You know patience pushing a dream
brings my demons to life
songs are vacations our soul salvation will you
suspend your disbelief, I'd like to be the thief
that steals that jaded necklace
that you're always wearing yo
I'd take that thing and with my knife I'd start pairing so
chop chop piece piece and send it to the raiders of LA
there are so many, this land of plenty
the things we lack straight square within our grasp
Ever you do ever you think
whether you're brown or you're pink
I think not thinkings better bout it when you stop to think
the jaded ones will wither while the optimistic grow
I settle that a bet will let a large amount so
indulge me just for a minute imagine no one holdin out
all trying for peace my brothers down some others down
it happens slow think you should know
the direction that the world go peace
The number six to make them feel like men
they one up us cuz we're much to much for them, Ok
the method to the mischief's over there then
sike shazam we strike with the lightnin'
through space we move and emit an ill tracer
we're set to light your world kid we're your maker
check it, our karma, plus the evant gradar
style of out sect wise to ways comes to wreck
S.A. - while the masses mill around curse in anguish
Nick - Ever you do ever you think whether your brown or your pink
S.A. - 311 stompin' em down with the quickness
Nick - I think not thinkings better bout it when you stop to think
S.A. - We see all the crews that be comin' around now
Nick - The jaded ones will wither while the optomistic grow
S.A. - Makin they notes to get our sweet-ass style down
Nick - I settle that a bet will get our sweet-ass style down
Fending off the foes that try to shut us down
like the warrior souls we are we never give in
so what we call is dope, we know will come around
chill in southern 'Cali y'all that's how we're livin'
We spend our lives learning,
if you like learning, life is large
it could never be only the ups
and the downs will always come around
like a drive through Estes park you savor the sun
but when the clouds come make animals
brings my demons to life
songs are vacations our soul salvation will you
suspend your disbelief, I'd like to be the thief
that steals that jaded necklace
that you're always wearing yo
I'd take that thing and with my knife I'd start pairing so
chop chop piece piece and send it to the raiders of LA
there are so many, this land of plenty
the things we lack straight square within our grasp
whether you're brown or you're pink
I think not thinkings better bout it when you stop to think
the jaded ones will wither while the optimistic grow
I settle that a bet will let a large amount so
indulge me just for a minute imagine no one holdin out
all trying for peace my brothers down some others down
it happens slow think you should know
the direction that the world go peace
they one up us cuz we're much to much for them, Ok
the method to the mischief's over there then
sike shazam we strike with the lightnin'
through space we move and emit an ill tracer
we're set to light your world kid we're your maker
check it, our karma, plus the evant gradar
style of out sect wise to ways comes to wreck
Nick - Ever you do ever you think whether your brown or your pink
S.A. - 311 stompin' em down with the quickness
Nick - I think not thinkings better bout it when you stop to think
S.A. - We see all the crews that be comin' around now
Nick - The jaded ones will wither while the optomistic grow
S.A. - Makin they notes to get our sweet-ass style down
Nick - I settle that a bet will get our sweet-ass style down
like the warrior souls we are we never give in
so what we call is dope, we know will come around
chill in southern 'Cali y'all that's how we're livin'
if you like learning, life is large
it could never be only the ups
and the downs will always come around
like a drive through Estes park you savor the sun
but when the clouds come make animals
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"The jaded ones will wither while the optimistic grow." One of the best lines ever written. This song is great. 311 is great. Their lyrics are so amazing.
"there are so many, this land of plenty the things we lack straight square within our grasp" - So true...most American's are lucky to say that they live a better life than poverty, but were always looking to get more. This line reminds me how the things we need are all around us, and inside of us...strraight square within our grasp.
"We spend our lives learning, if you like learning, life is large it could never be only the ups and the downs will always come around like a drive through Estes park you savor the sun but when the clouds come make animals" -- That's awesome. Probably a very crucial and overlooked quote. Basically, in order to stay positive, you need to acknowledge that you cannot have bad times without the good...and that instead of being bogged down by a cloudy day, you can have fun and make animals in your imagination. It's all in how you see it. 311 is genius for incorporating such fundamentally positive ways of thinking in an era where most lyrics are just garbage.
i have just fallen in love with this song...i dont knwo why i didnt before...what miT plays, jsut the way the lyrics flow...and especially at teh end...Nick is brilliant
"The number six to make them feel like men they one up us cuz we're much to much for them"
A crew of 6 facing off against 311's 5? One-upping them? Eh? Sounds like a rumble
WORD! POSITIVITY IS THE GOLD MINE!
BEST SONG EVER!!! TO BAD THEY SKIP PLAYING IT ALL THE TIME :(
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