1.The X's Jake Wears
We're turning over
We're turning over a new leaf without you
We are the carriers
We are the carriers, we deliver
It's up to us to keep faithful
We will never forget
We will never forget
We will never forget
We will never forget
Will you forgive our treachery?
Will you forgive our treachery?
Don't be ashamed anymore
You are a new beast
You're in control
Take it further, Take it further
Take it further than you've been before
Will they miss you, will they miss you at all?
Could you show me honesty, could you demonstrate loyalty?
Who do you know if in the end you don't know anyone?
Would you still be alone, will we die alone?
Will we die alone?
Rising together in a field of dust
Shaking off disuse and aging rust
Walking through a world devoid of trust
Will they miss you, will they miss you at all?
We're moving on, we're moving on
We don't subscribe to your message of hate
We will rise, we will rise above and be set free
2.Marketability
This is cement that binds my feet
Skinny singers with their perfect teeth
They'll take every single penny to the bank
While my attempts end up in the tank
You used to teach that Christ was not a fashion
But in your eyes it's clear you've lost your passion
American Apparel will never sponsor me
But I laugh cuz that's not the way I want to be
You write your name with a dollar sign
But I'm reluctant to even add up mine
Marketability. Quit selling yourself short
Stay true to yourself, quit following trends
Marketability. Quit selling yourself short
Stay true to yourself, quit following trends
Never give up and never give in!
Don't let them
Don't let them
Don't let them
Don't let them tell you who you want to be
American Apparel will never sponsor me
But I laugh cuz that's not the way I want to be
You write your name with a dollar sign
But I'm reluctant to even add up mine
I'll never look as good as the guy's on top
Blonde hair, tight jeans, and the shaggy mop
Close your eyes your blind (your blind)
I lack a decent body but I still use my mind
Use my mind!
3.Reverse The Curse
Fully aware of every moment of mine
Every second awake is a second alive
I've been sleeping for what feels like centuries
I am another sad case worthy of sympathy
The history hidden in plain sight
The way it's eerily similar tonight
Fifty years have come and gone
This town as waited for far too long
I am a man of twenty-three
And I look around these city streets
Never stop trying to reverse the curse of tragedy
Strange how everything just falls in place
Seems like I was meant for this
How could I ever give it up?
If I ever do
If I ever do
That'll be the day I die
That'll be the day that I die
That'll be the day that I die
That'll be the day that I die
That'll be the day that I die
I am a man of twenty-three
And I look around these city streets
Never stop trying to reverse the curse of tragedy
Strange how everything just falls in place
Seems like I was meant for this
How could I ever give it up?
That'll be the day that I die
That'll be the day that I die
I am a man of twenty-three
And I look around these city streets
Never stop trying to reverse the curse of tragedy
Strange how everything just falls in place
Seems like I was meant for this
How could I ever give it up?
4.Fear And Loathing In Iowa City
I spent my life preparing for this
Hope for the best, expect the worst
Hope for the best, expect the worst
Memory falters and fades
Or at least I hope it will
Because I am the altered state
Of a broken window sill
You can probably see straight through me
But I'm dangerous to the touch
I gave the world everything but I wasn't given much
I spent my life preparing for this
Hope for the best it can't get worse
I watched my world come crashing down
I know I can rebuild
I shelled out my mind so you could read my thoughts
Exposing gaping holes in my memoir's plots
Well versed in scholary apathy
I scoff when you laugh so happily
I will be here after the damage!
I will be here after the damage!
I will be here after the damage!
I will be here after the damage!
The truth is I've got emptiness
Where I used to get my fulfillment
Starting over is never easy
But I've got my friends
My God and my family
5.Internal Monologue
I am a catalogue of failure
And falling flat on my face
The only constant in my life is my
My lack of faithfulness
Would it be easier if I walked through life
with a bag over my head?
Would you rather I sewed my lips
into silence and remained like the dead?
I've been saving up all my hope for this
A single purchase of significance
Listen up
Hear me out
Get a hold of it
He can save you if you just let him
I've been saving up all my hope for this
A single purchase of significance
Listen up
Hear me out
Get a hold of it
He can save you if you just let him
How, how can you overlook all the good in your life?
I've been saving up all my hope for this
A single purchase of significance
Listen up
Hear me out
Get a hold of it
He can save you if you just let him
I've been saving up all my hope for this
A single purchase of significance
Listen up
Hear me out
Get a hold of it
He can save you if you just let him
6.The Walking Dead
With crushing stillness I crept through the streets
I didn't think they'd see me, they didn't miss a beat
Have you ever seen their eyes?
Have you ever seen their hearts?
They may look human, but there's nothing living underneath
Nothing living underneath
This takes more than self-confidence
This takes more than self-confidence
Can you do this on your own?
NO! You would die. You would
Can you do this on your own?
NO! We're here for you. We're here for..
Can you do this on your own?
On your own!
On your own
You can't survive without me!
Show me, show me how to be a man
Staring straight into the eyes of the dead
Show me, show me how to be a man
Staring straight into the eyes of the dead
Gnashing their teeth and outstretching their arms
Clawing at life with bone-shattering palms
Life on Earth causes harm
When disaster strikes, who will you turn to?
Show me, show me how to be a man
Staring straight into the eyes of the dead
Show me, show me how to be a man
Staring straight into the eyes of the dead
7.Yorick Brown_Escape Artist
My mind goes blank in the black of night
Shattered and alone devoid of light
Like an internal shift, my motives shift
From saint to sinner without a conscience
I feel like such a disappointment
You could find yourself a better man
So clench a fist with your open hand
Whoa oh oh ohhh!
Get over yourself!
Never forget the world will turn its back on you
Never forget the world will turn its back on you
Never forget the world will turn its back on you
Never forget the world will turn its back on you
Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.
So wake yourselves up out of your slumber and fight for what you
believe in.
You only get one life. Your choices today affect your tomorrow.
Don't give up on tomorrow because of what you do today
Don't give up on tomorrow because of what you do today
The cellar in my mind conjures up derision
The man I want to be is stuck in division
God help me or I'll sink deep within
It's uncontrollable by me
What's happening?
8.Eyes Closed,Walking Into Traffic
Senseless Beauty - Eyes Closed, Walking Into Traffic
Maybe silence would be good enough
It's like a never knew
The bane of American existence, consumerist consume
Pleading on their knees
Like the poor praying for assistance; propaganda or war
insistence
Growing as it feeds
'I will kick you down if you get in my way!'
It's like we're all that matters
This world is all you have!
Whoa oh oh ohhh ohhhhhh
There is no good in this, this world is all you have!
Whoa oh oh ohhh ohhhhhh
There is no good in this, this world is all you have!
You've chosen to live your life on your terms
You've forsaken your family
You've forsaken your friends
Empty voids filling up with hate
Empty voids filling up with hate
Useless emotions are cast away
The music dies and the colors fade
The world is crashing to your feet
The world is crashing to your feet
The world is crashing, crashing to your feet
The world is crashing to your feet
Crushing the life from the living and feeding it to the dead
9.Introspective
10.Theology
His hands, his heart are all I need
I hear the broken-hearted
I hear the friendless
I was there for every prayer,
and I'm never stopping
I will never leave you all alone
Quit doubting me
Because you can't see
My hands working in your life
If you knew my heart
You would know
I never left you any second
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