1.Ballad of a Ladyman
eye cream and thigh cream
how 'bout a get-high cream？
nothing I do smoothes out the feelings
of being used
ballad of a ladyman
freak that i am
live in Japan
we'll rock with the tough girls
in this part of the world
take a photograph
portrait of a ladyman
Are we holding on to our pride a bit too long？
Are we breaking on guitars？
Are we breaking you apart？
they say i've gone too far
with the image i've got and
i know i'd make a mint
with new plastic skin
and a hit on the radio
temptations of a ladyman
i could be demure like girls who are soft
and boys who are fearful of getting an earful
but i gotta rock!
i'd rather be a ladyman
how many times will you decide？
how many lives will you define？
how much control should we give up of our lives？
(you sit at home with an alibi
in case they call and ask you
why all you do is go 'oooh, ahh, oooh')
you're out of control but saying
'oooh, aah, oooh, aah, oooh, aah, oooh
are we holding on to our pride a bit too long？
are we breaking on guitars？
are we breaking you apart？
oooh, aah, oooh
ballad of a ladyman
2.Ironclad
you went down in the very first round
sitting ringside in a tiny town
knock out, knock out
first round, first round
this could be our very last stand
the monitor and the merrimac
too bad, too bad
you're ironclad, ironclad
oooh when you call, you will call the loudest
oooh when you fall, you will fall the hardest
(who do you love？ who do you love？ )
who do you love？
(what would you kill？ what would you kill？)
what would you kill？
(to make a heart stand still, heart stand still)
heart stand still
(and what would you pay？ what would you pay？)
what would you pay？
(to make the hate go away, hate go away？)
hate go away
oooh when you call, you will call the loudest
oooh when you fall, you will fall the hardest
why battle-cry？ dry your eyes
no one can hear you
once iron made
heart or spade
no one can steal you
3.All Hands on the Bad One
you can't get to heaven in a silver spoon
you can polish everything
except for the mark on you
come be the first in line
to shake the hand of mine
(they call you out and up)
All hands on the bad one
all hands on the bad one
we would be no better
we would be no better
you can't get to heaven in your sunday best
when the night before
they were callin' it your cocktail dress
You can't get to heaven with a 3 chord song
they called you a sinner
but the people want to sing along
come be the first in line
to shake the hand of mine
(they call you out and up)
all hands on the bad one
all hands on the bad one
we would be no better
we would be no better
all hands on the bad one
4.Youth Decay
acid tooth
it's got nothing to do with you
if you wanna watch me chew
my teeth are cutting you out
stomachache
well it must be in your head
it must be something that i did
food just doesn't seem to work out
am i rotting out？
daddy says i've got my momma's mouth
i'm all about a forked tongue and a dirty house
mom has said
yes this happened to me long ago
and i've got the same hurting oh
but no one would believe me when i said
close my mouth
was i born to accomodate
i'm so good at playing dead
words just don't seem to come out
am i rotting out？
daddy says i've got my momma's mouth
i'm all about a forked tongue and a dirty house
should i eat something sweet instead
wash away all these things we said
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
how many doctors
5.You're No Rock N' Roll Fun
you're no rock 'n' roll fun
like a party that's over before it's begun
you're no walk in the park
more like a shot in the dark
with clues left for no one
and all the boys in the band
know how to get down
fill our christmas socks
with whiskey drinks and chocolate bars
when the evening ends
we won't be thinking of you then
and even the best man
won't hang out with the girl band
(the girl band)
you're no rock 'n' roll fun
like a piece of art that no one can touch
you're head is always up in the clouds
writing your songs
won't you ever come down？
and all the boys in the band
know how to get down
fill our christmas socks
with whiskey drinks and chocolate bars
when the evening ends
we won't be thinking of you then
even if your song is playing on the jukebox
(the jukebox)
you like to party with the lights on
(c'mon, i like the dark)
you always want to hear the same old songs
(c'mon, play another song)
'cause you're no rock 'n' roll fun
like a party that's over before it's begun
you're no walk in the park
more like a shot in the dark
with clues left for no one
you're no rock 'n' roll fun
you're no rock 'n' roll fun
you're no rock 'n' roll fun
you're no ROCK 'N' ROLL FUN!
6.#1 Must Have
bearer of the flag from the beginning
now who would have believed
that this riot grrrl's a cynic
but they took our ideals to their marketing stars
and now i'm spending all my days at
trying to buy back a little peice of me
(everywhere i go they say hello
weren't you the one who sold your soul？
every time you leave they say
'Oh no, why did you ever let us go？')
and i think that i sometimes might have wished
for something more than to be a size six
but now my inspiration rests
inbetween my beauty magazines
and my credit card bills
I've been crawling up so long
on your stairway to heaven
and now i no longer believe
that i want to get in
and will there always be concerts
where women are raped？
watch me make up my mind instead of my face
the number one must have is that we are safe
(Everywhere you go teenage is the rage
inside your pants and on the front page
everywhere you go it's die or be born
if you can't decide then it's your own war)
no more
no more
and for all the ladies out there i wish
we could write more than the next marketing bid
culture is what we make it, yes it is
now is the time, now is the time to invent
invent invent
7.The Professional
there is a sound they don' t want you to own
arrest every word that escapes from your throat
they hand you the world's smallest microphone
it's still too loud and you're asked to go home
she can stay as long as she swears
that when she breathes it will be her own air
she'll state her case and take up space
and that suffocates...
The Professional
there is a sound that they want you to hear
to drown out the voice that plays in your ear
they hand you the world's biggest razorblade
an amateur bleeds but she hardly gets paid
she can be mad but they'll let her know
the scorched earth allows nothing to grow
and she'll be blamed but feel no shame
'cause she'll have stopped...
THE PROFESSIONAL
8.Was it a Lie？
the yard was cold and dark
the track was clearly marked
but she was tired, she didn't see
she was just out alone
she wasn't going home
she was going somewhere far away
the train was moving through
as we know the world has to do
everyone will say it was her fault
somewhere a camera's placed
inside this awful place
the accident is about to start
was it a lie？
did it fill your head？
did it entertain？
will you feel alive at the end of it？
when the collision came
she died right away
her body flung almost sixty feet
and as she split in two
was she coming straight for you？
and do you have a camera for a face？
was she your tv show？
was she your video？
a woman's pain never private, always seen
i want to close my eyes
i want to cut the wires
i want a day not made for you to see
when you play it back to me
it feels more like a parody
and that's all i will ever be
it's all i will ever be
i really don't care about it
i don't care if it's cold
i really want to be
the prettiest wreck you've seen
(you broadcast it in 50 states
looped her death on the internet
and a woman's life got cheaper that day
a woman's life got cheaper that day)
9.Male Model
he's got a perfect face
turn away before you go and turn me on
i cannot look away
i'm stunned
it's that je ne sais quoi, uh huh
he talks to me in my sleep
does he write my songs for me？
should i try to play just like him？
kick it out, could you show me your riffs？
you always measure me by him
don't get me wrong,
i'm not opposed to something big
i'm so sick of tests
go ahead and flunk my ass!
you don't own the situation, honey
you don't own the stage
we're here to join the conversation
and we're here to raise the stakes
now do you hear that sound as the model breaks？
take the stage
let the image of him fade away
go back and tear the pictures from the page
it's time for a new rock and roll age
history will have to find a different face
and if you're ready for me
i just might be what you're looking for
you don't own the situation, honey
you don' t own the stage
we're here to join the conversation
and we're here to raise the stakes
now do you hear that sound as the model breaks？
raise the stakes
10.Leaving You Behind
i wonder how you looked the day you were erased
to look down at your heart and watch it fade
did you disappear or were you just misplaced？
left behind with no one else to blame
it's all gone but something lingers on
a place i used to call home
now me, you, and the ghost
looking for that thing we lost
laughing at the way it was
looking for the one we lost
(Are you letting go？
thinking clearer now that it's over
there's no one to blame as we walk away
why is it i just feel so heavy？
what do i take away？)
when you're in a room
it's all that i can feel
get so used to loving what's not real
there's nothing i can hold
no real tears to cry
you can't breathe life back into a lie
11.Milkshake and honey
14 Rue de Savoy
that's where the flat was let
shacked up in Paris
two days after we had met
18 bars of the sonata and you were mine
this music gig doesn't pay that well
but the fans are alright
darling come home
i can't take the apartment alone
you left your beret behind
and your croissant is getting cold
visa, mastercard, discovered that i was spent
took my heart, my best jeans
and left me with paying the rent
user, abuser, a loser but i didn't care
i've always been a guy with a sweet tooth
and that girl was just like a king-sized candy bar
pick up the phone
meet me at the Sorbonne
you keep on turning me on
with those french words that i can't pronounce
milkshake and honey, yeah...
milkshake and honey, yeah...
(ma petit comment ca va)
milkshake and honey, yeah...
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