'E Pluribus Unum'

1. return 2. settin my ways 3. e pluribusunum 4. represent 5. inconvenience 6. goin hard 7. freight 8. happy little something 9. please try again 10. back at ya 11. Propaganda 12. Proof of Purchase 13. Meager Wages Three01 Records

--- Represent ---
step up step to the front 
i remember going to shows 
god damn it used to be so fun 
don't know why i am bitter now 
so tired of the attitudes and the clicks 
they're sure to shun 
our music is all we have to give 
this is what we represent 
come on come on now 
wouldn't it be cool if we could talk without agendas 
don't worry about how 
sit back and feel free to feed on the energy 
don't you believe 
we need the support of the people who feed on the energy 
and the feeling that we're all together


--- E Pluribus Unum ---
we stand together 
we stand for all united 
this country will not fall 
we stand alone for what we know 
we stand our ground to defend our home 
we stand together we stand as one 
we stand alone out of one comes the many 
and this one it's elementary 
do we have to spell it out for you 
that together we're as strong as you 
we will not fall for it anymore 
we will not fall for the stupid trends 
we will be fighting to the bitter end 
we will stand strong with all our friends 
all for one and one for all

--- Return ---
i'm finding time to make some time 
to find a little part of yesterday 
good times good friends better memories 
how i wish that i could stay 
don't try to change my mind 
because there's somewhere i've got to be 
places to go people to see 
it's been a long long time, goodbye 
i'm done watching that childhood cinema 
frozen in that picture frame 
if that town could talk it would have nothing to say 
it hurts less to leave this time 
because someday i'll return 
till then i must unlearn the miles in between 
we go we go we go we go 
walking down this road uncharted ground 
we tread deja vu or so it seems 
it's hard to relive memories

--- Settin My Ways ---
wasted all my young away 
i squandered time and now i'll pay 
just trying to keep up holding on to those wonder years 
now it's time to act my age 
just trying to keep pace 
selfishness isn't a crime 
when all i wanted was my young again 
should've listened but i didn't care 
i swore i knew everything 
everything but everything is gonna be fine 
i'm gonna walk tall with pride 
just trying to keep up 
i took these cards i've been dealt 
and i'll do more than just survive 
just trying to keep pace 
should've listened but i didn't care 
i swore i knew everything 
i could have changed but didn't care 
i thought i knew everything 
how can you comprehend when life just begins 
so young so naive 
trying to live america's dream

--- Goin' Hard ---
i don't wanna just survive 
or walk around dead while i'm alive 
i can't just turn my head 
i'm standing up and not throwing in 
i'm goin hard 
you say a good run is better than a bad stand anyday 
you're wrong 
time to suck it in cuz i'll never think that way 
i'm going hard 
don't cross that line 
now is my time 
i refuse to stand by i'm going for mine

--- Freight ---
i will take it as it comes 
i won't forget it when its gone 
i will walk tall with pride 
i will take these blows in stride 
i will survive with this moment of truth 
my courage remains 
i won't feel the pain of the let down
i break bread then i pray for it 
i won't anticipate for what its worth 
i won't take for granted the effort and turn away 
i will survive 
i will carry the weight of the load that rests upon my shoulders 
with my strength and my courage 
i know i will survive... i'm alive

--- Inconvenience ---
wish i had the time to wait in line 
wait in line 
wish i had some time to spare 
some time to wait in line

--- Happy Little Something ---
we don't have any problems this time 
so come around the way 
we'll find something to do 
so just come over today 
i own myself 
but i spend my time watching the world on channel nine 
i need a friend to pull my head from these hands 
a real conversation not a psychic friend 
we will be inside 
it's always safe inside 
i sit back and time ticks away 
i'm inside its a beautiful day 
doing nothing means so much in my life 
a weak willed soul needs an alibi 
i refuse to make my mark bored and spent 
my times been bought

--- Please Try Again ---
i heard you talkin about your rock star dreams 
your name in lights and a place in that scene 
you'd sell yourself out to get signed 
you'll duplicate your image to the perfect design 
please try again 
you shit on me 
a nice guy with heart 
i'll finish last but win when i start 
this is for you who've got it all wrong 
be good or be gone 
please try again 
image rejected redo perfect it 
rebel repeal go study yourself 
play the card you've been dealt 
flip the lid and try again

--- Back At Ya ---
tell me who you think you are 
tell me what you think you know 
sell me this image or you lobby me for your own issues monotone to hypnotize interrogate hope 
to find the rubber ball bounces back to you 
out of bounds your game continues 
don't want to change 
want to be myself 
not tryin to prove nothin to no one else 
extra extra read all about it 
listen while you distort the facts 
investigate your own problems 
or are you to busy in my affairs 
you can't shut your month
keep talkin... you keep runnin your month...
keep talkin you... want everyone to know... 
keep talkin how you stole the show
keep talkin but no one knows how you sold your soul
keep talkin... 
listen up as i try to say 
all the times my best friend betrayed
so long it seems you were my friend 
pride crossed lines 
i can't defend we'll throw it down 
and then throw it away 
promises turned to frustrate back at you 
then back to me destroying binding loyalty