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Amaze Your Friends

by Badniks

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Well, let me tell you something I could wait until my time runs out Have convictions then I have my doubts Always make it to the door, then stay For all these little things I hate, but cannot live without So it seems It's in my nature to let things be Now, I'm not angling for your sympathy We all have time to change things It can't matter if we're born in '92 or '53 Tonight, get your future in your sights, You've been waiting for a fight for far too long No-one's life is perfect, but you'll know that it was worth it when it's gone. And I can tell you one thing I'll stay convinced until my heart won't beat In some way we all feel incomplete We sold out our potential We'd save the world, but they keep making deadlines we can't meet Then to top it all We want most what we know to be impossible We'll fuck it up and wind up in the hospital Learn one thing that's essential For all the solid ground we tread, we might as well be lost at sea. So lately I've been wondering Why my best stories just involve my friends I don't respect myself and I pretend Write myself into the history I love this town, but it brings out the worst in me But I still believe One day I'll take control over my destiny 'cause no-one really knows what they're supposed to be Forget about your past You're the answer to a question that the world will never ask.
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I was not invited, but my friends were, and so I'm here too And you're not who I eyed up, but pleased to meet you Since small talk lasts for days, Instead of showering you with praise Here's some things you'll find are all too true I've never been employed I'm addicted to Sonic 2 That band that you said that you liked I lied, I hate them too When I'm drunk, I don't get funny, I'm just loud and bad with money And I'm sure to blame it all on you. I own this life It's all I've known If you think I could do better You're not alone. I don't sleep at night, I don't spend my time efficiently, I just play guitar and develop co-dependency I like to stay up late Until the birds keep me awake Because the daylight's over-rated to me. But if it wasn't for you, it would be fine To be lascivious, to self-deprecate, to be wasting all my time. Despite all you're telling me, could it really be much better? I own this life It's all I've known If you think I should be better Well I'm not, But thanks a fucking lot for asking – 'cause conversation's really all I need right now.
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Who taught you to have fun? This party's over despite your insistence There's nothing more to your existence Now look at all you've done Were you so charismatic that no-one could hate you? Any more hard-boiled and children would paint you? Now you hope they can't see you Hope they misheard Soon you will learn to regret every word I can see through anything But I can't see through you We have been through everything And I tell you I'd care, if I weren't so apathetic My friend, there's an art And I don't think you get it somehow So I know what you thought Always convinced that you're everyone's saviour Your sense of respect has dissolved into Jäger Yes, it seems that you got caught You've said all you've said, and you meant it Or else, why take the time to invent it? So bad times are coming You have to believe The way that things are isn't how they have to be.
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Paper Tigers 05:08
They told me climb a mountain to find myself, But the incline's getting steeper, and my soul's not any deeper I think of all my friends and I count my wealth If this is such a land of plenty, why's our cupboard always empty? Perspective's detrimental to your good health We could just get drunk at the weekend, and try to get some sleep in But you deserve more than to be on the shelf Let's create the bigger picture Take on time and be the victors It's all too much. Hey, stop there Say that again, just talk to me We weren't made for 2010, that's plain to see Paper tigers may tell you, you should face your enemies Live your life how you want to and embrace some mystery. Take my hand, we can start this over And fly to somewhere where no-one knows our names Where I can sing songs by the roadside Bleach our past out with peroxide Lately things have started to look the same This place is too familiar, I so want for us to feel Some sense of reverence, of wonder for where we rest Sit by the coast, watch the sunset, Think of all that hasn't come yet. If you say you want to, I'll try my best Darling, I've no call to doubt you, It wouldn't mean a thing without you. It's all too much. Hey, stop there Say that again, just talk to me We weren't made for 2010, that's plain to see Paper tigers may tell you, we should face our enemies We'll start a life in Toronto and erase our history. Just pack your bags and we'll leave, Take my hand, we can start this over.

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BADNIKS' EARTH SHATTERING DEBUT

REMASTERED FOR 2021 BY SEAN HINGSTON

LOUDER, COOLER, AND MORE FREE THAN EVER BEFORE

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released November 21, 2021

BADNIKS are:
James Harding - guitar/vocals
Donal Gill - bass
Sean Hingston - drums, synthesizers

All songs/lyrics written by James Harding
Music by Badniks

Original release: September 7, 2012

Produced by Sean Hingston and James Harding
Mixed and mastered by Sean Hingston
Recorded by Badniks in various basements in west Toronto
Drum tracking and guitars on track 2 recorded by Quang Yu

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