Lyrics
What You’re Running From
1. Last Summer
2. What You’re Running From
3. California Gold Rush
4. It’s About To Get Real
5. Divisions
6. Never Say Never
7. We’ll Never Make It Out Alive
The Whole Shebang
1. You’re Not Funny You Stupid Clown
2. A Fifth Of Feelgood
3. All’s Well That Ends Well
4. Argyle
5. Blisters
6. Drop The Act
7. Anchors Aweigh
What You’re Running From
Last Summer
and if you leave
you leave me with nothing
and if you stay I’m afraid I’ve got nothing left to say
so long as I may for these answers
row me to the shore
blow me a kiss but don’t blow me away
don’t blow me away
and on the beach
where you held me last summer
we met with the stars and danced until we were swept away
and we swam like we knew towards the current
and I begged to your face like a door
to be like the tide but not like the waves
no not like the waves
and I knew right then we were done
and I asked you with eyes like the sun
have you even looked at what you’re running from
What You’re Running From
I can’t wait forever
though I wish I could
put my name next to forever
like you said you would
but I can’t stop these thoughts from freaking me out
and I’ve never felt like this
fuck I’m scared we’ll never get out of here
well aware that everything happens for a reason
still haven’t found mine yet
and I’m flipping through these pages again
trying to find where everything went everything went wrong
where will I fall asleep tonight
there’s the van or I could fight with three dudes
and try to score the couch
listen I believe I’m finding my way
way out from under this shit
but I’m gonna need someone to listen up
I don’t need anyone
I’ll do this all by myself
and don’t you try to talk me down
you know that never helps
I’m sick and tired of this routine bullshit
it’s killing me
but I’m trying to teach myself to breathe
if these last seven years have meant anything
more than a few blown tires and a bad rv
I know I have the will inside me
inside of me
through all the meaningless tirades
over earth’s greatest highways
through all the messes we made
I swear this is all of me
I’m asking you honestly
have you even looked at what you’re running from
yeah have you even looked
that’s when you close your eyes “stop screaming”
so I step back inside it’s easy
to think the stakes have never been this high
we can’t be happy where we are
California Gold Rush
move to the west coast
forget your friends back home
throw all your drama in a suitcase
become unknown
abandon the empire
that nine to five life
you’ve got a whole big batch of big plans
and now you’ve got to get it right
but when that day comes to leave
you’ll catch sight of the ocean man it never really shines like this
and “I’m not scared of being alone,” she said
but I know her better than that
and it’s the way she flips her hair in the heat of this conversation
it’s saying more than the lack of her motivation
and she swears to me her only thought is to leave
but it would take too many hands to count the friends that you would leave behind
we took the long walk all the way from 81st street down to the boardwalk
we never saw the rain roll in
California’s got nothing on me
unless you’ve got the guts to take back all these years
California’s got werewolves and zombies
I’ll fill in the blanks with anything anything to keep you here
what if I showed up at the airport
and I had all my things packed too
what if I said I had a ticket
and a seat right next to you
what if I sold all my guitars and quit the band
man they would kill me
what if I said you made this harder
than I ever thought it could be
remember when we used to ride around the backroads
of Kempsville late night just to pass the time
screaming every line
why are you afraid of being part of something real
too afraid to call this home
why are you afraid of being part of something real
I know you’re home
It’s About to Get Real
take a step back I get it
can’t say I regret it
cause a love like that is a love that leaves
it’s not enough for me
I bit off more than I can chew
my heart’s been beaten black and blue
the floodgates are open
and I’m coming for you
sometimes I wanna split my head
on the side of the road just to get you off my mind
but your face would look better spread
across the asphalt this time
you tried to get all my friends to hate me
and I never stood my ground
this is the last time you try to change me
I’m not backing down
if it’s a fight that you want then you came to the right place
came to the same place
I’ve got to get this off my chest
you know I’m better than the rest
the dark deeds on my mind
won’t be nearly as fun if you don’t act surprised
and I won’t feel better
and I can’t feel
better gotta get back to where my head was at
gotta do my best to shut my trap
I can’t contain this I can’t contain myself
I can’t contain this no I can’t contain myself
you can call me dull and broken
and make fun of all my friends
but you’ll never make a mistake like this
(like this) like this ever again
you left a note next to my nightstand
just to prove that you were right
like you had any clue at all I drove all night,
I had to get away I had lost the will to fight
I found the alleys of Richmond
an old friend laughed and he said quietly
“I can get you through the night”
so I gave everything
Divisions
take a look
yeah one good look
and tell me then what do you see inside
the picture your mind took
“two people with a shot at everything”
that’s what they would say when they would look up at you and me
we’ve been up
yeah, way up high we were the best of friends
we had the best of nights
but lately I’ve been feeling there’s a little something holding us back
what happened to the old days
when I knew everything you were about to say
not every mistake you were born to make
I’m already on the next page
and we might have had a good thing
but I guess in the it was never enough
bad decisions bring good divisions
“tell me
I’m banking on something real
‘cause baby if it doesn’t start to feel like it soon
I’m fucking out of here”
she said and it might make for a better story
if I told you that I couldn’t shake you
but even the worst times are starting to fade too
like pages in my mind that are starting to wear through
but I guess here’s another song
about someone not worth it all
she’s doesn’t want the ”boy” in boyfriend
just the “man” in romance
I start to think that I’ll never grow up
and I missed another chance
so these are the new days
when I could care less about all that you have to say
and all the mistakes you are bound to make
we were never on the same page
and we might have had a good thing
but I guess in the end it was never love
bad decisions brought good divisions
Never Say Never
I’m sick of what you told me
of what lies on the road ahead
big crowds big lights and the highway
one day I’m sure it’s destined to end
where do you think we’re going
our lives are intertwined
just think about all the high times
one day I’m sure they will arrive
you’ll never never never understand
why we never got that far
why we never wanted more
with the clouds in my eyes
the breath in my chest
dear friends we were never second best
we’re almost there
not ashamed of the scene that we found
in shambles like wreckage from a quake
we’ve slowly become so stagnant
and I think it’s more than I can take
of them and their downward spiral
of this end leading to a means
it’s all or nothing from here on out
tomorrow night I hope will bring
big lights our time
these dreams this life
I’ll bring the shotgun and you bring the bass
we’ll live for this moment we’ll die by our ways hold hope close
We’ll Never Make It Out Alive
some things should just be said
some things are better left cold and dead
sometimes you need to hold your breath
and take the story to the end
all we thought we could be
all the sweetest memories
they made for a great story
but now you could go on without me
leave me alone tonight
the next six months won’t make you feel like
remembering how you felt when you met me and
thought this was smart
it will only get harder
you’ll find yourself farther
down a dark twisted overgrown road
we tried to pick up pieces in the dark
but you can’t really fix it if it never really worked from the start
and try as we might we’ll never make it out alive
these battle scars are oh so deep
the good fight was lost to your deceit
listen good and listen to me
this is the only way it can ever be
no way we’ll ever find our way back to that day
last summer
you hid your eyes from the sun and me
as I led you to where I would leave
I looked you somewhere in the face
where I thought your eyes might be
“we loved our city by the sea”
I told her “there’s nothing left for you and me
take a look and face your nightmares
or you’ll never stop never stop never stop running”
I guess the worst is over
The Whole Shebang
You’re Not Funny, You Stupid Clown
We’ve been around for a long time
Thinking about this day
When all the words we have to say
Will start to matter
(Well they’ll start to matter now)
I’ve gotten off my high horse and never felt so good
To be alive from all those crazy times that
Made me who I am and who you were
Give me the chance, give me the time
Give me the chance to make this mine
It’s in my veins, this is the time
Give me the chance
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
Well this aint our first rodeo
And we’ve seen you come and go
Like the change of winds and tides
And fashion victims, wait in line
We aint on top, but we aint bottom
Battle scars, damn right we’ve got ‘em
Fighting the good fight on four wheels
Do you even know how good this feels
Give me the chance, give me the time
Give me the chance to make this mine
It’s in my veins, this is the time
Give me the chance
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
We’re gonna reach for the stars
We’re gonna look past mountains
We’ll hold you where you are
And you’ll never forget the weekends
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
Let’s go, let me see you put ‘em out
Right now, tonight we’re gonna have some fun
Just know, we’re taking every chance until our time has come
A Fifth of Feelgood
Whoa, this town won’t be the death of me
I put the phone down, I didn’t like where your words had been
Your downer style couldn’t kill my smile
I admit, you never win
I said I swear, and I meant it, this is a part of me
You won’t find me crossing my fingers
Outside there’s a world there’s never been
I’m finding strength places that it’s never been
I’m cutting off all the weights in my life that have brought me down this far
I’m feeling, I feel alive in my own skin
Rebuilt anew trying to be who I used to be
Not just fighting and working just to live
but maybe making it worth it now, to give what I have to give
Outside there’s a world there’s never been
I’m finding strength places that it’s never been
I’m cutting off all the weights in my life that have brought me down this far
and I’ve found with a fifth of feelgood
I can navigate through seas with the darkest skies
I’m getting back to the point in my life where I meant it when I say
Whoa, this town wont me the death of me
This feels much better than the first time
I feel alive and much stronger
not naive and alone
so I hope that you got what you wanted
while I ride into the sunset, (sunset), sunset
Outside there’s a world there’s never been
I’m finding strength places that it’s never been
I’m cutting off all the weights in my life that have brought me down this far
and I’ve found with a fifth of feelgood
I can navigate through seas with the darkest skies
I’m getting back to the point in my life where I meant it when I say
All’s Well That Ends Well
Well I don’t want to feel this way anymore
Like I’ve been washed down the drain
Straight through the pipes, into the floor
And giving up is something I’ve always done best
Throwing years and years away
Two shots directly through the chest
but it’s time for change
No more arguing, no more lying eyes
I’ve been floundering for months
These old chords are my disguise
All’s well that ends well
I’ve given up on the past, if you couldn’t tell
I don’t wanna think everyone is just like him
But I could be alright admitting it
Well I don’t wanna be your fair weather friend
How could you make me feel so worthless?
How could you throw me off the edge of it?
And even if I didn’t mean to, I forgot you
Rather, I forgot who you were
I won’t forget what you’ve become
Come on, give me a reason
All’s well that ends well
I’ve given up on the past, if you couldn’t tell
I don’t wanna think everyone is just like him
But I could be alright admitting
All’s well that ends well
I’ve given up on the past, if you couldn’t tell
I don’t wanna think everyone is just like him
But I could be alright admitting
That I’ve got some problems
That I may have taken this too far
That it may have been hasty to throw this away
All’s well that ends well
I’ve given up on the past, if you couldn’t tell
I don’t wanna think everyone is just like him
But I could be alright admitting
All’s well that ends well
I’ve given up on the past, if you couldn’t tell
I don’t wanna think everyone is just like him
But I could be alright admitting it
Argyle
Madness hides in mistakes done over with a smile
We haven’t felt each other in awhile
I’d like to put you in this song and string you along
Old flames die hard, and I’ve never been so glad to see that face
Maybe I can’t get things right
Maybe I’m the worst mistake of all time
So take a chance girl, take a chance girl
Swallow down this line
And all I want is everything you’ve got
And all I want is everything
Remember me every time you fall asleep, haunting all your dreams
You’ve got that style in the corners of your smile
It’s good for me to chase after everything we used to be
It’s going down tonight, we’re gonna party like it’s 2009
Better say your prayers, ‘cause we’re going all out
Going pound for pound, I bring the noise like your nightmares sound
And we were born for this, and we can never live it down
And all I want is everything you’ve got
And all I want is everything
Remember me every time you fall asleep, haunting all your dreams
You’ve got that style in the corners of your smile
It’s good for me to chase after everything we used to be
It’s good for me to chase after everything we used to be
It’s good for me, let me pinch myself, is this still happening
It’s good for me to chase after everything we used to be
It’s good for me, you knock me out, I’m still here smiling
Remember me every time you fall asleep, haunting all your dreams
You’ve got that style in the corners of your smile
It’s good for me to chase after everything we used to be
Blisters
Like three big steps with a loaded gun
The only thing to do is come get some
Don’t like the blisters on my silver tongue
White noise keeps me sane
Why does logic end illogically
And honestly, I’m crippled carrying my hearts one strength
Midnight sorrows come and go
and I’ve got nobody left to know
My dreams fade in and out
it feels so good to be down for the count
You strangle the sense from me
Driving me to crazy things
Your crazy bitch logic ruins everything
Six weeks in a concrete room
The camera starts to shake as we start to zoom
All this time spent forgetting time with you
White noise keeps me sane
Why does logic end illogically
And honestly, I’m crippled carrying my hearts one strength
Midnight sorrows come and go
and I’ve got nobody left to know
My dreams fade in and out
it feels so good to be down for the count
You strangle the sense from me
Driving me to crazy things
Your crazy bitch logic ruins everything
Your smile is like a one way ticket out of here
Your eyes have looked in mine and lied for the last time
Midnight sorrows come and go
and I’ve got nobody left to know
My dreams fade in and out
it feels so good to be down for the count
You strangle the sense from me
Driving me to crazy things
Your crazy bitch logic ruins everything
Drop The Act
So, you’ll take this all away if I promise not to say a thing
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the ground
It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten down with you
Take off your coat, take off your shoes
We’ll drive away these winter blues that I could live in
I should’ve known that someday you would give in
I’ve been writing all day trying to come up with the right words to say
that I don’t hate you, I just don’t want anything to do with you
Come on, you know you get it, you can’t be that naïve
Don’t hit me up three months later asking for reprieve
Before I jump off this roof wont you tell me what for?
Before I cut any deeper, doctor, hit me with the cure
I’ve got a good reason for calling you out
This aint a game
So drop the act, let me go on
I’ve been up all night
So drop the act, let me go on
I could go all night
Take off your coat, take off your shoes
We’ll drive away these winter blues that I could live in
I should’ve known
Before I jump off this roof wont you tell me what for?
Before I cut any deeper, doctor, hit me with the cure
I’m spinning my tires now and going nowhere
You say spread your love elsewhere
I’ve got tons to spare
So drop the act, let me go on
I’ve been up all night
So drop the act, let me go on
I could go all night
And to think, through all of this, I thought I knew you
And to think, through all of this, I never knew you
Let me go on, let me go on
I’ve been up all night, I’ve been up all night
So drop the act, let me go on
I’ve been up all night
So drop the act, let me go on
I could go all night
Anchor’s Aweigh
Drink caffeine to keep your heart beating
You’re the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
I picked you out of my teeth and I’ve got damn good reason
Stale friends thrown out with eggs and bread
Bad friends go out with glory
Dead friends go out, just go out
Veins splitting bone, chest ringing with tone
I’ll sing the song that’ll take you home
You’ll be alright alone
Just hear the sound, I hope you’re proud
Beat yourself down from the inside out
You would be lost without me
Anchors aweigh, my friend
Anchors aweigh
But the ivory casing on the keys
They don’t know why you have to leave
But they sing about it best
Another sad song just like the rest
Talk your way out of this one boy
Make no mistake, your every word has been wasted
Veins splitting bone, chest ringing with tone
I’ll sing the song that’ll take you home
You’ll be alright alone
Just hear the sound, I hope you’re proud
Beat yourself down from the inside out
You’ll be alright without me
I haven’t seen you in so long
It feels like I haven’t seen the sun
You told me you’d be there, I guess that you lie
You’re more than meets the eye, a whore in disguise
Why would I forgive you? Now exit stage right
I hope this is goodbye
Veins splitting bone, chest ringing with tone
I’ll sing the song that’ll take you home
You’ll be alright alone
Just hear the sound, I hope you’re proud
Beat yourself down from the inside out
You’re better off without me
You’re better off without me
Anchors aweigh, my friend
I never want to trace this back
And let the record show – I’m happy once again