Novocaine For The Soul
Life is hard, and so am I
You'd better give me something, so I don't die
Novocaine for the soul
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Life is white and I am black
Jesus and his lawyer are coming back
Oh my darling, will you be here
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Guess who's living here with the great undead
This paint-by-numbers life is fucking with my head
Once again
Life is good and I feel great
'Cause mother says I was a great mistake
Novocaine for the soul
You'd better give me something to fill the hole
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
Before I sputter out
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Susan's House
Going over to Susan's House, wandering south down Baxter Street
Nothing hiding behind this picket fence
There's a crazy old woman smashing bottles on the sidewalk where her house
burned down two years ago
People say that back then, she really wasn't that crazy
Going over to Susan's House
Going over to Susan's House, I can't be alone tonight
Down by the Doughnut Prince, a 15-year-old boy lies on the sidewalk with a
bullet in his forehead
In a final act of indignity, the paramedics take off all his clothes for the
whole world to see while they put him in the bag
Meanwhile, an old couple argues inside the 'Queen Bee', the sick fluorescent
light shimmering on their skin
Going over to Susan's House
Going over to Susan's House, she's gonna make it right
Take a left down Echo Park
A kid asks do I want some crack
TV sets are spewing Baywatch
Through the windows into black
Here comes a girl with long brown hair, who can't be more than seventeen
She sucks on a red popsicle as she pushes a baby girl in a pink carriage
And I'm thinking, 'That must be her sister. That must be her sister, right?'
They go into the seven-eleven and I keep walking, and I keep walking
Going over to Susan's House
Going over to Susan's House, I can't be alone tonight
Going over to Susan's House
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Rags To Rags
There's a spider crawling on the bathroom mirror
Right on top of my right eye
And I can't stop staring back
How did I get this way
Take a big look at a living lie
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
Rags to riches was a bust
Sometimes I dream about it, what it's like back home
The railroad tracks and the pussy willow
But I had to leave it and I go back
Whenever my tired head hits the pillow
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
Rags to riches was a bust
Busted once again
But I'll show them one day that I can buy and sell the world
One day I'll come through with my American dream
But it won't mean a fucking thing
Rags to rags and rust to rust
How do you stand when you've been crushed
Rags to rags and rust to rust
Don't let me go
Rags to rags and rust to rust
Don't let me go
Rags to rags and rust to rust
Don't let me go
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Beautiful Freak
You're such a beautiful freak
I wish there were more just like you
You're not like all of the others
But that is why I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
That is why I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
Some people think you have a problem
But that problem lies only with them
Just 'cause you are not like the others
That is why I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
That is why I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
Too good for this world
But I hope you will stay
And I'll be there to see that you don't fade away
You're such a beautiful freak
I bet you are flying inside
Duck down and then go for cover
You know that I, I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
You know that I, I love you
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
Beautiful freak, beautiful freak
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Not Ready Yet
There's a world outside
And I know 'cause I've heard talk
In my sweetest dream
I would go out for a walk
But I don't think I'm ready yet
I'm not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And I don't need you telling me how
There's some happiness
And my stone face cracks again
Maybe some time sooner or later
But I don't think I'm ready yet
Not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And I don't need you telling me how
So if I leave my room
Don't you tell me to lighten up
Maybe some time sooner or later
But I don't think I'm ready yet
Not feeling up to it now
Just not that steady yet
And I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
I don't need you telling me how
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My Beloved Monster
My beloved monster and me
We go everywhere together
Wearing a raincoat that has four sleeves
Gets us through all kinds of weather
She will always be the only thing
That comes between me and the awful sting
That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean
My beloved monster is tough
If she wants, she will disrobe you
But if you lay her down for a kiss
Her little heart, it could explode
She will always be the only thing
That comes between me and the awful sting
That comes from living in a world that's so damn mean
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la la la
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Flower
Turn the ugly light off God
Wanna feel the night
Everyday it shines down on me
Don't you think that I see
Don't you think that I see what it's all about
Hard to look the other way
While the world passes me by
And everyone is trying to bum me out
It's a pretty big world God
And I am awful small
Everyday they rain down on me
Flower in a hailstorm
Flower in a hailstorm
I'm living for the drought
I could throw it back at them
But then I'd play their game
Everyone is trying to bum me out
When I came into this world they slapped me
And everyday since then I'm slapped again
Tomorrow's king, an unsightly coward
You see, I know I'm gonna win
Turn the ugly light off God
Don't wanna see my face
Everyday it will betray me
Don't you think that I know
Don't you think that I know what they're talking about
If they step on me tonight
They're gonna pay someday
Everyone is trying to bum me out
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Guest List
Are you one of the beautiful people
Is my name on the list
Wanna be of the beautiful people
Wanna feel like I'm missed
Hey you with the walkie-talkie
I know my clothes are not right
I wish I had my own walkie talkie
That reached to God every night
Everyone needs to be somebody
Everyone needs to find someone who cares
But I don't know if you know what I mean
'Cause I'm never on your list
Are you one of the beautiful people
Am I on the wrong track
Sometimes it feels like I'm made of eggshell
And it feels like I'm gonna crack
Everyone needs to be somebody
Everyone needs to find someone who cares
But I don't know if you know what I mean
'Cause I'm never on your list
I'm never on your list
I'm never on your list
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Mental
It's like I dressed up in my mama's clothing
It's like I'm talking to a voice that doesn't exist
It's like I got a wire crossed upstairs
But all I want is just a little truth and that's it
They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all
Another anchorman is on the TV
He's got that far-away and vacant look in his eyes
I turn the channel but nothing is changing
The only truth is that everything is a lie
They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all
There's truth in everything, there's truth in lies
With all this knowledge, well, I think I'm gonna be wise
They say I'm mental but I'm just confused
They say I'm mental but I've been abused
They say I'm mental 'cause I'm not amused by it all
Not at all
Not at all
Not at all
Not at all
Not at all
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Spunky
Spunky don't like her uniform
It never fit so good.
Going back to the orphanage
And the place where her garage once stood
Well, it's a free for all, free for all, free for all
It's a free for all, you and me
And if you don't like what they're telling you
You can't teach a blind man to see
Well, I can see
Spunky looks good in her bright red wig
Eating chocolate chip mint ice-cream
A cat named Lola with a violent past
Is balled-up asleep 'cross her knees
And it's a free for all, free for all, free for all
It's a free for all, you and me
One day the world will be ready for you
And wonder how they didn't see
Spunky knows she can save the world
In her own little way
Turning in her old uniform
'Cause you know, it really didn't pay
And it's a free for all, free for all, free for all
It's a free for all, you and me
I walk through the world with your name on my tongue
And your picture etched on my screen
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Your Lucky Day In Hell
Mama gripped onto the milkman's hand
And then she finally gave birth
Years go by, still I don't know
Who shall inherit this earth
And no one will know my name until it's on the stone
Oh, woah
This could be your lucky day in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell
Waking up with an ugly face
Winston Churchill in drag
Looking for a new maternal embrace
Another tired old gag
Am I just a walking bag of chewed-up dust and bones
Oh, woah
This could be your lucky day in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell
Father Theresa, you can't make me into you
I never wanna be like you
Why can't you see, it's me
You know it's time to let me go
This could be your lucky day in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell
This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell, in hell
This could be your lucky day in hell
Never know who it might be at your doorbell, in hell
This could be your lucky day in hell, in hell, in hell, in hell
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Manchild
I'm not having any fun
I'm not having any fun
And every time you crave for me
I'm here
And anything you hunger for
I'll share
And I will be quietly standing by
While slowly I am dying inside
Hold me in your arms
And let me be the one
Who can feel like I am a child in love
Every time I talk to you, you're down
And every time you need a laugh, I'm around
And when you forget I'm here, I'm not
It isn't really me that you forgot
Hold me in your arms
And let me be the one
Who can feel like I am a child in love
Whisper now and tell me how
You'll watch me and tell me somehow
I'm gonna be all right
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