Star Raiders and Space Invaders

The Wonder Years - Woke Up Older.

… And as I turned to leave,
I caught myself in the mirror to see
I aged a year this week.

I left a note up on your bed
That said “Hey, thanks again
For everything you did.”

Hey Jess,
I woke up older carrying
Two years in the bags under my eyes.
Hey Jess,
I watched you wake up and get dressed.
You left the room.
Receded like my hairline.

Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Went Numb.

Ski mask? Check.
Sawed-off? Check.
Guilty conscious? Fear of death?
Check, check, check.
Everything went numb when he stumbled upon
What he thought was gonna be another means to the end.
Silence.
Sirens.
It all went down like his nightmare from the night before.
I don’t wanna hear,
I don’t wanna be near.
I do what I gotta do
Just to keep my nose clean.

The 88 - Sons and Daughters.

Lagwagon - May 16.

The Wonder Years - Don’t Let Me Cave In.

I tried to make a life in the Midwest,
But the rust belt keeps breaking promises.
I can’t seem to find out where my footing is,
So don’t let me cave in. 

You drove me all the way up here
‘Cause you could tell that I was a mess.
I wasn’t gonna make it to dinner.
I shouldn’t be calling again.
You drove me all the way up here
And asked if we could stay in bed,
‘Cause you got work early tomorrow,
And I got a plane to catch.
You drove me all the way back.

Streetlight Manifesto - A Better Place, A Better Time.

Annie’s tired of forgetting about today,
And always planning for tomorrow.
Tomorrow, and she said ”The saddest day I came across was
When I learned that life goes on without me,”
Without me, Annie said “If everyone has someone else,
Well, I ain’t got nobody’s love to save me,”
To save me, Annie said “I think I’ll pass away tonight,
‘Cause it seems I’ll never get it right. It’s just me.”
It’s just me, and I said:

And when you wake up,
Everything is gonna be fine.
I guarantee that you’ll wake in a better place,
And in a better time.
So you’re tired of living,
And you feel like you might give in?
Well, don’t,
It’s not your time.

And even if it was so, I wouldn’t let you go.
You can run, run, run, run, but I will follow close.
Someday you’ll say “that’s it, that’s all,”
But I’ll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall.
I know that you think that you’re on your own,
But just know that I’m here, and I’ll lead you home
If you let me.
She said “forget me,”
But I can’t.

Streetlight Manifesto - Riding the Fourth Wave.

Living Like Ghosts - Thick As Thieves.

Greater Than Giants - 11428.

Feel free to climb in through the window,
Because real friends don’t use the door.
What started off as just a summer home
Has become something so much more.

And now we’re less than a mile away from the end of the world,
And we’re singing:

Oh, what a time to be alive.
No, we don’t even have to try.
We’ve got the summer time in our sights.
Oh what a time, oh what a time to be alive.

Man Overboard - Dude, Are You Kidding Me?

Cold air has made me numb, and this town seems
So deceased without you, so I’ll write more songs about you. 

And I pretend that you’re in my car,
Tracing my thoughts, and making me whole.
The never-ending solo nights fade into let-down days,
And I’m back home, without you.

Born Without Bones - Say Hello.

The Good Skamaritans! - Everything’s Okay.

I’ve been dragging my lonely heels down lonely Wyndham street,
And there’s a lonely pile of leaves building under my lonely feet,
But it’s not fair to whine, because there’s good things on my mind.
It’s just that things get cluttered in the gutter, and they get much harder to find.

I know that all I can say, is that everything’s okay!

The Bouncing Souls - Manthem.

He’s my friend, he’s my alibi,
My accessory to the crime,
A bond that will never die,
‘Til the end of time.

Streetlight Manifesto - The Blonde Lead the Blind.

Did you lose faith?
Yes, I lost faith in the powers that be.
But in doing so, I  came across
The will to disagree,
And I gave up,
Yes I gave up, and then I gave in,
But I take responsibility
For every single sin.

Streetlight Manifesto - The Big Sleep.

Why do you cry when you know how the story ends?
How can you lie when you know that it hurts your friends?
We’ve all been there once, but you never left.
This is me coming back to get you out to say goodbye, to make amends.

I’m not leaving this place
Unless I’m leaving with you,
‘Cause you’re the only person with a half decent heart here,
And I know you will put it to use
‘Til it’s gone, gone, gone.
Gone, gone, gone.
Gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, yeah.

And as you close your eyes for the big sleep,
I hope you think of me, yeah.

And if you go, I’ll be gone,
And you’ll be left alone to live your life as you please,
But someday, you’ll agree that I was always meant for you.
You were always meant for me, and then will see
That you’re impossible.
You’re impossible.
You’re impossible.
You’re impossible.

Me and Mr. Dylan on the ride home,
We had a heart-to-heart about life.
But neither him or me could decide for ourselves
If we wanted to outlive that night.
Like two children on the playground of the unconfessed souls,
Abandoned by our mothers, and our lovers, and our foes.
If only we were brave enough to live the lives we stole.
What a wonderful world this could be!

And as you close your eyes for the big sleep,
I hope you think of me, yeah.

And if you go, I’ll be gone,
And you’ll be left alone to live your life as you please,
But someday, you’ll agree that I was always meant for you.
You were always meant for me, and then will see
That you’re impossible.
You’re impossible.
You’re impossible.
You’re impossible.

So, how many more examples ‘til we break?
So, how many sacrifices must we make?
‘Cause we’ve all been there once before,
And now it looks like we’ve returned once more,
So is this the beginning of the end? 

Last two soldiers on the battlefield,
Survivors of the war.
They aim at one another,
While their mothers beg the lord:
‘If you’re listening, I’m missing him,
So somehow, bring him home.
How did it come to this?’
So the soldiers lift their rifles,
And they’re aiming at the head.
They think of their first love
Before they take their final breath.
Somewhere in the distance,
They hear something someone said.
‘How did it come to this?!’

And as you close your eyes for the big sleep,
I hope you think of me, yeah.

And as you close your eyes for the big sleep,
I hope you think of me, yeah.