Feed the Machine
Nickelback
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Feed the Machine
05 : 02
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Coin for the Ferryman
04 : 50
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Song on Fire
03 : 51
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Must Be Nice
03 : 43
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After the Rain
03 : 35
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For the River
03 : 29
7
Home
03 : 52
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The Betrayal (Act III)
04 : 21
9
Silent Majority
03 : 52
10
Every Time We’re Together
03 : 53
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The Betrayal (Act I)
02 : 42
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Track Lyrics
Feed the Machine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Addressing those beneath from high above
Convincing his belief for what you love
Baiting every hook with filthy lies
Another charlatan to idolize
[Pre-Chorus]
Is this suppression just in my mind? (Just in my mind?)
No more questions, get back in line! (Just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (The longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (Picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (To feed the machine)
[Verse 2]
The gears forever turn to grind the mice
Will you become the fuel for sacrifice?
Power absolutely all for show
The piper blows his flute and off you go
[Pre-Chorus]
Is this obsession behind your eyes? (Behind your eyes?)
No more questions, get back in line! (Just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
You pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (The longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (Picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (To feed the machine)
[Bridge]
Why must the blind always lead the blind?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why do I feel like the fault is mine?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
Why must the weakest be sacrificed?
(Get back in line! Get back in line!)
No more questions, get back in line!
(Just get back in line!)
[Chorus]
Pay with your life
The duller the knife, the longer it takes (The longer it takes)
But now it's your turn
The ashes will burn, and wither away (Wither away)
Leaving your bones out on the stones, picking them clean (Picking them clean)
And carving the truth, while harvesting you to feed the machine (To feed the machine)
To feed the machine
Coin for the Ferryman Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Flying down the highway like a bat out of hell
My buddy Bradley's in the middle
Darcy's lookin' out the window
We just got high and hopin' no one can tell
But with the icky of the sticky
It don't matter where the wind blows
[Verse 2]
Lighter in my hand and I've got nothing to burn
Except a little turpentine inside of those five paint cans
Get grandpa's shotgun and we'll all take turns
But don't you ever say a word
Cause you know momma's gonna hate that
[Pre-Chorus]
The dice that we've been rollin'
With our lives are better stolen
When you're walking through the fire for fun
Tidal wave in motion
You can't hide from the explosion
In three, two, one
[Chorus]
We're smokin' dynamite
Too many fuses to light
(Got kingdom come, on the run)
Gonna steal, beg, and borrow
A thousand fahrenheit and we're about to ignite
So keep the throttle to the bottom
We may never see tomorrow
If tonight's our time to go, the one thing I know
We'll need a coin for the ferryman
Leave us a coin for the ferryman
[Verse 3]
Countin' every nickel, dime and five dollar bill
So we've been stealin' gasoline and laying low out on the backroads
The city lights are glowin' over the hill
And we can make it, but we take the chance of never coming back home
[Pre-Chorus]
The dice that we've been rollin'
With our lives are better stolen
When you're walking through the fire for fun
Tidal wave in motion
You can't hide from the explosion
In three, two, one
[Chorus]
We're smokin' dynamite
Too many fuses to light
(Got kingdom come, on the run)
Gonna steal, beg, and borrow
A thousand fahrenheit and we're about to ignite
So keep the throttle to the bottom
We may never see tomorrow
If tonight's our time to go, the one thing I know
We'll need a coin for the ferryman
Leave us a coin for the ferryman
[Bridge]
One for the road and one for those in heaven
One for the lord and take it from the devil
Don't even try, 'cause you know you can't hide
Better run, better run, better run
[Chorus]
We're smokin' dynamite
Too many fuses to light
(Got kingdom come, on the run)
Gonna steal, beg, and borrow
A thousand fahrenheit and we're about to ignite
So keep the throttle to the bottom
We may never see tomorrow
If tonight's our time to go, the one thing I know (one thing I know)
We're smokin' dynamite (smokin' dynamite)
(Got kingdom come, on the run)
A thousand fahrenheit
So keep the throttle to the bottom
We may never see tomorrow
If tonight's our time to go, the one thing I know
We'll need a coin for the ferryman
Leave us a coin for the ferryman
Song on Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The first words that come out
And I can see this song will be about you
I can't believe that I can breathe without you
But all I need to do is carry on
The next line I write down
And there's a tear that falls between the pages
I know that pain's supposed to heal in stages
But it depends which one I'm standing on
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I write lines down, then rip them up
Describing love can't be this tough
[Chorus]
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke if
I could throw it in the river and watch it sinking slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Verse 2]
I'm dying to show you
This could end happily ever after
There doesn't ever have to be disaster
And all you have to do is sing along
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I write lines down, then rip them up
Impossible describing love
[Chorus]
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke if
I could throw it in the river and watch it sinking slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Post-Chorus]
I could set this song on fire
Sing this song to you
I could set this song on fire
[Bridge]
Light this old guitar on fire, I'd still hear the notes
Drown the melody in water, I'd still hear its ghost
Sing it with somebody else, but we'd be out of tune
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
[Chorus]
I could set this song on fire, send it up in smoke if
I could throw it in the river and watch it sinking slowly
Tie the pages to a plane and send it to the moon
Play it for the world, but it won't mean much
Unless I sing this song to you
[Outro]
I could set this song on fire
Unless I sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this
I wanna sing this song to you
I could set this song on fire
Sing this song to you
I could set this, I could set this
Must Be Nice Lyrics
[Verse 1]
One step, two step, electric slide
Red fish, blue fish, blow your mind
Engine, engine, number nine
Mama’s gonna let you set the moon on fire
Jack be nimble, jack be quick
Jack wound up with a broken neck
Humpty Dumpty, do your thing
Daddy’s gonna buy you a diamond ring
[Chorus]
Oh, it must be nice
To spend each day in paradise
You wonder why you’ve never failed
Your life’s a goddamn fairy tale
Your life’s a goddamn fairy tale
[Verse 2]
Suzie steamboat, you’re so fine
Grant the wish I wish tonight
Tinker tailor, whatcha' got?
Wheels on the bus are falling off
Pretty maids all in a row
Yes, sir, yes, sir three bags full
Silver spoon at supper time
Four and twenty blackbirds, oh, so high
[Chorus]
Oh, it must be nice
To spend each day in paradise
You wonder why you’ve never failed
Your life’s a goddamn fairy tale
Your life’s a goddamn fairy tale
[Bridge]
One step, two step, electric slide
Red fish, blue fish, blow your mind
Engine, engine, number nine
Stick your diamond ring where the sun don’t shine
[Chorus]
Oh, it must be nice
To spend each day in paradise
You wonder why you’ve never failed
Your life’s a goddamn fairy tale
Oh, it must be nice
To spend each day in paradise
You wonder why you’ve never failed
Your life’s a fucking fairy tale
After the Rain Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All your life, scramble and scurry
Take your time, rather than hurry
Never too late to write the best of your story
Remember to breathe or else you're gonna be sorry
Life's no race, it's a companion
Always face with reckless abandon
The ticket to life as my mother once told me
Stick with your pride and you're gonna be lonely (gonna be lonely)
[Chorus]
Everybody says that life takes patience
But nobody wants to wait
Everybody says we need salvation
But nobody wants to be saved
The light in the tunnel is just another runaway train
The blue skies we wait on
Are gonna have to come after the rain
[Verse 2]
Spend your days happy and grateful
Avoid the taste of wanting and wasteful
Every good thing will come in moderation
Envy and greed will only lead to frustration
Choose your friends, carefree and kindly
Choose your words, careful and wisely
Always be there to lend a comforting shoulder
One will be there to share a day when you're older (a day when you're older)
[Chorus]
Everybody says that life takes patience
But nobody wants to wait
Everybody says we need salvation
But nobody wants to be saved
The light in the tunnel is just another runaway train
The blue skies we wait on
Are gonna have to come after the rain
[Bridge]
All mistakes, committed upon us
Always take a toll on the conscience
Every regret is a debt that you live with
Never forget to remember forgiveness
[Chorus]
Everybody says that life takes patience
But nobody wants to wait
Everybody says we need salvation
But nobody wants to be saved
The light in the tunnel is just another runaway train
The blue skies we wait on
Are gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
[Outro]
Gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
Gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
Gonna have to come after the rain (ra-ai-ai-ain)
Rain, yeah
Ra-ai-ai-ain
Gonna have to come after the rain
For the River Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Stuck in a cage, luck of the draw
Hours to wait, gotta get out
Lord, I gotta fight one
Get me a key, pick me a lock
Gotta be free, ready or not
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
[Pre-Chorus]
Nowhere to hide 'cause someone's always gonna find you
Trying to breathe with everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance
[Chorus]
I'm running for the river
'Cause the river's running high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
I'm running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
Tell 'em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
[Verse 2]
Let out the hounds, stand off the guards
Never be found, better than bars
"Damn it, he's a fast one"
Out of the tree's, into the swamp
Gotta be free, so don't ever stop
Gotta run, gotta run
Gotta run, gotta run
"God damn it, he's a fast one"
[Pre-Chorus]
Nowhere to hide 'cause someone's always gonna find you
Trying to breathe with everybody right behind you
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance
[Chorus]
I'm running for the river
'Cause the river's running high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
I'm running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
Tell 'em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
[Bridge]
Water ahead, 'cause I can hear it in the distance
(Gotta run, gotta run)
Water ahead, 'cause I can hear it in the distance
Water ahead, 'cause I can hear it in the distance
(Gotta run, gotta run)
[Chorus]
I'm running for the river
'Cause the river's running high and there ain't no goin' back
They'll never catch me
I'm running for the river
You can ride, you can fly, you can tell 'em that you tried
But there ain't no going back
They'll never catch me
[Outro]
They'll never catch me
Never gonna catch me
Never gonna catch me
They'll never catch me
Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lying awake, did it again for Christ's sake
Shoulda told her to go, and I know it
But she tasted like home
Yeah, she tasted like home
I did what I did, can't say "hey man, I'm just a kid."
Saw the lie in my eyes, couldn't hide it
Cause she tasted like home
Yeah, she tasted like home
[Chorus]
Oh
Well, home ain't what I'd call it
When I'm the only ghost walkin' through the hallways
The pain gets so much clearer
When the one to blame is standing in the mirror
This fool, this liar
Lit a match and set his life on fire
I guess I'd rather be alone, in a house that's not a home
[Verse 2]
The pain in my heart's 'cause we're a thousand miles apart
I've got no one to blame for the shame
'Cause she's waiting back home
I hope she's waiting back home
Stupid to think that I could blame it on the drink
Now I'm trying to stall, making calls to someone back home
I hope there's someone back home
[Chorus]
Oh
Well, home ain't what I'd call it
When I'm the only ghost walkin' through the hallways
The pain gets so much clearer
When the one to blame is standing in the mirror
This fool, this liar
Lit a match and set his life on fire
I guess I'd rather be alone, in a house that's not a home
[Bridge]
I walk through the door and there's no light on anymore
Must have known all along I was wrong
Cause there's no one at home
No one's waiting back home
[Chorus]
Well, home ain't what I'd call it
When I'm the only ghost walkin' through the hallways
The pain gets so much clearer
When the one to blame is standing in the mirror
This fool, this liar
Lit a match and set his life on fire
I guess I'd rather be alone, in a house that's not a home
The Betrayal (Act III) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Table has been set
Serving up the worst regret
Waiting for the chance
Serpents love the circumstance
Speaking to the sky
Sleight of hand and cheap disguise
Naming of your price
Payment for the sacrifice
[Pre-Chorus]
Demon in your ear
Evil on your breath
You've brought the wolves right here
You've brought the kiss of death
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Verse 2]
Committed to your task
Jealousy behind your mask
Pieces are in place
Thirty for your last disgrace
Holding of your tongue
Dealings that can't be undone
Blood over your hands
Pawn inside the master plan
[Pre-Chorus]
Demon in your ear
Evil on your breath
You brought the wolves right here
You brought the kiss of death
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Bridge]
What have you gained?
What have you done?
Nothing but shame and there's nowhere to run
Who takes the blame?
Why have they come?
What in God's name have you done?
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Outro]
You just betrayed
You just betrayed
You just betrayed
You just betrayed
Silent Majority Lyrics
[Verse 1]
How could this affect my life?
How could I affect the outcome?
So why even try; for what, for what, for what, for what?
A coward can save the day
When the bravest of men just stand by
So easy to say; so what, so what, so what?
[Chorus]
So what if we all stand up?
What if we don't give in?
What if we traded all complacency for a voice that won't be ignored?
How can we just give up?
How can we just give in?
What if the silent majority wasn't silent anymore?
[Verse 2]
A candle's the smallest light
But a handful becomes a lighthouse
Cutting the night for us, for us, for us, for us
The one with the loudest voice is rarely the one to follow
Silence the noise; so what, so what, so what?
[Chorus]
So what if we all stand up?
What if we don't give in?
What if we traded all complacency for a voice that won't be ignored?
How can we just give up?
How can we just give in?
What if the silent majority wasn't silent anymore?
[Bridge]
Hurry up, the world needs this
Speak up now or we can pick up the pieces
Hurry up, the world needs this
Speak up now or we can pick up the pieces
Hurry up, the world needs this
Speak up now or we can pick up the pieces
What if we, what if we, what if we...
[Chorus]
So what if we all stand up?
What if we don't give in?
What if we traded all complacency for a voice that won't be ignored?
How can we just give up?
How can we just give in?
What if the silent majority wasn't silent anymore?
[Outro]
Hurry up, the world needs this
Hurry up, the world needs this (the world needs this)
The world needs this
The world needs this
The world needs this
The world needs this
Every Time We’re Together Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm back in my hometown
And Main Street's dying now
It's like there's nothing left of it
No more high school grounds
They tore that building down
And everything with it I miss
I call up my old friends
So lost since I've seen them
Feels like we're back there instantly to me
We'd all meet at Shawn's
The backyard fire's on
And we'd start telling tales of how life used to be
[Pre-Chorus]
The years have come and gone
But these stories carry on
Looking back, they're better than they used to be
[Chorus]
'Cause you should've seen the size of the guys we were fightin'
And we shouldn't be alive at the speeds we were driving
But Momma always taught us never to tell a lie
And every ten yard pass always turned into twenty
Every girl we were with never cost any money
And we drank more tequila than any man alive
And the story goes on, and gets a little better
Every time we're together
[Verse 2]
It's funny how we change
And some things stay the same
God, I miss the glory days, always
Daylight getting near
We shed a few more tears
Lord, I love the memories we've made
[Pre-Chorus]
The years have come and gone
But the stories carry on
Looking back, they're better than they used to be
[Chorus]
'Cause you should've seen the size of the guys we were fightin'
And we shouldn't be alive at the speeds we were driving
But Momma always taught us never to tell a lie
And every ten yard pass always turned into twenty
Every girl we were with never cost any money
And we drank more tequila than any man alive
And the story goes on, and gets a little better
Every time we're together
[Chorus]
Well, you should've seen the size of the guys we were fightin'
And we shouldn't be alive at the speeds we were driving
But Momma always taught us never to tell a lie
And every ten yard pass always turned into twenty
Every girl we were with never cost any money
And we drank more tequila than any man alive
And the story goes on, and gets a little better
Every time we're together
And the story goes on, and gets a little better
Every time we're together
The Betrayal (Act I) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Table has been set
Serving up the worst regret
Waiting for the chance
Serpents love the circumstance
Speaking to the sky
Sleight of hand and cheap disguise
Naming of your price
Payment for the sacrifice
[Pre-Chorus]
Demon in your ear
Evil on your breath
You've brought the wolves right here
You've brought the kiss of death
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Verse 2]
Committed to your task
Jealousy behind your mask
Pieces are in place
Thirty for your last disgrace
Holding of your tongue
Dealings that can't be undone
Blood over your hands
Pawn inside the master plan
[Pre-Chorus]
Demon in your ear
Evil on your breath
You brought the wolves right here
You brought the kiss of death
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Bridge]
What have you gained?
What have you done?
Nothing but shame and there's nowhere to run
Who takes the blame?
Why have they come?
What in God's name have you done?
[Chorus]
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
The moment we've all been waiting
No one can save him (No one can save...)
You won't believe until he's gone
Go on, go on
Your noose is waiting (No need to wait)
Go on, go on
You just betrayed him (You just betrayed...)
[Outro]
You just betrayed
You just betrayed
You just betrayed
You just betrayed