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Silver Bullet: A Rock Opera

by Sound Ministry Gurus

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1.
Looking Back 03:36
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Looking back through the window of a 747, Looking back through a window of time Looking back all the world’s a stage, behind the Orange Curtain Nothing’s for certain but to straighten out and fall in line I can still see the child in the tall grass, holding back the years I can still hear the barking of authority, ringing in my ears I have found my call to arms to make us proud to stand above the crowd I can still feel her sweet arms around me and taste her tears I can see a bright future from this silver bullet to the sun Gonna be all that I can be, and maybe more when this war is won Gonna show that shiny badge just what I’m made of, there’s nothing I’m afraid of Gonna rock that desert sand, gonna roll the tanks and give thanks before the day is done
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Coming Home 01:53
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Hell has a name: Fallujah, or maybe it was Ramadi Hell is ringing in my ears, slowly giving voices to all my fears Hell has a face: I see it in the mirror, but I don’t recognize it And hell isn’t gone. I know I’ll carry it with me my whole life long I’m coming home I’m coming home I’m coming home I’m coming home Hell is ringing in my ears, slowly giving voices to all my fears
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Silver Bullet 04:20
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Getting back on my feet, hitting the street Cruising Harbor Boulevard Got the sun on my face: I’m back in the race Nothing’s gonna slow me down Nothing seems to thrill me, but the war didn’t kill me So I guess I’ll head to Huntington Beach Nothing is the same, but I know my real name I’m a 21st century man. I’m gonna find a silver bullet tonight To shoot me to the top of the wave So honey sit beside me and hold on tight We’re gonna find a lucky silver bullet tonight It’s been another manic day, in another tragic way But I’m gonna crush this time on my hand The nightmares are a bitch and I can’t remember which Way to go when I walk out the door I need something to believe, or maybe someone to deceive To get my mojo back on track So let’s head down the coast and try to make the most Of the day before the sun goes down It’s a magic revolution A spiritual solution A silver bullet for my soul It’ll keep the demons out As I kill off all the doubt Universe make me whole
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Welcome to the American Dream 03:56
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So you want a house in country fields Dividends with high yields You want the sky and the stars Lots of girls and fine cars “Sign here on dotted line Again on page 59 Initial what’s in-between Sit back and don’t scream.” Welcome to the American dream Nothing is the way it would seem Claw your way to middle ground Don’t let the bastards hold you down Don’t you want to have some more? Listen up, I’ll sell you the score Someone said that you’d have it all No one said that you couldn’t fall Soon you got a 2nd and 3rd “No’s” a word that you’ve never heard Then they changed the rules to the game Now you’ll never be the same It’s all here to buy as you will Just be sure to pay the bill Dreams are never simple and true Especially when the dream owns you.
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For You and the Sake of Love 03:30
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I’ve waited far too long for you to see How deep the chasm is between you and me You’ve been outside of my world for so long We’ve got nothing left to hold us strong I’m waiting, I’m waiting I’m fighting a war inside my head One that can’t be lost or won But I’m trying to show you I can change For you and the sake of love I’ve been waiting for the pieces to fit Looking for a way to get out of this shit I’m flying hard, but I’m standing right here Just don’t say you get my problems, dear I’m waiting, I’m waiting You’re fighting a war inside your head With voices I can’t see or hear I don’t know how much more I can take For you and the sake of love That’s it, I’m done. I’ve got to get away I’m through just waiting down the day I’m getting out, baby I’m moving on I can’t breathe and my heart is almost gone You’re fighting a war inside your head With voices I can’t see or hear I don’t know how much more I can take For you and the sake of love I’m fighting a war inside my head One that can’t be lost or won I’m done tryin’ to show you I can change For you and the sake of love
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Beating Heart 03:34
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Magnetism is your sword, more than you can control, more than you can afford The dogs begin to howl and whine, a human sacrifice for animal kind You’ve got a beating heart in your hands You’ve got a bloody heart in your hands You’ve got a broken heart in your hands, You know exactly where I am I know exactly where you stand Driven by forces below, you put a spell on me but not because I’m yours Thirsty for pleasure and pain: your pleasure, my pain; Your gain, my soul - break it down There’s a scent of rose in the air, There’s a chill in your voice and your hollow stare There’s a hole in the sky where the midnight sun used to shine There’s a hole in the place where your beating heart used to lie You had a beating heart in your hands You had a bloody heart in your hands You made a broken heart with your hands I see your method and your plans I know exactly where you stand
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44 04:07
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After two good years and three gone bad, I was looking for a safe sound place to land Head in the clouds, feeling second hand, so I took out a 44... And she said, I’m a born again virgin, gonna keep it that way til I get that ring, Gonna keep it that way til I see that bling ‘Cause you’re all the same and only cash is king The clock is tickin’ and so am I After so many tries and so many lies I’ve been there seen it done it, I’m 44 I’m writin’ the book and I hope you’re here to read it ...and then we ordered the wine After nervous laughs and Filipino Jazz, The sunset lights on the window danced Alone with my mind how the seconds passed, Like hours like days like… ...and she said: Funny how life takes a toll on us all, in so many ways sets us up to fall And we can do this all again, if you wanna call.
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The Visit 04:10
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You came to me in a dream, a sounding board to my screams Minister from the other side, been years since you were alive Guru of the heart please help me, she’s torn me apart again Oh again Something to believe, I need to see the stars for the milky way Something to receive, I need to know I’m not alone on this crazy astral plane All for one and all in vain Wide awake and back to hell again, In my solitary confinement I can hear the drop of a pin Suddenly a hand on my shoulder and I jump right through my skin Suddenly the smell of roses, you scared the shit out of me Running free as a child you let me be, Memories running like a river to the sea A lifetime of conversation in the blink of an eye You say it’s gonna be alright and then I see… Something to believe, and now I see the stars for the milky way Something to receive, and now I know I know I’m not alone on this crazy astral plane All for one and one for all; I’ll never take you for granted; I’m tearing down these walls
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Suddenly 04:24
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Suddenly it’s Tuesday and I’m feeling pretty good. Suddenly you walk into my view Tell me that you need me and I’ll help you through the night All at once there’s nothing except you. Suddenly it’s Friday and your head is on my chest Suddenly my eyes are full of tears All the things I held and lost seem so far in the past Like it’s been a hundred million years. I’m feeling so good, I could kick myself For not believing anybody before I’m running on fumes, but I’m facing downhill I really couldn’t love anybody more. Suddenly, oh, suddenly, I’m in love. Suddenly, oh, suddenly, I’m in love. Suddenly it’s Sunday and we’re walking in the park I see your hand reach up to touch my face No one ever told me that the sky could be so blue Or maybe I might just be in this race Suddenly I’m frightened that this will all end It’ll all will just spin out randomly But right now I don’t hear the voices telling me to stop So I’ll just keep on loving suddenly. Suddenly it’s Monday and I’ve loved you for a week Something tells me maybe I am wrong But I am not a man who believes in destiny Maybe I have loved you all along
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Waiting Down the Day 03:37
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Dreaming of a railway platform, waiting for a train Shades of blue light fall around me, then it starts to rain. I pick apart a memory that will not leave my head Of asking you to stay with me and you choosing to leave instead People there with distant faces looking at the ground Waiting for a hopeful word or a distant whistle sound Sudden urge to cross the tracks and run so far away I run until I see you there inside a glass café Waiting down, waiting down the day You smile and wave me over but there’s a teardrop in your eye I wish you’d stand and run to me but you just sit and cry I watch you for a long, long time, ‘til someone drops the blind. I turn to walk away for good… and leave you far behind Waiting down, waiting down the day Now I’m at the station, the train’s coming down the track The light has turned to yellow glow, the rain has turned to black. I step aboard the railway car, my thoughts seem far away I say goodbye to a memory that once seemed here to stay. Waiting down, waiting down the day
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Great Again 04:08
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Great again great again Great again great again Great again great again The election is here well have no fear I found a leader who’s a winner and has his own university The second amendment should be second to none Taxes are the devil and the war has begun Building bridges costs money so we’ll build a wall He says he alone can fix it all The election is here well have no fear We know who to blame for economic shame The Mexicans, the Muslims, the minimum wage The democratic commies (and all their mommies) Republicans in the middle (they’re just not right) The nigger in the white house (he’s just not white) Send LGBT to Saudi Arabia Outlaw abortion and sew up the labia
12.
Secrets 02:45
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You want the VA to make your pain go away? - Fall back in the line. You lost your home and your lovely bride? - Fall back in the line. You came back scarred from Afghanistan? - Fall back in the line. We put you on a waiting list? - Get back in the line. So you’ve been denied for mental health? - Fall back in the line. The pills you need cost way too much? - Fall back in the line. The doctor said you’d be just fine! - Fall back in the line. You think someday you might just snap? - Fall back in the line. The secrets we keep equal the lies we tell And nothing fits in-between The truths we tell have all lost their thrill Secrets kill - Secrets kill You think you’re owed a benefit? - Fall back in the line. You think your country cares about you? - Fall back in the line. You think politicians ever listen to you? - Fall back in the line. You think that this is ever going to change? - Fall back in the line. You want to blame me for going to war? - Fall back in the line. You want to call your senator ‘cause she voted for war? - Fall back in the line. You want to blame the President for an illegal war? - Fall back in the line. You want to look in the mirror and blame yourself? Come to the front of the line.
13.
Cold Steel Blue Fire 04:11
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Oh, no you don’t, flash me your badge and your personality Hell, no you won’t, make a fool of me with your authority I know I’m not my father’s favorite kid, or a gentle man But I won’t, I won’t, I won’t Be pushed around, made to lose my place, be held down anymore ‘Cause I got cold steel blue fire With a finger on the trigger that can soothe my ire Cold steel blue fire Gonna stand my ground, take a look around I’m cold steel blue fire No one is better than me, And I’m strong and free And I am cold steel blue fire You owe me this, I paid for it with my blood and toil I never miss, You taught me how to kill for your dirty oil I know you’re not, telling me I’m dead to my country now ‘Cause you won’t, you won’t, you won’t, Push me around, make me lose my place, make me wait here anymore I had one, then two, then three, then four Pretty soon I had to get some more Now I’ve got all the armament a man could ever need To protect a home and his family I’m free, I’m free, I’m free Don’t push me around, make me lose my face, make me kill you here and now
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Get Away 04:21
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Lying in the dark but the light keeps coming in How do I start? Where do I begin? I didn’t want to do it, but he took away my voice I didn’t want to kill him but I didn’t have a choice It started with a fight and ended with a scream A smoke of gray, flash of blue, the rest just a blood-red dream He simply wouldn’t listen to the voices in my head That fill my every hour with all the things I dread They’re coming for me, I’ve got to get away I ran off to a cabin underneath a stand of trees Washed my hands beside a stream and fell down to my knees I slept awhile on cold wood floor and dreamt I was falling Doesn’t matter what I do, the voices keep on calling They’re coming for me, I’ve got to get away If I walk out through that door into the morning blue There’s nothing left to stop me from seeing this thing through I hear the bullhorn’s blare, see the flashing red If I walk outside into the light, I’ll walk until I’m dead Lying in the dark but the light keeps coming in How do I start? Where do I begin? Mama,… I just killed a man
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Hastings Street 04:57
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HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT Outside the Biltmore with the drunks and the whores I couldn't care less, I just ask for more I sleep on the sidewalk and wash in the bay Just trying now to survive the day I fought in the war, I gave my all I stood for my country, I answered the call For all that, I get all this Homeless with my people, and stoned as piss I've found my home, I've found my friends I've lost it all and I've seen my end There's more to come of my defeat I'll tell it all on Hastings Street There's Becky Lynn; she sold her hope To make a little money just to score some dope There's Ryan he's on his dying breath Down on his knees, he scares me to death Bobby left his home late last week His brain got fried, now he's a freak Here I am in the middle of the day Wondering how I got this way They call me Shea Freedom. 
I'm a soldier of a different class and creed, yeah, race and breed Read between the lines, I might not like the fight you'll see I said the fight you'll see man, the fight you'll see I've been dodging mortars of darkness sprinting towards the light trying to overcome my mortal plight. That's right. I'll be your beacon of the light one day, Got to figure how to make it out some way Slay the demons and the fear Slay the demons and the fear 'cause it's cold out here. Struggling, man. Hunting for a place to sleep and bread to eat, in a bad way chasing bread, dark skin, careful what I do I got my hands up, like "don't shoot" Got my hands up, like "don't shoot." Don’t shoot. We all pretend that we're better than this We all pretend that we give a shit We all hope that we're worth the wait But we all know that this is it Everybody here had something to believe Someone to love, something to hold God or country; money or fame All of it's gone, each one of us the same
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Something to Believe 07:08
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I guess hiding out on Hastings Street is gonna be the death of me The red eyed man with the shiny badge is beating down on my brother And won’t stop to hear his pleas And now he’s looking my way, as I fumble with my inhaler It must look like some kind of impaler While drawing my last breath, he draws his piece For weary travelers who’ve lost their way, their GPS, their moral compass For those who’ve stumbled into all the wrong places, for all the right reasons Well there’s a place that'll leave the light on for you, It’s looking back at me, it’s all connected Walking through heaven’s gates, or wherever the hell this might be The irony’s not lost on me, That the first soul I see is the one I put down Oh, six feet feet in the ground.

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