Anthem
Album - 19 maggio 2003 - Debaser id 65697

I've been down
wandering past 2nd street
and looking at the ghosts
of you and me and thinking back on
all those memories of how we used to be

I've been hearing
I hear those voices
over the noises of the breaking glass
and all those plans we had to get us through
they're never coming true

And I hope and hope
that you won't forget
and I hoping, hope you know that
that I can clearly see

The ghosts of you and me
'cause I'm just a moved on memory
and you're still alive
and I'm still getting by
on these dead end streets
the ghosts of you and me

I'm still talking
talk of what we'll do
to the ghosts of me and you
and I'm still looking back into the past
when we were all we had

And I hope and hope
that you won't forget
and I hoping, hope you know that
that I can clearly see

[Chorus]
the ghosts of you and me [x2]

Hope you won't forget
hope you know that I'll always regret
those things I said
hope you know that I can clearly see

[Chorus]
the ghosts of you and me [x3]

Yeah

(chinese voice comes over P.A.)

And I swear it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.
And we'll walk in circles around this whole block,
Walk on the cracks on the same old sidewalks.

And we'll talk about leaving town,
Yeah we'll talk about leaving.
I swear it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try...

We rode across that bridge all night,
we talked our way through city lights.
Traced all the lines,
We're killing time,
Under those buzzing signs.

From downtown to anywhere but here,
Tonight, yeah, I swear,
To these rooftops,
And just hoped that car would never stop.

And I swear, it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.
And we'll walk in circles around this whole block,
Walk on the cracks on the same old sidewalks.

And we'll talk about leaving town,
And we'll talk about leaving.
I swear it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.

We drove around this place all night,
Past closed signs and familiar sights.
We're moving by, passing time,
Counting those center lines.

With 20,000 lines left to go,
What lead to somewhere, I don't know,
It might be the time, that we, leave this all behind.

And I swear, it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.
And we'll walk in circles around this whole block,
Walk on the cracks on the same old sidewalks.

And we'll talk about leaving town,
And we'll talk about leaving.
I swear it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.

And there's been a few times,
That we thought it felt right,
To take the westbound signs,
And just leave town tonight.

And I swear, it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.
And we'll walk in circles around this whole block,
Walk on the cracks on the same old sidewalks.

And we'll talk about leaving town,
And we'll talk about leaving.
I swear it's the last time,
And I swear it's my last try.

And I swear it's my last try...
And we'll talk about leaving town,
And we'll talk about leaving town.

These are all reasons why
I'll be exploding tonite
and why this chip on my shoulder
feels like a mile wide
it's from the overwork
overtime compromise

[Chorus:]
So I'm looking tonight
for some peace of mind
maybe then I'll find some strength inside
'cause I've lost any hope of ever changing
I'm a short fuse burning

And remember who I
who I used to be
Because this one-trick pony
so strung on routine
yeah, stuck on repeat
like you couldn't even believe

[Chorus]

And everybody don't forget me
forget me
and everybody don't forget me
I'm not who I used to be
and everybody don't for--
and everybody don't for--
and everybody don't forget me
I forgot who I used to be

[Chorus]

And everybody don't forget me
forget me
and everybody don't forget me
I'm not who I used to be
and everybody don't for--
and everybody don't for--
and everybody don't forget me
I'm forgot who I used to be

Dear mom and dad,
I’ve been making plans
To leave this house and yes I’m sure
So lock the door, and turn the front porch lights out

After all the endless fights
The who’s been wrong and who’s been right
We just never saw eye to eye

So there’s no need to apologize
Don’t wait up, I’ll be fine
If you could see inside my head
Maybe you’d understand
That I’m better off
I’m better off gone

Dear mom and dad,
I’ve been making plans
To leave this house and yes I’m sure
That nothing’s wrong, so just be strong on my way out

After all the endless nights
The who’s been wrong and who’s been right
We just never saw eye to eye

So there’s no need to apologize
Don’t wait up, I’ll be fine
If you could see inside my head
Maybe you’d understand
That I’m better off ‘cause we don’t see eye to eye

There’s a black cloud over this house
That’s been around for three years now
There’s a thunderstorm inside
And it won’t go away
No it won't go away

That’s why they call it a union
That’s why they call it a union
So both of you please forgive me tonight
That’s why they call it a union
So please forgive me tonight

I remember him turning around
He said, ‘Son, I’ll be leaving now,
I can’t be the person that you want me to be’
And then she said, ‘So things are finally ending now,
yeah, I knew you’d be walking out,
You can’t be the person that you want me to be.’
want me to be

Three years of all the arguments
Three years of all this silence
Has been enough, to last me a lifetime
Three years of all the arguments
Three years of all this pain

That’s why they call it a union
That’s why they call it a union
So both of you please forgive me tonight
That’s why they call it a union
So please forgive me tonight

I remember him turning around
He said, ‘Son, I’ll be leaving now,
I can’t be the person that you want me to be’
And then she said, ‘So things are finally ending now,
yeah, I knew you’d be walking out,
You can’t be the person that you want me to be.’
want me to be

Three years of all the arguments
Three years of all this silence
Has been enough, to last me a lifetime
Three years of all the arguments
Three years of all this pain

That’s why they call it a union
That’s why they call it a union
So both of you please forgive me tonight
That’s why they call it a union
So please forgive me tonight

I can’t look at the pictures anymore
Because I know how it’s run it’s course
And I know how the story ends
I know it ends

There’s a black cloud over this house
That’s been around for three years now
There’s a thunderstorm inside
And another fight tonight

There’s a black cloud over this house
That’s been around for three years now
There’s a thunderstorm tonight
And it won’t go away; no it won’t go away

That’s why they call it a union
That’s why they call it a union
So both of you please forgive me tonight
That’s why they call it a union
So please forgive me tonight
So please forgive me tonight
So please forgive me goodnight

Hello six pack of confidence
Been so many nights since we first met
Glad to see you've brought all your friends
For another night of plastic cup politics

Hello mr six pack of confidence
i'm Glad to see you've already met
miss 12 ounces of loneliness
And mr. plasic cup politics
I see you're under the influence
Of warm beer in the comfort of all your friends
and i see that mr loudmouth has had his 40 ounce and will pass out
i have no doubt
So drop your plastic cups and clear your clouded heads

I keep askin myself if they realize
that their fears are really just the same as mine
Do they know that all their insecurities
are the same ones that are inside of me
as people come and go
do they know they're really not alone
And the life of the party just left
i guess i couldn't cure his emptiness
like all the rest
so drop your plastic cups and clear your clouded heads

Here we are, another wasted night and i am right along the side
of 40 sets of bloodshot eyes
and plastic smiles miles wide match plastic cups we'll leave behind

Woah
Its just another night
of plastic cup politics
plastic cup politics
plastic cup politics
plastic cup politics
plastic cup politics

So drop your empty cups
and clear your clouded heads!!!

Mother told me, yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you.
She also told me, "Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch."
Just the other day I heard a soldier's falling off.
Some Indonesian junk that's going round.

CHORUS
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Father says, "Your mother's right, she's really up on things."
"Before we married, Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines."
Now, I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war.
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years.

CHORUS
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
Every time I got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
Then I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my KISS records out.

CHORUS
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.