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1. |
You Didn't Ask for This
02:28
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Verse 1 (G-D-G-C, G-D-C):
We started a band because we were bored.
We wrote two songs and taught ourselves every chord.
But some of us still had to learn how to play an instrument.
We fell in love, we slept around,
(Some of us never got off the ground).
We may not be heroes, but we got ourselves a microphone.
Pre-Chorus (G-D-G-C, G-D-C):
This is what we say to you, and we hope you sing along.
Chorus 1:
Fuck Trump, drink beer,
Start a riot, have no fear.
The world has gone to shit,
And nobody seems to care about it.
Drink more, not less,
Love your friends, and forget the rest.
Why are we such slaves to greed,
When John and Paul say it's love you need?
Verse 2:
It's been two years, we had our fun.
It took that long to get my mom to come to a show.
(And only one of us has done cocaine.)
We played board games, we made a mess.
(I asked the RA to play strip chess.)
We graduated and now all of us are moving away.
(To Tokyo! To Iowa! Cole's basement!)
Pre-Chorus:
This is what we sing for you,
And we hope you sing along.
Chorus 2:
Folk-punk, sleep late.
When you get to heaven just jump the gate.
Can't you see that we we adore you,
When you sing so loud we can't ignore you?
Fuck Trump, drink beer,
Start a riot, have no fear.
The world has gone to shit,
And nobody seems to care about it.
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2. |
Retaking Greek Mythology
03:17
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(Capo 1)
Verse 1: (G-C)
I'm sitting down to write you a letter
A letter I should never pen
And it's dark and it's funny and it's quite delirious
On how our lives could've been
And you keep saying I'm special
Like I'm worth something more
But all these words I should choose to ignore
Pre-chorus 1: (Em-C-G)
And you could be mine,
If not for one more night
And I swear that I'll be fine
With you by my side
Chorus: (Em-C-G-F#/D)
So don't go (just stay)
Cause I need you another day
Our lives are off track, (and I can't win you back)
Especially with shit I say
Just get (the hell away)
Cause I'll get better
I'll change the header
Of this note I'll burn anyway
Verse 2:
(So God, oh God)
I'm so tired of being alone
And why, oh why
(Why can't I seem to just let this go?)
It's not like your healthy, it's not like I'm wealthy
And it's not like I'm better off with you
Like upward mobility is the American dream
Staying with you is just as fucked as I can be
Pre-chorus 1: (Em-C-G)
And you could be fine,
If I had your time
And I swear that it's no crime
To love me one more night
Chorus
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3. |
Lemonade
03:43
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Verse 1: (G-D-Em-C, G-D-C)
You drive me crazy you know you do,
It's so easy to see that I need you.
I forget all the worries that are in my head,
Girl, cause when I'm with you I can't be sad.
In the car, at my house, I'm never alone.
Even when you're gone, you're blowing up my phone.
Tried to make a living outta be loved,
Didn't work but I'm still not out of a job.
Chorus: (G-D-Em-C)
'Cause when I grow up,
I wanna be the best at giving you all my love.
Did you ever think that this would happen?
It's so crazy it seems,
That all our wishes and dreams,
Came true, the moment I met you.
Verse 2:
A year of our love is about to roll on by,
And you're still the apple stuck in my eye.
But it's okay, 'cause I know love is blind.
I'll take the rest of your years 'cause you know I want 'em,
You can have mine, at least I gave you somethin'.
Don't you worry, you don't owe me nothin'.
I'll always be in debt to your lovin'.
Chorus
Bridge:
’Cause when I grow up,
I wanna be the best at giving you all my love.
Did you ever think that this could happen?
They might say it’s crazy,
But I believe it’s true,
Everything changed that moment I met you.
Chorus
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4. |
Floyd's Blues
03:55
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Verse 1: (C-E-Am-F)
I wrote this song so you'd stop calling me.
Get off of my phone it's easy to see,
That I don't want you around anymore,
And that makes two of us.
Your kid's all alone, 'cause there's no mom at home.
Are you proud of yourself and the way you've moved on?
How could you put that needle back into your arm?
Pre-Chorus: (C-E-Am-F)
Well, it's been 3 whole weeks since I've had a good drink,
And I'm itching for a self-destructive streak.
I never wanted to behave so responsibly.
When you left it hurt us like a sin,
But nothing was worse than when you came back again.
Please stay gone, go stay with your junkie friends.
Chorus: (C-G-Am-F)
The man at the bar says, says I'm drinking too much.
I say, "Hey man you only see me a few times a month.
And those few times, I got nothing to do."
If I had it my way, I'd live and die faster.
My life's a haunted house on the brink of disaster,
Filled with your skeletons cause at your place there's no more room.
Verse 2: (C-E-Am-F)
You called me at 10, you fucked up again.
I came down to the station as you cried in your hands.
And the things I said I don't regret.
I can count on two hands the birthdays you missed.
You're dying for attention, and you're dying for a fix.
You tried to be clear, but you didn't hear a word I said.
Pre-Chorus: (C-E-Am-F)
I tried to write a song so you'd leave me alone,
But just seeing you again, it brings back all my love.
How could you do this to me?
You drive me insane.
I gave up on some dreams to make you a queen.
But you ripped off your crown and tried your best to leave.
And now I can't keep you away.
Chorus: (C-G-Am-F)
The man at the bar says I'm drinking too much.
And I say, "Hey man you don't know me quite well enough.
And I think if you did you would understand."
If I do it my way, I'll live and die faster.
My life's a haunted house on the brink of disaster.
Filled with your closet skeletons 'cause I let them in.
Outro: (C-E-Am-F)
Heart in my hand, and my back to the wall.
You're never quite as happy as when you see me fall.
A kick to the teeth, and scratches on my face,
You never miss a chance to put me in my fucking place.
You treat me like a dog and I pretend like I don't care.
But I'll keep you up all night with howling because we're the perfect pair.
You can be my chest and choke me while I throw you up against the wall.
But if you don't a grip then I'm afraid you'd never see me fall.
Our love is like a race, and fuck it's hard to keep the pace.
But if I said I didn't like it,
I'd be lying to your face.
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5. |
Nicotine
04:02
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Verse 1: (Chords: Em-D-C-G, Em-C-G)
How do you tell a woman, that her boyfriend is an alcoholic?
And how do you convince her that he manages it nicely (and nightly)?
Well people are people and we all have our problems,
And I'm afraid my problems are becoming her problems.
And I'm afraid living alone.
But I'm terrified that I'm healthier alone.
Chorus 1: (Am-D-C-G, Am-C-G)
I never meant to hurt no one,
So I'll keep singing things that I write in these songs.
It's the choice between being happy and being honest.
Focus on shit just to try and get past her,
Decisions I've made, made your heart beat faster.
I want you here, but forever is a long time.
Verse 2:
Everyday I get a little bit stronger,
'Cause it's another day we lasted we went a little bit longer.
But it's so scary to think that another good day might equal a deeper hole.
And I am not honest but I'll always keep a promise,
And I promise that I lie to myself more than you.
That's why I never say that I love you.
Because it's always hard to say if I love you.
Chorus 2:
I never meant to hurt your feelings,
So I'll be holding you tight but at arm's length.
It's the choice I make between your happiness and clarity.
Focus on me so I can be better.
Gave up, didn't care, I didn't even make an effort.
I want you here but forever might kill me.
Outro: (Chords: F-C-G)
This is fucking with my head, and I'm drowning in an empty bed.
Well I am facing the fact that I might always be alone.
You might be wasting time with this heart of mine,
'Cause I can't make up my worried mind.
How can I love you when I never knew myself at all?
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6. |
New York Song
03:50
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(Capo 4: G-C)
I'm singing woah
I hope New York was fun
I hope the snow glistened in the sun.
I hope he kept you warm from the winter storms
And held your hands through the swarms
Of people gathering on the streets
Just to watch some faces on those giant TV screens.
"I'll be fine if I try,"
That's what I tell myself every night.
As I dreaming of him skating on the frozen ice by your side.
But that was my dream, that was supposed to be me
How is this exactly everything you said it wouldn't be?
I'm being fucking melodramatic
About a girl whose character's static.
(Woah)
I hope you're singing along,
Not paying attention to the words in this song.
I'll be fine if I try.
At least that's what I tell myself every night.
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7. |
Goodwill Hoodie
03:26
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Verse 1: (Chords: D-A-G)
I found your coat, under my bed.
I told you to leave, you get me off track.
I don't need you, but I want you so bad.
Please take your things, and never come back.
Chorus: (Chords: D-G)
And I'm sorry that I have to go.
I apologize, I'm better off alone.
Refrain: (Chords: D-A-G)
Hey! Woah.
Verse 2:
She said she'd leave, if that's what I want.
She never cared, about what I thought.
She said, "Fuck off, you never loved me anyway."
But that's not the truth, I did for a day.
Chorus
Bridge: (Chords: D-G)
(Hey! Woah.)
Today is the day when I finally say,
Whether to go or whether to stay,
'Cause I've made my choice, I never had a voice.
You told me what's right and you told me what's wrong,
And the truth is I knew it all along.
So here we are today, just repeating the same refrain.
Outro: (Chords: D-A-G)
'Cause I don't need you, and I don't want you.
So don't come back.
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8. |
America the Beautiful
03:20
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(Capo 2)
Verse 1: (E-A, C#-Bm)
At the polling station again, like it makes a difference.
But I wanted to, "voice my opinion."
Nothing ever changed from behind the voting curtain.
Another check on paper, of that I am certain.
Chorus: (E-Bm-C#-Bm-A)
Another day, another crime that we can't atone.
What have we done to ourselves in our home,
When fear and lies become routine,
Spread from the soapboxes shaped like our tv screens?
Fear gives into hate, and hate kills our hope.
But it's not enough to forget what we know,
The walking war crime that is the place I call my home.
Refrain: (E-A, C#-Bm)
"America the great, America the beautiful,"
Despite what we know, despite what you know.
Verse 2:
Fake pictures of being happy,
And Facebook statuses of pride and solidarity.
We need reaction, a stronger action,
Instead of trending topics treated as distractions.
Chorus
Bridge: (E-Bm-C#-Bm-A)
"Give us your tired, give us your poor,"
Words we don't believe in anymore.
Why are the masses sealed to their fates,
And misfortune is not caused by their mistakes?
Refrain
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9. |
Dear Mr. President
02:47
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Verse 1:
Dear Mr. President, please take a seat,
I'm so happy that you finally agreed to meet.
I and all the people here in this room,
Are pleased to be the instrument of your doom.
March down to the wall and we'll take a stone,
And we'll wall up the bastard inside his home.
Burn down their towers and bury their thrones,
And we'll break from the America we've always known.
Chorus 1:
And as we rise you'll see,
That you can't make a whore of lady liberty.
And all her people know,
That you're just a big bully with a fancy bow.
Verse 2:
On the capitol lawn, we'll hold hands and sing,
All of the puppets cut from their strings.
From a rope, they'll hang from an old oak tree,
And we'll make them dance a new deadly jig.
Up from the Senate from the lawn we'll sneak,
With dirty deeds in our heads, and quiet feet.
Lock the door from the outside and throw away the keys,
And burn the traitors down with kerosene.
Chorus 2:
And when it burns you'll see,
That we won't be fooled again by your trickery.
'Cause fool me once shame on me,
But fool me twice and shamed you'll be.
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Verse 1: (E-A)
I wonder if you watch me while I sleep,
Or maybe you just lay there silently?
Maybe you stare at the ceiling and think of anything,
Anything to get me on my knees.
Chorus: (C#-Bm-E-A)
And I know, it hurts to be alone.
And I'm sorry I'm not able to let this go.
You said, "What's done is done, and what was done was fun,
I'm sorry I left your feelings in the Florida sun.
It's not like, you cared anyway.
You're just pretending to care today."
Verse 2:
And I know I said I'd stop looking back,
But it feels like one step forward then two steps back.
Can I learn to trust you, even though I love you?
With your lips on mine, then your lips on her thighs,
And only a couple hours passing in time,
From being hers then mine.
I can't be fine all the time.
Chorus:
And I know, it hurts to be alone.
And I'm sorry I'm not able to let this go.
You said, "What's done is done, and what was done was fun,
I'm sorry I left your feelings in the Florida sun.
It's not like, you cared anyway.
You're just pretending to care today."
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11. |
TMNT Forever
03:19
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Verse 1:
Hear a buzzing you pick up and answer, "Hello?"
I'm awoken in the dark by the cell phone's glow.
"Hi sweetie,"
Head's beating.
"I won't be this evening."
What the hell is it that I am hearing?
Pre-Chorus:
And you say that I'll be fine, that he won't miss you for the night.
And I guess that I just didn't care, or that you didn't care to share.
So you hand your phone back to me,
But it's ringing again, and I can't sleep.
Chorus 1:
'Cause now I'm next to his picture by your bed.
I'm not sure if I can get him outta my head.
Bite my lip and make my knees go weak.
Scratch my back and pull up the sheets.
Stop saying tonight is just about you and me,
That this isn't a breach of your honesty.
It's okay it's alright, I didn't think this through.
It's him on the phone, I'll hand it back to you.
Verse 2:
And does he know that I exist?
And have you told him about how we kissed?
And what do you say when he calls?
And what will you do when he falls...
Pre-chorus:
For you.
Just like I fell too.
Chorus 2:
And now I'm living with this guilt I can't shed,
But it's not like I'm getting out of your bed.
I'll keep coming back for 3 more weeks.
I'll even start missing the smell of your sheets.
Stop saying that night was about you and me,
And that not telling keeps you honest see,
He's put all of his faith in you.
And now I'm not sure what I should do.
Bridge:
"'Cause he's gone, and he's wrong."
So I'll just sit here playing along,
To another melody, notes on precision.
This was your decision, not my vision.
And does he know that I exist?
And have you told him about how we kissed?
And what do you say when he calls?
And what will you do when he falls...
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Verse 1:
I know you want to go, but I'll be okay.
You've always been a great mom, wouldn't want anyone but you.
You're beautiful the way you are,
No one could replace you.
Pre-Chorus:
And I know that I'll miss you.
Chorus:
But you always come back to me.
'Cause everything's a little bit better,
When you and I stick together.
You always come back to me.
Verse 2:
You have to help daddy with the four kids.
Even though you're stressed you always do your best.
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge:
And I know sometimes you don't want to be,
But you're always opening up with me.
Even though it's hard,
You always tell me the truth that's in your heart.
Looking down with the world stretched out before me,
Someday you will be with me.
But until then,
I'll wait for you to come home.
Chorus
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Trashbag Ponchos Lincoln, Nebraska
We play folk-punk jams in Nebraska.
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Vocals/Mandolin/Percussion
Andreas Miles - Guitar/Vocals
Luke Glassman - Bass/Vocals
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