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Electricade
05:11
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ELECTRICADE
Day Job, Monday morning
But I won't let it get me down,
Quitting time on Friday,
Anticipation all around.
Come down, Shed your skin
Now it is your time
Engage escape mode
Leave it all behind
You're always welcome at Electricade
Become your real self at the masquerade
No doubt about it
Can't live without it
Indulge your fantasy
In this greyscale half-life
Spreadsheet limbo fills my day
Waiting for the night time
Imagination breaks away
Come down, Shed your skin
Now it is your time
Engage escape mode
Leave it all behind
You're always welcome at the Electricade
Become your real self at the masquerade
You're always welcome at the Electricade
Become your real self at the masquerade
No doubt about it
Can't live without it
Indulge your fantasy
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2. |
Amused 2 Def
05:30
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Amused to Def
I tried to paint your picture
But I can’t make you real
I tried to mould you but I still can’t make you feel
I put my pen to paper
But you still won’t sing for me
So I just erase ya from my category
20 Million wannabes how can we go wrong?
And you’re sittin’ lookin’ pretty
And you think you’re so urbane
And you think you’re very witty
But you’re really just mundane
I want you
But I don’t need you
Your market strategy is really just confusing me
I love you
But I don’t mean to
It’s so hard to decide when everything is televised
I tried to tell your story
But it just won’t come true
I tried to sing your song
But it’s always out of tune
I put my pen to paper
But you still won’t talk for me
So I just erase ya from my memory
20 million wannabes how did we go wrong?
And you’re sittin’ lookin’ pretty
And you think you’re so urbane
And you think you’re very witty
But you’re really just mundane
I want you
But I don’t need you
Your market strategy is really just confusing me
I love you
But I don’t mean to
It’s so hard to decide when everything is televised
20 million wannabes how did we go wrong?
I want you
But I don’t need you
Your market strategy is really just confusing me
I love you
But I don’t mean to
It’s so hard to decide when everything is televised
(Repeat)
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3. |
Shoes
03:49
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Shoes
Ahh ahh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeah yeah yeah
I like your shoes and the way you move
It won't come as news to a girl like you
You really light my fuse
I’ve got you on file
‘Cause I like your style
If you want me to take you for more than a mile
You’d better lose that smile
Want you to wear these pearls
It says you’re my girl
And I know how to make my girls toes curl
So let’s give it a whirl
I like your shoes and the way you move
Aint gonna come as news to a girl like you
You really light my fuse
I’ve got you on file
‘Cause I like your style
If you want me to take you for more than a mile
You’d better lose that smile
Want you to wear these pearls
It says you’re my girl
And I know how to make my girls toes curl
So let’s give it a whirl
Ahh ahh yeah yeay yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeay yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeay yeah yeah
Ahh ahh yeah yeay yeah yeah
I like your shoes and the way you move
Aint gonna come as news to a girl like you
You really light my fuse
I’ve got you on file
‘Cause I like your Style
If you want me to take you for more than a mile
You’d better lose that smile
Want you to wear these pearls
It says you’re my girl
And I know how to make my girls toes curl
So let’s give it a whirl
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4. |
Ray
03:00
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Ray
She tried to mess my head up and here is the proof
She’d wait until the trip kicked in to tell me the truth
She’d cut herself to pieces just to make me care
She’d smoke a million cigarettes and cut all her hair
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
Why are you lookin’ at me?
Don’t want ya lookin’ at me.
Why aren’t ya lookin’ at me
I want ya lookin’ at me!
Jelly, Ice Cream, Dope and speed and musical chairs
Stay awake for three days straight and fall asleep on the stairs
She’d cut herself to pieces just to make me care
She’d smoke a million cigarettes and cut all her hair
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
Why are you lookin’ at me?
Don’t want ya lookin’ at me.
Why aren’t ya lookin’ at me
I want you lookin’ at me!
She tried to mess my head up and here is the proof
She’d wait until the trip kicked in to tell me the truth
She’d cut herself to pieces just to make me care
She’d smoke a million cigarettes and cut all her hair
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
That’s why… I could never handle Ray
Why are you lookin’ at me?
Don’t want ya lookin’ at me.
Why aren’t ya lookin’ at me
I want you lookin’ at me!
(I know what you’re lookin at, I know what you’re lookin’ at
I know what you’re lookin at, I know what you’re lookin’ at
I know what you’re lookin at, I know what you’re lookin’ at)
Why are you lookin’ at me?
Don’t want ya lookin’ at me.
Why aren’t ya lookin’ at me
I want you lookin’ at me!
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5. |
Answer Phone
04:52
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Answerphone
Answer phone
Another fuckin’ answer phone
I never get past your dial tone
Do you turn it on?
When I come around
Careful not to make a sound
To ask if you wanna come round town
You’re pretending that you’re already gone
Answer phone
Answer me!
Leavin’ it like this means the seeds are sown
For my jealousy
If you’re not alone
Or if you’re really not home
I couldn’t take that
So I’m assuming it’s your battery
I get the feeling that it’s over now you’ve had your fun
But you wait until you find out what I just done
This is not gonna be my fault
Your friends think that I’m obsessed
Answer Phones
Don’t answer texts
Answer Phone
I guess I just confessed
I guess I just confessed
I guess I just confessed
I guess I just confessed
I get the feeling that it’s over now you’ve had your fun
But you wait until you find out what I just done
This is not gonna be my fault
Your friends think that I’m obsessed
Answer Phones
Don’t answer texts
Answer Phone
I guess I just confessed
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6. |
Abduction Song
07:04
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ABDUCTION SONG
They came to get me
There was no shock there was no fright
They seemed to rock me
Inside a warm and soothing light
They calmed and fed me
Then experimented on my sight
Inside my mind they showed me
What was wrong and what was right
Vacuum pulling on my lungs
I’ve got no breath left to draw
Suckin’ all my doubts away
From the life I had before
Is there any future here
Can my mind take any more?
Isolation
In my little metal cube
My stimulation
Hardwired through an optic tube
Observed reaction
Forced to witness all man’s crimes
Cold Diagnosis
Quarantine us for all time
Vacuum pulling on my lungs
I’ve got no breath left to draw
Suckin’ all my doubts away
From the life I had before
Is there any future here
Can my mind take any more?
Diving passed the satellites
Every nerve end screaming tight
Memories are burning bright
Sparkin’ Circuitry
Breaking debris all around
Vacuum snaps there is no sound
Am I going up or down?
Twisted memory.
I can see you
I can hear you
But I can’t feel you
Twisted Memory
I could love you
I could leave you
But I can’t be you
Twisted Memory
I’m spinning in freefall
Alone in the Night
(Repeat)
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7. |
Need 4 Speed
04:25
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Need for Speed
Been a long time since I’ve gone
But now I’m back to stay
And if you don’t like that idea
You’d better move outta my way
Ohh with the pistons pumpin’
Ahh let me tak the lead
Ohh there’s no turning back now
What I got is a need for speed
I used to be a drifter
I used to be a fool
I guess I was a highway star
But now I’m back to you
Ohh with the pistons pumpin’
Ahh let me take the lead
Ohh there’s no turning back now
What I got is a need for speed
Red light on black top
Under my Wheels
Drop down and hear how she squeals!
The white line is caught in the headlights
Vanishing Point
Flooring the throttle to escape velocity
I used to be a drifter
I used to be a fool
I guess I was a highway star
But now I’m back to you
Ohh with the pistons pumpin’
Ahh let me take the lead
Ohh there’s no turning back now
What I got is a need for speed
Speed
I got a need for speed now baby
Speed
I got a need for speed now baby
Oh yeah
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8. |
Bert & Ernie
03:25
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BERT AND ERNIE
Bert and Ernie run the corner shop
Bert does the papers, Ernie never stops
Mrs Wilkins down at twenty one
Says it takes all kinds she knew Ernie’s Mum
PC Williams thinks he should keep an eye
On Bert and Ernie but he won’t say why
Ernie stops, takes his glasses off as Bert orders in supplies
He feels his mum is smiling down, turns and rubs his eyes
Friday evening, Ernie goes to town
Monday morning Bert does the paper round
Mr Smith the grocer whistles out of tune
He starts to smile at Bert but his wife comes down too soon
She’s pricing sugar, it’s goin’ up again
Bert gets his sachets from the café down the lane
Bert looks up from shaving, he treasures what he feels
Love can come in many ways, Ernie puts on his high heels
Reverend Hopkins knows it is a sin
But motivation is running pretty thin
“The world is full of people going to hell”
According to his wife he’ll be there as well
The evening’s drawing in, the night is here to stay
Bert and Ernie finished for the day
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9. |
The Grind
05:01
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The Grind
She wakes early every morning
To make sure the house is clean
Even though no one sees inside
At least not with shoes on their feet
Some people call her an obsessive
Others say it’s OCD
Amateur psychoanalysis
They’ve seen on their TV
All of these things are part of the grind
She’s waiting for someone to come and change her world
But no one’s good enough for Daddy’s little girl
She goes outside every weekend
Trying to fill the hole inside
Looking for that normal someone
Who’ll make her swallow all her pride
Some people call her an obsessive
Others say it’s OCD
Amateur psychoanalysis
They’ve seen on their TV
All of these things are part of the grind
She’s waiting for someone to come and change her world
But no one’s good enough for Daddy’s little girl
She’s collecting ex boyfriends
Another lonely Girl
She’s waiting for someone to come and change her world
Instrumental Break
She’s waiting for someone to come and change her world
But no one’s good enough for Daddy’s little girl
She’s collecting ex boyfriends
Another lonely Girl
She’s waiting for someone to come and change her world
Repeat Chorus Twice
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Coils
04:56
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COILS
I sit inside this empty room
The shakes are coming on too soon
The Coiling Spirals highlight the gloom
Some things are better left unsaid
The thing that writhes inside my head
My Vision Changes from blue to red
Coils around my fingers twist and unwind
The serpentine eyes beckon
And the venom haunts my mind
Chours
The Tangled chemistry
The Coils that bite every night
The fractured memories
Give up the fight – the coils that bite
My Skin is tight, my muscles drained
The whispered moments flex and strain
The spectral fingers envelop my brain
The Tiny hooks they hold me down
Vapour trails twist all around
In toxic fantasy I drown
Liquid tendrils shift and unwind
The serpent wraps around me
And the fangs inject my spine
Chours
The Tangled chemistry
The Coils that bite every night
The fractured memories
Give up the fight – the coils that bite
Tectonic Spasms
Breaking the patterns
Fractured Dark Voices
Rattle and Hum
Synapse Disjointing
Screaming psychosis
Crushing Oblivion
What have I Done??
Repeat Chorus
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11. |
Switches
02:55
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Switches
I learned to speed read
Then I learned yoga
And I learned a mantra and I said it over and over
Studied Alexander
Bought some more books
Took herbal extracts 'til my legs and arms and fingers shook
For the good of my health, turned into someone else.
I read those books too fast
Didn't learn a thing
I wasted all that time
Shoulda just learned to sing
What are my switches...my switches...my switches...my switches
So I got into healing crystals, what else are sticky fingers for
The self-help book said help yourself so I helped myself to more
I held 'em and mumbled
'til they were gone
I knew what ran my batteries down but not what turned me on
What are my switches...my switches...my switches...my switches
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REDEMPTION SONG
You and me
And I agree
Maybe Things should be much lighter
Should we arrange
How people change
Just to make the whole world brighter
Seems to me if we think about what we say
Things can change if we learn something new each day
In every way
A call to arms
But lets use charm
Use a conscience as our measure
And find a way
I hope and pray
To give the people we love pleasure
Seems to me if we think about what we say
Things can change if we learn something new each day
In every way
Guitar solo
I can see things beyond me
Live and an let be as we’re rolling along
One things for sure
There could be more
No Need for war
This is my redemption song
There’s still time
Reason and Rhyme
Feel the sunshine as we’re rolling along
I can see what we could be
Come join with me
This is my Redemption…. Song
Repeat
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Cosmic Rays (UK) UK
Formed in 2009, Cosmic Rays is a five piece original rock band from Shrewsbury, UK
On Guitar are Tim
Cooke Ross Callagahn, on Bass is Adam Knight, on Drums is Charlie Adlard, on and on vocals are Shane Chebsey and Emma Murdock.
They have played all over the UK and at the odd European festival and have been featured on the BBC and on Team Rock Radio.
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