Band: Dag Nasty
Album: Can I Say/Wig Out At Denko's
Genre: Punk / Hardcore
Origin: USA
Year: 1991
(Originally Released: Can I Say - 1986 / Wig Out At Denko's - 1987)
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Track List:
01. Values Here
02. One to Two
03. Circles
04. Thin Line
05. Justification
06. What Now?
07. I've Heard
08. Under Your Influence
09. Can I Say
10. Never Go Back
11. Godfather
12. Trying
13. Safe
14. Fall
15. When I Move
16. Simple Minds
17. Wig Out at Denko's
18. Exercise
19. Dag Nasty
20. Crucial Three
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CAN I SAY:
1) Values Here
what'd you say
when I said we'll be here through tomorrow
in my heart and in my head
fear of failure
fear of reprimand
two big problems
I've never had
I never doubted what I had inside... what I have inside
values here in my heart
and we'll be here through tomorrow
every day's a brand new start
fear of failure
fear of reprimand
two big problems I've never had
I never doubted what I had inside... what I have inside
fear of failure
fear of reprimand
two big problems I've never had
I never doubted what I had inside... what I have inside
One To Two
2) One To Two
there are things I'd like to say
that I've said too many times before
things I should have done
instead of looking for a way to get out
you'll never know the sorrow I felt
or the hours I've laid awake
thinking about just what you said
how could you know how I felt?
I never took the time to figure it out
or see how the problems arose
I tried to blame the two of you
I can only blame myself
for the pain we felt
there are words I should have spoken
but I kept my f~cking mouth shut instead
words would've made the difference
but they always stayed unsaid
why won't you ever see?
why won't you even see?
it's not just me
3) Circles
I wouldn't speak my mind
I didn't want to make them mad
I looked up to them
for the courage I thought I didn't have
I never bothered to lift a finger to make my point
now I'm spelling it out
and nobody's listening
it's hard to take it to heart
it hurts to be apart
but I can't watch and not be heard
the days go by and things get worse
but they say they can only get better
I try to make a dent
but it blends in with all the damage
I try to look the other way
but there's a mirror behind me
I see images of what can be done
it seems like I'm the only one
I wouldn't speak my mind
4) Thin Line
there's a thin line
between love and hate
I'm standing in a no-man's land and I'm afraid
to try and reach
the other side
how could you give back what you took and tried to hide?
I should have never trusted you
left you by yourself
I watched for far too long
you made me think
you were in touch
and oh the pain I felt when I knew you'd moved on
I never realized
you were running in circles
I let you lead when I knew damn well you were blind
I trusted you
5) Justification
we have tried and failed
we have stumbled and fallen
we have tried a new taste and spit it back out
we have taken a left turn when we meant to turn right
we lost sight of our origins
but our past never lost sight of us
it's not emulation - cause that's not this hard
not imitation - cause that won't take you far
not digression - cause I'm falling straight up
it is progression - I'm not afraid to stand up
I don't know what is expected
but I expected it to be great
I said "I'm trying my hardest"
but he didn't like the tape
take a look at what you're doing
and tell me I'm too late
you say we're walking backwards
well, that dead horse sure can run
the truth
I know I can
I know I will
I know -I know what I have to do
and now you'll listen
and I hope it won't hurt
I've seen your poison
you've done your worst
I've seen your better
and I can't believe it's true
you've lost the truth that used to live inside of you
What Now?
6) What Now?
silly boy
in over his head again
silly boy
doing his best again
silly boy
why don't you ever learn?
silly boy you
can't help getting hurt
behind us- lying and hiding
behind us - the lying and hiding
7) I've Heard
I heard this
I heard that
what do I believe?
it's hard to give
it's hard to get
and once you've lost it it's always gone
I know I shouldn't accept
one person's word as truth
without at least
giving you the benefit of the doubt
I get so mixed up
by the things you say
and the way you act
too many times
this has happened before
I always thought the wrong thing
I never gave you a second chance
now it's happening all over again
Under Your Influence
8) Under Your Influence
it's hard to hold
when the world is spinning
learned nothing from the night before
or the weeks before that
under your influence - right goes wrong
under your influence - crossed my mind
under your influence - right goes wrong
under your influence - you crossed my mind for the last time
twelve ounces of courage
makes the world look better
you love the attention
you never had it before
no safety comes from your numbers
nothing said or gained
shirking responsibility
true freedom from what?
from what?
(spoken part - you know I walked by you on the street the other day..
...you were going one way...I was going the other..
..and we both walked right by and we don't say a word..
... we used to be this close ..we used to be like brothers..
..but now 'cause of one time one word one phrase one time one word one phrase .. it's all over)
Can I Say
9) Can I Say
what can I say ?
why should I try ?
I tried to love
what I knew I hated
I took a lie and I made a truth
I defended
what I should have denied
I never gave a second thought
I followed blindly part of the lot
I never gave
I never gave a second thought
I followed blindly part of the lot
how can I say I'm really free?
how can I say I'm really me ?
what can I say ?
10) Never Go Back
sometimes it gets so cloudy
it's hard to see
everything gets distorted
it's all a dream
all these smiling faces
have lost their shine
I guess I'm getting older
I just don't relate
never go back
I wish I could learn
to never go back
there's something wrong inside
but I will never release my pride
I wish I could learn to never go back
I'm looking at pictures
and I'm thinking of those times
those times have changed
and so have I
I stopped my dreaming
I know I can't go back
I started looking closer
and I know what it's become
I wish so bad it was the same
how could it ever be the same ?
never go back
never go back
I stopped my dreaming
I don't want to go back
I started looking closer
and I know what it's become
WIG OUT AT DENKO'S
1) The Godfather
always caring always mine
still always reaching for what isn't there
it just isn't there at all
the smallest doubt can swell and grow
and all hope shrinks into indifference
it makes no difference to me
I was only five
when I heard the tale of the little train that said
" I think I can "
but what's hard to give is hard to get
and once you've lost it it's always gone
it's always gone
sometimes I wish that I could cry
instead of wondering what's on her mind
what was on my mind this time
for consolation there's always a next time
but will you take the time ?
it will take some time
don't misunderstand
half the time I can
don't misunderstand
half the time I only think I can
I was only five
when I heard the tale of the little train that said
" I think I can"
but what's hard to give is hard to get
and once you've lost it it's always gone
it's always gone
standing on the railroad tracks
I hear the whistle the godfather's call
the biggest train of all
it's speeding closer towards the bridge
I'm hoping it can show me how it's done
2) Trying
you say it's the crossroads
the place we meet
all I'm seeing is a dead end street
think of where you're going
think of what you said
I used my heart 'till it was broken
now I'm trying to use my head we'll bide our time and there we'll stay
for you it's tomorrow for me it's yesterday
3) Safe
one for all
nothing for one
and the more on your side
the better for them
they taught you your place
I can't even see your face
I don't understand
and I can't accept that you feel safer blending in with the rest
and it think it's sad
that I should have to ask
am I safe ?
if I don't want to be with you
did your new friends take the time to tell you what they're trying to prove
for the first time in your life people are afraid of you
and it makes me so mad
that I should have to ask
am I safe ?
4) Fall
I can last a lifetime
or be done with in a day
I can be picked up
I can be thrown away
hope that I can bounce back after each and every fall
I'm supposed to bounce back
I am a rubber ball
hope that I can bounce back after each and every fall
but it's easier to fall
I'm supposed to bounce back
I can't hit you hard enough to make you feel you're not alone
I can't touch you soft enough to make you feel you're flesh and bone
but I'll keep trying even though I'm not getting through
I'll keep trying
trying to get to you
5) When I Move
I'm not moved by anything
don't wanna move for anything
'cause it could be just anything
that starts me moving
and when I move
I won't stop for anything
stop for anything
why build me up
just to tear me down
why pick you up just to throw you down
'cause it could be just anything
that starts me moving
I don't just waste my time
I waste everything inside
6) Simple Minds
all those years
wanting to be here
all those tragedies
I screamed at and laughed at and threw in the trash
and still they stand their lives burn so bright
they've long since defined
what's wrong and what's right
can't be sensitive it's been done
what's left to be said will be spoken in tongues
rumors fly from simple minds
simple minds
but no simple lies
being here after all this time
being laughed at being judged
like being in bed with a porcupine a thousand pricks against one
all those years
waiting to be here all those songs they laughed at ignored and called out of tune
and still they stand their lives burn so bright
they've long since defined what's wrong and what's right
can't be sensitive it's been done
what's left to be spoken will be spoken in tongues
7) Wig Out At Denko's
this morning
what shadow
would knock on my window
I might see it later
can't deal with this flavor
it's there for
the taking
but my heart's just not in it
just sleeping
is touching
it's better
than nothing
let me know if you go there
Marks's having a hard time on orange and sunshine
hal's spilling malt liquor on his minor threat sticker
I'm taking no chances
no troubles
no acid
let's wig out at denko's
on coke and doritos
the tv is so loud but it's not outside
the stereo is too loud so take it outside
let's wig out at denkos someone let yanni drive
8) Exercises
I'm irresponsible
I'm irrational
what are you gonna do ?
and if it's in my head
and if I'm just paranoid
well I guess it's just jealousy
when it comes to you
but you'll never guess
it's like exercising
when I try to disguise it
I avoid your eyes
you'll never know
inside I can't stand it at all
when every word is a lie
but I go through it all
lies are just exercises
and I can't help myself
cause I've always lied to myself
I've had to fake so many things
what are you gonna do?
and if you see though it all
and I can't excuse myself
I think I need your help to see me through
what are you gonna do ?
lies are just exercises
9) Dag Nasty
I just wanna ride
so drive
I don't care where we're going to just go
just drive
I don't care if we ever come back here
just drive
I wanna lay back and close my eyes
just let me close my eyes
don't' hold my hand
it makes me afraid
don't hold my hand
it's too late for that
I can see your head
I can see the fire
just close your eyes
fear is the law
duty is pain
shame is necessary
to grind the edges from our minds
our minds
she's hurting now
she let the smooth taste fool her
now when she opens up her eyes
her head's on fire
she wanted to be
a fly on my wall
she thinks she'll see me change
but I don't change at all
and you wouldn't have to walk on water
if you could just swim like the rest of us
if for once in your life you just close your eyes
put it in perspective
10) Crucial Three
throw my books away into the fire
I'm never gonna need those words again
page by stinking page
so the crucial three would understand
but I've lost all memory of them
I don't wanna lose anymore
chained by the crucial three to where I stand
I stand sweating on the shaky ground below
if the chain is broken
torn loose by the days
how would I ever know I don't see them anymore
I don't wanna lose anymore
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