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[Evil laugh]
We wear the crown
we control the Earth
'til the day you die
from the day of your birth, and yet,
we never quite got around to coming out
You only do what we allow
except buy, explore, try every door
think for yourself and more
ignore that, we swear to us you're bound
There's no stopping us now
Here up in the clouds
we're gonna take the planes
we're gonna spray for days
the chemical to sway your brain
or maybe mess with your DNA
or maybe bring the population down
But never mind the fact that thirty thousand feet
is too high to matter with an airborne gas
when you're targeting the ground
There's no stopping us now
There's no stopping us now
There's nothing you
can say or do
your resistance is useless
Without, within
we'll always win
Unless somebody figures out our plan
by deciphering the clues we leave everywhere
and rambles on the internet
Then we're REALLY in trouble!!
The world is round
but only from above
if you spy from the side
then you'll see a line, but
we work hard to stop you finding out
We've settled on the how
undecided on the why
this fact won't likely affect your life
but we need a win so we can stand proud
There's no stopping us now
This time we mean it
we're gonna rule the world
There's no stopping us now
Stop laughing
we're still gonna rule the world
There's no stopping us
[Anything's a conspiracy if you look hard enough...
Maybe you should just go enjoy your life]
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2. |
Leave Behind Enemy Lines
04:03
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A bad chance of circumstance
became a baker's year in menagerie
beyond the castle and false paradise
is a place where I can finally feel free
But not without a cost
a friend was lost in the struggle
now I have an enemy
because I'm a coward
and a liar
and a psychopath
the height of villainy.
Now I have space to consider time
The purpose and direction of this tiny little life
I want to keep faith in this dream of mine
but all the questions in my mind
keep running around in line
running around behind
the longer that I try
There's no moral high ground to take
when you seem to have it all
there isn't room enough for the two of us
on that pedestal
one of us must fall
So I'll be just another boogeyman
in the tales that you tell to feel so tall
'cause god forbid you took
one single look in the mirror
or brick out of your wall
Now I have space to ponder time
The purpose and direction of this tiny little life
I want to keep faith in this dream of mine
but all the questions in my mind
keep running around in line
running around behind
the longer that I try
Now this worry is gone
and left upon the shelf
all I have left to worry about is
everything else...
Now I have space to worry about time
The purpose and direction of this tiny little life
I want to keep faith in this dream of mine
but all the questions
the questions in my mind
keep running around in line
running around behind
running around inside
the longer that I try...
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Baby,
there's no more room for denial
Been spending so much time apart
this metre feels like a million miles
You don't hold my hand no more
it's like our love is on the shelf
And though it breaks my heart to tell you
I've found somebody else
I think you already know who it is
It's Corona
she's my girl
though you wish I'd never known her
baby she's my world
Oh Corona
takes my breath away
You say to wash my hands clean of this
but you should know
our love don't work that way
Met her halfway 'round the world
in a fancy hotel bar
but now she's followed me back home
never thought she'd come this far
It must be a sign of the times that
you didn't take her seriously
But now our love is contagious
I've got her and she's got me
Don't you know I'm going crazy...
I'm going crazy for Corona
she's my girl
though you wish I'd never known her
baby she's my world
Oh Corona
takes my breath away
You say to wash my hands clean of this
But I'm going love sick for her tricks
I feel her fire burning in my chest
Who knows how long this will last
let's put it to the test
while I'm under house arrest
Oh Corona
you're my girl
though not so long I've known ya
now you're my whole world
Oh Corona
I know I can't pretend
they say to wash my hands clean of you
oh but they don't know
we don't need a cure for our love
we won't let it go
we'll be together til the end...
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4. |
A Cure for Miracles
05:16
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You tell me you and I
we'll be running through the sky in no time
by tomorrow or the next day
You tell me you and I
we'll by running real high and it's fine
and our trouble will be far away
And we're never gonna stop
doing what we do so well
But you're living in a lie
it's a pie in the sky that you're trying so hard to sell
And I know one thing that's on your mind
why can't you sway mine?
Why won't I believe in miracles?
All the time you try to get me on your side
saying what you need to get me under your spell
can't you see I'm crying out
'cause what you've got
won't cure my ails
just hollow promises and fairy tales
What I want is a cure for you
You tell me it's real
but it's only a dream...
It's like limbo
how low can you go
with the show that you're always trying to sell me?
Like a pro you're circling below my window
with a boombox playing on repeat
And you will tell me stories
that swear you were right
But it's a fact that I know
that you don't want to show
your facts out there among the light
'cause it's too bright...
[People die, don't need your lies, people cry, don't want your lies]
I could be starving and you would sell me pictures of food from magazines
[Children die, don't need your lies, children cry, don't want your lies]
I could be burning and you would keep pouring on the gasoline
[It's my life, don't need your lies,
it's my life, don't want your lies]
I could be drowning and you would sell me rocks for my pockets to drag me down
[Ooooohhhhh]
To save my soul, to see my spirit can be found
Why won't I believe in miracles?
All the time you try to get me on your side
saying what you need to get me under your spell
can't you see I'm crying out
'cause what you've got
won't cure my ails
just hollow promises and fairy tales
What I want is a cure for you
You tell me it's real, but
It's only a dream...
[No matter what I say, you can explain it away,
step to the side, flip and turn it around]
It's only a dream...
[And you know the way, you could save the world in a day but the man is keeping you down]
It's only a dream...
[And your herd will pay, they're the easy prey, always another one to be found]
It's only a dream...
[It's the game you play, to lie and lead astray, survive and thrive in the underground]
It's only a dream...
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5. |
Carefree Culture
03:28
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[Wake up sheeple]
You're lost, you're sick
but we can break the curse
and share the secrets
of the universe
Come meet our god
and then you'll understand
open your mind
and take his hand
Follow the leader to the promised land
Ain't nothing and no one's gonna
it ain't nothing but no one wanna
ain't nothing and no one's gonna
make it out alive
One and all will be fodder
the point of no return is no farther
one more step and they're on the line
Inside these walls
we're safe from anarchy
One people, one purpose
join the family
Only one way
through the fire and ice
Conform, comply
and be willing to sacrifice
Follow the leader into paradise
Ain't nothing and no one's gonna
it ain't nothing but no one wanna
ain't nothing and no one's gonna
make it out alive
One and all will be fodder
the point of no return is no farther
one more step and they're on the line
In the world outside there's nothing you can trust
your home, your car, your wealth,
leave it to us
Free of will and responsibility
Free of freedom in that false society
Brace the troops
Light the torch
Toll the bell
Follow the leader into HELL!
Ain't nothing and no one's gonna
it ain't nothing but no one wanna
ain't nothing and no one's gonna
stand up and fight
They'll give it all to the liar
just to burn in the fire
one more step and they're on the
one more step and they're on the
one more step and they're on the line
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(Intro by Dr Karl)
[There are two ways to view the stars,
as they really are, or as we might wish them to be]
I am strong, someone to rely on,
the realist idealist
passionate and calm
but sometimes
I'm impatient and proud
though I won't shout it out aloud
and throw in a little charm
I'm careful, cautious and wise
but driven by my emotional side
j-j-jealous, possessive
and a loyal friend for life
With my birth date in hand
you always have a million things to say
but like two and three is five
does your equation survive the other way?
It must be a sign
that the words you weave around me
won't follow your invisible line
of a fable so unfounded
but already made up in your mind
now all of these apply
So who am I?
A social butterfly, the life of the party
you'll find me in the corner
with I, Myself and Me
I'm good in a team unless that team is being led
an amazing lover and no other sign
could say the same I bet!
Diplomatic avoiding a feud
but I can be arrogant, pushy and rude
I'm intelligent, and generous
and humble too
With my Zodiac on the table
your picture of me is crystal clear
but when I turn it all around
your powers seems to disappear
It must be a sign
that the words you weave around me
won't follow your invisible line
of a fable so unfounded
but already made up in your mind
So much to justify
So who are you to say you know me
from only the planets and a day?
Confusing gravitas for gravity
of rock and gas a million miles away
Barnum and Forer explain how our warm and fuzzy feelings can colour reality
So how do you see the stars?
As they really are?
Or as you wish they could be?
It must be a sign
that the words you weave around me
won't follow your invisible line
no matter how you go about it
If your dream was reality
and all my personality
was just a pawn of puppeteers in the sky
There'd be no free will in me
personal responsibility
no change or growth or motivation to try
[So who am I?]
If your dream was reality
and all my personality
was just a pawn of puppeteers in the sky
There'd be no free will in me
personal responsibility
no change or growth or motivation to try
Now you've got enough to try
So who am I?
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7. |
It's Not that Hard
03:59
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Standing at the edge
of where the water meets the earth
Look out across to see the ripples and the birds
Sometimes we need no words
But for the breeze through the trees
there's barely a sound
The fish swim among the reeds
with mountains all around
Beautiful until you just look down
The carcass of convenience will be this land's demise
someone's been suckin' on cancer sticks
and super-sizing fries
There's broken glass and plastic
smashed and scattered all around
for one so simply lost
for all so easily found
Just take a minute to bin it
The teenage turtles like the shade under the dock
Reclining reptile
recharging on the rock
The third one out is the only one we've got
With softly rounded clouds rolling overhead
it's easy to believe this place no one has tread
but just look down, you'll see instead
One has dropped their bottle
another threw their can away
A couple's been lovin' sweetly, discretely
but left their DNA
There's broken glass and plastic
smashed and scattered all around
for one so simply lost
for all so easily found
Just take a minute to bin it
[one way to win it, just bin it]
[no avoidin' it, just bin it]
[save the plinit, just bin it]
[don't be an idiot, just bin it]
Just take a minute to bin it.
[It's not that hard]
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8. |
If I...
03:39
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Her feet are cold
but not because winter's comin' in
But because my insides have been churnin', and turnin'
at the thought of everything that's happenin'
How sure was I
to have it all figured out
before we tried...
If I could read her mind
If I'd loved her less
If I'd followed a different line
If I'd found a cure to my distress
and this mind of mine
goes around
and round and round again
My hands are cold
but that's not the reason that they're shakin'
And our insides have been churnin', and turnin'
at the unavoidable path we're takin'
Of course it wasn't long
this is me after all
before right was wrong
If I had seen the signs
If I hadn't fallen so hard
If I hadn't trusted blind
If I'd been more cautious and kept my guard
and this mind of mine
goes around
and round and round again
If I could go back in time
or do the opposite
If it hadn't felt so right
If I'd ignored my inner optimist
If I was a stronger man
If I had more confidence
If I hadn't been so complacent
If I knew the right words to offer
and this mind of mine
goes around
and round and round...
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9. |
Invincible Someday
04:00
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10. |
My Road to Reason
03:48
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Looking in the wrong direction
of self assured but empty hands
with cures and answers on demand
Looking at my own reflection
what kind of world will there be,
when it goes on without me?
A path toward the light
owes its beginning to the dark
even good intentions leave a mark
Another sleepless night
with all these worries in my bed
it's never lonely in my head
Tell myself I can be better
with open arms, embrace the grey
and grow a little day by day
I may not be a trend setter
but if I can bring a little happiness
then that's a life well spent
I found a road that matters
how to know what is and isn't true
a gift to the many from the few
I found a road that matters
how to know what is and isn't true
and why it should matter to you
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Conspiracy of One Brisbane, Australia
A bit sciency. A bit funny.
Debut album 'Road to Reason' is out now!
Solo project of Brisbane/Meanjin-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & science comminucator Nate Eggins.
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