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Handcuffs Seem a Tad Unnecessary

by A Bird Among Men

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1.
Well we like to think that we are so far above everything around us and, We are not animals, no, we are something different But the truth is that we have not rid ourselves of those instincts at all, And given the chance back into a primal beast, we all will fall. Because humans are full of some real dark desires And as soon as their reason retires They will all come flooding right back out again. This idea of humanity has been constructed so that we don't have to admit that we are all the same. Yeah, you and me and the murderer who lives right down the street from here We're all human no matter how much you complain The CEO, the communist The dictator with an iron fist. We are one, yes we are all the same. It's not the goodness in our heart That really sets our species apart, People are locked up and they are gunned down every day. The biggest difference here is that we are all ashamed, That we all still partake in nature's ways. Nobody wants the best for anybody but themselves. It gets proven again and again. People smashing others down, so that they may be higher up But I am still hoping for the day when, We all at least acknowledge that we are all, deep down, animals. We have not risen above nature yet. I'm not saying it's impossible, but come on let's all face the facts, There's a long way to go if that's where we want to get.
2.
So you wanna make something cool? Something no ones ever seen before? Well suck it up kid, because you're doomed to fail and end up working in a convenience store Just find a big audience, and give them what they want. More of the same is sure to make them happy, don't even worry about being caught, because Originality doesn't pay So I'll just copy other artists That's all people want to hear anyway. So take a lyric from here And a melody from there, Throw them together No one really cares. They'd all just rather stay In their shells and listen to something familiar, than hear what you have to say. Just give up. Don't try anything experimental It'll just make everyone uncomfortable And really fucking temperamental. Originality doesn't pay So I'll just copy other artists That's all people want to hear anyway. So take a lyric from here And a melody from there, Throw them together No one really cares. Yeah, all that bullshit about it coming from the heart, Is just that. Because music isn't about art, It's about making fucktons of money. Made up by people who just couldn't make it. Originality doesn't pay So I'll just copy other artists That's all people want to hear anyway. So take a lyric from here And a melody from there, Throw them together No one really cares.
3.
Graduation 01:49
I've spent the past four years Talking to the same three people And now it's too much just to bear Cause I'm the only one who knows where to go from here I don't wanna go But it's what I have to do I know through the rest of my life I'll never forget a single one of you But I'm moving on Out of my hometown Away from everyone I've ever known And ever loved By tomorrow I'll be gone But I won't take this lying down I'll hold on to all of the memories Cause they're all that I've got left As the shipyards fade into the distance I don't know what to feel On the one hand I am filled with joy And not a single bit of this seems real But then I remember all the ones Who got me this far I wonder what they'd think And as I skip town, I wonder where they are But I'm moving on Out of my hometown Away from everyone I've ever known And ever loved By tomorrow I'll be gone But I won't take this lying down I'll hold on to all of the memories Cause they're all that I've got left Nothing can stop me now Cause I am on my own There is nobody left who can tell me where to go Nothing can stop me now Cause I am on my own Oh yes, I am on my own But I'm moving on Out of my hometown Away from everyone I've ever known And ever loved By tomorrow I'll be gone But I won't take this lying down I'll hold on to all of the memories Cause they're all that I've got left
4.
You see young Johnny on the street Think he's innocent as can be But don't let yourself be decieved CAUSE HE'S A CRIMINAL Because you gotta take it from me If they're under 23 Then the only possibility IS THEY'RE A CRIMINAL All young people are criminals With their mari-juh-juanas and their punk rock songs Yeah all young people are criminals So control them before they control us. They're dangerous to our way of life From which our prosperity is derived Yeah they're gonna cause us nothing but strife BECAUSE THEY'RE CRIMINALS So throw them all into the machine With your help we can make them all clean Because their refusal to fit in means THAT THEY ARE CRIMINALS All young people are criminals With their mari-juh-juanas and their punk rock songs Yeah all young people are criminals So control them before they control us. Teenager wearing black? Criminal No matter how you try do they bounce right back? Criminal If they even hesitate Criminal So mothers and fathers do not sit and wait. Your kids a criminal. Because if we start to allow What they are doing here and now Panic and chaos they will endow BECAUSE THEY'RE CRIMINALS So lock them up and give them drugs To break through the apathetic shrugs They're all liars, thieves and thugs. BECAUSE THEY'RE CRIMINALS All young people are criminals With their mari-juh-juanas and their punk rock songs Yeah all young people are criminals So control them before they control us. All young people are criminals With their mari-juh-juanas and their punk rock songs Yeah all young people are criminals So control them before they control us.
5.
Another day, another deadline But I know I'll never do what needs done on time Because my subconscious always finds something better To distract myself from the reality of life And it's driving me insane Just whatever is keeping me from being productive in my brain So I'll sit and rot away on my couch Watching TV and there is nothing left to say Because why do today What I can put off until tomorrow and then not do anyway Why do I stay Sedentary and just let my train of thought run astray It always comes back And bites me in the ass And teaches me to regret what I have done Or what I haven't done Yeah, it comes around And slams me into the ground And on my morale does a bombing run Well I can never just stay focused I jump from thought to thought like a bullfrog on caffeine Constantly going through the same Random tangent routine Honestly, I'm only writing this To get out of doing Spanish Killing the next 20 minutes Is something that I think that I can manage Because why do today What I can put off until tomorrow and then not do anyway Why do I stay Sedentary and just let my train of thought run astray It always comes back And bites me in the ass And teaches me to regret what I have done Or what I haven't done Yeah, it comes around And slams me into the ground And on my morale does a bombing run A bridge is just a way of stalling until the next chorus When you have something else to say But I just want to get this stupid song over with So I will whittle away.
6.
They say that being a musician Makes it easy to get women But I am walking proof That saying is fucking bullshit I had a girl in my bed once, I went into tremors, She got up and walked away. So much for that one. I fall asleep alone Every night. Yeah I'm the king of virgins And that's alright. Who needs a girlfriend When you've got Netflix, And world of Warcraft? Yeah I'm not impressive I don't drive, I'm out of shape And I'm not in a band. So that leaves me with the choice Of my left or right hand. At least I've got no self esteem, So if you want to get back at your exboyfriend, You could pretend to go out with me. I fall asleep alone Every night. Yeah I'm the king of virgins And that's alright. Who needs a girlfriend When you've got Netflix, And world of Warcraft? At least I have friends online, To fool me into thinging I'm popular At least some of the time. Yeah the Internet can provide All the sexual satisfaction I'll ever need And because it's not alive, I'll never have to give it anything. Ever.
7.
It's funny how you think you can know someone And have no idea who they are at all I'm standing here wide-eyed and slackjawed As you're letting me take the fall And you're not helping when you say All I have to do is simply buck up You've gotta stop thinking you're Jesus Cause Jesus, man. It's so fucked up. We'll pretend that it's okay That you've done nothing wrong today But I am sure your plan will be To pin this all on me Now you've been figured out And everybody knows what you've been doing for all these years They're all turning against you Your best friends have become a bunch of mutineers So you'll scream and you'll shame Never understanding that you are the one to blame for this You say that you're mellow But we all know you're the kind of fellow who solves things with his fists We'll pretend that it's okay That you've done nothing wrong today But I am sure your plan will be To pin this all on me You are not who you say you are You've sure left an ugly scar I'll be sure to remember you For all of the bullshit you spew We'll pretend that it's okay That you've done nothing wrong today But I am sure your plan will be To pin this all on me
8.
America is in shambles, Seems that we've lost our way We need a new kind of leader One who will blow all the others away. So vote for Richard of Gloucester, He's sure to get things done. He'll kick those "non-patriots" into gear, at the end of a gun. No longer will this be the winter of our discontent. He doesn't give a shit whether you said what you meant. Richard for President, Richard for President, The other candidates are dirty milk-drinkers Rick for Prez.
9.
They say high school is the best time of our lives But I have spent the past four years thinking of just how exactly I Could get out of doing anything exceptional So rather than loving everything, I find it all regrettable. I never did anything to set myself apart Inhibitions and excuses were by bodyguards If I could do it all again I would not have backed myself right into this corner, right into this pen. I should've joined the football team But the other kids would have killed me And I should've started taking art But I can hardly draw a pie chart I should've tried out for a play I say all this to my dismay Yeah I should've done so much more But as it stands, high school was a bore Well my freshman year I did, Actually how about we skip ahead a little bit Straight to my sophomore year where I definitely did much more Actually you could call me an activity conquistador. Yes I did so many things So many things I wrote a song about them, just had to sing. Oh, you want to know just what they were? Hang on a sec, I just remembered, yo no hablo ingles monsieur. I should've joined the football team But the other kids would have killed me And I should've started taking art But I can hardly draw a pie chart I should've tried out for a play I say all this to my dismay Yeah I should've done so much more But as it stands, high school was a bore When I was a junior well I sang for some people I guess I still did nothing nonetheless Now I am a senior standing here I guess getting involved will have to wait until I go to college next year I should've joined the football team But the other kids would have killed me And I should've started taking art But I can hardly draw a pie chart I should've tried out for a play I say all this to my dismay Yeah I should've done so much more But as it stands, high school was a bore High school was a bore And I'm done with it.

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This album is what happens when I put more than an hour and a half of work into something. It's slightly less mediocre than the last EP.

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released October 16, 2015

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Album Art: James Coyne

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A Bird Among Men Bath, Maine

ABAM is Robyn Crews and I make
tongue in cheek, self deprecating folk punk from mid-coast Maine!

I started this project because I don't have enough friends to make a real punk band.

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