Offspring – Conspiracy Of One

>> All Along

Deep inside secret¹s burning

I Should have known all the while what¹s true

I went along, to fool myself

Can¹t go on, I can¹t escape it

All along

I think I really knew

It was there in the words unspoken

All along

Still believed in you

Now I stand here betrayed and broken

Close my eyes from the burning

All along all the while it¹s true

Take it on, or turn your back

Either way, you can¹t escape it

>> Come Out Swinging

You brace and hold it all inside

It`s more than you can stand

No one around even tries

Tries to understand

Don`t turn away, don`t turn away

Come out swinging

Come out alone

They`re in your way

But as long as you`re swinging

Strong then you`ll get by

Your pacing`s wearing out a line

Right beside your bed

The scene replays a million times

Stuck inside your head

And though you stand in place

Your mind escapes

Read between the lies

Smile`s on your face

You fake like you`re ok

Don`t turn away, don`t turn away

Come out swinging

Out on your own

They`re in your way

You may be stinging

But you`ll get by

Don`t turn away, don`t turn away

Come out swinging

Never alone again

The pain inside can guide your way

Midnight, no sleep

Inside, you scream to

No one, hears you fall

Daylight, prove me today

One more try

Don`t turn away, don`t turn

Come out swinging

Come out alone

They`re in your way

You may be stinging

But you`ll get by

Don¹t turn away, don`t turn away

Come out swinging

Never alone again

Pain inside

Leads you through so you`ll get by

>> Conspiracy Of One

Red over white

It`s one last fatal scene

Brought on by someone unseen

Moving on their own

Bring on the night

And bring us all to our knees

All are gone and none agreed

One who acts alone

Nobody wins

Nobody hears us fall

Nobody wins

When it`s done

Conspiracy of one

>> Dammit, I Changed Again

Hey, come inside

While I stand here acting bold

Can`t stand to feel this way

Clear out the cobwebs in my soul

This time I turn around

And things have changed

Now I don`t feel the same

Start a fight

I can`t defend

One more time

Dammit, I changed again

Now I don`t see

Things the way I did before

Can`t stand to feel this way

Things important yesterday

Don`t matter anymore

It doesn`t make any sense

To feel so different day to day

(Can`t stand to feel this way)

When nothing`s changed except for me

>> Denial, Revisited

So here we go

Having the same old fight again

There she goes

Same old game that never ends If I could say

The right words

I know I could make you stay

If I could say

The right words

Things would work out all right

And if you go

I won`t believe

That it`s forever

And you can go

But I`ll never leave

Cause it`s not over

Replay last night

Talking it out don`t make it right

I know she`s tried, but my whole world

Is her and all we`ve got now

And if you go

I won`t believe

That it`s forever

I won`t let go

Even if she say that it`s over

I know it`ll be

Different this time

If you`d just stay

And when we wrote this story

How did it end?

It was you and me for all our lives

Come on, don¹t say it

We`ll try again

And if I`d just hold you

We could last

But she stands softly

Tears down her face

Hitting me, oh god

This is the end

I`d wait here for

But there`s nothing more now I can do

How did you know

How did you know

How did you know

Finally

>> Intro

When I step out to the microphone,

It comes out sounding something like this

>> Living In Chaos

Somewhere the time was right, could have been gone in ten

This world is hard to fight, hitting you once, hit it again

To know the way it feels, everyone gets knocked down

When you get up it¹s real, by taking it back, turn it around

Get on it, up on it

Get on it wouldn`t wanna be you

Get on it, out on it

Get on it no one¹s gonna free you

You know, when you¹re keeping it slow

No matter where you wanna go wouldn¹t wanna be you

Get on it, up on it

It`s on we`re living in chaos

Somewhere along the line, things get chipped away

This place keeps going down, gets a little worse every day

I see hate and greed, this world¹s a messed up town

Embrace the pain and see, by taking it back, you turn it around

>> Million Miles Away

There was a time, looking through myself

Wanting to pretend

If I escaped, I could fill myself

I don`t think you can

Been far and wide

But that hole inside

Never really leaves

When I went away, what I really left

Left behind was me

It`s telling me

To be on my way home

Million miles away

I can`t stay

Each passing day, every passing face

Seems like such a blur

I long to be

Home, silently

Lying next to her

Just to get back, by her side is all

All I need to be

Cause I went away

But what I really left

Left behind was me

I need to be

Getting on my way home

A million miles away

Million miles away

I can`t take

>> One Fine Day

If I had a perfect day

I would have it start this way

Open up the fridge and have a tall boy

Yeah

Then I`d meet up with my friends

Head out to the game again

We don`t even really care who wins

Now excitement seems to grow

When we`re hangin` with the bro`s

When we`re chillin` and we pound a case of Stroh`s

Now the game is cool to see

You can “High 5” on TV

Count the riot on the one two three

Operation is in sight

And the field is open wide

When you break it then you know you`re still alive

If the cops don`t make you pay

And you make your getaway

Then you know

That`s one fine day

On that day before we`re through

We could torch a car or two

Then have ourselves another tall boy

Yeah

Water hoses and batons

That`s the real game that`s on

I don`t really give a shit who wins

I believe it`s my god-given right

To destroy everything in my sight

Cause it never gets dull, it never gets old

The only thing it gets is more bold

Drinkin`, fightin`, going to the game

In our world it`s a way to stay sane

If you`re asking me

To have it my way, I`d say that`s

One fine day

>> Original Prankster

Until the break of dawn

Life life

Cannot go by the letter

Time time

Prozac can make it better

Noise noise

Any kind will do

Can you feel it slip away

When it`s all on you

Crime crime

Rockin` like Janet Reno

Time time

Eighteen and life in Chino

Freud Freud

All along it`s true

Well you`ll see there comes a day

Catches up to you

Knock down the walls, it`s alive in you

Knock down the place, you`re alone it`s true

Knock down the world, it`s alive in you

You gotta keep your head up through it all

You`re gonna

Bust out on it – original prankster

Break out yeah – original yeah

Bust out on it – original prankster

You never stop now, stop now

That`s what the main man say

You know it smells like shit

Goddamn

Tag team the double header

Son of Sam

Fire always makes it better

Navigate

With style and aplomb

Cause wherever you`re at

That`s the tip you`s on

Lies, lies

Says he`s down in the Bahamas

Tries tries

Bangin` little hoochie mamas

No way

None of this is true

Well he`ll see there comes a day

When the joke`s on you yeah

Dime dime

So good to see ya

Nine nine

Don`t want to be ya

Crime crime

Fine sensimilla

>> Special Delivery

Hey now do you see me down the way

Been watching you everyday

In my car on your street is where I stay

I know you better that way

One day I`ll be meeting you for real

You`ll feel bad like I feel

It`ll blow you away – You`re gonna fall for me

And the voices told me

To blow you away – You`re gonna fall for me

Hey now well I`m knocking on your door

This special delivery is yours

My infatuation it`s true

Hello, I got something for you

It¹ll blow you away You`re gonna fall for me

And the voices told me

To blow you away You`re gonna fall for me

If you hadn`t sold me

I`d still be away You`re right in front of me

Then, I`ll be on my way

Breathing you okay

Can`t break from my sins

Cannot pray

But you can`t kill a man when he`s got no hope

You can`t kill a man when he`s got no hope

>> Vultures

Now I could lie by your side

All serrated for you

Down below cancer grows

Weeping waits inside you too

All our rage begs a stage

It`s a waste of time though

And you style seems worthwhile

But this lonely road has turned And you faded there

They pretend to care

Vultures waiting

If you don`t like me

Certify Me Yeah I don`t know

Yeah I won`t go

Yeah save it I`m okay

And in the sun a loaded gun

Makes for conversation

All the while in denial

It`s too late for me to change

And you were unchained

Nothing more had changed

I could fake it

If you still hate me

Confiscate me

Oh we`re jaded I don`t know

Overrated I won`t go

All serrated Save it I`m okay

Okay Yeah I won¹t play Yeah go away Yeah save it I¹m okay

>> Want You Bad

If you could only read my mind

You would know that things between us

Ain`t right

I know your arms are open wide

But you`re a little on the straight side

I can`t lie

Your one vice

Is you`re too nice

Come around now can`t you see

I want you

All tattooed

I want you bad

Complete me

Mistreat me

Want you to be bad

If you could only read my mind

You would know that I`ve been waiting

So long

For someone almost like you

But with attitude, I`m waiting So come on

Get out of clothes time

Grow out those highlights

Come around now can`t you see

I want you

In a vinyl suit

I want you bad

Complicated

X-rated

I want you bad

Don`t get me wrong

I know you`re only being good

But that`s what`s wrong

I guess I just misunderstood

I want you

All tattooed

I want you bad

Complicated

X- rated

I want you bad

I mean it

I need it

I want you bad