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in Trump's America, day one
riding in the back seat with John
we can barely see through the fog
and the drive to Milwaukee's almost six hours long
we use CDs, no radio
Kevin surprises me at the show
I put it all into bass notes
then get so drunk I'm passing out when we hit the road
Mariette's doing 80
so we get to Chicago at three in the morning
Zack happens to be awake
Sabina's sleeping while he's choking down smoke in the kitchen
we're all going straight to bed
I don't even brush my teeth
all I wanna do is sleep
in Trump's America, day two
we don't meet up 'til almost noon
talk about what we'd like to do
decide that we'll just go out for food
pink hats and babies are all around
I feel no fear of missing out
see, I just don't think I could stand those crowds
but I regret not marching in my hometown
it's such a beautiful day out
the Sun's shining down on us for once
thermometer hits 59
I just wanna go for a walk and so we
decide on taking the 606
all the way to Wicker Park
David and Lindsey appear at the record store
in Trump's America, day three
"wanna meet for lunch?" Max texts me
Dixon wants to share something sweet
$15 at a Mexican bakery
I take a nap before Shithole
or at least lie down with my eyes closed
Loren's there taking photos
as we cram into an attic to laugh at jokes
we keep our set simple
and the crowd joins in on the oh's in our song
Tracy and Teagan heard it before
but most of 'em don't even know us at all and
Cody's got work in the morning
I smoke a couple bowls with Dan and Cleve
230 miles back to Parker St.
in Mariette's dad's Civic
I navigate 'cause I can't drive stick
talking so we don't close our lids
decide tomorrow we'll go to Golden Harvest
pull off for gas and a Taco Bell
it's setting in that we've entered hell
can't determine the source of smell
but something's rotten and I don't feel well
get home at four in the morning
and I'm too damn tired to fall right asleep
pack a pipe watching Netflix
even though I was trying to read and oh, I
I've been feeling inadequate
and I've been terrified for months
it's fighting back just spending more time with ones we love
we're fighting back just spending more time with ones we love
the revolution's as simple as not giving up
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I thought I'd done everything right
to keep you distant and off of my mind
but for whatever reason
my heart committed treason
I fell for you nearly overnight
we went on a handful of dates
I thought that everything was going great
but all things must end
and you just want to be friends
but I can't look at you 'cause I still feel the same
it should be a crime to be inside someone's head
you should pay a fine if you make it to their chest
'cause whether it is you or them, one day your love will fade
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
now I'm stuck watching movies alone
and I'm constantly checking my phone
to see if you did text me
to tell me that you miss me
I'll never read that, 'cause I know that you don't
can't stop replaying the words that you said
when we stayed up all night talking in bed
like how this wasn't just a fling
and you thought it could be something
I ate all the lies that I was fed
and it sucks to know that I did this to myself
I start to source my happiness from someone else
so closest friends and strangers, you learn from my mistake
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
hope you think of me from time to time
and not just when you're lonely at night
'cause though it's not the same
and for only a few days
it's still nice to think that I might cross your mind
one day you'll be happy, I know
and I'll probably still be sleeping alone
but as you work your 40 hours
don't forget I brought you flowers
still proud to know that I was the first one
to tell the truth I'll probably do it all again
because I never seem to learn my lesson
so closest friends and strangers, you learn from my mistake
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
don't be like me, don't give your heart away
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3. |
Down To My Last
04:04
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the Sun finally came out today
and I told her "just go away"
'cause she's kept me waiting too long
and I don't care to see her
don't care to know where she'll go either
I've found a soft kind of comfort
in the snow and grey clouds
don't you try to tell me
the Sun will come back again
'cause I ran her straight out of town
and I'm down to my last drops of whiskey
I'm down to my last cigarette
I'm down to my last crumbs of green
I'm down to the things I've been trying to forget
I left my book in the rain
all the words got washed off the page
I looked all around on the ground
searching for proof
they'd already sunk in and took root
I've found a silent resentment
to the frost on the ground
who kills the fragile at night
and stays proud through the morning
but come high noon can't be found
and I'm down to my last cup of coffee
I'm down to my last swig of wine
I'm down to my last lick of ice cream
I'm down to the things I've been trying to hide
I'm down to my last point of breaking
I'm down to my last shred of hope
I'm down to becoming void of all feeling
oh, I'm down to the end of my rope
I'm down to my last faith in people
I'm down to my last place to go
I'm down to my knees, am I just see-through?
I'm down to the things I can't seem to let go
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Hopeless Romantic
03:02
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I was a total wreck at 16
'cause no one ever kissed me
young love was the only thing on my mind
and if I do see 25
I really won't be too surprised
if no one's there to hold me through the night
'cause what I have learned as I have grown
is I'd often rather be alone
seem to do just fine all on my own
so please don't tell me it'll be alright
don't tell me it gets better on the other side
'cause death is all you're ever guaranteed in life
searching for love seems like a waste of time
if you smile at me on the street
I'll probably look straight to my feet
'cause I can't look a stranger in the eye
and if you offer me a drink
well I'll probably have to stop and think
what is it that you really have in mind?
most nights I just stay at home
it's better than waiting by the phone
sometime's I'm scared my heart is growing cold
but please don't tell me it'll be alright
don't tell me it gets better on the other side
'cause death is all you're ever guaranteed in life
searching for love seems like a waste of time
now I'm not trying to say
that I don't ever wanna find someone someday
it's just that I'm not going out of my way
'cause love and happiness aren't one in the same
maybe I'm just too torn apart
from all the times I've spilled my heart
place my trust in others far too quickly
guess I'll just call it lesson learned
forget the bridges that I've burned
I like to think things work out how they should be
this life is only mine see,
sometimes I need reminding
'cause I refuse to ever let love define me
so please don't tell me it'll be alright
don't tell me it gets better on the other side
'cause death is all you're ever guaranteed in life
searching for love seems like a waste of time
searching for love is just a waste of time
'cause it'll come to you in its own good time
don't give it all to love, you still got life
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5. |
The Ladder
02:33
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just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
there's a man out there who says he's gonna build a wall
his polarizing language serves to separate us all
'cause the radicals are manageable as long as they stay small
otherwise the ladder will fall
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
why am I so afraid? there's no real danger that I face
I live inside a bubble surrounded mostly by my race
sure being queer is still revered as being second rate
but hey, it's not like I'm in last place
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
society's a prison wrapped around your mind you see
its bars aren't made of steel, they're made of white patriarchy
but the food's all fat and sugar so we stay here willingly
no one complains cause we still get tv
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
so what do we do next? is what's on everybody's mind
some are trying to come together and mobilize
against an angry swarm of worker bees whose hate's incentivized
don't just kill the queen, set fire to the hive
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
just keep climbing
you gotta keep climbing
you just gotta keep climbing up
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6. |
Alone For A While
03:16
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lately my thoughts are weighing so heavy on me
that when I try to get high I just smoke all my weed
I just get pissed off at everybody I see
although I'd really like the company
I think I just need to be alone for a while
I bought a bottle of Captain and a pack of Smooths
I'll lock myself with my guitar in my room
I won't close my eyes 'cause it's not like I'll sleep
even when I try it's only nightmares I see
I think I just need to be alone for a while
I'll drive to the airport and catch the next flight
I'll be out of the country by the end of the night
please tell my parents not to worry 'bout me
that I'll be safe at night but I just had to leave
I think I just need to be alone for a while
it's nothing you said, it's nothing you did
I just get this sometimes and I can't control it
where I think I just need to be alone for a while
can't remember the last time that I made you smile
so I think I really need to be alone for a while
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