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I am the moustache twirling villain that ties you to a train track every night
And I'll hold you for ransom and I won't use my words every time we get in fight
But I know deep down there's a hero that's waiting for a single triumph of good
But I'm not sure if he will ever come out or that he'll ever be understood
This is the cold in the summer
This is the heat in the winter
This is victory for the losers
This is defeat for the winners
I am the sad excuse for a husband that you come home to every day
And I may cook some meals and I may pay some bills but that really doesn't make this ok
But I know deep down that I'm happy with my life even though I complain all the time
So I'm sorry you have to put up with my bullshit and that you have to listen to me whine
This is the cold in the summer
This is the heat in the winter
This is victory for the losers
This is defeat for the winners
This is IQ for dummies
This is reprieve for the haunted
This is the drink for the sober
God damnit this is just what I wanted
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Super Fridays (demo)
03:14
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They said it's been a lousy quarter
They don't know anything at all
Staring at the charts and the graphs
Projected on the board room wall
They said I don't meet expectations
I start to laugh a little bit
Staring at the Gulf outside the window
Trying hard not to quit
So who cares what happens with the audit
And who cares if the whole thing's over budget
And who cares if the report doesn't go out on time
I've got more important things on my mind
And there's this girl across the office
She's been causing me some heartache
And it's been building up inside of me
Not sure how much more I can take
Well I know that I was hired for this
And this is not okay
But I've tried to juggle for too long now
Knew it would catch up with me someday
So who cares about my panic attacks
And who cares that I'm drinking all the time
And who cares if it seems like I'm running out of time
I've got more important things on my mind
They said it's been a lousy quarter
They don't know anything at all
They said I don't meet expectations
They don't know anything at all
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Dizzy Spells (demo)
03:26
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Lying in bed
Staring up
At the swirling ceiling fan
Wondering
If it's the room
Or you that's really spinning
Keep this in mind
You're the only one
Who keeps a record of your faults
Lying on the floor
Staring up
At the swirling ceiling fan
Wondering
If alcohol
Can really solve all of your problems
Keep this in mind
You're the only one
Who keeps a record of your faults
Keep this in mind
You're the only one
Who keeps a record of your faults
No sense in dwelling on all of your past mistakes
Regret is just like quicksand, once you start to sink you can't be saved
I'm lying on the ground
I don't know if I'll get back up
I'm sinking further down
I don't know if I give a fuck
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Bad Days (demo)
02:56
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I've been having freak-outs
Walking the edge of a sharp sharp knife
And I've had my doubts
About this part of my life
Can't keep my thoughts straight
About the people that I love
Feeling this dead weight
Pushing down on me from above
And on the off chance that things fall into place
I'll wake up to see your face
Without feeling the room close in around me
God damn these bad days
When you feel like letting go
When despite being surrounded by loved ones
You've never felt more alone
I know I've complained
About some minor things before
But when all of the shit builds up
I'd rather stay in bed and wait for the world to implode
I've been feeling tired
Finding it hard to open my eyes
And I've admired
The way other people get on with their lives
Can't seem to focus on
A single thought for very long
And I am long gone
So I guess I'll sing this song
And on the off chance that things fall into place
I'll wake up to see your face
Without feeling the room close in around me
God damn these bad days
When you feel like letting go
When despite being surrounded by loved ones
You've never felt more alone
I know I've complained
About some minor things before
But when all of the shit builds up
I'd rather stay in bed and wait for the world to implode
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Never Sleeping In (Demo)
02:43
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It's days like these I need to find a way
To handle my anxiety
To keep my hair from turning grey
To tell myself it will be ok
And when I try to think up a mantra
Like my yoga obsessed sister wants me to
It comes out sounding like total gibberish
So I fake it and hide my true self away from view
It's days like these I need to get it through me head
That I need to get out of bed
That this creeping sense of dread
Doesn't mean I'd be better off dead
And when I try to pick up a hobby
Like my oil painting mother wants me to
It comes out looking like a total train wreck
So I tear it up and try to start something new
If you have nothing to wake up for
You're never sleeping in
So even on my brightest days
It's always looking grim
And I have nothing to wake up for
So I'm never sleeping no I'm never sleeping in
And when I try to start exercising
Like my sport enthusiast father wants me to
I come out feeling totally exhausted
So I just give up and go get some fast food
If you have nothing to wake up for
You're never sleeping in
So even on my brightest days
It's always looking grim
So if I never wake up
Oh I hope I never wake up
Yeah if I never wake up
Then I'm never sleeping no I'm never sleeping in
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