Lyrics: Adora Ajara

1. The Bully


Can anyone stop the bully?
I know he's big and tough
Can anyone stick their neck out?
Has anyone had enough?
Does anyone hate the bully?
I know he wears nice clothes
Can anyone go their own way
and stop following where he goes?

He's not just pushing you around
He hit your friend too
You can't just stay out of his way
He's laying for you

Can anyone see the bully?
He's out there robbing banks
Our undefended border may soon be lined with tanks
His appetite's voracious
He's eaten all that's there
He's coming for a water, our trees, and our fresh air

I know that things seem pretty good
and I'm causing a fuss
But once he robs everyone else
Who'll stand up for us?

There's got to be at least ten times as many of us
So why can't we do something about his justice?
Well, if we are all too godammned pussy
To trip him and slam his face to the ground
At least we can stop giving him all our...our...our...our...our money

Can anyone see the bully, he's buying up our land
He's giving us commercials, the stars, and sleight of hand
Smiling, winking, cheating
We believe it all
He's showing us the great view
Promising us we won't fall

I know that he's our biggest friend
At least that's what he said
Funny how all of his friends
End up missing or dead

There's got to be at least ten times as many of us

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2. Pleasure's in the Flesh


Tired of all the yip-yapping
Billboard sickness in my face, nowhere I can gaze
Want to head back, land of milk from my honey
Rocking motion just for me, lulling me to sleep

Drove the straight lines of the highway
Nothing to grab onto there, I could not stay awake
My boat's on the ocean, riding heady waves
Swelling ripples I reach out for something that can shake

Girls fall away, time for a woman
A soft warm place that I can make my home
Bone to pick with skeletons in the closet
Pleasures in the flesh that I can call my own

Get so worked up, I cannot slow down
Someone's got to put their foot down and get in my way
With no insulation to break my fall
Walls of plywood, bruised and brittle, both of us would break

Girls fall away, time for a woman
A soft warm place that I can make my home
Bone to pick with skeletons in the closet
Pleasures in the flesh that I can call my own

Mean darting eyes
Insignificant size
Clings to bony thighs
Look how hard she tries
Try to get her to stay
The wind blows her away
She ain't got time of day
Or all that much to say
We're only going one time around
Gotta let go and laugh from deep down
Numbers are no way to measure
When you take it off I wanna find myself drowning in a bountiful booty of treasure

Posion the world to stay thin
Cigarettes make the look
Poison yourself to stay rich
Do you want to see yourself everywhere you look?

Laying in bed I don't wanna shiver
Warm blanket wrapped around me, feel the rise and fall
Holding your breath, you won't feel a thing
You can keep your moderation, I want it all.

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3. The Hands That Ruin Me

I was barely able to walk up the stairs. I was out of breath.
Hopelessly tired and hopelessly wanting more... two hungers at once.
Too much. Too much.

I remember your hands, and their softness, and their poetry
Made me want to stay in the car all night. God, I love your hands.
Too much. Too much.

I want to kiss you as you read over coffee.
I don't know. You are so beautiful.
I'm going to miss you sooooooo much.

I wanted to dance for you this evening. I tried so hard to keep myself in check.
Wishing I didn't have to. That's why I want to go
Dancing some beautiful place with you before you go.

Too much. Too much.

Wish I could / feel those hands / of yours / right now... all night long.

"Those are the hands that ruin me," she said, speaking for two.
Do what you're longing to do to me before I do it to you.
You've felt the winds that blew in me. You've seen me at my best.
Why can't you be doing me? I'm such a desirous mess.

Too much. Not enough.

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4. Next Time

I think that I've fallen in another trap
I think that I've fallen in another trap
Next time I hear a voice as sexy as that
I'm turning back

I think that I've chained myself down once more
I think that I've tied myself up once more
Next time I meet a soul as charming as yours
I'll lock the door

I walk around with the sweet taste on my lips
Of the cold fruit that I just ate
Forget the burning and the insects stuckto me
Decadent I reach for more the same
Maybe one day, pray for me, I will be sane

I think that my foot's in my mouth again
Humiliated myself again
Next time I feel words like that deep within
I won't begin

I think that I've given too much today
I think that I've taken too much today
Next time I see a gift coming my way
I will not stay

I fly around trying to avoid the light
Still I'm drawn to you like moth to flame
Forget the learning and the brusies I can't shake
Stupid I expect more than a game
Maybe one day, pray for me, I will escape

I think that I've fallen in another trap
I think that I've been caught in another trap
Next time I see an angel look at me like that
I'm turning back

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5. Dream Again

Saw a cloud floating up above and made a cloud formation out of it
Heard you singing in a tree and made the song out to be just for me

It was a dream... just dream

Heard a whisper in my ear and found an angel here to soothe my fear
Felt a feather on my skin that told me it's okay to take it in

But I learned... when I got burned

As bad as this gets I will dream again
As bad as this gets I will laugh again
As bad as this gets I will hope again
As bad as this gets… as bad as this gets... I will live again

I know that all the things I saw
Were never really there at all
Still I will always be sure
Not one of these tears is my fault

White sheet fitting like a glove blemished only by a stain of love
Bathed in you to get clean only to learn what clean really means

No one will ever not let me down (x4)

As bad as this gets I will dream again
As bad as this gets I will laugh again
As bad as this gets I will hope again
As bad as this gets... as bad as this gets... I will live again

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6. Days of Darkness

Well I finally knocked the monkey off my back
And now he's hangin' by his tail... from my neck
I can't breathe

So I lean on you, I hang on you, I push you to the limits of what you'll do
Because I know you won't crack, you won't look back, you supplement me with everything I lack
Cuz I'm walking on my hands across the sand of this great land
And there's one thing I won't forget, and that is how we met

Well I finally found my smile in my shoe
But I can't stand on one foot to show you
I can't see

So I lean on you, I hang on you, I push you to the limits of what you'll do
Because I know you won't crack, you won't look back, you supplement me with everything I lack
Cuz I'm walking on my hands across the sand of this great land
And there's one thing I won't forget, and that is how we met

All the clouds are moving like pieces in a puzzle
Laughing unbeliveably heartless
Dancing to all the sensible nonsense
Blinding me in these days of darkness

Well I finally found the key to the shades
That the TV made me wear night and day
Now I see

So I look at you, I smile at you, cuz you pushed me to the limits of what I'll do
And now I know I won't crack, I won't look back, I'm on the road to findin' everything I lack
And I'm waving with my hands across the sand of this great land
And there's one thing I won't forget, and that is why we met
...yeah

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7. So Long

I’ve been awake for so long, now it’s time to let go
I’ve done my best for so long, now it’s time to say no

Don’t tell me I never tried
I was there, and I cried
Don’t ask me, my hands are tied
I feel sick, please stop the ride

I felt alone for so long, and I never knew why
I held my breath for so long, with my eyes towards the sky

Don’t tell me I never tried
I was there, and I cried
Don’t ask me, my hands are tied
I feel sick, please stop the ride

If it is so hard
For you to stay alive
Why should I go that far?
Why should I even try?

It’s been like this for so long, and there’s very few get free
But there are people who are strong, people far better than me

Don’t tell me I never tried
I was there, and I cried
Don’t ask me, my hands are tied
I feel sick, please stop the ride

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8. Milk from a Plastic Cup

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9. Acid Tears

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