1. FREAKS

Make your killing
Guts start spilling
Here's a piece of a puzzle (piece of your trouble)
Piece of somethin else (yourself, myself)

But I'm so untamed, without a clue
Think I can find something better
Something better to do

I should be so excited
I'm into something new
Could be some new kind of old thing
Could be just something to use

Maybe I should practice it one more time
Maybe I'm afraid what it might do
Maybe it might upset someone
And maybe that's what it's supposed to do

You've put up quite a violent resistance to change
And you put another existance, that's what you're trying to say

I'm not pushing you out
I'm not pushing you off
I'm not pushing you out

I'm pushing you under the next
With panel of experts to tell you what to do
And you come back to the next panel of experts
Experts like me and you

And look what you've done to me
Look what I've done to you
Look what they've done to us
Now we're like no one else

They're laughing at you
Talking about you
All these new things
All these new things

I bought them used

And I'm working so hard what I'm thinking is real
Everybody does once just to see how it feels
It's not a sensation and it's not for sale
And what can you call it now?

Have you forgotten?
They'll spoil you rotten
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

You're just another freak
A beautiful freak
We are freaks (we are freaks)


2. CARRY ON

This will be over
I hope you don't mind the pain
I wanna cut you
And let you force it out clean

It'd be a shot quick
I think I know how this works
Things will be better
Because they can't get much worse

And we will carry on
Carry… carry on

Now, I can't carry the weight of your hang-ups
They're dead weight, they're made out of lead
And I can't carry the guilt and frustration
Of something someone else said

Now I'm just learning to carry myself
Carry myself on my own
Now I'm just looking to carry myself
Carry on, carry on, carry on

Whenever I see you
I know you think I don't know
That I could be you
And your thoughts they don't show

I want to trust you
I want to trust you so bad
I want to bust you
Stealing the few things we had

And we will carry on
Carry on

Now, I can't carry the weight of your hang-ups
They're dead weight, they're made out of lead
And I can't carry the guilt and frustration
Of something someone else said

Now I'm just learning to carry myself
Carry myself on my own
Now I'm just looking to carry myself
Carry on, carry on, carry on

(Now's the place to lose your faith
Keep the faith that reinstates the habits
That are forming what you feel)

This will be over


3. NO MAN'S LAND

In a town without a name
There is no shame, no fame to claim
One fine day the pilgrims came
And made new rules for an old game

And I'm waiting for the garbage man to take you away
And I'm searching for my playground so I can go and play

So they built a big smoke stack
They built a railroad track, they paved the dirt roads black
And they did it behind your back
And now you pay their tax, hoping something cracks

And I'm waiting for the garbage man to take you away
And I'm searching for my playground so I can go and play

From out of the dust came corrosion and rust
That made you look so cheap
There's nothing to have here and nothing to hold here
And nothing that you can keep

Now understand this is no man's land
And it's all that's left that's free
Where the kings of nothing rule, my friend
And you can't make me leave

There's a billboard in the sky
Reflecting water in your eyes
This big city, this ghost town
Will come crumbling to the ground

And I'm waiting for the hurricane to blow you away
And I'm searching for my twister to twist you into shape

Now my speech is said and done
The circus came, I've had my fun
And the wasteland has been won
And the building has begun

And I'm waiting for the earthquake to shake you down
And I see my mother nature coming to slap you around

From out of the dust came corrosion and rust
That made you look so cheap
There's nothing to have here and nothing to hold here
And nothing that you can keep

Now understand this is no man's land
And it's all that's left that's free
Where the kings of nothing rule, my friend
And you can't make me leave


4. CRASHING DOWN

Dying on a bed of roses in the middle of the night
Woke up in a cold, dark basement looking through candlelights

Up all night, silly kid come crashing down (just one more taker)
Like a ghost of a thousand miles crawling over me

Here's to falling off the world's dark side
Drifted it alone on a morning's tide
Riding on an all-night train through a crystal gate
When the moonlight shines a path for a brighter day

When the ballrooms are all banging and the evening is so still
Could you see it in your heart to let me in?

Did he hand you the reigns of the morning news?
He lulled you asleep 'til the Aussie cat mews

When the leaves from the trees come crashing down (don't time pass slowly)
When the seasons don't change, they're spinning around

Here's to falling off the world's dark side
Drifted it alone on a morning's tide
Riding on an all-night train through a crystal gate
When the moonlight shines a path for a brighter day

When the ballrooms are all banging and the evening is so still
Could you see it in your heart to let me in?

Let me in


5. THE JUDGE

I see you passing judgment
It ain't a judgment day
And I can't let you misjudge me that way

Ain't shooting for perfection
I'm scared of my reflection
But I can't let you misjudge me that way

I used to think that I could raise myself above it
You could make me break down and cry
But you can't make me love it

And I can't fake it, you can't take it
I ain't holding no grudge

'Cause I can't judge him, and you can't judge him
And who's gonna judge the judge?

Who's gonna judge the judge?

High falooting aloofing
Has got you in its ways
And I can't let you misjudge me that way

Not that I care what you think of me
But I hear every word that you say
And I can't let you misjudge me that way

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But I can take the blame
You can find yourself a new scapegoat
But I won't play no game

I can't make it, you can't take it
I ain't holding no grudge
'Cause I can't judge him, and you can't judge him
And who's gonna judge the judge?

Who's gonna judge the judge?

Whooooo-aaaa

(What did you do, so beautiful, so pretty
You look so pretty, beautiful)

I see you pointing fingers
You're pointing one my way
And I can't let you misjudge me that way

Now, now, now I never said I was innocent
For justice is gonna find a way
And I can't let you misjudge me that way

No, no, no I can't let you misjudge me that way
And I can't let you misjudge me that way-ay-ay-ay


6. SUN DON'T SHINE

Picture if you will a house on the hill
Where the family kills each other for a place in the will
Understand that he came a dirty old man
That holds a plastic rosary in the palm of his hand

And under the rug you will sweep (under the rug you will sweep)
Secrets and promises that you can't keep (promises that you can't keep)
The dam it will leak, it will weep
Said "I'd like to tell you how I feel", you said "You know that can't be real, it's much too deep"

Why'd you wanna watch and wait, you can't walk on water
Get your feet on the ground
There's a hole in the floor, hole in the door
Whole wide world waiting to turn you around

And under the rug you will sweep (and under the rug you will sweep)
Secrets and promises you can't keep (promises that you can't keep)
The dam it will leak, it will weep
Said "I'd like to tell you how I feel", you said "You know that can't be real, it's much too deep"

Now how will you keep yourself busy?
Take the trouble you're leaving behind
And dig down deep where you do not belong there
Shine a light where the sun doesn't shine

Seven days, still no sign of daylight
Your tunnel's collapsing from behind
And how the hell did I get to Alaska
Will it shine, the light where the sun doesn't shine?


7. CLOSER TO THE STARS

Caterpillar crawling up the big phone pole
Is there somebody that you want to talk to?
You know that pretty soon, you'll be able to fly
How is this going to affect you?

Do you think it might wreck you?
Your friends might reject you
Say you took it too far
You say you want to be, want to be, want to be, want to be

Hooked on glossy pictures and drugs I've never seen
Treat you with advice from a fashion magazine
One day she just walked into that magazine
I wonder if she'll ever come back

And they all said she would crack
They said her mind was one-track
Said she took it too far
You say you want to be, want to be, want to be, want to be

Closer to the stars

(Ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh)

Every time you move your lips
Let me give you a few tips
Yesterday you were too young
Tomorrow you will be too old to regret all the things you've done

Who're you trying to hustle?
Somebody you wanna show your muscle
Second-hand excuses never went too far
What's this scene you're making?

Your ideas have been taken
We'll seek when you awaken, alone in someone's car
You just stood there shaking, you stood there shaking
They said you were faking

You say you want to be, want to be, want to be, want to be

Closer to the stars
Closer to the stars


8. NEVER TOO SOON

Now you're bad and leaving home
'Cause you say there's no one there for you to talk to
Isn't it nice to go outside
When you know there is no place you have to walk to

You can live alone inside a crowded room
Consume or you will be consumed
And it's never, never too late, never too soon

Put on your frown and go downtown
When you wait in line to find your mind is blown
You have come a long, long way
Even though you have no idea where you're going
You ain't done a goddamn thing all afternoon
Your confidence is sinking like a lead balloon
And it's never, never too late, never too soon

I can't calm down, I can't come down
I can't come down, I can't calm down
I can't grow up, I can't give up
It's not your fault and it's not mine
Like I'm asking you to hold up the sky

All the things you held so high
Are you surprised to find that now they add to nothing
Now you're growing old and bold
Do you think that maybe you could teach me something
There is nothing that you really can assume
But you could be the wallflower in someone's room
And it's never, never too late, never too soon

Now you're mad, I know you're mad
Now you're mad, I know you're mad
Why don't you just tell someone
It's not like you're the only one
It's not like I'm asking you to hold up the sky

I can teach you how to try
You can teach me how to lie
Hush my darling don't you cry
This could be your lullaby

Never, never too late


9. MIRACLE MILE

You can try to defy me, by being strong as a knight
If your feelings are dark, could you face that sight
A room with a view, you were watching the door
Hopping down, sneaking at the second-hand store

You were outside looking in for a little while
Inside fire's flames, like a witch's trial
I see you like a fallin' star
If I had my wish, you wouldn't get too far

They see you wait at the stairs
And they take you down there

Someway to somewhere

You're like a rat in a maze
You run around like a child
You're talking circles 'round, let the brat get in your mind
Just set sail, the tides moving in
Whose never been one with making any friends

And you were outside looking in on the miracle mile
I'll be down by the side of the road with my painted-on smile
I'd burn your castle to the groundAnd spead your ashes all around my world

Some faded

When there's nothing but the wind
After he had called and I had saw him back he seemed like a long, lost friend
White lines fading fast in a cathouse breath

I look at you now, an aberration of truth
Now you be a good frog in the fountain of youth
Live bust or win, it'll blow you away
Best to hear it simple, got nothing to say

Oooooohhhhh


10. LAP OF LUXURY

I ain't working nine to five
I ain't going out to plant no seed
I don't ask what I'm supposed to do, cause I've got everything I want
But I don't have anything I need

Well I do my thing in a palace full of kings
Do it in an old broken-down shack
I'd give you the shirt off my back, show you where your systems lack
Meet you in the lap of luxury

I get off the floor and walk it off
Get back to a place that I can see
Well I'm coming back for more abuse
Meet you in the lap.. the lap.. the lap of luxury

Now I'm working noon to midnight
Now my precious seeds they have been sown
I don't ask when they're supposed to grow 'cause I got everything I know
I don't know anything I need

No exploitation, paid vacation
All I want's communication
That ain't too hard to see

When the van stops rolling, the band starts rocking
It ain't too pretty, it ain't too shocking but
I've got everything I need

I get off the floor and walk it off
Get back to a place that I can see
Well I'm coming back for more abuse
Meet you in the lap of luxury


11. PASSING SAD DAYDREAM

If you're walking home late at night
Dressed up and alone
Don't you get tired of being white
Where buffalo never roam?

Gonna sneak up behind you
Steal your thoughts, tap your phone
'Cause you might be keeping secrets
That you ain't supposed to know

Now it's a fine-tuned machine, yeah
And you must feed it more
And the lovely Miss Liberty is just another whore

(There's something I gotta tell ya)

It's hard to see things your way
And it's hard to understand, it's hard to understand the things you say
But most of all, it's hard to get hard these days

Now if you've got to hate someone
You might as well hate yourself
You find that you don't deserve it now
More than anyone else

So get out of your kitchen
And get out of your bed
Got to tell them what you've always wanted to tell them
'Cuz in the morning you might be dead

So don't call the doctor
'Cause I'll be okay
It's just a passing sad daydream
That led me astray (oh, oh)

And it's hard to see things your way
And it's hard to understand it's hard to understand the things you say
But most of all, it's hard to get hard these days

And I ain't proud of nothing
But it's better that way
'Cause it's too loud for talking
And there ain't much to say

So pick up your explosives
And pack up your gun
If you ain't chasing someone
You've got to be on the run

And I'm so far from home now
Nothing better anyway
I ain't lookin to make a living, no, no
I just need a place to stay

I need a place to stay.. I need a.. I need a. ahh