the one left lonely
Right before your eyes
You see you are the one and only
Sinking down…
Darker by the minute
To where there is no sound
You’re the only one left in it…
To be pulled under
Torn asunder
You’ll be sinking like a stone
And in those depths
All bereft
Because you’re drowning
And all alone
It’s your cross to bear,
And you’ll get your share
Yeah
You wake up
To another day
You didn’t want to see
But you’ll see anyway
From the up side to the down side
From the penthouse to the double wide
If it shall fall into my lot
That I shall rise and you shall not
Don’t stop and wonder
All you got to do is heed the thunder
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