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01. Set Me Free

Gagged, ball and chained
Feel just the same
Heads on the wall
Maybe you're just playing games
Set me free
Mauled by a hound
Hangin' around
Is this for real
I don't know when I'll be found
Set me free

Set me free
Set me free - from you

Taken by force
By you of course
Far from my bed
I know I'd rather be dead
Set me free

Set me free
Set me free - from you

Fire in my brain
Burn me insane
Making your mark
Don't leave me here in the dark
Set me free
Call me a saint
That's what I ain't
Inside my head
Maybe I'll feel better dead
Set me free

Set me free
Set me free - from you

02. Blackout

I realize I missed a day
But I'm too wrecked to care anyway
I look around and see this face
What the hell have I lost my taste

Don't want to find out
Just want to cut out

My head explodes, my ears ring
I can't remember just where I've been
The last thing that I recall
I got lost in a deep black hole

Don't want to find out
Just want to cut out

Blackout
I really had a Blackout

I grab my things and make a run
On my way out, another one
Would like to know before I stop
Did I make it or did I flop

Don't want to find out
Just want to get out

Blackout
I really had a Blackout

Don't want to find out
Just want to get out

Blackout
I really had a Blackout

03. Heaven And Hell

Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on, it's heaven and hell
Oh well

The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell
I can tell
Fool, fool

Oh uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion
For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on, on and on and on and on and on and on and on

They say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of kings and queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's heaven and hell, oh well

And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's heaven and hell, oh no

Fool, fool
You've got to bleed for the dancer
Fool, fool
Look for the answer
Fool, fool, fool

04. Lights Out

Wind blows back and the batons charging
It winds all the way
Right to the butt of my gun
Maybe now your time has come

From the back streets there's a rumblin'

Smell of anarchy
No more nice time, bright boy shoe shines
Pie in the sky dreams

  • Lights out, lights out in London
    Hold 'em tight 'til the end
    Better now you know we'll never
    Wait 'til tomorrow
    Lights out, lights out in London
    Hold 'em tight 'til the end
    God knows when I'm comin' on (my) run

    Heaven help those who help themselves
    That's the way it goes
    The frightening thoughts of what's been taught
    And now it shows

    [* repeat]

    [instrumental]

    [* repeat]

    You keep comin', there's no runnin'
    Tried a thousand times
    Under your feet grass is growin'
    Time we said goodbye

    [* repeat]

    Lights out, lights out in London

    Lights out, lights out in London

  • 05. Carry On Wayward Son

    Carry on my wayward son
    There'll be peace when you are done
    Lay your weary head to rest
    Don't you cry no more

    Once I rose above the noise and confusion
    Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
    I was soaring ever higher
    But I flew too high

    Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
    Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
    I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
    I can hear them say

    Carry on my wayward son
    There'll be peace when you are done
    Lay your weary head to rest
    Don't you cry no more

    Masquerading as a man with a reason
    My charade is the event of the season
    And if I claim to be a wise man, well
    It surely means that I don't know

    On a stormy sea of moving emotion
    Tossed around like a ship on the ocean
    I set a course for winds of fortune
    But I hear the voices say

    Carry on my wayward son
    There'll be peace when you are done
    Lay your weary head to rest
    Don't you cry no more, No!

    Carry on, you will always remember
    Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
    Now your life's no longer empty
    Surely heaven waits for you

    Carry on my wayward son
    There'll be peace when you are done
    Lay your weary head to rest
    Don't you cry
    Don't you cry no more!

    No more!

    06. Highway Star

    Nobody gonna take my car, I'm gonna race it to the ground
    Nobody gonna beat my car, it's gonna break the speed of sound
    Oh, it's a killing machine,it's got everything
    Like a driving power big fat tires everything

    I love it and I need it I bleed it
    Yeah it's a wild hurricane
    Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway star

    Nobody gonna take my girl I'm gonna keep her to the end
    Nobody gonna have my girl she stays close on every bend
    Oh, she's a killing machine, she's got everything
    Like a moving mouth, body control and everything

    I love her, I need her, I seed her
    Yeah, she turns me on
    Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway star

    Nobody gonna take my head I got speed inside my brain
    Nobody gonna steal my head now that I'm on the road again
    Oh, I'm in heaven again, I've got everything
    Like a moving ground, throttle control and everything

    I love it, I need it, I seed it
    Eight cylinders all mine
    Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway star

    Nobody gonna take my car, I'm gonna race it to the ground
    Nobody gonna beat my car, it's gonna break the speed of sound
    Oh, it's a killing machine, it's got everything
    Like a driving power big fat tires everything

    I love it and I need it I bleed it
    Yeah, it's a wild hurricane
    Alright, hold tight, I'm a highway star

    [2x]
    I'm a highway star

    07. Shout It Out Loud

    Well, the night's begun and you want some fun
    Do you think you're gonna find it (think you're gonna find it)
    You got to treat yourself like number one
    Do you need to be reminded (need to be reminded)
    It doesn't matter what you do or say
    Just forget the things that you've been told
    We can't do it any other way
    Everybody's got to rock and roll, whoo, oh, oh

    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

    If you don't feel good, there's a way you could
    Don't sit there broken hearted (sit there broken hearted)
    Call all your friends in the neighborhood
    And get the party started (get the party started)

    Don't let 'em tell you that there's too much noise
    They're too old to really understand
    You'll still get rowdy with the girls and boys
    'Cause it's time for you to take a stand, yeah, yeah

    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    You've got to have a party
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Turn it up louder
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Everybody shout it now
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Oh yeah
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    Hear it gettin' louder
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud
    And everybody shout it now
    Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

    08. Over The Mountain

    Over the mountain, take me across the sky
    Something in my vision, something deep inside
    Where did I wander, where d'ya think I wandered to
    I've seen life's magic astral plane I travel through

    I heard them tell me that this land of dreams was now
    I told them I had ridden shooting stars
    And said I'd show them how

    Over and over, always tried to get away
    Living in a daydream, only place I had to stay
    Fever of a breakout burning in me miles wide
    People around me talking to the walls inside

    I heard them tell me that this land of dreams was now
    I told them I had ridden shooting stars
    And said I'd show them how

    Don't need no astrology, it's inside of you and me
    You don't need a ticket to fly with me, I'm free, yeah

    Over and under, in between the ups and downs
    Mind on a carpet, magic ride goes 'round and round
    Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
    Watching my body disappear into the crowd

    Don't need no astrology, it's inside of you and me
    You don't need a ticket to fly with me, I'm free, yeah

    09. The Trooper

    ou'll take my life but I'll take yours too
    You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
    So when you're waiting for the next attack
    You'd better stand, there's no turning back
    The bugle sounds and the charge begins
    But on this battlefield no one wins
    The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
    As I plunge on into certain death

    The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
    The mighty roar of the Russian guns
    And as we race toward the human wall
    The screams of pain as my comrades fall
    We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
    And the Russians fire another round
    We get so near yet so far away
    We won't live to fight another day

    We get so close near enough to fight
    When a Russian gets me in his sights
    He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
    A burst of rounds take my horse below
    And as I lay there gazing at the sky
    My body's numb and my throat is dry
    And as I lay forgotten and alone

    10. Breaking The Law

    There I was completely wasting
    Out of work and down
    All inside it's so frustrating
    As I drift from town to town
    Feel as though nobody cares
    If I live or die
    So I might as well begin
    To put some action in my life

    Breaking the law, breaking the law

    So much for the golden future
    I can't even start
    I've had every promise broken
    And there's anger in my heart
    You don't know what it's like
    You don't have a clue
    If you did you'd find yourselves
    Doing the same thing too

    Breaking the law, breaking the law

    You don't know what it's like

    11. On Fire

    Turn your radios on
    I'll appear right there! Yes I will
    Turn me up real loud
    I'm in your, ears!
    Now I'm hanging ten now baby
    As I ride your sonic, ooh-wave
    (Owwwwwwww!)

    Good, God y'all
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire

    Oh yeah!
    One time!

    Fire!
    Fire!
    Fire!

    [Guitar Solo]

    Ow!
    Woo!
    Ahhh!
    Ah-ha!

    Ooo!
    Ooo!

    Lay your bodies down
    I'm in your beds. Your beds
    Throw your headphones on
    I'm in your heads! Ah-ha!

    Now I'm hangin' ten now baby
    As I ride your sonic, oo-wave
    (Ahhhhhhhhhhh!)

    Good God y'all

    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire (Ow!)
    I'm on fire (Woo! Woo!)
    I'm on fire (Woo! Woo!)
    I'm on fire (Wooooooo!)
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire (Wooooooo!)
    I'm on fire
    I'm on fire (Ow!)
    I'm on fire (Ah!)
    I'm on fire (Ah!)

    12. Immigrant Song

    Ah, ah,
    We come from the land of the ice and snow,
    From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.
    The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
    To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!

    On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

    Ah, ah,
    We come from the land of the ice and snow,
    From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
    How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
    Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

    On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

    So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
    For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.

    13. God

    Oh, oh, oh, oh!

    Hearts are weeping, soul's are keeping on ice
    Spirits dying, wickedness won't suffice
    Those who cared, they stop and stare at the wall
    Doing nothing, watching prisoners fall

    The sun is falling from the sky
    The earth is cold and still

    [Chorus]

    God - have mercy on us
    For we know not what we do
    God - dark and blinded, we are burning
    Without You - God!

    Yeah, oh, oh!

    Without conscience, without warning at all
    We kill the wounded, crushing those who crawl
    Can't we see that life, is hung by a thread
    In the end our flesh is buried and dead

    Mountains crumble, rivers swell
    The tide is taking all

    [Repeat chorus]