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My Socks Never Match

by Electric Needle Room

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Hey look, it's new plain buildings And freshly paved parking lots SUV at the gas station Next to a fresh new subdivision Every where I turn a strip mall and billboards 15 feet tall I hate the suburbs But I can't escape them Commute because it's better out here The trees are lined in unison here It's nice here No crime to fight But you can't go to the park at night Everywhere I turn there's no character And everywhere I turn it's homogenous I hate the suburbs But I can't escape them It's the generic culture And I am safe, but trapped Please help me Get me outta here Get me outta here Get me outta here Get me outta here Get me outta here Get me outta here
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You are so patient You are so kind Get over yourself Yourself, yourself You are so talented You are so brave Get over yourself, Yourself, yourself You are so motivated You are so strong Get over yourself Yourself, yourself You are so beautiful You are so good Get over yourself Yourself, yourself WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST of us? You are front and center In your own little world Get over yourself Yourself, yourself You're more important than I ever could be Get over yourself, Yourself, yourself You are down to earth You are human Get over yourself Yourself, yourself You are noble Wait so am I Why am I wasting my time? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST of us? You walk down that red carpet And for some reason we stare and scream at you We gossip, dream about, wish we could marry you Without you, oh man, what would we do? Oh why adore you when you're the same as us? What makes you so special? Hey What about us? Hey What about us? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US? WHAT ABOUT THE REST of us?
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High School 03:28
Walking down the hall to my first class is quite the adventure Everyone is staring at me or I think I'm not sure A foot sticks out from nowhere and now I am on the floor I look up, the whole world is laughing, I can't take this anymore Everything, everything, everything matters in high school The way you look, the way you talk, the way you dress, the way you walk and I'm going crazy. After lunch I go up to my crush with confidence I invite her to prom and she has not talked to me since I will not go to prom for I did that last year but my self esteem is crushed, I am just not popular here (and that's what matters) Everything, everything, everything matters in high school The way you look, the way you talk, the way you dress, the way you walk and I'm going crazy.
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Raise your hand if you have no fear Pay your bills and have no fear You don't know where you're going But you have no fear Don't worry about your money As long as you're still here Don't take life so seriously So you're in debt? That's no biggie. Raise your hand if you have no fear 'cause these trouble mean nothing. Times are tough now But things will get better So don't have a cow We just have to stick together Have some hope Don't give up Am I sounding too uplifting? Then just please tell me to shut up. Just please tell me to shut up. Raise your hand if you have no fear Count those bills and laugh at them There's helping hands that are always near. It's just money Don't let them win All this stress can ruin your life Just take a deep breathe Don't try to fight Raise your hand if you have no fear 'cause these troubles they mean nothing Times are tough now But things will get better So don't have a cow We just have to stick together Have some hope Don't give up Am I sounding too uplifting? Then just please tell me to shut up. Just please tell me to shut up.
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I tried many times to talk to you but it's just so hard for me to do Yeah you are difficult and you know it I took good care of you, I watched over you I protected you, I would have died for you But now, I believe that I have had enough You're just another pain in the butt Just another pain in the butt I tried to keep an open mind about you But then there was always something new You brought me down consistently I sacrificed, I sweat blood for you I went in debt, I spent it all on you And you sent me no appreciation You're just another pain in the butt Just another pain in the butt I thought you were different I thought you could change But you're just a knife in my side You said you'd be different You said you would change But you'll always be just nothing but a pain in the butt
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Figured Out 03:30
She's brainwashed Another one lost again He's brainwashed When will it ever end? They think they know all the answers They think they got it all figured out but they don't 'cause no one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out Philosophy Contemplating this and that Religions Everybody's right or wrong They think they are the best They think no one else is right Are they right? Well who knows 'cause no one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out I think that people think too much Ignorance, hypocrisy, and war Justified by faith, alone 'cause no one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out No one's got it all figured out She's brainwashed Another one lost again He's brainwashed I just lost another friend
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We started talking about politics He came down and sat next to me His pockets were overstuffed with ego He said "man, how little you people know" He said that they said that she said And those are facts, get them straight "You sure are confident," I said to him "but maybe you should check your facts again because you don't know what you're talking about." Later on we went outside And started talking about the government He came out and lit a cigarette And looked at us and said "you hypocrites" He asked us if we ever watched the news I told him they don't always get the facts straight He said that there's truth in everything an my major weakness was my disbelief and told me... "you, you don't know what you're talking about." Mr. Know-it-all Man you're everywhere I go Mr. Know-it-all Man tell me something I don't know "you, you don't know what you're talking about."
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Escape 03:52
You and I really should escape Escape I know if we could we would escape Escape There's gotta be some way out A way to escape Escape I'm beginning not to care I just want to escape I just want to escape Well let's forget about our troubles I don't care if we don't have any money It's better not to worry and escape Still stuck in the same place We must escape Escape Time is running out I can't wait to escape I can't wait to escape Well let's forget about our troubles I don't care if we don't have any money It's better not to worry and escape Escape Well let's forget about our troubles I don't care if we don't have any money It's better not to worry and escape
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Call Her 03:57
Nobody wants to be alone oh yeah So why don't you just pick up that phone and call her Why don't you give her another chance? oh yeah She said she was sorry, now giver her a chance and call her Are you afraid? of a relationship of commitment just call her So you say that you're too young Oh yeah right So you say you still want to have fun Well you still can You have stop hiding your feelings oh yeah It was a small mistake Now give her a chance Now call her Are you afraid? of a relationship of commitment just call her
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Planets 03:45
He don't understand her and she don't understand him Miscommunication Leads to arguing She thinks something's missing But he thinks everything's okay She still tries to be happy But he gets angry 'cause men and women are from different planets I said planets men and women are from different planets just because they're both human doesn't mean they share the same traits they're so confused and frustrated man relationships are overrated but they've got to got to realize that no one no one no one no one is perfect is perfect he still really loves her she still loves him too they accept each other they will work things through but men and women are from different planets just because they're both human doesn't mean they share the same traits
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Reality? 03:30
Why do I have to wake up and face every day? I'm stuck in the same routine My thoughts are very plain A fool to still have hope that I'll escape this dead end mess It's a stupid fantasy that I still have, I confess Quit dreaming, quit dreaming, quit dreaming Wake up Quit dreaming, quit dreaming, quit dreaming Wake up This is reality, this reality This is reality, this reality This is not a movie Things don't turn out right Everything is backwards The truth's a bad sight I know this will never be But I still have dreams And they'll never go away At least that's what it seems Quit dreaming, quit dreaming, quit dreaming Wake up Quit dreaming, quit dreaming, quit dreaming Wake up This is reality, this reality This is reality, this reality
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Most people see only black and white But I know there's a lot of gray out there But there's one thing where I only see black and white You know what I'm talking about already, don't you there? Killing is wrong I don't care if it's convenient Killing is wrong There are no buts or what ifs Killing is wrong I don't care if it's just Who are you to say if it's just, anyway? He's a murderer So why don't we murder him? But then we'll be murderers so who will murder us? "Thou shall not kill" I thought that's what God said If we keep this up we will soon all be dead Killing is wrong I don't care if it's convenient Killing is wrong I don't need any excuses Killing is wrong I don't care if it's just Who are you to say if it's just, anyway? Killing is wrong I don't care if it's convenient Killing is wrong There are no buts or what ifs Killing is wrong I don't care if it's just Who are you to say if it's just, anyway?
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Her mom just died of cancer Man, that must be tough I said I can't give her an answer for why life's so rough But terrible things will happen Yes, they will occur And I'm really sorry That you get what you don't deserve Someone just stole his wallet Wow now wasn't that nice? Three hundred dollars in his pocket and this has already happened twice But terrible things will happen Yes, they will occur And I'm really sorry That you get what you don't deserve One hundred twenty years in prison And he's only 18 He's gonna have so much fun A normal life? Well, he can dream. But terrible things will happen Yes, they will occur And I'm really sorry That you get what you don't deserve She was a wonderful person She never did anything wrong She was in a big car crash It hurts now that she's gone
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Ellie's Song 02:29
I see you Sitting in the window Staring at the meadowlark You won't shut up You wake me up Early in the morning And I can't get back to sleep You won't shut up When you're hungry (Just leave me alone) The entire world knows Even when I just fed you Shut up, shut up! For no reason You will scream and yell at me I don't understand you Shut up, shut up! Shut up, shut up! Shut up, shut up! Shut up, shut up!

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released November 8, 2005

Matt Beat, Steven Beat

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Electric Needle Room Lawrence, Kansas

Electric Needle Room are an indie pop band based in Lawrence, Kansas. It is mostly a solo project for Matt Beat, but his brother, Steven Beat, also helps with percussion. Emcee DL, Bryan Poole, Dave Thomas, and Chris Huggard have all helped the band with live performances throughout its history. ... more

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