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BEWARE OF THE SAVAGE JAW Decisions to make Fight or die no mistake Depression Disease Social plight with too big a mouth to feed Hatred And Death Ruling class has just one thought for itself Starvation And War Earth gets raped once more What we do is not illegal - they told me What we do is good for all - they said What is left just doesn't matter - they told me As long as right wins over all - they said You don't know what life's about - they told me You're too young to know what's right - they said Nothin' like a morning after - they told me If we make it through the night - they said Beware the Savage Jaw, boy best you take care of yourself Stranded in time One place to go Visions of death I knew it was so Passion of a killer Gone out of control No I KILLED THE DOVE There is a hunger on this planet, reflections of past The dreams you thought were real last night were of night the last The hunger's inside of you, distorting your view Nothin' here but wasteland all wrapped up inside of you chorus: Why can't we see where our lives are and come to the change Life, Death, Anger, Pain, Love, Hate, Pride, Shame, Peace, War, Money, Power, Truth, Lies, Brave, Cower I did it for Money I did it for Love I did it for Myself I killed the Dove Slaughter fills the air but that's nothing new No one will take notice especially not you Life outside seems normal the days they just pass The dreams that felt so real last night were still nights of last chorus Why can't we stop all this senseless killing? Why must children starve in the streets while others are so fat? Why can't there be truth between us always? Why can't we see where our lives are going and change? DOWNTOWN I was and am searching, for somethings to feel inside When out stepped this little pretty thing that swallowed up all of my pride She touched part of me, I turned around She pulled me right down on the floor Said "boy we're gonna go downtown" And I could feel my body pass through hers like it was air She said, "now Johnithin, you will never be scared" I was and am learning, feeling nothing but pain Life's interrupted with everything else, and everything is the same She touched part of me, I turned around She pulled me back down on the floor Said "boy we're gonna go back downtown" And I could feel my body pass through hers like she really cared She said, "now Johnithin, you will never be shared" My skin was fire, my eyes they could only stare Ever since I had sung with my very first band, had I ever been so scared She touched part of me, I turned around She pulled me back down on the floor Now tell me we're going downtown And I could feel my body pass through hers like it was never there She said, "now Johnithin, you will always be scared" And if you think you can try and make it out on your own Remember that little friend of yours She will never leave you alone You can't have me Get off my back EDUCATION Education, what purpose could you have in mind Would you teach me your truth about life With this knowledge that you provide And your hand as my only guide Will I be the product of your free society Or am I just an animal in the cage And I begin to feel the pressure inside my head The voice that tells me where I am going All things I must want And I relinquish control of my mind I go through life programmed to be blind I see my friends, they are all standing in line I dream of the truth but I have run out of time Rehabilitation, you know you have to force that peg to fit Even if the set could never match Taught to be free of deception, in your hand it's like an erection and the jerk has been let off in the dark And you know damn well that the light will never shine here You ruined us, you took our lives and gave us nothin' but contempt And in the process of our learning, we realized, we are no longer yearning The truth is gone, and it never mattered who was telling it It never mattered at all And I see the hatred I have been taught And I see no truth in anyone's eyes I take control of my mind And I abort this program I'm assigned I see my friends, I knock them all out of line I've got to find the truth but I hav erun out of time Tick tock, time stops, shell shock, hop scotch, Death watch, don't stop, disc jocks, live stock Educate my ass You're only killing with your system You don't care what's right or wrong You'll take it all until we give in You never seem to mind who dies, Who gets hurt, who needs help It's very clear to us you're only in this for yourself I shed the skin that was forced upon me Under control I was never meant to be All my fears have now gone past Yeah, I knew they wouldn't last And now my thoughts are all my own My body is free and my mind is full grown But time won't stand still for me There is just too much death and misery Now tell me why does it have to be this way Endless lying, killing, night and day Why don't you try, just come and walk with me And now found only in death, life was meant to be free THE BALLAD OF ONE-EYED JACK AND THE BACKHAND KID Trouble at the door Badland bodys had walked in Silence filled the air As they sad down and drank gin The leader of the gang Pulled up a stool at the bar Looked down at the kid Said "What the hell ya think you are" chorus: The kid started laughing, and spit in his face The crowd, bored with drinking, tore up the place The man at the bar said, as his face hit the floor "All I said were some words, what the hell was that for? Lighten up kid, it's only 1984" Nights pass on by The kid still sits at the bar He talks to his friends But he's not sure who they are One-Eyed Jack at his left Unnamed men at his right Only one word was spoke And they were ready to fight chorus You think the world owes you There's no end to the debt The show has just opened And they ain't seen nothin' yet No remorse in self pity Your pattern is set If hate is all you give then hate is all you'll get TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN Blind submission Reaction of mind Indecision Wasting of time I'm not Free I'm not Free Have I blood on my hands? Have I blood on my hands? I'm not Free I'm not Free Realization Forced desire Out of my mind Cross the wire I'm not Free I'm not Free Have I blood on my hands? Have I blood on my hands? I'm not Free I'm not Free I'm not Free I'm not Free Residing on judgement A rightoeous disease It was our choice We did what we pleased NOT IF I CAN HELP IT chorus Mesmerize me play me part of your game Give me nothin' only part of you shame Make me reason when you rhyme out my life Leave me desperate with my pen and a knife I try to think I'm civilized and standing on my feet With my head on my shoulders and some sense of the street Then I see the world reflecting in my eyes and what I see Is an old man slowly dying from his life of deceit chorus My thougts are twisting in my head, my eyes are filled with pain All I see is human life of which I am part of the chain Which is rusting from the inside out, it's totally decayed From the government that rules our lives it makes me so ashamed of myself chorus My life is going through some changes passing through the years With my hopes and small ambitions only passing through my tears And my feelings for the ones that never will see eye to eye Endlessly appreciating all the light that's never gonna die At least not if I can help it |
HOUSE OF OTHERS I'm tired, so tired I feel the wheels moving forward to crush me There's no force left in these bones to hold back any longer Life goes forth and defends its ideals And sets up shop in the House of others Whose work is to destroy this shop No shadows are left to hide the faces Who wish to stay anonymous Those who would wish to live outside the realm of others Share no hope to surive in the ash Made from the work of the House No life outside the hands of guidance No thoughts outside the House of others No love between those who would care Life seems perfect to those who would see the order of things Those who throughout history ignored the muffled cries Of the hngry and suffering Those who raged war on their brothers So they could retain ownership of the House And then leave those brothers in the cold to die No dreams are left to help each other grow Some sleep always trying to find that dream Searching for somethin' that was murdered so long ago No dreams of what could be No hope in the songs of the artist No peace in the mind of man The wheel moves forward as I begin to break The force that remained is now gone Life still goes on in its endless trial The House still remains, its work not yet done No faces are left that would hide in the shadows Those who shared hope and dreams no onger exist For there is no room for them in this House This House built by man Founded so many years ago In a land called America DON'T TELL ME Don't tell me - about your petty problems You should be the one that's hungry no chance for a life at all Don't tell me - about your life's oppression You should be the one that feels the frowing stages of depression Don't tell me - you've really done it all Or are you now too old to feel the changes that your mind is bringing? Don't tell me - you're looking for some action All the time the only thing that you ever feel is satisfaction Don't tell me what you want to be That won't change our history If you want me to lie and tell you that you are all saved Then I've just got nothing to give Don't tell me - what you feel is the truth Or is this just a phase that you are growing out of day by day? Don't tell me - you are what is in fashion It's too late now time is gone and there was no one ever watching Don't tell me - you are just now beginning You're only ending what was left behind for you Don't tell me - you think I know it all I've only now begun to grow and see what I'm to realize Don't tell me what you want to be That won't stop our destiny If you want me to lie and tell you that you are the one Then I've just got nothin' to give In life's depth preception the change must come from us all And with our own protection we don't have to be the ones to fall If there is truth in you it could be in us all And as like wind the change must come from us all Don't tell me - about your latest sanction What you feel is right through wrong decisions made of a lonely passion Don't tell me - you think you've got it now Now don't you wish for all the things you wanted all throughout your lonely years Don't tell me - you're so political Still the needs of a few are weighin' out the needs of very many Don't tell me - you are all alone There must be more of you that will share the pain of giving all Don't tell me what you wanna be That won't give your life what is free If you want me to lie and tell you that you are happy Then I've just got nothin' to give WAITING ALWAYS Here, here where I stand Feel me reaching forward, take hold of my hand I, am nothin' new I've been waiting always Touch of but my hand, my heart fills desires As it beats, it sets the wind, that fills the sails, of your fire My mind is variation, my soul is overcome There is a life to be saved and a song to be sung Yeah, take my hand Yeah, understand You can see it in my eyes, now I've been waiting always Holding on to moments that seem to fade Face unknown turns to jade I see your final vision, but it's not the same You're leaving me now NO ROOM TO CRY Uncertain life, uncertain no room to try Uncertain death, uncertain do you have to cry Do you have to cry, can't you see with your heart Why do you have to cry Make room, make room, try If you feel that we are danger Crawling all around you Look past the lies put up by man Here no one's ever blind Our eyes are seeing only beauty Truth and strength are one in time And all of time is one This is your time Uncertain life, uncertain no room to try Uncertain death, uncertain do you have to cry If you feel that we are hunger Bleeding all around you Reflect upon your life Here no one's lost in time Our eyes are seeing what they call pity Death and life are gone once more Once more the light will fade In their eyes I've seen my life in the light of greed I've searched my heart, my mind it bleeds My soul is torn in its search for the truth My eyes they burn, they look for proof There is no proof in the life that you lead What they teach you as truth is lies that they breed Anger is stored in the minds that are new And the guilt of murder is laid upon you Ther eis no truth in the teachings of old There is no honor in the lies we've been sold The game that's been played since the beginning of time Has no place in the world It's not yours or mine THIS DAY Society, gone bad by a poison seed Leaders of the world, don't care about humanity Here we are, we have the sight, but do we see It's our choice, you and me We have to know what we want, or we'll never be free chorus Where are we now in existence - Heaven or Hell Is this the choice of the world or the greed of a few - Heaven or Hell Ultimate evil or a gift from god Exploiting the world, or is it just a job Power corrupts, they know what they are Satan's children . . . beware the savage jaw Do you love it or hate it, the things that you see No matter how you feel it's reality Are we really free, are we the whores of their evil greed R.I.P. - U.S.A. - Economy What can you say on the judgement day We're as guilty as them we gave it away chrous This is the day, hey hey hey hey hey . . . This is the day BEWARE THE SAVAGE JAW (reprise) Decisions to make How much more can I take? Pretension Hypocrisy The light is on but still we cannot see Sanction And Trust Not to yourself but them you must Freedom No more Life cries out once more What we do is not illegal - they told me What we do is good for all - they said What is left just doesn't matter - they told me As long as right wins over all - they said You don't know what life's about - they told me You're too young to know what's right - they said Nothin' like a morning after - they told me If we make it through the night - they said You are the Savage Jaw, boy best you beware of yourself Cast out by time No place to go Visions are cheap like the rest of the show Actions of a savior who's lost all his soul |