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Live in Bordeaux

by Fishbone

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Unyielding Conditioning Tune out from all that's happening Nobody deserves empathy Nobody feels for me We've all been trained by our worlds I cannot see no one but me No one can feel my emptiness Everybody must fend for themselves We've all been claimed by our worlds But I have heard of ways That say there's light beyond the darkness And everyone can keep their children warm And togetherness will guide us safely Through all Storms Unyielding Conditioning Remove all trace of memory No one needs justice anymore No voices raised in anger We've all been tamed by our worlds But I have heard of ways Where people topple all injustice No one lives their lives on bended knees And all bigotry is like a disease Drowned in the sea And all can hold their head up high!
2.
I saw the stars in your eyes And I knew it was puppy school love The sky's the limit You saw the twinkle in mine Then we both knew it was time to hold our breath And run and get committed We got lost in a sea of love and lust With a galaxy of trust We were soon committed To each other like a mussel in a clam To the movies to the mall glued together hand in hand And we walked and ran through love land Everything was fine Until my baby took me for my very last dime Bang, bang, shoot me dead Thought my baby loved me But I'd been mislead My, my she sucked me dry Now the little Ms. wants to say bye bye Once I was a King Now I'm wrapped around her finger Like a diamond ring The engagement ring The wedding ring The church bells ring And the suffering Understand I'm a man Who believes in the glory of love You're a fool and a sucka True love is the light shining bright From the Heavens, The Heavens above You poor motherfucker I believe, I believe it is better to trust Even when I'm wrong Be careful you're my brother Than to let my fear drive me From the home where I have belonged She was my Queen to protect and serve Then she threw me a curve Skam skimmin' gold diggin' Kick me to the curb Bang, bang, shoot me dead Thought my baby loved me But I'd been mislead My, my she sucked me dry Now the little Ms. wants to say bye bye Once I was a King Now I'm wrapped around her finger Like a diamond ring The engagement ring The wedding ring The church bells ring And the suffering I know what they say on the street She's a cheat and a thief and a liar And everybody knows it But she's my light and my love and my hope And my only desire Your anger can't control it She broke the bank, then she took my car That chick stole my heart Should have known from the start Bang, bang, shoot me dead Thought my baby loved me But I'd been mislead My, my she sucked me dry Now the little Ms. wants to say bye bye Once I was a King Now I'm wrapped around her finger Like a diamond ring The engagement ring The wedding ring The church bells ring And the suffering
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Forward,forward, back, back, back I've fallen and I can't get up and I'm slipping through the cracks I'm in a crisis and I can't afford the prices No means to feed my family, never mind the nices No escape, no pleasure I really can't seem to get my shit together Can't protect my children from the weather Me and my baby skin grows the toughest leather --CHORUS X2-- Where do they go? When it rains Where do they go? When it snows Where do they go? When the cold winds blow Where do they go? When we are warm behind closed doors The children cry themselves to sleep Another night with no food to eat Tear soaked pillow is a step of concrete It's enough to drive me to rob steal kill or cheat You may ask how can you live this rigid life No means to feed or house your babies and your wife As I will, I sunk to depths you can't fathom My lifes a blunder, it's no wonder why you can't imagine --CHORUS X2-- REGGAE BREAKDOWN Dem a go back down, dem a go way out Back to this real world we live in Dem a too far down, dem a too far out For the real concern we're givin' Dem all rob and steal, shoot up and kill Is the common misconception We all justify, we all ease our minds With these deceptions Now if life was a thing that money coulda buy Then the rich man would make war and the poor man would fight The rich mother would pity while the poor mother would cry While the rich make excuses and the poor people die Type a thing make I wanna go run and hide Back to me condo over off of Rodeo Dr. Grab a beer, try to remember a verse from the Bible Put on me Tivo and see who's off American Idol --CHORUS X2--
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Got this feeling... Got this feeling... Got this feeling... Oh ! I've got that feeling from the ocean yeah ! It's alright, yeah ! Got this feeling... I got this feeling... Got this feeling... Oh ! I've got that feeling from the ocean yeah ! It's alright, yeah ! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah !!! You got me, you got me bonin' Got me bonin'... I got me bonin'... Got me bonin'... Oh ! Got me bonin' in the Boneyard yeah ! It's alright, yeah ! Got me bonin'... Huh ! Huh ! I got me bonin'... Got me bonin'... Oh ! Got me bonin' in the Boneyard yeah ! It's alright, yeah ! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah !!! You got me, you got me bonin' Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah !!! You got me, you got me bonin'
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I see the pestilence outside my window I see the dung heaps piled at least a mile high I see the shards of shattered dreams in the street I face the morning with my customary sigh I hear the sounds of children laughing aloud A stumbling wino has attracted quite a crowd My breakfast finished now I brave the outside But clouds have hidden all the warmth inside Chase these clouds away I hate this sunless Saturday Freedom come For us now Light our sky Burn away these clouds Perhaps the charcoal grey and brown around me Is just the mirror image of tainted soul I think the sun will never visit my sky Until the truth is seen by each and every eye I see the helpless and I see the insane I see a pauper singing in the pouring rain I see the means of help elude us again I think the sun will never visit me again
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Let me tell you about a girl I know She had a drink about an hour ago. Sitting in a corner by herself in a bar in downtown Hell. She heard a noise and she looked through the door. And saw a man she'd never seen before. Light skin light blue eyes a double chin and a plastic smile. Well her eyebrow raised as he walked through the door And took an empty seat next to her at the bar. "My brand new car is parked right outside. How'd ya like to go for a ride?" And she said."Wait a minute I have to think." He said, "That's fine. May I please buy you a drink" One drink turned into 3 or 4 and they left and got into his car and they drove away someplace real far. Now babe the time has come. How'd ya like to have a little fun? And she said." If we could only please be on our way, I will not run." That's when things got out of control. She didn't want to, he had his way. She said, "Let's Go" He said, "No Way!" Come on babe it's your lucky day. Shut your mouth, were gonna do it my way. Come on baby don't be afraid, if it wasn't for date rape I'd never get laid. He finished up and he started the car He turned around and drove back to the bar. He said."Now baby don't be sad, in my opinion you weren't half-bad." She picked up a rock, threw it at the car, hit him in the head, now he's got a big scar. Come on party people won't you listen to me. Date Rape Stylie. The next day she went to her drawer, looked up her local attorney at law, went to the phone and filed the police report and then she took the guy's ass to court. Well, the day he stood in front of the judge he screamed, " She lies that little slut!" The judge knew that he was full of shit and he gave him 25 years And now his heart is filled with tears. That night in jail it was getting late. He was butt-raped by a large inmate, and he screamed. But the guards paid no attention to his cries. That's when things got out of control. The moral of the date rape story, it does not pay to be drunk and horny. But that's the way it had to be. They locked him up and threw away the key. Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind, even though he now takes it in the behind. That's the way it had to be. They locked him up and threw away the key. Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind, even though he now takes it in the behind. DATE RAPE She didn't want to TAKE IT!
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There once was a Ma that wanted her There once was a Pa that wanted her I know she's confused, she's my blood sister She told me the blues as she start to shiver Only a child in the middle of a war She's a problem child now because of a divorce Hey Ma and Pa What the hell is wrong with ya'll Hey Ma and Pa What the hell is wrong with ya'll Well there's a lot of money For all the attorneys It's just not a fight for child custody. 'Cause Ma and Pa's revenge Is making little sister bleed Fussin' and fightin' through a family life Make her wanna take drugs and be out of line Hey Ma and Pa What the hell is wrong with ya'll Hey Ma and Pa What the hell is wrong with ya'll Fighting for love on an angel's feather Why don't ya'll get your shit together Well it's three the hard way Doin' it the wrong way Ma hates Pa, Pa hates Ma Little sister say, "What the hey!" Well there's an evil streak there With a righteous leak I fear That's why a child goes stray To live a life another day Mom and Pop in a family fury Brother tried to say "Little sister, don't worry." Hey Ma and Pa What the hell's wrong with ya'll Hey Ma and Pa Why'd the family rise and fall Why don't you get your shit together
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I like to hide behind my glasses When I feel uptight I like to hide behind my glasses When I'm trippin' in the strobelight Hide behind my glasses So I can give you all dirty looks Like I hate you Incompetent... Moron... Son of a... Son of a... Son of jerk ! In another world behind the shaded lens Doctor Jekyll, Mr Hyde, Link-A-Side In another world behind the shaded lens Doctor Jekyll, Mr Hyde, Link-A-Side I like to hide behind my glasses So I can disappear to run and hide I like to hide behind my glasses So in myself I can confide I like to hide behind my glasses So I can make the boss the little man I'll take my underdog supersauce pill To beat the bullies and save the land To beat the bullies and save the land And sa-ave, sa-ave, sa-ave, save the land ! But when I take off my glasses I shrink down again They interrupt my psychedelic kingdom and They think they can whip me With my silver pen So don't ask me why I put on my glasses again ! Don't ask me why I put on my glasses again ! I must repeat myself because I have to win ! So don't ask me why I put on my glasses again ! I like to hide behind my glasses (repeat) When I'm trippin' in the strobelight (repeat)
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Are you getting tired of all the ravages of war? Aren't you even sure what the hell you're fighting for? All the broken dreams of men just break me down to pray -- For peace and understanding We just can't go on this way ALL-TOGETHER-FREE ALL-TOGETHER-FREE-UNITED ALL-HUMANITY ALL-TOGETHER-FREE-UNITED GIVE IT UP!! GIVE IT UP!! GIVE IT UP!! GIVE IT UP!! All the lies are broken all the truth is still the same All the love and hatred in a world that lives in pain Will we see the Winds of Time erode this curse away We just got to stop this madness We just can't go on this way (Repeat chorus) We live for Mother Country We live for Mother Need We're looking for the other side But we're here to burn and bleed We all know the Righteous -- The truth shall lead the way But we all know the Darkness So believe me when I say... (Repeat chorus)
10.
Party at ground zero A "B" movie starring you And the world will turn to glowing Pink vapor stew Johnny, go get your gun, for the commies are in our hemisphere today Ivan, go fly your MIG, for the Yankee imperialists have come to play Johnny goes to Sally's house to kiss her goodbye But Daddy says to spend the night They make love 'till the early morning light For tomorrow Johnny goes to fight Johnny, Ivan, Ian, everybody come along for our nations need new heroes Time to sing a new war song CHORUS Please do not fear 'cause Fishbone is here to say (say what?) Just have a good time the stop sign is far away The toilet has flushed and green lights are a ghost And drop drills will be extinct Speedracer cloud has come They know not what they've done Sin has just won The planet is a crumb CHORUS
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Hey, yeah, hey, hey Love, love, love, love, love Yeah, yeah ! Say Freddie's dead, huh ! That's what I said Let the ??? said he'd send him home But his hope was a rope but he should have known It's hard to understand There was love in this man I'm sure all would agree That his misery was his woman and things Freddie's dead, huh ! That's what I said Everybody's misused him Ripped him off and abused him Another junkie plan Pushing dope for the man A terrible blow but that's how it goes Freddie's on the corner now And if you want to be a junkie, wow ! Just remember Freddie's dead We're all built up with progress But sometimes I must confess You can deal with rockets and dreams But reality, what does it mean ? Ain't no damned thing said 'Cause Freddie's dead Hey, yeah, hey, hey Love, love, love, love, love Yeah, yeah ! Hey, yeah, hey, hey Love, love, love, love, love Yeah, yeah ! All I want is some peace of mind With a little love I'm tryin' to find This could be such a beautiful world With a wonderful girl I need a woman, child Why can't we brothers protect one another ? No one's serious and it make furious Freddie's dead Don't be misled, just think of Fred Don't be misled, just think of Fred Everybody's misused him Ripped him off and abused him Another junkie plan Pushing dope for the man Freddie's on the corner now And if you want to be a junkie, wow ! Freddie's dead Freddy, Freddy, Freddy, Freddy ! Freddie's dead, huh !

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released February 2, 2010

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