Catharsis
Machine Head
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Volatile
04 : 38
2
Catharsis
06 : 10
3
Beyond the Pale
04 : 31
4
California Bleeding
04 : 12
5
Triple Beam
04 : 41
6
Kaleidoscope
04 : 03
7
Bastards
05 : 04
8
Hope Begets Hope
04 : 30
9
Screaming at the Sun
03 : 54
10
Behind a Mask
04 : 07
11
Heavy Lies the Crown
08 : 48
12
Psychotic
05 : 01
13
Grind You Down
04 : 06
14
Razorblade Smile
04 : 00
15
Eulogy
06 : 33
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Track Lyrics
Volatile Lyrics
[Intro]
Ah, fuck the world!
Go
[Verse 1]
They never see me coming
Their faces twisted in shock
Now the fools come gunning
To put our heads to the block
[Verse 2]
Sick of the laughter, sick of the pain
Sick of the feeling, the feeling of shame
Sick of White folks, privileged and vain
Protesting a culture that isn't the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't blame the false elites
When Nazi assholes march the streets
So call me a hypocrite
Call me a fake
It's nothing compared
To your pride and your hate
[Chorus]
Dead
Dead and bloated
These times are volatile
There's no room left for you
Dead
Dead and bloated
There's no room left for you
[Post-Chorus]
These times are volatile (Volatile)
Volatile (Volatile)
Volatile (Volatile)
This world is fucking volatile
[Refrain]
Ah, so fuck the world!
[Verse 3]
You'll never see me coming
Sick of the racists, sick of this shit
Sick of them telling me it's immigrants
Sick of the phonies on my phone screen
Sick of the NRA trying to scare me
[Pre-Chorus]
Stop crying innocence
Stop claiming self-defense
Good men won't speak
'Cause they're scared of the violence
But bad men keep screaming
To fill up the silence
[Chorus]
Dead
Dead and bloated
These times are volatile
There's no room left for you
Dead
Dead and bloated
These times are volatile
These times are
[Post-Chorus]
Volatile (Volatile)
Volatile (Volatile)
Volatile (Volatile)
This world is fucking volatile
[Bridge]
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Beat it, twist it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Beat it, twist it
Burn it to the ground
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Dead
Dead and bloated
These times are volatile
There's no room left for you
Dead
Dead and bloated
Life can be so vola—
[Post-Chorus]
Volatile (Volatile)
Volatile (Volatile)
Volatile, volatile
Volatile, volatile
Volatile, volatile
Vol...
[Outro]
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
Break it, smash it
Burn it to the ground
California Bleeding Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm not the billionaire class
From San Lorenzo with the trailer trash
I can't afford a fucking thing in sight
Something about this state is just so right
San Francisco, give me your money
Drug-crazed, road rage, don't ya act funny
I wanna smoke till I'm Oakland high
And drop some acid in the Barstow night
Sacramento, marching downtown
Mendocino, beer me down
[Chorus]
Cut me open, leave me splayed
(Stitch me back together)
California's bleeding me
(Blame it on the weather)
Sail me down the river
Temper like a trigger
Take a shot of vodka
Blow out my liver
California's bleeding me
[Post-Chorus]
(One, two)
[Verse 2]
Don't give a fuck if I'm banned
The fucking rodents down at Disneyland
Highway 5 down to 99
I'm getting head near the Fresno sign
Berryessa, stumbling and stammered
East Bay Tramps out drinking and hammered
And Hollywood's giving me the bends
'Cause in L,A., you ain't got no friends
Fremont meth-head getting me wired
Start a riot, light a fire
[Chorus]
Cut me open, leave me splayed
(Stitch me back together)
California's bleeding me
(Blame it on the weather)
Sail me down the river
Temper like a trigger
Watch your back
Here come the gold diggers
California's bleeding me
And I don't care tonight
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
We're going west
Like rats, we come to infest
We never rest
Feed on the fucking stress
[Refrain]
Cut me open, leave me splayed...
Stitch me back together
[Chorus]
California's bleeding me
(Blame it on the weather)
Sail me down the river
Temper like a trigger
Take some shots
And blow out my liver
California's bleeding me
And I don't care tonight
[Outro]
And you won't go home
'Cause we welcome all
Golden State brings home the gold
Heavy Lies the Crown Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Call me the spider king
I creep along the night
I weave a web so dense
Once caught there, is no flight
So delicate the strands I weave
Around my victims taut
The terror suffocates
Their shattered afterthoughts
[Chorus]
I feel their envy
Heavy lies the crown
Heavy lies the crown
[Verse 2]
Call me the spider king
Men sharpen blades behind
Caught in the light of greed
The prize infects their minds
They fly too close to flames
Of fame and withered vanity
Like moths, they're drawn
Towards the inhumanity
[Chorus]
I hear their envy
Heavy lies the crown
[Verse 3]
And so, I send my spies
To watch the guilty seethe
Devise a twisted plot
And gently pull the strings
I slink along the boulevards
Listen to the streets
The avenues and gutters
Give me truth to speak
[Chorus]
I hear their envy
Heavy lies the crown
[Verse 4]
Call me the spider king
These fiends show no respect
Their blinded loyalties
The balance that I check
[Chorus]
I hear them sharpen knives
Behind my back
A moment frozen
Let them open fire
[Bridge]
See the hatred that burns through my eyes
And remember the pain it inflicts on you
Before the dawn
Suffer my vengeance
[Refrain]
Suffer my vengeance
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 5]
So many cannons have been aimed at me
They raise the guillotine at full speed
The bayonets of men, they clash and ring
The battle's ashen strings, it recedes
The bodies burning in a blaze of heat
The screams of agony and lost pride
These men go off to die
For war and countryside
[Verse 6]
The revving engine of the war machine
Draining it as it feeds on the weak
They try to resurrect the violent seed
Into a hangman's tree of deceit
The choice is made out on the battleground
Through history resounds
The weight would crush you down
'Cause heavy lies the crown
[Refrain]
Heavy lies the crown
[Verse 7]
I smell the fear
These men disguise as their love
The hints of their betrayal
It fires my blood
So many knives have missed my back
To put me down
The weight would crush you down
'Cause heavy lies the crown
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Don't put me on a pedestal
I lay there for you all to see
I never wanted any war
Save me from the hate below
[Verse 7]
Envy seeps your every pore
Jealousy is your just reward
This is a warning to you all:
Don't ever try to plot my fall
I'll put you six feet in the ground
Heavy lies the crown
[Instrumental Outro]
Grind You Down Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The ashes chafe between my fingernails
The cigarettes have stained my skin
My lungs are sore from breathing in these chemicals
I thrive inside this life of sin
My bones are rotten to the marrow inside
My veins are coursing only ice
A heart of steel beats inside of my chest
Temptation is my only vice
[Pre-Chorus]
Grind you down and grind you down and
Grind you down and grind you down
(Gonna grind you down)
Grind you down and grind you down and
Grind you down and grind you down
(Gonna grind you down)
Grind your body down
[Chorus]
I can remember the last time December
The snow that comes falling, it washes away
I'll live forever, the wings of a feather
Will carry me on to the next victory
[Verse 2]
The smell of death fills up my nostrils like wine
My eyes have slowly turned to stone
My jackals terrorize the enemy lines
Chewing on their muscle and bone
Exact a pound of flesh to bring some justice
My other generals start to cheer
'Cause victory has shined a light upon us
Death is in the rearview mirror
[Pre-Chorus]
Grind you down and grind you down and
Grind you down and grind you down
(Gonna grind you down)
Grind you down and grind you down and
Grind you down and grind you down
(Gonna grind you down)
Grind your body down
[Chorus]
I can remember the last time December
The snow that comes falling, it washes away
I'll live forever, the wings of a feather
Will carry us off to the next victory
[Bridge 1]
The burning feeling in my stomach
Starts to ache
The sweat begins to bead
Uncertainties awake
My body's holding
And it's folding to the floor
Fight back alpha evermore
[Bridge 2]
'Cause something's wrong
Cause for alarm
Authorities are here to harm
[Bridge 3]
Carve your path
Not one step fucking back
Stand your ground
Don't let them grind you down
Say, "No more"
Ring out our righteous roar
Stand your ground
Don't let them grind you down
[Refrain]
Grind you down and
[Pre-Chorus]
Grind you down and grind you down
(Gonna grind you down)
Grind your body down
[Chorus]
I can remember the last time December
The snow that comes falling, it washes away
I'll live forever, the wings of a feather
Will carry me unto the next victory
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause something's wrong
It's now cause for our alarm
[Outro]
Carve your path
Not one step fucking back
Stand your ground
Don't let them grind you down
Razorblade Smile Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Call me the billionaire breaker
Turn 'em into my bitch
I'm the king of the freaks
A' down here diggin' a ditch
I'm at a weed café
On a Netherlands street
Riding a caffeine buzz
And I'm starting to peak
Mescaline pile
Gettin' me high
Laser-beam eyes
Puncture the sky
I'm catching lightning in a bottle
And I'm hitting it hard
I got no time for your bullshit
So, don't even start
[Chorus]
Freak magnet
Pushin' back at you
Straitjacket
I'm a rock star in the gutter
And I love it down here
I'll take a shit on Mar-a-Lago
While I'm drinkin' a beer
[Verse 2]
Fuck your champagne wishes
And your caviar dreams
I'll throw a brick through your window
And I'll kick in your teeth
I got a methadone twitch
With a Vicodin itch
I'm smoking crank on a foil
Like a son of a bitch
Gonna fuck your borders
Barbed-wire dick
Gorge on bullshit
Number-one spic
This is an all-black Russian hack
Go, USA
Trump's in bed with North Korea
And that just might be gay, come on
[Chorus]
Straitjacket
Buckle up now quick
Freak magnet
I got a .357
And it's loaded and locked
Pullin' a hair-brain trigger
'Cause the hammer is cocked
[Bridge]
I got a razor-blade smile
And a cocaine tongue
I got a boner for miles
I'm slinging loads for fun
Carry a whiskey-brown suitcase
Loaded with hash
I'm eatin' pussy by a dumpster
Beard stinking like snatch
I'll drink you...
Under the table with a gasoline smile
Honey, you're my fire
Let's get lost for a while
Blotto all our memories
In bottles of wine
Got a snake-charmer's eyes
Now you're caught on my line
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I'm chopping rails on a toilet
Blazin' up in the stall
Chuggin' Jack in the food court
Throwing up in the mall
I'm a psychoactive child
In a rich man's game
I bet my future on a bar fight
Kickin' ass, takin' names
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a
[Chorus]
Freak magnet
Pushin' back at you
Straitjacket
Buckle up now
Black casket
[Outro]
I'm in a polka-dot hearse
Headed straight for the grave
No class, fast track
I can't be saved
Eulogy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The strands of memories spread
Like webs of cold
Along my skin, I feel the frost
Taking its hold
Burning up, my insides start to freeze
Cannibalistic past
Thoughts rife with disease
Come and set me free
[Chorus]
Stand my ground
Won't let the bastards grind me down
I'm bold, I'm strange
Won't let their fears make me afraid
There's hope we'll change
[Verse 2]
Spiders crawl across
My scars at night
Picking at the scabs
Of regrets in my life
The darkness whispers madness
As she calls my name
Murky, faded like a fog of acid rain
Wash away the pain
[Chorus]
I'll stand my ground
Won't let the bastards grind me down
I'm bold, I'm strange
Won't let their fears make me afraid
There's hope we'll change
[Verse 3]
The pain goes on and on
Under a crushing weight
Swearing and paralyzed
Upon the bed of my own hate
The night is never ending
As I struggle for control
Where will I find the peace
Of sleep inside this hole?
[Chorus]
I'll stand my ground
Won't let the bastards grind me down
I'm bold, I'm strange
Won't let their fears make me afraid
There's hope we'll change