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Vicissitudes
01:35
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Ugly, red-faced, indolent, quiet
So much so that I want to start a riot
And pack up and leave this town
Erudite followers are dragging me down
Because it's all about maximizing your profit
Aging ideologies that are keeping us complacent
Maybe we're all just scared to move
In a world where if you move, you lose
I don't want to get a job to work through life
I don't need to be sedated to alleviate my strife
I don't want to take tests that determine my intelligence
I don't want to live through the federal government
I don't want to drive a car and pollute the sky
I don't want you to worry about me and wonder why
I'm always alone behind this door
And I don't want to be me anymore
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No Solos Please
02:47
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Depending. Lending. You're depending on this hobby
Faith. Rate. You shouldn't be worrying about anybody
Whatever happens if we don't do all the things you expect from us?
Priorities will change, yet not rearrange
Will we just be left stranded and unnamed?
They tell you to dream big
There's a point when the dream's big enough
Overshadowed, just based on luck
Maybe I'm the dumb one
Maybe I'm wrong and all of you are right
Maybe you're just lost
And I'm just giving up the fight
With everything planned out
Do you still expect me to stay?
Can't you see this isn't working out?
Not for you, there will never be the day
An endless array equals another detay
When you see that it's lost it means I'm not okay
Everything will be just fine if you can forget
Everything will be just fine if you haven't realized yet
I'm not going to be here forever
I'm gone today
I think it's time for you to look around
You're not the person you claim to be
You're the biggest poseur I've ever met
And I can't wait till these days end
So I never have to see your face again
And you're still sleeping till noon
Claiming it's out of time and out of tune
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Anti-Pestation
00:52
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What are we doing to this earth?
Don't you realize it's all going into the oceans?
And why do you buy pesticides?
To kill off something just for living?
I don't see neonicotinoids on your body
What about dinotefuran, imidacloprid, or thiamethoxam?
There's one next to the bagel shop
Bought at your chain for an affordable price
But is that price worth destroying lives?
Is it worth eradicating their land?
No matter what you do, you're hurting something
But if you could make some change, wouldn't you make it?
Imagine if that happened to you
There's still something you can do
Stop supporting it
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Desenrascanço
03:12
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Closed minded egocentrics are now in style
Who's going to be the first to take it off trial?
Glorified lickspittles that hide in the walls
That earned their right to ignore and stall
Follow your leaders before you're kicked out
They decide what you're all about
Make one mistake and you're done
Living your life on the run
Your entire scene is based on a trend
You only acknowledge those who will help your business
This isn't a company, it's what saved our lives
And you won't speak for us with your dull mind
It's not about the music, it's about your reputation
Find a target, and then you can blame them
We were never heard, because we were never in
This one goes out to anyone ignored by them
We want an answer, and we won't sit still
I won't bow to the capital, or sign off your bill
I won't play what's expected in a world of repeaters
And no scenester blogger is going to be my leader
Because you're so against racism that you're racist
You're so against sexism that you're sexist
Can't you just be yourself instead of following others?
I refuse to believe this is what this genre is about
An excluding, non-welcoming, parade of clout
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Cell Damage
00:15
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Listening to outs on colonialism and colonizations
Why do I watch this act of degradation?
Looking at pictures of him with his flask
I start to shake and talk really fast
It's not rebellion, it's not smart talking
When the union decides who's walking
I'll just stare from behind the screen
And tell myself it's just a dream
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I first laid eyes on you back in June
All these months later, and I'm still in love with you
I know you're 30, and I'm almost 18
But a kid can dream...
Taryn will never know me
I've bitten off my last tooth
And I've frozen eggs with ease
Whenever I watch her videos or listen to her songs
The world can do no wrong
I go on a craze, and I'm on fire
Totally inspired while Tiggy's playing in the dryer
Age is just a number, or so they say
But I will never find someone as good as her someday
Because Taryn's the best, she makes me smile
She makes the internet seem worth it for awhile
But deep down I know it'll never be
But we all can dream...
Who am I kidding? She's loved by the masses
And there's a million other trendy guys
That would want to kick our asses
Give up your dreams and just let it be
Realize she's not meant for you or me
Stay at home, and be depressed
Just like all the rest
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Welcome to the land of P.T.P. internships and corporations
That think they have the right to stomp out other nations
Flag-waving, militaristic, nationalists
That give me speeches about the importance of violence
I have no respect for a country that stands for wrong
Yes, I'm "privileged" but so should everyone
And I won't stop till we join as one
You say you need borders to keep you safe
But how would you feel if it was your life at stake?
Everyone should be free to have opportunity
People are people, this is a call for unity
I'm trying to see what you want me to see
But that's not what I believe in
I will see through biased history, I won't believe the lies
And no, I won't stand for your celebration of genocide
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I saw something that made me question this age
Promoters were setting up shows
For democrat and republican campaigns
I'm not trying to force an opinion onto your scene
But can't you see what you're supporting?
It's a two party system that's indefatigable
And your hatred towards frauds is rather laughable
All I see when I turn on the TV
Is old men and women screaming through the screen
Every four years the records come back
And the ones who never cared only care about that
So what can you do? You don't have to give in
But wouldn't it be nice for a change to actually get change?
No matter which corporate sign is on your lawn
There's always going to be someone saying you're wrong
It's all a fad, it's all a trend
It's not about change, it's about dividend
Hatred stems sides, and most take one
But there's always light under false reality
Conservative and liberal are just words
They don't define your identity
Though I'm only 17, and don't won't to be a part of this American dream
Am I the only one who would've voted green in 2016?
I don't agree with everything they say
But isn't it better than watching the world fade away?
What happens when all of the floors cave in?
And the sun covers your investments?
Will it still matter? Is profit more important than lives?
You're a bordered journalist, you're a dignified plug
You don't know what's best for us
And I can hear it now
"It's a waste of a vote, you're just a kid"
So on this night I'll buy my ticket
To avoid the cheers of billions of idiots
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9. |
Hospital Room
02:02
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I've been sitting in this hospital room
Thinking about the past and the future
Is this all there is to life?
I've thought about it, and it doesn't seem right
We spend our youth learning their game
Grow up, get a job, and every day is the same
What's the point in even trying to complain?
It's been this way since the beginning
And it's driving me insane
But can you pick out who's really to blame?
Is it me for giving into this game?
I don't know, and it's driving me insane
It's driving me insane that every day is the same
And it's hard to be speechless with so much to say
I don't think I can go on living this way
But I keep on trying, and still have nothing to say
But the problems fade away at the end of the day
I'll try to speak some other day
"It's time to grow up" is what they always say
The reminder I try to forget every single day
I'll put it off till all I have is no one
I guess some things will never change
And I've been sitting in this hospital room
And lately I've been feeling like I'm dying too
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There's a spiel about the right of way
But I know that you won't listen to a word I say
Acceptance letters appeal to avarice
While the ones who never cared market industrialists
Scene adtroitness will laugh off this new age
Shout out your credentials to show off where you've been
Know it all and try to win over younger women
I see right through their lifeless collyquy
I want to speak my mind, but it's hard to even try
It's all a competition of who knows the most
Just ask DP's working on the west coast
They don't know that this means nothing to me
But all my heroes had to grow up and leave
Like when Lueroi was "in jail"
And I didn't know what to do
After years of coming down, we all came unglued
But I'll tell you one thing, Mr. Art School
24p and Interlaced never appealed to me like you
The days of DIY friendship are times I'll never forget
Something that you have no right to disrespect
I'm talking to you now, so listen for once
Shut your mouth, and check yourself
You're an authority figure who believes in hierarchical injustice
You're a tool to society, and you make fun of children
At the end of the day, you don't even know me
And the fascist elite is back
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I have no interest in drugs or alcohol
There's no point in traditionating a protocol
I'm not telling you what to do
I'm just speaking for my own life
Some join movements to be different
But it seems to get trended and become more violent
Do you feel cool with that drink in your hand?
Hurry up and tell everyone you can
You think you're taking stances
But your actions don't seem to match up
You appear to be against corporate sponsorship
But you're going to a school that funds it
Someone will have to take responsibility
And it just doesn't seem worth it to me
So tell me
Do you feel cool with that joint in your hand?
Hurry up and brainwash as many as you can
Personalities mutated and egos inflated
Individuality lost when persuaded
And they don't even realize it
Someone will have to show this reality
That your lifestyle ruined my friends for me
I have no interest in drugs or alcohol
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How can you believe a single word they say?
False promises and bribes don't make the past go away
You're so blind to it all that you can't see the truth
You're willing to give up everything for a little mouthful
They lie about their lives, and threaten if tried
So proud of a mistake that actually ruined their lives
I want nothing to do with their games of manipulation
Games of doubt and mercy chasten
So pour some sorrow into my tea
Refuse to blame everyone but me
If you think you have one over on me
You can drop your guards and chug the tea
Legally won from a perspective standpoint
Cut me out of the problem, and live in his joint
Great plans for this thing they call life
I've tried to figure it out, but I always quit when I try
This is not about false roles and bad hair dye
It's not a game, and your life is a lie
You deserve no respect, go get checked
And if you accuse me again, you're gonna get wrecked
You’ll grow up to work two jobs in Port Richey
You’ll bring home new losers every night to meet your family
Your daughter will learn from your mistakes
For her sake, I hope you change your ways
You’d be a wonderful person if you’d stop the lies
Stop the threats, get in check, open your eyes
All of your emotions and words are an act
I’ve seen you build and destroy other’s confidence
So step back, you're Uglefalsroom
And everything thing I do detonates with a boom
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13. |
Family Means Nothing
01:25
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Whispers behind my back
Why would I want to talk to people like that?
They say that family's all we have
What about the abandoned, the singled out
The one's who don't belong?
They assign us love, but sometimes it's wrong
Maybe it's all the misogynistic jokes
New mothers who praise their lifeless hoax
Revolutionaries who think they know it all
Refusing to let their offspring take the final fall
Am I the only one who rolls my eyes at it all?
We should be focusing our attention on something more
Anything's more than what you stray for
There's a ten year-old kid who's all alone
But the baby is put on a pedestal and praised on a throne
I'm not trying to create a wall
I just think love should be spread equally to all
They can say whatever they feel to me
But only the ones I feel safe around will ever really know me
No matter how hard I try, it's always something
In the end, family means nothing
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Deer Hunter Homophobe
03:40
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Supreme chauvinism for scrounge boy
They're making you play their S.T.G.
Why are they falling for this?
Have they heard your sexist comments?
Last year I overheard her saying what you wanted
Then an hour later you told everyone
Is tonight the night you beat up your dog?
Is tonight the night you win the game?
I'd rather be the malodorous loner in the corner
Than a deer hunter homophobe
And yes, I do think about it
But in the end it's just cenchrus all over again
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Key West
01:35
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Walking these halls again
Remembering the lesson work
It's funny how a place I say I hate the most
Actually brings me comfort sometimes
When it's empty I think about the absence of empathy
How everyone here, has to be here
It only lasts for a short time
And I'm not sure what to do after this
To all the people who don't have it planned out
They get pinned with shouts
They told me that I was wrong
And that they knew it all along
Fed said they'll never know that I'm wrong
Maybe those people are the only posse people
Who actually had it wrong all along
And the people who said that we were wrong, were wrong along
We were right, they were wrong
Wrong all along
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16. |
The New One
04:40
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This is my final message
To the new one of today
The old one will never fade away
Here's to letting go of passed opportunities
Where was I one year ago?
I guess we'll never know
I counted 87 unsent messages
I watched 87 movements
I spent 87 minutes thinking this through
87 minutes spent thinking of you
But when the clock ticked from a second to an hour
Problems went away and I pulled an Eisenhower
I ran in there and screamed ROHO at the top of my lungs
Because you'll never know my thoughts in those months
And you're still oblivious to the real world around you
Do you want to hear my side of the story?
I caught a glimpse and it inspired me dearly
But I was left without an answer and without a care
Until I got what lit the fire and brightened the flare
Never try to do everything you can
Because sometimes people just don't understand
I look at you now
And you've changed so much since then
Now you're a walking meme
Trying to teach your militant ways to your dying scene
Positivity is a lie to make your ego grow
Rid your past and let it all go
You're living a lie to barely scrape by
It doesn't mean anything to anyone at all
Maybe that's why I try to make others fall
It doesn't even matter
Life is not a movie, G.R. (Gretchen Ross) isn't going to save you
Nobody's ever going to understand you
All your dreams won't come true
At the end of the day, you're left with only you
Hope all you want that things will be different
But you're only fooling yourself
You're weak if you need this to survive
I never knew you, but I hope you make it out alive
I used to sit around waiting to be saved
Until I realized I was just a slave
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Pootie Florida
A solo project by C.J. McKenna that started in 2013.
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