Millencolin - Machine 15 lyrics
- Machine 15
- Done is Done
- Detox
- Vicious Circle
- Broken World
- Come On
- Centerpiece
- Who's Laughing Now
- Brand New Game
- Ducks & Drakes
- Turnkey Paradise
- Route One
- Danger for Stranger
- Saved By Hell
- End Piece
Machine 15
Drop the gun, the one that’s stuck to my head.
It’s just begun, you’re gone, you came walking free.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
No one ever thought that I invented the wheel,
All I ever went through was something real.
Creativity is still my gasoline.
Oh, have you seen Scooby gaping after this machine?
Drop the gun, the one that’s stuck to my head.
It’s just begun, you’re gone, you came walking free.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
No, I’m not optimistic and I’m through this for you,
I’d rather battle my own canal.
This is not a tune, or a simple device.
No, this is the Machine 15, to be precise.
Now, I’ve got official calculation
That will offer you the song.
It’s got a hoise cartridge.
So what’s the motivation, now?
What motions this circle?
And this has just begun,
You better drop the gun.
Drop the gun,
Drop the gun,
Drop the gun.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
Drop the gun.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
Drop the gun.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
Drop the gun.
The machine is turning fifteen.
Drop the gun, the one that’s stuck to my head.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
It’s just begun, you’re gone, you came walking free.
(The machine is turning fifteen)
The machine is turning fifteen.
The machine is turning fifteen.
The machine is turning fifteen.
The machine is turning fifteen.
Done is Done
You don’t know what you’re looking for,
You’re lost in the past.
You don’t know who you are any more.
How long will it last?
Well, it will last as long as you’re gone
In the future or past.
There’s a crusher ahead,
Because you mind real fast.
If it was yesterday I would let you go,
Are you happy if the answer’s no?
It will soon be the time to make it so, yeah...
What’s done is done,
You need to set your ways.
And that is you,
You in your future days.
The space is slim,
So meet my everyone.
So, please, I said
What’s done is done.
You don’t know what you are any more,
Just know where you’ve been.
It doesn’t matter how it all was before,
Let the present begin.
Big decision for a man in the daze,
To leave the haze, yeah...
What’s done is done,
You need to set your ways.
And that is you,
You in your future days.
The space is slim,
So meet my everyone.
So, please, I said
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done.
Movement is a sign of life, keep moving forward, life,
There is no going back from here in spite of all your fight.
There’s no point in blaming yourself for the wrongs you’ve done,
The game that is really numb, no need to be on the run.
What’s done is done,
You need to set your ways.
And that is you,
You in your future days.
The space is slim,
So meet my everyone.
So, please, I said
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done.
So, please, I said
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done.
So, please, I said
What’s done is done,
What’s done is done.
Detox
She's saying, you're lost
She thinks its time for you to detox
Too many tunes inside your head
Why don't you fill it up with her instead
She's not playing, but you are
She wants romance but you want guitars
Your head was all like you prefer
But you should have lend your ears to her
You're an addict to the audio
A chronic record lover who feeds on stereo
Just like the meat you eat,
The booze you choose,
The nicotine, the coffee
And the sugars that you need so
You're not ready for detox
Turn on the radio
It's not healthy, you're not fit
She says if you don't quit then she'll split
She needs silence and not your noise
Your habit's nothing she enjoys
And you're a nut for every kind of sound
A chronic vinyl player, who can't stop spinning 'round
Just like the meat you eat,
The booze you choose,
The nicotine, the coffee
And the sugars that you need so
You're not ready for detox
Turn on the radio
Vicious Circle
I see the sunlight on your face,
I see the darkness in your eyes.
In my mind, that's lover's paradox.
I always try to give you space,
No way to cut you down to size.
We got lost in our heart shape box.
Oh, should we try to have some kids
Or should we just go separate ways?
Or best yet, why don't we move abroad?
Maybe Belgrade or Madrid,
But we can get out of this maze.
It sounds like we're both confused and bored.
So tear me up
And knock me down.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
I messed you up,
To watch you frown.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
You know that I depend on you,
You know that you depend on love.
And then love, well, love depends on me.
From my subjective point of view,
It never works like hand in glove.
But still I, I hope you disagree.
So tear me up
And knock me down.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
I messed you up,
To watch you frown.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
And I'm tired of you being tired of me,
Oh yeah, that's right, sometimes I wish we just could let it be.
And I'm tired of me being tired of you,
It's obvious, sometimes you wish you meet somebody new.
You...
Sometimes I wish that too.
It's like a vicious circle no one gets around.
I messed you up,
To watch you frown.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
So tear me up
And knock me down.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
I messed you up,
To watch you frown.
Just like a vicious circle no one gets around.
No one gets around.
No one gets around.
It's like a vicious circle no one gets around.
So tear me up
And send me out.
It's like a vicious circle no one gets around.
Broken World
While in the middle of the winter it's summer
Then in the middle of summer it's freezing cold
And I wonder, who's wet behind their ears?
A broken world, well ain't that a bummer?
To get from mammoth to pizza took us 27,000 well spent years
I'm gonna get out of the broken world
I'm just about to discover new land
Get out of the broken world and start a ban
Turn on the TV I see troubles of mankind
There is a weird old man who's sayin'
"I'm the decider, you've gotta stay that course"
All of a sudden I've got Shakespeare on my mind,
All of a sudden Richard goes
"horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse"
I'm gonna get out of the broken world
I'm just about to discover new land
Get out of the broken world and start a ban
Come On
There’s something in the air tonight, it’s hard to define.
There’s gleam on every traffic light, like some kind of sign.
So if you’re ready for a thrill, we do not have much time to kill.
Oh, it’s the right time to advance, so let’s take a chance.
Come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try.
And dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry.
We got to make a try,
So please, come on.
Let’s venture out into the light, let’s get up the nerve.
And gamble if the feeling’s right, it’s what we deserve.
You got the efforts to improve, so come on and make a move (And make a move).
In your eyes I see a spark, was a shot in the dark.
So come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try.
And dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry.
We got to make a try,
So please, come on.
Now we all long for a good distraction,
To get us through the trip,
What’s in the wall? We need some kind of action,
An opportunity to get away.
Now we all long for a new attraction,
Something to focus on,
To get by, to get us through the trip for the sky,
Together we can make a choice.
So come on...
There’s something in the air tonight, it’s hard to define.
Yeah, there’s gleam on every traffic light, it must be a sign.
So come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try.
(Come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try).
And dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry.
(Dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry).
Come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try.
(Come on, come on, come on,
We got to make a try).
And dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry.
(Dream on, dream on, dream on,
It’s easy as pry).
We got to make a try,
We got to make a try,
We got to make a try,
It’s easy as pry.
Yeah, come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on.
(Come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on).
Yeah, come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on.
Centerpiece
(Instrumental)
Who's Laughing Now
Delighted and laughed upon
the critics had their fun
but he don't mind
and will look different when hes done
A too controversial lie
and all the kids do understand
what he's about in this moderated land
But who's laughing now
and who's looking blank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
who's laughing now
and who went up in rank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
too old, too blind to see
the magic in this man
the jealous kind
will never be a fan
and he never doubted
in himself for what he can
for good and worse
he always stuck to his own plan
but who's laughing now
and who's looking blank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
who's laughing now
and who went up in rank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
he's always been against the grain
i give him credit for staying sane
it takes a lot to go that route
he fought his own way out
fine inspiration and a cure
for anyone who's been ignored
only for them he'll take a bow
but who's laughing now
and who's looking blank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
who's laughing now
and who went up in rank
yeah who's laughing now
all the way to the bank
looks who's laughing now.
Brand New Game
Do you remember Fazil's friend?
He used to live in the House of blend
He told a story of his life, about a fork and knife
He said when he was 22, he was mostly feeling blue
I wonder what he's up to now, if he's changed somehow
Did he ever find his way to the greener side?
Or did he get his dreams tonight?
I'm not the same, years have past
It kind of scares me how it went so fast
It's a brand new game, life has past
And all I wanted was to make it last
Do you remember Fazil's friend?
He said you'd be friends 'til the end
In a soft world, do you trust a guy who's lozin' must?
I think he's got his fingers crossed
That he got it all across
I hope you found the missing link
Did he ever stop to think?
I'm not the same, years have past
It kind of scares me how it went so fast
It's a brand new game, life has past
And all I wanted was to make it last
It's a brand new game and not quite what I thought
I can remain the same but still achieve a lot
It's a brand new game and how our lives will pass
With one foot stuck in the past, in the past
Oh can I ever make it last? (make it last)
It's all I wanted
I wanted it to last, (wanted it to last)
I'm not the same, years have past
It kind of scares me how it went so fast
It's a brand new game, life has past
And all I wanted was to make it last, to make it last
It's all I wanted
Yeah I wanted it to last
Wanted it to last
Ducks & Drakes
Ducks and drakes, on your own,
Like the first ones you had done.
My mistake, should have known,
It’s a shame you passed on frowning.
When bells ring out for those who die,
I try to say one last goodbye.
The bullet’s digging deeper in my side.
Ducks and drakes, burn out slow.
In my dreams you always grin.
For your sake, a redstone.
You had it tough from the beginning.
When bells ring out for those who die,
I try to say one last goodbye.
The white ties on your weight to rest,
But I’m not sure I did my best.
The bullet’s digging deeper in my side, yeah.
Blue sights and movement it’s for you, my friend, a bitter end.
This sorrow, it can’t be denied, no.
Now all that’s left for me is to comprehend, and try to mend.
The fun will always be in my side.
When bells ring out for those who die,
I try to say one last goodbye.
The white ties on your weight to rest,
But I’m not sure I did my best.
When bells ring out for those who die,
I try to say one last goodbye.
The white ties on your weight to rest,
But I’m not sure I did my best.
When bells ring out (When bells ring out),
When bells ring out for you.
One last goodbye (One last goodbye),
One last goodbye for you.
Turnkey Paradise
You saw it all on TV
You read it all in magazines
No doubt that you could go on
You found a way to be free
This is what freedom really means
You found a place where that you belong
So welcome to suburban home
Welcome to a life only in chrome
For those who can't afford the market price
This is your paradise
Waiting to be found
Safe from the, far from the city
Your life when everything is pretty ** **
And you're never looking back
Faraway from problems and fights
You'll learn what life is all about
In a place where we're all safe and sound
You had it all planned out right
Already you know it will turn out
No second thoughts, you are on solid ground
So welcome to suburban home
Welcome to a life only in chrome
For those who can't afford the market price
This is your paradise
Safe from the, far from the city
Your life when everything is pretty ** **
And you're never looking back
You're never looking back
Safe from the, far from the city
Your life when everything is pretty ** **
And you're never looking back
Looking back..
Looking back...
Never looking back...
Route One
I've seen it all before
the people and the bars there in
It doesn't turn me on no more
It's a place already done and been
Sometimes I gotta take a stand
I gotta act or I won't proceed
Which part of this don't you understand
Which part of me is hard to read
It wold kill me If I stay here
maybe kill me If I go
I rather take the road less traveled
than face shit I already know.
I had my share of good and bad years
but I just can't stick around
It would kill me if I stay
I hope you understand me why I'm leaving town
There's no motivation here
when everybody is all the same
Too much boredom Too much fear
and I'm sick off all this name and shame
I can't take it anymore
don't like the person I've become
I need a new place to explore
something different than where I'm from
It wold kill me If I stay here
maybe kill me If I go
I rather take the road less traveled
than face shit I already know.
I had my share of good and bad years
but I just can't stick around
It would kill me if I stay
I hope you understand me why I'm leaving town
But everyone's afraid of going backwards to degrade
Everyone's afraid of the strange
But if we only live life once
then I've just got to live mine now
And it's gotta be a life in change...
That's why I'm leaving town
It wold kill me If I stay here
maybe kill me If I go
I rather take the road less traveled
than face shit I already know.
I had my share of good and bad years
but I just can't stick around
It would kill me if I stay
I hope you understand me why I'm leaving town.
Danger for Stranger
I hear you dis my name
when my back is turned
You have no shame
but still I'm not really concerned
Imagination is not a thing you lack
But you misguided your plan of attack
It's quite expected from a clown like you
Your sad stories always ring untrue
Where backstabbers get by and honesty don't fly
And jealousy's not something new
There's danger for strangers
and envy for changers
Where there is hate there is you
You try to steal the credit
for the things I've done
The truth in what you brag and preach
is close to none
You're in a hopeless situation still
You stab whoever for a dollar bill
Yes, I've seen it many times before
You're no surprise
and you're best ignored
Where backstabbers get by and honesty don't fly
And jealousy's not something new
There's danger for strangers
and envy for changers
Where there is hate there is you
You sound just like a broken record
when you verbalize
Your shit goes round and round
You truly think you are
a master of disguise
But I know you by your sound
There's danger for strangers
and envy for changers
There's danger for strangers
Where there is hate there is you
Where backstabbers get by and honesty don't fly
And jealousy's not something new
There's danger for strangers
and envy for changers
Where there is hate there is you
Where backstabbers get by and honesty don't fly
There's danger for strangers
and envy for changers
Where backstabbers get by and honesty don't fly
There's danger for strangers
Where there is hate there is you.
Saved By Hell
Trouble down on my own street
Domestic violence on repeat
Smashed up doors and yelling again
Some say you are insane
But I don't think so I love you
When you are smiling I am too
The only troubles I have are yours
Please just make them end
Until they find you something that cures
I hide away at friends
I was saved by the bell
or rather saved by hell
Because it didn't kill me
no it rather drilled me
To be doing well
My friends look forward to friday night
While I am anxious
for the weekend fights
In a small apartment
there's nowhere to run
When chaos has begun
I hold my ears to dull the noise
But I can still hear your loud voice
I hide under my bed 'til it's gone
Why can't you get along?
I was saved by the bell
or rather saved by hell
Because it didn't kill me
no it rather drilled me
To be doing well
I was saved by hell
and now I'm doing well
It didn't kill me then
It will not kill me now.
End Piece
(Intrumental)