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Album Teaser // Crowd Pleasers

by Average Joey

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We need to grow the balls To burn all the shopping malls Every time I see one I get scared and depressed So lets fill our pockets up With bricks and rocks and such We’ll smash everything that the humans made and we’ll dance in whatever’s left There’s no way you can harm us Try to stab us and starve us We’ve already done that to ourselves There’s no way you can stop us There are too many among us Just try filling up all your cells There’s a lot of things in this world That I’d love to destroy No more advertisements or tv screens And then we can enjoy Each others company without companies Trying to tell us what we need We could just live our lives however we please If we’re gonna help our cause Were gonna have to break some laws Break down all these barricades and walls Without nations or borders There’d be no such thing as a foreigner All for one and one for all If we realize money is fake We wouldn’t work jobs we hate To drive a nice car, to live a lie If we all just burn the cash There’d be no wars of class Our pockets will empty on the day we die If youre feeling abused then it’s time to overtake Because if there’s cracks in the system then it’s bound to break And if they’re livin’ large then they’re bound to fall And if were still singin songs, then there’s hope for us all Theres a lot of things in this world That I’d love to destroy No more landlords or billboards And then we can enjoy Each other’s company if it was up to me We would just take what we need? But were gonna have to set some fires if we wanna set ourselves free
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We all get together To make it all better But for what? But for what? We’re just young And we’re just drunk So we dream in dark basements And we don’t’ give a fuck we are striving for something But we aren’t sure what Well what if we stood up? What if we showed them our guts? Let’s get off our asses I’m not asking for much Cuz I swear we can make the changes In ourselves and in the world That we scream about That we dream about In these basements If you’re near me If you can hear me If you feel how I’m feeling You can tell this is hell and we can’t fix it by screaming The voice of reason Will be labeled treason Muffled by the absurd it will go unheard I’m told to quit my belly achin Quit my trouble makin’ But this has to be done Were all very sick We just cover up the symptoms Theres no need for a cure Because the money’s in the medicine The money’s in the menacing ways They distract us from our fate The get us to do what they say Push illusions of freedom on a pack of slaves And make children pledge allegiance every day Everyone wants to be normal But I can’t see why Not me Not me Because normalcy is complacency We’re all very weak We’re licking our wounds But we don’t know our own strength They’ve got us subdued In times like these it’s hard to find People who are really alive Because everyone’s asleep With their eyes on a screen But if your hearts on fire And you can feel the coming disaster If you swear to no god And you answer to no master If you can’t stand the way the world is but you dream enough to see how it could be how it should be If we shook this apathy Because our reality Feels like dystopian stories Were living what Orwell warned us about The whole world has gone insane The lies are deeply engrained and our time is running out So if you’re pissed, than raise your fist Against these tyrants kings and capitalists Who seem to control everything and everyone Were underdogs but we have common ground Were all tired of being around We can never lose if we act as one Tonight We’re gonna fight Like we’ve got a chance to win If we die At least we tried At least we never gave in Our colors will show The world will know The thickness of our skin Tonight We’re gonna fight And we’re gonna win
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Why do you smoke? Why do you smoke? They kill you, They make you choke But cigarettes are cool Can’t fuckin’ breathe Can’t fuckin’ run Smokin’ in the cold Ain’t no fun Talk shit on government They tax my addiction Talk shit on corporations Gotta get my fix Spend all my money To make myself die There are cheaper forms Of suicide Both my parents died From lung cancer If you wanna be hip there’s only one answer I think nicotine Is fuckin’ incredible So I say fuck The surgeon general I don’t got the balls To blow my brains out So I make the process Really drawn out I just really Wanna be dead But I can’t tie a noose So I smoke instead So if you have a death wish put your lighters in the air if you wheeze when you breath and you still don’t care I’ll indulge in my addiction I’m a walking dirty habit But mines gonna kill me Before I quit I’m a fuckin’ fool But at least I’m cool!
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I’m really worried about the way My little brothers sit infront of a screen all day They never go out and play on a sunny day They’d rather sit inside and play video games At this rate they will never learn How to be kids, get dirty and hurt Having no imagination will effect their lives I tell my mother that I’m worried, she changes channels and sighs Mom, if you’re listening now, I hope you know it’s because I care I’m singing this song to cry out to you, because I am really scared Of what this world of ours will be like if we live our lives through screens I just don’t want the people I love To become machines I’m standing against a whole generation Of brain dead kids all across this nation Who take it all for granted and have infatuations With a shiny little box of instant gratification Can’t you see that these devices are distractions From the beauty of the world and human interaction It sounds like a joke but the robots are taking control Our brains are dead but we continue to scroll So if you are listening now, I urge you to put that cell phone down Take your blinder off and look around, see the sights and hear the sounds If you can break those chains you will clearly see, theres more to life than that fucking screen We are human beings we are not machines (X a lot)
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We were all lost souls Searching for meaning to replace Our troubled minds and wonderlust A finish line in an endless race So we started an army We recruited and embraced If were gonna start a revolution Were gonna need a home base For the thinkers and dreamers The poets and screamers The soap box preachers And the hopeless believers Lovers and losers, all are welcome here If we work together there’s nothing to fear Fuck ups and boozers our time is here just bring your passions we’ll supply the beer All I desire Is to be inspired They will come If you start the fire I’m doing better than ever If I’m only as good as the company I keep For the first time in my life I can’t wait to wake up when I fall asleep I’ve always had a place to stay But they all made me feel alone I’ve had plenty of houses But now I have a home If I haven’t made it perfectly clear I love all of you I feel like the end is near Because this seems too good be true I’ve always had plenty of friends They’ve always been good to me But now I know what It’s like To have a family
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This was a quickly put together mix, so I'd have some new music to go on tour with. It features Comp tracks, Covers, and A Couple songs from the upcoming full-length scheduled to be released in May. Download it for Free ! A big thanks to Ben Roberson for recording for zero cost.

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released April 25, 2013

All music and lyrics written by Joey Schuller (except track 5: HEY! What's up? which is a 4 Non Blondes cover)

Art Work by Laura Lee Burkhardt

Recorded and mixed by Ben Roberson in various living rooms of Pittsburgh, PA

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