Side 1 Lyrics.

1. This Time

this time is the last time
you're gonna say those words to me
next time, better find out
what's gonna make it work for me

and i can't seem to figure it out
don't you know what i'm talking about?

you said on the telephone
ain't gonna take my shit no more
not then, but in six weeks
i felt bad but i can't look back now

and i can't seem to figure it out
it just makes me wanna shout shout shout

[guitar solo]

this time is the last time
you're gonna say those words to me

next time, better find out
what's gonna make it work for me

and i can't seem to figure it out
can't you tell me what it's all about

2. Machine

we see the sun
we soak it in
we start our day
with bright thoughts in our hair

you might look down
i might help you
sometimes i forget
no matter what

everyday's a blessing
machine is listening

roll the dice, shine the shoes
to you i swear it feels like heaven

step into the cold and feel the snow
that's no son, it's your father

everyday's a blessing
machine is listening

we see the sun
we soak it in
we start our day
with bright thoughts in our hair

3. Silicon Valley Blues

microsoft is a cold hearted company
they'll take away your girlfriend down to the sea
hooked up with some guy down by the shore
now i don't want to see her anymore

successful people make me nervous
the system moves too fast to make me deserve this

silicon valley blues is quite the disease
how much money will set you free?
a real cause to act is just the medicine you need
you will give and not receive

i see her in that warm summer dress
as someone to confide to, never control
asked to take her down to that shore
now i want to see her once more

only so many jobs, what do i do
only so many girls, what should you do
only so many fights, which do you pick
which do i pick?

silicon valley blues is quite the disease
how much money will set you free?
a real cause to act is just the medicine you need
you will give and not receive

[guitar solo]

an open door to anywhere in the world
work wherever you want, plant your feet
when opportunities knock don't stay inside
push through to the other side

silicon valley blues is quite the disease
how much money will set you free?
a real cause to act is just the medicine you need
you will give and not receive

4. Bureaucrats

what form is this? the 1079-B form? oh no, that's not right. what you need is the 1079-D form. as in dog? didn't you read the brochure? have a good one. oh no, see, that's just a copying artifact. it's a smudge. that's supposed to be a D. you can come back with the correct form next month.

cuz we're the bureaucrats
yes we're the bureaucrats

thank you for riding copernicus airlines! your happiness and safety are very important to us. unfortunately, all of our planes at this airport are missing their engines, so we have cancelled all outgoing flights for the rest of the day. because of the anticipated load on our employees, we are also closing all of our help desks. once again, we thank you for choosing copernicus airlines and we hope you have a wonderful day.

cuz we're the bureaucrats
yes we're the bureaucrats
our job is to protect the machine
armed with a million pages of policy
and if you get in our way, we're going to ruin your day
cuz we're the bureaucrats

we noticed there has been some concern about a worrying uptick of children climbing and playing on the equipment in this playground. as we all know, playground equipment is extremely dangerous. as a result, we have confiscated all of this equipment and we are starting conversations with the people in charge of this park as well as with environmental health and services to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again.

cuz we're the bureaucrats
yes we're the bureaucrats
and we'll take away all of your rights
and we'll arrest you if you try to fight
cuz all we know is the script. anything else? tough shit!
yes we're the bureaucrats

underpaid and overworked
and deep down we know how much it hurts
but if it's any consolation
one day you'll be a bureaucrat too

cuz we're the bureaucrats
yes we're the bureaucrats
and we don't care about your dignity
and we don't care about your humanity
and we could give a shit about your fucking feelings!
cuz we're the bureaucrats

5. The Apocryphal Tale of the #1 Bus

i go to the bus stop
to eat some food in back bay
and it seems a lot of people are there
but i don't worry
cuz i've got a lot of spare time
so i'll be waiting for the bus to arrive.

i look at the schedule
it says the bus was supposed to be here
ten minutes ago
i turn to the guy that's next to me
he shrugs his shoulders and says
"i'm waiting for the bus to arrive."

we all know it's faster to be here
than to take the red line
so we'll all just sit and stay
i pulled out my guitar
and i wrote this little solo
just waiting for the bus to arrive.

[guitar solo]

the bus arrives and it's filled with people
i see it coming to the stop
but wait! i see the bus, it's still moving!
and we're still waiting for the bus to arrive.

[trumpet solo]

it's been so many years
but we're all still at that stop
they say it closed down years ago
but we're all trying
to eat some food in back bay
so we'll be waiting for the bus to arrive.

Side 2 Lyrics.

6. Blackbody

it's ripping right through me
it's ripping right through me

staying awake on a dark night
the work keeps piling up
the present clocks away
my time is all crossed out

i will see far
and you don't see far
beside yourself
and though we're talking about
communication is all
breaking down

it's ripping right through me
it's ripping right through me

bouncing off these walls
counting these hallowed testing halls
they work so hard
but no one tells you about your day
and your ways

inside the bubble
i feel the pressure
but can't feel it
help help me
and get out now
help help me

do you feel yourself?
it's ok every now and then to feel a little inside
don't know what you once felt
now, missing it, have you lost your chance?

hold
the world is crashing by
and there is nothing you feel inside
the radiation, it burns you to the core
feeling the world like a blackbody
when the lights go down

it's ripping right through me
it's ripping right through me
it's ripping right through me
it's ripping right through me

7. Mutiny

it's time for action
this reign of tyranny must be stopped
we're gonna kill the lights
this revolution won't be televised

there's nothing like a good old fashioned mutiny

rally up the prisoners
arm them all and set them free
there's no denying it's a twisted and beautiful sight

nothing feels better than a good old fashioned mutiny

when you set the earth on fire
all the plants can grow anew
but once somebody spills the salt
you won't have any food

you've seen the patterns
but it's too late to stop the march
bring out the guillotines
we'll let you know who's wrong or right

it's happening now
it's happening now
it's happening now
it's happening now

8. Looking Like A Loser

woke up in the morning
and i didn't know what to do
cuz i found myself without you
so many happy faces
am i the only one feeling blue?
is that what i'm supposed to do
without you

cuz i'm looking like a loser
and i'm feeling like a fool
every time i keep on moving
it always brings me back to you

and so i'm trying to pick up the pieces
and i'm trying to take care of myself
holding out for somebody else
someone new
and every woman i wake up next to
should bring me further away from you
but something tells me that isn't true
what to do?

cuz i'm looking like a loser
and i'm feeling like a fool
i can't stop myself from thinking
of all the time i spent with you

went through my collection
of everything that reminds me of you
and i set it all aflame
cuz i've got to move on
don't look in my direction
you know everyone takes a walk in these shoes
so i guess it's my turn

now i'm looking like a loser
and i'm feeling like a fool
when i think of all my actions
i feel like such a fucking tool

9. Waste

every day i'm just wasting away
got my friends and my family but they don't wanna stay
it hurts me inside to see them walk away

independence is what i seek
get away from all them i can hope to achieve
i want them to see me for who i am

i know you won't stay
like those other people once wanted to
instead they walked away
i'd be happening on that saturday night
i'd be drinking in my parents' abode

if you tell me to go home, i think i'll try
if you tell me to work hard, i think i'll try
if you tell me to not come home, i think i'll try
and i'll remember why

cuz i know me
i see them in my own eyes
and i know they're my true friends
and i see, i contend
i see them to the end of

every day i'm just wasting away
got my friends and my family but they don't wanna stay
it hurts me inside to see them walk away

every day i'm just wasting away
got my friends and the fam but they don't want to stay
it hurts me inside, deep down deep down inside

i don't know when the last train rides
i don't even know how to get back home
i think i'll stay on the streets tonight

every day i'm just wasting away
i could slip into a dog, a street, a gutter
i feel like i don't feel anything
today i won't fall for being in it

feeling under the grave, be woise (woke/wise)
but it's not what i seek
i want independence
when i can, oh, feel my dreams
sometimes, alright, that's what-all i see
what i want is their attention

every day i'm just wasting away
got my friends and my family but they don't wanna stay
it hurts me inside, deep down inside

every day i'm just wasting away
independence from them is what i want
it knows me inside
i feel like i don't even see myself involved

10. My Life

i say
i won't do it
anymore
anymore.

i say
i won't do it
anymore
anymore.

my life appears like a screen
of that imaging face of all that i see
i'm just a part of their game
and although i had once tried my best
it's a bit by brick life, for you and me