I’ve ignored all the signs
Of my depleted self-control
When the same problems persist
Like as skip in a record this is getting old

Devoid of purpose and goals
Due to misfired success
I toggle between “I’ll take over the world”
and “I couldn’t care less”

I lost the fight
Man, I’m struggling
I thought I turned a new leaf this time
But the tiger stripes on my sides
And tattooed and not going anywhere

You must be sick of the sight
Of me falling back into that ditch
When each promise transforms to a lie
No recovery, just an old familiar itch

The arbitrage between my actions and words
At a margin I’d prefer not to admit
Am I so set in my ways
I can’t change despite being aware of it

I lost the fight
Man, I’m struggling
I thought I turned a new leaf this time
But the tiger stripes on my sides
And tattooed and not going anywhere

I lost the fight
Man, I’m struggling
I thought I turned a new leaf this time
But the tiger stripes on my sides
And tattooed and not going anywhere

Juxtaposition
Of what I show and what’s real
The floor falls out under the weight
Of every transgression I conceal.

I lost the fight
Man, I’m struggling
I thought I turned a new leaf this time
But the tiger stripes on my sides
And tattooed and not going anywhere

A Tiger's Stripes

5 Green Queens And Jean

Lyrics:
What's your name
Who give's a shit
What's your cause 
Let me make a list
What's your pride? 
My family, and everyone else who's thicker than blood.

What's your sign?
Who gives a shit
What have you lost
Don't want to think of it
What's the time?
It's time to leave all my dead dreams
at my father's feet.

All hope may be lost for me
All the more reason to speak freely

So I'll load my lungs up like a shotgun
Blast my words at every fear and doubt
I want to drench my pain in distortion
and spit it out, spit out!

I've tried to deny this feeling that's burning deep inside
despite how I have tried, they've put up a fight and I'm back where I began

Taking a vow of silence never did me any good
It's no longer what I want to do, it's what I should
After all these year I can't just take a seat
I'll leave my dead dreams at my father's feet

All hope may be lost for me
All the more reason to speak freely

So I'll load my lungs up like a shotgun
Blast my words at every fear and doubt
I want to drench my pain in distortion
and spit it out, spit out!

So I'll load my lungs up like a shotgun
Blast these words at every fear and doubt
I want to drench my pain in distortion
and spit it out, spit out!

I'll send my old life away
I'll send it far from me
Because I can only make a change
When I'm ready to turn the page

Taking a vow of silence never did me any good
It's no longer what I want to do, it's what I should
After all these year I can't just take a seat
I just can't

 I'll load my lungs up like a shotgun
Blast a fistful of words at every fear and doubt
I want to drench my pain in distortion
and spit it out, spit out!

 I'll load my lungs up like a shotgun
Blast a fistful of words at every fear and doubt
I want to drench my pain in distortion
and spit it out, spit out!

Shotgun Lungs

Lyrics:
Late at night I feel the chill in bones
This weather's not like they have back at home
This is the longest time I've ever spend on the road
but it's all I know

It's amazing these walls are still standing
It's amazing that they're still here
They've seen so many wars, they've seen so many men turn from rich to poor

All we need to forget 
these hooded sweatshirts and pack of cigarettes
Swimming down these winding street
Just waiting for nowhere and somewhere meet

Remember when you were the train wreck
and I was the one who at it all sorted out
now switched role now I'm the who's a mess
I didn't want to grow old

It's amazing that we're still standing
Despite copious amount of beer
We've seen distant shore, and survived so many never ending tours

All we need to forget 
these hooded sweatshirts and pack of cigarettes
Swimming down these winding street
Just waiting for nowhere and somewhere meet

Nowhere And Somewhere

I know I made a mistake 
Hell what else is fucking new 
You know I haven't slept since I left this place 
Now I dial and dial over and over 
but I get the same voice recorder 

I'm a hopeless mess what else can I do 
I used to think it was a phase I was going through 
If I could reach you 

I'd tell you I was an idiot 
and I deserve to die alone 
If I had a chance I'd apologize a thousand times 
I'd tell you I was a piece of shit 
But I swear I have grown 
so please pick up the phone 

That sound of the line ringing 
Is like the bottom of the ninth 
On the edge of my seat 
like a sports fan with a jersey on 
But it's a swing and miss again 
It seems I always come in last 
All I'm asking for is another chance

Joey Briggs

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