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Any Other Way
03:34
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Should I say I'm getting older? If I'm still saying next years for me.
"Get up! Your good for nothing!" but I'm everything I want to be.
They'll say that you'll live and die here and "Kid, you were born to lose."
Well it's a pity your still around here, holding on to some empty youth.
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To the sound of the needle on the record, we passed out on the basement floor.
Now I'm bruised and broke (too many smokes), maybe we waste our day, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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It's another night spent in the gutter, but I know I'll never be alone.
We're the kids that were forgotten, in this town we call our own.
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To the sound of the needle on the record, we passed out on the basement floor.
Now I'm bruised and broke (too many smokes), maybe we waste our day, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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So come on try to tell me I'm wrong about this.
No matter how much you piss and moan you can never make those days return.
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Gang
03:26
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The stereo's on. We're here to stay.
Forget it we've got what we need and tomorrows another day.
Turn it up. It's been too long.
And when your voice runs out you'll know this can't be wrong.
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We've got the gang right here. Everyone will be there. Right until the end, I swear.
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Where's the problem? We're alright.
I know life's got you tired but we're staying out tonight.
We did it our way and won't apologise.
We may not ever win but at least we can say we tried.
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We've got the gang right here. Everyone will be there. Right until the end, I swear.
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There's no where else I'd rather be. So raise your glasses for the gang.
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Where Were You?
03:16
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Where were you? At the start when this was new.
Where were you? Those empty words you spit and spew.
Where were you? That reputation stuck like glue.
Don't need you. Sick and tired through and through.
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I can't keep smiling. Inside I'm cringing.
I'll hold my tongue as yours goes on but if anyone cared they've been and gone.
Delusions of greatness and self importance.
An ear to bend, the latest trend and even free drinks can't help me pretend.
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So you say what you're going to say, I'll laugh it off anyway.
So you say what you're going to say, because you can't bring me down.
Today.
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Where were you? Watched us fall from the perfect view.
Where were you? Pretending like you had a clue.
Where were you? I couldn't be happier the distance grew.
Don't need you. All that shit, yeah, I heard it too.
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So I'll be leaving, I can't stand your crawling.
Your making my friends business tips, to make it big when no one gives a shit.
Just give me something. Say it with some feeling.
When there's no give it's all take, is it my mistake? I need a break.
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So you say what you're going to say, I'll laugh it off anyway.
So you say what you're going to say, because you can't bring me down.
Today.
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4. |
There's Always Next Year
02:52
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There were nights we'd wish the hours away (I remember).
Because on our side we thought time would always stay (I remember).
It was all we had. I couldn't see it running out.
These days it's all I think about.
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And though we carried on about all our regrets, we're not finished yet.
Light another cigarette. Light another and forget.
And when tonight's bruises all mend, we'll get back up and start again.
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There were nights we said we'd leave this town (I remember).
We said the same thing when next year came around (I remember).
But together we're the best we could be. Like friends were all we'd need.
I'm still looking for the best in me.
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And though we carried on about all our regrets, we're not finished yet.
Light another cigarette. Light another and forget.
And when tonight's bruises all mend, we'll get back up and start again.
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So here's to all those memories and mistakes, but when that clock hits 12 the year is ours to make.
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FU.HF.BY
03:35
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Its time to wake up I've spent too much time asleep.
My fingers crossed now and I'll cross my heart and hope I'll keep
Making mistakes, not saving face, making sure I leave a trace.
Because if it feels ok then just do it either way.
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So get out here, you've slept away the week.
That look of apathy scares the death right into me.
Bones start to ache, can't recreate and understanding that things can't wait.
So if today is not your day, just do it either way.
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So live and learn.
We've tried, we've burned,
Be the last to laugh when it's your turn.
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I'm looking for that simple life and maybe I'll never get it right.
We're at our best when we're being loud, so let it out.
I'm looking for that simple life and maybe I'll never get it right.
Well if this is all I can give, then at least I can say I've lived.
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Another night on the town,
Hitting the shots until I fall down,
Comments always cause a frown,
Because my honesty it knows no bounds.
Going to have to leave this town,
Burnt all of my bridges down,
Now I know its time to go,
Because I've fucked off everyone I know.
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It's just what happens when I have a drink,
My mouth shoots off before I think.
It's just what happens when I've had a drink,
My mouth shoots off before I think.
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Falling Down
03:54
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Take the time to realise, to make some sense and question ties.
I'm so tired of wasting my time with yet another one of your bullshit lines.
Drink it down you look down and out. Your losing touch of where we started at.
But then that song came on the radio and I knew it's time to go.
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I see you falling down,
Well I'm not hanging round,
Your dying in this town,So we'll see you around.
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I can't sit here all night with you trying to convince me your alright.
I'm sick of hearing you go on with your second hand smoke blacking out my lungs.
If your out of my sight (I'm getting out of my mind),
You go from bad to worse (every time).
But then that song came on the radio and I knew it's time to go.
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I see you falling down,
Well I'm not hanging round,
Your dying in this town,So we'll see you around.
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What you've done and who you could have been.
All that shit you say you've seen.
It doesn't mean a thing because your still here and it's all you'll ever be.
You used to say "Let's get on out. Lets find something we care enough to shout", in you I never had any doubt but now I'm getting gone I can't hang about.
Your dying in this town.
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8. |
Are you listening?
03:58
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Are you listening? Was this not enough?
Are you listening? Did it get too tough?
Are the verses still ringing in your ears?
Are you listening? Can you hear me loud and clear?
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I kept these pictures on my wall. I wrote these songs to remind you all.
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Did you hear me? Calling out your name.
Did you see me? Wait for you again.
Are those apologies still caught up in your throat?
Did you hear me? Sing those songs we wrote.
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I kept these pictures on my wall. I wrote these songs to remind you all.
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It's still caught up in my throat. Singing all those songs we wrote.
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Oh! You didn't know?
02:53
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Sick and tired. I'm cracked, I'm wrecked.
When the anti-biotics won't take effect.
Seasons seem to feel the same so I'll self-medicate to stall the pain.
Reasons to get through the day are hard to find with the sky so grey.
Broken beaten yet again but I'll stick it out until the end.
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We had our skateboards and our records. We've sat in hospital wards.
We found a cause in every sloppy chord.
We'll never be quiet. To hell with this silence.
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Struggle to articulate, to breathe, to speak, to concentrate.
It's feeling better than before and I'll shout along forever more.
And as my eyes begin to tire, I'll still say this with a smile,
If this turns out to be the end then I'm going down singing with my friends.
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Youf
03:28
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Well we've come from these broken homes,
Along the way we've broken some bones.
But I can say I've never fallen alone,
These boys have got me that I've always known.
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We swore we'd stay, young until we die.
It make me smile almost every day,
When I think about the things they'd say.
We never gave a shit anyway,
We're indestructible that's how we'll stay.
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You said "It's time to grow up now your getting old",
But since you quit what has your life involved?
We never wanted to change the world,
We are the ones who just can't be told.
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Medicine
04:44
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I'll take my medicine to bed, to settle patterns in my head.
I'll grind my teeth down to the bone, wondering what's going to follow.
I'm wearing all my floorboards down, back and forth and spinning round,
I'm staring at the telephone to let me know I'm not alone.
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When I've had too much now, just to get me by now.
But, I'm getting by.
I'm feeling reckless, so restless, spending more time getting senseless.
I'm feeling reckless, so restless, trying hard to make sense of this.
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These days feel like a waking dream, just pills and ash under the seam.
Trying hard to crack a smile, heaven knows it's been a while.
Those endless conversations missed and relationships I need to fix,
I'm looking for a steady hand and a day to go exactly as I planned.
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12. |
Mx4xL
07:37
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Down here on the quiet streets, stood so proud and we dragged our feet.
Shared a drink and we shared a lie, pulled me up stood by my side.
The darkest days we couldn't see an end, broken hearts when we lost a friend.
Question times and decisions made. We held on for better days.
The route we'd take back through the yard, they knocked it down to make space for cars.
I know things will never feel the same but day in, day out nothing will change.
The library steps where we'd sit for hours, sunsets sat on water towers.
Another day, another disappears. Your getting out but I'm glad you were here.
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So hold my heart and fix my bones (All this is all I've ever known).
So hold my heart and fix my bones (Your already home).
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Down here on the shattered streets, we nursed our wounds and rebuilt our dreams.
The sirens sang and marked our way, took us in to try again.
Well, patience is a virtue or so they say. We're still holding on for better days.
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So hold my heart and fix my bones (All this is all I've ever known).
So hold my heart and fix my bones (Your already home).
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Still here on the quiet streets, standing proud, dragging our feet.
Still here on the shattered streets, nursing wounds and chasing dreams.
Because we're still out here singing.
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