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The Best We Can Give

by No Reception

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Constant War 03:32
I've been thinking too much about how I've been thinking too much But this is "I'm not giving up," and I'm hoping it will solve All of these problems that I make up in my mind It doesn't matter what you choose to do when all your decisions are made for you But this can't be something I dread It's all in my head I just hate when I look at myself I have to dig to try to find some kind of meaning And I'm putting my best foot forward Not to achieve what you want because I'm doing this for me And we know that this has to get better Only time will make all of these things clear to see And I'm putting my best foot forward Not to achieve what you want because I'm doing this for me And we know that this has to get better Only time will make all of these things clear to see And I'm putting my best foot forward Not to achieve what you want because I'm doing this for me And we know that this has to get better Only time will make all of these things clear to see And we know that this has to get better Only time will make all of these things clear to see
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I've changed for the better, and you for the worst I'm hitting you hard, and I hope that it hurts These tears you cry, they don't mean shit to me 'Cause you stabbed my back, and you watched be bleed Turn around for the second to the last time So I can tell you how much you made me lose my mind My thoughts towards you, they don't exist anymore The truth of the matter is you're just a stupid whore You're so damn good at getting me to hate you An I wish that I fucked you up the same way too (We don't need an explanation for the space that we take up You don't need an explanation, we all know that you're made up) I took the long way home tonight No need to know who was wrong, 'cause I know I'm still right Carry on with your crap, 'cause I'm done with you kid What must really suck is now you've got no one to be with
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Looking back at the past, what could we miss Jumping to conclusions, all this damn confusion It makes me sick And I look for hints and clues of what our world must be coming to I might imply these cheap shots that help get us by every time Our sense is too far gone Always an innocent request these times These words are also yours, not just mine Reflections on past decisions We never looked too far ahead What might have been our inspiration Would have left us to just stay at home instead We come out here with empty hands Not a dime to be spent South Spring street was the best place where times like the never happen again We shout through the night about what could be worse But we all know This is the best we can give with what we own I heard it's getting time now Time to take away everything that we've started And all that we've done It was just a waste of time But this won't happen, I'll never let this happen I'm never leaving on my own I can't leave on my own With what we have We'll never let this go
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Why did they have to pave Muirfield And board up the building at Lowe's Did they know that 300 kid's hearts were boarded up too And now they rest among the broken glass and old shoes You should've stopped at the parking lot Or never even started at all 'Cause this place sure has it's up and downs, but I'll feel better in the fall The cracks in the street hold way too many memories Of days it was too hot to be outside But fuck it to the world we said, we never thought we'd have to shed The skin in which we hoped that we'd grow tall 'Cause this place can really suck sometimes, but I'll feel better in the fall In the fall But one thing I can take away is that the list of things we did Is bigger than the list of shit we never got to do Jump into the lake at midnight No one was ever very fond Call for Blink on morning jumpstart But the lines were always mobbed Longboard right onto the highway We were always asleep at 2 am Sneak into Calvary skatepark Now the ramps are gone and it's a gym They say leaving is the hardest Well I guess that they were right for once We felt like we deserved the world Even though we didn't accomplish much This must be a part of moving on But I don't know where I'm moving on to And I know that I can come back at times But this feeling will be so small 'Cause this place can be hard on you sometimes But I'll feel better in the fall I'll feel better in the fall 'Cause this place sure has it's ups and downs But I'll feel better in the fall I'll feel better
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The Tillers 03:21
Another awakening, but will I become who I said that I would be Or will I fall back asleep, into that old dream where nothing happens at all These actions that I make up in my mind Have no reality or perception of time Waking up to fall back asleep, you don't know what it does to me Bad habits, and changing attitudes I will not do as told, no I will not do as told No I will not do as told
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I just had the worst fucking day of my life again Funny to think there's only four more weeks of this shit, and I'm ready to call it quits I'm stressed out of my mind and I'm anxious These grey hairs on my head can tell you I don't have the time for this And I just received the worst consequence of procrastination So take a grab of what you have they said You've fucked up bad kid It's gonna come back and hit you where it hurts the most But I know somehow, I'll be okay You can take me in and lock me up all day You know what fuck your system I don't need another reason to why I can't move on I know I can go on I'm stuck here, theres nothing I can do to get away I might as well die here, the morning headlines didn't have anything new anyways So shove a bullet through my head, if you think theres a better way to solve your bad decisions It's not my fault, I'm not paid to do this Don't tell me one more time that I'm gonna make it through this I don't need your fucked up input on how my future might not tend to be You'll wake me from my sleep You said this isn't how you wanted things done This isn't how you wanted my life to be It feels like I'm trapped underneath, because I can barely breathe I just gotta let this go Don't pick me up, I'm letting this go I'm letting you go I'll let myself go
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I remember when everything was alright You were there to try and help me You were there to tell me it was all okay I felt as if I could make it Like I could make it on my own Now I'm on my own, and that's not how I would like it to be My pain my suffering No one really understands but me You don't know what it's like to be forced to stay awake until 3 Nothing would really help You wouldn't have helped me anyways When you're in a hell like mine, there's no choice but to keep on walking further away I keep on walking further away Would they know if I was drowning If I kept getting closer, too close to the end Would they know if I was dying My lungs getting weaker with every breath Keep your prayers, I'm not suicidal I just wonder how this could happen to me Please just let me be I'm starting to think of the past How this whole experience has changed me They might think that I've fucked up, but I can't help this acting up I know I'm holding on I just can't tell what I'm holding on to I'm not just doing this for you And I know you will only scrape the surface Of what life must be like for me Face the facts It's just tough luck I could lock myself up, and just let myself bleed It's hard to think over just two years I could be drowning in my fucking fear I'm a restless freak I can't stand myself I just can't stand myself I just can't stand myself And I know you care, but you won't be around To make sure that I am safe and fucking sound You'll go mess with something that you care about most 'Cause what you care about most You and your fucking boasts Please just leave me alone You'll never care You never even really cared at all Maybe I'm depressed Maybe I'm on my own
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Notecards 04:09
To tell the truth, I know I never made you proud You always yell at me when I am gone And I am just away from you, to do things for my own good And we are just living like we should I will never live your life I don't need your help to survive And you can tell my dad that he can turn around and come back home now 'Cause I'm not wasting another night in that shitty ass home of a jail cell Yeah when I'm older Yeah when I'm older We will both look back on this And we'll both know it was for the better It was always for the better (We're leaving by the end of next summer You can say goodbye to your fucking dreams for me Your dreams are fucking dead to me) You know I am going to leave you And I know I will never try to impress you Making you happy will never cross my mind again So for now, it's farewell my friend I would like to say that I am leaving for good I will tell you both that I am leaving for good And I know I'm not perfect, but I know I'm not worthless I'll take my god damn time just trying to remember this They've told me I know I'm nothing special and tomorrow You will not remember my name Will you know my name Will you know my name

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It took us almost a year for this album to get done
All recording was done by ourselves with the help of some good friends

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released June 17, 2013

Produced by Josiah Maltby

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