A Lot Like Birds - "Sesame Street is No Place for Me"

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Lyrics:

Il était une fois
When learning how to crawl became a substitute for walking
Biting my tongue a fair exchange for talking to myself
Knocking pictures off the shelf and swallowing the frames
Spilling wine to comment on the stain
I need a mind erase option, less air to the brain
If God was alive he would've amended us but then again no one has it as bad as I have or ever will to the extent that if I have to finish this, I might have to leave everything else undone
And it's all numb anyway.
I can see our life before my eyes and it looks real
Sunrise; an easy thing to steal
I'll drive! I'm best behind the wheel
Besides, I get confused and I'll need you to navigate the complicated courts and lanes that crowd this place
I swear to God the street signs change when my eyes close
They're not the same.
They're not the same
I get lost easily
I get lost easily
Help guide me home please
Help guide me home please
I always take the fall! Why are you always getting sick? The complications won't solve itself!
I always take the fall! Why are you always getting sick? The complication won't solve itself!
We used to sing our song and what it meant to us and it's gone and every emotion, that all went along with it. It's gone. I shared it all with you. You said you'd love me too. So love me too.
Are you crawling away or is it time to go through? Were we always this way or was I too fucked up to know?
I sang your favorite song. You told me it was too long. I asked you what was wrong. The list goes on and on...

LYRICS:
You commie-loving, death-counting tally-keeping delinquent.
I love the way you suck me in.
It's my favorite form of sin.
And all this nonsense banter it's like I'm talking to an infant.
I made the best mistake I could make.
I've thought of worse before but this takes the cake.

So you're getting over me by getting under other people?
Adding insult to injury: what do they equal?

Did you pray to Go to fall out of love with me?
Cause I do the same but in a different way.
I ruined every holiday and hated every game you play.
Your wish came true, now you're true blue.
You're such a debutante, dilettante, miles of skin to flaunt.
You will get what you want.

And now you hang around with the coolest cats I've met.
You sold away what's left within and left me with the mess that I've been in.

A wishing well, a witch's spell: oh, the things that you will need if your convoluted delusions of grandeur ever will succeed.
What'd you do; fall on another accident?
I'd rather hang from a fucking ceiling fan.

I can tell you think you're happy but the audience is never clapping.
Years ago, they might've loved you.
You should have never let them touch you.
Now they've cut you down into a film to snuff you.

There's no mask that you can wear if you've got no face to wear it on.

Let's play bow and arrow with each other using tongues!
Release our syllables and calculate who's won.
We all dream we'll have it all one day.
So count your beauty marks weighed next to your scars.
No matter the victor, we're happy every wound is ours.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• A Lot Like Birds
• Sesame
• Street
• is
• No
• Place
• for
• Me
• Conversation Piece
• Doghouse Records
• Kurt Travis

[ImaginarySam]

@idrinkredwine

they sold out?

before you point your finger,

you should know A Lot Like Birds is the man,

so you can point that fuckin finger up your ass...

that's some Tool for you.

fuck Slayer.

[TheGingerKid1771]

ALLB said they were going to try to change to a more cohesive sound built off of a solid lineup instead of the sort of "supergroup" that contributed on Plan B, so expecting that I think this is totally amazing. It incorporates some of the crazy musicianship and genre-bending of Plan B into a somewhat more controlled post-hardcore format.

[paulleeds]

the chorus to this song is one of the best i've ever heard. it really should occur twice!!!!!!! :( :) :)

[usedk3v801]

@miggypiggy56 i know man i love this song so fucking much lol specially 0:50 1:14 and the intro (:

[miggypiggy56]

This song is DOPE

Can't get enough!

[Joelondemand7]

I loveeee the wayyy you suck me innn. It's my faavoriteee formm of sinnn!

[walnut378]

I feel like this band makes a solid mix of the Mars Volta with Dance Gavin Dance. Kurt Travis (in my personal opinion) always fit DGD better than Johnny Craig, though I'll admit Johnny Craig is probably a more talented vocalist. Not that either of them aren't amazing by any means.

[PacManSrTESP]

quit hating on either band. They are both amazing. and Dance Gavin Dance wouldnt have the Sound it had without kurt and probably ALLB Wouldnt have the sound they have if Kurt wouldnt of been in DGD.

[dashingyoungandbold]

i love the transition between the last album and this one. I think Kurt was what they were looking for to really finish off their amazing and unique sound.

[peniletouch]

This song reminds me SO much of Closure in Moscow. Hahahaha

[wolfvckingvision]

@AdmXoklY haha, no. if you listen to dgd in-depth there is a lot more to them than you would think, ALLB are good but they jacked DGDs style, and that's not such a bad thing cos they can pull it off but Dance Gavin Dance is where it's at, Will Swan is a nut case, Mess.. speaks for itself and Matt's drumming is insane