Bayside - Cult Album Lyrics

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Big Cheese

I know it's wrong and I'm sure you don't appreciate my tone
I just get so mad
I'm not afraid as I tell myself I am

I love to be wanted but all I want is to be loved
Is that so much to be remembered
Never swept under the rug
They say the soul don't die
But mine's been dead for my whole life
And I wouldn't trade it for anything

There will be a day when I sadly outlive all my useful tricks
And when I look back I want to know
that we were more than just a fad

I love to be wanted but all I want is to be loved
Is that so much to be remembered
Never swept under the rug
They say the soul don't die
But mine's been dead for my whole life
And I wouldn't trade it for anything

Cult [chanted x15]

I love to be wanted but all I want is to be loved
Is that so much to be remembered
Never swept under the rug
They say the soul don't die
But mine's been dead for my whole life
And I wouldn't trade it for anything

I wouldn't trade it for anything

I wouldn't trade it for anything

 

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Time Has Come

I think that the time has come

We could ask some questions
If we should get to heaven
About when we were alive
Before we take it that far
Make plans to go peacefully in the dark
Let's see if we can see it through

And my head, it hurts, today
I thought I'd like to live forever
But it just reeks of patience and effort
This is the calling I'm waiting for

I'm short on time but here's my intention
To raise my voice and get your attention
And make a sound that makes me proud
I think that time has come
I think that time has come

I've seen all my chances
Go up in flames like matches
Waiting for the day
When New York's unsettled son comes home
He's bringing hell with him
See if you can see it through

And my head, it hurts, today
I thought I'd like to live forever
But it just reeks of patience and effort
This is the calling I'm waiting for

I'm short on time but here's my intention
To raise my voice and get your attention
And make a sound that makes me proud
I think that time has come
I think that time has come
I think that time has come

And my head, it hurts, today
And my head, it hurts, today
I thought I'd like to live forever
But it reeks of patience and effort
This is the calling I'm waiting for

I'm short on time but here's my intention
To raise my voice and get your attention
And make a sound that makes me proud
I think that time has come
I think that time has come
I think that time has come
I think that time has come

 

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Hate Me

I'm gonna try gonna try to focus
I've been awake been awake and hopeless
Oh oh oh I know I can't count on you
Cause I know you and your lies and your mind control
Me my pride and has a job as chosen
Oh oh oh I got my problems too

Where do you go when I'm away
And are you behaving?
So you let me know what works for you
I can write you a love song
Cause we're perfect as perfect can be
I hate you and baby you hate me

I got a chance got a chance to see how
You come alive come alive with freedom
Oh oh oh whenever I'm not around
And if it's true what I think
That you're finally saying
That you regret every single day then
Oh oh oh at least we found common ground

Where do you go when I'm away
And are you behaving?
So you let me know if it works for you
I can write you a love song
Cause we're perfect as perfect can be
I hate you and baby you hate me

I'm so fed up (I'm so fed up)
With making up for being myself (For being myself)
I'm proud to say I'm flawed but not that much

Who can you trust when you turn on yourself?
We're perfect as perfect can be
Cause I hate you and baby you hate me
You hate me
And where do you go?
Cause I hate you and baby you hate me

 

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You're No Match

So sad to see you go
But you've had enough of everyone here
You couldn't light a candle to who you're pretending to be
So go and search for some new sucker
Sing a song and say a prayer for me

You are the monster I was scared you'd be
And now you're blaming it on your surroundings
And you're horns came out so gradually
But honey you're no match for me
You're no match for me

I've watched you're name get trampled
In the mess through which you've travelled
And the friends you swore that you were so above
Who's gonna care about you?
When you don't care about anyone
So go and search for some new sucker
Sing a song and say a prayer for me

You are the monster I was scared you'd be
And now you're blaming it on your surroundings
And you're horns came out so gradually
But honey you're no match for me
You're no match for me

Well I know I'm quite the catch
But I'll sake it all just to be loved back
I always do this
I always do this
Sorry to say but you're not worth one more blister on my heart
I always do this
I always do this

Sorry, you are the monster I was scared you'd be
And now you're blaming it on your surroundings
And you're horns came out so gradually
But honey you're no match for me
You're no match for me

You are the monster I was scared you'd be
And now you're blaming it on your surroundings
And you're horns came out so gradually
But honey you're no match for me

 

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Pigsty

Your name is dirt
and I've got you under my nails,
from clawing to freedom,
I've been buried below your dark trails
Do you know who you are?
Are you having the time of your life?
Well I hoped there would be a day I would see you get your desserts
but baby there's still time

So when you lose your mind,
you'll find it at the bottom of the mess that's your life
Go take your own advice
Keep hoping that the lies never catch up to you in time

Your name is filth
Cause that's all you spew from your mouth
Well I think that your moral compass is broke,
it only points you south
And I wear my scars
like rings on a tree,
there they are
showing my age and proving where I've been so far

So when you lose your mind,
you'll find it at the bottom of the mess that's your life
Go take your own advice
Keep hoping that the lies never catch up to you in time

I can't say for sure
but it seems like you get more and more secure with every jab
My life with you
is like tying my own noose

So when you lose your mind,
you'll find it at the bottom of the mess that's your life
Go take your own advice
Keep hoping that the lies never catch up to you in time [x2]

 

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Transitive Property

I know my dear I got us here
But I'm seeing things like I never saw before
My heart is like a powder keg and it blew and burned us both and left you sore

But I'm not afraid to say I think you're wrong to think we're through
Don't throw away our lives on this
Last month was hard I do admit
But the hardest road pays off the most
And I love you more and more each day
And when we fight there's still a way
'Cause you're my rock if I'm still yours

And I never meant to say the things I said when I'm upset and need to vent
But now I'm this close to losing you
I swear I'll never make you sad again

And I'm not afraid to say I think you're wrong to think we're through
Don't throw away our lives on this
Last month was hard I do admit
The hardest road pays off the most
And I love you more and more each day
And when we fight there's still a way
'Cause you're my rock if I'm still yours

I know that I promised not to call
But princess, I needed you to know
That I'd give anything for one more day
To stand beside you at your throne
I'm not cut out to face this world alone

Don't throw away our lives on this
Last month was hard I do admit
The hardest road pays off the most
And I love you more and more each day
When we fight there's still a way
'Cause you're my rock if I'm still yours

 

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Stuttering

Sorry I haven't written
I've been in quite the mood
I've been upside down for years now
But the pays been pretty good
But I have to write a love song
Cause my momma said I should
But I have to lose the minor chords
And I'm not so sure I could

Cause I'm the voice of the depressed
And that's what everyone expects
Give the people what they want then it hangs over your head
I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Cause I never know what to say
I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Can't listen to a word I say
And there's alot of work to do
Can't carry the weight like I used to
But I'll figure it out like I always do
Sacrifice myself for you

I can't believe my mouth sometimes
I've got it pretty good
But if I ever learn to like myself than I'd soon be out of work
Who do I think I'm kidding, like I'm Robert f*cking Smith?
Maybe I'm trying to convince myself that I'm someone who'd be missed

Cause I'm the voice of the depressed
And that's what everyone expects
Give the people what they want then it hangs over your head
I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Cause I never know what to say
I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Can't listen to a word I say
And there's alot of work to do
Can't carry the weight like I used to
But I'll figure it out like I always do
Sacrifice myself for you

And blessed are the heart attacks
And every sudden shortness of breath
I owe every single one of them for all of you
Patience don't pay, get my nose back in the books
So I can keep on making cash for heartless f*cking crooks
And they prey on all my passions
Cause they know as well as me
That this is the only way that I know how to be

And I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Cause I never know what to say
I'm stuttering (oh woah)
Can't listen to a word I say
And there's alot of work to do
Can't carry the weight like I used to
But I'll figure it out like I always do
Sacrifice myself for you

Cause I never know what to say
I'm stuttering
Can't listen to a word I say
Stuttering
Stuttering
And I sacrifice myself

 

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Bear With Me

Well I could be brief
But what would that change?
I just beg to borrow time
Adding minutes to my life
To long for something I can't buy
And I try to look like I'm fine
But there's proof in every phrase
And these rings around my tired eyes say something's gotta change

Ashes ashes
Buried in his mattress
Slept in flames
And smothered in his blanket

Stay with me
Bear with me
I am a novelty
But I'm twice the man I used to be
Oh agony (agony)
Bear with me
I am a dying breed
But I'm twice the man I used to be
Ashes ashes

Well I do believe that our decline is pre-disposed
But it keeps me on my toes
I can't accept what I can't control
And I pray that I can be cured
And never leave this place
Lady luck beyond my sight as I'm just withering away

Ashes ashes
Buried in his mattress
Slept in flames
And smothered in his blanket

Stay with me
Bear with me
I am a novelty
But I'm twice the man I used to be
Oh agony (agony)
Bear with me
I am a dying breed
But I'm twice the man I used to be

And it's too late for me
I've been talking in my sleep
And I've got nothing to say to me

Ashes ashes
Buried in his mattress
Slept in flames
And smothered in his blanket

Stay with me
Bear with me
I am a novelty
But I'm twice the man I used to be
Oh agony (agony)
Bear with me
I am a dying breed
But I'm twice the man I used to be

 

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Objectivist On Fire

I can never say I'm truly free
If I keep replacing I with we
Cause no one cares as much as me
No one cares for me but me

I thought I finally figured out this game
To be right back here
Oh what a shame
And sure as every lover bleeds
No one cares for me but me

I am getting closer all the time (Oh-oh-oh)
Running out of days to get it right (Oh-oh-oh)
I can't believe I've wasted all my life
Chasing after something I was never meant to find

We've been flying high on borrowed wings
That abandoned self reliant springs
I know with no uncertainty
That no one cares for me but me

And I am feeling older all the time
Running out of days to get it right
I can't believe I've wasted all my life
Chasing after something I was never meant to find

I'm on the outside looking in
Again
I though perfection came from practicing
Yet the closer I get the further I feel
Yeah
Oh why should I even bother then?

And I control the things I'll be
No one cares for me but me

And I am feeling older all the time
Running out of days get it right
I can't believe I've wasted all my life
Chasing after something I was never meant to find

And I am getting closer all the time
And I am getting older all the time
And I am getting older all the time

 

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Something's Wrong

Here we are
Half past dead on Friday night
In a bar
Serving up confidence and fights

You were right when you told me I was wrong
When I said trends as sick as these never last long
And all the boys celebrate they're gender victory
And the girls celebrate defeat

sSomething's wrong with this one
Something's wrong with this one
I can't be the first one with the strength to curse my generation
Something's wrong
There's something wrong with me

Not to say that I know any more than you
But at least I can admit to care is the hardest thing we do

You were right when you told me I was wrong
When I said we'd only be blinded for so long

Something's wrong with this one
Something's wrong with this one
I can't be the first one with the strength to curse my generation
Something's wrong

Before you leave and close your tab
Raise your glass to the death of the generation gap
Unless of course you've got other plans
Who do you think you are?
And how'd you ever get this way
Putting lust above humanity and calling it ok

You were wrong when you told me I was right
When I said pleasure comes in ways you can't define

Something's wrong with this one
Something's wrong with this one
I can't be the first one with the strength to curse my generation
Something's wrong
Something's wrong
Something's wrong
Is something wrong with me?

 

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The Whitest Lie

If I lied
Said I was fine
Would that mean anything?
The more you know the less you'll eventually find out
Like in school they never said that the world was split up into sides
And they call them those who kill and those who die

And if living is a vice
I wish no virtue
What could go wrong?
Hold you close tonight
Say that it's alright
Even if it's not
Of all the lies I've told in my life
To promise I would never live you alone would be the whitest one

What providence what recompense to amount to anything
But uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
To which lie do you subscribe because you have to choose a pill
If you haven't learned that yet my friend you will

And if living is a vice
I wish no virtue
What could go wrong
Hold you close tonight
Say that it's alright
Even if it's not
Of all the lies I've told in my life
To promise I would never live you alone would be the whitest one

Be honest
Cause heaven knows if I fail at this I'd probably fail at anything
My head it spins
I think about where I'd end up if nobody was listening

Hold you close tonight
Say that it's alright
Even if it's not
Of all the lies I've told in my life
To promise I would never live you alone would be the whitest one