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Everybody wishing they were still young, everyone so consumed with regret
I guess once you get old enough, all you do is count the days you have left
‘Cause the world keeps moving on without you, it fills you up with increasing dread
Your golden years spent living in fear, terrified of what’s coming next
But looking back won’t change today
Wishful thinking never pays
No such thing as glory days
It’s just a dream that will never be
So we scream like hell and fight ourselves
Listen to nobody else
Nothing ever changes, it all just stays the same
And we do it all again
Easy to say things will be better when we’re the oldest generation left
Can’t wait to see the day when there’s nothing left to protest
But we medicate ourselves endlessly with fentanyl and percocet
Kill ourselves off day by day, just another despairing death
Looking ahead won’t change today
Wishful thinking never pays
No such thing as better days
It’s just a dream that will never be
So we scream like hell and fight ourselves
Listen to nobody else
Nothing ever changes, it all just stays the same
And we do it all again
Societal change is accelerating
And unity keeps disintegrating
It seems this cycle is never-ending
So buckle up for a long ride
Everyone saying the end is near
As human rights start to disappear
Hope slowly gets replaced by fear
Are we running out of time?
Maybe nothing will change today
Wishful thinking never pays
Maybe these are our best days
They’re just not what we thought they would be
So let’s scream like hell and fight ourselves
Listen to nobody else
Nothing ever changes, everything just stays the same
Let’s do it all again and again and again and again
This pointless cycle never ends
Ignore the past and play pretend
Like change is just around the bend
Then we’ll all look back in disbelief that it never really happened
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I've been walking around with my hands clenched, I always got a scowl on my face
The stress of the modern age is impacting my day-to-day
Tired every morning, 'cause I'm wired every night
Try to remember details, but I never get them right
And this caffeine's not doing anything
It's just setting my teeth on edge
I missed every chance to leave
And I froze instead of taking a leap
Now I'm always running on idle
My future's already decided
And I don't see many options left for me
Lately I've been spending more of my time in a drunken state
How long until a phase becomes a personality trait?
Anxiety is causing me to hide away like a coward
Gonna book a flight so no one can reach me for hours
And dramamine may be the only thing
That will finally let me sleep
I missed every chance to leave
And I froze instead of taking a leap
Now I'm always running on idle
My future's already decided
And I don't see many options left for me
I missed every chance to leave
And I froze instead of taking a leap
Now I'm always running on idle
My future's already decided
And I don't see many options left for me
WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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All of These Days
02:52
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Outside my house
The lights are still dark
Cars pass on by
Igniting my thoughts
It’s cold in here
The windows covered with frost
Yet I’m focused on
What was lost
Day in, day out
Where to begin
To figure it out
I’ll have to start from within
Where are you now?
Who are you with?
The harder I grabbed
The looser you slipped
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Coffee drips
Into my cup
Nowhere to look
It's like my eyes are stuck
The good ol’ days
Where have they gone?
Dylan would say
You’re a rolling stone
Life has been bland
Boring at best
All of these thoughts
To get off my chest
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
You’re so far away
You’re so far away, today
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
Been away
All of these days
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We used to sing about teenage boredom
Now we just sing of our drinking problems
Maybe that’s the only thing we still have in common
Well, maybe that’s all we ever did
Pretending we’re both still the same old kids
Can’t admit that neither of us are enjoying this
Is this what happens at middle age?
Emptiness replaces adolescent rage
And we drift around kinda lost ‘til the end of our days
If we haven’t made it big by 25
I guess we gotta join the rank ‘n’ file
Making money for somebody else ‘til we finally die
We don’t have to let our darkest days define us
However far we fall, humanity will find us
It’s easy to lose hope, but there’s plenty to remind us
Our best days are not behind us
Our best days are not behind us
Our best days are not behind us
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Breathing Problems
03:41
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You’ve been smiling a little less lately
I’m pretty sure it’s got something to do with me
I know the stress of these months
Has driven a wedge between us
Guess we’ll see if our love is strong enough
Life was humming along with a sweet melody
Now all I hear every day is one long scream
Some days it’s more than I can stand
All these financial demands
You got a second job and I joined a band
And I’m doing breathing exercises to help me sleep at night
You’re always overworked, but you tell me it’s alright
I know once we get through this, things will settle down
Just gotta get through this, gotta get through this somehow
Now we’re in crisis mode every other day
Doing our best to keep each other sane
I haven’t been pulling my weight
You always say it’s okay
But I don’t know if we can take the strain
I’m trying to give you what you need
But it’s slowly killing me
And I’m doing breathing exercises to help me sleep at night
You’re always overworked, but you tell me it’s alright
I know once we get through this, things will settle down
Just gotta get through this, gotta get through this somehow
One week before the wedding, you’re having dreams of me leaving
I tell you they mean nothing, but you’re not convinced
And all these breathing exercises still don’t help me sleep at night
You’re working every day, and way too many nights
If we can both get through this, everything will settle down
Just gotta get through this...somehow
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Throw Me In the Grave
03:23
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I’m not gonna live forever
This is only temporary
I will not be remembered
Once I’m dead and buried
Everything I ever do
Everything that I accomplish
When my days are through
Will quickly be forgotten
Longing for the way things used to be
Is nothing but a waste of energy
Might as well start counting down the days
‘Cause I don’t deserve the days I have
If I’m just living in the past
Just go ahead and put me in the grave
Throw me in the grave
Who would want to live forever?
What a nightmare that would be
I’d rather face the devil
Than have to live for eternity
‘Cause if all we really have
Are a couple decades in this place
I’m not gonna spend them looking back
I got no time to waste
Longing for the way things used to be
Is nothing but a waste of energy
Might as well start counting down the days
‘Cause I don’t deserve the days I have
If I’m just living in the past
Just go ahead and put me in the grave
Throw me in the grave
Longing for the way things used to be
Is nothing but a waste of energy
Might as well start counting down the days
‘Cause I don’t deserve the days I have
If I’m just living in the past
Just go ahead and put me in the grave
Throw me in the grave
Throw me in the grave
Throw me in the grave
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Standing, waiting
I’m feeling the time decay
Fan rocks, non-stop
Cooling my breath away
Anxious faces,
Surround me as I sit
Foot taps, phone slaps
All this is killing me
I just want to go away
I don’t want to be here anymore
The line keeps growing longer
Cogs in this machine
Tick-tock!
Tick-tock!
Tick-tock!
Wasting at the DMV
Life is just passing me
Wasting at the DMV
Life is just passing me
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8. |
We
03:05
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I have stepped aside to make way for you and me
I tell you I’m gonna give you everything
And I want to
But really, there’s only so much I can do
And sometimes I feel like I’m letting you down
I know some days you don’t want me around
And I get it
And I know you don’t wanna admit it
But sometimes, you’re not sure we’ll make it through
And you know I have my doubts, too
It’s true
But baby, we
Are gonna be so much more than you and me
Together, we’ll take on the world
Yeah, this is our year for sure
Nothing’s ever gonna be the same as before
I can’t just think for myself anymore
I gotta grow up
Some of my dreams, I’m gonna have to let go of
But our life now is more than I ever dreamed
I’m pretty sure you and I can do anything
We want to
You’ll always have me to hold onto
And if you ever doubt we’ll make it through
Just look to me and know I’m here for you
‘Cause baby, we
Are gonna be so much more than you and me
Together, we’ll take on the world
Yeah, this is our year for sure
And baby, we
Are gonna be so much more than you and me
Together, we’ll take on the world
Yeah, this is our year for sure
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9. |
American Dumbass
02:52
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Well, I’m a dumbfuck right-wing asshole without a clue
I do anything the racist in the White House tells me to do
I get all my beliefs from far-right email newsletters
Their bigotry always makes me feel so much better
These days, I’ve been kind of reeling
I need a new conspiracy to believe in
The facts didn’t support my views
So I’m off to find some new ones
Give me a conspiracy I can use
‘Cause I’m a no class, white trash, right-wing American dumbass
You won’t find me at any of your lectures
I deal exclusively in conjecture
I don’t remember how to form an original thought
I just repeat whatever they say on Fox
These days, I’ve been kind of reeling
I need a new conspiracy to believe in
I have no personality traits
Except endless immigrant hate
Another hot conspiracy would be great
‘Cause I’m a thoughtless, heartless, piece-of-shit American dumbass
My heart grows three times bigger
Every time a white person says...
I love it when the rich get richer
It’s the fucking best
I vote with my hate instead of with my mind
My bigotry is colorblind
I like people that look like mine
And fuck the rest
Lately, I haven’t quite been myself
A new conspiracy sure would help
I like the really fucking insane ones
Just give me a reason to buy more guns
A brand new conspiracy could be fun
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10. |
Funeral
03:46
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The times are not changing
A change isn’t gonna come
Greed has taken over and progress has stalled
Now we’re just circling the drain ‘til we’re done
It probably won’t be long now
At least we hope it won’t be
We waited too long, we’re slowly cooking alive
All we can hope is that it’s over with quickly
All we ever wanted was a future for our children
Of course we’d be the ones to do ourselves in
We always knew someday we’d have to pay for all our sins
But momentum and complacency are a deadly combination
We kept fighting wars
Everything else got ignored
Now the whole world finally has something in common
We really shouldn’t be surprised
It’s been clear for so long
We spent decades treading water
Fighting the same fights our parents won
If this is really the end
Are you alright with that?
Better get your affairs in order
And say what needs to be said
We’re not leaving any kind of future for our children
We deserve every trap we find ourselves in
We always knew someday we’d have to pay for all our sins
But momentum and complacency are a deadly combination
We kept fighting wars
Everything else got ignored
Now the whole world finally has something in common
At the funeral to celebrate the death of all humanity
There’ll be no one left to give the eulogy
No one left to read the obituary
Nobody left to even give a shit
‘Cause the world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
The world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
We always knew someday we’d have to pay for all our sins
But momentum and complacency are a deadly combination
We keep starting wars
Hell, why not start one more?
Now the whole world finally has something in common
The world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
The world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
The world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
The world ain’t gonna miss us when we’re gone
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Nowhere Days Chicago, Illinois
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