Now this was a lot harder in some respects than Billy, because one has to follow some of the style and logic of the HCL songs on the soundtrack. So we'll have to assume a little emotional growth and lyrical maturity in a couple of cases here. And of course, as with Billy, disregard the actual music that goes with the songs, although I didn't wander too far afield.
Again as with Billy, this is nothing close to a complete list...
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Dam That River
I broke you in the canyon
I drowned you in the lake
You a snake that I would trample
Only thing I'd not embrace
Oh, you couldn't dam that river
And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
I pushed and then you stumbled
I kicked you in the face
You stare at me so hollow
Got to keep that killin' pace
Oh, you couldn't dam that river
And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
I burned the place around you
I hit you with a rake
You piss upon my candle
So proving you're a fake
Oh, you couldn't dam that river
And maybe I don't give a damn anyway
So you couldn't dam that river
And it washed me so far away
[Written by Jerry Cantrell, found on the Alice in Chains CD "Dirt"]
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Down on the World Again
This ain't the way it's supposed to be
There's a dark cloud following me,
I'm disillusioned I'm down on the world again
There's movies going on in my head
And all I can see is the color red.
I'm relentless I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
There's a world of guilt written on my face
I'm feeling ashamed for the human race,
I've been forsaken I'm down on the world again
I feel so alone in this crowd
Thoughts of despair are getting loud
I'm disrespected I'm down on the world again
Love and tolerance have abandoned me
And I feel the gloom hovering over me,
I'm resentful I'm down on the world again
Give me tomorrow's broken dreams now
I'm feeling like a loaded gun
Give me tomorrow's holy schemes now so hopeless
When there's no place else to run.
[Written by Mike Ness, found on the Social Distortion CD White Light,
White Heat, White Trash]
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Like an Outlaw (For You)
Like an outlaw
I'd lie for you,
I'd kick and scream and do time for you.
I'd rob and steal and go without meals and
Terrorize the town
For you - for you.
Like an outlaw
I'd lurk in the baddest part of town.
I'd wait there for you baby
Until they hunt me down
For you - for you
Like an outlaw
They'd put a price on my head
Wanted dead or alive or painted a bloodied red
For you - for you
Like an outlaw
I'd kill for you
I'd kick and scream and hang for you
I'd go inside and kick some hide and
Bury a man who died
For you - for you
[Written by Mike Ness and Dennis Danell, found on the Social Distortion CD "Prison Bound"]
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Fuck You
Circling and spinning around my mind
You sweetly swiftly shift
Shaking the shakes
I'm faking your shaking
And you're quick to steal a kiss
So in a frozen motion I silently scream
You flinch but you won't back down
You dare me
You try to scare me
But you know I'll stand my ground
Fuck you fuck you
Fuck you get over you
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
Inch by inch I'm closing in
Your eyes have sealed the dawn
Now it's only a matter of time before you shatter
Try to walk away with pieces that you want
So you seek secrets of my soul
My misery I hope you'll miss
Cast your hooks
I hope you'll catch
A glimpse of blinding bliss
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
Who's gonna guess it or believe
Everything's crossed my mind
So don't you blink
I'm trying to think
Well everything could unwind
Well you move me you used to use me
Now it's time to stand my ground
And if I don't come back
Nothing will collapse
Nothing ever really comes around
So surely I said sorry
If you believe half the things that we've done
You must have done 'em too
'Cause you know I'm cut in two
Just above the balcony I'm hung from
Fuck you fuck you
You and only you
Fuck you fuck you
I will get over you
...etc, etc.
[Written by Headstones, found on the CD Nickels For Your Nightmares]