Big Mike and the Cavendish - Survivor's Guilt

Survivor's Guilt

I’m sorry you’re gone for you, but not me

And here’s how I’ll explain myself

I’m okay with being here after you are dead and you’re gone

People say you’re great post-mortem, but they never said that while you were alive

I’ve got no survivor’s guilt

Should I pretend

I’ve got no survivor’s guilt

Should I pretend there’s no schadenfreude

No schadenfreude

I’m here, you’re gone

You weren’t that likeable

Reading the comments again and I’m floored with this nonsense

Everybody here knows you were a bastard

A bastard, a bastard, a bastard

You may disagree with me publicly, but I think you’re a fraud

Don’t speak ill of the dead

They cannot defend themselves

Kick rocks and take your guilt tripping somewhere else

Your survivor’s guilt

Survivor’s guilt

In My City

All the people making their way downtown

In my city, in my city

I wonder where they’re going

I wonder of their dreams

As I wander I ponder

I don’t know what it means

Snowflakes dance for me in the light on the other side

It won’t live beyond flight

Exhaust will melt it on its way down

A light show grand

As I take your hand

As we pass a man ready for June

Two souls living life right

In the city

I’ve taken for granted all of the sites in my city

In my city

From stacks billowing smoke’s plume

The water reflects the sight of the moon

With river-kissed banks

I’ve got to give thanks

You’d be hard-pressed to see me break ranks

I’m at my best

I’m never a guest

In my city

Snowflakes dance for me in the light on the other side

It won’t live beyond flight

Exhaust will melt it on its way down

A light show grand

As I take your hand

As we pass a man ready for June

Two souls living life right

In the city

Imbibe the culture

Invite its trials

Imbibe the culture

See the sights

Invite its trials

In my city

In my

Your Parents Are Scum

My friend's father has forced me to fight some other kid
My friend's father has forced me to fight some other kid (what a birthday)
We disagreed about something or other
The big man said let's take it to the yard
One, two, three hits I'm fine
Four, five, six, seven, it's alright
By the time we get to about ten
Man, I'm struggling
I'm hurting so bad, so bad

My friend's mom likes to rip off shopping malls
My friend's mom likes to rip off shopping malls
Change the price on this, gather up that
We'll make our move in the changing room
With these clothes under mine
Oh god, I hope that it's alright
Suspicious eyes are following me
And I'm smuggling

When I ran into you tonight, your youngest approached me
He asked me to thank you, but I was not biting
Like any other kid in the neighborhood, we did some bike riding
But the time spent with your parents was quite traumatizing

You love your parents
I can see
But to me
They're scum

Rapture Promoted by a Bot Farm

Thinking of me and a drive I was on
The road then was empty
Had the rapture begun

I've lost my mind
The news is scary
Everybody's gone
From inside, voices carry
And shake me right down to my soul

Searching for the courage to go
To a place I had been a million times or more

Side by side
Your air is scary
Who do you think you're breathing on?
How much space?
Exhales carry
Self check-out and then I'm right back at home

And I'm feeling creeped out
There's a death cult
And they've figured out how to make the rules

Taking a piece of advice of my own
Better safe than sorry
How can that be so wrong?

I blame my own imagination
And the lack there of
Why can't we all just be patient
And soon enough, all this stuff will be gone
What'd they say?
Go online
Get your marching orders

I emerged my neighbor's buried
They are certainly gone
They imagined they'd be carried
By some golden arms
They had chosen to join the rapture
Promoted by a bot farm

Been Hanging With Bad Guys

Been hanging with bad guys
Been shooting off gang signs
Been losing those good vibes
Since you met your friend

Fifteen years ago I sat down and said, "What's Up?"
You fell out on the floor
When your mom left the door
The softest, wettest little boy in the class

It's not your fault, now
You couldn't do any better
With no chips to redeem
I guess you have to choose

Been hanging with bad guys
Been shooting off gang signs
Been losing those good vibes
Since you met your friend
I have found a better friend
He's teaching me things
A pseudo man

Then one day, now
I thought I'd try to get to know you and your dreams

Then you carjacked Greg
Carjacked Greg
Carjacked Greg
Carjacked Greg

I remember
Could have gone either way
An angel on one shoulder
And that guy from Illinois saying

Prove, prove it to me
Prove, prove it to me
That you'll do it

Been hanging with bad guys
Been shooting off gang signs
Been losing those good vibes
Since you met your friend
We're not friends on Facebook anymore
It's better for me
It's better for you
Better for me
Better for you

Ends

Take one for the team
Live the American dream
Don't matter how you get there
Just grab the financial lead
Put morality on hold
Let the children bleed
Justified philosophy
Ends justify the means

If you want it
Baby he's got what you need

Push it on the corner
Spread it on the street
Forget the world
Making money's so sweet
Put value aside
See what greed breeds
Justified philosophy
Ends justify the means

If you want it
Baby he's got what you need

Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Cannot see what they have done
Look into their clouded eyes
This will come as no surprise
There's no soul there
There's no soul there
There's no soul there
No, not anymore

If you want it
Baby he's got what you need

Online Dater

You like kittens
Aww, me too
You're the biggest fan
Aww, me too
You like having fun
Aww, me too
We both think children are cute
What are the chances? (What are the chances of that?)
When I can say what I want (Say what I want)
One hundred percent (one hundred percent)
Since you don't know me
I think we should meet

See me now
Now, now, see me now
I'm coming out
Are you coming out
See, see me now
Now, see, see me now
See me now
Now, now see me now
I read somewhere that you
Miss all the shots you don't take

I've got a lot of sayings like that (Like what?)
Like rising tides lift all ships
And loose lips sink them
Now back to the shots
Lets drink them
To the corner yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah
We'll get to know each other better (mua-ha-ha-ha)
But you're quite hard to read
Why don't you come to papa (Ha-ha-ha-ha-ho-ho)

It's frustrating
Whether I'm time-banking or grooming
I have to find the key
To unlock the mystery
Who do you want me to be?
An icon from a movie?
Don't scoot away
Why are you moving?

What did you think this app was for?
To find love?
Well, it's where I collect souls
The time we share is me just farming
Plant the seeds and let them grow

I'll cut to the chase
And make it easy for you
Hope you say yes

Want me now
Now, now want me now
I have bought that right
Now you make it right
Want me now
Now, now want me now
Want me now
Now, now want me now
I heard somewhere that you
Can pay your debts with yourself

Do you receive me?
Do you believe me?
And this offer is always on the shelf

Whoa, whoa, whoa

Whoa, whoa

We Will Always Win

Turns out this moment right here right by this pool
Only hours after having left the school
No lie, this hasn't been an accident
Careful planning led to this event

Surprise, you're all I'm living for
In your eyes, I can see you wanting more
I'm right. I'm willing to bet
You feel the same
Now It's time to get
The hell out of here
The hell out of here

We will always win
We will always win

We've got this moment
Yes we make the rules
Suffering not a solitary doubting fool
We go together as a compliment
In the future, past, and the present

In the sky, I can feel us soaring more
Overhead, flying like a condor
The two of us, sitting on Tibet
Looking down at the world we have left
And yell how does it feel
And yell how does it feel

Cause we will always win

We will always
We will always
We will always

Fly past our mothers
Fly past our dads
By the time it's all over
We will have conquered every challenge

We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win
We will always win

So when I pass this note to you
Don't throw it away
I've got a plan for us
Soaring, flying
We will start today

Boredom's a Privilege

I used to hate you
Now I miss you
Now that you've gone away
Go outside and play
But the rain, but the rain, but the rain
I search for the Sunday paper
And pretend I've money to spend
Being stuck indoors
Traveling the world
In a headspace only unfurled
When having nothing to do
Try to watch some reruns
Broadcast of golf for an automatic lose
Fall back in my bean bag
Bored, cause nothing's new

Stack the cards
Make the house taller
How much damage can batteries do?
Pay no mind to the last caller
Nobody ever tries to contact you
Being stuck at home
Learning the world
From magazines the library deems are too old
Through the screens I smell the rain
And this ocean of cars
Their wave sounds remind me
Of a beach beyond our yard

Boredom's a privilege, son
Someday toil and work will be on
You'll have a list so long
You'll wonder where things went so wrong
Boredom's a privilege, son
Someday the worry strikes everyone
So accept the imagination gained

A strange feeling
I really am reeling
I really am feeling
The future's stolen thinking time

Are we dealing with our humanistic spirit dying?
When I'm not worried I'm always pacified
Remember those Sundays
Napping for fun
No intrusions of my space
Be it human or virtual

Boredom's a privilege, son

Are we kneeling
An ever lower ceiling falling
I have no problem calling this live gentrified

There's not enough
There's not enough
There's not enough
Time

Boredom's a privilege, son
Someday the worry strikes everyone
So, put away your phone
Find something you can call your own

Make the Flowers Grow

You’re highly educated

So leave your servers degraded

You work so hard

To be where you are

Blame it all on the lazy

Since it makes the flowers grow

Why don’t you lay slow?

You’ll make the flowers grow

And, at least, you can say

You left this world something

Your intellect is so amazing

But weren’t you involved in hazing

It’s tradition friend, but in the end your impact is horseshit

You work so hard

To be where you are

Blame it all on the lazy

Since it makes the flowers grow

Why don’t you lay slow?

You’ll make the flowers grow

And, at least, you can say

You left this world something

I love how you justify your earnings

You said you can’t be replaced

But you lost your job

I wish I could do what you do

And not feel a thing

I wish I could do what you do

I wish I was incapable of loathing myself

Since it makes the flowers grow

(I wish I was incapable of loathing myself)

Why don’t you lay slow?

(Wish I was, wish I was incapable)

You’ll make the flowers grow

(Of loathing myself)

And, at least, you can say

You left this world something

You’ll make the flowers grow

And, at least, you can say

That you left this world something

You’ll make the flowers grow

And, at least, you can say

That you left something to grow on

Meow Cat

Meow cat, meow cat , meow meow cat

Never wanted a pet

Not the least of which cats

I must admit that I was wrong about that

You see my girlfriend comes with two little feline ones

They make her happy, and that’s what matters to me

The occasional scratch

The insects and bugs that they catch

They’re good for a smile or a laugh

When watching TV

They like to sit on my feet

And like to snuggle to sleep

They like to welcome us home

They don’t care if we leave

And I’m alright with that

Go on, meow cat

Thank you for being a friend

You can’t go outside

You won’t come back again

This much is true

You’re a pal and a cool feline

Little kittens arrive

So fragile and clumsy

Yes, they’re so new to life

Been with us now quite a while

I’m happy I don’t have to teach them to drive

If you come over to the house

They’ll be quiet as a mouse

Hiding under the couch or recliner

I know it seems absurd

You’ll just have to take my word

Get yourself a cat and make sure it’s spayed or neutered

I’m sorry for that, little meow cat

Go on, meow cat

Meow, meow, meow, meow

Bring It Faster

It was three years tonight

Since I touched your face

I see you keep it smiling

I’d love to place

In your locket

The image we had made

The two of us together

I hope never fades

I want to carry you

So won’t you bring it faster

Tonight, Tonight

At least we gave it a chance

It was two years of mine

I’d pick a rose and place

Your daily aspiration

Before my taste

If you really want to

If you really, really want to

You can be my queen

And I your ace

I want to carry you

So won’t you bring it faster

Tonight, Tonight

At least we gave it a chance

I want to carry you

So won’t you bring it faster

Tonight, Tonight

At least we gave it a chance

The Fate of a Good Samaritan

Creepy guy, where did you go?

Cause I’ve got a feeling that you’re not far behind

Different day, the same road

But I’ve got the feeling like I’ve grown a tail, yeah

Behind the the headlights shine

You try to catch my eye

Being preoccupied with planning my escape

I don’t know you

Why are you so close?

Why don’t you go away?

Is the purpose of your drive just to drive me insane?

I can feel aggressive vibes

Yes, I know that you’re not playing

At my destination I have a grave choice to make

Operation unalive

I think those are the stakes

There’s fight, there’s flight, there’s freeze, there’s flee, there’s call police, evade, engage

Now that things are moving again

I have some time to find a way to say so long, farewell, good-bye, your mission failed, you lost, nice try

So long, farewell, good-bye

I always have a weapon when I drive

Let’s get this codified

We’ll go a route there’s no reason to attempt

And if you’re still behind

It’s go time

First I’m gonna take a right

Then I’m gonna take a left

Then I’ll double back one time

Head out to the interstate

Cruise south for a couple miles

Exit at the fishing lake

At this point, I hope you come

But it’d be a big mistake

Of yours and mine

Creepy guy, here we go

I’ve made my right and my left

And I’m turning around

Down the highway, extra slow

I can’t believe that you’re still following, yeah

Getting off at the exit sign

To a favorite spot of mine

The moonlight on the lake

The fireflies flamed and the crickets sang

At a gravel lot of mistakes

His headlights off

Mine still remained

The glow of my radio station

Yes, I’ve got the volume turned real low

I thought this bullet would bite you baby

Thought I wouldn’t, but you were wrong

Didn’t give him time to talk

Serenity of the lake

And this guys life were lost

As this bullet kissed his face

Might as well check his car

Might be something nice to take

Sitting on the dashboard

Oh my god, for fuck’s sake

This is my Visa card

All these cards, they have my name

He had traveled really far

Just to keep my wallet safe

I can’t wrap my head around

Why somebody’d drive so late

Just to try to track me down

A good Samaritan's fate

I mean, what was this guy thinking?

-Yeah, really

I could have been anybody

- Uh huh

I could have been, like, a paranoid, crazy person

-yep

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