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We Made It

by Crisis Crayons

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1.
Leaving 03:59
Wake up with a screaming resignation The waves crash at my feet like some kind of demonstration Of the things I thought I had that are now gone. And I feel like giving in Surrender’s got me in its icy grip As my hand slips off the railing I feel like all is lost Step out to my self-inflicted exile No turning back There’s no way I can stop I grab my keys off the table and I’m taking two steps Out the door Hit the road and my stomach starts turning Somebody tell me am I making the right move? To the beach and the sunny skies Maybe there’s hope for me after all and I said: I feel like I don’t belong here She looked at me and said “have no fear In a year or two all your big ambitions will disappear.” It seems that my heart has left now And I’m thinking maybe I should too Give my regards to everyone But I have to leave you Maybe someday i will look back And see you’ve moved on with your life Maybe someday I’ll be sorry for what I’ve done But it’s not today No it’s not today I feel like I don’t belong here She looked at me and said “have no fear In a year or two all your big ambitions will disappear.” It seems that my heart has left now And I’m thinking maybe I should too Give my regards to everyone But I have to leave you
2.
I take a drink I spin the dial The only thing I know of that can make me suicidal The plastic lips The medicated eyes We’re all robots, tuning in to BLI Wait a minute If I’m not mistaken I’ve heard that very song play on every other station I’m searching, searching, searching For unfamiliarity No offense to One Direction It just doesn’t speak to me Hostility The enemy of what we’re here for But we’re not friendly Society In need of something fresh and different But we’re not friendly On the radio We don’t wanna go On the radio We’re setting out To make a difference We’ll sign that record contract, we don’t care what the fine print says We’ll write a hit Three minutes long It’ll play a couple months until the next thing comes along We’ll change our image We’ll plan our next score We’re kneeling down in front of something that we never stood for It’s worth a shot Feeding from their hand If all else fails we could always start a ska band Hostility The enemy of what we’re here for But we’re not friendly Society In need of something fresh and different But we’re not friendly On the radio We don’t wanna go On the radio
3.
Anthem 02:35
Let’s raise a toast to the common man Who sets on the road to the promised land He’s off to prove Those who’ve lost can win But we’ll never see His sorry ass again. His quest began on a mountain trail A crowd came out screaming “Go to Hell!” He paid them no mind As he soldiered on His middle finger high He would prove them wrong Well the mountain winds proved a trying task His mind, more than once, thought of turning back He fell to his knees As he lost his will But he spied the end Waiting down the hill. That same crowd appeared at the finish line Shook his hand, like they’d knew it the entire time The man’s victory Didn’t feel quite right He turned around And went back through the darkened night.
4.
It’s my mistake I should have known We were fucked up from the start It’s my fault I should have known We would fall apart This is the second time That I've lost my mind And it doesn’t look like it’s coming back inside This is the second night I put up with this fight And no amount of words will help to make things right And I know I said I’d never write a song about you So it seems that neither one of us Is getting what we wanted And I know I said I’d always care for you And I’d never be mad But I guess I lied It’s my mistake I should have known We were fucked up from the start It’s my fault I should have known We would fall apart In my head It’s upside down It would take a lot for it to turn around I should have known that we would wind up here in the end So raise a glass for my single serving friend I know we used to say We’d take a holiday But it seems like all those thoughts have gone away I shouldn’t be surprised It was right before my eyes Seems I was blinded by your veil of bullshit and lies And I know I said I’d never write a song about you So it seems that neither one of us Is getting what we wanted And I know I said I’d always care for you And I’d never be mad But I guess I lied It’s my mistake I should have known We were fucked up from the start It’s my fault I should have known We would fall apart In my head It’s upside down It would take a lot for it to turn around I should have known that we would wind up here in the end So raise a glass for my single serving friend I’m not the kid that I used to be And I won’t let your cool persuasion get a hold on me You and me, we’re a thing of the past I get the same sensation when I stand up too fast A headrush, a face blush You’re the only girl I know Who can turn me on and turn me off And turn around and go Home to your empty apartment That smells like cat piss and nonsense It’s my mistake I should have known We were fucked up from the start It’s my fault I should have known We would fall apart In my head It’s upside down It would take a lot for it to turn around I should have known that we would wind up here in the end So raise a glass for my single serving friend Raise a glass for my single serving friend Raise a glass for my single serving friend Raise a glass for my single serving friend
5.
I recycle my six-packs in the trash can 90 miles an hour, staring at policemen I pay my bills with checks that I know are gonna bounce See the guy at the corner Buy my happiness by the ounce I don’t wanna say I’m the best there ever was I’ll let you discover on your own. Here I am The model citizen I am responsible I am reliable Here I am I give a damn Stick with me I’ll never let you down. I don’t go to the gym, I get into bar fights Handing out broken limbs, till the very first morning light. Whenever I go to a show I always show up two hours late Those suckers gave me all their money They can afford to wait And if you need to get things done You know that I’m the only one Like it, or not, it’s always me Here I am The model citizen I am responsible I am reliable Here I am I give a damn Stick with me I’ll never let you down. Here I am The model citizen I am responsible I am reliable Here I am I give a damn Stick with me I’ll never let you down.
6.
I didn’t know what I was getting into She looked so cute as we fogged up my windows But she looked in my eyes And said it wasn’t true A few dates, a couple rendezvous What can I do to break into you? Maybe go back to your place And have a serious discussion or two? She led me up the stairs and promised me the world How was I to know that I’d get burned? She’s a firestarter Two parts incendiary Don’t get too close to her or you’ll go up like a candle baby She’s a firestarter Two parts incendiary Forget the warning label I’m feeling flammable today She looks so good with her hair like fire Come on baby, let it burn higher It’s like the Biz said You got what I need But we should talk about our situation ‘Bout disappointment and humiliation Getting back to the days Before I met you…...but that’s hard to do because: She led me up the stairs and called me by my name Pardon me while I burst into flames She’s a firestarter Two parts incendiary Don’t get too close to her or you’ll go up like a candle baby She’s a firestarter Two parts incendiary Forget the warning label I’m feeling flammable today
7.
Sick of You 03:04
I’m sick of it This always happens Writing songs on paper napkins Searching for words that don’t exist Trying to convince myself That deep down I still give a shit Don’t bet on me if the stakes get high (Don’t count on me, Don’t count on me) I’m just looking for a piece of a fading pie. Don’t look to me for what to do (Don’t count on me, Don’t count on me) I’m sick of being tired and I’m tired of being sick of you Let’s stick to this Don’t change the subject I’m tired of you treating me like an object. I’m sick of this and that I’m sick of you and me These days I’m sick of everything I’m sick of everything about you I’m sick of everything about you I’m sick of everything about you
8.
She wakes up at 3AM The silence of her empty house Echoes in the dark She grabs her suitcase And she makes for the front door She wants to run But she can barely walk I say woman, don’t you worry I won’t be your judge and jury Stop your crying And listen to the music playing all night long All night long All her friends, they think they know They know the way that it should go But she won’t heed their warnings She hasn’t slept too much this year She keeps on waking up in fear Her baby’s gone and he’s not coming back He’s never coming back I say woman, don’t you worry I won’t be your judge and jury Stop your crying And listen to the music playing all night long All night long And if the sky falls down around us I’ll give you shelter from the storm If the winter comes tomorrow I’ll be there to keep you warm
9.
Washed Up 03:55
It’s a destination For devastation A one-stop shop for misappropriation It’s a center for Human degradation And there’s no hope Of ending frustration I think we’ve messed it all up, big time It was a hard fought fight But we’re hanging it up We gave it all we got But it wasn’t enough And as the walls fall down around us We sit back and smile They may have built this city on rock and roll But those architects died out long ago Now the kids are all gone And it’s just another urban tragedy In this burn-out city We listened up And they took our hand And they promised us That things would be better But we’re disappointed And we’re disillusioned And we’ve lost our faith In the new solution I think we’ve missed the mark again It was a hard fought fight But we’re hanging it up We gave it all we got But it wasn’t enough And as the walls fall down around us We sit back and smile They may have built this city on rock and roll But those architects died out long ago Now the kids are all gone And it’s just another urban tragedy In this burn-out city It was a hard fought fight But we’re hanging it up We gave it all we got But it wasn’t enough And as the walls fall down around us We sit back and smile They may have built this city on rock and roll But those architects died out long ago Now the kids are all gone And it’s just another urban tragedy In this burn-out city
10.
I didn’t think I would make it I didn’t think I could take it I didn’t think I could walk away That I could grab your heart and break it But you never really got to know me You never really got to show me How to live or how to love So it’s time for me to go But I just want you to know I’m not afraid Of what has to be done I’m just afraid Of what I might become And I’ll sit here in this room These four walls surround me As if they doubt me And I’ll remind myself that you weren’t the one Fear and loathing on the Great South Bay I can’t believe that you’re so far away The bathroom mirror doesn’t show me what it used to A different version that I need to get used to It seems like just minutes ago But I just want you to know I’m not afraid Of what has to be done I’m just afraid Of what I might become And I’ll sit here in this room These four walls surround me As if they doubt me And I’ll remind myself that you weren’t the one I’m only gonna say this once I’m sorry I’m only gonna say this once I didn’t mean to leave you broken I’m only gonna say this once I’m sorry But you’re gonna do fine without me I’m not afraid Of what has to be done I’m just afraid Of what I might become And I’ll sit here in this room These four walls surround me As if they doubt me And I’ll remind myself that you weren’t the one I’m not afraid Of what has to be done I’m just afraid Of what I might become And I’ll sit here in this room These four walls surround me As if they doubt me And I’ll remind myself that you weren’t the one I feel like I don’t belong here She looked at me and said “have no fear In a year or two all your big ambitions will disappear.” It seems that my heart has left now And I’m thinking maybe I should too Give my regards to everyone But I have to leave you

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released June 27, 2017

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