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Grab your shot gun or a cricket bat
to prepare for the impending undead attack
find your safe place with heavy doors
where you can smoke
and there are pints and peanuts there for all
Double tap is the only way
to make sure you get away
remove the head destroy all of their brains x2
You have to take their head to free their soul x2
Beware of bathrooms and cardio
if you can't run fast then you'll be the first to go
enjoy the little things take the Jag out for a ride
do up your seat belt check the back seat and you'll be fine
Double tap is the only way
to make sure you get away
remove the head destroy all of their brains x2
You have to take their head to free their soul x2
Double tap is the only way
to make sure you get away
remove the head destroy all of their brains
Load the shells prepare to fight
kill the Queen and kill the lights
the flaming cocktails will get you far
light them up and set fire to the bar
shoot your flatmate in the head
kill your mum make sure she's dead
you have to take their head to free their soul
shoot your flatmate in the head
shoot bill murray in the chest
you have to take their head to free their soul x 3
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2. |
Ben is dead
02:50
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Its overcast outside
thank fuck coz I can't stand the heat
I'm so fucking tired, I need more sleep
but I can't help myself, but to stay up late at night
so I can feel alive, yeah I need to feel alive
and it just so happens that the man I used to be
died along time ago in a not so foreign country town
where the welcome sign has a not so welcome message
on the other side, on the other side
it says Get out now, you dumb fuck or you'll never survive
get out now you dumb fuck, or you'll never make it out alive
I said get out now you dumb fuck, read the warning sign,
read the warning signs
Its not as simple or as matter of factual
once you are captured by false advertising and subliminal
messages from the people who you thought you loved and couldn't see
were trying all this time to steal you away and not set you free
and I wish I had an android from the future come and warn me
about the border crossing and losses suffered by my sanity
maybe the sign on the back of the sign
was put there by the terminator
before he was terminated by a newer model
and before he could say
Get out now, you dumb fuck or you'll never survive
get out now you dumb fuck, or you'll never make it out alive
I said get out now you dumb fuck, read the warning sign,
read the warning signs
I don't know about you but I've never responded very well to
being called a dumb fuck or other hurtful names
but just this once I wish that words could break my bones
and force me to listen to every word it says
it says Get out now, you dumb fuck or you'll never survive
get out now you dumb fuck, or you'll never make it out alive
I said get out now you dumb fuck, read the warning sign,
read the warning signs x2
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Too young
03:11
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Tie your laces its time to go
play time begins when the little hand says so
carry your bag and I'll carry mine
walking home its fucking hot chip time
back yard superheroes fly through the room
five minute warning time to head home soon
where did the time go, its gone too fast
those early years never seem to last
Too young to leave this world tonight
too young to feel my heart alight
too young to hear you say goodbye
too young dear friend of mine
conquering mountains with pocket monsters
so much fun in a hand held game
seek and destroy those puppet masters
a little puff but you were still the same
and you will never change
alice cooper and angus young
dancing around having so much fun
don't put it off or never neglect it
its funny how true those words have become
Too young to leave this world tonight
too young to feel my heart alight
too young to hear you say goodbye
too young dear friend of mine x 2
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I was trying to find piece of mind when I left
unsuccessful in my previous attempts
I tried walking in others footsteps
and living in shadows
but now I'm covering myself
and thats all that matters
I was never comfortable taking credit for all of the actions
that put us in the position that we were in
and after every time I bit my tongue
its all sore and bloody and my patience has worn thin
Now don't try to convince me that silence is golden
because silence is just the calm before I fucking scream at you
And there is nothing gold in that except for maybe my comeback
but you never picked up on the subtle things
and if everything you had was gone just like that
I hope you remember all of the subtle things
I am done with my passive aggression
it got me nowhere faster than anywhere else
I guess I should be thankful for the push over the edge
and the opportunity to express myself
coz without the opportunity we'd be
stuck in the same place that we were in
Now I don't have to bite my tongue
Its no longer bloody
all of the wounds have healed but the scars are a given
Now don't try to convince me that silence is golden
because silence is just the calm before I fucking scream at you
And there is nothing gold in that except for maybe my comeback
but you never picked up on the subtle things
and if everything you had was gone just like that
I hope you remember all of the subtle things
Its not all your fault I'm sorry for stringing you along
I was just trying to make things work just another thing I do wrong
Its not all your fault I'm sorry for stringing you along
I was just trying to make things work just another thing that I do wrong
now I'm sure we'll both find our piece of fucking mind
doing all the shit we do
And there is nothing gold in that except for maybe my comeback
but you never picked up on the subtle things
and if everything you had was gone just like that
I hope you remember all of the subtle things
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5. |
Little red shit box
02:03
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I spent hours in a little red shit box
just so you can watch TV
late at night it is so cold its the only place that I can dream
in a little red shit box parked in our driveway x 2
I'll pretend that I am happy
in a place thats far away
not freezing my balls off needing desperately to urinate
in a little red shit box parked in our driveway
push the rear seats down flat so I have room to move
play my guitar as loud as I fucking want hope it doesn't disturb you
I'll scream until my hearts content hear the neighbours talking the next day
about the man in the little red shit box parked in our drive way
about the man in the little red shit box parked in our drive way
about the loud inconsiderate mother fucker making way too much
noise at this untimely hour singing slightly depressing self loathing
shitty songs
in a little red shit box parked in our driveway
Please know that I'll always love you
and I would do this every day
if it keeps you happy, because it keeps me sane
in a little red shit box parked in our driveway
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Paracetamol tripping
03:39
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I think something is wrong with me
paracetamol is my ecstacy
I use it to relieve my migraine headache
getting back to my normal high from my low before x2
Should I be taking something stronger than an over the counter medicine
maybe it would help with my dance moves or my creativity
never done it before, never needed anything more
than an alcoholic beverage to relieve my anxiety
I think something is wrong with me
paracetamol is my ecstacy
I use it to relieve my migraine headache
getting back to my normal high from my low before x2
I don't like needles and I'm an asthmatic so my doctor says I shouldn't smoke
I don't like taking tablets or pills coz I'm worried that I might choke
maybe I should just learn to fucking dance, get advice from the books I read
I think I'll stick to my alcoholic beverage to relieve my anxiety
I think something is wrong with me
paracetamol is my ecstacy
I use it to relieve my migraine headache
getting back to my normal high from my low before x2
I'm not a joker, a smoker, a midnight toker x 4
I think something is wrong with me
paracetamol is my ecstacy
I use it to relieve my migraine headache
getting back to my normal high from my low before x2
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I think I need to talk
02:13
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Silence
I sit here in silence
I sit here in silence and I think about myself
and wonder how the fuck it is that I got here in the first place
Maybe
I'm thinking that maybe
I'm thinking that maybe if I think too hard
Maybe if I think too hard I'm gonna pass out
and my presence in the present is the best fucking present
with every single clap his bank balance increases
he's the man I understand is fucking hammering his plan
to make something out of our insecurity
and I'll never get better if I talk about the weather
avoiding everything coz it seems too hard
just killing time telling all of those lies
avoiding everything coz its all too hard
avoiding everything coz its all too hard
Honey
I know you think that its funny
but I never did and always wanted to
do everything right by you
One day
I said one day
one day I'm gonna drop a bomb of truth
drop a bomb of truth that will blow you all away
I'll build up the courage to say what I need to say
not saving it up for a rainy day
so I can look you in the eye this is my plan
hope you understand
that I'll never get better if I talk about the weather
avoiding everything coz it all too hard
just killing time telling all of those lies
avoiding everything coz its all too hard x2
avoiding everything coz its all too hard
so I'll look you in the eye
look you in the eye
oh shit its not going to plan, I'm day dreaming again
oh well
I'll just crawl into a hole
crawl into a hole and fucking die.
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South side story
03:41
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Sing us a song they said so I did
but of course as always they weren't happy with it
so I'll get more requests and have to check my list
to see If I can play something that will not be dismissed
I don't think you realise how disheartening it is
to fucking sing your heart out and all you get is shit
from people who aren't happy, they just want to get drunk
and listen to a jukebox
hey you do I look like a machine
who the fuck is Leif Garret and what do you mean
when you say sing more pub rock I thought that Khe Sahn
was as pub as it got.
Might have to try again X4
I've been patient with you people
I've even offered to play
some of the fucking awful tunes that were popular in your day
I know you don't care you just want to dance and sing along
it doesn't matter if I get all of the words wrong
as long as I keep up the funky funky beats
you'll be dancing along in your drunken seats
even when you're too drunk to stand that won't stop the cheek
or the smart arse comments you've been thinking of all week
or the overly flirtatious remarks from the lady whose old enough to be my mum
Don't want to start again x 4
At least I'm getting paid for this fucking long night
but have I sold my heart and my soul for a price
I've had to leave the people I love most
my kids and my wife
at home alone again tonight
for $150 and a free beer
that I can't even drink coz I have to drive and get the fuck out of here
soon as I head north again I start to feel better
until the guilt sinks in, I should've known better
to stay true to how I feel and not leave my loves behind
on another fucking long drive to the south side
yeah on another fucking long drive south side
on another fucking long drive to the south side
I'll try again
Might have to try again
I don't want to start again.
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How they must feel
02:03
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I'm living in denial all the time
people that I love are telling lies
I think I need to know the reason why now baby
He thinks that I don't know but I can tell
you'll never say that I don't know him well
its just a truth that he must try to sell now baby
its not about me so much, its more about him
I can forgive if he'll just let me in
please don't shut me off it can't be better that way
what the fuck is it that you need me to say x2
Trust isn't just important its a must
and every single time you break my trust
you leave me reeling cleaning up the dust now baby
now I think I've finally worked it out somehow
feels so good to finally hear the sound
understanding the shit that just went down now baby
its not about me so much, its more about him
I can forgive if he'll just let me in x2
please don't shut me off it can't be better that way
what the fuck is it that you need me to say x2
what the fuck is it that you need me to say
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Cornflakes and honey
02:04
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Cornflakes and honey are the best when you
fucking forget that you
should be eating something better the best when you
should be treating people better the best for you
regardless of the weather
Cornflakes and honey make the world go round
at least my world turns round
when I have another mouthful
wipe away my frown turn it upside down
wipe away
wipe away
wipe away
wipe away yeah x 2 (all of it again just screaming it)
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I've got
Friends I never see
yeah good friends I never see
because I'm weird and I don't want to leave my house
I've got family who love me
yeah I've got family who love me
I've got things I need to say but don't really want to talk about
You say its fine, yeah don't be silly
but I feel sometimes I am missing something
its not right, but thats just me
I'm thinking I should get my shit together, I should get my shit together
I'll project on celebrities
think it would be fun if they hung out with me
instead of giving time to friends that I have many times depended on
and three,
want four but now three
I need to be the person that you need
shit together and complete
You say its fine, yeah don't be silly
but I feel sometimes I am missing something
its not right, but thats just me
I'm thinking I should get my shit together, I should get my shit together
You say don't cry, yeah don't be silly
but I feel sometimes I am missing something
its not right, but thats just me
I'm thinking I should get my shit together, just in time for warmer weather
yes I'll get my shit together
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I wrote to Jeff Rosenstock and he replied
what a glorious fucking day
poured my heart out into a Facebook message
not a letter but its pretty much the same
Hey man thanks so much for the diagnosis
and the life long lesson
you know it means a whole fucking lot
to understand the shit that is messing
with my head and my thought process
thank fuck I didn't have to see a therapist
you know I hate uncomfortable couches
and talking about my failed childhood dreams
and I could tell everyone else to go and fuck themselves
but thanks to Jeff I'll just change the messages
that I send my self
Hey man you're not a disappointment x 3
you know that we don't give a fuck anyway
she says you don't meet her requirements x 3
thats cool coz we don't give a fuck anyway
The people that I truly love tell me these things all the fucking time
tell me not to worry so much and that everything will be fine
but in my typical fashion it always takes an external view
to change my internal outlook and change the techniques that I use
in my head and my thought process
thank fuck I didn't have to see a therapist
you know I hate uncomfortable couches
and talking about my failed childhood dreams
and I could tell everyone else to go and fuck themselves
but thanks to Jeff I'll just change the messages
that I send my self
Hey man you're not a disappointment x 3
you know that we don't give a fuck anyway
she says you don't meet her requirements x 3
thats cool coz we don't give a fuck anyway
Hey man we understand that none of this shit was part of your plan and we don't give a fuck what they say we will love you anyway
I said hey man we understand that none of this shit was part of your plan and we don't give a fuck what they say we will love you anyway
Hey man you're not a disappointment x 3
you know that we don't give a fuck anyway
she says you don't meet her requirements x 3
thats cool coz we don't give a fuck anyway
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Mending fences
02:59
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Its hard to stop at just one episode
I'll binge watch so I don't have to think at all
no i don't want to think at all
I'll get absorbed in all of Schofields problems
even though I'm growing tired
I really want to close my eyes
coz I'm addicted to the drama
and you know I really wanna
feel detached from reality
Its so much better than overthinking
and I'm only watching anxiously
I'm too scared to take something stronger
that will really dull my senses
so I'll obsess over this episode and forget about mending fences x2
coz I'm so shit at mending fences
and I'm to scared to ask for help
yeah I'm so shit at mending fences
and I don't want to fucking talk to the neighbours
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Ben the Red Yass, Australia
a couple of years ago I watched Sister Act 2 and decided to give singing a go and I didn't sound too shit, so here I am
today.
I really love the idea of doing shit yourself so, I'm going to do my best to do it all without outsourcing.
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