Common Struggles

Single File Common Struggles Lyrics
1.Mannequin Loveseat

Hear me out:I don't listen well.
Follow closely, while I help myself
I'm always a pleasure to be with
When the pleasure's always mine.
So give me somethin', or someone I can hide behind.

I'm sad about girls.
No, I'm sad about pretty things just out of reach.
I'll just stay home with my mannequin loveseat;
She's got dibs on my heart.

I can't explain it; It's complicated.
I found my strength in numbers,
But I can't fake it any longer.
Cuz I'm a pleasure to be with,
If the pleasure's always mine.
So give me somethin', or someone I can hide behind.

I'm sad about girls.
No. I'm sad about pretty things just out of reach.
I'll just stay home with my mannequin loveseat;
She's got dibs on my heart.

Is there anyting (is there anything)?
Is there anything left (is there anything left)?
Is there anything left of me at all?
Is there anything (is there anything)?
Is there anything left (is there anything left?)
Is there anything left of me at all?
(Is there anything left of me at all?)

I'm sad about girls.
No, I'm sad about pretty things just out of reach.
I'll just stay home with my mannequin loveseat;
She's got dibs on my heart.

I'm sad about girls.
No, I'm sad about pretty things just out of reach.
I'll just stay home with my mannequin loveseat;
She's got dibs on my heart.

Is there anyting (is there anything)?
Is there anything left (is there anything left)?
Is there anything left of me at all?


2.Don't Hate

Baby, I'd carve your name on every tree from here to Texas,
If I thought you'd notice.
And maybe, if I thought you'd save it,
I'd send you a postcard from my Super 8 motel room.
I think I need a break from all your problems,
Cuz I've got mine.
Ba-ba-ba-baaaa-baaaa-baaaa

(And then she says:)
Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.
Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.

Baby, this conversation's played itself right out,
Or had you noticed?
I'm waitin' for the rain to scare the airwaves
So we'll cut it short, and we'll blame it on bad reception.
I think I need a break from all your problems,
Cuz I've got mine.
Ba-ba-ba-baaaa-baaaa-baaaa

(And then she says:)
Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.
Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.

Baby, I'd carve your name on every tree from here to Texas,
If I thought you'd notice.

Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.
Don't hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.

Don't you hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.
Don't you hate on me,
When you're the one who's so far away.
You're so far away.


3.Girlfriends

I've grown quite accustomed to the mess
To all the sleepless nights
Of which I don't quite really remember
But whatever, it's all the same
Yeah, cause right about now

All my girlfriends are breaking up with me
And all my good friends, yeah, they're selling me out
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it

The writing's on the bahtroom wall
But i dont think I could read it
At least not, not in my condition
But whatever, it's all the same
Yeah, cause right about now

All my girlfriends are breaking up with me
And all my good friends, yeah, they're selling me out
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it

All my girlfriends are breaking up with me
And all my good friends, yeah, they're selling me out
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it

I'm sending a telephone message
For human ears to bear
We're goin to rock n roll heaven
I hope to see you there
I really hope to see you there
I really hope to see you there

Cause I've grown quite accustomed to the mess
To all the sleepless nights
Of which I don't quite really remember
But whatever, it's all the same
Yeah, cause right about now

All my girlfriends are breaking up with me
And all my good friends, yeah, they're selling me out
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it

All my girlfriends are breaking up with me
And all my good friends, yeah, they're selling me out
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it
Oh, so what if I'm a burnout, baby?
You don't gotta celebrate it


4.Airports

Three years is a long, long time to fly standby,
And pillow talk from a cellular phone isn't healthy,
And neither am I.

I read your reply,
From the hand scribbled rose,
To your heartfelt goodbye.

So please, destroy the letters you saved,
With the flowers I sent to you,
Pressed between pages of lies.
Your scrapbook is open for service,
So please be a sweetheart,
And see that our pages are white.

One thing is certain: the sun will rise,
And I'll keep flying.
I'll fold my arms, stare to the ceiling and wonder:
How is the weather there?

I read your reply,
From the hand scribbled rose,
To your heartfelt goodbye.
I read your reply,
And I fail to believe
that your words don't deceive me.

So please, destroy the letters you saved,
With the flowers I sent to you,
Pressed between pages of lies.
Your scrapbook is open for service,
So please be a sweetheart,
And see that our pages are white.

Airports (airports)
Aren't the way they once were (aren't the way they once were);
No more waiting through tall windows for her return.
I'll turn up, I'll turn up, I'll turn up the sound of
loneliness.

So please, destroy the letters you saved,
With the flowers I sent to you,
Pressed between pages of lies.
Your scrapbook is open for service,
So please be a sweetheart,
And see that our pages

So please, destroy the letters you saved,
With the flowers I sent to you,
Pressed between pages of lies.
Your scrapbook is open for service,
So please be a sweetheart,
And see that our pages are white.


5.Pizzagirl

Pizzagirl's lovin' me to pieces,
And I'm not asking why;
I'm not asking why.

It's no surprise,
The thought of her and I
Is not unlike an endless burning desert,
Or a lifetime in a jar upon her dresser.
Irregardless, she's oh so lovely
In her vintage tee shirts,
And she's givin' us free

Pizzagirl's lovin' me to pieces,
And I'm not asking why;
I'm not asking why.
Cuz Pizzagirl's callin' just to tell me that she's leavin' me,
I'm not asking why.

Cuz again, I'm curious, who's this 'Jessica Denver'?
She's crowdin' my phonebook
I'm not after friendship.
But hey, status changes, so maybe I'll call
Maybe I'll leave her a message to let her know that

Pizzagirl's lovin' me to pieces
And I'm not asking why;
I'm not askin' why
Cuz Pizzagirl's callin' just to tell me that she's leavin' me,
And I'm not askin' why.

Should I see you again,
I'm promptly declaring a thumb war
In honor of the three other guys.
You're bangin' on my window.
I'm pullin' the curtain;
I'd rather be dreamin' of Jessica Denver.

Pizzagirl's lovin' me to pieces,
And I'm not askin' why;
I'm not askin' why.
Cuz Pizzagirl's callin' just to tell me that she's leavin' me,
(I'm not askin' why),
I'm not askin' why, no.
She's leavin' me
(I'm not askin' why),
I'm not askin why, cuz

Pizzagirl's lovin' me to pices,
And I'm not askin' why;
I'm not askin' why.
Cuz Pizzagirl's callin' just to tell me that she's leavin' me,
She's leavin' me,
And I'm not askin' why.
She's leavin' me,
And I'm not askin' why.


6.Miss Cherry Lipgloss

I don't mean to be forward,
But I've been thinkin' this over,
I'm watchin', waitin', contemplating,
Judging by your stagger,
I imagine that you're staying for the night,
And that's all right.

So tell me, Miss Cherry Lipgloss,
What are you thinkin' of?
Or shall we skip the conversation, cuz, well,

There's no need to explain it,
We've both been thinkin; the same thing.
We're young and dumb, so let's embrace it.
Cuz I wanna be your bittersweet;
Your late-night melody.
I wanna be your boy-toy baby, so shut the door;
You can have your way with me.

So tell me, Miss Cherry Lipgloss,
What are you thinkin' of?
Or shall we skip the conversation, cuz, well,

Maybe it's the liquor talking;
I can't keep my hands from wandering.
So sorry, I didn't catch your name?

There's no need to question it;
It's not okay, but I'm okay with it
(are you okay with it?).
There's no need to question it;
It's not okay, but I'm okay with it
(are you okay with it?).

Judging by your stagger,
I imagine that you're staying for the night,
And that's all right.

So tell me, Miss Cherry Lipgloss,
What are you thinkin' of?
Or shall we skip the conversation, cuz, well,

Maybe it's the liquor talking;
I can't keep my hands from wandering.
So sorry, I didn't catch your name?

Tell me, Miss Cherry Lipgloss,
What are you thinkin' of?
Or shall we skip the conversation, cuz well,

Maybe it's the liquor talking;
I can't keep my hands from wandering.
So sorry, I didn't catch your name?
Tell me, Miss Cherry Lipgloss.


7.Melody Of You

Distilling my spirit
One hundred proof
One grain
One drop at a time

Eyes glazed
And half shut
Sweat and tears turn to
Salt and wine

If out of sight is out of mind
Then I'm right where I should be
I'm running on fumes
I'm running on pride
Right now I think I'll run and hide

So carry on my friends
I'll make my peace, I'll make amends
So carry on my friends
I'll turn my back, I'll just pretend that

Out of sight is out of mind
And I'm right where I should be
I'm running on fumes
I'm running on pride
Right now I think I'll run and hide

Consider this muse
Consider this melody of you
Consider for the moment
That lonliness is all I have left of you

If out of sight is out of mind
Then I'm right where I should be
I'm running on fumes
I'm running on pride
Right now I think I'll run and hide

Consider this muse
Consider this melody of you
Consider for the moment
That lonliness is all I have left of you

Consider this muse
Consider this melody of you
Consider for the moment
That lonliness is all I have left of you


8.Blue Sky Happiness

What's a boy to do?
These feet are stuck in daddy's shoes.
Every time I dream,
It fades away,
Like disappearing ink.

Have you come to save me?
Keep the sky from fallin' down?
Cuz when I wonder where I'm headed,
You keep my head up in the clouds.

Show me a day in the sun.
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness.
And when the rain clouds come to start a fight,
We'll build a fort, and we'll build it just our size.

What's a boy to do?
It seems my plans are fallin' through.
Everything I build soon falls apart;
Can't finish what I start.

Have you come to save me?
Keep the sky from fallin' down?
Cuz when I wonder where I'm headed,
You keep my head up in the clouds.

Show me a day in the sun.
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness.
And when the rain clouds come to start a fight,
We'll build a fort, and we'll build it just our size.

You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure off my feet.

You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure off my feet.

You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure off my feet.

You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure.
You keep the pressure off my feet.

Show me a day in the sun.
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness.
And when the rainclouds come to start a fight,
We'll build a fort, and we'll build it just our size.

Show me a day in the sun.
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness.
And when the rain clouds come to start a fight,
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness
Show me the way to your blue sky happiness
And when the rain clouds come to start a fight,
We'll build a fort, and we'll build it just our size.


9.Zombies Ate My Neighbors

So hey man, check this out,
downtown's a riot and something's spreadin through the crowd.
Try channel 9, I'm pretty sure they're headed straight for this
part of town.
I can't be certain, but I swear I hear them just outside.
There's no way that this is real, so COUNT ME IN.

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

So grab something sharp, find some cover,
kill the lights and nail the back door shut.
This isn't funny any more, oh no, THIS MEANS WAR.
Don't take this the wrong way,
but I'd much rather choke and die than sit alone and fall
without a fight.

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

And there she was, glaring,
through olive eyes and chalk white skin.
I want you to know
that I won't be holding back tonight.

She stole my heart.
I'll be taking hers with a lawn dart now.
But look at the bright side,
it's not like she had one there to start...

So grab something sharp, find some cover,
kill the lights and nail the back door shut.
This isn't funny any more, oh no, THIS MEANS WAR.
And something tells me, it's gonna be a long night...

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...

So call the neighbor kids with trash can lids
and buckets on their heads.
Cause I'm telling you, we're gonna need a little help tonight...


10.Dear Meghan

Don't fight the beat that keeps you steady.
With no one left around to hear your melody,
Would you sing it the same way?
Cuz your smile fades with every photograph (photograph).

Dear Meghan,
would it kill you to be honest once in a while?
You're just finidn' better ways to suit yourself.

Closer, never close enough to hurt you,
Yeah, we're getting closer (closer),
But never close enough to reach you, no.
And your smile fades with every photograph (photograph).

Dear Meghan,
Would it kill you to be honest once in a while?
You're just findin' better ways to suit yourself (so suit
yourself).
So suit yourself.

All them years of blastin' ducks on Grandma's old TV,
Meghan is a vegetarian now,
And so are all her peepz.
Well 'LA-DI-DA', with your friends all crackin' up.
Sing 'LA-DI-DA', cuz your friends won't back you up.
On no, back you up?
Oh no.

Dear Meghan,
Would it kill you to be honest once in awhile?
You're just findin' better ways to suit yourself (so suit
yourself).

Dear Meghan,
Would it kill you to be honest once in a while?
You're just findin' better ways to suit yourself (so suit
yourself).
So suit yourself.


11.Benson Shady Grove (Save Yourself)

'Steady now, don't stray from the Process.'
If I stand any longer,
These roots might just take from the ground,
And burry me with them.

But I will always adore you;
I've got the scarf that you made me;
It's all that I'm taking.

So save yourself.
I will not die here alone.
Save yourself.
I will not die here alone.

I'm ready now.
I'm slave to my conscience.
But still, I am young,
And thirsty for something, not even I know.
So what do I know?

Well, I will not soon forget you;
I've got the scarf that you made me;
It's all that I'm taking.

So save yourself.
I will not die here alone.
Save yourself.
I will not die here alone.

Stay down and don't say a word on your way out.
It doesn't take much, so move quickly.
The rain's slowly weeping;
With all the rest sleeping,
I'll say goodbye.

Save yourself.
I will not die here alone.
Save yourself.
I will not die here alone.

Save yourself (I will always adore you)
I will not die here alone
(Scarf that you made me, it's all that I'm taking)
Save yoruself (I will not soon forget you)
I will not die here alone.