1. BUTCHER

You're so handsome in this light, if only you'd reject me tonight
Darling there's no 'only way' when you come, please don't stay
We're so boring, we're so white. We've had too much 'so long'
Besides, what of freedom can I say when I smoke DuMaurier?

I'd learn to bend, learn to swerve
Learn to bend, learn to butcher

I could look wholesome in this light, brown and homely is lovely
Besides, where can we go wrong, we stray for nothing now.
So just once more fall for the stone, neglect the flesh to pursue the bone
Darling, beauty, daily bread

Say learn to bend, learn to swerve
Do it to make amends and do it over again
Learn to bend, learn to butcher
Do it over


2. THE PEOPLE

Not looking for reasons, not trying to understand
Not trying to catch your eye, not trying to touch your hand
Not trying to show you a part of me no one else can find
But i will bring a song to you, who will buy my time?

The people get philosophical and say there is no future
I am trying to tear myself away from your eyes
The people get philosophical and say there is no future
Nothing is as blinding as your eyes

Not watching the seasons, watching days flow by
No quenchless autumn breezes, late tomorrow skies
Are you frightened by the moment? i softly lie
Where i thought i would always be, i let myself get by

The Mandate
Get by

Not looking for an ending to make the pieces fit
Need is always pending on how much you can get

Get by you now
Get on you now


3. THE BATTLECRY

Can you turn it up?
Let me lay my eyes and try to pin it down
Let me lay my eyes on the painting
It's hard to put into words, draw the line.

Forgetting all you wanted, you have to ask me for nothing
You're giving all you want, you have been asking for nothing

That's right I'm trying to find a way back
It doesn't mean anything to you.

It's so obvious at times we try and slide it good
It's all right, it's all mine

Oh to roll together everything we've built inside
But up I fall, and nothing, But up I fall, and nothing
Now you're holding them, and you can't say too much for me
Then what do you think? You've never made it taste that good
I'll be over soon, and you'll remember who showed you


4. THE MANDATE

As far back as it goes, we watch the time go by and say our mother's names with a smile
Remember how she sang you a lullaby? How did she ever do such good for you?
Take me back where I used to live. I want to see my old friends and how they've changed
I always said that when I grew up, I would give my friends another chance to see their lives rearranged
If they want to see me, I'm going to be at the bottom of the hills
I'm going to be standing with my back against the valley walls
I'm going to look up at all the cool kids standing in their running shoes
I'm going to walk away from all of them

That's the last thing I can say about the future
I don't really know much about what we're going to do when the days go by as they're wasting
I guess all I really know about where we're going to go is by looking at where we've been to
And I'm still looking at you, and I'm always looking for you
Whenever I'm not, I'm looking for you


5. THE LIFESTYLE

Never the lifestyle baby, for you and me
I wish you were a song to play, I wish you had something to say