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Don't Look Down
01:22
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And I've got a lot to say if you've got a lot of time
I traded in my sanity and left reality behind
We are all stuck in place screaming through a facemask
Choking on our pride while choking down teargas
It goes down in flames
Such for is the price for change
It will never be the same
It will never be the same
It goes down
It goes down in flames
It goes down
Don't look, don't look, don't look, don't look down
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I do not like me
You feel the same likely
The wolves keep me up nightly
They'll hear you please speak lightly
It tortures me it fights me
It claws at me it bites me
Its be quite the sight to see
If I could see in front of me
And the whole world it spontaneously combusts
I will burst straight into flame
All else will remain the same
Nothing left but scars and stains
The people say "oh what a shame"
What a shame it'll never change
Just repeats 'til I go insane
And while I never asked for this
I certainly asked for something
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3. |
Like I'm Supposed To
03:01
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From Adderall to Ritalin
From Depakote to Wellbutrin
I'll take any pill the doctor says will make me better
Poverty loves company
And the best things in life are free
That's why I shoplift from CVS
And I'm falling apart, like I'm supposed to
Like I'm supposed to know anything else
Fuck the rest it can rest in peace
This kind of life it'll be the death of me
And I can rest assured that I'm scared I will never ever, ever get better
I wont be fucking led to slaughter
I will be more than cannon fodder
I scream into the void, but the void it does not answer
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4. |
Payback
01:59
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Payback for the towns that didn't burn yet
My sweetest revenge is my biggest regret
I'm deeper in love and I'm deeper in debt
I'll drown right here with just my ankles wet
I rock and sway to a changing wind
I go where I may but I never begin
In time I'm always just a measure late
The world moves on without me
It doesn't burn as it should
Twice as hot and twice as bright
Hopes and dreams for the kindling
Weren't enough to keep ourselves warm for a night
Lay back they say sit and wait your turn yeah
We are all just ashes that just haven't met an urn yet
I'm falling apart foiled at the shins
Just where do I start, where could I begin
Destined to lose, but convinced we'll win
The odds justify the means, do they make up for our sins
Try to define myself with more than just what I hate
As the world moves on without me
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5. |
Playing with Knives
03:04
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I'm gonna have to ask you to keep your distance
Cause my friends don't stay alive for long
And while I'm pretty good at starting fires
I'd be damned to know how to put one out
I'm gonna have to ask you to show some patience
Cause I move at a snails pace if I'm moving at all
I see me friends when I meet them, and in my dreams they all die
That's why I say I'm living the dream whenever you stop by
From funeral to funeral, from one bad call to the next
I am falling through the floor, the walls push upon my chest
It's not normal it's not normal, but than what again what really is
I will never get what I deserve and all my friends, they deserved to live
I'm gonna have to ask you to hate me like I do
Cause I need to justify this loathing inside my chest
When you are stuck in a life that takes a little bit at a time
When given time, you will fin that you have, well you will have nothing left
I will have nothing left
I'm gonna have to ask you to leave like they all do
I'm a stray cat that only pretends to get attached
I'm on the fence about a lot of things, most of these things grand scheme mean nothing
But all I can think about is leaving and never coming back
I'm never coming back
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6. |
So They Say
01:59
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It starts with coffee in the morning or whatever helps you get out of bed
and someday I will start trying or else someday I will wind up dead
It's a shitty excuse, feels like a lie to me and you to say that I am trying my best
It starts with coffee in the morning or so they say
It starts with one foot in front of the other moving for movements sake
I guess it's all part of looking in the mirror and knowing what you see
It starts with starting and bizarrely the hardest part
It start with coffee god and cigarettes, but I'm not feeling the god part today
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7. |
Simple Isn't It
03:01
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Sometimes the world doesn't meet expectations
I don't need any explanation it's simple isn't it.
We all put on our Sunday best we all put on our best smiles
We all are trying our best, its simple isn't it
Don't let your guard down
Not even for a second
The wolves will tear you shreds
The world will tear you to shreds
They're hiding in the darkness
Oh just beneath your bed
The wolves will tear you to shreds
The world will tear you to shreds
Sometimes we all hate the way that things happen
Just lay back and strap in, it's simple isn't it.
We all wake up then close our eyes
Repeat the cycle a billion times
'Til we are sick of it
Its simple isn't it
The greatest arsonist that this world has ever seen
Was just a joke, falling apart at the seems
And you can be the all-American dream
And I will be your greatest letdown
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8. |
They Are Watching
02:47
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It's all a game of myself trying to stay distracted from a world outside that's gone completely bullshit
And I don't got it but I had it, we fell in love with matches, when the town burnt down we all pretended it was tragic
When the grocery stores are empty when the bank accounts run dry this winter's gonna be the worst winter of my entire life
I tell myself that its all right that there's an end in sight and I don't know if I'm lying, but god damn it, I'd really fucking like to be right
It's too cold outside so keep your breath in they are watching
It's all a game of this or that, starting a fire without friction, not waiting for the smoke to justify my convictions
It's all the same, neither first nor last, the truth within the fiction, just trying to keep going while ignoring my restrictions
When the world gets too heavy
When the shit straight hits the fan
It'll be just me standing next to a mirror wondering if this who I am
When it all feels like a set piece
When I get too damn tired to stand
I'll lay down defeated in the snow, I fell for it, this life's a giant scam
I know there's only me to blame
For each day being the same
I thought by now that things would change
I had dreams of lights and fame
The wolves are watching my each step
Scavenging what I have left
I keep my breath within my chest
So they can't see I'm not like them
It's too cold for playing games
I'd wait for this to go away
I'd freeze to death during the wait
So I guess we'll take this day by day
Keep it safe, or ignore the rules
I'll die for me, I'll die for you
Lie to myself, ignore the truth
I'll outrun myself but not the wolves
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9. |
Dystopian and Downright
01:28
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I lift my voice and I break my heart
As I watch the world around me slowly crumble apart
And I stumble home like a walk in the park
There's nothing quite like hating everything that you are
I have a bad day everyday
What's the purpose anyways?
To get out of bed just to crawl back in it
I'm testing my patience even my liver has limits
Everything feels so dystopian and downright fucked
I get down on myself, I get down on my luck
The reason is lost when everything sucks
I'm doing all I can, just to not give up
I find myself in worse and worse places
And the worst part is I'm growing complacent
The fact is it gets worse and I have learned to face it
The past is the past and this liquor can erase it
I have a bad night every night
I fuck it up every time I try
Try to get past a chemical imbalance
When I've been up for too long but not up for the challenge
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10. |
Back to Myself
02:32
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My soul got crushed in a grocery store aisle
Picked clean as the reality hit me
I don't think this will get better for a while
The world as I know it is changing
I am gonna get through this
No matter how dark it gets
I'll keep a light on
So ifIi lose my way for now
I can find my back to myself
Back to myself
My pride was swallowed in a check out line
The whole world crumbled around me
I realized we live in uncertain times
and the amplifications are astounding
It doesn't matter if it's perfect
So long as it works for now
It is what it is and it's working
But it sure as hell is not a way out
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Straight Line Arrival Fargo, North Dakota
Straight Line Arrival is an independent emo-punk band out of Fargo. Started in 2015 as a solo project of Sable Sky, SLA now includes Tim Julio and Michael Hansen.
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