1. |
Armageddon Stomp
02:35
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Ain't got a nickel
Ain't got a dime
I'll tell you what I got
I've got plenty of time
Devil's in the kitchen
Worm's in the hole
Mama's in the barn
With my best friend Paul
Went down to the pond
To meet with my cousin
She had a dream last night
But now she doesn't
She thinks I'm a loser
Cause I talk to no one
I sit all day
And I don't even have a gun
I read the Gospel
Every word rang true
You bring the sword
And I'll bring the pews
I'm counting on Gabriel
To blow his horn
How long does it take
To have never been born
Come on baby do
The Armageddon Stomp
Come on baby do
The Armageddon Stomp
Baby baby do
The Armageddon Stomp
Baby baby do
The Armageddon Stomp
Armageddon Stomp
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2. |
I Wouldn't Mind
04:43
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My heart keeps on beating
But my blood doesn't move
We're near the end of nowhere here
We're near the end of all
I know that you don't love me
I know you never did
I know that it's all over
But still I cannot quit
I wouldn't mind bleeding on a gravel road
If the stab was coming from your hand
I wouldn't mind sleeping on the ocean floor
If your name was written in the sand
There is no turning back now
It's all been written down
Darkness will be falling soon
On this God-forsaken town
I've seen the sun a-burning
Upon a desperate land
And I've seen time feasting upon
This old and desperate man
I wouldn't mind bleeding on a gravel road
If the stab was coming from your hand
I wouldn't mind sleeping on the ocean floor
If your name was written in the sand
My heart keeps on beating
But my blood doesn't move
We're near the end of nowhere here
We're near the end of all
I've seen the sun a-burning
Upon a desperate land
And I've seen time feasting upon
This old and desperate man
I wouldn't mind bleeding on a gravel road
If the stab was coming from your hand
I wouldn't mind sleeping on the ocean floor
If your name was written in the sand
I wouldn't mind bleeding on a gravel road
If the stab was coming from your hand
I wouldn't mind sleeping on the ocean floor
If your name was written in the sand
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3. |
Only This
04:10
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The music is fading
As the sun goes down
Circus leaving town
The whole world is waning
I've seen the wonder shine through
I've walked through the fire
I tamed my desire
I've done all I was supposed to do
Only this I know
Only this I know
You're gonna lock my future into the past
The moment you go
Only this I know
Only this I know
When you leave
I won't be afraid no more
Like a lotus flower
Like the Wandering Jew
Till my time is through
I won't know sweet from sour
Well I've got my shoes on
And I won't be late
All the fury of fate
All this world's illusions
Only this I know
Only this I know
You're gonna lock my future into the past
The moment you go
Only this I know
Only this I know
When you leave
I won't be afraid no more
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4. |
I Sing The Body
04:03
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I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
And that's the right way
To decapitate the night
My tongue's on fire
And we're getting ready for a fight
I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
Fetch me my mirror
Lord my face just feels bizarre
Don't let the fireworks
Prevent you from seeing the stars
I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
I sing the body electrocuted
Electrocuted, cutie
Fetch me my mirror or
I will not go very far
Don't let the fireworks
Prevent you from seeing the stars
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5. |
Last Breath
03:24
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When the last breath is taken
You lay down my bones
When the last breath is taken
You lay down my bones
Make sure I'm facing the moonlight
So that girl can find my stone
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6. |
Making It Up
02:47
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Where did I put my keys
Where did I leave my car
What was I supposed to do in the kitchen
With this pickle jar
My neck always aching
I can't tie my shoes
Only thing I seem to remember
Is how to get me the blues
I stare at the girls
They never stare back
And why on earth should they really
When I look like a wreck
Was I really young once
Or am I making it up
I stayed up all night
Can't seem to think straight
I watched the city lights
I just sat there and waited
For the sun to come up
But it took so long
In the end I just didn't know
What the heck I was waiting for
And the world is a blur
All goes to its end
There's a strange man in my mirror
So let me ask you my friend
Were we really young once
Or am I making it up
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7. |
Icarus Road
02:37
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6 a.m., my demons go to bed
Decent people awaken instead
Hypnotized by the lack of sleep
Body is shallow but the mind is deep
Is deep
Teach me not
How to land
Teach me not
How to land
I never wanna come down
I never want to understand
Teach me how to explode
And take me to Icarus Road
Spent the night battling with desire
Becoming water to put out my own fire
Now I see I've been losing from the start
When all I really want is to let go of my heart
Of my heart
Teach me not
How to land
Teach me not
How to land
I never wanna come down
I never want to understand
Teach me how to explode
And take me to Icarus Road
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I tried my best to love you
But my suitcase was never unpacked
I left you by the side of the road
But somehow you always come back
I tried my best to hurt you
To make you lose your track
But your love's like a black cloud over my soul
And somehow you always come back
What is summer for you
Feels like winter to me
Why why why do we have to go on
Spring needs no reason
To wear off and die
And autumn is buried under the lawn
I tried my best to kill you
My hands wrapped around your neck
Your face turned blue, I crushed and crushed
Until I heard a crack
What is summer for you
Feels like winter to me
Why why why do we have to go on
Spring needs no reason
To wear off and die
Autumn is buried under the lawn
I tried my best to forget you
To make you vanish into the black
To finally escape your smothering embrace
But somehow you always come back
Yes somehow you always come back
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9. |
Numbers
04:03
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Said the young boy to the older woman
How can I get in touch with you
Once we leave this motel room
It’s very easy darling
You know my number
You know my number
Said that poor old Faust to the mighty Devil
How am I going to find you
If the pact does not fit me any more
It’s very easy Faust
You know my number
You know my number
Said the Jewish boy to the Jewish father
How will I recognize you
Once we get out of this hell
Look at my wrist son
You know my number
You know my number
Said the lonesome kid to the Lord in heaven
How can I get to spend
Some more time here with you
It’s very easy my little friend
I am the One that has no number
I am the One that has no number
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10. |
Dead End Blues
03:25
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Well you can’t imagine all the stuff I’ve been through
Cause it’s so hard just to find you
Well I sold my lizard, I dried my bones
I cut the cables of my telephone
I don’t mind dying if it gets me to you
I tried to book a room at the Blues Motel
I found your footprints by the ancient well
I dug a hole to the center of the world
Hid my money there and cut off my curls
I don’t mind dying if it gets me to you
Well I looked for you in high society
But I couldn’t breathe and so I left immediately
I shook the temple, I caused some fuss
I lost an arm tryin’ to jump on a bus
Well I followed your tracks like a hound dog
I slept inside the windmill and woke up with the fog
I played my lute on the back of a horse
It’s raining frogs but it could be worse
I don’t mind dying if it gets me to you
Well I looked for you in a muddy trench
But all the soldiers spoke in some kind of French
I gave some poison to your old black crows
But it didn’t work and so I had'em with a bow
I shared my bed with a tramp named Gene
I had a girl in the back of a black limousine
I brushed my teeth with a branch from a tree
I found a coffin floating over the sea
I don’t mind dying if it gets me to you, Lord
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11. |
Graveyard Bound
06:47
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First there was nothing
Then that nothing disappeared
We opened our eyes
To find we're here
We looked all around
This big blue world
Saw demons and marvels
And fought the cold
We thought we were cursed
And perhaps we were blessed
Keep the gold and discard the rest
Only fools know for sure
If they're peasants or kings
By the river there's a girl who sings
We're all going down
Six feet in the ground
What was lost was lost
What was found was found
And we're graveyard bound
Graveyard bound
We loved the wine and all its charms
We took comfort in each other's arms
We mended our hearts with an old sacred tune
We roamed the plains and howled at the moon
Now we're old as the wind, quiet as the tide
Nothing to show, even less to hide
Like a small paper boat we float downstream
It's time to have another dream
We're all going down
Six feet in the ground
What was lost was lost
What was found was found
And we're graveyard bound
Graveyard bound
And we're graveyard bound
And we're graveyard bound
What was lost was lost
What was found was found
And we're graveyard bound
Graveyard bound
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Ivan Cenzi Rome, Italy
I have devoted my life to Wonder, to the Strange and the Bizarre. Music is another facet of this quest.
Through my songs,
I try to explore those things that are dear to my heart: the spirit of winter, rapture, sacred violence, melancholy, the marriage of cruelty and beauty, death.
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