Take a little walk to the edge of town and go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom As it shifts and cracks Where secrets lie in the border fires, in the humming wires Hey man, you know you're never coming back Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man in a dusty black coat with a red right hand
He'll wrap you in his arms, tell you that you've been a good boy He'll rekindle all the dreams it took you a lifetime to destroy He'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul, but there won't be a single thing that you can do He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru They're whispering his name through this disappearing land But hidden in his coat is a red right hand
You don't have no money? He'll get you some You don't have no car? He'll get you one You don't have no self-respect, you feel like an insect Well don't you worry buddy, 'cause here he comes Through the ghettos and the barrio and the bowery and the slum A shadow is cast wherever he stands Stacks of green paper in his red right hand
You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams He'll appear out of nowhere but he ain't what he seems You'll see him in your head, on the TV screen And hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand
See the animal in his cage that you built Are you sure what side you're on? Better not look him too closely in the eye Are you sure what side of the glass you are on? See the safety of the life you have built Everything where it belongs Feel the hollowness inside of your heart And it's all Right where it belongs
[Chorus:] What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you think you know Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection Is it all you want it to be? What if you could look right through the cracks? Would you find yourself Find yourself afraid to see?
What if all the world's inside of your head Just creations of your own? Your devils and your gods All the living and the dead And you're really all alone? You can live in this illusion You can choose to believe You keep looking but you can't find the woods While you're hiding in the trees
[Chorus:] What if everything around you Isn't quite as it seems? What if all the world you used to know Is an elaborate dream? And if you look at your reflection Is it all you want it to be? What if you could look right through the cracks Would you find yourself Find yourself afraid to see?
The more that you take The paler you get I can't remember who you are Easy to forget The dust on the floor The walls closing in In your eyes there's nothing Worth remembering
For you to go and take this, to smash it apart I didn't push this fucking hard To wind up back at Back at the start
[Chorus:] Hey, the more that you think you are Well it only got you so far Now you got anything left to show No no I didn't think so Hey, the sooner we realize We cover ourselves with lies But underneath you're not so tough And you are not enough
Well you hide in the dark Like the withering vein Did they give you a mind Or are you just a thing? We never really had a chance You'd never really let us through But it's not like I believed I believed I could get better with you
HORRIBLE Any dolt with half a brain Can see that humankind has gone insane To the point where I don’t know If I’ll upset the status quo If I throw poison in the water main
Listen close to everybody’s heart And hear that breaking sound Hopes and dreams are shattering apart And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes How the world’s filled with filth and lies But it’s plain to see Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY Look around We’re living with the lost and found Just when you feel you’ve almost drowned You find yourself on solid ground And you believe
There’s good in everybody’s heart Keep it safe and sound With hope, you can do your part To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes Is the world finally growing wise ‘Cause it seems to me Some kind of harmony Is on the rise
HORRIBLE (overlapping with Penny below) Anyone with half a brain Could spend their whole life howling in pain ‘Cause the dark is everywhere And Penny doesn’t seem to care That soon the dark in me is all that will remain
Listen close to everybody’s heart And hear that breaking sound Hopes and dreams are shattering apart And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes How the world’s filled with filth and lies But it’s plain to see Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY Take it slow He looks at me and seems to know The things that I’m afraid to show And suddenly I feel this glow And I believe
There’s good in everybody’s heart Keep it safe and sound With hope, you can do your part To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes How the world’s finally growing wise And it’s plain to see Rapture inside of me is on the rise
red right hand - nick cave and the bad seeds
and go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms,
like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
in the humming wires
Hey man, you know
you're never coming back
Past the square, past the bridge,
past the mills, past the stacks
On a gathering storm comes
a tall handsome man
in a dusty black coat with
a red right hand
He'll wrap you in his arms,
tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
it took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole,
heal your shrinking soul,
but there won't be a single thing
that you can do
He's a god, he's a man,
he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
is a red right hand
You don't have no money?
He'll get you some
You don't have no car?
He'll get you one
You don't have no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
'cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
and the bowery and the slum
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper in his
red right hand
You'll see him in your nightmares,
you'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere but
he ain't what he seems
You'll see him in your head,
on the TV screen
And hey buddy, I'm warning
you to turn it off
He's a ghost, he's a god,
he's a man, he's a guru
You're one microscopic cog
in his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
his red right hand
original lyrics
right where it belongs - nine inch nails
Are you sure what side you're on?
Better not look him too closely in the eye
Are you sure what side of the glass you are on?
See the safety of the life you have built
Everything where it belongs
Feel the hollowness inside of your heart
And it's all
Right where it belongs
[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you think you know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks?
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?
What if all the world's inside of your head
Just creations of your own?
Your devils and your gods
All the living and the dead
And you're really all alone?
You can live in this illusion
You can choose to believe
You keep looking but you can't find the woods
While you're hiding in the trees
[Chorus:]
What if everything around you
Isn't quite as it seems?
What if all the world you used to know
Is an elaborate dream?
And if you look at your reflection
Is it all you want it to be?
What if you could look right through the cracks
Would you find yourself
Find yourself afraid to see?
original lyrics
love is not enough - nine inch nails
The paler you get
I can't remember who you are
Easy to forget
The dust on the floor
The walls closing in
In your eyes there's nothing
Worth remembering
For you to go and take this, to smash it apart
I didn't push this fucking hard
To wind up back at
Back at the start
[Chorus:]
Hey, the more that you think you are
Well it only got you so far
Now you got anything left to show
No no I didn't think so
Hey, the sooner we realize
We cover ourselves with lies
But underneath you're not so tough
And you are not enough
Well you hide in the dark
Like the withering vein
Did they give you a mind
Or are you just a thing?
We never really had a chance
You'd never really let us through
But it's not like I believed
I believed I could get better with you
[Chorus]
original song
shitty recording frank did with the edited lyrics
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog - On the Rise
Any dolt with half a brain
Can see that humankind has gone insane
To the point where I don’t know
If I’ll upset the status quo
If I throw poison in the water main
Listen close to everybody’s heart
And hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes
How the world’s filled with filth and lies
But it’s plain to see
Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY
Look around
We’re living with the lost and found
Just when you feel you’ve almost drowned
You find yourself on solid ground
And you believe
There’s good in everybody’s heart
Keep it safe and sound
With hope, you can do your part
To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes
Is the world finally growing wise
‘Cause it seems to me
Some kind of harmony
Is on the rise
HORRIBLE (overlapping with Penny below)
Anyone with half a brain
Could spend their whole life howling in pain
‘Cause the dark is everywhere
And Penny doesn’t seem to care
That soon the dark in me is all that will remain
Listen close to everybody’s heart
And hear that breaking sound
Hopes and dreams are shattering apart
And crashing to the ground
I cannot believe my eyes
How the world’s filled with filth and lies
But it’s plain to see
Evil inside of me is on the rise
PENNY
Take it slow
He looks at me and seems to know
The things that I’m afraid to show
And suddenly I feel this glow
And I believe
There’s good in everybody’s heart
Keep it safe and sound
With hope, you can do your part
To turn a life around
I cannot believe my eyes
How the world’s finally growing wise
And it’s plain to see
Rapture inside of me is on the rise
original song