1. |
Damn! Damn! Damn!
03:55
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The Gentle One came to this land, the torch of love held in his hand
Some people gathered round to hear his simple songs of pain and fear
He bared his soul like a naked man and all could see he didn't give a damn
He bared his soul like a naked man and all could see he didn't give a damn
He didn't give a damn
He didn't give a damn
didn't give a damn
damn damn damn damn damn damn
There were those who criticized and from his words they tried to hide
But he had come into their minds and a nasty stain he left behind
The only ones who heard the truth were the suicides and wasted youth
yeah, the only ones who heard the truth were the suicides and wasted youth
They didn't give a damn
didn't give a damn
didn't give a damn
damn damn damn damn damn damn
And the only ones who heard the truth were the suicides and wasted youth
yeah, the only ones who heard the truth were the suicides and wasted youth
They didn't give a damn
didn't give a damn
didn't give a damn
damn damn damn damn damn damn
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2. |
Big Machine
04:49
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I won't be a cog in a big machine
I won't be a cog in a big machine
I've seen ‘em break and I've heard ‘em scream
I won't be a cog
We’ll drive away to a promised land where the waters fall and the circle stands
And then we'll hide our souls in a sacred place and say a prayer or two
We’ll leave a sign on a crumbling wall that shows a man and woman both standing tall
And the naked pair locked in a kiss and hands held in salute
It's gonna kill us all
if we let it go
It's gonna kill us all if we let it go
so don't come on like you don't know
I won't be a cog in a big machine
We’ll drive away to a promised land where the waters fall and the circle stands
And then we'll hide our souls in a sacred place and say a prayer or two
We’ll leave a sign on a crumbling wall that shows a man and woman both standing tall
And the naked pair locked in a kiss and hands held in salute
it's gonna kill us all
it's gonna kill us all
it's gonna kill us all
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3. |
Man of God
04:33
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God, man of God.
Listen people to what I say, I shine a light that shows the way
It’s gonna tear your world apart, find a way into your heart
It’s a fire that will explode so run for cover and behold!
This is the voice of God
I’m gonna smash your golden idols, strip the priests and their disciples
Terrorize the money-lenders expose all pretenders
I’m gonna blow your mind away - the one you have is trash anyway
And I’m a holy man
Yeah I’m a holy man
A man of God
I’m a holy man
Yeah I’m a holy man
A man of God
I’m gonna come into your face, scream and shout all over the place
I’m gonna burn into your head all the things that Jesus said
I’ve seen a sign and heard the story and I believe in the power and
the glory
I bring love but not that kind, mine is fierce and hard to find
It’ll bring you to your knees, free your mind of all disease
So dance and sing and join the band and rejoice! the Kingdom of God
is at hand
And I’m a holy man
Yeah I’m a holy man
A man of God
I’m a holy man
Yeah I’m a holy man
A man of God
Some day we shall harness the energies of love
And for the second time in the history of the world
Man will have discovered fire.
And I’m a holy man
Yeah I’m a holy man
A man of God
I’m a holy man
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4. |
Profit & Loss
04:32
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Now's the time to count the cost.
Stop.
The world lives by profit and loss. Let me tell you what happens when the world lives by profit and loss. Unscrupulous and greedy people are driven to make as much money as quickly and easily as possible. Governments and corporations are also seduced by profit and loss. They sanctioned the wholesale destruction of the World's natural resources for the short-term benefit of their profits. What they're leaving behind for future generations is a legacy of their excrement. Such pernicious greed will inevitably and inexorably devour its own genitals - and where is the profit in that? In the meantime, the dispossessed, the homeless, the poor fisherman and peasants of this world pay for the luxuries of the greedy. Why do the greedy need so much when there is no profit and loss in being a human being? When there is no profit and loss in love? When there is no profit and loss - there is only life. And the only thing the greedy really need is to liberate themselves from the bondage of profit and loss. Maybe then they'll understand what true wealth, true power, really means.
Come on, give it up.
Now's the time the count the cost, what you gained what you've lost
Now's the time the count the cost, what you gained what you've lost
Now's the time the count the cost, what you gained what you've lost
Now's the time the count the cost, what you gained what you've lost
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5. |
Baby Cry
06:09
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I don't mean to embarrass you
I don't mean to put you through some
confrontation or deviation but I must come clean
about what I’ve seen
and this is my baby cry
and this is my cry for love
and this is my baby cry
my baby cry my baby cry
I'm not afraid to be afraid
so watch me now as I show you how
and I'm holding out my hand to you
I'm holding out my hand for love
and this is my baby cry
and this is my cry for love
and this is my baby cry
my baby cry my baby cry
I know how this world works
I’m a stranger without a friend
you're a stranger who needs a friend
but we can't meet without some neat introduction
and this is is the way it is
and this is is the way it works
all I have is this song
and this is my baby cry
and this is my cry for love
and this is my baby cry
my baby cry my baby cry
and this is is my baby cry
and this is my cry for love
and this is my baby cry
my baby cry my baby cry
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6. |
Move On
03:33
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One more night, spent in your arms
In a dream of such deadly charms
Painfully I turn the key to your memories and I set them free
I hear your name and I die inside
All these years and still I have to hide
Painfully I turn the key to your memories and I set them free
Time has come, to sing this song
Time has come, to move things on
Time has come, to end this ritual
No more drug, life will be so dull
Painfully I turn the key to your memories and I set them free
Painfully I turn the key to your memories and I set them free
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7. |
Good Time To Die
05:30
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Naked and erect in the jungle, my heart pounding like the ocean, my breath rushing like the wind. I stand alone and defiant - a dangerous animal of the forest - golden, sacred, immaculate. I feel the power within me, a power that comes directly from God and I howl in my ecstasy of living.
I see the truth, I surrender myself to the truth and the swarming madness of Life becomes clear: and now would be a good time to die. For never have I fully understood the strange and lonely beauty of the ego, never have I longed so fiercely for the birth of my soul - to become part of the Eternal. Oh god I'm coming!
Now would be a good time to die, to give birth to my soul, to become part of the Eternal. Now would be a good time to die.
Now would be a good time to die.
And the Moon looks good tonight.
And the stars look good tonight.
And the mountains look good tonight.
And the waters sounds good tonight.
And the forest smells good tonight.
And life feels good tonight.
Tonight. Tonight.
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8. |
Naked
06:32
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Alright listen up.
Now some of you people listening to this may be too cool to be moved by anything that you see or hear in the world today. You may think you're too clever or too hard to be taken for a ride or have your weaknesses exposed. You may feel you have to be at least one step ahead of everyone else in order to demonstrate that you're not a sheep or a fool. So you play games to hide those parts of yourself that you feel are vulnerable or worthless. I'm talking about you musos, you prick teasers, you hard men. Well I'm not that kind. You see, I'm naked.
I came into this world naked and I'll go out stripped of all my pretensions, so while I'm alive I'll not perpetrate those mind games that just fuck up everyone who comes across them. What you see is what I am; hurt me and I'll cry, love me and I'll rejoice. I'm completely transparent, exposed, naked.
I see a hard man walking down the street Iike a killer and I know what he's fighting for - to be baby naked. I see a proud woman deny her true feelings for a man and I know what her secret desire is for - to be stripped naked. I see a politician on the TV hungry for power and I know what his lust is for - to be seen by millions naked.
Ah, what’s that? Naked. Naked. Naked. Naked. Naked. Naked.
Alright, I want everyone to join in now, and I don’t mean clap your hands or sing along - I mean naked. I want everyone out there to start taking off their clothes. You don’t need to be embarrassed. We’re all friends here. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. There’s nothing to be afraid of. We can feel clean and we can feel pure and we can be sure that there’s more to life than a body. Be naked and be free. We can join together and walk the streets naked. And we can look upon our bodies and feel no shame. We can be children again, like little children, pure and innocent. Give up your games, your clothes. Give up. Be naked.
Who’ll be the first to take off their clothes?
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9. |
Accept
05:08
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Did you ever feel you couldn’t accept other people's opinions about the way you should think or feel?
Did you ever feel you couldn’t accept the way they put you down and tried to make you into something you didn't want to be?
Did you?
Did you ever feel you couldn’t accept the way they made you look into a mirror and see their own smug faces instead of your own?
And you couldn't accept that.
And just once you wanted to find out who you really were and what you really thought.
Did you ever feel that?
Did you ever want that?
Did you ever want to be accepted?
It's not for me to say to you what you should or should not do
but if you feel you need to hear it said, permissions granted go ahead
then fuck the neighbours, fuck the law, fuck your God and what it stands for
you don’t need to dream or fantasize you can do once you want - nothing’s denied
Time has come to lose control to kill the mind and free the soul
We're gonna cross the line that keeps us quiet, destroy the fences start a riot
so fuck the neighbours fuck the law fuck your God and what it stands for you don’t need to dream or fantasize you can do once you want -nothing’s denied
you're just waiting for permission
you're just waiting for permission
you're just waiting for permission for permission
is granted
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10. |
Sex Junkie (live)
03:52
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You fallen in love it's turned to speed
Constant sex is what you need
You've lost your mind to this strange feeling
You don’t know with what you’re dealing.
Let’s go.
Lust has caught you in its grip
You complain it’s a bum trip
But you’re hooked now, sex junkie
In your bed lives the monkey.
Sex junkie oh
Take a fix on jealousy
Tell yourself it’s ecstasy
Feel the pain and kick inside
Is this the worst you’ve ever tried?
Here it comes.
You’re wanting peace but you can’t have it
It’s too late to kick the habit
Now the girl’s become a dealer
Every day you have to see her
Sex junkie oh
Sex junkie oh
Shoot it up and then OD
Chasing all your fantasies
Only one way to get free
And that’s to die a sex junkie
Shoot it up and then OD
Chasing all your fantasies
Only one way to get free
And that’s to die a sex junkie
Sex junkie oh
Sex junkie oh
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11. |
Twentieth Century (live)
04:30
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I'm a starchild here on this earth
brought to life through a virgin birth
but I am not your new messiah
man is my maker and my designer
he made me, made me what I am
My home's a lab my mum's a dish
my dad's a sperm bank in Memphis
I'm a mother's contribution
a little orphan of confusion
a little orphan, all alone. I'm scared
20th century do you recognise me?
20th century do you recognise me?
My DNA is all twisted
look at my arms there all blistered
I'm a monster running wild
the scientist and the doctor smiled
they smiled at me
they recognised me - I'm their child!
Mommy! Daddy!
Mommy! Daddy!
Mommy! Daddy!
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12. |
Naked (live)
06:21
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Gentle Ihor's Devotion Leeds, UK
Formed in the 1980s. Their 12 inch single 'Naked' was single of the week in Melody Maker. Signed to TUG REC in Germany. Lead singer Gentle Ihor is solo now collaborating with various musicians.
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