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Arrogance/Ignorance
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Just as the light turns into the night we’re feelin pretty tight
From dusk till dawn we got it goin on, we waited for so long.
You’re feelin good, I’m feelin great. Now’s the time before it’s too late.
You picked the right time, picked the wrong time, picked the right time.
You picked the right time, picked the wrong time, picked the right time.
As a month turns into twelve, we’re looking at ourselves, can’t tell if this is hell.
Each and every night, it’s a strain to get it right, mind spiders in a fight.
You’re feeling pissed, I start to shake. I try to explain, but it’s too late.
You picked the wrong time, picked the right time, picked the wrong time.
You picked the wrong time, picked the right time, picked the wrong time.
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Save Myself
02:30
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I haven’t been here in a while.
Got so sick of all the ways to die, and even if I chose,
the follow through is much worse.
Thought I’d run out of time.
Go to the point of gouging out my eyes.
All this can’t be unseen. It’s a curse.
All of a sudden there was hope.
It’s hard to trust someone that you hardly know.
Lies in “no harm in trying”. A New someone to confide in?
Some things can’t be held inside anymore.
“All wounds heal with time” is a myth,
they don’t fuckin heal at all. At least mine certainly won’t,
until my last breath.
I usually have a positive mind,
but right now the PMA is lost, but like I said, I’ll stay true.
True til death.
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Your Goddamn Face
03:15
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It’s been too long since I seen your goddamn face.
You might not recognise; mine, if you’d seen it anyway.
These years and miles apart have meant a slow death to our connection.
Wish we could teleport. But that tech hasn’t been perfected yet.
I’m sorry that 2 turned into too many years. Honestly, it’s hard to believe that I’m still here.
To you, it must feel like I’ve disappeared.
Without a trace. I feel so fuckin out of place.
But I know you probably know....I miss your goddamn face.
It’s been too long since I skated at Vic West.
The whole place is different. It changed so much since I left.
All the people that were so close to me; Victown and the Jaks are all family.
At Logans for a show; I miss it more than you could ever know.
I’m sorry that 2 turned into too many years. Honestly, it’s hard to believe that I’m still here.
Been in and out of places that don’t seem half as safe;
as they claim to be, I might just be a mental case.
And I know you probably know….I miss your goddamn face.
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Test Pattern
03:28
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Take another look at your life. It’s falling apart.
You can’t accept the facts, wrong or right. You don’t hear me.
Stickin to your plan, with all your might.
Destruction path set in your mind.
Each and every time I try to fight, you won’t hear me cry…
You throw away your life in the same amount of time
as it take to say this line. You always seem to lie
and try to place the blame to avoid feeling ashamed.
Now put away your pride. Don’t throw away your life.
I’d give you another piece of my mind,
but I’ve hardly any left. Sick and tired of eating all your lies.
You’ve fed me many.
Once upon a time your path was wide
and open to so much. Small and strained and narrow is your mind.
You won’t hear me cry…
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Disaster Slide
03:29
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Where do you think that I should go now?
Does it matter where I’ve been?
I’ve only got the strength for one more go.
I’ve pushed too hard to make this stick now.
I always fall, but come back again.
Am I good enough; my gut says no.
Maybe I’ll try a different line.
As I roll toward the edge,
I gotta concentrate and stay in line, mark the time.
This time I think I’ll do it.
As I roll toward the edge,
I don't look down, just look ahead; this time I’m on my line
This time I think I’ll do it.
I’ve gone over it in my head,
and each time it all makes sense,
Why is the follow through not following through?
And if I don’t get it on this run
I’m gonna call it quits; yeah I’m done.
I’ve only got the strength for one more go.
Hear that familiar clack, again.
As I roll toward the edge,
I gotta concentrate and stay in line, mark the time.
This time I think I’ll do it.
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We're Not Okay
03:12
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When I was a kid, I never fit in.
Couldn’t figure out why, and I never did.
Then I heard Minor Threat, and it kinda made sense.
I’ll be a black sheep to the end.
I had taken from animals all my life.
Then I awoke one day and knew it wasn’t right.
I changed my ways. It’s how I give to this fight.
How can you know the truth, but not see the light?
So I’ve become…
a straight edge vegan with a neck tattoo
You can can say fuck me and I’ll say fuck you too.
You live your life and I’ll live mine
You don’t have to tell me what’s wrong or right.
Day after day, it’s another fight.
I wear a brace face, but I’m not alright.
I don’t judge you for how you live your life.
You’re a keyboard warrior into the night.
We’ve killed the planet as we poison ourselves.
Probably wouldn’t even help if we changed right now.
But what if it could? And we just sat by...
As the planet died before our children’s eyes.
So I’ve become…
a straight edge vegan with a neck tattoo
You can can say fuck me and I’ll say fuck you too.
You live your life and I’ll live mine
You don’t have to tell me what’s wrong or right.
Blissfully oblivious to people’s perception of my existence.
In other words, I don’t give a fuck what you think.
I’m a straight edge vegan with a neck tattoo
You can can say fuck me and I’ll say fuck you too.
You live your life and I’ll live mine
You don’t have to tell me what’s wrong or right.
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Obi Wan Kenobi, you should have fuckin told me
That Darth Vader was my dad. He was my dad?!
You’ve been lying to me forever. How could I believe my dad would ever,
Work at the Death Star that blew up Alderan?
That’s not true. That’s impossible. Noooo!!
Obi Wan Kenobi, I really wish you’d told me
about Liea. I really wish you had.
Did I tell you that I kissed her? Then I found out she’s my sister.
Our kids would’ve been worse than Kylo Ren.
That’s not true. That’s impossible. Noooo!!
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Taking Forever
03:09
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Sucking back my last desperate breath,
this is taking forever, and ever.
Road turns red as my world goes black.
Falling backwards down a tunnel.
There’s no light at the end.
Flashing memories, like a home movie.
But the screen is ripped
and the reel is bent.
Recollections of the things I thought I had forgotten.
Some in colour.
Some in black and white.
I’m picked up off the ground, but still motionless and down.
Feels like I’m floating above the crowd.
So peaceful without sound. Weightless above the ground.
The worlds problems disappear.
Am I still eating for the end? The light is getting closer.
Will I be buried in the dirt? Blood shot and buried vision.
With the last thunderbolt cracked upon my chest, I see things clearer.
Fire and brimstone or heaven?
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Who We Are
03:21
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The life and times of the average man seems ordinary.
The border and plains rot my brain.
The same old work, same old play, same old life is oh so very
stagnant like a mosquito swap. I need some change. I need some change…
Have you ever pictured yourself in another man’s shoes
and wondered what it’s like to be a star?
Getting so close, you can taste it.
Maybe you should wonder who you really are.
Life at it’s best can be amazing.
but you can’t stop to smell the fuckin daisies
because that’s when the anchor of disillusion…
It brings you down…it brings you down.
Have you ever pictured yourself in another man’s shoes
and wondered what it’s like to be a star?
Getting so close, you can taste it.
Maybe you should wonder who you really are.
I’ve been mislead, thinking life is fleeting.
You’ve got to work with what you’re given.
I’ve been mislead, thinking life is fleeting.
You’ve got to kick yourself in the ass, and turn things around.
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11. |
Though a Black Hole
00:57
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Mike McKinnon Nottingham, UK
I dig rock ‘n roll, but I ain’t cool. I’ve played in numerous punk bands over the past 25 years. My most recent endeavours being lead singer for the metal band Wraith, bass player for the punk band NOOSE, and playing guitar for The Hip Priests. Flying solo with this, trying the acoustic thing, doing originals and some covers.. ... more
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