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Youth Anthems

by Problem Child

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1.
They try to keep you on track, try to keep you held down Focus set on the future they don't care about now Bundled up in deceit, it keeps you safe and sound False intentions, they cover up the lies that you tell I think I'm falling And I can't fight back I think I'm loosing I can't take this... Stress that's on my mind, it builds up all the time I've gotta let it out (so I scream and shout) It's getting on my nerves, distorting what I've heard I'm loosing all control, but I just don't know... Why it bothers me Nothing new, can't you see? But I'd rather be on my own then take the easy road 'Cause then I'd have no where left to go I've watched them follow the lines, watched them accept what they're told Never question the path that they've been taught to follow Well I'm not part of that herd, I want to try something new What's the point of success without defeat when you learn nothing new?
2.
On the streets, beneath the stages On the shelves and between the pages Behind walls, closed doors, places that we've never been before Their names remain unwritten. Overhead, underground Lost because they don't make a sound Walking by, passing low What they've done, we'll never know Their names remain unwritten.
3.
Of all the things I've seen you neglect Your selfishness, your disrespect None of it can be justified You're just a fool, ignorant and blind There's something lost deep inside your head Your common sense, your intellect To you the world ends with these walls But we break them down, destroy them all Then someday a time will come When you realize that we were right all along Is anybody out there? Is anybody listening? Can anybody hear me? There's something you're missing. You see difference as a fatal flaw When rules are broken, it's something wrong The only difference I see take place is your apathy What a disgrace Then you're thrown into the great unknown But you lie to yourself and you don't even know where you belong
4.
These words are irellivant. Or though it seems to me. Cause there's nothing left to feel. And there's nothing left to see. The same points have been made before. We're just regurgitating ideas. We don't mean to abhor. But what we're after is the energy. Cause it's that feeling that puts meaning in our pedigree. And when opinions count for nothing at hand, It's out actions and reactions that decide where we stand.
5.
You can try to run, to hide You know you'll never make it out alive You can lie, and cheat, and fake We're still defined by decisions that we make Two, three, and four Put on that record and dance around some more Why be let down? You can't always be the one carrying the crown We all need some positive re-enforcement every once in a while We all need something or someone that makes us smile 'Cause negativity's got no place in our lives today So forget your 'woe is me', listen here what I have to say Take it on, take it over And throw it out the door All this stress, all this anger You won't need it anymore It's something new, something special Something you can't explain It's a lifeline, it's an outlet It's whatever you want it to be So sing along with all your friends 'Cause it doesn't matter how this ends This music is gonna get me through the night.
6.
Cellar Door 04:33
I'll take time to figure this out With overconfident subliminal doubt I'll wait for you I've wandered streets before, bliss and alone Contained in restlessness, I found a home I'll wait for you I can't sleep at night When there's so much more outside I've been wasting all my time Searching for someone else's 'better life'. You opened the entrance, but I slammed the door You broke the silence, but I've never spoken before I just want something new I can't sit still, I'm hardly alive Taken hostage by the blink of an eye I'll just wait for my cue
7.
Dollar Signs 01:19
I think I've decided to live my life today Won't spend my time hoping for that future raise Look around and money is all I see Material existence is not the life for me It's all about who makes the most cash It's all about who lives the most lavish life Dollar signs make the world go 'round I'll show you something money can't buy Everything in life seems to come with a hidden charge First priorities: 'Gotta make sure you're living large'
8.
Realist 02:21
Hate standing still, but don't want to move Yellow walls of a painted room Covered black, it's a curious thing Mask of sadness your appearance brings Love songs on the stereo Names of faces you don't even know Wave goodbye doesn't mean a thing The day is done what will tomorrow bring? There's something here bigger than us all (You never listen) Our petty problems have no means to resolve (You're not trying) Say goodbye to life inside your head (You've gotta see it) Time is merely an invention of man (We're not trying) We're not trying.
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Stop. 00:13
ihateeverythingyoudoandisincerilywishiknewsomewaytomakeyougoawaycauseyou'renothelpinganything.
10.
I'm drifting in my own world Got nothing to do All these people passing by They don't have a clue 'Cause I don't care about your politics Don't care about TV I don't care about fashion Don't even care about me I can't get away I'm so far gone, yet I'm so damn close And there's nothing that you can say I can't get away I tried to entertain I tried to get along I tried to find another place But it all went wrong I guess there's nothing for me here So I'll make my own way No one can stop me There's nothing you can say
11.
War at Six 03:55
Am I supposed to feel like I have something to give? Am I supposed to believe there's another reason to live? Why should I search for answers, I'm not vulnerable? Why do we feel the need to define what's unexplainable? The same things have been said before It's nothing new, there's no open door It doesn't matter who I say I am There's no one out there with a master plan We live our lives in all different ways Harm each other if we don't feel the same So why don't we go on and live our lives Instead we wage religious wars tonight Yet with uncertainty we still waste our time Trying to convince each other of what's wrong or right But in the end it's all unknown, and that's clear to me When you look at evolution, it's always favored diversity

about

Recorded between 2013 and 2015 at Ad Astra Recording in Williston, VT.

Initial recording by Peter Engisch.

Additional recording and mixing by Evan Engisch.

All songs written by Problem Child.

Evan Engisch - Guitar/Vocals
Matt Decker - Drums
Kevin Wilkinson - Bass

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released August 28, 2015

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Kevin Wilkinson - Bass

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