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Darkness, Sweetness & Light

by Venetic ®

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We're Through 02:25
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Every day you come up with some new reason for the things you do But I can tell you now I’ve heard all your excuses and I think we’re through Yeah I’ve heard enough I think we’re through! It ain’t your drinking habits, all the men you’ve had, or the drugs you do It’s your rank lies, your falsities, and your failure to tell me the fucking truth You can’t even tell me the fucking truth! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! Leave me alone! And don’t think I’m scared of your hoodlum friends and what they might do Regardless of their pain, it’ll be worth it just to be rid of you It’ll be worth it just to be rid of you! And if on some dark and dreary night, by chance we should ever meet You can be sure baby I’ll cross over to the other side of the street I’ll cross over to the other side of the street! I’ll cross over to the other side of the street! You can be sure of that girl! I’d walk a mile to avoid you! You know it’s true!
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Never Good Enough 02:38
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I’ve been up for hours and hours and hours You’ve been out carousing seedy bars Don’t know what I’m gonna do with you Seems to me like it’s all through Reckon I’d be better by myself CHORUS Nothing’s ever good enough for you Makes no matter exactly what I do Yeah it’s true! Yeah it’s true! Then you come home, crumpled like a fag end You come on to me as if you were my friend But I’ve had enough of you Seems to me like it’s all through Reckon I’d be better by myself CHORUS You fall over and tumble into bed Me, I think I’m going out of my head All the trouble I’ve been through for you Seems to me like I’ve been screwed Reckon I’d be better by myself Never good enough for you! etc.
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Ruled With Fear 04:01
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Mama’s in the kitchen, daddy’s in the lounge The sports is on, you’d better keep that noise DOWN! We don’t want no trouble around here No noise and commotion IS THAT CLEAR?! Twenty years ago they loved each other Had me my sister and my brother Somewhere along the line they lost the plot Better cling to a marriage than lose the lot! CHORUS It’s a house ruled with fear It’s a house ruled with fear Wish I could get out Wish I could get out OF HERE! Mum and the kids, they never go out Don’t ask him why unless you want him to shout! All the neighbours talk behind their backs But you’ll never see them do more than that! None of the kids’ll have their friends around Even if they did it wouldn’t last an hour Somewhere along the line they lost their mates Now they only come as far as the garden gate! CHORUS Once dad was happy, he used to have hopes Now all he wants is the right length of rope! He was happy and carefree Now he’s a drone to a queen bee He hides in the lounge, watching TV Drinks his beer and stares at the screen Somewhere along the line he lost the plot Stuck with a family - he could have had the lot! CHORUS
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It's Not Like 02:27
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It’s not like I really need you there to hold my hand It’s not like I expect you to understand It ain’t even as if I really give a damn I just want you to take me for who I am CHORUS Don’t think you can change me! ‘Cause I’m not going to change! Don’t think you can change me! I don’t want to change! Don’t think I really need you there to hold my hand Don’t think that I expect you to understand Don’t even think I really even give a damn I just want you to accept me for what I am CHORUS The truth is I really need you there to hold my hand The truth is I expect you to understand And you know I really do give a damn And I want to be made into a new man
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My Baby Gets Drunk 02:29
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My baby gets drunk every night Hangs out in discos and picks fights! Yeah she gets drunk every night Hangs out in discos and picks fights! My baby’s as mean as an alley cat She won’t take no nonsense or no crap! My baby’s as mean as an alley cat She won’t take no nonsense or no crap! CHORUS Ain’t no telling what she’ll do When she’s had a drink or two! Ain’t no telling who she’ll do When she’s had a drink or two! My baby always gets what she asks You’d better give it or she’ll take you to task! My baby always gets what she asks You’d better give it or she’ll take you to task! CHORUS But baby I love you! I said I love you! You know I love you! You know I do! You know I love you! You know I love you! Every word is true! I said it’s true! You know it’s true!
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Evil Hoodoo 02:32
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She’s got that evil hoodoo Evil hoodoo on me She’s got that evil hoodoo Evil hoodoo on me And I’m trying, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! But I just can’t get free! She’s got that old black magic Things’ll never be the same She’s got that old black magic And it’s doing in my brain And I’m trying, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! But it’s driving me insane! I know she’s out to get me Her heart’s gone cold There’s nothing gonna stop her Or so I’ve been told And I’m trying, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! But my fate’s just been sold! She said Satan’s coming He’s gonna take me below She said Satan’s coming I’m gonna bur n real slow And I’m trying, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! But nothing’ll save my soul! I’m trying, I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’! I’m trying! But nothing’s gonna save my soul!
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It's Tough On The Outside 03:08
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It’s tough on the outside, looking in Wondering what you’ve done to suffer for your sins Come along and stand with me Tell me exactly what it is you see CHORUS It’s gonna be a long road If you follow me You know you’re in for a hard time If you follow me For some it’s money, others sex and sin Come on buddy, what’s the bag you’re in? Power and lies are all that count Unless you want to be down and out CHORUS Don’t give a damn if I make the grade Don’t really care about the money you’ve made Don’t give a shit about the latest trend Just want to know if you’re a real real friend CHORUS Oh yeah! A hard time! If you follow me! etc.
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What Are You Gonna Do? 02:28
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She said you’re not her type She went and left you (You’ve found you’re all alone) What’s it like on the outside? Out there in the cold? (You’ve found you’re all alone) Out there in the cold You’ve found you’re out on your own Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Slash a razor across your face? Or jump off a building And splatter yourself All over the place? And so in spite of yourself You’re back up on the shelf (You’ve found you’re all alone) It’s a cold place all by yourself Way up on the shelf (You’ve found you’re all alone) Out there in the cold You’ve found you’re out on your own Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do now she’s gone? Get yourself pissed And totally smashed out of your brain? Or tie yourself down And slash your wrists? Look here’s another one Go out and have some fun (You’re no longer all alone) Cross your fingers, hope it lasts Unlike the ones in the past (You’re no longer all alone) Out there in the cold You’ve found you’re out on your own Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Put your head in a plastic bag? Or go out and pray like mad That you’re not going to die all alone? Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do when she’s gone? Whaddya gonna do?
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Shallow Girl, Shallow Guy 02:35
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She’s a shallow girl Such a shallow girl But I miss her now Now that she’s gone Such a shallow girl Such a shallow girl But I want her back Want her back with me It won’t take long It won’t take long Gonna buy a new car A big flash car It’ll catch her eye It’ll turn her head Gonna buy a new car A flash sports car She likes a petrolhead She loves a petrolhead And all I need’s a new suit The right set of threads A bigger bank balance A bach on the coast And a nice suntan A work-out at the gym Then she’ll come back to me Yeah she’ll come back to me I’m sure she’ll come back to me She’ll come back to me
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Going Downtown 02:49
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We’re going downtown We’re gonna get drowned in a pool of beer and spirits We’re going downtown We’re gonna clown around and forget life for a few minutes But Monday’ll soon come around Monday’ll soon come around We’re here in our car We don’t have to drive far - It’s good to get out for a ride We’re cruising downtown We laugh and joke around, if only for a little while But Monday’ll soon come around Monday’ll soon come around We get pissed at the pub Watch skirt and dream of love or even a one-night stand But we don’t need them ‘Cause we’re real men And it’s okay to drink by ourselves But Monday’ll soon come around Monday’ll soon come around And then it’s back to work With bosses who are jerks and try and kick us around Five days of grind Muck dirt and grime Then the weekend comes around Monday soon comes around Monday’ll soon come around We’re going downtown We’re gonna get drowned in a pool of beer and spirits We’re going downtown We’re gonna clown around and forget life for a few minutes But Monday’ll soon come around Monday’ll soon come around We’re going downtown We’re going downtown etc.
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You Know 02:41
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You know it’s been a long time When you look and see empty eyes You know it’s been a long time When she’s looking at some other guy You know the emotion’s gone When she leaves you there all alone You know the emotion’s gone When you’re left there all alone CHORUS There’s nothing you can do Nothing you can do (There’s) nothing you can do You can do You know there’s nothing left to do When all she does is argue with you You know there’s nothing left to do When you don’t give a damn what she thinks of you CHORUS When all things are said and done You know it’s time to move on When all things are said and done There’s nothing left to keep you hanging on CHORUS x 2
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Emptiness 03:36
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I saw you there in the bed Your eyes wide open Lying there Emptiness in your eyes Staring me In the face I want you back In my arms Close to me You can’t go, you can’t go, you can’t go, you can’t leave me All alone By myself There was a time You held my hand Led me through Troubled times Now your hand lies limp Your grasp is broken Your flesh turned cold I lose composure Lose my strength And my faith There’s nothing else left But dread and horror Fear and loathing At your fate I don’t want you to go And leave me here All alone And the hardest thing for me to do Is leave you On that bed Lying cold And the loneliness It surrounds me And the darkness Closes in Emotion stone cold broken Lies abandoned On the floor I want you back In my arms Close to me You can’t go, you can’t go, you can’t go, you can’t leave me All alone By myself All alone here by myself All alone By myself
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You'll Forget 01:48
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When you’re dead and gone You’ll forget what all the fighting was for When you’re dead and gone You’ll forget what all the fighting was for What all the fighting was for What all the fighting was for What all the fighting was for What all the fighting was for What the fighting was for What all the fighting was for: Love

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Venetic's debut effort, and some still say his best. Originally released on CD-R in 2002, it was painstakingly remastered from May to June 2005 for CD release in order to give it that extra lo-fi shine.

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released September 21, 2002

(c) Wayne Stuart McCallum

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Since 2002, Venetic has independently released 10 albums with more on the way. Healed by the flames of purgatory, he is now back from the undead.

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