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Reverse Temperament
03:23
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I hang my head/
And abandon all optimism that I once had/
And I view the world much differently than I ever did/
I just see life for what it really is/
And I don't think I'm making any true progress/
I don't try to better how I felt/
I've never asked for help/
I just stay at home feeling sorry for myself/
I don't know why I get this way/
I've got friends and a loving family/
But I pretend that they're gone/
Then I wonder why I feel alone/
I've never understood how someone could just take their own life/
But now I think of that act every waking moment of mine/
I'm not saying I would do the same/
I just feel empathy/
For I now know apathy/
Because it envelops me/
Dear friend you've opened my eyes/
To the darker side of life/
And I'm not blaming you at all/
I'm just saying that without you/
I would still be naive/
I would still be happy/
But I'm not/
And I never will be/
I can never go back/
To a positive perspective on the life I live/
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Zaleplon
03:51
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No rest is found when I lay my body down/
Yet day after day I sleep the light away/
And I know it sounds like I've brought this on myself/
But even when I'm awake I just search for an escape/
I wish it was a little easier/
To just give up/
Albeit true "I'm just tired" is still an excuse/
Due to my sleeplessness the bags under my eyes/
Match the burdens on my back in weight and in size/
Because whether I'm awake or asleep boxing the black dog/
Is what occupies me this is how I spend my nights/
Night after night/
I'm tearing myself down/
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False Integrity
05:45
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You were handed everything on a silver platter/
But not all you touch turns to gold/
And it saddens me that you think/
Your fathers money can buy you something so sincere/
But does it really have value and does it truly take heart/
Or are you just selling yourself as something you're not/
Because I can honestly say that I love what I've got/
It may not be as shiny or abundant, but it's worth as much/
I don't understand how you've pulled this off/
Somehow you've convinced nearly everyone/
But the worst part is, you had to justify this to yourself/
Where is the sweat on your brow/
Where is the dirt on your hands/
Your bloody knuckles/
Where is the crack in your heart/
If you're as true as you say/
Tell me where they are/
If you're so genuine/
Where is your proof, your scars/
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On Wax
02:55
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I have found the modern myth/
Discovered in the lie you call fellowship/
Thank you for showing me where I stand/
Because I now know I'm insignificant/
I hope you know you are not my friend/
After I've witnessed this one hundred times/
I should have seen it coming/
But to my genuine surprise/
I found you holding the knife/
The blade pierced my skin/
The blood ran down my back/
Brotherhood is dead/
Along with the decent man/
You're a betrayer/
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Loathe
04:35
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Define this how you want/
I will define any ties as lost/
Honestly this comes as a relief/
I knew one day you should ruin me/
I wish you had stayed asleep/
On the steps of your back porch/
Just a few more pills/
Would have been perfect/
You twisted every word, oh so perfectly/
And I'm sure it comes, oh so naturally/
You had everyone right where you wanted them/
I wish we had never met/
I hope you feel guilt you snake/
You have caused nothing but negativity/
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Wichita
03:47
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Your mother, your sister, your daughter/
All played an equal part/
In the breakdown that I witnessed/
In the back of the car/
I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do/
I'm sorry, I didn't know what to say to you/
But it was not your fault/
So please stop blaming yourself/
She came here on her own/
And she knows you wished you were there/
The city Wichita may remind you of your loss/
You must know your heart was in the right place for Diane/
And when the bad thoughts come, just look to your granddaughter/
For she is the memento that all life renews/
For she is the memorial of your closet friend/
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