Neon Bible

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I walked down to the ocean

After waking from a nightmare

No moon, no pale reflection

Black Mirror, Black Mirror

Shot by a security camera

You can't watch your own image

And also look yourself in the eye

Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror

I know a time is coming

All words will lose their meaning

Please show me something that isnt mine

But mine is the only kind that I relate to

Le miroir casse, the mirror casts mon reflet partout

Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror

The Black Mirror knows no reflection

Knows not pride or vanity

It cares not about your dreams

It cares not for your pyramid schemes

Their names are never spoken

The curse is never broken

Un, deux, trois, dis miroir noir, Black Mirror

Black Mirror, Black Mirror, Black Mirror

Their names are never spoken, The curse is never broken,

Mirror mirror on the wall, show me where them bombs will fall

Black Mirror, Black Mirror

2. Keep the Car Running

Every night my dream's the same

Same old city with a different name

Men are coming to take me away

I don't know why but I know I can't stay

There's a weight that's pressing down

Late at night you can hear the sound

Even the noise you make when you sleep

Can't swim across a river so deep

They know my name, 'cause I told it to them

But they don't know where and they don't know when

It's coming, when it's coming

There's a fear I keep so deep

Knew its name just before I could speak, yeah

Oh Oh Oh Oh

They know my name, 'cause I told it to them

But they don't know where and they don't know when

It's coming, or when but it's coming

Keep the car running

If some night I don't come home

Please don't think I've left you alone

The same place animals go when they die

You can't climb across a mountain so high

The same city where I go when I sleep

You can't see across a river so deep

They know my name, 'cause I told it to them

But they don't know where and they don't know when

It's coming, oh when is it coming

Keep the car running

3. Neon Bible

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A vial of hope and a vial of pain

In the light they both looked the same

Poured them out on into the world

On every boy and every girl singing

It's the Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

Not much chance for survival

If the Neon Bible is right

Take the poison of your age

Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page

What I know is what you know is right

In the city it's the only light

Oh God well look at you now

Oh you lost it but you don't know how

In the light of a golden calf

Oh God I had to laugh

Take the poison of your age

Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page

It was wrong but you said it was right

In the future I will read at night

It's the Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

Not much chance for survival

If the Neon Bible is true

4. Intervention

Intro

The kings taken back the throne

The useless seed is sown

When they say they're cutting off the phone, I tell 'em you're not home

No place to hide

You're fightin' as a soldier on their side

Youre still a soldier in your mind, though nothing's on the line

You say its money that we need

As if were the only mouths to feed

I know no matter what you say, there are some debts you'll never pay

Working for the church while your family dies

You take what they give you, and you keep it inside

Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home

Hear the soldier groan, we'll go at it alone

I can taste the fear

Lift me up and take me out of here

Dont wanna fight, dont wanna die, just wanna hear you cry

Whos gonna throw the very first stone

Oh whos gonna reset the bone

Walking with your head in a sling, wanna hear the soldier sing

Been working for the church while my family dies

Your little baby sisters gonna lose her mind

Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home

Hear the soldier groan, we'll go at it alone

I can taste your fear

Its gonna lift you up and take you out of here

And the bone shall never heal, I care not if you kneel

We cant find you now

But theyre gonna get their money back somehow

And when you finally disappear, we'll just say you were never here

Been working for the church while, your life falls apart

Been singin' hallelujah with the fear in your heart

Every spark of friendship and love, will die without a home

Hear the soldier groan, We'll go at it alone

5. Black Wave/Bad Vibrations

We can reach the sea

They won't follow me

The shadows they fear the sun

We'll make it if we run

Run from the memories

Je nage, mais les sons me suivent

Left my name with the border guards

A name that I don't need

Ce sera un long voyage

Sur les vagues de l'oubli

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Run from the memories

Je nage, mais les sons me suivent

Stop now before it's too late

Been eating in the ghetto on a hundred dollar plate

Nothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be

There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea

For me, for you

For me, It's always for you

Stop now before it's too late

Your lover was for hire have you noticed he's been late

Nothing lasts forever that's the way it's gotta be

There's a great black wave in the middle of the sea

For me, for you

For me, It's always for you

The sound is not asleep, it's moving under my feet

6. Ocean of Noise

In an ocean of Noise, I first heard your voice

Ringing like a bell, as if I had a choice, oh well

Left in the morning, while you were fast asleep

Into an ocean of violence, a world of empty streets

You've got your reasons, and me I've got mine

But all the reasons I gave

Were just lies to buy

Myself some time

In an ocean of Noise, I first heard your voice

Now who here among us, still believes in choice, Not I

No way of knowing, what any man will do

An ocean of violence, between me and you

I'm gonna work it out

'Cause time won't work it out

I'm gonna work it out

'Cause time won't work it out for you

I'm gonna work it on out

7. The Well and the Lighthouse

I, am serving time all for a crime I did, commit

You want the truth, you know I'd do it all again

Left for dead, heaven is only in my head

I, heard a voice calling from down inside a well

See that silver shine, she said to come claim what was mine

So down I fell, down into the water black

My prison cell, only the moon was shining back

If I seem lost, well I weighted the cost

And chose my crime, now it's mine all mine

I heard the voice calling from just outside the well

She said you fool now that you know your end is near

You always fall for what you desire or what you fear

Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

If you leave them, ships are gonna wreck

Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet

Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

Can you see the funny side, the ships are gonna wreck

Resurrected, living in a lighthouse

The lions and the lambs ain't sleepin' yet

8. (Antichrist Television Blues)

I don't wanna work in a building downtown

No, I don't wanna work in a building downtown

I don't know what I'm gonna do

Cause the planes keep crashing always two by two

Don't wanna work in a building downtown

No, I don't wanna see when the planes hit the ground

I don't wanna work in a building downtown

Parkin' the cars in the underground

The voices when they scream, well they make no sound

I wanna see the cities rust

And the troublemakers ridin' on the back of the bus

Dear God, I'm a good Christian man

In your glory, I know you understand

That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid

My girl's thirteen, but she don't act her age

She can sing like a bird in cage

Oh Lord, if you could see her when she's up on that stage

You know that I'm a God-fearin' man

I just gotta know if it's a part of your plan

To seat my daughter there by your right hand

I know that you'll do what's right, Lord

For they are the lanterns and you are the light

Now I'm overcome

By the light of day

My lips are near, but my heart is far away

Tell me what to say

I'll be your mouthpiece

Into the light of a bridge that burns

As I drive from the city with the money that I earned

Into the black of a starless sky

I'm staring into nothing and I'm asking you why

Lord, will you make her a star

So the world can see who you really are?

Little girl, you're old enough to understand

That you'll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land

The men are gonna come while you're fast asleep

So you better just stay close and hold onto me

If my little mockingbird won't sing

Then daddy won't buy her no diamond ring

Dear God, would you send me a child

Oh God, would you send me a child

'Cause I wanna put it up on the TV screen

So the world can see what your true word means

Lord, would you send me a sign

'Cause I just gotta know if I'm wastin' my time

Now I'm overcome

By the light of day

My lips are near, but my heart is far away

Now the war is won

How come nothing tastes good

You're such a sensitive child (sensitive child)

Oh you're such a sensitive child

I know you're tired, but it's alright

I just need you to sing for me tonight

You're gonna have your day in the sun

You know God loves the sensitive ones

Oh my little bird in a cage

I need you to get up for me, up on that stage

And show the men that you're old for your age

Now ain't the time for fear

But if you don't take it, it'll disappear

Oh my little mockingbird sing

Come on, my little mockingbird sing

I need you to get up on that stage for me, honey

And show the men it's not about the money

Wanna hold a mirror up to the world

So that they can see themselves inside my little girl

Do you know where I was at your age

Any idea where I was at your age

I was workin' downtown for the minimum wage

And I'm not gonna let you just throw it all away

I'm through being cute, I'm through being nice

Oh tell me Lord, am I the Antichrist

9. Windowsill

I don't want to hear the noises on T.V.

I don't want the salesmen coming after me