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Self Destruction
02:54
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It's only when I’m a drunken mess I feel my best and I'm not kidding.
But that path led me down a road which left me alone, so now I'm reconsidering.
My memory’s worse than spotty, everything's foggy, even my own birthday.
The only things I remember to do are pay my dues, my bills and say I’m sorry.
What do you do when your natural state is self destruction?
I wish that I could be you.
For a while I was doing good, and if I could go back I would.
But when it comes to being me I was born mean, it's in my genes.
People say I should help myself but I can't help myself that's what I’ve been saying
Every single tiny success inspires excess and I start barreling down.
What do you do when your natural state is self destruction?
I wish that I could be you.
Taking a break from what I do.
What do you do when your natural state is self destruction?
I wish that I could be you.
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2. |
Lotta Money
02:42
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Well we never had a whole lotta money.
The little we had we lost in a bad hand.
The road we hit was long and dusty.
Down in Jacksonville, we stopped to refill.
A murderous choice made that mad Monday.
I was pumping the gas, didn’t even see the flash.
She came holding blood soaked hundreds.
And just like that things have gone way too far.
“Get the hell outta the car”
And all those screaming faces, filling up those empty spaces.
If I wanted to die it wouldn't be this hard to try.
I didn't expect to live through Sunday
And on the day of rest, I took one to the chest.
In the back of a car I lied there wonderin’
And when we finally get away, the blood on the leather becomes my grave.
And all those screaming faces, filling up those empty spaces.
If I wanted to die it wouldn't be this hard to try.
A murderous choice made that mad Monday.
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3. |
Dumb Heart
03:59
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You’re telling me all the things you don’t tell him.
You paint a picture of frustrated and in love.
You want me to keep all your secrets,
but I wanna be the one you're keeping them from.
In my heart I know that we can figure this out.
Your forward nature hides your disclosure
I’m paranoid you’re gonna figure out what's going on inside my mind
By the look in my eyes.
I did my best, I tried to ignore it
My heart’s a whistle that you blow with every single breath you take.
In my heart I know that we can figure this out.
Because every single time you pass me by, my feet leave the ground.
And if you leave him to be with me, I will make sure we grow old happily
Isn’t time we live a little free? Love me!
You say, “I’m sorry but I don’t know what to do with that information. Come on man, what are you out of your mind?!”
It comes crashing down like an earthquake. The situations sinking in and my mouth dries.
I’m so stupid. I’m so stupid.
I listened to my dumb heart. It left me down and out.
Because in my mind I’ve always known, that this would never work out.
Never work out.
There’s nothing better than knowing it won't work out.
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4. |
Damage Claims
05:08
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Its a quarter to midnight. On your way to the grocery store.
A mental list of the things that you need more.
But they’re closed for construction. Well, fast food is not that far.
Didn’t budget for a double cheese or gas for the car.
Well now its three in the morning. You’re filling out those tax returns.
Claiming no dependents cash to burn
But it goes to the darkness. You didn’t pay the electric bill.
Running water’s overrated these days it can kill.
Didn't think you would have to, but now you will.
Photographing proof of all the pretty things. Damage Claims.
And for a moment you felt like you were complete. Its down the drain.
Just like before.
Check to check making sure that you pay it back.
Pre Approved for another invisible stack. The hole gets a little bit deeper.
You’re selling off all the things that you used to love.
Hoping one day that you’ll come out on top.
The hole gets a little bit deeper.
Didn’t think you would have to but now you will.
Photographing proof of all the pretty things. Damage Claims.
And for a moment you felt like you were complete. Its down the drain.
Just like before.
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5. |
Cup Of Coffee
04:46
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There was a time when things were great.
But these days I see you and I feel afraid
That I somehow angered you.
I know you’re feeling something you won’t say.
And by the tension in the room, I'm assuming it's “go away”.
I don’t know what I did.
Let's grab a cup of coffee and talk about what went wrong
Let’s grab a cup of coffee and talk about this song.
I see you laugh and joke with other friends.
But as soon as I arrive, that demeanor comes to an end.
You didn’t even say goodbye when you left.
Now listen, I know that sometimes people change.
There are things in your life you're trying to rearrange
You still haven’t found a place for me.
Let's grab a cup of coffee and talk about what went wrong
Let’s grab a cup of coffee and talk about this song.
I thought that time apart would help.
But I see you’ve moved on and it makes the sadness swell.
Just know that I miss you, old friend.
Let's grab a cup of coffee and talk about what went wrong
Let’s grab a cup of coffee and talk about this song.
Let's grab a cup of coffee and talk about what went wrong
Let’s grab a cup of coffee and try to get along.
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6. |
The Dirty Hit
03:23
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Well I’m clenching my teeth. I don’t get any sleep.
I’m driven by thing things that could have happened.
So I start acting tough. Living without love.
Put me close the fire in a leather jacket.
Well you know to stay away from. Unless you wanna pick a fight.
Get away from me. Keep me outta line of sight.
Well I got the bends from all this make pretend.
It's one step forward, two backwards when I disrespect it.
So I bite my tongue. My mouth fills with blood.
Spitting out all my teeth, is this what you wanted?
Well you know I wouldn’t hurt a fly. Everything I say’s a lie.
I’m trying to rectify the things that I couldn't get right.
I don’t know what to say. Et Tu Brute?
The words you stuck in me were verbal daggers.
The smile on your face. It doesn’t hold any trace.
I’m going out of my mind. Did it really happen?
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7. |
Difficult Place
02:24
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I’m getting sick and tired of always believing
that there’s something underneath the things you are saying.
I should know better. I got a lotta things i wanna say to you.
I fell again so I pretend that everything’s okay.
To tell the truth would only move you to place yourself far away.
I can be patient. I can wait for things to change.
Difficult place, I’m in a difficult place.
I know this feeling’s misplaced. I wish that i could erase.
You tell me all the times you feel like a pariah.
But here we are, face to face, and you don’t know that I’m a liar.
I can be better. But I need this to be wrong
Difficult place, I’m in a difficult place.
I don’t wanna replace, I don’t wanna erase.
Now I know why I make bad seem right.
It is such a good feeling.
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8. |
Poly Action
02:37
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People try, then they die. Most don’t make a spectacle.
Civil unrest, man I’m doing my best.
But I just didn’t do enough research for this brawl.
The more you know the better. I didn’t know that.
Cigarette smoke making you choke.
There’s just not much you can do about it
Poly Action’s losing traction. We’ll make you shake your head.
We’ll make you wanna go home.
We never really mean to though.
Just give us one more chance.
People. They’re always dying.
Watch the lights fade away from their eyes under tabletop lighting.
And those sequels. They don’t get any better.
All they do is end part one on a cliffhanger.
Now they know you’re into it.
So they continue to produce all that shit.
And you never notice. It's the same old thing.
That they’ve been doing for years.
Well its too late, bed’s been made
There’s just not much you can do about it.
And all that time you had to unwind.
You’re such a little kid, but you're a little too old.
The more you know the better.
We never really mean to though.
Just give us one more chance. Pretty please?
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9. |
Gotta Fight
02:52
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I’ve got a delicate sense of identity its crazy.
The wrong words or an accident. It doesn't take much to persuade me
I can’t stop sleeping but i’m not dreaming
The sounds I seek, they hide, and they’re difficult to find.
I need help (just focus on the good things)
There’s no one here (everything is okay)
I’ve gotta fight, opponent’s out of sight.
All of my problems are so mundane.
Plan a trip to get some air. Escape the suffocating notion,
That my best years have faded and turned into poison.
Highway to nowhere. Racing to get there.
It's so insane, to think the things we do to feel alive.
I need help (just focus on the good things)
There’s no one here (everything is okay)
I’ve gotta fight, opponent’s out of sight.
All of my problems are so mundane.
You don’t have to worry, I’m not giving up.
The city lights are fading as the sun comes out.
I finally see a reflection beneath, in me.
I’ve gotta fight, opponents out of sight.
All of my problems are so mundane.
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10. |
Human Behavior
06:13
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I have a heart that beats. But only when I sleep.
I never really took the time to make sure we’re alright.
Been getting busy. And I'm worried I’m losing sight.
This should be easy but it's hard not to fight.
When I don’t see you for days.
I wonder if I cross your brain.
Been making stories about how you’re spending your time.
They’re driving me crazy. They keep me up at night.
The thing we once had sits on our shelf.
Apart from the dust, its by itself.
We’re getting wiser. We both know this is neither of our faults.
We should be tired laying no blame at all.
Human behavior, the ghost of our love.
Lives in these walls. And i found it. It took some time.
And a little hope.
You think the past is waste so you try to erase
What you felt for me, but you can’t, its difficult.
Lets run the same pace that we did when we were still new.
And all the noise we made as time faded away
It echoed out through the years growing quiet and subliminal
If you listen really close you can hear how much I adore you.
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Poly Action Austin, Texas
a rock n'roll band in Austin, TX.
Ray Garza
Gianni Sarmiento
Ben Humphreys
Zane Frisch
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