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My Life As a Pigeon Lyrics
This is how I'm spending six AM
Scraping ice off a windshield, freezing
I'm late to work again
Another double shift
I'm gonna pull my weight in this world cause it's all I have
I'm on to something
I can feel it
It's like you're drawing battles lines in your head
For a war that doesn't exist
And I don't want to fight in
It's not worth it
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
I can't get my footing steadied in all of this
I'm always ducking swings or looking over my shoulder
When I should be making progress
This is the shit that they don't teach you how to deal with
Like an army of self-righteous kids that only like the 7 inch
I'm putting miles between myself and this bullshit
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
Cause I'm listening
I guess this is what it's like
The life of a pigeon
I know we're hard-pressed to find some common ground
But I won't let this world wipe me out
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
Scraping ice off a windshield, freezing
I'm late to work again
Another double shift
I'm gonna pull my weight in this world cause it's all I have
I'm on to something
I can feel it
It's like you're drawing battles lines in your head
For a war that doesn't exist
And I don't want to fight in
It's not worth it
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
I'm always ducking swings or looking over my shoulder
When I should be making progress
This is the shit that they don't teach you how to deal with
Like an army of self-righteous kids that only like the 7 inch
I'm putting miles between myself and this bullshit
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
Cause I'm listening
The life of a pigeon
I know we're hard-pressed to find some common ground
But I won't let this world wipe me out
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
If you want me to go then I'll go
And if you ask me to leave I can leave
But I won't be afraid of making mistakes if you're listening
Are you listening
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"For a long time, this band was unwanted. We were a joke to almost everyone (and for part of that time, to ourselves too). Chris from No Sleep was the only dude that cared. We couldn't get other labels or agents or managers to listen, so we said fuck it. We booked our own tours. We took care of our own business. We found our own way. Then, as soon as we had a head of steam, there was all of a sudden a crowd of people telling us we didn't deserve it or that we were sellouts or that we changed. I've spent my whole life with anxiety issues over people not liking me. I wasted so much time worrying about trying to save face for my fuck ups or being nice to people who were dickheads to me. This song is kind of a fuck you to everyone that stands against us. I don't have time for it. Every band wants to be able to go back and play a great hometown show and we finally have that now, but it took years of bullshit to get there. I love our fans. They're awesome people, and we do our best to take the time to hang out with them after every show. It's a big deal for us to have people now that care about us, so we don't take it for granted."
7" line is so true and so good.
I don't quite understand the 7" line. Does someone give me a hand on that?
The 7 inch line is one of my favorites on the record. Basically, it's about how kids were really into them when they just had EPs like Won't be Pathetic or Get Stoked! and with the success/semi-fame that The Upsides brought them, a lot of kids started get self-righteous (ie; "I've known the wonder years since they just had get stoked...") and claiming that none of their new stuff is as good as their old stuff and I think that really hurt Soupy.