Ironiclast

The Damned Things Ironiclast Lyrics
1.The Blues Havin' Blues

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

The good lord must have heard my prayers
Because he packed up and disappeared
He took the praise and extravagant odes
And left the sting, I've been dying to know

Someone should give that old Devil his due
He taught me how to love only you
He taught me how to love only you
I know I owe my good fortune to him

'Cause he pulled me out of the trance
That faith had put me in

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water
The sons and the daughters
Stripped of the sins we're destined for

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water
The sons and the daughters
The kind of death worth living for

The good stranger has seen me grieve
He saw the crooked old heart on my sleeve
He took the note I had handwritten and said
Only sinners become better men

Someone should give that old devil his due
He taught me how to love only you
He taught me how to love only you
Yeah, I owe the love of my woman to him

Because he took her out of the grave
That faith put her in

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water
The sons and the daughters
Stripped of the sins we're destined for

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water
The sons and the daughters
The kind of death worth living for

I can't live without the blues
I can't love without the blues
I can't sleep without the blues
The Devil will take his pay so we're alright

I can't live without the blues
I can't love without the blues
I can't sleep without the blues
The Devil will take his pay so we're alright

Because he pulled me out the trance
That faith had put me in

Well, I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water
The sons and the daughters
Stripped of the sins we're destined for

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water
The sons and the daughters
The kind of death worth living for

And I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I was born
Cleansed in the water
The sons and the daughters
Stripped of the sins we're destined for

I've been blessed with a broken heart
Since the day I've been reborn
Down in the water
The sons and the daughters
The kind of death worth living for


2.We've Got A Situation Here

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

I've been waiting patiently
For the crowd to gather in
To read off my demands
On the news this evening

I have not asked for much
But I want what I can't afford
Just to find myself a mess
At the steps to her door
At the steps to her door
At the steps to her door

This situation is out of my hands
I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me

I'm making all this up
As the eyes follow along
No lines between the dots
It's the right time going wrong

We wanted something more
Than we could ever regret
And I don't ever learn
But I know I forget
I know I forget, I know I forget

This situation is out of my hands
I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me

Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do your kids get the sense
I've come undone
Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do your kids get the sense
I've come undone

With all the love in the world
We're still one foot in the grave
For the love of god
Put your sights on my heart

When all the eyes are upon me
I'm sure I'll freeze to the spot
For the love of god
Put your sights on my heart

When it comes for us
Like I know it will
When it comes
It takes us in its arms

This situation is out of my hands
I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs
Come in and get me
This situation is out of my hands
I got a new prayer for a new plan
Come in and get me

This situation is out of my hands
I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs
Come in and get me
Come in and get me
Come in and get me

Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do your kids get the sense
I've come undone
Didn't the dogs get the scent
Do your kids get the sense
I've come undone


3.Ironiclast

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

You're soaking wet in the middle of a dry spell
The cold sex and the boredom sells
Heat-seeker, pull the curtain down
The death pangs and the wedding vows

This trash is fucking contagious
It runs through every inch of my veins
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death mask is a bridal veil

You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve
You don't feel much but you've got every nerve
Tell the kids, boy, what's it's like to be stoned?
Like I don't know, oh, I know

I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know
I've got a right to know

Snake charmer, going out through the trapdoor
The black sheep the lost boys are waiting for
Fashion martyr, walk the catwalk
Your knees buckled from the weight of the cross

This trash is fucking contagious
It runs through every inch of my veins
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death mask is a bridal veil

You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve
You don't feel much but you've got every nerve
Tell the kids, boy, what's it's like to be stoned?
Like I don't know, oh, I know

I got a black cloud above me too
And I got lungs to match

This trash is fucking contagious
It covers every broken inch of my bones
Turn the music off, pull the covers down
The death bed is the marital tomb, so cold


4.Little Darling

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

C'mon, little darling
Put on your favorite shoes
C'mon, c'mon, little darling
I'm gonna give you the blues

I'll make sure to keep
A light on to draw you in
Like a flame you're burnin' up
Darling to go out again

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Dry your eyes, honey
Let the broken record play
We're all the way, we're all the way

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Little darling, gonna save my soul

C'mon get loud, little darling
You've got a lot to prove
C'mon get high, little darling
Hearts gonna beat 'til they bruise

I don't mean to keep you
Waiting and wondering
Like a wave, I'm rolling in
Darling, to go out again

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Dry your eyes, honey
Let the broken record play
We're all the way, we're all the way

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul

I come and go but never disappear
A million miles until we're in the clear
I come and go but never disappear
I keep running back to you, little darling

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Dry your eyes, honey
Let the broken record play
We're all the way, we're all the way

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul
Little darling gonna save my soul

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Dry your eyes, honey
Let the broken record play
We're all the way, we're all the way

Quiet down, baby
You're not listening to what I say
We're all the way, we're all the way
Little darling gonna save my soul
Little darling gonna save my soul
Little darling gonna save my soul


5.A Great Reckoning

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

I'll let the coin toss figure it out
If that's alright
I can't be bothered
With affairs of the heart
When I'm trying to ruin my life

Place your money down
To beat the spread
You give me more credit
Than you should ever invest
And if it's bad luck that suits us
Then I'm one of a kind

The king gets his aces cracked
My good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me
But I don't miss is it, I don't know

I'm not wanted, I reckon
I reckon, I reckon

It's not necessity that kept you around
Of that I'm sure
Unless you need to keep falling apart
Then I'm your safest bet

We've been counting cards, trying to win
I lost more dignity then I had to spend
And if it's bad luck that suits us
Then I'm one of a kind

The king gets his aces cracked
My good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me
But I don't miss is it, I don't miss it

You can't take me anywhere
My good name's no good anymore
The king gets his aces cracked
And I don't miss it, I don't know

I'm not wanted, I reckon
I reckon, I reckon

The king gets his aces cracked
My good name's no good anymore
Awareness is leaving me
But I don't miss is it, I don't miss it

You can't take me anywhere
My good name's no good anymore
The king gets his aces cracked
And I don't miss it, I don't know

I'm not wanted, I reckon
I reckon, I reckon

Tonight I am ending the world
Tonight I am ending the world
Every night I am ending the world
This is my great reckoning


6.Bad Blood

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

You couldn't tell it by the tone that I want you?
You couldn't guess from the vibe that you're mine?
Shot glasses, burnt out cigarettes
You wanted nothing, baby, get in line

I couldn't stay but I thought you'd be waiting
Holding your breath while I wore out the crown
Clock freezes, no change in scenery
I closed my eyes and you opened the ground

So I watch and I wait and I pace
You gave me rope so I'm hanging around

Bad blood
Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood
We're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it?

Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Tonight we bring our bodies to life

I come crawling back
Through the cracks in your windows
I'm seeping into your skin
Through the walls

Grand delusions of petty criminals
If I'm not everything I'm nothing at all

So I watch and I wait and I pace
You gave me rope so I'm hanging around

Bad blood
Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood
We're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it? Tell me can you feel it

Bad blood
Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood
I'm crashing right in front of your eyes
Can you feel it?

Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Tonight we bring our bodies to life

Where was I
When you thought I crossed the line?
Where was I
When the gears began to grind?

Where was I
While the band kept playing on?
Where was I
When you knew I was wrong?

Bad blood
Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood
We're dancing on the edge of the knife
Can you feel it? Tell me can you feel it

Bad blood
Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins
Bad blood
I'm crashing right in front of your eyes
Can you feel it?

Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Tonight we bring our bodies to life
So, come on, baby, get in line
Tonight we bring our bodies to life


7.Black Heart

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

I hope you've taken notice of the wandering eyes
All the circling wagons and where I draw the line
All the birds of prey that keep searching
Have come to feast on my little black heart

And some get discouraged
Yeah, while the other ones starve
We've got to keep moving on
And on and on and on and on

Though the dust might settle on my bones
My blood will sneak out after dark, oh, oh, oh
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party
That catches you and brings you to my little black heart

A blank slate in the water with nothing sinking in
And I just keep repeating every goddamn thing
I try to trim some fat from the evening
Throw some meat to the wolves gathered 'round

Oh, I still get discouraged
'Cause it's just slowing me down
We've got to keep moving on
And on and on and on and on

Though the dust might settle on my bones
My blood will sneak out after dark
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party
That catches you and brings you to my little black heart

Everybody got their own thing
What's mine is yours and yours is nothing
Everybody got their own thing
What's mine is mine and I got something

Though the dust might settle on my bones
My blood will sneak out after dark, oh, oh, oh
Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party
That catches you and brings you to my little black heart

And even if you're nowhere to be found
I have been searching from the start, oh, oh, oh
Time will set the trap as strong as I was
That catches you and brings you to my little black heart


8.Friday Night (Going Down In Flames)

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

Write a note and keep the car running
Hide the evidence in front of their eyes
The heat of passion
In the sweat, we're baptized

Don't ask if I know what I'm doing
Because I don't know, I don't know
But if I have to, I'll do it on my own

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin 'cause

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And if we're all going down in flames
I think the Devil just called my name

Cross the world in search of a balance
The white whale keeps eluding me
We've got our hooks in
Now we're dragged by our feet

Don't ask if I know where it's going
'Cause I don't know, I don't know
But where I end up
Is where I rest my bones

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin 'cause

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight

'Cause all I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And if we're all going down in flames
I think the Devil just called my name

My mind is racing, the room's in a spin
And I'm tired of knockin', so just let me in
You know where I'm headin'
And I know where you've been
That ain't gonna stop from giving in

And if you look for rhyme or a reason
Your head will spin 'cause

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And Sunday's saints have gone away
They're out of sight

'Cause all I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And if we're all going down in flames
I think the Devil just called my name

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
So let my demons draw the line
Just stay on your side

All I want is another good time
It's Friday night
And if we're all going in flames
I think the Devil just called my name


9.Grave Robber

I got caught dragging the scraps from the heap by the junkyard
dogs*
They won't leave me alone because I went for the pearl they keep
in the mouth of the pig
But he won't let it go, so I broke the lock to the vault where
they buried my child
But he won't stay alive
No he can't be revived
Don't push me
I said I was leaving
I just wanted to stick my hands up the shirts of the grieving

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold

We take another drink of the dust that don't just blow, it pours
straight from the veins of the ghost of our lord
And it won't be long until my cask is a casket
And I've righted all my wrongs

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold

I lost what I've found in the feedback and chemicals
We're growing mold on the fruits of our labours
I go back to the well, with my head in my hands and my tail
between my legs

Graverobber, you can't take me home
I don't care what nobody says, lord
That's my bed on the side of the road
Graverobber, your hands are getting cold


10.Handbook For The Recently Deceased

Lyricist:Keith Michael Buckley, Rob Caggiano, Andrew John Hurley,
Scott Ian Rosenfeld, Joseph Mark Trohman

We're breaking up, getting lost in the static
You're getting blurry, right in front of me
The footsteps growing quiet
In the hallway as I let go

The gravity that attracts us, helps us implode
Or else we'd keep dividing but I know, I know

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash
So strike up a fire, light up the town

'Cause we're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it
The chaos will calm us down

Our lips move but we speak in a language
That neither one of us can understand
You sleepwalk through
The tape and the sirens, I let go

The rules of our attraction
Were carved in stone
And yet you keep resisting
But I know, I know

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash
So strike up a fire, light up the town

'Cause we're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it
The chaos will calm us down

It doesn't matter, it's a disaster
It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter, it's a disaster
It doesn't matter
The chaos will calm us down

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash
So strike up a fire, light up the town

'Cause we're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it
The chaos will calm us down

We're aimed straight at each other
We are doomed to crash
So strike up a fire, light up the town

'Cause we're aimed straight at each other
This was meant to last
So don't try to fight it
The chaos will calm us down