Come All You Madmen

The Briggs Come All You Madmen Lyrics
1.Bloody Minds

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

Once again I'm armed to the teeth
With matches and gasoline
Within this dying industry they've made
As forgiving as a razor blade

I mean seriously, you think I'm joking
You think I'm fucking around?
Well, capitalism is the way of our land
But you can't sell glasses to a blind man

Well I, I tread through these dangerous waters
The storm is about to blow
Why do I make such foolish decisions?
I fed my common sense to the wolves years ago

The unforgiving sea tosses us back and forth
I pray for solid ground
But this ship is mine, so muster all your might
'Cause I'm not going down without a fight

Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out
Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out

You slaughtered all your possibilities
Your options are running low
Your life is caving in all around you
But still you don't take control

I mean seriously, you must be joking
Quit fucking around
When you wage war on your consciousness
You're bound to drown

Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out
Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out

Modern times of bloody minds
Don't think everything I say is true
So I might be just an asshole
Maybe it's just a phase I'm going through, alright

Well, let's say, within this probable fall and demise
They tried to strengthen the laws
But there's no faith in the law
Let's say, well, maybe just for the sake of this song
We stood up for our rights, for the sake of our words

Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out
Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out

Modern times of bloody minds
Don't think everything I say is true
So I might be just an asshole
Maybe it's just a phase

Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out
Modern times of bloody minds
Fall in, fall in or get out

Modern times of bloody minds
Don't think everything I say is true
So I might be just an asshole
It's just a phase I'm going through


2.Charge Into The Sun

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

Can peace keep this from happening?
Waging fear we can't forget
A disease, his words are spreading it
There is no need to argue
Now just do what he says

You must learn to trust no one
Smile as we charge into the sun
And when it's over we can say
I saw it on TV

The need, no there's no stopping it
And you won't believe your eyes this time
The last message we tried to send
Fell into the wrong hands again
Remember they can make up anything

You must learn to trust no one
Smile as we charge into the sun
And when it's over we can say
I saw it on TV

Let the truth unfold
We're waiting for an answer
This silence is our hymn
Our fists are raised and it's time
To take back what is mine

You must learn to trust no one
Smile as we charge into the sun
And when it's over we can say
I saw it on TV, yeah

You must learn to trust no one
Smile as we charge into the sun
And when it's over we can say
I saw it on TV, yeah


3.Final Words

Lyricist:Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca

What was that sound?
I can't remember what just happened
Lyin' in this pool of blood
Is this real or am I dreamin'?

They called an ambulance
And someone's talkin' to me in another language
In distance I hear this song
Will they remember you when you're gone?

What happened today
Can never happen again

So is this really it?
I thought things would be very different
Forgot got to kiss my wife
Forgot to tell my kids goodbye

So can I leave a message?
Just one last thing before I go
Regret these things I've done
It's too late now to tell someone

What happened today
Can never happen again

Will these be my final words?
Will they remember me for somethin'?
Will these be my final words?
Will they remember me for somethin'?

So is this really it?
Well, I thought things were gonna be different
I forgot to kiss my wife
I forgot to tell my kids goodbye

What happened today
Can never happen again

Will these be my final words?
Will they remember me for somethin'?
Will these be my final words?
Will they remember me for somethin'?

Will these be our final words?
Will they remember us for somethin'?
Will these be our final words?
Will they remember us for somethin'?


4.This Is LA

This is L.A.
Our city our home.
Los Angeles,
we never walk alone.
Forever true weâll stay
in tribute to our city,
no matter where we go
this is our home.

On the sunset strip,
the devilâs hard at work.
If you wanna play you gotta pay you know
to keep the clubs from going under.
Thatâs the price to grace the floor
as every fool before.

Underneath the haze
in the streets of this maze
all the way from the 10 to the 5 to the 134.
these streets are nothing but a parking lot
but I donât care âcause Iâm not going anywhere.


Itâs 2AM again, when will I ever learn.
If those warm winds blow me home tonight
Iâll have a place to lay my head
Iâll leave my troubles at the foot of my bed.

On the west coast shore,
itâs been far too long.
So what if I got no money in my pockets.
Iâll always stand up strong,
âcause Iâm in the city where I belong.


5.Mad Men

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca

So farewell to the King, farewell to the throne
These are the strangest times I've ever known
He claims his resignation as power of choice
I can hear the death in his voice

So down the rabbit hole we sink into this dream
Is there nothing in this world that is as it seems?
With a looking glass that only can reflect the past
This image of freedom will never last

Come all you mad men
Join in the sound till they put us underground
Buried deep, buried deep where the dead men sleep
With bellows and screams, we'll all sing
So loud we drown them out

Left in the hands of the cruelty of fate
On a chess board that's never known checkmate
Annihilation's knocking at my front door
The scales had to make sure to even the score

Come all you mad men
Join in the sound till they put us underground
Buried deep, buried deep where the dead men sleep
With bellows and screams, we'll all sing
So loud we drown them out

A detailed dissertation of what kills and destroys
How much of what we say just turns to white noise
Regardless I'll declare all remarks and jeers
If only to fall on deaf ears

Come all you mad men
Join in the sound till they put us underground
Buried deep, buried deep where the dead men sleep
With bellows and screams, we'll all sing

Come all you mad men
Join in the sound till they put us underground
Buried deep, buried deep where the dead men sleep
With bellows and screams, we'll all sing
So loud we drown them out
So loud we drown them out


6.Molly

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca

Take a bow, collect all your pumps and praise
Like a bomb, you turn the night into day
I wanna sing all the things my mind forgets
But the words don't escape my mouth
Occupied by this cigarette

Yesterday, I thought it couldn't get much worse
Until I woke up this morning
I hoped to sleep until this chaos was gone
So don't wait for me, it's time to move on

Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, we have to let go
Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, carry on

The moon hides behind the clouds
The foothills don't make a sound
The clock's tired arms continue to spin round
I hold my breath under this ocean of silence
'Til I put an end to this mind of violence

Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, we have to let go
Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, carry on

Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, we have to let go
Carry on, carry on to where? I don't know
Carry on, my dear Molly, carry on


7.Not Alone

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

Clenching this steel, I know that I'm certain
Is everyone in place? Let's open the curtains
But before you go on, let me ask you this question
Does a voice make a sound if there's no one to listen?
And as it started she said, I may just be guessing
But somewhere in the feedback must be a message

We'll stay just for today
Together we say, you're not alone
With all these choices
We all live with, you're not alone

Miles away, I can't hear myself think
Just one more shot to help make the pain sink
And another rest stop, another last phone call
Forgot to say happy anniversary
And I can't hear the noise, I'm used to these engines
It's gotten to the point, I can't hear anything

We will stay just for today
Together we say, you're not alone
With all these choices
We all live with, you're not alone

But it's all fading fast, fun while it lasted
This mountain of dust, this hard rain of ashes
But if something was done to give us this problem
Then somewhere there are those who know how to solve them

We will stay just for today
Together we say, you're not alone
With all these choices
We all live with, you're not alone

Just for today
Together we say, you're not alone
You're not alone, you're not alone
You're not alone, you're not alone


8.Oblivion

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

Crept up to the edge of exhaustion
A platoon of memories rush in
Does salvation come to everyone
When you separate the body from the mind?
Temptation can drive a man insane
Only with himself to blame

And I'm standing on the edge of oblivion
Standing on the edge of oblivion
And I'll put my best foot forward
Put my best foot forward

It's impossible to pretend all is well
When life is organized by fear
Wrapped up in a neatly packaged hell
And the reason still remains unclear
I've mastered the art of complications
'Til every possibility's been named

And I'm standing on the edge of oblivion
Standing on the edge of oblivion
Standing on the edge of oblivion
And I'll put my best foot forward
Put my best foot forward

With a wealth of disappointment stacking high
On a foundation built on who's to blame
It's leveled when you find the victims
And the perpetrators are one in the same

Standing on the edge of oblivion
Standing on the edge of oblivion
Standing on the edge of oblivion
And I'll put my best foot forward
Put my best foot forward


9.Ship Of Fools

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

I look around and see nothing but the dead
Thought they were angels but there's nothing above their heads
The real world came crashing through the door
Who'd knew we'd become the children of war

Thrown into a holding cell
A waiting room for heaven or hell
But they make mice out of men
We only strengthened the ones we sought to contend

Ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
We blindly follow all the rules
On the ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
If we're always compassionate
How are we supposed to turn a profit?

Poisoned words spew from poisoned tongues
We have the answer but we have to convert the young
Dying is the best way to make a living
Works for us, don't think of it as giving in

Well, ready, set, here's the fun
Punch the clock and grab yourself a gun
This will be our finest hour
As we stumble around drunk with power

Ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
We blindly follow all the rules
On the ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
In the depths of the deep blue sea
You're going over the side if I find you disagree

Well, we fastened ourselves to our fate
And we want to change our minds, but it's just too late
And we gave them a chance to take the upper hand
We didn't think they'd really take a stand

Ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
We blindly follow all the rules
On the ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
In the depths of the deep blue sea
Well, I better not catch you laughing at me

Ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
We blindly follow all the rules
On the ship of fools, all aboard the ship of fools
Well, I'd sail around the sea making sure
Everyone thinks like me


10.The Ship Is Now Sinking

Slam the door shut again,
we canât let them hear our voices anymore.
Well Iâm afraid that it isnât up to me,
we have no say in this matter anymore.
But the only way to know is to just wait and see,
weâre waiting so patiently.

At the bottom of the sea, we will rest in peace
âcause thereâs no one around
to hear you make a sound,
this ship is now sinking.

So sink, well fucking sink,
and no one will remember that this was ever here.
Donât laugh, this isnât funny now,
this conspiracy of silence canât be happening.
But the only way to know is to just wait and see
all the witches will float and all the innocent will sink.


The only way to know is to just wait and see
weâre waiting so patiently.


The ship is now sinkingâ¦â¦sinking.


11.Until Someone Gets Hurt

Lyricist:Chris Arredondo, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca, Ryan
Roberts

Here comes the new sensation
All along the shores we sing it
New waves came crashing in
And washed the rest away

Thank God, they've come to save us
We're not the ones you should trust
Slit all their throats while they're asleep
So when they wake they can not speak

Your secrets are safe with no one
We're desperate for some dignity
We never mean the things we say
This art is all just fun and games

And to my closest enemies
Who keep me in good company
I never got the chance to say
Thank you for all your loyalty

The waves are crashing all around
The lies to your conscience they are bound
And like dead weight will make you drown
Nothing can save us from that now

Your secrets are safe with no one
We're desperate for some dignity
We never mean the things we say
This art is all just fun and games

Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt

Your secrets are safe with no one
We're desperate for some dignity
We never mean the things we say
This art is all just fun and games, yeah

Your secrets are safe with no one
We're desperate for some dignity
We never mean the things we say
This art is all just fun and games

Until someone gets hurt
Until someone gets hurt


12.What Was I Thinking?

Lyricist:Joe Gittleman, Jason La Rocca, Joseph La Rocca

Why do we torture ourselves?
This will never work, I can already tell
We're not the same, it's over

What exactly would you like me to do?
Whitewash my words to hide the truth
Make them easier to swallow
It's not gonna happen

As entertaining as this has been
Stuck in romantic destruction
It's all a mistake and it's all I can take

Well, what was I thinking?
Maybe I wasn't at all
Where were we headed
Before we dropped the ball?

You're at the bar having a ball
I'm staring at my fucking hotel wall
Driven half insane with no diversions

How much will I take before I break?
I've taken the liberty in deciding your fate
Now the damage is done
In a time of great tribulation

I forgot my shovel at your grave
I'll need it back in case anyone else misbehaves
A higher power told me we can't be saved

What was I thinking?
Maybe I wasn't at all
Where were we headed
Before we dropped the ball?

What were you doing
Inside the bathroom stall?
What was I thinking?
Maybe I wasn't at all
Maybe I wasn't at all

Didn't I say, didn't I say
Didn't I say I'd call?
Didn't I say, didn't I say
Didn't I say I'd call?

I've been climbing up, I've been climbing up
I've been climbing the walls
I've been climbing up, I've been climbing up
I've been climbing the walls

What was I thinking?
Maybe I wasn't at all
Where were we headed
Before we dropped the ball?

What were you doing
Inside the bathroom stall?
What was I thinking?
Maybe I wasn't at all

Maybe I wasn't at all
Maybe I wasn't at all
Maybe I wasn't at all