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Before I Met You
02:51
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Before I met you, I had no hope
Before I met you, my whole world's a „no“
Before I met you, I was living in the past
Before I met you, it was a world of fucking rats
BUT NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
YOU GAVE ME LOVE, DON'T LET GO
Before I met you, I was walking in the rain
Before I met you, I was working through the pain
Before I met you, my world was so small
Before I met you, it made no sense at all
BUT NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
YOU GAVE ME LOVE, DON'T LET GO
Before I met you, I was darkness in the north
Before I met you, I was lost without a cause
Before I met you, I was burning out my brain
Oh, now I met you, I was lost and found again
BUT NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
NOW IT'S SO MUCH EASIER, I KNOW
YOU GAVE ME LOVE, DON'T LET GO
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2. |
Let's do it
02:16
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Rugged land
Rugged soul
Live it up
Don’t let it go
No excuse
No regrets
You never know
How long it lasts
Who cares
It ain’t me
Can’t deny
What’s meant to be
Heyeah, heyeah
Let’s do it
Before I change my mind
Rip it up
Cross the line
Get your kicks
I get mine
Just give in
Before it’s lost
Now or never
What does it cost?
Who cares
It ain’t me
Can escape
Our destiny
Heyeah, heyeah
Let’s do it
Before I change my mind
Who cares
Can't wait for eternity
C'mon let's be free
Don't care about society
Heyeah, heyeah
Let’s do it
Before I change my mind
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3. |
Hey Detroit
02:56
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In the middle of a burned out city
You can find some things mighty pretty
You can find a way out of this, out of that
Well, I‘m just doing fine
Deteriorating is my best time
That‘s probably why I feel at home
HEY DETROIT, HEY DETROIT, HEY DETROIT
IS DESTROYED
Sitting up on my slippery roof
looking down at Steve‘s getting fucking juiced
Just biding my time til my next trip
To the liquor store
Buy a beer take another sip
put my burning cigarette to my burned lip
and add another puff of smoke to the flame
HEY DETROIT, HEY DETROIT, HEY DETROIT
IS DESTROYED
Let it burn
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4. |
Somethin' in the Wind
02:53
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There are no better times than now
No other one but you
There are no better days to come
Nor better things to do
There is no other place than here
Anywhere to hide
There is no other peace to keep
Nor other wars to fight
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'
SOMETHIN'IN THE WIND
There is no other truth out there
Except the one you know
There is no other choice to make
Well, time will let us know
There are no other ways to go
No other rules to break
There is no time to cry
So how much can you take
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'
SOMETHIN' IN THE WIND
There is no other past to make
but a future so blue
There is no easy way out
Just tryin' to get through
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'
SOMETHIN' IN THE WIND
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHIN'
SOMETHIN' IN THE WIND
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5. |
The Trees
03:18
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I see the trees they are tired, they are bending
I see grey skies and clouds never ending
I’ve got a soul to hide and keep it inside
I see the whole world, a world I despise
I FEEL THE SQUEEZE
I GOT THIS DISEASE
I AM SO REJECTING
THIS WORLD DISCONNECTING FROM ME
I feel the sky a deep anger inside
I hear the rain and it’s pissin’ in my brain
Well, I ain’t dead yet but I’m far from a good bet
I see this whole world, a world of regret
I FEEL THE SQUEEZE
I GOT THIS DISEASE
I AM SO REJECTING
THIS WORLD DISCONNECTING FROM ME
I feel unease I feel it when I breath
I can’t believe there’s a god who wants us on our knees
I gotta break from this, a break from everything
I got some love to keep but it ain’t worth anything
I FEEL THE SQUEEZE
I GOT THIS DISEASE
I AM SO REJECTING
THIS WORLD DISCONNECTING FROM ME
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6. |
Seesaw
02:33
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Off the grid and
Outta your head
Away I walk
You don't know what I did
Guess I used you
I didn't know
You used me too
Where do we go
WHERE DO WE GO
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
Off the wall
Out of reach
You're on call
I'm at loss what to do
Stuck in a trap
Call it a loop
All's coming back
Where do we go
WHERE DO WE GO
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
Ignore the truth
Pretend we never knew
Bring the best
And the worst out of me
Revolving doors
We can't decide
In or out
Where do we go
WHERE DO WE GO
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE
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7. |
Life Ain't Fair
02:29
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Some people take what they want
They break the rules and never get caught
Some people tow the line, break their back
and never get a dime
DIDN'T MOMMA TELL YOU THAT LIFE AIN'T FAIR
I went through a sewer drain with a headful of pain
and a worthless brain
I spoke with the guiding lights, in the tender nights
and they just said to fight
DIDN'T MOMMA TELL YOU THAT LIFE AIN'T FAIR
I feel so uninspired, lost my fire, lost all desire
Trapped in this goddman cage,
dying of age, filling with rage
DIDN'T MOMMA TELL YOU THAT LIFE AIN'T FAIR
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8. |
They Said
02:35
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They said it would rain
But sun shines for me
They said there are problems
But none I can see
They said you are free
While walking in chains
They said you can choose
Just not in this case
NOW GET OUT THERE AND SEE
AND STOP TELLING ME
WHAT YOU THINK WHAT YOU HEARD
IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE
They answer the questions
I never asked
Give me directions
Of what is the best
They said you’re naive
Inside out
They said you’ll be lost
Just stumbling around
NOW GET OUT THERE AND SEE
AND STOP TELLING ME
WHAT YOU THINK WHAT YOU HEARD
IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE
They said there’s no way
As I walk down my path
They said it's not true
And hope things will last
But everything changed
Nothing remained
No, nothing except
Except for their chains!
NOW GET OUT THERE AND SEE
AND STOP TELLING ME
WHAT YOU THINK WHAT YOU HEARD
IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE
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9. |
Psychohead
03:07
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I always fail to see past the veil
I always fail
I have to roam, I’m never coming home
I’ll have to walk this truth alone
Misery, it comes to me, well it just won't let me be
MISERY
I don't like just what I‘m feeling, when I feel like a psychohead
hold me close cause I am reeling when I feel like a psychohead
I feel like the dead
Fire it up with the fire of love, well I feel like a psycho head
Don’t you think that we‘ve had enough, well I feel like a psychohead
I am the dead
I am the dead
I got thoughts and fights I‘ve fought, I got rocks inside my brain
Burning torches and the wild wild horses, it‘s all gone insane
I must have a curse on my name
I always fail to see past the veil
I always fail
Misery come take my hand and make me understand
Why I live like the damned
Keep away from the things that bite and hold your loved ones tight
This psychohead gonna fight
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10. |
October Falls
02:41
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Golden light is coming through
Fall gets me back on track
I hear the voices fading out
and others coming back
Nothing to win, nothing to lose
Except my faith in you
It‘s raining heavy memories
I‘ll keep 'em like you do
OCTOBER FALLS
HEAR THE CALLS?
FAR AWAY
OCTOBER FALLS
Another day is breaking out
And you should break it in
Before I part, before I start
All over again
OCTOBER FALLS
AGAINST THE WALLS
CAN'T RUN AWAY
OCTOBER FALLS
OCTOBER FALLS
THUNDER ROLLS
INTO THE VOID
OCTOBER FALLS
And never will I leave at ease
Return as someone else
I'm always holding on to you
Hope life treats you well
And while I'm gone, you walk the line
Don't lose the beaten track
Watch the marks of darkness
Don‘t make me wearing black
OCTOBER FALLS
AGAINST THE WALLS
CAN‘T RUN AWAY
OCTOBER FALLS
OCTOBER FALLS
HEAR THE CALLS
INTO THE VOID
OCTOBER FALLS
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11. |
Down the Road
03:36
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12. |
Once Again
03:05
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Once again I’m chasing demons
Once again I’m chasing love
Once again I’m outta luck
Once again I’m chasing fire
Once again I got desire
Once again I’m outta luck
AND THIS LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
NO WAY BACK YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING
Once again I’m on a tight rope
Once again I got no hope
Once again I’m outta luck
Once again I’m on a rough road
Once again I got a heavy load
Once again I’m outta luck
AND THIS LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
NO WAY BACK YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING
Once again I’ve seen the desert sand
Once again I’m in a foreign land
Once again I’m outta luck
Once again I got no friends
Once again this shit never ends
Once again I’m outta luck
AND THIS LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
NO WAY BACK YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING
BUT THIS LIFE GOES ON AND ON AND ON
No WAY BACK, You gotta keep going
Just Keep Going (Charlie?)
(d/f/e) a e (d/f/e) a G
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TOP DOWN Berlin, Germany
TOP DOWN are:
git/voc: Szim
bass/voc:
Chuck Struggler
drums:
Jay Gard
photo: © Jörg Metzner
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