Film at 11
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Film at 11
Slanted memories
Lately I've begun to wonder
The truth of everything we see
We pick out all the faults and blunders
And flaunt for all the world to see
The ratings sure will soar
Keep on printing off the rolls
You can keep all of your precious negatives
Forgotten are the times of wonder
Replaced with sullen apathy
How could we fall so far asunder
Your slope of negativity
Is the news that's fit to print
Keep on printing off the rolls
Show off all your undeveloped film
Keep on printing off the rolls
You can keep all of your precious negatives
How does it feel to take what's real and bastardize
Why must you focus on the negatives
Dupe and deceive
A show case of grief
Unhappiness sells
The days of the Beav
Replaced by Aleve
Our heads are pounding
Keep on printing off the rolls
Show off all your undeveloped film
Keep on printing off the rolls
You can keep all of your precious negatives
How does it feel to take what's real and bastardize
Why must you focus on the negatives
I'll print my own
Stop your whining
You've got it made
Steady paycheck
Making the grade
What else could you want?
If I thought that dreams could chase me, I could wait
And deal with all of this
But you and I know that fate doesn't make us - we make it
And it's time for me to make my own
I'm so tired of feeling cold
Time to break free of this mold
It's time to break it down
If I thought that life was simple
I could try to stay within the lines
But you and I know, the longer you wait and hesitate
The sooner that moment is gone
I'm so tired of feeling cold
Time to break free of this mold
I've been feeling so damn old
Time to break free of this mold
It's time to break it down
You're being foolish
You should stay
You'll learn to be happy
Just look at me
Happy
We're standing on the edge
Four feet out on the ledge
And you had it all right in your hand
But you let it slip through like sand
You taunt me with your jaded smile
Passing judgement with each and every mile
Seems to me you're never happy unless you're making everybody miserable
But nothing seems to phase me
No matter what you do
Nothing that you say registers at all
You fight me and delight me
Reject me
I don't wanna know why you need to be so extreme
Everything that you do doesn't fool anyone
You storm out in a violent rage
Taking great care to toss about those braids
Seems to me you're never happy unless you're making everybody miserable
But nothing seems to phase me
No matter what you do
Nothing that you say registers at all
Defy me
Criticize me
Break me
I don't wanna know why you need to be so extreme
Everything that you do doesn't fool anyone
If you see me breaking down, just look the other way
If you see me crack a frown, remember that it's only temporary
I'll just keep on playing the clown - apply my makeup liberally
And your anger soon will drown, from the weight of all the love I give
It's getting clearer every day
What I don't understand is why I've been clouded for so long
Is it a fear I have inside
That the world is not as happy and carefree as I want?
I only see the good in everyone
Blinded to the facts at hand
Just running through closed doors
And it seems as though I live
In a world that I create to my liking
I'd have it no other way
Ideals are worn upon my sleeve
Torn and tattered though it may be
I wear it with stubborn joy
I only see the good in everyone
Blinded to the facts at hand
I understand that it's not so simple
On the other hand
Things should not be so austere
Misanthropic Cattle
Always setting the lead
While the minions follow
No one is planting the seed
'Tis better to give than deceive
Or so I've heard
It's quiet in here
Far away from you branded steers
Misanthropic Cattle
Always setting the lead
While the minions follow
No one is planting the seed
Misanthropic Cattle
Always setting the lead
Will you choose to follow
Or will I be planting the seed alone?
Write it down please
And get it verified
So I can have the proof you need
It's one thing to be so anaesthetized
Another to be so naïve as to think that you did all you could
Lost little girl crying wolf
I've had ages to reflect on your black pit of respect
Sucking me empty
And the upshot of it is
That you're Rogue-like with your kiss
Sucking me empty
How's your latest source of energy?
Does he give you what you need?
Steal his ideas, and claim sole ownership
I'm sure he'll soon be on his knees
Just a lost little girl crying wolf
Like an addict in a fit
With no power left to quit
Sucking me empty
But the rehab's going fine
As I reclaim what is mine
No longer empty
I'm finally free
Lifted up right clean from your spell
Regaining the feel
Let someone else deal with all your hell
And let him be stronger than me
Still in that time capsule
There's a part of me that breathes
Awkward and so docile
Unable to believe
Chock full of dreams
Life has a redeeming force on me
Time does its thing
And my faith is healing every day
Every day
Breaking the patterns of you
Was harder than it seemed
Shaking emotional cobwebs
An arterioscopy
Chock full of dreams
Life has a redeeming force on me
Time does its thing
And my faith is healing every day
Every day
I'm finally free
Lifted up right clean from your spell
Regaining the feel
Let someone else deal with all your hell
I'm finally free
Finally free of you
So few cars are driving in the neighborhood today
I wish I had something to say
You were everything
I never could have wanted more
Life spent looking backwards
Losing track of what is near
Trading all your memories for tears
You were everything
I never could have wanted more
But now you'll never know
I'll help you if you need a hand
I'll bring you back from Neverland
Stay with me and never go
Hourglass is running out of sand
So help me try and understand
Why are we convinced we're so damn strong?
It's the same old story
Playing possum with your mind
Left thumb always stuck on rewind
You were everything
Why couldn't you just let it go?
Nothing you say changes anything
So don't talk
Nothing I feel is any less real than it was the day before
I can still see your face
Every corner a trace of you
How can I get through?
Hourglass is running out of sand
And I'm never going to understand
Everything that's good is never long
Look outside
Just another cloudy day
But I choose to see the sun
And chaos reigns
But I look the other way
We can't undo what's been done
If you let it bring down
Like it or not, it will
So turn this all around
And swallow the red pill
Take a break from your worries and your fears
'Cause they're just a waste of time
And wipe away the residue of tears
There's no reason and no rhyme
Just break away from the chains you place upon your soul
Break away - dive headfirst into the rabbit hole
And see how far it goes
No one really knows until they try
Wipe away the sleep and open your eyes
Yes, I know
Life is cruel and unfair
But you're not the only one
It's happiness that will lead us out of here
And point us back towards the sun
If you let it bring down
Like it or not, it will
So turn this all around
And swallow the red pill
See how far it goes
Once the rabbit hole has made itself clear
Are you understanding what you hear?
Take the leap and fly far away
Make each day what you've always hoped and dreamed
The pain you feel was never real
Nothing's ever what it seemed
I could try to tell you lies
You must find out on your own
Leave my hand - it's your last stand
You must take this step alone
I've never felt so cold and alone
I've never felt so weak, and never so strong
Take the pill and get your fill of life
I've never felt so far away from what I've ever thought was home
I've never felt so far away
Your prime directive's all too clear now
Eliminate civilians everywhere
So sorry that I don't align with
Your cookie cutter clothes and close cropped hair
Your daily check-in's 6:00 now
I'm sorry - 1800 to you
Why must you be so condescending
Towards every single fucking thing I do
Military Mindset
Makes me wanna strangle you
Military Mindset
Colonel Klink is dead and buried
Please tell me you know that much is true
Your life would be immensely simpler
If you separated your ass from your show
Stop being a Full Metal Jackass
You're Saving Private Nobody this way
The only way to get your Glory
Is to let this sergeant bullshit go away
Military Mindset
Makes me wanna strangle you
Military Mindset
This tour of duty just won't do
You cannot stifle creativity
And there's no way in hell you'll bury me
Take a look and you will see
Why I could never be your slave
I will fight this to my grave
And you'll wonder why no one will be at yours
When it's finally come and rained on your parade
Military Mindset
Makes me wanna strangle you
Military Mindset
I've got a twelve gun salute for you
Military Mindset
Makes me wanna strangle you
Military Mindset
This tour of duty just won't do
We saw your face on the news today
Don't want to believe a single word of what they say
Is it our fault you went and turned your back on us
Did we fall short, or are you just ungrateful
We've given everything to give
A warm and loving house, a roof under which to live
Betrayed, we can't seem to place our hands upon the truth
It seems our pride and joy is no more than an ungrateful, unfaithful son
Nothing that we said was ever quite enough
To send you on your way
I know that we can never change it back
But I still believe in you
There's not much more to say
I'm hearing the laughter all around
The neighbors walk by without making a single sound
Ungrateful
Unfaithful
Misguided
We've tried it all
Nothing we did was ever quite enough
To keep you from going astray
I know that we can never bring you back
If what they say is true
The choices that you make affect us more than you know
If only we could go back
It seems that faith is all that's left to give
Although I believe in you
There's not much more to do
You're fading to nothing
I'm tired of trying
Blame us if you must for the fallen son
Claim us if you must as the sole reason