Oh, when the quality's poor how can you sell a feeling without Unethical means of promotion Well I'm not going away I'm just getting younger every day Is quality equal to means of production? Well it must mean something I'll always know To look both ways before I cross the road If I get hit, all that means is compensation I'll always know To look both ways before I cross the road If I get hit, all that means is compensation At least it's something Wonderful woes I'll be satisfied with truthfully anything Heart on your sleeve misrepresented Well maybe I can't complain Objects in motion won't stay in the same place Is sacrificing integrity the intention? Subvert contention Friendliest foes Take a baseball bat straight to the knees You only get to leap if you are broken A real catch 22 for all of the nation's privileged youth Is any of this even worth all the attention? Yeah, did I mention? I'll always know To look both ways before I cross the road If I get hit, all that means is compensation

My mother always told me about How my smile looks better with my teeth From six years on it sat at my bedside table For whatever occasion I might need A little pick me up, a little white mask to boost my self esteem I'm not afraid of death, but I'm sure as hell afraid of dying Is it traditional? Am I a fake? When I hold back a smile in attempt to change The existential doubt running through my brain If progress was measured by late nights and time That I spend away from my goddamn mind I guess you could say I'm doing alright My balance is the best it's ever been But I still find myself tripping up the stairs At least I'm not twisting, turning, tumbling down A few bruised ribs is all I can bear Got to rest up Take a few pills, get myself prepared This fleeting gain is nowhere near enough to get me there Is it traditional? Am I a fake? When I hold back a smile in attempt to change The existential doubt running through my brain If progress was measured by late nights and time That I spend away from my goddamn mind I guess you could say I'm doing alright Yeah, I'm doing alright

I have Cheez-Itz stuck in my teeth and I haven't seen the light of Day for like 24 hours but I didn't think this is how my life would be I watched an episode of Dateline where they told the story of a Lonely and malicious guy and he killed 3 members of his own family I don't think they were expecting anything He was a scholarly student and went to church every week It's hard to tell the truth but I won't Lie, this is the hardest part of being alive They turned off all the lights because the bill wasn't Paid on time and we all know that this rotting corpse has died And a soul cries out into the night Have you seen my mother? And a soul cries out into the night Have you seen my mother? And I wrote while on my knees A confession to the gods about why I can't seem to eat And I found familiarity In the words and phrases that had once been spoken to me "Go get 'em kid, you've got all you need Go take the world by storm and leave your mark on everything" But I sat And went back to sleep And couldn't get up in the morning This is not news to me

I may not have a job But I have something that is much more valuable than this I may have a couple friends Oh, I'd be damned if I didn't Oh me, oh me Everybody owes me A price too steep from my account to pay I'll keep drinking passion tea to just get the taste of it Just get the taste of it Stings and bites are contagious And I might just try to keep them to myself Bees and dogs are as harmless as the thoughts in your basement Tell that guy that I'm sorry that I liked you and made everyone upset again I'll keep up with the reporting on all of these events On all of these events I may not have a job But I have something that is much more valuable than this I may have a couple friends Oh, I'd be damned if I didn't Oh me, oh me Everybody owes me A price to steep from my account to pay I'll keep drinking passion tea to just get the taste of it

Almost always travellin' My jumper's been unravellin' I snagged it on the doorpost as I left No worth in seeing the world alone Or following the threads back home Apologising in my pants and vest I know you were watching I was on TV I know that you were looking Out for me One of these days, I'll meet you One of these days, I'll need to One of these days, can I meet you? One of these days You were right, I was wrong I forgot where I'm from On a northern holiday You were right, I was wrong We're all off, come along On a northern holiday And I could order sandwiches In over forty languages But they don't make 'em like you do at home They send us out in thunderstorms And send us home in bandages Turns out the streets are paved with paving stone I know you were watching On your Dial-a-Tron TV I know that you were looking Out for me One of these days, I'll meet you One of these days, I'll need to One of these days, can I meet you? One of these days You were right, I was wrong I forgot where I'm from On a northern holiday You were right, I was wrong We're all off, come along On a northern holiday One of these days, I'll meet you One of these days, I'll need to One of these days, can I meet you? One of these days You were right, I was wrong I forgot where I'm from On a northern holiday You were right, I was wrong We're all off, come along On a northern holiday You were right, I was wrong (One of these days) I forgot where I'm from (I'll meet you) On a northern holiday (One of these days) You were right, I was wrong (I'll need to) We're all off, come along (One of these days) On a northern holiday