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Good And Evil
06:12
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There’s good and evil everywhere
They’d good and evil in your chair
You can’t escape its gripping clutch
But you decide which one to touch
Corner me and you might find out
What good and evil’s all about
I’m good and evil
There’s kindness and there’s bitterness
There’s enemies and best of friends
You can’t be sure of what you’ll get
You won’t find out til it’s too late
Pressure me and you’ll find out
What bitterness is all about
I’m good and evil
Good and evil, It’s your equal, It’s inside you, And it drives you
It’s your secret, You can keep it, But don’t leak it, Just believe it
There’s more to life than meets the eye
It’s more than shit and then you die
You navigate through lows and hi’s
You crash and burn and fly so high
Follow me and you’ll find out
What getting by is all about
I’m good and evil
Good and evil, It’s your equal, It’s inside you, And it drives you
It’s your secret, You can keep it, But don’t leak it, Just believe it
There’s good and evil in the air
There’s pain and suffering everywhere
You’re not immune to anything
You can’t spar with me in the ring
Strike me down and I’ll get back up
And then I’m gonna shut you up
I’m good and evil
Good and evil, It’s your equal, It’s inside you, And it drives you
It’s your secret, You can keep it, But don’t leak it, Just believe it
Good and evil, It’s your equal, It’s inside you, And it drives you
It’s your secret, You can keep it, But don’t leak it, Just believe it
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There must be a way to control the population
It’s time a rule book came around
There must be a way to keep people in their places
There must be a way to keep them down
We can create a being
That can’t be seen or heard
Something ominous and mighty
We can write books and verses
And have it found by men
And they will pass on what they’ve unearthed
You shall have no gods other than myself
You shall not have idols up upon your shelf
You shall not my name take in vain any time
You shall keep the holy day as holy time
And when the word has spread among the population
The world will all see the same light
People will fear the threat of eternal damnation
If they don’t choose the path that’s right
We can create a being
That can’t be seen or heard
Something ominous and mighty
We can write books and verses
And have it found by men
And they will pass on what they’ve unearthed
You shall praise your mother and your father dear
You shall take no other life by any means
You shall always keep from straying on your spouse
You shall keep from robbing any other's house
You shall make no lies against your friends and peers
You shall want for nothing if it isn't yours
It will be the
Greatest story ever told
The greatest story ever told
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3. |
Sunday School
04:25
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When I was just a small boy
My mom took me to church
They took us children out and stuck us in a room
They sat us in a circle
They told us tales and more
We were supposed to learn to live the golden rule
Live the golden rule
Now I'm a bit older
I'm a bit colder
I don't really care
Life goes on
No matter how you live it, ya
Live the rule
In Sunday School
When Monday comes
You're Tuesday's fool
No-one pays
Attention to the rule
Each day is like the last one
There's nothing new at all
People are stupid and they wonder they they fall
I'm tired of navigating
Through this thing they call life
I'd rather be marooned on some exotic isle
Some exotic isle
Now I am much older
I am much colder
I don't really care
Life goes on
No matter how you live it, ya
Live the rule
In Sunday School
When Monday comes
You're Tuesday's fool
No-one pays
Attention to the rule
Live the rule
In Sunday School
When Monday comes
You're Tuesday's fool
No-one pays
Attention to the rule
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4. |
The Science Of Religion
06:49
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Gonna start a religion
Gonna build me a church
Cuz I've written some novels
And I know how science works
Gonna look for the lonely
For the weak and the sick
Gonna get me some big stars
To make it all look slick
Do you need a friend?
Someone you can trust?
I'm the one you're meant to follow
Gonna buy me a big boat
Gonna sail it to sea
It'll be for the top dogs
It'll be for the elite
They can bring all their children
We have places for them
We'll keep everyone busy
And they won't see them again
You have much to learn
There's no time to lose
This machine will show us all your problems
The science of religion
Is guidance for the blind
The science of religion
Is guidance for your mind
Don't question anything
Just follow me
You're mine for a billion years
That's eternity
Gonna build me a system
And a bridge to the top
It'll cost you your savings
And money you don't got
You can leave if you want to
But there's one little catch
If you talk smack about us
Your whole family will detach
There's no place to hide
We are everywhere
You're the one we're going to follow
The science of religion
Is guidance for the blind
The science of religion
Is guidance for your mind
The science of religion
Is guidance for the blind
The science of religion
Is guidance for your mind
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5. |
Push
04:59
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Knock knock
Open the door
Two men in suits with matching ties and copies of The Watchtower
They wanna know
If I know the truth
Am I living my life in accordance with the rules and principles
Too late
I've closed my eyes
To the pictures they paint with scenes of a better world
Ha ha
Slam the door
Two men in suits move on to the neighbouring houses down the street
Push push
Your religion
Push push
Your beliefs
Push push
Your decision
Push push
Yourself on me
I can't stand your position
I see through your derision
I see through your attempt... to convert me
You only want to convince me
But you refuse to listen
To any opinion that isn't yours
Bang bang
Another gun goes off
Two people fall with holes in the head and chest and soaked in blood
They wanna know
Why they'll die today
But the motherfucker who pulled the trigger turned around and shot himself
Last breath
And a cry for help
The paramedics come but they can't keep anyone from slipping away
Too bad
Says the media
This type of thing shouldn't happen but it happens almost every day
Push push
Your religion
Push push
Your beliefs
Push push
Your decision
Push push
Yourself on me
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6. |
Faithless
04:25
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I don't believe in anything
God or fate or the whole damn thing
We're just atoms fed by evolution
No one needs to find a great solution
But you try to find one
You made one, you made one
I don't believe in good or bad
You do the things that you always have
We're just atoms fed by evolution
No one needs to find a great solution
But you try to find one
You made one, you made one
Faithless... I'm faithless
Faithless... I'm faithless
No judgement day will come
It's on you now
You're actions show us all
What you are made of
You're made of the energy
The energy is everything
And everything is energy
I don't believe in heaven or hell
I don't believe that you can tell
We're just atoms fed by evolution
No one needs to find a great solution
But you try to find one
You made one, you made one
Faithless... I'm faithless
Faithless... I'm faithless
Faithless... I'm faithless
Faithless... I'm faithless
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7. |
On The Fence
07:08
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Why are you talking to me?
Told you once I’m not listening
But you insist that I’m thinking small
I really don’t have any interest at all
Why do you keep on trying?
I’m not afraid of dying
But you insist that I’m missing out
I don’t care what you’re going on about.
If I was, If I was on the fence
I’d listen, I’d listen with some defence
Your rambling is gambling with my respect
I’d rather, I’d rather we just forget
If I was, If I was open at all
I’d tell you, I’d tell you to share it all
But I’m not on the fence
Can’t stop you when you’re rolling
Can’t argue when you’re going
I don’t wanna waste any time on you
Don’t you have something better to do?
If I was, If I was on the fence
I’d listen, I’d listen with some defence
Your rambling is gambling with my respect
I’d rather, I’d rather we just forget
If I was, If I was open at all
I’d tell you, I’d tell you to share it all
But I’m not on the fence
If I was, If I was on the fence
I’d listen, I’d listen with some defence
Your rambling is gambling with my respect
I’d rather, I’d rather we just forget
If I was, If I was open at all
I’d tell you, I’d tell you to share it all
But I’m not on the fence
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8. |
The Battle
08:29
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ANGEL VS DEMON
If I was an angel
I’d find someone to help
I’d join them in their darkest hour
And save them from themselves
If I was a demon
I’d find someone to hurt
I’d celebrate their darkest hour
And crush them into dirt
I’m no angel
I’m not a demon too
It’s nothing more than you
It’s what you choose to do
I’m no stranger
I’m not a friend as well
Your heaven and your hell
Is what you’re in right now
You might as well be
THE DARK
How did you find me?
I was deep in the dark
There was nothing to indicate that I was on the mark
I saw what happened
I saw what happened
I made it happen
And I’d do the same again
I’d do the same again
I’d do the same again
I’d do the same
THE END
Summer days, hot as hell
Sweating just by standing still
I wonder if I'm in the devil's lair
Or would the devil even care?
Makes me think of good and bad
Is there a distinction, have we all been had?
A rose by any other name
Would sting as hot as any flame
But I guess it's all been done
We've all had our fun
And now it's time to pay
And who's collecting anyway?
That's the question in the end
The question that will never end
The end of questions is the end
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9. |
Chopping Block
06:46
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A worker’s day, Is never done, Sun goes down, And the work goes on, No peace I find, In my whole life
Gonna make my way to the river and get some peace tonight
Going down to the river, Gonna go there today, Going shed my clothes and wash my troubles away
Going down to the river, Gonna find me a rock, Gonna take my head and lay it down on the chopping block
Who was your poppa?
Who was your ma?
Why did they have you?
Were they drinkin' and not thinkin'?
What did you leave us?
What was your mark?
Why did you bother?
Were you envious of the rest of us?
I want you to pay for all you got
I want your head on the chopping block
Chopping block
You accomplished nothing
Embarrassing at best
You stole from the hungry
And gave nothing, you gave nothing
Rode on your high horse
Looked down on most
Hands begged for mercy
Did you not see? Did you not see?
I want you to pay for all you got
I want your head on the chopping block
Chopping block
Sleepin' on your deathbed
Waiting for the dark
Praying to the ceiling
For forgiveness, are you serious?
If there is a heaven
Why should you get in?
Your hands beg for mercy
Why should they see? Why should they see?
I want you to pay for all you got
I want your head on the chopping block
Chopping block
I want you to pay for all you got
I want your head on the chopping block
Chopping block
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10. |
God Lives In America
10:34
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I ask the age old question
Are we all alone down here?
Do you believe in a wise old being
That made us all appear?
Or do you sit on the side of science
Did it all start off with a bang?
Is there meaning?
It seems with every new day
Another innocent is killed
The violence is never-ending
The hatred is never filled
They’ll gun people down at a concert
And slay children in a church
Is there meaning?
And when the assassinations
Have claimed the too many lives
The believers will say it’s all part of the plan
And yet there’s tears in believer’s eyes
God lives in America
He blesses every state
He blesses the guns and the president
And he blesses the NRA
If God lives in America
Then what is his address?
Is he fast asleep in his penthouse
Or did he skip out in the rent?
I ask the age old question
And the answers are all the same
God works in mysterious ways
And it’s not for us to say
All of these variations
Amount to the same old thing
There’s no meaning
If his power is great and mighty
If he can cleanse the earth with a flood
If he truly loves all his children
Then why are so many soaked in blood?
God lives in America
He blesses every state
He blesses the guns and the president
And he blesses the NRA
If God lives in America
Then what is his address?
Is he fast asleep in his penthouse
Or did he skip out in the rent?
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Sun Holes / Norm Berketa Ottawa, Ontario
Sun Holes is the latest musical project from songwriter & composer Norm Berketa. To date, Norm has written and recorded close to 400 songs, the majority recorded just for fun. Sun Holes is a solo endeavour. Norm is self-taught on many instruments, including guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, banjo and drums. Norm has always had a passion for creating music. Sun Holes was born January of 2012. ... more
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