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disclaimer: these are the first lyrics ive ever written, so they may suck, be warned :eek:

 

hardcore part:

this song is a cliche

a tribute to our hardcore ways

about pain and suffering and government

and humanity's sorry state

this song is a cliche

so smash the bottles and punch the face

and jump around and ride the crowd

and try hard to get hurt oi oi oi!

 

emo part:

this song is a cliche

an homage to our emo ways

'cause the glass is half empty

and tomorrow looks the same

and this song is a cliche

but they say that every wall's a door..

no {censored} it, life's too bleak

it isnt worth it anyway

 

chorus:

and its tried and true

read, its coming back to you

every path just leads to another dead end of mistakes

you are so different, but still you're just the same

what you've done just never goes away

it only stays

 

ska part:

this song is a cliche

a reminder of our ska punk days

when unity was in, we didn't understand caution

and now this song is a cliche

why can't you just let me be

this room has no window but there is nothing i can see

 

hey goddamn, im out of luck

i just remembered, doesn't ska suck?

give it up give it up give it up give it up! [sung ska style]

 

chorus

 

bridge:

and how many times has it been done before?

take the path more traveled, avoid the exit door

the high road brings a chance that you just may lose the score

integrity integrity we have no integrity

cashing in and checking out get those feet on the floor

 

chorus

 

chorus

 

 

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I like that. Its a nice idea, a tongue in cheek swipe at people who have to be in a genre.

 

In the first verse, maybe loose the leading "and" in the penultimate line, cos you're repeating that world a lot there, I think itd flow better.

 

I think the rhyme in verse two ("ways" and "same") works really well, in what it says aswell, not just ryme for rhyme's sake. Very clever and original, I like it!!

 

this song is a cliche

an homage to our emo ways

'cause the glass is half empty

and tomorrow looks the same

 

Possibly Id want to change the chorus slightly:

 

and its tried and true

read, its coming back to you

every path just leads to another dead end of mistakes

you are so different, but still you're just the same

what you've done just never goes away

it only stays

 

The long "every path" line is a bit awkward, maybe you can drop a few words out of that, and I think the last rhyme (away and stay) sounds a bit cliche...(wow, that rhymes too ;))

 

Maybe something like this might work better;

 

You think you're so different, but still you're the same

Hoping that with time you'll change

But your past will still remain

History wont ever go away

 

Having said that, IMO, this song would work really well with a simple chorus that everyone will just sing along to, it seems like a really fun crowd-involved thing.

 

Bear in mind, these are just my personal suggestions, and so you may well ignore them ;), but on the whole, I think the song is a great start, in a great style, so keep on writing

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I liked it alot,

 

"a tongue in cheek swipe at people who have to be in a genre."

 

which is prety much what my school and the culture is like.

 

 

every path just leads to another dead end of mistakes

 

doesn't seem to flow

 

"this room has no window but there is nothing i can see"

 

:confused:

 

rest of great, i really liked the bridge to, make more! :D :D

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