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Crisis As Usual
02:11
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It's just crisis as usual
There's always something going on
Seems like we can't go a day
Without making something go wrong
Trouble keeps coming our way
Every day is a triathlon
And it's hard holding on
Hard staying strong
Hard going it alone
I don't know you
You don't know me
But I know it's gonna be alright
Yeah I guess I'm in a crisis
But isn't that what life is?
Making lots of money and then spending on our vices
We don't get up to much
When we're left to our own devices anymore
Doesn't matter where you live
Doesn't matter where you're from
Run a few laps 'round the Earth
Then you croak and boom, you're done
We can't seem to get along
But we're all each other's got
Just enjoy your time
You've got one shot
I don't know you
You don't know me
But I know it's gonna be alright
I don't know you
You don't know me
But I know it's gonna be alright
Despite what you think
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2. |
Echo Chamber
03:50
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Do you think before you speak
Or just regurgitate a speech?
So-called "facts" that you believe
Warp how you see society
When showing hesitance is weakness
You can't back down or they might see it
Oh no
Lock yourself inside your feelings
An echo chamber of agreement
Oh no
Help me see your side, boy
I can't understand this world on my own
It's always worth a try, boy
Even if I don't like it, at least then I'll know
It's not your fault,
Not really
Our brains are small
And it kills me
But it's your fault
That you don't take a grain of salt
Or two
There's just too much to digest
This whole thing is just a mess
The viewpoints we won't accept
Help all this shit make more sense
Help me see your side, boy
I can't understand this world on my own
It's always worth a try, boy
Even if I don't like it, at least then I'll know
Help me see your side, boy
I can't understand this world on my own
I don't want to fight, boy
I don't think we'll figure it out all alone
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3. |
Cop Song
04:26
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There goes a cop car
Wonder where he's from
Shiny new paint job
Shiny badge and gun
There goes a raindrop
Falling on his face
It's traveled for miles but
He's never left his state
Feeling the water
Run across his head
A gift from the heavens
Helps wash off all the red
And blue's how he's feeling
Feels it in his blood
Familiar substance
Can't get enough
You've got a job to do
It's right there staring back at you
Big brother's guiding what you view
A helping hand points and you shoot
There goes the cop car
Wonder where he's headed
Does he see the street signs?
Has he ever read 'em?
Is he led by God or his favorite TV reverend?
Rendering the flesh of those who fail the testing, Oh
If you see him then we better go
I might be fine but you won't, we know
Don't bother talking 'cause his ears are closed
The downpour is spilling
Up from high above
He's making a killing
Doing what he loves
He's never felt stronger
Now that he took their drugs
Tripping on power
Can't get enough
You've got a job to do
It's right there staring back at you
Big brother's guiding what you view
A helping hand points and you shoot
You've got a job to do
They're right there, staring scared at you
Big brother telling you who's who
A whisper in your ear says "shoot"
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4. |
Mars! (feat. Tristtan)
03:09
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We were doomed from the start
Walk around our cities that were built just for cars
Modern-day ghost towns, haunted Walmarts
No money left to spend on our cards
Cause there's nothing else to do
When you're doomed from the start
Well I'm stuck here on Mars
They see me from afar
Every emotion in my scars
GPS in this car
Says our course seems on par
I'm relaxed in the back
Smoking Swedish cigars
I'll be here getting smacked
Came in this bitch shooting them stars
Out the AR
I'm a crook with the crowbar
Kick in the door
I want some more
Treat me with love, not like a chore
You know you the one I adore
We fit like a glove
I need your support
Plus I'm the last one here
Who else gonna share all your thoughts and your tears?
We were doomed from the start
Walk around our cities that were just built for cars
Modern-day ghost towns, haunted Walmarts
My generation's broke but we'll add more to our carts,
Cause there's nothing else to do
When you're doomed from the start
It's honestly surprising that we've made it this far
Economic ruin and pollute our backyards
A hand-me-down world they planned to discard
'Cause no one planned ahead
Woohoo, let's go to mars
We've been doomed from the start
Walk around our cities that were just built for cars
Modern-day ghost towns, haunted Walmarts
No money left, guess I'll rent out my heart
Earth sucks
Let's go to mars
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5. |
Doom & Gloom
03:28
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Learn to love your little plastic friends
They love you
They're with you all the time
They're in your food
A great big ball of light
Within our view
When's it gonna come say hi to you?
We're on borrowed time
And temperature's on the rise
Guess we better close the blinds
'Cause we don't wanna know
And we all have bad days
Where nothing seems okay
But those days don't go away
No, they don't
So what do we do now?
Whatever you choose
Make it worthwhile though
Do something for you
Tell your friends you love them
Despite the gloom
Try not to dwell upon impending doom
'Cause we're on borrowed time
And temperature's on the rise
Guess we better close the blinds
'Cause we don't wanna know
And if we all shut our shades
Maybe it'll seem okay
Ignorance is bliss, they say
I'm sold
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6. |
Into Mind
03:48
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Half the time I feel like no one
Just a shadow of myself
I got so many things I wanna do
But the hardest part is asking for some help
(I want to do it all myself)
I know that's not my job though
No said I had to do it all alone
(I have friends who are there for me)
But that's how I deal with my problems
Burden myself till I can't cope
No more outside
Too much, too bright
I'll go inside
Inside my mind
My mind
My eyes are closed, I should've known
It'd be better here inside my home
The world can move fine on it's own
Inside my mind I'm all alone
No more outside
Too much, too bright
I'll go inside
Inside my mind
My mind
In my mind
In my mind
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7. |
Soupbrain
03:21
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8. |
Existential Dread Anthem
05:07
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I hope I'm old enough to be out of my mind when I die
I'll be so scared if it's any other time
I'm thinkin' 'bout the futility
(Of what?)
Of all our tiny little lives
Doesn't it keep you up at night?
No? Or is that just me?
Am I just wasting time
Waiting for the end of mine?
I spend the time I do have worried about what I don't
I guess it's crisis as usual
Am I just biding time?
Waiting for the end to arrive
Guess I'm just wasting time
Waiting for the end of mine
Wish I could just kill my awareness
Ignorantly blissful and careless
Keep on moving forward and perish
Without this looming dread
I hope one day I'll be ready
To let the universe come and get me
Claim the things it bestowed down upon me
Without thinking about death
We're all just wasting time
And time keeps racing by
(Bye, bye, bye, bye, goodbye)
(Bye, bye, bye, goodbye)
(Bye, bye, bye, goodbye)
(Bye, bye, bye, goodbye…)
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9. |
After I Die
05:16
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After I die turn me into a tree
Use my bones to nourish the seed
I won't need them where I'm gonna be
And then at least I'll leave behind a legacy
'Cause after I die I won't be reborn
I'll lay where I'll lie with the clothes that I've worn
It's a curious thing
My music has no physical form
It's just an idea in my phone
I'm alive
But I'm falling apart
Crystallized
Breaking off in shards
Who am I to be
Once I'm nothing like me
Crystallized
Crystallized
After I die I hope that I'm missed
Maybe someone will know me for all that I did
Memory make me real
When I reach my end
Please don't let them forget me
Let me live through my friends
And after I die
If I'm still a tree
Could someone please come
And sing just for me
I'll give what I can
In life or in death
Share in this moment
While we've both got it left
I'm alive
But I'm falling apart
Crystallized
Breaking off in shards
Who am I to be
Once I'm nothing like me
Crystallized
Crystallized
I swear I'm alive
I swear
I swear I'm alive
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10. |
Quiet Company
04:20
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If matter can't be created or destroyed
Are we just destined for the void?
I guess I'm being paranoid again
I'm sorry if I'm being annoying
But I just need your quiet company
I can tell I'm starting to overthink
And this too will pass eventually
So hold me closer while I grieve
If all I am is just my brain
When that's gone what will remain?
I only exist at this point in time and space
I mustn't let it go to waste
I just need your quiet company
(Quiet company)
I can tell I'm starting to overthink
(I do it all the time)
And this too will pass eventually
(Eventually)
Hold me closer while I grieve
(While I grieve)
Ohhh
Thank for you for your quiet company
(Your quiet company)
You don't understand how much it means, no
(How much it means)
This feeling always leaves me be eventually
(Eventually)
But it always goes when you're holding me
Ohhh
(Quiet company, quiet company, quiet company)
(Quiet company)
Ohhh
(Quiet company, quiet company, quiet company)
(Quiet company)
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11. |
Serenity
04:52
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I woke up late and wiped my eyes
They opened to the light
It's nice outside
I think about those dreams I had last
Everything collapsed
Smothered in that nightmare ash
But I'm up
I'm conscious now
No more muck
From my mind's clutches
I'm awake
I'm conscious now
Not afraid
Of my brain
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
The same way
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
Oh oh oh
It's been a shitty ass year for us both, huh?
But at least we're not alone
Outside the world's gone crazy
But pollution make the sky look amazing
Inside, our world's unchanging
We both thought nothing could phase me
But we were wrong
Oh my god, we were wrong
But I'm safe
I'm conscious now
No more hate
From my mind's clutches
I've got you
And you've got me
It's serenity
Or the closest thing I've seen
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
The same way
We all just wanna feel, ah
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
Oh oh oh
We all just wanna feel!
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
The same way
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
The same way
We all just wanna feel
We all just wanna feel okay
We all just wanna feel
Oh oh oh
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