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Homestretch
03:27
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WAKE UP, MAX. PLANETFALL COMENSE IN T-MINUS 2 MINUTES
I am waking up again
After years in outer space
The autopilot disengaged
I had fled the curs-ed earth
With a handful of my mates
The only souls to have escaped
Everybody else is gone
I guess we are the chosen ones
Ascending to the heavens
And we don't know why they picked us to go on to the stars
We've come so far and now we're landing
No one knows what we will find
When we finally arrive
Descending into hell or are we about to regain paradise?
The engines die
We're calmly falling
Here we are approaching the home stretch
Have I learned to stick the landing yet?
THRUSTERS ENGAGED
The ground comes racing up at us
It's shining green and blue
Just like the one we knew
The atmosphere is screaming in our ears
We can see signs of liii-i-i-ife
But something isn't right
Haven't we been here before?
Have we all been misinformed?
We were told that we were on a mission to find a home for us all as we fall
There's no more denying the world beneath us
Now the doors are open wide
Step onto the earth that died
"Oh my God, I'm home! I'm back!
You maniacs!
You blew it up!
God damn you all to hell!"
Here we are approaching the home stretch
Have we learned to stick the landing yet?
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2. |
North Beach Vampires
02:28
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*Ding-dong!*
We just saw the moving van and
We thought that we would come
Give you a big introduction (and jam!)
Yes, the jam that Steve made
To welcome you into our town
May we come into your lovely new home?
Oh, we can?
Then there's something that YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Kindly keep your garlic cloves
Stored in airtight containers
Please keep your cross inside your home
And your silverware locked in the basement because
We are the north beach vampires
We'd love if you would come on over for a BITE
We are the north beach vampires
Or we could eat at your place with a formal invite
So why don't let us inside?
We thought we'd stop by again and see how
You're liking your new place
We haven't seen much of you since
The night you invited us over for... "stakes"
It was very insensitive and
We don't mean to say that you discriminate
But here are some things you can do to improve
Before IT'S TOO LATE:
Your eldest daughter's gothic clothes appropriate our culture
The halloween decorations on your lawn...
no, they're not offensive
But they're still up in december!
We are the north beach vampires
And we want to get along
We're never looking for a fight
We are the north beach vampires
Treat us fair or we will have to make it right
And come back over here tonight
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3. |
Carte Blanche
03:19
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The sun never sets on the empire that I defend
And your rules have no affect
The law's for everybody else
Because I'm above the rest
You know I dress to impress
If you take aim at my white suit there'll be red
I've got gadgets galore
A billion dollars and more
And the power to walk if you wind up dead
I have carte blanche to do whatever I want
I've got a license to kill
My badge and gun mean that you cannot stop me
And we both know that nobody will
I took an oath to serve, uphold and to protect
The world from those who oppose the authority I represent
I deserve your respect
You know I dress to distress
If you take aim at my blue suit
There'll be red
Call it willful neglect
But if you try to protest
Move when I say or you will wind up dead
I have carte blanche to do whatever I want
I've got a license to kill
My badge and gun mean that you cannot stop me
And we both know that nobody will
And everyone knows
That when the gun goes off
You tried to call my bluff
And everyone knows we've got it all
Though we still want more because
The world is not enough
The world is not enough
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MAX:
Hey man, this is a rockin' party
The entire block has turned up / is turnt up
Hey, has anyone here seen Johnny?
He won't be all that hard to spot
Because he wears shorts every day of the year
You wouldn't catch him wearin pants if he is here
I bet you not
MIKE:
Did anybody see that guy out side who isn't wearing any pants?
I didn't see him but he's infamous, at least that's what I just heard from Max
Maybe he jogs every single day?
I think his name is John, I heard someone say something kinda like that
THE NEWS ANCHOR:
You know, I don't get invited to many of these parties because I'm a news anchor
I think I see him through the rear window
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
I know that I got clear info
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
TYLER:
This party's gettin' outa control
You know Mike?
He just told me a fact:
There's a guy out side who took off his clothes
and then he jogged down the street and ran back
I heard his name is Tom, and that he's famous too
What a crazy thing for a celeb to do
Really, who'd do that?
I didn't see him myself, I was late,
It was a near miss though
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
Just a little weird info
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
JOHNNY:
Did you hear?
That a celebrity streaker
Crashed the party and then he stripped
No I didn't see it with my own two eyes
But Tyler knows someone else who did
Apparently some actor was off his meds
My money's on Tom Cruise if I had to bet
When will they commit him?
THE NEWS ANCHOR:
Whatever you say, it's off the record
They said he had his rear... exposed
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
Yeah he must have some severe syndrome
Pass it on, pass it on, pass it on
THE NEWS ANCHOR:
Tom Cruise was arraigned today on charges of public indecency after multiple attendees at a block part reported seeing him yelling and running naked through their Bel Air neighborhood. Cruise's law firm denies these allegations. Is this a viral advertisement for Mission Impossible 9? Let's go to our entertainment correspondent for more on this developing story...
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5. |
Chupacabra
03:45
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There's something in the darkness
And it's staring back at you
But you can't let it out
And I can't get it out
For you
There's something right behind you
And it knows you through and through
And you could let it out
If you said it aloud
I know that you would want me to
It has teeth
Sunk into you viens
Driving you insane
But once you've seen it's face
NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! CHUPACABRA!
Chupacabra, why you gotta bring me down?
So put on your set of armor
And you'll make a bad excuse
Why you can't make the date
You'll find something to say
But the truth
But when you see it's shadow
And there's nothing you can do
But to hide in plain sight
With your eyes open wide
Everyone can see ??? hunting you
We can see
That you are ashamed
But your not to blame
No one knows you paiiiiin....
BUT! THE! CHUPACABRA!
Chupacabra, why you gotta bring me down?
The thing about the beast
That follows you all day
Is you could make it he(e|a)l
If you would only say it's name
THE! CHUPACABRA!
Chupacabra, why you gotta bring me down?
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People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Listen close and I'll give you the facts
People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Well I'll tell you the truth
But it won't be much use
To you now
First thing that you gotta do is
Fire every single one of your muses
(Unless they happen to be me)
Next you delete all your music
God knows you're never gonna use it
So go and snap all your CDs
*snap*
Next step, hardest yet
This is the part where you play hard to get so just
Go pull that phone cord out the wall
Get rid of your instruments
That's the only way that you can not be tempted to
Break a string or break your heart
Oh these are the steps to take
If you wanna walk in my shoes
Oh these are all my mistakes
I made them
So can you!
People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Listen close and I'll give you the facts
People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Well I'll tell you the truth
But it won't be much use
To you now
Now wait a solid decade then
Look in the mirror and slap your face and
Go out and join a band
But next, and this parts essential,
Never play a show and start to go mental
So then you hatch up a plan
Build a room in your house
Where you can go to scream and shout and learn
Just what it takes to be a star
Buy back all of your instruments and then
Jump in and hit submit and go
Break a string or break some hearts
Oh these are the steps to take
If you wanna walk in my shoes
Oh these are all my mistakes
I made them
So can you!
People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Listen close and I'll give you the facts
People ask "How do you do it Max?"
Well I'll tell you the truth
But it won't be much use
To you now
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7. |
This Is Fine
02:55
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I need someone to say
"You're done.
Pencils down.
Hand in what you got... or get out"
I need deadlines or
I will always tinker and
While away my time without you
If you gave a month
I know I'd get less done
Than if I had an hour or two
So tell me or I'll go too far
"This is fine."
"This is fine."
Tell me time after time after time
"This is fine."
"This is fine."
At there end of the day I need someone to say
"This is fine."
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