Deep Cuts Rise and Fall of Napster Lyric Sheet

Rise and Fall of Napster Lyric Sheet:

Always Be Alright -

Going to Sam Goody Tonight
I know it’s gonna be alright
My JNCO jeans pulled on tight
It can’t get much better

Going to Tower Records tonight
I’m gonna bring my friends on the ride
My Lisa Frank bag fits right
It can’t get much better

Nowhere to go,
Nothing to hear,
But my favorite song,
But if you wanna hear it,
You’ve gotta buy the whole disc,
And then

It’ll always be alright,
This is the way that life will always be,
It’ll always be tonight,
My friends, my CD player, and me
And some boy bands,
Talk to the hand,
We’ll stay here just you wait and see,
It’ll always be alright,
This is the way that life will always be,

This is my final play,
This is my judgment day,
We’re going all the way to 10,
You know it never stops,
And if you call the cops,
Wait for the jam to drop again,

Tear the wrapper off the CD,
This ritual can never be beat,
Put my stereo on repeat,
It can’t get much better,

The song I heard on the radio,
Can now be spun and spun in my home,
With music I am never alone,
It can’t get much better,

Nobody knows,
As much about me,
As my favorite song,
And if you wanna hear it,
You have to buy your own disc,
And then

It’ll always be alright,
This is the way that life will always be,
It’ll always be tonight,
My changer can hold 5 CDs,
Or else I can,
Grab my Walkman,
We’ll stay here just you wait and see,
It’ll always be alright,
This is the way that life will always be,

A Simple Code -

Deep in the wilds,
Of New England,
Wish some way to connect with you would come,
Haunted by,
The specter of,
A simple code,
There’s a need for what I’m building,
Can’t you see the world is waiting,

The wait is never ending now,
I can’t explain the rush and how,
These binary domains they won’t allow,
The snow-blind time to be over,

The fate of the world is in these lines,
A map engraved of greater times,
It’ll be worth it in the end,
At least I hope so,

If I can get out alive,
Is the toll that’s taken justified?
It seemed so simple at the start,
But now I don’t know the strength of my heart,

I locked myself inside this room,
It feels just like my final tomb,
Life was simple,
Now I’m a symbol too,

The question rings inside my ear,
Can I hold out against my fear,
I’m slowly inching towards self doubt,
And when it’s not fun can I hold out?

Reward is promised to us all,
But will my modem block fate’s call?

I’ve never felt so alone,
Disconnect,
Pick up the phone,

Me,
Dialing up,
And you’re not here right now,
I just,
Wish connection,
Came easier somehow,

Haunted by,
The ghost of,
A simple code,
A simple code,
A simple code,

Again and Again -

I spend my time out of the sun,
I write my code in C++,
I see my dreams in 0s and 1s,
My dreams all crash when I click run,

And I feel it too,
This is something new,
So I code it again and again,
And I know,
If it wants to fight,
We can go all night,
So I code it again and again,

False or true,
I have you,
We’ll go again and again,
We can do,
What we want to,
And go again and again,
Me and my crew,
We’re up til 2,
We go again and again,
I know few,
Who can do what we do,
We go again and again,

And I know you know this is too small,
This thing you’ve done can kill them all,
I see our dreams on gilded screens
Just come with me, see what that means,

And I feel it too,
This is something new,
I replay it again and again,
In my head,
But I can’t explain,
All that you contain,
So I’ll hold on again and again,

False or true,
I have you,
We’ll go again and again,
We can do,
What we want to,
And go again and again,
Me and you,
We’re gonna see this through,
We go again and again,
I know few,
Who can do what we do,
We go again and again,

And I’ve seen the dominos fall,
Stretching out in time,

False or true,
I have you,
We’ll go again and again,
We can do,
What we want to,
And go again and again,
Me and you,
We’re gonna see this through,
We go again and again,
I know few,
Who can do what we do,
We go again and again,

San Mateo -

I quit my job and I packed up all my clothes
Away from the gaze of a simple code
Bags in the trunk and I hit the road
Gotta go to San Mateo

And I know it'll be okay
If I go to the Northern Bay
Even if I lose my way,
it's the way, it's the way,
Just round the bend from San Jose,
It’s too far I won’t go there anyway,
The 101 takes you all the way,
It’s the way, it’s the way, it’s the way

Me and my crew can finish this code,
We’re breaking records with each payload,
When your heart is down or you head is mired
Here’s a place to retire

San Mateo,
Please wash over me
Night or day
I love you either way
San Mateo,
I need your kind of strange
Night or day,
I love you San Mateo

Nothing can stop us,
We’re building something great,
We’re in the best part of the whole damn state,
When your heart is down or your head is mired,
Here’s a place that inspires,

When I wake up I should write a line or two
We are very close to something brand new,
Indexing millions, financiers on the phone,
Now we are free to connect, upload,

And I know it'll be okay
If I stay in the Northern Bay,
Even if I’ve lost my way,
it's the way, it's the way

There's no way I'm going back now
There’s No way no way there's no way
This is my home I ride a bike now
It’s the way, it’s the way

Me and my crew can finish this code,
We’re breaking records with each payload,
When your heart is down and your head is mired,
Here’s a place to retire,

San Mateo,
Please wash over me
Night or day
I love you either way
San Mateo,
I need your kind of strange
Night or day,
I love you San Mateo

Nothing can stop us,
We’re building something great,
We’re in the best part of the whole damn state,
When your heart is down or your head is mired,
Here’s a place that inspires,

And we spend our time out of the sun,
And we write our code in C++,
We see our dreams in 0s and 1s,
They come true when we click run,

San Mateo,
Please wash over me
Night or day
I love you either way
San Mateo,
I need your kind of strange
San Mateo,

Brick Wall -

I’ve heard,
Far better advice,
You’ve said,
This twice,
I know,
It’s hard to believe,
Success is ours to grab now,
We’ll take what others have now,

We’re here,
There’s work to be done,
I'll make,
It fun,
I know,
It’s hard to conceive,
We’re what’s been done tomorrow,
We’ll steal what others borrow,

There isn’t a doubt in my mind,
It’s just a matter of time,
We’ll be drowning in the bottom line,
But for now just focus on me,
Cause I want you to believe,
We can realize this fantasy,

I think we’re headed for a,
Brick wall,
I know you see it but we,
Won’t fall,
Because we have each other,
It’s never gonna bring me down,
We’re on our feet as they hit the ground,
We’re never gonna leave this town,
Now,

I see we’re headed for a,
Brick wall,
It might impede us but we,
Won’t stall,
We will just build a way around,
Everybody will hear the sound,
It’s in the wires, it’s what we found,
We’re never gonna leave this town,
Now

I’ll bet you’ll never expect,
What happens next,
I mapped our destinies in,
My uncle’s office late nights,
We’ll see our names in huge lights,

We’ll be speaking our words in magazines,
We’ll be gracing silver screens,
But remember what connection means,
I found you through the lonely void,
Let’s make sure that’s not destroyed,
While we make the world our fucking toy,

I think we’re headed for a,
Brick wall,
We can push through it if we,
Stand tall,
Because you are my brothers,
It’s never gonna bring me down,
This thing we built can all make us proud,
We’re never gonna leave this town,
Now,

I see we’re headed for a,
Brick wall,
It might impede us but we,
Won’t stall,
We will just build a way around,
Everybody will hear the sound,
It’s in the wires, it’s what we found,
We’re never gonna leave this town,
Now

Everything Good Blows Up -

Why does everything good blow up in my face? I think maybe I should move out of this place

Man I thought we could connect, not make you upset. I never learn my lesson. I look around the circle and it’s just me in the session. I never thought my love of music would make me the villain, now they’re telling me I’m stealing while their pockets overflowing. And I can’t pull the plug ‘cause this whole things growing. Yeah, it’s been a whole day and I’m still here flowing. I don’t take breaks, for Pete’s sake. I’m a world record breaker please get off my case. I laid waste to the competition with my proposition. Since I came into the game shit just hasn’t been the same. I can do it all again, all I really need is my brain. See I did it for the people wasn’t in it for the fame. You can’t drown me with the hate ‘cause it’s all love. I can find my own way in this packed club. Act tough but inside I want to die. You should buckle up, baby, it’s about to be a ride.

How did we get this far? Why do things fall apart? I should’ve listened to Okonkwo, now I’ve got the whole crowd wondering where my tomb goes. And maybe I deserve it. I hurt but it wasn’t on purpose. I know you’ve heard this all before but I’m ready to repeat it standing at your door like, how did we get this far? Why do things fall apart? I should’ve listened to Okonkwo, now I’ve got the whole crowd wondering where my tomb goes. And maybe I deserve it. I hurt but it wasn’t on purpose. I know you’ve heard this all before but I’m ready to repeat it standing at your door

Why does everything good blow up in my face? I think maybe I should move out of this place.Why does everything good blow up in my face? I think maybe I should move out of this place

Man I thought we could connect, not make you upset. I never learn my lesson. I look around the circle and it’s just me in the session. I never thought my love of music would make me the villain, now they’re telling me I’m stealing while their pockets overflowing. And I can’t pull the plug ‘cause this whole things growing. Yeah, it’s been a whole day and I’m still here flowing. I don’t take breaks, for Pete’s sake. I’m a world record breaker please get off my case. I laid waste to the competition with my proposition. Since I came into the game shit just hasn’t been the same. I can do it all again, all I really need is my brain. See I did it for the people wasn’t in it for the fame. You can’t drown me with the hate ‘cause it’s all love. I can find my own way in this packed club. Act tough but inside I want to die. You should buckle up, baby, it’s about to be a ride.

How did we get this far? Why do things fall apart? I should’ve listened to Okonkwo, now I’ve got the whole crowd wondering where my tomb goes. And maybe I deserve it. I hurt but it wasn’t on purpose. I know you’ve heard this all before but I’m ready to repeat it standing at your door like, how did we get this far? Why do things fall apart? I should’ve listened to Okonkwo, now I’ve got the whole crowd wondering where my tomb goes. And maybe I deserve it. I hurt but it wasn’t on purpose. I know you’ve heard this all before but I’m ready to repeat it standing at your door

Why does everything good blow up in my face? I think maybe I should move out of this place.

Art & Values -

They’ll close down all the stores,
And they’ll take down all the signs,
But they can’t tell you what is right,

They knocked down all the walls,
They destroyed all the barriers between you and me but,
They can’t tell you what is free,

Art and values,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,
Art and values,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,

So you took their little deal,
And you get schooled every time,
But they can’t tell you what to rhyme,
With this word,

And you know that it’s a cure,
For a disease that don’t exist,
But they can’t tell you not to be pissed,
Well I am,

Art and values,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,
Art and values,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,

What is right is what is right,
Oh yeah,
Alright,
Alright,

Art and values,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,
Art and value               ,
It’s around and round again,
What is right is what is right,
My friend,

drowning in the middle of the universe -

My life is a fucking mess
This night shall forever last
Strands of you on the Telescreen
Things you do to keep your hands clean
I don’t sleep, let alone dream
 I used to be another man
Now I am a machine
I used to have all of these plans
Now I’m obsolete
It’s a cautionary tale
A fire we set with hopes of failure
Burning down the forest veil
Drifting further beyond the pale
I used to think I was a man
Now I know I am a machine
I used to think that I’m a man
Now I know I’m a machine
I used to think we had a plan
Now I know we’re all just code
All corrupted to the core
Until we don’t exist anymore

This Used to Be Fun -

Yesterday I can’t remember,
It’s been so long since last December,
The snow-blind time cuts and dismembers,
All of the dreams that burn like embers,

You have to know that things are bad now,
I have no time to be your dad now,
You shouldn’t have said that we Pirate,
Now you’re the problem and they’ll fire it

(This isn’t fun)
This used to be fun,
But now we’re up against a wall of 1s and Os,
(This isn’t fun)
This used to be fun,
But now you’re free to live the life that we once chose,

Please sir won’t you just spare me,
I need work at this company,
This is all that I can be,
I have no future can’t you see?

We thought we were so carefree,
We doomed ourselves to misery,
Things cannot just be shared free,
This is freedom can’t you see?

(This isn’t fun)
This used to be fun,
But you broke the Kayfabe now the lawyers know,
(This isn’t fun)
This used to be fun,
And now I’m stuck in hell with all these corporate bros

Please sir won’t you just spare me,
I need work at this company,
This is all that I can be,
I have no future can’t you see?

What could our existence be?
Our vision cut off at the knee,
Things cannot just be shared free,
This is freedom can’t you see?

And when I run out of hope,
And when my back’s at the rope,
I’ll think of you and suppose,
No one ever knows,
Me,
As much,
As you,
Know me

Please sir won’t you just spare me,
I need work at this company,
This is all that I can be,
I have no future can’t you see?

We thought we were so carefree,
We doomed ourselves to misery,
Things cannot just be shared free,
This is freedom can’t you see?

Life Bleeds Into Decay -

When we were kids and these things were so rare,
Eyes sunken in to the veil of my hair,
Used to be fun now it feels so alone,
We clasped our hands and jumped into unknowns
I will wait for you in a pasture of white,
When all of my demons turn in for the night,

Why did you take me out to the shallow grave?
I have to rest between the dirt and the day,
Can’t you see? I died underneath your supervision,
Whether or not,
You believe,
Life bleeds into decay,

Snippets of code are now stuck in my mind,
Relics of when we had nothing but time,
I thought that connection was within my means,
I only built an infernal machine,
We were young and you,
Swore to God we had nothing,
I’d still wait for you,
Storm the gates if you asked me,

Why did you take me out to the shallow grave?
I have to rest between the dirt and the day,
Can’t you see? I died underneath your supervision,
Whether or not,
You believe,
Life bleeds into decay,

Breaking monotony is so divine,
Making me sway back and forth with the time,
What do you feel? When you see me?
Chemicals bubbling down through my body,

Can’t you see? I died underneath your supervision,
Whether or not,
You believe,
Life bleeds into decay,

If (==False) True -

And I don’t want to fail,
It’s alright,
But I don’t,
And I don’t want to fail,
It’s alright,
I won’t go,
And take my friends along,
And drag them down below,
I will rise up for those,
Who helped bring me so close

We made a million dreams,
Light up all their screens,
Don’t sweat it,
We’ll get it
We can do it again,
Things never really are,
As tough as they seem,
With us two,
And our crew,
We can do it again,

Nobody knows me like my favorite song,
Nobody knows me like you,
And nobody knows until they’ve got it wrong,
And do you wanna hear it,
I know I do,

And I am not for sale,
I’m alright,
But I won’t,
I will not be so frail,
I will fight,
I’ll be bold,
I will build something to hold,
And then I will break the mold,
I will rise up for those,
That were chosen by my code,

We made a million dreams,
Light up all their screens,
We won’t quit,
We’ll build it,
We can do it again,
A greatness has arrived,
Within both our means,
With us two,
Something new,
We can do it again,

But I am scared I’ll fail,
It is way too soon to tell,
But if I have you,
We can stare right through the veil,
And I’m dialing up to you,
My connection’s getting through,
We can complete the code,
And change this false to true,

I am scared to fail,
But it’s you I’ll never tell,
But if I have you,
We can stare right through the veil,

We made a million dreams,
Light up all their screens,
It’s one in,
A dozen,
We can do it again,
What we’ll do for the world,
Has yet to be seen,
With us two,
And our crew,
We can do it again.