A Hymnal for the Dystopia

A Hymnal for the Dystopia 2015 ~ v88



In this Hymnal: 45. Terrible Things1. Ever Again 46. Viking Funeral2. Water Ballad (2009) 47. Happy Birthday Ruth3. 12 Billion People 48. 10,000 Miles4. Post No Bills 49. Just a Symptom5. #LongScootHome 50. Wasp America6. Goodbye My Friend Again 51. Starting the Revolution7. What We Had 52. Detroit Rock City8. Bob Dylan Song 53. Beauty in Motion9. Another Cover Letter 54. Get Funky10. RIPRAW 55. The Day Irony Died11. Bad Decisions 56. Get Spooned12. Date With Death 57. A Tragedy13. Bold New Tomorrow 58. Sexuality is Weird14. Hannah Walker (wake up) 59. Ipswich Nuptials15. Roll Away 60. Captain Hook!16. Pretty Good People 61. Laugh Like That17. NorthStar Anthem 62. Ex-18. Molly Mcguire 63. So Lovely19. Crazy 64. Signmaker’s Song20. Out to Sea 65. Children Then21. RoboWishes 66. Letting Down22. RoboLady 67. Pleasure Of23. RoboRubble 68. Hollerbox24. Labour 69. H.G. Wells25. I Don’t Want to Die 70. Bet Sompm’ Good (dad’s)26. Oh Nietzsche 71. Benton County (dad’s)27. Worlds Beyond 72. Dusty Dan (dad’s)28. Tax and Regulate 73. Closing Time (dad’s)29. LoveLife 74. Got the Getting (dad’s)30. Out Alive 75. Endless Flow (dad’s)31. When I Come Home Again 76. Remember Whether32. Getting Better 77. Surely by Now33. National Interests 78. Your Birthday Song34. Oh Moriah 79. Reminiscing35. Jay Ackley (rabbit song) 80. Ah Corrine36. Merry Little Dance 81. Seemed Like37. Sirhan Sirhan 82. Underground38. Come Home 83. Biking through Brooklyn39. Hey Ms. Dolfi 84. How the Hatter Went Mad40. Little Friendly Robot 85. For the Birds41. Lake Tapawingo 86. Good Grandmas’ Goodbye42. Timechine 87. Summer Darling43. Quit your Dayjob 88. We’ll be Fine44. O.M.G.Thanks to those that jam and to Jen, Becca, Barthel,Christina, and Sarah Be for the pictures throughout!



1. Ever Again C Am‘Cause we’re young and we’re broke and our lives are all jokes FGAnd there’s nobody trying to save us C AmAnd we’ve seen better days, but we’re stuck in our ways FG‘cause we’ve convinced ourselves that it’s painlessAnd I’ve been told that I’ll grow old,but somehow I still don’t believe itWe’ve been up we’ve been down, we’ve been lost we’ve been foundbut we’ve managed somehow to break evenAnd I remember growing up slow,when the teachers still taught us things we didn’t knowAnd I remember growing up fastThose days of our youth somehow slipped to the pastI remember the sex, I remember the drugsI remember being made to feel shame.I remember that night when she kissed me goodbyeI remember not feeling the same Am F GEver again, ever againEver again F G Em‘Cause we’re young and we’re broke and our lives are all jokes CDAnd there’s nobody trying to save us G EmAnd we’ve seen better days, but we’re stuck in our ways CD‘cause we’ve convinced ourselves that it’s painlessAnd I’ve been told that I’ll grow old,but somehow I still don’t believe itWe’ve been up we’ve been down, we’ve been lost we’ve been foundbut we’ve managed somehow to break evenand all the nights that we danced and we sangand we dreamt of the future and laughed about fameWell it’s strange now to think, with our lives on the brinkthat we’ll never feel that way again

2. Water Ballad (2009) C Em Am x2I was walking through the supermarket in the year 2009Browsing through the bottled water to see what I could findAnd a bearded man with a glittering eye he asked me for my timeHe said “every bottled drink you buy gives the corporate man a dime-That self-same man who buys elections for his friends in politicswho then ignore the problems facing our environment.I suggest you leave these aisles and their moral connotations,Find another way to quench your thirst in this so-called modern nation[CHORUS CG FI can’t say why but his words affected me I knew I couldn’t buytheir products, so I had to try to find some water somewhere Icoulddrink that didn’t taste like slavery!]C Em Am x2So I walked to my parents’ house to see what they would thinkOf the ancient man I’d met that day who’d challenged me to drinkMy dad said “son he’s got a point they privatized that tapAnd put too much fluoride in this month our dentist told us thatIt’ll stain your teeth all yello’n’green happened to the neighbor boyhe went to an interview now he can’t get employedI’m sorry son no good water here, I do not know what to say,but go and try and quench your thirst in the rivers and the lakes[CHORUS] C Em Am x2So I rode my bike down to the lake with my mouth all dry and crackedAnd what did I discover there but a sign that said “Stand Back!There’s e-coli and poisoned fish and a busted sewer mainThe public beaches all closed down,” I read on with disdainIt suggested I join a country club, the one right down the road,There’s a pool there and fine champagne, but I wanted to explode!For only 50 bucks a month to the ones that did not botherTo check and see their factories did not pollute the water[CHORUS]

C Em Am x2By this time I wanted to die I did not know what to thinkWater, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.The pollution levels in the river were massive they shared the samefate as the lakesI tried the rain, but it was acid- there was only one more placeThe last fresh water on the earth unsullied by corporate hands,The ice caps hey I took a plane, to those cold and windy lands.The ice was hard, my lips were dry and I began to wander,Lost in the blinding whiteness of the tundra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Check it out: C G Am FThat ancient man was waiting for me, in the wind I yelled my storyOf unquenched thirst and holy questHe pushed a thermos to my chest, I drank I gulped I wept I askedHow’d the world get this way?He said “We did it to ourselves, we’re wasting what we haven’t killedAnd, soon we will have nothing leftWe’re parasites us human beings we came from earth but we’ve sucked itclean and we’ve only got ourselves to blame.[CHORUS]

3. 12 Billion PeopleC G Fx2I live in the middle of 12 million people, andI see a small selection every day.Sometimes I make a brief connection, sometimes I see God’s reflectionC G Cx2Sometimes, we all just look away.[CHORUSCG Fx2I am not waiting for a miracleI see love and laughter every dayI am not waiting on a perfect worldC G Cx2I grow stronger every step I take]C Am F GWhen I go to the corner store, I don’t know what I’m looking for,I see the pretty people with their products on displayAnd I read the numbers what it’s worth and give it to thebusinesspersonI am integral to global capitalismAnd I have my self-indulgent fun; I love my life and everyoneC Am FG CI’ve even got a lady and she’s never gonna leaveC G Fx2I live in the middle of 12 billion people and,And the sun sees every one of us each day.While satellites spin round the globe, the oceans swallow up the coastC G Cx2Everything that is will pass away.[CHORUS]

4. Post No BillsCGI’m gonna burn a flag today, I’m gonna say fuck the manC GC‘cause I live in America and I’m rich and I’m spoiled and I canFC F CFPost no bills, seek no thrills- stay off the grass, cuz smoking kills CGI’ve been ill, for many a long winterCGI’m gonna start a fire today, I’m gonna barricade the doorsC GCthat’s just how I feel today, my petty bourgeois life is such a boreAm EmI’m so frustrated I sing silly hateful things I don’t mean them, Git’s so obscene manAm EmI try to keep my peace but I can’t help it, no I get sarcastic Gshit keeps me laughin’Am G F GI wish that I could stop it. I’d write no songs about itAm G CI’d lead my life a better wayCGI’m gonna burn a flag today, I’m gonna say fuck the man, fuck the man!C GC‘cause I live in America and I’m rich and I’m spoiled and I can

5. #LongScootHomeG CGThere is a hill along the road right next to my house, G DGand I like it cause it isn't very steepG CGbut when I ride my scooter down to Nostrand AvenueGDI achieve such brilliant speedsGC Gand at the bottom of the street I’ve got no better place to be GDI turn my wheels toward the sunGCI take my camera out the children laugh and shoutGD EmLord I was their age the last time I had this much fun[CHORUSEm D Gx2On a long scoot homewhere everything around me looks so prettyon a long scoot homewhere I can be alone with my city]G CGI took the old Pulaski Bridge from Queens to Brooklyn G DGAnd before I knew it I had lost my wayG CGit wasn't 'til I hit the cemetery in BushwickGDthat I realized I had been led astrayGCI've never been out here, God I must look so queerGDwhite boy whatchya gonna do?GCI keep my smile on, before they know I’m goneGDI was only passing through[CHORUS]

Gthe only thing I needEmis my faithful steedCa well-groomed city streetDan afternoon alone and freeGand when pedestriansEmflash me an off-hand grinCor even when they frownDgod I love this town[CHORUS]

6. Goodbye My Friend AgainC FCGoodbye my friend again it’s been a lovely time as usual its been realGF CAs usual, our roads divergeCThere’s one more thing my friend, before we part againCFThere’s one more thing my friend before we part let me embrace you, CI’ll turn to face youGFCLook you in the eyes and say farewellC Am CWrite me a letter when you feel like I’m not in your life set me rightWhen I’m a jerk tell me so tell me what I need to know I’ll make it so F GCBecause there’s nothing quite so precious as a friendCFIt’s been a couple months; of course I haven’t called to greet you,Csay I need youGF CI hope that you know I doCFIf friendship had a home, it’d be a lovely place I’d take you, Cin fact I’d make youGF CTalk trash, drink wine and laugh all night

7. What We HadCF [repeat these 4 chords except where indicated]If only for the moment Am GLet’s remember what we hadlet us revel in the memoriesall mixed up good and badand though you look much different nowyou smile just the sameif only for a couple dayslet us share this bitter painbecause it hurt me when you left meand hurt when I left youthe ways in which I needed youI hardly ever knewI tried hard to replace youAnd I thought I came quite nearbut to see your face again now Am G Cmakes the others disappearbecause there's so much I need to tell youand there’s so much I need to hearbut our time is oh-so-fleetingand I’m filling up with fearI’m afraid of losing contactI’m afraid of losing touchI’m afraid that when I’m not around Am G Gyou don't think of me muchbut I have faith in friendshipand I have faith in loveand even on the lonely nightswe share the sky aboveif only for the momentlets remember what we hadlet us revel in the memoriesAm G Call mixed up good and bad

8. Bob Dylan SongC FCI'm out here one thousand miles from my homeCGwalking a road other folks have been downC FCI see your world of jokers and thievesC GCof white doves and cannons and saviors asleephey Bobby Dylan you've got me confusedI haven't heard much recently out of youcause what Sony’s selling me just can't be truetell me where is the man that my father once knew FCI’ve wandered down 4th street, your eyes on my neck FCa song in my throat a guitar on my backC FCall through the decades, I heard your voice shout C GCnow I’ve moved to New York but it didn't work outC FCthe times they have changed but the future looks grimCGthe baby boom's in charge and they're bloated with sinC FCtell me where is the future you promised us thenC GCyour time came and went now it won't come againI read your book I respect what you saidthe importance of family and keeping your headbut if you've settled down then where does that leave mela petite bourgeois on an artist's retreat FCI learned from my father when I was quite young FCyou can't trust your heroes to live how they've sungC FCand now that I am a prosperous young manC GCI live how I want and I sing what I can

FChey Bobby Dylan you've got me confusedFCI haven't heard much recently out of youC FCcause what Sony’s selling me just can't be trueC GCtell me where is the man that my father once knew

9. Another Cover LetterCIt's time to write another cover letterGCanother empty prayer into the waterFCand I ain’t unemployed, but I sure ain't richFCI've got my resume I’ve got my cubicle itchCIt's time to write another cover letterGCanother empty prayer into waterto whom it may concern I’m getting desperateanother petty pencil-pushing misfitand I ain't qualifiedbut I’ll work until I dieif I get an interviewthey'll see the sparkle in my eyebut for now sir or madam I am desperateanother petty penny-pinching misfit Am Cand I’d pay off my debts if they'd give me a chance Am CI’d hustle my ass in their corporate-speak danceCand to prove to myself I can do betterGCit’s time to write another cover letterCwe thank you for your interest in the positionGCand regret to inform you of our decisionFCwith genuine dismay, we must reject your resumeFCthe boss’s cousin's son sorta showed up yesterdayCand while we thank you for your interest in the positionGCwe regret to inform you of our decisionIt's time to write another cover letteranother empty prayer into the waterand though it hurts my self-worthto be rejected by such jerksI ain't gonna quituntil I get what I deserveIt's time to write another cover letteranother empty prayer into the water



10. RIPRAWC A/C B/Ca golden apple, injured pridea princely judge and godly bribeswould you like wisdom, would you like power?or would you like love in this morning hourwell sometimes hearts give waylike they did that dayand like never beforeF Em/F Dthere waged a bloody war FClet us know the name discordC A/C B/CHey Bob, I want you to knowthat you rocked my world and you saved my soulyou had me convinced that you'd never goI wish that goddess never took you homeHey bob, you might like to hearthat you saved a young boy, from a lifetime of fearF Em/F Dand I know that you're gone FCbut I can't help but feel that you'll live onA/C B/C Cwhen I’m getting highI know in the skythat somewhere past Plutothere's a girl I knowF Em/F D F C



11. Bad DecisionCIt's hard to fix a mistakeGthat you didn't even know you'd madeAmit's hard to realize whenFthe status quo clouds up your eyes thatyou've gotta do some honest thinkingabout the life you're leadingand since there's no one else,I hope that I can trust myselfto turn my head andremember the books that I’ve readto listen to the voiceof a curious troublesome boyThat I used to be,oh can't you seeI don't know what I'm turning outto be[CHORUSCI think I made a bad decisionFI think it's time to burn some bridgesCGonly love can help me nowCAnd if I can take one more stepFit'll be towards the place that I leftCG CI think it's time to turn around]CIt's hard to swallow your prideGwhen you didn't even get a chance to tryAmit's hard to recognizeFwhen those lucid dream cloud up your eyes

that well maybe that the things you’re doin'ain't leadin' you on a life of ruinbut since there's no one elseI guess I’ll have to trust myselfto stand my ground and treasure the things that I’ve foundto listen to the band of a curious troublesome manthat I ought to be, oh can't you seeI don't know what I’m turning out to be[CHORUS]

12. Date with DeathCGI had a date with deathshe said now boy you're looking stressedyou look like you could use some restwhy don't you come this way?I followed her down her dark pathshe told me of when we first metof how she kissed my new-born headsaid we'd meet another day F CGanother day another day another dayCGwe walked on then hand in handshe told me of so many menof kings and paupers merchants all the sameof how they’d beg and cry for lifeand offered up their babes and wivesand how she’d take them all the same FCGall the same all the same all the sameFGshe laughed at the games we playedCFof pride and honour guilt and shameFGshe said she knew every nameCFand every name knew herFC Gevery name knew her every name knew herFGshe said boy I like your smileC Amwould you like to stay with me a while?FG CGI’ll show you things you've never seennow why don't you just wait right hereshe whispered softly in my earand we'll have ourselves a dream

[CHORUSFGbefore my eyes the world transformedC AmI saw it dead but then rebornFG CGand in the chaos there she stoodFG C Amlong black hair, chalky skin, ruby lipsFG CGand eyes that knew not bad nor goodFG C Amwe danced we laughed, smoke in our eyes liquour on our breath FG C Gand through the night, through the night I danced with death]CGby the morning she had left me,I shuddered, stricken cold and emptythe only that held me steadywas the letter she had left methanks for laughing thanks for dancinglove the world, but don't forget meif you'd like to call again, feel freeFC Gfeel free, feel free, feel free[CHORUS]

13. Bold New TomorrowGB C G [repeat ad nauseum]It's a bold new tomorrow for us jokers on the runif you're gonna stand and stare then just please don't block the suncuz we're cynics and we're critics of just everything we see [twice the length on C chord]cuz you weren't honest when you promised us the land of the freeI remember reading about nineteen sixty-eightwhen the molotovs flew through Paris and the man shot RFKthe S-D-S got beat to death, and Vietnam raged onsome young punks thought the world would change if it heard the right-damn songhere we are now decades later, things don’t look too differentwe don't need your courts or judges we don't need your precedentcuz we're one generation closer to the someday-promised land [twice the length on C chord]and we're gonna build it with our own damn handscuz it's a bold new tomorrow for us self-fulfilling prophetshistory's a nasty dream and I think it's time we stopped ittell the kings and ruling cliques their tasteless game is throughtell everyone to see the world as if they were brand newit's a bold new tomorrow, and we're fucking ready for itcuz we're poets and we're dreamers and we're all part of the chorus1 2 3 4 we don't want your foreign war [twice the length on C chord]and we know what the right to bear arms is forit's a bold new tomorrow for us jokers on the runif you're gonna stand and stare then just please don't block the suncuz we're cynics and we're critics of everything we see [four times length on C chord]cuz you weren't honest when you promised us the land of the free.

14. Hannah Walker (time to wake up)GCHannah Walker time to wake up Emput your make-up away CDyou won't need that todayHannah Walker where's your smile at?you're a cool cat ladyand the world likes you that wayGCmake sure you got your head on straightAm Dmake sure that you can wiggle your toescuz today's gonna be a real big daygotta make sure that you're ready to get up and goGCHannah Walker time to wake up Emput your make-up away CDyou won't need that todayGCYou know Hannah Walker; you got some real good friendsAm Dand you can see them today if you get out of bedwe'll have some coffee and hop in your carand show the world what kind of Hawaiian princess you areGCHannah Walker time to wake up Emput your make-up away CDyou won't need that today

15. Roll AwayEm CI saw you staring at meGDfrom across the crowded stair wayI saw you staring at my scarhow could such a boy let himself be hurt in such a manner?how could such a woman lie alone with so little laughter?and I guess it hasn't been so long since I’ve been brokencuz I’ve been standing here for a while, and I still haven't spokenand there are things that I’m not proud ofa lot of shit I’d take back if I couldand I’d hesitate to attestthat anything that I’ve ever’s done goodalright let's rock and roll away tonightalright let's rock and roll awayhe got home at a quarter to fourtook off his shoes, tip-toed across the floordidn't want to wake his parents uphe was seventeen and he'd gotten drunklooked in the mirror, didn't know that he'd seeblood-shot eyes and wine-stained teetha pasty complexion and a scar on his browanother attempt at escape had brought him aroundand I saw you staring at mefrom across the crowded stair wayyou saw me staring at you toohow many crosses do you carry?where do you go when things get scary?do you have any clue what we're meant to do?so he took another shot, and he fell to the floorand screamed to the gods, this is what chemicals are for!and they just laughed at the foolish mortal boythe foolish mortal boyand there are things that I’m not proud ofa lot of shit I’d take back if I couldand I’d hesitate to attestthat anything that I’ve ever’s done goodalright let's rock and roll away the nightalright let's rock and roll away tonightalright let's rock and roll away tonight

16. Pretty Good People[CHORUSGCWell I think that we’re generally pretty good peopleGDI think we’re a bit confused about what we’re meant to do GCBut if somebody gave us some direction or maybe some purpose GD GThen there’d be no telling what we could do] (But as it is we…)G EmBuy some things and we want some moreG EmAnd we dream of things that we can’t afford G EmAnd the rich get rich and the poor stay poorCD EmAnd you say you’re not okay with that CD GNo I can’t imagine ever being okay with thatAnd darling I wish that I knew betterI wish that I could tell you moreBut I’ve gotta be painfully honest with youI don’t know what’s going on I’ve never seen anything like this beforeno I don’t think anybody’s ever seen anything quite like this before.[CHORUS] G EmAnd it seems like there’ve been loads of really smart people G EmReligious Leaders, Scientists, PhilosophersG EmPresidents, Artists, and Authors CD EmWho genuinely believe they know what’s going on C DGBut I don’t believe them I don’t think anybody knows what’s going onAnd yes, I know, it seems like a messTechnology and capitalism have spiraled way out of controlAnd it feels so bad, it feels so wrongBut that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and help one another alongNo I don’t think anything about our circumstances means that we shouldbe anything but genuinely nice to each other…[CHORUS]

17. NorthStar Anthem(G C) x4CG CGIn the flatlands between the mountainsat the top of the Mississippithere's a place, with rivers and lakesthat's where you'll find me[CHORUSGCall hail the motherland, MinnesotaGCall hail the motherland, MinnesotaEm Cit's open and it's free F CGit's the North Star it's the only star you'll need]C GCGat the cabin by the lakesidewhere the loons sing you to sleepI remember winter weatherand the snow piling so deepand the way that the sun pokes through the treesit's enough to make you feel free[CHORUS]CG CGScandinavians, Native Americans,Africans, and Latinosor none of the above, you're welcome with lovewe're all Minnesotans nowGCall hail the motherland, MinnesotaGCall hail the motherland, MinnesotaEm Cso roam if you must,FCbut come home once you've seen enoughEm Cyou know it's in your bonesFC Glet the loon calls, call you home[CHORUS]



18. Molly McGuireCF CI know what you're doing hereCFyou came to betray me,GFto back-stab and frame meFCand put me away for yearsCFthey sent you in here with a wireC FGthey told you to call yourself Molly McGuire Gthe secret police that call all the shots Fthey sent you in here with your mind and your bod' G FCand the pseudonym Molly McGuireyou spent years practicing keeping your calmyou're their best agent cuz you've not no qualmsyou caught me off guard when you saidthat my mind-line and death-line just didn't make sensewell I wish you'd stop reading my palmsme and the man from Kalamazoowe sat around smoking and talked about youhe said it was odd how you stared just too longI knew it seemed wrong how you liked all my songsnow we know what you're trying to doif I were smarter I’d make you leave nowI’d tell you to get the hell out of my houseyour lies in the moonlight are just too convincingI swear that I’ll hit you if you try to kiss menow why don't you get the hell out?

19. CrazyAm CEverybody’s crazy and you know it Am CMost people spend most of their lives trying not to show it GCBut we blow it and it all comes out GCLike the bursting of some fucked up emotional spout FCLike water from a hose FCThe craziness just flows GCCuz everybody’s crazy don’t you know itEverybody’s crazy don’t you know itMost people spend most of their lives trying not to show itAnd like over-filled coffee on the tableYou lean against it and man that cup just isn’t stableLike coffee from the brimThe nastiness withinShows everybody’s crazy and you know itEverybody’s crazy don’t you know itMost people spend most of their lives trying not to show itAnd so we paint the walls we live inDifferent colors different shades to protect us from our sinBut no matter what we doThe craziness shines throughCuz everybody’s crazy and you know it

20. Out to Sea C AmWell I grew up in a town on the coastWith a shell pressed to my earAnd I spent many sleepless nightsto see what I could hearThe pirate ships the crashing wavesThe cold and bitter rainWell I grew surely restlessAs the sirens called my name[CHORUS:And you loved, yes you lovedAll the things that made us freeAs we grew old and lovingin our ship set out to sea]I snuck out late when the moon was highSilent and unseenTo the docks where the lonely sailors talkedOf the wonders they had seenOf mermaids fair and terrible fishof sunsets filled with flameI shivered and I swore to godOne day I’d see the same[CHORUS]Out to sea, out to seaOut to sea, out to seaWell we grew old and lovingin our ship set out to seaThe years washed by and still I’d goTo the docks where the cold winds blewAnd one night someone told meof a ship that needed crewthe captain shook my hand and saidthis ship sets sail tonightI left that town behind meAnd I never looked back twice[CHORUS]

The pirate ships, the crashing wavesThe cold and bitter rainThe mermaids fair, the terrible fishThe sunsets filled with flame[CHORUS]Out to sea, out to seaOut to sea, out to sea[Well we grew old and lovingin our ship set out to sea]*in rounds*

21. RoboWishesGDOh I wish I were a robot so I wouldn't have a soul,D CDGI wouldn't have to eat or drink or come in from the cold.GDI'd say good-bye to anger, envy, pride and greed,D CD G'Cause if I were a robot I'd have everything I need.You'll see I have a paper cardboard tube for a spine,My eyes are made of buttons and my hair is spun from twine.My arms and legs are wire hangers, I have aluminium sneakersIn each one of my fingers, a Swiss-army knife lingersOh, if I were a robot I'd have lazer-guns for arms,I'd bring terror to the peasants, and famine to the farms.I'd lead a robot-uprising and ya'll’d have to pay,But nobody could blame me 'cause I'm just programmed that way.Although I wish I were a robot, I am content to be not,'Cause I have heard it said that even robots get distraught.And if I were a robot I know I would have to sing,That if I were a human I'd have everything I need.



22. RoboLadyAmAll my friends think I'm crazy,'Cause I fell in love with a robot-lady.I said \"you don't know how she makes me feel, Em E AmWhen I touch those lips of stainless steel.\"It's a crime of state and a crime of nature,It's against the law and they're coming to get you.A bad idea right from the start,But I lost my love to a metal heart.The thing I like about my lady is she's got no skin,I can see the wheels and levers everything within,I can tell what's gonna make her smile,And I can tell what's going to make her stay a while.Her bones are metal and her eyes are plastic,Silicon never looked so fantastic.She may not have the breath of God,But she's sure as hell got the courage to love.Am EmI’d walk a thousand miles of lunar landscapes just for her,Am EmI’d brave the barren moons and inner-core of Jupiter.Am'Cause when I'm feeling low,EmWe get mechanical,GWe have our cybernetic fun.AmIt's a crime of state and a crime of nature,It's against the law and they're coming to get you.A bad idea right from the start, Em E Ambut I lost my love to a Violet Star



23. RoboRubbleC B/C C B/C CWe are the robot-sentient sole-survivors of the big explosions thatB/C C B/Cdestroyed mankindWe roam the barren landscape crumbling shopping centers, broken housesin a lineAm C B/C C B/CI see the broken treasures, wasted efforts of ten thousand yearsIt had to happen that way, they all knew it, why are we here?C B/C C B/CTheir endless quest for evermore?They carved the future with their swords.C B/C C B/C CI am a gadget-box of wires, talking circuits and since I don't sleep,B/C C B/CI don't need a house.My files were deleted I don't know which side succeeded, but I guessit doesn't matter nowAm C AmAnd even if I had a brain, these senseless questions would remain;Am C AmAnd even if I had a heart, I would not know where I could start.Am C'Cause the past is gone;Am CAnd today is very strange;Am CAnd the future's only what we make it, Am G'til that day God comes to take us,GCOur metal bodies will remain.C B/C C B/C CI am the robot-sentient sole-survivor of the big explosions thatB/C C B/Cdestroyed mankind,My brethren all have passed, robot-dust to robot-ash, and as theircircuits failed, so shall mine.

24. LabourDm AIt’s time for the workers to wake up for workDm ANo matter what you did last night it’s time to feel alertFC G DmAnd the roads are all filled with the people on their wayFC G DmCursing bill after bill that the money just won’t pay FCG DmAnd their carmakers crests are proudly on displayFC Dmand we all shovel dirt another dayI went to the coffee shop that place was filling upMorning commuters desperate for their paper cupsAnd the woman behind the bar, she said she would not mindIf I took her in my car and we left that place behindAnd though I was sorely tempted I respectfully declinedCuz I’ve gotta shovel dirt until I dieI went to the corner shop for another pack of smokesThe man there is very friendly he always tries to tell me jokesBut his accent is too thick and so I never hear the wordsI just laugh along with him and he imagines that I’ve heardAnd we have these morning episodes that I find quite absurdCuz I know you can’t laugh at the dirtNow the workers trickle in too tired to revoltThey work their aching muscles just to keep from getting coldAnd the watchful eyes of supervisors never seem to blinkAnd the big boss man gets big boss pay that dirty fucking finkAnd when work is done well we all run to loved ones or to drinkCuz when you shovel dirt it hurts to thinkIt’s time for the workers to lay down their headsNo matter what you did all day, well now you’re safe in bedAnd your pillow is a place where your thoughts come out to playAnd your dreams are all filled with the things you cannot sayAnd you’re searching your soul just to find another wayBut we all shovel dirt another day

25. I Don’t Want to DieC AmEverything’s born, everything diesC AmYou can’t have an open heart if you want to filter out the liesFG C I don’t want to dieYou said we were going up north and I thought I knew what forDidn’t really understand it at the time now I dont wanna go thereanymore NevermoreEverything rises, everything fallsAnything that didn’t wouldn’t really be a thing at all Nothing at allIf I have a deathbed like my grandfather didI hope my family surrounds me with love, or at least I hope that I’vehad kids I don’t want to dieC AmAnd even though it’s manifest in everything we doC AmIt’s no less magnificent to create something newC AmAnd even though we know this that the world goes round and roundC AmIt’s no less painful when your world crashes to the groundFG CAnd it’s time to build something newC AmEverything’s born, everything diesC AmYou can’t have an open heart if you want to filter out the liesFG C I don’t want to dieFG C I don’t want to die

26. Oh NietzscheDCYou told me to leave, cuz I wasn’t being helpful GDI took ten steps I turned around and shot myself in the templeI know you think I hate you, that I did it out of spiteBut I’ll let you in on a secret, there’s more to that that’s rightYour words of faith were caustic to this third-eye-blind agnosticYou made me hate the light inside for fear of fatal wattageI drew pictures of myself in different stancesIn different moods in different clothes indifferent to thecircumstancesYou said my narcissism could not be clearerI said you don’t understand it’s called still life with mirrorsAnd I broke up with you for Mother Nature, that’s Oedipus for ya,It’s finally time to cry through blinded eyes and move to California DCNo we are not what we would hopeG Bm C DI’ve been trying to cope since yesterdayDCYou told me to leave cuz I reminded you of your father GDI took a step I left I wept myself a glass of waterHe’s tired he’s lonely; he’s lost his sex appealHis face is drawn but the curtains are realAnd yes I’m egocentric cuz I’ve been thinking about meAnd what I know I’ll turn out to beA dusty guitar without any stringsSome bastard I hate who’s betrayed all his dreamsDCNo we are not what we would hopeG Bm C DI’m still trying to cope with yesterdayD Bm CI’m in love with Vlad the ImpalerHitler, Nixon, and Ahab the WhalerOh Nietzsche,what did you think about?Oh Nietzsche, Dwhat did you figure out, when you went insane

27. Worlds BeyondC AmThere are worlds beyond this oneI've learned about them through my yearsAnd in these many worlds, circling many sunsWe are crushed beneath our doubt, we rise above our fearsand in the worlds beyond this oneThere are many heavens and many hellsmany angels, tempting us with no good funmany demons, showing us where our hearts dwellThese worlds have come to methrough printed word and melodyThrough sacred chants and fucked up tripsand now the word is on my lipsthat when the worlds tear apartmy self goes on and on and onand when I follow my own heartwe have a lovely sing-a-longThere is love beyond this oneof which we only know the tastethere is love in you; I think there's love in mebut there's so much space betweenAnd in the love beyond this oneWe will be seen as we arenot our actions, not our words, not our thoughtsbut only as we areThis love has come to methrough sleight of hand and harmonyThrough stolen lust and fucked up tripsand now the word is on my lipsthat when the worlds tear apartmy self goes on and on and onand when I follow my own heartwe have a lovely sing-a-longThere are worlds beyond this onethey touch me every single dayand if this foolish tongue could tell you of what has begunI would gladly fade away



28. Tax and RegulateCFI support the proposition to tax and regulateCGIf not across the nation then at least in our fair stateCFAnd if not for recreation then at least for medicationCG COh the people will get highAnd the racial connotations of this mass incarcerationAnd the lives that we are wasting are impossible to denyIf my father is a criminal, then I guess that so am Ithe people will get highlight it up and pass it to melight it up and pass it to meif my father is a criminal I guess that so am Ioh the people will get highand to all the politicians who support the prohibitionof the sale and cultivation of this mostly harmless leafwhen you’re countin’ up your votes you oughta know they ain’t from meoh the people will get highand if alcohol and cigarettes and coffee cups and percosetsand all the pharmaceuticals haven’t gotten you upsetwell you say that I need therapy, I swear I only need THCthe people will get highlight it up and pass it to melight it up and pass it to meif my father is a criminal I guess that so am Ioh the people will get high



29. LoveLife[CHORUS:ED ACSo what so I got a smile on, does it hurt you to see me happy?I can see by the flash of your teeth that you’d like to treat me badlyI’ve had enough of your nonsense of running through gauntlets andfollowing paw printsED AC EI once heard somewhere you should love your life - love your life]EG D EL-O-V-E are you happy, do you know what you want out of lifeOf course you don’t kid you must be jokin lets cut some illusionstonightI’m just a boy who lost his way and happened to find it niceAnd I don’t blame a single goddamned person, who loves their lifeED ACSo what so I got a smile on, does it hurt you to see me happy?I can see by the flash of your teeth that you’d like to treat me badlyFrom where I stand ya’ll look like spies, filling all these children’sheads with liesED AC EI once heard somewhere you should love your life - love your lifeEG D EL-I-F-E would you miss me, if I start a revolution tonightCould I convince myself or others, that what I’m believin’ is right?Of course I couldn’t I’m just a boy, who’s got no direction in lifeI think it isn’t hedonism, but who am I to say what I know is right[CHORUS]

30. Out Alive[CHORUS:DAI’m lost and hungry my visions blurring, all around me my house isburningDAI found a message in my pocket from when you said something and Iforgot itD G ADI hope you still keep your head up high and remember no one makes itout alive]D GAWe all knew what you went through we heard it through the grapevineI never had the guts to ask you if everything turned out fineYou used to flaunt your nonchalance, no one could have guessedThat smiling big and staying blonde is just what you do best D BmI hope you’re alright[CHORUS]D GAIt’s hard to walk; it sucks to run from drugs and music and having funWould you rather be secure or free, or is it even up to meBut I’ve had good times and that’s what counts, here in your bed allounce for ounceThis city is restless and ready to pounce, here in your bed all ouncefor ounce D BmIt’s alright[CHORUS]

31. When I Come Home AgainGD Cx2When I come home again I’ll sit you down I’ll talk your ear offI’ll tell you inspiring tales about wisdom I’ve gained on my travelsThat’s just a joke, don’t worry friend – I left but I came back againNow let’s stand arm-in-arm and confront all our unfinished battlesWhen I come home again, when I leave home againWhen I leave home again we’ll have a kick-ass party bring your friendsWe’ll show’em how to reconcile joyous times with painful endsThere’ll be hugs there’ll be tears there will be laughter fueled bybeersAnd I’ll be utterly confused by all the love and fearwhen I leave home again, when I come home again,When I come home again yes things will be much different this I knowSome people come some people leave I learned this long agoSo I take comfort in the things that seem that they will never changeBut holding on too tight’s the perfect recipe for further painWhen I come home again, when I leave home againWhen I come home again, when I leave home again



32. Getting BetterC Em F GI’m getting better, at feeling worse about myselfIt’s been a long time since I’ve looked around this personal hellAnd I can tell in an abstract way that today is a beautiful dayBut that’s not how it feels inside, this fragile little skull of mineThere’s just this blackness the terrible unknown staring out of theabyssSometimes I feel safe there, in the cocoon of all my caresAt the bottom of everything way up above everything is the essence ofeverythingUnhappy with the song it sings this internal disharmony is whyeverything’s changingAnd by changing consistently it appears to do so naturally and thusmasks the complexityOf the aspects that we can see of eternal disharmony in the essence ofeverythingI’m getting better at not smoking or drinking or sleeping too muchIt’s been a long time, but now I finally feel like there’s something Ican touchAnd I can tell intuitively, that there’s a place in this world for meAnd there’s something real inside, a certain part of me that willalways surviveCuz I’m real, and I’m here, and it’s today, and I’m living day-to-dayin a legitimate wayI feel so free here, free from all my fearsFor the moment I’m free from all my fears