1. |
Butterfly Effect
03:05
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She said she moved with her dad from Joliet
She looked so cool with her pink hair and her
Michael Jordan fanimation jacket
She acted like one of the boys, she fit right in
And when she came down the stairs for prom, I just stood there gawping.
I couldn’t believe, she was mine.
And everything, we went through
It just made me love you more.
And eventually, you outgrew me
And my life was never the same, as before.
I overheard she’d moved back to Joliet
It hurt for a while when I told everyone that
I hadn’t been to visit yet.
There was no way she’d take me back, she made it so clear
It didn’t matter anyway, she moved away for college the very next year.
I couldn’t believe, she was gone.
And oh god, sometimes I miss her.
I couldn’t believe she was mine.
And oh god, sometimes I miss her.
I couldn’t believe she was gone.
And my life was never the same.
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Through the suffocating fog
I count the bodies, I’ve done this
One too many times
We see the ghost in the
old clock tower, the chill always stiffens my spine.
We gotta get out
We gotta hide
Don’t let him see you
Or you’ll die.
It’s pure evil
Absence of light
Awaken demons
In the night.
Every full moon we bury our brothers
We’re lost in time
The sun burns to black and we’re swallowed by evil’s grand design.
Help us.
If you can send fire by the sky.
We’re hoping for ships off the coast
While we’re haunted by the Clock Tower’s Ghost.
20 years have come and gone now
We’re still under the eye
Of the ghost that’s haunts the tower
A putrid pulse intensifies
Its rolling thunder in the mountains
A sunburn in the night
We’re completely surrounded
And choked to death by the light.
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3. |
The Runaways
04:09
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I float through this life
Wondering what it’s about
And what it’s for
It seems lost on me
And all my self doubt
It’s torture
Does it make sense to you?
Because I’m just not getting it
What’s the point of anything we do
It all just seems so useless
Can I
Can I
Can I
Run away from the things
That make me feel so scared
And away from feeling
That I’m just so unprepared.
Do I
Do I
Do I
Really need to explain the way
I always feel
I’m just dying to feel somewhat real
There’s no fucking way
I’m alone in all this
I just can’t be
It’s overwhelming
To think that there’s no one
That’s get me
Does it make sense to you?
Because I’m just not getting it
What’s the point of anything we do
It all just seems so useless
Can I
Can I
Can I
Feel something
Feel anything
Real
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4. |
Kensington
03:17
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Finally I can see
The beams coming through the trees
Its just been so dark for so long
Locked inside my minds gone
But the suns waking up all the cells in my body
And I’m poking my head out of the window again
Watch me as I sway
Watch me as I bend with the wind
I watch you counting petals
Let me see your face
Let the sun embrace your everything
Are we having a moment?
This summer is the first time
We’ve gone outside
Last summer when we said goodbye
It felt like I’d never see you again,
But holy shit it’s time it’s happening
In Kensington
Here we are now
We two stepping on some travertine
Its just been so dull for a year
Dead inside, were still here
I can’t wait to explore it feels like I just
Struck gold
I'm breathing in the air Ive missed so much
It hurts to breathe
Watch me as I sway
Watch me as I bend with the wind
I watch you counting petals
Let me see your face
Let the sun embrace your everything
Are we having a moment?
This summer is the first time
We’ve gone outside
Last summer when we said goodbye
It felt like I’d never see you again,
But holy shit it’s time it’s happening
In Kensington
And everyone will want to know
What stupid shit you did
Did you paint your room?
Did you let your hair grow?
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Under my skin, pulls electric tension clawing for wind
I can’t stop it again, the last time almost killed me
Why is this happening?
It’s okay
We’re in this together.
I’m eating all of
The flesh right from your body
The sound that you hear
Until you disappear
I’m consuming
Every-fuckin-thing that you love
You’re deep in the ground
While I’m up above.
I let it win. It feels too good to change from within
And I know it’s a sin, but I just have the urge to do it again.
It’s almost time
Can you feel it?
I’m eating all of
The flesh right from your body
The sound that you hear
Until you disappear
I’m consuming
Every-fuckin-thing that you love
You’re deep in the ground
While I’m up above.
Tearing apart the inside of the inside
Nothing like a monster monologue to shine
A red light on the situation
Best to give up; capitulation
Sirens firin’ off in the background; the distance
Better look out the window, you don’t want to miss this.
When the inside of the monster mind breaks free
You ain’t gonna wanna want nothing to do with me.
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6. |
Could've & Should've
02:59
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This story is about a guy who
Ran away from his whole and
He never was seen again
None of his friends knew where he went
Although everyone looked for him
They never found out where he’d been
Or where he might have run away
To where he might be found today
Someone said they saw him last night
Outside of a Piggly Wiggly
Getting into a tan Pinto
Rolling up the tinted windows
Headed back out on the highway
Whatever adventure might befallen him
He welcomed it with open arms
That’s how he’s always been
You know…
That life is a highway
That leads to all these “Coulds”
And you know…
That ignoring it all
Will end up with“I should’ve”
He was gone for so damn long
That everyone had just moved on
They all started to move away
Just like he did that fateful day
Let this be a lesson to you
I think you should discontinue
All of this procrastination
I state with vociferation!
Someone said they saw you last night
Puffin on that sticky icky
Shitting into a tar kettle
While listening to heavy metal
Lest ye be judged for living fully
I’m stead fast in my supporting
Anything and everything
You do as long as it true to you…
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7. |
Escape From Alcatraz
03:38
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She caught me with a cheese sandwich
In the middle of the night, I said,
“How’d know you know?”
She said, “Refrigerator light.”
I said, “God dammit
The fuckin thing only works half the time,
The other half is used
For gettin me in trouble like tonight.”
She said, “Speaking of it being broken
You could fix it along with the other shit
You fucking promised you would fix.”
“Really right now, we’re getting in this,
It’s 2:30 AM and please,
I’m up to me knees in cheese."
Well wouldn’t you know it
We’re fighting again
About some shit
That isn’t important
Oh wouldn’t you know it
We’re fighting again
About shit that’s
Only important to us.
It’s so important
I already forgot about it
Every word is fire
Burnin down I like your outfit
Long for an escape from my Alcatraz
Being with you is misery, honey,
I love you, we’re modern dance.
I can’t even text my buddy Bob anymore
Because one time he came over
And barfed on the floor
Now he’s off limits to me and my broternity
Because our girls think that he’s a fuckin knob
Well he might be a knob to them,
But to us he’s Barfwing Bob
And he’s a pretty good guy
Except that one time
He punched the cart girl in her eye,
For staring at his gut when he had his shirt up.
Well wouldn’t you know it
We’re fighting again
About some shit
That isn’t important
Oh wouldn’t you know it
We’re fighting again
About shit that’s
Only important to us.
It’s so important
I already forgot about it
Every word is fire
Burnin down I like your outfit
Long for an escape from my Alcatraz
Being with you is misery, honey,
I love you, we’re modern dance.
Oh no, you're so mad at me
I have to sleep on the couch again
I guess I can't listen to you
Snore like a dumptruck
Who cares
What you think of my friends?
'Cause I don't care
They're my friends
They're not your friends!
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8. |
Coast to Coast
03:07
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How do I code this message
So only you know
Who I’m talking to?
A keyword only you
and I would know.
How about Wafter Top and Elk Bone?
And now that we’re alone
I can tell you
Something from way out west
One time I saw a guy on a bus
Use a lady’s face as a foot rest
Not everything is a secret.
Coast to coast
Is like we’re almost
On the other side of the world
Eagle and Mountain
The Brother’s Grizz
We may be apart
But we never miss
An opportunity for japes and jokes
When the world we live
In is up in smoke
The never ending saga of dirty Black Earth
Only one thing’s for sure
Best friends, until we’re dirt.
Remember when I was attacked
By a bird
At 2 AM in a parking lot
Or when that Best Buy chog shoved passed us for Steve-O, I almost forgot.
Banana Fing and Mike killed TiJo
Are some of the best jokes I know
And when you told me they made fun of your sweater at KDs, I’m sorry I didn’t go.
EMBARRASSING.
Coast to coast
Is like we’re almost
On the other side of the world
Eagle and Mountain
The Brother’s Grizz
We may be apart
But we never miss
An opportunity for japes and jokes
When the world we live
In is up in smoke
The never ending saga of dirty Black Earth
Only one thing’s for sure
Best friends, until we’re dirt.
And on one of my birthdays
We were at Dave’s
You got your mom
To make me a red velvet
Goatse cake
I’m pretty sure Christina was there.
We then we played pool.
And then probably got drunk, ugh
Beer me dude!
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What does it matter when we’re gone?
When our sun goes down, on our last dawn.
For those that leave, they get reprieve
For all of those left behind, they get to grieve
So why does it hurt so fucking much?
From the sounds in my ears
To everything that I touch
Can I use you as a crutch?
You can lean on me to
If it’ll help you.
And it’s all, “Is there anything I can do?”
“Just let me know if I can help you.”
“Just let me know if there’s anything you need.”
Thanks for asking, but I just need some sleep.
Wake me up when its over
When the heartache fades away
Because the hurt stays within you
No matter the time of day
But I’d rather be sleeping through it
The pain is always more than I’d like to admit
I just can’t get it out of my mind,
This is for all those that we leave behind.
Let me just dream while I can,
I’ll miss everything, but who gives a damn
I feel empty, obviously
Maybe tomorrow, we’ll just wait and see
So how can I miss you when you’re here?
From all the photos kept
To every time I drink beer
I can feel that you are near
You can let it all go
We’ll talk tomorrow
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10. |
From the Balcony
03:20
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Has it really been this long
Since I’ve seen you or your attitude
Everything was wrong, but
Our strong verisimilitude
We had em all fooled
On the outside we were good
But inside we were fuckin dying..
And it killed us to know
That eventually
The truth would show
That we weren’t really happy
But
We were lovers
We hung out all night
We went to the movies
And we had our fights
We were lovers
Up on the stage
Just you and me
While they watched
From the balcony
I think the night that finally cracked us
Was the dinner with your mom and dad
I just couldn’t take how happy
They were thinking this was ironclad
Looking back I realize, we tried
Our best, but it was just too hard
And we were hurting
And it killed me to know
That we’d be breaking up
When I dropped you off at home
And now I think you hate me, but
We were lovers
We stayed out so late
I watched you dance
And you watched me skate
We were lovers
Up on the stage
Just you and me
While they watched
From the balcony
And when the show was over
There was no ovation
Everyone just went home
You went with your friends
And I went home alone.
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