Anthrax - Volume 8: The Threat Is Real lyrics
Tracks 01. Crush
02. Catharsis 03. Inside Out 04. Piss & Vinegar 05. 604 06. Toast 07. Born Again Idiot 08. Killing Box 09. Harm's Way 10. Hog Tied 11. Big Fat 12. Cupajoe 13. Alpha Male 14. Stealing From A Thief 15. Pieces 01. Crush
Now you see me, now you don't
Go before I am the goat You get away with murder Kill me when you're through Do I have to give up me To be loved by you You get away with murder What do I have to do Do I have to give up me To be loved by you From the smallest taste I use From the smallest taste I lose Won't you crush on me Pile your dead on top of me Tape my eyes so I can't see You get away with murder Kill me when you're through Do I have to give up me To be loved by you You get away with murder What do I have to do Do I have to give up me To be loved by you From the smallest taste I use From the smallest taste I lose Won't you crush on me I've been waiting for today I can't touch you when you're far away Nothing makes me feel this way Except hate but that fades away From the smallest taste I use From the smallest taste I lose Won't you crush on me I've been waiting for today I can't touch you when you're far away Nothing makes me feel this way Except hate but that fades away 02. Catharsis
All these years I've been the hard man
All these years it's been so hard man To live my life for someone else In fear of being honest with myself I perpetrated a lie Juggling my life with one hand Tied behind my back, trying to find And it had always been mine I perpetrated a lie I'm in, I'm out, I'm in, I'm out I'm in, I'm out, I'm in, I'm out I'm breaking through the darkness And it knocked me over Into the light of an older soul And I'll never die Cause everything I am is in your eyes Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... And it knocked me over Into the light of an older soul And I'll never die I'll live forever in your eyes Crucify my inhibitions The first born son he died for my sins Nothing to worry about And all these years I was the hard man I always knew I'd find myself and prove Because you told me the truth It's all I wanted from you I'm in, I'm out, I'm in, I'm out I'm in, I'm out, I'm in, I'm out I'm breaking through the darkness And it knocked me over Into the light of an older soul And I'll never die Cause everything I am is in your eyes Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... Angels in my heart, Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my eyes... And it knocked me over Into the light of an older soul And I'll never die I'll live forever in your eyes My cathartic dream, a primal scream, shedding my skin Somewhere between light and dark I balanced what I am And I remember everything, we said we'd find a way Laugh and cry, love and hate, ain't no weak link this bond can't break I pull it out there, it comes back I pull it out there, it comes back I pull it out there, it comes back I pull it out there, it comes back Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... Angels in my heart, Devils in my eyes Devils in my eyes... Angels in my heart, Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my, Devils in my eyes... And it knocked me over Into the light of an older soul And I'll never die I'll live forever in your eyes I'll never die, I'll never die I'll never die, I'll never die I'll never die, I'll never die I'll never die, I'll never die 03. Inside Out
I thought I knew what provocation was
I thought I knew what provocation was I've eaten from the insane root that imprisons reason It's in my stomach like fire, like cancer Like a knife I've been gunshot I gotta let it go Goddamn, nowhere place to be Dying deep inside of me Always standing on the inside looking out Can't break a heart so strong with pride It's more than just being alive I broke the rule with you, I'm out My only antidote to mental suffering Is physical pain I've eaten from the insane root that imprisons reason It's in my stomach like fire It's in my stomach like cancer It's in my stomach like a knife I've been gunshot I gotta let it go Goddamn, nowhere place to be Dying deep inside of me Always standing on the inside looking out Can't break a heart so strong with pride It's more than just being alive I broke the rule with you, I'm out Goddamn, nowhere place to be Dying deep inside of me Always standing on the inside looking out Can't break a heart so strong with pride It's more than just being alive I broke the rule with you, I'm out, out, out Goddamn, nowhere place to be Dying deep inside of me Always standing on the inside looking out Can't break a heart so strong with pride It's more than just being alive I broke the rule with you, I'm out Goddamn, nowhere place to be Dying deep inside of me Always standing on the inside looking out Can't break a heart so strong with pride It's more than just being alive I broke the rule with you, I'm out, out, out, out, OUT!! 04. Piss & Vinegar
It was a day to remember
Twice as hard as long That was the day that I convinced myself That I found my god I tip my cap and I step up I fix myself to the right I move right into the firing zone And scream "drink or fight" It's just a matter of respect Or is that something I missed This ain't no peace train that you're jumping on So shake my hand and shake it strong And everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along Sometimes I can't stop the shaking At least I know I'm not dead I don't remember whose blood this is I've got a hammer inside my head I get up, I get put down And I don't even try I've burned a bridge, I've burned a whole town Cause I'm fortified I tell the truth or just a gilded lie And then I charge like a bull with his balls tied This ain't no peace train that you're jumping on So shake my hand and shake it strong And everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along A heavy dose of reality With a side of piss and vinegar A free drink at the bar and you'll take it So shake my hand and shake it strong And everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along (am I) Long (am I) Strong (am I) Everybody come along A heavy dose of reality With a side of piss and vinegar A swift kick in the ass and you'll take it Take it 05. 604
Can't stop eating
Can't stop eating Can't stop eating She's so fat Can't stop eating Can't stop eating Can't stop eating She's so fat Can't stop eating Can't stop eating Can't stop eating She's so fat 6...0...4... Katrina! Can't stop eating Can't stop eating Can't stop eating She's so fat 06. Toast
Swimming on the surface
It's a hell of a lot safer up here Ain't prepared to dive And uncover all my darkest fears This ain't no covert operation I don't have that much concentration Staring at the clock And my patience is wearing thin One more down the gullet Keeps me from jumping out of my skin This ain't no covert operation I'm lost in this fog of contradiction I toast to the extras I drink to them cause they don't talk too much They fill up space and entertain And when I cut em loose, they don't make a fuss They all add up to zero in my mind They're just here to cure the boredom for the night Now sometimes this leaves me feeling hollow That's when I take refuge in my pillow This ain't no covert operation I'm not even ready for confession I toast to the extras I drink to them cause they don't talk too much They fill up space and entertain And when I cut em loose, they don't make a fuss They all add up to zero in my mind They're just here to cure the boredom for the night That's right 07. Born Again Idiot
Why do I explain myself when everyone's an idiot but me?
I think some people need, I think some people need, Killing for stupidity and I'll be born again Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life Like ten pounds in a nine pound bag Still I come back to give you something that you never had Idiot rules, I never fight I only win Idiot rules, idiot rules Idiot rules, and I didn't make them Idiot rules, I never bend, I only break them Finish my smoke, down my drink, wipe my mouth and I just walk away I think some people need, I think some people need, Killing for stupidity and I'll be born again Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life Kicking and screaming and dragged back into a life Like ten pounds in a nine pound bag Still I come back to give you something that you never had Idiot rules, I never fight I only win Idiot rules, idiot rules Idiot rules, and I didn't make them Idiot rules, I never bend, I only break them What's the chance of finding something real and make it last For that I'd carry all my bags and leave them in the past Because I spend my life fixing mistakes that left me scarred And when I stand and meet my maker, I'll be born again hard Why do I explain myself when everyone's an idiot but me? I think some people need, I think some people need, Killing for stupidity and I'll be born again Idiot rules, I never fight I only win Idiot rules, idiot rules Idiot rules, and I didn't make them Idiot rules, idiot rules Idiot rules, I never fight I only win Idiot rules, idiot rules Idiot rules, don't judge me by my sins Idiot rules, I never bend, I only break them 08. Killing Box
I have always been an experiment in terror
At least I can only kill you once Standing aloof when I made up my mind Reaching, reaching, why it's better to be blunt Your walking point through my minefield You gotta get out (get out) Your on point in my minefield Forever waiting for a roadmap Speak Speak Speak Say something Speak Speak Speak Answer me I left you in a killing box I left you in a killing box I left you in a killing box I left you in a killing box Sketchy's not a name you can pin on me I'll start a revolt with my honesty A piece of you burns every time you lie So let's start a war, just to see how many die Your walking point through my minefield You gotta get out (get out) Your on point in my minefield Forever waiting for a roadmap Speak Speak Speak Say something Speak Speak Speak Answer me I left you in a killing box 09. Harm's Way
Here comes the biggest asshole that the whole world's ever seen
Watch as things turn to something I never, I never meant to be Call it a side effect of my arrested development Here with you I'm trapped, I'm trapped, out of my element I tear through all this wreckage Wreckage you left when you dropped the bomb Is there something worth saving Or do I act, I act like nothing's wrong The lesser of two evils gives me, gives me nothing at all Lust and madness, murder and mayhem My whole life's been about playing It's all so surreal Maybe that's why I touch but can't feel Sittin' pretty, as I sit up straight Trying to find means to an end I move into harms way I move into harms way I see my face in the mirror I feel my feet but I can't seem to walk in my shoes When it hurts I feel closer to you Closer than you ever knew And the bottom line is knowing I will die and the worms will eat me The bottom line is knowing Ain't no one else I can be Lust and madness, murder and mayhem My whole life's been about playing It's all so surreal Maybe that's why I touch but can't feel Sittin' pretty, as I sit up straight Trying to find means to an end I move into harms way Running steady, smile on my face Trying to find means to an end I move into harms way I move into harms way Sittin' pretty as I, running steady as I, sittin' pretty as I sit up straight Running steady, smile on my face Trying to find means to an end I move into harms way I move into harms way 10. Hog Tied
I have something I can reveal
I get off on laughing It's like the biggest orgasm If you like I'll share it with you When you give up yourself, you do it peacefully Then you feel no plight and you think you're free Give up yourself, give up yourself There goes your chivalry From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope Hog tied to this life, I'm strapped up tight And I won't be no slave I can't wait to get you back I need you back in my clutches If it takes a thousand punches By the end you'll be in stitches When you give up yourself, you do it peacefully Then you feel no plight and you think you're free Give up yourself, give up yourself There goes your chivalry From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope Climb up if the noose ain't tied From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope Climb up if the noose ain't tied It won't disturb you, it's here to serve you Unlock the doubt, you'll find it's out, your rosetta stone Or you'll cut the line, and stifle time Slash your wrist and kiss your crippled bones When you give up yourself, you do it peacefully Then you feel no plight and you think you're free Give up yourself, give up yourself There goes your chivalry From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope Climb up if the noose ain't tied From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope From on top of the world, I'll throw you down a rope Climb up if the noose ain't tied 11. Big Fat
Looming large like a favorite son
One more time comes my obsession Like a mountain stream that ends in mud I'm wading in shit waiting for the flood Sinking You did, you did, you did, you did Left me hating You did, you did, you did, you did Contemplating I'm drinking strength for comic relief While I'm growing super weak in the knees You asked me can I deliver Like a monster crossing the Hudson River Stomping You did, you did, you did, you did Left me waning You did, you did, you did, you did Slowly draining Feet of clay that are stuck to the floor You did, you did, you did, you did And with vanity you want more Big fat kill Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world I'm biting my tongue so much it hurts But at the same time I'm at a loss for words The things I've seen should've left me blind So it makes me happy that I'm losing my mind Laughing You did, you did, you did, you did Left me waning You did, you did, you did, you did Slowly draining Feet of clay that are stuck to the floor You did, you did, you did, you did And with vanity you want more Big fat kill Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world You asked me can I deliver Like a monster crossing the Hudson River Carrying the weight of the world In my hands Carrying the weight of the world The things I've seen should've left me blind So it makes me happy that I'm losing my mind 12. Cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe
I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Black and strong! Black and strong! I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe I really need a cup of coffee, go get me a cupajoe Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Cupajoe, Black and strong! Black and strong! 13. Alpha Male
You should be happy
You should be happy You should be really happy I saved your life today I didn't kill you Although I meant to You should be happy Now go and put your toys away It's the pecking order, back of the line Pecking order, back of the line Pecking order, back of the line Climb up to the top, jump off and take a nose dive Another societal breakdown Another societal breakdown What did you just say What did you just say You said something Something that I already said I smell like both of us You smell like both of us Revel in our sated lust Open your eyes and watch me bust It's the pecking order, back of the line Pecking order, back of the line Pecking order, back of the line Climb up to the top, jump off and do a face plant Another societal breakdown Another societal breakdown Another societal breakdown And I don't need it around, I'm the king of the town What did you do to me I gotta get another hit off your energy I'm cruising in neutral, you came into my life And bam, kicked it up a big notch What did you do to me, what did you do to me I gotta get another hit off your energy I dropped in from the top Took off and carved a big slice Another societal breakdown Another societal breakdown Another societal breakdown And I don't need it around, I'm the king of the... 14. Stealing From A Thief
Don't want a life like my parents had
Don't want a life like my rich friends have Don't want to live by association Don't want to live the great maybe I want a life, not a name online I want to live it in real time I want a life just so I can be I never asked what was in it for me I never asked what was in it for me Stealing from a thief My humanity I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency Stealing from a thief Dancing with the beast I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency As a kid I'd play make believe As a man I play make believe As a kid I'd do anything As a man I do everything I live my centered and humane I live my life like a man insane I live my life just so I can be I never asked what was in it for me I never asked what was in it for me Stealing from a thief My humanity I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency Stealing from a thief Dancing with the beast I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency I get up, I get up, I get up and go I grab a hold and reach way down To find something that I really believe I don't need to console myself If I don't like what I see I never asked what was in it for me Stealing from a thief My humanity I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency Stealing from a thief Dancing with the beast I know my name, I know my pain I know my frequency 15. Pieces
The sun is shining off his face again
Another day to reflect, I hope you understand Looking for the sign that's let's me know That you're fine That you finally just found your way back home Feel you within, feel you everywhere You'll path the sky, will get me everywhere So take me some place, where I will always know That you're fine That you finally just, found your way back home Who's to tell me, I have to let it go I need to say this, have to let you know I will be here waiting for our souls to meet I will be here waiting for your call to me Anthony, I know you're home Right beside me, all alone Anthony, I have so much to say In my heart, you will always remain I'll never be alone... Maybe I'm blind, maybe I don't wanna see I distinct this fight won't play for me Let us just think that I will, I think I know That you're fine That you finally just, found your way back home I question my faith, I question everything I need to know if this is all there is So take me someplace where I will always know That you're fine That you finally just, found your way back home Who's to tell me, I have to let it go I need to say this, have to let you know I will be here waiting for our souls to meet I will be here waiting for your call to me Anthony, I know you're home Right beside me, all alone Anthony, I have so much to say In my heart, you will always remain Anthony, my brother, my friend I'll be with you once again Anthony, my heart owns your faith It will always light your day And never be alone.. And never be alone... And never be alone.... And never be alone..... |