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Friend Request
02:26
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Every time I don’t bother to call you
Is a time I don’t know what to say
And every night that I’m not on stage singing
Is a night I don’t know what to play
And every week that you don’t even see me
Is a week where I’d rather just stay
And I hide
Every day that I'm drinking in daylight
Is a day I'm embarrassed and low
And every time that I push you away
Is a time I should not be alone
And every time that you call me asshole
Is a time that I get what I'm owed
And I hide
And I know it's not easy
Putting up with my shit
But I swear it's not easy
For me dealing with it
Every night that I'm having a good time
Is a night that I'm thankful for friends
But every night that we're having a good time
Is a night that I know's gonna end
And every night that I'm just staying inside
Is night that's just easy to spend
And I hide
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Miles to Go
02:17
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If you’re standing in the way it’s fucking time to step aside
I’ve got places that I’m going, I’ve got you to leave behind
I am better than the bullshit, I am better than the grind
And I’ve got miles to go before I sleep
There’s a place where I belong, and there’s a home I haven’t known
So it’s pedal to the metal, and it’s rubber to the road
I’ll sing songs like sending postcards from the places that I go
And I’ve got miles to go before I sleep
And there is no, no such thing as moving backwards
And there is no path you take that doesn’t matter
And nothing ever stays the same, except for those who just complain
Instead of simply making changes for the better
I’ve had luck and some advantages, and I’ve had a bit of help
But after all, I say with confidence I take credit for myself
Cuz I never stop evolving, always kept on doing well
And I’ve got miles to go before I sleep
And there is no, no such thing as moving backwards
And there is no path you take that doesn’t matter
And nothing ever stays the same, except for those who just complain
Instead of simply making changes for the better
And I’ve got miles to go before I sleep
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Straight and Narrow
02:40
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Are you now, or have you ever been
A member of a revolutionary movement?
Cuz if you should be the way we think you are
You’d better run away, you fuckin’ better run far!
We got tradition to rep
And so we need it lockstep
We want it straight and narrow, we got no room for you
Straight and narrow, we don’t approve of you
Straight and narrow, so we’re removing you
You better fit in or you know what we can do to you!
Blast off! Yeah we've been to the moon
You’re with us or against us, better pick a side soon
Because we got no time and we got no open mind
These boots were made for walking on the company line
We got tradition to rep
And so we need it lockstep
We want it straight and narrow, we got no room for you
Straight and narrow, we don’t approve of you
Straight and narrow, so we’re removing you
You better fit in or you know what we can do to you!
You better shut that mouth
Or else we're telling you to just get out
You better bite that tongue
Keep speaking up and you just might get stung
We want it straight and narrow, we got no room for you
Straight and narrow, we don’t approve of you
Straight and narrow, so we’re removing you
You better fit in or you know what we can do to you!
Straight and narrow!
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Gunnabe
02:40
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I’ve got no time for you if you
Don’t have anything worth hearing
If you can’t show some respect
Then I’m gonna turn my back
This monologue’s beneath me
I’m too far along for that
If you don’t know any better
About anything that matters
Then you can pick some other victim
For your lecture, because
I’m an adult who can handle
Having honest conversations
Whatever you may be
You’re no authority
Just attempting to assert yourself
Because you're scared that you have peaked
I find it disconcerting
That you’ve given up on learning
So enjoy that premature end
To your journey
You're all you're gonna be
You're all you're gonna be
That's not enough for me
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Peace Out!
03:41
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I've laid down my arms, taken cover from the bombs, and I've fled
I’m getting out of the attack before they get me in the back of the head
So may your whisper help to drown out the agonizing sound of the war
And may the peace in your eyes help me enjoy the life I was fighting for
Now the rebels are romantic but I can’t take their semantics myself
They are powerful and gritty, they’re grotesque and they’re unpretty, as well
But while they’re breaking my heart I can set myself apart and ignore
Propaganda and lies, they keep me from the life that I was fighting for
I am an innocent man, I’m just collateral damage in the cloud
A defector and deserter, scared he’s gonna end up murdered in the crowd
I’m retreating to the summit ‘cause I haven’t got the stomach for the gore
I need some tranquil skies to remind me of what I was fighting for
Oh, I've made my choice, they don’t need my voice or my gun
Even without my contribution, I've looked into the future, they've won
So you won’t find me inciting, igniting, or swiping, or sniping, or griping no more
Because I finally realize I’ll be just fine without what I was fighting for
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Matt Wixson Ferndale, Michigan
Matt Wixson is an artist.
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A solo album of mine from 2009. I wanna say this is the first good one I ever did. Free to download via Open Hand Records.
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God Hates Babylon Party Machine
by Babylon Party Machine
The definitive album by my electro-ska side project Babylon Party Machine. This was my "coming out" album, released in 2007.
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About Time
by Matt Wixson's Flying Circus
This is the newest record by my band. It's our best yet. Available digital or vinyl from Community Records.
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