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Former Friends

by Pulling Punches

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1.
This summer humidity is killing me But I’ll stay outside to stay away from you ‘cause we’ve already exhausted our options Some things just can’t be fixed I can’t always be grasping for the right thing to say It seems like it’s always too much You’ll never love anything What I think makes no difference You never feel anything Someday you’ll want more than this nothing Maybe you’ll give up suffering as a hobby I wonder how bitter you can manage to get It seems like it’s always too much You’ll never love anything What I think makes no difference You never feel anything Never feel anything Never feel Never feel anything Never feel It seems like it’s always too much You’ll never love anything What I think makes no difference You never feel anything
2.
We were planning Had such grand ideas then You know we did – you were a part of all these dreams But without warning you went and changed Invested all that I had in you And there’s nothing left to show for it Now it seems so arduous All this wasted time I just want to see an end to this 50 hours was more than enough I never do this Your ideals – they don’t hold up much When in reality There are always bumps in the road Seems like more than it should Invested all that I had in you And there’s nothing left to show for it You’ve wasted time (x5) And this is my way of forgetting you Now it seems so arduous All this wasted time I just want to see an end to this 50 hours was more than enough I never do this
3.
You say you miss the old days When there was nothing but these basement shows But now you’re getting older and the kids They’re losing sight of what it meant Well if you’re asking me it sounds like you just ran away from me So you ran away from the things you love If I only listened to you we’d sit home With nothing left to do but say we’ve been there What if I’m not ready to quit? And I don’t care how pathetic this sounds So go run away from the things you love
4.
I know it’s all my fault I can’t unsay what’s been said I never wanted to fix you But now I’m paying the price For my own imperfections Seems like there’s no way out There’s nothing to buy into I can’t turn the grey sky blue Turn the grey sky blue Giving up doesn’t mean giving in But I already miss you Don’t know why things went so bad so fast Don’t know how a good thing gets so – so fucked up And I don’t think we can fix it There’s nothing to buy into I can’t turn the grey sky blue Turn the grey sky blue If you’d just stop – stop screaming Maybe we’d figure out what to do Turn the grey sky blue
5.
I can’t listen to you You see danger around every corner And you say – the answer is – to be ready To hurt anyone who manages to frighten you Who convinced you this would Stop the hurt or scare monsters away They can’t keep you safe No matter what your voices tell you But you’re in love with this dream That bombs will keep you safe Hoarding cash and knives won’t help you Who convinced you this would Stop the hurt inside Who convinced you this would stop the hurt inside? Now you’re in love with bombs They can’t keep you safe No matter what your voices tell you Or tell us Forget what you think you know What are you fighting against? Look around - Where is this coming from? Tell me Who convinced you this would Stop the hurt inside
6.
If I keep giving them why call them second chances? we've danced this dance for what seems like years and now we know you're not coming back no matter what you say But the things you say (I want to believe) they sound so beautiful (mistrust in the way) I want to forget all that's past and run to you (these false accusations) run to - back to you I'm at the bottom of the bottle I've been waiting by the phone for hours Don't know how we ended got these roles reversed but I’m stuck here So we wonder Are you really not coming back? What did you say? But these things you say (I want to believe) they sound so beautiful (mistrust in the way) I want to forget all that's past and run to you (these false accusations) run to you
7.
Don't tell me you can't make sense of it We know you're making mountains from molehills Somedays you can't get yourself out of bed And the world asks too much of you You can't even order coffee Don't stare - she's two tables over and you can't move or think on your own Oh no - she caught you looking but you’re stuck inside your own head It's never ending The need to make decisions or be responsible for your own actions And what you're thinking It's never right Never right Never right inside your head Don't know what you'd do with heart or conviction Don't stare - she's two tables over and you can't move or think on your own Oh no - she caught you looking but you’re stuck inside your own head You're still stuck in your own head You're still stuck in your own head And now there's nothing left to lose
8.
They will tell you There's nothing left And you're welcome to believe them They'll have their reasons Don't you believe them You and me we’re still here Forget their reasons Because we're still here You and me we're still here Wondering is not enough To change how we feel So what if it's not a perfect day They'll have their reasons Don't you believe them You and me we're still here Forget their reasons Because we're still here You and me we're still here Everything you need is right in front of us So what if it's not a perfect day It's right in front of us Everything you need is right in front of us They'll have their reasons They're no better than mine So fuck their reasons Because we're still here You and me we're still here Still here Still here Still here Forget their reasons Because we're still here You and me we're still here
9.
Don’t stay locked away Don’t live in fear I don’t believe that hope is gone I’m too old to believe everything we’re told Or the false hope that roads elsewhere are paved in gold I can’t buy this pipe dream Even in election years There’s a world outside your front door That we could all live in Hiding away won’t save you Or give you something to live for You’ll only keep the good and beautiful out of your world I can’t buy this pipe dream Even in election years There’s a world outside your front door That we could all live in Don’t stay locked away Don’t live in fear Don’t stay locked away I can’t buy this pipe dream Even in election years
10.
Wish the ink came out of this pen as instant genius ‘Cause this can’t be all there is Don’t know what to expect The things we carry with us Never felt so wrong Can’t be something that I’m not (anymore) Today I’m walking where the sun hits Just this once I’m stopping to feel its warmth on my face Damn our childhood – damn childhood The things we carry with us Couldn’t be more wrong Believe what you will Forget without regret The fucked up things she said It doesn’t need to be that way That way That way Like they say let’s start today Doesn’t have to be perfect Just has to feel right Just once Just once Feel right just this once Just this once Just this once Just this once

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released March 12, 2014

Engineered and Produced by Arik Victor at Creep Studios.
Additional Engineering by Ryan Reed.
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side.
Album art designed by Christian Patchell (artbypatch.com).

Universal Warning Records © 2014

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