Regrets collect like old friends Here to relive your darkest moments I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to play And every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep some things to myself I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn
All these pretty lights… can’t you see ‘em? Endless nights – and my life’s museum Where we see our heroes, and pretend to be ‘em And we seize the day… carpe diem Previous to this dream state I had leftovers on each plate Left shoe, all tatted up, from this long journey my feet ache Left the life that I lived ’cause every day was just replays And I dreamed big, walked around in my PJs And my street days is still here Never changed, like I still wear the pair Phone call, what for? We ain’t long distance, I’m still there Still on the blocks with gun cocks and gunshots I’m up, I’m the leader of a sound of what’s hot $12 showers at the truck stops Would give anybody motivation that you must not lose this One shot…
Regrets collect like old friends Here to relive your darkest moments I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to play And every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep some things to myself I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn
(Demon days) evil nights – (countin’ hours) frequent flights (God flow) people strife – (hear it once) speak it twice Hearts never break even, and they change colour like seasons Backs turn like treason – but somehow you swear you ain’t leavin’ Follow me now, follow me now Spoonfuls of sugar and handfulls of medicine help it go down Help it go down, help it go down I was just a fool in a room full of innocents, look at me know Look at me know, look at me know Feel my words (look at this sound) Reminiscing on when I was lookin’ out on the city Wishing a million motherfuckers’d give me that crown Bitch, I run this town…
Regrets collect like old friends Here to relive your darkest moments I can see no way, I can see no way And all of the ghouls come out to play And every demon wants his pound of flesh But I like to keep some things to myself I like to keep my issues strong It’s always darkest before the dawn
All of the people out there with me right now… Raise your motherfuckin’ flags… See this is the beginning… this is ours… This is Black Flag…