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INTRO
01:17
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Welcome scars behind the bars and every renegade
Welcome flags, welcome fires, get along forever
Welcome rich, welcome priest, you're no more than zeros
Welcome kings, you're gonna kneel before workin' class heroes
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GOOD TIMES
02:42
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It´s Sunday night for everybody
But I´m living on a Friday afternoon
I feel relaxed and motivated
Don´t give a shit about I should do
Let´s have some beers, one or a hundred
Commemorate that we´re still alive
Let´s have some herbs and live like gamblers
And celebrate that one day we will die
COME AND SHARE YOUR GOOD TIMES
COME AND SHARE YOUR BAD TIMES
COME AND SHARE YOUR GOOD TIMES
´CAUSE WE DON´T CARE ABOUT YOU
COME AND SHARE MY GOOD TIMES
COME AND SHARE MY BAD TIMES
COME AND SHARE MY GOOD TIMES
´CAUSE YOU DON´T CARE ABOUT ME
You´re not allowed to wish or linger
´cause none our hearts is free from scars
Our faces get plenty of wrinkles
And that means that we lived our only chance
It´s time to cry and rise up glasses
It´s time to sing and shake the blues away
It´s time to dance and move our asses
And to congratulate on our mistakes
CHORUS
And if you work tomorrow morning tell your boss to go to hell
And if you´re rushing the bartender you can fall into the well
And if you don´t know how to play you can sing and clap your hands
And if you think that we´re all crazy you should take a look at yourself
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UNWANTED
02:32
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Do you feel lonesome and lost?
Do you have something to mend?
I Know how you feel, son
Don´t give me an answer yet
I´ll offer you everything
But remember you shall not want
I can promise honor and glory
But you should never fall
No one controls your life
Nobody but yourself
You can give your own opinions
You can vote and demonstrate
Don´t dare to look at your shepherd
The herd has the same needs
We all have same opportunities
Anyone can succeed
LET´S GO DOWN BY THE RIVER
AND DOWN BY THE RIVER WE´LL CRY
DOWN BY THE RIVER, DON´T ASK WHY
Don´t you think you´re not important
I can make you feel secure
I can control your fortune
It´s something you can´t refuse
Now, are these things so important
That they stress you out and overwhelm?
Looking for your own salvation
You´ll feel like an unwanted man
LET´S GO DOWN BY THE RIVER
AND DOWN BY THE RIVER WE´LL CRY
DOWN BY THE RIVER, DON´T ASK WHY
LET´S GO DOWN BY THE RIVER
YOU´LL FEEL LIKE AN UNWANTED MAN
DOWN BY THE RIVER WE WILL DIE
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FATHER
02:55
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Father, I've been murdered
For the glory of a nation and its faith
Mother, I just wonder
What's the sense of a war with so much pain
I've been caught
Put against the wall
Now I'm a'waitin' to be shot
Father, I've been murdered
For the glory of a nation and its faith
Mother, I just wonder
What's the sense of a war with so much pain
They had failed
There's blood on my face
I´m about to get the shot of grace
Father, I've been murdered
For the glory of a nation and its shame
Mother, I just wonder
What's the sense of a war with so much pain
Father, don't be bothered
You don't have to cry for me
Mother, don't buy flowers
It ain't in heaven where we meet
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COME YOUR WAY
02:37
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MAYBE WHAT YOU SEE IS THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY
THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY LIKE THE RAIN
I´M CALLING OUT YOUR NAME AND I DON´T WANT YOU TO CHANGE
I DON´T WANT YOU TO CHANGE
YOU JUST COME WITH YOUR MISTAKES
The walls are narrow but you got a roof
A roof as high as all your dreams
You lost some colors but still you can paint in blue
You ain´t got no shoes but you can feel the ground
Don´t have a canvas but a brand new wall
You stay so silent but still you know you can shout
Still you know you can shout…
MAYBE WHAT YOU SEE IS THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY
THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY LIKE THE RAIN
I´M CALLING OUT YOUR NAME AND I DON´T WANT YOU TO CHANGE
I DON´T WANT YO TO CHANGE
YOU JUST COME WITH YOUR MISTAKES
You have been hurt but scars are memories
Memories painted on your skin
The weather´s been changing but now you feel you can breathe
The way is steep but you can feel the breeze
With rains and suns you see the rainbows
You ain´t got no hopes but now I know you follow your dreams
I know you follow your dreams
I know you´re following your dreams
MAYBE WHAT YOU SEE IS THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY
THAT YOU´RE FADING AWAY LIKE THE RAIN
I´M CALLING OUT YOUR NAME AND I DON´T WANT YOU TO CHANGE
I DON´T WANT YO TO CHANGE
YOU JUST COME YOUR WAY
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OLD GOSWELL TOWN
02:55
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Here it comes the welfare state army
They carry the law in their hands
Among them the banker is laughing
The town hall is run by his friends
Politicians are turning a blind eye
While artists have been put in jail
Mind-controlled the audience decided
The gallows look down on men
Madame Goldie and the Bishop are chatting
About moral and self-indulgence
As she smiles he gazes at her husband
Heaven is now in her breasts
Business men are pleasantly attending
A patrol is hangin' around
Local heroes are hiding their savings
They know they will never be found
While the high class is having a good time
Pickpockets are given free reign
Homeless men are paying the full price
Of choosing not being slaves
Now the justice can see but your moral is blind
But as far as you win you must be satisfied
Welcome to Old Goswell Town
This is Old Goswell Town
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I feel fine with you but we both know that I live without you too
It´s something that we never knew
Yes, I thought it would be solved when we get old, yeah, but now I Know
I will always be like that
Yes I know who I am when the night´s long on my way back home
I grab the truth with my hands alone
I think in a good way, I try to let me be ´cause I ain´t upset no more
I leave you so you can live on your own
I love you so I leave you so you can live on your own
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8. |
FEELIN´ALIVE
02:12
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Well I have been my whole life in this town that never changed
I spent so many years working for someone I don´t know
It´s said I can´t complain ´cause I get fifty bucks a day
And that´s enough to keep payin´ my loan
One day I had a vision while I worked under the sun
I saw myself in that right place and diggin´ my own grave
But now I´ve got no worries, no more bullets in my gun
I won´t stay where my hopes are dashed away
I DON´T WANNA BE SO DOCILE, NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED
IF NOTHING REALLY EXCITING COMES MY WAY
INSTEAD I RATHER RISK ALTHOUGHT I KNOW THAT I CAN FAIL
AND FEEL THE WINDS HITTING MY FACE
I left my house wide open and I went to meet my fate
I walked a thousand hills and beauteous valleys on my own
I felt myself released knowing that I was never late
And any interesting spot could be my home
I made myself a promise there won´t be no turning back
Just wanna face the consequences of feeling alive
There´s gonna be no lies ´cause I´m not wearing any masks
I leave my problems and my faith behind
I DON´T WANNA BE SO DOCILE, NOTHING VENTURED NOTHING GAINED
IF NOTHING REALLY EXCITING COMES MY WAY
INSTEAD I RATHER RISK ALTHOUGHT I KNOW THAT I CAN FAIL
AND FEEL THE WINDS HITTING MY FACE
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I DON´T KNOW
02:18
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The ones that earn and spend the most
Encourage you to be austere and prevent
The leeches of banks are suckin´ your blood
The filthy companies will get what they deserve
The ones that I chose to serve and protect
Are violating my rights in my face, I wonder why
The ones who wave the flag of truth
Are often the ones that pretend and tell you lies
AND I DON´T KNOW
WHY YOU´RE ALWAYS GOIN´ WITH THE FLOW
AND I DON´T KNOW
HOW TO LIVE UNDER CONTROL
AND I DON´T KNOW
HOW TO ROAM AGAINST THE FUCKIN´ FLOW
AND I DON´T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN´ ON
My hair is gray and my mood is acid
Am I maturing? Let me do it on my own
Don´t try to tell me what I have to do
Get out and fuck you ´cause I´m doing what I want
AND I DON´T KNOW
WHY YOU´RE ALWAYS GOIN´WITH THE FLOW
AND I DON´T KNOW
HOW TO LIVE UNDER CONTROL
AND I DON´T KNOW
HOW TO ROAM AGAINST THE FUCKIN´FLOW
AND I DON´T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN´ON
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FRANCESCA
04:05
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He was travelling and arrived in Southern Europe
She had to work since daddy passed away
He had nothing but his hands
They could hardly understand what the other said
But the ways of life are sometimes so capricious
They felt like one within the other's arms
So they jumped at the chance
Of forgetting the past and going ahead
THEY DISCOVERED THE PLEASURES
OF LIFE TILL DEAD DO THEM PART
AND ALL THE RICHNESS AND TREASURES
WERE NOTHING COMPARED TO THEIR LUCK
SHE USED TO THINK HOW IT HAPPENED
WAS LIKE A LIGHT IN THE DARK
AND NOW SHE WAITS IN THE GARDEN
FOR THE DAY THAT HE WOULD BE BACK
He departed on a bright and sunny Sunday
He dried her tears and promised he'd return
But the borders nowadays
Are the ones that keep away the common sense
THEY DISCOVERED THE PLEASURES
OF LIFE TILL DEAD DO THEM PART
AND ALL THE RICHNESS AND TREASURES
WERE NOTHING COMPARED TO THEIR LUCK
SHE USED TO THINK HOW IT HAPPENED
WAS LIKE A LIGHT IN THE DARK
AND NOW SHE WAITS IN THE GARDEN
FOR THE DAY THAT HE WOULD BE BACK
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11. |
KELLEY CREEK
02:45
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He was not a Shoshone and he never did that
He never killed that poor man
He had to run away with his small band
He's red-skinned outlaw and he's bound to head south
To northern Nevada
The reserve was the one and only chance
HE PICKED CLEAN THE BODIES
HE SUDDENLY THOUGHT THAT THE SNOW AND THE KELLEY CREEK WATERS WOULD DO THE JOB
AND THEY STARTED TO RUN DOWN SOUTH
BUT HE MADE A MISTAKE, HE KNEW WHILE HE RODE
'CAUSE HE KILLED THE FOUR SHEPHERDS
1, 2, 3, 4! WRONG!
'Cause when hunger strikes and the winter hits hard
The rich men goods must be despoiled
And the cattle was living out there
While they butchered the pieces a man called Indiano
Reported the cattle lost,
And went to town and came back with three men
HE PICKED CLEAN THE BODIES
HE SUDDENLY THOUGHT THAT THE SNOW AND THE KELLEY CREEK WATERS WOULD DO THE JOB
AND THEY STARTED TO RUN DOWN SOUTH
BUT HE MADE A MISTAKE, HE KNEW WHILE HE RODE
'CAUSE HE KILLED THE FOUR SHEPHERDS
1, 2, 3, 4! WRONG!
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12. |
GRAINNE MHAOL
02:25
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Long ago the northern seas had an only ruler
All the pirates of the sea knew they couldn´t fool her
To fill her hands with gold that was her desire
Known among the English men as the queen of pirates
Fearless, strong and tough like no other sailor
The bald queen called herself “Nurse of all rebellions”
As her long fair hair could be caught in ship´s ropes
Gràinne Mhaol cut her mane to get away from sea shores
Far from surrender and bow before the queen of England
Stood up and claimed her rights and her children freedom
The seas are not for men but for those who have the most guts
Skulls and crossbones flags when she´s going homewards
Long ago the northern seas had an only ruler
All the pirates of the sea knew they couldn´t fool her
To fill her hands with gold that was her desire
Known among the English men as the queen of pirates
Fearless, strong and tough like no other sailor
The bald queen called herself “Nurse of all rebellions”
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HATIN´ IS ALRIGHT
02:40
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I always shoulder your burden
You elbow me aside
I am an angel
I could forgive your lies
I've been so kind and peaceful
You used to twist the knife
I am the devil
You're gonna pay for that
AND I TRY TO GET OVER IT
BUT THIS TIME YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT I WON'T SWALLOW MY PRIDE
I should relax and calm down / should I relax and calm down?
But I can't control my mind / I can control your mind
Am I a psycho?
Don't say I must think twice
AND I TRY TO GET OVER IT
BUT THIS TIME YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT I WON'T SWALLOW MY PRIDE
Sometimes I lose my temper
Sometimes what´s not legal is fair
Moral is simply stronger
It's just a matter of respect
I always shoulder your burden,
You used to twist the knife
I'm just so human…
You're gonna pay for that
AND I TRY TO GET OVER IT
BUT SOMETIMES I COULD SAY
THAT I TRY TO GET OVER IT
BUT SOMETIMES I COULD SAY
THAT HATIN' IS ALRIGHT
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That's the way everything goes
It's something we cannot avoid
Time keeps on tickin'
It's too fast to skip it
But that's the way everything goes
This is the way it's always been
We're taken to our fate by the wrist
We can't decide it
But we keep on struggling
But this is the way it's always been
AND THE RAINY DAYS ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY MEMORIES
BUT THE STARRY NIGHTS ALWAYS REMAIN IN MY HEART
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