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Flint - The Greeting Committee

uptight, too hung up, too much to be done
you stand there shivering under the sun
do you have what it takes?
one shot and you're drawing blanks

now everyone's passing to leave you behind
you swear you've pissed away your whole life
only to miss it all
oh, an hourglass'll lay you on your ass if you just, oh, watch it fall

turn your head, kid, right back around it
you're pulling away from all that you wanted
the coming of age you're dreading to happen
you put your foot down, you keep on running

deep in the pit of my stomach I rummage
through thoughts of amounting to all that I needed
to being the downfall, doubts that determine you
don't give them hold of you, be who you're running to, ah!

turn your head, kid, right back around it
you're pulling away from all that you wanted
the coming of age you're dreading to happen
you put your foot down, you keep on running

so you keep on running
and don't get it twisted
you keep on running for me

turn your head
right back around it
the coming of age
you're dreading to happen
you put your foot down
you keep on running
you keep on running
don't stop your running
you know they're coming
you know they're coming for you

Hallmarks - Your Neighbors

and every time I think of all the time I had to think
of where my past is leading to
and where my future meets my view
(if I only knew)

uncertainty is the spice of life
you move along and don't think twice about it
'cause every time you do, you'll miss a moment
(it's gone, adieu)

and step by step, day by day
funny how clichés stay true
all you know is all you need to know
let the rest come as it comes to you

and Hallmark cards and shooting stars
don't get you that far at all
but putting faith in anything's better than being lost
and chasing dreams and finer things
won't bring you any certainty
but it don't seem to hurt

and doing drugs are lots of fun
but they sure seem to make you numb and passive
blind your eyes and make you prone to habits
you know what your actions get you

and having fun and finding love
are as defined by you, no need to act it
keep your eyes ahead, you're bound to have it
you see, we're all gonna get bad news
but we're all in lives past due
all you get to choose is what defines you

Marxism, Catholicism, Objectivism, you name it—
Rubbish, all rubbish!
What is real is experience.
How much of that has been taken away from us by these dominators?
By these priesthoods?
By these cults?
Well, a lot.

and asking for your own advice from others' mouths
won't give you means to take it
you know how to move, your peers are blameless
(you'll get it soon, you'll get it soon, you'll get it soon)

and finding God and making one are not one in the same
you'll sin in practice
so pick your masters wisely in your madness

and easy-living philosophies you never have to prove
getting old is wealth that beats the other choice you get to choose

Dreaming - Smallpools

I see the place that we belong together, together
like we were something more
and it felt like maybe we could last forever, forever

but you led them to our hideout
forced their way inside now
they want us to surrender, us to surrender
but I could go all night right here between their crossfire
we'll send them up a message, I'll send a message
we'll say "give it up, give it up"

we've got no place to go, caught up in a rodeo
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming
we've got nowhere to run, they've all got loaded guns
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming

ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
please, god, tell me we're dreaming

wait for the dust to settle down around us, around us
then stick to what we know
I think the air is finally safe to breathe again, to breathe again

the world is in your palm now
so take a breath and calm down
'cause you have been selected, you've been selected
a few will ever find out, and if you don't see why, well
at least you got your nest egg, you've got your nest egg
so live it up, live it up

we've got no place to go, caught up in a rodeo
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming
we've got nowhere to run, they've all got loaded guns
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming

ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
please, god, tell me we're dreaming
ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
please, god, tell me we're dreaming

(we'll say “give it up, give it up”)

oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

but you led them to our hideout
forced their way inside now
they want us to surrender, us to surrender
but I could go all night right here between their crossfire
we'll send them up a message, I'll send a message
we'll say "give it up, give it up"

we've got no place to go, caught up in a rodeo
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming
we've got nowhere to run, they've all got loaded guns
oh no, please, god, tell me we're dreaming

ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
please, god, tell me we're dreaming
ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
please, god, tell me we're dreaming

Gilded Lily - Cults

now it's been long enough to talk about it
I've started not to doubt it, just wrap my head around it
I remember when you told me it's an everyday decision
but with my double vision, how was I supposed to see the way?

haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?

always the fool with the slowest heart
but I know you'll take me with you
we'll live in spaces between walls

every city's got a graveyard
a service bought and paid for
now I'm sleeping in the backyard
passing out as night turns into day

haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?

always the fool with the slowest heart
but I know you'll take me with you
we'll live in spaces between walls

go and stretch out my arms long as they need to be
turn off all alarms and lie to me
go and stretch out my arms long as they need to be
turn off all alarms and lie to me

haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?
haven't I given enough, given enough?

always the fool with the slowest heart
but I know you'll take me with you
I know I'll take you with me

always the fool with the slowest heart
but I know you'll take me with you
we'll live in spaces between walls

Here You Go - The Regrettes

(hey)
(hey)

whisper, my sister
I really thought you'd stick around (hey)
blisters and bruises
are what knocks 'em to the ground (hey)
warm heart, a bad mouth
can't help it 'cause they run (hey)
blame games seem to always work
but this time it ain't as fun (hey)

take a slow dive before you let go
memories out of control (hey)
some attention is all you wanted
so here you go

here you go
play a victim for yourself now
I told you I would help out (hey)
but I left it at the door
you still want more so here you go
here you go
you say you're so much stronger
and everything is so much brighter (hey)
really hope it's all now that you know
leave me alone
here you go

(hey)
(hey)

eye stings, my nose bleeds
I'm sick of tryin' to catch up (hey)
I let go and no, no, no
now you're headed for my gut (hey)
easy to say things
when you've got it on a screen (hey)
let's not forget that people
yeah, they love to skew the way they seem (hey)

take a slow dive before you let go
memories out of control (hey)
some attention is all you wanted
so here you go

here you go
play a victim for yourself now
I told you I would help out (hey)
but I left it at the door
you still want more so here you go
here you go
you say you're so much stronger
and everything is so much brighter (hey)
really hope it's all now that you know
leave me alone
here you go

go, go, go
here you go, go, go
here you (hey) go, go, go
here you go, go, go
here you (hey) go, go, go
here you go, go, go
here you (hey) go, go, go
here you go, go, go
here you (hey) go

some attention is all you wanted
so here you go
(hey)

here you go
play a victim for yourself now (hey)
I told you I would help out
but I left it at the door
you still want more so here you go
here you go
you say you're so much stronger (hey)
and everything is so much brighter
really hope it's all now that you know
leave me alone
here you go

(hey)
(hey)

Bells - Atta Boy

sitting in the backseat
going, going with that wind
save me, save me from old stress

my shoes are wet with rain
stomping in every puddle
we'll take the dirt from my old dress

laying on the floor now
painting with every color
pearls will fall far from the sky

can I say I'm insane now?
bird of a different feather
but treat me like any other goodbye

bells will ring, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll follow you to the grave
so listen, babe, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll tell you to be brave

we've got those feet
I'll walk, walk for miles
and you can't say I barely tried for gold

I'm the dusty corners
in the basement of your home
sweep me up and search for what you told

I'm the empty glass
on your barren little bed stand
drink from me those final drops of bourbon

I'm the one who loves
all the better things about you
but thankfully to you I'm just a burden

bells will ring, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll follow you to the grave
so listen, babe, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll tell you to be brave

tell me a story
just listen mighty closely
I'm not who you think I am

I'll tell you a story
just listen mighty closely
I'm not who you think I am

bells will ring, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll follow you to the grave
so listen, babe, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
and I'll tell you to be brave