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Stay Awake For Me

by Tom Aylott

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Death Spiral 04:16
First they came for the communists and I did not speak out Cause I was playing Rocket League and letting other ids dictate my life, Then they came for the anarchists and I did not speak out, Because who the fuck has time to raise a flag between selfies and self-doubt, Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do, what did we do except argue? Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do? Even though the hatred's taken over (yeah yeah yeah) Doesn't mean we'll be like this forever (hell no) But we're running out of reasons to believe it's not inevitable, That we bought a one way ticket to the fast lane of a death spiral Then they came for the socialists and I didn't speak out, Cause I lapsed my membership to a personality cult I didn't care about, Then they came for the marxists and I didn't speak out, Cause I was drinking myself dumb again and throwing in the towel, Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do, what did we do except argue? Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do? Even though the hatred's taken over (yeah yeah yeah) Doesn't mean we'll be like this forever (hell no) But we're running out of reasons to believe it's not inevitable, That we bought a one way ticket to the fast lane of a death spiral Next they came for our ideas, and stifled our conversations, By presenting fact as fiction til we didn't know what was real, And we danced to their tune, let em pit us against each other, Sisters vs mothers, put that discourse undercover, Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do, what did we do except argue? Then they came for me, Then they came for you, What did we do? Even though the hatred's taken over (yeah yeah yeah) Doesn't mean we'll be like this forever (hell no) But we're running out of reasons to believe it's not inevitable, That we bought a one way ticket to the fast lane of a death spiral
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You got this, you bastard, You liar, you fraud, You know that, you're waiting, For someone to call, Yeah, you know you're a little bit older, A little bit wiser , a little bit different from when you had it all , But in the end, you're a friend, And what is love if not a reason to call? Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes your heart bursts out of your chest Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes your best ain't good enough Lost faith in your feelings, Sick of the scheming, But don't worry darling, We love you the same, Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes, you just gotta quit You doubt this, you coward, You princess, you bore, You know that, you're broken, And no-one will call, Yeah, you know that you're a little bit wired, A little bit tired, a little bit crushed cos you don't get what you give, But in the end, you're a friend, And what is pain if not a reason to live? Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes the glass isn't nearly half full Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes you're just reproachable, Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes you're off of the wall Sometimes, sometimes, sometimes you're out of your skull
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You took a chance and left your bags at the door, But it wasn't for love yeah it wasn't for love, You held her hand and picked your trust from the floor, But it wasn't half tough, yeah it wasn't half tough, But when your future's on fire cause you ignore alarms, You gotta pick through the embers and reignite the flames You're not out of love, You're just struggling a little bit, And you just the hear the thumping, Of that heart still beating away, You're not out of trust, You're not out of lust, You're just struggling a little bit, And you know that it's over, But you can't stop heading her way, You saw it through and left your doubts at the door, But you weren't prepared yeah you weren't prepared You held your breath and let the questions wash over, But you weren't scared yeah you weren't scared But when your future's on fire cause you ignore alarms, You gotta pick through the embers and reignite the flames You're not out of love, You're just struggling a little bit, And you just the hear the thumping, Of that heart still beating away, You're not out of trust, You're not out of lust, You're just struggling a little bit, And you know that it's over, But you can't stop heading her way
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All those souls, they got the same disease, They see nothing past their circles, No forests through their trees, And they all walk with such a cocky certainty, The lines they are a'changing, But the victories are defeats, When you just can't see the point of breaking bread, With the kind of lonely heart that fills your head, With ways to play the game and break your promises, As long as you're on top and the competition's dead, If I could count the times I felt ashamed to be, Associated with the sewage running through this scene, Then I'd probably be at one million seven hundred and three,  The lines they are a'changing, But the victories are defeats, Is it really that tough to find some decency, Or add a little passion to your personality, Or find some space to fit in empathy, Walk on, walk on
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I've spent too long feeling like a pariah, I've spent far too long doubting my memories, When it comes down to it, I've got no desire, To see you living in a house I built for me, I've spent too long counting my blessings, I've spent far too long wasting my currency, When it comes down to it, I'm sick of stress and, Failing feelings taking my life away from me, I will wait, I will wait, in the eye of the storm Stay awake, stay awake, stay awake for me I've spent too long feeling like a pariah, I've spent far too long doubting my memories, When it comes down to it, I've got no desire, To see you living in a house I built for me

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released June 23, 2017

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