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This Is Why

If you have an opinion
Maybe you should shove it
Or maybe you could scream it
Might be best to keep it
To yourself (to yourself)
To yourself (to yourself)
This is why I don't leave the
house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why? This is why.
Better have conviction
'Cause we want crimes of passion
Survival of the fittest
You're either with us or you can
keep it
To yourself (to yourself)
To yourself (to yourself)
To yourself, yourself, yourself
To yourself (to yourself)
This is why I don't leave the
house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why? This is why
This
Is
Why
This is why I don't leave the
house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why? This is why
One step beyond your door
It might as well have been a free
fall
One step beyond your door
Falling down an endless hall
One step beyond your door
Might as well have been a free
fall
One step beyond your door
And I'm floating like a
cannonball
This is why I don't leave the
house
You say the coast is clear
But you won't catch me out
Oh, why? This is why
This is why I don't leave the
house
You say the coast is clear
But oh no, you won't catch me out
Oh, why? This is why

You’re
either
with
us
or
you
can
to
keep
it
Y O U R S E L F

War
A war
A war
On the far side
On the other side of the planet
And I've got
War
A war
A war
Right behind my eyes
Right behind 'em just like a
headache
So I turn on (the news)
Turn off (the news)
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)
Far
I'm far
So far
From a front line
Quite the opposite, I'm safe
inside
But I worry and I give money
And I feel useless behind
this computer
And that's just barely
scratched the surface of my
mind
So I turn on (the news)
Turn off (the news)
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)
Exploitative Performative Informative
And we don't know the half of it
Rhetorical Deplorable Historical
And all along, we call it normal
Exploitative Performative Informative
And we don't know the half of it
Rhetorical Deplorable Historical
And all along, we call it normal
All along we call it normal.
THE
NEWS
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)
Every second, our collective
heart breaks
All together, every single head
shakes
Shut your eyes, but it won't go
away
(Turn on, turn off, the news)

Said, I was gonna take some flowers to my neighbor
but I ran out of time
Didn't wanna show up to the party empty-handed
But I ran out of time
Said, I'll walk the dog a little further
than the driveway tonight
The extra mile
Thought I'd send a card with my
condolences but damn
I just ran out of time
Intentions only get you
so far, what if I'm
just a selfish prick?
No regard I'm always
running out of time
I'm always running
out of time
Nevermind,
I hit the
snooze
on my
alarm
20
times
I was
just so
tired, there
was traffic,
spilled my coffee,
crashed my car,
otherwise, would've
been here on time
Shoulda, coulda, wouldn't
matter, ultimate alibi
You know it's a lie
There was a fire! (metaphorically)
Be there in five! (hyperbolically)
Intentions only get you so far
(It was on my list, I swear I meant to get
to it) A harsh reality to discover
I'm always running out of time
(She's always running out of time)
I'm always running out of time
Why we gotta be in a rush?
My watch is just for decoration, uhm
Look I showed up early for once
Now that's a new sensation, uhm
We're always running out of time
(She's always running out of time)
I'm always running out of time
I'm always running out of time
(She's always running out of time)
(Out of time)
I'm always running out of time
Running Out Of Time

My watch
is just for
d e c o r a t i o n

M I N D
B a r e l y s c r a t c h e d
the surface
of my

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Comme
Ça
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In a single year I've aged one
hundred
My social life, a chiropractic
appointment
Sit still long enough to listen
to yourself
Or maybe just long enough for you
to atrophy to hell
I'm off caffeine on doctor's orders
Said that it was gonna help to level
out my hormones
Lucky for me, I run on spite and
sweet revenge
It's my dependence on the friction
that really hinders my progression
I know that regression is rarely
rewarded
I still need a certain degree of
disorder
I know that regression is rarely
rewarded
I still need a certain degree of
disorder
I hate to admit getting better is
boring
But the high cost of chaos, who can
afford it?
C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
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C'est comme ça, c'est comme ça
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Don't mean to stare at you from
across the room
It's like I'm glued to the sheer
sight of you
And you're so smooth, it's pitiful
Know you could get away with
anything, so that's exactly what
you do
Big man (ooh), little dignity
Big man (ooh), little dignity
No offense, but you, you got no
integrity
Big man (ooh), li-li-li-li-little
dignity
I memorized all your lies
I can't look away, you're like a movie that I love
to hate
I fantasize your demise
I should look away because I know you're never gonna
change
I keep thinking
This time, the end will be different, but it isn't
I keep thinking (keep thinking)
The end is gonna be different, but you keep on
winning
Well, well, well, look at you,
don't you clean up nice?
Bet it feels good to leave the
past behind
Your subscription to redemption
has been renewed
You keep your head high, smooth
operator in a shit-stained suit
Big man (ooh), little dignity
Big man (ooh), little dignity
No offense, but you, you got no
integrity
Big man (ooh), li-li-li-li-little
dignity
Big man (ooh), little dignity
Big man (ooh), little dignity
No offense, but you, you got no
integrity
Big man (ooh), li-li-li-li-little
dignity
Oh, I can’t look away
Big Man,
Little Dignity

Still need a certain
degree of
d i
s
o
r d e
r

Living well is not my kind of revenge
You should take it from me
Living well is just a privilege
Thought I'd simmer down as I got older
Can't shake the devil sitting on my shoulder
Who invited you?
Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy and it keeps on coming back
Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy and it keeps on coming
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way, no way to know
Who's the worst
Karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh
Which wolf wins?
I guess it really depends, just gotta wait and see
Which one's appetite's the biggest?
Turns out I'm living in a horror film
Where I'm both the killer and the final girl
So who, who are you?
Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy and it keeps on coming back
Just like a stray animal, I keep feeding scraps
I give it my energy and it keeps on coming
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way, no way to know
Who's the worst
Karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh
Never said I wasn't petty
Never said I wasn't petty
I never said I wasn't petty
You can bet I don't regret it for a second
It's a pleasure, it's a reckoning
Never said I wasn't petty
I'll do better when you're better
Let me revel in your defeat
Everyone is a bad guy
And there's no way, no way to know
Who's the worst
Karma's gonna come for all of us
And I hope, well, I hope, I just hope
She comes, comes for you first, oh

F i g u r e
Drained me dry down to the last
drop
Pearls before swine, all flowers
die
Tapped the last good vein
Don't know how to shut it off
Yeah, once you get me going
I don't know how to stop, I don't
know how to stop
Once you get me going
I don't know how to stop, I don't
know how to
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure
eight
I won't miss the feeling
My flimsy spine, unsuspicious mind
I was only being kind
But you mistook me for weak
And once I get going, hmmm
I don't know how to stop, I don't
know how to stop
Going
I don't know how to stop, I don't
know how to
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure
eight
Candlelight, candlelight
Burning 'til broad daylight
Candlelight, candlelight
Burning at both ends tonight
How could I? How could I?
If I'm made of thin ice
How could I? How could I?
You'd be wise if you thought twice
All for your sake
Became the very thing that I hate
I lost my way
Spinning in an endless figure
What remains?
And now I think I'm losing my
shape
Not a trace
No end and no beginning, figure
eight

i’m both
the
killer
and the
final girl

What was the moment? It's hard to
say
I'm sure I don't remember anyway
Before I only knew to hesitate
Pin back in the grenade
And all the ways I'd keep you
safe
I keep you safe from me
And, oh my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
L i a r
same
I got too good at fighting
chemicals
And dodging arrows I was asking
for
Wading through the fog and then it
disappeared
Naked when I'm here
And why should I deny what's all
at once so
Crystal Clear?
And, oh my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
Love is not an easy thing to admit
But I'm not ashamed of it
Love is not a weakening
If you feel it rushing in
Don't be ashamed of it
i love you
Love is not an easy thing to admit
But I'm not ashamed of it
Love is not a weakening
If you feel it rushing in
Don't be ashamed of it
And, oh my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth
And, oh my love, I lied to you
But I never needed to
Oh my love, I lied to you
But you always knew the truth

I can't wait to memorize this day
Oh, a picture could not contain the way it
feels
You say, "Live in the present"
I'm already dreaming of how it begins
And trying to savor the moment
But I know the feeling will come to an end
So I crave, crave to do it again, all
again
Crave, crave, to do it again, I
Just for a second it all felt simple
I'm already missing it
So I crave, crave to do it again, all
again
Now I crave, crave to do it again, all again
Crave, crave to do it again
Just for a second, it all felt simple
I'm already missing it
So I crave, crave to do it again, all again
I romanticize even the worst of times
When all it took to make me cry was being
alive
Look up and see a reflection
Of someone who never gave way to the pain
What if I told 'em that now that I'm older
There isn't a moment that I'd wanna change?
Any second, feel the present
Future and the past connecting
(Past connecting, past connecting)
Any second, feel the present
Future and the past connecting
(Past connecting, past connecting)
( C r a v e )
Crave, crave to do it again, (to do it)
all again
Crave, crave to do it again, I
Just for a second, it all felt simple
I'm already missing it
So I crave, crave to do it again, all
again
C r a v e

d r e a m i n g
of how
it begins

Thick
Skull
I am a magnet for broken pieces
I am attracted to broken people
I pick 'em up and now my fingers are bleeding
And it looks like my fault
And it looks like I'm caught red-handed
Hit over the head, epiphany
Over my head, repeatedly
Thick skull never did nothing for me
Same lesson again? Come on, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
Only I know where all the bodies are buried
Thought by now I'd find 'em just a little less scary
Might get easier but you don't get used to it
Keep on autopilot, hey, hey
What's the body count up to now, captain?
Hit over the head, epiphany
Over my head, repeatedly
Thick skull never did nothing for me
Same lesson again? Come on, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
Come on out with your hands up
Come on out with your hands up
I'm coming out with my hands up, oh
Come on out with your hands up
Hit over the head, epiphany
Over my head, repeatedly
Thick skull never did nothing for me
Same lesson again? Come on, give it to me
I pick 'em up (give it to me, give it to me)
And now my fingers are bleeding (give it to me)
And it looks like I'm caught
red-handed

S a n i t
y
Sanity,
(Demo)
why must you make a fool of me?
You've been a friend to me, now I think we're
enemies, yeah, yeah
If I fall on my knees, I hear you laughing
If I call on your name, you don't come
No one home, but the void is loud (this must
be the void)
Echoes around my empty house (this must be
the void)
Synapses are slowing down
This must be the void they always talk about
This must be the void
No one home, but the void is loud (this must
be the void)
Echoes around my empty house (this must be
the void)
Synapses are slowing down
This must be the void they always talk about
Levity, fill me up, let me flow
I'll let you take care of me, you can help me
let go
If I fall on my knees, I hear you laughing
If I call on your name, you don't come
No one home, but the void is
loud (this must be the void)
Echoes around my empty house
(this must be the void)
Synapses are slowing down
This must be the void they
always talk about
This must be the void
Finally, I have arrived
Finally, I have arrived (and there is nothing to see)
Finally, I have arrived (and there is nothing to grieve)
Finally, I have arrived, arrived, arrived, arrived
No one home, but the void is loud (this must
be the void)
Echoes around my empty house (this must be
the void)
Synapses are slowing down
This must be the void they always talk about
This must be the void
No one home, but the void is loud (this must
be the void)
Echoes around my empty house (this must be
the void)
Synapses are slowing down
This must be the void they always talk about
This must be the void

this
must
the
be
VOID

Side A
This Is Why
The News
Running Out Of Time
C’est Comme Ça
Big Man, Little Dignity
You First
Figure 8
Liar
Crave
Thick Skull
Side B
Bonus Track
Sanity (Demo)