The streets are teeming with the lower classes; An infestation of the nation’s best kept secret; A quiet minority that is sick of being pushed around.
The pissed off protesters The scum of the cities The trash of your town The few, the proud, the punks.
I’m sick of your shit so shut your face I can’t take anymore Your bigotry is going to get you decked so shut the hell up.
Quit shoving your ideals down my throat before I shove my fist down yours I swear to God I can’t take anymore I am going to snap and you’re coming with me.
So sign up now if you can’t take anymore Come join our motley group of outcasts who are crying out for change Come join the ranks of the few, the proud, the punks.
The Reputation "She Turned Your Head" [ from The Reputation. ]
She came to town last summer And I could see she turned your head Not three weeks after we called it off, you took up with her instead In March you promised it was over And I took you at your word Until I caught the tail end of her ass slipping up your stairs And when your light flicked on I knew you had that bitch in your bed My eyes never left your window Until all that whiskey had fucked with my head I realized nothing you'd been saying was true Across the courtyard I kept watch and stopped believing in you You pulled me back into those sheets With a heat wave rolling in Already heard about Dallas and the alley From all my so-called friends And on the fourth day of July you had the nerve to bring her out And I walked for hours On the hot sex-starved streets of this town So call out your minions Because she'll need their help this night If you want my opinion, you lost your last chance with that light
The Reputation "For the Win" [ from The Reputation. ]
Eyes cast There's nothing more you need to say So, should I meet you in a Milwaukee Ave. back alley Or Mary's hallway? And, yeah, I know this has to end Because you're just in it for the win I feel it every time I see you walk through the door
And all those late night spills ending in morning after pills That's why I'm glad you don't come around much anymore Years pass and still you take everything you want
These days it's blow jobs vs. platitudes Still I can't give you up And you might fight back but you know it's true And there's nothing you can say to deny it I'm your favorite piece of ass when you've got something to prove I still take it any time that you want it Whether it's the floor of my van or a Dallas hotel room And now that you're over her I guess I've outlived my use
Nothing Painted Blue "I Should Be With You" [ from The Monte Carlo Method. ]
It was no surprise It's always easy to read her eyes That weak little smile that she gives When she's got nothing else for you Last night I dreamed that she called me To say she'd be over soon I woke up amazed I hadn't thought I could still cry I call you up and you say "Don't, someone's still in your bed." I say, "They'll be gone soon, And what we've done is wrong."
In the eyes of God, I should be with you
And lord knows I've tried But I'll never be satisfied She's warm and she's sweet And I don't really know what she's doing here I had a lover once Now all I've got is a souvenir She tells me she loves me I'm not even sure what that means
i got my pad and pen i write you down till u leave my mind. i write till i bleed i write till i cry theres nothing left to say theres nothing left to write i was wrong with how i felt i listen to what others said i went with what others did i got out my pad and pen i write u out of mind loss of nothing loss of nothing i get out my pad and pen and go on with my life.
i never seened anyone quite like you you stare at the wall you scream, and cut off your balls- i never loved anyone like you you never appear to be what i think you are you stood on the edge walking that ledge starring at me openly, i never touched your skin though you let me in- you let me in! all the whispers of love now i have drove you mad and you will still be there for me, though if i can honestly see maybe in time i will find you were meant for me- though so many lies so many bad memories so many good times and still your there for me- you locked yourself away waiting to hear the words you dream me to say though love to you is an illusion a soul politician you were the one waiting for me to begging me to come in now you have gone away like some mid night hustler a gang bawler mistreating husband on a one night stand and still your there for me- though what about yourself you locked yourself away waiting to the hear the words you dream me to say
Articles of Faith "Remain in Memory" [ from In This Life. ]
You could walk away without a pause Chances are as chances go That you won’t need me anymore And measure in your step your vanity I know you better than that You’re not so different from me
I could walk away with no regrets Where the palest shadows move The ghosts will roam this room And linger at the place where we first met There’s no place for me to run Underneath the sun
I remain in memory While I remain in memory Remember me.
You could start again without a pause What’s the point in looking back When there’s no turning back? But in your stillest voice you sound assured The heart that settles fast The iron days are past
I remain in memory While I remain in memory Remember me
The place you want The place you love The place you are The place you call your home Then face the fact That facing up Is better than backing down again alone
He disappointed you I won't let it happen again I see that it annoys you Keep it inside you Let it just build up until you need to explode I'm always beside you If you need, I can give you a ride to the liquor store
Somewhere down the road When you're feeling down And you need someone there To show you they care If you wanna be alone I'll just wait around Waiting for you to call me
And so you call him Knowing he won't be around I see you wondering Hey you, I know that you can't carry on this way Just give me a chance I can give you a smile You can keep for another day
Somewhere down the road When you're feeling down And you need someone there To show you they care If you wanna be alone I'll just wait around Waiting for you to call me And tell me you need me
Pedro the Lion "Transcontinental" [ from Acchilles Heel. ]
Engine severs lower legs I feel my bruised heart beating Spinal cord remains intact, still sending and receiving
Lying back on shoulder blades, the cargo rushing past Missing limbs beneath the cars, twitching on the tracks Click clack--now handicapped North Am Transcontinental
I remember, as I bleed, certain tails of bravery A man whose legs were crushed beneath a fallen evergreen tree He decided he would chop them off above the knee Sacrificing shins and feet, to make his torso free
The luxury of having been spared the hard part Yo'd think would be enough for me to pull this off But I'm left to bleed to death, now all the man I've ever been
Prisonshake - "Two Sisters" [ from The Roaring Third. ]
It starts in your belly, warm and numb Maybe it's a worm, because you don't have a soul I hardly see your frailties You don't see my weakness We keep the lights down low and the shades drawn We call it bliss Just like this
In the middle of the night we stood on the rooftop Concrete and sky No stars shine in this place I never said I hated you I just resent the fact that you exist Keep your mouth shut for just one minute And kiss me just like this Just like this
We walked and walked and walked City block after city block The time is stretched just as thin As a rubber band around your skin And we keep searching for the perfect moment For the air to stop dead between us Look at what we've done
Let's drink a toast to the girl on the hill They say she won't, but her sister will So.. here's to your sister
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