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Fish Out of Water
00:58
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Sinking Feeling
02:17
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OH BABE YOU MAKE ME WANNA
OH BABE YOU MAKE ME WANNA
GO OUT AND DANCE A LITTLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
OH BABE YOU MAKE ME WANNA
SIT DOWN CRY A LITTLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
WOULD YOU GO STEADY IF I WAS READY FOR YOU TO BE MY BABY?
WOULD YOU GO DANCING IF PEOPLE WERE GLANCING AT US ACTIN’ ALL CRAZY?
OH BABE YOU MAKE ME WANNA
OH BABE YOU MAKE ME WANNA
GO OUT AND DANCE A LITTLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
OH BABE YOU MAKE WANNA
SIT DOWN CRY A LITTLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
WITH ALL THE FANCY PEOPLE
UNTIL YOU’RE HERE I WON’T STOP SLEEPING WITH ONE EYE ALWAYS DOOR
UNTIL YOUR NEAR I WON’T STOP THINKING THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MIND
WOULD YOU GO STEADY IF I WAS READY FOR YOU TO BE MY BABY?
WOULD YOU GO DANCING IF PEOPLE WERE GLANCING AT US ACTIN’ ALL CRAZY?
AROUND THE DANCE FLOOR, I CAN’T HELP BUT KEEP MOVING
I’M FALLING IN CIRCLES, I CAN’T BUT KEEP SPINNING
I WANT WANT YOU I WANT YOU , I CAN’T LIVE WITH YOU YOU’RE MAKING ME LOSE IT, BUT I KNOW I CAN’T LOSE IT WITH YOU
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3. |
Hooks
04:01
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I’M FEELING SUCKED IN
LIKE I GOT NO IDEA
IT’S GOT ITS HOOKS IN ME
AND I CAN’T EVEN HIDE THE PRESSURE
CAN’T HELP IT
I NEED IT
KEEP STARING
WON’T HELP IT
MY EYES ARE BURNING
AND I WON’T TRY TO STOP IT
I LIKE THE PAIN I FEEL
BUT ONLY WHEN I CAUSE IT
SOMEBODY HELP ME
I’M FEELING LIKE A PROBLEM
SOMEBODY TRY ME
YEAH I CAN’T STOP THE BOREDOM
CAN’T HELP IT
I NEED IT
KEEP STARING
WON’T HELP IT
YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH
I HIDE, INSIDE
STAY BACK, I’M TRYING
TO DIE, INSIDE
SAVE ME OR BREAK ME
I DON’T REALLY CARE
THAT LOOK IN YOUR EYES
IS A LOOK THAT WE SHARE
SAVE ME OR BREAK ME
I DON’T REALLY CARE
CAN’T TAKE YOUR, CAN’T TAKE YOUR HOOKS OUT OF ME
I’M FEELING SUCKED IN
LIKE I GOT NO IDEA
IT’S GOT ITS HOOKS IN ME
AND I CAN’T EVEN HIDE THE PRESSURE
CAN’T HELP IT
I NEED IT
KEEP STARING
WON’T HELP IT
MAYBE SOMEDAY I’LL SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT
ALL THIS FEAR IS GRIPPING ME SO TIGHT
YOU CAN’T SAVE ME FROM MYSELF, OH NO, OH NO
YOU CAN’T SAVE ME FROM MYSELF, OH NO, OH NO
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Crabbing The Bucket
02:32
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ONE MORE DAY I WATCH TV
CRABBING THE BUCKET’S ALL I SEE
ONE MORE TIME I TASTE ENVY
TRYING TO GO DEEPER IN THE SEA
ONE MORE DAY SPENT ON THE SHIP
CRABBING THE BUCK TO GET A GRIP
ONE MORE TIME I LET IT SLIP
TRYING TO GO DEEPER IN THE TRIP
POSEDIAN’S SPEAKING MY TONGUE
FORGET ALL THAT YOU LOVE
THE SEA IS CALLING MY NAME
I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR THE SAME
POSEDIAN’S SPEAKING MY TONGUE
FORGET ALL THAT YOU LOVE
THE SEA IS CALLING MY NAME
I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR THE SAME
ONE MORE DAY I WATCH TV
CRABBING THE BUCKET IS ALL I SEE
ONE MORE DAY SPENT ON THE SHIP
CRABBING THE BUCK TO GET A GRIP
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5. |
Flounder
03:24
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TWO EYES DON’T SEE
A BIG FISH LIKE ME
WHEN YA GOT THE URGE TO DIVE INTO TOWN
WHEN YA LUNGS FILL UP AND YA START DROWN
ALL HANDS ON DECK
GOT GILLS ON NECK
WHEN A WISH IS BOUND THE FISH CAN DROWN
IF A MAN IS WAKES UP BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN
DID YA NOTICE WHEN I FELT A CERTAIN CLOSENESS TO THE SEA?
SO CLOSE TO ME
I COULD TOUCH, THROUGH THE WAVES
AS THEY CRASH, ON MY FACE
PLEASE SWEEP ME AWAY
IF YOU GO TO SEA, KNOW YOU CAN’T COME BACK
IF YOU THINK OF ME, THINK ABOUT HOW YOU LEFT
YOU’RE SELFISH, SO SELFISH, OH STOP YOUR COMPLAINING
THE OCEANS ARE RISING, AND HERE I AM WAITING
YOU GO OFF TO SEA TO FORGET ALL YOUR MEMORIES
JUST TO LEAVE ME MAROONED WISHING ON STAR MAYBE
YOU’RE BREAKING, YOU’RE BREAKING, SO GODDAMN COMPLACENT
THE OCEANS ARE RISING, AND HERE I AM WASTED
YOU GO OFF TO SEA TO FORGET ALL OF YOUR MISSES
IF YOU WOULD GIVE ME MY LAST WISH
DID YA NOTICE WHEN I FELT A CERTAIN CLOSENESS TO THE SEA?
SO CLOSE TO ME
I COULD TOUCH, THROUGH THE WAVES
AS THEY CRASH, ON MY FACE
PLEASE SWEEP ME AWAY
TWO EYES DON’T SEE
A BIG FISH LIKE ME
WHEN YA GOT THE URGE TO DIVE INTO TOWN
WHEN YA LUNGS FILL UP AND YA START DROWN
ALL HANDS ON DECK
GOT GILLS ON NECK
WHEN A WISH IS BOUND THE FISH CAN DROWN
IF A MAN IS WAKES UP BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN
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Queen Conch
03:59
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PEARL, PEARL WITHOUT A SHELL
IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE HELL
AND I KNOW I DON’T NEED YOU NO MORE
DON’T MAKE ME SAY
THAT I WANT YOU TO STAY
WE’VE GOT NO TIME WASTE
I’M REALLY FEELING DOWN
HIDE ALL YOUR PAIN, CAUSE IT HURTS ME JUST THE SAME
SHAKE ME DOWN, TO THE CORE
THAT’S HOW I KNOW I’M NOT YOURS
BUT I CAN’T WAIT, I CAN’T WAIT
KNOWING SOMEONE’S ON YOUR MIND
TILL I DROP, TILL I DIE
I KNOW YOU’LL ALWAYS BE ON MINE
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE COURT OF THE CORAL KING.
YOUR CRIME:
TREASON
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7. |
Flight 19
00:43
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Coral King
03:27
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Bowed our heads down as soon as he walked out
The jester went mad, but look at his pride now
His moves, not sorry
The fool, weeps worry
All in the head now, it’s all in the head
The clock that's ticking down is killing him dead
The heft of a crooked crown is how he was bred
Wouldn’t be nice to have that crown on my head
All in the head now, it’s all in the head
The dam is breaking down, they’re letting us in
The heft of a crooked crown is how he will fall
Wouldn’t be nice to have his head on my wall
Waiting with bated breath
See his face in the rose colored lens
Wouldn’t I look good with a crown on my head?
The fall was hard for the sailor’s Gaul
He mutters under breath how he’ll fool them all
Scurvy on the teeth and ambition on the tongue, only one vessel’s gun has the chance to sail away
Traitor traitor he knows your plan now
Kraken kraken he sees your weakness
Traitor traitor you’d be so foolish
Blow the man down he’s got no sea legs
Knee deep in a bottle of jack
When the lads set sail there’s a clique and a claque
When the morning sun rises pick up your gun
Only will the ship wreck when we run out of rum
Knee deep in a bottle of gin
When the lads set sail cause there’s work to be did
When the morning sun rises pick up your gun
Only will the ship wreck when we run out of rum
Traitor traitor he knows your plan now
Kraken kraken he sees your weakness
Traitor traitor you’d be so foolish
Blow the man down he’s got no sea legs
Set this course for this plan of mine
All this treason, my design
This world out there is calling me
All of it belongs to me
ALL HAIL THE CORAL! THE CORAL KING!
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9. |
Manfish
03:50
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CHANGING MY FACE LIKE I’M BORIS KARLOFF
IN A DREAM I WAS MANFISH, SURROUNDED BY COD
OANNES I’VE BEEN CALLING, WHY HAVE YOU KEPT ME WAITING?
NOW THE WATER THAT IS SHAPING HAS LEFT ME CONTEMPLATING
IF MY BIRTHSTONE’S PISCES I BELONG TO THE SEA
SO HOW COME POSEIDON NEVER TALKS TO ME?
IF THE WELL RUNS DRY I’LL HAVE TO HIT THE DECK
I’D BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER WITH SOME SLITS ON MY NECK
FLIGHT 19
WHAT’S YOUR MYSTERY?
WISH THE TRIANGLE
SPEAK SOLILOQUY
WHEN THE WORLD TELLS ME HOW TO BE
WOULD I BE DUMB TO CHOKE THE AIR I BREATHE?
WHEN THE AIR BRINGS THE FISH TO ITS KNEES
IF ONLY THEY KNEW THE FISH WAS ME
CHANGING MY FACE LIKE I’M BORIS KARLOFF
IN A DREAM I WAS MANFISH, SURROUNDED BY COD
OANNES I’VE BEEN CALLING, WHY HAVE YOU KEPT ME WAITING?
NOW THE WATER THAT IS SHAPING HAS LEFT ME CONTEMPLATING
IF MY BIRTHSTONE’S PISCES I BELONG TO THE SEA
SO HOW COME POSEIDON NEVER TALKS TO ME?
IF THE WELL RUNS DRY I’LL HAVE TO HIT THE DECK
I’D BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER WITH SOME SLITS ON MY NECK
FREAK OR FISH, IF I HAD THAT WISH
I WOULD CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD NO RISK
I WOULD MAKE MY HANDS TURN INTO FINS
FEEL MY HEAD RUSH WHEN I CAN SWIM
ATLANTIS FELL SO I CAN STAND
IN A WORLD I CAN’T TOUCH EVEN WITH MY HANDS
IF ATLAS HAD PAUSE MAYBE HE’D BE FREE
MAYBE HE COULD JUST SHRUG OFF THE WORLD TO ME
MAYBE THE FINE GROUND JUST ISN’T THE PLACE FOR ME
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10. |
Doctor Octopus
03:49
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FACE FLUSHED WHEN HE
TURNS THE KNOB SO QUIET
PALE FACE, DARK COAT
HE’S GOT A KNACK FOR SURPRISES
CAME BACK FROM SEA
SAID TO GET A GRIP
YOUR BOAT’S BEEN ROCKIN TOO LONG
YOU DON’T BELONG NO MORE
WAS IT WORTH IT ALL?
THE WATER IN YOUR FACE?
COLD SWEAT, PRESSURE
HE’S GOT A PLAN TO REVERSE IT
SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH HIM
HE’S GOT GLASSY EYES
NO WAY BACK HERE
NO WAY BACK HERE
HE’S FAR FROM MIND
PALE GRIP SO WHITE
SOMETHING’S WRONG HERE
SOMETHING’S WRONG HERE
BLOOD THIRSTY
HE’S READY
EIGHT LEGS GOT A
SPIDER’S WEB, NO
BLOOD THIRSTY
HE’S READY
EIGHT LEGS GOT A
SPIDER’S WEB, NO
DOCTOR YOU MUST HELP ME PLEASE
(DIABOLICAE AMINO)
THE WHIRLPOOL WON’T STOP IN MY SLEEP
(QUOD FORTUNUM PARAVUM)
ISN’T IT A FRIGHT?
PLAYING GOD A BIT
WHAT CARD’S IN YOUR DECK?
WHAT ACE IS IN YOUR HAND?
TURN OFF THE LIGHTS
GAMBLING FOR TIME
WHAT YOU GOT ON THE
TIP OF YOUR TONGUE?
SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH HIM
HE’S GOT AN EVIL GRIN
THERE’S NO WAY BACK HERE, NO
THERE’S NO WAY BACK HERE, NO
HE’S FAR FROM MIND
FEELS SO DIVINE
BUT, SOMETHING’S WRONG HERE
SOMETHING’S WRONG HERE
DOCTOR YOU MUST HELP ME PLEASE
(DIABOLICAE AMINO)
THE WHIRLPOOL WON’T STOP IN MY SLEEP
(QUOD FORTUNUM PARAVUM)
RIPTIDE PULLS MY MIND SO DEEP I MIGHT JUST DRAG YOU DOWN
FOREVER DRIFTING MY ANKLES ARE SHIFTING IN THE SAND
ROYAL NAMES IN CAVALCADES, IN GOLDEN INK HE ETECHES ON HIS STONE
WHEN DOC OC. WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND ME THEN YOU ALL WILL SEE WHY
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Big River
12:10
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CALYPSO, MY DISCO, SPINS ME AROUND
SING WITH ME SIREN, CAUSE WERE HERE DROWN
CALYPSO MY LIMBO, TAKES ME AWAY
SINK WITH ME SIREN, CAUSE WE’RE HERE TO STAY
BREAK ME OH BREAK ME, THE RIVER TELLS TRUTH
THE WATER SURROUNDS ME, IT MUST BE MY TIME
IT FLASHES AND FLASHES PICTURES OF MY YOUTH
OH NO BABY ERASE ME, REPENT FOR MY CRIMES
DOWN IN THE DEPTHS
I TAKE MY FINAL BREATH
NO FLASH OF LAND IN MIND
WELCOME TO THIS NEW HOME OF MINE
ALWAYS THOUGHT THE BLUE WOULD LOOK A LITTLE MORE LIKE YOU
BUT YOU CHANGED
YOU CHANGED
KNEW HEAVEN WAS DIVINE WHEN I’M NOT HIDING FROM MY LIES
BUT I CHANGED
I CHANGED
NOW WHO WOULD BE THE MAN THAT LIVES SO PROUDLY IN A SHELL?
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
I COULDN'T PROPHESIZE THE ORACLE STRAYING FROM HER LINES
WHAT A WASTE
WHAT A WASTE
GRANT ME MY DUES
A TOMBSTONE MAKES A MAN OF YOU
GRANT ME MY DUES
A TOMBSTONE MAKES A MAN OF YOU
I’M TRYING
TO GET WASHED UP
BENEATH THE TIDE
LET ME INSIDE
NOW WHO WOULD BE THE MAN THAT LIVES SO PROUDLY IN A SHELL?
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
WHAT’S HIS NAME?
I COULDN'T PROPHESIZE THE ORACLE STRAYING FROM HER LINES
WHAT A WASTE
WHAT A WASTE
CREEPING SLOWLY DOWN THE WELL I DUG
THE WATER WAS SO FINE
FEELING PEACEFUL FINALLY FOR A DAY
HOPEFULLY FOR THE NIGHT
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