Opium for the People - Colin Mcleod

Come on! Watch those idiosyncrasies Watch all the idiots fall on me Running out of ways to get outta the way Take another shot just to stay the same But I need some balance, back it off Fill your lungs 'til it makes you cough Tell me everything's gonna be alright 'Cause I don't think I'll make it through tonight The only way is all the way! The only way is all the way! The only way (the only way) is all the way! (Is all the way!) The only way (the only way) is all the way! Oh my God! It's judgment day, and I'm not prepared Everybody out there's running scared So take a little bit off the top I don't care, just make it stop I won't give another soul to you (I will never) I won't give another life to you No, you have to stop! Stop! Stop! Stop! Do one thing and say something cryptic But the styles always clash One thing I know for sure The hypothetical won't work anymore One wrong move and they will pound My nails are tight inside my wrists This sacrament is sacrilege and sentimental Deity experimental, faith is accidental I won't give another soul to you (I will never) I won't give another life to you (I will never) I won't give another thought to you (I will never) I won't give any more of my hope to you

Let me get a bassline for the people Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people Let me get a bassline for the people (You ready?) Let me get a bassline for the people (You ready?) Let me get a bassline for the people (people) (You ready?) Let me get a bassline for the people (You ready?) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) (You ready?) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) (You ready?) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) (You ready?) Let me get a bassline (let me get a bassline) (You ready?) Get your hands up for the people (You ready?) Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people Get your hands up for the people (people) Let me get a bassline for the people (You ready?) Let me get a bassline for the people (You ready?) Let me get a bassline for the people (people) Let me get a bassline for the people

Today I walked through the door and fell down on my floor Got all of my papers out and read them Seems that I've been wanderin' for a little too long Yeah, the desert can be hot if you're wasted Took a stab in the dark and missed again I believe The hardest part is not seein' what I used to see My faith grew to a top but worry does all it can To whisper in both my ears make-believe stories Where are my friends now? They're not around when I need them I cannot pretend Yeah, I find myself against all the odds again Well I like to think I'm strong and then I'm proven wrong Grab the keys to my car and go to work again Yeah showed up late, got screamed in my face Turn around, I'm punch drunk, but I'm laughin' Got some thoughts in my chest, they're playin' games with my head Ten hours of sleep, I'm in my bed again Scream up to my God, say, "I do what I can" How am I gonna move on from this circumstance? Where are my friends now? They're not around when I need them I cannot pretend Yeah, I find myself against all the odds again Yeah, yeah I'm against all the odds again Yeah, yeah I'm against all the odds again Yeah, yeah I'm against all the odds again Yeah, yeah I'm against all the odds again

Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Wide awake And I know why it's taken me so long To reclaim my power The hurting made me strong I've lost count how many times I have changed There's an art to having skin in the game Been afraid of running out of fucks to give Lowest place considering where I have been It's the simple truth that one day I will die Or the courage it takes for a warrior to cry It's like the song I was singing Sitting on my bedroom floor Or that familiar feeling like I've been here before Well, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na Yeah, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na-na-na na-na-na Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do What I want Will rarely meet at what I need Nothin's wrong With setting better boundaries Like the softness you earn when you break your own bread Or that playful heart that became your first defence Well, I know yes I know I sure as shit know I turned some kind of page And I will, yes I will Learn to love the side of me that holds all the shame When I gave myself permission to feel the pain There's an art to having skin in the game Well, there is something so sacred And perfect in placement, uh huh 'Cause I am buzzing in beauty and feasting on honey alright Well, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na Yeah, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na-na-na na-na-na Na-na-na-na na-na-na Na-na-na-na na-na Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do But, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na Yeah, you can certainly shake me But, no can break me, na-na-na-na na-na-na Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do Wait keep recording Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do-do-do-do

Just close your eyes We're gonna run this blind We live our lives Yeah, we're not wastin' time Maybe we lost our minds We're gonna get, gonna get Get what we can But we're not doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Is it wrong to write the rules? We gotta strike a match and light the fuse Now I'm never lookin' back It's time to leave the future in the past I said it doesn't matter where I go I am calling all the poets in the battle I am shouting to the world Let 'em know that we won't Be afraid to step into the fight When you can't see the light So close your eyes We're gonna run this blind We live our lives Yeah, we're not wastin' time Maybe we lost our minds We're gonna get, gonna get Get what we can But we're not doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Well, if you're down then soldier up You better learn to shoot or learn to duck There's no retreat and no escape If we keep dreamin' while we're wide awake I said it doesn't matter where I go I am calling all the prophets into battle I am never gonna change who I am I won't bend under the pressure when my back's on the ropes I said it doesn't matter where I go I am staring down the barrel of a gun We are shouting to the world Let 'em know that we are Not afraid to step into the fight When you can't see the light So close your eyes We're gonna run this blind We live our lives Yeah, we're not wastin' time Maybe we lost our minds We're gonna get, gonna get Get what we can But we're not doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Well, it's a silicon rush And I'm addicted I don't understand When it starts I can switch Saying what I won't do The pleasure comes as pain, too But mostly it's an afterthought And it's slowly comin' after you So close your eyes We're gonna run this blind We live our lives Yeah, we're not wastin' time Maybe we lost our minds We're gonna get, gonna get Get what we can But we're not doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money Doin' it for the money