1.Busy Signals
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Woo hoo, we're a standing contradiction
A pieced together picture of a satellite trying to fly
Woo hoo, this is feeling like a stick up
And I'm about to plan my getaway
Woo hoo, yes it's better late than never
It's scary but whatever, at least it didn't leave me to lie
Woo hoo we were not prepared to settle
But I'm not about to give my heart away
To subjects without pre-dicates
You chain me to the telephone
To keep me close when you're alone
I'm hanging up, you're begging me to stay
Your busy signals compromise
Your innocence and alibis
So I'm about to let you walk away
Woo hoo, this is easier than lying
I'm not afraid of dying but it
Doesn't mean I'm ready to go
Woo hoo, all the animals are trying
But I just want to survive anyway
Woo hoo, we're a dangerous progression
A volatile succession, a saturation ready to blow
It's a chemical reaction the asses
And the bases break away
To the subjects without predicates
You chain me to the telephone
To keep me close when you're alone
I'm hanging up you're begging me to stay
Your busy signals compromise
Your innocence and alibis
So I'm about to let you walk away
We're trapped, tangled in the slack
Our finger on the trigger and a saddle on our back
So get back, subtlety's a trap
We'll never take it easy and we'll never take it back
We're trapped, tangled in the slack
We'll never take it easy and we'll never take it back
You chain me to the telephone
To keep me close when you're alone
I'm hanging up, you're begging me to stay
The busy signals compromise excuses threats and alibis
So I'm about to let you walk away
You chain me to the telephone
To keep me close when were alone
I'm hanging up you're begging me to stay
Your busy signals compromise
Your innocence and alibis
So I'm about to let you walk away
'Cause I can only let you walk away
2.Gimme Chemicals
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
A twist in hand with some friends of mine
We hang like sneakers from the power lines
Now that I'm 26, in no state of mind
To feel relieved or to be satisfied, singing
All this pressure and all this pain
And all these sins swim through my veins
If I could do it again I'd probably do it the same
But I'd try to cut back on the cigarettes singing
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
She blew my nose and then she curled my toes
And then she made me breakfast, laid out my clothes
Went back to sleep and never called her back
The only plans I make are to the block and back
But I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
There's a rhythm to the words that she said
And it keeps me screaming
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
Ooh, you know the pharmacy's bought the revival
Ooh, and now they're giving it all away
Ooh, you know the pharmacy's bought the revival
Ooh, yeah
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
Hey, gimme, gimme chemicals
Gimme the fix, gimme back control
A white hot white revival
We're gonna be saved tonight
Ooh, you know the pharmacy's bought the revival
Ooh, and now they're giving it all away
Ooh, you know the pharmacy's bought the revival
Ooh
3.Seventeen Candles
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Every day's a distraction
All the animals just looking for action
And Emily's free styling rhymes
Smoking in the girls' room to kill some time
'Cause all they want is a girl
Who parties hard and doesn't bother to argue
And nobody's worse for the wear
Everybody's cool with the I don't care
Seventeen candles are burning bright tonight
But I've a feeling that she believes
She's a bit old for cake and gifts and party favors
Emily, everyone told her it don't get much better
Which only upset her, could this be as good as it gets？
Just as bad as a half stack
Of vodka tonic bottled up in her backpack
She's badder than Big Heavy James
She tunes it all out but the fact remains
That all we do is talk about the future
Like there's someway to control it
Why not just enjoy the ride？
Seventeen candles are burning bright tonight
But I've a feeling that she believes
She's a bit old for cake and gifts and party favors
Emily, everyone told her it don't get much better
Which only upset her, could this be as good as it gets？
She said, â½If this is the night life, I'd rather stay in
You call this a good time, I just call it a trend
If this is as good as it gets then I'm packing up my shit
And I'm gone and I'm not coming back'
Seventeen candles are burning bright tonight
But I've a feeling that she believes
She's a bit old for cake and gifts and party favors
Emily, everyone told her it don't get much better
Which only upset her, could this be as good as it gets？
Seventeen candles are burning bright tonight
But I've a feeling that she believes
She's a bit old for cake and gifts and party favors
Emily, everyone told her it don't get much better
Which only upset her, could this be as good as it gets？
4.Falling With Every Step
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Old fashionistas, scene police and souvenirs
Keepsakes from days I wish that I wasn't here
Snowflake, it's so hard
That you're a whole lot, you're a sham
But I think I want it
I think I need it
Like I need a heart attack
Now I'm falling, falling
Falling with every step
I'm crawling, crawling
Past the company that I've kept
Oh, calm charisma, there's no story in your tears
Let's just do nothing but hang like chandeliers
You're such a big shot
You're an astronaut, you're a flirt
But I think I want it
I think I need it
Like I need a heart attack
Now I'm falling, falling
Falling with every step
I'm crawling, crawling
Past the company that I've kept
Every day is a runaround
All I want is a taste but now
I'm falling, falling
Falling with every step
Falling, falling
In the fault line I'm falling
Like an engine that's stalling
And nobody, nobody's getting out alive
Falling, falling,
In the fault line I'm falling
Like an engine that's stalling
And nobody, nobody's getting out alive
Falling, falling,
In the fault line I'm falling
Like an engine that's stalling
And nobody, nobody's getting out alive
My heart was with her, but my body's on strike
Fighting the poison that I've chosen tonight
She looked concerned, said, 'Are you feeling alright？'
I didn't answer, stop me if you've heard this one
Another bastard with a shit eating grin
So disingenuous, just phoning it in
Slowly fading, easy faking chagrin
She said, 'I'm sorry', at least that's what I think she said
The faced manipulations of nefarious creeps
The kind that reminisce about the heart of the streets
The kind that talked a lot of shit, but couldn't handle the heat
The kind you saw it in their eyes it was the
Widening retinas acting as antennas
Nothing was sacred and nothing was safe at all
Woah, woah, we're falling so loud
Woah, woah, we're falling so loud
Woah, woah, we're falling so loud
Woah, woah, we're falling so loud
I'm falling, falling
Falling with every step
I'm crawling, crawling
Past the company that I've kept
Every day is a runaround
All I want is a taste but now
I'm falling, falling
Falling with every step
Falling, falling
In the fault line I'm falling
5.Truth Or Dare
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Was it easy all along？
As the days went on and on
Going through the motions
Holding on to better years
'Cause now all you'll hear from me
Is a familiar melody
From the wires to the speakers
To your tired ears
So truth or dare, let me hear it
Say you'll stay like you mean it
Or don't let go 'til it feels like
Nothing's changed and nothing's wrong
With the things you tried to take
That I need to stay awake
That I need to trade
The action for the old routine
So truth or dare, let me hear it
Say you'll stay like you mean it
Or don't let go 'til it feels like
Nothing's changed and nothing's wrong
'Cause day by day she's a little
Closer still to the middle
So kiss and kill me a little
More and more until you're gone
'Cause every single minute I'm drowning out there
And every single argument's endless
And I know ever indiscretion is breaking your heart
And every bad decision, every bad decision is defenseless
Truth or dare, let me hear it
Say you'll stay like you mean it
Or don't let go 'til it feels like
Nothing's changed and nothing's wrong
'Cause day by day she's a little
Closer still to the middle
So kiss and kill me a little
More and more until you're gone
6.Don't Wait For Me
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
As I wake up alone
After years of playing musical homes
I am not really sure, 'cause it's all such a blur
But I think I'll be home in the fall
And as my friends live and breathe
It seems they're doing just fine without me
'Cause I walk like a ghost without what meant the most to me
Back before I had it all
And it's minutes to hours and hours to days
It's cradles then taxes then caskets then graves
But you've got your own world to burn
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me
And I was feeling alright
It was just me and Jack Daniel's tonight
And I appreciated his company the same
It reminded me of Tennessee
And it's minutes to hours and hours to days
It's cradles then taxes then caskets then graves
On these city streets we can't stop for a while
We just live out our lives every mile after mile
But you've got your own world to burn
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me
Don't wait for me
I'd fly to your arms if only I could move
And I'd find a way through the turbulent sky
'Cause I know and you know there's nothing to prove
This distance ain't only in miles
And it's minutes to hours and hours to days
It's cradles then taxes then caskets then graves
On these city streets we can't stop for a while
We just live out our lives every mile after mile
But you've got your own world to burn
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me
Don't wait for me, don't wait for me
So I guess, this is the dream
But no one said it'd be such a machine
7.Stranglehold
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Oh my God, tied up to entertain the firing squad
I gotta hand it to you
I, I, I don't know why you're so trigger happy
I, I, I suppose you're gonna tell me
Tick, tick, tick, my heart's the bomb that's going 2-4-6
This isn't easy, singin'
I, I, I don't know why you do it to me？
I, I, I don't know why you bait me？
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go back and forth together
'Cause she knows, she knows, she knows, she knows
She's no good for me
So we go, we go, we go, we go runnin' round and round in circles
In this goddamn stranglehold
Dead cassettes unwound, I need another cigarette
Jet setter alligator
I, I, I don't know, know no chaos theory
I, I, I can't even spell my name in cursive
She's so cool but she's such a temperamental animal
She's locked and loaded singin'
I, I, I don't know why you do it to me
I, I, I won't go, go, go, go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go back and forth together
'Cause she knows, she knows, she knows, she knows
She's no good for me
So we go, we go, we go, we go runnin' round and round in circles
In this goddamn stranglehold, in this goddamn stranglehold
You're coming on so strong seems it won't be long before we're
Twisted into a knot on top floor of this elevator
You're coming on so strong seems it won't be long before we're
Twisted into a knot on top floor of this elevator
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go back and forth together
'Cause she knows, she knows, she knows, she knows
She's no good for me
So we go, we go, we go, we go runnin' round and round in circles
In this goddamn stranglehold, in this goddamn stranglehold
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go round, round
Round in this stranglehold
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go round, round
Round in this stranglehold
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go round, round
Round in this stranglehold
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, we go round, round
Round in this stranglehold
8.Settling For You
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Valerie Felony needs a chauffeur and a fake ID
And her charming art is larceny and nothing is fun
Because when all your friends are easy breezy
Down on their knees, love's just a business, you're so eager to
please
So don't be a baby, baby, ah, don't be a tease
And if you stay over when I wake, you'd better be gone
Oh, Cindy Facsimile, she's a carbon copied honeybee
And her eyes are wild as PCP and she's got a gun
And she takes pictures in the mirror as she's been told to do
Jet black mascara as she's staring through you
She's even given herself a nickname too
But it won't catch on because it's dumb and doesn't make sense
And I, I, I, I know I'm settling for you
And I know tomorrow I'll regret the things I do
But when we're in this deep, oh we know that this much is true
'Cause we're all up and we're still spun
A twelve pack and the damage done
All in all, it's not enough, she drinks cocktails when she wakes
up
And her breath smells just like cough syrup all throughout the
day
But Casey cliché stays away from strays, she likes her dirt
bags clean
She likes the right rock 'n' roll but don't know what it means
In all her glory stories nothing's quite as it seams
Even if it's bullshit from those red lips I'll trust every word
And I, I, I, I know I'm settling for you
And I know tomorrow I'll regret the things I do
But when we're in this deep, oh we know that this much is true
'Cause we're all up and we're still spun
A twelve pack and the damage done
I think it's contagious
And I, I, I, I know I'm settling for you
And I know tomorrow I'll regret the things I do
But when we're in this deep, oh we know that this much is true
'Cause we're all up and we're still spun
A twelve pack and the damage done
And I, I, I, I know I'm settling for you
And I know tomorrow I'll regret the things I do
But when we're in this deep, oh we know that this much is true
'Cause we're all up and we're still spun
A twelve pack and the damage done
9.Maria
We're melting in between
The building and the bus
It's you and me, but honestly,
It's still not us,
'Cause you've got plans, I understand
And I'll be on tour when you get back
And while we're so unlikely, love,
It's only you I'm thinking of
But it's so hard
When you won't let me tell you
What you want to hear
Let down your guard,
If only just a little,
'Cause you know I already have
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside
Just drives me to the edge
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse
Than falling from the ledge
Together sleeping on the ceiling secretly,
Somehow the air we're in has stolen the gravity
And I don't care if people stare
Or say I've changed, 'cause that's not fair
It's just that I'm not quite so cold,
I'm happy not to sleep alone
But it's so hard
When you won't let me tell you
What you want to hear
Let down your guard,
If only just a little,
'Cause you know I already have
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside
Just drives me to the edge
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse
Than falling from the ledge
And is it love？
'Cause I never thought about it any other way
And if it's love, I think that you'll know,
And even if you think you can't,
Please just try to understand
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause every lie you step inside
Just drives me to the edge
And please, leave, Maria
'Cause falling out of love is worse
Than falling from the ledge
10.Sleeping On The Floor
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Rocks and salt, a small umbrella and I'm fine
But straight from the bottle might save me a little time
I don't need no chaser, baby, I don't need no lime
Are you there Jose？ Is there no reason to your rhyme？
Don't let this night ever end
Don't let this bottle run dry
Don't let this room spin around my head
'Cause it's one shot, two shots, three shots, four
We haven't had enough until we've had a little more
It's 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4
We were swimming in tequila, now we're sleeping on the floor
Lost and loaded, losing track of it tonight
Maybe I got married, maybe I got in a fight
But I saw the devil in a flashing neon light
He said, 'You'll be fine as long as you stick with me tonight'
So don't let this night ever end
Don't let this bottle run dry
Don't let this room spin around my head
'Cause it's one shot, two shots, three shots, four
We haven't had enough until we've had a little more
It's 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4
I think I'm watching television, I'm not really sure
It's one shot, two shots, three shots, four
My stinging ears are ringing, throat is burning, legs are sore
It's 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4
We were swimming in tequila, now we're sleeping on the floor
In the winter of my discontent, the darkest hour of my despair
You hardly impaired double vision, I thought but wasn't sure
That I saw you seated alone across a crowded room
And as I approached what I thought had to be
The most beautiful girl in the world
Looking lonely and in need of quality conversation
I realized it was not you, but actually
A large cardboard cut-out of Joe Camel
Holding a surfboard and I was ashamed
So don't let this night ever end
Don't let this bottle run dry
Don't let this room spin around my head
'Cause it's one shot, two shots, three shots, four
We haven't had enough until we've had a little more
It's 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4
I think I'm watching television, I'm not really sure
It's one shot, two shots, three shots, four
My stinging ears are ringing, throat is burning, legs are sore
It's 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 4
We were swimming in tequila, now we're sleeping on the floor
11.Trust No One
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
There's a foul mouthed girl with no name
'Cause diet cokeheads, they're all the same
Behind the mirror, it's all fair game
With all these demons in your head
And all these strangers in your bed
And the word on the street is
You sleep with everyone you meet
But no one will ever love you if you love no one
All aboard, all about getting down and putting out
But no one will ever trust you if you trust no one
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let 'em all come down when they crash
Unemployed but you always got cash
It's every night for the jet set trash
With all these demons in your head
And all these strangers in your bed
And the word on the street is
You sleep with everyone you meet
But no one will ever love you if you love no one
All aboard, all about getting down and putting out
But no one will ever trust you if you trust no one
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Tongue tie me to the train tracks, train tracks baby
I just wanna get back, get back steady
Tongue tie me to the train track
Every nighter ridin' the rail
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sham on
Tongue tie me to the train tracks, train tracks, baby
I just wanna get back, get back steady
Tongue tie me to the train track
Every nighter ridin' the rail, s-s-shake
And the word on the street is
You sleep with everyone you meet
But no one will ever love you if you love no one
All aboard, all about getting down and putting out
But no one will ever trust you if you trust no one
And the word on the street is
You sleep with everyone you meet
But no one will ever love you if you love no one
All aboard, all about getting down and putting out
But no one will ever trust you if you trust no one
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
12.Here Comes Trouble
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Everybody says, oh, oh, let's go
Here comes trouble, there's sirens in the streets
And I say, that's not trouble, that's so normal
I'm just trying hard to make you hear me
And you're trying so hard to make me quiet down
But I gotta be honest
I'm just mixing signals, changing frequencies
And it's a desperate communication
I'm just trying hard to make you hear me
And you're trying so hard to calm me down
But I don't wanna be your next best option
I don't wanna be your next best thing
No, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna
I wanna see the bright side of the silver lining
I just wanna keep my heartbeat beating
Stumbling but on my own two feet
No, I don't wanna think, I just wanna drink
To surviving while the sun's still shining down
Everybody says, oh, oh, let's go
Hurry on the double, seems trouble does come in threes
And these threes don't blur the lines, they breathe them right
in
I'm just trying hard to make you hear me
And you're trying so hard to make me quiet down
But I don't wanna be your next best option
I don't wanna be your next best thing
No, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna
I wanna see the bright side of the silver lining
I just wanna keep my heartbeat beating
Stumbling but on my own two feet
No, I don't wanna think, I just wanna drink
To surviving while the sun's still shining down
I'm so enamored when I'm hammered and you're there
It's a disaster when I'm plastered in my chair
Why try so hard, my dear？ Hey, wake up I'm talking here
Your fighting silence feels like violence in the air
But I don't wanna be your next best option
I don't wanna be your next best thing
No, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna
I wanna see the bright side of the silver lining
I just wanna keep my heartbeat beating
Stumbling but on my own two feet
No, I don't wanna think, I just wanna drink
To surviving while the sun's still shining down
13.Mrs. Ruston
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Mrs. Ruston I survived the rest of your life
Unaware, oblivious, you couldn't be down
And now you're given out the combination code
And they know
Mrs. Ruston time retired all the lights
The electric air expired with the night
But you're eyes are deep and cut through me
Here in the afterglow, what a show
And she keeps sketching her dreams
From the back of her mind into the souls of machines
An audience breathes the troubles she's trying to forget
And these scenes obviously
Though I don't know what they said
Somehow I know what they mean
But how can I trust the bridge if I didn't build it？
Mrs. Ruston he was waiting there all along
What a fool, but how could anyone think it wrong
To wait or hesitate from pushing you away
If you'd stay？
And she keeps sketching her dreams
From the back of her mind into the souls of machines
An audience breathes the troubles she's trying to forget
And these scenes obviously
Though I don't know what they said
Somehow I know what they mean
But how can I trust the bridge if I didn't build it？
The constellation's falling slowly from the sky
With blurry edges through the tears that fill your eyes
You'd like to catch them but you're too afraid to try
'Cause it might be worth the effort but it's just not worth the
time
Mrs. Ruston life resides inside of the gray
And every step reminds me what you said
About losing touch with those you love
Giving yourself away everyday
And she keeps sketching her dreams
From the back of her mind into the souls of machines
An audience breathes the troubles she's trying to forget
And these scenes obviously
Though I don't know what they said
Somehow I know what they mean
But how can I trust the bridge if I didn't build it？
When she keeps quiet and clean
Despite the impact, in fact it's all that she needs
As an ambulance screams a choir to silence the regrets
This one dream evidently
Was like a flashback trip that was stealing the scene
But how can I trust the bridge if I didn't build it？
14.Teenage Graffiti
Teenage graffiti.
Shut your mouth, shut off the TV.
Ain't got no money honey, I don't mind.
Teenage graffiti.
Slam the door when you're defeated.
We're all a victim if you give us time.
We're all a victim of the times.
So put your money where your mouth is honey.
My generation's got it bad.
When everybody's talking circles better get up, get out, put
out.
We've got a world to burn.
Teenage graffiti.
Empty bottles lie beneath me.
Drank away my money, drank away my time.
Teenage graffiti.
Shut your mouth, shut off the TV.
Ain't got no money honey, I don't mind.
Where we're goin we won't spend a dime.
So put your money where your mouth is honey.
My generation's got it bad.
When everybody's talking circles better get up, get out, put
out.
We've got a world to burn.
And I don't wanna see your bedroom sugar.
I'm not lookin' for love.
But when you call me a pretender,
You know you shatter my heart.
So put your money where your mouth is honey.
My generation's got it bad.
When everybody's talking shit you better get up, get out, put
out.
We've got a world to burn.
So put your money where your mouth is honey.
My generation's got it oh so bad.
When everybody's talking circles better get up, get out, put
out.
We've got a world to burn.
15.Knock Knock
Lyricist：John Matthew Bell
Knock, knock, knock, before you enter
'Cause the chances are I'm with another
On the floor all tangled up
Trying to forget when we were sober
So knock, knock, knock
Before you enter, cause the chances are
I'll be with whoever had a car to drive me home
And alcohol to last until the morning
For every argument I did not start
For every chance you get to break my heart
I face another skirt chase
I think I'm taking someone home
For every smile I see you shoot his way
For every indiscretion, I will make you pay
It's just another skirt chase
I don't wanna be alone
And I think I've got the right idea
And I think I'm taking someone home
So knock, knock, knock, before you enter
Baby, I've told you once before
Knock, knock, knock, before you enter
Baby, I'm not asleep behind that door
16.We Do It All The Time
We'll spend the night alone
With a wipe-out record and a pack of smokes
Another Friday night at home
Watching cable television telling dirty jokes
And it's fine
You know we do it all the time
Another outta sight Friday night
Needle on the record alright
Yeah we drink away those blues
With my dark denim jacket and my 2-tone shoes
Now it's only me and you
And it's fine
Yeah you know we do it all the time
Another outta sight Friday night
Needle on the record alright
Don't wanna go to the roller rink
Don't wanna stop in and grab a drink
Don't wanna go to the drive-in at the park, no no
Don't wanna go to the five and ten
We're gonna tell everybody I'm
Not gonna make it out to the Hollywood House tonight
We'll spend the night alone
With the bay city rollers and the rolling stones
And we can disconnect the phone
45 revolution's gonna save my soul
And it's fine
Yeah you know we do it all the time
Another outta sight Friday night
Needle on the record alright
Don't wanna go to the roller rink
Don't wanna stop in and grab a drink
Don't wanna go to the drive-in at the park, no no
Don't wanna go to the five and ten
We're gonna tell everybody I'm
Not gonna make it out to the Hollywood House tonight
Don't wanna go to the roller rink
Don't wanna stop in and grab a drink
Don't wanna go to the drive-in at the park, no no
Don't wanna go to the five and ten
We're gonna tell everybody I'm
Not gonna make it out to the Hollywood House tonight
17.Typical Danger
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