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Sink to the Top

by The Bare Minimum

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1.
Loaded Dice 02:52
One more bump and I'll hit the road One more dorito before I explode Junkies in the street grind ‘em down to dust One law for them, one law for us Over Over Over This press conference is Shit my pants, my numbers rise Laughing at the hippies with the tears in their eyes Write that down, I'll fucking sue One law for me, one law for you Over Over Over This press conference is Hey, Dirty Baby I got your money, Baby I got your money, I said Hey, Dirty Baby I got your money, Baby I got your… They’re flipping weighted coin They’re rolling loaded dice And it’s the same old cards Here in my hands tonight They’re flipping weighted coin They’re rolling loaded dice And it’s the same old cards… Over Over Over This press conference is
2.
Last Call 02:15
Sleeping on the bench like a homeless man I’d show you my blood but you wouldn’t understand I’m a beggar to your touch, a peasant to your throne Send me to the bread lines, carry me home Hey pretty lady, can you spare me some change? Won’t spend it on drugs, I’ll spend it on pain I’m a dice roll away from a life lived alone Send me your crumbs, carry me home Mirror, Mirror in the bathroom of this bar Show me how lost I am, tell me how far Do I need to go, do I need to stay Swallow this shame and take my guilt away Back to the bar or back to her room Can’t show you these cuts it would be too soon Made me murder my friends, made me buy cologne Racing dog bus line, carry me home Mirror, Mirror in the bathroom of this bar Show me how lost I am, tell me how far Do I need to go until I finally fade away Swallow this shame and take my guilt away I bet you think this song is about you I bet you think this song is about you It is, it is, it is
3.
These dry lips That have never been kissed Haven’t spoken for days Now tasting tears Of the wasted years Lost you along the way Just a price you pay Sinking with the ship left in the docks Staring at the door I’ll never knock You raise, I fold Ah, too late to grow Gonna swallow me whole I got a condom on my soul These garbage lungs Once were young Use to sing so sincere Now they just choke On the empty notes Lies that they need to hear Get’s me through the year Sinking with the ship left in the docks Staring at the door I’ll never knock You raise, I fold Ah, too late to grow Gonna swallow me whole I got a condom on my… Read my lines I felt so creepy In the lights that always cheat me That’s where I need to go Played the hand that the dealers dealt me Bleed my blood And left discretely That’s where I need to go, that’s where I need to go Sinking with the ship left in the docks Staring at the door I’ll never knock You raise, I fold Ah, too late to grow Gonna swallow me whole I got a condom on my…
4.
Buried treasure at the record store My problems don’t fit pop songs anymore Naked verses got nothing to hide I’m just a shell, along for the ride New Dawn, coming through No time, nothing left to do But the beat goes on Everything in this life comes back to you Everything in this life comes back to you Everything in this life comes back to you Everything you do Is this death or an STD? Did you take it or give it to me? Thought I saw a spark in the ashes of your eyes the empty spaces, I lived and died Same song, nothing new Broken pieces, nothing left for you And the beat goes on Everything in this life comes back to you Everything in this life comes back to you Everything in this life comes back to you Everything you do
5.
Conspiracy 03:10
I’m pretty sure the pyramids were put there by aliens Fossils were found of man like amphibians La Toya and Michael are one and the same Tupac’s not dead and OJ was framed ESP is real, despite what they claim Oh ya, oh ya I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all Don’t trust my doctor I don’t trust the FDA I don’t believe that Oswald murdered JFK Encrypt my files, PGP I wear a tinfoil hat everytime i go pee I’m off the grid you can’t touch me Oh ya, oh ya I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all a conspiracy I think it’s all
6.
Oh sweet life, won't you stay for awhile Wanna see you like I’m new, I wanna see you like I am a child These bones are so old, forget what to do Just lay there in pieces, alone, with the clothes they outgrew When the days start to blur and repeat Feels like cement getting hard around your feet Forget how to change, forget that you’re free I only remember that we die Won't you tell me that lie You sing to yourself every night Keeps you seated every year Keeps you stranded in the same old places Every reaction and every fear I've seen the light in your eyes Fall in the spaces and I didn’t know why Have I, been away so long Oh sweet lady, won't you wait somewhere for me I'm not done yet, I don’t wanna be the things you see Old dogs can't learn new tricks, I heard them say I know I still got room left, I know that these bones can be saved When the days start to feel like defeat Bruised on your soul, scar you can't see Remember the pain, forget you're free I only remember that we die Won't you tell me that lie You sing to yourself every night Keeps you seated every year Keeps you stranded in the same old places Every reaction and every fear I've seen the light in those eyes Fall in the spaces and I didn’t know why Have I, been away so long Someone told me that a slave Doesn't know that there's an exit Doesn't know he can be saved Like a bird left in a cage He can fly, it's in his blood But in his heart he's still afraid Where did you learn to be so brave? Life is nothing more Than this capacity to change One step closer to the grave Stiffer than a statue Like Apollo I crumble and fade I wanna change, I wanna change Don’t want this life to stay the same
7.
Burn the bridges and just walk away Cut your losses and take what remains Hold your breath boy and keep it inside The only place you can hide Am i just a footnote in your life Am i just the martyr, are you just the knife Take those feelings and bury ’em deep The only thing you can The only thing you can The only thing you can keep
8.
Crucify me on a desk and a chair, Bruise these emotions, ’til I don't even care One more day, the sun won't touch me Another moment, catch me slipping away Choke on these feelings, ’til your heart start to swell Rehearse these motions, ’til your only a shell One more breath, my lungs won't trust me Another heart beat, that I lost on the way You’re just a landlord who tells me to pay Same old story I censored, but why do I stay do not go do not collect do not grow do not reflect just stay on this shelf we've made grind ’til these feelings fade do not go do not collect do not grow do not reflect just stay on this shelf we've made grind ’til these feelings fade Crucify me on a desk and a chair, Bruise these emotions, ’til I don't even care One more day, the sun won't touch me Another moment, catch me slipping away Choke on these feelings, ’til your heart start to swell Rehearse these motions, ’til your only a shell One more breath, my lungs won't trust me Another heart beat, that I lost on the way You’re just a landlord who tells me to pay Same old story I censored, but why do I stay do not go do not collect do not grow do not reflect just stay on this shelf we've made grind ’til these feelings fade do not go do not collect do not grow do not reflect just stay on this shelf we've made grind ’til these feelings fade
9.
Coward Heart 03:15
These words burn my throat and water my eyes Chased them with coke, to keep them inside Oh these smiles hiding teeth The lust I can’t trust what your hiding underneath Fights me until it resigns This coward heart of mine What did you find? Sinking so low My blood can’t find you, tell me where did you go? You know I lost at this game before Left my trust with my coat at the door Turn down the lights, so the night can disguise The distance between us, the lack of surprise Can’t find an acre of skin The cut hasn’t scarred, so that I could let you in Tell me and I would be fine This coward heart of mine What did you find? Sinking so low My blood can’t find you, tell me where did you go? You know I lost at this game before Left my trust with my coat at the door You can turn and you walk away Your scripted words so cold The ending stays the same The stakes raise and you fold
10.
Tourist 02:15
Hard lessons Brutal Truths A couple of bruises Would be good for you From a safe distance Enjoy the ride You’ll be on the lifeboat I’ll be sinking inside I’ll be sinking inside Guess I’ll see you around You’re just a tourist, in my home town Guess I’ll see you around You’re just a tourist Hard lessons Nobody’s coming for you A couple of excuses Would be good to do From a safe distance Came along for the ride Picture on a postcard From a place you can hide Safe from the places you hide Guess I’ll see you around You’re just a tourist, in my home town Guess I’ll see you around You’re just a tourist
11.
I came to rain on your parade Lost you somewhere in the shade On this stone where only ashes remain The moment was gone before it came Now this organ that once filled with love Just a worker I use to pump blood For a feeling that’s gone My heart is heavy, but my feet carry on And it goes Forever and I know This heart made of stone This heart made of woah-oh woah-oh Go Forever and I know I can’t say no I can’t say no-oh woah-oh Lay like a corpse on your bed Hide like a child and play dead Bleed every word you ever said Out of this skin you won’t shed Now this organ that once filled with love Just a worker I use to pump blood Leftover, factory floor, Body’s just a shell, I don’t live there anymore And it goes Forever and I know This heart made of stone This heart made of woah-oh woah-oh Go Forever and I know I can’t say no I can’t say no-oh woah-oh
12.
As the waves Crash carry me Despite these forces Struggle break free Our clumsy bodies Reaching for eternity In constant motion Won’t you bury me My soul is safe With you tonight My soul is safe With you tonight Oh how they stole While we were asleep Oh how their guns came Catch and release Our struggling borders Reaching for the sea With weak emotions Now that I can see My soul is safe With you tonight My soul is safe With you tonight My soul is safe With you tonight My soul is safe With you tonight

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released March 28, 2017

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