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People Get Ready

by PEOPLE GET READY

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1.
this is a choice I don’t want to make/ yeah, this is out of my league/ something I don’t want to have on my plate/ but I’ve got to come clean/ this is a road I don’t want to go down/ but I see no other way/ you’ve already got me all figured out/ what do you want me to say?/ bear with me/ bear with me/ you’re the only chance I will ever get/ bear with me/ bear with me/ you’re the only sense life will ever have/ bear with me/ bear with me/ you are where it starts and where it ends with me/ I’ve tried your patience/ time after time/ and you are with me still/ I don’t want to run from what I don’t like/ but you know that I will/ I can’t live up to what you expect/ you’ve got to take it from here/ I can’t get my head around the fact/ that it’s not up to me/ I don’t trust myself with this/ after all that went wrong/ if it was not for your grace/ I couldn’t carry on/ I don’t care where this ends up/ this is my finest hour/ if it was not for your grace/ I wouldn’t be here now/
2.
we are sheep among wolves/ we’ve settled for survival/ all for the sake of peace/ all for a fake sense of freedom/ we keep our voices down/ we keep our voices down/ we’d rather go unnoticed than keep explaining ourselves/ with truth on our side and peace on our minds/ love is lost along the way/ love is lost along the way/ we've been bought and paid for/ we’ve got our stories straight/ our world is black and white/ we’re preaching to the choir/ we’re strangers in this place/ we don’t participate/ we want to change you but we don’t want to change ourselves/ bind it ‘round your neck!/ write it on your heart!/ wear it on your sleeve!/ take it to the streets!/
3.
it’s a drop in the ocean/ you hold in cupped hands/ it’s hitting and running/ in spite of the consequence/ it’s a shot in the dark/ but I've got to do my part/ when the smoke has cleared/ let’s see what I’ve achieved/ I want to set you thinking/ I want to carry some weight/ I want to tug at your heartstrings/ I want to make some waves/ it’s the least I can do/ it’s the least I can do/ it’s scratching the surface/ when you have calmed the storm/ if there is a will/ there is a way/ to get your foot in the door/ good intentions won’t win the war/ good intentions won’t win the war/ something’s gotta stick in the back of your mind/ I will kick and I will bite/ I will add fuel to the fire/
4.
someone’s head is gonna roll/ and it’s not gonna be mine/ someone’s head is gonna roll/ there’s no excuse this time/ someone’s gotta take the fall/ and it’s not gonna be me/ someone’s gotta take the fall/ are there any volunteers?/ we want the profits without the expense/ we want the glory without dirty hands/ we want salvation but not at all costs/ we want forgiveness but not on a cross/ we don’t want to tie ourselves down to anything at all/ we won’t burn our fingers and be held responsible/ someone’s head is gonna roll/ and it’s not gonna be ours/ someone’s head is gonna roll/ who’s volunteering now?/ walk away before you get too involved/ before you get too engaged/ walk away before things get too close/ before things get too complicated/
5.
Hands Off. 03:20
tell me where do you take over/ and where does that leave me?/ tell me where do you take over/ and where does that leave me?/ in the face of perfection/ nobody stands a chance/ but you have a history/ of using broken down men/ you are in charge/ so take control/ of this body and soul/ this body and this soul/ you are in charge/ whatever you say goes/ tell me when you wash your hands of/ and when I’m on my own/ tell me when you wash your hands of/ and when I’m on my own/ at the end of the day/ nobody makes the cut/ but you have a way with/ the ones who can’t keep up/ what do I reflect of your face/ and how does that make you look?/ what do I reflect of your face/ and how does that make you look?/
6.
Margins. 03:48
so much for recognition/ you don’t need me for that/ in the sweat of my face/ I’m not getting anywhere/ let’s strip down to the essence/ away with all the rest/ throw me into the deep end/ see what will happen next/ make sure/ make sure/ you’ve still got my back/ make sure/ you’ve got your eyes on me/ come on/ come on/ set my heart on fire/ come on/ and put my world to rights/ so much for entertainment/ we amuse ourselves to death/ we bring nothing to the table/ that you do not possess/ let’s end every discussion/ put your words into my mouth/ I’m singing from the margins/ but I cannot tone it down/ so much for repetition/ you’ve heard it all before/ put my words into action/ let’s not argue anymore/
7.
Fight Song. 03:49
let’s take it outside and make this go away/ enough is enough/I want to make this go away/ an eye for an eye/ a tooth for a tooth/ a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do/ sooner or later/ it’s gotta come to blows/ you know I’m sorry/ but that won’t make it go away/ this far and no further/ I’m ready when you are/ come on/ let me have it/ and settle this once and for all/ let’s waste no more time/ it’s been thirty-one years/ I don’t want charity/ I want to put it behind me/ yeah/ you know and I know/ I’m fighting a lost fight/ it’s too late for excuses/ I 've got to put it behind me/ this far and no further/ this far is far enough/ I'm ready when you're ready/ I'm ready/ I'm ready come on let me have it/ let's get it over with/ it's now or it's never/ come on let's settle this/ yeah/ you know and I know/ the victory is yours/ I might win this battle/ but I’m gonna lose the war/
8.
everybody’s got a train to catch/ everybody’s got a train to catch/ are you gonna make it in time?/ are you gonna make it in time?/ this is not permanent/ this is not definite/ we’re only visitors here/ there is no formula/ there is no royal road/ nobody gets an easy ride/ everybody’s got a train to catch/ everybody’s moving on/ everybody’s got a train to catch/ everybody’s moving on/ everybody’s got a train to catch/ you’re already running late/ everybody’s got a train to catch/ you’re already running late/ what’s your excuse?/ what are you coming home to?/ what is it that keeps you going?/ tell me what’s new/ what are you holding onto?/ tell me something I can believe in/
9.
The Ropes. 04:10
you've got eyes but you don't see/ you've got ears but you don't listen/ you've got your opinion ready/ the moment you enter the room/ you've got it all at your disposal/ you've got it all but you want more/ you've got no idea of what to do with/ all that's been thrown at you/ who's gonna stop you?/ who's gonna stop you?/ who's gonna show you the ropes?/ no one can touch you/ no one can touch you/ you've got a mind of your own/ you let yourself in/ you see yourself out/ it's a matter of time/ you won't be slowed down/ you've fought your way up/ you know your way around/ it's not what you say/ it's how it sounds/ you don't know which way to turn/ you keep every option open/ you afford yourself the luxury/ of not regretting anything/
10.
Semantics. 03:28
I fill myself with data/ I get up and go to bed with it/ it’s my bread and butter/ I’m eager for the next bit/ am I on a sliding scale? / I cannot get my mind made up/ it’s all equally important/ a train that’s never gonna stop/ there’s no context/ only content/ there’s no purpose/ only fragments/ I owe you an answer/ but I’m as misinformed as you/ I’m full of bits and pieces/ I don’t know how to put to use/ it’s not easy to convince me/ I am my own authority/ if I question everything/ will I find the truth eventually?/

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released October 10, 2010

recorded by René de Vries at Dufry Studio
mixed + mastered by Martijn Groeneveld at Mailmen Studio

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