How do you bury the skull of your country?
How do you bury a nation of fears?
Where do you put all the long years of dying?
Give me a tombstone and a wreath of all your tears
Come in the night, come in the day
Anytime, and play our game
It’s alright, special flight
You’ll fly home into our game
See the light, shining bright
Shining down upon our game
In the night, come in the day
Play our game, come away! …
Come in the night, come in the day
Play our game, come away! …
Turn around! There’s a black day dawning
Turn around! There’s a corpse in mourning
Turn around! To your tin can graveyard
Turn around! To your tin foil saviour
Turn around! Let a new world in, now
Turn around! Let the final dance begin, now
Turn around! Give us all your guns, and
Turn around! Look at us! We’re your outlaw sons, now
Don’t let the slaughter drag you down
Who ever said that madness was a sin?
It’s too late for the rain to wash you down
Who ever killed the ocean and the wind?
Down on your knees, now
What do you see now?
Down on your knees, now
What do you see now?
How do you bury the skull of your country?
And how do you bury a nation of fears?
Where do you put all your long years of dying?
Give me a tombstone and a wreath of all your tears
Bring in all the children, with their bodies up against the wall
No time for crying and there’s no time left to stall
No time for love now and there’s no peace left at all
We’re on the edge of now and there’s always some more [fall]....
Mother River Song
And I’m the only one that’s free
For I’d rather have my children die for me!
I was born on a rack in a rotting shack
And the cities have nothing to scare me
All my victims are wild and I won’t be defiled
So the bodies pile up in the alley
I adore Novocain—I’ve dismissed all my pain
And my children are mine to devour
And I don’t give a damn for the rights of a man
And I can’t get enough of my power!
Take a look at your Mother River!
As it sweeps like a siren through my hair
Should you go swim against the current? Never!
If you should try to make it, you’ll bow to me
If you should dare to make it, you’ll kneel to me
Maybe I’ll forgive you if you just learn how to crawl
And you’re down upon your knees to the greatest mother of them all!
Bless you!
Doors are locked and windows closed
Shut your eyes and wipe your nose
Say another prayer and go to sleep now!
Send your arms and legs to war
Have a party! Rent a whore!
Say a final prayer! Do you want to weep now?
Then stain your sheets with TV dreams
Hide your body, it’s obscene!
Wash your coffin, you’ll stay clean
Don’t cry now! Don’t cry now!
Money buys you all you need
Flowers die, so worship weeds
Say a prayer to me, and go to sleep now
Stop your running, running wild!
Surrender now, my helpless child
Say another prayer, would you like to weep now?
Then stain your sheets with TV dreams
Hide your body, it’s obscene!
Wash your coffin, you’ll stay clean
Don’t cry now! Don’t cry now! Don’t cry now!
And I’m the only one that’s free
For I’d rather have my children die for me!
For a ride on my knees, for a single reprieve
You can take what you want if you ask me
For I know what’s best and I know all the rest
And you just can’t survive here without me
I adore Novocain—I’ve dismissed all my pain
And my children are mine to devour
And I don’t give a damn for the rights of a man
And I can’t get enough of my power
Take a look at your Mother River!
As it sweeps like a siren through my hair
Should you go swim against the current? Never!
If you should try to make it, you’ll bow to me
If you should dare to make it, you’ll kneel to me
Maybe I’ll forgive you if you just learn how to crawl
And you’re down upon your knees to the greatest mother of them all!
Good times!
Look at your mother
Look at your mother
Look at your Mother River!
Say another prayer to the skull of your country
Say another prayer to a nation of fears
Who gives a damn for your long years of dying?
So kiss my tombstone with a wreath of all your tears
Bring in all the orphans! Put their bodies up against the wall!
No time for crying, and there’s no time left to stall
No place to hide now, and there’s no peace left at all
We’re on the edge now and it won’t be me that falls!
Take a look at your Mother River
As it sweeps like a siren through my hair
Should you go swim against the current? Never!
If you should try to make it, you’ll bow to me
If you should dare to make it, you’ll kneel to me
Maybe I’ll forgive you if you just learn how to crawl
And you’re down upon your knees
To the greatest mother of them all
Bless you! And I’m the only one that’s free
For I’d rather have my country die for me!! …
You’ve Got to Love Me With the Sun in Your Eyes Until the Day That You Go Blind
Walking down by the riverside
I can hear those wild dogs barking
And I know it’s cold outside
And I just can’t keep from walking
You’ve got to come with me now
Let the night man give you up
You’ve got to come with me now
‘Cause we ain’t got anywhere else to go
Walk down by the riverside
I can hear those wild dogs barking
I know it’s cold outside
But I just can’t keep from walking
You’ve got to come with me now
Let the night man give you up
You’ve got to come with me now
‘Cause we ain’t got anywhere else to go
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
Until the day that you go blind
Until the day that you go blind
I can’t feel your body
Tell me, does it flow anymore?
Then I drown in the hungry tide
Where have the mountains gone to?
Why is the sky so low?
Is anything left on the other side?
Why has the river run dry?
Who can I find?
I can’t tell if I’m still alive
I don’t need your laughter
I don’t need your smiles
And I don’t have to hear your songs!
You’ve got to fly in the morning
You’ve got to fly at night
‘Cause I’ve been waiting so damn long!
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
You’ve got to love me with the sun in your eyes
Until the day that you go blind
Until the day that you go blind
Until the day that we both go go blind
We can be free from questions why
We can be free from questions why
You’ve got to die and die
You’ve got to die again and again
Until you learn how to live
We’re gonna take from you until you learn how to give....
You’ve got to die and die and die and die and die again and again
Until you learn how to live
We’re gonna take from you until you learn how to give....
Ride a Cock Horse
Ride a cock horse to Bambury Cross
You’ll see a fine lady upon a white horse
Ride a cock horse to Bambury Cross
You’ll see a fine lady upon a white horse
Ride a cock horse to Bambury Cross
You’ll see a fine lady upon a white horse …
Who Needs the Young?
Who needs the young?
The revelation of their faces and their hair
When all we have are withered traces of the faces we once were
And suffocation in the dirty, fatal air
Who needs the young bodies floating in the sun
Who needs the young?
The celebration of the races they have won
The sado-masochistic things we’ve never done
And all the places that we never will have gone
Who needs the young bodies floating in the sun
Who needs the young?
My eyes just aren’t what they were
My eyes just aren’t what they were
My eyes just aren’t what they were
Is there anyone left who can see? Blind him!
My lips just aren’t what they were
My lips just aren’t what they were
My lips just aren’t what they were
Is there anyone left who can kiss? Spit on him!
My legs just aren’t what they were
My legs just aren’t what they were
My legs just aren’t what they were
Is there anyone left who can dance? Cripple him!
My mind just isn’t what it was
My mind just isn’t what it was
My mind just isn’t what it was
Is there anyone left who can dream? Wake him!
My voice just isn’t what it was
My voice just isn’t what it was
My voice just isn’t what it was
Is there anyone left who can sing? Silence him!
My sex just isn’t what is was
My sex just isn’t what is was
My sex just isn’t what is was
Is there anyone left who can fuck? Screw him! …
Who needs the young?
The perfect star of flesh that’s free from questions why
Who needs the whispered moaning passed from thigh to thigh
Who need to see them do the things we’ll never try
Who needs the young?
When we’re spending all the rest of our miserable lives learning to die!
City Night
City night
And all the children in their cages sleeping tight
City night
And all the inmates making love by the TV light
City night
And the shadows roam the streets looking for fights
Give yourself to the rising wind
The gradual execution will now begin
When there’s nothing to loose then there’s nothing left to win
Who knows where this city ends
And the house of detention begins? …
Bring the bodies in!
Let the bodies spin!
Let the bodies roar
Let the bodies cry
Bring the bodies in
Let the bodies [mute]
Let the bodies [pray]
Let the bodies die
So give yourself to the rising wind
The gradual execution will now begin
When there’s nothing to loose then there’s nothing left to win
Who knows where this city ends
And the house of detention begins? …
Hymn to Fire
When the sky is hungry where you gonna run to?
When the sky is hungry where you gonna run to?
The smell of kerosene is at your door
And your lungs can’t seem to take it anymore
Do you ever feel like asking yourself what for?
Got any doubts? Get out of this hole and check it out!
When the sky is hungry where you gonna run to? Oh oh! …
When the land is thirsty where you gonna run to?
When the land is thirsty where you gonna run to?
And you clean your guilty skin with gasoline
Is the fire really there or is it just a dream?
And the color of your world is sweet gangrene
Got any doubts? Get out in the storm and check it out!
When the land is thirsty, where you gonna run to? …
Take a trip on a star ship, we’ve got hallowed wings to fly
Take a trip on a star ship, and you’ll never have to die
Take a trip on a star ship, give salvation one more try
Take a trip on a star ship, you go higher!
You wanna go higher!?
You’re gonna go higher!?
What do you see now?
When your city’s burning where you gonna run to? …
Pyro
Pyro! O Pyro! Burning cities in the sun!
Make us feel alive again and make your holy cruelty come!
Country bright, my country fair
Can I touch you everywhere?
Hold you close and squeeze you tight
Caress your guns all through the night!
Country black, my country blue
Will you hurt me if I hurt you?
Can I sleep inside your park
And will you still glow in the dark?
Pyro! O Pyro! Burning cities in the sun!
Make us feel alive again and make your holy cruelty come!
Give us some fire!
Give us some fire!
Give us a little fire!
Give us some fire!
Give us some fire!
Take these dreams away and give us some fire!
Give us some fire!
Gotta give us some fire!
Take these dreams away and give us some fire! …
Keep on Truckin’
Once I was young, and now I am old
The years keep passing on
Once I was clean, and now I am soiled
My life has come and gone
I asked my savior: What should I do?
He put a crown of thorns on my head
He told me never to forget these words
And this is what he said:
Keep on truckin’
Keep on truckin’
On down the line
On down the line
Keep on truckin’!
Keep on truckin’!
On down the line, on down the line!
Keep on truckin’ your heavy load
Keep on truckin’ that endless road
Keep on truckin’, truckin’!
On down the line, on down the line!
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’!
Keep on truckin’!
On down the line, on down the line!
Keep on truckin’!
Keep on truckin’!
On down the line, on down the line!
Keep on truckin’ your heavy load
Keep on truckin’ that endless road
Keep on truckin’, truckin’!
On down the line, on down the line!
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away
Keep on truckin’ your blues away....
Hear the Screams
Hear the screams of the newborn dominions
Hear the screams of your proud outlaw sons
Hear the screams of the old kingdom dying
Hear the screams of the new kingdom come
God speed
God speed
God speed us home
Hear the screams of the street-fighting angels
Hear the scream of a land being torn
Hear the scream of the magic of chaos
Hear the screams of a dream being born
God speed
God speed
God speed us home
Don’t give me questions
Don’t give me reasons
Don’t tell me that love is the only way!
Don’t give me meaning
Don’t give me flowers
Just get yourself out of the way
Black panthers scream at the heat
White panthers scream at the heat
Flesh on flesh in the street
Kingdom come
Kingdom come
Kingdom come
Hear the screams of the newborn dominions
Hear the screams of your proud outlaw sons
Hear the screams of the old kingdom dying
Hear the screams of the new kingdom come
God speed
God speed
God speed us home
Hear the screams of the street-fighting angels
Hear the screams of a land being torn
Hear the screams of the magic of chaos
Hear the screams of a dream being born