You've got your travelling show, and you put it on the road
You've got your history, you know it's quite a heavy load
You saw the light not long ago
You caught sweet smell from where the warm winds blow
You wiped your dirty feet on the nearest mat
You starched your white collar, donned your coat and hat

They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a

Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman

You've got your box of trickery, and you can dazzle them with a smile
Your sleight of hand's so slippery, and you can stretch the truth a mile
But the desert valley plain's not far ahead
You feel the shadows of the buzzards waiting to be fed
You've gotta find a diversion sure to distract
So now you pay your bit actors and you make a pact

They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a

Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman

Things haven't changed in all these years
They massage your pride and you tickle their ears
It's a free exchange of fair deceit
And it's sure to bring them to their feet

So you take your hat off and roll your banners down
Harness up your wagon and get out of town
You know it won't be long before they come for you
How fickle they can be when they can see you're just a

Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman

They call you the medicine man, you've got it in your hands
Some hip panacea to cure all woes; the same remedy in all new clothes
You can't trick me 'cause I can see you're just a

Snake oil salesman, snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman

Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman
Snake oil salesman, you're just a
Snake oil salesman

Meandersaur

Snake Oil Salesman

Charlie was a wage slave, dying in a six-pack flat
His landlord was curmudgeonly, his boss was the manager's brat
He spent his days in warehouse hell, praying for the siren's call
He drowned at night in amber oceans, until he drank it all

Lying on the lounge, his youth just slipped away
Oblivious to sound, as he stepped down off the curb the next day

Now Harry was in real estate, and mortgaged to the hilt
His wife and kids had given up, and left him to his guilt
Every day was misery, every night was worse
Lunch was long and liquid, mornings were a curse

His double-vision smeared, barrelling down the road
His drunken brain was seared
But his black Mercedes carried to much speed to be slowed

Now Charlie was down but he wasn't out
And Harry paid the bills
It took some time 'till they sobered up
At a chalet in the hills

Now rich man, poor man, beggar, thief
We're all the same somehow
Emptiness is a hungry beast
Looking to devour

So take hold of your life, don't let it slip away
It's rare a chance come twice
When it does then it comes with a price to be paid

The Ballad of Charles and Harry

Well I know that you've been round this block before 
And I think that you think that you know the score 
Time will tell if you really are on your game 
What will you do when there's nobody else to blame? 

Now they're coming for you, are you running away? 
Did you hope to get out with your life? 
Do you really believe all the things that they say? 
Now they're sharpening up their knives... 

'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef 
Nobody wants to do the dishes 
They're always so happy to take what you've got left 
Nobody cares about your wishes 

You've got some time to think things over, 
You've got some time to make your peace 
How long will it take for you to discover 
Your troubles are only bound to increase 

Now they're coming for you, are you running away? 
Did you hope to get out with your life? 
Do you really believe all the things that they say? 
Now they're sharpening up their knives... 

'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef 
Nobody wants to do the dishes 
They're always so happy to take what you've got left 
Nobody cares about your wishes 

You always thought you were a special little boy 
Your mum and dad they told you so 
They reinforced you self esteem with every ploy 
But they just built a monster 
Oh how were mum and dad to know? 

Now they're coming for you, are you running away? 
Did you hope to get out with your life? 
Do you really believe all the things that they say? 
Now they're sharpening up your knives... 

'Cause everybody wants to be a celebrity chef 
Nobody wants to do the dishes 
They're always so happy to take what you've got left 
Nobody cares about your wishes 

(let me tell you) everybody wants to be a celebrity chef 
Nobody wants to do the dishes 
They're always so happy to take what you've got left 
Nobody cares about your wishes

Celebrity Chef

I never meant to bait my words tonight
It doesn't mean they didn't come out right
I set the trap and we both fell right in
I dropped the flag on a race no one could win

Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do

Familiar waves are washing over me
I always tried so hard so you would see
I never mined for words against your will
But iron silence is a cup I aim to spill

Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do

And I'm not trying to make you be dishonest
But I could use a little help
All these years you know I gave my very best
Hoping for a chance to change the hand that I'd been dealt

Why don't you say something?
Why won't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything at all will do

Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?
Why don't you say something?

Why don't you say something?
Anything, anything
Anything?

Say Something

Bide your time, wait your turn
Cool your heels until you feel the burn
Don't break a sweat, they're no regrets
You've only got one chance to do it all

Now you can feel it coming, don't let it slip away
Don't let the moment pass you by

Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time

So you missed your cues and you screamed your blues
It broke your spirit, but it's still up to you
'Cause there's time left yet, time to reset
Time to take another shot, you won't forget

Now you can feel it coming, you won't let it slip away
Won't let the moment pass you by

Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time

Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Recognise this is your time

Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Live inside a moment in time

Lean into it
Feel the breeze against your spine
Lean into it
Recognise this is your time
(Lean into it!)

Lean

I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today
My tongue swung like a wrecking ball and I really had my say
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend

I just started mouthing off without my brain in gear
Everything came flooding out, that had been dammed up for years
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend

Just a little spark to set the wheel of life aflame
One senseless remark, I was temporarily insane
Set my world on fire, now there's only ashes everyday

Just a little spark to set the wheel of life aflame
One senseless remark, I was temporarily insane
Set my world on fire, now there's only ashes everyday

I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today
My tongue swung like a wrecking ball and I really had my say
I don't know if I could ever face you all again
'Cause I did so damage and it's too far gone to mend

I did so much damage when I opened my mouth today...

Damage

Some people never stop talking, but they've got nothing to say
Some people are always out walking, because they can't find  their way
Some people never stop dreaming, 'cause they don't wanna wake up
Most people only stop drinking when, there's nothing left in their cup

I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin

Some people never stop knocking, until they knock down a door,
You get the feeling, there's no way they're stopping - ain't what they came here for
Some people never stop going, until they've gone to far
They'll tell you it's for the best but you know, it's bound to leave a scar

I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin

You can please everybody all of the time, but you'll never please yourself
You can lay your heart right out on the line, but it'll just lay there until the end of time...

No I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my...
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted, but I don't wanna join in
I don't wanna get bitter and twisted
I just wanna stay comfortable in my skin

Bitter

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