AMERICAN HIFI
The Art Of Losing (2003)
The Art Of Losing
1. The Art Of Losing 2. The Breakup Song 3. Beautiful Disaster 4. Save Me 5. Nothing Left To Lose 6. Teenage Alien Nation 7. Rise 8. This Is The Sound 9. The Go 10. Built For Speed 11. Happy
1. The Art Of Losing
Last call now I'm outta time And I don't got no valentine Singled out, now I stand alone The underdog in a modern world Suburbia is hot tonight But nothing seems to feel alright I don't want your sympathy I just need a little therapy At least that's what they say to me
Hey ho let's go I'm gonna start a riot You don't wanna fight it One two fuck you Don't tell me what to do I don't wanna be like you Can't you see it's killing me I'm my own worst enemy Knock me down I'll keep on moving It's the art of losing
Fit the mold and do what you're told Get a job and start growing old 9 to 5 can make your dreams come true But I don't wanna be like you I'm not cool and I'll never be I break the rules and I guarantee I don't want your sympathy I just need a little therapy At least that's what they say to me
Hey ho let's go I'm gonna start a riot You don't wanna fight it One two fuck you Don't tell me what to do I don't wanna be like you Can't you see it's killing me I'm my own worst enemy Knock me down I'll keep on moving It's the art of losing
You call me a loser Say I'm just a user But I'll just keep on moving Cause that's the art of losing
Hey ho let's go I'm gonna start a riot You don't wanna fight it One two fuck you Don't tell me what to do I don't wanna be like you Can't you see it's killing me I'm my own worst enemy Knock me down I'll keep on moving It's the art of losing
Wahhhooo (It's the art of losing) Wahhhooo (It's the art of losing)
We're the kids We're the kids We're the kids in America We're the kids We're the kids We're the kids in America
2. The Breakup Song
I can't believe I hung around with you all this time You drove me crazy with your OCD girl you're out of your mind I'm counting on UFO's to beam me up I just don't know How long I can take this shit, I'm over it girl you gotta go
It's over, we're over Just like in crimson and clover We're sinking and I'm thinking How the hell did we get so stupid? It's the end, ex-girlfriend I dont care what you think of me So long, your gone This is the breakup song!
One more thing before you go would you please give me my records back My Bloody Valentine, The Pixies, Cheap Trick and Back In Black You can keep the dog we bought but you can't go near the Standard Bar Don't hang around, don't call my friends, They won't know who you are!
It's over, we're over Just like in crimson and clover We're sinking and I'm thinking How the hell did we get so stupid? It's the end, ex-girlfriend I dont care what you think of me So long, your gone This is the breakup song! So long, your gone This is the breakup song!
It's over, we're over Just like in crimson and clover We're sinking and I'm thinking How the hell did we get so stupid? It's the end, ex-girlfriend I dont care what you think of me So long, your gone This is the breakup song! So long, your gone This is the breakup song! So long, your gone This is the breakup song! So long, your gone This is the breakup song!
THIS IS THE BREAKUP SONG!!!
3. Beautiful Disaster
I’ll make you a 5 star enemy I’ve taken a fall would you like to see Choke it down what a sound run away from me Keep on laughing girl do you see me
Break it down now What chu want anyway Right about now What chu want anyway I’ll fuck it up again What chu want anyway We keep falling in love What a beautiful disaster
Connect my skull to the socket burn baby burning like a rocket Cant sell no tell would you buy it Thick skin now don’t you wanna try it
Break it down now What chu want anyway Right about now What chu want anyway I’ll fuck it up again What chu want anyway We keep falling in love What a beautiful disaster
What a beautiful disaster
Connect my skull to the socket burn baby burning like a rocket Choke it down what a sound run away from me Keep on laughing girl do you see me
Break it down now
Break it down now What chu want anyway Right about now What chu want anyway I’ll fuck it up again What chu want anyway We keep falling in love We keep falling in love
Break it down now What chu want anyway Right about now What chu want anyway I’ll fuck it up again What chu want anyway We keep falling in love What a beautiful disaster
What a beautiful disaster
4. Save Me
I’ve been so low Yeah I’ve been so strung out Can you picture this I’ll take something It’s better than nothing, anything That you’ve go to give
I can’t let go I don’t want you to know I’ve been down so long Could you save me I’ll fight my way Just to hear you say If I go up in flames Could you save me
The more you whisper The words keep stinging in my ear We’re never gonna be the same Sunshine fading and black sheets Raining down on me They cover up everything
I can’t let go I don’t want you to know I’ve been down so long Could you save me I’ll fight my way Just to hear you say If I go up in flames Could you save me
I’ve been so selfish I get so high Don’t wanna come down
I’ve been so low Yeah I’ve been so strung out Can you picture this
I can’t let go I don’t want you to know I’ve been down so long Could you save me I’ll fight my way Just to hear you say If I go up in flames Could you save me
Yeah could you save me Oh could you save me
5. Nothing Left To Lose
Nothing left to lose Except you and your baby blues Microphone check this rhyme Pancho villa was a friend of mine I get fucked up holla back y’all And I kick it like Jackie Chan With my kung fu style I’ll get rid of you in a while (yeah) Hey hey hey All the bitches in the back
C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) I know you know its never forever C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) You wanna hear I’m sorry whatever Now that you gone I’m moving on You wrecked it all There’s nothing left to lose Except for you Hell yeah
Get my teenage kicks Pull in down boards like rodman All the lipstick chicks sing Na na na na na na I get fucked up holla back y’all And I rock it like Jackson Browne Let me tell ya right now what I like strippers better anyhow Hey hey hey All the bitches in the back
C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) I know you know its never forever C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) You wanna hear I’m sorry whatever Now that you gone I’m moving on You wrecked it all There’s nothing left to lose Except for you There’ nothing left to lose except for you
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C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) I know you know its never forever C’mon c’mon get up get up (woah) You wanna hear I’m sorry whatever Now that you gone I’m moving on You wrecked it all There’s nothing left to lose Except for you
Now that you gone I’m moving on You wrecked it all There’s nothing left to lose Except for you
There’s nothing left to lose Except for you
6. Teenage Alien Nation
I want it all No matter what thought you heard me say No matter what you know you can’t escape today Is there any other way So what if you don’t like me I don’t give a fuck if you don’t like me I can change my lock It seems that I’m rotten to the core
Forget about tomorrow You and me we’re going down in sorrow Youth of the nation going nowhere Station to station Teenage alien nation (woah) Teenage alien nation (yeah)
It’s all wrong I guess that some of us have come and gone I guess we kinda shudda known it all along Never going anywhere Sometimes you gotta pick it up and roll the dice Your looking back and you don’t think twice Bout feeling lonely everyday
Forget about tomorrow You and me we’re going down in sorrow Youth of the nation going nowhere Station to station Teenage alien nation
7. Rise
I don’t know what I can take Can you feel the pressure break I’ve been getting by on nothing How long so long Feeling like I lost my vision Transmission full of dead ambition Kinda sorta gotta get it together I can’t wait forever
Rise out of the atmosphere I gotta disappear I gotta get out of here You got the best of me Rise up and outta here Into the stratosphere I gotta get out of here You got the best of me
I could never be that clever Even though it’s now or never Counting down the seconds till it blows 4 3 2 1 Disappear without a trace Could I be in outer space Staring at the sun till I get how high so high
Rise out of the atmosphere I gotta disappear I gotta get out of here You got the best of me Rise up and outta here Into the stratosphere I gotta get out of here You got the best of me
Did I break down Can we slow down I wanna get out I don’t wanna be so bored
Rise out of the atmosphere I gotta disappear I gotta get out of here You got the best of me Rise up and outta here Into the stratosphere I gotta get out of here You got the best of me
You got the best of me
8. This Is The Sound
Empty hearts can fill an empty room Because of you The sky above remains clear and blue It’s nothing new The radio keeps playing static or your favourite songs And why does everyone keep on bringing me back to you
And this is the sound of the broken down And this is the last train home…….the underground And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall Just catch me when I fall back to the ground
Lightening crashes all around me now I hear its sound Broken down wings can carry us to where the people stare Fall asleep against the windowpane Outside the rain covers everyone Now we’re never gonna see the sun
And this is the sound of the broken down And this is the last train home…….the underground And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall Just catch me when I fall Don’t catch me if I fall back to the ground
And if you wanted to stay I’ll have you any day And if you wanted to stay I’ll have you any way
And this is the sound of the broken down And this is the last train home…….the underground And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall Just catch me when I fall back to the ground
And this is the sound
And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall Just catch me when I fall Don’t catch me if I fall back to the ground
9. The Gold Rush
She caught the gold rush I could never get enough She’s been in magazines What a little beauty queen She’ll stay a stick around a while With such a winning smile She could be in black and white I’m colour blind I’ll make it right
Her head keeps spinning round I’m in over my head There’s an art to falling down
Hey hey I got a message for ya You’re gonna blow it girl Stuck in your little world Fight fight till we get it right I got you right where I want you
She caught the goldrush I must of lost my touch She’s on the movie screen Acting like a rocket queen
She’ll so the long mile With such a winning smile Break it down forever I don’t want her anyhow
Her head keeps spinning round I’m in over my head There’s an art to falling down
Hey hey I got a message for ya You’re gonna blow it girl Stuck in your little world Fight fight till we get it right I got you right where I want you
Golden girl She’s just a golden girl My little rocket queen On the movie screen
Hey hey I got a message for ya You’re gonna blow it girl Stuck in your little world Fight fight till we get it right I got you right where I want you
Hey hey I got a message for ya You’re gonna blow it girl Stuck in your little world Fight fight till we get it right I got you right where I want you
10. Built For Speed
She’s on fire like a rocket spinning out of control Try to stop her but you just don’tknow How to keep it inside Can you keep on turning out I’ll wait for my turn Same old story coz you never learn Gotta make it in time
She don’t know what she does to me The girl got soul and rhythm in between I crash and burn like every other time She’s my little rock n roll queen I got a girl like that My baby’s built for speed
Shoot to kill built to spill Got a mind take your pills But your never gonna get to what thrills All of us inside Can you put the pedal to the metal this time You gotta want it like I want it alright We gotta start tonight
She don’t know what she does to me The girl got soul and rhythm in between I crash and burn like every other time She’s my little rock n roll queen I got a girl like that My baby’s built for speed
She’s on fire like a rocket spinning out of control Try to stop her but you just don’tknow How to keep it inside
She don’t know what she does to me The girl got soul and rhythm in between I crash and burn like every other time She’s my little rock n roll queen I got a girl like that My baby’s built for speed
I got a girl like that My baby’s built for speed
Yeah my baby’s built for speed
11. Happy
I see you in a daydream Turn it on now make a big scene You kiss you kiss when you want something Fake a smile now You got it all
And that oughta get you nowhere What you say to me I know how to stay outta focus
Keep your head down till the bitter end Make believe that you my best friend You trade passion for fashion Nothings cool like when we were cool
And that oughta get you nowhere What you say to me I know how to stay outta focus
You fall through to cracks of the city street You can’t see straight You can’t see straight
I see you in a daydream Turn it on now make a big scene It makes you happy It makes you happy It makes you happy It makes you happy
And that oughta get you nowhere What you say to me I know how to stay outta focus
And that oughta get you nowhere What you say to me You fall through to cracks of the city street You can’t see straight You can’t see straight You can’t see straight
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