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So Masochistic
02:44
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Treated like a dog
Feel kicked down
Scarred to my soul
She gives no damn
I just cant abide
My pain inside
The torment she brings to my life
I'm so Masochistic I can't let go
Bound by feelings
Tortured by lust
Sharp as a knife
And just as tough
Put me down
I know my place
So I'm sorry
It's my mistake
I'm so masochistic, I cant let go
Fatal attraction
Some kinda reaction
Hard to question
Hard to fathom
I used to think
There's something for me
Too proud to see
She's got me on a leash
I'm so masochistic, I can't let go
God knows, she hurts so good
I take it, I have it, I don't know that I should
She fucks my mind, screws my soul
A sign of affection, it seems so cold
I'm so masochistic, I can't let go
I can't let it go
I can't let it go
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Nitelife
04:43
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Strobe lights
Dropped beats
Bodies shaking
Move those itchy feet
With the hustle and bustle of the dance floor crush
Your mind is racing on a chemical rush
Nitelife kings, courting their queens
From the nine to five to the clubbing scene
Their tails are up
Drinks in hand
A perfect introduction to a one night stand
Fluorescent street lamps set the tone
When the cold wind bites, you think of home
But nothings gonna stop you getting what you want
‘Cause the end of the working week has come
All dressed up, and ready to act
If one things certain, your there to attract
The walls seem close to closing in
Your chest pounds to the DJ tune
The lights burn through this place is hot
The crowd is ready for the tune to drop
Chit chat, down on the low
A natural signal is all you know
A glance of the eyes fingers through the hair
Eyes seem drawn to silhouettes
Blood gets pumping, your pulse is up
A dancefloor blaze, you cant get enough
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Vice
03:19
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Everybody's got their weakness whether right or wrong
Everybody's got their way to simply get along
These can take many forms, not all within the law
Who are we to sit and judge, yet we've all done that before
One man's poison, a man's vice
What causes your disgust, gives some soul delight
Thinking 'bout those first world problems
Sure can bring you down
A little taste of your pleasure
Can turn your day around
Kick back, enjoy whatever it is
That tends to get you high
It's your business no mistake
No need to apologise
Whatever the time of day
Whatever you may desire
Take it, have it, use it, do it
No need to conspire
Do as your will as your will takes you
Like a leaf on a breeze
Life's too short to hesitate
So do as you please
Powders, pills, sexual thrills
Take your mind off household bills
Eating, booze, king size blues
Hide away from the headline news
Chocolate, wine, other things fine
Help to smooth the passage of time
Why don't you take my advice
Help yourselves and find a new vice
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Fly In Amber
05:47
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Several make-up smeared years ago,
About a dozen country miles or so,
Life was young and the nights were gold,
Give or take, either way was bold.
How times change when you let things slide,
Easy to forget to get off the ride,
Why change while you’re surfing highs?
Dismiss your blues with a gentle sigh.
Once you realised the nights were cold,
And the sold-out stage show had to fold,
All the thrills that seemed were never broke,
All the dreams that now went up in smoke.
Morning booze and snowblind sunrise,
Bloodshot eyes focus in on the headlines,
What you did, what you said was rotten,
Anything you learned will soon be forgotten.
She took her chances,
She made her own life,
All she wanted was no one to ask her why,
Trapped by beauty,
A fly in amber,
A concrete swan,
Unable to fly.
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Sex Appeal
03:04
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She knows, she's got it
She knows, she's got Sex Appeal
A twist of her hips will bring you to heal
She knows, she's got Sex Appeal
Lipgloss you know who's boss, it's her thrill
With effortless grace an animal attraction
Such a beauty always stays in fashion
For some love aint easy for her its a breeze
She likes to ball, she don't deal in sleaze
Sing it
A real head turner, she commands every room
Try as you might, no man is immune
To her looks, wit, charm and sexual magnetism
She's so tough, she loves like prison
She walks it, she talks it, she knows how to flaunt it
She knows that she's got it and she knows how to use it
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6. |
The Streets Come Alive
04:21
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Sirens sing their song amongst the rain and twilight
Street lamps flicker to an eerie pulse
In every nook and cranny, in shadows so deep
Every heart in every city, thumps a darkened beat
Johnny has a crave, an addiction to feed
The alleys his office where pays his trade
He spies an awkward punter one whose easily led
For ten hollow minutes his addiction can be fed
A decadent glamour, a celebrated strife
Edgy and gritty the streets come alive
When you're on the edge, it's a way of life
Suzies a cop with eyes for a killer
Out to prove she's one of the boys
A gruesome, bloody doorway
A blade in the gutter
Another night Suzies, looking for a murderer
A decadent glamour, a celebrated strife
Edgy and gritty the streets come alive
When you're on the edge, it's a way of life
A necessary evil
Unmitigated crime
Jay walks back to see his mother
Yet to reach the age where he's a man
He feels he's alone, there's nobody to see
A shot rings out, mistaken identity
Feel they're alive, feel they're alive, feel they're, the streets are alive
Feel they're alive, feel they're alive, feel they're, the streets come alive
When you're on the edge
The streets come alive
When you're making bread
The streets come alive
When you need to run
The streets come alive
When you need to hide
The streets come alive
When you need to see
The streets come alive
When you look away
The streets come alive
When you're getting stoned
The streets come alive
Out there breaking bones
The streets come alive
When you're getting high
The streets come alive
Anything to survive
The streets come alive
When you need to see
The streets come alive
When you look away
The streets come alive
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Lover Boy
02:49
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Don't try to second guess his intentions
He's a man who knows no apprehension
An alpha male who stake this claim
In any lonely heart in need of a flame
He'll wine you, dine you and maybe satisfy you
But don't for one minute think that he'll ever love you
Love to him is of a physical nature
A shot from cupids bow is seen a danger
Oh lover boy
To some he's a hero
Oh lover boy
His soul is hollow
Oh lover boy
Likes to feed his ego
With a cast of an eye he scouts out satisfaction
He's not fussy bout looks or mutual attraction
An opportunity's there, for the taking
But don't dare call it love making
To him he's a man as he thinks one should be
If you believe in god then you believe in he
A gift from Mother Nature, a natural world wonder
A walking, talking picture of splendour
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2995
03:53
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I put on my jacket
And I'm buttoned down
I've gotta piece on my hip
Gonna make my bones
I kneel before the lord
I gotta say my prayers
Cleanse me of sin
I gotta start again
Paranoid, god save my soul
I'm alive, boulevard homicide 2995
I've been a hustler for years
Trying to make a dime
I'm a hard working man
Work gives me pride
Loyalty goes unspoke
Allegience pledged in cuss
Blood pumps through my veins
I gotta man I have to slain
Driving my way downtown, to the steps of city hall
To knife him in the back, put a bullet inside
To make me a made man, I gotta shoot some mothers son down
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Pop Music
03:12
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A life in the tabloids to make your name
And skinny little ladies without no shame
Pretty young boys all looks no voice
Made in a factory by consumer choice
A production line short sell by date
A television viewer decides your fate
A tired old format in need of fresh blood
A family tragedy and eyes in floods
Commercialised
Commoditised
A supermarket product before your own eyes
It’s plain to see
Your vanity
From the Disney channel you’ve come so far
Act like a whore to prove how old you are
Stripped to skin just to show your talent
A chauvinist dream but shame is absent
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10. |
Into The Sunset
04:38
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Step back and see that all our trials,
Are nothing of our doing,
External factors so hostile,
Accentuate the brewing,
When it boils down to what we’ve got,
We couldn’t be much stronger,
Take stock and add it to the pot,
We’ll be going longer.
The way your face changed shape tells all,
The blues are turning lighter,
The flicker of a smile won’t fall,
Things are getting brighter,
Remember what the sage man said,
Be mindful while you’re living,
Embrace the groove and don’t forget,
To take is as good as giving.
We’ve seen enough,
To hold our heads up,
Arm in arm as we walk into the sunset,
Now we are free,
Only you and me,
Holding hands as we walk into the sunset.
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Halloween Jack London, UK
Halloween Jack comprises of two members, Adam Camm and Ian McEwan; whose love of football, Stones, Beach Boys and Beatles has kept them together even after their respective teams have beaten each other.
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