歌曲 | The Best of Times |
歌手 | Sage Francis |
专辑 | Li[f]e |
下载 | Image LRC TXT |
Its been a long and lonely trip but | |
I’m glad I took it cause it was well worth it. | |
Got to read a couple books and do some research before | |
I reached my verdict. | |
Never thought that | |
I was perfect. | |
Always thought that | |
I had a purpose. | |
And I use to wonder if | |
I’d live to see my first kiss. | |
The most difficult thing that | |
I did was recite my own words at a service. | |
Realizing the person | |
I was addressing probably wasn’t looking down from heaven or cooking up something in hell’s kitchen, trying to listen in or ease drop from some other dimension. | |
It was self serving just like this is. | |
Conveniently religious on | |
Easter Sunday and on | |
Christmas. | |
The television went from being a babysitter to a mistress. | |
Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance, | |
So we just stayed distant and never touched. | |
Now all we do is text too much. | |
I don’t remember much from my youth. | |
Maybe my memory is repressed or | |
I just spent too much time wondering if | |
I’ll ever live to have sex. | |
Fell in love for the first time in 4th grade but | |
I didn’t have the courage to talk to her. | |
In 8th grade, | |
I wrote the note and slipped it in somebody else’s locker. | |
Considered killing myself cause of that, it was a big deal, it was a blown cover, it was over for me, my goose was cooked, stick a fork in me, the jig is up. | |
Blew my chances. | |
The rest is history. | |
Our future was torn asunder. | |
It became abundantly clear; | |
I was only brought here to suffer. | |
At least I didn’t include my name. | |
Thankfully | |
I wrote the whole note in code and it had 10 layers of scotch tape. | |
Safety seal, making it impossible to open | |
Plus, it was set to self destruct. | |
Whoever read it probably died laughing. | |
I wonder if they lived long enough to realize what happened. | |
A year later, | |
I came to understand that wasn’t love that | |
I was feeling for her. | |
I had someone else to obsess over. | |
I was older. | |
I was very mature. | |
I forged my time signature while practicing my parents autograph because | |
I was failing math. | |
Disconnected the phone when | |
I thought the teacher would call my home. | |
Checked the mailbox twice a day at the end of a long dirt road. | |
Steamed open a couple envelopes like | |
I was in private detective mode. | |
If you snoop around long enough for something in particular, you’re guaranteed to find it. | |
For better or worse that’s how | |
I learned it’s best to just keep some things private 3 | |
X It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
The best of times. | |
The end of times. | |
I was always on deck. | |
I was next in line. | |
An only child with a pen and pad, writing a list of things | |
I could never have. | |
Walls in my house were paper thin. | |
The squabbles seemed to get deafening. | |
My memory served me correctly, | |
I made it a point to void and forget some things. | |
Probably to keep from being embarrassed. | |
Never meant to upset or give grief to my parents. | |
Kept my secrets. | |
Hid my talents. | |
In my head, never under the mattress. | |
Therapy couldn’t break me. | |
Never learned a word that would ensure safety. | |
So, I spoke softly and | |
I tiptoed often. | |
The door to my room was like a big old coffin. | |
The way that it creaked when | |
I closed it shut. | |
Anxieties peaked when it opened up. | |
As if everything that | |
I was thinking would be exposed, | |
I still sleep fully clothed. | |
It was the best of times. | |
It was beautiful | |
It was brutal | |
It was cruel | |
It was business as usual | |
Heaven It was hell | |
Used to wonder if | |
I’d live to see 12. | |
When I did, | |
I figured that | |
I was immortal. | |
Loved to dance but couldn’t make it to the formal. | |
Couldn’t bear watching my imaginary girlfriend bust a move with any other dudes. | |
Tone Loc was talking about a wild thing but | |
I was still caught up with some child things. | |
Scared of a god who couldn’t spare the rod. | |
It was clearly a brimstone and fire thing. | |
Pyromaniac, kleptomaniac, couldn’t explain my desire to steal that fire. | |
Now I add it to my rider like please don’t, please don’t throw me in that patch of briar. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times. | |
The school councilor was clueless cause | |
I never skipped classes. | |
Perfect attendance, imperfect accent. | |
Speech impediment that could never really fix and | |
I faked bad eyesight so | |
I could wear glasses. | |
Considered doing something that would cripple me. | |
Wanted a wheelchair | |
Wanted the sympathy | |
Wanted straight teeth | |
Then came braces, four years of head gear helped me change faces. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
Now I wonder if | |
I’ll live to see marriage. | |
Wonder if | |
I’ll live long enough to have kids. | |
Wonder if | |
I’ll live to see my kids have kids if | |
I do I’m gonna tell em how it is. | |
But don’t listen when they tell you that these are your best years. | |
Don’t let anyone protect your ears. | |
It’s best to hear what they don’t want you to hear. | |
Better to have pressure from peer then to not have peers. | |
Beer won’t give you chest hair. | |
Spicy food won’t make it curl. | |
When you think you got it all figured out, then everything collapses. | |
Trust me kids. it’s not the end of the world. |
Its been a long and lonely trip but | |
I' m glad I took it cause it was well worth it. | |
Got to read a couple books and do some research before | |
I reached my verdict. | |
Never thought that | |
I was perfect. | |
Always thought that | |
I had a purpose. | |
And I use to wonder if | |
I' d live to see my first kiss. | |
The most difficult thing that | |
I did was recite my own words at a service. | |
Realizing the person | |
I was addressing probably wasn' t looking down from heaven or cooking up something in hell' s kitchen, trying to listen in or ease drop from some other dimension. | |
It was self serving just like this is. | |
Conveniently religious on | |
Easter Sunday and on | |
Christmas. | |
The television went from being a babysitter to a mistress. | |
Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance, | |
So we just stayed distant and never touched. | |
Now all we do is text too much. | |
I don' t remember much from my youth. | |
Maybe my memory is repressed or | |
I just spent too much time wondering if | |
I' ll ever live to have sex. | |
Fell in love for the first time in 4th grade but | |
I didn' t have the courage to talk to her. | |
In 8th grade, | |
I wrote the note and slipped it in somebody else' s locker. | |
Considered killing myself cause of that, it was a big deal, it was a blown cover, it was over for me, my goose was cooked, stick a fork in me, the jig is up. | |
Blew my chances. | |
The rest is history. | |
Our future was torn asunder. | |
It became abundantly clear | |
I was only brought here to suffer. | |
At least I didn' t include my name. | |
Thankfully | |
I wrote the whole note in code and it had 10 layers of scotch tape. | |
Safety seal, making it impossible to open | |
Plus, it was set to self destruct. | |
Whoever read it probably died laughing. | |
I wonder if they lived long enough to realize what happened. | |
A year later, | |
I came to understand that wasn' t love that | |
I was feeling for her. | |
I had someone else to obsess over. | |
I was older. | |
I was very mature. | |
I forged my time signature while practicing my parents autograph because | |
I was failing math. | |
Disconnected the phone when | |
I thought the teacher would call my home. | |
Checked the mailbox twice a day at the end of a long dirt road. | |
Steamed open a couple envelopes like | |
I was in private detective mode. | |
If you snoop around long enough for something in particular, you' re guaranteed to find it. | |
For better or worse that' s how | |
I learned it' s best to just keep some things private 3 | |
X It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
The best of times. | |
The end of times. | |
I was always on deck. | |
I was next in line. | |
An only child with a pen and pad, writing a list of things | |
I could never have. | |
Walls in my house were paper thin. | |
The squabbles seemed to get deafening. | |
My memory served me correctly, | |
I made it a point to void and forget some things. | |
Probably to keep from being embarrassed. | |
Never meant to upset or give grief to my parents. | |
Kept my secrets. | |
Hid my talents. | |
In my head, never under the mattress. | |
Therapy couldn' t break me. | |
Never learned a word that would ensure safety. | |
So, I spoke softly and | |
I tiptoed often. | |
The door to my room was like a big old coffin. | |
The way that it creaked when | |
I closed it shut. | |
Anxieties peaked when it opened up. | |
As if everything that | |
I was thinking would be exposed, | |
I still sleep fully clothed. | |
It was the best of times. | |
It was beautiful | |
It was brutal | |
It was cruel | |
It was business as usual | |
Heaven It was hell | |
Used to wonder if | |
I' d live to see 12. | |
When I did, | |
I figured that | |
I was immortal. | |
Loved to dance but couldn' t make it to the formal. | |
Couldn' t bear watching my imaginary girlfriend bust a move with any other dudes. | |
Tone Loc was talking about a wild thing but | |
I was still caught up with some child things. | |
Scared of a god who couldn' t spare the rod. | |
It was clearly a brimstone and fire thing. | |
Pyromaniac, kleptomaniac, couldn' t explain my desire to steal that fire. | |
Now I add it to my rider like please don' t, please don' t throw me in that patch of briar. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times. | |
The school councilor was clueless cause | |
I never skipped classes. | |
Perfect attendance, imperfect accent. | |
Speech impediment that could never really fix and | |
I faked bad eyesight so | |
I could wear glasses. | |
Considered doing something that would cripple me. | |
Wanted a wheelchair | |
Wanted the sympathy | |
Wanted straight teeth | |
Then came braces, four years of head gear helped me change faces. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
Now I wonder if | |
I' ll live to see marriage. | |
Wonder if | |
I' ll live long enough to have kids. | |
Wonder if | |
I' ll live to see my kids have kids if | |
I do I' m gonna tell em how it is. | |
But don' t listen when they tell you that these are your best years. | |
Don' t let anyone protect your ears. | |
It' s best to hear what they don' t want you to hear. | |
Better to have pressure from peer then to not have peers. | |
Beer won' t give you chest hair. | |
Spicy food won' t make it curl. | |
When you think you got it all figured out, then everything collapses. | |
Trust me kids. it' s not the end of the world. |
Its been a long and lonely trip but | |
I' m glad I took it cause it was well worth it. | |
Got to read a couple books and do some research before | |
I reached my verdict. | |
Never thought that | |
I was perfect. | |
Always thought that | |
I had a purpose. | |
And I use to wonder if | |
I' d live to see my first kiss. | |
The most difficult thing that | |
I did was recite my own words at a service. | |
Realizing the person | |
I was addressing probably wasn' t looking down from heaven or cooking up something in hell' s kitchen, trying to listen in or ease drop from some other dimension. | |
It was self serving just like this is. | |
Conveniently religious on | |
Easter Sunday and on | |
Christmas. | |
The television went from being a babysitter to a mistress. | |
Technology made it easy for us to stay in touch while keeping a distance, | |
So we just stayed distant and never touched. | |
Now all we do is text too much. | |
I don' t remember much from my youth. | |
Maybe my memory is repressed or | |
I just spent too much time wondering if | |
I' ll ever live to have sex. | |
Fell in love for the first time in 4th grade but | |
I didn' t have the courage to talk to her. | |
In 8th grade, | |
I wrote the note and slipped it in somebody else' s locker. | |
Considered killing myself cause of that, it was a big deal, it was a blown cover, it was over for me, my goose was cooked, stick a fork in me, the jig is up. | |
Blew my chances. | |
The rest is history. | |
Our future was torn asunder. | |
It became abundantly clear | |
I was only brought here to suffer. | |
At least I didn' t include my name. | |
Thankfully | |
I wrote the whole note in code and it had 10 layers of scotch tape. | |
Safety seal, making it impossible to open | |
Plus, it was set to self destruct. | |
Whoever read it probably died laughing. | |
I wonder if they lived long enough to realize what happened. | |
A year later, | |
I came to understand that wasn' t love that | |
I was feeling for her. | |
I had someone else to obsess over. | |
I was older. | |
I was very mature. | |
I forged my time signature while practicing my parents autograph because | |
I was failing math. | |
Disconnected the phone when | |
I thought the teacher would call my home. | |
Checked the mailbox twice a day at the end of a long dirt road. | |
Steamed open a couple envelopes like | |
I was in private detective mode. | |
If you snoop around long enough for something in particular, you' re guaranteed to find it. | |
For better or worse that' s how | |
I learned it' s best to just keep some things private 3 | |
X It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
The best of times. | |
The end of times. | |
I was always on deck. | |
I was next in line. | |
An only child with a pen and pad, writing a list of things | |
I could never have. | |
Walls in my house were paper thin. | |
The squabbles seemed to get deafening. | |
My memory served me correctly, | |
I made it a point to void and forget some things. | |
Probably to keep from being embarrassed. | |
Never meant to upset or give grief to my parents. | |
Kept my secrets. | |
Hid my talents. | |
In my head, never under the mattress. | |
Therapy couldn' t break me. | |
Never learned a word that would ensure safety. | |
So, I spoke softly and | |
I tiptoed often. | |
The door to my room was like a big old coffin. | |
The way that it creaked when | |
I closed it shut. | |
Anxieties peaked when it opened up. | |
As if everything that | |
I was thinking would be exposed, | |
I still sleep fully clothed. | |
It was the best of times. | |
It was beautiful | |
It was brutal | |
It was cruel | |
It was business as usual | |
Heaven It was hell | |
Used to wonder if | |
I' d live to see 12. | |
When I did, | |
I figured that | |
I was immortal. | |
Loved to dance but couldn' t make it to the formal. | |
Couldn' t bear watching my imaginary girlfriend bust a move with any other dudes. | |
Tone Loc was talking about a wild thing but | |
I was still caught up with some child things. | |
Scared of a god who couldn' t spare the rod. | |
It was clearly a brimstone and fire thing. | |
Pyromaniac, kleptomaniac, couldn' t explain my desire to steal that fire. | |
Now I add it to my rider like please don' t, please don' t throw me in that patch of briar. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times. | |
The school councilor was clueless cause | |
I never skipped classes. | |
Perfect attendance, imperfect accent. | |
Speech impediment that could never really fix and | |
I faked bad eyesight so | |
I could wear glasses. | |
Considered doing something that would cripple me. | |
Wanted a wheelchair | |
Wanted the sympathy | |
Wanted straight teeth | |
Then came braces, four years of head gear helped me change faces. | |
It was the best of times it was the end of times | |
Now I wonder if | |
I' ll live to see marriage. | |
Wonder if | |
I' ll live long enough to have kids. | |
Wonder if | |
I' ll live to see my kids have kids if | |
I do I' m gonna tell em how it is. | |
But don' t listen when they tell you that these are your best years. | |
Don' t let anyone protect your ears. | |
It' s best to hear what they don' t want you to hear. | |
Better to have pressure from peer then to not have peers. | |
Beer won' t give you chest hair. | |
Spicy food won' t make it curl. | |
When you think you got it all figured out, then everything collapses. | |
Trust me kids. it' s not the end of the world. |