1. |
Pleaser
04:40
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I spent my mornings drenched in sweat
Then I'd get lost in pools of it
I caught a glimpse from the outside
Of what distorted in my mind
And no, I can't stop thinking about it
And no, I can't stop thinking about it, oh
I threw myself at every objective
But failed to see the other perspectives, oh
And I gotta say I'm not surprised
That a dented reputation kept me preoccupied
And no matter how damn hard I try
I can safely say I can't get everybody on my side
I guess I'll just shut up this time
I spent my afternoons in bed
Perfectionism now dormant
I followed paths and cut through vines
But felt so lost when I found light
And no, I can't stop thinking about it
And no, I can't stop thinking about it, oh
Are all my efforts now to be questioned
When my high standards started regressing, oh
And I gotta say I'm not surprised
That I exhausted myself by being quick to comply
And no matter how damn hard I try
I can safely say I can't get everybody on my side
And so I'll just shut up this time
Ba da da ba da da ba ba
Ba da da ba da da ba ba
Ba da da ba da da ba ba
Ba da da ba da da ba ba
And I gotta say I'm not surprised
That a dented reputation keeps me preoccupied
And no matter how damn hard I try
I can safely say I can't get everyone on my side
Gotta say I'm not surprised
I brushed off parts of me
And I gotta say I'm not surprised
I let myself get in the way
And so I'll just shut up this time
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2. |
Infestation Baby
03:39
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I want an association
A fond and genuine relation
Where I don't feel the obligation
To strike first
But when I don't have the ideal
I become a little less real
And dive into shallow appeal
Of being worse
And I never thought it right
To pretend I'm someone different
But when trying to be liked
Do I change or keep my distance
Oh I've got self awareness
But it just leaves me paranoid
I'm losing all my senses
And becoming a human void
Conformity's pathetic
Until you try isolation
So I'll rip the needles from my veins
Join the infestation, baby
Ditching sanity but not contacts
And I truly hate why I chose that
One breakdown from drifting from the pack
And being alone
Aging backwards but feeling weary
Is it better if they don't hear me
I'm not expressing distaste clearly
So you'll never know
And I never thought it right
To replace my love with hatred
But when trying to be fine
Oh, I know that I'm mistaken
Oh, I've got self awareness
But it just leaves me paranoid
I'm losing all my senses
And becoming a human void
Conformity's pathetic
Until you try isolation
So I'll rip the needles from my veins
Join the infestation, baby
Got self awareness
But it just leaves me paranoid
Losing my senses
And becoming a human void
Conformity's pathetic
Until you try isolation
So I'll rip the needles from my veins
Join the infestation, baby
And I never thought it right
To encourage bottom feeders
Swimming away from the light
Following corrupted leaders
And I never thought it right
To replace my love with hatred
But when trying to be liked
Do I change or do I
Join the infestation, baby
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3. |
Trust No One
02:05
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That shitty tumblr slogan
Said all monsters are human
And I didn't quite believe it at the time
But once my friends forgot me
And no one tried to stop me
I saw firsthand the truth within that line
Oh, I was on a nickname basis
With homphobes and racists
And I'd rather be acquainted
With anyone else
My heroes abused their power
My faith in them turned sour
So I'll trust no one
Not even myself
I found people who liked me
And I stuck with them blindly
And now we disappoint each other all the time
Oh, everyone sucks so bad
How was I supposed to know that
Skepticism is just called being right
Oh, I was on a nickname basis
With homphobes and racists
And I'd rather be acquainted
With anyone else
My heroes abused their power
My faith in them turned sour
So I'll trust no one
Not even myself
Trumpet solo!
Oh, I was on a nickname basis
With homphobes and racists
And I'd rather be acquainted
With no one else
My heroes abused their power
My faith in them turned sour
So I'll trust no one
Not even myself
Oh, I'll trust no one
Not even myself
Oh, I'll trust no one
Not even myself
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4. |
Like You
05:09
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It's the same thing over and over again
For a band of brothers, I hardly see us as friends
Do you even give a shit
Oh, do you even give a shit
Do I go fetch or throw it back to you
Do I try to cure the cancer or feed you what you spew
Do you even give a shit
Oh, do you even give a shit
You don't even have to take your aim
Just grab the gun and fire away
You don't even have to read the stars
If the sign to run is where you are
If you had the chance to read my mind
When you find your carcass would you be surprised
A fingerprinted impact oh so cruel
I'd rather break my spine in a kiddie pool
Than become a little more like you
A little more like you
Thankful for repetition that gets so stale
A more efficient mob means more anthrax gets mailed
Am I so wrong to give a shit
Am I so wrong to give a shit
And it's not like one target's seen
No, the scope is extensive, unlike your empathy
Am I so wrong to give a shit
Oh, do you even give a shit
You don't even have to take your aim
Just grab the gun and fire away
You don't even have to read the stars
If the sign to run is where you are
If you had the chance to read my mind
When you find your carcass would you be surprised
A fingerprinted impact oh so cruel
I'd rather break my spine in a kiddie pool
Than become a little more like you
Like you
Like you
You, you, you, you, you
You don't even have to take your aim
Just grab the gun and fire away
You don't even have to read the stars
If the sign to run is where you are
If you had the chance to read my mind
When you find your carcass would you be surprised
A fingerprinted impact oh so cruel
But if I say a word the crowd starts to boo
I reject respect for being cool
But can you smell the poison that you brew
I'd rather break my spine in a kiddie pool
Than become a little more like you
I'd rather break my spine in a kiddie pool
Than become a little more like you
A little more like you
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5. |
Sick of Me
04:20
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I need to become dynamic
Boredom can lead to terrible things
I planned to stay on the planet
But when I saw you I put on my wings
To try to get to the heavens
'Cause you're astronomically cooler than me
How could I think for a second
That I was in your league
So I'll try to prevent your discontent
But will I be a source of pure torment
If I care too much, will it make you leave
Oh, I'm scared that you'll get sick of me
Now that I'm under the spotlight
It's like I'm an ant crawling under a lens
I'm terrified of a goodbye
Or even a fracture that forms distant friends
Is keeping chaos a good thing
Or should I have mellowed myself years ago
Whatever's the right solution
I'll pretend that I know
So I'll try to prevent your discontent
But will I be a source of pure torment
If I care too much, will it make you leave
Oh I'm scared that you'll get sick of me
So I'll try to prevent your discontent
But will I be a source of pure torment
If I care too much, will it make you leave
Oh I'm scared that you'll get sick of me
So I'll try to prevent your discontent
But will I be a source of pure torment
If I care too much, will it make you leave
Oh I'm scared that you'll get sick of me
That you'll get sick of me
That you'll get oh-so sick of me
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6. |
Turnaround
03:49
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Traces of euphoria
With contact staying passive
Pleasantly devoid of warning signs
Warm like spring in Florida
And ten times more attractive
Nowhere else I wanna be tonight
I wondered if the world was going blind
When you were stag, but nowhere out of sight
I thought I'd be an idiot to never make you mine
Months of bliss are foreign but
I'm willing to attempt it
I never thought I'd see a cloudless sky
I'll make what's not good enough
A fragment of a sentence
The upswing forms a visible divide
I wondered if the world was going blind
When you were stag but nowhere out of sight
I thought I'd be an idiot to never make you mine
Trying to maintain tranquility
Is easier than it sounds
The suspicion of stability
Extended through the ground
It's surreal but always wonderful
To feel the turnaround
And it's here
I've got no doubt
I wondered if the world was going blind
When you were stag but nowhere out of sight
I thought I'd be an idiot to never make you mine
No, no, no
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7. |
Signals
03:58
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Retro signals cluttered the airwaves
Static caused the dead space to vibrate
Only ones and zeroes made sense
X-rays were depicted in grayscale
Condensation misread as chemtrails
Magnifying every offense
Most likely healed but scared to rip the bandage
What if all the gashes infect
Avert my eyes to not assess the damage
But turning my head could snap my neck
Cell towers polluted the landscape
Skyscrapers caused pastures to migrate
Fear became the only defense
Calculation lead to a haven
Uncertain that I'd be worth saving
Pounding at the doors in suspense
Most likely healed but scared to rip the bandage
What if all the gashes infect
Avert my eyes to not assess the damage
But turning my head could snap my neck
What else could I do
What else could I do
What else could I do
What else could I do
Most likely healed but scared to rip the bandage
What if all the gashes infect
Avert my eyes to not assess the damage
But turning my head could snap my neck
Most likely healed but scared to rip the bandage
What if all the gashes infect
Avert my eyes to not assess the damage
But turning my head could snap my neck
(Yuh)
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8. |
Nothing
02:47
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I searched for cavities
But my entire body's a hole
In times of clarity
I shrugged off bits of all that I know
I melt like icicles
A perfect volume to fit the mold
I find it difficult
To repossess the skin I've outgrown
And I feel like nothing
Concern abandoned me
And mainly when I needed to care
I won the lottery
And never became a billionaire
I am the car I drive
I'm overused and under-repaired
Indulged and now deprived
The house went up in flames as I stared
And I feel like nothing
Wounded in the open
Bleeding gives me motion
Otherwise I'm hoping
To just stay still
I dragged along my corpse
My imprint is a suspicious trail
I never felt remorse
And accepted a sentence in jail
I sometimes get the urge
To change direction when I'm ahead
Backtrack to feel secure
Progress and regression repeated
And I feel like nothing
Wounded in the open
Bleeding gives me motion
Otherwise I'm hoping
To just stay still
Settling for no plans
Sinking into quicksand
Seems the only choice is
To just stay still
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9. |
Coming Home
03:35
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Formulas of fear have proof
Tangled in what can't be truth
Do I look like a joke to you
Am I seen in my own view
The sun shines as bright as ever
And my skin is pale and cold
Stupid bearers of bad news
Flies drop dead at perceived clues
Do I look like a joke to you
Is there one thing I can do
The sun shines as bright as ever
And my skin is pale and cold
I could bloom like the flowers
If there's roses I can hold
When my confidence fails me
Failure sets off a bomb
Like a boy at a supermarket
Clinging to his mom
Pessimism consumes me
So I'll swallow my pride
And I'll hold onto hope
But I'll keep it inside
The sun shines as bright as ever
And my skin is pale and cold
I could bloom like the flowers
If there's roses I can hold
The sun shines as bright as ever
And my skin is pale and cold
I could bloom like the flowers
If there's roses I can hold
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10. |
The Shade
06:48
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I'd never fade if I could help it
I'd stitch the gaps, rebuild a spine
I'd stay in motion without reset
I'd trace a path along the line
It felt so awful as I wondered
If every breath I took was right
I told myself I'd never return
I ran in circles every time
What did I do when I designed
The wrong and right inside my mind
What did I do when I designed
The wrong and right inside my mind
I'll never learn if I don't fix it
I mess it up with each attempt
Critical velocity as I descend
If there's a hell, it's where I'm sent
It felt so awful as I wondered
If I'm even supposed to breathe
It felt like walls of endless reverb
And so I dwelled relentlessly
What did I do when I designed
The wrong and right inside my mind
What did I do when I designed
The wrong and right inside my mind
Brace for failure
Brace for failure
Going through the motions
Trapping heat from the sunlight
Burning through my skin
I sweat, shake as I crave the shade
Settling for absence
I'd sedate all guilt and pride
Until I let it win
I sweat, shake as I crave the shade
But I can't be hollowed out
I regain my mass as I change
As I change now
I forgive and I rebound
Moving past my past as I change
As I change now
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11. |
Poisoned Ground
03:48
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(1, 2, 3, 4)
I have sustained your attention
For as long as I can remember
And I think I'm getting better
At doing things for myself
I'm not afraid of disappointment
So file your complaints in the shredder
Because I think I'm getting better
At doing things for myself
The propaganda's getting weak
And I can't bring myself to keep
The sad and scared infant around
So if I learned from being fourteen
I will acknowledge hell and leave
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
I'm climbing the totem of nothing
And with every passing autumn
I tend to start back at the bottom
Destroying the name for myself
I no longer feel that connection
So if we move forward regardless
Why force myself to be heartless
And make things worse for myself
The propaganda's getting weak
And I can't bring myself to keep
The sad and scared infant around
So if I learned from being fourteen
I will acknowledge hell and leave
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
When you know you're doomed to crash
The trajectory should change
And you can choose the beaten path
When the other trail's in flames
No, the propaganda's getting weak
And I can't bring myself to keep
The sad and scared infant around
So if I learned from being fourteen
I will acknowledge hell and leave
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
No, the propaganda's getting weak
And I can't bring myself to keep
The sad and scared infant around
So if I learned from being fourteen
I will acknowledge hell and leave
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
Clawing my way through poisoned ground
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Henry Byrne Columbus, Ohio
Annoying
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