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Zugzwang
04:47
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ZUGZWANG
Playing tricks, seduce and relax,
For you want control
You pay the fees and make another pact
And you lose control
So easily you get a-bored
For the power, you play the whore
Fly too high with a narrow mind
If you wanna get burned
You need a new Host
For you feed the new Faust
YOU WANNA MAKE GOLD
AND MAKE YOU SICK
YOU WANNA SHINE
NOW PUT ON YOUR BLINDFOLD
AND MAKE A WISH
WILL IT BE FINE?
Seeking the thrills, it's driving you wild
You're outta control
You can swallow your pills, you can swallow your pride
You're under control
For the glory, you praise the Lord
For the beauty, you praise the Lord
Fly too high with a narrow mind
If you wanna get burned
You've already lost
For you are a new Faust
YOU WANNA MAKE GOLD
AND MAKE YOU SICK
YOU WANNA SHINE
NOW PUT ON YOUR BLINDFOLD
AND MAKE A WISH
WILL IT BE FINE?
You can live a lie... You can play with fire
You just don't know what you're looking for
Still by your side
Someday he will knock at your door
Still by your side
One day he will knock at your door
Do you feel alive? Are you satisfied?
You take all you can but you want more
You, Pearls and swine... Never satisfied,
You got all you need but you want more
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Melatonin
04:30
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MELATONIN
Uptight... You live in a bubble
And you want something true
Wherever you may roam, you run in circle
And you want something new
Watch out... you may need to kill your idols
They took the best of you
And if you gather all the pieces of the puzzle
You'll get a better view
Another cloud... Another dreamer... Another ride
Anyhow... There's no border
TURN ON... TUNE IN... DROP OUT
HOW MANY SHEEP DO YOU COUNT IN YOUR BROKEN NIGHTS?
HOW MANY TRIPS DO YOU MAKE IN YOUR BROKEN NIGHTS?
You rise and fall, you feel so small, you've gotta learn to fly
If you believe you can escape from your troubles
They will come back to you
Another crowd... Another master... Another line
Anyhow... There's no winner
TURN ON... TUNE IN... DROP OUT
HOW MANY SHEEP DO YOU COUNT IN YOUR BROKEN NIGHTS?
HOW MANY PILLS DO YOU TAKE IN YOUR BROKEN NIGHTS?
Draw Me a Sheep over a fence
Draw Me a Sheep at a polling place
Draw Me a Sheep happily led to the slaughter
One by One until you awake
Another cloud... Another slumber... Another line
Anyhow... Got a number
Say it Loud... Say it Louder... Say it Now
Anyhow... You've got the power
TURN ON... TUNE IN... DROP OUT
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3. |
Miles away
05:12
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MILES AWAY
You can manipulate all the mindless masses
You can intimidate with your sneaky speeches
You want to educate with your loboTvs
You just have to wait...
You can accumulate all your hunting trophies
You can intoxicate all the living species
You need to celebrate all your success stories
You just have to wait...
You don't need to inform... you entertain us
You want me to conform, not to make a fuss
Like a clone... too connected
YOU'RE STILL IN THE GAME
ARE YOU GONE TO STAY?
AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME
YOU'RE MILES AWAY
Who's behind all your reforms? I want to see ya
Who's behind the uniform? I want to see ya
Like a clown... disconnected
YOU'RE STILL IN THE GAME
ARE YOU GONE TO STAY?
AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME
YOU'RE MILES AWAY
It's nothing personal... it's all for the markets
It's nothing personal... it's only for business
You've been a leader... now you're a manager
You organize and develop but who follows your steps?
A storm is gonna come... I want to see ya...
A storm is gonna come... I want to see ya...
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THE DARKEST HOUR IS JUST BEFORE THE DAWN
They came in the small hours to steal our Land
With a piece of paper and a rifle in the hands.
Burnin' down the houses, they took my son
To make him a soldier, gone to war with a gun.
Like my grandpa said : "I looked the other way"
Been workin' so long hours for little pay
When the mill was closed, i got nothing here to stay
For they've come to break the strikes and trample on the Law
Leavin' us in rags with nothing to swallow
Like my father said : "I looked the other way"
Like my mama said : "I looked the other way"
AND WHEN THEY SHOW YOU THE MOON,
YOU LOOK AT WHERE YOU'VE BEEN TOLD
AND WHEN THEY SHOW YOU THE MOON,
YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD
We beaten, We starvin', We movin' away
Nobody knows how heavy was the load
We stolen, We threatened, We taken away
Nobody knows how lonely was the road
Like my grandpa said : "I looked the other way"
AND WHEN THEY SHOW YOU THE MOON,
YOU LOOK AT WHERE YOU'VE BEEN TOLD
AND WHEN THEY SHOW YOU THE MOON,
YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TOLD
Once in a while, it started with ignorance
Twice in a while, it started with Greed
Thrice in a while, it started with obedience
They didn't speak out, they looked the other way
Forget to keep your hands clean,
To cover your eyes,
Then you'll say :
If you don't care, it could start with a crisis
If you don't care, it could start with a kiss
And there'll be no one left to speak for you
No One to blame if you take the easy way out
You've got an excuse, you need a reason
It's not pretty, it is Real
You could miss the boat, you could miss the target
If you always look the other way
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Octarine Toulouse, France
"Je peux pas dire que c’est un mauvais groupe, ça serait mentir. Ils jouent tous très bien. Mais ils font une sorte de rock
un peu trop « faut avoir fumé pour comprendre ». Voyez ? Un peu du genre à vous niquer les tympans faire perdre quelques points d’audition en un morceau et demi."
Makizara (bloggueuse de Born in Toulouse)
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