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Free Pawn

by Apes, Pigs & Spacemen

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1.
Dumb 02:46
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DUMB Chorus: We don’t know anything We don’t know anything Because we’re stupid Yeah, thanks for everything. I don’t get out much I read the papers Says we’re all junkies And we’re all wasters. I’m disaffected, A baggy monster. Time has no meaning When you’re amongst us. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; We ain’t exactly waiting for our call to greatness. Yeah, anything can happen but rarely does. We don’t get out much, but hey. Chorus. Bridge: Trying hard to keep it simple Didn’t go so well. All we found was nothing that can Save us from ourselves. They say we’re facing an ugly future. It’s not surprising: had a good tutor. Anything can happen but rarely does. Anything can happen, but it’s never enough. Chorus x2 Bridge Chorus.
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Bored of Everything 04:07
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BORED OF EVERYTHING Hey, hey, monkey, tell me what you know. If suddenly they took away your cage, Where would you go? Somewhere else where peanuts was your pay Just enough to get you out of your tree every day. While trying to escape from Watching everybody in disgrace Achieve what you aspired to always, So various, so all over the place. Pre: Feels like I’m getting ready to explode Frozen like a rabbit in the road. Someone tell me something I don’t know. Stop asking what is wrong with me When, can’t you see Chorus: I’m bored of everything we do Nothing matters, false or true Every day brings nothing new I want to talk about I’m bored of everything I see Nothing matters much to me. No more big ideas. Hey, hey, monkey, tell me when you’ve had enough Caught between where being smart is hard And dumb is tough. Guess the murder story was much bigger than the crime. You should know the only thing I’m killing now is time. Pre, chorus. Feels like my head’s gonna explode. Feels like my head will explode, Feels like my head’s gonna explode Feels like my head will explode. (repeat) chorus.
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The Wrong Pill 04:00
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THE WRONG PILL So far away from home Where I hope no one can find me. Happy just to be alone Like I left myself behind me. See you when the chips are up You can count me out till that’s the way. Hey, my old friend, what’s up? I was hoping you’d be spared all this, but… Bridge 1: I know you only want to see them In the state that they left you When all the time you’re only grieving For someone you thought you knew. Pre: One day I’m standing still Next I’m on a roll going downhill With you it’s like I’m on the Right dose but took the wrong pill. Chor: You’re not the reason why, oh no I’m falling to pieces, I should know. If you won’t leave, look out below Each part of me drops like a stone. Nothing’s ever set in stone, You can think of me what you will, I’m happy just to be alone. I was hoping you’d be spared all this stuff. Bridge 2: And even if we get past all my problems You know I’d only run straight out Chasing down new ones that would swamp them, Like I’m sure you’d rather live without. Pre, chorus. Nothing’s ever set in stone, You can think of me what you will. I’m happy just to be alone. I’m happy just to be alone. Pre, chorus. So far away from home And I hope no one will find me.
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Screws 05:57
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SCREWS Chorus: 
 Not me, I know what I said 
 Not me, it's all in your head 
 It's clear you hear your own voices instead. 
 Not me, won't be misinterpreted. 

 Most moralists are inhuman and inconsiderate, 
 Their narrow margins are intrusive and deliberate. 
 We're more familiar with brute force than with brute reason. 
 Hit below the intellect with no cohesion. 

 Pre: 
My only weapon is my tongue 
 And you'll need something pretty strong 
 To disarm me, 
 You can't harm me 
 By pointing at loose screws. 

 Chorus. 

 Love, hate and empathy and relevant malarkey, 
 Give them some room, they're all invited to the party. 
 De Tocqueville warned about the tyranny of the masses: 
 One low denominator opening crevasses. 

 Pre, chorus. 

 To be astute enough for you 
I'll be astute enough for two. 

Chorus, etc.
5.
Dead Room 03:38
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DEAD ROOM Hold that thought while the landlord’s leaving Don’t get caught out not believing. One more night isn’t gonna kill me I’m alright and I always will be. Chorus: I’m in the dead room, I’m suffocating. Here in the dead room I’m always waiting. I’m always trying, Must be something I can do. Feels like I’m dying, But there’s nothing I can do. Climb on through, there’s a window open Mind feels bruised, but there’s nothing’s broken. Life is good once you know the danger: Payback comes from a complete stranger. Chorus. One more fright might always thrill me. I’m alright and always will be One more night isn’t gonna kill me. I’m in the dead room, I’m suffocating. Here in the dead room I’m always waiting. Don’t get caught out not believing Don’t get caught, I don’t believe I’m in the dead room I’m in the dead room I’m in the dead room. One more fright might always thrill me One more night isn’t gonna kill me.
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The Morning After 04:17
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THE MORNING AFTER Let’s face facts, We gave up what was right for what was easy Speaking the same language, All that’s missing are the words. You can turn your back And drag your heels To reach the same conclusions. But what you make out picture-perfect Through my eyes is blurred. Pre: Everything’s a Long involved explanation, Third degree examination Any crime scene investigation Wouldn’t be the same without you. Chorus: Why does it feel like the morning after Just out of reach Every time you’ve never been closer? Every day feels like the morning after Still nowhere near, All the time you’ve never been closer. Beat but hardly beaten yet, I can see it in the distance, Gaining on a happiness I hope I’m there to see. Pre, chorus. 8: Every day above ground is a good day. (repeat) Chorus
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The Man Who's Not At All 05:27
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THE MAN WHO’S NOT AT ALL Everyone just looks out for himself, Everything else is a lie And I am only the paint on the walls, The carpet on the floor, That’s how much I mean That’s how much I mean. I’m not sorry for what I am or what I’ve done, I’m trying to show grace under pressure, Until then I’ll find a lovely place For us to suffer together. What’s the difference, win or lose? We’ll make like we were never here at all. I sleep in a one-bunk Hilton If you don’t like it, leave. I’m on avant garde duty Swim the gene pool for my reprieve. I’ve got highway hypnosis Since the flag ate my family And the reaper’s on a surfboard Looking back at me. Chorus: I’m clinging to the gutter With a soul that’s like a wall, It’s just another conversation With the man who’s not at all I’m snorting lines by Pynchon, Playing mystic by ear And Dante is my neighbour But he doesn’t come in here. And there’s a five-minute warning Goes off every hour, And I’m headed for the dirt farm, Left my spirits in the shower. Chorus. Just another conversation With the man who’s not at all. And nothing you can do will make it happen No, nothing you can do will make it happen (repeat) You will be in the clear, Just pretend I wasn’t here And the thorn in your side Can be something I divide. Anything you say to me Won’t stray outside these walls. It’s just another conversation With the man who’s not at all Just another conversation With the man who’s not at all.
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So What If? 03:25
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SO WHAT IF So what if there was really a place called Denial Where no one passed a sentence, just a lifelong trial And money and possessions just fell out of style Yeah, what if? What if life was really just a takeaway With every new tomorrow better than today And any place you landed was the place you’d stay? What if I could help you visualise your goals, Buy you something to slip on that had a big fat soul? Would your life feel better that way? Chorus: So what if I could be somebody else? So what, in time I’d always be myself. Some days you’ll find it doesn’t mean a lot But it’s all that we got. So what, so what? What if there was nothing left to bother me And everyone was blessed with personality And truth was just a bonus got thrown in for free? What if I could tell you life is not a test? I may not be the smartest but I do my best. I don’t have the answers, what do you suggest? Yeah, what if? So would your life feel better that way? Chorus. 8 So what would you do? I hope you’d carry on. You’ve waited for so long You’ve waited for so long. Chorus x 2
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No One 04:25
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NO ONE Tell me, what did I miss, Was it something like this? Mongrels chasing our own tails Without a clue how. A new bag of tricks Full of signals that are mixed. Let’s look what’s behind door number two now. Pre: So far I feel so far away But this has gone too far, Just variations on a theme. Chorus: I am no one Going nowhere is my plan Nobody knows who I am There’s nothing here to understand, It’s over my head And out of my hands. Life is more than ifs and ands, Let me be no one Dependant on what I’ve become. So your famed lucky streak Was all flame and no heat; Kind of late for getting rational with me, now. And it don’t feel so bad That my friends are all mad ‘cause I couldn’t find a saner place to be now. Pre, chorus.
10.
Out Of Our Minds 04:40
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OUT OF OUR MINDS Timetable, he's an information junkie 
 Chased out of town by the corporate monkeys 
 Dogma wags the tail while he's out walkies 
 Nose to the grindstone, telling lots of porkies. 

 He counts on us to have a sense of timing, 
 Get all you can, yeah 
 Chance would be a fine thing. 

 Scaremonger's not pleased, 
 Something must have rattled his cage. 
 He wants to give us the DTs 
 And make us stand on our heads. 

 Chorus: 
 Dreams are for taking out of our minds 
 Dreams are for taking out of our minds. 
 Dreams are forsaken 
 We're out of our minds. 
 Creepy walking junk heap, Tommy Tycoon 
 Holds up Brother Sun and Sister Half-moon. 
 Rolled up in the lining of his shirtsleeves 
 Too much for everyone at once to conceive. 

 He counts on us to have a sense of timing, 
 Get all you can, yeah Chance would be a fine thing. 
 
 Scaremonger looks pleased: 
 Someone let him out of his cage 
 He likes to spread his new disease 
 While we're asleep in our beds. 

 Chorusx2 

 We’re out of our minds
11.
Don't Call It Revolution 05:05
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DON’T CALL IT REVOLUTION Don’t say it’s done and dusted We only just got started. Every age is fed on illusions, Flesh wounds and soul contusions. And don’t look so surprised, Come in here cracking wise. Life is what happens while you’re waiting for your dreams. It’s always intellectuals who start a revolution Bringing down some monarchy for private absolution. But intellectuals don’t often make the best of shots And most countrys live to regret the revolutions that they got. Chorus: Don’t call it revolution, Keep it to yourself, To me it’s all the same. I don’t know and I don’t care. This is not a game, I swear. More for the cheque book than the chakra, More for the fat one than the fatwa. Never had a method, only madness, Running for your life When life’s what happens while you’re waiting for your dreams. The time’s still half-past give-a-damn. Always the bland leading the bland. Chorus. Life’s what happens while you’re waiting for your dreams (x4) Don’t call it revolution, Keep it to yourself. It’s all the same to me. Chorus.
12.
After All 06:46
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AFTER ALL Hook: My friend, I’ll hate you till the end. My friend, I hope this never ends. My friend, I’ll hate you till the end. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you. Not sorry if it hurt And I hope it was something I said. If you think I’ll grieve when you leave, Well, I have to say, you’ve been misled. Excited in a bleak, desolate Kind of Bergman way. Since the sweetest thing you said is I never want to see you again, never again. Chorus: ‘I’ll hate you until the end,’ he says. ‘You ain’t so special after all.’ She says, ‘I’ll hate you until the end,’ She says, ‘You ain’t so special after all.’ I think I read it in a magazine Or maybe it was in my head I think I played it like a movie scene. Hell, I guess we ain’t so special after all. Hook. It’s gonna be okay If you know what nemesis means. You got something, that’s for sure, But you ain’t got nothing on me. If you need sympathy, You can start by getting out of my hair. Yeah, go and make your forever kind of trouble For somebody who cares. Chorus. We ain’t so special after all. (x4) Chorus. Hook

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This album dates from 2003. It was the band's first independent release. It is an anthem-filled album, featuring the monstrous riffs, soaring melodies, smart lyrics and general vibes that fans of the band will be familiar with from the first two albums

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released March 5, 2022

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Paul Miro is an artist who records and performs both as a solo artist and in bands. In addition to his extensive catalogue of solo albums, he writes regularly for film and TV and does mix and production work for other artists.

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