1. |
Seven Crystal Balls
04:10
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Some stones are better off left unturned
Into the finders, a message is burned
A frightened scream, some nervous glances
A broken body amongst the dancers
A shard of light brings illumination
A price to pay for their desecration
A certain signal, a sign of doom
A sudden shatter in his private room
And I said hey
What's going on?
And I said hey
There was no response.
They found the secrets and the treasure they crave
Now all the diggers have a brand new grave
Another shatter in another mansion
Another mind that has been held to ransom
A certain signal, a sign of doom
A sudden shatter in his private room
The game has ended, the race has run
And one more prisoner's been claimed by the sun
And I said hey
What's going on?
And I said hey
But there was no response.
And I said hey
What's going on?
And I said hey
To the prisoners of the sun
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2. |
I'm Not A Poet
04:24
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I write a thousand words
I write another age
I pour my heart and soul
Prefer an empty page
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
Some song I used to play
No language in our lungs
The words that touch my heart
They barely reach my tongue
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
I'm not a poet
I'm not a poet
It seems that what I think
I simply can't describe
I try to find my words
Before they catch my mind
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
Sometimes I think it's fine
And then I hear the sound
I had a song like that
I think I burned it down
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
I'm not a poet
I'm not a poet
And every time I try
Think up another song
The lines they sound so nice
But all the words are wrong
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
And in the dead of night
I write a frantic scrawl
I hope when I wake up
I don't despise it all
And the page is torn, and the words are lost
I'm not a poet
I think I've made it clear
I'm not a poet
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3. |
I'm Freaking Out
03:18
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It looks to me like I am losing control
It seems this brave new world has come to swallow my soul
What's going on now, I'm not really sure
But I think my brain would like me to be more insecure
There's so much happening, I've got nothing to do
Well it looks like everyone's got something happening too
Don't wanna bother you, I don't wanna shout
But I think I better tell you that I'm freaking out
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(I can't explain what's going on)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(Something is happening and it's happening wrong)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(My body's stable but my mind has gone)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again...
I've stayed in my room now for several days
Now all my productivity is gone in a haze
It breeds an attitude I certainly hate
And it serves a contribution to my physical state
I'm out in public now, got nowhere to hide
I am regretting even going outside
Now I can't hear what they're all talking about
But I've come to the conclusion that I'm freaking out
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(I can't explain what's going on)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(Something is happening and it's happening wrong)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(My body's stable but my mind has gone)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again...
(I'm freaking out again...)
(I'm freaking out again...)
I can't explain what's going on
Something is happening and it's happening wrong
Trying to talk but the words are too long
I can't-
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
In other words:
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(I can't explain what's going on)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(Something is happening and it's happening wrong)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again
(My body's stable but my mind has gone)
I'm freaking out freaking out freaking out freaking out again...
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4. |
Didn't Get To Sleep
03:53
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Didn't get to sleep last night
Had a lot on my mind
Didn't get to sleep last night
Had a lot on my mind
Been thinking 'bout a lot of things
That I couldn't get out of my head
Didn't get to sleep last night
Stayed wide awake in my bed
And I don't know why
I don't know why
I didn't get to sleep last night
And I don't know why...
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5. |
Stalin
05:02
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(Stalin, Stalin, Stalin, Stalin)
He was incited
It didn't take him long
If I stay quiet
Maybe he'll like this song
With his position
Gained party sympathies
His competition
Icepick lobotomies
He wrote the minutes and he wrote the papers too
You'd better hope his paper trail don't lead on back to you
He rules in proper
Be careful what you say
His photoshopper
He'll have a full workday
The crowds would cheer
Like superman was real
They'd learn to fear
The other man of steel
He stayed the undisputed ruler of the land
Entire Union lived to die at his command
And as he lay there dying in his piss-soaked pen
He only wished that he could do it all again
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6. |
It's Cold!
03:39
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I'm stuck in my room with nowhere to go
All of my windows are covered in snow
Heard there's a party, but I don't know where
It doesn't matter cause I'm stuck to my chair
Got nowhere to go
Got nowhere to go
The world's covered in snow
I think it's growing cold
It's cold!
Went to the kitchen to clear my head
My fridge is empty and so is my bed
Dinner's a coffee cup of frozen peas
No way to cook at minus fifty degrees
Got nowhere to go
Got nowhere to go
The world's covered in snow
I think it's growing cold
It's cold!
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7. |
Love Like Zoloft
02:43
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You welcome me into your house
I see a face staring back
He welcomes you into his arms
I need a love like that
I need a love like Zoloft
It's all to plain to see
I need a love like Zoloft
I need a love
To make me love me
Two lovers entwined, pass me by
And I just wanna cheer them on
I bear them no resentment for this life of mine
It's not their fault my love is gone
But as I see their smiling faces
I feel my heart going flat
I only wish I could take their place cause
I need a love like that
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8. |
Someone I Care About
03:33
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Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with
And I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl who I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Nothing at all, alright
Well, I won't pretend I like a girl if I really don't
Or act like she's great if she makes me feel appalled
All I want is a girl who I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Nothing at all, HUH
Well, I don't want no cocaine sniffing triumph in a bar
I don't wanna triumph in a car
I don't wanna make a rich girl crawl
All I want is a girl who I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Alright, now listen to this:
Now picture this:
I'm walking with my girlfriend
28 misguided souls combined say: "we're moving in"
There's a certain kind of girl that you care about so much, you say
"Well I don't care what in the hell you wanna do to me but her,
DON'T TOUCH!"
Because
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with
No I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl who I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Well I don't want just a girl to fool around with
And I don't want just a girl to ball
All I want is a girl who I care about, or I
Want nothing at all
Nothing at all
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9. |
Been A While
03:02
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I don't know if you've nnoticed but I
I haven't been around
I'd like to get to know you but I
I'm not sure what I found
If I tried to talk to you, well
Would you walk away?
I don't think I could take that so I
I'll wait for you to say
It's been a while (been a while)
And I'm still waiting (been a while)
And if you were to talk to me, well
I'd c-c-c-c-come right over
I'd rather sail through the seven seas than
Than be dumped in a wave, so I
I'd rather wait a lifetime for you to
Ditch me from the grave
I'd rather sit and be ignored than to
Stand up and be turned down, so well
You'd better talk to me if
You wanna see me around
It's been a while (been a while)
And I'm still waiting (been a while)
And if you were to talk to me, well
I mean, um, mnmnmnnmrefnefnegenis
(solo)
Well I've been waiting so long and it feels so wrong
So I think I better tell you what's going on
It's been a while (been a while)
And I'm still waiting (been a while)
And if you were to talk to me, well
I mean, yeah, go right ahead
(been a while)
And I'm still waiting (been a while)
And if you were to talk to me, well
I mean well ultimately it's up to you so y'know, get on that
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10. |
Gulag Blues
03:56
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I was born in the Ukraine
I was doing my time
They did me in just for treason
Cause I committed no crime
They shipped me off to the Urals
Upon some desolate peak
Ten thousand pounds worth of stone per month for
Two pounds of flour a week
I'm in the gulag!
I got the Gulag Blues
We wake at dawn every morning
Just breaking rocks til we're dead
Just breaking rocks for our comrades
Just breaking rocks for the Reds
Ain't seen no shipment of rations
I won't be eating tonight
I should have got into politics so
They'd have just shot me on sight
I'm in the gulag!
I got the Gulag Blues
Too weak to think of the future
Too weak to feel distraught
Hey is that Stalin Junior?
More justice here than I thought
Well all my muscles are aching
And my whole body's in pain
I only hope in my next life
I'm not reborn in Ukraine
I'm in the gulag!
I got the Gulag Blues
I'm in the gulag!
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11. |
Life Is Moving On
03:45
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I'm running round on my tiptoes
Tryna get out of this place
So many primitive details
They try to shove in my face
I'm gonna run 'cross the road now
No time to wait for the light
I'm sprinting straight into traffic
Just to get out of their sight
No time to stand at the crossroads
No time for nothing at all
I'm back to loading the bases
I'm back to whacking the ball
Well now I wake up at 8 every morning
But still I don't get around
Well, life may be moving on but
Life sure ain't slowing down... or is it?
Life is slowing down
Life is moving on
I don't know why but somebody
Has barricaded my door
And somehow all of your money
Has dropped itself on my floor
If time would start moving backwards
I'd change a lot of the past
But it won't even stop now baby
Cause life is moving too fast... or is it?
Life is slowing down
Life is moving on...
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Oskar Hornbeck Brisbane, Australia
Someone please tell me what genre I am I'm getting nervous
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