1. |
Fire Away
04:22
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Last year was a shit storm for the ages
For fifteen seconds I was dead
Sprawled out on the floor
You were callin' for me, deeply
I hope I never feel that way again
I know I shouldn't care, but there's a fire in my bones
And I'm gonna let it burn
I'll make it if I try and I'll fake it if I don't
I don't
So fire away...
Last year I couldn't quiet down all the voices
Guess I'll take my pills and stay afloat
I'm so ashamed I've become complacent
I'd change it, but ah, who's got the time to turn it around?
You told me once a song couldn't change a damn thing
Well I respectfully disagree
Life ain't always so black and white, old man, I promise you that
Me, I'll never be satisfied that way
I know I shouldn't care, but there's a fire in my bones
And I'm gonna let it burn
I'll make it if I try and I'll fake it if I don't
I don't
So fire away...
Last year was a shit storm for the ages
For 48 hours I was fucked
I'm afraid my foundation's crumbling
Like California with a terrible view
I'm flesh and blood but I'm tellin' ya I'm a goddamn piece of work and I'm comin' undone
I don't wanna be the way I am
I know I shouldn't care, but there's a fire in my bones
And I'm gonna let it burn
The future is a ghost, it'll haunt ya 'til ya die
So fire away...
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2. |
Gentleman Callers
03:53
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Somethin' died the day you disappeared
Your sense of youth just dove right off the pier
There it goes, there it goes, there it goes to find some air
You've been searching up and down this coast
Tryin' to find the thing you love the most
But it was, yeah it was, yeah it was here all along
Oh how they float back into your life just like a stream
Gentlemen call, you just hope that no one lies
It's the same old story that you've heard for your whole life
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new, like you"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new"
I've been thinking about the simpler days
Summer skies and even winter greys
They were good, they were good, they were good to you and I
The girl I knew could resurrect the sun
Now she's haunted by the acts of one
He's a ghost, he's a ghost, he's a ghost from long ago
Oh how they float back into your life just like a stream
Oh how they float back into your life just like a stream
Gentlemen call, you just hope that no one lies
It's the same old story that you've heard for your whole life
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new, like you"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new, like you"
"I'm gonna pick up my ass and go home with someone new"
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3. |
Fears Come Runnin'
03:36
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I wanna find my faith in the spirit of my hometown
I wanna rise back up when they drag me down
I wanna better myself for the ones I love
'Cus they're more than enough
I wanna feel the longest summers of my life
Stretch out over every lonesome night
I wanna push the limits of my soul
'Til I can't go home
Oh the fears'll come runnin' 'round
But the world is already much too loud
And they're never gonna turn it down
Not now - so let's drown 'em out
I'm gonna find my place in spite of my old man
I'm gonna fight my fights and take a stand
I'm gonna listen to the rhythms of my soul that I can't control
I'm gonna work, work, work my fingers to the bone
If it pays the bill and it feeds my own
But I hope like hell I can "change my fate" as the wise ones say
Oh the fears'll come runnin' 'round
But the world is already much too loud
And they're never gonna turn it down
Not now - so let's drown 'em out
I'm gonna learn to love myself if it takes a whole life
I'm gonna make mistakes, but I'll make 'em right
I'm gonna listen to the rhythms of my soul that I can't control
Oh the fears'll come runnin' 'round
But the world is already much too loud
And they're never gonna turn it down
Not now - so let's drown 'em out
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4. |
"That Man"
03:44
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Yeah, I know just what you need
Is another song by a man who looks like me
We need new voices on the line
In politics, in rock-and-roll, in darkness and in light
What can I do with no megaphone?
I have to think there's more to strength than muscle tone
So get your guns, I've my guitar
A little love, a little love is all I'm askin' for
I'm not "that man" and I'm not ashamed of that
It's toxic out there and I fear the wolves are just getting started
I want something else
I'm still learning how to soar
My friends were always talkin' 'bout their every score
I too fell victim to that trap
And I'm sorry I wasn't more grown than that
I'm not "that man" and I'm not ashamed of that
It's toxic out there and I fear the wolves are just getting started
I'm not "that man" and I'm not ashamed of that
Locker room talk? Hell, I outgrew that ages ago...
I want something else
I want something else
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5. |
The Background
04:39
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I don't want someone to tell me how to live, son
I've got a hole inside my heart the size of June
I wanna live inside the barricades of a summer-of-love holiday
But I know it wouldn't feel the same
I don't want someone to pick apart my misses
I want to talk to strangers like we're the closest friends
I'm tired of always being the smartest guy in every room
But I guess that will never change
Don't you put me in the background
Don't you leave me in the fog
Haven't we already done this?
I remember back in '41
We were sleepin' at the wheel
And now the wheels are turnin'
I don't want someone to tell me how to speak, son
If I'm afraid to say my peace then we're at war
You can look me in my tired eyes and sing me another lullaby
But I know I'll still feel the same
I thought these things were supposed to kill fascists
I remember well the days when that was true
I don't need your foot upon my throat to tell me what I already know:
Some people ain't ever gonna change
Don't you put me in the background
Don't you leave me in the fog
Haven't we already done this?
I remember back in '41
We were sleepin' at the wheel
And now the wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
The wheels are turnin'
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart
These old haunts are comin' apart
These old lies are comin' apart
This old faith is comin' apart
This old brain is comin' apart...
I don't want someone to tell me how to live, son
I've got a hole inside my heart the size of you
And when I look around at my hometown, I wanna burn this fucker to the ground
I fear nothing's gonna change...
Nothing's ever gonna be the same
Nothing's ever gonna be the same
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I'm gonna hold your feet up to the fire
But you say, "It ain't that easy, boy..."
I know, you're preaching to the choir
We've gotta get that weight up off your chest
You're a human being after all
To hell with all the rest
I want it all:
Everything about you, want it all
Your future and your past, I want it all
Your bruises and your scabs, I want 'em all
Give me the dirt inside your soul
As a wild kid, did you feel alive?
Did you see yourself for who you were or did you lock it all inside?
Did you find your place in rebel lands?
Did you feel at home against the wall or did you ask someone to dance?
I don't care at all:
Everything about you, want it all
Your future and your past, I want it all
Your bruises and your scabs, I want 'em all
Give me the dirt inside your soul
I dreamt last night of suicide
I woke up in a cool sweat but at least I was alive
Fear nothing, kid - it's sticks and stones
I may be half a world away but I'll always have my phone
I want it all:
Everything about you, want it all
Your future and your past, I want it all
Your bruises and your scabs, I want 'em all
Give me the dirt inside your soul
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7. |
With the Dogs
03:41
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Comin' down to the river
I'm gonna eat my weight in gold
What a sight to see: homemade apathy
It's gonna leave them stones unturned
Flashback to the craters
Where the good men piled high
They wanted empathy
You gave 'em charity that amounted to a dime or two
Let's start a conversation
Step out of your bubble and eat with the dogs in the yard
Share every morsel or they're gonna tear you apart
Step out of your bubble and die with us dogs in the yard
The subject was "change" and you came here all preaching the same
Comin' back to the river
I'm gonna eat my weight in gold
I've got a soul to seek, or so I'm led to believe
You gotta lay them demons down
Oh it's a sad sight to uncover
When the riptide drags you in
Somehow your sympathy smells like hypocrisy
You gotta put that mirror down
Go find a revolution
Step out of your bubble and eat with the dogs in the yard
Share every morsel or they're gonna tear you apart
Step out of your bubble and die with us dogs in the yard
The subject was "change" and you came here all preaching the same
Step out of your bubble and eat with the dogs in the yard
Share every morsel or they're gonna tear you apart
Step out of your bubble and die with us dogs in the yard
The subject was "change" and you came here all preaching the same
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8. |
Fireworks
05:03
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Felt like the air rushed in and took your hand
And snuffed out all the rest
You sure left a mark on my heart
It got into my throat and forced a grin
I'd never deserved less
I was drunk off the size of your love
I was crazy about you
But I've been crazy my whole life
The fireworks can come any time
It's high time to make a change
For goodness sake, show a little spine
"No one's gonna treat me right"
Your words had sharpened points that cut right through
And imprinted on my bones
I sure liked the size of your love
I was crazy about you
But I've been crazy my whole life
The fireworks can come any time
I was crazy about you
But I've been crazy my whole life
The fireworks can come any time
We lit a fire and tried to fan the flames
But instead a choir sang of our shell games
We lit a fire and tried to fan the flames
But instead a choir sang of our shell games
I was crazy about you
But I've been crazy my whole life
The fireworks can come any time
All the suffering in silence
The invisible wounds
The staring from eyes on the whole other side of the room
Still I can't wait to see you
I can't wait to see you
I can't wait
I can't wait
I can't wait to see you
I can't wait to see you at all...
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9. |
Doubt
03:39
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You remind me of a time when the summer wouldn't end
Before we all grew out and started to forget
We made a promise to our youth to never subside
But it was tickin' like a time bomb waitin' to die
Take my hand
I've got one thing on my mind and it's fuckin' doubt
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
Light my way
I've got detours all around and I'm losing ground
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
You remind me of a time when the summer wouldn't end
When the sun beat down and left a rash on our chests
The waves ran high and we rode 'em 'til we crashed
And the parties all ended like a crack in the mast
Take my hand
I've got one thing on my mind and it's fuckin' doubt
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
Light my way
I've got detours all around and I'm losing ground
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
Take my hand
I've got one thing on my mind and it's fuckin' doubt
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
Light my way
I've got detours all around and I'm losing ground
I'm gonna make it
Am I gonna make it?
Am I gonna make it?
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10. |
Spectrums
03:23
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There's a rainbow in the doorway when the light reflects off of you
It's a spectrum of colors that brightens up the size of the room
I still worry a lot
Hey kid, I hope you're happy with the life ya got
'Cus honey I ain't ever gonna stop
I still walk past every party just to get home to you
And I'd trade every fancy just to hear your news
I still worry a lot
Goddamn, I hope you're happy with the life ya got
'Cus honey I ain't ever gonna stop
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11. |
Life and/or Death
05:45
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It's the passing of time
It's the learning of minds
It's finding forgiveness
It's loving the lows and the highs
It's the spring in your step
It's leaving your worries behind
You want an escape
But are you willing to fight with your "I's"?
Go find a new space away from the sun
When the races of man cannot be won
It's a leveling high
It's one day at a time
"Just try not to fight this
Just give me a nod and a smile"
It's the passage of light
Goddamn it's good to be alive, sometimes
The feeling of reverence fading with every hour
I'll find my own place away from it all
'Cus the sum of my parts don't add up to whole
I don't wanna live
But I sure as hell don't wanna die
I don't wanna live
But I sure as hell don't wanna die
I don't wanna live...
I want that first-kiss feeling injected straight into my veins
I want to show the world there's more than just the elements of pain
'Cus we're all lookin' out for answers
And we're workin' through the trials
Aren't you tired of wasting energy on a manufactured smile?
'Cus it's okay to want to cry
It's okay to want to die
It's okay to feel like nothing in your world is going right
But throw your fists into the air
And say "To hell with all this pain
I'm gonna conquer every fight until I feel like me again!"
There's more than death for all of us
When the weight of the world becomes too much
I don't wanna live
But I sure as hell don't wanna die
I don't wanna live
But I sure as hell don't wanna die
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