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Three blocks from chaos with the demons by my side
Got the devil on my shoulder yeah, I’m going out tonight
When things aren’t going my way
There’s only one thing left to say I'm
Takin’ what I’m makin' spend it on a Saturday night
Try to make a livin’, maybe I just ain’t livin’ right
But I found my paradise
The night is young. The Palomino is getting all my pay
I want this night to last forever. I can’t face another day
When things aren’t going my way
There’s only one thing left to say I'm
Takin’ what I’m makin’ spend it on a Saturday night
Try to make a livin’, maybe I just ain’t livin’ right
But I found my paradise
Takin’ what I’m makin’ spend it on a Saturday night
It’ll be alright I’m tryin’ to make a livin’
Maybe I just ain’t livin’ right
But I found my paradise
Hit the Atlantic and Loosey’s,
The Hardback and Nelly’s
It’s all fun and games till Monday morning
One-shot always turns to four
One thing I know for sure
I’m gonna hit The Top before I hit the bottom
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2. |
Lie To Me
03:38
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What’s wrong with the world today?
Can I get anybody on my page?
Count down till I lose my mind
Not a shred of faith inside
Still spelling out what went wrong
Pick up the pieces and just move on
Two drinks and I’m on my way
To a place where I’m not afraid
One simple lesson learned
The flames we hold the closest burn the worst
Say you need me one more time
Tell me there’s more that connects us
Than the days we’ve left behind
Lie to me just one more time
Tell me you can’t go on without me
I’ll pretend that I’ll be fine, I’ll be fine
Relive what I’ve been put through
Have I got nothing else better to do?
Just watch from my own sidelines
Think of what I’m gonna change next time
Jump in, buckle up, let's go
See the places we should get to know
I need a chaser when
I swallow my pride
and find a way to make it out alive
More years with little meaning
Fractions of my life repeating
Feels like it takes forever
Breaking off from one another
Losing count of all the times
I put you first and left myself behind
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Keep on Chasing
03:03
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Moving a bit further past the fray
The suspended belief held deep in yesterday
We were chasing our fate to take the plunge
Pay twice the price for half the fun
Trudging slowly through reality
Wading through a sea of constant jealousy
We were chasing our fate to take the plunge
Pay twice the price for half the fun
The ship has sailed the song’s been sung
Always on the run and I keep on chasing
Love is like a drug and it keeps me waiting
I don’t want to go but I think I have to now
Heading closer to finality
Stepping farther away from my insanity
We were chasing our fate to take the plunge
The ship has sailed the song’s been sung
Always on the run and I keep on chasing
Love is like a drug and it keeps me waiting
I don’t want to go but I think I have to now
Love is like a drug and it keeps me waiting
Always on the run and I keep on chasing
I don’t wanna go but I think I have to now
I think I have to now
Extinguish all the flames
It’s getting hotter than hell
But it’s still cold in here
Maybe it’s the subtlety
A passive-aggressive casualty
It’s hard to find the path when it dead-ends
Keep marching on, on, on, on
Always on the run and I keep on chasing
Love is like a drug and it keeps me waiting
I don’t want to go but I think I have to now
Love is like a drug and it keeps me waiting
Always on the run, every moment's faded
I don’t want to go but I think I have to now
Always on the run, I keep on chasing
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Anytime and Anywhere
02:30
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My only status quo is slipping when I’m climbing
I’ve got a useless sense of timing
So I apologize for jumping to conclusions
I just don’t know what I should do
Cause I can’t, give up, on what we’ve got
Should we swing for the fences or not?
Hold me up and take me on my way
Through all the crowds and all the haze
When all those people stop and stare
Anytime and anywhere
Someone to tell me to be, be who I’m supposed to
It took forever but I found you
Someone to carry me home when I’m breaking to the downside
And when I’m riding too high
And I can’t, give up, on what, we’ve got
Should we swing for the fences or not?
Can we say that we gave it shot?
You know I’ll be there,
Take the time, to realize
Stop and notice passing moments
Anytime and anywhere you go
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The Test
02:54
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Toss the anchor, ditch the oars
I know what’s worth fighting for
Clip the wings, break the ties
That bind me to this cheap disguise
Day in, day out
Maybe we get stronger in the end
Dig way down deep inside
And swallow all your pride
Cause you know how it’s done
But it takes a lot of work, a lot of drive
Tell me when you see a version of me
The person you want me to be
Falling forward, crashing down
Facing backwards, turn around
Close the door on emptiness
And skip the scene of discontent
Day in, day out
Maybe we get stronger in the end
Dig way down deep inside
And swallow all your pride
Cause you know how it’s done
But it takes a lot of work, a lot of drive
Tell me when you see a version of me
That you want me to be
It’s better that you have a plan
When you’re worse off than you understand
I know we get stronger in the end
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Dear Me
03:17
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Dear me, I confess. Most days I’m a mess
I still act like I’m with it but I’m all out of one more shots to give
They don’t know about me or what’s inside my head
But in the end, it’s me alone
Staring at my phone
How did it get so bad?
And does it sound crazy that I’d ask?
I really wanna know when it took its toll
Dear me, I’m not content.
All these years and my nerves are spent
And I’ve tried to be patient but why does it seem like I’ll never make it?
Maybe I resent all the time in life I spent
Staring at this phone, feeling so alone
How did it get so bad?
And does it sound crazy that I’d ask
I really wanna know when it took its toll
How did it get so bad?
I know it sounds crazy that I’d ask
I really hope you know what’s good for your soul
Maybe we’ll go on to be “good for now”
It’s better than being nowhere at all
Dear me, I’ll be fine. It’s hard to leave what you love behind
Sometimes you know it’s time to go
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7. |
Monkey Wrench Myself
02:58
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Is it really the time that I should change my life
Can I get away with another day walking out of stride
Is it really the time that I should change my life
I'll never get ahead, falling back instead, on a steep decline
Did I cross the line
This is the only way I'll make it
Gonna hold my breath and face it
Gonna do what they told me not to
Gonna get myself through
Do you remember the time I let things come undone
Gonna face the truth, I got no excuse for being overrun
Do you remember the time I let things come undone
I can't pass the blame when it's all the same and I'm the only one
Am I the only one?
I can't help it
I can't stop it
Same things we all go through
No matter the damage they might do
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8. |
King of the Downside
02:38
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I’m make or break
No matter what it takes
No treading on the same situation
I live wide awake
Repeat the same mistakes
Things falter and I lose motivation
But whenever I feel like nothing will get me by
I won’t give up and I don’t know why
I can’t turn off what I feel inside
Sometimes I’m the king of the downside
I’ll brush it off
And learn to cut the loss
Not living with this misinformation
Give me a choice
I choose to use my voice
I speak softly but I carry my convictions
You can’t get through
You know you just can’t break me down
If I stay true
You know you just can’t break me down
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9. |
Lost at Home
03:20
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Constant pressure every day
Takes all my strength not to walk away
As the days go by, I don’t care at all
It's like the undertow pulled me out with the tide
How can you save yourself from drowning in your pride?
And I’m feeling like I am lost at home
Feeling like I haven’t been blown away
By a single day that I’m all alone
“Maybe that’s just life?” that’s what they say
Things I love always leaving me
Got one hand holding on to who I used to be
It seems that days go by and I’m not moving at all
Guess I’d be happy if I find a way I could change
this path I’m on but sometimes it’s easier to stay
And I’m feeling like I am lost at home
Feeling like I haven’t been blown away
By a single day that I’m all alone
“Maybe that’s just life?” that’s what they say
The push and pull between the past and right now
is a tug of war between my heart and mind
My comfort zone’s been feeling like a prison again
and I think I might have lost the war this time
So I surrender
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Move
03:24
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Somedays I stay home inside my bed
I can’t move. I'm stuck there
Wishing I was laying beside you instead but I’m here lost in my own head
When you move it still makes me believe
It erases those things that are wrong with me
You consume all my thoughts
And I don’t want it to stop
It takes a hold of the best of me
You get just what you see
Most nights I'm by myself wide awake on the floor
It’s not quite how I thought my life would go but here we are
I know you’ve seen this before but you still won't walk out the door
When you move it still makes me believe
It erases those things that are wrong with me
You consume all my thoughts
And I don’t want it to stop
It takes a hold of the best of me
You get just what you see
When you lose yourself, you’re never to blame
I’m finding it hard to trust who I am again and again
Desperate for answers, the world crashes down
I don’t question why you’re still around
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Bill
03:03
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Never thought that I’d grow up to be
This punker kid with no identity
Playing songs that no one knows
At ill-attended shows
Wondering what the hell this life is for
I go for ALL but still want more
You blazed a trail where there was none
And I descended on
My path in life, my destiny
You paved the way for so many
Why wait to honor someone when they’re gone
The time is now, I’ll show you how
Raise a glass to Bill and sing along
When things were dark you were a light to me
And everything you said would help me see
You pick me up when no one can
Shape the person that I am
Keep reminding me what I’m here for
Go for ALL and still want more
You pull my heartstrings with those songs
Of love and hope and loss
And silly words that make no sense
I hope you know how much you meant
Why wait to honor someone when they’re gone
The time is now, I’ll show you how
Raise a glass to Bill and sing along
Raise a glass to Bill and sing along
Don’t wait to sing along
Don’t wait, I can’t thank you enough
For what you’ve given us
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12. |
So Much Less
03:17
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Maybe I’m branding myself but I just can’t help, I can’t help but question
Why’s it easy these days to catch a case of modern-day depression
Living in the same state but we can’t relate, relate to one another
Maybe I’m outta my mind, but I thought this world would be fine,
But it feels like we’re so behind
Don’t leave me here I’d rather disappear
Than wake up in the same old skin the morning after
It’s not ok, but either way, we’re gonna make it thru today
Cause our differences are so much less than what the man on the TV say
Here’s a conspiracy, it’s them vs me, I’m in the wrong reality
Like someone flipped a switch and my life just glitched but no one can see
Livin in the bad times and bad vibes. Only the jive gonna keep me alive
And there’s a sign that says that the world’s coming to an end
And I almost want to believe them
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