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Dawgy
03:32
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I’m alone in my house
With no one to talk to
Except my dogs
These days I’ll take
Their blank stares and confusion
Because it’s easier here
Than in the real world
Where I feel lost
People. Places.
Indifference on their faces
Well I don’t know just what I’m expecting
When I spend every minute protecting
Myself from getting bored or rejected
Clearly it’s just what I’m projecting
Well I remember a time
When I felt safe
In a crowd of a like-minded people’s acceptance
Now that I’ve pushed everyone away
Can I find it again someday
I’m making some calls
I hope they remember the way it felt
Back when I was full of excitement
Now I’m going out
And trying to smile convincingly
They see right through me
Well I don’t just what I’m expecting
When I spend every minute protecting
Myself from getting bored or rejected
Clearly it’s just what I’m projecting
Well I remember a time
When I felt safe
In a crowd of like-minded people’s acceptance
Too bad I pushed everyone away
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2. |
Existential Love Song
03:25
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Life is a gift horse
I was never meant to face
But now I’m stuck with it
And I can’t live with it
I’m planning my escape
Maybe I deserve this
And if there’s a purpose
I’ll learn from my mistakes
And change my direction
I used to believe in love
Or someone watching from above
Or maybe music saves me from
A lifetime of just feeling this numb
Maybe I’m the problem
But I’m not sure
What I’m still missing
Well, whatever it is
It’s not enough
But I’d like to
Believe in us
I can’t put this on you
You can’t be my whole thing
That I wake up for
When I can’t wake up for me
Please just be patient
I just wanna feel your love
But you deserve more than I can give
I just hope that I’m enough
I always knew you’d be the one
But I never thought it’d take this long
I just wanna feel your love
But the past few years have taken so much
But you deserve more than I can give
If I get the chance
I’ll give what I can
I just hope that I’m enough
I guess I believe in love
When I’m with you
It’s real enough
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3. |
Too Many Bandsifesto
03:48
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The first band I ever played in
We covered The Blamed at our first show
It was 1996 and we broke up after it
My next band tried hard to be American Steel
Or just real bad pop punk
Either way, I wrote my first song with them
It was called Gothic Girl
Junior year it was punk with ska
Stupid band names, real best friends
Until I let it end
Midway through high school
I knew I could never quit
This was the only thing
That ever would really fit
Played every genre
But I’ll find some more to try
This 8th-grade obsession
Will go with me when I die
Then I spent 3 years, or more
On metal and hardcore
Back then the 24 crew
And straightedge gatekeeping
Was laid on so thick
Until I had overdosed on testosterone
And it all made me sick
I guess it was inevitable
That the post would come after the hardcore
I could never tell if I was behind
Or ahead of the times
I started listening to Q and not U
And Chinese Stars
And learned to dance
And play bass with choppy guitars
I might do it again someday
But time is a Wizard
And 2010s indie found me
I got new friends
And we all went in
I felt lucky
Then I got kicked out
And I got so down
It consumed me
So back to post-punk bands
Or just bad punk bands
Until 2013
This band will outlast
Every relationship
That I’ve ever had
I’m finally at peace with it
This band will outlast
Every band I’ve ever quit
I can’t kick myself out
So I guess that I’m stuck with it
This band has changed me
More than I care to admit
Let’s go for 10 years
Let’s never get sick of it
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4. |
Wrong Number
02:46
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You’ve got a reputation
So, you never think twice
To call it recreation,
The coked-out endless nights
With people who adore you
For your supply
I learned a lot from watching you
Most of it what not to do
I never could keep up with you
And know that I was being used
Embrace it, you only get one life
So spend your time selfish
Remember, when everyone is gone
You chose to be this way
The truth is
I’m a different kind of mess
Our vices keep defining us
Our instincts keep deceiving us
Our old friends can’t recognize us
I should probably lose your number
But I want to believe
Like me, you’re only human
Just trying to survive
Like anyone
Embrace it, you only get one life
So spend your time selfish
Remember, when everyone is gone
You chose to be this way
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