"Pyramid Schemes"
(Written, produced, and performed by Craig Needles)

Neurosis fills my mind like buckets of rainwater
Rationality left behind, science redefined
Nothing I could say would give sight to the blind
It falls on deaf ears and the penalty’s declined
I feel admiration for those who came before me
Unlike them I feel a need for people to adore me
They ignore me, Everything inside comes out
Acid rain spit from my venomous mouth
I only wish that I could spark this reaction
I can’t get a single shred of satisfaction
Climb out from underneath your rock and feel the cool air
We’re pouring out emotions to be met with a blank stare
Who cares? it’s too rare to be there for brilliance
Who’s there when we share? No one. We need resilience.
Resilience for every million words written down
Every word spoken for those who left town
They say it takes years to gain traction
I’ll hit the gas til the wheels fall off and I’m crashing
And burning and learning to give up this yearning
For the turning of the tides, it’s all kinda concerning
 
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's my own mind that I'm against
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's our own minds that we're against
 
Act like who you are, you’ll be more content
Instead of someone praying for a life that you pretend
That you already have, from there a slow descent
Into the abyss of what you think will pay the rent
Then again, I can see why someone might wanna change
To something that’s been proven to increase a price range
These days, people are trying to find a way out
Trying to buy in to a plan that’ll pay out
In a world full of pyramid schemes
Visions of dollar bills dancin in dreams
It all seems better than facing reality
But that’s the only way to rise above in actuality
Money is the root of all everything
25 years old, no money trees growing
Some nights I can’t sleep from lack of productivity
Lack of movin forward seems to be my proclivity
Wishing for the world to end and let me off the hook
From all the opportunities that I mistook
For something that was not worth my time and effort
For something that I thought would always be there forever
But everything is fleeting, everything dies
Everybody’s dying, and everybody lies

In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's my own mind that I'm against
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's our own minds that we're against

Hold up, hold up, too much negativity
Time to step back and look at what my life has given me
Everything around me suggests happiness
But look into my eyes and see my brain’s a total mess
But you don’t really care about that, and why would you?
You don’t wanna hear about that, and why should you?
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's our own minds that we're against

In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's my own mind that I'm against
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's our own minds that we're against
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's my own mind that I'm against
In my mind it's always us against them
But they are really us and it's our own minds that we're against

"Pyramid Schemes"

"This Place Is Haunted"

I watch time exponentially pass
Every friend will eventually ask
What are you doing these days?
You’re the reason my brain doesn’t self-destruct
So you know that I’ve been feeling just as fucked
As you these days
 
I swear I’m not gonna feel like this anymore
Swear that I won’t complain about being bored
But I'm blinded by the sharp contrast between
These Saturday nights and the ones I've seen
I think too much about the nights in your dorm
And how I wish I knew more about the coming storm
But the years fall away and we still remain
And you all keep me from going insane

You all keep me from going insane
 
It's not safe for me to walk around my town
I always lose control and start heading down
The roads I take to get to you
Faster and faster as far as I can go
Too much distance and I already know
My legs will give out before I get to you

Giving up every time is taking its toll
That's the price paid for refusing to get old
Getting up and giving in and heading back to my house
I brush away the thoughts that I don't want to think about
The walk home seems darker and twice as far
The memories seem further than they really are
But the years fall away and we still remain
And you all keep me from going insane

Let’s promise to have nights like this forever
And ever and ever and ever

I think too much about the nights in your dorm
And how I wish I knew more about the coming storm
And I’m blinded by the sharp contrast between
These Saturday nights and the ones I’ve seen
The drive home seems darker and twice as far
The memories seem further than they really are
But as the years fall away, we still remain
And you all keep me from going... insane

Let's not carry too much conversation
About our plans for years to come
Let's promise to have nights like this forever
As reminders of where our will to live comes from
Let's not carry too much conversation
About the forecast for years to come
Let's carry a sense of what it means to each other
A reminder of where our will to live comes from