Less Than Jake

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"City Of Gainesville"

"City Of Gainesville"

We have our master plan,
Bottled and canned
Living in the 352
Steps one and two,
Walk home drunk, wake up confused
With a stranger next to you.
The copied costumes and conversations
They seem to be constantly making this
Into a strip mall kind of town.
I use my credit card to buy alcohol,
Student loan spent at the mall,
And i may be going broke,
But I'm never broken down.

We have our history
Just you and me
But our future gets talked away
Steps 3 and 4,
Staying drunk and sit on this porch,
Planning out how to escape
We're two truck stops off the interstate,
The promised land with a twist of fate,
We're in a town for all the lost and found.
So sleep tight in your smokey room,
Still buzzed from this afternoon,
I may be going broke,
But I'm never broken down.

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Conviction Notice"

"Conviction Notice"

Get yourself ready,
Hold your hand steady
Cause it's shaking from all this waiting.
Fingers bent your fist starts to clench,
As the pen signs the check today for the rent.
Dollars and cents, are not making sense.
We can tell em' all to go to hell. (tell them all go to hell)

Give em' our conviction notice.

Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Tell them all to go to hell.

Get yourself ready,
Hold your hand steady
Cause it's shaking from all this waiting.
Fingers bent your fist starts to clench,
As the pen signs the check today for the rent.
Dollars and cents, are not making sense.
We can tell em' all to go to hell. (tell them all go to hell)

Give em' our conviction notice.

Welcome to a place where rent meets debt,
It feels like a price on your head.
Money can't buy happiness ,
But it sure can pay the rent.
We always try to buy a better life,
I think we may have over spent.
Mixing pride and dollar signs,
Is easier said than done.

Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Tell them all to go to hell.

Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.
Na na na na, Na na na na.
Give em' our conviction notice.

Give em' our conviction notice.
Tell them all to go to hell.

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Danny Says"

"Danny Says"

Danny says,
that he got caught up,
in all the talk of
how it used to be.
And He says,
I never used to mind
that same way of life,
its just you and me.
Danny says,
that he's so bored now,
since he figured out,
that back in the day
he rarely says,
how I remember this,
and don't give a shit,
about what you have to say.

He's only 19,
burnt out on the scene, yea.
He's only 19.

Danny says,
that he got caught up,
in all the talk of
how it used to be.
And He says,
I never used to mind
that same way of life,
its just you and me.
Danny says,
that he's so bored now,
since he figured out,
that back in the day
he rarely says,
how I remember this,
and don't give a shit,
about what you have to say.

He's only 19,
burnt out on the scene, yea.
He's only 19.

He's only 19,
burnt out on the scene, yea.
He's just getting blind,
of the memories.

Woah-oh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh.

[Interlude Thingy]

He's only 19,
burnt out on the scene, yea.
He's only 19, only 19.

He's only 19,
burnt out on the scene, yea.
He's just getting blind,
of the memories.

Woah-oh.
Woah-oh-oh-oh.
Woah-oh-woah-oh-oh.
Woah-oh-woah-oh-oh-oh.

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Descant"

"Descant"

[Originally by Spoke]

I won't change the world with a song
perhaps it's futile to comment
on a revolution somewhere else

I won't change the world with these words
but it's just like me
to observe the dissolution somewhere

The war of locked minds
has subsided to these very different times
with the burning conflicts smothered
who will throw in a match from behind, yeah

I won't change the sway of politics
but if I could
I just might pick a revolution somewhere else
won't change the sway of govemment
the choice was made
and lives were spent on dissolution somewhere

Prepare and defend
as history storms in once again
whether we want it or not
a change is what we've got
it's what we've got, yeah

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Devil In My DNA"

"Devil In My DNA"

When is common sense too much to ask?
And then when did consequences get left in the past
Is it just bad habits or a typical script
Is it all big plans then a swing and a miss
Can say my influence become by design
Or is science and cigarettes my compromise
I don't know by I'm blamed everyone else
Just as long as I never put the blame on myself

Cause I know, I've wasted way too many times
Living way too many lies
How can this be my fault, I'm always right
There's a devil in my DNA
Programmed parts from all the start
Or is there no one else to blame?
For my tangled up gears and my turnstile jobs
Fact is I'm just a living son of all my parts

When do instruments come with a catch?
And when is self-destruction just proven as a fact?
Is it blind faith or the family name?
Is it all by chance or completely ingrained?
Can I say it's an imbalance of the chemical kind
Or is my environment that becomes my only disguise
I don't know but I'm blaming everyone else
Just as long as I never put the blame on myself

Cause I know, I've wasted way too many times
Living way too many lies
How can this be my fault, I'm always right
There's a devil in my DNA
Programmed parts from all the start
Or is there no one else to blame?
For my tangled up gears and my turnstile jobs
Fact is I'm just a living son of all my parts

Cause I know, I've wasted way too many times
Living way too many lies
How can this be my fault, I'm always right
There's a devil in my DNA
Programmed parts from all the start
Or is there no one else to blame?
For my tangled up gears and my turnstile jobs
Every one of five fears and for my fatal flaws
Everything that I've had and haven't all chased
Cause you know there's a devil in my DNA

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Do The Math"

"Do The Math"

Do the math
Because you only have so many hours
Left to make it count

Subtract the fact
First you have to figure out what life is
Really all about

You can count the minutes and you can avoid the seconds
You can call the standards
Forgetting all your lessons now

I count on one hand
What matters to me most
Only time can
Subtract them I suppose
But I'm trying
Trying not to let it go
Still the numbers drop
It's just not adding up

Do the math
The path you plan to get you by may not be
Not be working out

Subtract the fact
The future that you carry on your shoulders
Adds up ounce by ounce

You can count the minutes and you can avoid the seconds
You can call the standards
Forgetting all your lessons nowwwwww

I count on one hand
What matters to me most
Only time can
Subtract them I suppose
But I'm trying
Trying not to let it go
Still the numbers drop
It's just not adding up

It's just not adding up

I count on one hand
What matters to me most
Only time can
Subtract them I suppose
But I'm trying
Trying not to let it go
Still the numbers drop
It's just not adding up

I count on one hand
What matters to me most
Only time can
Subtract them I suppose
But I'm trying
Trying not to let it go
Still the numbers drop
It's just not adding up

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Does The Lion City Still Roar?"

"Does The Lion City Still Roar?"

I'll keep my faith alive,
Cause this is paradise for parasites.
I can't believe this sight,
Streets full of blank faces and junky eyes.
The streets won't sleep tonight,
A lullaby for the half alive.
The city swings and whines,
To the double crime of drugs and hard time.

Lion city's sirens sing the night away, night away.
The city feels like a cage,
Feels like a powder keg.
That's almost set to explode.

Lion city's begun to rot.
It's a matter of time until the roaring stops.
The scene from the ground up,
From the painted walls to the rooftops.
Lion city's closed and locked,
While the pop of feet crack on sidewalks.
The haves and the have nots,
Fade to backdrops of drums and gunshots.

Lion city's sirens sing the night away, night away.
There's an overdose on 8th,
And he does the cocaine shake.
Cause the Lion city's sirens sing the night away.

The city seems like it's trapped,
Between its future and its past.
Life or death, of a city not coming back.
The city feels like a cage,
Feels like a powder keg.
And now it's gonna explode.

Lion city's sirens sing the night away, night away.
There's and overdose on 8th,
And he's wearing a blue face.
Cause the lion city's sirens sing the night away.

Sing the night away. [x2]

And I won't be long.

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway"

"Don't Fall Asleep On The Subway"

I could hear all the plans we had when the wind hits me just right
and i'm so sick of wanting all the things i'm haunted by
my sympathy goes to the oldest joke that's survived another year
i wonder where i'm going from where i'm at i wonder why i'm still here.
the writing on the subway walls reminds me why your words don't
console me anymore while i'm lying wide awake on my bedroom floor.
i'm the lucky one, i'm getting out of here this is my last chance to disappear.
i'm the lucky one, i'm getting out of here, i think i may freeze on the last
days of summertime. the local papers always opened up to obituaries
and engagements cause i keep track of all the fresh starts and he dying famous
and there's a hate of second-hand smoke underneath the summer stars
along with conversations we had on this subway car. the writing on the subway
walls reminds me why your words don't console me anymore while i'm lying
wide awake on my bedroom floor. i'm the lucky one, i'm getting out of here
this is my last chance to disappear, i'm the lucky one, i'm getting out of here,
i think i may freeze on the last days of summertime. remember when, when you said,
you said take these words and do what you want with them. the writing on the subway
walls reminds me why your words don't console me anymore, while i'm lying wide awake
on my bedroom floor. i'm the lucky one, i'm getting out of here this is my last
chance to disappear. i'm the lucky one, i;m getting out of here, i think
i may freeze on the last days of summertime.

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Dopeman"

"Dopeman"

Dopeman dopeman's got another big plan
to sell it to you or anyone he can
because this is much better than minimum wage
no matter how things work he's still gonna get paid
think about it for a minute more -
it's either work at McDonalds or the corner store
a quick money fix from a deal or 2
when a decision comes down
what would you do?
you take - take a welfare state
or a dopeman's fate
and keep the cycle spinnin' round
dopeman dopeman's got the upperhand
people wanna get as much as they can
because those reasons they'll always stay the same
and for some people it's the only way to stay sane
and think about it for a minute more -
a life of crime or hangin' round the liquor store
a quick drug fix to get you through
when the decision comes down
what would you do?

fox69 · 30.05.2016

"Dopeman (Remix)"

"Dopeman (Remix)"

Dopeman, Dopeman's got another big plan
to sell it to you or anyone he can
because this is much better than minimum wage
no matter how things work he's still gonna get paid
think about it for a minute more
it's either work at McDonalds or the corner store
a quick money fix from a deal or two
when a decision comes down
what would you do?

[Chorus:]
You take, take a welfare state
or a dopeman's fate
and keep the cycle spinning around

Dopeman, Dopeman's got the upperhand
people wanna get as much as they can
because those reasons they'll always stay the same
and for some people it's the only way to stay sane
think about it for a minute more
a life of crime or hangin' round the liquor store
a quick drug fix to get you through
when the decision comes down
what would you do?

[Chorus]

When the decision comes down
what would you do?

[Chorus]

Dopeman, Dopeman [x3]
Dopeman, Dope-
Dope- Dopeman
Dopeman, Dopeman, got another big [x2]
Dopeman, Dopeman, got another big plan