This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
It’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Somethings you just can’t take away
But no one stops
Or notices what goes on
It’s a normal thing these days
For people to not get along
Battered body lays on the floor
Stab wounds, bullet holes
And more
Tell me where everyone is now
No one stops
Or notices you lying there
It’s a normal thing these days
For people to not care
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
Rape, assult
Name some more
Nothing you want
But it’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
It’s not safe
What else can you say
But no one stops
Or notices you’re gone
It’s a normal thing today
For people to be raped on their own lawn
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
Passed out on the floor
No answer
And a locked door
Needle laying there next to your arm
It’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Life’s fragile
Don’t throw it away
No one stops
Or notices you’re not alive
It’s a normal thing these days
For teens to die
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Life’s fragile
Don’t throw it away
No one stops
Or notices you’re not alive
It’s a normal thing these days
For teens to die
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
It’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Somethings you just can’t take away
But no one stops
Or notices what goes on
It’s a normal thing these days
For people to not get along
Battered body lays on the floor
Stab wounds, bullet holes
And more
Tell me where everyone is now
No one stops
Or notices you lying there
It’s a normal thing these days
For people to not care
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
Rape, assult
Name some more
Nothing you want
But it’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
It’s not safe
What else can you say
But no one stops
Or notices you’re gone
It’s a normal thing today
For people to be raped on their own lawn
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
Passed out on the floor
No answer
And a locked door
Needle laying there next to your arm
It’s hard to see past everybody
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Life’s fragile
Don’t throw it away
No one stops
Or notices you’re not alive
It’s a normal thing these days
For teens to die
Drugs, dealing, making money
Things happen everyday
Life’s fragile
Don’t throw it away
No one stops
Or notices you’re not alive
It’s a normal thing these days
For teens to die
Look around
What do you see
Tell me something good
About your neighborhood
Lyrics submitted by AMeRiCaNPuNK11x
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