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1. |
All Right Then
02:40
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The land of opportunity
I can't find it now
My popularity is going down
So will it ever be okay to lie
Before we must pay
The price with our pride?
I know that I have what it takes
But that won't be enough this time
I know that I won't ever change
Listen to me
And you might understand
The things we can do
And the things that we can't
And I know it's hard
Being who we are
But if we find the start
We can all go so far
I know that I have what it takes
But that won't be enough this time
I know that I won't ever change
And I'll be all right
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Besides
02:18
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You told me to take a hike
Well, I will with pleasure
Cuz I'm sick and tired of you
Always trying to bring me down
There's nothing left where you're concerned
But then again - there never was
I've been waiting for this
I've been waiting so long
I'm sick of your shit
And I'm glad you're long gone
I don't see your face
As much as I used to
When we were still friends
It's bullshit and I never will regret a thing I do
Cuz it's still true
I still hate you
Someone help me
Someone save me
Tell me what you all have against me
I tolerate it
But I hate it
Like I hate you
(You're tearing my heart out)
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Cyclical
02:41
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I can't believe you're choosing Steve
Didn't Saturday night mean anything?
A drunken kiss I thought you'd miss
Doesn't what we have mean anything?
You led me on and now you're gone
You led me on and now you're gone
I just can't wait to hesitate
Cuz I know that nothing will be the same
You'll go away, I'll take the blame
But who is going to relinquish the pain?
We won't be friends ever again
We can't be friends ever again
I'm feeling wrong - I can't believe it's been so long
I really tried to keep this feeling alive
But you didn't care that I cared and now it's too late
We will never get together again
We never will be together
I can't believe you're choosing Steve
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Deaf Ears
02:45
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Did you ever feel like you weren't there?
Did you ever feel like no one cared?
I'm talking but no one hears a word I say
No one is listening to me
I am spilling my guts
Cuz I need help
Oh, please
But no one is listening to me
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Ethic
03:09
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It's time for me to go
I need to get away
I'm leaving without a plan
And I'll never be back this way
Just pretend I was never here
Don't shake your head
And don't blame it on me
I turned my back on you
Because you turned your back on me
And you'll never see me again
Why do you always try to bring me down
When you know I don't like you
And it seems obvious just whose fault it really is
I don't want to live a lie like you
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6. |
Fuck Off
02:12
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You ask me what's wrong
But why should I tell you?
My entire world is falling apart
And there's nothing left to do
That I haven't done before
You don't know how I feel
So stop pretending you do
I don't care about anything
And I care even less about you
I even despise me, too
I struggle on through life
Trying to ignore
Everything you've ever said
I don't know what I'm here for
I'm lost in life and I can't find the door
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7. |
Gothic Girl
02:21
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You changed your God
You changed your outlook on life
You changed a little bit too much
You changed your clothes
You changed the colour of your hair
You changed from nothing to nothing at all
Jill, was it something I said?
You changed your face
What a godforsaken face
In a godforsaken place
Okay, so maybe your face is the same
Jill, was it something I said?
You can do whatever you want to do in your life
Just make sure it doesn't interfere in mine
Jill, was it something I said?
Or was it something you read?
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8. |
How It Used To Be
03:32
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It didn't matter what I said
She just wanted to be friends
She left me all alone
Now and then I think about her
Then I stop cuz it really hurts
I was disowned so long ago
Now I wanna go home
Thinking back to how it used to be
I liked you and you liked me
But things have changed a lot
Now it seems we can't even get along
Thinking back to how it used to be
I like you and you liked me
But now it's time
It's time for me to leave
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9. |
If Only I Had
02:36
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I've been waiting for someone special
I've been waiting for someone like you
And late last night when we sat beside each other on the couch
My greatest dream came true
I know what it's like to love
And I know what it's like to lose
And every time I lose myself within your emerald eyes
I hope you feel this way, too
I don't know when this occurred
But I want to be much more than friends
Could you understand?
That deep down inside I know
That I could start again
If only I had Jen
I held your hand
I held your hand
And as you smiled at me
I knew this was meant to be
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10. |
Jimmy And Jeff
02:30
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They're inseparable
They're together all the time
They are best friends
They whisper on the phone
They always wanna be alone
They're metalheads
One pollutes the air
With his greasy stringy hair
When his girlfriend permits
The other's about 16
He's yet to hit puberty
And he sings off pitch
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11. |
Kased
01:48
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If there's something then there's nothing
That I have learned about myself
I've trusted, I've lost
And I have survived your homemade Hell
I've learned to deal with the pressures of being who I am
When you shaped me, escaped me
You left me out to rot and die
Construed me, you threw me
Into the history of our lies
I've learned to deal with the pressures of being who I am
You lied to me when you
Bragged about your selfish rights
But time's passed and you won't last
Another nightmare in my life
I've learned to deal with the pressures of being who I am
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12. |
Lefty
02:29
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It wasn't long ago
When I thought you were cool
I thought so long about
How I could be like you
Could it be there's something more?
I'm too good to be seen with you
So walk the other way
I've been living like everyone
And I feel like a fake
As time passed on
I found that you were just a fraud
Complained about my ways
Cuz I spoke what I thought
You care too much about what others think
Could it be there's something more?
Could it be I hate you more?
Another year and another grade
And it's been so goddamn long
But isn't that what we both knew
Would happen all along?
Just leave me alone
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13. |
Moping Around
02:13
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Lying in my bed
Lost in dreams I never had
I'm sick of counting sheep
I don't want what I need
But something's telling me
To get out while I still can
I never trusted you
Especially not me
I've stabbed myself in the back
Too many times before
And while reality's a bore
I think about how cursed I am
Yet no one seems to understand
That I need to get away
But I don't want anything
To complicate who I am
Or who I might as well just be
Similar to everyone I know
But I'd really rather not
Go down that road again
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Nothing To Say
03:24
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Don't say I never tried
To put it all behind
Don't say you never lied
You played me every time
The confusion takes its toll
And I'm burning up inside
Because I'd never do what you did to me to you
I would never let you down
But the past is circumstantial
And nothing is ever gonna be the same
I wish that I were just like you
With the ways that you corrupt the truth
While exploiting your fake conscience
Cuz humanity's a joke that never made much sense
Why am I giving in?
I know I'll never win
Why was I born to lose?
It's not my choice to choose
This frustration is killing me
And I'll blame it all on you
Because I can't forgive all the things you never did
And we all die in the end
But the past is circumstantial
And nothing is ever gonna be the same
You never learn from your mistakes
You never tried to see things my way
And now you've got nothing to say
I never made much sense...
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Okay/Nice Hat
02:35
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I see you standing there
A single tear is flowing from your eye
And you know that I don't care
Cuz it's all part of the master plan of life
And I have tried to make you realize
That the first time you'll end up getting burned
But you should know that it takes time to learn
Don't expect the other cheek to turn
And don't allow your vision to be blurred
Just think about what has occurred
It's gonna be okay
When I change my mind
Is when I'll decide
Just what I'm gonna do to you
For the things you've put me through
I should have tried
Images fill my head
I wish that I were dead
I can't believe I let you go
Even though I hate you so
Now you hate me instead
But then when I think about all those things you said
Your words go directly over my head
Your tears are all I comprehend
And I know you're sad
And there you go
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16. |
Props
01:19
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Yes, it's true
I grew up listening to Guns N' Roses
Like my sister used to do
Must have been grade seven
When I finally found a comfort
Me and my music in my room
It was so simple way back then
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Quiet Now
02:52
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I see you in the hall
I want to talk to you
But I'm not even sure
If you even know my name
Or know who I am
Or if you even really care
Cuz some things are better said than done
Does that justify why I feel wrong?
I see you in the street
Walking with your friends
But you stand out
Your smile leaps out at me
Your hair turns me on,
Over, in and out
Cuz some things are better said than done
Does that make how I feel wrong?
You found something in me
I lost long ago
I wish I could tell you what you've done
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Ripped
02:08
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You gave me everything
Then you took it all away
I can't believe that you changed
I gave you nothing
You can keep it anyway
What more is there to say?
You dragged me along
But I wasn't looking for a ride
Just looking for a good time
I feel so jaded
Like my soul was ripped in two
What more is there to do?
Are you kidding me?
You're kinda killing me
I never thought that I could like someone like you
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Somewhere In Your Heart
02:16
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Whatever happened to my life?
It used to be all right
Now everything is wrong
And I don't want to carry on
Without the only thing I ever cared for
So what's the point of anything anymore?
There's no escape
From what I'm feeling every day
I'm so alone right now
And I know I'll always be that way
Without the only thing I ever cared for
So what's the point of anything anymore?
There's nothing I want to live for
So what's the point of anything anymore?
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Twinged Eyes
02:36
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Too afraid to look you in the eyes
Too brave to just let go
I thought that we'd be one in time
Despite the others, I could forgive
If you would only change your ways
And you were always on my mind
(I didn't mind)
It's been three years and counting now
Since I've last seen your face
I hear you're average looking now
We never had that dance
But you were like a second chance
And I was lost till you were found
But now you are gone
I guess old flames only burn so long
Before the memories start to fade
And I can't deny
I still think of you after all this time
I can't believe I just let you walk away
You never heard those words I meant to say
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Underlined
02:13
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I'd say the same words again
Maybe not so underlined
Maybe not so condescending
And I'd do what I did again
In my attempts of letting go
Of second-hand regrets
Would you believe that I have changed?
Is it even possible to make you see?
I'm lost within myself again
Stuck between two guilty eyes
She's guilty without reason
Still I'd say what I said again
But maybe not so underlined
Maybe not so condescending
Would you believe that I have changed?
Is it even possible to make you see?
I didn't mean to cause you pain
This isn't how I wanted it to be
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Vineyard
02:29
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There's something wrong
But I don't know what it is
I'm messed up beyond belief
I've taken more than I can give
You told me where I should go
But I feel otherwise
I can no longer be controlled
I take too much pleasure in my pride
And I lied
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Wech
02:58
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Remember when it was just you and me
Causing shit as far as the eye could see?
No one could understand our thoughts
How many times did we walk around this town
Talking about the things that brought us down
While laughing our asses off?
Remember when we were stuck in Thunder Bay
And we had no ride home until Keatley saved the day?
Remember when our girlfriends shit on us
And we learned that being perfect wasn't enough?
Remember when our band almost got good?
Remember how we didn't care about school
And how we didn't sell out just to be cool?
We were two of the few who were actually ourselves
Remember the time I scammed that forty bucks
And I stayed at your house and I got really drunk
And I almost picked up?
I didn't even hold her hand
Remember when my furnace broke?
We wrote "Acid Boy" and then we almost choked
Remember when you made me fall in love with that Jansen girl?
What was that all about?
Remember always having coffee at the Rec?
Remember hanging out at the CLE?
Riding rides; Lauren looked 23
Unshaven with a backpack - he didn't get ID'd
Moving hay for a different kind of weed
You toked; I drank the Smirnoff
We were so fucked up - we actually thought life didn't suck
We lost those times to an educational institution
Semesters of boredom and mass confusion
But hey - at least Wech played with Trunk
Hey Jer, at least you played with Trunk
And I'm sorry about that incident on Rhonda's farm
You know, the one in the tent?
But it was something we could laugh about
While we both tried to figure this life out
The Book of Shmoe said "it's all about the plum"
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Xyz
04:28
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You've made your promises
You've lived with regret
You've made mistakes like the rest of us
And I can guess that it's not over yet
You're trying to forget
But you're trying way too hard
Accept 'cuz it makes no sense to relive the past
And the pain won't last
If you don't let it start
But now that I know there's something...
You've learned from experience
You've learned from yourself
You've trashed insecurities
And the memories of what happened once
Will not be back again
But now that I know there's something I'm afraid
It's just it's been too long
Now that I know there's something I'm afraid
But you were never wrong
But do you feel the same?
Do you feel?
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25. |
You
01:49
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What in the hell happened to you?
You used to be true, you used to be you
Now it seems you're somebody else
No longer my friend, no longer yourself
You changed too much, your mind is not around
It left you alone, obnoxious and proud
You tried to be liked, you tried way too hard
Now you're the "coolest" one around
I used to know the real you
We used to laugh at what you now do
You walk around like you own the place
You're such a disgrace, your life is a waste
When you see me you walk away
Forget all the times, forget all the days
I stuck up for you when you weren't "cool"
When you weren't a sellout, when you were you
Now you're surrounded by fakes
Being a loser has never felt so great
I used to know the real you
We used to laugh at what you now do
I used to know - I really did
But that old candle is no longer lit
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Zosom
03:30
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Uncertain; she fears to wait
No decision has ever been important
Revolve around a ten-minute mistake
Knowing nothing, she was thinking even less
What has she gotten herself into?
What will it take to clean this mess?
She can never be clean
Decipher; she's made her mind
As she throws his picture back onto the shelf
She doesn't know herself, she doesn't recognize
That woman in the mirror
Although she looks familiar
What used to be a pretty face has turned to stone
She doesn't want to be alone
She can never go home
Support is not a necessity
Merely a want but she won't need anyone
But who will later come
Eventual and sure
All she needs is someone to need her
Reflecting as she packs the final box
The car is full, there's only room for two
Places to go, things to do
The future is somewhere down the road
She's going to find it
The past is nearly out of sight
Determined; she ties her hair and shifts it into drive
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Promised Maybes, aka Brandon Tryon, is a one-man punk band coming out of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has taken to home-
recording old songs written in high school years earlier.
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Limited-edition cds are available here!
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