Four Year Strong - Bada Bing! Wit A Pipe!

Roll with the punches

Because you know that it’s inevitable
Soon to be unforgettable, yet, totally unpredictable
I’m either calling it quits or you’re calling me out
Its not who or what you know because you’re better with nothing at all.

Sing it back to me; this is your life story
You didn’t even know it you’re trying not to blow it
Because you’re kicking back a death wish and here I am just riding out the storm
Believe me when I say that I want to give up 
I want to give up but its bad enough to keep me hooked 
just to watch you curse my name and toss and turn

Turn around and cross the line you so casually walk between function and fashion
Are you dressed to kill or dressed to impress?
Don’t act like you can do better than this.

Let me see you put your hands upon the stereo
Its spitting out a ridiculous frequency
But turn it up turn it up
Break a sweat
Cause were just burning up and hitting up the scene that was ours to hit up
Take take me out because I’m ready for your best shot
Make make me out to be a bullet from the pulpit
Or anything that would make you believe
All that we’ve seen would be just another scene
That was our to hit up

Play it back for me, if you feel you’ve got to
Do you want to call it intuition
Cause after intermission we’ll be flashing the house lights
To let you know that we’re back in action
Simply for your satisfaction

Turn around and cross the line you so casually walk between function and fashion
Are you dressed to kill or dressed to impress?
Don’t act like you can do better than this

Turn around and cross the line you so casually walk between function and fashion
Are you dressed to kill or dressed to impress?
Don’t act like you can do better than this

Let me see you put your hands upon the stereo
Its spitting out a ridiculous frequency
But turn it up turn it up
Break a sweat
Cause were just burning up and hitting up the scene that was ours to hit up
Take take me out because I’m ready for your best shot
Make make me out to be a bullet from the pulpit
Or anything that would make you believe
All that we’ve seen would be just another scene
That was our to hit up

Roll with the punches
Because you know that it’s inevitable
Soon to be unforgettable, we’re either calling it quits or you’re calling me out
Its not who or what you know because you’re better with nothing at all.

Roll with the punches
(you’re better with nothing at all.)
Roll with the punches

Let me see you put your hands upon the stereo
Its spitting out a ridiculous frequency
But turn it up turn it up
Break a sweat
Cause were just burning up and hitting up the scene that was ours to hit up

Take take me out because I’m ready for your best shot
Make make me out to be a bullet from the pulpit
Or anything that would make you believe
All that we’ve seen would be just another scene
That was our to hit up

Paramore — Brick by Boring Brick

to honor their new video release today. Watch it here:  http://www.paramore.net/video/brick-by-boring-brick-4/

She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she’s left behind
It’s all about the exposure the lens I told her
The angles were all wrong now
She’s ripping wings off of butterflies
With her feet on the ground

And her head in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we’ll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba

So one day he found her crying
Coiled up on the dirty ground
Her prince finally came to save her
And the rest you can figure out
But it was a trick
And the clock struck 12
Well make sure to build your house brick by boring brick
or the wolves gonna blow it down
With her feet on the ground

And her head in the clouds
Well go get your shovel
And we’ll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle

Well you built up a world of magic
Because your real life is tragic
Yeah you built up a world of magic
If it’s not real
You can’t see it with your eyes
You can’t feel it with your heart
And I won’t believe it
Cause if it’s true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that’s where I want to be, yeah
Go get your shovel
We’ll dig a deep hole
To bury the castle, bury the castle
Ba da ba da ba…

The Audition — Los Angeles

She said, “I’m jealous of Los Angeles
She gets to keep you for a month or two
And I don’t know if I can handle this
The thought of being without you.”

I know it’s cold
But babe, maybe we can
Stay a little longer
Then warm up those toes
The last thing we need
Is to blow our cover
And I know it’s tough
To reconsider
What you thought was love
But I’m so proud of all the plans
You’re speaking of

Lay with me
Stay with me now, oh
‘Cause you are all I think about

She said, “I’m jealous of Los Angeles
She gets to keep you for a month or two
And I don’t know if I can handle this
The thought of being without you.”
She said, “I’m sorry for the way I’ve been
It’s so much harder
But I guess we’ll see
If I can prove myself wrong
Show you I can be stronger
Than we thought that I would be.”

I said, “Let’s go
And baby, maybe I can show you
What you need to know
And how to cope
The citizens can listen in
But they will never know
About this love
And just how stronger we can be
So what if they don’t like the plans
That we’ve been speaking of?”

I’ll crave your kiss
While you’re gone, oh
So much I’m missing that alone

She said, “I’m jealous of Los Angeles
She gets to keep you for a month or two
And I don’t know if I can handle this
The thought of being without you.”
She said, “I’m sorry for the way I’ve been
It’s so much harder
But I guess we’ll see
If I can prove myself wrong
Show you I can be stronger
Than we thought that I would be.”

And I can commit to change
(I said I’m sorry for the way I’ve been)
If you can promise to stay the same
(It’s so much harder than I thought it’d be)
And never let this fade
(I said I’m sorry for the way I’ve been)
Baby, just promise to stay the same
(It’s so much harder than I thought it’d be)

She said, “I’m jealous of Los Angeles
She gets to keep you for a month or two
And now I know that I can handle this
The thought of being without you.”
She said, “I’m sorry for the way I’ve been
It’s so much harder, but I guess we’ll see
If I can prove myself wrong
Show you I can be stronger
Than we thought that I would be.”

Dashboard Confessional — Belle of the Boulevard

Down in a local bar
Out on the Boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you from sinking
It’s a long way down, It’s a long way

Back like you never broke
You tell a dirty joke
He touches your leg
And thinks He’s getting close
For now you let him
Just this once
Just for now
And just like that
It’s over.

[Chorus]
Don’t turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don’t be afraid
But keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

In all your silver rings
In all your silken things
That song you softly sing
Is keeping you from breaking
It’s a long way down, it’s a long way

Back here you never lost
You shake the shivers off
You take a drink
To get your courage up
Can you believe it?
Just this once
Just for now
http://www.elyricsworld.com/belle_of_the_boulevard_lyrics_dashboard_confessional.html
And just like that
It’s over

[Chorus]
Don’t turn away
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Don’t be afraid
But keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

Please hold on, it’s alright
Please hold on, it’s alright
Please hold on

Down in a local bar
Out on the boulevard
The sound of an old guitar
Is saving you

[Chorus]
Don’t turn away
Dry your eyes, dry you eyes
Don’t be afraid
Keep it all inside, all inside
When you fall apart
Dry your eyes, dry your eyes
Life is always hard
For the Belle of the Boulevard

Switchfoot — The Sound (John M. Perkins Blues)

The Static comes in slow
You can feel it grow
Our stream of conscience flows
Under the streets below

Ooooh

Ooooh

The rivers made of sound
Still running underground
Runs like a silent flood
We run as thick as blood

Ooooh

Ooooh

Can you hear it rise
Up from the ground
Can’t drown it out
Can you hear it now

This is the sound of a heartbeat
This is the sound of the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation
We are the voice of breaking down

Can you hear me?
This is the sound of the desperation bound
By our own collision
We are the voice of breaking down

The static comes alive
Beneath the broken skies
John Perkins said it right
Love is the final fight

Let it rise above
Rise above
There is no song
Louder than love

This is the sound of a heartbeat
this is the sound of the discontented mouths
of a haunted nation
we are the voice of breaking down

Can you hear me?
This is the sound of the desperation bound
by our own collision
we are the voice of breaking down

Down

Down

Down

Can you hear it rise
Up from the ground
Can’t drown it out
Can you hear it now

This is the sound of a heartbeat
This is the sound of the discontented mouths
Of a haunted nation, we are the voice of breaking down

Can you hear me
This is the sound of the desperation bound
by our collision, we are the voice of breaking down

This is the sound
This is the sound

Butch Walker — You Belong With Me (Taylor Swift cover)

The lyrics are close to this, but he changes them so he is singing about a girl, not a boy:

You’re on the phone with your girlfriend, she’s upset
She’s going off about something that you said
‘Cause she doesn’t get your humor like I do

I’m in the room, it’s a typical Tuesday night
I’m listening to the kind of music she doesn’t like
And she’ll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She’s Cheer Captain and I’m on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you’re looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can’t you see?
You, you belong with me, you belong with me

Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can’t help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn’t this easy?

And you’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven’t seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you’re fine, I know you better than that
Hey, what ya doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She’s Cheer Captain and I’m on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you’re looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can’t you see?
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me

Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I’m the one who makes you laugh when you know you’re ‘bout to cry
And I know your favorite songs and you tell me ‘bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong, think I know it’s with me

Can’t you see that I’m the one who understands you?
Been here all along, so why can’t you see?
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time, how could you not know?
Baby, you belong with me, you belong with me

You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me?
You belong with me

Tegan and Sara — Hell

No, I’m not ready for a big, bad step in that direction
No, I’m not ready for downtown trash void collection
Four blocks, running high, don’t walk alone at night
Cityscapes, city change before they die
Four blocks, I should mention in a song if a wanna
Get along with change, who doesn’t wanna change this?

I know you feel it, too
These words get overused
When we get up and over it and over them
Up and over it and over them
I know you feel it, too
It all seems so untrue
When you get up and over it and over them
Uh oh, oh no
Uh oh, oh no

No, we’re not ready for fair distribution, just a terminal solution for…
No, we’re not ready for hell, hell no, for hell, hell no
Four days wide awake, why slide along and say
Girl’s afraid, girl will change, just move away
Four days that I mention in a song, move along
Get ahead, get a hand, and bring her with you

I know you feel it, too
These words get overused
When we get up and over it and over them
Up and over it and over them
I know you feel it, too
It all seems so untrue
When you get up and over it and over them
Uh oh, oh no
Uh oh, oh no

Four ways to remove all the bad that we do
From the heart and the soul of the city sad and cold
Four ways to collect what we say and what we save
To discard and discover a brand new way

I know you feel it, too
These words get overused
When we get up and over it and over them
Up and over it and over them
I know you feel it, too
It all seems so untrue
When you get up and over it and over them
Up and over it and over them

I know you feel it, too
These words get overused
When we get up and over it and over them
Up and over it and over them
I know you feel it, too
It all seems so untrue
When you get up and over it and over them
Uh oh, oh no
Uh oh, oh no
Uh oh, oh no
Uh oh, oh no

Tom Petty — Last Dance With Mary Jane

She grew up in a Indiana town, 
Had a good lookin’ mama who never was around. 
But she grew up tall and she grew up right
With them Indiana boys on an Indiana night. 

Well she moved down here at the age of eighteen, 
She blew the boys away; was more than they’d seen. 
I was introduced and we both started groovin’ 
She said, “I dig you, baby, but I got to keep movin’ - on. 
Keep movin’ on.” 

Chorus
Last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain. 
I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m tired of this town again. 

Well I don’t know but I’ve been told, you never slow down, 
you never grow old. 
I’m tired of screwin’ up, tired of goin’ down, 
Tired of myself, tired of this town, 
Oh my, my, oh hell yes - Honey put on that party dress. 
Buy me a drink, sing me a song, 
Take me as I come . cause I can’t stay long. 

(Repeat Chorus) 

There’s pigeons down on Market Square, 
She’s standing in her underwear. 
Lookin’ down from a hotel room, 
Nightfall will be coming soon. 
Oh my, my, oh hell yes, you got to put on that party dress. 
It was too cold to cry, when I woke up alone. 
I hit my last number, I walked to the road. 

(Repeat Chorus)

The Almost — Hands

With our hands up high we’re screamin
Whoa whoa oh .. whoa whoa oh

I’m not afraid
To make big mistakes
To fall flat on my face
I need to get this looked at
Need to get this looked at
I need some time to think
About what I’ve done
Oh, one last thing before I go

With our hands up high we’re sreaming
Whoa whoa oh .. whoa whoa oh
And with our feet
We stomp a cadence for you

It’s all free and that’s real
It’s all free, you said I need
To accept, I need forget I guess
I’m glad I got this looked at
Finally got this looked at
I’m so glad you came for me
Get this, get this right
Before we go

I am the one who needs you
I am the one who needs you
I am the one who needs you

So many good CDs came out today, so did the dear jack movie from Jack’s Mannequin’s Andrew McMahon. Here is a song from the Dear Jack EP that came out today.

Jack’s Mannequin — Dear Jack

Dear Jack
I’ll write you as a friend
Dear Friend
I write I fear the end is coming soon
To you it’s not so clear
It’s clear to me
It’s clear as glass
Dear Jack (x2)
Dear Hope
Attach it to the end of your rope
A rope that wove ambition in with sorrow
Distancing tommorow, tomorrows come and past
Dear Jack (x2)

You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I’ll use a lighter so you can see what isn’t there
We’ll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you’re bound
Bound to the ground

Dear Jack
Wherever you are hold tight
Wherever he is shine light right there
Be strong I dare
I know it’s hard but I will wait
I will wait, yeah

You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I’ll use a lighter so you can see what isnt there
We’ll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you’re bound
You’re bound to the ground

I, I had songs for you
I had all your music written out
The words came when I heard you screaming
I, I, I, I had plans for you
Until the plans fell through
Now there is no turning back my dear jack

You were the fighter
I was the kid against the world
I heard theres nothing gonna hold you down
I’ll use a lighter so you can see what isn’t there
We’ll swing at air
Swinging off eventually you’re bound
You’re bound to the ground
And oh, oh, oh 
We’re bound to the ground
bound to the ground 
We’re bound to the ground