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ALL MOD CONS
01:12
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ALL MOD CONS
our propaganda bends the truth
our spin doctors rearrange the rules
our ministers talk straight
granted pleasures for the underlings serve as the bait
our laws are just
our economy is not going to go bust
our people are the best
they will never rise or create social unrest
we are the rulers
and we tell you what's really going on
we only want your best
so be willing to be beaten upon
ruthless exploitation - prepare for the planet's cremation
we call it accelerating progress - there's no freedom our police cannot suppress
environmental disaster - adjustment of the natural habitat becomes faster
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2. |
NEPOTISM
03:45
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Nepotism
nepotism and corruption
preferment to friends and family
society's creeping eruption
common welfare on its knees
favoritism and privilege
you got the job just make a pitch
public power under patronage
let's pull some strings and make you rich
trading favors over time
campaign fund-raisers are worth the dime
public service jobs to those who
listen when the whistle blows
power monopoly at it's best
sets us apart from all the rest
streaming the way into promotion
cronyism is our twisted notion
conferring favors on one another
within our tribe we are all brothers
thinking outside the box - don't bother
we live at the expense of others
partiality towards associates
makes it easy to negotiate
in the pursuit of profit we find the cure
you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
inefficient allocations
could cause some public consternation
let's push the limits of toleration
so we can keep on joggling the foundation
conferring favors on one another
within our tribe we are all brothers
thinking outside the box - don't bother
we live at the expense of others
we gain at the expense of others - (so don't bother)
we thrive at the expense of others - (so don't bother)
we profit at t he expense of others - (so don't bother)
we win at the expense of others - (so don't bother)
special allowances and favoritism shown
we can rely on the views of the people we know
calling upon allies to exert their influence
consistent loyalty over competence
it doesn't matter how you perform on the job
no need to work your way (up) to the top
let's loot society's pension fund
we might be outnumbered but never outgunned
nepotism and corruption
preferment to friends and family
society's creeping eruption
common welfare on its knees
favoritism and privilege
you got the job just make a pitch
public power under patronage
let's pull some strings and make you rich
nepotism and corruption
preferment to friends and family
society's creeping eruption
common welfare on its knees
favoritism and privilege
you got the job just make a pitch
public power under patronage
let's pull some strings and make you rich
pull some strings and make you rich
pull some strings and make you rich
pull some strings and make you rich
let's pull some strings and make you rich
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3. |
CITYBOY
03:09
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Cityboy
might be the light before night falls?
I'm feeling drained staring at the empty walls
sold my advice on distressed debt
investments to private equities - they won't regret
cityboy cityboy - I'm coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm getting too old for this game
picking through the bankruptcy's entrails
while the world's economy derails
explained them how to yield a profit
why don't I care at least a bit?
cityboy cityboy - I'm coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm feeling too old for this game
cityboy cityboy - coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm getting too old for this game
spending hours on the phone
dealing non-performing loans
my bonus payments are full-blown
while toxic assets are stripped down to the bone
cityboy cityboy - I'm coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm feeling too old for this game
cityboy cityboy - I'm coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm feeling too old for this game
cityboy cityboy - I'm coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm feeling too old for this game
cityboy cityboy - coming down again
cityboy cityboy - I'm getting too old for this game
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4. |
ASK BRUCE LEE
03:50
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Ask Bruce Lee
I'm having trouble to decide
what thoughts are righteous to abide?
don't know myself what I'm on about
is live too short to sort it all out?
more and more I'm feeling tense
can you help with common sense?
how can I manage to unwind?
is there a way to save mankind?
I ain't got the answer
have to ask Bruce Lee
no I haven't got the answer yet
that's why I go and ask Bruce Lee
don't know why he's so mean to me
maybe I'll take him to the sea?
how can I ever rise above?
you know the way to keep my love?
there is so little I can do
to make my misty dreams come true
I'm feeling dangerously estranged
is it the rising fear of change?
I ain't got the answer
have to ask Bruce Lee
I ain't got the answer
have to ask Bruce Lee
does being rich mean happiness?
how can I move and gain success?
should I go ahead and close my mind?
or should I open up and leave it all behind?
can I conquer sorrow?
what's for lunch tomorrow?
I ain't got the answer
have to go and ask Bruce Lee - ask him now
I don't have the answer yet
that's why I have to ask Bruce Lee
I ain't got the answer
I don't have the answer
I ain't got the answer
I don't have the answer
I ain't got the answer
I don't have the answer
I ain't got the answer
I don't have the answer
I ain't got the answer
have to ask Bruce Lee
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5. |
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Best Friends (Big Ego Speaking)
whenever I talk to you
I can't quite figure it out
discussing your point of view
yet missing what you're on about
your words are so tiresome
in my sleep they hunt me down
and send me to kingdom come
where they keep swirling round and round
what are you aiming for?
what is it you're seeking?
I doubt' I'll ever understand
where you're coming from
you wanna take me by the hand
is there less or more to come?
for how much longer can I bear
this bootless chat?
you say you're here to save me from despair
the devil told you that
what are you aiming for?
what is it you're seeking?
all's fair in love and war
big ego speaking
all's fair in love and war
all's fair in love and war
big ego speaking
big ego speaking
whenever I talk to you
I can't quite figure it out
discussing your point of view
yet missing what you're on about
your words are so tiresome
in my sleep they hunt me down
and send me to kingdom come
where they keep swirling round and round and round and round and round and round...and round and round and round
what are you aiming for?
what is it you're seeking?
what are you aiming for?
what is it you're seeking?
all's fair in love and war
big ego speaking
all's fair in love and war
all's fair in love and war
big ego speaking
big ego speaking
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6. |
BREAK FREE
04:19
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Break Free
a lucid light you're passing by
a shape and cloth that caught my eye
a gentle breeze to strike your hair
the fleeting bliss matched earth and air
do you wanna be with me?
a glimpse of frown too fast to catch
you finally closed the escape hatch
the distant words just fade away
I wish I'd never heard you say
if you wanna be with me
give up all concepts...
if you wanna be with me
...just break free
I don't know if it's good or bad
if it's right or wrong
just have to make sure
that I don't belong
a lucid light you're passing by
a shape and cloth that caught my eye
a gentle breeze to strike your hair
the fleeting bliss matched earth and air
if you wanna be with me
I'll give up all concepts...
if you wanna be with me
I'll break free
never ever forgotten
clothes like clouds
never ever forgotten
clothes like clouds
clothes like clouds
never ever forgotten
clothes like clouds
never ever forgotten
you picked white cotton
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7. |
OLD HAND
04:00
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Old Hand
hey young guns with glittering eyes
you're buzzing around like blue arsed flies
so when you manage to land a prize
you happily believe their flattering lies
recovering from your weeping fit
you're hysterically hung up on it
not realizing fading time
eats mercilessly away at your prime
seen it before it's all but new
I know what life and death can do
self-mockery and ready wit
the proper way to deal with it
terrifically at ease
just free from fear I may not please
acting naturally is a simple thing
stop holding it back from deep within
so when your fame slowly declines
and you begin to see the signs
don't let self-confidence come crashing down
clinging feebly - you'd only touched the crown once
let's go enjoy the invitation
not pondering on expectations
driven by auspicious inspiration
is the design of our creation
not wallowing in intense sensations
holds us back from agitation
keep up the laid-back attitude
based on serious gratitude
seen it before it's all but new
I know what life and death can do
self-mockery and ready wit
the proper way to deal with it
terrifically at ease
just free from fear I may not please
acting naturally is a simple thing
stop holding it back from deep within
enjoying every minute of it
the audience is hooked on it
show them how to go for it
don't matter what the night will bring
go for the moment and that's it
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8. |
WHAT'S IT WORTH?
04:12
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What's It Worth?
acting blind and running wild
for what I know - I run for cover
distracted with no time to think straight
driven by fear - I chill and shiver
feeling restless and misplaced here
can't afford to stop and ponder
instead I have to keep on running
hasty hasty hasty hasty hasty hasty - OUT OF BREATH
give me a break
let me see it shining through
will you give me a break
from labor and from leisure too
please give me a break
my days are past the best
will you give me a break?
what's it worth - the privilege to rest?
acting blind and running wild
for what I know - I run for cover
distracted with no time to think straight
driven by fear - I chill and shiver
my every move is rushed and hurried
I'm buzzing along - pretending with ease
what's stimulating flapping scarecrows?
agitation is my disease
give me a break
let me see it shining through
will you give me a break
from labor and from leisure too
please give me a break
my days are past the best
just give me a break
what's it worth - the privilege to rest?
give me a break
let me see it shining through
will you give me a break
from labor and from leisure too
now give me a break
my days are past the best
please give me a break
what's it worth - the privilege to rest?
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9. |
DIRT AND DISGUST
03:32
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Dirt and Disgust
I live in a world of plenty
where everything costs a pretty penny
I live in a world of waste
where everything leaves a sour taste
I live in a world of screw
screwing each other is all we do
I live in a world of hate
we're destroying ourselves at an ever faster rate
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
I can't escape it
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
I live in a world of numb
where everything grows deaf and dumb
I live in a world of mess
messing it up is our great success
I live in a world of denial
just look at the crimes we put on trial
I live in a world of faint
shrugging shoulders - no complaint
don't dare asking - just stay busy
if miserable then at least distracted
don't dare hoping for support
no more moaning - be a sport!
go for a ride in your private tank
or do you call them SUVs?
needing help means being mean
so just put up with it
in a world of...
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
I can't escape it
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
I can't escape it
dirt & disgust
I life in a world of
dirt & disgust
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10. |
FREEZE AND CHILL
04:00
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Freeze And Chill
emotional turmoil of unspoken pain
I'm circling the drain trying hard to stay sane
my life's a game of exploitation
I run and trade you for sedation
the uncontrollable urge that pushes me further and further and further
to the verge - towards the edge
I still try and keep my pledge to fulfill your will
if there's nothing else I can do - I just freeze and chill
freeze and chill
I just freeze and chill
disarranged and weakened - as I am
now it's freeze and chill
bored to distraction need a piece of the action
never enough - went for the new shiny stuff - till they called my bluff
playin' it clever thought it would last forever
till it came all crashing down n o w I wear the fool's crown
creeping along shallow-brained
every reason to feel faint at last
watching my life flashing by - the catcher
in the rye - present or past - now I better...now I better freeze and chill
freeze and chill
I just freeze and chill
disarranged and weakened - as I am
now it's freeze and chill
freeze and chill
I just freeze and chill
disarranged and weakened - as I am
now it's freeze and chill
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11. |
CRASHCOURSE 2014
03:40
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Crash Course 2014
risky investments maximize the profits that you realize
highly addicted and far beyond you chase the dragon - find the fund
you speculate for bonuses and wallow in wealth and extravagance
return on investment is your rule of thumb you don't conceive what you've become
gambling with prosperity while private savings are at stake
for you it's just a small mistake when whole economies start to shake
you're showing off your luxury created by voracity
is there any more capacity for investments of dubiosity?
crash course - call the government to cover for the experiment
crash course - what's the measure of the real estate`s displeasure?
financial markets in despair that's the accessory to your share
now you complain it isn't fair so tell me since when do you care?
there are no rules to be applied you plant the bombs from the inside
for every profit there is loss what seemed auspicious not worth a toss
investment share certificates are melting down to booming crash
depression follows on the spot well that's your most accomplished shot!
big money from volatility discharged from liability
give the finance market another spin one thing's for sure you're here to win
you speculate for bonuses and wallow in wealth and extravagance
return on investment is your rule of thumb you don't conceive that you've become - a liability
now that you've got the overdose and the Lehman casino has closed down
you're fearful of the avalanche and cry for help to all around
who covers for the imputed risk as stock markets plunge into the day?
your hedge is gone the loss not cut - no chance this time to edge away
a liability
crash course - call the government to cover for the experiment
crash course - what's the measure of the real estate`s displeasure?
financial markets in despair that's the accessory to your share
now you complain it isn't fair so tell me since when do you care?
crash course - call the government to cover for the experiment
crash course - what's the measure of the real estate`s displeasure?
financial markets in despair that's the accessory to your share
now you complain it isn't fair so tell me since when do you care?
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12. |
HELPLESS
05:55
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Helpless
now I'm willing to swallow
your perseverence caused me to follow
so how can I gain?
across the grain
I might as well go with the flow
helpless
you left me so
helpless
and carefree just
helpless
as hell
You got me in your spell
here I am a broken shell
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BLACK CARD Berlin, Germany
BLACK CARD was formed as a musical project in 2010. Located in Berlin, Germany, BLACK CARD is masterminded by DEAFPROOF, who is responsible for all the musical ideas and lyrics, as well as the production side of the project. The music holds elements of various styles ranging from alternative rock to post-punk to industrial edged ballads. The debut album "Black Card" is out since June 2011. ... more
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