1. |
Fanfare
03:31
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2. |
She's So Cool
03:32
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SHE'S SO COOL (Utley)
See, there's this girl, and she's so, so very fine
She makes the cars crash in my head
She makes me think of ice & cats & candlelight
She makes me dream of black & red
Enchante, mademoiselle
This girl's so cool that I put on my coat & gloves
Whenever she walks in the room
But I'm no fool, 'cause I found out just what she loves
I know what makes her heart go
Boom boom boom boom
She's so cool
Now I never meant to go & lose my mind
But now I'm all in love with her
It's another massacre for Saint Valentine
She scratches me & I go
Purrrrrrrrrrrr
She's so cool
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3. |
Cat Walk
02:43
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CAT WALK (Utley)
In the night I prowl about & wonder
Concrete, cool & grey & cracked asunder
I'm going down to her house
Spinning around in her house
I scratch until she lets me in
In the night I pad about & listen to lovers sigh
I pray that I can still see in the dark
Swimming in stars, I call her name
Drowning my sorrows once again
I sing an alley serenade
Cat walk, silently I try to find her
She don't hear a thing, I'm right behind her
There is no sound that I could make
That wouldn't cause my heart to break
Don't want to make the same mistake
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4. |
Dancing In The Shadows
02:53
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DANCING IN THE SHADOWS (Utley)
I see you with new eyes, I see you dancing in the shadows
You run & you hide but I see you dancing in the shadows
It's all a part of me now
And it's far too late for that now
I need you beside me but you keep dancing in the shadows
You're so deep inside me, why are you dancing in the shadows?
It's all a part of me now
And it's far too late for that now
Everyone makes their mistakes
But how many more does it take?
A life here without you would be a life that's full of shadows
And I'm all wrapped around you, why are you dancing in the shadows?
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5. |
Life Without You
03:39
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LIFE WITHOUT YOU (Utley)
There must be something
Something I can say to reach you
It all means nothing
Nothing when I'm here without you
It all means nothing
Doesn't mean a thing since you've been gone
Sitting, waiting
Life without you feels so wrong
Anticipating
Life without you takes so long
It all means nothing
Doesn't mean a thing since you've been gone
Do you remember how it was before?
You couldn't run away from what you started
How can I just sit back & let you go
When what we have is all I've ever wanted?
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6. |
Blue Creatures
05:00
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BLUE CREATURES (Utley)
Across my eyes the shadows fall, across my eyes
Deep in the night the voices softly whisper
You lie in bed but you can't sleep, you call my name
I wish that I could come & steal your sorrow
Colour my eyes & paint my face, colour my eyes
I play at night with all the sad blue creatures
We rule the world this late at night, we rule this world
Music from deep inside a bombed-out building
We are the ones who stand outside the door
Outcasts & shadows
We stand alone
We are the ones who hear the other voices
My heart, my heart, it melts like wax inside my breast
Dust in my mouth, I am poured out like water
My hands are cut & bleeding from thorns on a rose
Follow my heart just like a lamb to slaughter
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7. |
An Anthem
03:02
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AN ANTHEM (English)
Why cry?
They try to tell us we are wrong
That's why we sing the rebel song
We've been fighting from the beginning
Who can tell just who is winning?
Growing older every day
Growing wise along the way
Don't they listen, don't they hear?
Can't they just look past our years?
Why does it have to be "us & them"?
Can't it be a "we" again?
Is loving us so hard to do
When we've always trusted you?
Going further every day
Hearing less of what they say
The difference growing, growing bold
Between growing up & growing old
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8. |
God, Guts & Guitars
03:46
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GOD, GUTS & GUITARS (Utley)
Speak to me of heaven, tell me of the glory
I'm learning of the torment, I need to get the story
Speak to me of beauty, reveal to me the light
Play the notes that make me cry, just please play them tonight
Speak to me of heaven, tell me of your vision
For you I closed my idol eyes & set out on this mission
Speak through me with beauty, sing through me with grace
Tell them they are not alone in the struggle that they face
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9. |
Razorblade
04:44
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RAZORBLADE (Utley)
I am a razorblade, coolly sitting in the shade
The light hurts my eyes
I long to see the light, I hunger for the truth
But something's wrong with me, I do the things I hate to do
I don't know why it happens that way, I don't know why
I am an architect
Romantic buildings, quite erect, all built on sand
I have a photograph, taken right before it rained
It tears me right in half to think our love was all in vain
I don't know why it happened that way, I don't know why
I am an alleycat, out of my habitat in your neighborhood
Can you come out and play? I've got some time to burn
I've got so much to say, we've got so much to learn
Don't run away, I'm begging you please, don't run away
I am a razorblade
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10. |
Goodbye To Her Today
02:28
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GOODBYE TO HER TODAY (Utley)
I never thought I'd see the day
When I'd get up & walk away
I said goodbye to her today
I said goodbye to her today
I've gone as far as I could go
But I just had to let it go
I said goodbye to her today
I said goodbye to her today
I hit so hard, it came so fast
The only thing that I thought would last
Lies at my feet like broken glass
I never thought I'd see the day
When I'd get up & walk away
I said goodbye to her today
I said goodbye to her today
I wonder why it gets so cold
And these tears I cry for what I don't know
Why do I have to let her go?
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11. |
I Wanna Be Her Man
03:34
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I WANNA BE HER MAN (Utley)
Got a little girl, make my heart beat faster
Hair like silk & skin like alabaster
Bats her eyes, says "baby, please"
Knocks me to my knees
I wanna be her man
She drive a little Honda CVCC
Always looks sharp when she comes to see me
Bats her eyes, says "baby, please"
Knocks me to my knees
I wanna be her man
I wanna be her man
I'll do the best I can
I know you understand
I wanna be the only one
They say she come from California
And all my friends said "We tried to warn ya"
But she bats her eyes, says "baby, please"
Knocks me to my knees
I wanna be her man
Pretty little girl got me in her power
She got lips like a hot-house flower
And she bats her eyes, says "baby, please"
Knocks me to my knees
I wanna be her man
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12. |
Shout
03:10
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SHOUT (Utley)
I wanna shout
I wanna scream until my voice is gone
Just let it out
Somebody tell me what is goin' on
I wanna shout
I wanna pick up my guitar & wail
There ain't no doubt
I been to heaven, baby, this is hell
I wanna shout
I wanna get up on the roof & scream
Just let it out
Baby, I think you know just what I mean
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13. |
Our Generation
02:48
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OUR GENERATION (Utley)
We are older, we are wiser, & we show no hesitation
We have thrown away disguises
Talkin' 'bout our generation
This is our generation
This is our generation
We have witnessed love in action, we accept no imitation
Gonna start a chain reaction
Talkin' 'bout our generation
Our generation knows no age
Our generation knows no race
This is our generation, baby
This is our generation
This is our generation
Sing a new song, sing your own song, sing a song of celebration
Lift your hearts & lift your voices
Talkin' to our generation
This is our generation
This is our generation
Youth is kept within your heart & age is no consideration
Hope I die before I get cold
Talkin' 'bout our generation
Our generation will be heard
Our generation, this whole world
This is our generation, baby
This is our generation
This is our generation
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14. |
Rock My Soul
03:00
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ROCK MY SOUL (Utley)
Hey hey baby, baby put away the gun
Now don't be crazy, baby you're the only one
Now I don't know, baby, I don't know what you been told
But you're the only one, baby, the only one that rocks my soul
I didn't do it, baby
No no no no no no no no no no no
Hey hey baby, baby what is wrong with you?
Oh I'd do anything, baby, just to keep from hurting you
Because your good love, baby, is far more precious than gold
And you're the only one, baby, the only one that rocks my soul
I really love you, baby
I do
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15. |
Love Will Break
03:10
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LOVE WILL BREAK (Utley)
A night to remember
The last burning ember was killed by the ice in your words
Baby, you were the life in me
You stuck the knife in me
You have our blood on your hands
But I know
I know someday you will understand, I know
I know someday you'll be where I am
And love will break your heart
Love will break your heart
Gun to my head
All the things that you said flew like cold winter wind through my mind
Baby, you were the life in me
You stuck the knife in me
You have our blood on your hands
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16. |
Mama
04:00
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MAMA (English)
Awake from nightmares, cry in fear
So long avoided, fate draws near
Her breath is foul, her smile invites
To taste the horrors of the night
Welcome your future in the night
There rests no hope in fight or flight
You've looked your last upon the light
Invoke your gods to spare your life
From eyes that cut you like a knife
From words that reek of tragedy
Mama, hold me
Mama, hold me
Mama, hold me
Mama, love me
How could the love that kept you sane
Transform to poison in your vein?
The moonlit graveyard feels so still
It knows there's one more grave to fill
Yes, there's just one more grave to fill
Someone must die & someone will
Who shall be killed and who shall kill?
The dance begins, your eyes meet hers
Lost lyric in maternal slurs
If death must come, then let it be
Mama, hate me
Mama, hate me
Mama, hate me
Mama, save me
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17. |
Vampyr
02:59
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VAMPYR (Utley)
"Lust is blood and blood is living, look into my eyes", she said,
"Take this gift that I am giving and you will never die"
And I am falling under and I am crawling underground
And in my ears the thunder of a heartbeat slowing down
Flashing white against the darkness/Darting victim eyes
Scent of fear, intoxication/Can you feel the passion rise?
And I am falling under and I am crawling underground
And in my ears the thunder of a heartbeat slowing down
Lust is blood and blood is living/Look into my eyes
Take this gift that we are giving and you will never die
And you are falling under for we have come to take you down
We move inside a shadow and you will never hear a sound
...don't be afraid...
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18. |
Carol
02:33
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CAROL (Utley)
She kisses like a china doll
But I don't stand a chance at all
She says she's afraid of me
Doesn't want to hear me talk this way
But when she turns her eyes on me
Everything just fades away
She walks in like a breath of air
I hear the melody the moonlight plays upon her hair
But she doesn't want to know about it
Doesn't want to hear me talk this way
But when she turns her eyes on me
Oh the real world fades away
Out here in the shadows by your window
You know it feels so cold
But Carol
When you're near me
Do forgive me
But I don't feel so far from home
Or so alone
She speaks to me in silent words
That I almost wish I'd never heard
'Cause she doesn't want to know about it
Doesn't want to hear me talk this way
But when she turns her eyes on me
Everything just fades away
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19. |
Happy
01:15
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HAPPY (Utley)
I just wanna be happy
I just wanna be left alone
I just wanna feel safe sometimes
Get so tired of being human
Get so tired of doubt & pain
Just wanna know the reason why
Wanna live in a better world
Wanna live in a better world
Wanna live in a better world
Wanna live in a better world
I don't understand killing
I don't understand guns
I'm afraid of nuclear war
I'm afraid of being murdered
Don't want the women I love
To be afraid of being raped
Everything is crashing cymbals
Everything is all confused
Nothing makes any fucking sense
Everything is crashing cymbals
Everything is all confused
Nothing makes any sense
Help me
I just wanna be happy
I just wanna be left alone
I just wanna feel safe sometimes
Wanna be with the woman I love
Wanna be with the woman I love
Wanna be with the woman I love
Wanna be with the woman I love
Is that too much to ask?????
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Stop The Car Cincinnati, Ohio
Neo-psychedelic graveyard garage music. STOP THE CAR was formed in 1984 in Evansville, IN. Their music and theatrical live performances enjoyed considerable local success. They relocated to Nashville in 1989, split up in 1991, and reformed in Cincinnati from 1997-99. They performed reunion shows in 2005, 2006, and 2007, and now have a 2019 reunion show in the works. ... more
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