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Bush - The Art of Survival Album Lyrics



Bush - The Art of Survival Lyrics






Heavy Is the Ocean

Come alive
I see all the answers right there in your eyes
Come inside
I'm waiting for you like my suicide

They don't know a damn thing, babe
This f*ckery could be the death of us
This f*ckery could be the death of us

Heavy is the ocean
Steady all the ways
Heavy is the ocean
Cracked but we don't break
Heavy is the ocean
Heavy is the ocean
Heavy

In the sky
The endless stars are lead to fantasize
In the night
Silhouettes dance rings around your life

They don't know a damn thing, babe
This bravery will save the world a bit
This bravery will save this world a bit

Heavy is the ocean
Steady all the ways
Heavy is the ocean
Cracked but we don't break

Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy

You burn with love
You'll miss the one that you love the most
You give it up
It's the worst that you'll ever get

All the time
You're in me like the waves crash, all in white
In light
A silver blue that shines across tonight

I give it all
I give it all

Heavy is the ocean
Steady all the ways
Heavy is the ocean
Cracked but we don't break

Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is the ocean (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is (heavy is the ocean)
Heavy is
Heavy is the ocean
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Slow Me

Slow me, I can't let go
It's a cold wind that blows
Slow me, I've got to go
I've become so hollow

I was waiting for answers
I was waiting for signs
Covered in danger
Are we dead or alive?
It's all ricochets
In moments of chance
Ocean inside
It's the rhythm of a dance

Slow me, I can't let go
It's a cold wind that blows
Slow me, I've got to go
I've become so hollow

Everyone's right
And everyone's wrong
Nobody knows how long we've been gone
See, wars have no endings
And the kids are so cruel
And people burn people
Just like people love to do

Slow me, I can't let go
It's a cold wind that blows
Slow me, yes, I can see
The more I get, the more I need
Slow me, I've got to go
I've become so hollow

We run, we run, we run another day
In America (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We run, we run, we run another day
In America (I know, I know, I know, I know)

I love to fly, watch me fly over you
I love to die, watch me die over you
I love to fly, watch me fly over you
I love to die, watch me die over you

Slow me, I can't let go
It's a cold wind that blows
Slow me, yes, I can see
The more I get, the more I need
Slow me, I've got to go
I've become so hollow
Hollow, hollow (yeah)

We run, we run, we run another day
In America (I know, I know, I know, I know)
We run, we run, we run another day
In America (I know, I know, I know, I know)
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




More Than Machines

Don't step on my toes, let the weather go
It's been a long wait in bed
Say what, we blow, let's go
This is the time to shine
Everything wrong should be right
Girls, you in control
Not the government, not the government

Nothing changes
Never stops
So what?
Breathe

We are more than machines
We are because we feel
When everything goes down
It is how we come around
We are more than a dream
But this heart is made of steel
I said I need you now
You are everything to me
More than machines (more than machines)
More than machines

Don't forget the code, let the wind blow
You can't be assured of a window
Shame bro, we know you fall
Here is the news in blood
Everything wrong should be right
The Earth dies, it's a money thing
It's a money thing

Nothing changes
Never stops
So what?
Breathe

We are more than machines
We are because we feel
When everything goes down
It is how we come around
We are more than a dream
But this heart is made of steel
I said I need you now
You are everything to me
More than machines (more than machines)
More than machines

We are more than machines
We are because we feel
When everything goes down
It is how we come around
We are more than a dream
But this heart is made of steel
I said I need you now
You are everything to me
More than machines (more than machines)
More than machines (more than machines)
More than machines (more than machines)
More than machines
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Writer: Christopher Thomas Traynor, Erik Ron, Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




May Your Love Be Pure

Money makes the world go 'round
See the boys all over town
Honey makes the world taste good
Can't see the trees for the wood

Not much rain in California
Yeah, we need water
This great escape got here too late
These bonds you can break
I come from disorder
I come from disorder

May your love be pure
I try to breathe you in
I live for
May your love be pure
When you come
May your love be pure
When you come

Russian Roulette in overdrive
Casinos of the mind
Everyone wants but nobody knows
Where do we go when the ship's called home?

We're on the run to nowhere
Into the void, into thin air
We're not lost, we're found
This merry-go-round
I will not go down
I come from disorder
I come from disorder

May your love be pure
I try to breathe you in
I live for
May your love be pure
When you come
May your love be pure
When you come

And I fly through the clouds
'Cause I wanna get into your sky
Oh, colors collide into spray paint
Of you and I, I fly

May your love be pure
I try to breathe you in
I live for
May your love be pure
When you come
May your love be pure
When you come

When you come
When you come
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Writer: Christopher Traynor, Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Shark Bite

You've been such a long time
Nice to meet you again
Eyes stared in the mirror
Saw my instinct again
And my body was empty
Like my feelings were gone
You took all my fingers
And got me all wrong

Take me down to the water
Where the sun shines blue
Take me down to the water
I wanna climb inside of you

These are the days for the rest of our lives
We are the ghosts 'cause we have survived
Engine's on, sharp like a samurai
I want you, I know your shark bite

The earth is a madhouse
This planet's so screwed
It warms like a fire
And the forests we lose
I'm a slave to your bible
Kiss like infinite night
Never knew I was missing
My love, you are a shark bite

Take me down to the water
Where the sun shines blue
Take me down to the water
I wanna climb inside of you

These are the days for the rest of our lives
We are the ghosts 'cause we have survived
Engine's on, sharp like a samurai
I want you, I know your shark bite

We are the freaks, it's so warm inside
We are the freaks, it's a beautiful life
We are the freaks, we are ten thousand lights
We are the freaks, we are the freaks, we are the freaks

No regret, because I wanna do
No regret, because I wanna do
No regret, because I wanna do
No regret

These are the days for the rest of our lives
We are the ghosts 'cause we have survived
Engine's on, sharp like a samurai
I want you, I know your shark bite
I want you, I know your shark bite

We are the freaks, it's so warm inside
We are the freaks, it's a beautiful life
We are the freaks, we are ten thousand lights
We are the freaks, we are the freaks, we are the freaks
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Human Sand

I will always love you
I will always love from here
I will never see you
I will never see you clear

I'm in a perfect space
Please come design me soon
I'm in a perfect space
I hate to judge but I do

You my robot boo
I believe in terrestrial angels
Believe in the power of one
I believe in life ever-changing
Believe that we are not done
I believe in the passion of neighbors
Believe in the danger of guns
I believe you can dig yourself out
I believe you can wait 'til I come

We're just human sand
We're just human sand
We're just

You will always cut me
You will always cut me here
You will never have me
You will never have my fear

I'm in a perfect space
Spend all the day on a Zoom
I'm in a perfect space
Look at the size of my room

You my robot boo
I believe in terrestrial angels
Believe in the power of one
I believe in life ever-changing
Believe that we are not done
I believe in the passion of neighbors
Believe in the danger of guns
I believe you can dig yourself out
I believe you can wait 'til I come

We're just human sand
We're just human sand
We're just

The sand is years of our lives
Hail to the mistakes
The sand is years of our lives
You've tried but we don't break

I believe in terrestrial angels
Believe in the power of one
I believe in life ever-changing
Believe that we are not done

We're just human sand
These are the things on my mind
We're just human sand
Will we be alright?
We're just human sand
These are the things on my mind
We're just human sand
Will we be alright?
We're just human sand
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Writer: Christopher Traynor, Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Kiss Me I'm Dead

Eyes on the road, the wheel of America
Symphonies rain and the air is violent
Dark is the cloud for the sake of the animals
Choking to death on fumes of the Amazon

Neighbors fight because wars have no boundaries
Surgeons cut because cutting is where they go
Tried to find the stairs so I'd elevate

Been falling down the stairs for years
Been falling down the stairs for years

Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead

People run to the arms of their enemies
Self-sabotage and emotional shooting sprees
Water is power and we know it is running out
Anger is fear, guilt and your bitter tears
I tried to heal so my heart could levitate

Been falling down the stairs for years
Been falling down the stairs for years

Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
I broke down
Freeway's such a mess
Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead

Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
I broke down
Freeway's such a mess
Save me now
Kiss me, I'm dead
Kiss me, I'm dead
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC




Identity

Got me for a very bad birthday
Got me as a literal son
And yes, I'm all out of time now
I've seen you came undone
I wish for bloodstain propane
Five fingers on the floor
We'll run around like strangers
Who's knocking at my door?

Who is the angel?
Who is the whore?

You sang for strangers all day
You parked up in my grave
We know you think you're perfect
You told us you've been saved
Imagine there's a future
With weapons of the mind
You know we deserve better
This hospital's a crime

Who is the angel?
Who is the whore?

Come color the rainbow with identity
We used to be someone, now we're nobody
We used to be someone, now we're nobody

Please keep your Buddha alive
Please keep your kids indoors
So strange, at once we're lovers
Now we're nothing at all
I waited years to find you
I'm shocked that you want more
We run the risk of winning
Losing is such a bore

Who is the angel?
Who is the whore?

Come color the rainbow with identity
We used to be someone, now we're nobody
Pull me from the wreckage, this bondage is blue
I have so many faces
Just like you, just like you

Who is the angel?
Who is the whore?

You can't kill the American dream
We know you'll try, but you can't kill me
You can't kill the American dream

Come color the rainbow with identity
We used to be someone, now we're nobody
Pull me from the wreckage, this bondage is blue
I have so many faces
Just like you, just like you

Color the rainbow (color the rainbow)
Bondage is blue (bondage is blue)
Color the rainbow (color the rainbow)
Bondage is blue
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale, Tyler Bates
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC




Creatures of the Fire

Seventeen ways to lose myself in you again
Seventeen ways to fall down at your feet
Time is violent, leaves no light on for the girl
Madness makes us feel that we're alive

We are creatures of the fire
We burn so close before we expire
We are creatures of the wind
Time to let it out or let it in

In this shallow grave all my troubles lay
Try to find the weakest parts of me
Ghosts are sleeping, banks don't weep at your mistakes
The wrong man is the chief of your police

We are creatures of the fire (can we go fast but slow?)
We burn so close before we expire (can we grow, reap or sow?)
We are creatures of the wind (and you know it's all for show)
Time to let it out or let it in
Let it in

Are we here for pleasure?
Are we here for pain?
Are we here for healing?
On an altered plane
Was I meant to find you?
Were you ever here?
Are you the end of someone?
Or the love I fear?

We are creatures of the fire (can we go fast but slow?)
We burn so close before we expire (can we grow, reap or sow?)
We are creatures of the wind (and you know it's all for show)
Time to let it out or let it in

We are creatures of the fire
We are creatures of the fire

Time to let it out or let it in
Let it in
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Judas Is a Riot

Kaleidoscope into yesterday
The perfect storm for all these feelings
I tried to say where I was before
I tried to give you all my reasons
Disappear in tomorrow
Let it rain what the future brings
I got a house full of sorrow
But beauty is where beauty sings

Run to you
I don't focus on the wheel
I don't know which life is real
Run to you
I don't focus on the wheel
I don't know which life is real (hey)

Judas is a riot
Party at your house
Get up on the dance floor
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout

Can't sleep on a bed of promises
We move like satellites
You can't win if you can't take losing
Hollywood stars burn so bright

Run to you
I don't focus on the wheel
I don't know which life is real

Judas is a riot
Party at your house
Get up on the dance floor
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout

Tell me you are where you dream
Freedom to roam in the dark recesses
I held you till I couldn't breathe
I swim in your waters and drown in your magic

Judas is a riot
Party at your house
Get up on the dance floor
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout
Judas is a riot, Judas is a riot, Judas is a riot
Do the Kool-Aid, twist and shout
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Gunfight

Through the wind and the rain, we're crawling
Lipstick brains hide what we feel inside
Mirror my image from fallen soldiers
Their broken hearts are pieces left behind
Drowned in seas of weapons and murder
The righteousness of your belief guns
I raised my hand but no one heard me
I died alone, there was no god
I died alone, there was no god

Never trust a man
Never bring a knife to a gunfight
We do what we can
All your wrongs don't make a right
See I'm in the sun, can you see me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you feel me now? Hey

Ice is melting, now summers will burn us
Need was murdered just like he said
There are some who move the world forward
There are those who leave us dead
I cried alone, there was no god
I cried alone, there was no god

Never trust a man
Never bring a knife to a gunfight
We do what we can
All your wrongs don't make a right

See I'm in the sun, can you see me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you feel me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you see me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you feel me now?

See I'm in the sun, can you see me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you feel me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you see me now?
See I'm in the sun, can you feel me now?
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




1000 Years

Never get her back, get your baby back
Never gonna find that one again
Never get him back, never had your back
Never get him 'round your house again
See you in the dark, searching for your heart
See you when the rivers rise
See you when we meet, see you when you fall
See you when the spider bites

You were wrong to me
You set me free
And I wish we could sleep
For a thousand years
I love you best
When there are no fears

Slide into your love, try to make it up
Slide into the one you need
Slide into yourself, slide into the fear
Slide into the ones you lost
Monkey on your back, give you what you need
Monkey see, monkey do

You were wrong for me
You set me free
And I wish we could sleep
For a thousand years
I love you best
When there are no fears

We're up and we're down
We're in and we're out
We're close and so far
Like we don't know where we are
We're sinking
Slowly sinking, safe

You were wrong to me
You set me free
And I wish we could sleep
For a thousand years
I love you best
When there are no fears

We're up and we're down
We're in and we're out
We're close and so far
Like we don't know where we are
We're sinking
Slowly sinking
We're sinking
Slowly sinking

I don't know what you see
But this TV says to me "We're sinking"
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Writer: Gavin Rossdale
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management




Back to: Bush


The Art of Survival is the ninth studio album by British alternative rock band Bush. It was released on 7 October 2022 through BMG Records and follows the band's 2020 effort The Kingdom. The album's release was preceded by the lead single "More Than Machines", which reached No. 2 on the US Mainstream Rock charts, with the album itself charting within the Top 100 in Germany, Scotland and Switzerland, spawning two further singles: "Heavy Is the Ocean" and "All Things Must Change".

The album is generally considered to continue the heavy, riff-based sound of its immediate predecessor, which The Art of Survival takes to heavier extremes, owing little to the alternative rock influences that underpinned the band's earlier work; embracing metal influences more so than before. The songs on the record feature lyrics that relate to politically-charged subjects including the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, climate change and identity politics.
Performed By: Bush
Genre(s): Alternative metal, grunge, hard rock, post-grunge
Producer(s): Erik Ron, Gavin Rossdale
Length: 48:24
Released: October 7th, 2022
Year: 2022

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