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Strike a match
But it won’t catch flame
He sat around and watched them all
Do the exact same things
Resistant stance
He wanted to stand out
Match happiness with satisfaction
Of the same amount
Can’t live his life bored
The song plays again
He ignores the calls
And everything else that’s wrong with the world
Isn’t his fault
Can’t seem to accept
That’s just how it all works out
Everyone around him
Has seen their own way out
Can’t live his life bored
Can’t live with the way things are
Just live ignored
So tell me what’s wrong
With knowing that things should change?
And everyone seems
To want them to stay the same
Tearing apart
Everything around you
Just can’t bring yourself
To do what you’re supposed to do
So tell me what’s wrong
With wanting different things?
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2. |
Lashing Out
03:04
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How does anyone stay where they are?
It’s making me freak the hell out
Blocked off from the way that gets me out
I’ve got nothing that’s gonna get me that far
My temper just doesn’t know where to start
I’ll take it out on everything I see
Feels like It’s all swinging back at me
Can’t help but notice myself getting
Unfairly mad at every little thing
The steps ahead are so obvious
I don’t see anything really in my way
But I find new things to annoy me every day
Maintain a constant state of apprehensiveness
And complaining's not a waste of time
I’m playing dumb, but know exactly why
I’ll be stuck here until the day I die
Ignore the fact I’m suffocating
Because I can’t handle anything
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3. |
Coffee Grinder
02:41
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Let’s go
Psych up before the show
There’s nothing that I can do
About it anymore
It’s gone
My energy is gone
Can’t get excited cause
It’s gone on for too long
Even though I can’t stand the taste
I need coffee to stay awake
It’s not just in my head
It’s on the outside too
I swear it all feels wrong
But there’s something I can do
I stopped
Pushing it every night
It’s hard to make yourself
Care about what you don’t
Decide
You can look in from outside
Maybe I should have just shut up
And played the shows
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4. |
11:59pm
02:23
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Imagine there’s no vision
And it will all make sense
No memory, no clear thought
And you’ll take care of the rest
Zone out, and waste another day
Welcome to the feeling of non-existence
“Pay attention
Oh, that’s right you can’t”
Someone turned on the fog machine
Now I can’t see 5 feet in front of me
Maintain is all you can do sometimes
When you can’t get the static out of your mind
I lose it more now every day
Can’t think correctly, and the world looks gray
Get used to the way it feels because
I can’t find my way back to the way it was
Get the static out of my mind
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5. |
The Car
04:01
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Just got laid off of my job
But I’m not gonna freak out
There’s nothing to worry about
There’s no way I’ll end up on top
But I can live and forget
No, I’m not giving up yet
I promise you when I say
I can get you the rent by Friday
In the meantime I’ve got a plan
Got my stuff stored across town
And moved into a hotel
Fix houses up the best I can
Turn over for a profit
Seems anyone could do it
I swear I’ll have my insurance next week
Can you just give me a refill anyway?
It’s all piling up
Can’t get payments in on time
It’s not working out
At least I can say I tried
No one’s calling, no one cares
I’m falling so far behind
It seems impossible to fix this thing
I think it's time I said goodbye
One last thing before I finish this bottle
I think my car’s still in that parking lot at McDonald’s
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