Cage The Elephant : Thank You, Happy Birthday

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1. ALWAYS SOMETHING

Early in the morning
Rise to meet the sun
Work so hard to feed your wife
No time to show her love

And in the madness of the evening
With diamonds in your hand
Came home an hour early
Caught her with another man

Its' always something
Before the late night
Around the corner there's always something waiting for ya
Can't hold the hands back
Can't make the sun rise
It's always something, you know its always something

On your way back home again
Good Samaritan
You see a man stuck in the rain
Stranded with no friends

And from the goodness of your heart
You save him from the flood
A couple miles down the road
He's covered in your blood

Its' always something
Before the late night
Around the corner there's always something waiting for ya
Can't hold the hands back
Can't make the sun rise
It's always something, you know its always something

Moving in around you never see it coming
Burned by the life you thought that you were running
Blinded again you're floating like a feather
Why can't you see you can't control the weather

Sometimes I caught myself
Looking in the mirror
With my eyeballs out
And I'm looking at the fear
In the bottom of the drain
Saw it growing like a plant
But it never works out

The way I wrote it on my hands

Its' always something
Before the late night
Around the corner there's always something waiting for ya
Can't hold the hands back
Can't make the sun rise
It's always something,
You know its always something
You know its always something
You know its always something


2. ABERDEEN

Ive been tryin real hard..
to realize
But somethings take a long long
long long time, a long time

hold the phone
hit repeat
you got me foamin at the knees
Saw the flame tasted sin
You burned me once again
Cut the cord, shes a creep
Aberdeen
Way back
Way back
Way back

Never saw my dark side
in, in your eyes
back and forth bloody fingers
paintin up the sky
the sky

hold the phone
hit repeat
you got me foamin at the knees
Saw the flame tasted sin
You burned me once again
Cut the cord, shes a creep
Aberdeen
Way back
Way back
Way back

hold the phone
hit repeat
you got me foamin at the knees
Saw the flame tasted sin
You burned me once again
Cut the cord, shes a creep
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Way back
Way back
Way back
(Way back, way back...)


3. INDY KIDZ

I want to be just like you.

I've got these pictures keep on rolling around my head.
I want to hang them on the wall above my bed.
And it's so easy to step aside
and walk in line like all the rest.
But I never did that well on tests.

I don't watch TV cause it's just a box of lies.
It makes me want to stick a tooth pick in my mind.
While the world goes down the drain
I eat my popcorn from the bag.
Some people say that I've gone mad.

ahhhhhh
wwwoooahh

I got- I gotta go down to the school house and get some .. and and get some shoes
and get the right hair cut ...get the right hair cut

ahhh
ahhhh
You're so cool.
I wanna be just like you.
You're so cool.


4. SHAKE ME DOWN

Shake me down,
Not a lot of people left around,
Who knows now,
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh

In my life, I have seen,
People walk into the sea,
Just to find memories,
Plagued by constant misery,
Their eyes cast down,
Fixed upon the ground,
Their eyes cast down

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Shake me down,
Cut my hair on a silver cloud,
Broken sound,
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Not a lot people left around, ooooh, ooooh

In my past, bittersweet,
There's no love between the sheets,
Taste the blood, broken dreams,
Lonely times indeed,
With eyes cast down,
Fixed upon the ground,
Eyes cast down

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Turn back now its time for me to let go,
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
Lampshade turned around into a light post

Walk around the corner,
Never saw it coming still,
I try to make a move,
It almost stopped me from belief,
I don't wanna know the future,
But I'm like rolling thunder,

Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,
Even on a cloudy day,

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Shake me down,
Not a lot of people left around, ooooh, ooooh


5. 2024

Fall into that black whole honey
Looking up from your eyes
Everything that you ever wanted
You fight, but why?

Fold it up just like a piece of paper
Take your sweet little time
You can write it on the sidewalk yeah
But you'll find, it's not right

And now you're walking through the door
Just like 2024
Said I gotta believe
Someday you'll see
Someday you'll see that there's something more
Yrah there's something more
That's why you're so bored
Oh there's something more

And now he's standing at your front door
Nowhere better to be
But I can see you tie your own shoe laces
You bleed

Fall in love just like a newborn baby
Blonde hair and blue eyes
Taking pictures with your Polaroid camera
You'll find, it's alright

And now you're walking through the door
Just like 2024
Said I gotta believe
Someday you'll see
Someday you'll see that there's something more
Yrah there's something more
That's why you're so bored
Oh there's something more

And now you're walking through the door
Just like 2024
Said I gotta believe
Someday you'll see
Someday you'll see that there's something more
Yrah there's something more
That's why you're so bored
Oh there's something more


6. SELL YOURSELF

Well, I tried to paint my mind but now I’m stuck here in the middle
Got this scalpel in my hand, I’m operating on this riddle
Got my tongue all tied in knots, on my forehead placed a label
Took all my inspiration, carved your name into the table

Don’t talk about me, let’s talk about you
I know your type, I know exactly what you want to do
And if the money’s right, you think I’ll just agree?
So sad to see you torn apart by all your selfish greed

So, sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself then eat a bite
Yeah, you sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself, sell yourself

All my memories shoplifted, cut and snipped to little pieces
Choking on your cancer, waiting on the new releases
No more need for operators, you already fooled the masses
Nothing left to give you, you already fooled the masses

Don’t talk about me, let’s talk about you
I know your type, I know exactly what you want to do
And if the money’s right, you think I’ll just agree?
So sad to see you torn apart by all your selfish greed

Sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself then eat a bite
You need to sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself, sell yourself

Sell yourself, sell yourself
Sell yourself

Sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself then eat a bite
You really need to sell yourself, don’t be a fool
Sell yourself, sell yourself


7. RUBBER BALL

Rolling around like a big rubber ball
Writing this song about some things that I saw
Trying to stand like a big strong tough man
Finding out fast that I'm sinking in sand

All I got is nothing but a little bit of love
Gonna give it to the people then they'll see,
Then they'll see

Spinning the tops as the tables they turn
Made some mistakes but I still couldn't learn
Covered my tracks, thought I was fine
Got no self control now I'm back here in line

All I got is nothing but a little bit of love
Gonna give it to the people then they'll see,
Then they'll see

All I got is nothing but a little bit of love
Gonna give it to the people then they'll see,
Then they'll see


8. RIGHT BEFORE ME EYES

Timber shakes these trails they all derail
Phony, false and frail
An empty ocean lost our way with no direction home
Golden needles names we take in vein
Find it harder to remain
And nothings sacred still waiting on that explanation

Right before my eyes
I saw the whole world lose control
The whole world lost control
Before my eyes uh-huh
I fell through the floor
I couldn't take it anymore
I can't take this anymore
It breaks my mind uh-huh

Hold your dirty hand over the flames
Getting pleasure from the pain
Softly screaming the pistol that you raise has spoken
Golden needles names we take in vein
Find it harder to remain
Well nothings sacred still waiting on that explanation

Right before my eyes
I saw the whole world lose control
The whole world lost control
Before my eyes uh-huh
I fell through the floor
I couldn't take it anymore
I can't take this anymore
It breaks my mind uh-huh

Everything I thought I knew fell to the side
Time went on and on I couldn't see past my on eyes
Past my eyes

Everything I thought I knew fell to the side
Time went on and on I couldn't see past my on eyes
Past my eyes

Everything I thought I knew fell to the side
Time went on and on I couldn't see past my on eyes
Past my eyes

Right before my eyes
I saw the whole world lose control
The whole world lost control
Before my eyes uh-huh
I fell through the floor
I couldn't take it anymore
I can't take this anymore
It breaks my mind uh-huh


9. AROUND MY HEAD

Ooooooooh, Ooooooooh

I don't know why I got these feelings, yeah,
I just can't seem to get away from
Can you dig it?

You may never see it
No, you will find it falling off my tongue
I take it down town, finally lose it

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh

I don't think it's very nice
To walk around my head all night
You got me tangled like a braid, tied-twisted
I don't think it's fair...
Do you-ooooooh?
You-ooooooh?

Are you on the flip side?
You know I took the long way round
Cos all I really am is a homemade elevator

Blinded by your sunshine, put you on a plane to Paris
Lay my cards down on the table

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh

I don't think it's very nice
To walk around my head all night
You got me tangled like a braid, tied-twisted
I don't think it's fair...

Can't find a reason for these feelings-
Got enough of them
This guy he told me,
Said he's gonna send me something lovely

But even still at times I wonder
What you're thinking of me
You're prob'ly sure I lost my mind,
Oh mind, Oh mind, Oh mind, Oh mind

I don't think it's very nice
To walk around my head all night
You got me tangled like a braid, tied-twisted
I don't think it's fair

I don't think it's very polite
To walk around my head all night
You got me tangled like a braid, tied-twisted
I don't think it's fair...

Ahhhhoooooohhh!

Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ahh ahh ahh ahh

Oh!


10. SABERTOOTH TIGER

On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger
Paint's a real good picture, he's an excellent liar
His mouth is full of sand and he's dying to meet you
His mouth is full of sand he's just dying to meet you
On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger

Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees
Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast

Colder than an ice cube and faster than the fastest cheetah
He's hiding in the kitchen he's a right brain eater
His mouth is full of sand and he's dying to meet you
His mouth is full of sand he's just dying to meet you
On the other side of town lives a sabertooth tiger

Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees
Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast

He's a sabertooth tiger

Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees
Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees
Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back and you're shaking at the knees
Runaway runaway runaway from the beast
Got a bullet in your back, runaway from the beast


11. JAPANESE BUFFALO

One two three four five six
There was a guy, and his name was Johnny B. The loudest man in the land

Alright
Ok
Alright
Ok
Alright
Ok
Uh huh

How many more times you cross the line
Run for days with eager eyes
Screaming smile left alone
These crazy things you do
In the forest of your mind
Haunted by the loss of time
Feet stuck frozen in the snow
These crazy things you do

Shame
Shame
Shame
Oh oh oh

Shame
Shame
Shame
Oh oh oh

Alright
Ok
Alright
Ok
Alright
Ok
Uh huh

Japanese from head to toe
Red to green, green to gold
Waiting on that buffalo
These crazy things you do

And in my God I see it there
And ah ha ha and oh ho ho
Red to green and green to gold
These crazy things you do

Shame
Shame
Shame
Oh oh oh

Shame
Shame
Shame
Oh oh oh

Run it over my skin like a cheap plastic knife
In your heart and in your mind put me
Always aside
Do it over and again till it cuts to the bone
We can play by the rules or just
Leave it alone

It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame
That your heart has turned to stone
Now your heart's turned to stone

Run it over my skin like a cheap plastic knife
In your heart and in your mind
Put me always aside
Do it over and again till it cuts to the bone
We can play by the rules

It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame


12. FLOW


Looking out my window
Wonder how it came to be
Feel just like a temple
Lifted by a gentle breeze

Ugly as a suitcase
I can see it stretch for days
Hanging on a sunset
Softly trampled by the rain

Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone so long hold on
Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone, so long, hold on, so long, hold on

Looking out my window
Trying to find a hiding place
Climb into the tree tops
Watch it all just drift away

Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone so long hold on
Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone, so long, hold on, so long, hold on

Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone so long hold on
Way too long, hold on, hold on
Dead and gone, so long, hold on, so long, hold on


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