OH THE SHAME 

Staring you out
And wearing you down
Yeah it's over now
We can talk about it

The smile in my eyes
Is a simple disguise
I have practised now
Finding my way around
The things that I've done
And who I've become

And oh the shame

I lie and I cheat
And I've turned down my dreams
Because I was too afraid

I wish that somehow
I could see now
All the faces I've betrayed

To women in skin
All of my love
Oh this isn't something I usually do
Or that I'm proud of

I don't play enough
I'm taking the blame
And oh the shame
Oh the shame

Oh my god!

There it is
There it is
I said it
I said it
Yeah

(laugh)

It's just like wetting the bed
Shaving my head
And oh the shame...

ONCE 

So anyway
I was about to say
Well I'm afraid
Of slipping right away
Ill prepared
I am so ill prepared
If you concentrate
You can learn it in a day

I'm so suicidal I can't see
I watch Ren & Stimpy on TV
And in the morning I will bleed
My life was wasted on me
On me
Yeah yeah

What is it
That keeps the beat in my chest
It makes me breathe
I never really knew
All these years
I have lived on my own
All my fears
Are slowly coming true

I'm so suicidal I can't see
I watch Ren & Stimpy on TV
And in the morning I can't breathe
My life has wasted me
On me
On me
On me

So I gotta think in straight lines
Stop accumulating dust and
Get a job of something I love
And respect myself and others
And I gotta see my own man
Find out who he is before long
And I gotta see my own man
Find out who he is before he

OUR SONG 

No way I won't go
No way I don't show
Yeah I told you so
Yeah, I said no

All this smiling has become so meaningless
I refuse to play along

Cause I got bored of you
I am so bored
And I got bored of you
I am so bored

Shut my mouth I'm dumb
Close my mind I'm numb
Look what I've become
On my turn

Always cruising for another big mistake
I'll make this one my own terms

Cause I got bored of you
I am so bored
Yeah I got bored of you
I am so fucking bored

Let's go!
Yeah, right!
Let's go!
Yeah!

PARTIES BREAK HEARTS 

I got the situation under control
Burning rubber and a whole lot of soul
I see the girl who knows it's all rock'n'roll
And she'll be crying before it's over

And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again

I like to hustle with the best of them all
The fit people right to the ugly bird ball
I party hard you know I fit till I fall
I guess I'll see you when it's all over

I got some action and I'm ready to go
I got this girlfriend but she don't gotta know, no
I'll take you down with me right after the show
And she'll be crying before it's over

And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again

Make no mistake but you need somebody new
Make or break, it doesn't matter who
Stay awake is all i ever do
Yeah i'm watching you... party!

And the word on everyone's lips is oxygen
And before I catch my breath
It's time to drink and dance again

All of a sudden it feels like you are in love again
And everything is out of sight but

The party will break your heart tonight
The party will break your heart tonight
The party will break your heart tonight
The party will break your heart tonight

PUSH 

TV's screwed again
And I'm already bored
In this age of goldfish conciousness
And rock star gods
How do you react?
And do I blaspheme if I say:

I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain

You still wear the face
Of a guy you never knew
Where were all your fucking shirt when
______ went down

Are you bored again?

I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain
I killed Kurt Cobain

And when I'm bored
I go fucking apeshit

I fucking hate it
I hate it
I hate it

I'm going nowhere

RETURN OF THE JEDI 

Piracy is piracy,
If you sail the seven seas or surf the net,
Record firms, they're making losses,
But they still spend it like they're making it,
It's fifty grand to make a fucking video,
And Sardy albums cost a fifth per track,
And so your favourite band,
They don't make that second album,
Dropped by their label 'cause they can't pay it back,

It killed them,
It killed them,
It killed them,
It killed them,

Well I got some news for you then my brother,
This is a buisness like any other,
You got your product, make money off it,
You count your losses against your profits,
And if you're thinking So? So?,
You don't know,

Underground, that's where we come from,
We don't wear no suits and we are not called The,
But chart success, that brings security,
You watch these brothers thinking Why not me?,
So show me where to sign,
And I'll write my name down in my own red blood,
Because there comes a time when you think a house might
be nice,
And selling out don't mean a fuck, you see,

It kills me,
It kills me,
It kills me,
It kills me,

I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand..., (Stand... it...)
I can't stand... it..., (Stand... it...)

Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,

Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,

Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Get yourself to London on the train,
Then I'll just send you home again,

Well how's about you come down and I'll explain?,
Lean a little bit closer, I'll make it plain,
You don't stand a fucking chance,

I'd like a job in which I'm able,
To put shoes on my feet, and food on my table,
Those nine-to-fivers, they look pretty stable,
But I get my wages from my record label,
And if you're thinking So? So? So?,

And if you're thinking So? So?,
You don't know enough about it,
Because this death is slow, (Because this death is
slow)
Slow, slow, (Because this death is slow)
(Because this death is slow),

This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work itself out,
This thing will work it out,
Out, out, out,

'Guitarist and Songwriter',
That's what I thought I was,
I never had no dreams of being a waiter,
But these here Helmet rip-offs,
They don't buy my lunch,
So I will get a real job in the office,

And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,
And I won't bother to get excited,
And I won't bother to get her off,

And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,
And I won't...,
And I won't...,

Sure... sure,
Sure... sure,
Sure... sure, (Sure... sure)
Sure..., (Sure...)

And I won't bother to make my music,
And I won't bother to sing my songs,

Sure... yeah sure,
Sure

SCARED OF THE POLICE 

I'm scared of the police
I'm scared of the violence
I'm scared of handcuffs
And truncheons
I'm just too scared

So pack your bags
We're going home
This place has started to stink
I've been standing around
For far too long
And my feet have started to sink in

And I'm scared of becoming
A statue, a monolith
And not changing, ever
It's not healthy, and I'm just

Scared of it

And I'm scared of your anger
And I don't know what causes it
And you know that it hurts me
But I like you

SHAMBLES 

There is a thing that I know that does it better than
me
And I haven't wanted to be all the things I can be
And I'd bash it all away, if I could
If I believed that it would make me good.
Good.

To us it is the way I am built
To us it is the way I deal with things
To us I am an old, old man
And if I can't take your sex
I'll take your hand

Stick close to me and I will keep you safe
Nothing is important to me any more except for you
Don't lie to me I think I've earned the truth
I am good
I am good

And if I could hold you down and drown you in my arms
I would
If I could freeze you now to keep you as you are
I would

I am good
I am good
I am good

I won't hear
So don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it
Don't say it

Stick close to me and I won't let you go
All if this is worth it if it means a thing to you
So suffer me, that is all you can do
I am good
I am good

If I could hold you down and drown you in my arms
I would
If I could freeze you now to keep you as you are
I would

SOME MOTHERS DO 'AVE 'EM 

That's right, that's right,
I got a band and a woman too,
I got a plan and a focussed view,
And that's cool for twenty one,

That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for twenty one,
That's cool for anyone,

And I've already stayed for too long,
But I will only break your heart when I go,
When I go, when I go,

Hold tight, hold tight,
I'm still just a kid with a heavy load,
And rock and roll is a rocky road,
But that's cool for twenty one,

A long list of goals achieved,
And tall tales to tell my son,
And that is cool for twenty one,
Yeah, that's cool for anyone,

Lyrics
But I don't drive and I don't pay no board,
And this will only make it hard when I go,
When I go, when I go,
When I go, WHEN I GO,

OH... OH,
SO I'M STAYING HOME, YEAH,

'CAUSE TO MY NEIGHBOURS,
I'M FUCKING FAMOUS,

My mother says she loves me,
She tells me I'm not ugly,
She thinks the whole world of me,
She thinks I'm superman,

MY MOTHER DOESN'T UNDER...,
STAND WHY I'M ALWAYS ANGRY,
I KNOW SHE DON'T DESERVE IT,
BUT SHE'S JUST FIRST IN LINE,

I don't respect myself,
'Cause I can't respect myself,
And I don't respect myself,
'Cause I can't respect myself,

And yeah, I heard every word you said, oh...,
And your ideas, they all make sense but I reject them,
Well, how can I hope to earn your respect?, oh...,
When I don't respect myself, I don't respect myself,
When I don't respect myself, I don't respect myself,

I DON'T RESPECT MYSELF,
NO

SONG FOR SATURDAY 

I've been finding out
All these conclusions that you come to
They're so paper thin
And I can see through

It's very excellent
Now that I'm better than you
I worked it out myself
Well someone has to

And then it happened
The whole city was up in arms
So give it a rest, yeah

I don't like it
It's very excellent
Now that I'm better than you
I worked it out myself

Song for Saturday
The threat of fear is always here
I keep you safe
I hold you near


The words you said
Become so clear
I'll raise my voice
So you can hear
My song
You can hear my song
You can hear my song
Yeah you can hear my song

My song for Saturday
I'll blame you anyway