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"3 A.M."
But outside
He stops reigning.
But outside
It stops raining.
"3 A.M."
But outside
It starts raining.
But outside
It stops raining.
"3 A.M."
I swear to hell I must be lonely
It's 3 AM I must be lonely
"3 A.M."
In a color portrait world,
she believes that she's got an old one
In her color portrait world,
she believes that she's got it all
"3 A.M."
It's 3 A.M. and I must be a warrior
It's 3 A.M. and I must be lonely
"3 A.M."
It's 3 A.M. and I must be a worrywart
It's 3 A.M. and I must be lonely
"3 A.M."
Let’s create heaven and I must be lonely.
It's 3 A.M. and I must be lonely
"3 A.M."
Lorraine's gonna wash away, I believe
The rain's gonna wash away, I believe
"3 A.M."
She almost sleeps when it's raining
She only sleeps when it's raining
"3 A.M."
She only sleeps when it's late
She only sleeps when it's raining
"3 A.M."
She says baby, it's relayed, hell, I must be lonely
or
She says, 'Baby, it's three AM, I must be horny.'
She says, 'Baby, it's 3 AM, I must be lonely.'
"3 A.M."
She says it's autumn again
It might as well me my fall
She says it's all gonna end
It might as well be my fault
"3 A.M."
She's got a little bit of somethin'
He's got better than nothin'.
She's got a little bit of something
God, it's better than nothing.
"3 A.M."
Well I can't help but be scared I'll get old sometime
But the rain's gonna wash it away I believe it
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes
Says the rain's gonna wash away I believe it
"3 A.M."
Well I can't help but be scared of an oar sometimes.
Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes.
Says, "Where's the moon gonna hang?"
She swears the moon don't hang
"All I Need"
That's all right, I'll leave, right now.
That's all that I need, right now.
"Angry"
So screen Eyore, out from behind the bitter rake.
So scream you, out from behind the bitter ache.
"Angry"
You still want love, love's (mumble) and better kept.
Still want love, ugly, smooth and delicate.
"Angry"
You still want love, love's nest smooth and delicate.
Still want love, ugly, smooth and delicate.
"Back 2 Good"
And everyone here gets caught up in the pleasure or the pain.
And everyone here gets caught up in the pleasure of the pain.
"Back 2 Good"
This don't mean that you owe me well
This don't mean that you own me, well
"Bed Of Lies"
Don't think that I can fake another heart or smile.
Don't think that I can fake another hollow smile.
"Bent"
Can you help me eat lint
Can you help me I'm bent
"Bent"
Can't you help me again?
Can't you help me? I'm bent
"Bent"
Could you get me better off?
Could you paint me better off?
"Bent"
Could you pay me better off
Could you paint me better off
"Bent"
Hold me down because I'm naked
I started out clean but I'm jaded
"Bent"
I go down again
I go there again
"Bent"
I started out clean but I'm cheated
I started out clean but I'm jaded
"Bent"
Just break in the skills.
Just breaking the skin.
"Bent"
Keep bending me
'Til I concave, yeah, botox, yeah.
Keep bending me
Until I'm completely broken in.
"Bent"
Keep bending me
'Til I'm completely blood gone in.
Keep bending me
Until I'm completely broken in.
"Bent"
Keep egging me on
'Til I compare and burgeoning.
Keep bending me
Until I'm completely broken in.
Shouldn't be so constipated
Shouldn't be so complicated
"Bent"
Star vending me
One CD Rom
Come clean
And pudding crumbling.
Start bending me
It's never enough
Keep bending me
Until I'm completely broken in.
"Bent"
Wait around outside again
Wait around I'll smile again
"Black and White People"
He thinks that living here is just a game
He thinks that living here is just plain
"Bright Lights"
Took all her stuff and my name.
Took all except my name.
"Busted"
Go train, don't come around here
Don't run around on your sleeve
Like a half cold dinner.
Don't change, don't come around here
Don't wear my heart on your sleeve
Like a high school letter.
For those not from Ontario, go trains are a form of public transit. I don't know if they serve dinners of any temperature onboard.
"Busted"
Like a high school n*gger
Like a high school letter.
"Crutch"
I don't wanna be the crush
I don't wanna be the crutch
"Crutch"
Man I feel like Kelso
Man I Feel like hell so
"Dear Joan"
Oops, I forget, twice I'm a fool.
or
Once I forget, twice I'm a fool.
Once I forgive, twice I'm a fool.
"Disease"
Feels like you bit off a steak.
Feels like you made a mistake.
"Disease"
Her heavy wheels and a black chest
You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
I bought a CD
I got a disease
"Disease"
Tell me, can I feel horny?
Tell me, can I be your honey?
"Disease"
You're Heloise in a black dress.
or
Your yellow heels and a black dress.
You're Hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
You're hell in heels and a black dress.
You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
Your halloweens and a black dress
You're Hell On Wheels in a black dress
"Disease"
Your hello heels and a black dress.
You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
Your set of wheels and a black dress.
You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
Your yellow heels and a black dress.
You're hell on wheels in a black dress.
"Disease"
Your yellow wheels and a black dress.
You're Hell on Wheels in a black dress.
"Downfall"
And I'm back on my own
And my feet, well they're made of stone
I'll make you go where I go
'Cause you can't take you home
And I'm coming home on my back
Is it me or just paint it black?
And I'm back in my home
Hear my feet, well they're made of stone
Man, I'll make you go where I go
Well, hell, you, can I take you home?
And I'm coming home on my back
Kissing me, your lips painted black.
"Downfall"
I want you to throw up on me.
I want you to trouble me.
"Hang"
If anybody ever had a ha ha, he wouldn't be alone
If anybody ever had a heart, he wouldn't be alone
"Hang"
If it's the same for you I'll just bang
If it's the same for you I'll just hang
"Hang"
She burns on her nose.
She burns all her notes.
"If You're Gone"
Babe I'm feeling up your gown
Babe, I'm feeling if you're gone
"If You're Gone"
Cousin, there's a little bit of stuffing me
In everything and you.
Cuz there's a little bit of something me
In everything in you.
"If You're Gone"
I left this place on impact
I thought this place was an empire
"If You're Gone"
I think you're already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
Now I'm relaxed,I can't be sure.
I think you're already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
Now I've realized I can't be sure.
"If You're Gone"
I though this place was on impact.
I thought this place was an empire.
"If You're Gone"
I thought his face was an umpire
I thought this place was an empire
"If You're Gone"
I thought his face was an umpire
I thought this place was an empire
I thought this place was an umpire
I thought this place was an empire
"Kody"
And I'm over in my whistling way.
or
And I'm over in my wishing way.
In an over-emotional way.
"Kody"
Could have sat down on the avenue
Kody sat down on the avenue
"Kody"
I could drown,
but it takes so much to get there now,
don't get awful now,
the broken glass,
the Cadillac scene
I could drive,
but it takes so much to get there now,
don't get off on all,
the broken glass,
the Cadillac scene
"Last Beautiful Girl"
Beautiful a**, beautiful girl
You are the last beautiful girl.
"Last Beautiful Girl"
It won't be the first harp that you break,
It won't be the last beautiful girl
It won't be the first heart that you break,
It won't be the last beautiful girl
"Last Beautiful Girl"
Won't be the first harp that you break
Won't be the first heart that you break
"Leave"
If this is how you're gonna leave right out from under me
or
If this is how you're gonna leave right out from underneath
But if that's how it's gonna leave straight out from underneath
"Long Day"
A picture, they're hating
A pisser, they're waiting
"Long Day"
It's been a long day, always save that ride.
It's been a long day, always ain't that right.
"Long Day"
No one else will take this ship from me
No one else would take this sh*t from me
"Mad Season"
I need you now, do you think you can cook?
I need you now, do you think you can cope?
"Mad Season"
That old mad season
That whole mad season
"Mad Season"
Why you gonna stand there looking like cancer now?
Why you gonna stand there looking like the answer now?
"Our Song"
And I've been too proud sometimes chasin' four limes
And I've been too proud sometimes chasin' fault lines
"Our Song"
Chasing fräuleins
Chasing fault lines
fräulein is the German word for an unmarried female
"Our Song"
The feelings are so strong this could be awesome
The feelings are so strong this could be our song
"Our Song"
This could be awesome
This could be our song
"Push"
'Cuz it's a little bit totally 'Oh well'.
'Cuz it's a little bit dirty well.
"Push"
And I don't know why your cookies are stale.
And I don't know why you couldn't just stay with me.
"Push"
And dress you down
And drag you down
Note-That is from the very end of the song, and the line is not listed in the lyrics book; for all we know, Rob could actually be singing, "And dress you down"!
"Push"
Don't just stand there, saying nice things to me, cuz I can't see that I've been wrong
Don't just stand there, say nice things to me, cuz I've been cheated, I've been wronged
"Push"
Don't just stand there, saying nice things to me
'Cuz I've been cheated, I've been robbed.
Don't just stand there, say nice things to me
'Cuz I've been cheated, I've been wronged.
"Push"
I wanna cake you for granite.
I wanna take you for granted.
"Push"
I wanna push you through town.
I wanna push you down.
"Push"
I wanna push your hayride.
I wanna push you around.
"Push"
I wanna take all your granite
I wanna take you for granted
"Push"
I wanna take you to Grandma
I wanna take you for granted
I want to bullshit around
I want to push you around
"Push"
I want to eat you up and down
I want to push you around
"Push"
I want to take you to granddad's
I want to take you for granted
"Push"
Like I'm a little untrusted
Like I'm a little untrusting
"Push"
No one else told me you would rather
Not while I still need you around
"Push"
Well I kinda smelled a fart
Well it kinda fell apart
"Push"
Well I win, well I win
Well I will, well I will
"Push"
Well, I'm kinda double parked
or
Well, it's fuzzy in my heart
Well, it kinda fell apart
"Real World"
And you can come and see me when I'm Doug.
And you can come and see me when I'm done.
"Real World"
Freada
What did you hope to learn about here
Straight up
What did you hope to learn about here
"Real World"
Freedom, walking, hope to learn about you
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here
"Real World"
Freedom, what did you hope to learn about here?
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
"Real World"
Freedom, what to do, what to learn about here?
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here?
"Real World"
From some other planet
I'd get that spooky eye off the yellow sun.
From some other planet
I'd get this funky high on the yellow sun.
I get this f***ing hot on the yellow sun.
I'd get this funky high on the yellow sun.
"Real World"
I get this funky hat on the yellow sun.
I'd get this funky high on the yellow sun.
"Real World"
I get this funny guy off a yellow sun.
I'd get this funky high on the yellow sun.
"Real World"
I whisper in your ear and you throw hash browns at me
I wish the real world would just stop hassling me
"Real World"
I wish Burrito World would just stop hassling me
I wish the Real World would just stop hassling me
"Real World"
I wonder what it's like to be the cheese grater.
I wonder what it's like to be the rainmaker.
"Real World"
I'd store it in box sales with New York tax on everyone.
I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on every one.
"Real World"
I'll be stung
I'll be stunned
"Real World"
I'll shout out an order
I think this little merman's death be sung.
I'd shout out an order
I think we're out of this, man, get me some.
"Real World"
If I could fly Paramus downtown
If I could fly around downtown
"Real World"
Strange, where were you when we started this game?
Strange, where were you when we started this gig?
"Real World"
Sweetem what did you hope to learn about here
Straight up, what did you hope to learn about here
"Real World"
Well I'd chow down on Norbert
I think we'll run on this man get me some
Boy don't make me wanna change my toe, my toe.
Well I'd shout out an order
I think we're out of this man get me some
Boy don't make me wanna change my tone, my tone.
"Real World"
Well I'd shout out from Northern
I think man, all of this, man, get me some.
Well, I'd shout out an order
I think we're out of this, man, get me some.
"Real World"
Well, I'd shout out a Norder.
Well, I'd shout out an order.
"Real World"
With story from box sets with bigger yellow taxes, everyone.
I'd store it in boxes with little yellow tags on every one.
"Rest Stop"
I had better any quicker,
I could lose all my nerve
I had better end it quick,
I could lose all my nerve
"Shame"
Past yourself, forget the lies,
things look dirty when they're gone
Pass yourself forget the light,
things look dirty when it's on
"Shame"
Past yourself, forget your life,
things look dirty when they're gone
Pass yourself forget the light,
things look dirty when it's on
"Suffer Me"
There were strangers living in the field when
They were scared and they heard or they talked about love.
They were strangers to loving in the feeling way
They were scared when they heard or they talked about love.
"The Difference"
And for all you know
This could be the difference
Split screen of what you need.
And for all you know
This could be the difference
Between what you need.
"Unwell"
All day, staring at the ceiling naked.
All day, staring at the ceiling making.
"Unwell"
But stay a while
And maybe then you'll see a different sodomy.
But stay a while
And maybe then you'll see a different side of me.
"Unwell"
But stay awhile and baby then you'll see
A different sodomy.
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see
A different side of me.
"Unwell"
Greta Thunberg come to get me
Pretty soon they'll come to get me
"Unwell"
I'm just a little baby
I'm just a little impaired
"Unwell"
I'm just a little in love.
I'm just a little unwell.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy I'm just a little insane.
I'm not crazy I'm just a little impaired.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little bit mad.
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little elf
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little embarrassed.
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little in Hell.
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little in there.
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired.
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little not there
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired
"Unwell"
I'm not crazy, I'm just polluted. Oh, well.
I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell.
I'm not crazy
I'm just a little unfair
I'm not crazy
I'm just a little impaired
"Unwell"
I'm talking to myself in public
Dodging glasses on the train.
I'm talking to myself in public
Dodging glances on the train.
"Unwell"
I've had coffee in my sleep
or
I've had tacos in my sleep
I've been talking in my sleep
"Unwell"
Just stay awhile and maybe then you'll see a different sodomy
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see a different side of me
"Unwell"
Just stick around and maybe then you'll see a different sodomy.
But stay awhile and maybe then you'll see a different side of me.
"You Won't Be Mine"
I know soon you will be all for the lies.
I know soon you will be over the lies.