lazy

Fool

brown eyes*

No Matter What

one more dance

heartbreaker

BIRD BRAIN

bird brain

hesitation

A quick cowpunk burner about life in a “Troubled Teen Camp” in the Ozarks. Long hikes, bad food, forced scripture, and no girls — just misery dressed up as salvation. Our narrator learns to play along, nodding his head until he gets out. One year later, he turns 18 and never speaks to his parents again. A fast, raw story-song about faith, control, and rebellion.

LYRICS
(C)2025 Ggreg Snyder

[Verse 1]
They shipped me off to the Ozark hills,
Said I needed Jesus more than thrills.
Made me hike ten miles with a broken boot,
Read me scripture ‘til my brain turned mute.
Said my urges were sinful, fire and brim,
This place is looking incredibly grim.

[Chorus]
Troubled Teen Camp, three months long,
No girls, no fun, just a Bible song.
Troubled Teen Camp, can’t you see?
It damn near broke the best of me.

[Verse 2]
The food was cold, beans out of a can,
Said it’d make me into a better man.
Hike all day ‘til your feet turn red,
Sleep on the ground with rocks for a bed.
Some of the guys, man, I swear they cried,
Looked in their eyes — their hearts had died.

[Chorus]
Troubled Teen Camp, three months long,
No girls, no fun, just a Bible song.
Troubled Teen Camp, misery,
You don’t get saved, you just learn to agree.

[Bridge]
I ain’t religious, but I learned the trick,
Nod my head, say “Amen” quick.
Play along ‘til the gates swing wide,
Countin’ down the days ‘til I get outside.

[Verse 3]
I got out, turned eighteen,
Never looked back on what I’d seen.
Parents wrote, but I never replied,
Some bridges burn and they stay fried.
Ozark hills still haunt my dreams,
Of scripture screams and broken teens.

[Final Chorus]
Troubled Teen Camp, three months long,
No love, no hope, just a Bible song.
Troubled Teen Camp, can’t you see?
That place ain’t ever gettin’ me.

[Outro Shout]
Troubled Teen Camp! Troubled Teen Camp!
Run like hell — don’t look back!

Troubled Teen Camp

I love the way you think you know me like the back of your hand
Tell your friends how much of a bad person you think I am
Oh baby, come on was it worth all this attention from my setlist
Cause now I wanna break you, shake you
Safe to say I never loved you
Your perfume won't leave me shaking on the floor
Not anymore, I beg for more

Oh darling, is that you calling my name?
I don't wanna hear all the shitty lies you have to say
Threw my body down your stairs and ruined my face
All of the pain, I fucked up my mind to make you stay

You can say just what you want, but I'll be laughing
Cause now I am the last nail in your coffin
I bet you never saw this coming, rest in piece to your reputation
Tell me how is it to feel dead, sleepless
Baby I'm doing what you did
And just as I am standing by your grave, I'll say my last goodbye and good riddance

Don't call my name
Don't call my name
Don't call my name
Don't call my name

Oh darling, is that you calling my name?
I don't wanna hear all the shitty lies you have to say
Threw my body down your stairs and ruined my face
All of the pain, I fucked up my mind to make you stay

18 Summers

Don't Call My Name

bird brain

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