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Hey Hey!!
05:22
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Hey, I was teenage scum beat down, broke, crooked numb/dumb. It is very nice to meet you. And I’m still unemployed and the government’s getting very annoyed, because I’ve got no money to spend. I’ve got nothing. Hey! Hey!
Hey, I’m teenage scum. And they say I won’t find no one to love, but I found you. Hey’ I’m teenage scum. And they say I’m going to grow up to be no one. It’s fucking strange. And I’m drowning in debt, and I haven’t slept in weeks, because I’ve to work to pay the rent. And I’ve got a thousand friends, but they don’t know who I really am, because I met them all on the Internet. But, they’re all I’ve got.
Hey, what-chu doing around here? Don’t mind me I’m just passing through. I was the one staring from across the room. And don’t know who I am? They say I’m up and coming maybe one day I’ll be famous or something. I threw a party last night. And I invited everyone I knew. Even the cops came. They brought the drugs too. My neighbor broke down the door, but he was only trying to get in. I got mad, but he said relax. I’m fucking relaxing. And I get no respect, but what would you expect. I’m just teenage scum. Hey! Hey! I’m beat down, dead broke, lovesick, deadbeat, hate me, I’m no good teenage scum.
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The walls are getting pretty thin. My neighbors keep trying to break in. Can’t they give me some time to be alone? And I don’t know what you’re going on about? But I know I don’t really want to work it out. Why can’t you just give me some space to be alone? And who’s that banging on the piano? Maybe they’re writing a song for me. I turn the radio on to see if I can sing along. And I’m yelling out 1, 2, 3 oh can’t you hear me on the other side? No. I guess not.
I think I’ll be alright. I think I’ll be just fine, cause I never needed you in my life. I was just looking for someone to make love to. I think I’ll be alright. Just build this life by myself. And I’ll never let anybody else in. I’m just looking for someone I can sing to.
All I need is some…peace & quiet.
This city’s getting pretty damn big, and I can’t find parking where I live. I’ve got to walk five miles just to get back home. My parents said they would be proud if I could find a job and move out. And I’ve got a college degree, but what the fuck does that even mean if I spend all my time making music (in my closet). What is it that I can’t see? I’m so desperate to figure it out. Can’t you hear me from the other side?
I think I’ll be alright. I think I’ll be just fine, because I never needed you in my life. I was just looking for someone to make love to. I think I’ll be alright. Just build this life by myself. And I’ll never let anybody else in. I’m just looking for someone I can sing to.
All I need is some…I SEE THE LIGHT!
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I swear it’s not true. I didn’t mean to see you go. Now it's getting too dark, and it’s impossible to see (your fate). And I hear crying, and now your shaking. Is everything okay? Is it something I said? Could be from something you read. It’s too dark for me to read.
What did I say? Didn’t mean to hurt you. Didn’t mean to hurt you.
Broken heart’s lead to broken bones, we’re licking wounds from our past lives. We’ve got bad role models from a teenage wasteland, but it’s never to late for a change. I swear it’s not true. I didn’t mean to see you leave. Apologetic yet apathetic, Mr. Misunderstood do you really mean the words you say?
What did I say? Didn’t mean to hurt you. Didn’t mean to hurt you.
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Moonrise, moonrise kingdom. How do you fight your boredom? Doing drugs to pass the time. Drinking with the bugs. We’re doing fine.
The youth will rise again
Moonrise, moonrise kingdom. How do you fight for freedom? Moonrise, moonrise kingdom. Face your fears. You can defeat them.
The youth will rise again
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Another Train Rumbles On
05:32
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I should have taken the out. I wouldn’t be in this mess right now. (I can’t quite figure it out, but I’ve heard it all before). I should have wrecked my car, so I wouldn’t have to sell it and break my heart. (Five hundred miles from home and we don’t know where we are) I should have made you happy (I should have made you happy). But, I know I wouldn’t satisfy (I know I make mistake, I made mistakes, we all make mistakes). I want to be better (I want to be better). But, I don’t know how to try (I don’t know how to try).
So I started a band just to get away, get away. Came up with a plan just to get away, get away. The longer you wait, the harder it’ll be (You’ll see).
We’re falling back to things we’ve done before. Our bad decisions only got us so far. We’re playing 15 shows in 15 nights, and I’m losing sleep all the time. Time and time again, I look to you and you look away. And if you try and run from the past, you must be moving pretty fast, because it always seems to catch me in the end. How do you feel right now? I feel alive right now.
I should have taken the out. I wouldn’t be in this mess right now. (I can’t quite figure it out, but I’ve heard it all before). I should have wrecked my car, so I wouldn’t have to sell it and break my heart. (Five hundred miles from home and we don’t know where we are) I should have made you happy (I should have made you happy). But, I know I wouldn’t satisfy (I know I make mistake, I made mistakes, we all make mistakes). I want to be better (I want to be better). But, I don’t know how to try (I don’t know how to try).
So I started a band just to get away, get away. Came up with a plan just to get away, get away. The longer you wait, the harder it’ll be (You’ll see).
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Lakehouse
04:44
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‘Cause I’d rather die with you, then live beside another.
Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
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Project out of Austin, TX. I make music for myself and put it on the internet for others to listen to.
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