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The Man That Time Forgot

by NOW ZERO

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The Man That Time Forgot 03:19
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I was a king for a day Missed the chance of a lifetime Always in the right place Always at the wrong time You said baby You can’t replace me But you soon found someone new I’m the man time forgot On the leading edge In the heart of the action To the wrong side of town Falling out of fashion Somehow lately It escapes me How to get back in the groove I’m the man time forgot I was so close to the top I could even taste it Now if you gave me a break All I could do is waste it Come on baby Look at the state of me Think of what I used to be I’m the man time forgot
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A Beautiful Lie 04:00
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It isn’t what you’ve got But who you are That makes you happy Makes you rise above Did your daddy never tell you That you’re good enough To be someone to love? Your life Is a beautiful lie Don’t tell me And all the things you want Won’t fill the hole You’re not the person that you put on show When the competition’s over and you take the gold You’ll want someone to hold Your life Is a beautiful lie Don’t tell me You built a dream-home and you filled it up With empty things that you can hide behind The money to get everything Is driving you Out of your tiny mind Your life Is a beautiful lie Don’t tell me One day we’ll have to face the truth There is no me There is no you Your life Is a beautiful lie Don’t tell me
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Ero Guro 02:22
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Gaslight 03:04
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When you call it’s a sign You play me like static On the line You You’re driving me crazy And you change all the time From certain angles you are mine You You’re driving me crazy When I sleep Do you smile As I ride the nightmare Hypnotised You You’re driving me crazy All the cracks in my mind Let the demons in You invite You You’re driving me crazy
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Kafkaesque 02:50
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You got Zen and the art of genocide You got the Tao of overconsumption You fill in a form online for five minutes And you say “it’s Kafkaesque” You wake up turned into a bug That’s Kafkaesque You’re in a penal colony That’s Kafkaesque You got Zen and the art of advertising You got the Tao of xenophobia You wait in a line to be served for one minute And you say “it’s Kafkaesque” And when you find yourself on trial That’s Kafkaesque Investigations of a dog That’s Kafkaesque Banal When you can’t meet the Count That’s Kafkaesque When you’re the man who disappeared That’s Kafkaesque You wake up turned into a bug That’s Kafkaesque You’re in a penal colony That’s Kafkaesque And when you find yourself on trial That’s Kafkaesque Investigations of a dog That’s Kafkaesque Kafkaesque
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Bastard 02:37
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It Was Me 03:39
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The pathetic Kentish boy Who can’t get no relief The one not reaching you Hating the working week It was me Still waiting for the ice Disappointed with American sights Speaking in tongues to you Stealing your identity too It was me Feeling like it’s hell sometimes On a mission of some kind Out of Shadow Mary’s way The Mayor of Toytown Bound and chained It was me Lining up in Burger King Lost in you In everything Cheating at the game of dance Doesn’t stand a chance It was me
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Nothing Left 04:05
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What do you do With all the anger When it’s all that you’ve got? How can you be Someone better When it’s all that you’re not You’d have nothing left Why can’t you let go Of all the memories All the ancient wars? How can you find peace When you keep on fighting For your own lost cause? You’d have nothing left May be there’s a better way You could change When you will you stop Believing in things That just keep you down? You’re not fooling Anybody Like a barefaced clown You’d have nothing left
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Oh It's You 03:00
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She said Oh it’s you I thought it was a gentleman I’m a class act I get up and go to work I come home And go upstairs and get undressed She says Oh it’s you I thought it was a gentleman I’m a stand up guy I don’t always tell lies I turn up with flowers to say I’m sorry She said Oh it’s you I thought it was a gentleman I was Mr Right Place at the wrong time She pulls up in her car Runs me down I open the door for her She says Oh it’s you I thought it was a gentleman
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Start A Rumour 03:32
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And if the sky won’t take you back You can call on me I’ll be waiting at the end of the world Ready to plant the seed Of a new life Where the old rules don’t apply All we gotta do is start as little rumour tonight Where are you tonight? Why can’t you be mine? And if the sky won’t take you back You can call on me I’ll be waiting at the end of the world Ready to plant the seed Of a new life Where the old rules don’t apply All we gotta do is start as little rumour tonight Shhhh Who’s the one you want? How long you been gone? If the sky won’t take you back You can call on me I’ll be waiting at the end of the world Ready to plant the seed Of a new life Where the old rules don’t apply All we gotta do is start as little rumour tonight
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Rhythm Changes 07:42
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Stay 03:02
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I think that’s everything It didn’t take you long On as night like this We are sharp objects Hitting soft targets With our eyes closed How could you go? How could I stay? We had a hopeless case You made it look so easy In a cold climate With a Southern accent Breaking promises Without a net How could you go? How could I stay? What if there’s nothing else Than the last acts in this play? We are bad actors Who forgot their lines Dying nightly Under friendly fire How could you go? How could I stay? How could you go? How could I stay?
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There Are Worse Things 02:54
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A fat man meets a lonely ghost He wants to know why he can’t go home The lonely ghost takes him by the hand And says, “I don’t think you understand There are worse things in this world” The fat man wants to get away The sun sets on an endless day The lonely ghost plays a cunning game Losing to the fat man Again and gain There are worse things in this world The fat man says he’s had enough He’s lucky in cards But unlucky in love The lonely ghost plays a hidden ace The fat man agrees to take his place There are worse things in this world
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Portrait 03:31
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released March 29, 2024

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