TV SCREEN
I don't want to sit
In the hole that you sit
In the hole in the ground
In the hole that you dig
And the darkness in your eyes
Oh it cover's your eyes
And the tears that drip
Are from deep down inside
Oh punch me once and punch me again
Gonna knock out my eyes from the back of my head
TV's, DVD's what are you watching?
What are you watching on the television screen?
On the television screen
And I don't want to end up as fat as the cat
Climb out the window and then I get trapped
Dropped my key's down the drain
Wear a pair of flip flops
Stick a knife in my brain
And there it will stay
kick around a bottle and fill it up to drink
Throw it out the window and it bounces back and hit's me
One pop, two pop, three pop, four
Their go my brain cell's I think I'll buy some more
On the television screen
WE SEE RED
I don't want you to see this bad side of me
There's a feeling that's inside
And it want's to get out and be free
The smashing of the bottles
And the shouting and the fighting in the street
There's no way out, no way I can compete
When we see red
We see red
I take my own finger and point it to my own face
I know I'll come last I can never win this race
You'll turn to me with your twisted points of view
When violence is apparent in everything that you do
When we see red
We see red
Don't let them tell what you want to hear
They'll just turn you round and make you disappear
Don't let them tell you what it is you should do
This is your only chance and I'll leave it up to you
When we see red
We see red
15 MINUTES
Lay awake and get over excited
At the thought of what is to come
The shining of diamonds
And the lead star role
With a golden record nailed to the wall
Tuxedo dinners and the finest of dining
Your a face in every magazine
There's us and there’s them
But you just want a taste
A taste that's so far out of reach.
Out of reach
15 Minutes on the brain
You want it so much
That your mind draws a blank
As you don't know what it is that you do
You've seen them on the telly
Getting leg's up the ladder
As they end up in bed
With their celebrity lover's
Sell the story and your front page news
Your mother and father must be real proud of you
Look in the mirror and what do you see?
Just another Nobody
Nobody
15 Minutes on the brain
15 Minutes never mind the shame
For your 15 minutes of fame
BLACK AND WHITE MEMORIES
Rotting on a market stall
A novelty item on your wall
Something that you had in your grasp
Something that you new could not last
Now there's something in between
Looking through viewfinder screens
Not one did you gaze at me
Oh yes there's something in between
Black and white memories
Of the things we used to be
It seemed so important at the time
The kind of moment that could shape your life
But now it's tattered and it's torn
And now it's tired and it's worn
Gathering dust in your hall
The one's you block never make the wall
You pull them out from time to time
The one's you were looking for you can never find
Black and white memories
Of the things we used to be
JEALOUS FRIEND
I know your type
You cant relax
You'll only settle down
When your knifes in my back
You ain't got the bottle
To do it full throttle
Your gonna play it safe
Put your life to waste
Because your Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend your wasting my time
You called me a fucker
when it's you who's the sucker
Your a spineless clown
And your bringing me down
You wont go and get it
You may as well forget it
You want it all now
But you don't know how
Because your Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend your wasting my time
I know it hurts you
To see me smile
Because your Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend of mine
Jealous friend your wasting my time
Jealous friend, Jealous friend of mine
FLICKIN V'S
I got out of German
Cause my spelling ain't good
I don't write poems
Cause I'm misunderstood
They call me the joker
They think I'm the joker
I make people laugh
Or at least I think I do
I'm at the back of the class
I'V got special needs
And everybody's
Flickin V's
I remember you asking a question I new
But I did not answer
Cause knowledge ain't cool
They call me disruptive
They think I'm disruptive
But what can I do?
I can't learn from you
I'm at the back of the class
I'V got special needs
And everybody's
Flickin V's
THANKS I GET
I was standing at a bus stop
In the pouring rain
And overheard a man
Who was shouting in a rage
He looked up at the star's
And he cursed them all
Cause every time he looked up
They made him feel small
He screamed of the luck
That he never had
And how his whole life
Things had turned out bad
With nothing to show
And nothing to spend
He was down on his knee's
And at his wit's end
He said
Is This The Thanks I get?
I think about the man both now and again
And wonder what the hell had happened to him
I'll never forget those sunken eyes
And all the bitter tears
That fell from the sky
I hope to myself
To never sink to my Knee's
With the weight of the world
Crippling down on me
But when I'm at my worst
I'm never in Doubt
As from nowhere he comes
and together we shout
We say
Is This The Thanks I Get?
PEOPLE COME PEOPLE GO
People come and people go
But people just don't know when to stop
Monkey see and monkey do
But monkey's never gonna reach the top
Run run run run run run around
So where are you going?
I bet you can't tell
Though I only saw you once
I won't see you again
People come and people go
But people just don't know when to stop
Monkey came and monkey saw
But monkey's never gonna open the door
Run run run run run run around
So where are you going?
I bet you can't tell
Though I only saw you once
I won't see you again
My head begins to scream
Am I part of another man's dreams
Because I'm listening In
On what I shouldn't be listening to
Could it be me or could it be you?
WHAT'S THE USE?
I feel so numb inside
Don't know if I should laugh
Or I should cry
Now tell me what is in it for you
Most day's I'll sleep in late
Looks like I'V sealed my fate
You know the more I try
The less I do
What's the use when there's nothing to look forward to?
What am I supposed to do?
Disappear on the day the rent is due
Pending further bailiff action
A phone call from a private number
Paranoia is dragging me under
Who could it be?
And what do they want from me now?
What's the use when there's nothing to look forward to?
VICTIMS OF CHOICE
Jam or marmalade?
Do you feel afraid?
A man without a voice
Is just a victim of his choice
Do you feel hysteria?
Do you feel inferior?
As you try to understand
And get inside your master plan
Because
You don't know what you want
You just don't know
Second hand advice
Please don't tell me twice
They say there is no game
Unless your ready for the pain
Read between the lines
As you look into your eyes
Your sensible decisions
Were the cause of your demise
Because
You don't know what you want
You just don't know
Your stuck inside
Until you find your mind
Because
You don't know what you want
You just don't know
YOUR TIME
You got your tie on tight
But it's only second best
As your more uptight
Than that tie around your neck
And your day's they are merging
As back and fourth you run
Just like a repeat performance
To the rise and the fall of the sun
Cause you think your time
Is more important than my time
I can feel that you are watching
As your eyes come out on stalks
Interruption is your promise
At the times when others talk
You want to take every word I say
And crush it under your shoe
Then you want to sit me down
And tell me all there is about you
Cause you think your time
Is more important than my time
I don't want to hear about you
And you don't want to hear about me
So there's nothing left to do
Except agree to disagree
Because your time is my time
And my time is your time
Cause you think your time
Is more important than my time
BAD HUNTER
Get the shotguns out and plenty of shells
I'm heading for the woods to hunt for myself
Been chasing me about for my whole life
My visions not good cant see inside
I'm a bad hunter and I know I cant shoot myself
I tried to run away but couldn't keep up
Cause what I'm chasing has made me stuck
Could take a minute or an hour to do
I'm running round in circles should catch me soon
I'm a bad hunter and I know I cant shoot myself
I look into the mirror don't see my self
But when I touch my wrist I still feel my pulse
These poaching laws they don't affect me
Cause what I'm chasing you just cant see
I'm a bad hunter and I know I cant shoot myself
COWBOYS AND INDIANS
An Indian lost his scalp
So a cowboy lent his hat to help
And the people couldn't understand
Why an Indian shook that cowboy's hand
A heart surgeon opened up my chest
To replace it with the best
Where the skin is thick and tough
And An Indian lost his scalp
So a cowboy lent his hat to help
And the people couldn't understand
Why an Indian shook that cowboy's hand
BACK TO THE START
So you want to forget about
The monsters that you made
And the person that you thought you were
Was just a passing phase
So you look to the underground
But it rots and it decays
And when the day is done
It's time to start again
Back to the start
Back to the start
That's where you are
Swimming in the shallow end
Just in time to catch the wave
And create the illusion
That your heading for an early grave
What will happen when we see
The shadows that you cast
And your bodies clearly marked
With the tattoos of your past
Back to the start
That's where you are