Shinin' Down

"This is an Al Bloch song. It was kind of a depressing story about a 
white-trash life with no way out. But this kid in the story is fighting 
his way out. And I reinterpreted it as, anybody can do that, get out of 
any situation. "Shinin' Down" sounds almost like you're talking about 
God, but it's any kind of inspiration. If somebody wants it to be God, 
great. Or it could be yourself, shining down." - Duff
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SHINING DOWN
(AL BLOCH)

SISTER'S IN THE OLD BARN, SLEEPING OFF A BIG STORM
BROTHER'S AT THE POOL HALL, THINKING ALL HIS BAD THOUGHTS
PAPA'S IN THE CELLAR, SNEAKING OFF A QUICK DRINK
AND GOD IS UP IN HEAVEN, NO ONE CARES WHAT HE THINKS

(CHORUS)
SHINING DOWN, SHINING DOWN

MAMA'S LIVING IN HER GRAVE, BURIED WITH THE FRYING PAN
I'M JUST SITTING ON THE PORCH, WAITING FOR THE MAILMAN
PAPA DOESN'T HAVE MUCH HOPE, HE WISHES THINGS WERE BETTER
WHEN I GET A CHANCE TO LEAVE, IT'S GOING TO BE FOREVER

(CHORUS)
SHINING DOWN, SHINING DOWNŠŠYEAH

AT NIGHT SOMETIMES I TAKE A WALK, DOWN BY THE POWER LINES
SOMEWHERE I CAN BE ALONE, SIT AND SMELL THE OZONE
GOD SAYS łDON'T YOU BE AFRAID˛ HE CAN MAKE IT BETTER
IF I GET A CHANCE TO LEAVE, IT'S GOING TO BE FOREVER

SHINING DOWN, SHINING DOWN, SHINING DOWN, SHINING DOWN

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Seattle Head

"This got its name from my Marshall head that was up
in Seattle. I got this sound at the beginning, it's
the scratching of the strings. [Co-producer] Noel
Golden asked me where I got that sound, and I said,
"It's my Seattle head." So the name just stuck.
Lyrically, the song's about the love/hate relationship
I have with L.A." - Duff
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SEATTLE HEAD
(Duff McKagan)

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG, I HAD A DREAM
MOVIN' TO THE CITY SIGHT UNSEEN
19 YEARS OF AGE I PACKED UP BAGS
HOLLYWOOD WAS ALL THE RAGE
I CAME TO YOU IN 1984
YOU SHOWED ME IN, THEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR
IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO LEARN TO PLAY THE GAME
A KICK IN THE HEAD ALWAYS FEELS THE SAME

(CHORUS)
LOS ANGELES, YOU'RE A FUCKIN WHORE
HOLLYWOOD, YOU'RE AN OPEN SORE

I PLAYED IT WELL, AND I PLAYED IT FAST
LIVIN' SLOW WAS IN THE PAST
CHICKS AND DRUGS AND GETTIN' BURNT
JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS I `LEARNT'
GOT SICK AND TIRED OF BEIN' SCARED AS HELL
A WASTED MAN, JUST A SHELL OF MYSELF
BUT THAT WAS THEN, AND THIS IS NOW
MY PRETTY BABY, I'VE CHANGED SOMEHOW
(CHORUS 2)
LOS ANGELES, YOU'VE LOST YOU'RE GRIP
DRUGS AND LIES AND WHORES SUCKIN DICK

(B-VERSE)
I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
LA'S HAD ME FOR SO LONG
WHEN I LOOK I CAN SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY
WHAT DOESN'T KILL ME MAKES ME STRONG

(BRIDGE)
LOS ANGELES, I DIDN'T SELL MY SOUL TO YOU
LOS ANGELES, YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD KILL ME
YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD TAKE ME DOWN
FUCK THAT, POWER TO ME

(CHORUS)
(B-VERSE)

SOMETIMES IT GOES LIKE THIS
SOME
TIMES IT'S THE ONLY WAY, TO LEARN IT
A KICK IN THE HEAD

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Superman

"I hold some things high and sacred, and making love is one of them. In 
real life, I'd love to be a woman's Superman, her only one." - Duff
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SUPERMAN
(Duff McKagan)

FATE FINDS A WAY, OF PICKIN YOU UP WHEN YOU'RE DOWN
I REMEMBER EVERTHING, AND I KNOW FOR SURE
AIN'T LIKE IT WAS BEFORE, I KNOW I CAN SHUT THAT DOOR

(CHORUS)
I WANNA BE YOUR SUPERMAN
WON'T YOU GIVE ME YOU HAND
SO I CAN SHOW YOU

LET DOWN YOUR HAIR
AND MOVE ON OVER NEXT TO ME
I WANNA SEE YOU SKIN, BEAUTIFUL WHITE, SOFT IN
THE LIGHT
WE'LL JUST FORGET THE PAST, WE CAN HAVE TONITE AT LAST

(CHORUS)

(BRIDGE)
YOU CAN ALWAYS LEAN ON ME
YOU CAN DRESS ME TO WHATEVER YOUR VISION
OF A DREAM MAN IS
ON MY PRETTY BABY, CAN'T YOU SEE
I WANNA BE YOUR EVERYTHING

I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, IT'S A LONG WAYS AWAY
I DON'T KNOW JUST WHAT YOUR GONNA DO
BUT I ALWAYS WANNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO YOU
BUT I ALWAYS WANNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO YOU

(CHORUS) 

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Missing You

"I don't even want to try to count how many of my best friends I've 
lost to heroin. This song was me finally being pissed off. The chorus 
says, "I won't be missing you." There's only so much you can do." - 
Duff
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MISSING YOU
(Duff McKagan, Michael Barragan)

AT HOME ALONE, MY ETERNAL ATONEMENT
I'VE BEEN MISSIN' YOU
SO SICK AND TIRED, OF BEIN' FUCKED UP AND LIED TO
I HOPE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE
I'VE SEEN YOU LONG, AND I'VE FELT YA STRONG
BUT NOW I CAN'T GET THROUGH
AND THEN YOU LIED, YOU WERE GETTIN' HIGH
I HOPE YOU'RE TURNIN' BLUE

(CHORUS)
AND IN THE NIGHT, WHEN I FELL ALRIGHT
I WON'T BE MISSIN' YOU
THEN YOU LIED, YOU WERE GETTIN' HIGH
I HOPE YOU'RE TURNIN' BLUE

(CHORUS 2)
ALL MY HEROES GONE
FACăTS' DARKER THAN FICTION AS MY NIGHTMARE
CARRIES ON AND ON

(CHORUS)

I USED TO ASK YOU HOW LONG YOU WE'RE GONNA
CARRY ON
WHEN YOU LIED I KNEW YOU WERE GONE

(BRIDGE)

THE LINES WERE CLEARLY DRAWN
SAD MEMORIES OF YOU, SLOWLY GONE
THE WORLD WILL CARRY ON
WITHOUT YOU

(CHORUS 2)
(CHORUS)
AND NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE, I'M GONNA CARRY ON
THE LINES WERE CLEARLY DRAWN

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Then And Now

"This is the song about getting sober. My friend Paul Soldier helped me 
write it. We were in this old band called the Fartz, a punk rock band." 
- Duff
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THEN AND NOW
(Duff McKagan, Paul Solger)

WHEN I FIRST SAW YOUR BABY, YOU WERE GONE, SO
FUCKIN' GONE
THE SCENE WAS SET FOR ARMADEDDON, AND YOUR 
GRIP ON ME WAS STRONG

(CHORUS)
IF YOU SAW ME YESTERDAY, YOU WOULDN'T
RECOGNIZE MY FACE
IF YOU SAW ME YESTERDAY, YEAH YOU MIGHT'VE
RAN AWAY

SISTER UPTOWN, YOU'RE A METAPHOR FOR ALL LIFES
GREIF AND PAIN
BROTHER DOWNTOWN, SUCH A DEVIL, MAKE A SNAKE OUT
OF ANY MAN 

(CHORUS) 

(BRIDGE)
DON'T FEEL LIKE CRAWLIN' OUT OF MY CAGE
I USED TO SAY 
ANOTHER LAME SO
NG AND DANCE ABOUT A THING
FROM MY PAST, I HOPE IT'S NOT BORING YOU
IN THE END I COST A FEW FRIENDS
BUT I GOT UP AND I RAN AWAY


DRUGS PARTY IN 526 IS WHERE I GOT MY KICKS
BUT WHERE ARE TODAY?
DEAD AND GONE, THE DAMAGE IS DONE, I GOT NOTHIN'
ELSE TO SAY

(CHORUS) 

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Mezz

"I read a lot of books, mostly nonfiction. And I don't watch a lot of 
TV, but I like my Seattle sports teams. I've also seen the Cirque du 
Soleil perform a bunch of times. There are lines in this song about a 
lot of those things I've read about or seen. It's like, "God, I wish I 
could have been there. I wish I could have done that." These are things 
I think everybody wishes, in some form -- they wish they could be 
there." - Duff
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MEZZ
(Duff McKagan) 

I WANNA BE THE WORLDS BEST LOVER
I WANNA BE ON EVERY COVER
I WANNA BE THE FLYING MAN IN THE CIRQUE DE SOLIEL
BUT I'M ME, AND THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE
I WANNA BE LIKE SERPICO, OR A FREEDOM FIGHTER DOWN
IM MEXICO, A BLACK MAN IN THE FIFTIES SOUTH, SEE
WHAT FAKE WHITE FREEDOM WAS (IS?) ALL ABOUT
I WANNA `RECON' IN VIETNAM, SHOOT A BALL LIKE
GARY PAYTON, I WANNA TALK TO JESUS CHRIST,
A-BOMB THE EXTREME RIGHT
BUT I'M ME, AND THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE.


(CHORUS)
IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D BE THOSE THINGS AND SOM
MUCH MORE
IF IT WAS ME, I'D TALK TO GOD AND KICK
DOWN EVERY DOOR


I REALLY WANNA SAVE THE PLANET, END ALL WARS
AND DESTRUCTIVE HABITS, I WANNA RAISE HELL WITH
THE C.D.C, SEE IF ALL IS BEING DONE ABOUT
THAT FUCKIN DISEASE, I WANNA BE LIKE RANDY JOHNSON,
PLAY GUITAR LIKE MICK RONSON, WANNA 
SET MY SIGHTS ON ART COLLECTIONS, GIVE HOMELESS
PEOPLE A NEW DIRECTION
BUT I'M ME, AND THAT'S ALL I'LL EVER BE
AND I SEE, THERE'S SOME THINGS I DON'T NEED.


(CHORUS) 

SOLO 

IF IT WAS UP TO ME
I'D BREAK DOWN EVERY WALL
LET THE POOR HAVE IT ALL
BAN ALL WAR, IF YOU PLEASE
AND END DISEASE


(CHORUS) 

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Raw Power
(Iggy Pop / James Williamson)
Dance to the beat of the living dead
You'll see baby, stay away from there
Raw power is sure come a runnin' to you

If you're alone and you got the feel
So am I baby let's roll on out ta' here
Raw power is sure to come a runnin' to you

Raw power's got a magic touch
Raw power is much too much
Happiness is a guarantee
It was made for you and me

Raw power, honey, just won't quit
Raw power, I can feel it
Raw power, hear it, can't be spared
Popin' eyes and a fashion feed
Don't you try, don't you try to tell me what to do
I was tryin', I was tryin' a tell ya what to do

And you know that ain't right

I look in the eyes of the southern girl
Fall deep in love in the underworld
Raw power is sure to come a runnin' to you

If you're alone and you got the shakes
So am I baby and I got what it takes
Raw power is sure to come a runnin' to you

Raw power's got a healing hand
Raw power can destroy a man
Raw power is so more than soul
Got a son called rock and roll

Raw power, honey, just won't quit
Raw power, I can feel it
Raw power honey, give me a spin
Get up baby and kiss my feet

Everybody always tryin' a tell me what to do
Don't you try, don't you try to tell me what to do
Everybody always tryin' a tell me what to do
Don't you try, don't you try to tell me what to do
Raw power it's got no place to go
Raw power honey, you don't wanna know
Raw power is a guaranteed. O.D.
Raw power is a laughin' at you and me

I wanna know 

Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Raw power, raw power
Can you feel it? Can you feel it? 

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