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Introduction
01:37
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(this is the jumpiest riff ever written)
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Guns Up
02:06
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you say its your right to bear arms
but is it your right to kill
a law held so high
made in a two hundred year old bill
of rights - but that idea is wrong
guns have brought misery to those
they protect for too long
there are literally thousands of examples
of guns being used to bring harm to others
you blame the influence of violent games and heavy music
but your lack of gun control makes your country sick
it is now time to let go of decadent laws
open your eyes and see they have too many flaws
they say only a fool makes the same mistake twice
youve been making it for too long
dont pay the price
(this song was written after the December school shooting showed the world once again why having such relaxed gun control policies ends up in tragedy. although it is true that not everyone with a gun kills someone else, it is also true that until everyone is in the right state of mind to not want to kill someone, they should not be handed a tool that makes it so easy for these disasters to occur)
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Where Have You Been?
02:59
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its been a real long time since you walked away
ripped in two every bond that you had made
started a new life, stopped caring for us
you were gone and you destroyed our trust
in anything - for a while
i never saw my family smile
you left us and left so many questions
but now only one question remains-
where have you been
you missed all of us growing up
you missed all of the times it got tough
you missed us all become who we are
and although the journey was far
we made it the whole way without you
there are no improvements you could do
because every single one of us has surpassed you
youre the one who missed out
throughout my whole life - i hated you
a hate so strong that it blinded my view
not for the empty hole you left me with
but the pain you caused the others with all of this
im proud of who i am and who ive become
id like to understand why you did what youve done
but even knowing that wont change a thing
its been too long now - where have you been
im afraid to say i think nothing will change
i guess some wisdom doesnt come with age
i will die before you can answer me
and i hope regret clouds your mind for eternity!
(this song is about my dad leaving when i was younger. i just wanted to explain that when i look back on my life i'm not filled with regret or sadness that i never really had a dad. it was tough at the time and not everything is perfect now but overall it was him who missed out on having a relationship with the amazing family that i have. it was easy to forgive him for leaving me, but to see the hurt that it brought to my mum and my siblings i can't help but feel anger towards him. i don't hate him anymore, i've moved passed that, but i know that i will never find out why he left, there will never be proper closure)
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Slipped Away
02:32
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we used to be the best of friends,
years spent thinking it would never end,
you took a turn, broke an oath that i hold dear,
it never bothered me, my friendship was sincere,
i thought you felt the same, that nothing would really change - oh but i was wrong
you lost all of your passion, followed new trends and fashion - the end of a five year bond
and suddenly i lost myself,
change had trapped me in a living hell,
i felt so alone and so lost inside,
i couldnt move on, i couldnt leave you behind,
questioning if i should change myself too,
you made it clear that i could follow you,
could i do it? could i break away?
no
slipped away, because you tried to tell me what im not,
i know its up to me and even when im down to nothing
i will never stop
(about a year ago i started falling out with my two best friends of about five years. for all that time we pretty much did everything together. this falling out wasn't filled with any fighting or malicious intentions, just simply a divergence of personalities. they started making new friends and starting enjoying a different lifestyle. the option was always open for me to continue hanging out with them but it didn't make me happy. it took me a while to move on to where i am now and i don't regret making the choice that i did. nor do i regret those five years being friends with two awesome people)
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5. |
EHC MUTHAFUCKA
02:25
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you think that you're above your peers
just because you think you've lost count of the years
youve been going to shows and supporting the scene
nobody gives a fuck - you dont know what this means
to us
and then theres the other side
talking about their convictions and their pride
i look around and ask where are you?
you cant claim to care so much
when you wont pay your dues
to the ones putting all the effort in
the scene will grow without you
GET THAT SHIT OUT OF HERE
WE DONT NEED YOU
WE DONT WANT YOU NEAR
(there's not a lot i enjoy more than going to a local show and hanging out with my friends. its so cool to see new faces show up and new bands being formed who want to go and play these shows too. obviously there were local shows happening way before i had even heard of hardcore music but just because some people were around for them does not make them better than the people who go to the ones around now. there are also a lot of people who sit around listening to these local bands and claim that they're fans, but never bother to jump on a train or a bus and go and see them play. just because a band isn't big or haven't been around for long does not mean they don't care about their music and the scene. its going to grow with or without these pretentious pricks)
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