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Introduction
00:33
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Hi, I’m Barbie
C’mon right in
I think we have a lot of things to talk about
You know, when I was in high school
I was a cheerleader and I was very popular
I went on dates, to dances, to parties,
And I had so much fun
Now, it’s a few years later
And I’m just waiting to fall in love
With that right person
Then, everything will be wonderful
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2. |
Joan Fan Club
03:29
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3. |
Maybe One Time
02:54
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As my spirit cries out
Hoping someone might be there
Well I guess I could forget
All the affection I wish to give
Watch me look the other way
As I watch them walk right by me
Holding hands, being close
My half smile is so forced
Just look at me
(la la la la)
You know I'm a sight
After all this time
Love’s still not right
I'm warm and safe
(la la la la)
Yet shaking with fright
Such a lonely night
Lovers clinging together
Never alone out every single night
Love could end anytime
Hanging on, hanging on till a goodbye
Just look at me
(la la la la)
You know I'm a sight
After all this time
Love’s still not right
I’m warm and safe
(la la la la)
Yet shaking with fright
Such a lonely night
They touch each other
I’m touched by it
lf I could run to the store
Buy it now
How much would it cost to be held?
Maybe one time
Maybe one time
Maybe one time
Maybe one time
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4. |
Obsessions of You
02:56
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You aren't turned on by me at all
You don't like the way that I look
Every night I will cast a spell, it is put on you
So you lose your will then you will be mine
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
Possession, possession, I want your heart
Together, together, we never part
So happy, so happy, just me and you
When I’m with you I just put myself down (down, down)
I act nervous, you must think that I’m a clown (clown)
You don't think that I am in pain when you're with your love
Sitting way too close then you go to bed
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
You infest my blood stream
You grow roots in my heart (in my heart)
You are the disease in me
that spreads and won’t stop (it won’t stop)
I might kill myself today
'Cause I want you
You don't want me
I want my way
I won't give in
This time I will not compromise my dream of having you
But should I wait just one more day
To be a pest
And ring your phone
To act like I
Just called to talk?
When I want every word and every breath to be a dream
I shake
When I see you I shake
For you it's nothing
Now I pray my life can come to an end (now)
Rest in peace
There's no rest when a soul is black when disease is there
There will be no peace there is no escape
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
Possession, possession, I want your heart
Together, together, we never part
So happy, so happy, just me and you
And now the time has come
To take a stand
I won't back down
I cannot live with nothing
I want everything
I want my way
I am stuck alive
My soul (soul), it cannot die
I've tried before
The body dies
The soul lives on
My soul is sick
It has disease
I watch it grow
It spreads and kills my heart
(no, no,)
And travels through my bloodstream
(no, no, no,)
Finding every part of me
(no, no, no)
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We'll See A Psychiatrist
03:29
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Spoken:
We’ll see a psychiatrist
We’re going to the psychiatrist
We’ll see a psychiatrist!
ln the car I go
Where I go, I don't know
I am beat black and blue
That's what I learned in school
I try to run away
But I get caught each day
I swallow lots of pills
I try to die but
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
Mother cries all day
Spoken: (crying and whimpering)
She kneels and prays to God
Spoken: Oh Jesus help me Jesus save us
She never thought her kid
Would flop and be so weird
Daddy's busy now
He doesn't want to hear
Spoken: Shut up I’m busy
He's dreaming of more money
Spoken: Nothing’s really wrong
Spoken: It’s just a check up now
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
We'll see a psychiatrist
(Don't be afraid)
There is no escape today
Who’s there?
Who’s there?
Who's there?
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6. |
Romantic Lessons
03:39
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Walking slowly through the park
Holding hands
I see a boy and a girl
Beauty glows in their eyes
All day I will follow them
But don't run from me
I’m not a thief
I won't take anything
I won't harm you
You're teaching me
What love should be
I will try and learn
Learn a lesson every day
About love
The pain remains in my heart
Late at night, I’m alone
I sit and dream about love
But I always knew
Love was for two
Something hurts in my soul
It is throbbing
I want to learn
I will observe
You won’t know I’m there
I watch you kiss
I sense the bliss
Of hearts entranced by love
I watch you to learn
How your love flows with ease
And without strain
l can’t believe
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
No love for me
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
I try hard every day
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
To be hopeful
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
Time passes fast
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
Lessons can last
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it,)
All throughout my life
(doubt it, doubt it, doubt it, doubt it)
And the time may never come
(ooh,)
When I know love will grow in my life
(ooh, ooh, ooh,)
Instead of teaching me painful lessons
(ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,)
Every day I watch one kiss
(ooh, ooh, ooh,)
So wonderful to see
(ooh, ooh,)
But not for me
(ooh,)
It's out of reach
(ooh, ooh)
Romantic lessons every day
Ooh ah
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Funny baby, gotta get rid of it
Drop it in the water
Get it on its own
Get rid of it
Sink or swim
Okay baby, you’re on your own
Get away from me
I don’t want you anymore
Sink or swim
Drop you in the water
Mister, want a baby?
Hey mister, want a baby?
Take this baby away from me
I don’t want it anymore
Get away sink or swim
Finally born, baby just sink or swim
Cockroach baby
Gotta drop you in the water, lake, lagoon, toilet
Here’s a sink or swim ugly baby
I am trying
I am drowning
I try to swim
Help me to swim
Finally born, just sink or swim
Get, get, get, get, get, get away from me, baby
You’re on your own
Just sink or swim
Drop the baby in the water
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8. |
Work Song
03:47
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What's the average guy gonna do?
What's the average guy gonna do?
He just has a labor job
He can't find a better job
Work all day in the steel mill
Be a cop or drive a truck
Get a four-year college degree
End up in the factory
Be the man who works all day
You get your pay
Spend it on a Friday night
Life's not great but it's not bad
You don't think much about being sad
You just do what you have to do
Work all day you got a job to do
Muscles work
Your body is as hard as rock
Hit him like a rock tonight
Drive the car through morning traffic
Punch the clock and start the day
The loud machines ring in your ear
The air is grey, your body’s aching
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
When does it stop so you can relax?
Get up every morning, work for your money
There's a bar right down the street
After work the guys meet
They're dirty and hot, they want a beer
They watch the baseball game here
Chicago Cubs will play today
They're gonna shout, "Hey! Hey!”
Blacks and whites and Mexicans
Ethnic men from Poland
Call your friends
You'll have some fun when you get drunk
Drinking with the guys tonight
Drive the car through morning traffic
Punch the clock and start the day
The loud machines ring in your ear
The air is grey, your body’s aching
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
When does it stop so you can relax?
Get up every morning, work for your money
No one helps you out
You're stuck like millions, working every day
Just work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work,
Work, work, work, work, work, it won't stop
(Uh, uh) Ah (uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
All the men work, they're stuck in the middle
Nowhere near richness but they aren't starving
Taxes, food, car payments, electric bills
Oh, but you're not starving
Now you’re an old man
Do you get to retire?
Or do you die soon from a heart attack?
You worked your whole life and broke your back
Every day just seemed the same, you did your work,
work, work, work, work,
work, work, work, work
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Guardian Angel
04:16
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Guardian angel, guardian dear
To whom his love commits me here
Ever this day be at my side
To light and guard, to rule and guide, amen
There is an angel
Flying above
With fine white wings
Does she know?
He will protect her
From pain or harm
When she's asleep
He will watch
Late at night
She's alone
Then she cries
Nothing can harm you ‘cause he will be there
You will always have a guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Look above and see your guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
He’ll watch
He guards with his white wings
As you’re sleeping
He is so strong
Stronger than men
He guards the street
When she walks
From the car
To the door
ln the house
Nothing can harm you ‘cause he will be there
You will always have a guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Look above and see your guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
He’ll watch
He guards with his white wings
As you’re sleeping
Now I lay me down to sleep tonight
Guardian angel, fly above my bed
ln the dark
Don’t be scared
Just sleep tight
Nothing can harm you ‘cause he will be there
You will always have a guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Look above and see your guardian angel
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
He’ll watch
He guards with his white wings
As you’re sleeping
Now I lay me down to sleep tonight
Guardian angel, fly above my bed
lf I die, make sure I fly above
Guardian angel, guard my soul
And watch me as I sleep all night
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
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Spoken: How are the old folks at home?
Grandmother built respect for family name
My father worked to keep it just the same
My mother once was proud of family name
Paralyzing the family name with paralysis
My brother, Peter, does not understand
My sister, Mary Lou, hopes the best
When I was small they knew I was a pest
Pesty little moron, now I am
Disgracing the family name
Debasing the family name
Erasing their fine, fine reputation
How are the old folks at home?
Parents rejected me, household germ
I crawl all through the garden with the worms
I am the rotten apple with the worms
Chewing at my core, now I am
Disgracing the family name
Debasing the family name
Erasing their fine, fine reputation
Listen to them whine as they dine
Whi - whi - whi - whi - whi - i - ne, yeah
I started school at a primal age
Teachers were so enraged, hated me
I lifted old ladies dresses at age three
Dirty as a baby, goo goo, now I am
Disgracing the family name
Debasing the family name
Erasing their fine, fine reputation
How are the old folks at home?
Oh, they hang their heads in shame
Better leave the neighborhood
And change your name ‘cause I am
Disgracing the family name
Destroy
Debasing the family name
Wrecking, ruining
Erasing their fine, fine reputation
I will embarrass
Defacing their lovely reputation
Disgracing the family name
Destroy
Debasing my family name
SuffocatIng
Erasing, oh their fine, fine reputation
Defacing their lovely reputation
Wrecking, ruining
Mama, mama, mama, mama, mama, mama
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11. |
No Liberation Here
04:49
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Spoken: There’s no liberation here
There’s no liberation anywhere!
I am feeling like I need some abuse
Throw me 'round the room. let me be misused
We don't have a right
No liberation here
Rub my nose in doggie's duty today
Please embarrass me so l'l be ashamed
We cannot be proud
No liberation here
We can't walk with our heads held high
We can’t walk the streets now
Our faces get beat now
We will not pretend that we have real rights
Here, prison does not need bars
Bloodshed today
And we know it will not change
We live in shame
Guilt produces sex that's awkward and cheap
As my hands caress you I must be beat
And I know we can't meet again, forever
Every night, there's tension on the streets every night
I cruise up and down ‘round the town
Behold, bodies are ripe
But you can’t stop years of conditioning
Even when you turn out the lights
My darling, darling it’s you and me, oh yeah
Here is my bed
We pretend to understand and make
The birds and bees
We can’t walk with our heads held high
We can't walk the streets now
Our faces get beat now
We will not pretend that we have real rights
Here prison does not need bars
Bloodshed today
And we know it will not change
We live in shame
We don't have a right
No liberation here
We cannot be proud
Fellow prisoners, we are prisoners
We can’t walk with our heads held high
No liberation here
(yelping)
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12. |
Take It Out On You
03:16
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Hell exists on this earth
You have created mine
I’ll throw you in eternal fire
Gonna take it out on you (you), you (you)
You beautiful you
You can slice a stray dog
You can beat a retarded kld
But you kicked me in the teeth
Gonna take it out on you (you), you (you)
You beautiful you
The only wounds that time heals
Are just tiny hangnails
I reject false resolutions
Gonna take it out on you (you), you (you)
You beautiful you
We will throw a funeral
ln memory of you
You'll be six feet under
Gonna take it out on you (you), you (you)
You beautiful you (you), be (be),
Six (six) feet (feet), six feet under
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
I will live a short life
(ah, ah, ah,)
I won't resolve a thing
(ah, ah, ah,)
I will die suspended
(ah, ah, ah,)
But before I do
(ah, ah, ah,)
I’ll jump onto your heart
(ah, ah, ah,)
Trampoline on you
(ah, ah, ah,)
All your guts will fly out
(ah, ah, ah,)
I cease the life inside of you
(ah, ah, ah)
Jump on your heart
Spoken:
And just remember
All of this is because of you (you), you (you),
you (you), you (you), you (you), you (you),
you (you), you (you), you (you), you (you),
you (you), you (you), you (you), you (you),
you (you), you (you)
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Skafish Chicago, Illinois
Chicago and Indiana's first punk, new wave, alternative, indie and underground rock artist, and a pioneer of these art forms internationally. Skafish made his first record in 1970, has released 7 LP’s, toured/performed with such artists as The Police, Ramones, Iggy Pop, XTC, UB-40, Stranglers, The Cramps, English Beat, Sha Na Na, Scorpions, & U-2, and appeared in the film "Urgh! A Music War! ... more
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