"Strange"
 
I never thought that I was strange
I always had something to do to think about
They say that some things never change
Well I guess they do
Cos I never thought I was strange

So I maybe off the wall
Just a little bit
I may seem to be unfriendly
But that's not it

Well I never thought that I was strange
(I never thought that I was strange)
I always had something to do to think about
They say that some things never change
Well I guess they do
Cos I never thought I was strange

Strange looks from everybody around
Well I don't care cos I'm not fooling around
I don't know what makes me different and I don't care
Maybe it's not my problem, but why do they stare?

So I maybe off the wall
Just a little bit
I may seem to be unfriendly
But that's not it

Well I never thought that I was strange
(I never thought that I was strange)
I always had something to do to think about
They say that some things never change
Well I guess they do
Cos I never thought I was strange

Sometimes I stop. Think for a while.

I don't know what makes me different
And I don't care
Maybe it's not my problem
Why do they stare?

So I maybe off the wall
Just a little bit
I may seem to be unfriendly
But that's not it

Well I never thought that I was strange
(I never thought that I was strange)
I always had something to do to think about
They say that some things never change
Well I guess they do
Cos I never thought I was strange

Well I guess they do
Cos I never thought I was strange

Roll On (2001)



1.   Roll On
2.   Pictures In The Mirror
3.   Riot On Broadway
4.   Staring At The Light
5.   Carry Me Home
6.   Don't Shut The Gate
7.   Dirty Man
8.   Blood On Your Hands
9.   Revolution Regained
10.   Silent Victory
11.   Read About It
12.   Killing The Right
13.   Astoria Paranoia
14.   Uncle Harry

"Roll On"
 
Roll on

We'll roll on with our heads held high
Our conscience in the gutter
Our dreams up in the sky

The ship yards are deserted on the docks on Melbourne town
The wharfies standing strong
They gathered round to see what the union had to say
There's too much work and not enough pay
Say!

[Chorus]

We'll protest in peace keep the whole thing quiet
The last thing needed is a wage-fuelled riot
'Cos they don't really care
They're always standing there
Running from the outside
From the outside
Running from the outside world

Do you really care?
Why are you standing there?
Filming for the outside world
Do you really care?
Why are you standing there?
Filming for the outside world

Five weeks had passed when the union made it clear
Spirits slowly faded and the end was getting near
You see you're all expendable
And when all is said and done
You'll go back to work tomorrow
Or meet your new replacement son

Roll on

[Chorus]

"Pictures In The Mirror"
 
You know we tried to make you understand
We tried to make you realise
Her fame is down and time is up
But somehow it don't seem enough
'Cos the world wouldn't listen anymore

Caught by social evil
Wasn't streetwise after all
Was she there at all?

Pictures in the mirror, pictures she never knew
Pictures in the mirror, always reflecting you
Not such an ordinary life

Pictures in the mirror [x2]

The sun goes down
The moon appears on the horizon
The streets are bare
She walks alone

"Riot On Broadway"
 
Pirate stations in the harbour
Sending a message to the wireless
A warning to all tonight
There'll be no remorse tonight
The flag is burning as we speak

So when the lights go out
You'll hear them scream and shout

Riot on Broadway
Lights out on the town
Riot on Broadway
Anger burns the city - to the ground

Secrets told and fears revealed
Peace is cheap and a smile's a steal
So the world lost it's beat
The world lost it's feet
Passed by while everyone was sleeping

So when the lights go out
You'll hear them scream and shout

[Chorus]

Well we won't run anymore, won't run
We won't run anymore
But we'll scream and shout

Riot! Riot!

[Chorus]

"Staring At The Light"
 
Times up heading for a brighter light
The foreign waters put the fire out
No one ever asked you
Wasn't meant to end this way
To end this way

You're not alone now
You're closing in now

Staring at the light so easily denied
Staring at the light released before your time
Staring at the light look on the other side
You never knew why it wasn't up to you

Some may relish in the afterlife
Dancing slowly on the edge of a knife
Sipping wine of the poisonous kind
Overdose on loneliness

Have no fear now we're on the case
Beyond there lies a better place
Where knowledge ends and faith begins
A hell to stand by and a heaven within

Not alone now
You're closing in now

[Chorus]

You're not alone now
You're closing in now

[Chorus]

You never knew why it wasn't up to you, to you
Times are heading for a brighter light

"Carry Me Home"
 
He's gonna get you in the end
Then he'll be your only friend
There's nothing that'll save your soul
All you need is alcohol

Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway

So one more round is all I need
Fill it up and let me be
It's getting late I should've known
Won't somebody carry me home?

Pick me up from my knees
Carry me home

We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go

6am it's closing time the barman turns the lights out
I want another round so bring it on it's my shout

Don't leave me sitting here
Don't take me for a ride
Freedoms just another drink
Don't leave me hangin' dry

Step right up and be a man
On your knees and pray
Freedoms just another open bottle anyway

[Chorus]

We think you should know
It's time to go
No more to show
Yes it's time to go

"Don't Shut The Gate"
 
Isolate for protection
Put a gate on detention
Gotta make separation

Easy to slide and be hypnotised
Don't shut the gate

Investigate for correction
Single out a selection
Settle all apprehension

[Chorus]

SLAM, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT

"Dirty Man"
 
Dirty man thinks he can get away with it
Not too bright where's the light
The occupant of his mind

Clean man, dirty thoughts should know better
After time he will find
That things don't work out his way

And if he were to be the public enemy
If he were to be the public enemy
And made a part of his - Hey
Made a part of his - Hey
Made a part of history

Like I was born on Saturday
Got buried on Sunday
Thought I'd never get caught
Feel like I just got married
And divorced in the one day
And it's not my fault
And it's not my fault
Now I've thrown it all away
And I have nowhere to go

Blind man, can't you see what you've become
All you made didn't pay
Now you're outside to dry

On the run, thought you could get away with it
Not too bright where's the light
The occupant of his mind

[Chorus]

"Blood On Your Hands"
 
Call to quit, stand up to vote
Before your dreams end up in smoke
Calling you out
All of your plans will be washed away
Washed away

Life is a sin (Life is a sin)
Living to win (Living to win)
And we're all sinners after all

We don't wanna listen to what you say
We're old enough to know better
You got blood on your hands
Can you hear me?
We don't wanna listen it's a waste of time
Are you for real?
You got blood on your hands
Can we be set free?

Fighting for peace with no identity
I know I speak for those around me
Calling you out
All of your plans will be washed away
Washed away

Life is a sin (Life is a sin)
Living to win (Living to win)
And we're all sinners after all

[Chorus]

When news becomes gossip
And the hounds begin to bleed
The rich man's inspiration
Becomes the beggar's greed
And there's no way to stop it
Servicing the need
'Cos the scared cry out
They possess an everlasting grief

Life is a sin
When you're not living to win
Life is a sin living to sin
We're all sinners after all

[Chorus]