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For the longest time we tried to
Leave behind the days back when we started
Where one bad night would mean
A lack of approval, consider it pointless
But it's part of who we are
We learn from our mistakes
From the first power chords on the porch in the summer
Don't think we should've done it any other way
We're still here
And we're still in this
For a record year and all the
Memories that are bound to go with it
Learned to pour our hearts out on paper
And make it all count at the end of the day
So let's keep doing this thing our way
So here's to shitty strings and playing out of tune
Raised hands from the front to the back of the room
Staying out real late and far from home
Living this adventure we made on our own
We took a chance and made this mean something
Greater than any of us would ever know
No real leaps and bounds but the whole way up
A ton of small steps to show
Don't know how far we'll go
If a finish line exists
But if we're in this thing together then
This will be the way we'll all remember it
We're still here
And we're still in this
For a record year and all the
Memories that are bound to go with it
Learned to pour our hearts out on paper
And make it all count at the end of the day
So let's keep doing this thing our way
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Rotten Tomatoes
03:27
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Wish I could release this hold on me
Created out of other people's dreams
Waiting on the possibilities
To push me past the breaking point of sanity
The feelings that can occupy my mind
Are strongest when they aren't even...
My head is spinning 'round and 'round again
Inventing critiques of me without end
They say you shouldn't be mean to your friends
What if I am only mean to me?
Really need to try to find a way
To find out what I really have to say
I just need to please all night and day
Expectations bring me to a darker place
The feelings that can occupy my mind
Are strongest when they aren't even...
My head is spinning 'round and 'round again
Inventing critiques of me without end
They say you shouldn't be mean to your friends
What if I am only mean to me?
The feelings that can occupy my mind
Are strongest when they aren't even...
Where do I even go from here?
I just can't get out of my own head today
Are all these raging thoughts sincere?
I just can't get out of my own head today
Will silver linings making things clear?
I just can't get out of my own head today
Someone please tell me what to do
Will this guilt trip lead me to a lesson learned or burden
Through and through and through
My head is spinning 'round and 'round again
Inventing critiques of me without end
They say you shouldn't be mean to your friends
What if I am only mean to me?
My head is spinning 'round and 'round again
Inventing critiques of me without end
They say you shouldn't be mean to your friends
What if I am only mean to me?
What if I am only mean?
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Christmas lights and it's after midnight
Hoodie weather at the coldest time of the year
Lately nothing's like it used to be and I'm
Realizing there's nothing left for me here
Walking in the dark, I can see my breath
Warm month, fifteen above freezing
It's a ghost town here, everybody left
To search the world and find their meaning
Now it's almost time to say goodbye to this part of life
There's a million other places just like this
A G-rated suburbia
But when we were all younger, this town was way better
And it really felt like a home to love
Facing change doesn't seem so scary
When you feel like it's been a wasted year
When we were all younger, this town was way better
Now there's really nothing left for me here
Now in the blink of an eye it's summer time
Green grass, sunsets in an orange sky
A good view, a reminder of home
But it wouldn't be enough for me even if it could try
If I told myself I hate it here, then that would be a lie
But it's almost time to say goodbye to this part of life
There's a million other places just like this
A G-rated suburbia
But when we were all younger, this town was way better
And it really felt like a home to love
Facing change doesn't seem so scary
When you feel like it's been a wasted year
When we were all younger, this town was way better
Now there's really nothing left for me here
There's been talks of our 10-year reunion
Celebrating everyone's success
But hardly anyone's talking about it
Maybe I'm not the only one who feels like a mess
Honor Roll didn't get me to leave yet
Though it would've made perfect sense
Maybe I'm just scared of the real world
And learning at my own expense
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Don't Let Me Go
03:48
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I've always been on the outside
Looking in through a window or a door
And if I could have anything
It would be a connection or some humanity
I feel like a stranger
In my own skin and bones
Don't hurt me, don't desert me
Don't let me go
Sometimes I feel like I'm barely hanging on
Don't let me go, stay with me until the dawn
Don't let me go
I've always been in the distance
A figure vague, undetected, ill-defined
But can't you see you give me definition?
Can't you see with you I'm somewhere
Someone or something real?
Sometimes I feel like I'm barely hanging on
Don't let me go, stay with me until the dawn
Sometimes I feel like I've been cursed by angry gods
But I know I'm wrong because there's you
Sometimes I feel like I'm barely hanging on
Don't let me go, stay with me until the dawn
Sometimes I feel like I've been cursed by angry gods
But I know I'm wrong because there's you
Don't hurt me, don't desert me
In my own darkest hour
Don't hurt me, don't desert me
Don't let me go
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5. |
Public Figure
03:29
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Give me one reason to believe
The greater good is in the words that you speak
When this pretense you've got on display
Is really only good for the attention you crave
You're advocating for change
But you can't change your ways
You're lacking empathy
And stigmatizing common beliefs
Only in favor of the things
That you could only ever speak for yourself
You think you're doing so well
While we're being pulled apart at the seams
You're advocating for change
But you can't change your ways
It's a narrative of chasing the fame
So give me one reason to believe
The greater good is in the words that you speak
When this pretense you've got on display
Is really only good for the attention you crave
And from the back of the room
I can tell that perfect smile is fake
And do you even contemplate your divisive takes?
Or is it all for the image that you want to create
For yourself, inauthenticity sells
'Cause you know we're all just sheep anyway
You'll never influence me
And I won't ever see
How you get the validation you seek
So give me one reason to believe
The greater good is in the words that you speak
When this pretense you've got on display
Is really only good for the attention you crave
And from the back of the room
I can tell that perfect smile is fake
How can you be the one to look up to
In a time where we all need to break through?
It's only about whose side you're on
How can you be the one to look up to
In a time where we all, all need one view?
It's only about whose side you're on
You make this whole thing about you
That's all it's been all along
And whose side you're on
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Unread Messages
04:01
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If you asked me a year ago today
The difference between stepping away and leaving
I'd say they're one in the same
I've learned it's a shame
But one leads to the other
I did enjoy the times we've had
But now it just makes me sad that we're drifting
And the more things change I can't help but feel
It might be all for the better
How did we even get here?
I don't remember
I'm just sitting back to hear what time will tell
And it's saying that it's all for the better
I'm looking to be the best version of me
If that story doesn't involve you
I'm still going to follow through
Moving on never seemed so easy
I'll do it if it means I'll be the best version of me
If things change or stay the same
I have to say I fear for the latter
How did we even get here?
I don't remember
I'm just sitting back to hear what time will tell
And it's saying that it's all for the better
Maybe we're not so alike
And it's no one's fault no matter what
And maybe it's not meant to be
But it seems okay for the both of us
So I don't know if there's anything
That we should do to try and stop this
If the best is really yet to come
We should just be going along with it
In such a good time you'd never think to say
"Just know, this won't last, it's only temporary"
Never really know what will happen someday
Maybe this is just what it needs to be
Maybe we're not so alike
And it's no one's fault no matter what
And maybe it's not meant to be
But it seems okay for the both of us
So I don't know if there's anything
That we should do to try and stop this
If the best is really yet to come
We should just be going along with it
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Four Guys, One Machete
03:39
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Only have so much time
To make our way to the other side
It's getting dark and hard to see
But we like to live dangerously
Journey through the great unknown
All alone and far from home
But if we stick together
I know it'll make this better
Going off the beaten path
We still have a chance to turn back around
But where's your sense of adventure at?
It's easier said than done, I've found
Won't be a straight shot forward
That's the one thing we always hope for
Getting cuts on my legs and hurting all over
And right now I'm just wishing we're homeward bound
Close calls, pitfalls, and broken spirits
Got us crawling on our hands and knees
We pick ourselves up and break through these walls
With each step forward, I finally see the forest for the trees
Moving through this endless maze
Feeling like we've lost our way
Turning back is too far gone
We've covered ground for far too long
No choice but to press on then
Through the trees and reach the end
If we're ever in these woods again
I'll bring this journey with me
And we're gonna make it out of here safe, don't worry
Close calls, pitfalls, and broken spirits
Got us crawling on our hands and knees
We pick ourselves up and break through these walls
With each step forward, I finally see the forest for the trees
And we're gonna make it out of here safe, don't worry
And we're gonna make it out of here safe, don't worry...
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When we met, you caught my gaze
A cold-ass night near the holidays
I couldn't find the nerve to just say something
Dark room, late night
I felt the warmth behind your eyes
Six years since then
With no idea this would happen
May have failed, but I had schemed
To get the girl who was in my dreams
I played my favorite songs and caught you humming
Dive bars, rock shows
The joy they bring will always grow
When I'm with you
I know you feel this too
'Cause all we ever wanted was to be a couple of kids
In an empty concrete jungle on a distant trip
Where the world had gone away
And you and me could play
We'd see all the lights and nobody could stop us
Just a couple of kids
Leaning for a kiss
She's a queen in the modern day
And no one can tell her what to say
She's a rebel and a saint
But you'll never hear me complain
Ice cold bong rips
May feel good but they never hit
Like kissing you
Where I want to be when the night is through
'Cause all we ever wanted was to be a couple of kids
In an empty concrete jungle on a distant trip
Where the world had gone away
And you and me could play
We'd see all the lights and nobody could stop us
Just a couple of kids
Leaning for a kiss
Even when we don't agree
I know you'll stay here with me
You're the only thing I need to get me to sleep
(And I couldn't survive without you in my life)
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All Systems Go Delran, New Jersey
Pop punk music, rock & roll vibes.
Matt Pezza
Devin Kollmar
Joe Codispoti
Dick Finn
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