Rush for Dummies (from alt.music.rush)--------------------FINDING MY WAY
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Ooh, I'll be home in a minute!
Please be where I can see you.
I'll be running as my means of transportation.
NEED SOME LOVE
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I'm so horny.
I'm talking to you.
Man I'm horny.
TAKE A FRIEND
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Dude, you don't have any friends.
You need to find someone who likes you.
Could be a dude or a chick.
Yeah, do that.
HERE AGAIN
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My head hurts.
I feel kinda crappy.
Been here before a lot.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
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What, are you an asshole?
Who the fuck do you think you are?
I know what's up with you.
NEED SOME LOVE
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I'm so horny.
I'm talking to you.
It's 7:45.
Man I'm horny.
BEFORE AND AFTER
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Woman, get off my ass already. Damn.
You look pretty good, though.
Sometimes you look dumb as shit, however.
Take your clothes off and shut up.
WORKING MAN
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7:00 Wake up.
9:00 Work.
5:00 Home
5:01 Beer.
This place is boring.
ANTHEM
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Don't take no shit off of nobody. I don't.
BEST I CAN
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Yeah, my life is kinda screwed up. So?
Don't you lecture me.
BETWEEN, BENEATH AND BEHIND
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I just read an Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 'U'.
BY-TOR AND THE SNOW DOG
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Bad dude walks out of a cave of Hell.
A white dog jumps on him.
Bad dude runs back to Hell.
FLY BY NIGHT
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I'll be leaving tonight on a plane.
I've got a window seat.
Later.
MAKING MEMORIES
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We like touring.
RIVENDELL
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I just read 'The Hobbit'.
IN THE END
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Just because you're bigger, smarter, and better-looking than me
doesn't mean I'm a chump.
BASTILLE DAY
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I just read an Encyclopedia Britannica, volume 'F'.
I THINK I'M GOING BALD
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Where did my hair go? Holy crap.
I used to party all night.
Can't do that shit much anymore.
I look old.
LAKESIDE PARK
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We used to hang out at a park. It was cool.
THE NECROMANCER
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There's a bad dude that lives in a tower.
These other three dudes are lost.
Go to jail, dudes.
Yet another dude with a dogbite on his ass shows up and kicks tower
dude's ass.
Dogbite dude lets three other dudes out.
Everyone dances around real gay.
THE FOUNTAIN OF LAMNETH
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Waaaah! Hold on, let me focus.
Man, look at that hill on the east. Cool.
I'd like to climb that.
Just a minute, I'm drumming.
Ok. Dammit, it's cold and wet.
Why did I sign up for this crap?
Hey!
Hey, babe. I enjoyed plowing you last night.
I gotta bail before the sun comes up so I can beat the traffic.
Later.
I love throwing drunks in the morning. This is cool.
There's that hill.
Big fucking deal.
Man, I'm tired.
(sigh)
2112
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(biblical reference)
We are the Priests.
Check out these cool computers.
You want it, we got it.
Look around. This place rocks.
What the hell is that? A giant egg slicer?
Cool. It makes noise.
I need to go show the Priests this.
How the fuck am I gonna get it out from behind this waterfall without
ruining it?
Check this out.
No shit. Now piss off.
No really, check this out.
I said PISS OFF!
Fuck them. I'll just drop some acid.
Wow.
Man, I'm tired of hanging out behind the waterfall.
I think I'll kill myself.
(kills self)
(spaceship lands)
What up, peeps?
Check yourself.
A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK
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We smoke pot.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
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Anyone ever seen 'The Twilight Zone'?
Good.
Otherwise this song would really suck.
Wait.
It does suck.
GIANT dicks.
LESSONS
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Alex, hold this pen for a second.
Good God, what is this?
Give me that pen back.
TEARS
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Geddy, hold this pen for a second.
Good God, what is this?
Give me that pen back.
(breaks pen)
Dude, that was pretty gay.
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
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Get off your ass.
This world doesn't owe you jack shit.
Believe in yourself.
A FAREWELL TO KINGS
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I bet my kids are gonna think I'm a dumbass.
I bet my kids' kids are gonna think I'm a dumbass.
What's wrong with me?
Why is everybody so stupid?
Where's all the smart people?
XANADU
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I heard this dude at the bar talking about this joint called Xanadu.
Let me go consult my Encyclopedia Britannica, Volume 'X'.
Maybe it's on this hill.
What is that, a giant tit?
(opens door)
Good God, this place is fucking cold.
Dew and milk? Go to the fucking grocery store already.
Holy shit, look at the time.
I can't drive like this.
Let me sit down.
Why can't I move?
CLOSER TO THE HEART
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You upper management people get to work.
You artsy types go next.
Here, you drive. I'll hold the map.
CINDERELLA MAN
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I have a lot of money.
What should I do with it?
Something very good, I guess.
What do you mean, buy some hookers?
I want to do something for society.
No, I don't need some hookers. That would be wrong. I'm married.
She fucked my brother?!?
I'm gonna feed the poor now.
MADRIGAL
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I'm tired. I wish I were home with you, honey.
You rock.
Take off your bra.
CYGNUS X-1
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Anyone catch that space show on the Discovery channel?
Man. That black thing sucks all kind of shit in.
Wonder what happens to all the stuff?
I'm gonna go check that out.
There it is.
What the hell's up with the brakes?
Aaaaaahhhh!
CYGNUS X-1 BOOK II
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(two guys on a cloud)
Those are my dudes.
No, those are MY dudes.
Hello, my name is First Guy.
You people quit being so stupid.
Read this science book.
Take these matches.
Thanks! Let's go hang out on the corner and talk to each other!
(time passes)
I'm tired of hanging out on the street.
(they go home, wake up neighbor)
The brainiacs said for you to cross that bridge and ask the Second guy
what's up.
Yes, I know it's the Bridge of Death.
No, I don't know why it's called the Bridge of Death.
My guess is that Neil needed three syllables real fast.
(neighbor throws on t-shirt, grabs keys and leaves)
Man, that was a tough bridge.
Dude, what the fuck? This shit sucks.
Smoke this joint? Ok.
(stumbles back across bridge with cheeseburger)
Fuckin' A! I'm gonna party all night.
(parties all night)
Man, it's cold.
I wish I had another cheeseburger.
Good God, that's a fucked up looking dog.
That's not a dog!
(people argue in street)
Quit dancing around and help me build this house.
Quit building that house and help me smoke this joint.
(fistfight breaks out)
(man pops out of black hole)
I'm a shapeless, mindless form.
Kind of like Jim Geiger.
What are those two guys doing?
(shrieks)
(first guy looks over)
Man, what a homo.
(second guy looks over)
No doubt.
Hey you, what's your problem?
(black hole dude explains)
(first and second guy, in unison)
No problem, Cygnus.
(black hole guy)
My name isn't Cygnus.
(first and second guy, in unison)
It is now. Shut the fuck up.
(black hole dude talks to everybody)
You know, you're allowed to build a house AND smoke pot. You don't
have to just do one thing. Don't be such a dumbass. Check your head.
CIRCUMSTANCES
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I'm tired of jerking off in this attic.
I didn't know it was gonna be this shitty.
What a waste of time.
I'm starting to get it now.
But I'm still in this fucking attic.
THE TREES
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(maples)
You're in my light.
(oaks)
Piss off.
(maples)
What a bunch of dicks!
(oaks)
Ungrateful bastards.
(maples)
Oppression!
(squirrels bail, oaks shake heads)
(maples)
This union meeting will now come to order.
(door opens)
Who called the tree removal service?
(maples, oaks)
Uh oh.
THE SPIRIT OF RADIO
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Radios are better than women. You can turn them off if they piss you
off.
They're real cool when you're driving on the interstate.
Not bad for the price, either.
It's been commercialized, though.
This makes us mad.
I hope this album sells well.
FREEWILL
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Some of you believe in divine beings.
Some of you believe in the stars and shit like that.
I believe that I chart my own destiny.
Some of you think you're behind the eight ball.
Some of you think you're a victim.
None of us are perfect, and we die too soon.
Still, I wouldn't speak to any of you morons at the gas station if I
saw you.
JACOB'S LADDER
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Man, the sky is getting dark.
There's some thunder.
Wait, there go the clouds.
Ok, there's the sun.
Watch. If I stand here long enough and look up, I can make other
people do it.
ENTRE NOUS
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You don't know jack shit about me and I don't know jack shit about
you, but I've seen you around.
Don't be too fucked up and I might be able to see where you're coming
from.
Are you really that fucked up or are you fronting?
Don't piss people off too bad, and they won't tell you to go to hell.
DIFFERENT STRINGS
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Who wants some?
Bring it on then. All you do is talk.
You're not fooling me or yourself.
You were a lot cooler when you were a kid.
Now you're a dick.
Sometimes, you're not too big of a dick, though.
NATURAL SCIENCE
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When the tide goes out, it leaves behind little pools of plankton and
shit.
If you smoke enough pot, you could argue that these little pools are
like our world, a very complex system of smaller, interdependent
systems.
Otherwise though, it's just a pool of plankton and shit.
The universe keeps getting bigger.
This leads to a bunch of electronic shit that desensitizes all of us
and makes us stupid.
Watch out, pencilheads.
You're fucking with shit you don't understand.
Don't fuck with science and it won't fuck with you.
Watch out, rockers.
Don't sell out and you'll be ok in the end.
What's that?
No, we're not going to perform this part of the song live.
We only have 5+ minutes to do this song.
What's that?
Yeah, I know. It is ironic that we would cut out this part of the song
to satisfy the powers that be.
Ripples just keep going, don't they?
TOM SAWYER
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Pye, hold this pen for a second.
Good God, what is this?
Give me that pen back.
You're lucky this song is more catchy than any of my shit.
RED BARCHETTA
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My uncles lives on a farm.
I play hooky from church and hang out there.
I generally hang out in the barn.
There's a real old car there.
He keeps it cherry.
I hop in the car and floor it.
Dammit. Forgot to open the barn door. Oh well. I'll fix it when I get
back.
This thing handles real good.
Uh oh, the cops. Better turn around and head for that tunnel.
Ha ha, they couldn't get in. Hope they're not smart enough just to fly
to the other end of the tunnel and wait.
LIMELIGHT
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Up here on stage, it gets kind of fucked up sometimes.
You people freak me out.
I thought I'd enjoy being a rock star, but I don't.
I wish all you people would just buy the albums and
then die.
Sorry, that's just the way I feel. Not gonna lie.
THE CAMERA EYE
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Look at all the pissed off people walking around.
How come none of them pack an umbrella?
Man, these buildings are tall.
I bet I could get laid in this town.
Now we're in London.
What a drab place.
Damn it's humid.
But the people are really cool.
Kind of oblivious, but cool.
WITCH HUNT
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Dark as fuck around here.
Look at all those people on the hill. What's up?
(walks over)
Man, look at all these beady-eyed sweaty rednecks.
What're they doing to that chick?
Holy shit. I better get out of here.
(runs away)
What a bunch of know-it-all assholes, telling everyone what to do.
Stupid, bigoted motherfuckers.
VITAL SIGNS
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I just read a 9th grade science book.
Everyone wants to be different.
Everyone sees things differently.
I should have put this on 'Signals'.
SUBDIVISIONS
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Imagine the people who live on the outskirts of town in those crappy
little houses that all look alike.
The kids in those houses must be miserable and lonely.
The cool kids hang out in the mall together at Spencers.
The cool kids hang out at the bar.
Do they have fake IDs or something?
There they go down the street, crammed into the car like a bunch of
Mexicans.
They like to cruise.
I thought there was an ordinance against that.
Stupid fucks.
They'll be serving me fries one day.
THE ANALOG KID
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Man, it's hot out here. The trees are shaking pretty good.
I think I'm lying on an anthill.
(moves)
Ok, cool.
Man, I'd love to get out of here and go to the city.
Just thinking about one of those city chicks gives me a boner. I bet
she's got a nice voice.
(mom calls out from a distance)
Shut up, bitch.
Look at that bird. Uh oh.
(pulls cap down to keep birdshit from hitting him in face)
Man, I gotta get out of here.
CHEMISTRY
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I just reread that 9th grade science book.
I bet I could throw some puns in there.
That would be cool.
DIGITAL MAN
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Let's watch this guy.
What's he doing talking to that pole dancer?
He just told her he wants to take her to Zion and fuck her.
A black Toyota Camry?
Man, he'll never get laid in that thing.
THE WEAPON
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Why are you so complacent?
Look around. This shit is REAL screwed up.
People will fuck you up and you won't know it until they're done.
People don't give a damn what you think.
Let's keep all this in persepective.
All these people preach love, but they'll be the ones first to start
shooting when it goes down.
NEW WORLD MAN
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He's on the track team at Ole Miss.
He's a real cocksman.
But he keeps his dorm room pretty clean.
And he can dance just as well as any old fucker or a Nigerian.
Let him fuck up. That's part of life.
He's a grown man.
He listens to the ag report, like most Ole Miss guys.
He takes notes.
Watch out he doesn't freak out.
He'll get that driveway poured eventually for that old fucker and that
Nigerian.
He doesn't give a damn about yesterday.
He's such a fool.
LOSING IT
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Check out that old broken-down pole dancer.
I think the Digital Man fucked her bowlegged.
She's coughing pretty good. Must be smoking some harsh stuff.
There she goes to the bedroom.
Check out the writer.
Great American novel indeed.
Stupid old fuck.
Hahaha! Now he's crying!
He used to be able to write.
Now he's an addle-brained fool.
Go to Wal-Mart and apply for a greeter position.
Or just drink your decaf and look out the window.
Dumbass.
Some people accomplish great things.
Then they lose the ability to do it anymore.
Then I laugh at them.
Better to be ignorant.
COUNTDOWN
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Here we are at Cape Canaveral.
There's a helicopter.
You'd think they could afford a decent sound system. This shit sounds
like a Burger King drive-thru.
Man, I'm amped up.
Dammit! That was loud.
Can't hear a fucking thing. What?
There it goes.
What just fell on the ground?
Looks like a burned-up torso.
Glad that didn't hit me.
--------------------DISTANT EARLY WARNING
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What the hell is that smell?
Is it the breeze coming off the landfill?
Steer clear of that.
Hey, janitor.
You got a minute?
No? Ok.
You Americans drive me nuts.
I kinda worry about you, though.
Don't worry, though. I plan to put out a book in 2002 that indicates
how much I despise you.
I'm on the down low, so watch out.
Sometimes things are not as they seem.
David's son x 3
AFTERIMAGE
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Man, you just bailed. Left everyone hanging.
We used to turn up quarts and just cut loose.
We ran through the wet grass and left footprints.
What kind of shitty grass leaves a footprint?
I don't believe it.
I don't understand it.
We went skiing.
You hit that tree.
I still hear the wood splintering.
You had an effect on me.
Sometimes it's as you're near me.
RED SECTOR A
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Better watch your back.
Don't die just yet.
Look at all those poor sons-of-bitches.
The warden will drop 'em like a hot potato.
Ow! Who the fuck installed this chainlink fence, Vlad the Impaler?
Anyone got a bandage?
I'm sick and insane.
Help me, Lord. @#&%*&#$!
Where does the time go?
I don't have the strength to even weep like a sissy.
Was that a car backfiring?
Is Libby here?
That might be cool.
Too late for my old man and brother.
Mom, take your fucking OsCal and stand up, you dumb hunchbacked bitch.
Where is everybody?
THE ENEMY WITHIN
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Was that a snake?
Or a giant rat?
What the hell is on my skin?
Oh, it's the Nicorette patch.
My head is throbbing.
Even my nipples are erect.
I'm glad I built that chain link fence for that doofus and his old
lady.
I ain't shrinking.
I ain't missing out.
I'll keep hoping my dreams come true.
Who was that guy? Why's he smiling at me?
I think I'll rearrange his face.
What was that at the window.
Oh. A stupid bird.
Got to quit sucking AA batteries.
Get it together.
Can we argue about semantics? I like semantics.
No? Oh, ok. Lousy Americans.
THE BODY ELECTRIC
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A robot escapes.
It runs into the desert.
It becomes confused.
It becomes scared.
It becomes disoriented.
It prays.
It dies.
Man, this song is depressing.
KID GLOVES
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Nobody in this world understands me.
I feel like a huge weight is pressing down on me.
Everybody insults everyone else.
They think it's cool.
Don't be so rude.
Being rude is not cool at all.
People are too headstrong and emotional.
They don't realize what they're doing.
Only way to understand this lesson is to participate, though you would
prefer not to.
RED LENSES
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Ok guys, who's got rhymes for the word 'red'?
No, I will not accept 'Ged'.
What do you mean, what rhymes with 'filler song'?
Both of you shut up.
BETWEEN THE WHEELS
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I live in a cave
and drive my car between 6 and 9 PM with the window down.
I live in a peaceful time.
I dwell on the past.
That bunny just got smushed. I bet that hurt.
Uh oh, acid's kicking in. I'm seeing spots.
Hope there's a squeegee at the next gas station.
Tires are good for personal transportation, but they can fuck your
shit up if you fall under them.
We can start at an explosion, but arrive at cleavage.
We can hurtle from a North Korean missile and fall on top of a
panhandling bum.
Let's nuke Iraq.
The kids today are stupid.
It's too slippery to hold.
Sometimes I feel like I'm on film.
Got a throbbing headache at the bridge of my nose.
Better get home and crawl into bed and have sex with my girlfriend.
BIG MONEY
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People with large sums of money do a lot of bad things.
Please buy my album for $18.
That's American money, not Canadian. Do you think I'm stupid?
GRAND DESIGNS
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Lot of posers in this world.
Hard to tell who's for real.
You gotta cut through the crap.
I wonder how a salmon would get along in Flatland?
Lot of corruption at the top.
Some people are corrupt and stupid.
Bad combination.
Oh, hell. I'll just pull out my Spirograph and forget about it.
MANHATTAN PROJECT
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It was the end of World War II.
We had the bomb.
We developed it first.
We dropped it.
This started an arms race.
Can you imagine the dude that dropped it?
This song is kind of dry.'
Alex, call that guy from FM and see if he'll play some violins on it
or something. It worked on that crappy 'Losing It' song.
MARATHON
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Speed is not the issue.
Consistency is.
You gotta have endurance.
Hurry up.
Yeah, I know I just told you it's not how fast you can go. That was in
the first stanza. Shut up.
If you don't move too fast, you won't burn out.
Yeah, I know I just told you to hurry up, and before that I told you
to just take it easy.
What's wrong? Where are you going?
Well, fuck you too.
TERRITORIES
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Everyone thinks they're better than everyone else and entitled to
others' land.
Why don't we just stay at home, eat, and get drunk?
Blind patriotism pisses me off.
Especially from people who contribute nothing.
I can't believe people would kill each other for land or culture.
Better that everyone dispense with their love of country.
MIDDLETOWN DREAMS
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Woohoo! The boss is gone. Let's get fucked up!
So what, I've put on a few pounds.
This day is crappy enough without you pointing it out.
My drunken fantasies keep me going when life becomes unbearable.
Like a kid who thinks he's going to be a rock star or some dumbass
cheerleader who thinks she can paint.
Look, the grass always seems greener on the other side. We all know
that. As long as your property taxes are ok and crime isn't rampant,
better to crush your dreams into nothingness and just stay right the
fuck where you are.
EMOTION DETECTOR
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If you stop fronting,
people can hurt you.
That's why hardly anybody trusts anyone else.
Society made me a cynic.
You people who vie for attention just look pathetic.
Did you not get enough tit as a child?
If you took the time to look within, you'd see this.
Now, after you get laid, things change.
Men either get too aggressive or start boo-hooing.
Then you become very marginalized.
MYSTIC RHYTHMS
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My mind wanders when I stare out a window.
I imagine there are ghosts and such.
This makes me kind of scared.
Sometimes it's hard to tell what's real and what's created by our own
superstitions.
But it can be fun.
If you're into that sort of shit, go buy an OUIJA board or something.
FORCE TEN
---------
Listen to this drum roll. It signifies that I am tough. I have backed
this up with lyrics stating such.
Our lives are a series of peaks and valleys, our goals are sometimes
met and sometimes missed.
What do you mean, no shit Sherlock?
We can bounce around in the manner of natural disasters or hawks. I
know. Bad analogy. You get the idea.
Be aware of forces which are much greater than yourself. Face up to
them.
We can sway around like a poledancer on a midnight shift with a disco
ball and some techno blaring.
We can adorn ourselves with a corsage, remove our vital organs, and
attach them to our cuffs.
Again, be aware of forces which are much greater than yourself. Face
up to them.
TIME STAND STILL
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Damn, it's windy out here.
My homie better have a drink waiting. My lips are chapped.
I can see my veins through my arm. I wonder if I'll die before I get
to his house.
I wish I could stop time and look around for awhile.
Gaaaah! Looked right into the sun!
Now I can't see shit.
How am I going to rebandage this cut I got slicing tomatoes?
Better slow down, or I'll die without really seeing anything.
Getting cold now. My lousy kid is getting older.
Sure, kid, you can borrow the car. I'll walk. It'll be ok.
Don't you dare fuck that skank in my backseat.
OPEN SECRETS
------------
What the hell did you just say? I wasn't paying attention.
No, you took it wrong. Let me explain.
(girlfriend stomps out)
I guess everybody gets pissed off for one reason or another.
You better not keep it bottled up or you'll die inside.
Yeah, like a serious case of ass cancer. That's right. Very good.
Sometimes I don't know what to do. I lie in bed and my mind races. You
shouldn't have opened your stinking mouth, you slut.
Even though I know I'm right, it doesn't make me feel any better. But
you oughta try to see where I'm coming from.
SECOND NATURE
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ATTN: The Man Upstairs
RE: The places where we live
Sir, this is getting way out of hand down here. You better get
involved in this world before it's too late. Have you no shame? I
don't.
We all have make decisions that upset others, but most of us are
inherently good people. That dude that cut up the nun on page 3 was a
dick, though.
Can you at least help out a little? Maybe we can compromise. This
world is a real bastard sometimes. There are forces we have no control
over, and the people we elect to lead us are a bunch of dumbasses.
Sincerely,
Neil
PRIME MOVER
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My fight or flight instinct is very powerful. I try to control it, but
I don't always succeed. It's been this way since I was born. It's very
unpredictable.
Good God, Geddy. Do you have to fill every microsecond of silence with
a fucking keyboard?
Fine. Dork-nosed bastard.
If you don't quit this shit, Alex and I are outta here.
LOCK AND KEY
------------
If I snapped, I could fuck you up.
Same goes for you to me.
I got some serious drama going on inside, and you don't want a piece
of it, believe me.
I just might lose my shit.
Everyone just stay cool, and nobody will get hurt.
Unless the Manhattan Project dude drops a bomb on your goofy ass. Then
you're fucked.
Ethics or laws have nothing to do with it, because there's always some
nutjob that will kill you for some stupid reason.
Those of us that actually make it through the day without popping a
cap in somebody's ass don't get any credit.
Everyone just stay cool like I said.
MISSION
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Don't squash your dreams.
Yeah, I know what I told you in 'Middletown Dreams'. This is a
different song.
Everyone needs a goal.
I like good music.
I like good art.
I wish I could do those sorts of things. People who can create art are
bad to the bone.
I wish something drove me like these people.
What do you mean Samuel Taylor Coleridge did a lot of opium and then
wrote Xanadu?
Well, I smoked pot around the time we put out 2112.
What?
Yeah, I know 'The Twilight Zone' was kinda shitty compared to
Coleridge's work.
I was coming off my buzz at the time.
You don't know where I could get some opium, do you?
I bet Coleridge would have wanted to be normal, though. Nope. No
chauffers, groupies, and drugs. He would have traded places in an
instant. No one wants that.
TURN THE PAGE
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If you find yourself with no atmosphere around you, you'll surely die.
Make sure you always have an atmosphere. That kind of shit only
happens to the people down the road anyway, though, so don't sweat it
too much.
Tim passes us by every day.
What? What do you mean by that, Alex?
Yeah, I KNOW I mentioned that in Time Stand Sti - GEDDY! TURN OFF THE
FUCKING KEYBOARDS ALREADY! GOD ALMIGHTY, MAN! YOU SOUND LIKE FUCKING
TWIKI FROM BUCK FUCKING ROGERS ON ACID!
Turn the recorder off. Please.
TAI SHAN
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Mountaintop, China.
Feels like I been climbing all day.
Some dude just poured milk out of a newspaper.
Cloudy. Cold.
Here come another boatload of rocket boosters from the USA. Damn
Clinton.
Now China is singing to me.
Nothing creepier than billions of people singing at the bottom of a
pyramid.
Says here I'll live a hundred years if I raise my hands.
Stupid. Real stupid. These people shouldn't have missiles.
I hear the hope and the hunger.
Fuck you. Go get your own damn sandwiches.
HIGH WATER
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We evolved from tadpoles and amoebas and shit.
Every time you get in the water, a piece of you hearkens back to that
primitive time.
In fact, right now I'm hearkening back to a time when we wrote actual
rock and roll songs.
God, what I wouldn't give to shove that Moog up Geddy's ass.
Ok, end of song.
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