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A Punk Rock Horror Story
02:38
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SPOKEN: THIS IS A PUNK ROCK HORROR STORY
FOLLOW ALL YOU WANT, YOULL JUST BREAK OFF YOUR BRANCHES
YOU’VE GOT A BIG MOUTH BUT YOULL ALWAYS GROW MORE
YOU’VE GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD KID, YOU BETTER LEARN HOW TO CLIMB
AND DIP YOUR ROOTS INTO THAT SOIL A LITTLE MORE
YOUR PATH DOESN’T ALWAYS LEAD YOU TO NOURISHMENT
SOMETIMES IT LEAVES YOU CIRCLING THE MOUNTAIN
LIFE ISNT ALWAYS, EVERY DAY PUNISHMENT
YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF FRUIT, JUST COUNT EM
HOW DO YOU GROW LEAVES IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
I CANT MAP OUT YOUR EXISTENCE
IVE FELT THIS COLD, CHICAGO HAS A WAY OF LEAVING YOU BITTER
YOU’VE GOT NO CHOICE
BUT TO FIGHT FOR RESITANCE
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Gimme Back My Videotape
01:06
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GIMME GIMME BACK MY VIDEO TAPE
GIVE IT BACK TO ME
WHY DO I DO THIS EVERY TIME
IT SEEMS ILL NEVER LEARN MY LESSON
NOPE I NEVER WILL
THAT’S HOW I FIND MYSELF HERE
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
THAT’S HOW WE FIND OURSELVES HERE AGAIN
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3. |
You Gotta Know The Words
04:04
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EACH TIME I TALK
MY HEART IT TURNS TO FIRE
I DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
THAT YOU SEEM TO REQUIRE
MAMA LIKES WINE, DADDY LIKES WHISKY
AINT NOBODY HERE GETTING ALONG
IF YOU WANNA HANG AROUND HERE
YOU’VE GOTTA KNOW THE WORDS TO THIS SONG
EVEN WHEN MY MIND IS GONE
I DON’T EXPECT IT TO EVER RETURN
EVERYTHING THAT IVE FORGOTTEN
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED
SLOW DOWN AND LOOK AROUND
I DONT WANT TO LET YOU DOWN
DONT WANT TO LET YOU DOWN!!!
SING ALONG!!!
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4. |
This Machine
02:34
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THE HEAT IS WEARING ME OUT AND IT IS STARTING TO SHOW
I CANT HIDE IT ANYMORE
LURKING IN THE ALLEYS AND IN THE SHADOWS
I CANT POSSIBLY HURT ANYMORE
I FREEZE IN THE SNOW
AND I BURN UNDER THE SUN
PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN WE ARE DONE
THE WORLD SPINNING FASTER AND FASTER LIKE A METEORITE
ILL LET THE MOON LEAD THE WAY TONIGHT
GURGLING AND STATIC ONLY FILLING MY TV SCREEN
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN
I'LL NEVER GIVE UP TO THIS MACHINE
WINDS CARRY ME LIKE A HOT AIR BALOON
HIGHER AND HIGHER
IVE GOT NO BUSINESS HERE
MY STOMACH BURNS A HOT FIRE
I SEE THINGS DISAPPEAR SO FAR BELOW
I HOPE WHEN I RETURN THIS PLACE IS COVERED IN A FOOT OF SNOW
MY HEART POUNDING AS HARD AS THE SUN IS BRIGHT
LEAVING BEHIND A PLANET IN BLACK AND WHITE
GURGLING AND STATIC ONLY FILLING MY TV SCREEN
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN I'LL NEVER GIVE UP TO THIS MACHINE
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN I'LL NEVER GIVE UP TO THIS MACHINE
I'LL NEVER GIVE IN I'LL NEVER GIVE UP TO THIS MACHINE
TO THIS MACHINE
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Photinus Carolinus
02:01
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DRIVING UP 65 AT ON MY WAY TO FEELING ALIVE
TECHNICALLY I NEVER WAS I NEVER WAS
ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS SO I CAN HEAR EVERY SOUND
IM LEAVING BEHIND THIS OMNIBUS
DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND SURROUND ME ON ALL SIDES
PLOW THROUGH THE ONLY THINGS PROVIDING ANY LIGHT
LET THEIR CORPSES LIE WHERE THEY LIE
KEEP ON TRUDGING THROUGH THE DARK UNTIL IM GONE
UNTIL IM GONE
MARKINGS ON THE ROAD BLURRING HIDING WHERE I AM
ILL NEVER TELL, ILL NEVER TELL
WILL THIS BE THE LAST TIME I GET TO ESCAPE
OR JUST A PATH INTO A BRAND NEW HELL
DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND SURROUNDING ME ON ALL SIDES
PLOW THROUGH THE ONLY THINGS PROVIDING ANY LIGHT
LET THEIR CORPSES LIE WHERE THEY LIE
KEEP ON TRUDGING THROUGH THE DARK TIL IM GONE
TIL IM GONE
TIL IM GONE
TIL IM GONE
TIL IM GONE
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6. |
Finishing Out Winter
02:19
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WHAT DO YOU EXPECT OUT OF ME ANYWAY?
YOU EXPECT ME TO JUST PACK UP MY LIFE AND MOVE AWAY?
I STILL WANNA LIVE MY LIFE, SHOULD I SING SHOULD I PRAY?
WHY WOULD I START LISTENING TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY
NO WAY...
NOBODY KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL END
BUT THAT’S NO REASON TO STOP LIVING
IVE GOT A LIFE, A WIFE A BOY AND A CHOICE
CAN WE SIT DOWN AND TALK THIS THING OVER
NOT TODAY...
YOURE A REBEL UNTIL IT COMES TIME TO REBEL
ITS ALL SHIT, IM JUST TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL
EVERY STITCH OF CLOTHING I OWN
THIS RECORD COLLECTION, THIS DRINKING HABIT, THIS FAMILY
THIS MAGIC RABBIT, THIS RUBBLE OF A ONCE FLUID SYSTEM
I OWN!
I OWN!
I OWN!
I OWN...
I OWN.
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7. |
Problem
03:26
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ONE DAY YOULL COME SEE ME
BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT TO DO
IVE GOT A PROBLEM
AND SO DO YOU
ITLL BE NICE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU
BUT IVE GOT A PROBLEM
AND SO DO YOU
IVE GOT A PROBLEM
DROPOFF SOME PICTURES
IM HAPPY TO SEE THEM
BUT IVE GOT A PROBLEM
LOOK AROUND MAKE SURE YOUR SAFE AT HOME
IM DOING JUST FINE
BUT IVE GOT A PROBLEM
AND SO DO YOU
IVE GOT A PROBLEM
I SEE THE LOCUSTS IN EAST AFRICA
THE SUPER VOLCANO RUMBLING UNDERNEATH MY FEET
YOU’VE GOT A PROBLEM
YOU WARNED ME ABOUT THESE THING
THAT’S NOT WHAT I NEED
IVE GOT A PROBLEM
AND SO DO YOU…
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8. |
The Sky is Burning
02:35
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ANOTHER 24 HOURS TO PUT COLOR IN MY CHEEKS
ILL PINCH MYSELF EVERY HOUR TO MAKE SURE IM STILL ALIVE
STEP INTO SOME FRESH AIR IT FEELS LIKE ITS BEEN WEEKS
BUT WHO'S EVEN COUNTING THE TIME
THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL
THE CONCRETE EDGES AND THE LAKE JUST OVER THERE
PEOPLE NOW ARE ONLY OUT IN TRACES
IM HOPING THIS DOESN’T LAST THROUGH THE YEAR
BACK HOME I COULD ALWAYS HEAR THE HUM OF ELECTRIC CABLES
THAT PLACE WAS FULL OF ITS OWN KIND OF ELECTRICITY
BLUEGRASS REPLACED WITH A COLD HARD GROUND
IM HERE TO DEFEAT MYSELF
AND FIGHT TO STAY CALM
BECAUSE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT REALITY REALLY
THE WORLD AT THIS POINT COULD END IN A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS
BLOOD ON THE GROUND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH BICKERING RELATIVES
RACING TO SEE WHO WILL GET BURIED FIRST, IT WONT BE ME
YOU MIGHT THINK OTHERWISE
I DON’T CARE, WEVE LIVED IN A WARZONE WHERE ANYTHING CAN KILL YOU
EMOTIONALLY, IT’S A SILENT KILLER AND COMING FOR YOU AND ME
IN THE END NONE OF THIS WILL MATTER, BUT NO WAY OF KNOWING WHY
ITS NEVER PERFECTLY WRITTEN IN THE BURNING SKY
THE BURNING SKY
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9. |
A Long Road
01:57
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YOU CAN CALL ME A NEANDRETHAL
YOU CAN EVEN CALL ME TUMBLE AND ROUGH
JUST CALL ME WHEN YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH
IM THE PAIN THAT’S ACHING YOUR BACK
NO REASON TO HEAD BACK
FOR NOW JUST STAY ON TRACK
ITS GONNA BE A LONG ROAD
ITS GONNA BE A LONG ROAD
ITS GONNA BE A LONG LONG ROAD
A LONG ROAD
A TOTAL AND CONSCIOUS SEPARATION
TAKING GOD OFF THE VENTILATION
JUST ME AND MY OWN ALL ALONE
GIVE ME A SIP OF YOUR DRINK
FORGET IT ALL AND LET ME THINK
PUSH ME OVER WHEN IM AT THE BRINK
IM THE PAIN THAT’S ACHING YOUR SIDE
NO REASON TO RUN AND HIDE
FOR NOW JUST ENJOY THE RIDE
ITS GONNA BE A LONG ROAD
ITS GONNA BE A LONG ROAD
ITS GONNA BE A LONG LONG ROAD
A LONG ROAD
A TOTAL AND CONSCIOUS SEPARATION
TAKING GOD OFF THE VENTILATION
JUST LEAVE ME AND MY OWN ALL ALONE
"DADDY, THERE'S A REAL TORNADO!" - ARLO HARROD
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10. |
Stay(I Miss You)
01:24
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(FAKE INTRO TO STAY)
***YOU STAY, I ONLY HEAR WHAT I WANT TO***
SOOO
STAY WHERE YOU ARE, DON’T LEAVE
YOULL GET SO SICK WHEN YOU LEAVE
SICK YOULL GET SO SICK
SICK, SO SICK WHEN YOU LEAVE
WOAH OH OH
STAY PUT, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE
YOULL GET SICK WHEN YOU LEAVE
SICK YOULL GET SO SICK
SICK, SO SICK WHEN YOU LEAVE
WOAH OH OH
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11. |
Broadway
01:58
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WALKING DOWN BROADWAY
BEAUTIFUL SUN A GREAT BIG SKY
DON’T FACE NORTH, UNLESS YOULL FACE THE WIND
NOT THE ONLY THING BRINGING A TEAR TO MY EYE
STAND TO DESTROY EVERYTHING I LOVE
AND PACK IT DEEP IN THE BLACK SUN
BUY ME A PASS FOR THE 36 BUS
AND WATCH ME GO
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Brandon Harrod Chicago, Illinois
Chicagoan by way of Kentucky. Punk rocker by way of birth.
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