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1. |
Freak Show
03:24
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Take a peek inside don't be shy
Hell only knows what you're gonna find
We've been stuck here hidden inside
For years and now it's time to come out
We were forced to hide away but we found our home
Oh come on, don't you run away
You're part of the show
So welcome to the freak show
Hope you enjoy your stay
Don't be scared, don't be afraid
I'm only here to play
All kinds of tricks and all kinds of tricksters
There is no escape
So welcome to the fucking freak show
It's time to get our revenge
So you've found the evil around
I'll ask you one thing, "Where's your god now?"
We've all hidden behind masks
Of rosy cheeks and soulless eyes
They pushed us down but we got back up
Don't you dare run away
You're part of the show!
So welcome to the freak show
Hope you enjoy your stay
Don't be scared, don't be afraid
I'm only here to play
All kinds of tricks and all kinds of tricksters
There is no escape
So welcome to the fucking freak show
It's time to get our revenge
Some centuries ago
We were forced to abandon the land that we roamed since day one
And you're here now
Remember you made the monster that you have to fight
So welcome to the freak show
Hope you enjoyed your stay
Don't be scared, oh please, don't be afraid
We only wanna escape
Too many tricks and too many tricksters
Stuck here every day
So welcome to the fucking freak show
About time we got our revenge
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2. |
Ghost
02:43
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Build me up
Take me down
You say, “I haven’t seen you around”
Your poison hit me when I least expected
I said “What a friendly face”
“I could get used to this place”
Nothing could’ve ever prepared me
And I swear I felt the moment stop
When your dagger pierced my skin
Oh, what a fool I’ve been…
I feel like a
Gho-oh-oh-oh-ost
I’m so
Nu-oh-oh-oh-umb
Keeps me
U-oh-oh-oh-up
Am I even alive at this point?
Gho-oh-oh-oh-ost
Getting wo-oh-oh-oh-orse
At its mo-oh-oh-oh-ost
I don’t think I’m alive at this point
I thought that I could trust someone
Guess now I look like a clown
My heart’s shattered on the pavement
You knew just how naive I was
All you had to do was strike
Nothing could’ve ever prepared me
It’s been so fucking long
Yet I still feel so alone
But I know I’ll get up even though…
I feel like a
Gho-oh-oh-oh-ost
I’m so
Nu-oh-oh-oh-umb
Keeps me
U-oh-oh-oh-up
Am I even alive at this point?
Gho-oh-oh-oh-ost
Getting wo-oh-oh-oh-orse
At its mo-oh-oh-oh-ost
I don’t think I’m alive at this point
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3. |
Got Your Back
02:49
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I’m really sorry that I fucked your ex-boyfriend
(Yikes)
But, you know, that’s how you make best friends
(Right?)
This ain’t the first song that I’ve written about you so hear me out
(Okay, okay, hear me out)
I have a feeling that your girlfriend hates me
(Yeah)
I have a feeling you don’t wanna hear my name
(And I don’t blame ya)
It’s been a long time, but I feel like I have to say
I got your back
If you’re in trouble
I’ve got a gun
If someone’s bugging
I’ll make ‘em run
I’m one call away if you need me
Don’t hesitate to call a bitch
I’ll be around
I got your back
I got your back
No matter what
I got your back
I’m really sorry that I called you a bitch
(Like, not cool)
But yet again, you hoped I’d die in a ditch
(And deserved)
This ain’t the first song that I’ve written about you so hear me out
I got your back
If you’re in trouble
I’ve got a gun
If someone’s bugging
I’ll make ‘em run
I’m one call away if you need me
Don’t hesitate to call a bitch
I’ll be around
I got your back
I got your back
No matter what
I got your back
Now I know that you don’t hate me
Why don’t you hate me?
‘Cause if I were you, I’d hate me
Oh, you don’t hate me anymore
I don’t hate you anymore
I just think you should know
If you’re in trouble
I’ve got a gun
If someone’s bugging
I’ll make ‘em run
I’m one call away if you need me
Don’t hesitate to call a bitch
I’ll be around
I got your back
I got your back
No matter what
I got your back
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4. |
No Fun Allowed
02:30
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I thought I’d learn something, but I don’t fucking understand
Maybe I’m stupid or just live in a society built for
White, neurotypical, cishet, abled people and
I’m sick of it
Wages earned and pages turned but I’m still trying to catch up
I guess I’m dumb or just really fucking suck at what
Society thinks makes you smart and I just wanna understand
How things work
No fun allowed
(I need to get away
No fun allowed
(From all this fucking stress)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
No fun allowed
(I really need a rest)
No fun allowed
(I’m gonna end up dead)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
What’s success and what is not?
What is time, and who is god?
Is it power, is it money, is it vengeance, is it luck?
Am I even real, is it just a dream?
Ugh, give me a break!
No fun allowed
(I need to get away)
No fun allowed
(From all this fucking stress)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
No fun allowed
(I really need a rest)
No fun allowed
(I’m gonna end up dead)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
Why’s it grades that define our intelligence?
Why’s it paper that define our worth?
We’re all just on one giant rock
Floating in space rotating on its own axis at a million miles per hour
So why does it fuckin' matter?
I need to get away
From all this fucking stress
Mmh
No fun allowed
No fun allowed
(I need to get away)
No fun allowed
(From all this fucking stress)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
No fun allowed
(I really need a rest)
No fun allowed
(I’m gonna end up dead)
No fun allowed, no fun allowed
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5. |
Taking Over
02:58
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Since a tender age I wanted everyone to know my name
Just a little lanky freak with nothing but imagination
Songs to heal the pain
My destiny is worth the wait
Created to create
It’s sealed in my fate and
If it doesn’t work out, I’ll be damned
But everything is pointing at me
Set my melodies all free
I’m gonna make you believe
I’m taking over the world
There’s a little spark in me
Just wait, and you’re gonna see
I’m taking over the world
And nothing can stop me
Yeah, I’m taking over
I’m taking over the world
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Woah
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Woah
“It’s one in a million and
You’re just a little girl
Why don’t you just give up”
I am the one
I am that voice
I am the one they’ve been looking for
Set my melodies all free
I’m gonna make you believe
I’m taking over the world
There’s a little spark in me
Just wait, and you’re gonna see
I’m taking over the world
And nothing can stop me
Yeah, I’m taking over
I’m taking over the world
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Woah
Over
I’m taking over
I’m taking over the world
Over
I’m taking over
I’m taking over the world
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6. |
Bigotry
02:11
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All your victim-blaming
And the comments you’ve been making
Do you want me to gut you out?
Homophobia isn’t funny and your racism ain’t comedy
I’m gonna lose my mind
Politics?
Feels like a circus
Ain’t you tired of it, y’know,
Being a dickhole?
I’m gonna stand with what I’ve always said
If you wanna play, then bitch, this ain’t a game
It’s bigotry
Not an opinion
That’s not what God meant
When he said “Dominion”
People dyin’ every single day
And you couldn’t even try to care
Oh oh oh
Oppressing, it’s distressing
And your criticism’s pesky
Do you ever fucking shut your mouth?
Your apologies are fake
Your excuses all the same
Shove this middle finger up your ass
Politics?
Feels like a circus
Ain’t you tired of it, y’know,
Being a dickhole?
I’m gonna stand with what I’ve always said
If you wanna play, then bitch, this ain’t a game
It’s bigotry
Not an opinion
That’s not what God meant
When he said “Dominion”
People dyin’ every single day
And you couldn’t even try to care
Oh oh oh
Oh
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7. |
Rabbit Hole
02:28
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(Ahem)
Chasing things that aren’t mine
Looking for the reasons why
I think I’m always gonna be alone
Fuck’s she got that I don’t have?
C’mon, fuckin’ tell me that!
I guess I’m always gonna be alone
Chase a stupid guy
Fall down a rabbit hole
Hit my head a little too hard
Cry about it for nine months
Think I’ve learned my lesson and
Then I’ll do it all again
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
Want somebody to be mine
Someone get me out my mind
I’m so impatient someone take me home
People say these things take time
But I fuckin’ want them now
I guess I’m always gonna be alone
Chase a stupid guy
Fall down a rabbit hole
Hit my head a little too hard
Cry about it for nine months
Think I’ve learned my lesson and
Then I’ll do it all again
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
So many people
I just want one for my own
So many people
Broke my heart before
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
Rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole
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8. |
My Head
02:17
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I’ve never been
Like all the other boys
They tried to fit me with the girls
But I just wasn’t enough
I don’t know what I am
All I know’s I’m havin’ fun
I’ll never fit in
And baby, that’s okay with me
Stay in my head
Keep it quiet, keep it mellow
So much to say
But my mouth is gonna stay shut
Never the same
Old heart, electric mind
Stay in my head
Where everything’s alright, oh!
I’m not the kind
To fill a stereotype
I’m in my right
To change all that I want
If you got a problem
Then you can fuck off
I’m here, then I’m there, then I’m not
‘Cause you wish you were so elastic and
That’s why you’re here for my blood
Stay in my head
Keep it quiet, keep it mellow
So much to say
But my mouth is gonna stay shut
Never the same
Old heart, electric mind
Stay in my head
Where everything’s alright, oh!
Stay in my head
Keep it quiet, keep it mellow
So much to say
But my mouth is gonna stay shut
Never the same
Old heart, electric mind
Stay in my head
Where everything’s alright
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9. |
The Villain
02:09
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The people who hurt most, hurt the most
And I’ve met a few of the fucking worst
And they’re so much like me that it scares me
Don’t let me turn out that way
I’ve met abused who turn into abusers
I’ve seen the used who turn into the users
I don’t want trauma to turn into reasons
That make me turn out that way
No matter what I can’t become the villain (Hey!)
It’s such a fine line, it’s taking all my might (Hey!)
‘Cause, “I went through shit” is not an excuse
For being a dick, huh (Hey!)
And no matter what don’t let me become the villain, hey
("I went through shit" is not an excuse for being a dick, huh)
("I went through shit" is not an excuse for being a dick, huh)
("I went through shit" is not an excuse for being a dick, huh)
("I went through shit" is not an excuse for being a dick, huh)
The people who break hearts start off broken
The people who take parts are incomplete
The systems kill people it scares me
Don’t let me turn out that way
All that goes up must come down, and vice versa
The leaders will crumble, revenge will take over
Feel like I’m losing momentum
Don’t make me turn out that way
No matter what I can’t become the villain (Hey!)
It’s such a fine line, it’s taking all my might (Hey!)
‘Cause, “I went through shit” is not an excuse
For being a dick, huh (Hey!)
And no matter what don’t make me become the villain, hey
Hey
Hey
Hey
The Villain
(Hey!)
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10. |
Crazy
05:11
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Just a lady
On her night out
Having the time of her life
Until this fucker
Take his trick out of his sleeve and into her drink
And she wakes up in a strange room next to him
And after years of bottling it in
She speaks out
And it gets so loud
And she’s crazy
She’s out of her mind
You say she’s crazy
‘Cause she called you out
And she ain’t taking it back
She’s not taking it back
And she’s not crazy
She’s crazy
‘Cause you’re always right
You say she’s crazy
‘Cause you got no alibi for that night
And she’s not crazy
And her mother thinks she’s a whore
And her boyfriend’s already gone
And she’s alone
She’s alone
And her father says “I don’t believe you,”
“He’s a good christian man
There’s no way he’d do that to you
You just want attention!”
And she’s crazy
She’s out of her mind
You say she’s crazy
‘Cause she called you out
And she ain’t taking it back
She’s not taking it back
And she’s not crazy
She’s crazy
‘Cause you’re always right
You say she’s crazy
‘Cause you got no alibi for that night
And she’s not crazy
Now she’s in court saying all she knows
But no one wants to hear her out
Everybody thinks she’s lying
No one knows inside she’s dying
Only she knows it’s the truth and
Never thought that she would lose
And that’s why people just stay silent
‘Cause they know what fucking happens
She’s crazy
She’s out of her mind
You say she’s crazy
‘Cause she called you out
And she ain’t taking it back
She’s not taking it back
‘Cause she’s not crazy
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11. |
PYROMANIA
04:20
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It’s simple
What part of it don’t you get?
I’m simple
So easy to forget
And you say
I’ll regret what I said when I’m dead
But when I’m gone
I won’t feel a hint of remorse
‘Cause you don’t get it
You don’t know what I’ve been through You don’t get it
And I don’t expect you to
Burn me alive
There’s no chance I’ll survive
Burn me alive
Feed me to the fire
And even though I’m young
I think I’ve had enough
Burn me alive
Burn me alive
Pyromania
Pyromania
Pyromania
Pyromania
If you were in my shoes, could you “move on?” If you were in my mind, wouldn’t you run
And you still say
“Move on”
And I’ve had it
I’ve had enough
‘Cause you don’t get it
You don’t know what I’ve been through You don’t get it
And I don’t expect you to
Burn me alive
There’s no chance I’ll survive
Burn me alive
Feed me to the fire
And even though I’m young I think I’ve had enough So burn me alive
Burn me alive
(Pyromania)
(Pyromania)
(Pyromania)
(Pyromania)
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