A Boy Named Goo

1. Long Way Down
 
Oh here you are 
There's nothing left to say 
You're not supposed to be that way 
Did they push you out, 
Did they throw you away 

Touch me now and I don't care 
When you take me I'm not there 
Almost human but I'll never be the same 

Chrous: 
Long way down 
I don't think I'll make it on my own 
Long way down 
I don't want to live in here for long (alone) 
Long way down 
I don't think I'll make it on my own 

I never put you down 
I never pushed you away 
You're not supposed to be that way 
And anything you want 
there's nothing I could say 

Is there anything to feel? 
Is it pain that makes you real 
Cut me off before it kills me 

(Chrous) 
I never put you down 
I never pushed you away 
Take another piece of me 
Give my mind a new disease 
And the black and white world never fades to gray, 

(Chorus) 
  

2. Burnin' Up
 
You said you're burnin' up inside 
And no one seems to tell 
Your living from a personalized 
Manual from hell 

Chrous: 
Life is pretty easy when it's from my easy chair 
And you're burnin' up inside and no one cares 

You said you had enough of this town 
This town don't treat you well 
You always find coincidence 
Well I do parallel 

Life is pretty easy when it's from my easy chair 
And you're burnin' up inside, 
Burnin' up inside, 
Burnin' up inside And ya hurt me 

Come and take my hand tonight 
I'll show you where to start' 
Cuz every word that left your lips 
Like a needle through my heart 

(Chrous-extended) 
  

3. Naked
 
Yeah I'm fadin' 
And I call out 
No one hears me 
Never been, never felt 
Never thought I'd say a word 
Weighed down 
Say it now 

Chrous: 
You're naked inside your fears 
Can't take back all those years 
Shots in the dark from empty guns 
Never heard by anyone 
Never heard by anyone. 

Yeah I'm hiding 
In the fallout 
Now I'm wasted 
They don't need me, 
don't want me 
Don't hear a word I say 
Weighed down 
Say it now 
(Chrous) 

Inside your head 
No one's there 
And I don't think I'll ever be 
And I don't care 

(Chorus) 
  

4. Flat Top 

Flat top intervention 
Bringin' home a new invention 
See it there in pieces on the ground 
A television war between the cynics and the saints 
Flip the dial 
And that's whose side you're on. 

Sleeping on the White House lawn 
Ain't never changed a thing 
Look at all the washed out Hippie dreams. 

Chorus: 
And it's fallin' all around us 
Is this some kinda joke they're trying to pull on us 
Fallin' all around us 
I turned my head off for a while. 

The tabloid generation's lost 
Choking on it's fear 
Used to be that's all we had to fear 
Conscience keeps us quiet while 
The crooked loves to speak 
His knowledge wrapped in blankets on the street 
A visionary coward says that anger can be power 
As long as there's a victim on TV. 
(Chorus) 

And my dirty dreams all come alive on my TV screen 
And assasination plots 
Show me what I haven't got 
Show me what I love 
Who I'm supposed to be 
Show me everything I need 
Show it all to me 
Show it all to me 

5. Impersonality 

When I was three feet tall 
I loved the mall and lived life for myself 
Fallin down for laughs 
Your photograph some puppets made of felt 
Watching ????last Thanksgiving even Grandma's old TV 
Dancing round 
about I twist and shout for everyone to see 

Chorus: 
Impersonality...It's leaning hard on me 

Mama's in her shop 
watching little sister by myself 
Robbed the wishing pond in a fleeting bond 
Bound to share the wealth 
Scooping up the coins a warning shout from some authority 
Doesn't matter now 
But I'll shout out loud 
For everyone to see 

Never got to know ya 
Did you ever wonder why 
Now it's nice to know ya 
And I'm glad you're doing fine 
Think of all the time lost 
Was it really lost at all? 
Now I'm so proud of ya 
I'd love to tell you all I see 
Listen hard to your reality 

Impersonality...It's leaning hard on me 
Impersonality...It's leaning hard on me 

6. Name 

And even though the moment passed me by 
I still can't turn away. 
I saw the dreams you never thought you'd lose 
tossed along the way 
Letters that you never meant to send 
Lost or thrown away. 

And now we're grown up orphans 
That never knew their names 
Don't belong to no one that's a shame 
You could hide beside me 
Maybe for a while 
and I won't tell no one your name 
I won't tell 'em your name. 

Scars are souvenirs you never lose 
The past is never far 
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there 
Did you get to be a star 
Don't it make you sad to know that life 
Is more that who we are 

You grew up way too fast 
And now there's nothing to believe 
And reruns all become our history 
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio 
and I won't tell no one your name 
I won't tell 'em your name 
I won't tell 'em your name 
I won't tell 'em your name 

Think about you all the time 
But I don't need the same 
If it's lonely where you are 
Come back down, 
And I won't tell 'em your name. 

7. Only One 

I'll open up my head a while 
It's been dead for years 
I must have been a victim of my peers 
One is for my happiness 
The other for my health 
The last is something bigger than myself 

Chrous: 
I ain't the only one 
I ain't the only one 
I ain't the only one to say 

I'm talkin' to myself again, 
I'll just start a fight 
When nobody can prove me wrong, I'm right 
Anti-hero idol 
With a suicide excuse. 
A thousand other suckers 
Will try and fill your shoes. 
(Chrous X2) 

Little pictures in my head 
turnin' inside out again 
This fuckin' up takes practice 
I feel I'm well rehearsed 
Because the past is a bully 
And the futures even worse 
You tell me what you fear 'cause I can feel it like a curse 
I used to be a folk singer 
Now you're just a joke singer 
Ain't no smokin' dope singer 
Swingin from a rope singer 
(Chrous) 

8. Somethin' Bad 

Well they're shutting all the shops up on the avenue 
And they're holding up for cheaper Chinese food 
If I'm older now and Have a tainted attitude 
What those neon lights Are ???? coming through 

And it's not like me to feel so important 
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day 
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited 

Oh but I know that somethin' bad is gonna change 
Oh yes I know that somethin' bad is gonna change 
Well I see you working round the clock till six A.M. 
The thermometer's at Minus five degrees 
And I'm wondering where all that hard earned money goes 
To a head above a shred of dignity 

And it's not like me to feel so important 
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day 
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited 
Oh but I know that somethin' bad is gonna change 
Oh yes I know that somethin' bad is gonna change 

GO!And it's not like me to feel so important 
And it's not like me to go and wreck your day 
And I never thought I'd see it so exploited 

Oh but I know that somethin' bad has gotta change 
Oh yes I know that somethin' bad had gotta change 
Yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change 
Yes I know that somethin' bad has gotta change 

9. Ain't That Unusual 

Can you talk to me? 
Honestly? 
Cuz I never heard a word you said now 
And I ain't just being mean. 

Cuz all we are is what we're told 
And most of that's been lies 
It's like I'm made for TV movie 
And I just blew my lines 

Chrous: 
Someday you never made it 
and maybe you never will 
Hey, you never made it 
It ain't that unusual 

Now I feel unknown 
And it's safe that way 
Are you too bored to care 
Or too dumb to be scared 
What's that supposed to mean? 

I'm burnt out on some empty reasons 
And other wastes of time 
Something that I wish I'd said 
But I don't think it rhymed 
(Chrous) 

See I'd love to be you 
Least then I'd see you 
Sorry I put them words in your mouth 
But you wouldn't talk to me 

Everything I want I haven't got 
Sick of everything I'm not 
I put my heavy coat on for a while 
It's freezing in the corner of my mind 

(Chrous) 

10. So Long 

Don't take much looking back to 
know I took my coffee black then 
Nothing's different now but Nothing seems the same 
and it's alright. 

Your optimistic views 
Your hundred dollar running shoes and 
Carpal tunnel syndrome 
We all had a laugh about it 

Chorus: 
I'd love to stick around but 
I gotta tell you oh so long 
Oh so long 
Oh so long 
But I didn't wanna tell you 
Oh so long 

Don't take much looking back to 
know I faked that heart attack then 
nothing's different now but nothing seems the same 
and it's alright 

You always spoke the truth fromCircled disco hobbled boots and 
All that showbiz talk girl We all had a laugh about it 
(Chorus) 

11. Eyes Wide Open 

I'm a fortunate son of a fortunate son 
Living large on the wrong side of town 
Too many friends and the fun never ends 
Drinkin' and hangin' around 

I wanna' own the world 
I wanna' swallow it whole 
At least I could kick it all down 
I wanna' kick it all down 

Chrous: 
Eyes wide open 
I can't see 
Eyes wide open 
what you mean 
Eyes wide open 
and I can't seem to be 

I don't take the bus and I never walked too far 
The furthest I got was my own backyard 
A fist full of cash that somebody else earned 
They sent me some more when it all got burned 
I wanna' take controlI 
wanna' make it all mine 
At least I could kick it all down 
I wanna' kick it all down 
(Chrous) 

I'll get what I want 
As I make up my mind 
I'm turnin' you inside outI wanna' own the world 
I wanna' swallow it whole 
I think I'll just kick it all down 
I wanna' kick it all down 
(Chrous-extended) 

12. Disconnected 

I don't remember 
It doesnt ring a bell 
And when you call me 
Everything is swell 

I tend to forget 
About the times we had 
And now it doesnt matter 
'Cuz I feel so sad 

Chrous: 
I've been disconnected 
Someone pulled the plug 
Oh youre so distant 
Won't you come along 
Yeah 

We've paid the price 
And now we're both alone 
And if you call me 
You'll find me home 
I found another 
Someone to take your place 
Now if you don't mind, 
Just get out of my face 
(Chrous 3X-extended) 

13. Slave Girl 

Let me tell you about a girl I know 
I drag her around wherever I go 
This little woman drives me insane 
She's tied to my ankle with a ball and chain 

For sixteen years she's been hangin around 
Trying to bury me in a hole in the ground 
Well i think its time that I even the score 
There's only room for one in this cage of yours 

Chorus: 
Don't save me... When I'm starting to drown 
Don't use me... When you don't want me around 
Just be my slave girl 'Cuz that's all I need 
So take a little stepback to the stone age with me 
(come on) 

Well I hear a strange noise as I lie in my bed 
I feel a lotta water drippin on my head 
I look around try to see through my hair 
You left me alone but do you think I care 

Could you move me 
When I was taking my time 
Could you abuse me 
When I'm outta line 
You try to warn me 
Of the danger signs 
So watch out!!! 

You got me in the bondage of another rage 
You drive me to distraction in a primitive way 
I can't control my instincts when I hear her say: 
"Just come along and see me if you lose your way" 

So join my chain gang 
Play along with me 
I'll be your caveman 
As basic as can be 
I'm not insane man 
I'm just outta my tree



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