Wow, I haven't done one of these in ages, and of course it is not Friday. But with Friday comes the day before my birthday, which means I have plans, glorious plans. Okay, maybe not so glorious but a trip to the Pittsburgh Burger Company followed by catching the Green Lantern premiere is more than what I do most days.
For those not in the know, Karaoke Friday is where I pick a song, usually one I like but not always, and post the video here. As an added bonus I also grab the lyrics so you can grab you hairbrush or whatever it is you grab when you sing in front of the bathroom mirror. It used to be a more regular feature on the page, but with the closing of Imeem (which was bought out by Myspace) many of my old KF tags have been rendered useless, so those looking to hop in the Wayback Machine will be highly disappointed that many of the videos are no longer there.
As for today's selection, I ran into it the other night while working on a blog entry. I usually have my Pandora station open when I am doing blogs (as my Facebook friends can attest, I annoy the fuck out of them with the good music updates over there) and while working on one the other day this song popped up on my station, a song that is a keeper in my book.
Let's get fucked up and die..
I'm speaking figuratively, of course..
Like the last time that I committed suicide.. social suicide..
Yeah, so I'm already dead on the inside,
But I can still pretend with my memories and photographs,
I've learned to love the lie.
I wanna know what it's like to be awkward and innocent, not belligerent.
I wanna know how it feels to be useful and pertinent and have common sense.. yeah
Let me in, let me in to the club, cuz I wanna belong,
And I need to get strong, and if memory serves,
I'm addicted to words and they're useless.
(In this department)
Let's get fucked up and die..
I'm riding hard on the last legs of every lie,
And the BMX bike of my life is about to explode,
I'm about to explode.
I'm a mess, I'm a wreck.
I am perfect, and I have learned to accept all my problems and short comings,
Because I am so visceral, yet deeply inept.
I want to thank you for being a part of my the forget-me-nots and marigolds..
And all the things that don't get old..
Is it legal to do this? I surely don't know.
It's the only way I have learned to express myself around other peoples' descriptions of life..
I'm afraid I'm alone and entirely useless...
(In this department)
Let's get fucked up and die.
For the last time I'm feeling
we'll try not to smile
As we cover our heads and drink heavily into the nights
That's no shocking and surprise.
I believe that I can, overcome this and beat everything in the end
But I choose to abuse for the time being,
maybe I'll win, but for now I've decided to die.
Sister soldier
You've been such a positive influence on my mental frame
If I could ever repay you,
I would, but I'm hard up for cash
And my memory lacks initiative.
God damn the liquor stores' closed,
we were so close to scoring
it hurts, it destroys til it kills..
I am tired and hungry and totally useless.
(In this department)
I read the words first. I wasn't expecting the tune to be so upbeat. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was pleasantly surprised the other night when this popped up on Pandora. It doesn't take the place of my favorite suicide song of all time, that still goes to "The Ledge" by The Replacements. Of course one may wonder about my mental state if I have a favorite suicide song to begin with.
ReplyDeleteAs for Motion City Soundtrack, I originally heard them on my PS2 of all places. One of there songs was on the MLB 06 The Show soundtrack that was part of the game. In the "create a player mode" I always had my own personal geek out moment when my created player came up to bat and their music would be playing on the virtual stadium's speaker system.
Tags: Motion City Soundtrack, Everything Is Alright, Music Videos
ReplyDeleteSuicide is for sissies. I like this song. I'm feeling the title.
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