The Damned Things
Album • 2010
We're breaking up, getting lost in the static You're getting blurry right in front of me The footsteps growing quiet in the hallway As I let go, let go The gravity that attracts us helps us implode Or else we'd keep dividing But I know, I know We're aimed straight at each other We are doomed to crash So strike up a fire, light up the town 'Cause we're aimed straight at each other This was meant to last So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down Our lips move but we speak in a language That neither one of us can understand You sleepwalk through the tape and the sirens I let go, let go The rules of our attraction were carved in stone And yet you keep resisting But I know, I know We're aimed straight at each other We are doomed to crash So strike up a fire, light up the town 'Cause we're aimed straight at each other This was meant to last So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down It doesn't matter, it's a disaster It doesn't matter It doesn't matter, it's a disaster It doesn't matter The chaos will calm us down We're aimed straight at each other We are doomed to crash So strike up a fire, light up the town 'Cause we're aimed straight at each other This was meant to last So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down We're aimed straight at each other We are doomed to crash So strike up a fire, light up the town 'Cause we're aimed straight at each other This was meant to last So don't try to fight it, the chaos will calm us down
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
You couldn't tell it by the tone that I want you? You couldn't guess from the vibe that you're mine? Shot glasses, burnt out cigarettes You wanted nothing, baby, get in line I couldn't stay but I thought you'd be waiting Holding your breath while I wore out the crown Clock freezes, no change in scenery I closed my eyes and you opened the ground So I watch and I wait and I pace You gave me rope so I'm hanging around Bad blood Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins Bad blood We're dancing on the edge of the knife Can you feel it? Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life I come crawling back through the cracks in your windows I'm seeping into your skin through the walls Grand delusions of petty criminals If I'm not everything I'm nothing at all So I watch and I wait and I pace You gave me rope so I'm hanging around Bad blood Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins Bad blood We're dancing on the edge of the knife Can you feel it? Tell me, can you feel it? Bad blood Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins Bad blood I'm crashing right in front of your eyes Can you feel it? Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life Where was I when you thought I crossed the line? Where was I when the gears began to grind? Where was I while the band kept playing on? Where was I when you knew I was wrong? Bad blood Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins Bad blood We're dancing on the edge of the knife Can you feel it? Tell me, can you feel it? Bad blood Is maybe what we need tonight in our veins Bad blood I'm crashing right in front of your eyes Can you feel it? Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life Tonight we bring our bodies to life So, come on, baby, get in line Tonight we bring our bodies to life
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
Write a note and keep the car running Hide the evidence in front of their eyes The heat of passion In the sweat we're baptized Don't ask if I know what I'm doing 'Cause I don't, no I don't But if I have to, I'll do it on my own And if you look for rhyme or reason Your head will spin 'cause All I want is another good time It's Friday night And Sunday's saints have gone away They're out of sight 'Cause all I want is another good time It's Friday night And if we're all going down in flames I think the devil just called my name Cross the world in search of balance The white whale keeps eluding me We've got our hooks in Now we're dragged by our feet Don't ask if I know where it's going 'Cause I don't, no I don't But where I end up is where I'll rest my bones And if you look for rhyme or reason Your head will spin 'cause All I want is another good time It's Friday night And Sunday's saints have gone away They're out of sight 'Cause all I want is another good time It's Friday night And if we're all going down in flames I think the devil just called my name My mind is racing The room's in a spin And I'm tired of knockin' So just let me in You know where I'm headin' And I know where you've been But that ain't gonna stop us from giving in And if you look for rhyme or reason Your head will spin 'cause All I want is another good time It's Friday night And Sunday's saints have gone away They're out of sight 'Cause all I want is another good time It's Friday night And if we're all going down in flames I think the devil just called my name All I want is another good time It's Friday night So let my demons draw the line Just stay on your side All I want is another good time It's Friday night And if we're all going down in flames I think the devil just called my name
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
I've been waiting patiently For the crowd to gather in To read out my demands On the news this evening I have not asked for much But I want what I can't afford Just to find myself a mess At the steps to her door At the steps to her door At the steps to her door This situation is out of my hands I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs Come in and get me This situation is out of my hands I got a new prayer for a new plan Come in and get me I'm making all this up As the eyes follow along No lines between the dots It's the right time going wrong We wanted something more Than we could ever regret And I don't ever learn But I know I forget I know I forget I know I forget This situation is out of my hands I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs Come in and get me This situation is out of my hands I got a new prayer for a new plan Come in and get me Didn't the dogs get the scent Do you kids get the sense I've come undone? Didn't the dogs get the scent Do you kids get the sense I've come undone? With all the love in the world We're still one foot in the grave For the love of God Put your sights on my heart When all the eyes are upon me I'm sure I'll freeze to the spot For the love of God Put your sights on my heart When it comes for us Like I know it will When it comes, it takes us in its arms This situation is out of my hands I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs Come in and get me This situation is out of my hands I got a new prayer for a new plan Come in and get me This situation is out of my hands I am the cross-bearer in the cross-hairs Come in and get me Come in and get me Come in and get me Didn't the dogs get the scent Do you kids get the sense I've come undone? Didn't the dogs get the scent Do you kids get the sense I've come undone?
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
I hope you've taken notice of the wandering eyes All the circling wagons and where I draw the line All the birds of prey that keep searching Have come to feast on my little black heart And some get discouraged Yeah, while the other ones starve We've got to keep moving On and on and on and on and on Though the dust might settle on my bones My blood will sneak out after dark, oh, oh, oh Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party That catches you and brings you to my little black heart A blank slate in the water with nothing sinking in And I just keep repeating whatever goddamn thing I try to trim some fat from the evening Throw some meat to the wolves gathered 'round Oh, I still get discouraged 'Cause it's just slowing me down We've got to keep moving On and on and on and on and on Though the dust might settle on my bones My blood will sneak out after dark, oh, oh, oh Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party That catches you and brings you to my little black heart Everybody got their own thing What's mine is yours and yours is nothing Everybody got their own thing What's mine is mine and I got something Though the dust might settle on my bones My blood will sneak out after dark, oh, oh, oh Tracking scents like a hound dog hunting party That catches you and brings you to my little black heart And even if you're nowhere to be found I have been searching from the start, oh, oh, oh Time will set the trap as strong as I was That catches you and brings you to my little black heart
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
I'll let the coin toss figure it out If that's alright I can't be bothered with affairs of the heart When I'm trying to ruin my life Place your money down to beat the spread You give me more credit than you should ever invest And if it's bad luck that suits us Then I'm one of a kind The king gets his aces cracked My good name's no good anymore Awareness is leaving me But I don't miss it, I don't know I'm not wanted, I reckon I reckon, I reckon, woah It's not necessity that kept you around Of that I'm sure Unless you need to keep falling apart Then I'm your safest bet We've been counting cards, trying to win I lost more dignity then I had to spend And if it's bad luck that suits us Then I'm one of a kind The king gets his aces cracked My good name's no good anymore Awareness is leaving me But I don't miss it, I don't miss it You can't take me anywhere My good name's no good anymore The king gets his aces cracked And I don't miss it, I don't know I'm not wanted, I reckon I reckon, I reckon The king gets his aces cracked My good name's no good anymore Awareness is leaving me But I don't miss it, I don't miss it You can't take me anywhere My good name's no good anymore The king gets his aces cracked And I don't miss it, I don't know I'm not wanted, I reckon I reckon, I reckon, woah Tonight I am ending the world Tonight I am ending the world Every night I am ending the world This is my great reckoning
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
C'mon, c'mon, little darling Put on your favorite shoes C'mon, c'mon, little darling I'm gonna give you the blues I'll make sure to keep a light on To draw you in Like a flame you're burnin' up, darling To go out again Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Dry your eyes, honey Let the broken record play (We're all the way, we're all the way) Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Little darling gotta save my soul C'mon get loud, little darling You've got a lot to prove C'mon get high, little darling Hearts gonna beat 'til they bruise I don't mean to keep you waiting And wondering Like a wave I'm rolling in, darling To go out again Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Dry your eyes, honey Let the broken record play (We're all the way, we're all the way) Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Little darling gotta save my soul I come and go, but never disappear A million miles until we're in the clear I come and go, but never disappear I keep running back to you, little darling Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Dry your eyes, honey Let the broken record play (We're all the way, we're all the way) Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Little darling gotta save my soul Little darling gotta save my soul Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Dry your eyes, honey Let the broken record play (We're all the way, we're all the way) Quiet down, baby You're not listening to what I say (We're all the way, we're all the way) Little darling gotta save my soul Little darling gotta save my soul Little darling gotta save my soul
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
You're soaking wet in the middle of a dry spell The cold sex and the boredom sells Heat-seeker, pull the curtain down The death pangs and the wedding vows This trash is fucking contagious It runs through every inch of my veins Turn the music off, pull the covers down The death mask is a bridal veil You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve You don't feel much but you've got every nerve Tell the kids, boy, what's it like to be stoned? Like I don't know, oh, I know I've got a right to know I've got a right to know I've got a right to know I've got a right to know Snake charmer, going out through the trapdoor The black sheep the lost boys are waiting for Fashion martyr, walk the catwalk Your knees buckled from the weight of the cross This trash is fucking contagious It runs through every inch of my veins Turn the music off, pull the covers down The death mask is a bridal veil You're so cool, you snuff out all the verve You don't feel much but you've got every nerve Tell the kids, boy, what's it like to be stoned? Like I don't know, oh, I know See I got a black cloud above me too And I got lungs to match This trash is fucking contagious It covers every broken inch of my bones Turn the music off, pull the covers down The death bed is the marital tomb, so cold
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
I got caught dragging the scraps from the heap By the junkyard dogs They won't leave me alone, no 'Cause I went for the pearl They keep in the mouth of the pig But he won't let it go, no he won't let it go So I broke the lock to the vault Where they buried my child But he won't stay alive, no he can't be revived So don't push me I said I was leaving I just wanted to stick my hands up the shirts of the grieving Graverobber, you can't take me home I don't care what nobody says, lord That's my bed on the side of the road Graverobber, your hands are getting cold We take another drink of the dust that don't just blow, it pours Straight from the veins of the ghost of our lord And it won't be long until my cask is a casket And I've righted all my wrongs I've righted all my wrongs Graverobber, you can't take me home I don't care what nobody says, lord That's my bed on the side of the road Graverobber, your hands are getting cold I lost what I've found in the feedback and chemicals We're growing mold on the fruits of our labours I lost what I've found in the feedback and chemicals We're growing mold on the fruits of our labours I go back to the well With my head in my hands And my tail between my legs I go back to the well With my head in my hands And my tail between my legs Graverobber, you can't take me home I don't care what nobody says, lord That's my bed on the side of the road Graverobber, your hands are getting cold
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
The good lord must have heard my prayers Because he packed up and disappeared He took the praise and extravagant odes And left the sting I've been dying to know Someone should give that old Devil his due He taught me how to love only you He taught me how to love only you I know I owe my good fortune to him 'Cause he pulled me out of the trance now, baby That faith had put me in I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters Stripped of the sins we're destined for I've been blessed with a broken heart since I've been reborn Down in the water, the sons and the daughters The kind of death worth living for The good stranger has seen me grieve He saw the crooked old heart on my sleeve He took the note I had written and said "Only sinners become better men" Someone should give that old devil his due He taught me how to love only you He taught me how to love only you Yeah, I owe the love of my woman to him 'Cause he took her out of the grave That faith had put her in I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters Stripped of the sins we're destined for I've been blessed with a broken heart since I've been reborn Down in the water, the sons and the daughters The kind of death worth living for I can't live without the blues I can't love without the blues I can't sleep without the blues The Devil will take his pay so we're alright I can't live without the blues Oh, I can't love without the blues I can't drink without the blues 'Cause he pulled me out of the trance now, baby That faith had put me in I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters Stripped of the sins we're destined for I've been blessed with a broken heart since I've been reborn Down in the water, the sons and the daughters The kind of death worth living for I've been blessed with a broken heart since the day I was born Cleansed in the water, the sons and the daughters Stripped of the sins we're destined for I've been blessed with a broken heart since I've been reborn Down in the water, the sons and the daughters The kind of death worth living for
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Feb 25, 2026
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