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I Hate the Suburbs
05:30
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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
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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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No Money, No Problems
05:36
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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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Pain in the Butt
04:48
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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
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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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The Empty Interior
03:37
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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
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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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11. |
Call Her
03:57
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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
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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
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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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14. |
Killing Is Wrong
05:14
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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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16. |
Ellie's Song
02:29
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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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