1. |
I guess I don't Know
03:40
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there is a mob rule here in our school
that tears up the place and screams in our face
so i watch what i do, say and think everyday
and stifle myself to coax them to stop
i guess i don't know
i guess i'll just go alone
i guess i'll just go away
the kings have been crowned
and won't turn it down
kill me please
keep hanging around where we don't belong
the glass on the ground that they left around here
won't disappear for a number of days
so watch where you walk
thoughtless and slowed down now to a crawl
the idiot loop of life that they've learned
i guess i don't know
i guess i'll just go alone
i guess i'll just go away
the kings have been crowned
well i won't be around
i'm dropping out
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2. |
An Open Letter
02:40
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you fell asleep while on the phone
mumbling about being alone
how no one cares what you're going through
i see you're desperate to connect
but you went down with the wreck
now you're desperate for a single breath
you're watching every other scene
and coming to me in between
with little notes that end up in the trash
and i'm a part of every word
a never ending mental bore
and so you send me off to pull the cord
i try to answer every call
but fucking christ i need a break
from every slight you think i'm supposed to take
cos i can only dim the view
of what you think is useful art
i can't help you finish what you start
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3. |
The Answer Is Yes
03:01
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well you kept too quiet for too long
to keep them down
now everyone fights for a spot
to hang around
but the curtain call that hounds us all
is getting loud
so take a bow kid
before you fail to make them proud of you
was a cold portrayal of someone's life
you wish was yours
that brought you to this final act
that they'll ignore
while they look around for social cues
to laugh and cry
and wonder if they should've known
the answer is yes
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4. |
Misery Loves Company
06:03
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i walked along while knowing it was wrong
the mind of a man in a scene
when he's not where he's supposed to be
i tried to pretend it was fine and carried on
but she had a way to make it seem okay
a beautiful girl who could sing
but heartache is all it would bring
it's true i was feeling so lonely, i'm alone
i fell for this the same old way
but now i want to say to you
i found you out
when i red through your history
i lost my sympathy for you
i lost myself
you're the one who played a game
but still the blame is on me
you held a lie in front of me
some fucking sight to see for you
to keep me blind
you said some things and had your way
but now i want to say to you
i fell for this
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5. |
Baby's Your Friend
04:27
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don't you want to know
how the process seems to go
like a conscious move you make
celebrating in a wake
did you step into the scene
where it came much too quickly
but a drink and then you saw
that a part of her was flawed
the man with the motor skills said that
maybe it's a trend
but baby she's your friend tonight
now you're a salesmen of a game
and your pitch is just as lame
but you're just a round away
from the one you want to play
and the voice in your head keeps repeating it
maybe it's a trend
but baby she's your friend tonight
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6. |
Painted White
02:37
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i'm on a track that's painted white
and been snowed over every day
so even with your holy light
it's impossible to find my way
so don't think you can change
the things about me that you feel are strange
i know you want to see
a version of the person you think i should be
the quiet dream i won't release
has gone on long enough to see
that i'm at war for inner peace
and it takes up every part of me
so don't think you can change
the things about me that you feel are strange
i know you want to see
a version of the person you think i should be
i'm on a track that's painted white
and been snowed over every day
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7. |
Counting The Hours
02:43
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counting the hours down in a dream
watching past images stream
through a reel that only plays right
when i'm down and out and drunk in the night
i don't really care but everybody
wants everything to be
perfectly framed when i'm done
so that they can interject one by one
leave me alone
i'll be glad i'm on my own
in my place in the world
where i belong
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8. |
Karmic Cares
01:53
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all of your friends and their karmic cares
they got nothing to say
cos they only ask what they're willing to know
and then they fade away
as long as i can on klonopin
i'll take you out for a drive
and call up your fate cos we're taking a risk
to see who stays alive
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9. |
See You In New York
03:23
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I've got a lot of bills to pay
and I don't need you in my way
you make me want to live some different kind of life
but I've stayed here cos of you
You've got a lot of nerve to say
that I'm wasting all of my time
I guess to you It's just an empty maker's mark
that I shattered in the dark
Haven't I been good
and said the things I should
how did I get put here in my place
while you cry
We're holding out our hands to grab
anything we think might be left
I'll keep a candle lit and hope that you'll forget
I love you
yours, goodbye
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10. |
Own Me
03:58
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most likely never be what i want to see
and it hurts on and on and takes so long
i'm sending down another one
and counting off until i'm done
the sky's been dark so long now i could be wrong
but i don't see that there's anything in me
and i've been working so damn hard
but i can never get too far
don't tempt me i'm empty
so the things you see are a joke
and i've been taking all i can
so if i'm lying on the ground
with everyone i keep around
own me
i don't want to leave
cos you're the only one i want to see
and all of the colors adjust to blue and green
we'll be the only one's we've ever seen
own me
i don't want to leave
cos you're the only one i want to see
and all of the colors adjust to blue and green
we'll be the only one's we've ever seen
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11. |
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god it's only 10 pm
one more drink then meet her friends
lonely walking just to live
for the feeling that she gives
it's just the way it ought to be
the pool for drunken memories is over flowing
civil servant to the state
of her mind and of the rate
mayor says it's been decreed
by us universally
pail kid against the broken light
that used to make everything right
been replaced by her
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12. |
Fast Asleep
02:19
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everyone knows about how you keep us all in doubt
of your ability to rise above your faults
we know you won't but say you will
so go and take another pill
for some shit you're told will kill you if you don't
doctor wrong and his army strong
chart the path that you walk along
so head back home
everyone's got a place to be
so don't expect some kind of courtesy
when you're stuck back home
you've got a lot to go around
but keep it locked up under ground
with a loaded gun directed at your will
give in
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