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[Milton Had The Right Idea]
--Verse 1---
You may see me as naive, but bliss is best served ignorantly
We've thrown away our time, don't make us throw our dreams
I'm longing for this long shot, seems like the only one I got
To escape the cubicles and glass elevator out of service indefinitely
Won't work finger to bone to keep expensive yachts afloat
They own enough, they won't own me
Don't want daily routine with hours in front of computer screens
But out on the road I could be free
--Chorus--
Don't wanna work the 9 to 5
Don't wanna be another office drone
Prefer check to check to stay alive
Where I lay my hat will be my home
---Verse 2---
Top three percent could pay our rent, rest of us chickens without heads
How many summer houses could one need?
They've given up on giving wages worth a decent living
I hope they all drown in their greed
Don't care how much we're paid, just wanna clock in on the stage
Cooler conversations cannot compete
So take your color coded files, I'll still rock three piece suits in style
Oh out on the road I could be me
-chorus-
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2. |
Sixty-5
03:22
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[Sixty-Five]
----Verse 1 ----
In good company instead of in good health
Time is wasted but so am I
Don't care enough to care for myself
Living it up, not just waiting to die
So I'll fill up my lungs with smoke
And I will fill up my glass with wine
Who wants to wait till they've had a stroke
Or lie in a hospital out of their mind
Rotating hands adding up the minutes
Let ticking stop while I still have my pride
Call me crazy but I'm calling it quits
Who really want to live passed sixty five
-----Chorus ----
I want to die happy and young
Not old and forgotten instead
Worry about living your life more fun
We'll deal with regrets when we're dead
-------Verse 2-----
Don't want arthritis to get the best of me
Or have a machine keeping me alive
Don't want to get to the point where I can't see
Blind as hell still trying to drive
Don't want discounts when I go out to eat
Or carry an oxygen tank on my side
Don't want to be a burden on my family
Or be buried when I looked it was my time
Rotating hands adding up the minutes
Let ticking stop while I still have my pride
Call me crazy but I'm calling it quits
Who really want to live passed sixty five
---------- Chorus x2 ----------
I want to die happy and young
Not old and forgotten instead
Worry about living your life more fun
We'll deal with regrets when we're dead
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3. |
Pissing In The Wind
01:48
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[Pissing In The Wind]
-Verse-
In terms of pride, hung out to dry
A chance of rain, so I can’t wear those pants tonight
At speed of light, my life gone by
Right down the drain, no longer have the will to fight
The same routine, where went my week?
It’s five past eight and I’m already half asleep
Kick up my feet wake up in jeans
Start of another day, just eat, work, rinse, and then repeat
-Chorus-
Just try to sing in key and pretend I have realistic dreams
I’ll barely make ends meet, but I’ll be happy at least
This will eventually be nothing more than memory
Dust of these old cds and introduce myself to me
-Verse-
We’ve yet to try, just getting by
Wanna do so much more than cover “Here’s To Life”
Push social sites or pay the price
Talent means nothing if you don’t have facebook likes
Far from unique, cog in machine
The bridge we built for you now reeks of gasoline
You’re not elite, think before you speak
And make sure to save one of those middle fingers just for me
-Chorus-
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4. |
Everything’s OK
02:25
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[Everything's OK]
---Verse 1---
Believe me when I say that everything's ok
Not in the mood to take any more complaints
This is fading fast, it's never gonna last
If you keep messing up every single little task
You can just assume that there's no longer room
For all the idiots breathing in the fumes
It's time to listen now, your input's not allowed
Seems the truth only comes out of my mouth
---Chorus---
Bringing an end to the lies being spoon fed
You're becoming something I regret
Lie down because it seems you made your bed
Sick and tired of the he said she said
---Verse 2---
Ideals trapped in a cage, it's time to turn the page
Calm down man you need to start acting your age
Thrown under the bus, who can you trust
When honesty is the only thing not discussed
When you're no longer the one with the bigger guns
Back down, it's ok, we had a good run
Beggars don't get to choose, but in the end still lose
Receivers only give back abuse
--Chorus--
---Verse 3--
You think you know best, it only adds to the stress
It's hard to be a pawn in this game of chess
Minutes into the hour the numbers don't hold the power
Because the brave start ganging up on the cowards
Thoughts are something to fear when there is more than what you hear
The truth rarely ever gets to meet the ear
Believe me when I say I think we're not ok
But that changes nothing at the end of the day
--Chorus--
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5. |
Two For Too Long
03:18
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[Two For Too Long]
--Verse 1--
Well it looks like its been going downhill
So most of this comes as no surprise
Interaction nothing more than cheap thrills
I've forgotten how it feels and the look in your eyes
I've given up but I haven't left
Stuck in a situation already known
Just waiting for a fresh new breath
Cause I'd rather be with you than be alone
---Chorus---
I'm sorry that I let it get this far
One and one have been two for too long
This isn't what we had planned from the start
But I finally got around to writing you a song
---Verse 2---
No one had their hopes as high as ours
Nor did they have them shot down as quick
Back then fate was written in the stars
Looking back we might have been dyslexic
Got to know each other really well
Wanting nothing more than to be closer
Back then it was too hard to tell
That I wouldn't like the person that you were
--Chorus---
---Outro--
It's coming to an end now
And I'm not backing down
It's coming to an end now
And I'm not turning around
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Positivity
02:33
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[Positivity]
--Intro--
Let's talk about something positive,
Cause I'm sick of being so fucking negative.
And it's imperative,
That we get our dosage of blue sedatives.
I only make half of my bed,
And nobody has found me dead.
I have a roof over my head,
But for not much longer cause of the careless life that I have led.
Go (or) woo (or) whatever I feel like that day
--Verse 1--
I barely do the fucking dishes,
Cause I don't cook enough to make dishes.
There's much less bitchin in my ears,
And I'm not wishing that I wasn't here.
I hardly have to shop for groceries,
Cause I have no desire to eat.
Lack of nutrition's got me beat,
But I'm starting to look petite.
--Chorus 1--
And whether the sky is blue, or a shade of gray.
It does not adversely affect my day to day.
I still have the occasional urge to play in..
THE FREEWWWAYYYYYY!!!
Other than that, my life's pretty fucking great.
--Verse 2--
And my utilities are cheap,
Too scared to use electric, air, and heat.
Cause money's not obsolete,
And if I had some that'd be fucking sweet.
I'm kind of dumb, but I'm kind of wise,
Feel like I'm dead, but at least I'm still alive.
Of self fulfillment I'm deprived,
And to me self improvement is my demise.
--Chorus 2--
But whether the sky is blue, or a shade of gray.
I'm still the same old asshole in every way.
I wake up every morning screaming..
ONEEE MOREEE DAYYYY!!!
Sorry everyone, guess optimism isn't my forte.
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7. |
Ajimbo
02:40
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[Ajimbo]
-Verse-
If I just hit the snooze, I can prolong the truth
Can’t bare the bearers of bad news, I miss the ignorance of youth
Trade every holographic card just to go back to start
Before my hairline began receding and there was a god I still believed in
Back when the only thought of war was Bettleborg vs. Megazord
Growing sick of growing up too fast, I miss simplicity of past
-Bridge-
Never thought twice about disease
My biggest worries were skinned knees
But it didn’t require a doctor’s visit
Cause Mamma’s kisses could always fix it
-Chorus-
Woah-oh just to be a kid again
Don’t want the now I want the then
Close your eyes and count to ten
But I’ve forgotten how to play pretend
-Bridge-
What happened to my TV
No longer see shrines of silver monkeys
Never get to climb the aggrocrag
Or pick a giant nose to retrieve the flag
-Chorus-
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8. |
Heart To Heart
03:19
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[Heart to heart]
Verse 1
Turns out that we may be burnouts
Turn down the system surround sound
They'll shout the same words as my mouth
Be bound to stay stuck in this town
Still seems that we miss more than we've seen
New feet never frequent these old streets
As walls leaned I was trapped in between
Take a seat and steady the heartbeats
Chorus
But woah oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm leaving
Bouncing round these walls in my head
You know oh oh oh oh oh oh I'm dreaming
Wide awake I'll sleep when I'm dead
Verse
Place last as everyone else flies past
Know that we'll never make callbacks
Fades fast a dim light from one match
Must adapt or embrace the impact
Some say that there will be better days
At this rate not sure if its worth the wait
My brain surely will detonate
In its wake, bruised egos and heartache
Chorus x2
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9. |
Bad Tastes
02:14
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[Bad Tastes]
---Verse 1---
The mind is a terrible thing to awake
Make sure to look both ways before you speak
In vain you complain for all of our sakes
You can only find something as far as you seek
Parental control has become disguised
You can't stop something that you can't see
Viewer discretion is compromised
Optimists taking sips from glasses half empty
--Chorus---
Being stuck in a certain mind-state
Claustrophobic in a wide open space
Decisions push even further from fate
Guilty pleasures leaving bad tastes
---Verse 2---
Let down while up remains relative
Feel free to move about your daydreams
Embrace opportunities given up so you could live
Things are never quite the way that they seem
For every opposite equal distraction
Lose track of a familiar scene
Take time to add up the subtractions
Off balance no matter which side you lean
---Chorus--
--Verse 3--
Become positive it's all gone negative
Take a picture with a broken lense
Left with nothing when you've given all you got to give
If it's been done before then you know how it ends
Start from the beginning and you're two steps behind
Wrong direction on a one way street
Deaf unable to hear that love is blind
Someone else's shoes will never fit on your feet
--Chorus--
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10. |
10:53
03:14
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[ 10:53 ]
-Verse-
10:53, wood-tip wine clenched between my teeth
Stale summer nights like these have never smelled so sweet
Sit comfortably out on the cool concrete
The clouds collide, lights shine above the trees
Lost track of time, but feeling more than fine
As bolts explode and stretch across the sky
Only costs a dime for both of us to free our mind
But I know these are the nights that get me by
-Chorus-
Bolts intertwine with purple clouds
Take comfort in quick cracking sounds
Flashes fill eyes normally filled with doubt
10:53, JDP’s where I’ll be found
-Verse-
We parked so far just to see the stars
The light pollution round here kidnapped the dark
Hid from cop cars and talked of who we are
The time it ticks so slow Jim Dietrich Park
Not much to say, haven’t seen you in days
And by the end we’ll go our separate ways
The branches sway, it might sound so cliché
It just occurred and I’d like to press replay
-Chorus x2-
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11. |
The Marquee
03:49
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[ The Marque "Canada Song"]
-Verse-
Hanging around this same old town
It seems we're living underground
Dead music scene, it's hard to dream
You can't play shows unless you scream
My biggest fear is I'll die here
And I'll have wasted all my years
New life is found, I'm Northern bound
O Canada my ticket out
You tell me you're so sick of this
And I understand completely
Our home is full of hypocrites
This place can fucking eat me
Daily commutes through piles of shit
That I only wish was knee deep
Living here its hard not to quit
Berks Country breeds no names for the marque
-Chorus-
Real land of opportunity
For once we'll actually feel free
Red and white our hearts will bleed
As we salute the Maple Leaf
-Verse-
Just want to pack never look back
Trust me, I won’t retrace these tracks
It’ll be to cold, but I’m still sold
Those frozen paths are paved with gold
Take free healthcare and grizzly bears
Over this rancid mushroom air
I must escape these fifty states
O Canada open your gates
You tell me you're so sick of this
And I understand completely
Our home is full of hypocrites
This place can fucking eat me
Daily commutes through piles of shit
That I only wish was knee deep
Living here its hard not to quit
Berks Country breeds no names for the marque
-Chorus-
For once we will dine on poutine as we salute the Maple Leaf!
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The What Nows?! is a high energy, five person ska punk band based out of Reading, PA.
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