1. |
The Sick World
05:31
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So we drive into the country
Beneath the burning sun
I do all my best acting
Down the barrel of a gun
Lay out the new placemats
Pour out all the wine
Break down the borders
To a brand new way of life
Cut out your tongue now
Caught talking out of turn
Important to remember
How we watched our cities burn
All I can say is I'm glad you're ok
And you've said you won't take it no more
Tell me to pray, only then can I stay
I don't think I can take this no more
Come on now baby
Wash your filthy hands
I won't participate in
The sick world
Hard to see a future
That's not a lot like this
Be part of something bigger
Continue to exist
I've got so many problems
I made myself a list
Tacked it to the doorframe
To remind me of my sins
Deny my imperfections
Cause there's nothing I can do
Realize my misperceptions
Ingrained as in a zoo
All I can say is I'm glad you're ok
And you've said you won't take it no more
Tell me to pray, only then can I stay
I don't think I can take this no more
Come on now baby
Wash your filthy hands
I won't participate in
The sick world
Second generation of my family
Not to fight in a Great War
And then she shows up in her brand new Chevy
And we drive to the Palisades Mall
And I'll be buried under the concrete
Before it dissolves into sand
This planet is yours for the taking baby
For as long as it lasts
I hope that my ancestors
Didn't cause yours any pain
But the likelihood is they did
Yeah the likelihood is they did
All I can say is I'm glad you're ok
And you've said you won't take it no more
Tell me to pray, only then can I stay
I don't think I can take this no more
Come on now baby
Wash your filthy hands
I won't participate in
The sick world
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2. |
Teenage Detour
03:42
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I'm not trying to rain on your parade,
But in any other world you'd be classified insane
You can't eat all that poison and you can't go out like that
If your father saw you, he'd surely throw a fit
Stay out of trouble, you best not misbehave
Are you even listening, you always get your way
Not back by eleven, you won't hear the last of this
Have to tell me all the stories about all the boys you've kissed
Don't even ask
Cause I just can't respond
So don't even ask, don't even ask
When did you turn into this person I don't know
Where did you come from and where did my buddy go?
My mother, she's a moron, and my daddy is a fool
Don't even get me started on those infidels at school
The classes are so boring and my teacher he's a creep
I shouldn't have to know about how he's a fucking freak
So that's it, I'm leaving, I'm off tonight
Bought a one-way ticket on an over-night
To New York City, land of the free
Where I can be an artist, it'll totally be neat
Don't even ask
Cause I just can't respond
So don't even ask, don't even ask
When did you turn into this person I don't know
Where did you come from and where did my buddy go?
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3. |
The Crystal Fortress
04:49
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Night falls on luxury island
And a thunderstorm
Lights up the crystal fortress walls
They were the neighbors back then
Sat through it all
I see the floodwater
Six feet tall
I wonder where, I wonder how
I try sometimes to figure out
I keep on falling down
And each day I'm here, I'm still around
Sure feels like time is running out
I keep on falling down
I don't believe in you brother, I'm sorry to say
I don't belong around these ancient ways
The show is over and once again
You haven't got my back
Standing around looking the other way
I wonder where, I wonder how
I try sometimes to figure out
I keep on falling down
And each day I'm here, I'm still around
Sure feels like time is running out
I keep on falling down
Back in September
This was my reason to be
But now
The damage is done
The magic is gone
And all that money
Well that just couldn't be
But now
The damage is done
The magic is gone
I wonder where, I wonder how
I try sometimes to figure out
I keep on falling down
And each day I'm here, I'm still around
Sure feels like time is running out
I keep on falling down
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4. |
Private Zoo
04:07
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Nowadays, I'm feeling the sting of the heat
I'm losing sensation in my feet
I can't believe that we used to be friends
Just goes to show I'm a fool
And I'll lose in the end
I don't believe you
And now, I can't trust you
Love that I believe in
It's the only way
I can't escape these violent feelings
Getting in my way
Here I go again
On my own again
They've confiscated
Nearly everything I own
Stripped down my spirit
To my bones
Nowadays
I'm dreaming of far romance
Uncertain coincidence
And chance
I can't believe that we used to be friends
Just goes to show I'm a fool
And I'll lose in the end
I don't believe you
And now, I can't trust you
Love that I believe in
It's the only way
I can't escape these violent feelings
Getting in my way
Here I go again
On my own again
Love that I believe in
A love for me from you
Yet all I ever wanted
Was my very own private zoo
Here I am again
On my own again
Love that I believe in
It's the only way
I can't escape these violent feelings
Getting in my way
Here I go again
On my own again
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5. |
Get into Love
05:17
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Now that I've found you
I'm stuck around here
Back to that grindstone
For a whole 'nother year
Five days a week, babe
We'll spend on our own
Attempting to build us
Our very own home
Now that I need you
I'm trapped in this place
But I've got you near me
To light me the way
Is everything just like you wanted?
(Get into love)
Is everybody pleased by our answers?
(Are you in love?)
Now that I've found you
I'm stuck around here
Sat in this meeting
For a whole 'nother year
The lawn and the shopping
All the childrens' TV
It all blurs together
And replaces my dreams
The smoke and the chimneys
Are taking their toll
The hours that I see you
More precious than gold
Is everything just like you wanted?
(Get into love)
Is everybody pleased by our answers?
(Are you in love?)
Come on and try and take it
Back to the start
Following all my instincts
I give you my heart
Is everything just like you wanted?
(Get into love)
Is everybody pleased by our answers?
(Are you in love?)
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6. |
World That We Live In
03:49
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Old lady, fairly empty subway train
Stumbles through the threshold all covered in rain
Shoots us all a death glare and slumps in the corner
Has everyone's attention
With her complete lack of order
She's crazy, she's a freak
A disappointingly worthless weird whacky antique
And almost immediately
She locks on to her target
Snaps like a rabid dog
With something fresh to bark at
Me and the others
Silently panic
But it's just the world that we live in
This is just the world that we live in
Stop reading
That paper
Makes me nervous
Makes me shaky
I'm just a human
It's my nature
To lose control of my
Bad behavior
Shouts back without hesitation
His response is rough incautious indignation
He stands his ground and shows he means business
And he is much louder and he is much more viscious
He starts to swear and she starts to cry
Why won't he just stop reading the Times
He's pointing his fingers and shaking his hands
And she's all like I should have known you wouldn't understand
Me and the others
Silently panic
But it's just the world that we live in
This is just the world that we live in
Stop reading
That paper
Makes me nervous
It makes me shaky
I'm just a human
It's my nature
To lose control of my
Bad behavior
59th st and it's already her station
She mumbles something about eternal damnation
But he ain't stopping, he wants her to know
Something important just as the doors close
And all the tourists sigh collectively
Proud, he is of removing her effectively
Another classic New York story
Real crazy
Now that's funny
Stop reading
That paper
Makes me nervous
Makes me shaky
I'm just a human
It's my nature
To lose control of my
Bad behavior
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7. |
While You're Gone
03:04
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I'm gonna miss you
Just wanna say I'm gonna miss you
Yeah, I'm gonna miss you
While you're gone
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Haldane New York, New York
Haldane was born in Oxford, England to a British father and a Texan mother. He now lives in New York and this music is his attempt to reconcile some of the demons that were created inside him due to this this sick fusion of cultures. Thanks for listening. ... more
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