1. |
Misery in Charge
01:43
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if i was PM i wouldn't blink
i wouldn't know shit, i wouldn't think
get me out of there, i'm just a geek
before they drag me out within a week
if i was PM you'd all be dead
no other takers to be the head
blaming the drowned for their own deaths
i'm down, down, down, down, down
this misery
i'm giving it all away
if i was PM just for a day
fate wouldn't hesitate to find a way
to make it look like my incompetence
was real and true
this misery
i'm giving it all away
this misery
i'm giving it all away
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2. |
Need A Million Dollars
03:52
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cut off my fingers, but not my thumb
we’re thrashing about for nowhere
my fist is like a golf club
your fist is like a cannon
and people bleed out of their left eye
as if that makes a difference
and my fist is like a golf club
your fist is like a cannon
we need a million dollars
get the camera, i wanna be famous
get the camera, i wanna be shameless
we need a million dollars
cut off my fingers but not my thumb
as if that makes a difference
and my fist is like a nuclear bomb
your fist is like a scorpion
we need a million dollars
get the camera, i wanna be famous
get the camera, i've gotta be shameless
we need a million
get the camera, i wanna be famous
get the camera, i wanna be shameless
we need a million dollars
we don't want to be working these jobs
we don't deserve to be on a slave wage
we don't want to be working these jobs
we don't deserve to be on a slave wage
but the rich, they demand it
they demand it
get the camera, i wanna be famous
get the camera, i'm gonna be stupid
we need a million dollars
to get off the treadmill
we don't want to be working these jobs
we don't deserve to be on a slave wage
we don't want to be working these jobs
we don't deserve to be on a slave wage
but the rich, they demand it
they demand it
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3. |
I'm A Landlord
02:48
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i made a million dollars last year
i shouldn't tell you how i did it
these bucks keep appearing in my bank account
but i don't remember working
and i didn't do shit to deserve it
i didn't even lift a finger
i didn't do nothing
i'm a landlord
i'm a landlord
i made a billion dollars last year
i'll let you in on the secret
if you own shit you can make others pay for it
and you get a tax break
never do shit to deserve it
i didn't even lift a finger
and i made a trillion dollars last year
i didn't even lift a finger
i didn't do nothing
i'm a landlord
i'm a landlord
i didn't do nothing
i didn't do nothing
you're paying my pension
i'm a landlord
i extract all of your money
the newspaper says i made it
they're paid off with advertising money
that tells the world how great i am
and i didn't do shit to deserve it
i didn't even lift a finger
i didn't do nothing
and i made a bazillion dollars last year
so you cannot call me a bludger
i didn't do nothing
i'm a landlord
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4. |
Override
02:14
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someone else, give me someone i can read and decipher
not so far out of reach, taking steps, override her
keep away from her likeness, all the same it's not so easy
all the same, it's not so easy to remember the way
she goes about destroying any chance i have
so much more
i'd love to be yours
not so sure if it's okay to act like this around you
you've got such a situation, our lack of empathy is sad
and of all the objects in the line of desire
it ain't fair to choose you, oh my taken
what the fuck am i doing
'cause i have so much more
i'd love to be yours
i have so much more
i'd love to be yours
i would, i would, i would, i would
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5. |
Big Oil
02:44
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here it is, more rain
had enough, it's insane
how can we refrain
from cursing god and big oil?
they want us to be underwater
and filling up our submarines
with oil
big oil
here it is, more pain
had enough of this rain
how do we complain
god wanted it this way, didn't he?
they want us to be underwater
and filling up our submarines
with oil
big oil
with oil (oil, oil oil)
oil
they want us to be underwater
and filling up our submarines
with oil
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6. |
Trickle-Up
02:09
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we haven't got plans today
the calendar's clear to friday
there's not a single job to do
the plebs are on the hook
i'm making my way through my black book
there's not a single job to do
can we live a life of luxury?
oh yeah
we haven't got work to do
you've done it all, wow, good on you
you're generating sweat for two
can we live a life of luxury?
oh yeah, we can
oh yeah, we can
and it's all thanks to you
but all the cash on the earth
it's not enough to fix my self-worth
there's not a single job to do
can we live a life of luxury?
oh yeah, we can
it's not for you
and it's all gonna be mine
can we live a life of luxury?
oh yeah, we can
oh yeah, we can
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7. |
The Bike Song
02:44
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you tried to run me over, but you missed
next time keep your foot on the gas
your hand in a fist
we live in our bubbles
you're asking for trouble
expecting us to co-exist
they want us all dead like
they're jealous of our bikes
getting around for free
ah ah ah ah ah
the police, they don't care one bit
you'll be fine
but i've got a video
so you are fucked
we live in our bubbles
you're asking for trouble
expecting us to co-exist
they want us all dead like
they're jealous of our bikes
getting around for free
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8. |
Summer Sleep
02:55
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summer sleep
i just want to be left alone
windows and the door shut
with a computer and the internet
i don't want to turn on my phone
anything important
can be dumped in a message
left on 'read' for summer
i just want to be left alone
i'm not gonna pick up
because you want me to work
holidays
i'm not gonna risk getting sunburned
when there's radiation
without the risk of blue light
messing up my good sleep
you're messing up my good sleep
i can't count all the bloody sheep
you're messing up my good sleep
my R E M is skin-deep
summer sleep
i want sumer sleep
pills that make you taste like aluminium
pills that make you feel like
a sloth that can't remember
where he put his good weed
you're messing up my good sleep
i can't count all the bloody sheep
you're messing up my good sleep
my R E M is skin-deep
summer sleep
i want sumer sleep
i never wanted it so damn cold
never wanted it so damn cold
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9. |
We've All Got Déjà Vu
03:17
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once upon a time we
thought there would be robots
all we got were guns
what happened to the promise
(promise)
we've got deja vu
once upon a time we
actually believed
in the modern gospel
the promise
everyone has got deja vu
once upon a time we
placed a bet on great men
to fix all our problems
but they were not great
(not great)
we've got deja vu
once upon a time we
put our trust in process
travelators forward
never going backwards
but we didn't suspect
that they might go sideways
everyone has gone cray
everyone has got deja vu
if you don't think you can trust me
well i don't expect you to
you could look out your window
but i don't expect you to
see anything that i see
if you don't think you can trust me
well i don't expect you to
you could look out your window
but i don't expect you to
see anything that i see
if you don't think you can trust me
well i don't expect you to
be anything that i be
we've all got deja vu
once upon a time we
thought there would be robots
all we got were gunshots
what happened to the promise
(promise)
we've got deja vu
once upon a time we
actually believed
in the modern gospel
everyone has gone cray
everyone has got deja vu
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11. |
Bellringer
03:10
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let me get home in one piece
i need my spine with no crease
lift your pedal from the floor, wait a minute more
if i die, i will hold you, ringing my bell
can you hear it hell? teach you to yell
up on the footpath you should go
watching for kids, taking it slow
get your eyeballs on the road
take them off your phone
burn that gas, sit on your arse
getting home last
on repeat in your hell, ringing that bell
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12. |
True.
02:04
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we go back a very long way
sometimes i, i wish it hadn't changed
'cause i can see all the pressure was mine
and awkward spading was time spent wasted
and all this time i could have ignored you
i don't have many regrets
i've gotta be true
i don't have any reason to beautify you
now that i'm old, i wish i could choose
now or then? i wouldn't be confused
'cause now that our ages have taken their toll
and our time apart is not always time alone
i don't have many regrets
ah ah
i don't have any reason to beautify you
there's nothing
there's nothing
there's nothing
if we're not true
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