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Princeton Ave Lyrics
It's time for a change.
This generation, this generation needs a hero.
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover, and calls it tough love, tough love.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
Your roots grow in the crack of the alleys, college park made you.
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me.
Take me back to a date, before I was hostile and learned to hate.
You promised you would never become.
You promised you would never become.
A storm, a blackout replicating the one.
The thunder inside him became your life.
And you called him your best friend till the day you were nine.
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover, and calls it tough love, tough love.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
Hotel rooms, bourbon, and broads.
A drifter living life, without God.
You've done it now, you planted a seed.
Now the storm inside you, it swallows her.
Baby love, alright.
And I know life can be so strange but I know I can make a change.
I'mma wipe away the clouds for ya.
I'm gonna be around for ya.
I'm gonna paint the town for ya.
I'm gonna make a promise to give you everything you want and need.
But she fucked up now, cause she's bearing another mouth you can't feed.
Cease production of a destructive breed.
Seek help cause your pride only makes you weak.
What is a man, who lays a hand on his lover, and calls it tough love, tough love.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
Your roots grow in the crack of the alleys, college park made you.
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me.
There ain't a goddamn man in me.
This generation, this generation needs a hero.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
Your roots grow in the crack of the alleys, college park made you.
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me.
A storm, a blackout replicating the one.
The thunder inside him became your life.
And you called him your best friend till the day you were nine.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
A drifter living life, without God.
You've done it now, you planted a seed.
Now the storm inside you, it swallows her.
I'mma wipe away the clouds for ya.
I'm gonna paint the town for ya.
I'm gonna make a promise to give you everything you want and need.
But she fucked up now, cause she's bearing another mouth you can't feed.
Seek help cause your pride only makes you weak.
What is a man, who can't take a stand for his daughter, and calls it tough love, tough love.
Your roots grow in the crack of the alleys, college park made you.
Man enough to see, man enough to see, there ain't a goddamn man in me.
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perhaps about tylers father
maybe it's about an abusive dad whose son grew up to be like his dad?
:'( Sad but true story; Many have suffered through this cycle of pain but I hope the future put an end to it.
ah! tyler posted the meaning on his tumblr today. all week he's posting a breakdown of each song's meaning on the ep.
"Princeton Avenue is the story of a boy who was born and raised in College Park, Atlanta. In the projects of a street called Princeton Avenue in a government home, this kid was brought up by a disturbed mother and an abusive, alcoholic father. Being corrupted by his father’s ways, he was only taught that his life would be nothing but a terrifying storm. He grows up to become one with the storm of his father, and he leaves home and lives a life of drugs and depression. Now an older angry man, sleeping with whore after whore and passing out in hotel rooms, he ends up getting a woman pregnant. The daughter he has is left with him and this makes things worse. He raises his daughter the same way he was raised, in the storm. Angry and abusive the junkie hits rock bottom. At that point in time he finally comes to terms with his ways and decides that its time to make a change for his daughters sake. Is it too late? Because he’s given her hell for 15 years she’s already grown custom to his ways, she followed his footsteps and now she’s pregnant with God knows who’s child. The father can’t handle another mouth to feed… and the storm has returned. He goes downhill now, just like his father. He will never escape the storm.
The point of this song is to shed light on the fact that each generation being corrupted is becoming a never ending cycle. Cease production of a destructive breed, seek help cause your pride only makes you weak. Make a change now, or it will just continue.
Princeton Ave - Black Diamonds EP - ISSUES
<3 TC"