I don't just know you
I've grown like that too
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
If I don't dislike you
I'm withdrawn, unrighteous too
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
I don't just know you
But a red rose lies, peonies too
(Identical, identical) A caress can hide the lassitude
(Identical, identical)
In the same room, on the same night
I found you caught in the headlights
(Identical, identical) Hold up to show your gratitude
(Identical, identical)
Un-forget
Un-washed away
Can't forgive
What you were
No God forbid
To persuade
All your sins
Are counterfeit
I'll follow my own mistrial
I heard the echo this time
So why not discuss this headline?
Now, we're sitting on the same side of this aisle
Reflections on the protocol and reciprocity
Hey father, mother, daughter here's another varsity
Gazing 'round the corner of the university
Can't call it out, but keep calling you out loud
Tell me you're trying
Trying to regret
Playing all night those video tapes
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
Scaffoldings
Cover the mess up
Look how high they go
I'm keeping up to code
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
It's Piled-up rims
And Polyester
We're losing every vote
To every vulture
(Identical, identical)
I told you we'd be auto-tuned
(Identical, identical)
One more thrill
Tucked away
Hold on still
To celebrate
Wonder wheel
And Chop Suey
Fold your arms and wait
Don't talk to say
If only righteous helped me find out the right one
We always want to do it better than last time
We're going through the zeitgeist till midnight
When we go back from shooting satellites to red lights
In every other corner of the universe we're in
I'll follow your advices and ignore the marketing
Tell me how to focus on the things that I'm missing
Can't call it out but keep calling you out loud
Tell me you're trying
Trying to regret
Playing all night those video tapes
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
I'm right beside you
Unfold that I know you
I'm told that it's my fault
I'd rather fall and lose control again
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
I'm losing my friend
I'm losing my grip
Praying all night to radio waves
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
I've grown like that too
(Identical, identical)
I'm withdrawn, unrighteous too
(Identical, identical)
But a red rose lies, peonies too
(Identical, identical) A caress can hide the lassitude
(Identical, identical)
I found you caught in the headlights
(Identical, identical) Hold up to show your gratitude
(Identical, identical)
Un-washed away
Can't forgive
What you were
No God forbid
To persuade
All your sins
Are counterfeit
I heard the echo this time
So why not discuss this headline?
Now, we're sitting on the same side of this aisle
Hey father, mother, daughter here's another varsity
Gazing 'round the corner of the university
Can't call it out, but keep calling you out loud
Trying to regret
Playing all night those video tapes
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
(Identical, identical)
Cover the mess up
Look how high they go
I'm keeping up to code
(Identical, identical)
And Polyester
We're losing every vote
To every vulture
(Identical, identical)
I told you we'd be auto-tuned
(Identical, identical)
Tucked away
Hold on still
To celebrate
Wonder wheel
And Chop Suey
Fold your arms and wait
Don't talk to say
We always want to do it better than last time
We're going through the zeitgeist till midnight
When we go back from shooting satellites to red lights
I'll follow your advices and ignore the marketing
Tell me how to focus on the things that I'm missing
Can't call it out but keep calling you out loud
Trying to regret
Playing all night those video tapes
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
Unfold that I know you
I'm told that it's my fault
I'd rather fall and lose control again
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
(Identical, identical)
I'm losing my grip
Praying all night to radio waves
"I'm no prophet
I'm your friend
Take my advice, make your mistakes"
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Surprised no one’s commented on this song. Really rounds out the effervescence that was this album “Alpha Zulu.” This album popped up for me at a really weird crossroads of my life and this song just perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being misunderstood to the one person who you think should get you, but maybe they falter in someway. I think this song is about noticing the humanity in our loved ones and realizing they can mess up because they are HUMAN, and if we delve into the intricacies that seem to divide or make us distinct, we actually come to realize we’re all the same deep down. Wanting acceptance, love, prosperity for our family and friends and overall just a bittersweet realization when maybe you’ve burned bridges that should have never been burned to begin with. When I was going through this crossroad in my life I was in a manic phase (thankfully now controlled with meds) and had this overwhelming desire to change my name, and I was set on “Aaron Zoroastrian.” I know, I know what the actual fuck, right? A few days later I get this rec on my music app to listen to the new Phoenix album “Alpha Zulu,” and the album touched upon so many themes I was wrestling with at the time. I forget how I came to the realization that a “good name,” would include the first and last letter of the alphabet. What I found even eerier was that Phoenix also thought this (or at least I thought they must have thought this) with naming their album. Anyway, sorry for the tangent. Hope someone reads thisssss