Career Suicide
Attempted Suicide LP
2006
lyrics:
1) P L A Y T H E P A R T
CUT ME DOWN TO USEFUL SIZE
MAKE ME FIT TO MATCH THE GUISE
YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE IS ALL THAT'S AT STAKE
YOU LAY THE CHIPS AND YOU HOLD THE RAKE
I'M GETTING SICK OF ALWAYS PLAYING THE PART
EXPLOIT EVERY DESPERATION
JUSTIFY EVERY OBLIGATION
YOU SET IT UP FROM THE START
PREDICTABLY WE FOLLOW THE CHART
I'M GETTING SICK OF ALWAYS PLAYING THE PART
FAKE A SMILE FEIGN SUPPORT
ALL IS FAIR THAT PLAYS WITHIN YOUR COURT
SUBJECT TO YOUR INSPECTION
WE CAN FOLLOW IN SUITE ACCORDING TO YOUR DIRECTION
I'M GETTING SICK OF ALWAYS PLAYING THE PART
DESIGNED FOR YOUR PROTECTION
EVIDENT MANIFEST CONNECTIONS
DRESSED UP MISCONSTRUED
EDGES ARE BLURRED BUT THEY ARE SHOWING THROUGH
CUT ME DOWN TO USEFUL SIZE
MAKE ME FIT TO MATCH THE GUISE
YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE IS ALL THAT'S AT STAKE
YOU LAY THE CHIPS AND YOU HOLD THE RAKE
I'M GETTING SICK OF ALWAYS PLAYING THE PART
2) S A V I N G F A C E
THINGS DIDN"T GO YOUR WAY
YOU TURNED IT INTO A BIG DISPLAY
SEEKING YOUR OWN BENEFIT
SURPRISED NO ONE GAVE A SHIT
TOE ME ALONG
RIGHTING THE WRONG
THAT YOU'VE SET TO ERASE
YOU'RE JUST SAVING FACE
REORDER AND REARRANGE
NEED TO BROADEN THE RANGE
ASSIGNING "ALLY" OR "ENEMY“
A CONFUSED REMEDY
TOE ME ALONG
RIGHTING THE WRONG
THAT YOU'VE SET TO ERASE
YOU'RE JUST SAVING FACE
THINGS DIDN'T GO YOUR WAY
YOU TURNED IT INTO A BIG DISPLAY
SEEKING YOUR OWN BENEFIT
SURPRISED NO ONE GAVE A SHIT
TOE ME ALONG
RIGHTING THE WRONG
THAT YOU'VE SET TO ERASE
YOU'RE JUST SAVING FACE
JUST SAVING FACE
3) R E A L I T I E S
BRING TO LIGHT BRING TO LIGHT
CLAMOR THROUGH THE DARKNESS ONLY TO FIND AN EMPTY NIGHT
COME TO LIGHT COME TO LIGHT
SEEK ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS BUT THE PERSPECTIVE IS OUT OF SIGHT
OH HOW WORDS SEEM TO BETRAY
DIDN"T YOU KNOW IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER WAY?
WHAT COULDN'T YOU FACE?
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO SHOW A WEAKNESS SHIVER OR AN ACHE
BRING TO LIGHT BRING TO LIGHT
CLAMOR THROUGH THE DARKNESS ONLY TO FIND AN EMPTY NIGHT
COME TO LIGHT COME TO LIGHT
SEEK ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS BUT THE PERSPECTIVE IS OUT OF SIGHT
OH HOW WORDS SEEM TO BETRAY
DIDN'T YOU KNOW IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER WAY?
WHAT COULDN'T YOU FACE?
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO SHOW A WEAKNESS, SHIVER OR AN ACHE
WHY DID I JUST FIND OUT NOW
SET MYSELF UP TO TAKE THE BAIT
THINGS CAN SEEM SO CERTAIN
SEEM SO SEDATE
WE'RE NEVER FORCED TO QUESTION
THE REALITIES WE CREATE
OVER AND OVER THE PATTERNS WE IGNORE
ALWAYS READY START OVER
READY TO TAKE MORE
OH HOW WORDS SEEM TD BETRAY
DIDN’T YOU KNOW IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER WAY?
WHAT COULDN'T YOU FACE?
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ONE TO SHOW A WEAKNESS, SHIVER OR AN ACHE
4) R E C I P E F O R D I S A S T E R
YOU HAD EXPLANATIONS EXPECTATIONS
AND SOME RESERVATIONS TOO
BUT YOU STRAYED FROM THE STORY
AND WE STARTED TO WORRY
WHEN THE INEVITABLE WAS OVERDUE
HITTING A WALL IT‘S A RECIPE
EVERY TIME IS THE SAME IT‘S A RECIPE
IT‘S YOUR FAULT IT‘S A RECIPE
DON'T YOU SEE? IT‘S A RECIPE
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
AND CURRENT IS CARRYING YOU FASTER AND FASTER!
THE BEST OF INTENTIONS
WERE YOUR WORST INVENTIONS
YOU ALWAYS MANAGED TO
FIND A NEW AND BETTER FIT
AS YOU BUILT INVENTORIES OF ROUND-ABOUT STORIES
A HARBOR FROM THE REALITIES THAT YOU'D OMIT
HITTING A WALL IT‘S A RECIPE
EVERY TIME IS THE SAME IT‘S A RECIPE
IT‘S YOUR FAULT IT‘S A RECIPE
DON'T YOU SEE? IT‘S A RECIPE
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
RECIPE FOR DISASTER
AND CURRENT IS CARRYING YOU FASTER AND FASTER!
??? FEEL IN A BLAZE
YOU'LL NOTICE THE OLD BITTER TASTE
AND AS THE YEARS REGRESS
YOU'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS MESS
5) T H E L A S T S A Y
SHOW ME
THE VEIN TO CUT
I WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT
JUST HOW MUCH OF MY BLOOD
WILL WASH THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD AWAY?
WHO DESERVES THE SATISFACTION
THAT YOU GAVE THEM THE LAST SAY?
THROW ME FROM OFF THIS LEDGE
BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW
IF THERE IS A HEIGHT
FROM WHICH I CAN JUMP
TO SOLVE EVEN A SINGLE PROBLEM
THAT I FACE WHO DESERVES THE SATISFACTION THAT
YOU GAVE THEM THE LAST SAY?
WHAT MISGUIDED THOUGHT
GAVE YOU THE COURAGE
TO THROW IT ALL AWAY?
SHOW ME THE VEIN TO CUT I WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT
JUST HOW MUCH OF MY BLOOD
WILL WASH THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD AWAY?
WHO DESERVES THE SATISFACTION
THAT YOU GAVE THEM THE LAST SAY?
6) I M P A C T
I KNOW THAT YOUR HEAD IS SPINNING
TRACE IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING
MAKING SENSE OF THE SITUATION
TRYING HARD TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
OPTING FOR THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
WE'RE STILL BOUND BY CO—EXISTANCE
NO DENYING WHAT OUR CHOICES EXACT
NO USE TO OBSCURE OUR IMPACT
YOU CAN TRY TO DENY
BUT THIS IS INHERENT AND IMPLIED
YOU CAN TRY TO DISAGREE
BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS TRAPPED BY DEGREE
I KNOW THAT YOUR HEAD IS SPINNING
TRACE IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING
MAKING SENSE OF THE SITUATION
TRYING HARD TD IMPROVE RELATIONS
OPTING FOR THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
WE'RE STILL BOUND BY CO-EXISTANCE
NO DENYING WHAT OUR CHOICES EXACT
NO USE TO OBSCURE OUR IMPACT
WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO FOOL?
TIP-TOE THE PERIMETERS
BUT YOU CAN'T AVOID BEING PART OF THE LARGER POOL
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?
WE ALL
CLAIM TO HAVE THE BEST OF INTENTIONS
BUT INEVITABILITY SHOWS THROUGH
YOU CAN TRY TO DENY
BUT THIS IS INHERENT AND IMPLIED
YOU CAN TRY TO DISAGREE
BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS TRAPPED BY DEGREE
7) F A N T H E F L A M E
THINGS ARE RARELY WHAT THEY SEEM
FIND THE FLAWS AS YOU FOLLOW THE SEAM
IT'S EASIER BUT ONLY FOR NOW
SIMPLE ANSWER AND A CHEAP EXCUSE
A SITUATION WE'RE BOUND TO REPRODUCE
IT'LL HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN
POINT THE FINGER
PASS THE BLAME
SPARE YOURSELF AND
FAN THE FLAME
HAVE WE NOT BEEN THROUGH THIS?
JUST A SHADOW IN THE MIRROR
BUT IT'S TAKING SHAPE AND GETTING NEARER
ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN
OR IS IT CATCHING UP?
YOU'VE LET YOURSELF BE LEAD FOR TO LONG
SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO GIVE UP THAN TO GIVE IN
AT A POINT SOME COMMITMENTS COME TO ABRUPT ENDS
THESE LESSONS CAN BURN BRIDGES
BUT THERE'S NO LONGER ANY NEED TO PRETEND
8) A T T E M P T E D S U I C I D E
YOU DON'T SAY BUT IT STILL SHOWS
ACTING LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
TURN YOUR CHEEK AND START TO FRET
SOME HOW YOU ALWAYS FORGET
BUT ALL YOU'VE GOT IS WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN
YOU THINK YOU'RE DRIVING BUT YOU'RE BEING DRIVEN
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
SEEDS OF DOUBT START TO SHAPE
START LOOKING FOR A NEW ESCAPE
CIRCUMSTANCE YOU DISTORT
YOU STILL ACT LIKE IT'S YOUR LAST RESORT
BUT ALL YOU'VE GOT IS WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN
YOU THINK YOU'RE DRIVING BUT YOU'RE BEING DRIVEN
DON'T YOU EVER TIRE OF WHAT'S EXPECTED?
TIME TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE COURSE YOU'VE SELECTED
HOW LONG HAVE YOU NEGLECTED?
THAT THE HANDS THAT STRANGLE YOU ARE YOURS
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
YOU DON'T SAY BUT IT STILL SHOWS
ACTING LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
TURN YOUR CHEEK AND START TO FRET
SOME HOW YOU ALWAYS FORGET
BUT ALL YOU’VE GOT IS WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN
YOU THINK YOU'RE DRIVING BUT YOU'RE BEING DRIVEN
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
SEEDS OF DOUBT START TO SHAPE
START LOOKING FOR A NEW ESCAPE
CIRCUMSTANCE YOU DISTORT
YOU STILL ACT LIKE IT'S YOUR LAST RESORT
BUT ALL YOU'VE GOT IS WHAT
YOU'RE GIVEN YOU THINK YOU'RE DRIVING BUT YOU'RE BEING DRIVEN
DON"T YOU EVER TIRE OF WHAT'S EXPECTED?
TIME TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS THE COURSE YOU'VE SELECTED
HOW LONG HAVE YOU NEGLECTED?
THAT THE HANDS THAT STRANGLE YOU ARE YOURS
STUMBLING ON YOUR OWN LIMITATIONS
HELD BACK BY HESITATIONS
SELF—IMPOSED OBLIGATIONS
BUT THE HANDS THE STRANGLE YOU ARE...
IT'S PLAIN FOR ALL TO SEE
BUT YOU DON'T GET IT
YOU TRUDGE ON THOUGH YOU COULD AVOID IT
PRESSURE IS LEAVING A SCAR
THE HANDS THAT STRANGLE YOU ARE...
STAY ON THIS STEADY PACE
IT'S MUCH EASIER THAN HAVING TO FACE
NOTICE HOW THIS HAS STARTED TO MAR
THE HANDS THAT STRANGLE YOU I ARE YOURS
9) F R O M T H E S T A R T
SIGNED YOUR NAME THERES NO MISTAKE
FULLY AWARE OF WHAT LAY AT STAKE
ROLLED WITH THE PUNCHES SILENT THROES
YOU CONSENTED NOW TAKE YOUR BLOWS
NEVER STOPPED TO DISAGREE
ARCHITECT OF YOUR OWN MISERY
THIS FUCKING MESS THAT YOU LAID
CHANGES THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE...
FROM THE START!
SCRAPE AWAY BURY YOURSELF DEEPER
DAYS PASS AS THE STAKES GET STEEPER
THE BETTER PICTURE GETS DENIED
AS YOUR INADEQUACIES ARE SATISFIED
NEVER STOPPED TO DISAGREE
ARCHITECT OF YOUR OWN MISERY
THIS FUCKING MESS
THAT YOU LAID
CHANGES THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE...
FROM THE START!
GOTTA GET OUT
DON'T YOU KNOW?
GOTTA GET OUT
TO BREAK FREE OF THIS UNDERTOW
GOTTA GET OUT
DON'T YOU SEE?
GOTTA GET OUT
BUT DON'T JUST DO IT BECAUSE OF ME
SIGNED YOUR NAME THERE‘S NO MISTAKE
FULLY AWARE OF WHAT LAY AT STAKE
ROLLED WITH THE PUNCHES SILENT THROES
YOU CONSENTED NOW TAKE YOUR BLOWS
NEVER STOPPED TO DISAGREE
ARCHITECT OF YOUR OWN MISERY
THIS FUCKING MESS THAT YOU LAID
CHANGES THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE...
FROM THE START!
10) B L I N K
11) Y O U G O T C A U G H T
GOING ON WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
TRY IT ON RATHER THAN MOVE YOU'RE STAYING
YOU GAVE UP NOW YOU'RE IN A RUT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
YOUR REGRETS WON'T SPARE YOU THIS DEBT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MISCONSTRUE
SHIFT THE WEIGHT
BUT IT STILL FALLS ON YOU
YOU GAVE UP NOW YOU'RE IN A RUT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
YOUR REGRETS WON’T SPARE YOU THIS DEBT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
YOU GOT CAUGHT
GOING ON WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
TRY IT ON RATHER THAN MOVE YOU'RE STAYING
YOU GAVE UP NOW YOU'RE IN A RUT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
YOUR REGRETS WON'T SPARE YOU THIS DEBT
YOU WALK IN THOSE FOOTSTEPS
AND YOU'RE BOUND TO GET CAUGHT
12) O U T O F T H E F R A Y
HOW LONG WILL WE PRETEND
IT'S SEEN SO LONG SINCE WE COULD DEFEND
OUR ACTION AND INTENTIONS START TO COMPETE
THEY COLLIDE AND LEAD US TO DECEIT
THE RIGHT WAY THE WRONG WAY
LEAD ME OUT OF THE FRAY
EXTINGUISH THIS DIMMING LIGHT
THEY'LL NEVER NOTICE ONCE WE'RE OUT OF SIGHT
IS THERE A GOOD TIME AND A SAD TIME?
IS THERE ANY WAY TO WASH OFF THIS GRIME?
WE TRY SO HARD TO GET AWAY
BUT SOMETHINGS ABOUT OURSELVES WE JUST CAN NOT BETRAY
BUT IT‘S GETTING HARDER AND HARD TO KEEP TRACK
OF ALL THE EYES SEATING DOWN UPON OUR BACKS
I'M HELPFUL AND HELPLESS
THE CAUSE AND SOLUTION OF THIS MESS
I'LL HAVE TO RESOLVE TO RESIDE
NOT GET CAUGHT ON THE WRONG SIDE
GATHER AND REGROUP OURSELVES
STILL WE END UP LIKE FILES ON SHELF
THOUGH I SWEAT BLEED PUSH AND SCRAPE
CONSTANTLY DREAMING UP A NEW ESCAPE
BUT IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARD TO KEEP TRACK
OF ALL THE EYES SEATING DOWN UPON OUR BACKS
ALL THE BITS AND PIECES THAT COMPOUND
FORMING THIS BULGING MASS THAT WEIGHS US DOWN
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS NOT MY OWN
LETTING MYSELF BE GUIDED BY A FUCKING METRONOME
AND I JUST WANT TO SKIP A BEAT
IS THIS REALLY SUCH A FEAT?
DOES THIS NEED TO BE A TEST?
WHY MUST I BE WEIGHED AGAINST THE REST?
THE RIGHT WAY THE WRONG WAY
LEAD ME OUT OF THE FRAY
EXTINGUISH THIS DIMMING LIGHT
THEY'LL NEVER NOTICE ONCE WE’RE OUT OF SIGHT
IS THERE A GOOD TIME AND A SAD TIME?
IS THERE ANY WAY TO WASH OFF THIS GRIME?
WE TRY SO HARD TO GET AWAY
BUT SOMETHINGS ABOUT OURSELVES WE JUST CAN NOT BETRAY
BUT IT‘S GETTING HARDER AND HARD TO KEEP TRACK
OF ALL THE EYES SEATING DOWN UPON OUR BACKS
13) K E E P T O Y O U R S E L F
I CAN'T THINK WHY IT'S SO HARD FOR YOU TO SEE
SEASONED YEARS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
ROLLING EYES THAT NEVER MADE A DENT
AND NOW YOU'VE TURNED UP TO BURDEN ME
WORDS CAN JUST STACK UP LIKE A SHELF
GOTTA LEARN TO KEEP THINGS TO YOURSELF
I CAN CHANGE THE VENUE
BUT I'D STILL HAVE TO TALK TO YOU
THERES NO USE IN REASONING
WHEN THERES JUST NO GETTING THROUGH
I CAN'T THINK WHY IT'S SO HARD FOR YOU TO SEE
SEASONED YEARS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
ROLLING EYES THAT NEVER MADE A DENT
AND NOW YOU'VE TURNED UP TO BURDEN ME
WORDS CAN JUST STACK UP LIKE A SHELF
GOTTA LEARN TO KEEP THINGS TO YOURSELF
IT‘S NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE
YOU'RE CAPABLE OF BETTER THAN
THE USELESS DRIVEL THAT
SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BEFORE IT BEGAN
GOTTA LEARN TO KEEP THINGS TO YOURSELF
I CAN CHANGE THE VENUE
BUT I'D STILL HAVE TO TALK TO YOU
THERES NO USE IN REASONING
WHEN THERES JUST NO GETTING THROUGH
IT‘S NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE
YOU'RE CAPABLE OF BETTER THAN
THE USELESS DRIVEL THAT
SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BEFORE IT BEGAN
I CAN'T THINK WHY
IT'S SO HARD FOR YOU TO SEE
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