Drastic Measures
Kansas
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Fight Fire With Fire
03 : 42
2
Everybody’s My Friend
04 : 01
3
Mainstream
06 : 36
4
Andi
04 : 17
5
Going Through the Motions
05 : 48
6
Get Rich
03 : 44
7
Don’t Take Your Love Away
03 : 39
8
End of the Age
04 : 33
9
Incident on a Bridge
05 : 38
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Track Lyrics
Fight Fire With Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's a hole in the wall
With a light shining in
And it's letting me know to get up
It's time to begin
Oh, there is nothing to lose
'Cause it's already lost
In a runaway world of confusion
I'm not gonna take it
[Chorus]
That's why I fight fire with fire
Oh, I'm burning inside, and my heart is a-cryin'
Fire with fire
I don't want to lose this flamin' desire
[Verse 2]
Standing alone
In a crowded room
I can feel a chill in the air
I'm shakin', oh-ohh
I'm miles away
I want to cry out loud (Out loud)
I want to fight till the end
I won't let 'em take me alive
[Chorus]
And you know I'll fight fire with fire
Oh, I'm burning inside, and my heart is a-cryin'
Fire with fire
And I don't want to lose this flamin' desire
Fire with fire
Oh, I'm outta control, and I want you to know
I fight fire with fire
I'm never gonna lose this flamin' desire
[Outro]
Ohh
Yeah-ahh-ahh
Fire with fire
Oh, I'm burning inside, and my heart is a-cryin'
Fire with fire
And I'm never gonna lose this flamin' desire
Fire with fire
I'm outta control, and I want you to know
I'm fighting fire with fire, whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Fire
Everybody’s My Friend Lyrics
3 ContributorsEverybody’s My Friend LyricsSomeone calls out my name
They ask me how I've been
So what's it like in the big time?
Will you be my friend
Have you met Mick Jagger?
Ringo, George or Paul?
Do you have my number?
Will you give me a call?
4 o'clock in the morning
I hear the telephone ring
It's the voice of a stranger saying
I like the way you sing
They all want to know
Do you make a lot of money?
They all want to know
Will you change your name?
They all want to know
What's it like to be a rock star?
Everybody wants to know if they can hang around
Everybody's my friend, hello, hello
Everybody's my friend, hello, hello
Everybody wants to have a little piece of the action
Everybody wants to get into the show
Everybody falls in love with the main attraction
Everybody wants to know if they can hang around
Everybody's my friend, hello, hello
Everybody's my friend, hello, hello
Some people they that I'm changing
They say I'm not the same
But they don't understand me
There's so much more to flame
They all want to know
Do you make a lot of money?
They all want to know
Will you change your name?
They all want to know
What's it like to be a rock star?
Everybody wants to know if they can hang around
Everybody's my friend, hello, hello (repeated until fade)
Mainstream Lyrics
2 ContributorsMainstream LyricsOverkill, have you had your fill
Come to expect it
Off the wall, too short or too tall
System rejects it
Lost the handle, what's it all been for?
Tired of trying, seeing so much more
It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher)
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream, are we moving too far away (mainstream)
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay (mainstream)
The centerline is status quo, it's
Mainstream
If you stay within the tried and true (mainstream)
You'll remain among the chosen few (mainstream)
Survive another year
The market is dead, accounts in the red
Media saturation
We're deep in a rut, the arteries cut
Sensory deprivation
Really loved it, didn't earn a cent
No one's buying your experiment
It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher)
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream, are we moving too far away (mainstream)
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay (mainstream)
The centerline is status quo, it's
Mainstream
For the masses in Consumerland (mainstream)
Give 'em everything that they demand (mainstream)
Survive another year
Corporate mold, packaged and sold, 16 to 30
Jobbers and racks, they're movin' in stacks
Tactics are dirty
We're in business, what else is it for?
Profit motive, welcome to the war
It's so predictable and everybody judges by the numbers that you're selling
Just crank 'em out on the assembly line and chart 'em higher (higher, higher)
Just keep it simple boys it's gonna be alright as long as you're inside the
Mainstream, are we moving too far away (mainstream)
Is it worth it if it doesn't pay (mainstream)
The centerline is status quo, gotta stay inside the
Mainstream
Just be careful not to rearrange (mainstream)
And don't let 'em catch you getting strange (mainstream)
Survive another year
(Mainstream) (repeated until fade)
Andi Lyrics
2 ContributorsAndi LyricsAndi won't dance
Andi won't sing
Andi won't play
She sits in her room, hiding away, hiding away
She hasn't a friend
They think she's a boy, they leave her alone
But what they don't know
Andi has dreams, all of her own
Yea, she wants to be a lady
Can anyone see?
That's she's trapped inside a little boy's body
She's waiting
For the dream of her life
To be a lady
That's all she wants to be
Andi you're not just anyone
Don't be ashamed
Open the door, don't hide away
Your dreams will awaken
Andi you're not just anyone
Don't take the blame
Though you're scared and all alone
You'll be there someday
Oh Andi, you're old enough to know
Don't ask me why
The leaves they fall down from the trees
But in the spring, they come again
Yes, they come again
Oh Andi, don't be afraid
Oh Andi
Andi Andi can you hear me?
Will you come out on your own?
Oh the voice in the distance
Saying don't be afraid, Andi
I will make you somebody
I will make you a lady
The dream of your life
A lady, is what you will be
Andi you're not just anyone
Don't be ashamed
Open the door, don't hide away
Your dreams will awaken
Andi you're not just anyone
Don't take the blame
Though you're scared and all alone
You'll be there someday
Oh you'll be there someday
Oh, Andi
Oh, Andi
Oh, Andi, oh
Going Through the Motions Lyrics
2 ContributorsGoing Through the Motions LyricsStanding in line
At the usual time
With a dollar and a dime
Are you going through the motions?
Do you wear the latest style?
Can you guarantee a smile?
Won't you stop and talk awhile?
Are you going through the motions
And is your day just a reflection of the day before?
Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more?
Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied?
Are you for real or are you going through the motions?
Heresay, theresay
Everything is fine
Are you running out of time?
Going through the motions
Some things never change
Easy chair, nine to five
Get ahead, stay alive
Are you going through the motions
And is your day just a reflection of the day before?
Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more?
Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied?
Are you for real or are you going through the motions?
Stop and take a look around you
Don't say it isn't there
People going through the motions
Everywhere
I know it isn't easy
It gets tougher every day
But we keep going through the motions
Anyway
Going through the motions
Get Rich Lyrics
2 ContributorsGet Rich LyricsColumbus sailed the ocean blue
To see what he would fine
With visions of another world
They said he'd lost his mind
But when he told them of the land he'd found
A land so rich with gold
To get the treasures on the other side
They left the lad of old to
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Napoleon thought that he could be
The ruler of it all
The things he wanted were so very big
But he was very small
They spread the word throughout the land
That he would soon be king
But his greed and pride got in the way
And he lost everything to
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich, Get rich
Get rich, Get rich
Get rich, Get rich
Get rich
(Get rich, get rich)
(Get rich, get rich)
Oh the president and the generals
Are getting ready for a war
The only thing that they don't know
Is what they're fighting for
They shine their suits of armor
And they tell us to prepare
While they take wealth and freedom
And just leave us standing there
(To get rich, to get rich)
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich now
Get rich, get rich
Get rich, get rich
Get rich
Get rich
Don’t Take Your Love Away Lyrics
2 ContributorsDon’t Take Your Love Away LyricsYou can take away the money
Take away the flame
Take away the things that I possess
You can take all my dreams away
The things that I need to survive
You can have it all
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't take your love away
Don't take your love away
The years are passing by me
Like a fast train that's here and gone
It's gone
Where they go, I just don't know
But I don't care
'Cause there's something 'round the bend
And it's waiting there for me
So don't ever take it away
'Cause nothing means a thing unless you're here
To live without your love's my only fear
I just want to let you know
I can't make it on my own
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away
Don't take your love away
No no no
Never before have I needed something so bad
I never thought I'd be willing to give up so much
The way that I feel when I look in your eyes, I want you
So don't take away what I need more than anything else
Don't ever, don't ever
Don't ever take your love away
Don't ever, don't ever, take your love away (repeated until fade)
End of the Age Lyrics
3 ContributorsEnd of the Age LyricsWhen the light dies down and you blood runs cold
Then you know what you fear most is growing old
The clock winds down and the bells will toll
For the dawn that follows may require your soul
Through the narrows there are few who pass
Only the chosen enter in
Seek your calling while it may be found
For the sand in the hourglass is falling
We hang in the balance one by one
Turn from you ways the voice is calling
And fear the end of the age
Now the evil deed never goes unseen
And the wisdom of your wise men is unclean
For the pride of life and the lust for gain
Is a sickness of the heart, the Mark of Cain
Through the narrows there are few who pass
Only the chosen enter in
Seek your calling while it may be found
For the sand in the hourglass is falling
We hang in the balance one by one
Turn from you ways the voice is calling
And fear the end of the age
Sword and shield, the right hand of power's
Protecting us, directing us
He'll reveal the glory that's only His own
With a fire in the sky
When the mountains fall and the heavens roar
Then the reign of man will end forevermore
And the fools who believed in their empty ways
Will be witness to a world that's set ablaze
For the sand in the hourglass is falling
We hang in the balance one by one
Turn from you ways the voice is calling
And fear the end of the age
Fear the end of the age
The end of the age
Oooh
Incident on a Bridge Lyrics
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I know I know I know I know I know
I know I know I know I know know
Oh the bridge leads on