Revolutions Per Minute

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2003 Released

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Black Masks & Gasoline

02 : 59

Heaven Knows

03 : 23

Dead Ringer

01 : 31

Halfway There

03 : 41

Like the Angel

02 : 46

Voices Off Camera:

02 : 16

Blood‐Red, White & Blue

03 : 39

Broken English

03 : 25

Last Chance Blueprint

02 : 14

To the Core

01 : 33

Torches

03 : 41

Amber Changing

02 : 54

Any Way You Want It

02 : 57

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Track Lyrics

Black Masks & Gasoline Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Simply because you can breathe

Doesn't mean you're alive

Or that you really live

This life has taken its toll

She just doesn't know

How much more she can give

[Verse 2]

But here at the top of the world

Where I raise my hands, and I clench my fists

And they stand before me, below

Demanding the answers with flips of a switch

[Chorus]

I don't understand where you got this idea

So deeply ingrained in your head

(That this world is) something that you must impress

'Cause I couldn't care less

[Verse 3]

A need for revolution rising

It comes to the surface, gasping for air

And we're not putting up with this planet

One more day, much less one more year

[Chorus]

I don't understand where you got this idea

So deeply ingrained in your head

(That this world is) something that you must impress

'Cause I couldn't care less

[Bridge]

So here, and now, in our rotting nation

The blood, it pours, it's all on our hands now

We live, in fear, of our own potential

To win, to lose, it's all on our hands now

[Verse 4]

And I have an American Dream

But it involves black masks and gasoline

One day I'll turn these thoughts into screams

At a world that turned its back down on me

[Chorus]

I don't understand where you got this idea

So deeply ingrained in your head

(That this world is) something that you must impress

'Cause I couldn't care less

Heaven Knows Lyrics

[Verse 1]

The day I learn to fly

I'm never coming down

On perfect wings I'll rise

Through the layers of the clouds

[Chorus]

And from there I see the neon grids of cities

And six billion people that keep their fires lit

I threw a party in my name

But the hours crawled by and no one came

So I bowed my head and I prayed for wings

To take me from this place, from you

[Verse 2]

I see myself inside you

You dream the dreams that I do

You're still searching for these answers

They're not inside your wrist

[Chorus]

And from here I see the neon grids of cities

And six billion people that keep their fires lit

I threw a party in my name

But the hours crawled by and no one came

So I bowed my head and I prayed for wings

To take me from this place, from you

[Outro]

And I close my eyes as the curtains draw

I thought I heard your voice but I thought wrong

Cause you're not there anymore

No, you're not there anymore

And so I lift my chin and the show goes on

The sky is listening, the stars all sing along

But you're not there anymore

And I just can't care anymore

Dead Ringer Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I never claimed to be something more than me

Your standards, I refuse to see

I will answer only to myself

So why don't you police someone else?

[Chorus]

The place I call home isn't there anymore

With boards on the windows and locks on the door

So pick up the pieces that never once fit

Let this be the end of it

[Verse 2]

Once you held a place for me

But now that I've left you went and gave up my seat

Don't expect me to share your visions of life

I'll take my chances somewhere else

[Chorus]

The place I call home isn't there anymore

With boards on the windows and locks on the door

So pick up the pieces that never once fit

Let this be the end of it

[Bridge]

Give me the green light to get on with my life

Pick up the pieces then roll the fucking dice

Give me the green light to get on with my life

Pick up the pieces then roll the fucking dice

[Outro]

I live in exile of you

Your key no longer fits

'Cause the locks on my life are new

Halfway There Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Is this the point where we give up?

Now, is this the point where we give in?

Now, is this the point where we turn ourselves in?

Or is this the time to ask questions?

Or is this the time to seek answers?

Now, is this the time to throw it all in?

[Chorus]

When enough is enough

That's when you know that you're halfway there

When enough is enough

That's when you know that you're halfway there

You're halfway there

That's when you know that you're halfway there

[Verse 2]

This is the point where we stand up

Now, this is the point where we take back

The things that are keeping us from being free

[Chorus]

When enough is enough

That's when you know that you're halfway there

When enough is enough

That's when you know that you're halfway there

[Outro]

Your voice the airwaves sent, you prayed my life would end

Woah, woah

The wasted time I spent ashamed I called you friend

Woah, woah

Give me one reason, I need a reason

Woah, woah

Give me one reason, I need a reason, one reason

Like the Angel Lyrics

[Verse 1]

They turn the lights down low

In shadows hiding from the world

Only coming out when it gets cold

The seas part when they hit the floor

Voices carry on and out the door

Everything you touch turns into gold

[Chorus]

Like the angel you are

Your laugh creating a lightness in my chest

Your eyes they penetrate me

(your answer's always 'maybe')

That's when I got up and left

[Verse 2]

A beating heart and a microphone

A ticking clock in an empty home still tells

Of these times so long ago

And even though I've come so far

I know I've got so far to go

And any day now I'll explode

[Chorus]

Like the angel you are

Your laugh creating a lightness in my chest

Your eyes they penetrate me

(your answer's always 'maybe')

That's when I got up and left

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

And each and every day will lead into tomorrow

And tomorrow brings one less day without you

But don't wait up just leave the light on

Cause all the roads that I might take

Will all one day lead back to you

[Outro]

And like the angel you are

Your laugh creating a lightness in my chest

Your eyes they penetrate me

(Never cease to amaze me)

That's when I got up and left

Voices Off Camera: Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Can you hear the desperate cries that are calling out your name?

Twisting your arms, holding out their hands and tugging at your sleeve

Do you feel this underlying sense of urgency or are you as blind as me?

[Chorus]

I hit the ground and I'm still running but I need a place to stay tonight

I swear I'll be gone in the morning I just need somewhere now

[Verse 2]

I can't bear the thought of losing

I dread the attention winning brings

And ever since the day I came here

I can stand without your strings

I'm so sick of all these people

But I'm scared to be alone

And if this life has taught me anything

I forgot it long ago and so I

[Chorus]

I hit the ground and I'm still running but I need a place to stay tonight

I swear I'll be gone in the morning I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes

[Verse 3]

The heart is something you can't control

We either choose to follow or be left on our own

So we're leaving here on a less-traveled road

As desperate cries grow louder, I know we're getting close, getting close

[Chorus]

I hit the ground and I'm still running but I need a place to stay tonight

I swear I'll be gone in the morning I just need somewhere warm to close my eyes

Blood‐Red, White & Blue Lyrics

[Verse 1]

So come test me, so come break me

So come on intoxicate me

With hands tied behind my back, I fight

And wait for you to strike

A new problem we can't stop them

We're outnumbered and uncautioned

A rally cry rings out into the night

[Chorus]

So pride yourself on what you are

And hold them all to words they can't take back

I've seen a place (it comes) to me in dreams

Where fires die but light still shines for us to see

[Verse 2]

What did you have to say?

Give me your logic, your definition

The words you twist to justify your position

Of mass starvation and blind air strikes

Every problem is solved with a fight

Peace won't be found til we're underground

As long as we live without a sound

[Chorus]

So pride yourself on what you are

And hold them all to words they can't take back

I've seen a place (it comes) to me in dreams

Where fires die but light still shines for us to see

[Verse 3]

Would God bless a murder of the innocents?

Would God bless a war based on pride?

Would God bless a money-hungry government? No

Would God bless our ineffective court system?

God bless the sweatshops we run

Would God bless America?

God bless America

Broken English Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Our buildings have fallen

Our walls all caved in

And we can't comprehend this sad state

That we're in so we sift through the ashes

Of what we've become and surrender

Here one by one so push us down

[Chorus]

And we get right back up again

The things you're telling me aren't making any sense

Right back up again

I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come

[Verse 2]

Let the blind lead the blind

'Cause it's eye for an eye in your so called life

Are you out there? Are you listening?

Is there something we're still missing?

Let the blind lead the blind

'Cause it's eye for an eye, we all fall down

[Chorus]

And we get right back up again

The things you're telling me aren't making any sense

Right back up again

I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come

[Verse 3]

We're spinning out of control

We're trying to find somewhere to land

And I don't want you to know

The things that keep me down

'Cause we get right back up again

[Outro]

The things you're telling me aren't making any sense

Right back up again

I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come

Last Chance Blueprint Lyrics

[Sample]

Jane, he's a freak!

Well, then so am I!

And we'll always be freaks and we'll never be like other people

And you'll never be a freak 'cause you're just... too perfect

[Verse 1]

Late nights and bloodshot eyes

Clock ticking half past five

We're barely breathing but we're still alive

(Go!)

Our plans are all laid out

Take all these unmarked roads

We blaze the trails to places no one goes

Yeah

[Chorus]

One last chance to go

If I don't leave tonight I never will

(Let's go!)

One last chance to go

Let's take it now in for the kill

[Verse 2]

In time we find ourselves

Back where we started from

Too weak to fight and much too tired to run

Yeah

Before you swallow me into your perfect life

I'm not going out without a fight

[Chorus]

One last chance to go

If I don't leave tonight I never will

(Let's go!)

One last chance to go

Let's take it now in for the kill

[Sample]

If I had to leave tonight would you come with me?

What?

If I had to go to New York, and live, tonight, would you come with me?

[Verse 3]

But this blueprint's faded grey

And here it seems like just yesterday

When we mapped out the details of our great escape

But still these roads all beckon me to uncover their mystery

But I fall like dead autumn leaves and let the jet stream carry me

[Chorus]

One last chance to go

If I don't leave tonight I never will

Let's go

One last chance to go

To the Core Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If I could paint how I feel

I'd draw bulls-eye on your forehead

My anger is not misdirected

Unless it somehow misses you

[Chorus]

Time spent on hate

Is time gone to waste

I watch you point and click your life away

[Verse 2]

So cast the stones that I'll gladly catch

And I'll throw them right fucking back

I stand behind the things I say

You type the words you won't say to my face

[Chorus]

Time spent on hate

Is time gone to waste

I watch you point and click your life away

[Verse 3]

It seems you've let me go again

Just like the day you let me in

The best of intentions

You were never mine to begin with

So step away from the fucking screen

See a world outside your scene

Maybe then you will know and realize the lack of threat you pose

Torches Lyrics

[Verse 1]

On clearer days

I can see the lights from my bedroom door

On windy nights I can smell the lake as it drifts to me from the shore

The traffic lights silently change a thousand times a day

But I'm still waiting

And I'm still waiting

[Chorus]

And if my hand could block the sun

Would we ever wake up

And if I turned back all these clocks

Would that be time enough

[Verse 2]

I can't remember exactly when this longing began

But I know it wasn't before the day you touched my hand

Laugh and shout in blissful daze and numbers are exchanged

But I'm still waiting

And I'm still waiting

[Chorus]

And if my hand could block the sun

Would we ever wake up

And if I turned back all these clocks

Would that be time enough

[Bridge]

So put your hands where I can see them

And shut your mouth I know who you are

In a world void of feeling or heart I know that we are the torches in the dark

Let's break this down

Let's make this count

Let's leave this one-horse town

No better time than now

Let's break this down

Let's make this count

Let's leave this one-horse town

No better time than now

[Verse 3]

The angels dance like feathers float

They're here to see and to be seen

The clock strikes two

The music slows and each one slowly dons their wings

Once outside they all pair off and hand in hand they leave

But I'm still waiting

And I'm still waiting

[Chorus]

And if my hand could block the sun

Would we ever wake up

And if I turned back all these clocks

Would that be time enough

[Outro]

Will we ever wake up?

Amber Changing Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Information kept to myself and everybody wants to know

I trust the words of no one else cause I've been there before

Your voice is wasted

Cause I'm not listening

These calloused fingers are wrapped around a black ball-point pen

These eyes don't wander as far as they at one time did

I've seen the future

It's fading faster

[Chorus]

No place that I'd rather be than right here, right now

There's no time that I'd rather be than right here, right now

[Verse 2]

I'm on the other end begging you

Pick up the phone

A shaking whisper is answering

Don't call anymore

Your voice is wasted

Cause I'm not listening

Freeze me in this moment

Thaw me in ten years

When the fires burned out and the smoke

[Chorus]

No place that I'd rather be than right here, right now

There's no time that I'd rather be than right here, right now

[Verse 3]

Let's just pretend

That tonight will never end

Let's just pretend

That tonight will never end

[Chorus]

No place that I'd rather be than right here, right now

There's no time that I'd rather be than right here, right now

Any Way You Want It Lyrics

[Chorus]

Any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

[Verse 1]

She loves to dance

She loves to sing

She does everything

She loves to move

She loves to groove

She loves the lovin' things

[Refrain]

All night

Oh every night

So hold tight

Hold tight

Oh baby hold tight

[Pre-Chorus]

She said, any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

[Chorus]

Any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

[Verse 2]

I was alone

I never knew

What good love could do

Then we touched

And we sang

About the lovin' things

[Refrain]

All night

Oh every night

So hold tight

Hold tight

Oh baby hold tight

[Pre-Chorus]

She said, any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

She said, any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

[Bridge]

She said hold

Hold on

Hold

Oh baby hold tight

[Chorus]

Any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

Oh every night

[Verse 3]

And she said any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

Oh oh oh oh

[Pre-Chorus]

She said, any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

About the lovin' things

She said any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

Oh, every night

[Chorus]

Any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

Oh, baby hold tight

Any way you want it

That's the way you need it

Any way you want it

Oh, every night

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Track Lyrics

Black Masks & Gasoline Lyrics

Heaven Knows Lyrics

Dead Ringer Lyrics

Halfway There Lyrics

Like the Angel Lyrics

Voices Off Camera: Lyrics

Blood‐Red, White & Blue Lyrics

Broken English Lyrics

Last Chance Blueprint Lyrics

To the Core Lyrics

Torches Lyrics

Amber Changing Lyrics

Any Way You Want It Lyrics