1. |
The Beginning
03:55
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Everyone’s waiting to see if you’re coming outta your shell for a while
Cupid and Casper were asking about ya
You used to be so wild
I know how it is you get drunk at a party
It seems there’s someone you should call
Then the cycle begins; you decide to stay in
You don’t talk to anyone at all
Never know what you might find
You never know what you leave behind
This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to step aside
I’ve had my share of missteps and delusions
Head-trips and tales that are tall
Every conclusion is better than never
Happily, after all
You dig yourself out of the tangled up barbed wire
Fightin’ over every wall
And then you get over; you pull yourself up
You pull yourself up by the straps of your overalls
Never know what you might find
You never know what you leave behind
This is the beginning of a great adventure
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to leave it behind
I’m right behind you
Behind you all the way
And when I find you
We’ll be on our way
Everyone’s waiting to see if you’re coming
Out of your shell for a while
Cupid and Casper were asking about you
You used to be so wild
And this is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to step aside
This is the beginning of a great adventure
Now’s not the time, not the time to leave it behind
Do do do do do do do do do do do do
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
(Do do do do do do do do do do do do)
I’m leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
(Do do do do do do do do do do do do)
Leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you, leavin’ with you
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2. |
If I Told You
03:51
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If I asked for forgiveness,
Does it mean that I did it?
Is it really that bad; am I that hard to live with?
If I told you I loved you,
Would you hold it against me?
I’ve seen every shade of gray
I can’t wait another day
For summer to come
I miss the sun
It’s something that I try to overcome
If I walked to the corner,
Would you put up a red light?
Would you hold it against me, if it didn’t turn out right?
Please don’t make me say it
I would never regret it
If I told you I loved you, would you let me forget it?
I’ve seen every shade of gray
The clouds just seem to come my way
Come rain or come shine
I miss the sun
Everyday is someday will come
Don’t you know that I miss the sun?
Lie and wait for summer to come
I know that you’re busy
Don’t hold it against me
If I told you I loved you, would you hold it against me?
I miss the sun
Everyday is someday will come
Don’t you know that I miss the sun?
I miss my son
If I told you I loved you,
Would you hold it against me?
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3. |
Got It Pretty Good
03:16
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Well I went to the doctor I was feelin’ bad (got it pretty good)
I went to church trying to see what they had (I got it pretty good)
The psychiatrist sent me back to the priest
He just said, “Keep your trousers creased”
You know (I got it)
Yes (I got it)
Cause (I got it pretty good)
I tried being mean
I tried being nice
I tried, tried taking all your advice
It’s time to shine (shine)
A fine time to remind me
Well I’m just fine (fine)
A fine time to unwind
And now it’s your time to shine
(I got it)
(I got it)
(I got it) I got it pretty good
I got the joke, I’m on my knees cause (I got it pretty good)
Well I tried bein’ nice, I tried bein’ mean
Livin’ my life just keepin’ it clean
Got the fever, I got the fever
And (I got it pretty good)
Well I need a good hammer
And a couple of nails
I built me a boat
I’m gonna set my sails
My time to shine (shine)
It’s a fine time to remind me
I’m doing just fine (fine)
If I could find the time
Now’s your time to shine
It ain’t good or bad, it ain’t wrong or right, but (I got it pretty good)
I ain’t giving up; I’m gonna stay in the fight cause (I got it pretty good)
I’m unraveling, I’m gonna unwind
I’m winding down if I could find the time
Cause (I got it)
No (I got it)
(I got it pretty good)
I tried being mean
I tried being nice
I tried taking all your advice
It’s time to shine (shine)
A fine time to remind me
To live your life (time)
Like it’s on the line
And now’s your time to shine
(I got it) Alright
(I got it)
(I got it pretty good)
(I got it) I do
(I got it) Got it bad
(I got it) Got it (pretty good) pretty good
(I got it) I got it bad
(I got it) I got it bad
(I got it pretty good) I got it bad
(I got it) Got it bad
(I got it) Got it bad
(I got it)
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4. |
Make Her Laugh
04:03
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Woah oh oh oh
Up the river without a raft
You’ve done your worst with your better half
You better think of something fast
You better, you better make her laugh
Well it’s after hours at the break of dawn
You’ve made your bed all day long
I must be doing something wrong
Are those tears of joy or are you just cryin’?
Just when you think you’ve had enough
And you’re tired of tryin’ to suck it up
I know you can make her laugh
Like a child on a carnival ride
Laugh that mascara right off her eyes
And she’s walkin’ away, just give it one more try
I know you can, you can make her laugh
Well you can leave when you want
But please leave us laughing
Leave us wondering what the fuck just happened
Your ironic cynical sarcastic sense of humor’s
Got me wondering, if I ever had a chance
You know you can’t make her love you
But you sure can make her cry
You can’t make her make, make up her mind
Just when you think you’ve had enough
And you’re tired of tryin’ to suck it up
I know you can make her laugh
Like a child on a carnival ride
The mascara right off her eyes
And she’s walkin’ away, give it one more try
I know you can, you can make her laugh
And I’m bombin’ tonight
Crickets fill the sky
I’m dyin’ on the vine
When I see you smile again
Well I can make her laugh
Now I’m first in line for the last word now
None of the sadness or madness has yet to die down
There’s nothing left to do but laugh out loud
It was all just a joke anyhow
So, make her laugh
Like a child on a carnival ride (make her laugh)
Laugh that mascara right off her eyes (make her laugh)
As she’s walking away, just give it one more try
I know you can, you can make her laugh
Make her laugh
Make her laugh
Make her laugh
I know you can, you can make her laugh
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5. |
Busy Signals
02:54
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Please relieve me
Leave before someone sees me
The cloak outlasts the dagger
What a mystery
I don’t know who done it, I just know it ain’t me
You know that you want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that I want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that you-
What’s wrong with this telephone?
This telephone used to work fine
Beats someone’s telephone
Some telephone better than mine
What’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
She’s so easy
Her signals always busy
She holds the rights to women
Exclusively
She’s the one, she’s the one that you’ll never be
You know that you want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that I want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that you-
What’s wrong with this telephone?
This telephone used to work fine
What’s wrong with this telephone?
Some telephone better than mine
What’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
Please go easy
Please go easy on me
The ocean tracks a river
Deliver me
To a place where I belong
You know that you want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that I want to, want to, want to, want to, want to
You know that you-
What’s wrong with this Internet?
This Internet used to work fine
What’s wrong with this picture?
This picture used to be mine
What’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this telephone?
What’s, what’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
What’s wrong with this?
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6. |
Social Butterfly
03:52
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When I was younger
I thought I would die
Now I’m a little bit older
I still go out at night
Need someone to talk to
Hope I say something right
I go home alone
A social butterfly
I’m gonna come outta my coma
Gonna try to make things right
Stay out all night, tryin’ to get a bite
Like a social butterfly
Now I’m just like a moth
Flyin’ into the fire
And I fly by night
Lookin’ for the nearest light
I saw you at the party
And we got in a fight
And now I miss you like
Yellow to the color blind
And I’m comin’ outta my coma
I’m gonna come out tonight
Lookin’ for a little reaction
I’m like a social butterfly
If I could do
What I wanna do with you
I’d crawl right back
Into my cocoon
You know I’m gonna come outta my coma
I’m gonna set the night on fire
I’ll see you there
Don’t be square
You’re a social butterfly
Like a social butterfly
A social butterfly
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7. |
Dead Letter
03:05
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Dead Letter, dead Letter
Of immaculate intention
It’s written in blood
That flows through the pen tip
Dead letter, dead letter
Never to deliver
The message of love
I wanted to give her
She sent a dead letter
To the book on the shelf
She revealed some secrets
She didn’t want to tell
She died on the day
That her baby was born
And the dead letter rests
In the used bookstore
Dead letter, dead letter
Addressed straight to hell
It’s written to someone
It’s written quite well
Dead letter, dead letter
Would never be read
Oh, I’ll write you a letter
As long as it’s dead
There was no response
And they thought they had lost him
From drugging and drinking cough syrup
When the caught up with him
He just sat on the floor
In a pile of dead letters
He just couldn’t finish
Dead letter, dead letter
Addressed to you
It says that I’m sorry
Explains the whole truth
For I sent it to you
So long ago
I thought that you got it
I just didn’t know
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8. |
Landmines
03:14
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Well call me on my landline
I ain’t gonna answer
I can’t talk to robots
I can’t take those chances
A landline’s better than a landmine
I guess I’ll take my chances
You’ll find the bodies buried
Right on down the road
Right between the landmines
Ready to explode
Landlords and lawyers on the front line
Stompin’ on those landmines
So, watch where you walk
Tread light
You better watch your step
One step at a time
You’re walkin’ through that field of landmines
Your papa was a preacher
Your mama was a dancer
You never know
They’re pretty old
They might have the answer
Left a slice out last night
Might be right where the ants were
Eggshells and earthquakes
Crackin’ under foot
You never know
When she might blow
The devil’s on the loose
The telephone is ringin’
I don’t need bad news
So, watch where you walk
Tread light
You better watch your step
One step at a time
When you’re walkin’ through a field of landmines
Well a landline’s better than a landmine
This much I know
So, call me on my landline
I don’t have a phone
A landline’s better than a landmine
That’s one thing fosho
So, watch where you walk
Tread light
Watch your step
One step at a time
You’re walkin’ through a field of landmines (landmines)
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9. |
Here We Go
03:05
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Here we go
Where we’re going, I don’t know
Like an unholy ghost
Flyin’ much too low
I’ll follow you down to hell my friend
No matter where you go
I’ve followed every word that you said
No matter where you go
I wish I was somewhere
I wish I was anywhere
If I could be anywhere
I’d wish I were with you
Well here we go
A shovel plowin’ through the snow
Takin’ it blow by blow
Is this some kind of joke?
I’ll fall for you when you fall through the cracks
No matter where you go
I’ll track you down and follow your tracks
No matter where you go
I wish I was somewhere
I wish I was anywhere
If I could be anywhere
I wish I were with you
I wish I were with you
Here we go
Carrying on with the show
And what I miss the most
We’re heading for the coast
You know I wish I was somewhere
I wish I was anywhere
Now that you’re gone
I wish I were with you
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10. |
Freezer Burn
03:26
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Please return my bleeding heart
For it suffers freezer burn
Please take it out to thaw
I still got so much to learn
I need a rope, need a joke, need a rope
Ain’t gonna tie me down
Loosen up, loosen up, I’m losin’ hope
I- I think I’m losing ground
You really made a believer outta me
All the signs say if you can’t stand it you should set it free
I never thought you’d turn out who you turned out to be
You really made a believer out of me
If you wanna take my hand
Or you’ve got a better plan
I’ve come to lead you all astray
I’ve still got so much to say
So, load ‘em up, loadin’ up your weapons
Sharpen up your pen
Put it on, put your thinking cap on
I think were goin’ in
You really made a believer outta me
All the signs say if you can’t stand it you should set it free
I never thought you’d turn out who you turned out to be
You really made a believer out of me
Cold ice water falls from the buildings above
Wheels turn and grind the gears of love
If everything goes right it ends up in its place
You really made a believer outta me
I never thought you’d turn out who you turned out to be
You really made a believer
You really made a believer
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11. |
Silent Treatment
04:02
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When the silent treatment gets so loud it’s buzzing in my head
Your lips are moving, tells I should be somewhere else instead
Ooh, take a chance on today
She said she was a mermaid
She said she liked horses
And then the silence finally breaks
You took all you could take
There’s no one there
So you try to minimize it
Then you try to compromise it
No one really, really, really cares
In the city streets are filled with sheets of raindrops filled with bile
The silence is so deafening it somehow makes me smile
Ooh, take a chance on tonight
But she said she was a mermaid
She said she liked horses
She said she loved unicorns
I’d never bet on the dragon
When the silence finally breaks
You took all you could take
No one cares
And still you try to minimize it
Then you try to compromise it
No one’s really, really, really there
When the ice melts off the lake and it reflects on what is fake
And you’re skating somewhere, swimming I was losing every race
Ooh, one stolen moment might turn out right
She said she was a mermaid
She said she liked horses
Never bet on the unicorn
Never bet on the dragon
When the silence finally breaks
You find out just what’s fake
There’s no one there
So you try to minimize it
Then you try to compromise it
Cause no one really, really, really cares
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12. |
Hopped up Feelin'
03:22
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Don’t you ever wanna leave me alone?
Don’t you ever wanna watch my back?
Can’t you ever even leave it alone?
You don’t ever wanna walk my path
You never see me when I’m keeping it together
You only see me when I’m falling apart
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
It aint worth stealin’ cause I’m givin’ it away to everyone
Are you ever gonna leave it at home?
Would you ever make me swallow my pride?
Would you ever try to spit me out?
Would you ever stop and wonder why?
I could see it if we never got together
I would never find my place in the sun
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
It aint worth stealin’ cause I’m givin’ it away to everyone
Drugs are a substitute for love
And love is a substitute for
Nothing at all
And drugs are a substitute for love
And love is a substitute for nothing at all
Nothing at all
Nothing’s going to come between us now
Nothing’s going to make me change my mind
If I never ever see you again
Nothing’s ever going to take away my good time
You never see me when I’m keeping it together
You only see me when I’m falling apart
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
It ain’t worth stealin’ cuz I’m givin’ it away to everyone
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
Got a feeling, a hopped up feeling
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13. |
Silly Things
03:51
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I’ve done a lot of silly things
I’ve found out just what trouble brings
You used to wear my silly ring
While I listened to my ears ring
I’ve done a lot of silly things
I used to think that I was cool
Break each and every single rule
Now all the rules are just the same
It’s just a silly game
I used to do a lot of things
And when I fail, I will fail without you
And my mistakes I’ll always answer to
And if I cared, anymore
To see it like the truth
I’ve done a lot of silly things
And I know just what trouble brings
I’ve done a lot of silly things
I used to like the way you walk
You used to like the way I talk
I used to do a lot of things
I used to think that I could sing
I’ve done a lot of silly things
You used like the way I moved
You used to think that I was smooth
And if I ever had a chance
I would ask you out again
I’ve done a lot of stupid things
And when I fail, I will fail without you
I’ve been let down, oh so many times
No one to blame, but myself
To keep from getting down
I’ve done a lot of stupid things
And I know just what trouble brings
I’ve done a lot of silly things
I’ve done a lot of silly things
Now I know just what trouble brings
You used to wear my silly ring
I’ve done a lot of stupid things
I’ve done a lot of silly things
But when I play, I will play without you
It’s every man and woman for themselves
I feel I’ve learned the hard way
To put you before myself
I’ve done a lot of silly things
I’ve done a lot of stupid shit
And I’m still tryin’ to deal with it
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Soul Asylum Los Angeles, California
Soul Asylum is vocalist/guitarist Dave Pirner, drummer Michael Bland, lead guitarist Ryan Smith and bassist Winston Roye. In 2020, the quartet released Hurry Up And Wait, landing the band their highest Billboard Chart positional since 1995. HUAW reflects Soul Asylum's usual eclectic approach: thrashing songs indebted to punk and classic rock, folk-influenced pop-rock, and gorgeous jangle-pop. ... more
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