SA-5 /
Deadweight single 1997
Tell me where you want me to go
if I'm gone then I'll get there soon
tell me what you want me to be
if I've been there split in two
tell me what you want me to say
then I'll put my tongue away
tell me what you want me to see
with my eyes so grizzly gray
you're insane
got no name
the lion's tame
it's all the same
got no brain
the lion's tame
tell me where you want me to go
if I'm gone then I'll get there soon
tell me what you want me to be
if I've been there split in two
you're insane
got no name
the lion's tame
it's all the same
got no brain
lion's tame
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Walkin' back to the burnin' schoolhouse
And the kids drinkin' in the park
Late at night and the spirit moves me
And I don't mind bein' afraid
Old man with no clothes
Leanin' on my fence
Tell me where the money goes
And the food don't taste the same
I'm gettin' fast at being the last
You know I don't need to waste no time
You can call me once a week
Tell me where I been
Phony lady layin' flat on the road
And the helicopter goin' by
And I'm down to the sound
Of a sky turned brown
And I'm lovin' everything you say
I don't think it's funny
When you shave both of my arms
Lately I been spittin' out the things
That I didn't mean to say
But that's alright, now
You don't listen to me anyway
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Static /
radio bootleg
can you feel it in the airwaves
rollin down the lane
black out in the background
standin in your veins
mmmmm
nothin that I wouldn't say to you
can you teach it to the prisoners
can you throw it at the wall
you leap into the altitudes
see just where you fall
mmmmm
nothin that I wouldn't take from you
can you fit it in the system
can you put it in a word
static and distortion
is all you ever heard
mmmmm
nothin that I wouldn't say to you
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Static /
Mutations 1998
it's so easy to laugh at yourself
and all those jokes have already been written
seems like another vain attempt
to let yourself fall out of the oven
holy mountains
they look so tired
and it's a perfect day to lock yourself inside
who you foolin' with the fools are right
it's the same thing but it's almost as different
hard to tell when it pacifies your mind
leaves you stranded with a broken engine
lazy desert looks so mangled
let me drown in a convalescent bliss
get up from your bed of rest
been a long time since you've lived
but the static in your mind
leaves you hollow and unkind
with a shock electric wave
turns you on.
you've been flunked out of the devils house
delinquent hygienes are so abrasive
some distortion that's never been known
on the treadmill you've been runnin' forever
holy mountains, they look so tired
and it's a perfect day to lock yourself inside
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See Water /
One Foot in the Grave 1994
close your eyes and see water
sliding up the back of your head
folding into your clothing
covering eveything you said
climb up into
no one's gonna miss you
dried up on the shoreline
drinking everything you said
offering food to the ladies
pulling down animals in trees (?)
climb up into
no one's gonna miss you
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Sexx Laws /
Midnite Vultures 1999
can't you hear those cavalry drums?
hijacking your equilibrium
midnight hags in the mausoleum
where the pixilated doctors moan
carnivores in the Kowloon night
breathin' freon by the candlelight
coquettes bitch-slap you so polite
'til you thank them for the tea and sympathy
I wanna defy the logic of all sex laws
let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
I'll let you be my chaperone at the halfway home
I'm a full-grown member and I'm not afraid to cry
Neptune's lips taste like fermented wine
perfumed blokes on the Ginza line
runnin' buck wild like a concubine
whose mother never held her hand
brief encounters in Mercedes Benz
wearin' hepatitis contact lens
bed and breakfast getaway weekends
with Sports Illustrated moms
I wanna defy the logic of all sex laws
let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
I'll let you be my chaperone at the halfway home
I'm a full-grown member and I'm not afraid to cry
top
bless the scepter
the genius too
shit the eagle
don't be cruel
my little sunchild
my blinding sun
stab my power
with everyone
supergolden black sunchild
slice the mango
the drooling fool
flare the nostril
feeling cool
sweating in the meadow of fate
scratch me gently
burning flame
supergolden black sunchild
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Judge me on the inside with a finger full of famine (family?)
wanna get you on the sofa later; wanna shake and bake me?
bucket full of blood
got you on my mind
gonna break my face on the sweet sunshine
bucket full of blood
got you on my mind
gonna break my face on the sweet sunshine
I wanna get up off the floor
I wanna run to the devil and get me some more
I wanna get up off the floor
I wanna run to the devil and get me some more
bottle full of bread with a hall's wind screamin
we are strong and soul and a ???
grab your wine, tell me where you been
with the violin time and the moon gettin' thin
grab your wine, take me where you been
with the violin time and the moon gettin' thin
I wanna climb up on the wall
I wanna swing through the city on a wreckin' ball
I wanna climb up on the wall
I wanna swing through the city on a wreckin' ball
lay onto the dawn and of your plentiful sensation
cause the time is full of sound
and I killed my last relation
got a bucket full of blood
got you on my mind
gonna break my face on the sweet sunshine
got a bucket full of blood
got you on my mind
gonna break my face on the sweet sunshine
I wanna get up off the floor
I wanna run to the devil and get me some more
I wanna get up off the floor
I wanna run to the devil and get me some more
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Steve had a big commotion
the street fair was an ocean
when he took three tabs of bad acid
and off his melting jaw
all the wonderful things he saw
the pretty hair growin on...his sandwich
well he looked out on the fairground
with the spinning things spinning all around
and he felt the food goin' down
and coming back
and on top of the ferris-wheel
he threw up on the heel
of the beautiful girl who was laughing
well there must have been some pizza
and there must have been some fries
and there must have been some tequila
and there must have been some wine
and there must have been some falafels
and there must have been some beer
and there must have been some bagels
you could see it all so clear
and there must have been some pickles
and there must have been some saurkraut
and there must have been some catfish
when he laid his burden down (?)
pineapples, mangos, wild rice, beans, granola, cheetoes, caramel candy popcorn
ice cream, banana fudge, and some corndogs, and mayonnaise, steak sauce,
ketchup and mustard, garlic, kool-aid, spam and some egg rolls,
sushi, rice cakes, oatmeal, cucumbers, biscuits, beef-jerky,
pop-tarts, tamales, shish-kabob and a side order of...
BARF!!! BARF!!! RETCH!!! VOMIT!!! SPEW!!! etc...
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Steve had a big commotion
didn't need no suntan lotion
he was doing fine with what he had
and off his melting jaw
all the wonderful things he saw
and the free hair growing on his sandwich
he looked out on the fairground
with the spinning things spinning all around
and he felt the food going down and coming back
and on top of the ferris wheel
he threw up on the heel
of the beautiful girl who was laughing
there must have been some pizza
and there must have been some fries
and there must have been some tequila
must have been some wine.
There must have been some falafels
and there must have been some beer
and there must have been some bagels
you could see it so clear.
And there must have been some pickles
and there must have been some sauerkraut
and there must have been some catfish
when he laid his burden down
pineapples, mangoes, cottage cheese and caramel candy
garlic, spam and kool-aid
bananas, fudge, popcorn, catsup and mustard
oh, he really threw up! he threw up all over the place!
he really threw it! he got really sick
Steve threw up!
na na na, na na na
etc.
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Satan gave me a taco
and it made me really sick
the chicken was all raw
and the grease was mighty thick
the rice was all rancid
and the beans were so hard
I was getting kinda dizzy
eatin' all the lard
there was aphids on the lettuce
and I ate every one
and after I was done
the salsa melted off my tongue
pieces of tortilla
got stuck in my throat
and the stains on my clothes
burned a hole through my coat
my stomach was a'tremblin'
and I broke out in a rash
I was so dry and thirsty
and I didn't have no cash
so I went and found a hose
tore off all my clothes
turned on the water
and it shot right up my nose
some old lady came along
and she thought I was a freak
so she beat me with her handbag
'til I could hardly speak
I was lying there naked
my body badly bruised
in a pool of my own blood
unconscious and confused
well the cops came and got me
and threw me in their van
and I woke up on the ceiling
and I couldn't find my hand
they took me to the judge
his eyes a'glowin' red
the courtroom was filled
with witches and the dead
well the sheriff was a hell-hound
with fangs and claws
the prisoners were tied up
and chained to the walls
the air was getting thick
the smoke was getting thicker
the judge read the verdict
said "Cut off his head!"
well they placed me on the altar
and they raised up the axe
my head was about to explode
when I noticed the Marshall stacks
I noticed all the smoke machines
cameras and the lights
some guy with a microphone
runnin' around dancin' in tights
and I noticed the crew
and the band playin' down below
and I realized I was in a rock video
So I went and joined the band
and I went out on tour
and I smoked a lot of heroin
and I passed out in manure
I made out with the groupies (aw yeah)
started fires backstage (aw yeah, start 'em up)
made a lot of money (aw yeah, I'm makin it)
and I gave it all away (give it all to me)
well the band got killed (aw, bunch of losers)
so I started a solo career (aw haw, yeah
and I won all the awards (get 'em all now)
and I drank all the beer (drink it all up; get funky)
and I opened up the taco stand (aw haw, etc.)
just to smell the smell
cookin' with the devil
fryin' down in hell
(git busy)
top
I'm standin right here with a beer in my hand
and my mouth is full of sand and I don't understand
big fat fingers pointin' into my face
tellin me to get busy cleanin' up this place
fourteen days I've been sleepin in a barn
better get a paycheck tattooed on my arm
whistlin' dixie with the dixie cup filled
with the barbecue sauce and the dental floss chill
I got bent like a wet cigarette
and she's comin after me with a butterfly net
ridin on a bloodhound ringin a bell
black cat wrapped in the road map to hell
pencil on my leg and I'm tryin not to beg
takin' turns bakin worms with the bacon and eggs
now they got me in a bird cage flappin' my jaw
like a pretzel in the stars just waitin' to fall
so give me what I got to get so I can go
cuz I ain't washin dishes in the ditch no more
cuz I ain't gonna work for no soul-suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
cuz I ain't gonna work for no soul-suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
you know it
that's right
rockin the town like a moldy crouton
flyin' through the air with breeze
I got a job makin money for the man
throwin' chicken in the bucket with the soda pop can
puke green uniform on my back
I had to set it on fire in a vat of chicken fat
I leaped on the counter like a bird with no hair
runnin' through the mini-mall in my underwear
I got lost downtown, couldn't find a ride home
sun went down, I got frozen to the bone
'til a hooker let me share her fake fur coat
as I took a little nap the cops picked up us both
I tried to explain I was only tryin' to get warm
I knew I never ever should have burnt my uniform
he said, "too bad better bite the bullet hard son."
I didn't have no teeth so I stole his gun
and I crawled out the window with my shadow on a spoon
dancin' on the roof, shootin' holes in the moon
aw yeah
uh-huh (etc.)
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I got a job making money for the man
throwing chicken in the bucket with the
soda pop can
puke green uniform on my back
I had to set it on fire in a vat of chicken fat
I leaped on the counter like a bird with no hair
running through the mini mall in my underwear
I got lost downtown couldn't find a ride home
sun went down I got frozen to the bone
'til a hooker let me share her fake fur coat
as I took a little nap the cops picked up us both I tried to explain I was only trying to get warm
I knew I never ever should have burnt my uniform
he said 'too bad, better bite the bullet hard son'
I didn't have no teeth so I stole his gun
and I crawled out the window with my shadow on a spoon
dancing on the roof, shooting holes in the moon
get busy, get busy, you know it
I ain't gonna work for no soul suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
I ain't gonna work for no soul suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
standing right here with a beer in my hand
and my mouth is full of sand and I don't understand
fourteen days I been sleeping in a barn
better get a paycheck tattooed on my arm
whistlin dixie with the dixie cup filled
with the barbecue sauce and the dental floss chill
big fat fingers pointing into my face
telling me to get busy cleaning up this place
I got bent like a wet cigarette
and she's coming after me with a butterfly net
ridin on a bloodhound ringing the bell
black cat wrapped in the road map to hell
pencil on my leg and I'm trying not to beg
taking turns bakin worms with the bacon and eggs
well they got me in a bird cage flappin my jaw like a pretzel in the stars just waitin to fall
so give me what I got to get so I can go
cause I ain't washin dishes in the ditch no more
and I ain't gonna work for no soul suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
and I ain't gonna work for no soul suckin jerk
I'm gonna take it all back and I ain't sayin jack
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Special People /
Pay No Mind Snoozer single 1994
special people all the time
special people on my mind
special people burnin' white
special people gettin' all uptight
special people kiss my soul
special people take control
special people lick the ground
special people run up and down
special people squeeze the breeze
special people slash their knees
special people soak up fire
special people climbin' higher
special people create belief
special people steal some beef
special people don't need your plans
special people got recycling cans
special people got songs to sing
special people are happening
special people stompin' fast
special people haulin' ass
special people are so sincere
special people got special beer
special people flick the grease
special people come in peace
special people will scrimp and save
special people will never bathe
special people in hot pursuit
special people got the boot
special people sleep in moss
special people got the sauce
special people open wide
special people ain't satisfied
top
a town of disrespect
the trains are wrecked
the night is younger then us
nowhere is anywhere else
you keep to yourself
stirring the dregs where i have laid
the exit signs are flashing
dead ends they won't come to life anymore
i pledge the rest
i should have guessed
your love was hanging by threads
tongues tied under the moon,
my love is a room of broken bottles
and tangled webs
the misers wind their minds
like clocks that grind their gears
on and on
and if its meant
some accident
some coincidence
crumbs fall out of the sky
when you wander by
the dust clouds blow
nobodys home
oh won't you lay my bags
upon on the funeral fire
and sing it again
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Momma don't take me
down to the den
to make it by myself [?]
it'll rip me away [?]
Pulled by the drapes
Spank my ass [?]
[???]
[???]
The [???]
[???]
[???]
[???]
Pulled by the drapes
Split up my ass [?]
[???]
[???]
[screaming]
Go with parents, say your teacher
When something strange happens to you
Tell your parents and your teacher
When something strange happens to you
Tell your parents and your teacher
that something strange happens to you
Tell your parents on your teacher
[???]
Tell your parents and your teacher
When something strange happens to you
Tell your parents and your teacher
When something strange happens to you
[some kind of whimpering]
[breathing]
top
my soul's suckin dry
my soul's been sucked dry
emptiness surrounds me
bitterness crowns me
emptiness surrounds me
bitterness crowns me
with my soul sucked dry
oh, my soul's suckin' dry
famine in my head (??)
my soul's suckin dry
emptiness surrounds me
bitterness crowns me
top
sucker without a brain
nothin to do again
step into the street
like the man on a flying trapeze
here comes that bus
right into your face
now you're flying
now you're flying home
isn't it just like a dream
sirens and people and everything
the driver tried to swerve
but he just didn't see ya
now you're buried 'neath the wheel
just like a tortilla
here comes that bus
right into your face
now you're flying
now you're flying home
when we're dead we can all climb aboard
the fare is easy to afford
sometimes you meet a fireman
sometimes you meet a dancer
this is one ride where you won't need no transfer
here comes that bus
right into your face
top
(laughing)
[the words are almost identical to the one
on Stereopathetic Soulmanure]
top
oh say can you see
big long limosine
with a bongo player in the back
yeah, we're smoking a cigar
we set a hot dog
top
I don't need no wheels
I don't need no gasoline
'Cause the wind that is blowing
Is blowing like a smoke machine
If I said to you
That I was looking for a place to get to
'Cause my neck is broken
And my pants ain't getting no bigger
I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time
All my friends
Tell me something is getting together
I got a beard that would disappear
If I'm dressed in leather
Now let me tell you about my baby
She was born in Arizona
Sitting in the jailhouse
Trying to learn some good manners
I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time
Matchsticks strike
When I'm riding my bike to the depot
'Cause everybody knows my name
At the recreation center
If I could only find a nickel
I would pay myself off tonight
'Cause nobody knows
When he good times have passed out cold
I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time
I got a stolen wife
And a rhinestone life
And some good ol' boys
I'm writing my will
On a three dollar bill
In the evening time
Don't talk to me
If you're looking for somebody to cry on
Don't talk to me
If you're looking for somebody to cry on
[scream] Ahhhowwww!!
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She fucked me up the ass [x4]
(yeah, east 17 ain't got nothin on this shit)
aw, I feel like a piece of shit
the rave--I went to the rave
and she fucked me up the ass [x4]
top
she is all I need
for here, for now
she is all I see
for here, for now
gimme something to eat
for here, for now
she is all I need
for here, for now
oh yeah
top
Schmoozer /
Golden Feelings 1994
you been a talkin' now, you been a rockin' now
you been a guessin' now, you been undressin' now
you goin' up and down, you got a super sound
you got a lotta cow, stuck a shiny steak on me now
you been aduckin' down, you been a fuckin' round
you been aridin' now, you been decidin' now
you just a sucker clown, I'm just a fucker now
I got no money now, say that ain't funny now
yahooooo...oh yeah, country(?) now
you got a chicken now, you been a dickin' now
you wanna ditch me now, trackin' the kitchen now
all of the people now, crawlin' and creepin' now
if I can show you how, I think you BOGUS now!
now now...hey hey hey...come on!
come on!
come on!
come on!
come on (???)
top
put me in a hole in the ground
with the money and the towel
and the women all runnin' around
can't complain about the mess
momma killed the only dress
now she's longin' for the pines
watch my troubles all unwind
drinkin' gasoline and wine
catch a chill off the stove
on the train they cannot feel
lost my head beneath the wheel
now she steals my body home
the trees are fake, the air is dead
the birds are stuffed with poison lead
and the ground is much too clean
and if it's only me who's scared
strap 'em to the electric chairs
ring the moon like a broken bell
when she drags you from the hill
daddy's gonna burn down the still
we can watch it from the rooftop
lay in to the fryin' pan
now she kisses her own hand
with the fiddle on the fire
I took a leap into the fog
sleepin' on a hollow log
now I'm coughin' with no mouth
you can keep yourself inside
but you know you cannot lie
when the devil's your only friend
top
Sleeping Bag /
One Foot in the Grave 1994
open up the door
lay the orange juice on the floor
we're having a picnic on the other side of town
there's sleeping bags and fire
and it's getting down to the wire
so grab yourself a spot and settle down awhile
'cause its getting hard to think
and my clothes are starting to shrink
and the moon is saggin down like a metal ball
and the world is a holiday
smokin' in an old ashtray
they just blow it out their nose and say ok
so let's try to make it last
the past is still the past
and tomorrow is just another crazy scam
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