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Slaves & Bulldozers (2016 Remaster)

Soundgarden
Track 3 on Badmotorfinger Super Deluxe Edition 

Producers

Soundgarden & Terry Date
Nov. 18, 20161 viewer

Slaves & Bulldozers (2016 Remaster) Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Every word I said is what I mean
Every word I said is what I mean
Everything I gave is what I need

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Virgin eyes and dirty looks on
What I have and why I took
Counting all the hands I shook
Now I know why you've been shaking
Now I know why you've been shaking
Now I know why you've been shaking
Now I know why you've been shaking

[Chorus]
So bleed your heart out
There's no more rides for free
Bleed your heart out
I said, “What's in it for me?
What's in it for me?”

[Verse 2]
Everything I've held is what I've freed
Everything I've held is what I've freed
Everything I've shown is what I feel
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Buying lies and stealing jokes and
Laughing every time I choke
Biding all the time you took
Now I know why you've been takеn
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been takеn
Now I know why you've been taken

[Chorus]
So bleed your heart out
There's no more rides for free
Bleed your heart out
I said, “What's in it for me?
What’s in it for me?
What’s in it for...
What’s in it for...

[Verse 3]
Every word I said is what I mean
Everything I gave is what I need
Everything I've held is what I've freed
Everything I've shown is what I feel

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Virgin eyes and dirty looks on
What I have and why I took
Counting all the hands I shook
Now I know why you've been shaking
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Buying lies and stealing jokes and
Laughing every time I choke
Biding all the time you took
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been taken
Now I know why you've been taken

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Badmotorfinger Super Deluxe Edition (2016)
Soundgarden
  1. 1.
    Rusty Cage (2016 Remaster)
  2. 2.
    Outshined (2016 Remaster)
  3. 3.
    Slaves & Bulldozers (2016 Remaster)
  4. 4.
    Jesus Christ Pose (2016 Remaster)
  5. 5.
    Face Pollution (2016 Remaster)
  6. 6.
    Somewhere (2016 Remaster)
  7. 7.
    Searching with My Good Eye Closed (2016 Remaster)
  8. 8.
    Room a Thousand Years Wide (2016 Remaster)
  9. 9.
    Mind Riot (2016 Remaster)
  10. 10.
    Drawing Flies (2016 Remaster)
  11. 11.
    Holy Water (2016 Remaster)
  12. 12.
    New Damage (2016 Remaster)
  13. 13.
    Rusty Cage (Studio Outtake)
  14. 14.
    Outshined (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  15. 15.
    Slaves & Bulldozers (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  16. 16.
    Jesus Christ Pose (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  17. 17.
    Face Pollution (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  18. 18.
    Somewhere (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  19. 19.
    Searching With My Good Eye Closed (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  20. 20.
    Room A Thousand Years Wide (Studio Outtake)
  21. 21.
    Drawing Flies (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  22. 22.
    Holy Water (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  23. 23.
    Cold Bitch (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  24. 24.
    She’s A Politician (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  25. 25.
    Black Rain (Black Days) (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  26. 26.
    Birth Ritual (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  27. 27.
    Blind Dogs (Studio Outtake) (Missing Lyrics)
  28. 28.
    New Damage (Alternate Take) (Missing Lyrics)
  29. 29.
    Searching With My Good Eye Closed (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  30. 30.
    Hands All Over (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  31. 31.
    Drawing Flies (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  32. 32.
    Room A Thousand Years Wide (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  33. 33.
    Gun (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  34. 34.
    Flower (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  35. 35.
    Little Joe (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  36. 36.
    Big Dumb Sex (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992)
  37. 37.
    Face Pollution (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  38. 38.
    Incessant Mace (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  39. 39.
    Rusty Cage (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  40. 40.
    Outshined (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle /1992)) (Missing Lyrics)
  41. 41.
    Mind Riot (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  42. 42.
    Beyond the Wheel (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  43. 43.
    Into The Void (Sealth) (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  44. 44.
    Jesus Christ Pose (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  45. 45.
    Hunted Down (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  46. 46.
    Somewhere (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
  47. 47.
    Slaves & Bulldozers (Live At The Paramount Theatre, Seattle / 1992) (Missing Lyrics)
Credits
Producers
Writers
Recorded At
A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Bear Creek Studios (Bearinville, CA); and Studio D (Sausalito, CA)
Release Date
November 18, 2016
Slaves & Bulldozers (2016 Remaster) Is A Remix Of
Tags
RockHard RockGrungeAlternative Rock
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