In the closest alley,
in the first doorway,
he pushed up against her
and closed his eyes.
He said, “this is probably
the worst decision that I’ve ever made.”
She laughed and smiled.
she said, “I’m sure you do this all the time…right, right, right, right, right?”
And the morning came, and the city woke
into the building, people all went to work,
as their rides out of town came they parted ways
she said, “do you know when you’re coming back again?”
Dig it deeper, deeper, and farther still,
bury it up, over and into the ground,
all these lies will grow in ways that we never thought possible.
Quiet down, down, down
so soft of a sound,
you can hear it all coming back after you.
Quiet down, down, down
so soft of a sound,
you can hear it all coming back after you.
Now you want to take it back, you think you might have fucked up.
Waking dreams of concrete, deafening panic, cracked skull,
there is yelling all around, get up, get up please start breathing
and the moment will come when you finally realize
the results of decisions and choices in your life,
can you hear it all coming back after you.
Down, down down
so soft of a sound,
you can hear it all coming back after you.
Quiet down, down down
so soft of a sound,
you can hear it all coming back after you, you, you
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
AGAINST ME! – Y’all Don’t Wanna Step To Dis
Four sins past sainthood,
It’s like I’m dying to forget
All the sleepless nights,
Lying perfectly alone and still.
I can drink ’till victory,
I’ll drink to the mighty,
Drink until I die,
Or at least until the sunrise
When honesty,
As popular as a plague,
Comes to remind me
The dead’s winning the race
With me going nowhere.
Right down the street,
A prostitute is selling
The closest thing to love
That this country has to offer,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight…
So we fought for the republic
While the Catholic sun filled every eye.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,
We drank to the mighty.
We died for oil,
We died for borders,
Killed for democracy,
Still believed every platform.
Can you handle the death,
Accept what we create together?
I still know every politician
Is a fucking monster.
Culture kills bureaucrats
And all other undesireables.
History said we died for freedom,
But today no justice was served,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And I hope it doesn’t wake up tomorrow.
So we boasted that we were champions,
Each country singing it’s own praise.
Like a rock thrown into the ocean,
Humanity was rising to the top.
Two world wars later,
Countless “military interventions”,
We erect monuments to history
And give apologies to the dead.
All that was fought for the living
Is quickly forgotten.
We don’t remember the dates,
We don’t remember the reasons.
We have no idea what’s going on,
Building histories of western corporations.
It doesn’t even turn my stomach
To see the pictures of atrocities anymore,
Going numb in the new order
Of the new century.
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And the world still sleeps tonight…
And Alachua still sleeps tonight…
And America still sleeps tonight…
And the world still sleeps tonight…
It’s like I’m dying to forget
All the sleepless nights,
Lying perfectly alone and still.
I can drink ’till victory,
I’ll drink to the mighty,
Drink until I die,
Or at least until the sunrise
When honesty,
As popular as a plague,
Comes to remind me
The dead’s winning the race
With me going nowhere.
Right down the street,
A prostitute is selling
The closest thing to love
That this country has to offer,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And Alachua still sleeps tonight…
So we fought for the republic
While the Catholic sun filled every eye.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean,
We drank to the mighty.
We died for oil,
We died for borders,
Killed for democracy,
Still believed every platform.
Can you handle the death,
Accept what we create together?
I still know every politician
Is a fucking monster.
Culture kills bureaucrats
And all other undesireables.
History said we died for freedom,
But today no justice was served,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And I hope it doesn’t wake up tomorrow.
So we boasted that we were champions,
Each country singing it’s own praise.
Like a rock thrown into the ocean,
Humanity was rising to the top.
Two world wars later,
Countless “military interventions”,
We erect monuments to history
And give apologies to the dead.
All that was fought for the living
Is quickly forgotten.
We don’t remember the dates,
We don’t remember the reasons.
We have no idea what’s going on,
Building histories of western corporations.
It doesn’t even turn my stomach
To see the pictures of atrocities anymore,
Going numb in the new order
Of the new century.
And Alachua still sleeps tonight,
And America still sleeps tonight,
And the world still sleeps tonight…
And Alachua still sleeps tonight…
And America still sleeps tonight…
And the world still sleeps tonight…
AGAINST ME! – White People For Peace
East and West could not agree
So their generals gave a call and gathered troops at the border
With guns ready, drawn and aimed
each side was praying to a God
to bless them with strength and courage
it was in His name that artillery lit the sky on fire
the people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
Sirens filled the air and the ground shook with war
Civilian casualties has been a cost that was predetermined
when interviewed for report victims pleaded in frustration
Their claim: That this was a war without reason
Bureaucrats engaged in debate to try and reach a resolution
the people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
The Broadcast like their prayers went unanswered and ignored
god, like the rest of the world, just watched in silence
There was purpose to be served, there were fortunes to be earned
before a peace could be called to stop the fighting
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
So their generals gave a call and gathered troops at the border
With guns ready, drawn and aimed
each side was praying to a God
to bless them with strength and courage
it was in His name that artillery lit the sky on fire
the people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
Sirens filled the air and the ground shook with war
Civilian casualties has been a cost that was predetermined
when interviewed for report victims pleaded in frustration
Their claim: That this was a war without reason
Bureaucrats engaged in debate to try and reach a resolution
the people sang protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
The Broadcast like their prayers went unanswered and ignored
god, like the rest of the world, just watched in silence
There was purpose to be served, there were fortunes to be earned
before a peace could be called to stop the fighting
Protest Songs in a response to Military Aggression
Protest songs to try and stop the soldier’s gun
But the battle raged on……
AGAINST ME! – What We Worked For
Lost the confidence to write a song,
So I found three simple chords
And held them together with my weak voice
On an out of tune guitar
My father gave to me.
And may Elvis turn in his grave
And Les Paul kiss my dirty, calloused fingers
And may the likes of this song never make
One fucking dollar,
leave it for a demo tape
To be played until it’s broken,
Then remembered only for what it was.
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
To my friends and enemies who could of been anything,
Titans and heroes who found survival in cause and effect.
Behind counters,
Behind windows,
Striving just
To be people
With bitter ideals of justice.
Do we only need to keep working because it pays rent?
Sleeping under plastic stars glued to ceiling,
Muscles burning alcohol and nicotine
Every morning.
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
There’s a height beyond skyscrapers,
There’s a distance beyond the freeway,
More than pictures in a magazine,
More than tragedy in a rock and roll song.
It’s more than the actions you know are safe to make.
It’s more than money could ever buy.
Are we living to work and die in American cities?
And working to live and die in American cities,
And dying for what we worked.
So I found three simple chords
And held them together with my weak voice
On an out of tune guitar
My father gave to me.
And may Elvis turn in his grave
And Les Paul kiss my dirty, calloused fingers
And may the likes of this song never make
One fucking dollar,
leave it for a demo tape
To be played until it’s broken,
Then remembered only for what it was.
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
That we gave them hell
To my friends and enemies who could of been anything,
Titans and heroes who found survival in cause and effect.
Behind counters,
Behind windows,
Striving just
To be people
With bitter ideals of justice.
Do we only need to keep working because it pays rent?
Sleeping under plastic stars glued to ceiling,
Muscles burning alcohol and nicotine
Every morning.
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
But we gave them hell
There’s a height beyond skyscrapers,
There’s a distance beyond the freeway,
More than pictures in a magazine,
More than tragedy in a rock and roll song.
It’s more than the actions you know are safe to make.
It’s more than money could ever buy.
Are we living to work and die in American cities?
And working to live and die in American cities,
And dying for what we worked.
AGAINST ME! – We’re Breaking Up
This is the only voice I know.
These are the only words I have.
This is the only way I know how to say, we’re not in love anymore.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
We used to like all the same bands.
We used to have all the same friends.
What do we have left in common?
Just shared memories of good times long since past.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
You can’t get what you want from me, and I can’t get what I need from you.
This is the only voice I know.
These are the only words I have.
This is the only way I know how to say, we’re breaking up.
It’s the same way that it’s always been.
It’s the same way that it’s always been.
I’m not giving up on us.
I’m not giving up on us.
These are the only words I have.
This is the only way I know how to say, we’re not in love anymore.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
We used to like all the same bands.
We used to have all the same friends.
What do we have left in common?
Just shared memories of good times long since past.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
It’s the same way that it’s always been,
the dynamic to the relationship never changes.
You can’t get what you want from me, and I can’t get what I need from you.
This is the only voice I know.
These are the only words I have.
This is the only way I know how to say, we’re breaking up.
It’s the same way that it’s always been.
It’s the same way that it’s always been.
I’m not giving up on us.
I’m not giving up on us.
AGAINST ME! – We Laugh At Danger (And Break All The Rules)
It was a birthday gift
of a Mexican Telecaster
And from this day on I will play along
to all my young pioneers records
And there will be a poetry
spoken silently between me and the stereo
I’ll work mornings
and you can work through the night
Mary, there is no hope for us
If this GM van don’t make it
across the state line
we might as well lay down and die
Because if Florida takes us
we’re taking everyone down with us
Where we’re coming from (yeah)
will be the death of us
And I cannot help but hold on
to a handful of times
when what was spoken
was a revolution in itself,
and what we were doing
was the only thing that mattered
And how good it felt
to kill the memory of nights spent
holding your shirt for the smell
I heard you used to cry
when you made love to him
but this band will play on
Because all we can do is what we’ve always done.
And on and on and on…
of a Mexican Telecaster
And from this day on I will play along
to all my young pioneers records
And there will be a poetry
spoken silently between me and the stereo
I’ll work mornings
and you can work through the night
Mary, there is no hope for us
If this GM van don’t make it
across the state line
we might as well lay down and die
Because if Florida takes us
we’re taking everyone down with us
Where we’re coming from (yeah)
will be the death of us
And I cannot help but hold on
to a handful of times
when what was spoken
was a revolution in itself,
and what we were doing
was the only thing that mattered
And how good it felt
to kill the memory of nights spent
holding your shirt for the smell
I heard you used to cry
when you made love to him
but this band will play on
Because all we can do is what we’ve always done.
And on and on and on…
A-HA – Barely Hanging On
I used to be so sensible on my own
Now I’m so sensitive it’s a joke
I’m getting by on decibels like a drug
And greet every brand
New day with a shrug
I’m barely hanging on
I used to be so comfortable in a suit
Almost presentable next to you
I used to be so confident in a crowd
Now I can’t say my own name aloud
I’m barely hanging on
And now I guess you’re
Wondering why
We never could see eye to eye
Oh but never mind
And now I guess it’s hard to see
What has gotten into me
Oh but never mind
I’m barely hanging on
Now I’m so sensitive it’s a joke
I’m getting by on decibels like a drug
And greet every brand
New day with a shrug
I’m barely hanging on
I used to be so comfortable in a suit
Almost presentable next to you
I used to be so confident in a crowd
Now I can’t say my own name aloud
I’m barely hanging on
And now I guess you’re
Wondering why
We never could see eye to eye
Oh but never mind
And now I guess it’s hard to see
What has gotten into me
Oh but never mind
I’m barely hanging on
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