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Here Come The Riff Raff
03:24
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here come the riff raff
nothing but trouble on their mind
tearing stuff up wherever they go
acting all mean and unkind
here come the riff raff
so whatever will you do
when they work their destructive ways
on everyone including you
how do you refer to these people as friends
when everything they do or say just offends
they muscle their way into peace with their war
so why won't you just shut the door
here come the riff raff
now the party has taken a turn
you built up a life so full of love
only to sit and watch it burn
well you don't want to be the bad guy
you're too scared to ask them to leave
but you can't just make it all go away
and not play that ace up your sleeve
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everyone is fighting a war
that no one else knows about
and that's why i avoid people
cause some of them tend to act out
everyone is in some pain
sometimes they'll spread it around
and that's why i avoid people
it keeps them from bringing me down
that's why i avoid people
that's why i avoid people
cause what if it rubs off on me
i gotta protect my sanity
everyone is acting so sad
like their feelings are just a toy
that's why i avoid people
they get offended by my joy
everyone just looks so mad
that they never get their own way
that's why i avoid people
so i'll survive through another day
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Doctor Slick
03:15
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once i had a pain and it didn't feel proper
i made up my mind that i would go to a doctor
cause doctors took an oath and have a medical degree
they are bound to do their job and do it ethically
once i got to see him i was told what was best
he confidently told me he would run some tests
now here is a professional i can rely upon
then POOF after only five minutes he was gone
never said a word about my lifestyle
never said a word about diet
never told me how to be healthy
yet i still continued to buy it
test results came back and they were inconclusive
another round of them were ordered it was expensive
just when i was thinking that this guy had skills
his solution to my pain is nothing more than pills
suddenly i thought he doesn't know me at all
this is my health why does a stranger make the call
i was enlightened and it happened in a flash
they're just another business whose priority is cash
never said a word about my lifestyle
never said a word about diet
never told me how to be healthy
and these days i just don't buy it
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Going Sane
03:40
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i think i'm going sane
coming out of my shell
everything's so nutty now
and i always seem to rebel
i'm going sane, i'm going sane
i'm turning away from the pain
i'm going sane, i'm going sane
no more chaos for my brain
i think i'm going sane
different from all the rest
i've located all my marbles
and i think i'm rather impressed
i think i'm going sane
and i can't say which is worse
advancing down this manic road
or throwing it into reverse
you can stay with the crazies
if that's what you want to do
you can keep feeding the animals
as long as you live in the zoo
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you hear about all this rain
showering down on your brain
no matter how they explain
you're still dry, you're still dry
north winds blow and south winds blow
knocking things down as they go
in spite of it all, the peril
goes right by, goes right by
while i'm watching all these scenes of doom
there's nothing happening in my living room
the flowers of decline are in full bloom
there's nothing happening in my living room
panicky people don't see
it's how they want it to be
buzzing around like a bee
don't know why, don't know why
you are safe, you are secure
nothing has penetrated your defense
you are fine, you're all good
but you choose not to make any sense
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it's all right if you're mad
i've been down that road before
you try and play by the rules
then suddenly you're on the floor
it's no fun to be laughed at
by the ones you put your trust in
knowing it was only a game
that you weren't supposed to win
this is how you grow
and it's painful, i should know
this is how you see
that the damage will set you free
this is how you heal
find a better mental space
this is how to escape
and get far away from this place
maybe you're being tested
they say it just makes you stronger
got to be strong to change
and not be snowed any longer
even if we disagree
you are not the enemy
all you want is harmony
just like me
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sanity is universal
in everybody's view
we claim our lucidity
whether or not we have a clue
so quick to point the finger
at others within your illusion
counting another person's marbles
is also an act of delusion
we're all crazy to someone
someone out there thinks there's a fault in your brain
we're all crazy to someone
even if they are the ones who are insane
we think of ourselves as normal
the standard by which we measure
anyone who falls short of this
is met with great displeasure
it's a good thing we don't get locked up
just because we're different in a way
cause with nobody left on the outside
that's a game nobody wants to play
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The Purple Flame
03:23
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inside something's happening
a small breach of security
and through the crack in a half opened door
the intruder wriggles free
disorder is its only goal
and agitation is its art
it can't singlehandedly destroy it all
but it willingly does its part
but i am prepared
i'm on alert
this thing is in for
a world of hurt
i see the purple flame
i see the purple flame
burning the vermin to ashes
i see the purple flame
overwhelming is the system
to a little toady of this kind
and even if reinforcements come
a good toasting is what they'll find
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What's A Brain To Do
03:19
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i'm seeing lots of blind trust
it's starting to blow my mind
does anyone do their own thinking
i'd hate to be the last of my kind
just let me decide for myself
all the experts can take a break
cause i've been paying attention
and i think i know what's at stake
so what's a brain to do
when you're taught to not use it
sometimes you gotta do a think
so you won't ever lose it
no i don't have a medical degree
and that doesn't make me wrong
i spend all my time in this body of mine
literally feeling what goes on
observing my surroundings
it's obvious when things change
reality reveals itself
when applying the mind's full range
you can gaze at the pretty pictures
that they show you up on the screen
accepting the spoon that feeds you
but never wondering if it's clean
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Smiling At The Dark
03:36
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why am i smiling at the dark
the people they just don't see
i guess i'm supposed to be downcast
and seeking some help for me
i don't need their assistance
i know precisely what i'm doing
and things look pretty normal from here
to the different scene that they're viewing
there's only one thing i know
it's that events cycle in a flow
i smile at the dark because
the light will return tomorrow
so here i am smiling at the dark
so here i am smiling at the dark
as action always turns to rest
the night always turns to day
so why should i waste a good attitude
just because that time's gone away
it'll be back and return very soon
and the thought of that is quite nice
why buy the fear when peace is the price?
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chris hardy world Edgefield, South Carolina
I write songs myself. I record them all myself. I play all the instruments (including real actual drums) myself. I sound
like a band yet I am just one little guy. I do everything myself - the only job you have is to listen and enjoy! Isn't that easy?
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