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Second City Is Burning

by The Damn Tracks

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1.
High 02:00
"Sawyer Party Night - Get here, quick!" We hit the alleys and scuffed our kicks and I was following blind, baby all of the time cause it was easier Buying anything we could split or cause the neighbors liked the taste of it But I kept trying to get high, darling all of the time cause it was easier I was trying to get high, darling all of the time, just looking for more Smoking lysol to make me sick Chasing bourbon with arsenic I was trying to go blind, baby all of the time cause it was easier simply being a peice of shit (Fuck, no!) even the devil said I should quit (He just can't keep up!) but I kept trying to get high, darling all of the time cause it was easier I was trying to get high, darling all of the time, just looking for more trying to settle some score One day (One more drag) you'll help me find myself (another drink or two) I said one day (we never say it enough) you'll help me find myself (we're never going to) I was trying to get high, darling all of the time, just looking for more and I found so much more
2.
Bloodloss 02:37
Your time ran out in a narrow path I went back on my word, you pulled out one more smoke "It's seldom what it seems" I've got you figured out so just fire away, you know I'm bulletproof You talk to me like you don't think you know what I'll say It's arrogant but true Had I known I'd watch you unravel I thought my hands were tied Like it or not, I was wrong "You're not sticking around, you've got a world to burn, you'll start with Hollywood" You said "I know what it feels and can recall the taste, so fuck you and your world" But after all, we weren't getting anywhere at all We cut this too thin and this is what we lost You're not coming back to us I got the call not long after the accident You'd told me you were comfortable in your skin I saw the place where a cigarette had burned your lips and where the ash burned your chin Now I'm standing at your broken bones Looks like you're breathing but it's not so obvious And the torture that you dealt is just guilt that I can't justify So fuck you and your war Look at the cost Look at all the blood you lost Look at all the blood you lost
3.
You know that time has got an awful hold on all of us and outside Chicago's city streets are always changing I can't imagine what you'd feel if you could see us now but I hope that things would be the same I tattoo'd your name into my skin so that you know I care and I claim holy and unholy just to be safe so I can travel miles in both directions just to hear your voice so that when we meet I could sing with you Yeah, that's the least thing I could do is sing with you and I can count on all these friends that you had shared with me and I shook your fathers hand and promised that I'd be there now late night hours turn to years and I can't find myself it's not hard to be invisible but it's time to be incredible because we could end up nothing but a dead friend and we use to sing about shoes of gold and the greatest friend you'll never know but we could end up nothing but a dead friend
4.
Tallboys 01:06
You finally think you got it, and you learned just how to sing till you smoke another cigarette and your voice goes out of range again So crack another tall boy and swallow those notes down Just to hock each and everyone of those dirty bastards out I don't know where I've been going, you could say the same Everything around here is changing every day So we can talk about salvation in hopes to get along but we both know that we're out here on our own They way I make my money, I keep no promises or oaths And when you press me on it I'll have my hands around your throat Free for all to Martial Law - Welcome to the place where everybody shoots each other every single day So we can hang our livers out to dry or order another round And bask in the glory of this God forsaken town The way I hold my heartache is the way you hold your pride And by the time this song is over maybe all of us will die
5.
Count your blessings, say your prayers You've got your one way ticket to Hell We had you dead to rights So let the shock wave crumble you Turn to dust as a coward would It's our world, and there's no room here left for you You claim you've learned regret well, we're past the point of forgiveness for you and the violence that you brought bore voices that now resonate and they won't seek healing at your feet There's no redemption in your drawn on smile your parlor tricks and judgments kept me in darkness, but I still see that morning sun so keep your ignorance that frames your lies you're going to end up buried six feet under and you're still going to lose your soul You claim you've learned regret well, we're past the point of forgiveness for you The violence that you brought bore voices that now resonate and they won't seek healing at your feet So cross your fingers say your prayers Adding links to your anchors chain That wont save you, it's still gonna pull you down So, Hallelujah - Fuck yourself, two times All of you are going to recognize that it's our world and there's no room here left for you
6.
Racing back to our sacred world Taking drinks with the wasted moon so we can dance across the blistered soil We thought we were running back to the night were we belong But darling, I'm still waiting on the sun I needed to tell you before I forget If I live forever you know I'll be wasting my breath our time, and everything we worked for Chasing the sunrise to greet our old friends means turning our backs here never to return Wash our names from our skin We will defy him betray his good name and he will discover but he understands The holier waters wholly change us back to what we were before the night She's so violent to our skin, burning every inch so I'm going back where the angels dance on the razor's edge That's why we're racing back to our sacred world Taking drinks with the wasted moon so we can dance across the blistered soil we thought we were running back to the night were we belong But darling, I'm still waiting on the sun
7.
Hello, Tuesday: One day we're all going to die and days won't matter then we're just the grains upon these open shores with waves that come to take us all away so come next Monday once the winter's had it's fun and Denver's come and gone I'll come back to you with open arms and an open mind to take us all away cause one thing that I know is that it's probably time to go so let's abandon the weight of this city before our bodies get shoved into boxes and we're thrown like stones into Lake Michigan just begging to sink Sometimes waking up gets kinda rough so let's grab a drink or two and then disappear cause if we plan to live here long enough we'll hate a lot of things that we don't want to so let's abandon the weight of this city before our bodies get shoved into boxes and we're thrown like stones into Lake Michigan just begging to sink
8.
I've seen you running, and outside of catching your breath with a cigarette to see what might catch next I've seen you crawling outside of Quencher's Saloon as a first rate drunk on the second shift to start the afternoon Second City is Burning I've seen you strolling, (fuck) Well, it's the way you move the best and I'm sick of all your "beautiful" bullshit I'll turn this city upside down, I'll tear it limb from limb Just show you what this city really is And when the sun comes up, we'll celebrate our wasted Wednesdays We'll drink these beers and listen to a love song Everybody hates to be the one who sticks around while the whole world keeps moving on but these feet need solid ground, even if there's nothing left for me And when the sun comes up, we'll celebrate our sorry Sundays We'll drink these beers and listen to a punk song everybody hates (Dine, Dine My Darling) to be the one who sticks around while the whole world keeps moving on but these feet need solid ground even, if there's nothing left for me Second City is burning, so fuck this city so fuck this city
9.
Worth It 02:14
Light of mine, there was once a time when I was living the worst that I could and I don’t deserve you but you made me consider a change Light of mine, you would grow and shine as I was watching the worst of me die and it was worth it you added years to end of my life Light of mine, little light of mine you're going to get all the love I can give you cause you deserve it even though it comes from an old darkened soul (and my soul can't wait anymore) Light of mine you little terror of mine you're gonna follow in my footsteps for years And I’m going to hate it but you'll know that you're never alone and know that you're worth it you're so worth it you're so worth it I wish you knew me then, though I was off living like an atom bomb and in open flames, you mended both my lungs you hung my liver out to dry And though my days were numbered then and I took the time to stumble everywhere when my breath was gone you were the air that helped me breathe so, Light of mine, do you remember the time when I was living the worst that I could and I don’t deserve you but I knew that I needed to change (and my love can't wait anymore) Light of mine, you would grow and shine As I was watching the worst of me die and it was worth it you added years to end of my life
10.
This Is War 02:22
You might see it differently but I can still remember the day that you fell apart Your sunken eyes resembled all the hate you kept inside of your heart and you let it stay and there was nothing I could do but sit and talk to you and watch you fall away See, I can still remember all the times you kept alone in your room and the friends you made and I wasn't much help back then and there were things you needed to say and I wasn't there and so you locked yourself away you couldn't kill the pain so why don't you take my hand cause this is war and your life's the only life that is worth fighting for and this battle in yourself is not worth dying for and I'm dying just to hold you in my arms just one more time so pick yourself back up again pick yourself back up, my friend pick yourself back up again cause this is war your life's the only life that is worth fighting for and this battle in yourself is not worth dying for and I'm dying just to hold you in my arms just one more time
11.
At least I'm still breathing fighting for one last chance at least I'm still breathing my pain reminds me I'm still alive and I swear to God if I drank, I'd be drinking alone now smoking your cigarettes down my empty head would be full again so don't blame me for your misery If your faults were my faults, then I'd have no faults at all but at least I'm fine At least I'm still breathing fighting for one last piece at least I'm still strong with my will to carry on and I swear to God, someone tampered with my circulation by pouring concrete in my veins and it sets with every step I take so don't blame me for your misery If your faults were my faults, then you'd be imperfect, too but it doesn't hurt and I swear to God if I drank, I'd be drinking alone now smoking your cigarettes down, down, down, down down so don't blame me for your misery You have your faults, so you're just a fuck up too and I know I'm right Well, there's no way out down this road There's no way out down this road There's no way out down this road There's no way out down this road so I'll burn that bridge
12.
Dying on the wait list again My hearts been vexed Like anything else, though, I'll pretend that I need you to confiscate my wishes I need you to claim your holy names or I need you to turn me into ashes I need you cause without you, honey, I'm worse for wear Without you I'm the voice lost in the wind I've conned my way into your ears The shackles on a man trapped in thick skin But I always sing the blues and without you here I'm a grave less ghost Confessing everything to prove I'm a lonely path towards self destruction and I need you to confiscate my wishes I need you to claim your holy names or I need you to turn me into ashes I need you cause without you, honey, I'm worse for wear Without you, I am worse for wear Without you, honey, I am worse for wear
13.
Oh Jaden 01:25
Whoa, I can’t keep up cause my lungs, they're on fire and I can't tell how this could get worse so put me in the ground So dress the shrine up once more Oh Jaden! To be fair, you owe us one, but if you can't help us now then put us in the ground Whoa, I can’t keep up cause my lungs, they're on fire and I can't tell how this could get worse, how you owe us one but if you can't help us now then put us in the ground
14.
We got lost in the city though we've been here for years We don't know where we're going but we're coming home to you Traffic lights in a hurry Street signs blocking the way I don't remember my name or what direction I came but the people that I left with our true and we're singing We got lost in the city (my time is up!) though we've been here for years (this Rat's lost his touch!) We don't know where we're going but we're coming home to you
15.
Well, it's just dark enough to see all the empty things we'll leave in this house We've cleared it out, but it's filled with regret and honestly, we've had our parades and it's just dark enough to see that the empty things we'll leave are the brightest stars that we have ever known to exist We've filled ours with ghosts and we will always long for problems They will always seem to haunt us and we'll always search for our way out It's just bright enough to see We can sleep here for days it's just like we're meant to lay here under our golden stars and with our golden sun It's just bright enough to leave this town behind We could search all day and leave our troubles here in the shade and find the answers we'll never need and we will always long for problems They will always seem to haunt us and we'll always search for our way out Well, it's just bright enough to see all the empty things we'll leave in this house and though we'll never change our minds we can leave this place and everyone we like Well, it's just bright enough to sleep to dream another dream to walk somewhere with you Some place we've never been Some place we could be complete
16.
Next To You 00:59
I love you but when I see those eyes I know my days are numbered and I wanna be standing next to you and when our bodies are broken in a bloody mess I wanna be right next to you and when we're decomposing with the worms around I wanna be right next to you, I wanna be right next to you I wanna be right next to you, I wanna be right next to you One day, when the waves come drown us One day we'll turn blue One day, when the flames surround us One day I'm gonna burn right next to you, I'm gonna burn right next to you I'm gonna burn right next to you, I'm gonna burn right next to you
17.
I remember standing on your rooftop looking over what had felt like "True July" A summer time in March had brought us closer to each other but you know I wasn't sure you'd stand here by my side I remember dancing near your doorstep waiting patiently for you to come on by We spent the weekend in Missouri, met your friends that felt they knew and they could swear they saw a twinkle in your eye Hoping you shared the kind of loving that I had but I knew you shared the kind of loving that I had It's hard to see what love can bring but love can bring the greatest things you know Yeah, we started out in Albany and made it here to Italy, alone Oh, we can travel around the world I'll take you any place you want to go and look just how far we've come I remember standing on the rooftop hosting a party in the middle of July We had our friends and family over for the weekend just to see the city lights and satellites as they go by I remember standing near your doorstep and now I can't believe I'm standing by your side We shared our wedding day and took the rings from those that left us Now I know they're looking down at us and smiling, saying "they share the kinda loving that we had. I know they share the kinda loving that we had." It's hard to see what love can bring but love can bring the greatest things you know Oh, we started out in Albany and made it here to Italy, alone Oh, we can travel around the world I'll take you any place you want to go and look just how far we've come
18.
The Rope 01:20
This house has worn me out, and it's watched you turn away Well, I know I don't know where you're coming from You hung your ghost up on the wall and marched into the sun and you know, I was scared what you were going to do and now your parties, they're all over. The champagnes all been drunk and you know, I burned that bridge a long time ago I ground my teeth down to the gum when I saw your orphaned son and you know, I was here when you left us but bit by bit, you were going down that broken road that brings you to no where but bit by bit, though it brings you down, you can make it on your own To all the ones I know, to all the ones that carry me home: I couldn't tell you no. I couldn't stand the sound To all the ones I know, the ones that come out to every show: I never ask for help. I must be out of my mind To all the ones I fucking bury in my songs when I'm feeling low: We've all grown weaker now. We've all lost our self control To all the ones I know, to all the ones that make me whole: It could've been me. It should've been me and he who sees a need and doesn't ask is on his way to denial and the rope that fit around your throat is now on my own
19.
Undivided 02:09
Wake up! It's time for change and they can't understand it We won't apologize for the labels that you've branded our choice, one voice tonight and I know we'll be alright but sometimes it's hard to handle it but if there's loss of human decency in our lives we'll stand up, undivided We're human beings and should be seen as sisters, brothers, and Americans and now we're marching down boulevards fighting for our rights so wake up! It's time to change and they can't understand it we won't compromise for a lack of human value our choice, one voice tonight and I know we'll be alright but sometimes it's hard to handle it but if there's loss of human decency in our lives we'll stand up, undivided
20.
Weed Stick 01:42
Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby Light it up and give it to me, pass it around you got a weed stick, you found it on the ground you pass it around pass it around, pass it around pass it around, pass it around and get fucked up again Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby Light it up, light up, and pass it to your brother Light it up, light up, and pass it to your mother Light it up, light up, and pass it to your sister then light it up, light up, and pass it to me! Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby Whoa, you got a weed stick, baby
21.
Oh, darling, just be easy the ground in which you lay is tattered and it's full of glass Oh, darling, just believe me your friends alright, she's just fine they're combing out her hair as we speak Come on, just breathe with me Come on, just breathe with me Oh, darling, just be easy the bones inside your neck have shattered into pieces Oh, darling, just believe me there's a hole inside your lung and I need you to breathe with me Come on, just breathe with me Come on, just breathe with me Oh, darling, just be easy Well, we're holding hands and now we're friends I know that you would do the same for me Oh, darling, just believe me Well, lift your legs, stay awake come on now, just breathe with me Come on, just breathe with me Come on, just breathe with me
22.
When I was younger, younger than the rest I never fought for all the people I loved best So if they leave me, leave me, leave me alone I still have on these walking shoes Chicago’s just a couple hours away So don’t hesitate to come by my front door You’ve got a place to crash if you don’t mind sleeping on the floor It’s just you and me and Mississippi love, alright Drinks on me, cause the city is ours tonight When I was older, older than my best friends I fell for a woman that I hope to God I never see again So leave me, leave me, leave me the fuck alone I still have on these walking shoes my real friends just a couple miles away So don’t hesitate to come by my front door You’ve got a place to crash if you don’t mind sleeping on the floor It’s just you and me and Mississippi love, alright Drinks on me, cause the city is ours tonight I’m sick and tired of waiting for the wrong bus Got sixteen blocks to go and I just want to make it home To call you, call you, call you on the phone Your place is just a couple blocks from mine So don’t hesitate to come by my front door You’ve got a place to crash if you don’t mind sleeping on the floor It’s just you and me and Mississippi love, alright Drinks on me, cause the city is ours tonight It’s just you and me and Mississippi love, alright Drinks on me, cause Chicago lives on tonight

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released October 31, 2019

Recorded at Million Yen Studios in Chicago, IL except for "The Rope" and "Undivided" which were recorded at Atlas Studios in Chicago, IL.

Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Chris Dequick Productions.

Dedicated to Matt Wolf, Ricky Wojtal, Randy Kalish, and all our dead friends. We truly miss sharing our lives with you.

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