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Reluctant
08:08
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I'm reluctant to be here
But I'm reluctant to leave
There's really nothing I need here
But I'm not sure what I need
I'm reluctant to take these
Don't know what they'll do to me
There's really nothing for me here
I've had enough, thank you please
All my better days have hung me out to dry
Loud enough to calmly cause a scene
Smart enough to walk away, at least I tried
They failed to see the worth in me
I'm reluctant to be here
But I'm reluctant to leave
I offer nothing
So don't get accustomed to me
I'm reluctant to be here
I'm reluctant to leave
There's really nothing I need here
But I'm not sure what I need
I'm reluctant to be here
I'm reluctant to leave
I'm good for nothing
So don't get accustomed to me
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I don't know where you are
And I don't know what to say
I remember the person you were
And I'm missing you everyday
I don't know where you are
But I'm hoping you found your way
I don't want to fight the church
Just wish they would go away
And I won't let them push you around
As long as you don't let them talk me down
I don't know where you are
And I don't know what to say
You told me that I was lost
But I'm going the only way
I don't know where you are
And I've run out of things to say
I don't want to fight the church
I don't want to kneel and pray
And I won't let them push you around
As long as you don't let them talk me down
I don't know where you are
And I don't know what to say
I don't want to fight the church
Just want them to go away
And I don't know where you are
I don't know where you are
I don't know where you are
And I've nothing more to say
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Alkaline
02:45
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She showed up in the parking lot
to mingle with the boys
She took over the tape deck
and she played a lot of noise
She's alkaline
She's perfect if you're into that
So distant and embossed
A victim of her circumstance
She's found more than she's lost
She's alkaline
She made a lot of enemies
by working with the mob
She doesn't have a gun or knife
At least she has a job
She's alkaline
She thinks she's from the future
and she thinks she's one of us
They took her to the pinnacle
and beat her brains to dust
She's alkaline
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Xing
06:08
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Believers in trust, believers in right
Believers in love, this is your fight
No justice for the hearts that carry the light
Believers in love, this is your fight
Crossing your fingers and your toes
To keep all the ghosts in hiding
You forgot to cross your heart
Although your arms were trying
Holding your grudges and your nose
A grip so tight, it's frightening
Buried alone, it's how you lost
A space worth occupying
Receivers of hope, receivers of need
Receivers of love, this is your dream
No justice for the fucks that watch you bleed
Receivers of love, this is your dream
Crossing your fingers and your toes
To keep all the ghosts in hiding
You forgot to cross your heart
Although your arms were trying
Holding your grudges and your nose
A grip so tight, it's frightening
Buried alone, it's how you lost
A space worth occupying
Thank you for your sacrifice
We are tired of playing nice
Come and get your freedom at half price
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People Are
01:05
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People are so terribly disappointing
People are so terribly misinformed
People are so terribly disappointing
From the day they're born
You have been warned
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Warfare Line
06:26
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We're standing in the warfare line
Guaranteed to come, just don't know the time
We're waiting in the warfare line
There's always money for the poor to die
Suffer the fools who are their supply
The end and means aren't justified
It never ends, they're never satisfied
Rich men lie
We're standing in the warfare line
Ready to serve, ready to die
We're waiting in the warfare line
There's always money for a rich man's lie
Suffer the fools who are their supply
The end and means aren't justified
It never ends, they're never satisfied
Rich men lie
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Shepherd's Pie
04:42
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Can you read my writing?
Beware the people who I've underlined
They love to see us fighting
They love to watch us further in decline
All this mess is tiring
Our hands are tied, our toes are on the line
Firing squad keeps firing
Our numbers drop, their numbers multiply
And Superman is crying
Batman has gone in hiding
The Justice League is dying
Our only hope is shepherd's pie
Everyone keeps fighting
I can't believe we've not been killed by now
How have we not been killed by now?
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Happyface
07:00
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Put on your happyface
Forget about what has taken place
No need to worry of your demise
Just be happy you're still alive
Go to your happy place
Say goodbye to the human race
There's nothing worse than coming in first
If it's a blessing, then it's a curse
Put on your happyface
While you're bathing in human waste
Run for cover while waters rise
What a time to be alive
Put on your happyface
Put on your happyface
Go to your happy place
And put on your happyface
You're only here to work and buy
Slaving for the evil eye
Guillotine them side by side
Those motherfuckers gotta die
Those motherfuckers gotta die
You're only here to work and buy
Slaving for the evil eye
Guillotine them side by side
Those motherfuckers gotta die
Put on your happyface
Those motherfuckers gotta die
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Please
04:17
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Don't go to hell. Please. I beg you. Please don't go to hell.
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Thanks
09:09
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Thanks for the poison, it was great
It went down so easily
Thanks for chopping off my arm
It was getting in the way
Thanks for pushing me off the ledge
I wanted a better view of the ground, of the land
Thank you for your helping hand
Thanks for the bigotry and hate
Peace was getting strange
Thanks for the horses, they worked great
I put their heads in several beds with millionaires
But they didn't care, they just went about their day
Thanks for the poison, it was great
It went down so easily
And thanks for making me so late
I missed the bus to school again
I had to walk again, in the snow and wind
Uphill both ways
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Fifty Winters
07:01
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It's been a life of mistakes
Full of unlucky breaks
Bad decisions, bad takes
I wish you were here
As I crumble to dust
As my brain turns to mush
Hope that I earned your trust
I wish you were here
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