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Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

by Metric

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1.
I.O.U. 04:22
Old world underground where are you now? Subtract my age from the mileage On my speeding heart, credit cards Accelerate, accumulate Looked for you downtown Wound up in a movie with no story Now it's late and you are nowhere to be found Hesitation's always mine Hesitate outside the times With all I don't say With all I don't do I'm sending you Invitations to hesitate too Every ten year-old enemy soldier Thinks falling bombs are shooting stars sometimes But she doesn't make wishes on them When she wishes, she wishes for less ways to wish for More ways to work toward it Ten year-old enemy soldier Our falling bombs are her shooting stars Hesitation's always mine Hesitate outside the times Oh call me or drop me a line Say you've been with me Say you've been with me Say you've been with me This whole time Old world underground I never knew you But I've seen your face everywhere There was a farm before we tore The small town down Multiply divide
2.
Hustle Rose 05:33
Behold the fishnet slut tonight Hustle Rose goes from limb to limb Fingertip to painted lip she sways her way up to him Says, "Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up Now that your wallet is all lit up You're gonna wanna wear it out" If you're looking for something life-like Hit a sardine nightclub If every surface you touch is cold Never go home He says, "I can't feel a thing, my dreams are so tight Why wouldn't I stand in line tonight?" Now that your wallet is all lit up You're gonna wanna wear it out You're gonna wanna wear it out You could throw me a bone If I get too close you wake me up Remind me softly to go If I forget won't you wake me up Remind me not to feel a thing Keep the dream tight I can't feel a thing My dreams are so tight Why wouldn't I stand in line tonight?
3.
Succexy 03:05
Lonesome for no one when The room was empty and War as we knew it was obsolete Nothing could beat complete denial All we do is talk, sit, switch screens As the homeland plans enemies All we do is talk, static split screens As the homeland plans enemies Invasion's so succexxy Let's drink to the military The glass is empty Faces to fill and cars to feed Nothing could beat complete denial All we do is talk, sit, switch screens As the homeland plans enemies All we do is talk, static split screens As the homeland plans enemies Invasion's so succexxy Passive attraction, programmed reaction Passive attraction, programmed reaction Action distraction, more information Flesh saturation, lips on a napkin Ass ass ass Where does the time go? We're waking up so slowly Days are horizontal lately Out of body, watched from above Out of body, watched from above Passive attraction, programmed reaction More information, cash masturbation Follow the pattern- the hemlines, the headlines Action distraction,faster than fashion Faster than fashion,faster than fashion Lonesome for no one when The room was empty and War as we knew it was obsolete Nothing could beat denial
4.
Combat Baby 03:29
we used to leave the blue lights on and there was a beat ever since you have been gone it’s all caffeine-free faux punk fatigues said it all before they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep yet no harm done no none of them want to fight me combat baby come back baby fight off the lethargy don’t go quietly combat baby said you would never give up easy combat baby come back get back in town I wanna paint it black I wanna get around easy living crowd so flat said it all before they try to kick it, their feet fall asleep I want to be wrong but No one here wants to fight me like you do combat baby come back baby fight off the lethargy don’t go quietly combat baby said you were never gonna give up easy combat baby come back I try to be so nice Compromise Who gets it good? Every mighty mild seventies child Every mighty mild seventies child Beats me Do do doo do do doo do do doo doo do do doo(x2) Combat baby come back baby Combat baby come back fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight fight baby Combat baby come back how I miss your ranting do you miss my all time lows
5.
I'm sick, you're tired, let's dance Break to love make lust I know it isn't I'm sick, you're tired, let's dance Cold as numbers but let's dance As though it were easy for you to lead me I could be passive gracefully Half the horizon's gone for a skyline of numbers Half the horizon's gone we're working the numbers 'till I'm sick Sleep don't pacify us until Daybreak sky lights up the grid we live in Dizzy when we talk so fast Fields of numbers streaming past I wish we were farmers, I wish we knew how To grow sweet potatoes and milk cows I wish we were lovers, but its for the best Tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, Where is the love? Tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, Who here is in line for a raise? Tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, Where is the love? Tonight your ghost will ask my ghost, Who put these bodies between us?
6.
Wet Blanket 04:07
Falling for the creep the body leech here he comes Vicious hypnosis, a clenched fist saying it's wrong To want more than a folk song Underneath the shaker knit he's a brick wall She keep falling for the trick vegetariate sing-along Give a little kick with your fine thigh high Doo-doo-doo we're on to you Tearing her down, talking her down under your breath Making a mess, see she is happy you wanna break it Doo-doo-doo we're on to you Tearing her down, talking her down under your breath Making a mess, see she is happy you wanna break it Doo-doo-doo we're on to you Your phony roots, borrowed guitar Telling her what to think we are You the number one wet blanket Hardly a day goes by you don't try to break down No I don't buy it You're still around I wonder why She just keep... Falling for the creep the body leech here he comes Vicious hypnosis, a clenched fist saying it's wrong To want more than a folk song Underneath the shaker knit he's a brick wall She keep falling for the creep The body leech coming on Vicious hypnosis, clenched fist saying It's wrong to want more than a folk song I'm wrong to want more than a folk song I'm wrong to want more than a folk song Underneath the shaker knit he's a brick wall She keep falling for the trick vegetariate sing-along Give a little kick with your fine thigh high Doo-doo-doo Doo-doo-doo we're on to you Tearing her down, talking her down under your breath Making a mess, see she is happy you wanna break it Doo-doo-doo we're on to you Your bathing suit, borrowed guitar Telling her what to think we are You the number one wet blanket You're still around I wonder why You the number one wet blanket "you'll never believe me so why don't you find out for yourself Then you'll see the glass hidden in the grass Bad seeds come and go for which you must allow Sick down to my heart that's just the way it goes"
7.
True beautiful one What have you gone and done I can see all your moves are new Tell me what did that salesman do to you That catalog replaced The fine mind behind your face No human trio can compete When that three way mirror meets your eye On a slow night On a slow night How you would walk the fashion mile Hand me down and call it style Your boots were scratchy black Your hat was just a hat The lips on you were plain The better to a kiss sustain On a slow night On a slow night
8.
The List 02:52
All dressed down to catch a whiff of the buzz Smells like the death of the last great cause But you & I we’ve been through that and that is not our fate Give my face to the back of your head Loyal in your shadow Yeah yeah yeah Broken accidental stars Do lawyers have lawyers? Do landlords have landlords? we’re wondering One more cheap suit in the loop, more chlorine in the pool The blonde dolls smiling behind us Says, one day you’ll be just like us All dressed up to catch a glimpse of the list We’ve seen some success, it looks like a camaro Yeah yeah yeah Broken accidental stars Do lawyers have lawyers? Do landlords have landlords? we’re wondering One more cheap suit in the loop, more chlorine in the pool The blonde dolls smiling behind us Says, one day you’ll be just like us Calling from the next hotel – can you put me on the list? Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken Calling from the next hotel – can you put me on the list? Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken Calling from the next hotel – can you put me on the list? Who we are now we will always be- the best haircuts are taken Calling from the next hotel – can you put me on the list? Who we are now we will always be
9.
Dead Disco 03:25
Skip town. slow down push it to the east coast Step down turn around push it to the west Need less, use less we’re asking for too much I guess Cause all we get is… Dead disco Dead funk Dead rock and roll Remodel Everything has been done La la la la la la la la la la Dead disco Dead funk Dead rock and roll Remodel Everything has been done La la la la la la la la la la Tits out, pants down Overnight to London Touch down, look around Everyone’s the same World wide, air tight No one’s got a face left to blame And all we get is… Dead disco Dead funk Dead rock and roll Remodel Everything has been done La la la la la la la la la la Dead disco Dead funk Dead rock and roll Remodel Everything has been done La la la la la la la la la la I know, I know you tried to change things I know, I know you tried to change I know, I know you tried to change things I know you tried to change I know
10.
There's spring in the air They're sweeping the streets Wind is a breeze The sun becomes her he agrees What's holding up her face? Nothing but blue skies Passage ways to windows That don't close Where do you live? Love is a place Where are you from? She says, ask yourself ask anyone What's holding up her face Nothing but blue skies Passage ways the mind's eye Contemplates

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released January 1, 2003

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