(ALL LYRICS BY ISAAC IRVINE)

WAVE THE FLAGS 

Wave the flags as they march off to war. The body bag count doesn’t matter anymore. How quickly we become uncivilized when the dirt kicked is kicked in our eyes. A world away they drop bombs while back at home every car has a flag sticker on. And they sing patriotic songs. And no one knows what’s really going on. Open your eyes. They’re killing kids. We’re supposed to be the better man. We’re doing the same things they did. We bomb a wedding, we bomb our allies, we bomb and we bomb.  Let the bombs decide! Let the bombs decide. Don’t get me wrong, I love my country. But killing innocent people is something I don’t want to see. Would it be so easy to turn the other cheek, if the kids that were dying lived just down the street. Open your eyes. They’re killing kids. We’re supposed to be the better man. We’re doing the same things they did. We bomb a wedding, we bomb our allies ,we bomb and we bomb, Let the bombs decide! Let the bombs decide!

MAKE IT ON MY OWN

You told me you thought that we we're almost there.  We'd make it together we could go anywhere.  And now I'm here standing next to the towel you've thrown.  Guess you had other plans.  Now I've got to make it on my own. Make it on my own.  So easy to give up, I wonder what it meant to you.  Turn the page so quickly is something I won't do. I'm not you. You're not me. Two directions we have grown.  This is my life, if I'm gonna live it then I've got to make it on my own. Make it on my own. Won't be long before our lives no longer intertwine. You've got your life to live and you know that I've got mine. I'm not you. You're not me.  Two directions we have grown. This is my life if I'm gonna live it then I've got to make it on my own.  Make it on my own.

I FINALLY WROTE A LOVE SONG

Damn it why won’t you get out of my head. 2:30 in the morning and I lie awake in bed. Man do I hate love but you’re all that’s on my mind. My pencil turns to mush from the words my lips can’t find. You’re ruining my pattern you ruin my routine. And now I gotta figure out who I’m supposed to be. I’m not the guy with birds dancing ‘round his head. I’d rather hate the government and protest shit instead. But now I write a love song cause you’re all that’s on mind. My pencil turns to mush from the words my lips can’t find. I kept myself closed but you let yourself in, so I finally wrote a love song congratulations you win. I hope this never happens again.  I finally wrote a love song congratulations you win.

DAYS GONE BY

Remembering days gone by in your mind they last forever. Don't ever forget, but don't live in regret 'cause life's not over yet. Those days will never... they will never, never happen again. They will never. The good old days have passed away. We all know nothing lasts forever. Don't look back too long 'cause those days are long gone. It's time to move on. Those days will never.... They will never, never happen again. They will never.

ONCE BITTEN

You rolled the dice and it came up your face twice. Twice all it took, now there's a new chapter in your book. You decline, losing your health, losing your mind. Mind your own business, this can't be happening to me. Yes this is happening, yes this is happening to you. You knew the game and you lost big time, such a shame. Shame on you, now what the hell you gonna do with the days that are numbered and quickly fade away. Away from your home, all alone, this can't be happening. Yes this is happening, yes this is happening to you. Such a young age to learn the hard way. There are some things that don't ever go away. The fear haunts your mind as the poison does your body. Fate doesn't care what you do or don't deserve. Wish I could tell you that things will be ok, but not all stories have a happy ending. This cant be, This can't be, This can't be happening to me. This is happening to you. 

NEWS AT 11

Just saw the news today, national tragedy. I watched it all day long, it made no sense to me. Two twin towers down, four planes final descent. So much suffering, so much human life spent. Thousands dead, for you to prove your cause. Which no one understands, it makes no sense at all. What are you fighting for? What are we dying for? Thousands dead for you to prove your cause. Which no one understands, it makes no sense at all. What are you fighting for? What are we dying for? Just saw the news today, a grown man crying. His mom can not be found, is she out there somewhere suffering. Mothers , fathers, husbands, wives, well they all lost their lives. For some psychos babbling and it makes no sense to me. Thousands dead for you to prove your cause. Which no one understand, it makes no sense at all. What are you fighting for? What are we dying for?

HURTING YOU

Looking back to all the time we shared, and all the times we had. It makes me feel real low that I treated you bad. Didn't know what I wanted, but now I do. I'm sorry that this is hurting you. And now I'm living with the mistakes that I made in the past. In the back of my mind I knew things wouldn't last. But I dragged you along, all the crap I put you through. And I'm sorry that this is hurting you. Comes a time in your life when you must must figure out what it is that you want and what life's all about. Took me so long to finally decide. In the passenger seat you were drug along for the ride. I don't open up. I don't clean up my mess. But I'm being honest now, nothing more and nothing less. Do know what I don't want, don't know what I do. And I'm sorry that this is Hurting You.

YOU MAKE ME WANT TO DRIVE OFF A CLIFF

Here we go again, me on the couch and you in the bed. A scene we've seen too many times before, this time I'm letting you walk through the door. You want too much from me. I can't give you all of those things you need. Making you happy is such a chore. it's too much work, I can't take it anymore. You're all I want you're all that I need. You're all it takes to make my ears bleed. You make me happy, you make me want to kill. You make me crazy and I think that I've had my fill. You want too much from me. I can't give you all of those things you need. Making you happy is such a chore. It's too much work, I can't take it anymore. Sometimes I just want to have a little fun. Sometimes the dishes don't get done. Sometimes I want to hang out with my friends. Sometimes I don't want to feel like shit 'cause I don't have the money to buy you all the things that you don't need anyway. You want too much from me. I can't give you all of those things you need. Making you happy is such a chore. It's too much work, I can't take it anymore. 

PLEASE

Used and abused she lies crying in her bed. While thoughts of you on top of her are running through her head. A father's to protect and care, a father's to trust. But evil lies in the father's eyes that are filled with lust. Please leave me alone. Daddy knows what's best for you so just do what your told. Please leave me alone. Daddy knows what's best for you so just do what your told. You took it all away from her. She'll never get it back. Her innocence, her youth, are all now warped and cracked. How will she find piece of mind, how will she know love.  When in the darkest corner of her mind it's you she's thinking of. Please leave me alone. Daddy knows what's best for you so just do what your told. Please leave me alone. Daddy knows what's best for you so just do what your told. Please leave me alone. You know daddy loves you, you're my little girl. Please leave me alone. Mommy will get mad at you so just don't say a word, Please.

EAT YOUR GREEN BEANS

There was a time when the ends justified the means. Mama said eat those green beans and everything will be alright. Kiss you on the head goodnight and then you're of to bed. Don't ask questions just do what your mama said. Look around, your mama ain't there anymore. No one to tell you what to do, like she's done before. Mentally slow, still a child, now forced to make it on your own. And you're feeling oh' so alone. Life is a book, it's up to you to turn the page. it's time to grow up, right now, it's time to start acting your age. Let go of her hand is what you got to do. This is one fairy tale your mom can't read to you. To you. 

TUBES

Billy-club and a gun, can of mace and a badge, seem to have given you the right to take away what rights I have. Lack of respect, no compromise, abuse of power, excessive force, attacking the ones you serve and protect, the justice system in reverse. A few kids in the desert hanging out listening to bands. Call the police, heaven forbid, they use the energy on Steve Wynn's land. For us you needed a chopper? For us you had to draw guns? Meanwhile someone's raped and murdered, but at least you stopped our fun. At least you stopped our fun. knock down our stuff, cussing at us, waving your big shotgun around. You tried to silence us by knocking all of our equipment down. A protest escaped my lips, I've always been one to speak my mind. Stand up for my constitutional right and got a shotgun pressed between my eyes. Between my eyes, between my eyes, between my eyes. You threatened my life, insulted me, showed me I have no place in this society. And you wonder why I have a lack of respect for authority? 

DEAR MAMA

Dear mom, I'm sorry for all those crazy things I did. I'm sorry, I was just a kid. Like the time I put holes in your wall with my ninja stars. Or the time I feel asleep and took the bumper off your car. Dear mom, I'm sorry for all the things I'm doing now. 7 years in college and I'm still not out. Not a doctor or a lawyer, in a crappy punk band. 25 years old and still more of a kid than a man. I'm sorry for being a bum wastin' time dreaming. I wish I had success for you. So I could buy you a house on the hill. You could play bingo and just chill. I wish I had success of you. 

FAIR WEATHER FATHER

You were there one month of the year, but the calendar is 12 months long. Mother did her very best, but she did it by herself ‘cause you were gone. Every now and then you strolled in. When you did you tried to lay down the law. I guess you were a pretty good dad when you were there at all. Someone forgot to tell you raising kids is a full time job. Doors are hard to open when there is no one there to help you reach the knob. The holes of my life that you have missed are enough to sink a ship. A child is not a letter and a photograph held together by a paperclip. Getting older I can see how mistakes are easily made. But it doesn’t change the fact that it’s by the kids whom the price is paid. Fair weather father! Fair weather father! Never taught me to throw a football. Taught myself to ride a bike. Could have used some fatherly advice with the girls I have liked. Weren’t there when I first drove a car. Weren’t there when I finished school. Weren’t there when I ran away or when I was abused.

LOST MYSELF

Standing face to face I don’t recognize the person hiding behind these cold eyes. Tired and beaten, no more strength or energy. It seems that I’ve lost the spark once inside of me. I can’t find the guy I used to be. I can’t find the man inside of me. Lost myself, I can’t find myself again. Lost myself, Who let this dark monster in. Lost myself, Changing with the changing times. Lost myself, Where’s the me that I can’t find. Tired maybe or maybe just confused. All those wasted days and how they could have been used. Angry at the world.  Angry at myself. Another day bottled up and labeled on the shelf. I can’t find the guy I used to be. I can’t find the man inside of me. Lost myself, I can’t find myself again. Lost myself, Who let this dark monster in. Lost myself, Changing with the changing times. Lost myself, Where’s the me that I can’t find. Where’s the me that I can’t seem to find.