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IV Bag
02:01
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IV bag with some kind of –pam
Hallucinating about who I am
My medication is taking so long
This kind of treatment is coming on strong
All those needles take their time
All I need is to turn out fine
IV Bag, IV Bag
Watcha giving me? I don’t know
Liquid’s clear and my mind’s slow
Bag’s empty, refilling soon
Alarm clock beeping out of tune
Drip’s dripping in control
A steady rhythm I need it all
IV Bag, IV Bag
Chemicals hit my brain
My lifeline’s a plastic drain
Try to stop this stream of thoughts
The brake is gone, dope’s calling the shots
Mind’s slipping really fast
Into an ancient hypoblast
IV Bag, IV Bag
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Small Time Big Time
02:41
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This is big, big news
Sad man has lost his blues
He’s been alone all his life, tried to reach for the sky
As if he had nothing to lose, nothing to lose
Big, big news
Sad man has lost his blues
Met a girl with a smile, looked at her for a while
As if he had nothing to lose, nothing to lose
Small time, big time, just a smile away
Small time, big time, can change within a day
This is bad, bad news
Happy man regained his blues
Had his share before, now he’s got some more
As if he had a chance to refuse
Bad, bad news
Happy man has found his blues
Must be born that way, his bad luck is bound to stay
As if he had anything to choose from
Small time, big time, just a smile away
Small time, big time, can change within a day
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Pelicans
02:48
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Pelicans at Pismo Beach
Fly by in absolute peace
Wings on the pacific breeze
Attached to the seven seas
Just above the sea
Both in body and mind
Not wet yet, not even a drop
the horizon’s aligned
Slow motion is zoomed-in time
And time is all they need, all they need
Ah ah pelicans
Pelicans at Pismo Beach
Are as smart as it gets
Silently skimming by
They all know why
All is fair in space and time
Let me float without a trace
To get myself back in line
All’s fair in time and space
Slow motion is zoomed-in time
And time is all they need, all they need
Ah ah pelicans
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Long Time Ago
03:01
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In a bar on my own, feeling alone, ordering wine
The door opens wide, for a moment I died, it was a quarter to nine
In came a girl I knew from way back when
Radiant, yeah, it’s bound to happen again
She said hey, and how’ve you been
That’s really cool, you still got the same grin
She took a seat and a glass and a light
I watched her all night while she drank and smiled
Remembering now she was the best
Why did I leave? I could’ve ended my quest
A long time ago
So, this is the night where I’m not gonna fight my second chance
I gotta behave, can’t stand losing her twice, rematch romance
when I start talking my words seem to miss
Way out of place and nowhere near a first kiss
She started to fade, white light remained
Her body’d left but her presence sustained
Remembering now, it was a game of the mind
I knew her alright, but she’d left me behind
A long time ago
When I awoke smelling the smoke of a faint memory
In my dreams she’s there, she’s everywhere, she’s all I can see
I hope she’s alive living happy and well
I’m not really sure, am I under a spell?
She could be a ghost haunting my dreams
Forever I’m chained or so it seems
Remembering now, in the bright light of dawn
Think she slept in my arms, now I’m sure she has gone
A long time ago
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Novelty Value
02:38
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She’s like a classical statue as a cheap remake
A glittery voodoo that keeps me awake
A memory preview of a coming heartache
A purity goddess in the dirtiest lake
She’s not what she looks like, what she seems to be
She’s all novelty value, she brings me
Nothing, nothing, nothing, but bad luck…bad luck to me
There ain’t nothing good about the now and the new
Nothing right with the fast and the few
There is nothing special about the likes of you
There is nothing of value in a woman like you
She’s not what she looks like, what she seems to be
She’s all novelty value, she brings me
Nothing, nothing, nothing, but bad luck…bad luck to me
She’s all novelty value and nothing remains
A one hit wonder that lasts a few days
A slippery slider in the junkyard of hell
A lonely spider, an empty shell
She’s not what she looks like, what she seems to be
She’s all novelty value, she brings me
Nothing, nothing, nothing, but bad luck…bad luck to me
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Erotic Hell
03:08
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Neon lights rising
It’s gonna be a bright night
Hide under the signs of pleasure
Strange shadows and dark red light
Well honey I do demonica
Anything you like
Deluxe thrills in junkyard style
Are you ready for a two-night hike?
Sick hypnotic attraction
Don’t fit to well
My own nighttime satisfaction
Welcome to erotic hell
Crossed the river, paid the fare
The other side, I’m nearly there
The city’s alive and so am I
No escape, sweetheart, don’t even try
Sick hypnotic attraction
Don’t fit to well
My own nighttime satisfaction
Welcome to erotic hell
I fell for erotic hell
Decay and ugly smell
My life as a film noir
Devotion leaves a scar
I fell for erotic hell
You think of me, therefore I am
Without your distinct support life’s a hologram
I quit my virtual life to be real to the bone
Get out of this crazy system…I’m going home
Sick hypnotic attraction
Don’t fit to well
My own nighttime satisfaction
Welcome to erotic hell
I fell for erotic hell
Decay and ugly smell
My life as a film noir
Devotion leaves a scar
I fell for erotic hell
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Looking For You
02:37
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It’s always at a station when I crave to go astray
A one-way ticket to ‘I don’t care’, just to get away
And the number one location that comes to mind first
Is go back to where it all began, back to my place of birth
I want to feel that great sensation to live my life again
Start doing all those other things I didn’t dare do way back when
Redo my education, go left instead of right
Quit denying choices, staying true to my own fight
I’d still, still be looking for you
Transcendent intoxication, the thrill of a brand-new start
Righting wrongs my way, and follow my own heart
I’d still, still be looking for you
It’s juvenile fixation to think you know it all
Only to find out you’ve hit another wall
A second time around could make a better man
So why not do it now and break this self-made ban
I’d still, still be looking for you
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Urban Groove
02:56
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I was thinking of New York City
Just before my world went blind
And when I woke up eight hours later
Still had the city on my mind
Unconscious for most of the day
Physically unable to move
Exploring New York in my mind
To keep my brain in the groove
Feeling good while in transition
Feeling good while walking around
Feeling good while in this city
Feeling good without a sound, oh yeah
To keep my brain in an urban groove
Waking up euphoric as hell
Thought I won the Nobel prize
Neon lights like a sun rays at dawn
Shining on my fantastic life
Feeling good while in transition
Feeling good while walking around
Feeling good while in this city
Feeling good without a sound, oh yeah
To keep my brain in an urban groove
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9. |
Abdominal Shakedown
02:34
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I had my abdominal shakedown, abdominal shakedown
Got rid of it! Ain’t got it no more!
Well it’s gone, gone, gone, out the door!
Don’t know how, how I got it
But it’s gone, gone, gone, out the door!
I had my abdominal shakedown, abdominal shakedown
Burden to carry, heavy load
To take on down, down the road
But it’s gone! Ain’t got it no more!
Out the door, door, door, door, door, door
I had my abdominal shakedown, abdominal shakedown
Shakedown – Heavy load
Shakedown – Big surprise
Shakedown – Hard to cope
Shakedown – Hard to realize
But it’s gone, ain’t got it no more
Yeah it’s gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, out the door
I had my abdominal shakedown, abdominal shakedown
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Eight Nurses
02:43
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Eight nurses dressed in white
Eight nurses day and night
And they’re always smiling
And they’re always caring
And they’re always there for me
Eight nurses taking care of me
Eight nurses always there for me
And they’re always shining
And they’re always giving
And they’re always there for me
This pill’s gonna bring it
This pill’s gonna wing it
This pill’s gonna swing it
This pill’s gonna do it
Eight nurses taking turns
Eight nurses they’re concerned
And they’re always sharing
And they’re always flowing
And they’re always there for me
This pill’s gonna bring it
This pill’s gonna wing it
This pill’s gonna swing it
This pill’s gonna do it
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Long Gone
03:20
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It’s on the news, I told you, it’s on the radio
It’s no crazy fantasy, it’s what you should’ve known
It’s been around for ages, it’s been a fact for years
It’s not the saddest story, but sad enough for tears
No one will harm you, nothing is wrong
No one will hurt you, your phobia is long gone
Long gone honey
It’s common knowledge, not a secret, no
No classified material, it’s what you could’ve known
It’s your imagination, that’s kept this idea alive
You fooled yourself, stupid, you let your fear survive
No one will harm you, nothing is wrong
No one will hurt you, your phobia is long gone
Long gone honey
It’s time to face the facts now, a big reality check
What you need to know is what’s really going on
Take a good long look in the mirror, well, is that really you
Don’t worry about delusions, do the best you can do
No one will harm you, nothing is wrong
No one will hurt you, your phobia is long gone
Long gone honey
Long gone
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12. |
Skin
02:48
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I can see by your scars where you’ve been
I can see by your scars what you’ve been through
Real life tattoos are your own black and blues
Skin tissue speaks from within
A new haiku on your arm
Impossible to undo
Made by a cut with a real sharp blade
Currency is your pull
Every skin tells a story
Every scar an indisputable word
Every limb is another page
Every body a tale to be heard
I can’t read your mind
But the message is on your skin
The first clue is looking at you
The value comes straight from within
Read my skin, skin, skin
Your body is my favorite book
Impossible to read it all
The scars of life have formed your skin
Impossible to miss that call
I can’t read your mind
But I can read your skin
There’s more than a cover to reflect upon
The value comes straight from within
Read my skin, skin, skin
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On My Way
03:27
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I’ve been an outcast and a temporary son
I’ve been on the move, not seen by anyone
Trying to be with you, traveling all day long
Got nothing else to do, but walk from dusk till dawn
Going on to stay alive, trip’s never gonna end
Someday I will arrive, I’m sure you’ll understand
I’m on my way
I have been traveling but soon I will be done
My mind is so slow and I’m hiding from the sun
Finally at your place, my travelling days are done
Ready to adjust my pace, and ready to see the sun
Door’s locked, stays closed, a small mistake
You’re not in I suppose, but I’m wide awake
I’m on my way
Always on the move
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Hong Kong High Rise
03:29
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Looking up to people looking down on me
They seem so small just as I will be
Down here we’re buzzing past like ants half their size
Up there thousands of eyes in that enormous high rise
You always look better when I feel worse
I tried to touch you, that’s my curse
I had to stop, won’t try it again
Your Hong Kong high rise is your dingy den
I miss miss miss miss missing you
I wanted to reach you, but I can’t control
Can’t control your distance and speed
You’re too far away, too far up
Your Hong Kong high rise is my only lead
I miss miss miss miss missing you
The lion is gone, left his den forever
His spirit is alive ‘n’ kicking, his checkout time is never
I miss miss miss miss missing you
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Allard J.J. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Allard J.J. started as a musician in Amsterdam back in 1979. Former bands include L'Attentat, Claw Boys Claw and Sonic Heat.
After a 20 year break from the music industry, he released Uncovered in 2020 and Under The Loop in 2023.
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