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Burning Up
03:07
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Every day i wake up and i’m asked whats on my mind
looks like most of us have left our sanity behind
What’s happening what’s happ’ning
Got me feeling fight or flight
are there any options left or is it only the alt right
people starting arguments with strangers on a screen
people only listen to the people they agree
opinion pieces shared around but there’s no need for proof,
in the information age where no one knows the truth
so keep your head down
gotta keep your head down
keep your head down
or you’re gonna get burned
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
My big mouth has got me up to where i am today
Who’d have thought my bigotry would get me so much pay
they say “he who shouts the loudest is bound to be the best”
With all this noise around me then i can ignore the rest
We’ll get rich but say we can’t afford your doctors, schools or homes
fingers crossed the public doesn’t look up from their phones
People need distracting so a villain we must make
Better drop some bombs or the economy will break
so keep your head down
gotta keep your head down
keep your head down
or you’re gonna get burned
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
Marching through the streets for the many not the few
I’m a social justice warrior and you can be one too.
We want to get elected through a democratic vote
but if you don’t agree with us then kindly go and slit your throat
if you don’t agree with us, then go and slit your throat
if you don’t agree with us, then go and slit your throat
if you don’t agree with us, then go and slit your throat
if you don’t agree with us then kindly go and slit your throat
keep your head down
gotta keep your head down
keep your head down
or you’re gonna get burned
I don’t wanna keep my head down
No i’ll never keep my head down
i don’t wanna keep my head down
i’m gonna get burned.
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning, I’m burning up
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2. |
Good Night
04:22
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Tell me a list of your hopes and your fears
Then I’ll tell you mine as we fall through the night
Turn the light off
I’ll be everything you could envision
So come take my hand. I’ll be double the man
Turn the light off
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this comfortable
I’ll close my eyes cause I’m frankly surprised you’re still here
So goodnight
Though I won’t sleep at all
You’re stopping time
I’m losing my mind
So goodnight
Thought I won’t sleep at alI
Our light’s still blinding
Lost in time
Morning comes and I’m stuck in a moment
words are all forming but I can’t perform
Turn my light on
I’m not anything you should envision
I’m half a man and our future is damned
Leave the light off
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this vulnerable
I’ll close my eyes cause I’m frankly surprised you’re still here
So goodnight
Though I won’t sleep at all
You’re stopping time
I’m losing my mind
So goodnight
Thought I won’t sleep at alI
Our light’s still blinding
Lost in time
There’s something not right in my head
unworthy to be in this bed
re-running each word that I said
There’s something not right in my head
unworthy to be in this bed
re-running each word that I said
So goodnight
Though I won’t sleep at all
You’re stopping time
I’m losing my mind
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TV Man
04:29
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When I finished school I thought that i knew the score
If i can’t get a job what the fuck am I living for
All that i know is that i’m bored out of my mind
Clenching my fist, containing this range I can’t define
Worked zero hours this week watching tv shows
escape to the country i can’t even escape the doll
fed with distraction, i’m sick to my stomach with it now
searching for answers in places i know they can’t be found
tv man in tv land
selling dreams and plans
that lead your life astray
Scrolling and trolling what am i looking for
a pointless answer or red box to make a deal for
consume to be happy it is all that i’ve been taught
And I never noticed that it’s my soul that’s being bought
tv man in tv land
selling dreams and plans
that lead your life astray
Astray
When I finished school i felt so self assured
don’t know if i can afford to go on anymore
tv man in tv land
selling dreams and plans
that lead your life astray
Astray
Astray
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Will We Ever Learn
03:55
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I was standing at the bar when i first saw you walk in
it felt so easy to start, six months I’d love to live again
Like a walk in the park
until my demons began to sing
and they said
"when’s it gonna end
cos in days gone past forever’s not been your friend"
Fall in love, fall too soon
should we ever really watch our feet
as we walk to the tune
of love and march on to it’s beat
It’s a journey for two
with separate paths that have to meet
And i think
Soon it has to end
cos in years gone by, forevers not been my
friend
is it time to grow
and does it show show
i’ve got to let you know
That despite my thoughts
and despite your fears
i don’t wanna let you go
Now the bar from the start
has gone but we still carry on
though we’ve broken apart
some times, has that just made us strong?
We both carry the scars
from the stupid things that we’ve done wrong
It’s like
we’ve tried to make this end
but could it be forevers trying to be my
Friend
I think it’s time to grow
I hope it shows
i’ve got to let you know
that despite my thoughts
and despite your fears
i don’t wanna let you go
Will we ever learn
Will we ever learn
I don’t know
It’s time to grow
I hope it shows
I feel it in my soul
Yeah I’ve got let you know yeah
whoa It’s time to grow
I hope it shows
i don’t wanna let you go
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