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To Do Lists Do Not Equal Raised Fists

from I Have No Home Planet by Average Joey

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Lately I’ve been talkin’ a lot about who I’m gonna be
Talk all day and night about the future that I see
But I’m starting to realize that nothing’s gonna happen
Nothing’s gonna change unless we but thoughts into action

I’m getting sick and tired of these kinds of days
When I just sit around and prophesize but I don’t do a damn thing
I’ve got to confront the two sides of my brain
If we’re gonna be what we want to be we gotta make a change

I like having fun as much as the next man
And I try to raise the issue
But all my friends are doing keg stands

Im just as guilty as the next man
But if were gonna make a difference
We’ve got to head in a new direction

Music switch up
Slower part:

I am tired of lying in every song I write
I am tired relying on the system that I fight
I’m tired of being denied my human rights
I’m of letting other people control my fucking life

I’m tired of rich assholes who think they represent me
They tie us down and shut our mouths and we worship them at rallies
They take private jets while we struggle to survive
They keep us stupid so we’re easy to control, so we believe all their lies

I don’t know when this madness will stop
I’m tired of always being scared shitless of the cops
Because if they want, they can lock me away
And if I fight back, they’ll shoot me dead, and everyone thinks that’s okay

I want the courage to stand up for what I believe
And that means we got to mean it when we scream FUCK THE POLICE
Because if a cop was here right now, I would be quiet
That fear is what keeps us here instead of standing up and starting a riot


I’m tired of staying in one spot
I’m tired of pretending I have one good reason not to quit my day job
I want to do what I want until the day I die
Because this life of mine means more to me than a fucking dollar sign



I’m bored of all this safety and security
The routines instead of dreams, the monotony for commodities
I’m tired of being told I can’t change a thing
And I’m tired of being bossed around by tyrants and kings

I want to know what it’s like to be free
And I don’t mean the indoctrinated fairy tale that this country claims to be
I’m tired of screaming for help, waiting for someone else
I’ve got to find my own way out of this hell, so I keep singing to myself?

I want to finally practice what I preach
I want to live according to my own philosophies
I want to stop saying I want to and say I will
I’m trying so hard to feel alive, it’s gonna get get me killed

It’s hard to be a martyer
Whey you’ve got nothing to die for
It’s hard to be an honest man
Unless I call myself a liar
It’s hard to write my own story book
When I have no idea who I am
And it’s hard to say I’m a loner
When I‘ve got so many friends
It’s hard to change the world
If I never even give it a try
It’s hard to be a hero
If I know I’m not the good guy
It’s hard to be prince charming
With no damsel in distress
And it’s hard to accept applause
When I know you’re not impressed

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from I Have No Home Planet, released May 19, 2013

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