Artistin alkuperä: Ulkomainen

Canned Heat – My Crime

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Uransa alkuaikana Canned Heatin ollessa Denverissä keikalla 1967, joku kertoo poliisille heillä olevan kannabista. Keikan jälkeen bändin jäsenet pidätettiin. Manageri onnistui keräämään tuomarin vaatimat 10000 dollarin takuurahat myymällä Canned Heatin biisien julkaisuoikeudet. Yhtye kirjoitti tapahtumasta tämän kappaleen hitiksi muodostuneelle kakkoslevylleen, ”Boogie with Canned Heat”.

”I went to Denver
Late last fall.
I went to do my job.
Yeah, I didn’t break any law.
We worked a hippie place,
Like many in our land.
They couldn’t bust the place,
And so they got the band.
’Cause the police in Denver,
No, they don’t want none of them long hairs hanging around.
And that’s the reason why
They want to tear Canned Heat’s reputation down.
You people in Denver
Will know what I mean.
Yeah, the things I’m gonna tell ya.
Yeah, you’ve all heard and seen.
You remember when a cop on the beat
Used to rob and steal.
Today they’re gone, but the others get it on,
So you know just how I feel.
’Cause the police in Denver,
Lord, they don’t want none of them long hairs hanging around.
And that’s the reason why
They try to tear Canned Heat’s reputation down.
Yeah, they try to tear it down, boy.
They ain’t gonna do it though.
Let me tell you this, just one more time.
Just one more thing I want to tell ya
Before I go.
It’s a shame, the Man in Denver
Has to lie and mistreat people so.
Now, six months ain’t no sentence,
One year ain’t no time.
When I hear from one to ten,
It worries my troubled mind.
’Cause the police in Denver,
Lord, don’t want no long hairs around.
And that’s the reason why
They try to tear Canned Heat’s reputation down.”

Bob Marley – I Shot the Sheriff

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Päähenkilö on ampunut sheriffin, joka oli tuhonnut hänen marijuanaviljelmänsä, ja odottaa vankilassa hirttämistä. Mutta hän vakuuttaa syyttömyyttään apulaissheriffin kuolemaan.

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

All around in my home town
They’re trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy
For the life of a deputy, but I say

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, and they say it is a capital offense

Sheriff John Brown always hated me
For what I don’t know
Every time that I plant a seed
He said, ”Kill it before it grows”
He said, ”Kill it before it grows”, I say

I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense
I shot the sheriff, but I swear it was in self-defense

Freedom came my way one day
And I started out of town
All of a sudden I see sheriff John Brown
Aiming to shoot me down
So I shot, I shot him down, I say

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy

Reflexes got the better of me
And what is to be must be
Every day the bucket goes to the well
But one day the bottom will drop out
Yes, one day the bottom will drop out, but I say

I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy, oh no

Porcupine Tree – Anesthesize

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A good impression of myself
Not much to conceal
I’m saying nothing
But I’m saying nothing revealed

I simply am not here
No way I should appear happy
Stop whining please

Because of who we are
We react in mock surprise
The curse off, there must be more
So don’t breathe here
Don’t leave your bags

I simply am not here
No way I should appear happy
Stop whining please

The dust in my soul
Makes me feel awake in my legs
My head in the clouds
And I’m zoning out

I’m watching TV
But I find it hard to stay conscious
I’m totally bored
But I can’t switch off

Only apathy from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you
Electricity from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you
Only eMpTV, cod philosophy

We’re lost in the mall
Shuffling through the stores like zombies
What is the point
What can money buy

My hand’s on a gun
And I find the range, God, tempt me
What did you say
Think I’m passing out

Only apathy from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you
Electricity from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you
Only eMpTV, cod philosophy

All the apathy from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you
Electricity from the pills in me
Its all in me, all in you

Water so warm that day (water so warm that day)
I counted out the waves (I counted out the waves)
As they broke into

The water so warm that day
I was counting out the waves
And I followed their short life
As they broke on the shoreline
I could see you
But I couldn’t hear you

You were holding your hat in the breeze
Turning away from me in this moment
You were stolen as black across the sun

Water so warm that day (water so warm that day)
I counted out the waves (I counted out the waves)
As they broke into shore (as they broke into shore)

Johnny Cash – When Uncle Bill Quit Dope

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Vahva kuvaus kokaiiniriippuvuudesta. Bill-eno läpikäy kylmän kalkkunan päästäkseen siitä irti.

C F C
Well Uncle Bill was my Mothers Brother, tall lanky man
C
But somewhere back in Uncle Bill’s life, he took to sniffing cocaine.
C F C
I’d find him out in the back yard, sitting against a tree.
C F C
His eyes bugged out in a cocaine stare, And his mind in a cocaine dream.
C F C
Well one fall day when Uncle Bill was having a cocaine fit,
C G F C
He said Louise this coke’s no good and I’ve made up my mind to quit.
C G F C
Now you take this key and I’ll go upstairs and then you lock the door,
C G F C
And Lord I swear I wont come down, till I don’t want dope no more.

Chorus:
C G F C
Well he stomped the floor and he beat the door and he moaned a mournful cry.
C G F C
When the last cocaine went through his brain we thought he’d surely die.
C G F C
He yelled and he cussed and he fell on the floor and we almost gave up hope
C G F C
As long as I live I wont forget when Uncle Bill quit dope.

C F C
Well for the first few hours we heard not a sound, upstairs was quiet and still.
C F C
and then all of a sudden we heard a shriek of pain from Uncle Bill.
C F C
He bounced out of bed and across the room, I heard him break a chair.
C F C
And then another scream louder than the first as he ripped out a hunk of his hair.
C F C
My Mother kissed us all that night, as brother and I lay in bed.
C F C
We wondered if poor old Uncle Bill was dieing or already dead
C F C
But all night long we listened to him as he raved pleaded and called.
C F C
And I swear I heard his finger nails tearing the paper off the walls. Chorus:

C F C
After fourteen days and nights of hell, it grew quiet over head.
C F C
And I peered past mother, as she unlocked the door expecting to find him dead.
C F C
But to my surprise there was Uncle Bill, as shiny as a brand new dollar.
C F C
His hair was combed and his beard was gone, he’d grown two inches taller.
C F C
In his old blue suite and his patterned shoes, he was quite a sight to see.
C F C
The light was back in his deep blue eyes, he turned to mother and me.
C F C
He said Louise I’ve been through hell and I nearly went insane.
C F C
But I finally beat the devils habit, I beat the demon cocaine.

The Beatles – A Day in the Life

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Useat Beatlesin biisit ovat monimerkityksellisiä ja niissä voi nähdä viittauksia huumeisiin niin halutessaan. A Day in the Life joka tapauksessa hyllytettiin BBC:n toimesta ja sitä ei soitettu kanavalla, koska sen katsottiin yllyttävän huumeiden käyttöön. Paul McCartney kertoi myös Barry Milesin kirjoittamassa omaelämäkerrassaan biisistä seuraavasti: ”The ’blew his mind’ was purely a drugs reference, nothing to do with a car crash.”

UGK – Cocaine in the Back of the Ride

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Pimp see bitch! So what the fuck is up?
Step wrong nigga and I’ll take ya fuckin’ nuts
Got mo’ dope than a pharmacy ho
Got a job for the city bitch I’m shovelin’ snow

South Texas motherfucker that’s where I stay
Gettin’ pussy from these bitches every god damn day
Kick it with a trill nigga so you best not trip
Bought the Caddy crossed the pier and kicked to Gangsta Nip

Southern weight, get it straight, fuck them 20’s and 10’s
On the low my fuckin’ momma, no such things called friends
Motherfucker either down or the motherfucker ain’t
And if ya bitch ass ain’t, then ya dick is in the paint

If ya gal look fine you better hide the bitch
’Cause if I find her I’ma fuckin’ make her suck my dick
That dope for your momma and your sister too
And if I’m locked down then tell that shit might go with you

Don’t try to get no false nuts, I take ’em sucker
Fuckin’ ’round with see you’ll be a dead motherfucker
Nigga only 17 but I’m runnin’ the show
Sellin’ dope from Louisiana down to El Segundo, ha!

I think it’s only fair that I should knock on wood
’Cause my bitch is on the street, pussy sell real good
And all my ho know not to trip, bitch fuck pretty
I’ll take out my nine and shoot ya in ya fuckin’ titty

Hoe niggaz forty-five tryin’ to, get with me
Sellin’ fifty dollar slabs as I’m slangin’ them Ki’s
If you need to get some powder I’m fully supplied
I got the, cocaine in the back of the ride, motherfucker!

Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!)
Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!)
Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!, Yeah, motherfucker!)

Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!)
Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!)
Cocaine in the back of the ride
(Yeah, motherfucker!)

Yeah it’s Bun be bitch, and I’m the king of the [Incomprehensible] trade
Pockets fat as fuck from all the ducats the brother made
Hoes like to jock but see I try to contain ’em
They droppin’ them drawers because I move they cocaine in

But I just laugh, ’cause pussy games be triflin’
The legs get spread, I cut that ass like a knife then
Bust a nut on her stomach, wash my dick in the sink
And buy a 40 at the store from the goddamn chink

Dope games keep ya sick just like a disease
Movin’ Ki’s makin’ G’s, hoes drop to they knees
Little kids on the corner, steady grabbin’ they nuts
Sayin’, ”I wish I was Bun when I grow the fuck up”

Baby blue Riviera, Dayton and laced rims
Khaki pants, black sweater with the U.G.K. brim
Black gat fully loaded nigga come with respect
Step up the wrong way I’ll break yo’ goddamn neck

Big dick in my drawers, the niggaz from down South
Down to put a twelve gauge in yo’ goddamn mouth!
Think I’m playin’ bitch try me, it ain’t no thang
Put them hands up bitch and kiss this goddamn ring

’Cause I move tons of dope, twenty-four hours a day
Cocaine from Argentina to the Frisco Bay
D. E. A. try to stop me yo but they shit ain’t cold
’Cause the nigga’s got politicians on the big time payroll

Narcotic agents wearin cement shoes
Reported missin on the news, they singin’ the blues yo
’Cause if they get my money nigga I’ll let it slide
Just some mo’ cocaine in the back of the ride, bitch!

Cocaine in the back of the ride
Cocaine in the back of the ride
Cocaine in the back of the ride
Cocaine in the back of the ride
Cocaine in the back of the ride

Interpol – Rest My Chemistry

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”I haven’t slept for two days
I’ve bathed in nothing but sweat
And I’ve made hallways scenes for things to regret
My friends they come
And the lines they go by

Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry

I live my life in cocaine
Just a rage and three kinds of yes
And I’ve made stairways
Such scenes for things that I regret
Oh, those days in the sun
They bring a tear to my eye

Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry

But you’re so young
You’re so young
You look in my eyes
You’re so young, so sweet, so surprised

I saw a sign says ”OK”
Gotta take a ride just recline in the faraway
Got to take some time to realize
That my friends they come
And the lines they go by

Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry

But you’re so young
You’re so young
You look in my eyes
So young, so sweet, so surprised
You look so young like a daisy in my lazy eyes

Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I’m gonna rest my chemistry”

Steely Dan – Jack of Speed

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”Teddy’s rolling now most every night
Skatin’ backwards at the speed of light
He’s changed – in a thousand little ways
He’s changed – yes indeed
You know he’s movin’ on metal, yes he’s
Hanging tight with the Jack of Speed

Sheena’s party – there’s a case in point
That right-wing hooey sure stunk up the joint
He’s gone – he walks through the old routines
But he’s gone – guaranteed
He may be sittin’ in the kitchen, but he’s
Steppin’ out with the Jack of Speed

You maybe got lucky for a few good years
But there’s no way back from there to here
He’s a one way rider
On the shriek express
And his new best friend is at the throttle more or less

He can’t hear you honey – that’s alright
Pack some things and head up into the light
Don’t stop – he’ll be callin’ out your name
But don’t stop when you hear him plead
You better move now little darlin’ or you’ll be
Trading fours with the Jack of Speed”

Mindless Self Indulgence – Prescription

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Doctor
Patient

I’m the doctor, I’m the patient
Don’t forget that, it’s important
If ya love me, like I love me
Everybody will be sorry

Well I don’t need nothin’ before the show
I don’t need nothin’, well that’s not so
I need something before the show
Just a little something to make me Go!

Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription

I don’t need no one screwin’ up my fun
Over the counter, fill that prescription
I don’t need no one screwin’ up my fun
Over the counter, fill that prescription

I’m the doctor, I’m the patient
Don’t forget that, it’s important
If ya love me, like I love me
Everybody will be sorry

Well I don’t need nothin’ before the show
I don’t need nothin’, well that’s not so
I need something before the show
Just a little something to make me Go!

Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription

I don’t need no one screwin’ up my fun
Over the counter, fill that prescription
I don’t need no one screwin’ up my fun
Turn down the bass and fill that prescription

I don’t need nothin’ before the show
I don’t need nothin’, no that’s not so
I don’t need nothin’ before the show
I don’t need nothin’, no that’s not so
I don’t need nothin’ before the show
I don’t need nothin’ but that’s not so
I need something before the show
Just a little something to make me Go!

Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Wow Woah oh
Ya know what I want?
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription
Make it stop [Repeat x2]
Pretty please, a prescription

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes – Acid Veins

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[Verse 1]
I want to feel it
The acid in my veins
Like the blood in my heart
It burns again
I want to feel it
Like a tidal wave
Like I’m drowning in your love
And it’s never gonna be the same

[Chorus]
Give me love
Give me lust
Give me fire, give me trust
Give me a Modern Ruin
I can be king of
Come on and give me your love

[Verse 2]
I want to feel it
The acid in my veins
Like I got a skeleton inside me
Made from knives and chains
I want to feel it
When I’m out at night
See you across the room
My blinding light

[Chorus]
Give me love
Give me lust
Give me fire, give me trust
Give me a Modern Ruin
I can be king of
Come on and give me your love

[Bridge]
Give me love
Something new
Something inspired
Something to lose
Give me love
Something new
Something inspired
Something to lose
Give me love
Something new
Something inspired
Something to lose
Give me love
Something new
Something inspired
Something to lose

(https://genius.com/Frank-carter-and-the-rattlesnakes-acid-veins-lyrics)