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And the lights will go dark,
And the deafening roar,
The moment I’ve been living for.
As the curtain goes up,
My once forgotten heart gives up and beats no more.
And not a moment too soon, she descends into the room.
And then she’ll look out
Under the blinding stagelights,
And she’ll see me.
Among the fan girls and screaming millions,
She’ll see me.
Please see me.
And before the night is done, she’ll know who’s number one.
They don’t know your words like I do.
They don’t have the postersI do.
They don’t wear your t-shirts everyday.
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I've been down here for so long,
I'd almost forgotten how to tell right from wrong.
It’s time to make a change.
Take a stand and seize the day.
If it is to be it's up to me.
From this day forward I'll choose my own destiny.
No matter what might stand in my way.
I'm responsible for my future
And I'm starting today.
But my couch seems so inviting right now.
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I watched the life drain from your eyes,
And heaven knows you’ve tried.
As time grows slower,
When oh when will this be over?
You’re not listening anymore, are you?
You’re not listening anymore, and why would you?
Let’s face facts:
You gave up after the first few tracks
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We watch them dance so gracefully through the years.
Troubles come but just as easily disappear.
So effortless, so unaffected by gravity.
While they live for the moment
We’re buried in our worst memories.
We envy them their smiles, their souls, their sanity.
To those who have no regrets.
To those who wouldn’t change a thing.
We have nothing in common.
While they ride the waves,
I’ll hold on to my darkest of days.
Every wince, every shame
And make lessons from mistakes
To those who have no crushing, stabbing,
Relentlessly replaying defeats,
We have nothing in common.
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Observing from afar,
Those unburdened, unblemished go lucky hearts.
Eyes wide and full of stars
And how have I fallen so far?
The skitter of October leaves.
They dance through their youth
Carried only by the breeze.
No future, no past,
No reason not to believe.
Do you remember those carefree days
When the world belonged to the dreamers?
Do you remember the good times?
Well me neither.
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As if somehow this time would be different.
Another day, another let down.
As the crown prince of disappointment,
You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now.
Somewhere between the where and when,
Our hero dies waiting by the phone Again.
Because I’m your Plan B,
Your second best.
Your Saturday night insurance against loneliness.
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Drawing shades across the sun,
Waiting for the silence to send me
That elusive glimpse of serenity.
Shrinking from the faintest signs of life
And the distant roar of heartbeats.
The last light drains out from the scenery.
Keys in the ignition
And nowhere I want to be.
Don’t wait up for me.
Eyes in the rear view,
Searching endlessly.
Don’t wait for me.
Don’t wait for me.
Counting down to a time that never comes.
Escape the land of the living.
The shadows of November are stretching long.
Escape the land of the living
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(relax. This song was written in 2018 and is about rob’s ex making fun of him for being a baby when sick, so.)
When the day arrives, It always comes too soon.
Struck down, cut short,
With so much left I wanted to do.
We live as if we have all the time.
Heedlessly careening toward the finish line.
Plague, take me away from here.
Plague, sweet and merciful.
Quarantined from this mortal plain.
Succumbing, count me amongst the slain.
I've never died before. My days here are through.
I'll say my last goodbyes before I leave all of you.
But you cheapen my demise when you
call it
"Man Flu".
Yeah so I survived.
Doesn't mean I didn't almost sort of kind
of more or less die
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Recorded at Black Mold Studios in 2022.
released March 23, 2023
