I Could Go Off The Deep End,
I Could Kill All My Best Friends,
I Could Follow Those Stylish Trends,
And God Knows I Could Make Amends.
But I've Got An Angry Heart,
Filled With Cancers And Poppy Tarts
If this is how you folks make art,
It's fucking depressing.

And it's sad to know that we are not alone.
And it's sad to know there's no honest way out.

I'm afraid to leave the house.
I'm as timid as a mouse.
I'm afraid if I go out,
I'll outwear my welcome.
I'm not a courageous man.
I don't have any big, lasting plans.
I'm too cowardly to take a stand.
I want to keep my nose clean.

And it's sad to know that we're not alone in this.
And it's sad to know there's no honest way out.

In this life we lead, we could conquer everything,
If we could just get the braves to get out of bed in the morning.


Lyrics submitted by ALLHAILGODZILLA, edited by MasterAndreRaven, burritogod1

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  • +6
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    Also, the title is "Brave as a Noun."

    airtankon October 15, 2007   Link
  • +3
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    A great bummer pop song about getting out of bed in the morning. I think the title should be Brave As A Noun, as in, the word 'brave' used as a noun.

    time4nothingon October 19, 2009   Link
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    "I'm not a courageous man. I don't have any big, lasting plans"

    i'm glad i found the lyrics for this because for a long time i thought the lyrcs were actually "i don't have any big, breast implants"

    mary100003on December 16, 2013   Link
  • +1
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    Im estimate as a mouse.

    should be "i'm as timid as a mouse."

    destroyerjazzon May 15, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    great song. this band is very fun to listen to...very emotional. feeling

    cfontson June 06, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Isn't it "cancer and PUPPY DARTS"?

    samreynoon April 02, 2013   Link
  • 0
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    great song. this band is very fun to listen to...very emotional. feeling

    cfontson June 06, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    lolz also it's not "noise clean", it's "nose clean".

    sally biteson June 19, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    what are poppy tarts?

    but great song

    michael tobin fioreon November 21, 2007   Link
  • 0
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    Okay, the song is about, according to the youtube video i saw, about how people use the word brave, as though it were a noun. this isn't the only meaning to the song(obviously) but it was the basis to the songs creation.

    poodle_bombon December 21, 2007   Link

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