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it's coming down
it's coming down
coming down now
everybody
can't you see
everybody
can't you see
when real life bursts through the door
it's not gonna matter what you were doin' before
when real life bursts through the door
it's not gonna matter anymore
(whistling)
we're all in it now
we're all in it now
we're all in it now
and we're all gonna have to deal somehow
we're all gonna have to deal somehow
no matter what no matter what goes down
we're all gonna have to deal
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I was ready for it
I was ready
like Melancholia
I'm ready for
I'm used to it now
I had to get used
I'm used to it now
but what's the use
it'll get better
but first it's gonna get worse
it'll get better
that's when I'll really
that's when I'll really
fall apart
I was raised
to experience
traumas
and take 'em in stride
and dream of dying
I always wanted to stand back
but sometimes I want to be close
too close for comfort
too close
I don't know how it feels
to think everything's alright
what I have found
that keeps me around
it's not quite
not quite positive
but it's so bad
I'm living my life
keepin' an eye on the black
I'm living my life
keepin' an eye on the black
and I'm never goin' back
and I'm never goin' back
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nothing to wake you up
from the simulation
and some kinda super bug
sweeping across the nation
and the world
what kinda picture you gonna post
is that your new mask
how you gonna brag
you survived
if they can keep the servers alive
you survived
if they keep the servers alive
tired of thinking about it
well it was never much good
trying to simulate
how I must look
to John Q
to you
as if you
had seen
what I've seen
guess I used to use
all these beautiful faces
to try to prove
I was worthy of
God's graces
and little did I know
little did I know
and hard hard did I learn
there's nothing that you can get
that you have earned
from anyone else
you got to give it to yourself
not from anybody else
not from anyone else
you got to give it give it to yourself
and that's the miracle cure
for something we all have
that's the miracle cure
for something we all have
and it's terminal
and it's life
and we're all
we're all gonna die
now now my eyes
they don't close
and I don't trip
I know what to do
and I'm never never gonna quit
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4. |
Lockdown (Unsimulated)
06:47
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the company
we keep
keeps us
down
so I
been tryin'
to be
alone
I'm on lockdown
I'm on lockdown
don't wanna be around
so I'm on lockdown
I heard a story
on tv
and later my ma
texted me
said there's
a bad disease
and it's rapidly
spreading
I've always known
the virus grows
the ideas
will get inside
and if you're not careful
then you will die
so man, I'm on lockdown
I'm on lockdown
I can't be around
so I'm on lockdown
every family
is a cult
I hope yours
isn't too fucked up
god forbid
what can you do
once you're born
it's inside you
you're on lockdown
put it on lockdown
there's some people you can't be around
so put yourself on lockdown
put yourself on lockdown
but be careful not to
lock yourself
in a fuckin' prison
wherever you go
there you are
wherever you go
there you are
wherever you go
there you are
whever you go
there you are
wherever you go
there you are
you're on lockdown
you're on lockdown
you're the only one around
you're on lockdown
I'm on lockdown
I'm on lockdown
don't want anyone around
no, I'm on lockdown
oh, I'm on lockdown
and I when I finally come out
I'll still be on lockdown
yeah, when I come out
I'll always be on lockdown
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turns out
it's not zombies
turns out
it's not zombies
think we were zombies
before
we're not zombies
anymore
we're tryin'
to survive
we're tryin'
to survive
and all those thing
we did not believe in
they're all we have now
turns out the last thing to break down
is society
turns out the last thing to break down
is society
but let's break it all down
all of the bullshit
we've been tryin' to
live with
(whistling)
and when the wind took down the wire
we all sat inside
and read by the light of the wildfires
yeah we read by the light of the wildfires
and we knew
we
were the last
people on earth
and we didn't care
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6. |
New Tribe (Unsimulated)
06:00
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if we die
we die
but before
we die
I would like
to be alive
every night I die
when I go to sleep
and tomorrow it's
another me
every night I die
when I go to sleep
and tomorrow it's
another me
I just wanna be
in my real life
I just wanna be
in real life
I've tried
the other thing
it never worked
for me
I've tried
the other thing
and it never ever ever ever ever worked
for me
does it work for you
oh never
never worked for you
either
let's start a tribe
and this tribe
this tribe
well, it's not really a tribe
it's just a couple people trying
trying to be alive
before they die
but that's not
like some put on a t-shirt kind of "just be alive"
it's like a different kind of just bein' alive
it's like bein' alive in your real life
real life
before enlightenment
post pics send emails
after enlightenment
if the servers are still up
send those replies
send those heart emojis
but don't die
before you
don't die
before your time
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and life goes on
just like after the nazis
just like after the bombing
life goes on
life goes on
life goes on
just like after the asteroid
just like after the famine
life goes on
life goes on
just like after an avalanche
or that eruption in Pompeii
life goes on
just not yours
just not yours
just not yours
just not yours
life goes on
just like after Y2K
just like after sex slavery
life goes on
life goes on
just like after Stalin
just like after Mao
just like after everything that's ever happened
life goes on
life goes on
just like after wars
life goes on
just not yours
just not yours
just not yours, George
just not yours
(whistling)
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8. |
Is It Bad (Unsimulated)
06:57
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it's easy to say
it'll get bad
but it's hard it's hard to say
just how bad
if you been livin' your life
in a dream
it might be
hard to take
it's good to wake up
before it hits
so when it all goes down
maybe you'll actually actually live it
instead of livin'
a buncha bullshit
lot of people checkin' out
lot of
but if you ever check out
you better be sure
you're not wrong
hear about the one
he got hysterical
blew his mind
and I, I read the rationalization
and I was not impressed
I got no I got no
I got no I got no
judgement
for anyone
I welcome I welcome
they're harsh harsh
criticism
not like I can hear it
like they can
no matter what anybody tells you
you're not gonna listen
these calls they're coming
from inside your house
and there's nothing anyone can do
to quiet them down
oh, it might feel like you knew
that this would happen
but you better be sure that you're not
just imagining
is it bad?
is it getting bad?
is it bad?
is it getting bad?
I've fallen in that hole before
and I know the way out
but I'm not dumb enough to think
that means I can help you out
or that I'll really help myself
what if a pole goes through my brain
and then I turn into someone else
I can't help myself
I can only
I can only
only try to remain
like a leaf on the branch
who welcomes the wind
like phil says
let a little blow in
so that's my way of saying
there's never hope
that's my way of saying
we've all got more than enough rope
to hang ourselves with
even if we don't hang ourselves
cause you know we're all hung up
and blowin' in the wind
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it's easy to see it all as a tyranny
everything I thought everybody wanted from me
when I was the one
I was the one
I wonder how he's doing
that kid from class
who I judged harshly
when he only passed
so much love
on to me
he saw Katrina on tv
and he rode his bike down there
to offer his help
I thought who does he think he is
and now I realize
that I was just judging myself
and although I'm sure
he didn't just
selflessly wanna make
some kinda difference
I see
that maybe he
just thought
I'm tired of watching tv
I wanna see it with my eyes
I wanna see real suffering
I wanna see the real waters rise
I wanna see death up close
I wanna look it in the eye
or how about that kid
who used to open for us
how's he doin' I hope he's not sick
you know he was harmless
and I hated him
for being so level headed
about singing
who did I think I was
an addict looking for a fix
but not something that you can buy on the street
something you want to force from the fists
of everyone there
and act like they should
fuckin' thank you
jesus fuckin' christ
sometimes it's amazing
what I let myself get away with
and yeah I guess
I can be grateful
it never got that outta hand
but how can I be so
how can I be so
deceitful
not to admit
how bad I know
it could
get
because I was a monster
I was hungry for blood
but when circumstance
removes the object of anger
it turns its teeth on itself
so I've been chewed up
prolly more than you would think
whatever you're beatin' yourself up about
I've done worse in my sleep
(whistling)
I hope my old teacher
has his wits
he saw this coming
I hope that means
he's ready for it
and I hope
he lives to see the sun
rise on a new era
we're done with this shit
tell me we're done
we're done with this shit
tell me we're done
it'd be so stupid to live through this
and still fuckin' care
but it's only human
so if we make it
I'll see you there
(whistling)
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there's a disease you catch
when you put on a mask
you say this my face
there's a disease you catch
when you put on a mask
and you say this my face
and there is a miracle cure
just remove the head
there's a disease you catch
when you put on a mask
you say this is my face
there's a disease you catch
when you put on a mask
there's a miracle cure
remove the head
remove the head
remove the head
if I could travel back in time
I would kill myself
if I could travel back in time
I would kill myself
and take
control
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11. |
After (Unsimulated)
06:52
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when those of us
who survive
finally leave the cave
how will we
how will we
really behave
will we go back
to all the things
that we
left behind
the quest for fame
our stupid little
simulated lives
and what of those
who
died
will they have
really
died
I'd rather really die
than only dream of life
I'd rather really die
than only dream of being alive
(whistling)
I hope to
see you
there
I hope to
see you
there
when I look at you
I do not see
when I look at you
I do not see
you
when I see
when I see
when I see you
what a
what a
what a
what a view
am I being obtuse
am I being obtuse
or can you see through
am I being obtuse
can you see through
can you see through
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love
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