Streetlight Manifesto - Down, Down, Down to Mephisto's Cafe

Song from Streetlight Manifesto's "Somewhere in the Between".

Lyrics:

If I were you, I would take this as a sign
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
And I owe you, I know you more than anyone alive
And I will not let go

They will not remember this song
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
They will not remember this song
No matter what we do we'll be wrong
I can't seem to see the seal we're breaking
(I can't seem to see the seal we broke)
I refuse to recognize your views
Someone shouted "Everything's for nothing"
(Somebody shouted, "All is lost")
But I can't buy that nonsense too
Way back when the prophecies began
Do you think they really had a master plan
Or were they merely writing fables, stories?
I don't know but it has occurred to me
The punishment that they threaten constantly
It's only real if they could just convince me

We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café (We're going down)
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)

So fuck the flocks of sheep that keep amassing masses
Asses being led so far astray
And I won't claim to believe the things I read
Black books or agenda magazine
I'd rather see in shades of gray

If I were you, I would take this as a sign
Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly
And I knew you when you were you
Before they twisted all your views
Before you came unglued

We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café (We're going down)
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)

Now everybody's telling taller tales
And I don't know who to believe
Ok, if your father really loves you more
What about the other families?
Finally, I met a man with kindness in his eye and fire in his heart
He said you'll never have to choose a side
It's rewarding but oh, the road is hard....
They broke him wide open
Like a dam and a cork that's holding everything inside
You can play the role of rebel
Just be sure to know your wrong from right

I remember it was years ago
You know I still count the days
You and I had quite a ways to go
I never once heard you complain
And you said:

Don't crack, because you might not make it back
And if you do you will be alone and you can't live like that
Well I know when I'm wrong and I sure as hell ain't wrong this time

We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
Down, down, down to Mephisto's Café (We're going down)
And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell
And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell
We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe
We're going down (Right?) (Right!)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ska
• Punk
• Rock
• Streetlight
• Manifesto
• Music
• Somewhere
• Between

[Robocrat]

That is not appropriate...

[casualtiespunk777]

upvote anything streetlight manifesto.



[sage542]

@imnotmarvin um....no?

[sage542]

@Robocrat AND?!

[casualtiespunk777]

@thunderstorm58 Yes I must admit that I am quite the redditor. I am also an accomplished imgurian. :-)

[thunderstorm58]

@casualtiespunk777 you know you spend too much time on reddit when you say upvote instead on like of thumbs up

[7677876]

@imnotmarvin

No connection between ska and punk??

I'd say they pretty much go hand in hand! Ska is pretty much the simplicity of Punk guitar and bass parts, combined with a unique brass addition that you really don't find many other places. You wouldn't ever have ska without punk, but that doesn't necessarily elevate one over the other. Personally, I prefer ska over punk mostly because what I've listened to has a bit more relation to me. I can understand the songs' messages well.

[superlex2000]

WHOA WHOA WHOA Ska was not meant to be fought over it was meant to be enjoyed amid nonsense so do'n contribute to the problem just chill 'nough said

[BryanHectic]

@imnotmarvin Ska existed waaaay before either of those subcultures did.

[TheDay9Lover]

@imnotmarvin He is definatly an immature dumbass....

[dontgiveadam]

@imnotmarvin it still doesn't relate with hipsters

[imnotmarvin]

@dontgiveadam You've "taken research courses at university on the roots of punk and ska." I'm the "twat" "trying to sound way too professional". LOL. Ok. Go ahead and have the last word. I'm done. For what it's worth, I'm a fan of Ska.