Excuse 17 - Such Friends Are Dangerous

These lyrics are mostly from the album inserts, but I've made minor additions/adjustments when needed.

5 Acres

(I'm ? you, I'm so sure).

don't care, don't care, go away! what did i do? to deserve this from you? what did i say to make you? make you and break you with one hand, that wasn't my plan but this is where i stand, cuz you've gone to 5 acres of land, and maybe, there, you'll keep a friend.

keep in touch. i'll miss you. i'll miss you so much. so much i wanna die, well at least i can try, at least i can try cuz you've gone to 5 acres of land and maybe, there, you'll keep a friend.

keep on puppy dog eyeing. you say you like sitting in yr own shit well there in the doghouse yr lying.

remember the rose garden you never promised me? give an inch take a mile. you say you can't change time and there's no reason, no rhyme! no rhyme or reason you see cuz the worms are eating away at both you and me so you've gone to 5 acres of land, and maybe, there, you'll keep a friend.

Forever Fired

he says he feels yr pain he felt mine too, he feels everything that belongs to you. he builds a trap that you can't see for wholesome girls like you and me. it doesn't mater if your sleeping. to get the control that he has been seeking. he wants to make employment out of (taking care of) you. he's scared, cuz he knows his working days are through!

cuz he is fired! i'll say it again there's no good time for this to end. come on fire! i'll say it again there's no good time for this to end. even though he's secret and true, you know, the same old shit won't do come on fire! i'll say it again there's no good time for this...

he says he feels your pain he felt mine too, he'll say anything to get inside of you. resistance to his trap, resistance to him, you're either 'irrational' or on some kind of whim. you haven't changed no not at all, except now yr teasing girls and blue balls. he wants to work by taking care of you. he's scared, cuz he knows these words are true

cuz he's fired! i'll say it again, there's no good time for this to end. come on fire! i'll say it again there's no good time for this to end. how long can this go on? forever isn't that strong. come on fire! i'll say it again there's no good time for this...

spit it out, spit it out. chew till my heart's eaten out. this is what it's all about for you, for you, it's always about you. eat until yr full of me, suck me dry till i don't have anything inside out. inside of me, yr inside out, get out of me. don't tell me what is mine this time you'll just have to get out cuz this is mine. THIS TIME!!

fired! i'll say it again, let's bring this to it's end. come on fire! i'll say it again, this is the time for this to end. how long can this go on? forever isn't that strong. come on fire! i'll say it again, he's fired!

Watchmaker

do you? do you? do you wanna watch me? can you make them love to see me bleed? do ya do ya wanna watch me? can you make them love to see me bleed? are they something you can pick apart? well there's one more spot on the guest list...

i asked you what time it was. not how to make a watch! i asked you what time it was, not how to make a watch. every time i speak to you i say your mind does shine through (?) every line you babble gets spoiled (???) so get away from me cuz i hate yr guts.

i want, i want, to rip off yr best catch-phrase. smear yr face across the music page. gonna rip off yr best catch-phrase. smear yr face across the front page. watch out cute gory gory girlfriend. the watchmaker is the watch watch watch man!

i asked you what time it was, not how to make a watch. i asked you what time it was, not how to make a watch. every time i speak to you i say your mind does shine through (?) every line you babble gets spoiled (???) so get away from me cuz i hate yr guts.

i don't sing loud enough you say, is this loud enough for you? we don't work hard enough you say, is this hard enough for you? i don't talk smart enough you say, is this smart enough for you? i don't sing loud enough you say, is this loud enough for you?

tech talk watchmaker she's a smart ass kicker. tech talk watchmaker she's a smart ass kicker. tech talk watchmaker, smart ass kicker, find her tell her yr finally a watchmaker!

i taught you how to make a watch. how's it feel? taught you how to make a watch time to deal. every time i speak to you i say your mind does shine through (?) every line you babble gets spoiled (???) so get away from me cuz i hate yr guts! hate yr guts. tech talk watchmaker, find her, tell her, yr finally a watchmaker. tech talk. tech talk, find me a watchmaker.

I'd Rather Eat Glass

I've run out of nice things to say. I get so tired of playing it safe. Say what? You respect me a lot. What's it to you? Is this what you expect me to do? You say…

what do you mean, what do I mean, what do you mean, what do I mean? Did I do as you'd expected? You know it's true. I changed my mind, I guess that's fine, I changed my mind, I guess that's fine. This is what we're supposed to do!

Words you use to try and alienate. You talk so big you put me in my place. We've been running around. Some tales to be found. I've found a few, we've got some dialogue to do I say,

what do you mean, what do I mean, what do you mean, what do I mean? Everything that comes outta (yr mouth) has been said a lot. You know it's true. Changed my mind, I guess that's fine, I changed my mind, I guess that's fine. Talking in circles is all that we do!
I'd rather eat glass!! Than to see in yr eyes?? I'd rather eat glass…

Decatur H.S.

red light blank smile, it's a shame the way you drive so fast, or are you living in the past?

red light runner, red light runner, red light runner, seven in one. red light runner, red light runner, red light runner, seven in one.

so what if i wanna live fast, die young? you can't tell me i'm the only one. what's a red light when i'm driving so fast that i can't see anything i pass.

hurry up already. i'm so restless! fever burning out of control. hurry up already. i'm so restless! fever burning out of control.

red light means blank smile. you think that it's serious. red light means blank smile. that's so.. oh my god!

are you only concerned with the fact that i play fast, or are you living in the past? a critical smile hurts for a while - i can't drop to the floor if i'm living right.

red light runner, red light runner, red light runner, seven in one. red light runner, red light runner, red light runner, seven days in one.
red light runner...

This is Not Your Wedding Song

will you wear white? will you wear white? on yr wedding day? will you wear white? will you tell them what you did to me? will you tell them everything.

will you wear white? will you wear white? on yr wedding day? will you wear white? guilt shows through everything.

I won't cry! at your wedding. I don't cry! at weddings.

don't think you can start again. you've got my insides all over your hands. don't think you can ever hide. you stain everything you touch with your hands. don't think i will let you forget. i will never be able to forget. i know who you are. you think you can pretend with me i still remember everything!

i won't cry! at your wedding. i don't cry! at weddings.

tomorrow, tomorrow, i'll get you tomorrow, you're only a day away, tomorrow, tomorrow, i wait for tomorrow, to wash all this dirt away.

i now pronounce you, i now pronounce you, i now pronounce dead. deaadd DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD DEAD at yr wedding i won't cry! for you. you can't do this to me! again. the guilt will show through!

The Drop Dead Look

What's the matter with you? Do as you want me to do.
they always said you were the clever sentimentalist. sensitive seductive, easy to tease. no fair. pull out yr hair. you know they like you better on yr knees.

don't be stingy baby, i only like you cuz i know yr gonna make me BIG so big, legendary protege, you know they like me when i have nothing to say yeah...

what's the matter with you? make me a product of you.

they always said you were the fascinating mystery. shaped you into the right size for their hands. to touch to mold, to shape until they have control. you know they like girls better when they're dead.

the code! is discretion. no one knows it if i don't tell them. your rules, your game. the things you do to make me tame. and then you say that yr gonna change, yeah yeah

when you tell me that you hate me, won't you look me in the eyes?

don't be stingy baby, i only fuck you cuz i know yr gonna make me BIG so big legendary protege. you know you got the drop dead look yeah.

Designated Shotgun

designated shotgun is not the throne i want to be placed on and the thrill of an ambulance, to you, it's fun.

so you say your grieving. cuz there's so much pain. but you barely have a lesion. and my heart is bleeding so...

go away. don't come back some other day. so you say your grieving. but yr really just complaining. cuz your problems leaving, and mine is staying so...

go away. don't come back.

limitations is all that i hear. and i bet you don't even go to the doctor once a year, and i bet true pain to you is a scream in yr ear.

so you say yr grieving, cuz there is so much pain, but you barely have a lesion, and my heart is bleeding so...

go away. don't come back some other day. so you say yr grieving, but yr really just complaining, cuz yr problems leaving, and mine is staying so...

go away. don't come back.

Get Off

it's been a pleasure knowing you and knowing this is what i've got to do. this is my stop and this is where i get to get off. i know and understand that yours is one more to never never land, you know it's true. i don't get off the same as you!

listen to what i say and listen to what i tell you, tell me i know and understand that this is all a part of your master plan.

listen to what i say and listen to me tell you, about my acadamy fighting at hand, and i am not a part of your master plan!

it's been a pleasure knowing you and knowing this is what i've got to do. this is my stop and this is where i get to get off. i know and understand that yours is one more to never never land this is the pisces in me and this is all part...

you'll never say, you know it's true, i never get off the same as you!
listen to what i say and listen to what i tell you, tell me i know and understand that there's some kind of clash at hand. listen to what i say, his favorite bands are the same as me, i know and understand that this is all a part of your masturbatory* plan.

(*thanks to Katie for the suggestion here)

Nervousness Never Fades

last night, i thought i'd just go ahead and pull my hair out. i hate to wait for failure i'd rather do it on my own than wait- the nervousness never fades.

this is not an invitation for you to crawl inside of me. this is not your love song to analyze, more like a good sleep remedy.

this is a song i wanted to write about this girl i know. but i know you'll all just twist it into what you wanted me to say, and mean, you don't know a thing...

all those things i wanna tear right out of me. like how it matters how i care what people think.
IT'S YOU IT'S YOU IT'S YOU IT'S YOU!

we gotta get out of here, before it kills us. i'm gonna put my heart right on the page and let it bleed right through there's nothing else to do. THE WORDS THE WORDS they've eaten all the words THE WORDS THE WORDS you wanna eat this up.

racers take yr places, ready on yr mark. gun goes, they're off, racers leave the start. i watch you as you run away with part of my heart. i'm stuck here at the start. you finished with my heart.

Special Guest, Me

okay i'm gonna go crazy here!! when i go through a door, i don't wanna try anymore. when you gonna pull the charade, it's me you want to see. i wouldn't lie to you, but every ?? i will write you, too. i'll find you and tell you.

one letter, two letter, three for me, why do you ever write me? one letter, two letter, three for me, why do you ever write?

DON'T Don't answer me WHY?

i forget the part, that we never spoke yeah, but i filled you in cuz i know it's true, since every ?? i will write you, too. i'll find you and tell you.

one letter, two letter, three for me, why do you ever write me? one letter, two letter, three for me, why do you ever write?

i come by yr work today, why don't you smile at me?

so DON'T you answer me, oooo write me!

i'm moving, it's true, but i'm looking forward to (hearing from?) hating you!

(OUCH. that that that one high note)

Framed

some could say they were framed by the very hand that feeds them wao. the story's always the same. gotta find someone else to blame wao. there's always someone else to blame! always under control it's only natural. monkey see as monkey do. portrait of painful perfection. exists up close, perfect protection.

did you picture? did you picture this? said enjoy it while it lasts there's too much grey to see contrast. it's never good enough, and fashion is a must.

did you picture? did you picture this? said enjoy it while it lasts there's too much grey to see contrast. it's never good enough, and fashion is a must!

i never thought of biting the hand that feeds me! but now i'm growing fangs and i haven't eaten in days. it's not scheduled to do. i get cranky from all the work i do. at least i don't look like i used to.

did you picture, did you picture this, said to take a chill pill when i do my ?? don't forget i lied, and someone's got their tie on too tight.
did you picture, did you picture this, said to take a chill pill when i do my ?? we all lied; someone's got their tie on too tight.

She Wants 3-D

she wakes up and makes up her own mind, today the morning's gonna be fine. says to herself "need to remember what it feels to be me". this control she wants to claim as her own. she feels so good now she's alone, it feels so good to feel, but the sheets are still made out of steel.

to think about more than herself's unreal. correction of the infection, this deception that she can/can't find her way.

today, tomorrow, we hope the feeling follows. never could tell. still don't know how to spell! normal is her strive, to make it through the day is her drive. can it add up? can it add up, can it add up? on again, off again. come down here again. on again, off again. pick me up, pick me up, pick me up, pick me up!

she's numb again. her stimulation's her best friend.
she wants 3-D, she wants 3-D!

early in the A.M. she sees herself once again. waits till it gets light out so she can begin. the newspaper arrives, the documentation of another day justifies another day, justifies another day...

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