American Nightmare

I.c. You Are Feeling Drake

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when your "golden days" are "that was just a phase..." lose yourself to reminisce pictures and innocence. try to remember when you felt free and the smiles just came so naturally... you can't control your age but you can control how you feel. breathing dead air into broke lungs that once filled your heart with the will to live. so when are you gonna cash in your raincheck? (and on, and on, and on...) every second that goes by is one thats gone for good. are you throwing away possible memories to a frevered life of "woulds" and "coulds"? we may have missed our chance and we may never be young again, but fuck living a sick day life. fuck dead beat kids. and fuck your falsehoods. so when are you gonna cash in your raincheck? (and on, and on, and on...) i'm not dead yet. ambitions... sorry, but i have none... i'm just a confused kid with the masses telling me to join tradition... but i just can't... i'd rather die than live like you. do you get it? i'd rather die than live like you. you don't get it. fuck your falsehoods.

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marlyshmarly On Jul 02, 2002

Farewell

am/pm

There's A Black Hole In The Shadow Of The Pru

Shoplifting In A Ghost Town

Fuck What Fireworks Stand For

when your "golden days" are "that was just a phase..." lose yourself to reminisce pictures and innocence.  try to remember when you felt free and the smiles just came so naturally...  you can't control your age but you can control how you feel.  breathing dead air into broke lungs that once filled your heart with the will to live.  so when are you gonna cash in your raincheck? (and on, and on, and on...) every second that goes by is one thats gone for good.  are you throwing away possible memories to a frevered life of "woulds" and "coulds"?  we may have missed our chance and we may never be young again, but fuck living a sick day life.  fuck dead beat kids.  and fuck your falsehoods.  so when are you gonna cash in your raincheck? (and on, and on, and on...) i'm not dead yet.  ambitions... sorry, but i have none... i'm just a confused kid with the masses telling me to join tradition... but i just can't... i'd rather die than live like you.  do you get it?  i'd rather die than live like you.  you don't get it.  fuck your falsehoods.

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2002-07-02 03:58:22

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by jeffoh

22y ago

no comments?? this song fucking kills it.

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by JRuss

21y ago

I've always wondered if there was reference to sad folk singer Nick Drake?

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by kijima

20y ago

what's the I.C. stand for?

or is it supposed to be "I see"?

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by thebeautyisdead

20y ago

yeah im pretty sure it's the abbreviation for I see ^_^

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by thebeautyisdead

20y ago

yeah im pretty sure it's the abbreviation for I see ^_^

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by cinemaair

20y ago

i used the first three lines of this song as my senior quote. american nightmare reminds me of being a teenager all over again..

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by slipped

19y ago

I.C = ian curtis from joy division drake = nick drake

wes said so in an interview.

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