Watcha gonna do? Slam Doors? Break a glass?
Maybe pass out on the kitchen floor with your naked ass?
She still makes time to hate me
But basically I'm overbooked no emotional vacancy
Complacency seems so simple
Like fuck it let me be the one you fight and call mister right
It's and addiction bound to stick around
Cause a junky won't bounce 'till he hits the ground (get down)
And these drugs ain't as good as we wish they were (get up)
And this buzz doesn't keep us from missin' her (get over)
And that love that built all of this emphasis
Spilled enough guilt to kill Electra and Oedipus (get out)
It's easier to leave it there
Each time I see your tears makes me need a beer to relieve the fear
I wanna keep a clear sky and fly away like a meteor
Outta here maybe next year I'll reappear

[Chorus]
I say hey there, we don't play fair
We can't stay here, I hope you take care [4X]

Sometimes you make me feel like such a prick
That even I'm convinced that I'm the one that's sick
You can fuss and bitch, you can cut your wrist
Or you can choke on that blood from the tongue you've bit
And when you acted up, best believe I blessed you back
I've got a fucking fan base that can attest to that
I'm returning this bleeding hearts club membership card
Cause I want no motherfuckin' part of it
We're just two dogs on all fours
It's a tug of war for who loves you more
Blame it on tours or locked bathroom doors
Or maybe it's 'cause my voice was louder than yours (what? You jealous?)
And I'll be damned if I do this for forever
Everybody lookin' at me like I don't know better
Instead I gotta run if I'm ever gonna forget her
Cause I've always been a go-getter (so whatever)

[Chorus]

And now I got a head full of better off dead
I followed down them steps, and slept in the wrong bed
If I had a breath of self-respect left
I'd set fire to the boxspring to help it catch wreck
Let these ashes represent the mattress
Director left the set but nobody told the actress
So she's still actin' as if we scheduled a practice
And my soundtrack is compromisin' her theatrics
You, you remind me of me, it's not a compliment
Get your song on
You, who you tryin' to be?
I've got no tolerance left for drama
You, you would like to go free, jump off the fence let your claws out
You, you remind me of me, run from all of them 'til they all gone
Then, here we go again, with my threats to leave
Like I've ever left a she who wouldn't let me breathe
Instead I kept it deep enough to get you to believe
That I'm incapable of escapin' and settin' you free
Well I'mma open up that map and see the nation
Call it vocation
Call it a vacation
You can find me at the airport waitin'
Or maybe I'll be chain smokin' down at the train station
With the pose of a mack and my clothes in a sack
Gotta go and I don't know when I'll be back
Get my last paycheck, smash and make steps
Gone, on the run with cool G. Rap in the tapedeck (peace)

[Chorus - 2X]




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    first to comment... this song is great. the video is good too. slug looks HOTT in it. :)

    diamondprincss02on May 25, 2006   Link
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    yeah, slug looks really good. and i mean REALLY good. but um, i love this song and i love atmosphere and i can't wait to go see them at the loft. :)

    theblissfultoneson May 25, 2006   Link
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    insane

    Pennon September 15, 2006   Link
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    theres so much going on in this song. i really like it a lot.

    "troubles all around me, day by day"

    i love that part in between everything else.

    i think its pretty easy to understand, but id like to see some people discuss it more.

    i see it about the end of a relationship, and he still misses her, despite everything and he cant stay with her for some reason, but it seems like he can move on easier but shes still clinging on.

    my favorite part: "Director left the set, but nobody told the actors So she's still acting as if we scheduled a practice And my soundtrack is compromising her theatrics "

    and this: "I'm returning this bleeding hearts club membership card 'Cause I want no motherfucking part of it"

    earlymorningon November 07, 2006   Link
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    Great song! I want to see the video so bad! atmosphere always has the best lyrics.

    rmjoh992on March 08, 2007   Link
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    oh yeah and it's troubles all around me day by day not circles.

    rmjoh992on March 08, 2007   Link
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    "I'm returning this bleeding hearts club membership card"
    he's referring to the song "bleeding hearts club" he did with P.O.S. He seems to be saying POS is mad at him because Slug did better than him

    SnowlessSummeron September 21, 2007   Link
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    I don't think that he's saying that P.O.S. is jealous or mad at him, seeing as P.O.S. is on Rhymesayers, Atmosphere's record label.

    nowayjosexon February 20, 2008   Link
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    Hmm....I love this song, even though my interpretation is probably far off from what Slug intended

    Basically I think it's about jealousy.

    and how because Slug is indifferent to her outbursts (breaking glasses and whatnot, her attempts to make him jealous, get his attention).

    He wants nothing to do with this person he used to think as a friend/lover because he sees her as someone who is constantly bringing him down. She wants him to hurt, and she wants him to feel jealous of her, but Slug's over it...mostly

    I'm just really feeling this song because it reminds me of a friend of mine who plays this game of drama and jealousy..."Sometimes you make me feel like such a prick /That even I'm convinced that I'm the one who's sick.."

    and lately I've been thnking about parting ways with this friend, which Slug does in this song. "I'm returning this bleeding hearts club membership card 'Cause I want no motherfucking part of it"

    well there's my two cents.

    circustricks_on October 22, 2008   Link
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    fav line, I'm overbooked - no emotional vacancy.. genuis

    xximmortal1xxon May 18, 2009   Link

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