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Going Down in History

by Waco Brothers

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1.
DIYBYOB 02:58
This is the first track from the last album No one knows which way this ship will head Sailors take warning Red eyes in the morning You can’t kill us, we’re already dead As the country seeks executive relief Move along, there’s nothing here to see The planet is shifting to a minor key From now on DIYBYOB DIYBYOB There’s nothing left between you and me DIYBYOB yeah On the day after the music died Can’t take all the credit but we tried You can cut the power but you can’t turn out the light We’ll keep the party going through the night repeat chorus repeat first verse
2.
We Know It 03:12
Feels like inspiration A secret inner power Sparks of electricity Counting down the hours A scent or a texture The thrill of a dare Sharper than a diamond Precious as fresh air We know it when we see it We know it by its name We know it was no accident We know it all the same Knowledge born inside us When we don’t have to think No need for explanation Just wash it down with drink Chase it down with alcohol Flush it through the liver Drown it out with Rock’n’roll & take it to the river Cos some days I don’t recognize The person that I see Staring from the mirror I only know it must be me That hunger for acceptance The taste of that last meal We suppress the evidence Then tell you how it feels When the muscle of a memory Is broken on a wheel A description of a victim So lifelike and so real We know it when I see it We know it when it calls We know it can’t be good for us We know you want some more Outside of experience Outside in the dark Struggle for a grip on this Before the action starts They leave here without warning Yeah people disappear & I can’t quite put my finger on The reason we’re still here We know it when we see it We know it when it calls We know it can’t be good for us We know we want some more We know it’s not the answer We know better than the rest We know it isn’t working But it’s all that we’ve got left And we know it! Better better better better know it!
3.
Receiver 02:47
Receiver Receiver Blue light glowing in the dark Receiver Receiver Blue light glowing in the dark I am connected by a wire To a machine that tells me I’m alive The noise that you no longer hear Will tell you that I’ve disappeared Receiver Receiver Ozone filling up the room Receiver Receiver Ozone filling up the room I am connected by a wire To a machine that tells me I’m a liar The needle’s jumping up and down This time, they won’t bring you back around Receiver
4.
Tick tack clackity clack Round and around in the front & the back Got the big box stores ringing the town Dead pubs all closing down Change is constant Metamorphosis Some might even call it progress Can’t you see it shining? Can’t you see it spin? The chrysalis Begins to swing Out in the cold dry wind where we’re Building our own prison - Building our own prison On the white man’s reservation Waiting for the bell to ring Little pops of pleasure Look at all these wonderful things In a final act, of compliance I’ll nail my shopping list To the temple door Get back in my car And keep on driving Back and fore, for evermore Cheap gas, my arse democracy is dead at last
5.
I thought you’d listen to my reasoning But now I see you don’t hear a thing Got to make you see How it’s got to be All or nothing All or nothing All or nothing For me Things could work out how I want them too If I could have the other half of you And you know I would If I only could repeat chorus Bop bop bop ba da dop bop bop ba da dop Bop bop bop ba da dop bop bop ba da dop I didn’t tell you no lies So don’t just sit there and cry girl repeat chorus
6.
Had Enough 02:13
I had about enough this week What is this faith of which you speak? I had about enough this year I had about enough I had about enough to drink Someone else’s thoughts to think I had about enough of this I had about enough Something set off my alarm Sell the house and burn the barn Only damage only harm will set us free The iron you can see Where my heart’s supposed to be Nettles growing over me Put my brain to sleep I had about enough x 4 I had about enough this time A bucketful of Dead or Alive I had about enough of that I had about enough Something set off my alarm Sell the house and burn the barn Only damage only harm will set us free I had about enough x 4
7.
Lucky Fool 02:54
When it all just disappears You’ll insist that it’s been stolen The stories get more fantastic Each generation removed I don’t want to bend your ear Or for you to feel beholden But you’re choosing the foreign film Over the Hollywood ending And I’ve been such a lucky fool I’ve been such a lucky fool I just hate to see love walking out the door All these shapes and silhouettes I must need a new prescription Seems I only see you clearly When you’re so far away Without a tune it’s just spoken word I rattle off my convictions Spring forward and fall back Did I forget to catch you? repeat chorus
8.
It’s all gone, we used up everything Gotta find something to put in its place Gotta walk before you can fall down on your face Gonna bite the hand that feeds you Gonna bite the hand that feeds you Gonna bite the hand that feeds you Gonna bite the hand that feeds you Going down, going down, going down You’re going down in History It’s a stretch, time is so elastic We’d better find something to put in its place Commit to something drastic Commit to something drastic Commit to something drastic Commit to something drastic Going down, going down, going down You’re going down in History Gonna Haul the bastards over Gonna Haul the bastards over Gonna Haul the bastards over Gonna Haul the bastards over Going down, going down, going down You’re going down in History
9.
Devil's Day 03:18
Dry up on the hillside Muddy in the audience below A thousand lies through amplifiers How you wade through that, I’ll never know Snakes are shedding their skin Screamin’ and a hollerin’ the news Poison on the main stage Tarted up and louder than the truth I’d rather sleep than to stay awake I try to speak but I just turn gray Reserve my seat for the devil’s day I said reserve my seat for the devil’s day Hollow at the center Nothing, nothing at the core Stole the rugs and the china As he was walking, walking out the door repeat chorus
10.
Orphan Song 02:45
You say you’re an orphan I’m an orphan too You say you’re on your own Well I’m on my own too If you need some help, Some help to see you through Stand next to me And I’ll stand next to you It can be alright It can be alright I will be your brother for the night You have no mother, Your mother’s gone And you have no father Yes my father’s gone What about your brother? Your sister? to see you through We all need a brother A sister to see us through It could be alright it could be alright I will be you brother the night X 2

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released February 26, 2016

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Waco Brothers Chicago, Illinois

You've heard of the crossroads where Robert Johnson made his deal with the devil? Well, the Wacos race towards the crossroads of punk and country, heedless of speed limits and stop signs. The collisions spectacular, loud, energizing and sometimes messy. ... more

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