1. |
Hard School (XKM Mix)
03:16
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All things in place
Every chance was given
No effort spared
To save what we had
All in good faith
I would not hesitate
To extend myself
And lend you my hand
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
Not all things fade
Still unforgiven
No cause embraced
Should break what we had
In this disdain
A storm's descending
I would've thought you could be more than a man
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
But you had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter anyway
Had to play it cool, had to do it your way
Had to be the fool, had to throw it all away
Too hard school and you thought you were here to stay
If that were true it wouldn't matter
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2. |
Oh My God (XKM Mix)
03:24
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It's not as you're thinking
Or as you've imagined
To live in the shade of
Beliefs that were fashioned
To leave you in slavery and drain out your soul
But what can i do when there's so many liars
That crawl through your veins
Like millions of spiders
That seek out their victims
And who is the wiser
Watch out
Got ya
Oh my god
I can't deny this
I've been torn just to kill and fight this
To bury it deeper where nobody can find this
Like nobody wanted to know
So give it away
Like they're not going to fuck you
How long can you bear him
To come back and haunt you
To burn past your feelings
And cause you to suffer
You're starting to bleed
They don't give you up
Before it's too late
What will you offer
In ways of a healing
I'm so confused
Abused
Misused
Oh my god
I can't deny this
I've been torn just to kill and fight this
To bury it deeper where nobody can find this
Like nobody wanted to know
Ooh, if it opens your eyes
And this is better than a strong compromise
I was willing to be lost in the shuffle
If only you had let me know
Ooh, if it opens your eyes
And this is better than a last compromise
I was willing to be lost in the shadows
If only you had let me know
And they won't give in
'cause they know what they're after
A kick in the face
Like it's all that would matter and-
Oh my god
I can't deny this
I've been torn just to kill and fight this
To bury it deeper where nobody can find this
Like nobody wanted to know
Ooh, if it opens your eyes
And this is better than a good compromise
I was willing to be lost in the shuffle
If only you had let me know
Ooh, we'll be done with the show
Like the tides out on the ocean
The waves already set in motion
The only one in the game who's lost is you
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3. |
Going Down (Single Mix)
04:08
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I know your shade of blue
Like a crown of thorns
That never seems to break the skin
There's no blood, there's no scars
There's just your broken heart
You used to be so sweet
You walked with a smile
The ashtray's full and the coffee's cold
And the things you say
Don't make you beautiful
You've got nothing good to say
Keep your mouth shut
Nothing good to do
Keep it to yourself
But nothing's ever good enough for you
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
You looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down
I know this dark place
I've heard these words
I've heard them from familiar tongues
I've heard them yelled
I've even heard them sung
Get into your car and drive just as fast as you can
You've had your 15 minutes you tried to take an hour
Now no one takes your call
You've got nothing good to say
Keep your mouth shut
Nothing good to do
Keep it to yourself
Is nothing ever good enough for you?
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
You looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down, going down
As you were going down, going down
I'm sick of everything that you say as you're going down
Sorry for everything
I'm sick of everything that you do as you're going down
Looked like a fool
And I never meant to hurt no one
Just happened to be there next to you
As you were going down, going down
As you were going down, going down
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4. |
Atlas Shrugged (XKM Mix)
03:55
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Oh
Why should I try and judge the things they say
They just won’t budge, I’m letting go
Oh
It's a shelter from the blind
Still you managed to be kind
But not enough to show me how to keep it together
Oh
When my heart's crying out in vain
No matter who’s to blame
There’s still are ways to go
Oh
So, if you ask me to believe your heart won’t follow you
It’s got a mind of its own
When it goes wrong and the road gets rough
And you’re the one
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough, oh-oh
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
Than that we know you understand
Oh
Another thing, if I were you
I would say all that I do
To be half as strong or still belong
Oh
Well maybe you should take the time
To look back at what you'd find
Your own misadventures
When it goes wrong and the road gets rough
And you’re the one
Whose shoulders just ain’t wide enough
Whose shoulders shrug when they’ve had enough, oh-oh
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man, oh
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
Than that we know you understand
In fact, I'd never say, "Don’t follow your heart"
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man, oh
From what you've known
And all that you’ve been shown
Jesus, how I hoped you'd understand
Yeah
I’ll be the last to say, "Don’t follow your heart"
But there’s more to what it takes to be a man, oh
Than what you know
It's what you’ve shown
And that we know you understand
In fact, I'd never say, "Don’t follow your heart"
If I thought that's what it takes to make a man, oh
From what you've known
And all that you’ve been shown
Jesus, how I hoped you'd understand
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Aien Vienna, Austria
I'm a Canadian artist and current guitarist of Austrian alt rock band INTERGANG. I would describe my music as hard rock mixed with progressive rock, a bit of industrial metal, and progressive pop.
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