I Tried to Stand Up and Fly Straight, but it Wasn't Easy With That Sumbitch Reagan in the White House

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All my friends, well they live at home
So why do I feel like I'm going nowhere alone?
Pushed to the edge now I won't give another inch
But it's not that big a fall

Another day, another scheme's been pulled
Deep down I know that I have no control
I read the words it brings my blood to a boil
It makes no sense at all

Just name everything that I could have been
and I'll tell you why I didn't do it
The answer always will be that I wasn't good enough

Im 8 to four now so the stage is set
I'm crunching numbers every minute I get
I'm almost ready to say sayonara to this soup can

Maybe this will get my shit together
Plus I can't live with my folks forever
I'm almost ready to say sayonara to this soup can

Just name everything that I could have been and I'll tell you why I didn't do it
The answer always will be that I wasn't good enough

And honest, caring, son of a doctor, not a two-faced kid of the early summer
Go thank your lucky stars that I wasn't made for this

Gemini till I die
Toxic till the sundown
666, evil tricks
Now I'm headed hellbound

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from Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes It Rains, released August 1, 2022

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Safety? Always Off! Illinois

Birthed from a tweet about easycore revival and an EP race started during quarantine, their catchy choruses and heavy breakdowns caused a stir in St. Louis, Urbana, and the Tri-State Area.

Blake Mickens of Inches from Glory and Dan Wachtel pooled their extreme metal and pop punk influences to create easycore, but with Blast Beats and caveman riffs! ... more

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