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Portrait Of A Cigarette Smoker At 19 Sleep It Off Last Rites to Sleepless Nights Bridge And Tunnel Authority Goodbye In Gasoline A.S.A.O.K. Jay Frenzal Showbiz? Science? Who Cares? Sobriety Is A Serious Business And Business Isn't So Good Nine-One-One To Anyone
I used to be a stereotype, half alive with half open eyes
with a one track mind and a flawed design
feeling like I was lost at sea at only the age of 19
floating around in alcohol and apathy
taking in too much caffeine and nicotine
And if we make it outta here alive
just say you won't look back to see
just who we left behind
Chorus:
There might not be a next time
with all the ups and downs and turn arounds
might not be a next time
through the breaking outs and breaking down
might not be a next time
yeah we were the ones who'd say
there might not be a next time
I used to be a stereotype, someone you'd never recognize
with fingers so yellow that they matched the yellow skies
and there were a few things I memorized
from all those blurry times
like bottles clinking under blinking signs
and a few last words from lost friends of mine
And if we make it outta here alive
just say you won't look back to see
just who we left behind
(Chorus)
And if we make it outta here alive
(if we make it outta here alive)
just say you won't look back to see
just who we left behind
just who we left behind
After all the fuckups and fallouts
there might not be a next time
with all the ups and downs and turn arounds
might not be a next time
through all the breaking outs and breaking down
might not be a next time
yeah we were the ones who'd say
there might not be a next time
might not be a next time (x2)
there might not be a next time
Words to live by
we're doing just fine
Chorus:
I might as well just sleep it off
wishful thinking's got my wires crossed, whoa
when I'm desperate and alone
I know, I know, I know how low I'd go
So I'll just drive and disappear
and maybe if I'm lucky then by this time next year
no one, I know, will know my name
it's either change or go or I'll explode today
I'll leave a note on my machine
unplug the phone and finish packing all of my things
I found a photograph of me
it's been such a slow decay, day to day
I don't even recognize my own face
I had another breakdown
and I'm floating face down
(Chorus)
I got to sleep it off
the sinking feeling of always feeling lost
has it been that long
six years worth of always being wrong
I met an old friend out on the street
traded stories and out of date memories
and she has a photograph of me
it's been such a slow decay, day to day
did we seem much happier in those days
And it's been such a slow decay, day to day
I don't even recognize my face
I know, I know, I know how low I'd go (x4)
Tonight, tonight, tonight
tonight I'll be wiping my slate clean
I'll be clearing out those clouded memories
'cause I don't want to keep living in the past
and I can't stand how I always do that
Tonight, 'cause you know I'm sick to death
with every last regret and what I said
and now all that I really have left is my head
and it's just a mess
Tonight I'll dance on the graves
of all my darkest days
and erase all the worries of all the time I've wasted
my scars may never go away
but I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Tonight, 'cause you know I'm sick to death
with every last regret and what I said
and now all that I really have left is my head
and it's just a mess
Tonight I'll be wiping my slate clean
I'll be clearing out those clouded memories
'cause I don't want to keep living in the past
and I can't stand how I always do that
Tonight I'll dance on the graves
of all my darkest days
and I'll erase all the worries of all the time I've wasted
and my scars will never go away
but I'll learn not to mind them along the way
hey, I'll learn not to mind them along the way
Right now I'm giving last rites to all my sleepless nights
right now I'm coming clean and I'm going on with my life
(x3)
(right now) I'm coming clean and I'm going on with my life
(right now) I'm giving last rites to all my sleepless nights
And I remember every bridge I ever jumped off blindly
and all my boring stories keep reminding me
'cause in all honesty I used to be
an authority on irony
and remembering my broken dreams
and everything that used to be around
And it's not so complicated
to explain why this feeling's faded
Chorus:
Please pass some sanity, saint of mediocrity
and keep me out of my sobriety
14 and 23, bride and tunnel authority
will keep me out of my sobriety
I say we just celebrate (I say we just celebrate)
all of my past mistakes and all my too little too lates
'cause in all honesty I used to be
an authority on irony
and remembering my broken dreams
and everything that used to be around
And did I forget to mention
that I've lost all my best intentions
(Chorus)
And it's not so complicated
to explain why this feeling's faded
Please pass some sanity, saint of mediocrity
please pass some sanity, you know it means so much to me
14 and 23, bride and tunnel authority
will keep me out of my sobriety
(keep me out of) my sobriety
my sobriety
My lungs are aching
from the cold from being outside
and the windows in my car
have started to fog up
and it's colder than I remember it ever being in Florida
My stomach's burning
and the stereo in this car is screaming so loud
it's 3 a.m
I'm starting to wake up
and it's darker than I remember it ever being in Florida
Chorus:
The saddest song always plays
on the radio on the coldest days
just when I'm saying goodbye in gasoline
'cause it's the only way I know
it's the only way I know
My head in spinning
and the engine is purring, yeah it's clicking in time
to the pounding in my head
and this heart on my sleeve
and it's quieter than I remember
it could go on forever
(Chorus)
(Do) you know how many times
how many times I've counted the signs
and state lines on roads I've known
I know this time feels like goodbye
My lungs are aching
from the cold from standing outside
after all this time I'm still fucked up
and it's colder than I remember it ever being in Florida
The saddest song always plays
on the radio on the coldest days
yeah, saddest song always plays
on the radio, I know
just when I'm saying goodbye in gasoline
saying goodbye in gasoline (x2)
'cause it's the only way I know
it's the only way I know
This song is for everyone that said I was
programmed, hardwired, that I'd self-destruct
they'd say I was destined
to always be desperate
say I was destined
to always fuck up
and I was voted
the first one to crumble and break
I'd never have a chance
the biggest waste
but now I'm the one who's laughing last
because you're the one who keeps looking back
you're the one that's faded away
So I say this song is for everyone that said I was
programmed, hardwired, that I'd self-destruct
they'd say I was destined
to always be different
they'd say I was destined
to always fuck up
and I was voted
the first one to crumble and break
I'd never have a chance
the biggest waste
but now I'm the one who's laughing last
because you're the one who keeps looking back
you're the one that's faded away
faded away
Looking down the barrel of a gun
all the drinks are free and your X is gone
another day in the sun has got you all fucked up
watch out this is gonna be good
'cause Jay i can see it, see it in your eyes
there's something wrong with that disguise
as you despised when your mind would race
to that ever so destructive fucking place
Jay Frenzal broke our bus
yeah Jay Frenzal went ape-shit, he smashed our bus
in Detroit, Michigan with a 2 by 4 and his shitty gin
our bus
hey fuckface you owe us 500 bucks
Yeah, I've heard you say "you're not my friend"
I can't belive our friendship didn't end
when you leaned over to me and said
"oh shit here comes your bus driver, he's pissed"
and you're on his shit list
a big redneck with a meth habit
a large closed fist that's headed your way
maybe you need a punch in the face, Jay
Jay Frenzal broke our bus
yeah, Jay Frenzal went ape-shit, he smashed our bus
in Detroit, Michigan with a 2 by 4 and his shitty grin
our bus, our bus, our bus, our bus
hey fuckface you owe us 500 bucks
If you had all the facts, all the fictions
if you knew everything about science and all about religion
would you stand by your convictions
would you still make all the right decisions
would you accept someone else's opinions in this life
'Cause whatever it takes to get you by
what's the right thing to do in this crazy mixed up life
sad or sober or strong or with closed eyes
would you still make all the right decisions
would you accept someone else's forgiveness in this life
'Cause it's all a leap of faith
from white plastic saints
to all those hard questions you have to face
every single day
Every single day, every single day (x2)
If you had all the facts, all the fictions
if you knew everything about science and all about religion
would you stand by your convictions
would you still make all the right decisions
would accept someone else's opinions in this life
Because it's all a leap of faith
from white plastic saints
to all those hard questions you have to face
every single day
Every single day, every single day (x4)
I've read the books and I still don't have all the answers
well that's fine, whatever it takes to get you by
'Cause it's all a leap of faith
from white plastic saints
to all those hard questions you have to face
every single day
Every single day, every single day (x4)
every single day (every single day)
So it's sunrise
sober eyes
see my room spin around
crowded bars and crumbling towns
I'm a mess
a monument
to clenching fists of helplessness
oblivious to all of it
situation hopeless
will all the assholes in this room
please raise your right hand
It's sunrise
sober eyes
see my room spin around
crowded bars and crumbling towns
I'm a mess
a monument
to clenching fists of helplessness
oblivious to all of it
situation hopeless
will all the assholes in this room
please raise your right hand
bleh
"Hi I'm Chris and I'm an alcoholic."
So I will, I'll be the one who's coming clean
yeah, with every single thing and all my thoughts in between
hey, I wonder if anyone's just like me
a walking, a talking catastrophe
another story of dependency
I never thought the face in the mirror would be me
Chorus:
Hey 911 to anyone (x3)
I'm in a state of emergency
Like a shot, like a shot without a chaser
life's in a flash, it moves way too fast
the most bitter pill you've ever tasted
I wonder if anyone's just like me
a walking, a talking catastrophe
another story of dependency
I never thought the face in the mirror would be me
I'm afraid of growing up and growing old
afraid of the past, the present and
what my future might hold
(Chorus) (x2)
I'm afraid of growing up and growing old
afraid of the past, the present and
what my future might hold
(Chorus)
Hey 911 to anyone
I'm in a state of emergency
hey 911 to anyone
I'm in a state of emergency