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Cold Hearted Town PT 1
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Like some victimized Cinderella in a trash-lined kind of shoe.
Like some killjoy interruption, or a sizzled out fuse.
There is a man in a top hat treating a child like a pet,
while a woman with a gun walks by with blood on her dress.
You'd better not (don't think twice) forget to yell (don't look down).
You can't make a constant nightmare go away without a sound.
This place (will bite back) and these frames (will fall down).
You'd better pray you get away from this
cold hearted town.
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Cold Hearted Town PT 2
02:55
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Thick black smoke hangs low, at mouth-line to most.
The houses all in ruin; every other business closed.
The acid rain flashes; the smell of rotting meat.
Two hundred thousand people living in tents along the street.
Go buy a suicide connection, or a child for half the price:
You can treat him like a dog and only feed him bowls of rice.
This is a place of constant anguish, of suffering and greed.
If you can scale the razor walls and try to leave, you might get out of this
Cold hearted town.
"Get to the Lake," she sings, "of Campfires and Radios, of Broken Wings, Settled Fires, and Paints. Get the men their money to make the factories move. Raze the mountains and the deserts and the lakes."
Buy a suicide connection, or a child for half the price:
You can treat him like a dog and only feed him bowls of rice.
This is an idol on a hilltop of suffering and pain.
If you can scale the razor walls and try to get away,
you might get out of this
you can't get out of this
you just can't erase this place if you try, it's a
cold hearted town.
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Man in White
01:23
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I have been known to walk in fear while on the streets when he is near.
The man in white has bought my life, and he is coming to collect it here tonight.
Wring my hands and lie awake - afraid to move or to escape.
Because you can run or make a deal, but that devil will still be at your heels.
Ran to the window, glared out the glass. Quietly panicked, began to crack.
Because when he comes all dressed in white, he will be hungry.
He will be hungry when he coalesces in this room to take my life.
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Plant Oak
02:30
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Mother Mary, make me good. Give me money. Give me hope.
Where is the door? What should I do? Clouds have gathered under you.
Hey, Saint Michael, fallen from grace - you arch angel in disgrace.
Where is the light? What should I do? Clouds have gathered under you.
"Link hands, lie down, and tie rope. By the full moon and black skies, plant oak."
Listen Satan, I am at a loss. No one can give me a word with God.
Where is the power? Where is the truth?
"You know the answer, you know what to do: Link hands, lie down, and tie rope. By the full moon and black skies, plant oak."
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Lynch Pins
02:14
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Wake up and find your city lost. Try to muscle out of bed.
Flex your hands, remind yourself about the plan, count down from ten.
Get your pipes and chains. Try to remember what is good from bad.
Get your mask on. Walk out the door to get the task done.
This is a necessary evil for the good, at least that's what they say.
And they remind you of the debt you owe about every single day.
Some people find purpose in loss. Some people put their faith in God.
What are you gonna cling to for safety when the lights go off?
Kick open the door. Wrestle the man to the ground.
Tie his hands and legs with chains and then go straight into the back room.
Take out a can of paint. Scrawl the writing on the wall:
"Nobody is safe, protect the ones you love."
This is a necessary public service for the good ones left.
And they are slimming in number by the minute as the lynch pins bend.
Some people find purpose in loss. Some people put their faith in God.
What are you gonna cling to for safety when the lights go off?
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Blackridge Theme
05:04
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Something in the Water
01:55
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The drums are coming up like weeds along the line.
And the features are becoming cruel.
The kids are acting badly, like stray cats in a street fight.
And there must be something to it.
The light bulbs have grown dimmer, and the Kingpins have brought knives.
There's something in the distance making noise.
The adults are acting poorly, like victims in a crash.
And there must be something to it.
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Purchase Rope
02:55
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This bus never comes on time when you need it to, and when it finally does the driver takes his break. And by the time you arrive, there ain't a person inside, and it's apparent that the building's clock has always run late.
And in the shelter on Broad there is a man in a white coat who is threatening the people who dare to come too close. But when he falls back asleep in his seat, all his friends run off to purchase rope.
9 times out of 10 they will get your money if they want it. That's the thing about the framework that you've gotta understand. And you can take it from Sheila, there ain't a person that'll help ya. It's the kind of thing the devil loves to hear about. Ya know?
And at the banks of the river where the garbage collects there is a group of kids trying not to stick out their necks. But when they do get close, there's another group of folks who get rope.
9 times out of 10 the engine fails deep in the desert.
9 times out of 10 the junkie gets his fix or gets sick.
9 times out of 10 the rope breaks when you're hanging by a thread and you end up in a bottomless pit.
And in the depths of a warehouse a rotar arm breaks, and everybody starts to panic as they attempt to replace it. So the foreman hits the road, he's heading straight to his home to gather coils of rope.
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Evil Men
01:24
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Lonnie is drowning in the fountain, while all the wolves prepare off in the surrounding mountains.
This hum in the air and this death in the room, it will pick us apart if we don't leave here soon.
These liars, killers, and evil men have collected the land and are in power again. You can hide under a rock or you can turn yourself in, but they are ruthless, hungry, and in power again.
Lonnie is dead face down in the water. His bloated back grows red as the sun grows hotter. This town will drown everyone within it - our days are numbered and growing shorter by the minute.
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