Offspring
Offspring : Conspiracy of one (2000)

1. Intro
When we're ready to sing
We step up to the microphones
And it comes out something like this...
We step up to the microphones
And it comes out something like this...
2. Come out swinging
You brace and hold it all inside
It's more than you can stand
No one around even tries
Tries to understand
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Come out alone
They're in your way
They're in your wayayay
But as long as you're swinging
Strong then you'll get by
Your pacing's wearing out a line
Right beside your bed
The scene replays a million times
Stuck inside your head
And though you stand in place
Your mind escapes
Read between the lies
Smile's on your face
You fake like you're ok
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Out on your own
Their in your way
They're in your wayayay
You may be stinging
But you'll get by
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Never alone again
The pain inside, can guide your way
Midnight, no sleep
You're inside, you scream to
No one, hears you fall
Daylight, prove me today today
One more try
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Come out alone
They're in your way
They're in your wayayay
You may be stinging
But you'll get by
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Never alone again
Pain inside
Lead to, lead you though
So you'll get by
It's more than you can stand
No one around even tries
Tries to understand
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Come out alone
They're in your way
They're in your wayayay
But as long as you're swinging
Strong then you'll get by
Your pacing's wearing out a line
Right beside your bed
The scene replays a million times
Stuck inside your head
And though you stand in place
Your mind escapes
Read between the lies
Smile's on your face
You fake like you're ok
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Out on your own
Their in your way
They're in your wayayay
You may be stinging
But you'll get by
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Never alone again
The pain inside, can guide your way
Midnight, no sleep
You're inside, you scream to
No one, hears you fall
Daylight, prove me today today
One more try
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Come out alone
They're in your way
They're in your wayayay
You may be stinging
But you'll get by
Don't turn away
Don't turn awayayay
Come out swinging
Never alone again
Pain inside
Lead to, lead you though
So you'll get by
3. Original prankster
You can do it
Until the break of dawn
Life, life, and I quote by the letter
Time, time, Prozac can make it better
Noise, noise, any kind will do
Can you feel it slip away, well it's all on you
Crime, crime, rockin' like Janet Reno
Time, time, 18 and life in Chino
Freud, Freud all along it's true
Well you see the common day catches up to you yeah
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
You can do it
You know it smells like shit
God damn
Tag team, the double header
Son of Sam fire always makes it better
Navigate with style and aplumb
'Cause wherever you're at
That's the ship used on
Lies, lies, says he's down at the Bahamas
Tries, tries, all you little hoochy mammas
No way, none of this is true
When you see it coming down when the joke's on you
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
Hey
You can do it
Time, time, so cool to see ya
Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
Dime, dime, so cool to see ya
Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
Crime, crime, fine sensamilla (x 3)
You'll see the common day catching up to you
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
Stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
Until the break of dawn
Life, life, and I quote by the letter
Time, time, Prozac can make it better
Noise, noise, any kind will do
Can you feel it slip away, well it's all on you
Crime, crime, rockin' like Janet Reno
Time, time, 18 and life in Chino
Freud, Freud all along it's true
Well you see the common day catches up to you yeah
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
You can do it
You know it smells like shit
God damn
Tag team, the double header
Son of Sam fire always makes it better
Navigate with style and aplumb
'Cause wherever you're at
That's the ship used on
Lies, lies, says he's down at the Bahamas
Tries, tries, all you little hoochy mammas
No way, none of this is true
When you see it coming down when the joke's on you
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
Hey
You can do it
Time, time, so cool to see ya
Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
Dime, dime, so cool to see ya
Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
Crime, crime, fine sensamilla (x 3)
You'll see the common day catching up to you
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
Knock down the place
You alone it's true
Knock down the walls
It's alive in you
You're gonna keep your head up through it all
You're gonna bust out oh
Original prankster
Break out yeah
Original yeah
Bust out oh
Original prankster
You'll never stop now, stop now
Stop now, stop now
That's what the main men say
4. Want you bad
If you could only read my mind
You would know that things between us,
Aint right
I know your arms are open wide
But you're a little on the straight side
I can't lie
Your one vice
Is you're too nice
Come around now
Can't you see
I want you
All tatooed
I want you bad
Complete me
Mistreat me
I want you to be bad bad bad bad bad
If you could only read my mind
You would know that I've been waiting
So long
For someone almost just like you
But with attitude
I'm waiting
So come on
Get out of clothestime
Grow out those highlights
Come around now can't you see
I want you
In a vinyl suit
I want you bad
Complicated
X-Rated
I want you bad bad bad bad bad
Dont get me wrong
I know your only being good
But that's what's wrong I guess I just misunderstood
I want you
All tatooed
I want you bad
Complicated
X-Rated
I want you bad
I mean it
I need it
I want you bad bad bad bad bad bad really really bad
You would know that things between us,
Aint right
I know your arms are open wide
But you're a little on the straight side
I can't lie
Your one vice
Is you're too nice
Come around now
Can't you see
I want you
All tatooed
I want you bad
Complete me
Mistreat me
I want you to be bad bad bad bad bad
If you could only read my mind
You would know that I've been waiting
So long
For someone almost just like you
But with attitude
I'm waiting
So come on
Get out of clothestime
Grow out those highlights
Come around now can't you see
I want you
In a vinyl suit
I want you bad
Complicated
X-Rated
I want you bad bad bad bad bad
Dont get me wrong
I know your only being good
But that's what's wrong I guess I just misunderstood
I want you
All tatooed
I want you bad
Complicated
X-Rated
I want you bad
I mean it
I need it
I want you bad bad bad bad bad bad really really bad
5. Million miles away
There was a time looking through myself
Wanting to pretend
If I escaped
I could fill myself
I don't think you can
Been far and wide
But that hole inside
Never really leaves
I went away
But I really left
Left behind was me
It's telling me
To be on my way home
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't stay (x 2)
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
Each passing day
Every passing face
Seems like such a blur
I long to be
Home silently
Lying next to her
Just to get back
By her side is all
All I need to be
I went away
What I really left
Left behind was me
I need to be
Getting on my way home
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
It's telling me
To be on my way home
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
oh oh oh (x 2)
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
Wanting to pretend
If I escaped
I could fill myself
I don't think you can
Been far and wide
But that hole inside
Never really leaves
I went away
But I really left
Left behind was me
It's telling me
To be on my way home
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't stay (x 2)
ohh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
Each passing day
Every passing face
Seems like such a blur
I long to be
Home silently
Lying next to her
Just to get back
By her side is all
All I need to be
I went away
What I really left
Left behind was me
I need to be
Getting on my way home
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
oh oh oh (x 2)
Million miles away
It's telling me
To be on my way home
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
oh oh oh (x 2)
I can't take (x 2)
Million miles away
6. Dammit, I changed again
Hey come inside
While I stand here acting bold
(Can't stand to feel this way)
Clear out the cobwebs in my soul
chorus :
This time I turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Start a fight, I can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
Now I don't see
Things the way I did before
(Can't stand to feel this way)
Things I feel yesterday
Don't matter anymore
It doesn't make any sense
To feel so different day to day
(Can't stand to feel this way)
When nothing's changed except for me
Next time I'll turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Start a fight, can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
chorus (x 2)
Turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Turn around
Can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
I say yeah
While I stand here acting bold
(Can't stand to feel this way)
Clear out the cobwebs in my soul
chorus :
This time I turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Start a fight, I can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
Now I don't see
Things the way I did before
(Can't stand to feel this way)
Things I feel yesterday
Don't matter anymore
It doesn't make any sense
To feel so different day to day
(Can't stand to feel this way)
When nothing's changed except for me
Next time I'll turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Start a fight, can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
chorus (x 2)
Turn around
Things have changed
Now, I don't feel the same, yeah
Turn around
Can't defend
One more time
Dammit, I changed again
I say yeah
7. Living in chaos
Got a sing song, man it goes like this
Somewhere the time was right
Could have been gone in ten
This world is hard to fight
Hitting you once, hit it again
To know the way it feels
Everyone gets knocked down
When you get up it's real
By taking it back, turn it around
chorus :
Get on it, up on it, get on it
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, out on it, get on it
No one's gonna free you
You know when you're keeping it slow
No matter where you wanna go
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, up on it
It's on, we're you're living in chaos
Somewhere along the line
Things get chipped away
This place keeps going down
Get's a little worse every day
I see the hate and greed
This world's a messed up town
Embrace the pain and see
By taking in back, turn it around
chorus
Falling (x 4)
Ya ya ya (x 4)
Got a sing song and it goes like this
Somewhere the time was right
Could have been gone in ten
This world is hard to fight
Hitting you once, hit it again
But You know the way it feels
Everyone gets knocked down
When you get up it's real
Falling (x 4)
(Ya ya ya)
Get on it, up on it, get on it
(Ya ya ya)
Get on it, up on it, get on it
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, up on it, get on it
(Ya ya ya)
Somewhere the time was right
Could have been gone in ten
This world is hard to fight
Hitting you once, hit it again
To know the way it feels
Everyone gets knocked down
When you get up it's real
By taking it back, turn it around
chorus :
Get on it, up on it, get on it
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, out on it, get on it
No one's gonna free you
You know when you're keeping it slow
No matter where you wanna go
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, up on it
It's on, we're you're living in chaos
Somewhere along the line
Things get chipped away
This place keeps going down
Get's a little worse every day
I see the hate and greed
This world's a messed up town
Embrace the pain and see
By taking in back, turn it around
chorus
Falling (x 4)
Ya ya ya (x 4)
Got a sing song and it goes like this
Somewhere the time was right
Could have been gone in ten
This world is hard to fight
Hitting you once, hit it again
But You know the way it feels
Everyone gets knocked down
When you get up it's real
Falling (x 4)
(Ya ya ya)
Get on it, up on it, get on it
(Ya ya ya)
Get on it, up on it, get on it
Wouldn't wanna be you
Get on it, up on it, get on it
(Ya ya ya)
8. Special delivery
Hey now do you see me down the way ?
Been watching you everyday...
My car on your street is where I stay...
I know you better that way...
One day I'll be meeting you for real...
You'll feel, bad like I feel
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
Hey now well I'm knocking on your door,
This special delivery is yours
My infatuation its truth
Hello, got something for you!
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
If you hadn't sold me I'd still be away!
You're right in front of me! (x 2)
Then, I'll be on my way
Breathing you okay ?
Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka
Ooga Ooga Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka (x 2)
Can't break from my sins
Cannot pray
Can't break from my sins
Cannot pray
But you can't kill a man when he's got no hope!
You can't kill a man when he's got no hope! (x 2)
You can't kill a man when he's, God help me!
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
If you hadn't sold me I'd still be away!
You're right in front of me! (x 2)
Then I'll be on my way,
Will you breathe onto me ?
Been watching you everyday...
My car on your street is where I stay...
I know you better that way...
One day I'll be meeting you for real...
You'll feel, bad like I feel
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
Hey now well I'm knocking on your door,
This special delivery is yours
My infatuation its truth
Hello, got something for you!
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
If you hadn't sold me I'd still be away!
You're right in front of me! (x 2)
Then, I'll be on my way
Breathing you okay ?
Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka
Ooga Ooga Ooga Chaka Ooga Chaka (x 2)
Can't break from my sins
Cannot pray
Can't break from my sins
Cannot pray
But you can't kill a man when he's got no hope!
You can't kill a man when he's got no hope! (x 2)
You can't kill a man when he's, God help me!
And I'll blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
And the voices told me to blow you away!
You're gonna fall for me! (x 2)
If you hadn't sold me I'd still be away!
You're right in front of me! (x 2)
Then I'll be on my way,
Will you breathe onto me ?
9. One fine day
would have it start this way
Open up the fridge and have a tall boy yeah
Then I'd meet up with my friends
Head out to the game again
We don't even really care who wins
Wins one, two, three
chorus :
Now excitement seems to grow
When we're hangin' with the bro's
When we're chillin' and we pound a case of stroh's
Now the game is cool to see, you can high five on TV
Count the riot on the one, two, three
Operation is in sight and the field is open wide
When you break it the you know you're still alive
If the cops don't you make you pay, and you make you're getaway
Then you know that it's one fine day
And that day before we're through
We could torch a car or two
Then have ourselves another tallboy yeah
Water hoses and batons
That's the real game that's on
I don't really give a shit who wins, Wins ,one, two, three
chorus
I believe it's my God-given right
To destroy everything in my sight
'Cause it never gets dull, it never gets old
The only it gets is more bold
Drinkin', Fightin', Goin' to the game
In our world it's a way to stay sane
If you're askin' me, to have it my way
I'd say that's One Fine Day
chorus
Then you know that it's one fine day
Open up the fridge and have a tall boy yeah
Then I'd meet up with my friends
Head out to the game again
We don't even really care who wins
Wins one, two, three
chorus :
Now excitement seems to grow
When we're hangin' with the bro's
When we're chillin' and we pound a case of stroh's
Now the game is cool to see, you can high five on TV
Count the riot on the one, two, three
Operation is in sight and the field is open wide
When you break it the you know you're still alive
If the cops don't you make you pay, and you make you're getaway
Then you know that it's one fine day
And that day before we're through
We could torch a car or two
Then have ourselves another tallboy yeah
Water hoses and batons
That's the real game that's on
I don't really give a shit who wins, Wins ,one, two, three
chorus
I believe it's my God-given right
To destroy everything in my sight
'Cause it never gets dull, it never gets old
The only it gets is more bold
Drinkin', Fightin', Goin' to the game
In our world it's a way to stay sane
If you're askin' me, to have it my way
I'd say that's One Fine Day
chorus
Then you know that it's one fine day
10. All along
Deep Inside secret's burning,
Should have known all the while what's true,
I Went Along, to fool myself,
Can't go on, Can't escape it!
chorus :
All along
Think I really knew
It there in the words unspoken
All along
Still believed in you
Now I stand here betrayed and broken
Close my eyes from the burning,
All along, all the while it's true,
Take it on, or turn your back,
Either way, you can't escape it!
chorus
ohhhhhhhh ohhhhh oh oh oh
chorus
All along, I still believe in you
Should have known all the while what's true,
I Went Along, to fool myself,
Can't go on, Can't escape it!
chorus :
All along
Think I really knew
It there in the words unspoken
All along
Still believed in you
Now I stand here betrayed and broken
Close my eyes from the burning,
All along, all the while it's true,
Take it on, or turn your back,
Either way, you can't escape it!
chorus
ohhhhhhhh ohhhhh oh oh oh
chorus
All along, I still believe in you
11. Denial, revisited
So here we go
Having the same old fight again
There she goes, same old game that never ends
If I could say all the right words
I know I could make you stay
If I could say all the right words
Things would work out alright
And if you go, I won't believe that it's forever
And you can go, But I'll never leave, cause its not over
Replay last night
Talking it out don't make it right
I know she's tried
My whole world is her and all we've got now
And if you go, I won't believe that it's forever
I won't let go, even if she says that it's over
I know it'll be different this time if you just stay
And when we wrote this story how did it end ?
It was you and me for all our lives
Come on, don't say it
We'll try again
And if I'd just hold you we could last
But she stands softly tears down her face
Hitting me, oh God this is the end
I'd wait here for you, but there's nothing more now I can do
How did you know ? (x 3)
Finally
Having the same old fight again
There she goes, same old game that never ends
If I could say all the right words
I know I could make you stay
If I could say all the right words
Things would work out alright
And if you go, I won't believe that it's forever
And you can go, But I'll never leave, cause its not over
Replay last night
Talking it out don't make it right
I know she's tried
My whole world is her and all we've got now
And if you go, I won't believe that it's forever
I won't let go, even if she says that it's over
I know it'll be different this time if you just stay
And when we wrote this story how did it end ?
It was you and me for all our lives
Come on, don't say it
We'll try again
And if I'd just hold you we could last
But she stands softly tears down her face
Hitting me, oh God this is the end
I'd wait here for you, but there's nothing more now I can do
How did you know ? (x 3)
Finally
12. Vultures
Now I could lie, by your side
All serrated for you
Down below, cancer crows
Weeping waits inside you too
Now all our rage, begs a stage
It's a waste of time though
And your style, seems worthwhile
But this lonely road has turned
And you faded there
They pretend to care
Vultures waiting
If you don't like me certify me
chorus :
Yeah, I don't know yeah
Yeah, I won't go yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay ?
And in the sun a loaded gun
Makes for conversation
All the while in denial
It's too late for me to change
And you were unchained
Nothing more has changed
I could fake it
If you still hate me
Consfiscate me
chorus
Yeah, I won't play yeah
Yeah, go away yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay?
And you where unchained
Nothing more has changed
I could fake it
If you still hate me
It does escape me
chorus
Yeah, I won't play yeah
Yeah, go away yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay ?
All serrated for you
Down below, cancer crows
Weeping waits inside you too
Now all our rage, begs a stage
It's a waste of time though
And your style, seems worthwhile
But this lonely road has turned
And you faded there
They pretend to care
Vultures waiting
If you don't like me certify me
chorus :
Yeah, I don't know yeah
Yeah, I won't go yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay ?
And in the sun a loaded gun
Makes for conversation
All the while in denial
It's too late for me to change
And you were unchained
Nothing more has changed
I could fake it
If you still hate me
Consfiscate me
chorus
Yeah, I won't play yeah
Yeah, go away yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay?
And you where unchained
Nothing more has changed
I could fake it
If you still hate me
It does escape me
chorus
Yeah, I won't play yeah
Yeah, go away yeah
Yeah, save it I'm okay, okay ?
13. Conspiracy of one
Red over white
It's one last fatal scene
Brought on by
Someone unseen
Moving on their own
Bring on the night
And bring us all to our knees
All are gone and none agreed
One who acts alone
chorus :
Nobody wins
Nobody hears us fall
Nobody wins
When it's done
Conspiracy of one
Bring on the night
And bring us all to our knees
All are gone, and none agreed
One who acts alone
Red over white
It's one last fatal scene
Brought on by someone unseen
Moving on their own
chorus (x 4)
It's one last fatal scene
Brought on by
Someone unseen
Moving on their own
Bring on the night
And bring us all to our knees
All are gone and none agreed
One who acts alone
chorus :
Nobody wins
Nobody hears us fall
Nobody wins
When it's done
Conspiracy of one
Bring on the night
And bring us all to our knees
All are gone, and none agreed
One who acts alone
Red over white
It's one last fatal scene
Brought on by someone unseen
Moving on their own
chorus (x 4)