I don't even need to clap
Clap fo' me
We keep the cash on deck
I don't even need to clap
Clap fo'me
We keep the cash on deck
Swerved out black-black diamond
(If you cut records like cocaine)
We keep the cash on deck
Wrath to the industry
Get over yourself, they can see right through you
We are the future like no one ever knew you
Got the swag of a coward and the heart of a nemesis
If you don't like these lyrics then go listen to Genesis
Sega. We ain't playin' games, you took demise we'll take the fame
And I can't wait to say whatever, and I can't wait to shed some light
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
And I can't wait to be whoever, and I can't wait to speak my mind
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
I heard from your friends that you've been stricken with fear
Desperate for press in your pathetic career
Can't get out of debt since your sales took a dive
You can find out the hard way cowards never thrive
If you'd cut records like cocaine you could still have a fucking name
Yeah I guess I took it too far and I know
the truth hurts but if you're scared bitch go to church
And I can't wait to say whatever, and I can't wait to shed some light
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
And I can't wait to be whoever, and I can't wait to speak my mind
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
If they let you into heaven then I'd rather go to hell
You think you're buying your way to the top with all that bullshit that you sell
God's not naive like the fans you deceive.
Even the devil was an angel what the fuck did he achieve?
Wrath to the industry, and everything it used to be
And I can't wait to say whatever, and I can't wait to shed some light
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
And I can't wait to be whoever, and I can't wait to speak my mind
On every little thing you've broken, and get on with my life
Oh yeah, on with my life
My life, on with my life
Funny how every time you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Cut down from the things you say
It's the beating of, a broken drum
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey, hey
One of these days
You'll push me away
Turn around
It'll be too late
Your love is addictive
I'm trying hard, just to quit it
But you're drowning yourself
You won't catch your breath
Until you admit it
Is anybody out there?
I'm dying in a nightmare
You've got third degree burns
And now it's your turn
To feel what I, feel, yeah
And if it don't hurt
Then you know what we got
Ain't real
Funny how every time you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Cut down from the things you say
It's the beating of, a broken drum
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey, hey
One of these days
You'll push me away
Turn around
It'll be too late
This love is a monster
It's eating me alive
Let go of my hand, you don't give a damn
And it's killing me, inside
You show me no mercy
Did God make a mistake?
Put a hole in your heart
And then you can start
To feel what I, feel
If it don't hurt
Then you know what we got
Ain't real, yeah
Funny how every time you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Cut down from the things you say
It's the beating of, a broken drum
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey, hey
One of these days
You'll push me away
Turn around
It'll be too late
Where will you go
When you refuse
My benevolence
It's funny how every time you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Everytime you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Cut down by the things you say
I've had enough
Where will you go
When you refuse
My benevolence
Funny how every time you push me away
You turn around and you beg me to stay
Cut down from the things you say
It's the beating of, a broken drum
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey
Na, na, nana
Hey, hey, hey
One of these days
You'll push me away
Turn around
It'll be too late
It's time for a change!
This generation... this generation needs a hero!
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover, and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter,
and calls it tough love, tough love
Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys, college park made you
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me
Take me back to a date before I was hostile and learned to hate
You promised you would never become,
You promised you would never become,
A storm a blackout replicating the one
The thunder inside him became your life
And you called him your best friend 'til the day you were nine
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover,
and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter,
and calls it tough love, tough love
Hotel rooms, Bourbon and Bronx, a drifter living life without God
You've done it now, you planted a seed. Now the storm inside you–it swallows her
Baby love, alright
And I know life can be so strange
But I know I can make a change
I'mma wipe away the clouds for ya
I'm gonna be around for ya,
I'm gonna paint the town for ya,
I'm gonna make a promise to give you everything you want and need,
But she fucked up now, 'cause she's bearing another mouth you can't feed
Cease production of a destructive breed,
Seek help 'cause your pride only makes you weak
And what is a man, who lays a hand on his lover,
and calls it tough love, tough love
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter (can't take a stand),
and calls it tough love, tough love
Your roots grow in the cracks of the alleys,
college park made you
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me
(There ain't a goddamn man in me)
(feat. Chris "Fronz" Fronzak of Attila)
Swerve!
Put your hands up!
I don't mind getting violent; leave your pride at the door.
Shame is all we've been hiding, so take me down
Throw me into the drywall, you got that bullet I'll bite it.
Pop it off like you own me, and scratch my back when you ride it.
Nobody wants a couple of rights without a couple of wrongs, yeah.
And the fire that you're building up is coming off so strong,
It's like I'm burning inside when you spit my name
The rock, the roll, the pride, the shame.
Let's skip the foreplay and become the teenage waste.
That's what we call love, sex, riot,
So excited,
Love, sex, riot.
Alright, let's do this!
Gonna take you to the floor and rip off your clothes.
We can leave the door unlocked, everybody knows!
I'm gonna make your body shake, you can scream all night.
It's a LOVE SEX RIOT
You're invited!
Oh, here I am to get the party popping!
Six rounds of shots and now we're never stopping,
Just close your eyes and let your fantasy play,
Sex, drugs and violence is my anthem, OH!
Taking it up from the top, fuck everybody hard in the middle,
If we get violent, oh, yeah.
We'll call it a riot and then we throw in the sex and now everybody's excited.
Nobody wants a couple of rights without a couple of wrongs, yeah,
And the fire that you're building up is coming off so strong,
It's like I'm burning inside when you spit my name
The rock, the roll, the pride, the shame.
Let's skip the foreplay and become the teenage waste.
That's what we call love, sex, riot,
So excited,
Love, sex, riot.
FUCK YOU!
It's riot, I'm a' work it over till you're tired,
Love it when you're screaming like a siren.
Ready aim ready aim fire, fire.
Riot, I'm a' set it off I'm a' light it,
Heart beat beating like it's dynamite.
Ready aim ready aim fire, fire.
I don't mind getting violent, leave your pride at the door.
Shame is all we've been hiding, so take me down.
If we get violent, oh, yeah.
We'll call it a riot and then we throw in the sex and now everybody's excited.
It's riot, I'm a' work it over till you're tired,
Love it when you're screaming like a siren.
Ready aim ready aim fire, fire.
Riot, I'm a' set it off I'm a' light it,
Heart beat beating like it's dynamite.
Ready aim ready aim fire, fire.
Fire, fire...
Being alone are you scared of being alone?
Worried you'll be a shadow terrified of getting old
Insomnia tapers your eyelids and the adderall taught you how I lived
So flip a coin for every shade of gray
I bet you pick a needle to bargain with
Heads I bet you fall asleep
Get tangled in the sheets
Suffocate as you choke at the though of your own dreams
You never fail to feel hollow now hush and let the dark swallow
Move a little closer, what are you afraid of?
Set the night on fire, baby burn it up
Tattooed on your chest, I.S.S.U.E.S
Move a little closer, what are you afraid of? (What are you afraid of?)
Zanies and panties on the floor
To numb the pain
Another one night stand at the door you go insane
I can see you sleep through your bedroom window
You're killing yourself with lucid dreaming
I am manic depressive
Flipping coins for my fate
Now ain't that impressive?
Tails you never fail to feel hollow now hush and let the dark swallow
Move a little closer, what are you afraid of
Set the night on fire, baby burn it up
Tattooed on your chest, I.S.S.U.E.S
Move a little closer, what are you afraid of? (What are you afraid of?)
I am manic depressive
Flipping coins for my fate
Now ain't that impressive?
Like a coward in their darkest hour
Counting flowers for the petals when they love me not
Got you flippin' that position like a motherfuckin' opportunist
Play from the pawns of the discord
You're burnin' out
Your stars are faded, why word 'em out?
Find freedom in the fact that no one will miss you
Come in, shut the door
And embrace your issues
Yo. Look
I done heard a little bit about ISSUES
But none compared to the shit that I got with you
C-C-Cause I swear to God that you've got too much goin' on
Let's start somethin' new
Lemme get my shit, lemme get in my whip, hit shift
Then I'll drive to you
Let me think a bit 'bout this
Cause I been really iffy on whether or not I'm sliding through
You got me trippin' a little bit
And I'm thinkin' of figurin' how I can get it together
Cause I'm losin
Cause I'm literally getting the feeling you get
when you itching to keep that drug you keep usin
Excuse me
As I tear myself from the ground
And I keep to myself
Cause while I been thinkin' about the shit that you're putting me through
I'm thinkin' that I'm a go with someone else
And I'm feelin' like
YEAH
Like a coward in their darkest hour
Counting flowers for the petals when they love me not
Got you flippin' that position like a motherfuckin' opportunist
Play from the pawns of the discord
You're burnin' out
Your stars are faded why word 'em out
Find freedom in the fact that no one will miss you
Come in, shut the door
And embrace your
Issues, issues, issues
No one will miss you
(Know I'm goin' miss you?)
Hey, yeah
Standing in front of this bed with some
matches watch it burn
I pray my body burns too
Why do I do the things I do
And they blind you
Yet you are the only one who can see what I've done
Laying here doesn't feel the same
I need to get up and make a change
Get up and get over this
My voice it echoes my thoughts collide
You said I'm dead to you I bled for you
Now your dreams can come true
There's a place in my bed where you rested your head
Now I'm resting alone in this bed and it's cold
I feel like a ghost, these memories go up in smoke
You didn't want serious and It made me delirious
2: 40 AM all I wrote was
Why do I do the things I do
And they blind you
Yet you are the only one who can see what I've done
Guess I'll never know what I meant to you
This year's been lonely but at least it's through
I'll write a letter to my former self
Dear sad ghost, why'd you put your heart on the shelf
You took the fun out of living
When you took the life out of me
Take a look into the mirror
But you don't see yourself inside
Watch it crack
Your bad luck started with me
And my good luck ended with you
I know you're drunk again, and not thinking clear
But when you write this down, at least try and sound
A bit more sincere
Guess I'll never know what I meant to you
This year's been lonely but at least it's through
I'll write a letter to my former self
Dear sad ghost, why'd you put your heart on the shelf
I'm so mad at myself
For giving in to what I want, never again
That feeling we felt
We called it love, you called it off
And I never been so mad at myself
I got this old girl I know she's trying to play me
She's like a Honda, these days I drive Mercedes
She's a killer, try to get inside my head
Try to give her wine and bread
But she prefers the blood I bled
Playing chess ain't no way I'm gonna fight fair
She's playing tricks like the vixen in my nightmares
So damn greedy, that girl is so needy
I'm the king of this game, but I think she just beat me
I never should have let you in
I needed a hit of something
High for this feeling they call love
I'm so mad at myself
For giving in to what I want, never again
That feeling we felt
We called it love, you called it off
And I never been so mad at myself
I've got your melody in my head
Feels like I'm singing it wrong
Then again there's nothing worse
Than being addicted to a bad song
She's a fiend for attention
And I'm a guilty dealer
High for this feeling they call love
I'm so mad at myself
For giving in to what I want, never again
That feeling we felt
We called it love, you called it off
And I never been so mad at myself
So mad, so mad, oh.
So mad at myself.
So mad, so mad, oh.
Test me while you can, while you can test me
She said she likes the edge, but then she pushed me
You know how to make it hard, to walk away
I'm so mad at myself
For giving in to what I want, never again
That feeling we felt
We called it love, you called it off
And I never been so mad at myself
For giving in to what I want, never again
That feeling we felt
We called it love, you called it off
And I never been so mad at myself
So mad at myself
Heart broken, throat is swollen
Street walking, loss of hope
Fresh wounds, old scars you've chosen
Thirsty for a taste of youth
She's a motherfuckin' five living the life of a nine
And thinking that she's a bad bitch, chick is a savage
Eatin' the bullshit of every player that's grabbing
I guess if you're in love with the streets
Then you'll die in the sheets
With the coke on your chest and his lips on your cheek
Play it up for me, cause no one here can see
All of your schemes so it's more like a dream
Whoa, ooh la la la
You can be all that you see when you lie to your mirror
(It's not the way to do it)
Can you hear the sound of your heartbeat bumpin' so loud
In his car when you're hitting the town, getting around
Sounds so empty, but you pop another pill so you won't feel guilty
You know the routine, cause when you get lit
Every guy is the man of your dreams
It's so surreal when VIP's on her knees
She's a motherfuckin' five, living the life of a nine
And caught up in the traffic of midnight madness
If only there was a way to let go of the passion
For her stiletto complex, in her trap-house fashion
Wanna get in the game, what is your name, wanna have fame
But in retrospect you're just like your mother
You'll never win, you'll never change
Play it up for me, cause no one here can see
All of your schemes so it's more like a dream
Whoa, ooh la la la
You can be all that you see when you lie to your mirror
Pretend that you live for this moment
Be sure how you live it is worth every breath
Pretend that you live for this moment
Be sure how you live it is worth every breath
Coming out of my shell again
No one's there let's pretend to
See a girl and a boy standing next to me
And at this party I'll pretend
For a moment I just might have friends
The chimes of them dancing to break free
I've got them chained up loose so I can fit in
I said be silent no one can hear you
You feel like I did when no one comes near you
Cause they think that you're weird and you're stained
Like a carpet, the carpet your mom ruined making you pay
What did I do to deserve this?
I forget that it's all part of my imagination
I could actually pick and choose my loose ends
And tie a knot, but all I do is
Run and hide, it'll get ya boy
Run and hide, I was born unaware that
My whole life would be a war, so I battle myself until I
Run and hide, it'll get ya boy
Stupid is as stupid does
More like an offspring of stupid is and always will be mad at luck
But I just don't have it in my blood, blood runs deep
When you're growing up with blood dripping from your ugly mug
Cause Papa don't like you like Mama does, so give it up
For the guardian angel dust, sniff it up
Rub a little dirt in it boy and bare with me,
just take a lead pipe into my kidney
It's such a problem when people come near you
It seems ironic that most people fear you
What a shame that you feel so insane, but the truth of the matter's
Your shadow is cold and afraid
Did I fail to mention, it's all part of my imagination
I could actually pick and choose my loose ends
And tie a knot, but all I do is
Run and hide, it'll get ya boy
Run and hide, all I need is a friend
My whole life has been a war, so I battle myself until I
Run and hide
One after one they'll all spin around
And one after one they'll all fall down from love
Nobody ever gave 'em enough
One after one they'll all come around
And one after one they'll all fall down from love
Somebody's gonna give you enough
Somebody better give you enough
Yeah I would wake up next to you if I could
And I would stare straight past them all to you
I could never say it like I sang it
Drunk talent cause we're fading
But I'll be, I'll be, I'll be the first to say
You could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
You could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
That it's a little too late,
a little too late, a little too late, a little too late
And when the sun comes up again and we're gone
We'll remember every beautiful thing that, went wrong
I could never say it like I scream it
Drunk talent cause we're fading
But I'll be, I'll be, I'll be the first to say
That you could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
You could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
That it's a little too late, a little too late, a little too late
You could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
You could be my mistake-ake-ake
I know I want it but I can't stay-ay-ay
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
I can't stop thinking it, thinking it
You could be my mistake
Ooh kill 'em
Put the needle on the record.
Got a bunch of homies in Pasadena that we call the PHC. That sounds good. Everyday.
[Evil laughter]
It's bad on the dark side.
Here we go again.
Pass it back and forth.
Peace.
Show me what you're worth
Get up
Facedown, thinking about
He's so hardcore when he's running his mouth
He's always gonna be that fucking guy
You got a few things bottled up
Jump on a couple bottles like double dutch
Jager got you faded when society's got you jaded
How do you expect to grow
When all you wanna do is break
It's time to let shit go
And let the chorus play
No I don't wanna be tough
I wanna make sure they can see me cry sure enough
Don't wanna bottle this up
The way you make me feel when you're around
Tough guy dies a little inside
This town might show no love
But kid you gotta wake up
This is the real world
And you're only hurting yourself
When you spend every waking moment
With your fingers crossed
I don't think you can afford
To set karma further in moti
on
Go ahead
No one cares
Talk shit you mean nothing
Talk shit you mean nothing
No I don't wanna be tough
I wanna make sure they can see me cry sure enough
Don't wanna bottle this up
The way you make me feel when you're around
Tough guy dies a little inside
This town might show no love
But no, I don't wanna be tough
Ask me what I see in you
I don't see nothing, I see right through
You're transparent I know you don't wanna hear it
And I don't wanna be the person to slip up and hurt your feelings
I guess they don't wanna say it to your face but I
will cause somebody's gotta put you in your place
I'm not afraid to scream and shout
And f-f-f-freak out and throw my hands up
And let it out
Punk bitch walking tall like you got something to prove
Nah man, cause deep down you know it sucks to be you
Stingray Affliction
Making small stabs in passing
But the pain is bigger than it seems
Stop holding me under and let me breathe...
Just let me breathe
The pain is bigger than it seems
A tough guy dies a little inside
Just let me breathe
The pain is bigger than it seems
Stop holding me under and let me breathe
Riddle me this, I gotta figure it out
Are they laughing at me
Because I'm prone to fear and doubt
Am I messed up, am I loud
Well eat my dust that's all I am a speck out in the crowd
I'm trying to clean up the mess I made
But the towel I used to soak up my worry it just went up in flames
You see I got a conscience like gasoline
I could siphon shit out, fuck it and leave
But, I fuel the fire with everything they said it's stuck in my mind
You're better off dead
If you got the keys then start the car and
Drive as far as you can
If you got the blood then you got the heart to
Give yourself a chance
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames
You call yourself a doctor, you swear you got the cure
Prescribe yourself with medication when you're feeling insecure
I know the world is dark, but you've got the light
Even sitting in the closet chilling with the skeletons you fight
I guess you found the meaning of giving up on me
I'm not the person that you thought I was
I broke the ice I revealed the scandal
But the water's deeper than you're able to handle
Oh that's probably why you hit me twice
Said no son of mine, get out of my life
It's my fault it's what I deserve
I needed a blessing but I got a curse
If you got the keys then start the car and
Drive as far as you can
If you got the blood then you got the heart to
Give yourself a chance
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames
Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood
I will live to my fullest because I owned my name the best I could
Misunderstood, we are all misunderstood
Everybody own your name I wish you would, I wish you would
If you got the keys then start the car and
Drive as far as you can
If you got the blood then you got the heart to
Give yourself a chance
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames
Seems like we've been so scarred
Some people call it art
I hope you make peace with your pain
And never lose your flames
Fuck the voice of a generation
I just wanna be who I am
No one can change or guide me
I'm content with where I stand
So fuck the voice of a generation
You can stand on your own two feet
Hooligans from across the nation
Sing my songs when you mob the street
This is who we are, we are
A product of…
This is who we are, we are
A product of war
In the grain of our skin, we think this is it
Portrayed by a stigma that won't let us out
By choice it's a sin, if not I'm just dead
Alive isn't free when your lies cost me this
Smooth talker and a heart breaker
But you are nothing but a cheap thinker
Buying them off for lower than you're worth
This is who we are
A product of war
I just wish that this itching I have
To be different somehow, would escape me
Cause all these obstacles make it difficult
When you're just trying to change me
At least when we stand together
I'm not the only soul trapped in limbo
By this breed of prima donnas
Smooth talker and a heart breaker
But you are nothing but a cheap thinker
Buying them off for lower than you're worth
This is who we are
A product of war
Why do they wanna make us conform
Worship their words, I'll admit that I'm sold but
The fact that you consider yourself a god
Is the very reason you should fall the fuck off
Smooth talker and a heart breaker
But you are nothing but a cheap thinker
Buying them off for lower than you're worth
This is who we are
A product of war
(feat. Nylo)
What if I was wrong, and jumped to conclusions
Cause the chance of losing you was all too dangerous
So I just assume that you're doing things before you get the chance
So I can leave and feel like I've got the upper hand
Guilty yeah, maybe I'm just scared to go all in
Never was much for the life of gambling
But you can't win if you don't play
If you don't play there's no shame in us
Let's call a spade a spade
I said I wouldn't let you down
But it's like we both have changed somehow
You've made a disease of this town
And you act like you don't care but you left
Your tears on the runway
You think you're running away
And you're leaving all your troubles behind
But I'm not going with you this time
I don't wanna try to pretend I'm somebody else
Take me as I am or be left alone
Tears on the runway, runaway
You know that you love the chase
Oh yeah, baby love
With your tears on the runway
This thing with us is flying south if you know what I mean
But I'm trying my best to keep you right here in my city
A wise woman said, I wish people weren't afraid of love
Then she packed her shit and she ran
Like a coward when the thunder struck
Things aren't always picture perfect
But picture us on top cause we're worth it
Or go and get your ticket, and grab your sweater
I used to live for the chase but now I know better
Tears on the runway
You think you're running away
And you're leaving all your troubles behind
But I'm not going with you this time
I don't wanna try and pretend I'm somebody else
Take me as I am or be left alone
Tears on the runway, runaway
You know that you love the chase
I love the chase, you know that I love the chase
Until death, used to mean something more
Than a proverb framed on the walls of a broken home
Closed doors can only hide so much
Pacing through this hallway, I listen in disgust
As you divide my mind and force my years into minutes
Destroy the hands of time, the hands that made me whole
What if I become a silhouette of this very same thing
Then everything you taught me seems to start fading
Oh how am I now to survive as a heart divided
Between the very hands that made me whole
Did you even notice, all I wanted was more of your time
Wasted on hating, when love's what should've made you blind
Did you even notice, all I wanted was more of your time
Wasted on hating, when love's what should've made you blind
You can only forgive so much
Before you give up because there's no trust
At least you tried and that's just fine
But how the hell do I know I'm not next in line
It's not my fault, then why am I in the middle of this burning bridge
Tell me oh how am I now to survive as a heart divided
Between the very hands that made me whole
Did you even notice, all I wanted was more of your time
Wasted on hating, when love's what should've made you blind
Did you even notice, all I wanted was more of your time
Wasted on hating, when love's what should've made you blind
I am the one who suffers from your bullshit, I'm the one who suffers
My world divided, by the hands that made me whole
Remember when I didn't need you
Well I need you now
To hold my head up high say it's all better child
Remember when
Some days I feel like a saint, I'm so alive
Some days I can't make any moves
It's like I have no spine
Can't do anything right
And when midnight comes I've run out of time to
Make some kind of difference
But I realize I constantly overlook the impact I've made
Maybe I'm longing to change my own face
To make you proud, I wanna make you proud
When you're looking down on me
My mind's wide open like starry skies
I ask God questions and wonder why
The hell that you're not here
I wanna disappear with you now
But I'm a selfish broken heart and how I got this far
Coping with the thought of holding you
a minute longer in my arms is beyond me
I set you free, but I feel so guilty cause
I take every sunrise for granted
Sometimes I forget your voice I can't stand it
Am I wrong for moving on
A product of a free world
Take wing over the coast of a better day
I'm stuck in my dark days
But I can be stronger than you remember
We're coming up on December, but I'm not cold
My mind's wide open like starry skies
I ask God questions and wonder why
The hell that you're not here
I wanna disappear with you now
But I'm a selfish broken heart
I wanna see what you see
I wanna be where you are
My mind's wide open like starry skies
I ask God questions and wonder why
The hell that you're not here
I wanna disappear with you now
Remember when I didn't need you
Well I need you now
To hold my head up high say it's all better child
Remember when I was alone and crying out
You will be missed
But I know that you're all better now
Another waste of headspace ugh
Got dumb on the tracks I never knew the facts then I wised up
For years I been toe to toe with the heavy weights,
I never thought I'd size up
It's got me thinking 'bout the rise up, you said no
strings attached and now you got me tied up
You're talking that shit, and you blowing that smoke,
but your card got declined at the nightclub
And every single pointless conversation
Is breaking down the walls that kept the demons out
I try to find the signs that might reveal the secret to what we're missing,
But maybe time is all that we need now
A blessing in disguise
Or just broke and pitiful,
I don't fuck with these mind games baby,
But if one thing's right I saw with my own eyes
I know your tricks, don't act so proud,
I'm moving up while you're slowing down
I own it now, and you want it now,
And you can put it down, hey
But you're nothing but a waste of headspace
And every single pointless conversation
Is breaking down the walls that kept the demons out
I try to find the signs that might reveal
the secret to what we're missing,
But maybe time is all we need now
A blessing in disguise
Or just broke and pitiful,
I don't fuck with these mind games baby,
But if one thing's right I saw with my own eyes, oh yeah
You're a waste of space in my head
Hey hey
You're a waste of space in my head
Uh uh
A blessing in disguise
Or just broke and pitiful,
I don't fuck with these mind games baby,
But if one thing's right I saw with my own eyes
A blessing in disguise
Or just broke and pitiful,
I don't fuck with these mind games baby,
But if one thing's right I saw with my own eyes, oh yeah
You're a waste of space in my head
Hey hey
You're a waste of space in my head
Uh uh
I try to find the signs that might reveal
the secret to what we're missing, oh yeah
You're nothing but a waste of headspace
Hey hey
You're a waste of space in my head
Uh uh
You’ve grown irrational
I’m too selfish to let myself flourish
Stuck at the bottom yeah
But I’m fine with where my whole world is
I’d like to think that my body’s out there somewhere
Alive and breathing
But my soul is a race and you envy the pace
Of this life I’m leading
Be a little stronger in your mind
You can hold the weight of time
I try making it easy on you
What more can I say or do
You only see half of what’s there
Just hold on, you know me better
Highway love’s gonna mess me up
Nights like these when I need your touch
Kicking it high in the back of my bus
Thinking bout you, while you’re thinking bout trust
I’ll be home soon
Throwing names and drawing lines
Impossible when you mix your jealousy with mine
I’m on the phone and you’re hating me
There’s a million bottles and I’m trying to free
My head of all this chaos
There’s a hook but you don’t let me off
You don’t take my word for an answer
It’s hard to choose from the life I live
And the one I love either way I’ll lose
I know you’re gonna use this against me
I’m stuck with the burden, you’re stuck with the envy
Be a little stronger in your mind
You can hold the weight of time
And if I’m holding you back let me know
What’s complicated should be so simple
I try making it easy on you
What more can I say or do
You only see half of what’s there
Just hold on, you know me better
Highway love’s gonna mess me up
Nights like these when I need your touch
Kicking it high in the back of my bus
Thinking bout you, while you’re thinking bout trust
I’ll be home soon
West coast days go by so damn slow
Caught up in the star glow
Your intuition’s problematic
When I just wanna lose myself in the city of angels
I’m thrown
I try making it easy on you
What more can I say or do
You only see half of what’s there
Just hold on, you know me better
Highway love’s gonna mess me up
Nights like these when I need your touch
Kicking it high in the back of my bus
Thinking bout you, while you’re thinking bout trust
I’ll be home soon
Lost and found
I found myself
In a hopeful place
In a hopeless state
And I crossed the line between what’s wrong and right-fully so
I gave up my dignity to make it on my own
Abandonment adopted me
When being true to myself did all but set me free
Birth giver, tell me how could you give
Your offspring to the darkness you’ve been hiding in
I spend my days fighting off my bad luck
If these streets could talk I’d conversate
And they’d tell me to stay up
Ay sleepwalker tell me where have you been
All of my life, I’ve been trying to fit in
I’ve been talking to walls
Feeling my heart rate
Feeling so small
This world is a big place
And I ain’t got nowhere to go, so take me on a roll
At my lowest, means hit the ends and I’m so ashamed
Sinking further into sorrow and regret
I’ve paved my way through a maze I’ll never complete
I can’t see the sun from how dark it's gotten impossible to dig out
I spend my days fighting off my bad luck
If these streets could talk I’d conversate
And they’d tell me to stay up
Ay sleepwalker tell me where have you been
All of my life, I’ve been trying to fit in
I’ve been talking to the walls
Feeling my heart rate
Feeling so small
This world is a big place
And I ain’t got nowhere to go, so take me on a roll
I found myself inside
A self created bliss
And now I’m more alive
Than I have ever been
I spare no expense
Shit, I ain’t even got none to spend
Ay sleepwalker tell me where have you been
All of my life, I’ve been trying to fit in
I’ve been talking to the walls
Feeling my heart rate
Feeling so small
This world is a big place
And I ain’t got nowhere to go, so take me on a roll
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
Running wild through the streetlight
Like we could fly when the time's right
Before you know it, it'll pass by
I'd give anything for a minute back
Then it was midnight
We were speeding with the top down
Disturbing the peace like we ain't got none
Our minds were stuck on getting older but we found out
The music dies when you forget how to turn it up loud
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
Throw your hands in the air
And go stupid like you just don't care
The best part of being young
Is when you make a mess you never clean it up
Tomorrow's another day
We'll be burning rubber on the asphalt
Reminiscing all the times we never got caught
We got the world at our fingertips now
These idle hands only know how to turn it up loud
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
We were speeding with the top down
Disturbing the peace like we ain't got none
Our minds were stuck on getting older but we found out
The music dies when you forget how to turn it up loud
All we have is the good times
And all we need is the moonlight
Got the stars in our young eyes
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
Living the dream, whoa
Living the lifestyle that we want
Not a damn thing gonna change me
I'll tell 'em where I'm from
We're all young and dumb
We're all young and dumb
We're all young and dumb
Do you ever look back
And no one’s there
I feel thunder
I won’t pretend you’re not
Shaking up my world
No I took you for granted
But now I see
So let me be the man I know I can be
I’ve been changing
Can’t believe how long that I’ve been waiting
After every single dream has faded
I can bring them back to you
Hearts done breaking
I promise I’m a risk worth taking
This time it won’t be complicated
Cause all I want is you
We were made to last
Do you ever ponder
The sparks we had
No explanation
Just two madly in love wild cards
Playing against the odds
No I took you for granted
But now I see
So let me be the man I know I can be
I’ve been changing
Can’t believe how long that I’ve been waiting
After every single dream has faded
I can bring them back to you
Hearts done breaking
I promise I’m a risk worth taking
This time it won’t be complicated
Cause all I want is you
We were made to last
I paid for all my mistakes
And I know you suffered all I can say
We were made to last
Come back to me
I’ve been changing
Can’t believe how long that I’ve been waiting
After every single dream has faded
I can bring them back to you
Hearts done breaking
I promise I’m a risk worth taking
This time it won’t be complicated
Cause all I want is you
We were made to last
Come back to me
Once I was molded by the cruelest intentions
I remember the days, I would justify all the speculation
And if you’re gonna plant a rose expect some weeds to grow
And if you ever get that far everyone's a critic of your every move
I used to find time to be defined by the public eye
Fuck it, I rose above it
In a mental prison
Searching for my big break
I need less attention
On all of my mistakes
What if I gave it up
And they’d stop trippin’
All the doing dirt gone in a minute
Just my luck
It makes no difference
Cause all the while I’m blind
I’m doin’ fine
I walked the walk and earned something
If you quit the talk, you might fuckin’ learn something
I grew up a fuckin’ screw up
Got disrespect from the cliques
All the kids I fuckin’ knew of
I used to find time to be defined by the public eye
Fuck it, I rose above it
And if you’re gonna plant a rose expect some weeds to grow
And if you ever get that far everyone's a critic of your every move
In a mental prison
Searching for my big break
I need less attention
On all of my mistakes
What if I gave it up
And they’d stop trippin’
All the doing dirt gone in a minute
Just my luck
It makes no difference
Cause all the while I’m blind
I’m doin’ fine
Success is a two way street, yeah
But you never wanna meet halfway
So we can share this victory
When I said success I meant love
Through all of the hate I must’ve forgot what it was
Trying my best to be impartial to the bullshit
But nowadays love is blind
I’d like to think we doin’ fine
I fell victim and I caved in to a flawed perspective
Had it stuck in my mind, tried hard to cut the ties
I fell victim to what
I bet the whole world was concerned with
You'll never know what it's like
Unless I give it up
And they stop trippin’
All the doing dirt gone in a minute
Just my luck
It makes no difference
Cause all the while I’m blind
What if I gave it up
And they’d stop bitchin’
All the doing dirt gone in a minute
Just my luck
It makes no difference
Cause all the while I’m blind
I’m doin’ fine
Yeah
We’re doin’ just fine
I’m doin’ fine
You fuckin’ puss
Ow!
I never said I was your goddamn superman!
Late at night, sittin’ up in my room,
Sippin’ on adrenaline and pacing over you.
Lately you hate what I say,
But you can’t hate me to my face.
I’m for real.
Just call it like I see.
Obsessed and possessive,
You don’t know true shit about me.
There’s a temper in your tone.
That mouth left you on your own.
Fake! Fake it till you make,
Enough to buy some faith from who,
Is dumb enough to pray to you, pray to you
Hero, hero
Everybody just want a payroll.
If the price is right, they might be your,
Hero, hero
If the price is right,
They might, they might, they might.
(Hero, hero)
If the price is right,
They might, they might, they might.
(Hero, hero)
Pray to these fake relatable gods.
Woah.
Pay them for attention till they get off, oo oo!
Fake, fake it till you make,
Enough to buy some faith from who,
Is dumb enough to pray to you, pray to you
Hero, hero
Everybody just want a payroll.
If the price is right, they might be your,
Hero, hero
If the price is right,
They might.
Hero, hero
If the price is right,
They might.
Hero, hero
Fake
Fake it till you make
Enough to make you feel like a...
Hero, hero
Everybody just want a payroll.
If the price is right, they might be your,
Hero, hero
If the price is right then they might be your
Hero, hero
If the price is right,
They might, they might, they might.
(Hero, hero)
If the price is right,
Then they might just be your
Hero, hero.
Everybody needs lovin’ sometimes
Physical emotion, alright babe
To see your face light up
Would give me nothing but bliss
And when I start showing off
I never know how to quit
Say something I’m not giving up on you
I’ll stay as long as I need to
I wanna be all you think about
Anything and everything you dream about
As if I had it all figured out
I wanna be the one you can’t breathe without
It might be hard to play it cool
Cause I know that’s not what gentlemen do, yeah yeah
When I’m hurting just to know you’re fighting
Listen to me reminiscing and let love guide you
Say something I’ve got a lot to lose
Odds say that you’re not gonna pull through
I wanna be all you think about
Anything and everything you dream about
As if I had it all figured out
I wanna be the one you can’t breathe without
If you could open your eyes
I don’t know where you are
In your mind but listen to your soul
Trying to find its way back to your heart
From the car to the ER
Just think of me and pull yourself back to creation
I wanna be all you think about
Anything and everything you dream about
As if I had it all figured out
I wanna be the one you can’t breathe without
If you could open your eyes
Dear Johns and alcohol
Cheap shots you knock me out so cold
It’s not worth it no, you’re not worth it
I’m so ashamed
That I shower you with gifts
But I don’t get back what I give
My two cents ain’t worth the change
Your selfish got me feeling some type of way
So correct me if I’m wrong
Your life is a sad song
Ravel couldn’t compose the mess God made on you
Animalistic, material instinct
Driving Jody’s Ferrari
Tag chaser en route
My heart strings are tangled in you
You treat me like I’m your little marionette
Your type is a common breed
You’re all so small but you think that you’re as good as it gets
Dear Johns and alcohol
Cheap shots you knock me out so cold
It’s not worth it no, you’re not worth it
You only call when I wanna pay
Maxed out plastic, guess you’ll be on your way
It’s not worth it no, you’re not worth it
It’s not worth it, I ain’t got time for that
Ain’t nobody got time for that
I’m out here and bombs are flying
Still you drop bombs on me like this baby
I been crazy but you got me tripping with a rhythm
Like where have you been lately
You're wasting my time, and I don’t have much to fill it
In the desert heat on my grind while you’re wasting my skrilla
I’m out of sight, I’m out of mind, I’m paying your bills
While you’re gold digging civilians just for the kill
Dear Johns and alcohol
Cheap shots you knock me out so cold
It’s not worth it no, you’re not worth it
You only call when I wanna pay
Maxed out plastic, guess you’ll be on your way
It’s not worth it no, you’re not worth it
It’s not worth it, I ain’t got time for that
Ain’t nobody got time for that
Easily temperamental
Dangerously equipped
Impossibly avoidable
By proving their contempt
Bastardizing the justice
And living above the law
Black and blue don’t get along
Blue just wants ‘em dead and gone
Empty your clips on the victim
And then you look the other way
Your nation will crumble
And you’ll just look the other way
Got a hood rat and the alley cat heard
The city got a kid hesitating to leave work
At the right time in the wrong place got served
An extendo not a miranda head first
Get down, already knocked out face on the ground
We’re at war with the ones who protect and serve
Empty your clips on the victim
And then you look the other way
Minorities perish
And even though he got his hands up
Caged like animals
Wound up and released with their badges
Brutalize our streets, savages
How many have to die
To put an end to crooked swine
And you just look the other way
Empty your clips on the victim
And then you look the other way
Your nation will crumble
And you just look the other way
They will not fear the system anymore
They will not cower like they did before
This cannot be ignored
The machine will not hold us down
Hopeless, just a kid with a craving
To make memories with my father
It’s taken a lifetime to chase 'em
That’s why I seem to reserve this space in my head
For the grudges of all the nights you didn’t tuck us into bed
Never showing up to my games
Never taking us to arcades
Seems like nothing has changed
When you don’t show up for my shows
But straight up wait till the day of
To tell me that you can’t make it
So I hit the stage and it’s raining
I’m a man no thanks to you Dad
You’re so quick to move on
What about the ones you left behind
How am I supposed to be strong
When you’re the weak one
I’ve had so much I could say to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve ever asked for
And I’ve had this craving to be close to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve asked for
Selfless, a mother who wouldn’t eat
Just so we could have the money to keep up the same routines
She got a new job, and a new house, and a new life, and a new love
So next time you call we probably won’t pick up no
I see visions of a perfect family
And what the fuck that even means
Then I see the way you sacrifice
Everything for everyone except me
You’re so quick to move on
What about the ones you left behind
How am I supposed to be strong
You’re the weak one
I’ve had so much I could say to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve ever asked for
And I’ve had this craving to be close to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve asked for
Tell me bout how
You’re so damn proud
I know you love me
But you gotta leave now
Nah, you don’t care about us
Tell me how the hell you sleep at night
I hope your new life is worth the sacrifice
You don’t care bout us
But I know someone who does
I know someone who does
I have so much I could say to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve ever asked for
And I’ve had this craving to be close to you
But you’ll never get the chance to know me
It’s all I’ve asked for
I know someone who does
But I know someone who does
Get a new job, and a new house,
get a new life, and a new love
Get a new house, get a new job,
get a new life, and a new love
Got a new love, got a new love,
new love, new love
Somehow I always knew
I’d bite the curb out spills the proof
The letter in your pocket now I can’t escape the truth
Surprises so violent stop with the silence
Who is she to you
Tell me why tell me why my whole world’s starting to shake
Cause ain’t nobody ever tell you what it feels like when you’re bout to break
I get nervous, tell me what’s her name
I see a lot of missed calls and now I’m going off
Don’t tell me it’s ok
A storm is swallowing this interstate
When it rains it pours and the pain is coming in waves
Stay surfaced, love can’t hold you down
So I will drive
Slow me down
I’m burning out of control
So far from heaven now
(Pull me back)
Slow me down
It’s like you’ve stolen my soul
So far from heaven now
I can’t stand that streetlight, I’m rolling out of bed
Again I belong to the night, I’m a mess
Pull me over, I can’t forget her name
Or my urge to put this barrel to your face
This storm is swallowing my sanity
And all our memories are tainted with her cheap perfume
Eighteen years thrown away in a day
Somebody stop me now, before I get to you
Slow me down
I’m burning out of control
So far from heaven now
(Pull me back)
Slow me down
It’s like you’ve stolen my soul
So far from heaven now
My son, I gotta thank you for calling
Not sure who I would be if you stopped looking out for me
(You stopped looking out for me)
Somehow I always knew
Let me know when I need to
Slow you down, you’re burning out of control
So far from heaven now
Slow me down
I’m burning out of control
So far from heaven now
(Pull me back)
Slow me down
It’s like you’ve stolen my soul
So far from heaven now
You’ve got to slow me down
I’m burning out of control
So far from heaven now
(Pull me back)
Slow me down
It’s like you’ve stolen my soul
So far from heaven now