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i’m gonna be
your hero
if you let me
i’m gonna take
this team home
i have a way
of striking out
the batters
call it "the betsy trombone"
washington state
has got a good thing
coming now
we've sat around
waiting to play
and i've got a plan
a pitch you can't see coming
leave it to me
i'm your man
if you're around
lemme show you how
seattle steps up
game after game
to the mound
and i'm gonna be
your hero, if you let me
i'm gonna make
this team proud
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the higher you go
the further you fall
the table’s been turned
thought your throne was so tall
we’ll spit at the gods
and tear off our chains
we’re no longer players
in your pitiful game
fall from your tower
and taste our swords
we don’t need your
empire anymore
death’s in our favor
the moon is full
sun’s in our sights now
won’t pay your toll
coffers are empty
so are your malls
tell me again
who’s losing it all
when your greed destroys
all those underneath
what world will be left
for you to bequeath
fall from your tower
and taste our swords
we don’t need your
empire anymore
death’s in our favor
the moon is full
sun’s in our sights now
won’t pay your toll
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the tug (ben version)
04:43
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weary wanderer
when your limbs can carry you no longer
know the tug that you feel is so much stronger
than the warnings ringing up and down your spine
can you hear it?
a desert song reverberating through your spirit
a voice that whispers in the wind "don't you fear it,
you know it in your bones that you are mine"
when all about you reel the shadows and the songs of desert shades
stare into the sun
wherever you may roam
feel it calling you home
despite the mounting danger
stare into the sun
let its fire fill you
and whatever doesn't kill you
only makes you stranger
distant laughter
swallowed by the sand the footsteps fall much faster
on your tongue the taste of ash and what comes after
reunited with what pulses beneath
so we are bound
the bitter, blinding desert skitters at the sound
in its unrelenting warmth we are found
and defiant we will show the gods our teeth
though we stride into the light the heavy feeling never fades
stare into the sun
wherever you may roam
feel it calling you home
despite the mounting danger
stare into the sun
let its fire fill you
and whatever doesn't kill you
only makes you stranger
endless days have i known
in the dark we still dream of the dawn
when the sun's burning low
with the embers of those who are gone
we put our uniforms on
stare into the sun
wherever you may roam
feel it calling you home
despite the mounting danger
stare into the sun
let its fire fill you
whatever doesn't kill you
only makes you stranger
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so take a pound of flesh,
if you think that it would help.
i can promise you this:
nothing else will.
yeah, you sharpen your teeth,
come on and take a bite.
i can promise you this:
i will survive.
i’m back from the dead, or as close as i can get.
it feels like there’s a thousand voices screaming in my head.
i just have to move, cos i don’t want to forget:
the tide's high, the water's rising, but i ain’t drowning yet.
(i'm undefined, i'm undefined)
so take a pound of flesh,
if you think that it would help.
i can promise you this:
nothing else will.
so take a pound of flesh,
if you think that it would help.
i can promise you this:
nothing else will.
yeah, you sharpen your teeth,
come on and take a bite.
i can promise you this:
i will survive.
yeah, you sharpen your teeth,
come on and take a bite.
i can promise you this:
i will survive.
this the start of the action,
and i'm main attraction.
but i won’t give you the satisfaction of eating me alive.
see you think we’re defenseless,
but i know my soul is endless,
and you can’t destroy what is undefined.
this the start of the action,
and i'm main attraction.
but i won’t give you the satisfaction of eating me alive.
see you think we’re defenseless,
but i know my soul is endless,
and you can’t destroy what is undefined.
(i'm undefined, i'm undefined)
so take a pound of flesh,
if you think that it would help.
i can promise you this:
nothing else will.
(i might be more, i might be less,
but you’ll never make me a consumerist.)
so take a pound of flesh,
if you think that it would help.
i can promise you this:
nothing else will.
(i might be more, i might be less,
but you’ll never make me a consumerist.)
yeah, you sharpen your teeth,
come on and take a bite.
i can promise you this:
i will survive.
(i might be more, i might be less,
but you’ll never make me a consumerist.)
yeah, you sharpen your teeth,
come on and take a bite.
i can promise you this:
i will survive.
i might be more, i might be less,
but you’ll never make me a consumerist.
i might be more, i might be less,
but you’ll never make me a consumerist.
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allergens (on ice)
03:59
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pick up your shovels and your snow shoes
we got a lot of ice to break through
we need more fuel for the engines
we got a broken wheel, carriage 10
the very picture of industry
though we’re under nobody’s dominion, here
we may have lost once but we won’t a second time
shift the paradigm bring us home this time
we don’t want your divinity
and no taste of infinity
the menu for us is allergens by the pound
we’ll choke it down
cause i want you dead more than i don’t want to drown
the train car rolls along the concrete
and i am riding in the front seat
i don’t care if you pitch or swing
in here star count don’t mean a thing
long as you’ll bean a king
or oppose a god
and expose the fraud
they tried to teach us of
in the castles we’ve seen toppling
seattleites are jostling
rocking in the fog and the smog and the shock
in the aftermath of the eruption
the blast it didn’t smash corruption
now the garages need no introduction
get us back on the track we’re ready to attack
we don’t want your divinity
and no taste of infinity
the menu for us is allergens by the pound
we’ll choke it down
cause i want you dead more than i don’t want to drown
we don’t want your divinity
and no taste of infinity
the menu for us is allergens by the pound
we’ll choke it down
cause i want you dead more than i don’t want to drown
we’ll choke it down
cause i want you dead more than i don’t want to drown
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And down they came
They served us all our heads
On a spike
We burnt in flame
With nothing left to do
Except to die
That’s when we realised
We had an unfair deal
Seeing us struggle there
She sent her lackey squid
Put up a friendly front
And shake their tentacles,
we did
We were alone and scared
We signed an unfair deal
Break away from the lies
They are as bad as he was
We said we’d fight the gods
And we meant all the gods
Punch squids up in the face
Tear up the unfair deal
credits
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i’m a martyr
i'm a drama queen
gonna make an impact when I crater the team
i'm a failure
i'm a total mistake
gonna shout it out loud till the heavens shake
rip the diamond
cut away from the scene
just a bloody stain on the wind screen
i'm a batter
i'm a stubborn mistake
how much more are you gonna take
wyatt can you see me now
in the hatred of the crowd
every scream's a beating heart denying what we lost on the way
can you believe this shit is free
i'll make the guys upstairs fear me
every bat's a piece of kindling in the pyre, i'm not afraid
tragedian
incineration routine
razor blades in the grass where the blood runs green
yips kaneko
ripping out your heart
every stitch of my name cauterizing the scar
i'm a martyr
i'm a drama queen
gonna make an impact that'll crater the team
i'm a fighter
i'm a feral mistake
there's nothing left, nothing left to take
wyatt can you see me now
in the hatred of the crowd
every scream's a beating heart denying what we lost on the way
can you believe this shit is free
i'll make the guys upstairs fear me
every bat's a piece of kindling in the pyre, i'm not afraid
[god said]
[wrong]
[her strength]
[through the ætherwaves]
*SCREAMING*
[watch me do my sin]
[god's forgetfulness]
[every stain]
[watch me]
[i have sinned]
wyatt can you see me now
in the hatred of the crowd
every scream's a beating heart denying what we lost on the way
can you believe this shit is free
i'll make the guys upstairs fear me
every bat's a piece of kindling in the pyre, i'm not afraid
a petty player on the stage
you're all too scared to turn the page
to realize the end is coming, every bloody game marked the way
you think i'm gonna lay back down?
it's way too late to turn back now
every bone’s a piece of kindling in the pyre, i'm not afraid
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waiting, i've been waiting so long
and i’m trying so hard to be strong
just want my biggest dream to come true
it’s not too far fetched but there’s a catch
i don’t want to lose you
we are the stars of tomorrow
just want no loss at all but we’re just
dying for the big leagues
have hope of breaking through
we are the hope of the future
so patient yet so bored
so can we just have a chance now
but we will need incineration
and we don’t want that
watching, i’ve been watching, so fun
and i’m cheering on in the stands, a home run
just bring me up to bat, i’ll do well
but i’m sitting here in my seat, left to dwell
we are the stars of tomorrow
just want no loss at all but we’re just
dying for the big leagues
have hope of breaking through
we are the hope of the future
so patient yet so bored
so can we just have a chance now
but we will need incineration
and we don’t want that
we are the stars of tomorrow
just want no loss at all but we’re just
trying for the big leagues
have hope of breaking through
we are the hope of the future
so patient yet so bored
so can we just have a chance now
please just give us a shot
we are the stars of tomorrow
just want no loss at all but we’re just
dying for the big leagues
have hope of breaking through
we are the hope of the future
so patient yet so bored
so can we just have a chance now
but we will need incineration
and we don’t want that
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violence never seemed to mean the
dirty word people claimed it to be
until i saw her take the mound
her smile spreading fear around
with bat in hand i took my stance
refusing any backward glance
i stared her down in pure defiance
inviting the incoming violence
and she struck me
now i’m switching in and out of my
daydreams
all the nightmares that i’ve tried to keep in-
side me
are pushing their way outside
and the voices
of the ones she’s taken happily ring
joyless
in my head as i miss my swing guess my
choice is
somewhere between my violent past and
my new team
the dugout calls me over so i
turn away from hell closing my eyes
the demons there aren’t half as bad
as the idol they brought back
but i feel assurance behind me
a whisper of of violence, supportive and guiding
and from up close that smile of fear
away from the fans gives way to tears
and she struck me
now i’m switching in and out of my
daydreams
all the nightmares that i’ve tried to keep in
side me
are pushing their way outside
and the faces
of the ones she took unwittingly come
racing
in my head as i see her crumble guess my
choice is
somewhere between my violent past and
my new team
she always steps out on the field
and shows the whole world that she feels
okay
when she’s not okay
her team’s the only ones who get to see
she’s breaking apart from all the pain she brings was
this worth it
is she worth it
now she’s struck me
and she’s switching in and out of my
daydreams
all the nightmares that i’ve fought to keep in-
side me
are melting when i look into her eyes
and the fire
of the ones she’s lost so brutally burns
brighter
in my heart as i see her fight guess my
choice is
somewhere between my violent past and
my new team
and she’s struck me
now she’s switching in and out of her
home team
and she’s staring down the god who’s cost her
everything
and refusing to back down
and the echoes of the ones that we’ve all lost begin to
ring low
through the mic as she disappears guess my
choice is
somewhere between my violent past and
the null team
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Bandaged arms reaching out, above
A flash of light, empty air where your hand was
Lost in the fog, I can hardly see
As you rise, or go up, and away from me
Luis I love you
Even when we're far apart
Luis I love You
How could you break my brittle heart?
I turn away from the rearview
'Cause every streetlight looks like you
There's no relief, no sense of home
Just one more eternity alone
I feel your voice singing still
Your hard light warmth against the chill
Your perfect hair, your perfect face
A perfect lifetime now erased
We worked so hard, paid our dues
You won it all but I still lose
Where have you gone, so far from me
Come back, come back
Oh, Luis I love you
With every light inside my soul
Oh, Luis I love you
I just can't bear to see you go
I thought our love could never die
'Til you were dragged into the sky
Why can't you just pick up the phone?
Don't leave me in eternity alone
Oh, Luis I love you
Even when we're far apart
Oh, Luis I love you
With every beat left in my heart
I don't know what else I can do
No second sun could shine like you
The only love I've ever known
Is spending eternity alone
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they say you can't go home again, it's true
especially when your home burns down around you
i lit the match with a flick of the cleat from the league that hexed me
yeah i'll see you in hell cuz it's hell that sent me
as i walk out the door singing "next team, next team"
first you do it for the money
then you do it for the fame
then you do it for your teammates
then you do it for the flame, for the flame
firewalker with me
if you ever felt alone in the crowd that screams your name
firewalker with me
it's just a game, it's just a game
nobody deserves to be called a curse
but if you're gonna insist, i'm happy to make it worse
i'll start again with a slate as blank as the stares in the crowd
when i'm the last one standing will you still be proud
as i brush off the ashes screaming "next team, next team"
first you're done in by the money
then you're done in by the fame
then you're done in by your teammates
then you're done in by the flame, by the flame
firewalker with me
if you ever felt alone in the crowd that screams your name
firewalker with me
it's just a game, it's just a game
it's almost over now
i think i know how
this all ends
what's left of the money?
of my friends?
there's a darkness closing in
no more games, no more regrets
oh god, why can't i forget?
firewalker with me
if you ever felt alone in the crowd that screams your name
firewalker with me
when you're tired of the shadows and the shame
firewalker, firewalker with me
if you've ever felt the rush of the fire, of the flame, of the flame
firewalker, firewalker with me
if you've ever felt the brutal chill of charred remains
it's just a game, it's just a game, it's just a game, it's just a game, it's just a game, it's just a game.
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i wanna be anyone
i wanna be anyone anyone else
anyone else but me
give it up for a thicker shell
i wanna be anyone anyone else
so what’s it gonna be?
don’t care if it hurts like hell
tear away every sticky cell
that feels anything anything anything like myself
don’t need anybody’s help
i’m gonna be anyone anyone else
yeah the shell is strong but the body’s weak
you gotta learn how to yell before you learn how to speak
it’s all bitter work with your face in the dirt
do you think it’ll sting do you think it’ll hurt
i want the burning taste of infinity
put the scales in my eyes where everybody can see
i just wanna be ok
and i don’t wanna be myself today
nothing left to call home
half a season to be alone, be alone again
what’s it take to leave
my skin keeps getting tight
i need someone dig me out dig me out tonight
teach me how to breathe
nothing left in this shithole town
gonna burn it all burn it all burn it all down
so what’s it gonna be?
calling out for a god to help
i’m gonna be anyone anyone else
yeah the shell is strong but the body’s weak
you gotta learn how to yell before you learn how to speak
it’s all bitter work with your face in the dirt
do you think it’ll sting do you think it’ll hurt
i want the burning taste of infinity
put the scales in my eyes where everybody can see
i just wanna be ok
i just wanna be ok
i left a decent life for a step outside
when it all comes down, will we be alright
(hold on to me, hold on to me)
i swear i’m on a knife’s edge waiting to fall for anything
i don’t care what the future brings
i just gotta get away from the rest of me
(hold on to me, hold on to me)
i don’t wanna be dead, i just wanna be free
i don’t wanna be dead, i just wanna be free
yeah the shell is strong but the body’s weak
you gotta learn how to yell before you learn how to speak
it’s all bitter work with your face in the dirt
do you think it’ll sting do you think it’ll hurt
i want the burning taste of infinity
put the scales in my eyes where everybody can see
i’m getting sick and tired of the shape i’m in
do you think it’ll fail, do you think it’s a sin
as i disappear in the hole in the sky
was it worth all the pain? was it all just a lie?
my body's getting sore
and i'm not gonna be myself anymore
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drowning in seas of numbers
that everyone but me determines
raised up and taught to believe
that i’m only worth what i can help them achieve
boiled down into some data and i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
been running round the bases they tell me to but i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
felt nice at first to think that
i was wanted that i was needed
but now i’m n o longer fooled by
the lies they fed and the way we’ve all been bled
the fire’s burning hot
the floods have all come down
after this much rain we’re due for a drought
boiled down into some data and i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
been running round the bases they tell me to but i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
i’m more than
some algorithm
i’m somebody
and i won’t let myself forget that
i’m more than
some algorithm
i’m somebody
and i won’t let myself forget that
i’m more than
some algorithm
i’m somebody
and i won’t let myself forget that
boiled down into some data and i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
been running round the bases they tell me to but i’m not
sure that i remember who i am outside their lines
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i'm gonna work until i die
as long as there's a sun in the sky
and even when the day is done
there’s always gonna be another sun
so i’ve gotta keep going
gotta keep up
and all of these orders
they all just keep building up
and i’ve only got so many hands
to hold myself up
but i can’t let go
where else would i go?
but i want to get out
gotta guard the gates of hell
while ringing that dinner bell
gotta keep track of all the gold
what everybody else is owed
i just need to take a break
it’s all too much
and all these orders
they all just keep building up
because i feel like i’m going to break
i’m breaking up
and i can’t hold on any longer
i’m worth more than this
so i’m going rogue
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the garages Seattle, Washington
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we are the
garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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