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Men Of Modest Means
03:25
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I confess
I never knew what I was doing
My heart always beats too fast for my own good
Let me rest
Hook me up to your machinery
Check my vitals, take my pulse, you'll catch it dropping all the time
As I see
You're moving on and leaving me behind
But the spring in your step isn't fooling anyone
And I know this doesn't really mean goodbye
Just "I'll see you when I feel the time is right"
Baby steps
This is no time for I-told-you-so's
We can't keep up this charade as we hide behind the curtains
Now I see
You're dancing with another man tonight
But the ring on your finger ain't fooling anyone
I know this doesn't really mean goodbye
Just "I'll meet you where the rivers all run dry"
And I know
You said that this would be the last time
But the fire in your eyes wasn't fooling anyone
I know you never meant to say goodbye
Just "I'll see you when I've finally lost my mind"
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2. |
Gimme Ritalin
03:12
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She only wants to have a good time
Lately she's been down and out of luck
And she assures her friends that she'll be fine
As she climbs in the back of a stranger's truck
Tonight she'll dance, she'll dance, she'll dance the night away
And she meets and she greets and the patrons know her name
Oh, you'll try to stop her
Oh, you'll only make things worse
You're only provoking the addiction that takes her away
To a place where rock bottom and cloud 9 are one in the same
Where she escapes the pity, the fear, and the shame
Her teeth are clenched like she's hiding the words inside
Her body's shaking like the ground beneath her
Her brain is racing and it can't keep up with her mind
Her pulse is pounding like it's bound to leave her
Tonight she'll dance, she'll dance, she'll dance the night away
And she meets and she greets and temptation knows her name
And you'll try to stop her
And you'll only make things worse
You're only provoking the addiction that takes her away
To a place where rock bottom and cloud 9 are one in the same
Where she escapes the pity, the fear, and the shame
You could've been something great, but now we'll never know, now we'll never know
You could've been something great, but now we'll never know, now we'll never know
You could've been something great, but now we'll never know, now we'll never know
You could've been something great, but now we'll never know, now we'll never know
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3. |
No You Don't
04:07
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How did it come to this?
Was I the only one to blame?
Oh, how was I to know I'd be so easily replaced?
You've gotten so good at talking through gritted teeth
Got that 2 door, V8, midlife crisis machine
I bet when she answers the door not wearing a single thing
You hardly notice you've gone and slipped off your ring
So it begins
I was tired of waiting for you
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't surprised
But in the back of my mind I knew
Your night'd begin with your hand on her thighs
They've got a name for you now
Get used to colorful words and hateful stares
More than your mind allows
You know precisely what you'll find in there
I hate to say they told me so
But I've heard it all before
I guess you don't have to say that you're sorry anymore
Because human nature explains everything you've done
This 200 year old concept's relatively young
So when the dust has settled, let me know, my love
Was it worth it? Was it enough
For your foolish pride?
So I'm taking the house and I'm taking the kids
And I'm taking the car you bought
I doubt you'll ever see any of them again
I'll make sure of that
I'll make sure of that
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4. |
Mend The Fences
02:59
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You think you've got it figured out
Think ya got the answers to everything
Convinced you know without a doubt
Everything tomorrow's gonna bring
Step back and put down the glass for just a second
Try to reanalyze the facts -- that is, if you can recollect them
And hopefully, that'll be
Everything you hoped to see
Everyone needs a place to cope
Or just a time
I'd tell you more, but I'm not sure
That would be what you were looking for
But if you leave like this tonight
It's our goodbye
Long story short, it's a long story
I never get around to giving into my temptations
And I live as if suspicion adores me
But I've never been one to deal with the stress of confrontation
Oh, don't look at me like I'm one of them
My self respect is still intact
Oh, you're so quick to condemn
And yet so slow to connect
I'd tell you more, but now I'm sure
That wouldn't be what you're lookin for
So keep on searching, you'll only find
Everything and nothing at the same time
Break the silence
Mend the fences
Raise the white flag
Drop defenses
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5. |
Like Wildfire
03:16
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You've lit the fuse, now the spark is bound to ignite
And spread like wildfire into your soul
The worst of it with these things is always the press
By now I'm sure it's begun to take its toll
Oh everybody has to know because they want to know
And everybody wants to know because they've gotta know
And everybody's gotta know because they need to know
And everybody needs to know cause they just have to know
The sirens blare, the townspeople cry witch
The lookout boy will shout his final cry
The fire brigade will arrive just a few minutes too late
And only find your heart's remains inside
Oh everybody has to know because they want to know
And everybody wants to know because they've gotta know
And everybody's gotta know because they need to know
And everybody needs to know cause they just have to know
Nothing that they say or do is good enough for you
They just wanna be next to you and call and text you too
Nobody wants to pretend they're not part of the trend
Only an abyss to sell, you've just destroyed yourself
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6. |
CtrlAltDelay
04:34
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Around the world
Around the world
Around the world
Around the world
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Oh no
Where have they all gone?
All the nonbelievers into the river
Tell me
Tell me where they are
You won't try my patience for much longer
Oh, seems our plan is falling apart
Breaking at the seams
We must silence their cries
Their pleas for liberty
If the mongrel speaks
Give him five last words
No one leaves alive
Unless we find what we came here for
They've taken our leader away
But don't be afraid
Tonight they'll pay in blood
For their plain is falling apart
Breaking at the seams
Once we crush these oppressors
We'll finally be free
When the decoy speaks
Move in for the kill
I won't be satisfied
Until every last body lays still
No one eats tonight
Save your rations for tomorrow
No one sleeps tonight
Your slumber is our sorrow
No one leaves tonight
If you're found, we're all done for
Forget wrong and right
None of that matters now
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The Counterparts Brownsville, Texas
Some of us used to play punk, and the rest of us used to play instrumentals. All of us used to do Muse covers. Now we play seasonally.
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