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Self-Made Man
02:00
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I'm working five to nine
I don't get no overtime
I'm a self-made man
With something to say
I'm gonna rule the world
So get out of my way
Self-made man, self-made man
Gotta get ahead any way I can
Self-made man, self-made man
Don't you mess with my master plan
Every day I'm out on the make
I know what I need
I don't need what I take
I'm a self-made man
Looking for fun
Self-made man, I don't need anyone
I'm a self-made man
In my shark-skin suit
You ain't fit to shine my shoes
I'm always on the move
Ready to go
If I want your opinion
I'll let you know
Self-made man, self-made man
I'm the guy no one understands
Self-made man, self-made man
I need a self-made girl
To make me what I am
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3. |
Step Inside My World
02:14
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Deep in the corporate basement
In a store room where no one goes
Is a place of hidden ideas
And secrets nobody knows
Step inside my world
Where the rules are all a blur
Have you ever wondered
Where banned ideas go?
Who will watch the watchers
When no one is in control?
Step inside my world
You'll see that it's absurd
Words, colors, sights and sounds
Visions swirling all around
A world in 5/4 time
I'm going out of my mind
Systems control the people
Recorded lives stored on shelves
The secret to controlling people
Are the chains they put on themselves
Step inside my world
Won't you take control?
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The Creeper
02:26
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I'm watching over you
Watching what you do
I'm watching every day
So watch out what you say
'Cuz I'm the Creeper
You'll be his keeper
Or I'll make you pay
There are dark forces 'round
Making desperate sounds
You're watching dawn to dusk
You don't know who to trust
You're a creeper
You're in deeper
Now you're one of us...
We've seen you out there
We know where you go
You're nothing special
Don't think you know
More than us
It could get dangerous
No one cares what happens to you
No one's coming to your rescue
We know about you, Eva...
If you don't get in line
I can ease your mind
I'll hollow out your brain
'Til nothing remains
We're all creepers
I'm the leader
Nothing's ever gonna change!
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Secret Lover
02:19
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I'm from special branch
Deep under cover
Looking for my secret lover
Secret lover, ooh
These are the lies we tell one another
In the darkness of winter
At the Carnival of Light
I'm on a secret rendez-vous
To meet you tonight
I'm always watching
From the underground
I'm taking pictures
Gonna take you down
You never know what you'll find
When you get in bed
With the other side
Never say I love you
Never tell a soul
Never trust anyone
In this world
Never say I love you
In this world of hate
Never say I love you
Now it's too late
When you work in special branch
It's always a struggle
But I'll remember you
My secret lover
Secret lover, secret lover
These are the lies we tell one another
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Pandora's Box
02:50
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The recording shut down
At Sunset Sound
I finally closed Abbey Road
If no one's gonna listen
You can't rechristen
Another Muscle Shoals
You better not mess
With Pandora's box
If you can't deal with the aftershocks
Pandora's box
I smashed the locks
Freedom is a paradox
People got fractal phones
And 3D ringtones
No one buys music anymore
It’s just another channel
Of churlish blather
From the online megastore
We cargo culted our way
Into another age
Of tin-eared taste
If computers can rate it
They can create it
And lay it all to waste
Mind control replaced rock 'n' roll
Wiring up mankind
Music's the narcotic
To sell you more product
And no one seems to mind
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Bury Me Alive
01:18
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Too much information
All the time
Is running out
Of my mind
I wanna shout
Tear it down
Bury me alive
Stop telling me your lies
I don't wanna be
One of your spies
Watching in disguise
The way I feel
And what I see
Bury me alive
Stop telling me your lies
Bury me alive
Kiss it all goodbye
Data blast me
From the past
I'm already gone
Not coming back
To the future
That never was
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Face the Music
02:50
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When we were starting
I could hardly play
Joey made us practice every day
Making noise
Through the winter nights
That became our
Guiding Light
You gotta face the music
To get on stage
Three chords, the truth
That's what we play
You gotta face the music
To find your way
People heard us in the underground
They liked our looks
They dug our sound
We never told the kids
What was cool
Don't give an inch
Break all the rules
I brought you in
I made this band
You were busy
Making your plans
Now you're king
Of the underground
I'm always alone
You're never around
A million believers call your name
So much passion up in flames
One great song
Can change the world
But what’s gonna happen If you lose the girl?
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9. |
You're Never Alone
03:04
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I see people every day
So busy they can't change
Input devices on at all times
Always connected, always online
No one's a stranger
When everyone's known
Wherever you go
You're never alone
The stream of updates
Never runs dry
A lifetime of dreams float on by
People judge every move you make
And all the plans
That you forsake
Eyes always watching
Down every road
Wherever you go
You're never alone
Compulsive consumption
Throughout the land
Information, isolation
Is part of the plan
One day you'll wake up
And wonder what matters
To me it's heaps of
Discarded data
You'll wish that you had been warned
Because you're always alone
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Overture #9
03:57
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Any Road
02:49
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Every day factory
At the surveillance
Everything was so well planned
I never questioned what they said
I never took a stand
You can go down any road
Pick any path you choose
You can go down any road
When you got nothing to lose
People telling me what to do
Telling me who to be
They tell me what to think
They tell me I'm free
Millions of conversations
Whispered voices in the air
Always yearning never learning
Don't tell them that you care
The first time I saw you
Singing on the stage
Lights and sound exploding
My life suddenly so strange
I'm walking down these empty streets
Trying to find my way home
The roads are full of shadows
Which way should I turn?
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You're So Special
03:06
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You're so very special
A cog in a beautiful machine
You play the part
Of a broken heart
Longing to be free
It's a dangerous time
To be on your own
Everyone thinks you're so special
You've got that look, I'll agree
But when I look a little bit closer
You're not so different from me
It's a dangerous time
To be on your own
You're not so very special
No one cares what you do
You can't teach us anything
That we don't want you to
It's a dangerous time
To be on your own
What makes you think
You're so special?
That you know more than we do?
Don't you know that we all know
A few things about you, too
It's a dangerous time
Now you're on your own
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13. |
C'mon Eva
02:00
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C'mon Eva
Won't you dance with me?
C'mon Eva take a chance on me
'Cuz I'm the one
That can set you free
Eva don't like modern jazz
They always play it too darn fast
She can't stand all that wailing sax
Says it sounds like a heart attack
Dreadfully boring
Fit for Hermann Göring
Eva says it's such a drag
Eva can't dance to rock 'n' roll
Can't find the beat
To save her soul
Skintight jeans and a lacy top
Her legs are long
They just don't stop
She looks fantastic
But she trips the light spastic
You better get Eva off the floor
Eva's been there from the start
So perfect
Like she's playing a part
Eva always looks so very fine
But she's living on borrowed time
Who's she talking to?
Has she forsaken you?
Who knows what's in Eva's heart?
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When We Were Cool
03:01
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A long time ago when we were cool
We were wild, broke all the rules
Radio playing that forgotten song
Driving the beat
To the setting sun
That was the past
It ain't coming back
That was then and this is now
I keep playing "Bang a Gong"
Wondering when I'm gonna get it on
Everyone else is getting old
I want the world and I want it now
Don't get stuck in the past
It ain't coming back
That was then and this is now
As I look ahead many years
Don't wanna be reelin' in the tears
I wanna make a dent in this world
Baby, baby, won't you be my girl?
Don't live in the past
It ain't coming back
That was then and this is now
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Frozen Inside
02:24
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There's a cold wind blowing
Far and wide
Fifty-year winter
That'll never die
It keeps snowing
Where am I going?
I'm frozen inside
When I met you
You wouldn't be denied
You stole my heart
In the darkest of nights
Why'd it all go
Up in smoke?
Now you're frozen inside
Whatever the reason I can abide
But this wall of silence
Leaves me cold as ice
Don't let me go
Don't leave me cold
Don't leave me frozen inside
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To the Underground
01:56
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There's a new sound
Going down
In the underground
(Play it loud)
The girls & boys
All making noise
In the underground
(Dig that sound)
What does it take
To change the world?
How will every voice be heard?
We're all part of the underground
They built this world
We'll tear it down
I'm in the danger zone
I'll go it alone
In the underground
(My heart starts to pound)
We'll show the way
We'll make 'em pay
In the underground
(It's a dirty town)
Lines will be drawn
What side are you on
Is it the underground?
(Don't let me down)
Someway somehow
We gotta go now
To the underground
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Numbers Station
02:35
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When I was younger
I had nothing but time
Now my days are numbered
No longer prime
I've got to heed the battle cry
No time to waste
Time to die
A lifetime of moments
That you wouldn't believe
Now they're frozen
They're lost in a dream
We'll bleed the bastards dry
No time to waste
Time to die
Snow is falling
Fog is rising
I hear voices calling
Is the baby crying?
No time left to wonder why
My number's up
Time to die
No use denying
Time is fleeting
Will you guide me?
I'm barely breathing
No time left to wonder why
My number's up…
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Escape from Mars
04:29
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When the hammer
Came down on you
I thought that we were through
Save your breath
There's nothing left
No one can pull us through
When the hammer came down
It beat you to the ground
I stopped believing all their lies
The revolution won't be trivialized
Every voice has a choice
That's what they don't realize
When the hammer comes down
What it strikes becomes strong
A million voices
From the underground
You'll never take us down
We'll sing our songs all night long
Growing ever loud
We'll knock that hammer down
You know it won't be long
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Self-Made Man (Reprise)
01:22
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I'm moving ahead all the time
Searching the skies
For some kind of sign
I'm a self-made man
I got what it takes
I'll look for you to the end of days
Self-made man, self-made man
I'm digging in, I'm taking a stand
Self-made man, self-made man
I'm gonna find you any way I can
When the smoke clears
And the day breaks
That's when your heart aches
All will be revealed
When the smoke clears
You will find me here
Waiting for you
All will be revealed
One two three four five six seven
All good children go to heaven
Some stay close, some go far
Some play rock 'n' roll guitar
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Underground Radio
03:21
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When you're young
Your heart is a late night dial
Playing songs and Smiley Smiles
50,000 watts
From the golden tower
Rolling down the highway,
Faster miles an hour
Sending music around the world
That's the Underground Radio!
Joey's in the basement
Mixing up his chord charts
He'd sell his soul to play with Heart
Secret agent man
Won't let him down
Playing the modern rocking neon sound
Play it fast and play it loud
Play it on the Underground Radio!
You say you want a revolution, yeah?
But all you've got is this Music Man
We'll get some drums, I got a bass
Play something cool
And put a smile on my face
It's a force we can't control
Listen to the Underground Radio!
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Electric Buddha Band Traverse City, Michigan
Inspired by the music of The Pretty Things, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Crack The Sky, The Who, The Ramones, The Clash, Television, U2, Booker T & The MGs, and everything else I've listened to since 1974.
Electric Buddha Band recommends:
Crack the Sky is a hugely underrated band. A mix of Beatles, Pink Floyd, Cheap Trick and more. A huge influence on Underground Radio, even though we discovered them after the album was finished.
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Dogs From Japan
by Crack The Sky
Crack the Sky are a phenomenal rock band. Sort of a mix of prog rock and classic rock. This has some great tracks including "I want to be John Lennon," "Cool" and more.
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