1.Alligator Brain
(Slavens, Muller)
taste of blood
on my lips
cold spot in my heart
man of action
plan of action
no reaction
cold spot in my heart
there's a cold spot in my heart
if I love you
I can hurt you
cold spot in my heart
everything that you say can be used
in a cold spot in my heart
I've got a cold spot in my heart
the knife cuts
my heart bleeds
please don't push me baby,
there's a cold spot in my heart
just can't be responsible
for tearing you apart
when I'm in my alligator brain
I see my chance
I make my move
got a cold spot
I've got a cold spot in my heart
once I'm in motion
there is no devotion
just one cold emotion
cold spot in my heart
I've got a cold spot in my heart
2.Bye-Bye
(Slavens)
I had a dream
a particular scene
though now it gets hard to remember
you looked so real
as you sat at the wheel
the air smelled of early December
I heard the sound of your voice
remember
Luanne
I heard the sound of your voice
say to me...
bye-bye
hope you remember my name when I'm gone
bye-bye
don't really know if it meant anything
but I feel like a better man today
it sounded so true
that I knew it was you
though I can't recall what you were saying
if I was there you didn't seem to care
when you spoke you were looking right through me
I left school and I guess things got cool
between you and our person in common
but he was there too
he went through it with you
who's to say which one came out better
3.Castle On The Hill
(Slavens)
gotta wonder how you sleep at night
with the front door locked
and the windows drawn up tight
in your castle up on the hill
baby, baby, do you know what I mean
there's a great big world
that I know you've never seen
from your castle up on the hill
You built it brick by brick
and locked yourself inside
you're sitting safe in a great big fortress
but I don't know what you're hiding from
I guess you're worried that you might find out
that you've been missing what your life is all about
while you're sitting in your castle on the hill
if you ask me
you're just a victim of your own devices
money and security will not suffice
go out and get a real life
break out of the castle on the hill
4.Cast Out Your Demons
(Slavens)
everybody's talking
talking all about you
don't pretend that you don't know
seems you got a problem
you don't have to be too smart
to guess it right on the nose
something's got the better of you
and it's sticking to your life
like gum on your shoe
Everybody's worried
worried all about you
wondering when you're gonna explode
don't be too surprised if they all stand back
and leave you alone
to carry the load
something's got the better of you
you better take care of it
before it takes care of you
you better cast out your demons
everybody loves you
everybody still cares about you
even when you push them away
but hey we're all human
and you'll push it to the limit
you'll wake up alone some day
something's got the better of you
you better take care of it
before it takes care of you
I know it's gonna be hard but
you better cast out your demons
5.Crawl
(Slavens)
crawl
into another head
stand up
take a look around - tell me what you see
crawl into another head
now, when I was a baby
I just couldn't understand
why everybody didn't think like I did
and it messed with my head
it took me years to overcome it
but I finally did
when I took a little trip in someone else's head
now, everybody tells me that I gotta have a worldview
well I listen very carefully
but I don't always know what to do
there's a lot of bogus causes
phony ideologies
but if you pick yourself the right one
you can set your spirit free
now, I am on the right side maybe
you are on the left side
and we're looking at the same thing
but we're looking at it differently
I guess I'm talking about perspective
but it's different from that
if you can walk around
with someone else's brain under your hat
it's a very simple reason
and a lot of people learn it
but a lot of people close their minds
to certain information
they are trying to avoid
any unwanted stimulation
that might make them reevaluate the values that they live by
6.Do It For Love
(Slavens, Muller, Brand, Emert)
baby you can rob a bank
or hold up a 7-11
you can shoplift merchandise
and still buy your way into heaven
all you need is a valid excuse
they'll tell you it's a sin to steal
but you're only as guilty as you feel
just don't do what the bad people do
you can get away with anything
if you do it for love
you can get away with anything if you do it
but just make sure you're doing it
you can get away with anything if you do it for love
absolution comes from within
but love alone can save your soul from sin
just don't do what the bad people do
do it for love and only for love
not for money
or for power or some God up above
no judge or jury ever can convict you, son
7.East Coast Jones
(Slavens)
back home it's the same
things are very slow to change
by the time the news comes in from L.A.
the latest fad is already passe (hey, hey)
the clothes and the music and the latest phrase
tomorrow has the reek of yesterday
everybody wants to keep up
with the east coast Jones
and the west coast way to play
back here it's the same
everything is up to date
they say
build it up, buy it up, eat it up fast
it's made for looks
but it ain't made to last
buy a nice house
buy a nice car
junior executives
born to be a star
if you want to be in fashion
you'll have to pay
the east coast Jones
and the west coast way to play
out there it's the same
except there ain't nobody knows your name
'the grass is always greener on the other side'
and 'you can run but you can never hide'
well you see
all the same rules will still apply
you'll still get low
you know you'll still get high
everybody runs to keep up
with the east coast Jones
and the west coast way to play
8.I Was Confused (About The Television Set)
(Slavens, Muller, Brand)
I watched the news just the other day
and there's just one thing that I must say
it gave me a pain
right in the middle of my head
the newsman came on with his face
and told me about the big disgrace
let me know just how many people got dead
and I got down, it brought me down
so I got up
and turned it off
that left me alone with my thoughts
and a great big pain
right in the middle of my head
and I was confused
I didn't know what to do
I watched a show just the other night
and I must say something was not right
how come people on television's weird in the head
well they won't show sex but they show a lot of killing
guess it must be better to show blood spilling
than to let little junior see two naked people in bed
9.Love Is The Question
(Slavens)
love is the question
that my heart's been asking
and you are the answer
every night I go to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep
if I have to climb a thousand mountains high
I will be there for you, baby
I will show you how to fly
yeah, yeah, yeah
won't you do it once for me
cover me with kisses, baby
10.Old Eyes
(Slavens)
I met you in an earlier time
we had just one thing in common
that was the only thing in my life
I remember that one spring day
when we drove out in the country
flying past houses, farms and fields
I would give anything
to be with you again
I would give anything
to hear you call my name
I would give anything
to see your smiling face
to see you with my old eyes
that wasn't so long ago
when we were both quite naive
oh the things that I believed
I remember the summer with you
when we lived out in the country
so much life and so much time
time is changing
now my life is rearranged
there's so much trouble
we got lost
I could not find you
had to leave you far behind
but I will be with you again
11.The Buffalo Club
(Slavens)
I don't belong to the Buffalo Club
but I sure would like to wake up in the morning
and find out it's all been a terrible dream
does anybody see it as a warning
have you been out there on the street
pretty lights above your head
pretty bricks beneath your feet
clean off the spray paint on the walls
clean the kids and clean their minds
until there's nothing left to clean except the sky
have you been checking out the changes
I hear so many names
I see so many different faces
all the suffering from the same disease
did you find out young that life is short
and try to take the easy way out
there's no easy way out
how I wish that I could be naive
I long to be taken in
tricked into beleiving again
12.Underwater
(Slavens, Muller, Brand, Emert)
air all around
but no water to be found
I dance around
but the surroundings don't suit me
I'm looking
for a familiar face
I'm reaching for something
but I don't know
I'm on the outside now
I'd love to get back in again
I never should have jumped
just lack of self discipline
and I long to be back
underwater
once I was so safe and sound
just floating all around
and there was
nothing much to do or see
but I long to
be back
underwater
13.Yeah Right
(Slavens, Muller)
everybody's driving in their cars
everybody's telling me
boy you've gotta be a big star
I don't listen to what they say
I just concentrate on having a nice day
and I say
hey, hey, hey
get outta my face
changes coming 'round
soon enough
gonna put you all in your place
so get yourself a job that pays real good
find yourself a house in a nice neighborhood
get some money in the bank and
nothing bad will happen
don't worry about the nightly news
somebody else has got the blues
you're on top and you can't lose
nothing bad will happen
...yeah, right
as it was it is
and shall be evermore
don't be too concerned about
what the future has in store
cuz you don't want to change it anyway
well, this is how you dig it
so this is how it stays
and I say
whoa, whoa, whoa
maintain the status quo
and don't tell me about changes, baby
I don't want to know
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