History of Modern

New Babies: New Toys

There’s no victims only volunteers
Been the same throughout the years
Step right up and cry your tears
Face to face with all the fears
They don’t want you, they don’t need you
They just use you, they just bleed you
They don’t want you, they don’t need you
They just use you, they just bleed you

New babies and new toys
It’s better with the girls but it’s bigger with the boys
Sold a dream but you got no joy
It’s better with the girls but it’s bigger with the boys

There’s no heaven there’s no hell
Cream will float but shit will sell
Step aside avoid the smell
I surrender ring the bell
They don’t want you, they don’t need you
They just use you, they just bleed you
They don’t want you, they don’t need you
They just use you, they just bleed you

New babies and new toys
It’s better with the girls but it’s bigger with the boys
Sold a dream but you got no joy
It’s better with the girls but it’s bigger with the boys

 

If You Want It

One by one the walls come down
Spread the word all over town
Kicking screaming like I’ll drown
Can’t you see I’m fallin
I want you, do you want me
What’s it take to make you see
Like bomb that ticking endlessly
Can’t you hear me callingWill you, won’t you, come with me
Wishin hoping that you’ll see.If you want it, it will come
Through the rain and burning sun
Over hills and far away
Nothing stops this, not today
Take a chance on me tonight
Baby it’ll be alright
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Nothing lost but all the tears and pain

Give me all you’ve got to give
Live the life you want to live
No point thinking about “what if?”
Come on. Make my day
Tell me what I need to know
If you don’t want this then I’ll go
Insane but I won’t let it show
Don’t let me walk away

Will you, won’t you, come with me
Wishing hoping that you’ll see.

If you want it, it will come
Through the rain and burning sun
Over hills and far away
Nothing stops this, not today
Take a chance on me tonight
Baby it’ll be alright
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Nothing lost but all the tears and pain

If I could make you start to understand
If I could only make you see
What this all means to me
Let it in inside your heart
Set your mind and spirit free
Show me

If you want it, it will come,
Through the rain and burning sun
Over hills and far away
Nothing stops this, not today
Take a chance on me tonight
Baby it’ll be alright
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Nothing lost but all the tears and pain

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History Of Modern (Part 1)

Everything you say everything you do,
All the things you own, all the things you knew,
Everyone you love everyone you hate,
All will be erased and replaced.Everything you take, everything you gave,
All the things you’ve found, all the things you’ve made
Everyone you lost and saved
Nothing will remain, cradle or grave.Every precious child and every mother’s kiss
All who went before, and all that follows this
Every moment shared, hour of the day
No record will remain, all will fade away.

Every dream you had and every battle won
All the hopes and fears, bombs and guns
Theories and lies, planet and sun
All is erased, another is begun

There will be no song, when the final voices gone
There will be no song, when the final voices gone
There will be no song, when the final voices gone

History Of Modern (Part 2)

The first mistake is when you take
What you thought you’d changed for granted
All that’s certain runs aground
All is lost that had been found
The next mistake is when you break
Every rule that you invented
Can you feel it coming down
Can’t you see it all aroundTear the picture from the page
Let the dog out of the cage
And surrender to the rage
I don’t want a thing to careThe last mistake you ever make
Thinking modern is new forever
Can you feel it coming down
Can’t you see it all around

Tear the picture from the page
Let the dog out of the cage
Then surrender to the rage
I don’t want to think again
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Sometimes

And I just feel…
And I just feel…
Sometimes I feel like a motherless childAnd it doesn’t matter if I say I love you
No matter how good today is, at the end we just sleep in our bed
There was a vision once that I know we’ve lost
Nothing now has a value, but it all has a cost

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

And you wonder why I’m drinking more and more each day
I don’t want to come home, I don’t want to stay
Because the world revolves around what you do and feel and think and say
And if I express myself, it just drives you away

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes…

And you wonder why

“RFWK”

I love you when I found you
I loved you like a son
You wrapped your arms around me and the loading had began
And all the years of passion
And what I have become
The only constant through it all is what you had began

At times I feel I’ve triumphed
Times I know I fell
But even when I’ve screwed it up
I’d tried to do it well
I guess that I must thank you now
This may the last time
Whatever life may bring you I pray that you’ll be fine

I love you when I found you
I loved you like a son
You wrapped your arms around me and the loading had began
And all the years of passion
And what I have become
The only constant through it all is what you had began

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New Holy Ground

There’s no time for theory,
And there’s no time for tears,
And there’s no point in trying
We wasted all these years
And there’s no way of knowing,
If this pain will ever fade,
And there is no denying,
That this is what we made,
Take a look at yourself,
And walk to the edge,
And take a deep breath,
And be someone else,
Take a look at yourself,
And see what is found,
Step into the light,
Onto new holy ground

There’s no hope of saviour,
And there’s no escape from sin,
We must now abandon,
The people that we’ve been,
Take a look at yourself,
And walk to the edge,
Take a deep breath,
And be someone else,
Take a look at yourself,
And see what is found,
Step into the light,
Onto new holy ground
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The Future, The Past, And Forever After

Like a bullet from a gun it will run
Like an arrow from a bow to you
Like a speeding train on wheels of steel
It will come to you

Like a hammer on a stone it will fall
Over head over heels to you
Like a sacrifice in the church of life
It will call to you

And all that you have to do
Is say that you want it too
Because no destiny can set you free
From the things you do

So please
Won’t you please
Give a sign
Talk to me

Like a bullet from a gun it will run
Like an arrow from a bow to you
Like a speeding train on wheels of steel
It will come to you

So shake baby rattle and roll
It’s tearing apart your soul
Run and hide, defend your life
But there’s no control

So please
Won’t you please
Give a sign
Talk to me

Like a bullet from a gun it will run
Like an arrow from a bow to you
Like a speeding train on wheels of steel
It will come to you

Sister Marie Says

Sister Marie Gabriel says she’s a chosen one,
And if we hear the message then the kingdom will be come
And Sister Marie Gabriel knows what she says is true
Her words are full of wisdom and you know they need no proof
I don’t know exactly what I’d do
If everything she told us would come true

And Sister Marie Gabriel says turn away from sin.
Turn your face to Jesus and prepare to let him in.
Life is full of sorrow and you need a rest from pain
So call yourself believers and you’ll all get fooled again.
I don’t know exactly what I’d do
If everything she told us would come true

Sister Marie says

Pulse

I know what you are thinking
You think the clock is ticking
It’s Ok if that is…
What you came for
You say that I’m a user
Words just confuse you
It’s abuse, but that is…
What you came for
Got it, Started, Going, Oh Yeah
Rockin’, No Stoppin’,
It’s what you came for

Pulse
Got your finger on my pulse
Your finger. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse
Put your finger on my pulse
I’ll tell you. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse

It doesn’t have to be so
Hard if you let go
Ask for help because it’s…
What you came for

I’ll give you clear instructions
How to use the functions
Fuckin’ listen cos it’s…
What you came for
Got it, Started, Going, Oh Yeah
Rockin’, No Stoppin’,
It’s what you came for

Pulse
Got your finger on my pulse
Your finger. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse
Put your finger on my pulse
I’ll tell you. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse
Got it, Started, Going, Oh Yeah
Rockin’, No Stoppin’,
It’s what you came for
Pulse
Got your finger on my pulse
Your finger. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse
Got your finger on my pulse
Your finger. Don’t stop until you got it
Don’t stop until you got my
Pulse

Green

If all the things you said were right
How come you can’t go hame at night
Your frightened on your own
Scared to be alone
In your head
Not at home
And all the things you say and do
Won’t take the fear away from you
And so you’re once again tonight
Just praying for light
When thoughts that haunt you so
Will slowly let you go
And once again the dread
Is burning in you head
You try but can’t let go
This pain that kills you so
If all the things you say were true
Why can’t you start this game anew
It’s nothing that was said it’s only in your head
But the dread, oh god a dread
And all the things you say and do
Won’t take the fear away from you
And so you’re once again tonight
Just praying for light
When thoughts that haunt you so
Will slowly let you go
And once again the dread
Is burning in you head
You try but can’t let go
This pain that kills you so
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Bondage Of Fate

There’s a hole in my head
With my thoughts pouring through
A space in my soul that I’m saving for you
A time made for misery, feelings of shame
Where all of the promises fade just the same
And people will ask you to carry their woe
A pleasure so painful it punishes so
You’re tied to their memory, love and their hate,
It’s a beautiful burden
The bondage of fate.

When I think of you now and all that we are
I’m frightened of failing and falling so far
The person you wanted is not what I am
I’m sure you imagined a much better man
The vision I cherished was shining and new
All brittle and burnished and rarely like you
I’m tied to your memory, love and your hate,
It’s a beautiful burden
The bondage of fate.

I’m tied to your memory, love and your hate,
It’s a beautiful burden
The bondage of fate.

The Right Side?

Let me take you with me to a city by the sea
The night is just falling. There’s people on the street
He’s standing at the station. Prepared to leave the town
She’s lying in the bedroom. Fells like she will drown
Which is the right side?

Let me take you with me to a city by the sea
The lights are still shining. It’s raining on the street
He’s moving as he’s falling. Tries to use the phone
She’s lying in the bedroom. She never felt s alone
Which is the right side?

Let me take you with me to a city by the sea
You have to choose a side now, so which one you will be?
The boy whose heart is broken? The girl in misery?
You have to choose the right side. It’s just not that easy
Which is the right side?

Come with me he’s saying
Stay with me she’s praying
Come with me he’s saying
Stay with me she’s praying