Streetlight Manifesto- Point/Counterpoint *Lyrics*

Lyrics:
[chorus]
I've got a gun in my hand but that gun won't cock
My finger's on the trigger but that trigger seems locked
I can't stop staring at the tick-tock clock
And even if I could I would never give up
With a vest on my chest, a bullet in my lung
I can't believe I'm dying with my song unsung
And if and when I die won't you bury me alone?
Because I'll never get to heaven if I'm singing this song:

If there was something wrong would you be oh so strong?
Would you do what it takes to move this hollow life along?
I'd like to think I would, you know I'd like to think I would
But I guarantee that what you see is not reality
And every time she makes a point I make a counterpoint
She said, "It's easy but in the end you'll have no choice,
And you know that's only just the way it goes."
(You said it right man, that is just the way it goes)
And the days, and the days they seem like forever
And the days, and the days they seem like forever
But forever isn't ever enough

I'd like to sing a song (promise you won't be long)
I'll try not to be long but I don't want to get this story wrong
There was a kid who never cared about the little things
Don't even bother 'cause I'm tired and I'm sick of it
And every time she makes a point I'll make a counterpoint
She said, "It's easy but in the end you'll have no choice,
and you know that's only just the way it goes."
(You said it right man, that is just the way it goes)

[chorus]
Oh, you don't know where I've been
Oh, you don't know what I've seen

If I did something right
Would you give up this fight?
Would you say you were wrong and maybe someone else was kind of right
I'd like to think you would, you know I'd like to think you would
But I can't guarantee that what you get is an apology
Jump back to the day we met I never
Thought that it would end this way if ever
I let you down I want to ask of you
To take it down a notch and we can talk it on through

And the days, and the days they seem like forever
And the days, and the days they seem like forever
But forever isn't ever enough
I'd like to sing a song (promise you won't be long)
I'll try not to be long but i don't want to get this story wrong
there was a chick who never cared about the little things
don't bother 'cause i still don't give a shit
and every time she makes a point i'll make a counterpoint
she said it's easy but in the end you'll have no choice
and you know that's only just the way it goes
(you said it right man, that is just the way it goes)

[chorus]
Oh, you don't know where I've been
Oh, you don't know what I've seen

So tell me friend: how's it going to end?
When the shit goes down
And there's no one left around to get your back
You'll crack
You'll smile and agree with everything they say
They'll try to tell you that it's all okay
But it's not and you're shot and you're bleeding pretty bad
And you can't stop thinking about the things you never had
Like a wife and a kid and the things you never did
You're running around
You're living a life that's empty in the end, my friend
No, you'll take back all you've said
Oh, when the regrets fill your head
Trust me I've been there before
I would not wish it upon my greatest enemy
What irony
Once friends, but I find: you'll have to learn this lesson on your own

So I waited by the phone but that phone never rang
And I sang so loud so I wouldn't hear the bang
When the bang never came
And I never got the call: Fuck it! Thank you! I love you all!
Some are going to say that we're doomed to repeat
All our past mistakes
Great
But that's not me
And even if it was I would always disagree
Because in the end I always get the better of me

[chorus]
Oh, I'll take you where I've been
Oh, I'll show you what I've seen

• Category

  Music

[Johann Schmidt]

It's scientifically impossible to get sick of SM.

[lolzforlunch]

listened to these guys all throughout 2008-2010 and stopped because i knew i was gonna make myself sick of them. Now i found out my new roommate loves these guys as well, guess what we sing in the car??

[fluffybanana9500]

I'm glad I'm in the part of societies youth that actually like these kinds of songs while hating all the common and horrible songs.

[MarkerMutt]

First song I just listened to by SM....I think I have a new band to love!!! :D

[FatalFortuneCookie]

This was the first song I ever heard by SM and just like heroine, I was hooked. I love SM... and heroine (pretty great combo actually).

[charlotte robinson]

people find other peoples pain intriguing, and we all know lil wayne must be in pain when he opens his mouth.

[smirnoff1589]

actually youre 100% right, its just impossible

[Matthew Chadwick]

One of my best friends name is Jonathan Schmid. This is hilarious.

Plus, you have A Clockwork Orange on your thumbnail. I believe you win.

[lolttyl143]

This song was in a video a group in my English class used in their presentation today. Leave it to me to be the only one jamming along.

Don't care!

[Justin Skrzycki]

Herd this once and now I can't stop replaying

[rewerstfd]

Deathschool91 Haha