On the Level - Mac DeMarco

There once was a musical troupe A pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads And the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability Folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility Led to their downfall Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist This musical aggregation Toured the entire nation Singing the traditional ballads And the folk songs of our land (land) They performed with great virtuosity And soon they were the rage But political animosity Prevailed upon the stage Well, the one on the right was on the left And the one in the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license Well the curtain had ascended A hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered To hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously And that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously They had a free-for-all Well, the one on the right was on the bottom And the one in the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy in the rear said, "Oh dear" Now this should be a lesson If you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixin' politics With the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction Play your banjo well And if you have political convictions Keep 'em to yourself Now, the one on the left works in a bank And the one in the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all-night deejay And the guy in the rear got drafted

Now a new look in my eyes my spirit rise Forget the past Present tense works and lasts Got shit on, pissed on, spit on, stepped on Fucked with pointed at by lesser men New life in place of old life Unscarred by trials A new level Of confidence And power Demanding plea for unity between us all United stand Death before divided fall In mock military order Vulgar, power, impatient Because time is shorter New life in place of old life Unscarred by trials A new level Of confidence And power Thats right! No fucking surrender Can't lose No fucking surrender can't lose A new level (new level) Of confidence (of confidence) And power (and power) A new level (new level) Of confidence (of confidence) And power (and power) Life kills Life kills Life kills Life kills

Play until my fingers hurt Write until I find the words (Ohh ohh) So much that I wanna say Before the moment slips away (Ohh ohh) So hard to find this place So hard to catch this chase Now that you fell into me Hit me like a melody (Ohh ohh) Everybody says that nothing ever lasts forever So I'm hanging on tight trying to keep it all tied together Everybody says that nothing ever lasts forever So I'm hanging on tight trying to keep it all tied together How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? Hold me like a photograph Fragile like a piece of glass (Ohh ohh) The future's headed for the past Full of sparks that couldn't last (Ohh ohh) So hard to find this place So hard to catch that flame Now that you fell into me Hit me like a melody (Ohh ohh) Everybody says that nothing ever lasts forever So I'm hanging on tight trying to keep it all tied together How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? How do we make this heart beat on and on? How do we make this heart beat on and on? Everybody says that nothing ever lasts forever So I'm hanging on tight trying to keep it all tied together How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat (heart beat) Everybody says that nothing ever lasts forever So I'm hanging on tight trying to keep it all tied together How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? And on and on And on and on How do we make this heart beat on and on? How do we make this heart beat on and on? How do we make this heart beat on and on? Play until my fingers hurt Write until I find the words (Ohh ohh)

I am sitting on the moon Watching planet blue, hello Looking all around Rotating without sound Where are you? Where are you? I am sitting on the moon Where are you? I am missing... I'm missing you I came from very far A little unknown star, hello I don't know what to do It feels so cold and blue, without you Where are you Where, where are you? I am sitting on the moon Where are you I am missing I'm missing you Where are you? I am sitting on the moon Where, where are you? I am missing I am missing you Where are you? I am sitting on the moon Where are you? I am missing I am missing you.

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع