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The Marks - The World
03:20
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I'm staying awake
Dreaming I won't need sleeping
I sleep under my bed just to hide from the monsters outside
The world doesn't change
It's outside of my window
I look under my bed just to find I have nothing to hide
And night after night I'm lighting the fuse
A nameless crusader with nothing to lose
So raise me up and don’t let me go
I'll play you like puppets in my little show
Night after night – the world is mine
I'm nobody's fool
I think I'm just a jester
With the keys to your heart I am ready to come out and fight
A highway to hell
Built on your good intentions
I wake up in my bed just to find I'm the monster
The world belongs to me – it was never ours
I see you screaming but I raise my middle finger to the stars
Night after night I'm lighting the fuse
A brainless commander with nothing to lose
So raise me up and don’t let me go
I'll play you like puppets in my little show
Night after night – the world is mine
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It's the world you take for granted
The charmed life you have been handed
The daily grind, the rumor mill
The undertow, the overkill
We are trading goods for pleasure
We pretend it's getting better
But here behind the walls we build
The uninspired go unfulfilled
So raise your hands like it's cause for celebration
You have no idea how far back this really goes
It's a free ride cause somebody else is paying
In the land of possibilities
You're up so high you cannot see the lows
You're gonna hold your sanity at bay
With your stereotypes and your clichés
With terminal velocity
We fall for the economy
So raise your hands like it's cause for celebration
You have no idea how far back this really goes
It's a free ride cause somebody else is paying
In the land of possibilities
You're up so high you cannot see the lows
Why are we doing what we're doing
We've lost the future and the past
We're running but we're not pursuing
We don't need your continuities
We need a change, we need it fast!
So raise your hands like it's cause for celebration
You have no idea how far back this really goes
It's a free ride cause somebody else is paying
In the land of possibilities
You're up so high you cannot see the lows
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3. |
The Marks - Roses
04:06
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I could sleep all day I could work all night
I could try and fail with all my might
I could change my work I could change my friends
I could change my life and be myself again
The last day of the first part of my life
May start tomorrow
But I could not care less
I’m already happy
And I know - one of us will be OK
The other will just walk away
Pretending not to cry
And I know
Life is never what it seems
When you forget about your dreams
And you forget to try
Treat me like a kid while I look for candy
You may tell me I’m naive but I got so much more to give
Responsibility might come in handy
But I am sick of all you fucks
Who hope that I have lost the will to live
Do disturb me now
There’s nothing to be done
I’m at peace with who I was
And tomorrow I’ll be gone
One of us will be ok
The other will just walk away
Pretending not to cry
And I know
Life is never what it seems
When you forget about your dreams
And you forget to try
To focus on the beauty
Just focus on the roses lying on my grave
I like the colors – red, white and grey
The blood is writing on the wall
Look at me smiling
Smiling at you all
And I know – one of us will be ok
The other will just walk away
…
And I know - one of us will be OK
The other will just walk away
Pretending not to cry
And I know
Life is never what it seems
When you forget about your dreams
And you forget to try
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4. |
The Marks - Denial
03:48
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I’m going over to the other side
I wear a mask so I am easy to replace
I’ve done what is correct not what is right
Like hiding in a crowd so I am easy to erase
I know I should run, but
You’re the villain of this piece
And I should die for you
Please don’t tell me you want me to
I just want things to stay the same
Cause I’m the victim and that means
You’re gonna need me to continue with this game
Cause it’s a rule that we both get someone to blame
The city just exploded in your face
But nothing’s extraordinary
It just gives us what we need
A common enemy
You’re the villain of this piece
And I should die for you
Please don’t tell me you want me to
I just want things to stay the same
Cause I’m the victim and that means
You’re gonna need me to continue with this game
Cause it’s a rule that we both get someone to blame
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You want me to die while staying alive
And I don't want to be an exception
We're in this together, and we can survive
Our doubts with self-deception
The weight of the world is crashing down
But it won't be on my shoulders
I'll bow my head and hide in the crowd
While the fire around me smolders
I could be higher than the trees
Look down on you, look up at me
Be there whenever you may want me
To be ordinary
I could be black I could be blue
Beat down on me, look up at you
I could be anything you want
I could be ordinary
There's never a moment, it's never too soon
To learn that the light is fading
I dream of the stars but howl at the moon
Cause I'm overcompensating
All the people sliding by
Are only getting older
And like the ash on my head I'm turning grey
As a fire inside me smolders
But still I feel okay
I could be higher than the trees
Look down on you, look up at me
Be there whenever you may want me
To be ordinary
I could be black I could be blue
Beat down on me, look up at you
I could be anything you want
So fucking ordinary
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6. |
The Marks - Kingfisher
03:44
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The Marks Vienna, Austria
The Marks play a catchy blend of pop, punk, rock and metal - and the occasional jazz chord. Crafting some of the finest tunes know to mankind, they will liven up the stage anywhere, anyplace, anytime. Melody, energy, intricacy and above all FUN combine into shows that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face before you start dancing the night away. ... more
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