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by The Morphine Pilgrims

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1.
Backtracking 01:35
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I hear the sound of marching feet And the rants that reverberate on my TV There's a party going on, 'cause the bastards gone But I'm left staring vacantly Amongst all this apathy So little, so late, yet so happy Who will shepherd all these sheep? I shake my head in disbelief No thank you, I'm already full! You served me more than I could chew Or spit or swallow or fucking puke! I'm already full! But still I hear those marching feet, But now they're patrolling my street There's a party going on, but it seems to me That we haven't been invited Thanks to all this apathy We can't turn back 'cause it's too late You've gotta walk the path you pave that's why, Me, yeah I'm backtracking...
2.
It's Coming Soon 01:08
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Dry your eyes, stop staring At the pretty, pretty pictures on your walls Don't forget that nobody can tell you Who your supposed to be The day will come When we start thinking autonomously And on that day There will be no more false idols on walls It's coming soon! It's coming soon!
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Crash & Burn 02:08
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My heart thumps; anxiously in my chest Constantly; like a machine gun without rest All it took; was just a single glimpse Moratorium; the thumping ceases to persist So I tip the glass... wish I could swallow it whole My courage left... me a long time ago I take another glance... is it time to make my move? No not quiet yet... 'cause my beers still half full! Well here I go again... I crash and burn and then... I crash again! A new horizon; instantly appears Bringing with it; brand new hopes and ancient fears I'm frozen stiff; detached from reality I can't think straight; I'm shaking with anxiety So I tip the glass... this glass must have a hole I need some more... to fix my battered and bruised ego Just one more glance... is it time to make my move? No not quiet yet... 'cause my new beers still full! Well here I go again... I crash and burn and then... I crash again! I guess I'll never learn I guess I'll never learn I guess I'll never learn I guess I'll never learn... Well here I go again... I crash and burn and then... I crash again!
4.
Washed Up 03:00
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Seems we pulled a wrong turn The cops signal pull over And the next thing I know, all I see are red and blue lights flashing... I just wanna go to bed Sober up, straighten out my head I'm not driving, I don't care I just wanna get out of here I'm washed up; no secret One of these days I'm gonna kick it 'Cause I'm fucked up What makes you think your any better than me? Another night, another town Another bar, another frown A strange feeling comes over me Disco-types are all I see Gotta drink the night away Can not stand another day Bit-part-actors make me sick I'm stuck in a bad B-movie I'm washed up; no secret One of these days I'm gonna kick it 'Cause I'm fucked up What makes you think your any better than me? You go out and never frown You never puke, you never drown In your trendy 8 euro drinks At home your puking in your sink You wish you had money to spare To put a bullet in your head You can't take the show no more I'm washed up, your as good as gone! I'm washed up; no secret One of these days I'm gonna kick it 'Cause I'm fucked up What makes you think your any better than me?
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False Hopes 03:57
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When the questions don't make no sense And you've just spent your last few cents And all the answers confuse you more and more That's when your... Decency's long expired I never got what I desired Well it's a cold hard world out there tonight And there's no salvation in sight... Another false hope, another night... A pack of smokes, a bottle of beer The only company that holds me dear Wasting away what have I become? Am I a... Society's short-comings Are all that keep me going Waiting for some revelation tonight But there's no revelation in sight... Another false hope, another night... When the questions don't make no sense And you've just spent your last few cents And all the answers confuse you more and more That's when your... Decency's long expired I never got what I desired It's a cold hard world out there tonight And there's no salvation in sight... Another false hope, another night... Now I'm dripping blood in shark infested water I feel 'em coming... But I don't care! There's nothing... There's nothing to fear!
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Media Perfection 02:07
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Gotta be beautiful, gotta look like Those people on TV To have it their way, We'll go through everything 'Cause hair cuts are simply not enough Where would you be without clothes and makeup? Gotta reach media perfection 'Cause nowadays, being yourself just isn't enough! But why stop there When there's so many fun things you could do? Face-lifts, implants or Liposuctions to name a few It seems we all don't make the grade. Too fat, too ugly, too underpaid! Gotta spend all our money on beauty creams And douse ourselves with them, before we go to sleep And maybe... One day... We'll all wake up beautiful!!!! I don't think so...
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Time & Riffs To Spare 01:10
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Times were tough and I crumbled Tides were ruff and I fumbled Push came to shove and I Pushed back so hard it tore us both apart... Should have been so beautiful with you... Could have been so beautiful with you... Should have been so beautiful with you... Could have been, should have been but it wasn't and that's the truth! So let the court assemble And judge this here fool But how to punish someone Who just lost the best thing that they ever had? Should have been so beautiful with you... Could have been so beautiful with you... Should have been so beautiful with you... Could have been, should have been but it wasn't and that's the truth!
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Rosebud 02:02
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Those who think they know it all Might be the very last to fall But when it happens, as it will They'll never get back up the hill Once you've crushed everyone in your path Who will be the last to laugh? It's lonely being number one Especially when you die alone! You have it all, you still want more Pity that the world only has so much it can give you You have it all, you still want more Nothing lasts forever, and from the top you can only fall! We cling to our civilisation with a dead man's grip As if this where the only way to live! Other greats have come before To no surprise, they all did fall Economists aim for constant growth But one thing even, children know Only death, follows growth And you scream rosebud as you fall! You have it all, you still want more Pity that the world only has so much it can give you You have it all, you still want more Nothing lasts forever, and from the top you can only fall! You have it all, you still want more Pity that the world only has so much it can give you You have it all, you still want more Nothing lasts forever, and from the top you can only fall!
9.
Sailing On 02:42
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A fresh breeze... A new day... And the promise... Of foreign shores... Ready the sails... All aboard! Raise the anchors... And I know I should fight it, The silence makes me violent All in all, seems all I gotta lose, Are the chains holding me down And as the world keeps turning, Time passes, we keep on learning All in all it seems all gotta do... Is sail on without you Now I'm struggling... To stay on course... And I'm hoping... I made the right choice... Memories... Of days gone passed... Contemplating... Turning back! And I know I should fight it, The silence makes me violent All in all, seems all I gotta lose, Are the chains holding me down And as the world keeps turning, Time passes, we keep on learning All in all it seems all gotta do... Is sail on without you I'm sailing on without you...
10.
Shattering The Heliocentic World View 02:04
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My sun's gone supernova Despair is taking over me! And it seems... This world is getting colder I cannot bear this tragedy consuming everything around me... My heliocentric world's been shattered Nothings ever gonna work for me! My heliocentric world's been shattered Nothings ever gonna work for me! My sun's gone supernova Despair is taking over me! And it seems... This world is getting colder I cannot bear this tragedy consuming everything around... That's right, I feel abandoned! So many questions, left unanswered; Stranded on this island earth How's anything supposed to work for me? My sun's gone supernova Despair is taking over me! My sun's gone supernova Despair is taking over me!
11.
The Great Fall 01:44
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I picked up the pieces, tried to rescue what remained And cut my fingers on the shards of yesterday Seems I'll be needing all the king's horses and men Just one last desperate attempt to reassemble it! I pick up the pieces and I'm bleeding yet again Perhaps it's time to stop, but I cannot refrain Temptation lures me, keeps me coming back for more So easy to open, so hard to close that door! You hurt me more than I could ever hurt you Made me feel like I did not deserve you Well I've done some soul searching and I have come to see I did not deserve you and all the things you said All the things you did All your crazy shit The time that you wasted... I picked up the pieces, now I'm throwing them away...
12.
We Can Change Nothing But Ourselves 02:04
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I see a world about to kill itself A world full of misery And violence, and silence When it comes to speaking your mind I see a world full of discontent A world that seems hell-bent On blowing itself off of the fucking map! It's up to you To make the world a better place to live in It's up to you To do the things you told me, you want to do It's up to you to change... It's up to you and me! I see a species and it's extinction A species bread on hate And violence, and silence A species bread to follow... I see a species and it's certain death A slow and painful death Like cancer; rotting... From the inside out... It's up to you To make the world a better place to live in It's up to you To do the things you told me, you want to do It's up to you to change... It's up to you and me!
13.
...And Flies Will Be Walking On Their Eyes 02:34
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Aggressive, no-limits, relentless pursuit War crimes, killing, battery and assault Not sent to capture or compromise Sent to return, packing heads on dry-ice When the gloves come off, where will the buck stop? Will the buck stop? When the gloves come off? When the gloves come off? When the gloves come off, where will the buck stop? Will the buck stop? Will they wash their hands with black water? Will they clean their hands of black water? Corporate animism, finally run amok 17 dead and no one gives a fuck! 'Cause the west-fall-act is gonna cover their back Case closed, court adjourned and that's a fact! When the gloves come off, where will the buck stop? Will the buck stop? When the gloves come off? When the gloves come off? When the gloves come off, where will the buck stop? Will the buck stop? Will they wash their hands with black water? Will they clean their hands of black water?

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Recorded by the "Morphine Pilgrims" @ Primitive Studios, Vienna, Austria (www.primitive.at). Engineered by Germar Tischler & Val Ebm. Mixed by Andreas Pils. Mastered by Germar Tischler. All photos by Claudia Hlavin (www.amara.at).

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released May 20, 2011

Philip Pfleger: Drums & Vocals
Simon Lee: Bass & Vocals
Germar Tischler: Guitar & Vocals

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The Morphine Pilgrims Wien, Austria

We are a punk band from Vienna, Austria. Formed at the end of 2010 by Germar Tischler of the "iNSURGENTS". Manuel Zangl (previously in "Recall to Life") joined us on bass in 2012 and Niklas Hörper from "Backstreet Oiz" joined us on drums in 2022.

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