Can we make our own time? Can we take it to go?
This is all that we care for, and it's all we know
Every sound is the same, and the key doesn't change
You can always identify from a mile away
And if you're not familiar, go and hear all you want
Why put in effort, if your friends have not?
It's alright to play easy, but it's not like it's
Turning around, how does it even sound? I'm left out.
The little we try, because a little we know
It's not like we're helpless, but it's not for show
Caravan kerosene, should we carry receipts?
Selling all of these items, they're within our reach
If you get to a million, do we write it all down?
An electrical circus in a neighboring town
Then we empty the bleachers, and
It feels like they're turning around
How do they think that sounds? I'm left out
You can tell all your friends. You can go on the phone
You can help out the team near the end zone
If you follow the rules, it'll take a long time
Tie up the loose ends, help us read your mind
And if you're not familiar, go and hear all you want
Why put in effort, if your friends have not?
Do you want to be famous? It's not like it's
Turning around, how does it even sound
I'm sick, I'm turned around, I'm left out.
credits
from Leave it Go [EP],
released September 17, 2013
co-written with Vic Berger IV
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