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Something Worth Writing

by Voluntary Madness

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Stephen Davick
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Stephen Davick Everyone in this band has such a great voice! A good debut for sure. Favorite track: PBR and Pressure's On (Narrow Victories).
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1.
I want to be clear now This feeling inside, it's just so sweet, but when I Wake up I'm feeling so down But then I do it again, and again, so sweet, sometimes I Wonder if one of these nights I will push myself past the point Where there's no turning back But in this moment I like to believe That my loss of control hasn't taken control over me Woke up Monday hungover The hair of the dog, give me life, can't complain, it's on me But if I could do it over You know that I would, can't pretend, C'est la vie, sometimes I Wonder if one of these nights I will push myself past the point Where there's no turning back But in this moment I like to believe That my loss of control hasn't taken control over me Every night when I look in the mirror I see The face of a stranger staring back at me Someday I'll finally Break from this poison routine ...probably Sometimes I Wonder if one of these nights I will push myself past the point Where there's no turning back But in this moment I like to believe That my loss of control hasn't taken control over me
2.
Coats and clothes and all you owned Discovered like unsettling treasure troves The remnants of you, here to stay for good Your book is dog eared on the bed I skim the final words you must have read I think about how for you, it's like time just stopped When i see you now It's only in still shots How will I learn to let you go? I may never know. I may never know. Your writing marks a day in June Who could've known that you'd be gone too soon The calendar flips on with or without you And at the bottom of your drawer Memorial cards of those who've gone before Fifty years younger, but now you've joined them When i see you now It's only in still shots How will I learn to let you go? I may never know. I may never know Four years since that day in mid May The shock no longer feels quite the same Stopped being consumed by missing you Is it reason for joy, or for more pain? I can't explain.... When I see you now It's only in still shots But from time to time, in my mind's eye I see your smile, and it's clear for just a while When I see you now It's only in still shots But from time to time, in my mind's eye (you're clear for just a while)
3.
I’ve spent a lot of time fuckin up, seems that i can never do enough I need a chance to show that i can cut it, and make something of myself. My life is a series of narrow victories i didn’t earn. Turns out when you struggle with something, you always win or you learn. I’ve spent a lot of time losin track of what I need to do to make you proud Maybe it’s time your pride is something that I decide I can do without The pressure’s on! I’m gonna cave if I have to be led by hand I’m flying solo from now on, I decide where I land. (BADASS TRUMPET SOLO) I don’t wanna be alone, wonder where i’ll end up. Cuz right now all this help you’re giving me just hurts. I know everything you do is in good will. But it’s just too much. I spend a lot of time inside my head, what used to be my shelter now i find i dread I’m gonna try to find a way to show you that i can do this without help Holy grails and fountains of youth I feel like I’m grasping at air I’m gonna find a new direction, my current path heads nowhere I’ll never be your version of perfect, I’m gonna stray Scrutiny I feel from all directions, leads me the wrong way I’m gonna break away! I’ve spent a lot of time fuckin up, but honestly I feel I’ve done enough I know that I will do something I’m proud of if I can just be myself!
4.
Used to take my coffee with a little cream and sugar Now I can't stand the sweetness, bitter's what delivers Every night, fight or flight, I lose sight Of what I want Sunday mornings, sweating in the kitchen And there's something missing, then I realize I could have, all through brunch, bottomless mimosas by myself Take me back on that path, to life's finest things Yellowstone's great hot springs, Saturn's rings, and grander dreams It is within my reach, and once I reach the peak Perspective shifts, I'm on the edge of the cliff, and I can see These ghosts in my head they don't own me They don't even really know me Though they try to control me I just let them be 'cause Dark clouds, they'll continue to roll by But when they go I know that I am fine The world is vast I am not confined I have still got time I once got tricked on a Tuesday night When the gin and juice whispered it wasn't worth the fight But now I know that it lied and I find A new peace of mind It is within my reach, and once I reach the peak Perspective shifts, I'm on the edge of the cliff, and I can see These ghosts in my head they don't own me They don't even really know me Though they try to control me I just let them be 'cause Dark clouds, they'll continue to roll by But when they go I know that I am fine The world is vast I am not confined I have still got time Take me, on the path to grander dreams Take me, on the path to grander dreams Oh take me, to grander dreams Oh take me, to grander dreams These ghosts in my head they don't own me They don't even really know me Though they try to control me I just let them be 'cause Dark clouds, they'll continue to roll by But when they go I know that I am fine The world is vast I am not confined I have still got time
5.
Summer Song 02:40
Feeling good this summer Wear a pseudo smile Mind is filled with clutter I’m on trial Suit and tie look classic Your basic mannequin I’m fiberglass and plastic Hollow within The fragments of my dreams Are ripping at the seams Like these faded, worn out jeans No more roads discovered Cognitive decay Imagination smothered Nothing to convey The fragments of my dreams Are ripping at the seams Like these faded, worn out jeans I can’t stand the constant Feeling that I’m not enough And though I try to be tough It always feels like I’m breaking my Bones and it’s draining my soul But I can’t let go No I can’t let go Feeling good this summer Wear a pseudo smile Mind is filled with clutter Stuck here for a while
6.
Battle Cry! 03:10
Fortune's sold and Virtue dies The rich get rich while We get cast aside But we won't fall in line We'll stake our claim and Raise our fists to the sky This is our battle cry! A unifying voice to win the fight The revolution starts at midnight We want to believe In a life that everyone can lead The revolution's flames will set us free. Change only comes if we make it ourselves Kids go broke, the hungry die, but you get rich and turn away your two blind eyes. Don't think this shit will fly, We'll break this chain and Take the world by surprise This is our battle cry! A unifying voice to win the fight The revolution starts at midnight We want to believe In a life that everyone can lead The revolution's flames will set us free. Change only comes if we make it ourselves Nothing's quite the same as we were told that it would be The future's up to us, we must stay strong Just wait and see It won't be easy We must try everything that we can Fortune's sold and Virtue dies The rich get rich while We get cast aside No, we won't fall in line We'll take you down! We raise our fists to the sky This is our battle cry! A unifying voice to win the fight The revolution starts at midnight We want to believe In a life that everyone can lead The revolution's flames will set us free. Change only comes if we make it ourselves

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released June 18, 2017

Alex Matkovic - Guitar, Bass, Lyrics, Back-Up Vocals, Percussion
Dana Chamberlin - Lead Vocals, Lyrics, Piano, Trumpet
Nathan Wolfe - Lead Vocals, Lyrics
Abi Arnold - Lead Vocals

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