1. Turn The Music Up

         I'm gonna be late again. And just  keep adding to my streak.

         Pretty sure it’s at seven months, 'cause it's every day of every week.

            What does that say about happiness? What does that say about me?

         Maybe I was brave back then, but maybe I was chasing someone else’s dream.

         Cause I'd rather just drive around...turn the music up and sing along.

         My mind feels like it’s shutting down. I don’t know any words to any songs.

             I’m gonna be late again. I just ran out of cares to give.

          I’m sick of feeling overwhelmed, like it’s too much hassle just to live.

             What does that say about ethics? Where did my morals go?

          And what if I forget to turn and blast the stereo?

             Yeah I’d rather just drive around...Turn the music up and scream along.

          My life feels like it’s winding down. I wonder who will miss me when I’m gone.

2. Soul Crushing Meetings

 I'm surrounded by these people who say the same thing every day.

No one can form an original thought. They just communicate in clichés.

 I spent the whole day in my bed. Looking for new jobs on the web.

Can't let them get inside my head, when I could mess with them instead.

Yeah I'll just mess with them instead.

They hang up signs with their re-hashed slogans, and just keep spewing the same advice.

And if another person repeats it, I'll lose what's left of my burnt out mind.

I spent the whole day in my bed. Looking for new jobs on the web.

Can't let them get inside my head, when I could mess with them instead.

Yeah I'll just mess with them instead.

3. Unicorns And Lollipops

Are you making sure to check up on your friends?

Are you telling them the truth when you get stressed?

Are you writing in your journal every day?

Are you saying what we’ve all been trained to say?

 Are you okay?

Are you getting eight full hours in your bed?

Or just trying to find a way to clear your head?

Do you fall asleep or only close your eyes?

Are you waking up with cold sweats half the time? 

Are you alright?

Here comes that feeling...

Where every day's just like every day that came before.

I hate to say it...

But I’m not sure I can fake it anymore.

Are you crying as you make the drive back home?

Are you screaming when you’re in the car alone?

Are you angrier than you have ever been?

Are you noticing your patience wearing thin?

 You just can’t win.

Feels like two or three years on the spin.

Someone’s stuffed my voodoo doll with pins.

Maybe I’m just paying for my sins.

Maybe I should get some thicker skin.

 And it’ll be unicorns and lollipops once again

4. Mixed Greens And Vitamin Water

I'm trying to be a good person.  I'm trying to do what is right.

I'm trying to put in more effort. I'm trying to focus my mind.

I'm trying to make each day better. I'm trying to sleep through the night.

I'm trying to stick to this list. I'm trying to live my best life.

I'm gonna shave every day and brush my teeth,

and trim my nails and stop eating meat,

and I'm not gonna drink and I'm not gonna smoke,

and I'll buy less horror movies so I'm not always broke,

and I'm not gonna fart in the car anymore.

and I won't flick my boogers all over the floor.

I am throwing out all of my gray and white shirts.

I will only wear black so you know my life hurts.

It's just like I said at the start of this tune.

I know that I need to improve.

I'm trying to be a good person.  I'm trying to do what is right.

I'm trying to put in more effort. I'm trying to focus my mind.

I'm trying to make each day better. I'm trying to sleep through the night.

I'm trying to stick to this list. I'm trying to live my best life.

But I'm not sure I'll get all this stuff done today.

I am really quite busy. Got a lot on my plate.

I gotta sit on this toilet and stare at this screen.

Then lie down in bed when my legs fall asleep.

But I'll stand up and start with one thing I've written down,

and I'll work really hard on that one thing for now.

I am feeling so good. I am feeling so strong.

Like nothing could possibly ever go wrong. Yeah.

So if that first thing is tricky I can move down line.

Find something that's easy. Won't take up much time.

If the next thing is too hard. It can wait for one day.

I'll let myself down as I keep taking breaks.

And I'll probably feel angry if a year passes by.

But if I can be honest, I won't be surprised.

I have bad ideas. Like everyone else.

I should really just give up on improving myself.

'Cause I wrote this whole song on the plane ride home from Fest.

And I swear I really tried, but it looks like I have failed this test.

I'll never be a good person.

5. Late Nights

I get embarrassed every day.  I say something I shouldn't say.

I feel the blood rush to my face. I think I need a better brain.

I wish I could somehow disappear. I wish I was anywhere but here.

I get embarrassed every day. It’s not just when I’m awake.

In my dreams I feel the shame of all my past mistakes.

 I wish I could somehow disappear. I wish I was anywhere but here.  

I get embarrassed every day. It’s a regular source of pain.

Cause the memory never goes away. I'll take it with me to the grave.

 I wish I could somehow disappear. I wish I was anywhere but here.

I wish I was anywhere but here right now.

I wish I was anywhere but here.

6. Green Light, Walk Sign

Well I guess it’s time to go. If we wanna. We don’t have to. But we can.

 I will leave it up to you. For the weekend. And all the others. After that.

We rode our bikes to Surdyk’s with our backpacks and our shades.

An almost perfect ending to an almost perfect day.

The plan was pretty simple. We would pick out 7 beers and find a picnic table and make them disappear. 

The rent a cop was tailing us, convinced that we were thieves. He watched us pay for everything and then he watched us leave.

The hills were never ending, but we didn’t work that hard.I knew that in ten minutes, we’d be standing in our yard.

Pretty soon the edibles, were messing with my head.They made me stop and wonderif I’d ever catch my breath.

 I know we crossed the river before the moon came up and passed by several churches, and a couple Irish pubs.

 It seemed like we’d been standing there for over half the night,using all our patience on a stubborn traffic light.

 And then it finally dawned on me, how foolish we had been. And as I stood there laughing, the signal changed again.

 So I guess it’s time to go. If we wanna.We don’t have to. But we can.

I always leave it up to you. On the weekdays. Any time we’re making plans.

I think we missed our chance to go. (I am so tired.)

Too distracted. (And I’m still blind.)

Slow reactions. (Call a taxi.)

No surprise.

It was probably up to you. (Call me crazy.)

In my memory. (Call me lazy.)

But it’s shaky. (From the backseat.)

Half the time.

Every heartache. (Hey stop light)

All your headaches. (You shine bright)

All the harsh words. (Hey walk sign)

All the pain. (Hey good night)

Never thankful. (Hey stop light)

Never thoughtful. (You shine bright)

Makes me wonder.  (Hey walk sign)

Why you stay.

1. Mixed Greens And Vitamin Water

I'm trying to be a good person.  I'm trying to do what is right.

I'm trying to put in more effort. I'm trying to focus my mind.

I'm trying to make each day better. I'm trying to sleep through the night.

I'm trying to stick to this list. I'm trying to live my best life.

I'm gonna shave every day and brush my teeth,

and trim my nails and stop eating meat,

and I'm not gonna drink and I'm not gonna smoke,

and I'll buy less horror movies so I'm not always broke,

and I'm not gonna fart in the car anymore.

and I won't flick my boogers all over the floor.

I am throwing out all of my gray and white shirts.

I will only wear black so you know my life hurts.

It's just like I said at the start of this tune.

I know that I need to improve.

I'm trying to be a good person.  I'm trying to do what is right.

I'm trying to put in more effort. I'm trying to focus my mind.

I'm trying to make each day better. I'm trying to sleep through the night.

I'm trying to stick to this list. I'm trying to live my best life.

But I'm not sure I'll get all this stuff done today.

I am really quite busy. Got a lot on my plate.

I gotta sit on this toilet and stare at this screen.

Then lie down in bed when my legs fall asleep.

But I'll stand up and start with one thing I've written down,

and I'll work really hard on that one thing for now.

I am feeling so good. I am feeling so strong.

Like nothing could possibly ever go wrong. Yeah.

So if that first thing is tricky I can move down line.

Find something that's easy. Won't take up much time.

If the next thing is too hard. It can wait for one day.

I'll let myself down as I keep taking breaks.

And I'll probably feel angry if a year passes by.

But if I can be honest, I won't be surprised.

I have bad ideas. Like everyone else.

I should really just give up on improving myself.

'Cause I wrote this whole song on the plane ride home from Fest.

And I swear I really tried, but it looks like I have failed this test.

I'll never be a good person.

2. Sleep For Dinner

                   Well I'm hungry and I'm sore. And I'm tired of being poor.

                    I worked the full time job and the part time job today.

                 I couldn't wait to get back home, just sit down and rest my bones,

                   Pick up my guitar and start to play.

              But it never takes me long to give up on writing songs,

                   And stumble to the kitchen for a bite.

               Where the cupboards are all bare, and the fridge holds only air,

                    So I guess I won't be eating much tonight. 

                  Yeah. Sometimes I like beer. And sometimes I like liquor.

                    But tonight, I'll be having sleep for dinner.

                   You say I'm looking thin. I guess I'll be getting thinner.

                     'Cause tonight I'm just having sleep for dinner.

                   I'll be dreaming about that pizza no one came to deliver.

                     So it's breakfast from a cup. And tomato soup for lunch,

                     And at sundown I might crack a tin of beans.

                       I wonder how I got so fat when I can't afford to snack.

                     And I'm working out a couple times a week. 

                    I stay busy all the time, just to occupy my mind.

                    So my thoughts don't wander too far from my head.

                    I hear whining from my pets like a bank collecting debts.

                   And my pillow's begging me to come to bed.

                     Yeah. Sometimes I like beer. And sometimes I like liquor.

                  But tonight, I'll be having sleep for dinner.

                      You say I'm looking thin. I guess I'll be getting thinner.

                 'Cause tonight I'm just having sleep for dinner.

                  I'll be dreaming about that pizza no one came to deliver.

                  One more night I'll be having sleep for dinner.

3. The World Is A Terrible Place Filled With Terrible People

So many mornings where I should have stayed in bed.

Woke up with the same old thoughts in my head.

I tried so hard to shake familiar feelings of dread.

But the world is a terrible place filled with terrible people.

You think my mind is closed to anything that’s new.

And I just think I'm older and I’m wiser than you.

I've learned a couple things that I'm pretty sure are true.

Like the world is a terrible place filled with terrible people.

Sometimes it's co-workers. Sometimes it's friends.

Sometimes it's strangers. Reminding me again.

That the world is a terrible place filled with terrible people.

I try to keep this message in the forefront of my mind.

And not to let my guard down when I think someone is kind.

I used to take some chances, but I got burnt every time.

Because the world is a terrible place filled with terrible people.

4. A Lot Of Words

I know a lot of words, and I keep learning more each day.

I know a lot of words, but I still don’t know what to say.

 No matter how hard I may try, my words don’t ever come out right.

I can’t convey the way I feel, can’t tell you what you mean to me.

Can’t ever tell you what you mean to me.

I wrote these simple words, and put them with a simple tune.

I hope these words will get stuck in your brain like super glue. 

‘Cause kid I love you to the moon. You’re the best thing I will ever do.

I only wish somehow you knew...I’ve never written words this true.

 And that’s the little song I wrote for you.

5. I Can't Believe I Cried In Front Of You

Six weeks in and it feels like I've been cursed.

Everyone is telling me it can't get any worse.

And it seems like such a stupid thing to say.

Because we all know life gets harder every day.

And I can’t believe I cried in front of you.

And you hugged me cause you didn't know what to do.

Yeah I can’t believe I made that stupid face.

And I found some comfort in your dumb embrace.

It’s a flat tire and a broken pair of specs.

And some bad news I can’t even tell my friends.

I got some glass in my foot from the tumbler that I broke.

I wanna call in sad and just stay here at home.

And I can’t believe I cried in front of you.

And you hugged me cause you didn't know what to do.

Yeah I can’t believe I made that stupid face.

And I found some comfort in your dumb embrace.