They say don't write about writing but they also say to write what you know I thought up the idea for this song front row at a punk rock show Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard I wanted to play guitar, didn't take long to give up Didn't want to work hard so they could tell me I sucked And now that I realized that's stupid I'm all out of time But I'm full of reason, so I just write and I rhyme So I'm a rapper now, don't have my cool punk band Stolen instrumentals cover everything in my plan I can genre hop as long as I've still got my voice Anything is possible for me so now I've got my choice But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me I still want a punk band, though it borders on a need Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard So why don't you tell me about the passions you lost And why you abandoned them, was it worth all the cost? I left my dreams at the door when I checked in for some sleep Woke up years later with nothing of my own to keep I stole the towels and bolted, bought a shiny guitar Down payment: Nostalgia, and a will to go far I wrote the songs in such haste and wore out my head Leave the rapping behind, I'm in a punk band instead What's stopping me? Real life gets in the way But I forgot that we can choose what we do with our days And they say that work governs because bills gotta get paid But my life is worth more than the sum of the paychecks I made So resignation is nigh, I'm coming up from this dream The sequence still in motion, but it's picking up steam And when I wake up in that hotel room ready to run I'll pick up that guitar and be ready to go have some fun Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me I still want a punk band, though it borders on a need Don't tell me that I can't do it If I want to I'll pursue it If it ain't passion, it ain't music I can't sing, so fucking what, screw it Did you ever want to start a band? Well then DO THAT SHIT Did you ever want to write a book? Well then DO THAT SHIT Did you ever want to cook a meal? Well then DO THAT SHIT The hardest part is starting, trust me, if I can do it you can do it Did you ever want to paint something? Well then DO THAT SHIT Did you ever want to knit a scarf? Well then DO THAT SHIT Did you ever want to make a film? Well then DO THAT SHIT The hardest part is starting, trust me, if I can do it you can do it Always wanted a punk band but I guess I really can't sing Always wanted a punk band but you know I don't play a thing Always wanted a punk band but I guess it wasn't in the cards Always wanted a punk band, they say it ain't that hard But I still want a punk band, but I guess I really can't sing I still want a punk band, but you know I don't play a thing I still want a punk band, but I guess it wasn't for me I still want a punk band, I'll do it anyway, see?

Give me your money so I can be successful I want to be so much more! Give me your money so I can be successful I want to be a corporate whore! So shell it out, shell it out Gimme it, gimme it Shell it out, shell it out I DON'T MAKE ART FOR FREE MOTHERFUCKER Give me your money so I can be successful I want to be so much more!

It's happening again, the sun is quickly rising The fight in me continues to be gradually subsiding Why can't we just all go back to sleep Can I sit this one out? My bed is so inviting The battles out there aren't mine to be fighting Maybe a tasty breakfast is all we need Let's all go get pancakes at Andy's! I saw friends I haven't seen in years at that party Passed out on a couch, isn't life exciting? Sometimes I wonder if there's more than this But at the table with syrup and short stacks at the ready I don't really mind the direction life is heading Don't bore me with politics, pass the orange juice quick Let's all go get pancakes at Andy's! BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS, WHAT A WAY TO START THE DAY I DON'T FRET, MRS. BUTTERWORTH ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT TO SAY Let's all go get pancakes at Andy's!

I feel it I feel it I feel everyone watching me I know it I know it I know everyone's judging me Every move I make and everybody stares It's so hard to remember that nobody really cares I know you've done it, and so have I How do you look through other peoples eyes? Every minute in public, preoccupied But they're just as nervous, our anxieties never collide (x2) Yeah I know you've been there before, walking down the street It's a little bit crowded and your mind goes into overdrive "What do they think when their eyes glance past me?" This thought shared ironically between two passing lives Everyone is gonna notice that I notice them But will I take notice of them never taking note? Well everybody's going to notice that I notice them I am not the one under the glass-bottom boat I know you've done it, and so have I How do you look through other peoples eyes? Every minute in public, preoccupied But they're just as nervous, our anxieties never collide (x2) I am a spectacle I am a prodigy I am incredible Everyone is watching me I am a monolith I am a behemoth I AM IMPORTANT Let's all repeat it until we truly believe it I'm the protagonist Let's all repeat it until we truly believe it oh I know you've done it, and so have I How do you look through other peoples eyes? Every minute in public, preoccupied But they're just as nervous, our anxieties never collide (x2)

Give me something, give me something quick to take away The monotony of waking up from day to day No wait, a trite cliche, I guess I've nothing left to say I live life as a means to distract from the fact That the content is just filler till the final act And on that day I'll go out with a bang (How many spectators can I attract?!) And when I go to sleep How many promises will I fail to keep? I love you all, goodnight If I lied down quietly it wouldn't feel right Until I'm dead, remember this Until I'm dead, I will live in bliss Until I'm dead, don't look so sad This is the best life either of us have ever had And when I go to sleep How many promises will I fail to keep? I love you all, goodnight Before I fall I'll lie to you outright Until I'm dead, remember this Until I'm dead, I will live in bliss Until I'm dead, don't look so sad This is the best life either of us have ever had So goodnight, I love you all (until I'm dead)