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Won't Confess
02:50
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It didn’t go as planned
I lost the command
It hit the wall
As he did not follow protocol
Someone must have told them
Our plan was to rob them
Otherwise we would not be
Dangling form a hanging tree
As I was driving the tank
Ready to blow up the bank
The sirens crushed the air
Begging for a game of truth or dare
They won’t catch me
They won’t arrest me
They won’t catch me
They won’t arrest me
The getaway
Has gone astray
He didn’t get the van
So, it seems like he has wrecked the plan
Someone must have told them………..
As I was on the run
And stashed away my tommy gun
The sirens crushed the air
Begging for a game of truth OR dare
They won’t catch me
They won’t arrest me
They won’t catch me
They won’t arrest me
They won’t catch me
They won’t arrest me
They’ll only test me
I won’t confess
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2. |
Overrun
02:47
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I believe I’m dehydrated
Just because I’m underrated
In a dumpster disport rated
Past my date
Expired, lost my taste
My existence is erased
Just like toxic waste
It’s my fate
I lost my crown
Cause you keep me down
It’s all about your Ignorance
So ashamed you fucking brainwash them
Now it’s all said and done
Our empire is overrun
Organic, one of the few
Still fighting my way trough
I want something new
I won’t wait.
Expired, lost my taste
My existence is erased
Just like toxic waste
It’s my fate
I lost my crown
Cause you keep me down
It’s all about your Ignorance
So ashamed you fucking brainwash them
Now it’s all said and done
Our empire is overrun
It’s all about your Ignorance
So ashamed you fucking brainwash them
Now it’s all said and done
Our empire is overrun
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3. |
Takin' a Swim
03:10
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The situation had started to egress
And everything was a complete mess
In my mind there wasn’t any doubt
I had to find my own way out
No way around those heavy concrete walls
I had built around my empty halls
I had to play on myself the trick
That had made me so damn slick
I was taking a swim
In an ocean full of sin
Irritation all around
As the salt burned my skin
Felt cold and kind of numb
In this world I was living in
Without help and negotiations
No way out of this situation
It might get tight, sure it will be tough
And I’ll need to leave behind my bluff
I was taking a swim
In an ocean full of sin
Irritation all around
As the salt burned my skin
I was taking a swim
In an ocean full of sin
Irritation all around
As the salt burned my skin
Felt cold and kind of numb
In this world I was living in
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4. |
Return
04:16
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We wanted it all, and to be the stars,
But the only thing we got were these mean old scars
Without help we weren’t going far.
When we started there was no commitment
Just having fun for our own fulfillment
We’d no intention of being insistent
But anyway, we headed for the stage
Where we turned up the temperature gauge.
We seemed to have turned a page
Our? performance killed the competition
We had set out on a mission
To change the world, we had ambition
If you grab it late
It’s bound to fade
If you sit and wait
It won’t activate
But we had trouble getting along
Although we knew a good love song
One of us didn’t seem to belong
At first the diction seemed to be right
And our future appeared to be bright
We were all up for the fight
The reviews were good, but it wasn’t the same
Felt like we were out of our game
We had only ourselves to blame
We left for a spell, left things undone
It felt like we weren’t having fun
But now we’re back, back to stun.
We are up, we are here to stay
We’ll finish up, come what may
We’ll walk the walk, and talk the talk
Every obstacle we’ll unlock
We’ve been away for far too long
Now we’re back, headstrong.
We are off to a brand-new start
We are here to impart
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5. |
Hurricanes and Twisters
02:30
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All we need
Is to have it filled
then we feed
And the maze is built
It's justified
with a web of strings
attached to pride
But there is no one by your side
There are no brothers and sisters
Only hurricanes and twisters
There are no brothers and sisters
Only hurricanes and twisters
No control
just hurt and confusion
and the soul
is filled with pollution
It's justified
But in a way it’s treason
It's justified
But there is no one by your side
There are no brothers and sisters
Only hurricanes and twisters
There are no brothers and sisters
Only hurricanes and twisters
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6. |
Omene
05:03
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Look at this world
At what it‘s become
We‘ve given in
Accepted “The Numb”
Now it’s time to give up
The vanity that’s draining humanity
self-centered selfie filtered shit
hash tagged and ready for a go green skit
Opinions for truth
Fables for facts
Obsession for youth
Salvation in apps
The lack of tolerance
We have for one another
Always needing an audience
Why should we bother
Now it’s time to give up
The vanity that’s draining humanity
self-centered selfie filtered shit
hash tagged and ready for a go green skit
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7. |
MOB
04:09
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If you think you’ve won
We are deceiving
If we kill no one
We‘re underachieving
If there’s no fun
We’re leaving
We’ve got everything under control
If you need a remedy
We will deflate it
If you need security
We will stagnate it
If there’s no enemy
We will create him
We’ve got everything under control
To get caught
in the web
Is the first step
To one’s complete and utter damnation
Everything
That follows
Is a result
Of our powerful creation
You think you’ve got all you need
We’ve got temptations
Think you are free of greed
There’s no salvation
Think you can exceed
That will be our creation
We’ve got everything under control
The info you rely on
is of our making
When you think we’re gone,
We are definitely faking
Although you press on
You’ll be mistaken
We’ve got everything under control
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8. |
No Mistakes
02:47
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I’ve been told
By many
That in this world
We need
Higher standards
More real options
At hand
As well as
More sense of self
We think we can escape our deeds
We sit and wait for them to fade
Why can’t we be up to speed
And move away from all this hate
No time
And no room
For more mistakes
So, keep up
Let’s do
Whatever it takes
Long before it’s too late
Long before it’s too late.
We think we can escape our deeds
We sit and wait for them to fade
Why can’t we just be up to speed
And move away from all this hate
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9. |
We Owe it to Ya
03:18
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In total denial of the common addictions
We share with our friends and family
We let others run the course
We want the media to tell us stories
Full of neglect and duality
Everything must be either black or white
We owe it to ya
This inflammation in our concentration
We owe it to ya
This strange commotion in our imagination
Discrimination by race and gender
Retaliation and sexuality
It must be considered a disability
We’ve decided there is no one higher
No other reality
Faith is for the weak
We owe it to ya
This inflammation in our concentration
We owe it to ya
This strange commotion in our imagination
We owe it to ya
This inflammation in our concentration
We owe it to ya
This strange commotion in our imagination
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Foreign Monkeys Iceland
Foreign Monkeys was founded in December 2005, competed the Icelandic Music Experiments in March the following year, and won.
This gave Foreign Monkeys a nation wide recognition.
The band released their first album π (Pi) in april 2009 and In early 2011 the band started working in their second album, Return which wasn‘t released in April 2019, almost 10 years after the release of the first album.
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