Ostrich Theory Lyrics
Never Question
you never question why
you’ve got it so good
you never questioned why
’cause it’s understood
you never questioned why
you just complain
you never question why
you just played the game
it’s easy now to forget
when you’re happy
your belly’s full
but the food is shit
you never question why
your name was on the list
you never questioned why
but you somehow got the gist
you never questioned why
it all seems the same
you never question why
when you feel no pain
it’s easy now to forget
when you’re happy
robbing Paul for your debt
to Peter
it’s easy now to forget
when he’s gone
you never question why
they said it was free
you never questioned why
now you pay the fee
Pilgrim
suddenly a light blinds your eyes
but now you see
watch the flame as it dances
like it’s just for me
but it’s not what you came for
it’s what you need
you’re holding a flame and you know
this makes you feel so alive
honesty so perfect
how it binds you to me
you can change the subject
but it won’t change a thing
‘cuz it’s not what you came for
it’s what you need
there’s no one to blame no
just get the ring and go
crossing the line
taking the time
I’ll pay for this
but they say it’s wrong and it shows
no playing around
no playing it out
it’s dangerous
so kill it before it grows
Into The Wind
I leaned into the wind
she said “get in”
then down came the rain
in the space between down came the pain
then she opened her eyes
what have I done
I knew
there was never shelter there with you
I flew
like the wind I’m just passing through
and so you’ll fade away
no shelter today
it’s you
reminding me of how I lost my youth
come to
shake the leaves and try and find the fruit
but it’s gone away
what have we done
I knew
there was never shelter there with you
I do
wish that I could hide inside of you
but things will never change
till we face the rain
and when this rage goes
what have I done
What I Want
why don’t we ever get what we deserve
just ask the rich men who inherit the earth
or ask an Indian about manifest destiny
or ask this bottle how the fuck it gets the best of me
can somebody tell me why we can’t get along
maybe we could just sing
the chorus to this song
if history has taught me anything
I have to fuck you
fuck you
to get what I want
the U.S.A. is under Satan’s authority
that is of course if you believe in that sort of thing
you want a slice of the American pie
I don’t have a slice and I’m wondering why
CHORUS
law and order is a tool to stall the revolution
peace is just a temporary solution
and they don’t understand a word I’ve said
because they’re members of the walking dead
Restless
no you’re not alone
so far away from home
with all this restlessness
you caress your emptiness
you’re not the only one
no you can’t hurt me
I’ll just hurt myself
now this love is empty
and your being used
try to justify this hate
when your afraid
now there’s no rest here
in the bed you made
what god would watch this mess
I think he needs some company
there was a time you were wide
open to me
CHORUS
stay over there
I’ll love you from afar
stay away
till you you can live with who you are
alone
try to justify this hate
when your afraid
now there’s no rest here
in the bed you made
Tool
maybe I’m not a very good tool
or maybe you just don’t know how to use me
maybe I’m in the wrong machine
or maybe I’m waking up from the dream
with everything
between us
now we know
it’s all right
to be alone
I’m a little fucked up
there’s something wrong with me
is that the case
or did I have to get
outside to see
CHORUS
and now that I need you all
so desperately
I’ll figure it all out
I’ll figure it all out
it’s so human of me
to take control
to take a soul
Digital
with a heart like a battlefield
and a mind like a race track
64 bit technology
but the words you can’t take back
digital sunshine lights your eyes
electronic sin tucks you in at night
our parents in ignorance
the newest ways for the oldest sins
slow motion suicide
what’s it take, open up your eyes
digital sunshine lights your eyes
electronic sin tucks you in at night
numbers in and out that rule the world
serving many, serving none
regress
progress
with a heart like a battlefield
and a mind like a race track
there’s only so much you can feel
when your brain is break back
digital sunshine lights your eyes
electronic sin tucks you in at night
numbers in and out that rule the world
serving many, serving none
regress
progress
reset
process
Spy Party
gonna kill your soul and leave your body behind
get your head out of your ass if you don’t mind
it’s all because you look the other way
Alex get a knife and stab this guy
I’ll pay you cash and there’s no time for reasons why
he’s coming for can’t you see
he’s coming closer to killing me
I’m going to die because you’re all blind
he’s going to kill my soul and leave my body behind
Alex get a knife and stab this guy
I’ll pay you cash and there’s no time for reasons why
he’s coming for can’t you see
he’s coming closer to killing me
now they will never find me
deep inside
what some would say are
enemy lines
where black and white have turned to grey
no they won’t find me
32nd Floor
on the 32nd Floor
he couldn’t take anymore
there was life out there
somewhere down below
he found himself so high
it made him wonder why
he knew
one day he would fly
if only he’d try
he never broke the rules
always followed fools
they never knew the monster that would grow
one day he met a girl
and she would change his world
show him things, things he never knew
yeah he never knew
it made him say
hey, we’re going to do it my way
a push of the button and we all get paid
don’t be afraid
don’t be afraid
what goes up comes down
CHORUS
Dreaming in Evergreen Lyrics
Deeper
a new childhood
a new innocence
a new playground to explore
a new frontier to cover in fingerprints
a call we can’t ignore
take me away
to another place
Let’s go deeper down the hole
and make these walls our own
escape by the light of the torch
I’ve found what we’re looking for
We found the diamond in the rough
and now we’ll go back for more
CHORUS
there are plenty of places to hide
I’ll show you how to find me
if I forget where they are
I know you’ll remind me
you’ll remind me
you’ll remind me
CHORUS
Count on You
I don’t want to be what they said about it
it’s no use to scream and shout about it
they’re going to say just forget about it
it’s pure regret when you start to doubt it
on the run for way too long
there’s nothing left if there’s nothing wrong
and now we quit saying
why can’t we count on you
all I want
nothing
all I need
nothing
all I feel
nothing
all I bleed
nothing
now that you can see it
what it’s all about
now that you believe it
chews and spits you out
doubt and deceit
now we can count on you
falling off the stage again
make me believe make me understand
all along I was your friend
and I will be till the end
CHORUS
When in Rome
he’s just another man doing what men do
innocent son of man
ever since it all began
if he wants to stay alive
he’d better stick with his tribe
and they fight and they fuck
yes they fight and they fuck
yeah they fight and they fuck
yes they fight and they fuck
just another man doing what men do
he’s just another man doing what men do
just another man doing what men do
in the tribe of the Zulu
but when in Rome
you might lose your mind
when in Rome
but it feels just fine
when in Rome
you might lose your head
when in Rome
Now the boy comes of age
pushed in line, so he knows rage
he’s going to get what he wants yes he can but
he’s going to have to take it from the other clan
CHORUS
Illusion
she’s an illusion
making me wonder making me care
reminding me there’s so much more
in here
it’s all right
it’s all right
to feel this way
it’s all right
right now
right now, today
it’s all right
to feel this way
it’s all right
right now
your future
is that girl at the bar
you don’t even know her
but she’ll tell you who you are
but she’s an illusion
a possibility
until she’s right here
right now
next to me
CHORUS
shut the door
turn it off
make it stop
make it stop
shut the door
turn it off
make it stop
make it stop
shut the door
turn it off
make it stop
make it stop
shut the door
turn it off
make it stop
CHORUS
88 Killers
88 killers and 99 victims
77 cops and 22 witnesses
55 members on the firing squad
33 prayed calling out for God
11 seconds total before they hit the floor
all gunned down with the 44
They call this art
it’s a start
They call this art
it’s a start
criminal behavior
still not sanctioned
the less you know the more
you may yet remain pure
we all want to be stars
is it the money?
the money or the cars no
no
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you their world
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you their world
CHORUS
we don’t know who we are
is it the skin?
in the skin or the scars
no no
it’s the minds and the morals
Edward Bernays in your world
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you their world
CHORUS
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you their world
it’s the minds and the morals
Edward Bernays in your world
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you their world
it’s the drinks and the girls
they want to make you
they want to make you their
Did it Hurt You
did it hurt you
did it hurt you
did it the way that I served you
did it hurt you
did it hurt you
did it the way that I served you
did it hurt you
did it hurt you
did it the way that I served you
did it hurt you
did it hurt you
they call it love
all I know is it fits like a glove
so why do we fight
all I want is peace tonight
she said it’s up to me
and so I set her free
CHORUS
stillness is my way
until you wind blow my leaves away
CHORUS
just a sacrifice
only the human heart would suffice
she said it’s up to me
and so I set her free
she put it all on me
I said you’ve got to be free
Hellfire
these loves
each more potent than the last
the first one I fell hard
and I fell fast
I may still be falling
into the abyss
and I’d do it all again
for one more kiss
the second one
cheated on me right away
as if to tell me
there were others
and she was afraid
don’t know if it was me she cheated
or if it was fate
we cried more than once
and tried to shut the gate
but it’s too late
I had to leave her though
there was still more to learn
more dues to pay
more hellfire to burn
the third lesson came
as a lover and a friend
she had time to kill
and money to spend
now the flames grow higher
with her as they spread
eternal it never ends
she lies and says
let’s be friends
CHORUS
Money
money
it’s all right to get paid
yes it’s all right to get paid
but they tell you
yes they sell you
a hope
a dream that turns into
a nightmare
money
I love you the most
when I give you away
you comfort me when you’re here
so come to me, and make it alright
I just don’t want the fear
but they tell you
yes they sell you
a hope
a dream that turns into
a nightmare
dreaming in evergreen
all the thought machines
make games that we play
more ways to make us slaves
dreaming in evergreen
all the thought machines
money
I love you the most
when I give you away
you comfort me when you’re here
so come to me, and make it alright
I just don’t want the fee
dreaming in evergreen