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we are the one
lyrics and music by Penelope Houston, G. Ingraham, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
we are the leaders of tomorrow
we are the one to have the fun
we want control we want the power
not gonna stop until it comes
we are not Jesus Christ
we are not fascist pigs
we are not capitalist industrialists
we are not communists
we are the one
we will build a better tomorrow
the youth of today will be the tool
american children built for survival
fate is our destiny and we shall rule
we are not Jesus Christ
we are not fascist pigs
we are not capitalist industrialists
we are not communists
we are the one
I am the one who shows you the future
I am the one who buries the past
a new species rise up from the ruins
I am the one that was made to last
we are not Jesus Christ
we are not fascist pigs
we are not capitalist industrialists
we are not communists
we are the one
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the american in me
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, G. Ingraham, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
It's the American in me that makes me watch the blood
running out of the bullethole in his head.
It's the American in me that makes me watch TV
see on the news, listen what the man said.
He said
"Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you
Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to your mind?"
It's the American in me says it an honor to die
in a war that's just a politicians lie
It's the American in me that makes me watch TV
see how they burn the SLA
They say
"Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to you
Ask not what you can do for your country
what's your country been doing to your mind?"
In the USA!
In the USA!
In the USA!
It's the American in me that makes me watch the blood
running out of the bullethole in his head.
It's the American in me that never wonders why
Kennedy was murdered by the FBI (said)
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White Ni**er (alt take)
03:29
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white nigger
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, G. Ingraham, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
Well, you don't know what you want
working everyday in your restaurant
your life is slipping out of control
lose your job gonna lose you soul
now boy, young and white, so you wanna make it bigger
boy, you better watch your step, white nigger
When you were young you had such big plans
such big ambitions gonna be a good man
I say look at you now, oh what a coward
living your life but you don't know how to live
boy (little boy) young and white, so you try to make it bigger
boy, you just don't understand do you white nigger?
Work like a devil, work like a dog
where does it get you, where do you go oooohhhhh
Work for the money, work for the show
Work for the people that you don't know
I see you driving around in your car
pretend you're not what you really are
just look in the mirror look in your eyes
what you discover will be no surprise
something is missing something's wrong
you got your money but something's gone
something you had right from the start
you should have listened to your heart
Work like a dog, work like a slave,
Work like a devil, and what have you made ohhhhhh no, no, no
Work like a dog, work 9-5
working shaking his hand you're staying alive ohhhhhh no, no where you gonna go
Work work every day
Work your life away and sure it pays
but where does it get you, where are you now
come on white nigger
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Uh-Oh (alt take)
03:07
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uh-oh
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, G. Ingraham, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
Who is that girl you see running down the alley?
She's all dressed in white, must be an escapee
ooh but she's beautiful just like a dream
and you're so hungry for some honey and cream, yeah
oh she's a mystery
you gotta get into her fantasies
so you run around the corner just to see what you can see
and there she is saying don't you follow me, oh no
She's got a smile like a knife in her teeth
and you've got a pressure problem with your sweaty hands, yeah
I've got my business got no time for you
going to a wedding getting married to myself
I am a mystery
you better check it with your fantasies
don't you try to put nothing on me
cause if you do I'm gonna make you very sorry you did
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
don't you want me?
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
don't you follow me
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
don't you want me?
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
the answer is no
yeah, I'm a mystery
you better check it with your fantasies
don't you try to put nothing on me
cause if you do I'm gonna make you very sorry you did
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
sex shooter
don't you want me?
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
don't you follow me
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
don't you want me?
oh-oh-oh-uh-uh-oh
the answer is no
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Cheap Tragedies (live)
03:29
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cheap tragedies
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, G. Ingraham, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
The doors flew open and the people crowded in
they said, we can't wait for your show to start
and their bodies flew the only way they knew
they're coming straight for the center of my heart
I see your face and I've memorized it
I see your life, I recognize all your petty jealousies
your hidden tragedies, your bitter memories
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
now you look down and there's blood on your hands
your frustration went out of control
well, it's your nightmare and it's your life
go on home now, go to bed, go to sleep and dream
you see your face don't you even recognize it?
you see your life you've memorized all those petty jealousies
those hidden tragedies, those bitter memories
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet
you see your face don't you even recognize it?
you see your life you've memorized all those petty jealousies
those hidden tragedies, those bitter memories
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet, oh
they'll be the death of you yet
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Zero Hour
03:23
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corpus christi
lyrics by Penelope Houston/ music by P. Houston, B. Kent, D. O'Brien, J. Wilsey
In the beginning there was a void
except for the written word
But I was born in such foolish times
my guilt is guaranteed
now I don't want to burn in hell
John told me that I would
unless I went down to the water
my sins purged in his holy blood
see how they run, sheep to the fold
see how they fall, corpse from the cross
now I got my bleeding heart
and I wear my crown of thorns
and argue with the old men
about the tapestry was torn
I got to sacrifice my ego
it's such a small price to pay
I'm waiting for the resurrection
gonna find out what Christ would say
see how they run, sheep to the fold
see how they fall, corpse from the cross
read another bible story
I've got to find the truth
sending loads of telegrams to God
prove my faith is absolute
I'm going down, down on my knees and pray
maybe I'll buy a talisman
oh, something's got to save me
on the judgement day
see how they run, sheep to the fold
see how they fall, corpse from the cross
see how they run, sheep to the fold
see how they fall, corpse from the cross
kyrie eleison
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Release Me (Live '79)
04:47
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Uh-oh (Live '79)
02:57
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Time to Die (Live '79)
05:08
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