A.K.A.S

I want a girl just like the one I see on the cover of the magazine. Do you know what I mean? Hey, hey, when I say... baby I'm so bored I can hardly breathe. Do you know what I mean? Fast lane, champagne, fast cars and caviar. Ain't it a shame we don't all grow...

We’ve got dirty looks Ripped pages from your books. They’re stacked up to the ceiling. We’ve got sleepless nights, fistfights, and dynamite. I’ve got a funny feeling that you… Keep preaching to the choir while we keep setting fires. Come on, come on, come on,...

Too much is never enough. Super-size, my eyes like satellites. The say live faster. The say die harder. I've got my TV on channel zero all night long. My volume knob's turned up to eleven... 4, 5, 6... 24/7. Everybody wants a redder red, blacker blues, and dea...

It was December 24th on hollis ave in the dark When I seen a man chilling with his dog in the park I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear Looked at his dog, oh my god, an ill reindeer But then I was illin because the man had a beard And a bag full...

I've got a word inside my mouth right now. It's burning, it's begging for a chance to come out. It's gonna dance it's way from ear to ear and everybody's gonna wanna hear. Everybody's got their ear to the ground now. Once we whispered… and now we're scream...

Beneath these feet, underneath the thick concrete… there used to be a sandy beach, but no one will ever know. Flowers used to grow beneath the paving stones. Valentine Days. Halloween Nights. These are supposed to be the best days of our lives. Now we're...

In the house again, collecting symptoms of sicknesses. The T.V. is on… the volume is down. When people move their mouths and nothing comes out… get loud. In the car again, driving everybody crazy and then turn the tape deck on, pump up the sounds, and I r...

They say every great western has it's cowboy. The say every cowboy has his gun. Wouldn't you know, another showdown going down at sunrise. There go those boys with their toys of mass-destruction. Hey! Won't you say... lay down your guns? Hey! Can you see... pe...

Everybody come and gather round. We've got the latest/the greatest hits from the underground. It's all brand new and improved. Guaranteed to shake your hips and make you move. Have the latest trends, be on the cutting edge, be less ugly and make lots of f...

This freedom rings, it stings my skin like the chill of a sinner. This freedom rings, it stings my skin, just like the chill... A lot of people are seeing red. A lot of people are feeling blue. A lot of white guys in suits and ties write checks and break necks...

Generation X. A generation vexed, we can't remember why or what for. We used to be so beautiful...so filled with rage, smashing up the whole place. Now we're headed downhill so fast... picking up speed, we can't even see that we're running on empty. Empty pock...

I gotta know what makes you tick it’s on your lips like a lie I wanna know what makes you sick in the head, cuz you’re all mixed up. And I know that there’s no cure for you Cuz I’m all mixed up too Gotta get it together now. Get, get it. Get it together We’ve...

And you know that we're out of control. And you know that we can't take anymore, so let's go. Yo girl we gotta get outta here. Hey baby, do you remember the days when we used to hold hands? And everything seemed okay, running through the streets at night, alri...

Sometimes I feel more dead than alive. I try, try, try… I don't know why, got to remind myself I'm not the only one. In case I die tonight, tell my momma it's alright, alright. Tell my daddy he never had to hang his head so low. Just in case I die tonight...

Like a pen and pad of loose leaf filled front to back with bad ideas and tales of loose teeth. Like diaries of rivalries; cures for your anxieties. They travel through scores of tangled cords, hanging like a noose from every word. Like therapy running thr...

Gotta make sure… Mayflowers rot on ocean floors Gotta make sure… forefathers knock on coffin doors Gotta make sure… everything else is meaningless Gotta make sure… history belongs to us. We cracked the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Yeah… So let...

Let your mamma know I've got a PHD in cheap hotels and taco bells, and how the hell we're gonna get from here all the way to there with only 23 hours to go. Tell your brothers and you sisters too, I've got a master's in philosophy. I'm on a soapbox in the p...

Let’s get dressed up You can wear high heels And if the shoes don’t fit, we’re gonna smash glass slippers And I’m so excited since I’ve decided that we’re all invited to the party tonight Let’s do it, let’s do it, let’s do that swing Let’s do it, let’s do it,...

Oh lady, oh lady with the crystal ball. Do you see me walking tall? Do you even see me at all? Oh baby, come here and read my palm. Can you tell me what's going on? Is my lifeline short? Is my lifeline long? Little Miss Apocalypse… why can't you be a li...

On the back of a pack of matches, I wrote a letter today. With a bottle of kerosene, I toast to the bourgeoisie. Tonight, they say everything's gonna be okay. Tonight, they say, everything's gonna be alright... yeah right. Not-so-silent weapons for not-so-quie...

On Monday morning when I wake up Gonna make up my mind Gonna try to find a way to hide the look on my face Come Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, maybe… By Friday I’ll be dangerous, dangerous, so dangerous There’s a place in the back of your brain Where you lose...

Is this the place, the place I wake up everyday? Is this the face, the face I fake everyday? Is this the way I comb my hair, is this the way I wear my clothes? Is this the way… is this the way? Is this the way I, I, I… I'm under surveillance. You've been w...

These guitars won't stay in tune. These fists are raised against you. These words refuse to rhyme. These kids won't stay in line tonight. Black eyes, white lies. Tight pants and pin-striped nights. Blood on our hands, price on our heads...who says romance is d...

She’s got wolf’s style with a sheep’s smile She’s got ruffled feathers with an eagle’s eye She’s organized Says she’s going to hell so she might as well Raised fist button on her coat lapel She’s got animal eyes. She’s got an animal heart She’s got an animal...

Don't it smell like shit on the streets of New York City? Can you see through the smog in the skies of Hollywood? All around the world...all the people gonna shout out loud. All around the world...all the people gonna shout out loud. Raise your hands, unrest i...

The writing on the walls says this town ain't ours no more. So, we'll paint the streets with fire. The writing on the walls... those city signs, headlines like deadlines, so come on... This town is ours tonight... So light it up like a midnight sunrise. You kn...

Momma, momma don't you waste those prayers on me. Momma, momma, won't you wash those tears away. I'm so red my credit line's fucked up, bankrupt on borrowed time. I'm so red my credit line's fucked up, bankrupt on borrowed time. Everybody say I'm too young to...

I’ve got a sneaking suspicion concerning conditions regarding Your closet is overgrown; It’s overflowin’ with skulls and bones It’s filling up and spilling out, Inside your room down from your house Believe, believe, believe me there’s no lie Better than...

You can tell he's been calm since the day he was born. And you can hear him cuz now he's all pointed at the earth screaming like a bomb. This is the way we move. This is the way we do our homework in the dark. This is the way we stand on our desktops with o...

I've got two eyes. They spy every lie you hide between those lines. I've got two ears. They hear every cry you drown out with that noise. I've got 2 arms, two hands... and I clap to the rhythm. I've got two legs, two feet, and you know we were born to run....

I’m sorry baby I know it’s your birthday… But I spent all my money on a used guitar I can’t afford no fancy things, designer names, or diamond rings But I can write you a song and sing it all night long Woah True love is broke Oh, they don’t know true love is...

Rearranging chairs on the decks of a sinking ship I think I saw you polishing brass Why don’t you lock you old ideas away In steel boxes with locks and chains? Go on and him them away with family jewels and ugly paintings We are the iceberg Whoa, whoa, whoa...

Can you tell from the way we wear our scars so well? We've got a reason to be cynical. You can tell from the razorblades we smuggle in our mouths... we've got a reason to be critical. We've got nowhere to go and everyone knows that's how it goes around he...

Gonna buy me a new… gonna buy me a new black suit It’s one of a kind It’s a find for $9.99 Gonna cut it up and sew it up until it fits just fine Now you know I got a skinny tie and pointy black boots (black boots) They’re all beat up (that’s all right) I found...