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Rats--sure thing on setlists for coming tour?

Smarter_Than_USmarter_Than_U Posts: 515
edited July 2009 in The Porch
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's one thing you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben
"Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron
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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    They don't eat, don't sleep
    They don't feed, they don't seethe
    Bare their gums when they moan and squeak
    Lick the dirt off a larger one's feet
    They don't push, don't crowd
    Congregate until they're much too loud
    Fuck to procreate till they are dead
    Drink the blood of their so called best friend

    They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way
    Don't pack themselves together and run as one
    Don't shit where they're not supposed to
    Don't take what's not theirs, they don't compare

    They don't scam, don't fight
    Don't oppress an equals given rights
    Starve the poor so they can be well fed
    Line their holes with the dead ones bread

    They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way
    Don't pack themselves together and run as one
    Don't shit where they're not supposed to
    Don't take what's not theirs, they don't compare...

    Rats...They don't compare

    Ben, the two of us need look no more
    Ben, the two of us need look no more
    Ben, the two of us need look no more
    Ben, the two of us need look no more
    Ben, the two of us need look no more
    Ben, the two of us need look no more
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  • Pushin Forward BackPushin Forward Back Posts: 890
    Rats had a ton of play in 2006 so I am not sure I see it coming back just yet. perhaps though?
  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    I hope Matt learns how to play with more funk and power, like it used to be played. I would love to hear it if played well.
    ADD 5,200 to the post count you see, thank you. :)
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  • Smarter_Than_USmarter_Than_U Posts: 515
    Pushin Forward Back wrote:
    Rats had a ton of play in 2006 so I am not sure I see it coming back just yet. perhaps though?

    I guess I was thinking in terms of a tribute to MJ it would be nice. At least I think it would be.
    "Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron
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