lyrics | Jude the Obscure

chloroform
i have been instructed to improve my situation
i therefore voluntarily forego my medication
but i find that i panic more

i move through a world which is under heavy sedation
love is all around but so is too much information
and it’s strange how i panic more
yeah i find that I panic more

without my daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform

time should be spend in contemplating ordinary existence
this constant combination is a rather token resistance
and i pretend to be the one who keeps the wolves from the door
but i leave the meat out every night and it seems that they’ve developed a taste for more

more of their daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform

it is now my practice to avoid undue excitement
i will throw myself into my work into enlightenment
and they say that there’s no reason to panic any more

so i gladly place the rag over my nose and mouth and i breathe it to my core

oh how i love my daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform daily chloroform my daily chloro….chloroform

ugly days
the ugly days will get me and there’s nothing i can do about it
i’ll take a look at my life and decide if i can live without it
i think it’s best to sound the gong – this progress has lasted much too long
all the fools jump up and say say ah say ah
say why can’t we just get along

i’ll look to the dead to see how i should live
it’s easy to forget that it’s easy to forgive
all of a sudden there’s too many words
i stop up my ears and leave my eyes for the birds
all the fellers jump up and shout hurrah hurrah
but they never ever leave the herds

i want to leave but never do cos parting is such sweet sorrow
i’m fairly sure i need the dark cos otherwise the light won’t show
i hope i’m the same in twenty five years when invisible angers have stolen my fears
there will always be things that i don’t understand but its myself that i will never know

i can’t see past my head but i’ve developed a faraway gaze
i like nothing better than thinking of the great malaise
like everyone else i’ve come a long way everything’s gonna be just o k
all i need to do is to remember that i can’t avoid can’t avoid the ugly days

the ugly days even on lovely days i’ll tell myself it’s just a phase but i can’t avoid the ugly days

ignorance is bliss

ignorance is bliss so come and feel like this
come and scratch the surface of emptiness

i can’t stay in there i can’t breathe the air
i heard you say they’d get what’s coming to them
just not like this

when you’re hanging off the wall
expecting me to break your fall
well you’d better lose control
let your blood fill up with gold

did you forget what I once was
well I do hope not because
it’s written in your pores
that you’ll pay me back some other way

the sun don’t shine this way
but we’re still making hay
and it’s time for all the true believers to have their say

the medicine that cares for all of revolutions heirs
has slowly started to become a poison
and we all share

every dog may have his day but was it meant to be this way
it may be true the world’s a stage but does that mean we have to play
according to the rules written long ago by fools
this ignorance will see us through
at least until we find something new

ignorance is bliss so come on feel like this there’s no need to worry because we don’t miss

make us proud
carry it around carry it around
never put it down
you’re not allowed you’re not allowed

think before you speak think before you speak
don’t let them think you’re weak
just remember that you are weak

never put it down never put it down
keep it underground
you’ll make us proud
you’ll make us proud

careful what you wish
careful what you wish
you’re sleeping with the fish you’re sleeping with the fish you’re sleeping with the fish

cover up the past cover up the past
and you’ll be alright
yeah you’ll be alright

oh blood runs thicker than water
or i heard that it might
yeah i heard that it might

cover up your scars cover up
and wrap your bandages tight
wrap your bandages tight

don’t you know you’ll be fine
if you can throw yourself into the light

carry it around
carry it around
never put it down
you’re not allowed
you’re not allowed
think before you speak
think before you speak
remember that you’re weak
we hope that you are weak
never put it down
never put it down
keep it underground
you’ll make us proud
you’ll make us proud

pull back from the brink
pull back from the brink
and never start to think
and never start to think
and never start to think

so long
when we go we’ll go forever
and we know we’ll be apart together

we’ll stay a long time
we’ll stay a long time
we’ll stay a long time
some heartbeats echo on and on
but never yours and mine

we might be down and out
but in my mind there is no doubt
that we will ever be the king and queen
of what could have been

it’s been a long time
it’s been a long time
it’s been a long time
but even so, I know exactly what I’ll find

if one of us should turn around
well tumble up, you idle hounds
and guard the lines we left behind
and raze the heights that we had climbed

oh it’s been so long
since we went wrong
I’ve been wandering
and where have you gone

because i turn round every time i hear your song
but i guess this is so long

dead and gone (soldier song)
Do you ever find it hard to meet their eyes
I know you don’t concern yourself too much with telling lies
Do you ever wish that you had held your tongue
Do you run and run and run and run and run and run

Have you ever held a gun – was it ever so much fun
Did you remember what you learned – play with fire and get burned
And are your friends all so impressed with the new way that you’re dressed
I know it’s harder than it looks and the retailers are all crooks

But is it worth it – is it worth it – will it all seem worth it when you’re dead and gone

Are you allergic to dust but not to powder if you must
Do you feel just like a king – terrified of everything
Do you lie awake at night and wonder why
Do you laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and cry

And have you ever held a gun – was it ever so much fun
Did you remember what you learned – play with fire and get burned
And are your friends all so impressed with the new way that you’re dressed
I know it’s harder than it looks and the retailers are all crooks

But is it worth it – is it worth it – will it all seem worth it when you’re dead and gone

Do you regret the glory days
When men were men and men did things just to amaze
Have you ever gambled everything on fate
Do you love and love and love and love and love and hate

And have you ever fired a gun, did you stand to attention
Did you do just what you were told
You were young – but were you bold
And are the ladies so impressed with the way your wounds are dressed
I bet they fell in love with you after they had had a few

But were they worth it – was it worth it – does it all seem worth it now you’re dead and gone?

the show
it’s a happy clappy self-improvement marching song
and even if you’ve never heard it I’ll still bet you can sing along
I’ve got something to say
that you don’t really need to hear
cos you’re all – you’re all
sick of it all

around the merry-go-round one time, then come back for more
because when it’s all been said and done, it’s been said and done before
we’ll keep spinning until we all fall down
we all fall down

sooolo

yeah we all fall down, like the others who fell before
can’t even seem to hit rock-bottom,
because there’s no room on the floor
the highs aren’t terribly high
and the lows are not terribly low

the stage is full, but there’s nobody watching – oh, what a show

control
i think i’m going insane
i think i’m going insane when i’m sick of it all

it’s one and the same
it’s one and the same when you’re starting to fall

i sometimes wonder if i’m well
but still i’m waiting on the bell

and i throw it away throw it away throw it away
almost every day every day every day

i always knew i needed help
somehow i’ve never asked myself

i sometimes wonder if i’m well
it’s getting difficult to tell

and i throw it away throw it away throw it away
almost every day every day every day

i’ll help myself i’ll help myself i’ll help myself i’ll help myself i’ll help myself i’ll help myself i’ll help myself

the machine

take the machine

and you turn the handle and grind

wake from the dream

yeah it hurts but we don’t mind

take the machine

it’s the only one of its kind

we all agree

we all agree that you’re wrong

but never mind

don’t be late

because being late is wrong

have your say

but don’t go on too long

you must obey

because you’re not mother nature’s son

you’re in the way

and it’s right where you belong

break the machine

it’s the only one of its kind

fall on those who lead

because the deaf should never lead the blind

take the machine

you’re running out of time

wake from a dream

yeah it hurts but we don’t mind

the rules

i can not consume no more

i can not consume any more

i’m full

i no longer assume

these are the rules

when i have my way

it’s activation of the rays

i’m feeling cruel

send them all away

i’m surrounded by fools

i can not consume no more

i’ve lost my appetite

and i’m fading fast

i was led to believe

that all of this would last

don’t know how to cope

because the possibilities are much too vast

so let’s destroy the future

in the interests

in the interests of the past

the zoo

well if it’s power, fame or money, or all three

everyone wants something because they have never seen

that it’s the truth and the whole truth and nothing else that sets you free

and if that’s what you want then you’d better come

to the zoo with me

you’ll be amazed by the mating displays

reality’s a far cry from this place

oh come and see what should never have been

revile the revels just make sure it never ever shows in your face

make sure that you never blink an eye

because to dissent is to be cast down from on high

learn all about the creatures on tv

and worship the demise of anonymity

at the zoo at the zoo and don’t ask why never ask who

get ready to absolve yourself of sin

because half the world’s gone crazy

but you must not let them win

oh the zoo will suck you dry and suck you in

you’ll become an animal but you can choose your own skin

i’ll never stay because i am not allowed

but if i do you can kill me now you can kill me now you can kill me now

at the zoo yeah at the zoo and don’t ask why never ask who

get ready to absolve yourself of sin

because half the world’s gone crazy

but you must not let them win

on/off

working…..but work is so unkind

you got to got to got to got to got to got to got to toe the line

oh, follow the leader that never made sense to me

we’re playing follow the leader ´

but he’s playing hide and seek

on off on off on off on it comes with being strung along

off on off on off on off on off the one thing you can never have is enough is enough is enough

on off on off on off on this whole thing’s lasted much too long

off on off on off on off the one thing you should never have is enough is enough is enough

burning….because i’ve been set on fire

it’s hot, too hot too hot, it’s much too hot

and the flames keep getting higher

i don’t believe it what the hell are you doing here

if i’d known that you’d be here tomorrow i would have waited til next year

on off on off on off on we’ve dragged it out for much too long

off on off on off on off the one thing you should never have is enough is enough is enough

on off on off on off on if we’re right then can we still be wrong

off on off on off on off on off the one thing you will never learn is that love is enough is enough

the promised land

the promised land seems so small

since construction of the wall

now we’re safe and sound inside

we can all forget the other side

and the locusts can have it all

the piper must always be paid

because otherwise you can forget the plans you’ve made

i can’t stand to hear his song

but still i’ll buy another one

because the locusts control it all

the promised land seems to be dead

it’s full of sand for burying of heads

some say normality remains

but still confusion always reigns

when the locusts have come to call

because the locusts control it all

and the locusts will have it all and they crawl and they crawl and they crawl

churchill song

where’s our churchill where’s our lenin

where’s our hell where is our heaven

oh we are the fabled generation

because we’re all superstars

giggling girls simpering boys

these are our heroes in this time of noise

oh we were the favoured generation

but we’ve thrown it all away

so we’ll slouch

dumbly clapping

smoking and flirting

as we watch it happen

oh we were the golden generation

but this time we’ve gone too far

when we’re older and wiser

will we feel the same

who’ll be pointing fingers

when there’s noone left to blame

oh we are the fatal generation

but we know too much to care

at the end of everything

after the final war

will we still applaud them

will we still want more

or will we be the final generation

that remembers peace at all