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Manic Compression by Quicksand - Album Lyrics & Tracks

Quicksand•1995 Released•Post Hardcore•United States

Tracks: 12

Duration: 38:22

Label: Island

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Complete Album Tracklist

Backward

01:43

Delusional

03:57

Divorce

01:44

Simpleton

02:35

Skinny (It's Overflowing)

02:26

Thorn in My Side

02:36

Landmine Spring

03:40

Blister

02:08

Brown Gargantuan

04:04

East 3rd St.

04:01

Supergenius

02:55

It Would Be Cooler If You Did

06:28

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Manic Compression Complete Lyrics

Backward Lyrics

4 ContributorsBackward LyricsIt's all backward

It's all bad word

Said to me by you

How you misunderstand

All, wrapped up

In yourself

Fall, who will pick you up

Walking backward

This is my mistake, my mistake

I'm sorry dear

I wish I could

Read your mind

It's my fault, how I misunderstand

Now, don't go changing

Trying to please me

It will never work

Walking backward

This is my mistake

Always backward

This is my mistake, my mistake

I can

Feel this, next

Upcoming crisis will be our

Last one

I swear

Walking backward

This is my mistake

Divorce Lyrics

4 ContributorsDivorce LyricsI know just what your thinking

You want someone to blame

I know you well 'cause

I always feel the same

We always look behind

Day in, day out

The world is my witness

Sick from my culture's sickness

Wish it would all go away

You feel the same

We always look behind

I want to slow my mind, down

Something tells me

It's my cross to bear

You can't reach me

You were never there

It's like water

Under a bridge now

I've looked a thousand times

We always look behind

Day in, day out

Simpleton Lyrics

4 ContributorsSimpleton LyricsIt's built

Up inside

You're on

The verge of exploding

Self less

Enough to say

I meant what I said

And I'm not even sorry

What is to get?

It's simple now

Cut to the quick

No misunderstanding

You sit there

On your side

Don't blame yourself

Blame it on your family

Self less

Enough to tell

If you walk away

Then I'm not running after

What is to get?

It's simple now

Cut to the quick

Don't misunderstand

I know you hate him

'cause you said you did

How can you fake it?

It's some misunderstanding

Inside, your delivered from the stress

You say that your fine

But I think you're wishing

What is to get?

It's simple now

Cut to the quick

Don't misunderstand

Thorn in My Side Lyrics

5 ContributorsThorn In My Side LyricsThorn in, my side

And you live just to pull me down

Rusted, nail I stepped on

This infection

Thorn in my side

You're full

I think so

Of anger

You need to sit down

Stay down

The things you, want but don't get

Is that fair, I don't think so

A sure thing, you can count, on

A big depression

A thorn in my side

You're full

I think so

Of anger

You need to

Your praise, is two faced

And you're

You're cut down

My friend

Cut Down

A thorn in my side, thorn in

Blister Lyrics

4 ContributorsBlister LyricsKid, picked on, love, blinds him

Found, his own girlfriend

It's all he could ask for

He doesn't need

His hands

Tied up

To persuade, this kid

Had got, it all, too good

Bit, dust

And, said I live for

I live for you

Trust, too much, this, is what, you

Get for this is just another lie

Just another liar

He has his hands

Tied up

To persuade, this kid

Had got, it all, too good

Bit, dust

And said, I live for

I live for you

Trust, bliss, date, faith, trust, hate, share it

Share it all with you

I live for you

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Supergenius Lyrics

4 ContributorsSupergenius LyricsTurn your face down

It's your chance to meet the man

When you saw that

Tha' nightstick hit his head

Saw it fall, on his skull

You heard the sound that it made

Impressed by the sound

He's impressed with himself

You stand in the way

You're the next one down

Call it like you see it

No muted witness

You stand in the way

You're the next one down

It just might break

It just might break down

It's in the way

That you stand up for right

That's why the old guard's shaking

It lets them know you're there

It lets them know

That you can't ignore, what you saw

Lifting weights of conscious

Story of tragic miscarriage

You stand in the way

You're the next one down

Call it like you see it

No muted witness

You stand in the way

You're the next one down

It might just break

Just might break

Break down

It just might take more than you have got

Forgotten something

Aright you have got

Stopping for nothing

It might take more than you have got

It Would Be Cooler If You Did Lyrics

6 ContributorsIt Would Be Cooler If You Did LyricsIf you turn, turn away

I can pretend that you'll stay

If you want it

If you want, I will

Torn in two, torn away

I could not look, I wish you did

If you want it

If you want, I will

If you really want it

If you really want to

All ways I want to burn

Set fire to things that were not returned

So take what you can get

Second chance might not come

Or we can just stay dumb

If really you want to

I, I will

If you really want to

If you turn away

If you turn, turn away

If you want to

(Are we rolling?)