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Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens...
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Goode...
Who never ever learned to read or write so well
But he could play a guitar just like ringin a bell
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Johnny B. Goode
He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Oh, the engineer would see him sitting in the shade
Strummin with the rhythm that the drivers made
People passing by, they would stop and say
Oh my but that little country boy could play
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Go Johnny Go
Go
Johnny B. Goode
His mother told him, Someday you will be a man
And you will be the leader of a big old band
Many people comin from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Sayin Johnny B. Goode tonight.
Go Go
Go Johnny Go
Go Go Go
Johnny Go
Oh Go go
Johnny Go
Oh Go Go
Johnny Go
Go
Johnny B. Goode |
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
No
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
No
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
No
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
No
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasnt easy
But nothing is
No
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na
BASS
How low can you go?
Death row. What a brother knows
Once again, back is the incredible
The rhyme animal
The incredible D, Public Enemy Number One
Five-O said Freeze! and I got numb
Can I tell em that I never really had a gun?
But its the wax that the Terminator X spun
Now they got me in a cell cause my records, they sell
Cause a brother like me said, Well...
...Frarrakhans a prophet and I think you ought to listen to
What he can say to you, what you ought to do.
Follow for now, power of the people, say
Make a miracle, D, pump the lyrical
Black is back, all in, were gonna win
Check it out, yeah yall cmon, here we go again
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
Turn it up
Turn it up
Bring the noise
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
I see a distant light
But girl this cant be right
All the small things
True care, truth brings
Ill take, one lift
Your ride, best trip
Always I know youll be at my show
Watching, waiting, commiserating
___________________________ |
Theres a man who swears hes God
But Im pretty sure hes not
Theres a man who walks around
Like he owns the fucking lot
Theres a man who takes his time
From the hands of a cuckoo clock
You can hear him walk around
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
At first, it was easy
But now whys it have to be so hard?
Heaven is a fire escape
You try to cling to in the dark
At first it was simple
But now it got too complicated
But the world just got a lovely time
Or blame it all on my mistake
Maybe Ill find heaven
One day, after dark
Maybe youll find heaven is a place to part?
Control the way we turn
We are doing everything we can
We still cant seem to switch it on
And oh, my time ran out
I am floating up beneath the clouds
Trying to turn it on, it on
And oh
Its you and me, baby
Im so sorry
Baby, Ive done it, turning me on |
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemys eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldnt believe what Id become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
I know Saint Peter wont call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
I know Saint Peter wont call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world |
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet, I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh, and I
I wish that I could work it out
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart, oh
And I tried to sing
But I couldnt think of anything
And that was the hardest part, oh, oh
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
Youre silver lining the cloud
Oh, and I
Oh, and I
I wonder what its all about
I wonder what its all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh, and thats the hardest part
Thats the hardest part
Yeah, thats the hardest part
Thats the hardest part |
I tried my best to be just like
The other boys in school
I tried my best to get it right
And died in every duel
This mountainside is suicide
This dream will never work
Still the sign upon my headstone, write
A champion of the world
Yeah
I tried my best to stay alight
Fly like a firework
I tried my best to stay in fight
But my rocket ship wont work
No, referee, dont stop the fight
Everyone can see Im hurt
Still Ill stand before conquistadors
Till Im champion of the world
And when I sail, Im sailing west
Knowing I might fail, but still Im hoping for the best
In in my dreams, onto my chest
Shell pin the colours and say:
I wandered the whole wide world but
Baby, youre the best
Lo lo-lo-lo lo oh
Ee-yo-ee-yo-ee-yo-ee-yeah
Lo lo-lo-lo lo
So Im flying on my bicycle
Heading upwards from the Earth
Im jumping with no parachute
Out into the universe
I have E.T. on my bicycle
Because giving up wont work
Now Im riding on my rocketship
And Im champion of the world
Doo-doo-roo, doo-doo-doo-roo
Doo-roo, doo-roo, doo-roo |
Those wedding bells are ringing up upon that hill
And I dont wanna swallow such a bitter pill
You keep on moving but I stay still
But I always loved you and I always will
Days of no sleeping
Caked in mud
All kinds of poison in my blood
I lost the only thing I ever loved
Ooh
I heard them ringing and processioning by
Umbrellas in the clear blue sky
I saw you swimming in that sea of white
Ooh
And wedding bells ringing up upon that hill
And I dont wanna swallow such a bitter pill
You keep on moving, baby, I stay still
I always loved you and I always will
Ooh
I loved you and I say it still
I always loved you and I always will
Singing, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
If everything that went before didnt matter
So la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
I always loved you and I always will |
Brothers and sisters unite
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives
Breakdown, breakdown
Gotta spread love around
Gotta spread it around
Brothers and sisters feel fine
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives
Theres no sound, no sound
Like this feeling you found
Like this feeling you found
But just stay down
Cause sometimes youll feel
And stay round
Sometimes youll feel
And its me theyre looking for
And its me, I will never survive
But well be around so long
Brothers and sisters unite
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives
Breakdown, breakdown
Gotta spread love around, gotta spread it all round
But just stay down
And sometimes youll feel
So stay round
And sometimes youll feel
And its me theyre looking for
And its me, I will never survive
But well be around so long
Brothers and sisters unite
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives |
Sometimes I just cant take it
Sometimes I just cant take it and it isnt alright
Im not gonna make it
And I think my shoes untied
Im like a broken record
Im like a broken record and Im not playin right
Drocer nekorb a ekil mI
Til you tell me on your heavenly phone
To hold tight
Come on , come on
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Come on , come on
Yeah, dont let go oh, oh, oh-oh
Hold tight , hold tight
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Its alright, its alright you said
Ive got my hands up shakin just to let you know
That youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know, ooh
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
This boy is electric
This boy is electric and youre sparklin like the universe connected
And Im buzzin night after night after night
This joy is electric
This joy is electric and youre circuiting through
Im so happy that Im alive
Happy Im alive at the same time as you
Cause youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know
When for so long Id been down on my knees
Then your love song saved me over and over
For so long
Oh now youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin any hour
Youve got |
Oh, brother I cant, I cant get through
I’ve been trying hard to reach you cause I don’t know what to do
Oh, brother, I cant believe its true
I’m so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you
Oh, I wanna talk to you
You can take a picture of something you see
Or swim a river out to the sea
You can climb a ladder up to the Sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Or do something thats never been done
Are you lost or incomplete?
Do you feel like a puzzle, you cant find your missing piece?
Tell me how do you feel
Well, I feel like theyre talking in a language I dont speak
And theyre talking it to me
So you take a picture of something you see
Or swim a river out to the sea
You can climb a ladder up to the Sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Or do something thats never been done
Or do something thats never been done
So you dont know where youre going and you wanna talk?
You tell anyone wholl listen, but you feel ignored?
When you worry about the future and the third world war
Nothings really making any sense at all, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk, lets talk |
Talking to the songbird yesterday
Flew me to a place not far away
Shes a little pilot in my mind
Singing songs of love to pass the time
Gonna write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
I never felt this love from anyone
Shes not anyone
Shes not anyone
Shes not anyone
A man can never dream these kind of things
Especially when she came and spread her wings
Whispered in my ear the things Id like
Then she flew away into the night
Gonna write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
Never felt this love from anyone
Shes not anyone
Shes not anyone
Shes not anyone |
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
I want to know when I can go
Back and get drunk with my friends
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Rosaleem of the Damascene
Yes, she had eyes like the moon
Would have been on the silver screen
But for the missile monsoon
She went, woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Indigo up in heaven today
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Baba would go where the flowers grow
Almond and peach trees in bloom
And he would know just when and what to sow
So golden and opportune
He went, woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Tulips the colour of honey today
Its true true, woo woo oo-oo-oo
With bombs going boom ba-boom-boom
He say
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Oh, I want to know when I can go
Back and get drunk with my friends
I want to know when I can go
Back and feel home again
Oh, I want to know when I can go
Back and get drunk with my friends
I want to know when I can go
Back and feel home again
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Woo woo, woo woo oo-oo-oo
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka
Boom boom ka, buba de ka |
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-oh
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm
Lord, when Im broken
Im in need
Feel that ocean
Swallowing me
My head is hanging
So sorrowfully
Oh Lord
Come shine your light on me
On that morning
When Im cared and blue
When Im hungry
And thirsty too
Send this raindrop
Down to the sea
Oh Lord
Come shine your light on me
Oh, shine your light
Oh, shine a light
And I know
That in the darkness Im alright
See theres no sun rising
But inside Im free
Cause the Lord will shine a light for me
Oh, the Lord will shine a light on me
Sing it now
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-oh
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-oh
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm, hmm-oh
Hmm-hmm, hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm |
Album Booklet |
When I get back on solid ground
Heres what Im gonna do
Oh, all Ive ever lost and found
Im gonna crawl my way to you
When I get back on my feet again
Im gonna take you to the moon
But youre leaving my hands again
I can wait up there until
Oh, the water
The water flows over
Oh, the water
The water flows over |
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Once upon a time, somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying fast as I can
Ive got to go, Ive got to go
Once upon a time, we fell apart
Youre holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Once upon a time, we burned bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game
And whyd you have to go?
Have to go and throw water on my flame
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Cause you really hurt me
No, you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
No, you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me, oh
Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me |
What you wanna do, act loco?
Hit em with the old to the flow that I grew up on
Then I grew up on em
And funny now how I flow for Hova
Words twisted, but yo, Im sober
Never really been the type to pour up
When I get this thing goin I dont like to slow up
Mouth movin like a motor when I bite the flow up
But I bet they wont stop, let me go, let me go
Imma show off every ability Gods given me to go off in
Nobody mad about the beauty of the Vatican and the tabernacle
So when Im rappin you can add it in
Breakin em with the shatter
Theyre gonna wanna put me in a place with paddin
And Ima damage em every time like a player thats on the cover of Madden
God, the original
We bright, look out!
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
Let me do it
K to the second letter, finna get it
Poppin, comin out the pocket like ooh
Everybody get to rockin doin the Paganini
Killin the beat, my tongue is like a violin
Give it to em like Im not a human
When Im doing what Im doing
Keepin it comin like an automatic shooter
When we get to rippin it ridiculous
And everybody gets to speakin about these driven brothers thats goin in again
But they dont know even when they got that flow
I dont know why they boast, everybodys gifts borrowed
Producers, directors, skilled architectures
Do what they do to whom theyre connected
True was the God that chooses to bless them
Who is the one you think they reflectin?
{God with me, God with me}
{God with me, God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me, God with me}
{God with me, God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me, God with me}
{God with me, God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me, God with me}
{God with me, God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
Canon
Yo
Hey Andy
Okay
Okay so down for my clique, shut up
Oh shoot, shut up
Ive been itchin to stick em up with this killer Canon
Comin to cut em and hit em harder, ooh, kill em!
Hold up, Ive been hittin everything up in me like Im Paganini
Hittin every rhythm like a milli chopped ya
I know you heard Twista, and Tech-a-Nina hittin ya
But Canons original, Im a Midwest monster, kill em!
Blat! Blat!
Mineo and Kevin got adrenaline
Comin to drill em with the real gospel
Comin up to the game
Still the same, bigger the name, bigger the fame
To the glory they follow Him and the Father
While Im comin and killin the game
Im breakin em off and we know
They steady tryna imitate the steelo
Im hittin with the fire, spittin super wild
Runnin with the young and unashamed
Im Paganini on a kilo, amigo
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
{God with me}
{God with me}
I feel like Im Paganini
Aha, aye, aye, aye
Yeah
punk
I feel like Im Paganini
Huh, who
Paganini |
When you try your best but you dont succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you cant sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cant replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
And high up above or down below
When youre too in love to let it go
But if you never try youll never know
Just what youre worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you |
Computer voice: R-E-M-I-X
Oh, brother I cant, I cant get through
Ive been trying hard to reach you
Cause I dont know what to do
Oh, brother I cant believe its true
Im so scared about the future
And I wanna talk to you
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
You could take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody had sung
Or do something thats never been done
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
Are you lost or incomplete
Do you feel like a puzzle
You cant find your missing piece
Tell me how you feel
How you feel
How you feel
How you feel
So you take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody had sung, or do
Something thats never been done
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
How you feel
How you feel
How you feel...
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk...
So you dont know where youre going but you wanna talk
Youll tell anyone wholl listen but you feel ignored
When you worry about the future or the third world war
And you feel like youre going where youve been before
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk...
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... |
In the darkness before the dawn
In the darkness before the dawn
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on |
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach so
She ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of
Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise, Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night shell close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away shed fly
And dreams of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
Shed dream of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
Shed say, oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to rise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh |
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called Yellow
So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you, Id bleed myself dry
For you, Id bleed myself dry
Its true, look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do |
The lights go out and I cant be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought me down upon my knees
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead, singing
Come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head, and a
Trouble that cant be named
A tigers waiting to be tamed, singing
You are
You are
Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks, gonna
Come back and take you home
I could not stop that you now know, singing
Come out upon my seas
Curse missed opportunities, am I
A part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease? Singing
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
You are
And nothing else compares
Oh, nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are
You are
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
Home, home, where I wanted to go |
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemys eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldnt believe what Id become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I cant explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh |
Loveless
Just those three tiny words
I’m falling, falling, falling
Falling, falling ‘till I’m in
Until I started tearing in
I’m all alone, how long will it take?
Da da da da da da da |
Three, two, one
Sometimes I just cant take it
Sometimes I just cant take it and it isnt alright
Im not gonna make it
And I think my shoes untied
Im like a broken record
Im like a broken record and Im not playin right
Drocer nekorb a ekil mi
Til you tell me on your heavenly phone
To hold tight
Come on , come on
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Come on , come on
Yeah, dont let go oh, oh, oh-oh
Hold tight , hold tight
Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Its alright, its alright you said
Ive got my hands up shakin just to let you know
That youve got a higher power
Got me singin every sеcond, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youvе got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know, ooh
This boy is electric
This boy is electric and youre sparklin like the universe connected
And Im buzzin night after night after night
This joy is electric
This joy is electric and youre circuiting through
Im so happy that Im alive
Happy Im alive at the same time as you
Cause youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know
Youve got, yeah, youve got a higher
Youve got, yeah, youve got a higher
Youve got, yeah, youve got a higher
Youve got, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh
Youve got, yeah, youve got a high
Youve got, oh, youve got a higher
Youve got, oh, youve got a high
My hands up shaking just to let you know now
Youve got a higher power
Youve got me singin every second, dancin any hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
Youre once in any lifetime
Im going a million miles an hour
When for so long Id been down on my knees
Then your love song saved me over and over
For so long Id been down on my knees
Til your love song floats me on
Ee-oh, oh-oh |
If you see me sliding
Say were gonna slide together
If you see me hiding
Tell me I can hide forever
Come
With me now
As now I run
Show me how to be someone
Let me fly into your sun
When my clouds are crying
Say youre gonna change my weather
If you hear me lying
Its never when we lie together
Come
With me now
As now I run
Show me how to be someone
Let me fly into your sun
If you see me sliding
Pray that I wont slide forever
If you see me hiding
Say that we can hide together
Come
With me now
Cos now I run
Show me how to be someone
Let me fly into your sun
Come
With me now
Cos now I run
Show me how to be someone
Let me fly into your sun
Your sun |
Just because Im losing
Doesnt mean Im lost
Doesnt mean Ill stop
Doesnt mean Im across
Just because Im hurting
Doesnt mean Im hurt
Doesnt mean I didnt get what I deserve
No better or no worse
I just got lost
Every river that Ive tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesnt mean youve won, cause along may come
A bigger one
And youll be lost
Every river that you try to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the firing stopped
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off |
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
Ooooh...
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on
It gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear, a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night
She closed her eyes
In the night, the stormy night
Away she flied
And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
She dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh.
La, la, la...
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
Shed say, oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to rise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
Ooooh... |
Ah, ah, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Could you, could you come on?
Could you come on together
Put your knees on the back
To my love in the weather
And the sugar teeth that I crawl in the surface, oh
I was underneath and Im caught in the middle of
Gonna crawl my way and I climb home because
Im gonna crawl my way home because
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Ah, ah, ah
I slide on a climb on a crest, on a crush class
Gonna step my way, gonna find out a way because
I was underneath, I was caught in the middle of
Gonna crawl my way and I crawl in a way because
Youre the one I love
Yes, youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Ah, ah, ah |
Under the great lone star
Try to work out where you are
In the silence of the sea
I dont know where Ive been
In the future, in the past
Going nowhere much too fast
When I go there follow me
When I go there follow me
Cause i dont know where Im going but I wanna talk
I feel like Im going where Ive been before
And
I wanna talk
Take a picture of
Something that youre not sure of
Bring it back to show me
But I dont know what I see
In the future, find a home
Getting nowhere on your own
Got to find your missing piece
Cause you dont know where youre going but you wanna talk
You feel like youre going where youve been before
And nothings really making any sense at all
You tell any one wholl listen that you feel ignored
Lets talk
Lets talk
Do you wanna talk?
Im looking upon the floor
Im trying to sing a song
In a language I dont speak
I try but I cant get through
Im trying to get to you
But youre difficult to reach
Wont you talk... to....me....
Oooo...
So you dont know where youre going but you wanna talk
You feel like youre going where youve been before
Lets talk, lets talk ...
Lets talk, lets talk ... |
Cry, cry, cry, baby
Cry, cry, cry
In a book about the world
Called The Luminous Things
There are trees and flowers glowing
While Jizo Bodhisattva sings
When you cry, cry, cry, baby
When you cry, cry, cry
When you cry, cry, cry, baby
Ill be by your side
Dont want us to hurt each other
Or cause each other pain
Dont want to fear what we dont know
Were in this together, baby
Were as singing is to rain
So Ill never, ever, ever let you go
When you cry, cry, cry, baby
When you cry, cry, cry
When you cry, cry, cry, baby
Ill be by your side
Ooh, yeah
Ooh, yeah
For your miracles outnumber
All the stars out in the sky
Doo-doo, doo-doo-roo-roo-roo
Alright, ooh |
For a second, I was in control
I had it once, I lost it though
And all along the fire below
Would rise
And I wish you could have let me know
Whats really going on below
Ive lost you now, you let me go
But one last time
Tell me you love me
If you dont, then lie
Lie to me
Remember once upon a time
When I was yours and you were blind
The fire would sparkle in your eyes
And mine
So tell me you love me
If you dont then lie
Lie to me
Just tell me you love me
If you dont then lie
Lie to me
If you dont then lie
Lie to me
And call it true
Call it true love
Call it true
Call it true love |
Death of me, death of me, death of me
Death of me, death of me, death of me
This could be the death of me
Death of me, death of me
Me, me, me, me
Yeah, pocket full of boarding passes
I dont know what city I was in last
But Im out here tryna make a impact
Same time keep myself intact
They say, Take it, take it easy A like its gym class
Tell me how I could?
Theres slaves in the world, before I die, tryna see us end that
So I move fast, Ramadan
Move fast, Autobahn
Who cares if I ever get a Grammy nom
If my soul take Ls, phenomenon
Still cant believe I get paid for this
As a kid, all I did was pray for this
Now Im livin out my dream, craziest
Got me really feelin like I was made for this
At the same time never knew how dangerous
It could be when lives start getting changed to this
When somebody say you they favourite
Guess it carry some weight to it
You know, cause uh
Thats power and thats influence
The temptation is to use it for myself and serve somebody else
Im sittin here buggin just rememberin what them rappers showed me
How to bag a honey, stack the money
They said I was a mac by the number of shorties that I could smash
Now Im waitin on that matrimony
Cause Ive been changed up
Lil homie came up
Its depressin, kickin it with dudes I used to look up to
They still on that same stuff, what!?
I aint have no role models, now I gotta be one
I bought the lie hip-hop sold me, man I want a refund
I feel like its the real me, feel me?
Yeah, I been changed, but Im still me
What I am now, not what I will be
Im tryna give life
But this could be the death of me
The death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Look, death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Look, mama feel like she losin me
To this lifestyle thats consumin me
I travel every weekend even when Im weak man
You know what that to do to me?
Back pain, back pain
Sleepin on planes, Im feelin like Bruce Wayne
Blackout at night on that stage
Man I need a batcave just to get away
Jesus retreated, woo!
To speak with his Father, I know that I need it
My career been growin
But tell me where Im goin if my time with God is depleted
God Im sorry, I mean it
All I want to do is walk with you, but
My priorities wrong, I talk about you more than I talk with you
One of my mentors taught me whenever things get foggy
If you wanna grow in God its not complicated its just costly
Gotta spend that time, currency
Overtime guess I learned to be
Strong enough to admit Im weak
To meet with God all I need is me
2014 bout to be different
I think my favorite wordll be no
Opportunities come and they go
But none of them is worth my soul
Thats somethin that you cant afford
And got me thinkin whats most important
I get kicks, watchin grown men in line for some Jordans
Nowadays time is fortune
But chasin fortune is all consumin
I feel like Gods callin dudes
They just wanna play Call of Duty gun shots
This that Peter Pan, at the dinner table out in Never Land
Eatin, cant nobody see it but me and my boys
Thats the way I wanna keep it
I lost a couple friends to this new season
Jealousy and hate for a few reasons
Used to be down, now whats up?
Guess everybody around when the funs up, yup
Got me feelin isolated
Women wanna holla, I just tell em that Im taken
Even if I wasnt Id be slow for the taking
Ill know if they love me or the money Im making
Aint no way to really tell
Where somebody heart truly at
Bad girls comin at me looking good
Showin off they body thats a booby trap
Beard low, but I never let my guard down
Buddy, I aint crazy
You aint bout to catch me slippin
Pull a Million Dollar Baby!
Me and Dre trying to eat good
Cuttin out the nonsense
On the road trying to give life
But I might lose mine in the process
I aint have no role models, now I gotta be one
I bought the lie hip-hop sold me, man I want a refund
I feel like
Fund, I feel like
Fund, I feel like
Fund, I feel like
Fund, I feel like
Fund, I feel like
Fund, I feel like
The death of me
This could be the death of me, uh
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
The death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Look, death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Death of me
This could be the death of me
Just trying to give life, what I do for a living could kill me
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Look |
Brothers and sisters unite
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives
Breakdown, breakdown
Gotta keep em all down
Gotta spread it around
Brothers and sisters unite
Its the time of your lives
Its the time of your lives
Breakdown, breakdown
Gotta keep moving around
Gotta keep em all down
And stay down
Sometimes I feel
Stay round
And sometimes I feel
And its me theyre looking for
And its me, I will never survive
But well be around so long
Brothers and sisters unite
For the time of your lives
For the time of your lives
Breakdown, breakdown
Theyll say move it around
Got to spread it around
And stay down
Cause sometimes I feel
Stay round
And sometimes I feel
And its me theyre looking for
And its me, I will never survive
And Ill be around some long
And its gonna be alright
And its gonna be alright
And its gonna be alright |
Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that shes half crazy
But thats why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That youve always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For youve touched her perfect body with your mind
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe youll trust him
For hes touched your perfect body with his mind
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For shes touched your perfect body with her mind |
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released. Please check back once the song has been released |
2001
Yellow
2003
Clocks
2005
Speed Of Sound
Fix You
2006
Talk
2008
Violet Hill
Viva la Vida
Lost!
2010
Christmas Lights
2011
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
Major Minus
Moving To Minus
Paradise
Princess Of China
2013
Atlas
2014
Midnight
Magic
A Sky Full Of Stars
2015
Adventure Of A Lifetime |
Oh, I think I landed
In a world I hadnt seen
When Im feeling ordinary
When I dont know what I mean
Oh, I think I landed
Where there are miracles at work
For the thirst and for the hunger
Come the conference of birds
Saying its true, its not what it seems
Leave your broken windows open
And in the light just streams
And you get a head, a head full of dreams
You can see the change you wanted
Be what you want to be
And you get a head, a head full of dreams
Into life, I’ve just been spoken
With a head full, a head full of dreams
Oh, I think I landed
Where there are miracles at work
When you got me open-handed
When you got me lost for words
I sing oh-oh-oh
A head full of dreams
A head full of dreams
Into life I’ve just been woken
With a head full, a head full of dreams |
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Once upon a time, somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying fast as I can
Ive got to go, Ive got to go
Once upon a time, we fell apart
Youre holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Once upon a time, we burned bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game
And whyd you have to go?
Have to go and throw water on my flame
Flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame
Flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame, flame
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I couldve been a princess, youd be a king
Couldve had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
You stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Cause you really hurt me
No, you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
No, you really hurt me
Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me, oh
Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me |
What the world needs now
Is love, sweet love
No, not just for some
But for everyone
Yeah the world needs now
Some love, sweet love
Thats the only thing
That theres just too little
.. of! |
Lord, I dont know which way I am going
Which way the river going to flow
It just seems that upstream, I keep rowing
Still got such a long way to go
Still got such a long way to go
Then that light hits your eye
I know, I swear
Well find somewhere
The streets are paved with gold
Bullets fly, split the sky
But thats alright, sometimes
Sunlight comes streaming through the holes
Ooh, ooh |
Oh Brother I Cant, I Cant Get Through
Ive Been Trying Hard To Reach You Cause I Dont Know What To Do
Oh Brother I Cant Believe Its True
Im So Scared About The Future And I Wanna Talk To You
…..
So You Take A Picture Of Something You See
Or Swim A River After The Sea
You Can Climb A Ladder Up To The Sun
Or Write A Song Nobody Has Sung Or Do
Something Thats Never Been Done, Do
So You Dont Know Where Youre Going But You Want To Talk
Youll Tell Anyone Wholl Listen But You Feel Ignored
When You Worry About The Future Or The Third World War
And You Feel Like Youre Going Where Youve Been Before
Lets Talk, Lets Talk
So You Take A Picture Of Something You See
Or Swim A River After The Sea
You Can Climb A Ladder Up To The Sun
Or Write A Song Nobody Has Sung Or Do
Something Thats Never Been Done, Do
Lets Talk
Lets Talk
Lets Talk
Lets Talk |
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention, do you?
I know you dont listen to me
Cause you say you see straight through me, dont you?
But on and on
From the moment I wake, til the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side, just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in line, just to see if you care
Oh, did you want me to change?
Well, Ill change for good
And I want you to know
That youll always get your way
I wanted to say—
Dont you shiver
Shiver
Sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
So you know how much I need you
But you never even see me, do you?
And is this my final chance of getting you?
But on and on
From the moment I wake, til the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side, just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in line
Just to see if you care, if you care
Oh, did you want me to change?
Well, Ill change for good
And I want you to know
That youll always get your way
I wanted to say—
Dont you shiver
Dont you shiver
Sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah, Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah, Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah, Ill always be waiting for you
For you I will always be waiting
And its you I see, but you dont see me
And its you I hear so loud and so clear
I sing it loud and clear
And Ill always be waiting for you
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention
And you know how much I need you
But you never even see me |
Track 3 from the 2017 album THETA by thesourwarhead |
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah, they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called Yellow
So then I took my turn
Oh, what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you, I’d bleed myself dry
For you, Id bleed myself dry
Its true, look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do |
In the darkness before the dawn
In the swirling of the storm
When Im rolling with the punches and hope is gone
Leave a light, a light on
Millions of miles from home
In the swirling swimming on
When Im rolling with the thunder
But bleed from thorns
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
In the darkness before the dawn
In the darkness before the dawn
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on |
Computer voice: R-E-M-I-X
Oh, brother I cant, I cant get through
Ive been trying hard to reach you
Cause I dont know what to do
Oh, brother I cant believe its true
Im so scared about the future
And I wanna talk to you
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
You could take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody had sung
Or do something thats never been done
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
Are you lost or incomplete
Do you feel like a puzzle
You cant find your missing piece
Tell me how you feel
How you feel
How you feel
How you feel
So you take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be
You could climb a ladder up to the sun
Or write a song nobody had sung, or do
Something thats never been done
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me...
Computer voice: Now talk baby!
How you feel
How you feel
How you feel...
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk...
So you dont know where youre going but you wanna talk
Youll tell anyone wholl listen but you feel ignored
When you worry about the future or the third world war
And you feel like youre going where youve been before
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk
Lets talk, lets talk...
Computer chant: Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... Talk to me... |
Hotad med kniv inne på Rio Rio
Ett ansikte i ansiktet som wagwan
Nere på salsaklubben Dios mio
Som Badman är du Di Leva eller Bhagwan?
Lysrörsljus och elefantöron mot vita väggar
10-tal som digital exhibitionism
Hon separera med sitt ex till sist
Hyrde både flytt, städ och exorcist
Incest eller nepotism?
Är du incel eller sexsolist
Bezzerwizzer eller Messerschmitt?
Är det xanor eller ecstasy?
Rosenkrans som jag blivit korsfäst
2019 hade crush på Ottessa Moshfegh
Lyssna på repeat på Petters låt om Koster
Jag låg och sov på Joels soffa som det var ett hostel
Göteborgskalaset var som Mardi Gras
Hon och jag hals över huvud som ett snabel@
Michael Jordan, inne på Starsn Bars är det bara jag
Kan aldrig bara låta saker va
Aldrig låter nånting ta slut
Komplexa algoritmer för en simpel tjuv
Låt det gå långsamt när det rinner ut
Tills det bara är känslan av det som man minns till slut
Och jag minns inte du
Du, och du
Du med
För gammal för att gå i polemik
Tänker mer att det som händer händer det blir som det blir
En film med snabbare vändningar än din tonårstid
Där hjärtat trummar hårdare än Tommy Lee
Exakt hur länge är ett ton av tid?
En droppe midnatt, nej en droppe blod i din morgonfil
Hur han hittade louro fågeln blev en kolibri
Sagan om jag föll för frestelsen som Boromir
Visst måste vi va menade för mer
Du läste min uppriktighet som att jag spelade ett spel
Så dålig självkänsla är redan ett problem
Finns en risk att det blir skit vad är förnedrande med det
Att ändå ta risken måste ju va meningen helt
Att vara trygg men inte kär finns väl ingen mening med det
En upplevelse rikare, såna saker som formar en
Jag kommer träffa nån annan, du kommer ångra dig
Inte där än men möt mig vid Bullen & Brödet
Minns mig som han som nita livet och knullade döden
Ursäkta språket, mer Cold Vein än Cold Play
Hip-hop gjorde så Beethoven rullade över
Och vi låg till Friday Night Lights
baby jag skaffa wi-fi
I slutet av dan är vi bara barn av vår zeitgeist
Hav av olja och blod som pumpas ur pipelines |
Nobody said it was easy.
No one ever said it would be so hard.
I’m going back to the start.
-Coldplay, The Scientist.
I have been blogging about my experiences in startups since 2004. Along the way I’ve had all sorts of ups and downs, successes and mistakes. I’ve learned a ton.
I’ve tried to use this betashop blog as an outlet to provide budding entrepreneurs with transparent insights into lessons of a startup life. The post I’m most proud of, 90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies, has been translated into several languages and read by many people. It was also turned into a video interview with Kevin Rose. That post was preceded by 57 things learned from starting 3 companies, which was preceded by a shorter piece on the socialmedian blog shortly after I left Jobster in 2008. . I love hearing other entrepreneurs tell me that a part of one of those posts influenced their own startup journey.
In 2012 and 2013 I took the betashop blog in a direction that I’m not proud of. I allowed it to veer from its original mandate around startup transparency and lessons learned to more of a promotion tool for Fab. Sure, I shared more company data and info on betashop than most startup CEOs would imagine sharing, and I know that a lot of people appreciated the transparency. But to be perfectly honest the sharing was sometimes slanted; more and more betashop was used as a vehicle for pushing out positive data about Fab. That’s not full transparency. Someone once asked me, “will you still share so much data when things aren’t going so well?” At the time I said “Yes.” In reality, I did not. It’s really hard to proactively publish negative data about your company I don’t know many good examples of companies who do that well, except for the occasional “why we failed” post from early stage startups. Company transparency can only go so far.
2013 was a pivotal year in my professional career and for Fab. In July 2013 Fab raised more than $150M at a $1B valuation. Just a couple of weeks after closing that financing I decided that the best path forward for Fab was to slow down and significantly cut the burn-rate while we strengthened the foundation vs. pursuing rapid growth. From August to November we cut our workforce by more than half, from 700 to around 300 today. I said farewell to one of my cofounders and to numerous other highly capable and extremely talented executives, managers, and doers. It was painful.
But, it was necessary. My job as CEO is to make the decisions that will provide the greatest likelihood of future success for the company. The decisions I made in the back-half of 2013 and the changes that resulted from them will enable Fab to be more customer focused, more resource efficient, and more long-term successful as we execute on our 2014-2017 plan.
On a personal level I took some justifiable hits in 2013. That goes with the territory when you raise money at $1B and then cut headcount and operating expenses as dramatically and swiftly as I did. I freely admit, when you grow revenue 500% year over year and become a media darling overnight, it’s hard to keep perspective. No doubt, we had lost perspective at Fab. We had started to dream in billions when we should have been focused on making one day simply better than the one before it.
My focus now is squarely on making Fab realize its full potential over time. I know that my near term decisions might not always make sense externally. I believe that over time we will prove it with real results.
“Over time” is the key part of that last statement. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned the past year is that time is an entrepreneur’s most precious asset. With time you can learn, adjust, and figure things out. The cost-cutting measures we enacted at Fab in 2013 bought us a lot of time. Now we’ve got to figure it out. Want to know how Fab is doing? Ask me again in 2017 ;-)
Regarding blogging.
From now on betashop will only feature a once-per-quarter long form blog post by me on recent lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur. It will be authentic. Four times per year I’ll try to come up with something of value to other entrepreneurs based on my own recent experiences.
I will also publish occasional posts on the Fab Blog. We’ll be evolving that blog as the proper place for disseminating information about Fab.
So, here goes
16 Lessons I Learned in 2013
1. Startups are hard. There’s no way around it, startups are hard. And it’s supposed to be that way. You are trying to do things that no one has ever done before. You are trying to disrupt markets and incumbents. You are trying to change consumer behavior. You are trying to move your employees out of their comfort zone.
You are going to make mistakes. You are going to fail. That’s all part of the startup life.
The critical bit is to make sure that your entire team knows and internalizes that startups are supposed to be hard. This is especially difficult when your company is flush with cash and in growth mode. How do you explain to your team that you’ve got $xx millions in the bank but their job is supposed to be hard every day? How do you get your team to spend every dollar like it’s their last and to be obsessively paranoid of complacency?
By no means have I fully figured this one out yet. The natural default for me and for many CEOs is to try to inspire the team each day and focus on the wins, not the losses.
Here are some ways I’ve been trying to keep our team at Fab focused on the “it’s supposed to be hard” bit:
1. Say it. Say it again. And again and again. In talk after talk I keep reiterating the phrase, “Startups are hard; they are supposed to be hard.” The point is to acknowledge and keep hammering home this thought as a tone-setter.
2. Celebrate challenges as much as successes. In 2014 I’m instituting a monthly “what sucked this month” review. The point is not to get people down on the business but rather to make sure we stop regularly and really talk through the weaknesses in the business and then make sure we have proper resources focused on improvement.
3 Make uncomfortable the new comfortable. Push people out of their comfort zone. Don’t allow group think to get in the way of pushing forward. Inertia is a company’s biggest enemy.
4. Measure vs. plan — using the right metrics. It’s too easy when you are growing to just ignore the plan in the name of growth or to focus on the top line instead of the bottom line. It is critical to measure regularly vs. plan and to make sure you are keeping score on the metrics most critical to long-term viability and value creation.
2. Control Your Own Destiny — Cash Is King. I noted above that the entrepreneur’s most valuable asset is time. With time you can figure all sorts of things out. But, in order to have time, you need to have money to pay for salaries, rent, and operations. Never ever let yourself get into a position where you are desperate for cash. When I made the difficult decision to cut expenses at Fab in mid-2013 I had essentially two options in front of me: keep growing at the pace we were growing and hope I could raise even more money down the road, or scale back and control our own destiny. I chose the latter. Yes, it is my fault for getting us in such a position in the first place, but the go forward decision was rather simple. I didn’t want to ever get in a position where we were desperate for cash. With a $1B valuation we have a lot to prove. We now have the money and ample time to prove it.
3. Don’t Abdicate, Challenge & Delegate. You know that saying, “Hire people who are better than you at what they do and then step back, get out of their way, and let them to do their jobs?” — it’s wrong. The more correct way is: Hire people who are better than you at what they do and then roll up your sleeves and work with them and challenge them everyday. The point is that the CEO can’t abdicate responsibility for any facet of the business. Only the CEO is uniquely positioned to ensure that there is cohesion across the business. Only the CEO is uniquely positioned to ensure that everyone is marching towards the same vision. Only the CEO is uniquely positioned to challenge even the smartest execs to reach out of their comfort zone and think differently. Only the CEO is uniquely positioned to make every facet of the business important. This last point is especially salient. In the past, at times when I spent less time asking about and talking about certain departments at Fab, those functions perceived it as a lack of interest and understanding on my part as to the importance of those facets of the business. “Jason doesn’t care about ops.” “Jason doesn’t care what we sell as long as we sell it.” As CEO, you can’t let that happen. You have to take an equal and keen interest in all facets of the company.
4. As the CEO, it’s all your fault because you set the tone for the entire business.
You know that Harry Truman saying, “The buck stops here?” Own it. If you ever, ever find yourself in the position where you are pointing at one of your executives and managers and saying to yourself, “If only they made better decisions we wouldn’t be in this situation,” STOP. Point that finger right back at yourself.
Likewise, when you reflect on decisions and say to yourself, “If only I had insisted that they do it my way,” STOP. Point that finger right back at yourself.
The reason it’s all your fault is because you set the tone for the business.
At Fab in 2012 and into the first half of 2013, for instance, the tone I set was to grow grow grow and create a billion dollar company. All decisions flowed from that.
So when I looked back in the second half of 2013 and asked why did we do x, y, z, the easy thing to do would be to blame managers for making poor decisions. But that would be wrong. The absolute truth is that the CEO — me — set the tone and all decisions flowed from that.
This is a tough lesson for any leader to internalize, but it’s so important.
It’s also easy to fall into the trap of believing that things would have been better if you had just insisted on it being done your way vs. listening to someone else. I can think of countless times over the past couple of years when I knew the right answer but allowed the team to pursue a different direction. For instance, I recall vividly meeting after meeting when we were planning Fab’s European operations and while everyone was calculating the headcount ratios we had in the U.S. and extrapolating the same ratios for Europe, I was the guy in the room saying, “Hang on, if this thing is going to scale we can’t just hire the same size army everywhere.” But, to fault us for doing it anyway is not because I didn’t put my foot down and insist the team do it my way, rather it’s because I had already set the tone that growth mattered more than efficiency in the near term. By championing growth on the one hand while questioning efficiency on the other, all I was doing was confusing the team, not leading them. And, everyone — including myself — was too busy focusing on growth to even take the proper time to figure out the tough problems in front of us.
Leadership is all about setting the right tone.
5. Never lose sight of your core mission. And, if you do, acknowledge it and fix it fast.
The Fab mission is to brighten people’s lives with design.
In our pursuit of growth we lost sight of that mission and the Fab mission became just selling a lot of stuff.
It reminds me of the bit in Howard Schultz’ autobiography when he walked into a Starbucks one day and said to himself: “This doesn’t smell like a Starbucks, it smells like food. A Starbucks is supposed to smell like coffee.” He vowed to return Starbucks to its core mission and smell the coffee again.
“We need to smell the design coffee again.”
That’s kinda how I felt in October 2013. I had already decided that we needed to make drastic cuts to our expense base but when I looked around and talked to our team, I realized that we were no longer smelling the design coffee at Fab. I asked our team to take a count of all of the products we were selling on Fab that they were not proud of. The count came to more than $1M in inventory value. Imagine that — we had allowed ourselves to take on more than $1M of inventory that we were not proud of.
From then on we have established some basic principles:
- We are a startup. Fueled with the lessons of our first 2.5 years. Smarter for it.
- We are obsessed with building Fab up one great design product at a time and one smiling customer at a time.
- We would rather take it slower and get it right than go too fast. We want to be the best, not necessarily the biggest.
- We only sell designs we are proud of. If we don’t love it, we don’t sell it.
- We only do things as a company that we are proud of.
6. Be Present.
One of the biggest changes I made to the way I work over the past six months has been to stop traveling so much. I went from spending two weeks per month on the road in the first half of 2013 to actually fully grounding myself from August through November.
It makes a huge difference.
You might think that having the CEO around every day fosters more micromanagement. I have found it’s actually the opposite. When the CEO is around every day it fosters collaboration.
When you’re flying in and out, conversations and debates are shorter. Emails become missives. Fewer people are involved in decision making and they wonder how decisions are made. That causes dissonance and leads to frustration.
When you’re present, you talk. You’re more thoughtful. You don’t make decisions in minutes, but over days. You go deeper. Your team also gets to see you in action. They work with you vs. being told what to do by you. The process and the journey of getting to a decision is as important as the decision itself.
It’s amazing how much this matters.
As I’ve started to travel a bit again , a related lesson I’m learning is how to continue being the CEO even when you travel. Being out of the office is no excuse for not doing your full job every day, including just taking time to listen to people. And if that means I have to work 18 hour days to do video calls with the folks in different time zones, that’s on me. It’s my job to be there for them.
7. Being a private company has lots of advantages. Don’t blow them.
The biggest advantage of being a private company is that you are allowed to be private. You don’t have to share information externally.
Your competitors don’t need to know what you’re up to.
The business press doesn’t need to know what you’re up to.
You don’t need to share anything.
So, don’t.
Unless you are certain that your company is going to grow up and to the right forever and ever without ever hitting a stumble or roadblock, don’t ever put forth or even allude to a revenue projection or a profitability projection or a traffic projection or anything.
This, from the guy who managed to turn year/year growth from $18M to $115M into a failure because I had publicly forecasted $140M.
If I had just kept my mouth shut and talked about our customers instead of the business, that $115M from $18M year would have been viewed as a great outcome.
Shhhh.
8. Get advice.
Over the last few months I’ve been fortunate to have regular chats with 3 mentors and twice monthly sessions with a CEO coach.
One of my mentors has known me and been involved with my companies for nearly 10 years now. He’s seen all facets of the evolution of Jason Goldberg. He’s fantastic at helping me navigate the toughest of situations.
One of my mentors is an investor who has bet a large part of his firm’s current fund on Fab. He’s an entrepreneur himself at heart, not an investor. Having been through his own ups and downs as a startup founder, he’s the best at helping me focus on the long term and not get dejected by the near term challenges.
One of my mentors is an investor whose last name is one of two on one of the most prestigious tech-savvy VC firms in the world. He’s also uniquely been at the helm of a startup that was once valued at $1B then suffered through a series of layoffs and rebuilding years, and then rebounded to eventually be sold for more than $1.5B. His advice to me : Cash is king. Preserve cash. Get cash flow positive. Control your own destiny.
My fourth and most recent mentor is my CEO Coach. A couple of colleagues suggested that I see a CEO coach during Fab’s recent changes. A couple of months later, I could not advocate more for the importance of having one. The CEO Coach is sort of like a special psychologist cum advisor for CEO’s. My coach is awesome at calling bullshit on me, getting me to own my challenges, and helping me focus on doing the right work.
It’s true what they say: The CEO’s job can be the loneliest in the world. . Get a coach. If they’re good at what they do, they’ll always get you. And they’ll help you work through it.
9. Stay in shape. No matter how stressed.
10. Eat healthy. No matter how stressed.
11. Take vacations. Decompress.
Spend time with your partner without distractions. My husband is my rock and my recharge.
And, if you don’t take vacations your team won’t either. There’s no glory in tired overworked grumpy colleagues. Take vacation! I recommend my team to take one full week per quarter. It’s also a great forcing function for training people to have backup plans for while they are away.
12. Don’t toot your own horn.
Super hard especially when your achievements are shared with others and you so want to shout the success from the rooftops. Stop. Think. Be thoughtful. That success will still be there, and in context, three to six to 12 months from now. Wait. Let others discover your success in a time-appropriate manner. There’s no rush. Oh, and btw, today’s hero is tomorrow’s goat. Build success over time and let others recognize it for you.
13. Shut up. Despite what you may tell yourself, not many consumers actually want to get to know the CEO of the companies they interact with.
It’s not about you. It’s all about the product.
14. Coach. One of my biggest goals for 2014 is to coach more. I’m lucky to have people who give me great feedback and returning the favor and watching them grow and succeed is one of the best feelings in the world as a CEO. Coaching is not just supporting though; a critical part of coaching as CEO is pushing your people out of their comfort zone and making them own up to measurable accountable goals and objectives.
15. Stop doing the stuff you do instead of doing the work. We all have things we do when we’re avoiding doing the work we should be doing. For me it’s reading HackerNews, planning travel, and writing blog posts. The latter is the worst. Writing a blog post touting some new development at your company is not the CEOs job, and it’s not doing the real work it takes to make the company successful. When you find yourself doing the stuff that you do instead of doing the work, stop.
16. Don’t ever, ever give up. Ignore the naysayers. Focus. Lead. With resources, time, and smart motivated people you can do amazing things. Time is the entrepreneur most precious asset. With time you can learn, adjust, and figure things out — if you have the courage to do so.
In a word: Resilience.
This post is long enough. Stop.
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I’ll write something again next quarter.
-Jason |
So you lost your trust
And you never should have
But you never should have
But dont break your back
If you ever see this
But dont answer life
In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
Ill see you soon
In a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends
I see you soon
So they came for you
They came snapping at your heels
They come snapping at your heels
But dont break your back
If you ever say this
But dont answer life
In a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
Ill see you soon
In a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends
I see you soon
I see you soon
And oh, you lost your trust
And oh, you lost your trust
No, dont lose your trust
And oh, you lost your trust |
Bones, sinking like stones
All that we fought for
Homes, places we’ve grown
All of us are done for
We live in a beautiful world
Yeah, we do, yeah, we do
We live in a beautiful world
Bones, sinking like stones
All that we fought for
Homes, places we’ve grown
All of us are done for
We live in a beautiful world
Yeah, we do, yeah, we do
We live in a beautiful world
And we live in a beautiful world
Yeah, we do, yeah, we do
We live in a beautiful world
Oh, all that I know
Theres nothing here to run from
Cause yeah, everybody heres got somebody to lean on |
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention, do you?
I know you dont listen to me
Cause you say you see straight through me, dont you?
But on and on
From the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side, just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in line, just to see if you care
Oh, she want me to change?
Well I changed for good
I want you to know
That youll always get your way
I wanted to say
Dont you shiver
Shiver
Sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
So you know how much I need ya
But you never even see me, do you?
And is this my final chance of getting you
Sining on and on
From the moment I wake, to the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side, just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in line, just to see if you care, if you care
Oh, she want me to change?
Well, I changed for good
I want you to know
That youll always get your way
I wanted to say, to say, to say
Dont you shiver
Dont you shiver
Sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah, Ill always be waiting for you, for you
I will always be waiting
And its you I see but you dont see me
And its you I hear so loud and so clear
Sing it loud and clear
And Ill always be waiting for you
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention
And you know how much I need you
But you never even see me |
Could you, could you come back?
Come back together
Put yourself on my back
And say its forever
Could you, could you come home?
Come home forever
Your shoulders knees and your back
Will keep us together
Cause youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Ahhhh, ahhhh
Could you, could you come on?
Could you tell me whatever?
Tie yourself to a mast?
Its now or its never
Gonna tear us apart
Tell me forever
Its gonna tear us apart
Keep us together
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Ahhh, ahhh
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love
Youre the one I love |
Where do we go nobody knows
Ive gotta say Im on my way, down
God give me style and give me grace
God put a smile upon my face
Where do we go to draw the line
Ive gotta say I wasted all your time, honey, honey
Where do I go to fall from grace
God put a smile upon your face
Yeah
Now when you work it out Im worse than you
Yeah when you work it out I want it to
Now when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine
Where do we go nobody knows
Dont ever say youre on your way, down
When God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face
Oh yeah
Now when you work it out Im worse than you
Yeah when you work it out I want it to
Now when you work out where to draw the line
Your guess is as good as mine
Its as good as mine
Its as good as mine
Its as good as mine
As good as mine
As good as mine
As good as mine
As good as mine
Where do we go nobody knows
Dont ever say youre on your way, down
When God gave you style and gave you grace
And put a smile upon your face |
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said, How do you live as a fugitive
Down here, where I cannot see so clear?
I said, What do I know?
Show me the right way to go
And the spies came out of the water
And youre feeling so good cause you know
That those spies hide out in every corner
Well they cant touch you, no
Causes theyre just spies
Theyre all spies
I awake to see no one is free
Well were all fugitives - look at the way we live
Down here, where we cannot sleep from fear
I said, Which way to turn?
Oh, I forget everything I learn
And the spies came out of the water
And youre feeling so good cause you know
With those spies hide out in every corner
Well they cant touch you, no
Cause theyre all spies
And if we dont hide here
Theyre gonna find us
And if we dont hide now
Theyre gonna catch us where we sleep
And if we dont hide here
Theyre gonna find us
Theyre just spies
Theyre just spies
Theyre just spies
Theyre just spies |
Lemme be real for a minute
Im finally ready to admit it
You was my heart but I jetted out
Lemme take a breath so I can spit it out
I miss you, though Ive been frontin like it aint the truth
It was my way of dealing with it when I skated through
It made it look like I was bitter and I hated you
When really I was tryina save the pain from abandoning roots,
It aint an easy decision to leave your home
But I was searching for a bigger opportunity to grow
Coz I found where I wanna be, now I just gotta be
Real enough to allow myself to feel some honesty, it was a
A warning sign
I missed the good part, then I realised
I started looking and the bubble burst
I started looking for excuses
Come on in
Ive gotta tell you what a state Im in
Ive gotta tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign
When the truth is
Lemme be real for a minute, Im finally ready to admit it
I miss you
You was my heart but I jetted out, lemme take a breath so I can spit it out
Yeah the truth is
Lemme be real for a minute here, Im finally ready to admit it yeah
That I miss you so
You was my heart but I jetted out, lemme take a breath so I can spit it out
It aint an easy decision to leave your home
But I was searching for a bigger opportunity to grow
Coz I found where I wanna be, now I just gotta be
Real enough to allow myself to feel some honesty, it was a
A warning sign
It came back to haunt me, and I realised
That you were an island and I passed you by
And you were an island to discover
Come on in
Ive gotta tell you what a state Im in
Ive gotta tell you in my loudest tones
That I started looking for a warning sign
When the truth is
Lemme be real for a minute uh, Im finally ready to admit it yeah
I miss you
You was my heart but I jetted out, lemme take a breath so I can spit it out
Yeah the truth is
Lemme be real for a minute here, Im finally ready to admit it gyeah
That I miss you so
You was my heart but I jetted out, lemme take a breath so I can spit it out
And Im tired
Yeah Im tired of denying it
Im trying hard but it aint easy kid
I should not have let you go
Nah its cool coz Ill be back again
Home is always that, and though Im traveling
Nah its cool coz Ill be back again
Home is always that, and though Im traveling
Nah its cool coz Ill be back again
Home is always that, and though Im traveling
Nah its cool coz Ill be back again
Ill be back again yeah
Oooooooo
So I crawl back into your open arms
Yes I crawl back into your open arms
And I crawl back into your open arms
Yes I crawl back into your open arms |
Lyrics from Snippet
We had a kind of love, I thought that it would never end
Oh my lover, oh my other, oh my friend
We talked around in circles and we talked around again
I loved you to the moon and back again |
Im up in the part of the throne
Im trying to sing a song
In a language I dont speak
I try but I cant get through
Im trying to get to you
But youre difficult to reach
You can take a picture of something you see
In the future where will I be?
You can climb a ladder up to the Sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Under the great North star
Try to work out where you are
In the silence of the sea
I dont know where Ill be
In the future, in the past
Going nowhere much too fast
When I go there, go with me
Ah, got to find your missing piece
When I go there
When I go there
When I go there
So you dont know where youre going and you wanna talk?
And you feel like youre going where youve been before?
You tell anyone wholl listen, but you feel ignored?
Nothings really making any sense at all, lets talk
Lets talk |
See you lost your trust and you never should have, you never should have
Dont break your back if you ever say this
Dont answer that
In a bullet proof vest with the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
Ill see you soon
In a telescope lens when all you want is friends
Ill see you soon
See, they came for you they came snapping at your heels, they came snapping at your heels
Dont break your back if you ever say this
But dont answer that
In a bullet proof vest with the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
Ill see you soon
In a telescope lens when all you want is friends
Ill see you soon
You lost your trust
You lost your trust
No dont lose your trust
No dont lose your trust |
Look at earth from outer space
Everyone must find a place
Give me time and give me space
Give me real dont give me fake
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Give me time, give us a kiss
Tell me your own politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Give me one cause one is best
In confusion confidence
Give me peace of mind and trust
Dont forget the rest of us
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me your own politik
And open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Just open up your eyes
But give me love over, love over, love over this
And give me love over, love over, love over this |
Did I drive you away?
I know what youll say
You say, Oh, sing one you know
But I promise you this
Ill always look out for you
Yeah, thats what Ill do
I say, oh
I say, oh
My heart is yours
Its you that I hold on to
Yeah, thats what I do
And I know I was wrong
But I wont let you down
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, I will, yes I will
I said, oh
I cry, oh
Yeah, I saw sparks
Yeah, I saw sparks
And I saw sparks
Yeah, I saw sparks
Sing it out
La, la, la, la, oh…
La, la, la, la, oh…
La, la, la, la, oh…
La, la, la, la, oh… |
One... two...
Steal my heart... and hold my tongue
I feel my time... my time has come
Let me in... unlock the door
I never felt this way before
And the wheels just keep on turning
The drummer begins to drum
I dont know which way Im going
I dont know which way Ive come
Hold my head... inside your hands
I need someone... who understands
I need someone... someone who hears
For you Ive waited all these years
For you Id wait... til Kingdom Come
Until my day... my day is done
And say youll come... and set me free
Just say youll wait... youll wait for me
In your tears... and in your blood
In your fire... and in your flood
I hear you laugh... I heard you sing
I wouldnt change a single thing
And the wheels just keep on turning
The drummers begin to drum
I dont know which way Im going
I dont know what Ive become
For you Id wait... til kingdom come
Until my days... my days are done
Say youll come... and set me free
Just say youll wait... youll wait for me
Just say youll wait... youll wait for me
Just say youll wait... youll wait for me |
We had a kind of love
I thought that it would never end
Oh my lover
Oh my other
Oh my friend
We talked around in circles
We talked around again
I love you to the moon and back again |
What if there was no light?
Nothing wrong, nothing right?
What if there was no time?
And no reason or rhyme?
What if you should decide
That you dont want me there by your side?
That you dont want me there in your life?
What if I got it wrong?
And no poem or song
Could put right what I got wrong
Or make you feel I belong
What if you should decide
That you dont want me there by your side?
That you dont want me there in your life?
Oooooh, thats right
Lets take a breath, jump over the side
Oooooh, thats right
How can you know it if you dont even try?
Oooooh, thats right
Every step that you take
Could be your biggest mistake
It could bend or it could break
But thats the risk that you take
What if you should decide
That you dont want me there in your life?
That you dont want me there by your side?
Oooooh, thats right
Lets take a breath, jump over the side
Oooooh, thats right
How can you know it when you dont even try?
Oooooh, thats right
Oh, Oooooh, thats right
Lets take a breath, jump over the side
Oooooh, thats right
You know that darkness always turns into light
Oooooh, thats right |
For a second, I was in control
I had it once, I lost it though
And all along the fire below would rise
And I wish you could have let me know
Whats really going on below
Ive lost you now, you let met go but one last time
Tell me you love me, if you dont then lie, oh lie to me
Remember once upon a time, when I was yours and you were blind
The fire would sparkle in your eyes and mine
So tell me you love me, if you dont then lie, oh lie to me
Just tell me you love, if you dont then lie, oh lie to me
If you dont then lie, oh lie to me
And call it true, call it true love
Call it true, call it true love |
Im dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Im dreaming of a white christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Im dreaming of a white christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Im dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white |
So you lost your trust
And you never should have
And you never should have
But dont break your back
If you ever hear this
But dont answer that
Cause in a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
And Ill see you soon
In a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends
Ill see you soon
So they came for you
They came snapping at your heels
They come snapping at your heels
But dont break your back
If you ever hear this
But dont answer that
Cause in a bullet proof vest
With the windows all closed
Ill be doing my best
And Ill see you soon
And in a telescope lens
And when all you want is friends
Ill see you soon
You lost your trust
And oh, you lost your trust
No, dont lose your trust
And oh, you lost your trust |
If you were God
Tomorrow
Stand up
At the sunrise / All Night
Stand by / So close
Round and Round
Tomorrow lies
Come on, love
Do you know how it ends?
Do you know when to stop?
Come out, civilized
A view from the top
The world spinning round
That / The clouds cant allow
Come out, see the end
And a view from the top
So close / Stand by
Tomorrows now
Oh, here I am
Oh, here I am!
Do you know where it ends?
Or know when it stops?
The world celebrates / Then you celebrate
A view from the top
Then you celеbrate
Oh love, sing it loud
Oh, la-la-la-la
A view from thе top
From the top
A view from the top
A view from the top
So, love
Tomorrow
Answer
Now |
Wait for your call, love
The call never came
Ready to fall, love
Ready to claim
Im ready for it all, love
Im ready for a pain
Meet under sun
Meet me again
In the rain
In the rain
In the rain
The rain
Behind the walls, love
Im trying to change
And Im ready for it all, love
Im ready for a change
Meet under blue sky
Meet me again
In the rain
The rain, the rain
In the rain
The rain
Got to find yourself alone in this world
Youve got to find yourself alone |
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreamed of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear, a waterfall
In the night, the stormy night, shell close her eyes
In the night, the stormy night, away shed fly
And dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Shed dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
La-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
So lying underneath those stormy skies
Shed say, Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
I know the sun must set to rise
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
This could be para-para-paradise
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo
Oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo |
So you dont know where youre going
Oh, I wanna talk to you
Oh, I wanna talk to you
Oh, I wanna talk to you
Oh, I wanna talk to you
You can take a picture of something you see
Or swim a river out to the sea
You can climb a ladder up to the Sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Or do something thats never been done
And theyre talking it to me
And theyre talking it to me
And theyre talking it to me
And theyre talking it to me
You can take a picture of something you see
Or swim a river out to the sea
You can climb a ladder up to the Sun
Or write a song nobody has sung
Or do something thats never been done
So you dont know where youre going and you wanna talk?
You tell anyone wholl listen, but you feel ignored?
When you worry about the future and the 3rd world war
When you worry about the future and the 3rd world war |
Well run wild
Well run wild
Well run wild
Well run wild
Well run wild
Well run wild
Well be glowing in the dark
Stole a key
Took a car downtown where the lost boys meet
Took a car downtown and took what they offered me
To set me free
I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene
Saw the lights go down and standing in front of me
In my scarecrow dreams
When they smash my heart into smithereens
Be a bright red rose come bursting through concrete
Be a cartoon heart
Light a fire a fire a spark
Light a fire a flame in my heart
We’ll run wild
We’ll be glowing in the dark
We’ll be glowing in the dark
All the boys, all the girls, all that matters in the world
All the boys, all the girls, all the madness that occurs
All the highs all the lows, as the room a-spinning goes
We’ll run wild, we’ll be glowing in the dark
We’ll be glowing in the dark
We’ll be glowing in the dark
In the dark |
Stole a key
And took a car downtown where the lost boys meet
Took a car downtown and took what they offered me
To set me free
I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene
I saw the lights go down and standing in front of me
In my scarecrow dreams
When they smashed my heart into smithereens
Be a bright red rose, come burst in the concrete
Be a cartoon heart
Light a fire, fire the spark
Light a fire, a flame in my heart, well run wild
Well be glowing in the dark
Well be glowing in the dark
All the boys, all the girls, all that matters in the world
All the boys, all the girls, all the madness that occurs
All the highs, all the lows as the room is spinning
Well run riot, well be glowing in the dark
So, so, reminiscing wild
Well be glowing in the dark |
When you try your best but you dont succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you cant sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cant replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
I will try to fix you
High up above or down below
When youre too in love to let it go
But if you never try youll never know
Just what youre worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you |
Bono: Mother, mother
Theres too many of you crying
Chris: Brother, brother, brother
Theres too many of you dying
You know youve got to find a way
To bring some lovin here to stay
Bono: Father, father
We dont need to escalate
And war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
Chris: You know weve got to find a way
To bring some lovin here to stay
Picket lines wont block our way
Bono: Dont punish me with brutality
Talk to me, and you can see
Whats going on
Whats going on
Whats going on
Whats going on
Father, father, everybody thinks were wrong
But who are they to judge us
Together we can be strong
Chris: You know weve got to find a way
To bring some lovin here to stay
Picket lines wont block our way
Dont punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can see
Whats going on, Whats going on
Whats going on, Whats going on
Whats going on, Whats going on
Whats going on, Whats going on |
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention, do you
I know you dont listen to me
Cause you say you see straight through me, dont you
But on and on from the moment I wake
To the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side
Just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in a line
Just to see if you care
Do you want me to change
Well I change for good
And I want you to know
That you always get your way
I wanted to say
Dont you shiver, shiver, sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
So you know how much I need you
But you never even see me, do you
And is this is my final chance of getting you
And on and on from the moment I wake
To the moment I sleep
Ill be there by your side
Just you try and stop me
Ill be waiting in line
Just to see if you care
If you care
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Did she want me to change
Well I change for good
And I want you to know
That youll always get your way
I wanted to say
Dont you shiver
Dont you shiver
Sing it loud and clear
Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah Ill always be waiting for you
Yeah Ill always be waiting for you
For you I will always be waiting
And its you I see, but you dont see me
And its you I hear, so loud and so clear
I sing it loud and clear
And Ill always be waiting for you
So I look in your direction
But you pay me no attention
And you know how much I need you
But you never even see me |
In the darkness before the dawn
In the swirling of the storm
When Im rolling with the punches and hope is gone
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on
Leave a light, a light on |
Come up to meet you, tell you Im sorry
You dont know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
Oh, lets go back to the start
Running in circles, coming up tails
Heads on a science apart
Nobody said it was easy
Its such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Its such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Im going back to the start
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh |
Then I Take A Picture Of Something You See
You See…
You See…
You See…
You See…
In The Future…
In The Future…
In The Future…
In The Future…
In The Future Where Will I Be?
Oh, Please Talk To Me
Can You Fill The Colors Missing You Need?
Will I Ever Get The Answer I Need?
Oh, Please Talk To Me
Please Talk
To Me |
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
And, they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called Yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know, you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh, what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh, what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know, For you, Id bleed myself dry
For you, Id bleed myself dry
Its true, look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shinе for
Its true, look how they shine for you
Look how thеy shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine |
Come up to meet you, tell you Im sorry
You dont know how lovely you are
I had to find you, tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart
Tell me your secrets, and ask me your questions
Oh, lets go back to the start
Running in circles, coming up tails
Heads on a science apart
Nobody said it was easy
Its such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh, take me back to the start
I was just guessing at numbers and figures
Pulling the puzzles apart
Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart
Tell me you love me, come back and haunt me
Oh, and I rush to the start
Running in circles, chasing our tails
Coming back as we are
Nobody said it was easy
Oh, its such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard
Im going back to the start
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Aah-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh |
Scared of losing all the time
You wrote it in a letter
He was a friend of mine
He heard you could see your future
Inside a glass of water
The ripples and the lines
And he asked, would I see heaven in mine?
That is just the way it was
Nothing could be better
And nothing ever was
Oh and they say you can see your future
Inside a glass of water
The riddles and the rhymes
Will I see heaven in mine?
Oh Oh Oh Oh I
Son, dont ask
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life living in the past
Going nowhere fast
So he wrote it on a wall
The hollowest of halos
Is no halo at all
Televisions selling plastic figurines of leaders
Saying nothing at all
And you chime
Stars in heaven align
Oh Oh Oh Oh I
Son, dont ask
Neither how full nor empty is your glass
Cling to the mast
Spend your whole life living in the past
Going nowhere fast
Oh what are we drinking when were done?
Glasses of water |
When you try your best, but you dont succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you cant sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
Cause you lose something you cant replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
High up above or down below
When youre too in love to let it go
But if you never try, youll never know
Just what yourе worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bonеs
And I will try to fix you
Mm, to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face, and I
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face, and I
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you |
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow
I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow
So then I took my turn
Oh what a thing to have done
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
You know you know I love you so
You know I love you so
I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
Cause you were all yellow
I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow
Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you Id bleed myself dry
For you Id bleed myself dry
Its true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine
Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do |
Trying hard to speak and
Fighting with my weak hand
Driven to distraction
Its all part of the plan
When something is broken
And you try to fix it
Trying to repair it
Anyway you can
I grew aware of my motivation
I found my own destination
I was growing up, losing family too
This happens to everyone, nothing new
But when I get a Grammy, no recognition
But when Im gone, my keys in the ignition
I wont look back on fonder days
Those people hope I ponder my ways
God tells me to forgive, but I cant
My pride tells me to forget, Im the man
In charge of my glory, dont need approval
Pay homage to a young blood, tribunal
And by God, a man scorned by time
Only does great or leads a life of crime
Keep your eyes on your bread, dont mind
The howls of the beasts who trail behind
Cant follow orders, I remain leading
Sacrifice myself to a greatness that Im bleeding
Haven’t seen you since I was a kid
Growing up, I loved you and I thought you did
But now, years passed, and you ain’t ish
I tried to refrain from using language
But my mind is saying eff you, go to Hell
If you come back when I’m famous, hope all is well
Tell me that you loved me, but I could never tell
With the way that you and all the others fell
And the only one I ever see is my uncle and my granny
Believe that I won’t ever mention you when I get a Grammy
And that man I barely know better recognize that I’m Death
I’m deadlier than deadly, he won’t ever fathom the depth
I’ve been writing in darkness, spitting rhymes in the darkness
Watching pain form in the heart and over coming the hardest
But know, that a child won’t ever understand a family torn
This was the bull that happened long before I was even born
You should have known that I would snap
You should have known that I would rage
You tell me that you love me and leave one day?
You tell me that I could do great things, you say?
Im damn great and I hope you realize
That losing you is my greatest pain
Im just saying, this what happens when you have a conflicted mind
When you fall into this pit of darkness you dont even understand
Where you have to see counselors and shrinks
I dont think you can comprehend
You never had to fight a day in your life with that, now did you?
No... |
TRACK 1: A Head Full of Dreams
Coldplay, headed by lead singer Chris Martin, released the album A Head Full of
Dreams on December 4th, 2015. I, Riley Lazare, was in an undisclosed location in
Oklahoma when it was released. I was born and raised in this undisclosed location.
The album sold 1.9 million copies worldwide to be the 8th best selling album of 2015, it
is therefore the 8th best album of 2015.
The album features Beyonce Knowles who is best known for losing as a contestant on
Star Search and for her feature role on the album A Head Full of
Dreams by Coldplay
headed by lead singer Chris Martin. Beyonce Knowles is one of the best parts of the
8th best album of 2015 and we thank her.
To promote A Head Full of
Dreams , Chris Martin and the rest of the boys climbed into
a big hot air balloon and rode it over the fields of Glastonbury and took pictures for
Facebook so it’s pretty clear that A Head Full of
Dreams is all about being full of life.
I watched Chris Martin and the boys climb into that hot air balloon from my
undisclosed location in Oklahoma. I learned the virtues of being full.
I booked a Greyhound bus ticket up to Canada to begin my world journey. I bought an
Insignia Portable CD Player and only one CD: A Head Full of
Dreams by Coldplay
headed by lead-man Chris Martin published by Atlantic and Parlophone Records.
In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, oh I think I landed
where there are miracles at work.
TRACK 5: Adventure of a Lifetime
I witness the music video “Adventure of a Lifetime” from Oklahoma.
I let the monkeys howl from an undisclosed location in Africa
from the public computer in John Root Library.
I know the monkeys are monkeys, I watch them hoot
and swing from the branches of Undisclosed Africa.
I know they were listening to Coldplay’s “Adventure of a Lifetime”
on Beats Pill+ Speakers in the music video because the sun hit the silver “B”
in the middle of the speaker perfect every time in that part of Africa.
I sang Coldplay’s “Adventure of a Lifetime”, I hollered with the monkeys
in the only library in town, John Root’s home, where he housed
twenty westerns and three Playboys. John Root hollered with me,
John Root is restless because he only owns three Playboys
he knows he is doing a disservice to the community.
We take my Insignia Portable CD player with the album
A Head Full of
Dreams down to the tavern of Undisclosed
Oklahoma, let the Indians pass it around, they yank the earbuds
from each other. The earbuds will never recover from this.
Chris, I promise I will visit the unheard of places
where the light always shines the right way
on my Insignia Portable CD player,
I will bring back exotic strains of the Playboy
for John Root and the public good,
I will holler with the people of the world,
I will holler where there once was silence,
I will be filled until I can’t help but share.
TRACK 6: Fun featuring Tove Lo
I am walking through Toronto and finally the damage the Indians did to my
headphones has finished the job. They were Skullcandy headphones. I can only hear
Chris out of one ear and only sporadically. They are the third best-selling pair of
headphones on Bestbuy.com. They are the third best pair of headphones in the world.
I’ve heard this song enough to begin singing it aloud: “Fun” track 6 on A Head Full of
Dreams. I croon like you, Chris. Tove Lo is also on this song, it is a duet, so I sing as her
too. Tove Lo is best known for her collaboration with current wonderchild Hilary Duff
and for her collaboration with Coldplay for the song “Fun”, track 6 of A Head Full of
Dreams.
I try to get the people of Toronto to sing Tove Lo’s part in “Fun” but they will
not sing for Tove although they are strongly aware of the song. I sing as Tove Lo and
stop to let them sing for Chris but they will not sing for Chris, although they are
strongly aware of the song.
I am downtown in Kensington Market. I am filled with you, Chris, in a way I never was
before. Why have I never crooned like you before? What could stop the people of
Toronto from crooning? I throw the third best pair of headphones in the world in the
trash in Chinatown. I hold onto the Insignia CD Player because it has become your
body, Chris. I take the cable cars to the alleyways of Chinatown, I find the Toronto that
howls.
Track 4: Everglow
This is my copy of A Head Full of
Dreams by Coldplay with lead singer Chris Martin
published by Atlantic and Parlophone Records. I will write my name and the date on
the first page of the CD booklet, my children will write their names and the date on the
first page of the CD booklet, my grandchildren will write their names and the date on
the first page of the CD booklet. My grandchildren will write my name and the date of
my death for the first time in this CD booklet.
When the CD scratches past repair we will sing the lyrics from the CD booklet. I will
know the age of my children by which song from A Head Full of
Dreams they relate to
the most. |
Look at earth from outer space
Everyone must find the place
Give me time and give me space
Give me real, dont give me fake
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Give me love, give us a kiss
Tell me your own politik
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Give me one cause one is best
And in confusion, confidence
Give me peace of mind and trust
And dont forget the rest of us
Give me strength, reserve control
Give me heart and give me soul
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
My love, tell me your own politik
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
And give me love over, love over, love over this
Ahh, give me love over, love over, love over this
Ahh |
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep
And dreams of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes
When she was just a girl
She expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
And the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night shell close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away shed fly
And dreams of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
Shed dream of
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
Shed say, oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to rise
This could be
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
This could be
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Paradise
Whoa-oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh oh-oooh oh-oh-oh... |
Sometimes I just cant take it
Sometimes I just cant take it and it isnt alright
Im not gonna make it
And I think my shoes untied
Im like a broken record
Im like a broken record and Im not playin right
Drocer nekorb a ekil mi
Til you tell me on your heavenly phone
Youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know, ooh
This boy is electric
This boy is electric and youre sparklin like the universe connected
And Im buzzin night after night after night
This joy is electric
This joy is electric and youre circuiting through
Im so happy that Im alive
Happy Im alive at the same time as you
Cause youve got a higher power
Got me singin every second, dancin every hour
Oh yeah, youve got a higher power
And youre really someone I wanna know
When for so long Id been down on my knees
Then your love song saved me over and over
For so long Id been down on my knees
Til your love song floats me on
Ee-oh, oh-oh |
Oh no, I see
A spider web is tangled up with me
And I lost my head
And thought of all the stupid things Id said
Oh no, whats this?
A spider web, and Im caught in the middle
So I turned to run
And thought of all the stupid things Id done
And I, I never meant to cause you trouble
And I, I never meant to do you wrong
And I, well, if I ever caused you trouble
And oh no, I never meant to do you harm
Oh no, I see
A spider web, and its me in the middle
So I twist and turn
But here am I in my little bubble
Singing out, I never meant to cause you trouble
I never meant to do you wrong
And I, well, if I ever caused you trouble
Oh no, I never meant to do you harm
They spun a web for me
They spun a web for me
They spun a web for me |
I wanna be bigger, stronger, drive a faster car
To take me anywhere in seconds
To take me anywhere I wanna go
And drive around a faster car
I will settle for nothing less
I will settle for nothing less
I wanna be bigger, stronger, drive a faster car
At the touch of a button
I can go anywhere I wanna go
And drive around a faster car
I will settle for nothing less
I will settle for nothing less
I think I want to change my altitude
I think I want to change my oxygen
I think I want to change my air
My atmosphere
I wanna recharge
I wanna be bigger, stronger, drive a faster car
To take me anywhere in seconds
To take me anywhere I wanna go
And drive around my faster car
I will settle for nothing less
I will settle for nothing less
I think I need to change my attitude
I think I want to change my oxygen
I think I want to change my air
My atmosphere
I wanna recharge
Bigger and better
Bigger and better
Bigger and better
Bigger and better
Bigger, stronger, drive a faster car
At the touch of a button
I can go anywhere I wanna go |
Okay!
Just because Im losing
Doesnt mean Im lost
Doesnt mean Ill stop
Doesnt mean Im across
Just because Im hurting
Doesnt mean Im hurt
Doesnt mean I didnt get what I deserve
No better or no worse
I just got lost
Every river that I tried to cross
Every door I ever tried was locked
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
You might be a big fish
In a little pond
Doesnt mean youve won, cause along may come
A bigger one
Youll be lost
Every river that you try to cross
Every gun you ever held went off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the firing stops
Oh, and Im, oh, just waiting til the shine wears off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
Oh, and Im just waiting til the shine wears off
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Just because Im losing doesnt mean Im lost |
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said, How do you live as a fugitive
Down here where I cannot see so clear?
I said, What do I know
Show me the right way to go
And the spies came out of the water
But youre feeling so bad cause you know
That the spies hide out in every corner
But you cant touch them no
Cause theyre all spies
Theyre all spies
I awake to see that no one is free
Were all fugitives
Look at the way we live
Down here I cannot sleep from fear no
I said, Which way do I turn?
Oh I forget everything I learn
And the spies came out of the water
And youre feeling so bad cause you know
That the spies hide out in every corner
But you cant touch them no
Cause theyre all spies
Theyre all spies |