Failures in Outer Space, failures and crimes.
Let's get something straight, s'not for mine.
Before you were born and after you die.
Failures in Outer Space, failures and crimes.

It's in the water, it's in the earth.
It's in the unit to measure the curse.
it's depth, whatever it's worth.
It's in the unit to measure the curse.

It's in the set up, yeah it's built in.
whatever the get up, yeah it's built in.

Wait for the rubout, wait for the purge.
Wipe the last howlie the fuck off our turf.
Forget what you thought, forget what you heard
wipe the last HAOLE the fuck off our turf.

Aloha (aloha)
Suit Up!
Luau (luau)

Kill all the tourists, and we'll all sleep sound
cash all their filling, blow it in town
Yeah we'll blow it on rifles, blow it on drinks.
Head for the corner, head in the sink.


Lyrics submitted by PLANES, edited by Chapelo, Malhavic

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    this song is life.

    ataritardon July 19, 2008   Link

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