Lyrics
to downmf's Royal Crown ep
written by Scott Sendra
Royal Crown
detuned guitar
hardcore
stereo
nicotine
cigarettes
telephone
your black clothes
hardcore shows
your mom's car
caffeine
alcohol
stereo
and she says:
you can wear my royal crown
you can wear my royal crown
and it's just me and my RC
royal crown
Sara Anguish
i took all the aspirin
i took all the (hey! hey! hey!)
i started walking to your house
i started walking but i didn¹t get too far
what's this buzzing in my head?
must be a sign of the times
back when things were never clear
I wish things were never clear
back when things were never clear
I wish things were never clear
Motionless
cats and snails
and puppy dog tails
the words you say
are not the same ones i hear
what do these words mean to me
what do these words mean to you
things keep spinning in my head
the world turns so quick
but seems motionless
the sound sunken and drenched
feeling soaked to the skin
these words may titter and rhyme
but will not let you in
Lyrics to downmf's
Solid State 7"
written by Scott Sendra
Solid State
wasting my time, listening to my hi-fi
wasting my time, listening to my hi-fi
wasting my time, listening to my radio
radio coming, coming through the solid state
radio coming, coming through the solid state
nothing's ever fucked up, fucked up on the radio
my transistor's never never let me down
my transistor's never never let me down
down with my hi-fi
down with the modern sound
Don't Dig The
New Breed
don't dig the new breed
get out of the way
what could have happened to me
it's not ok, no it's not ok
what could have happened to us
have we had our day, have we had our day?
tongue-tied with our eyes wide open
nothing to say, not a thing to say
it's like our slogan now
it's like the very last sound from the underground
and it's not ok, no it's not ok
don't dig the new breed
don't dig the new breed
get out of the way
Lyrics to downmf's Toast
of the Town 7"
written by Scott Sendra
The Toast of the Town
how could anyone be
like the toast of the town
they're building you up
for the big put down
its a set-up
to get you to get up
and make that sound
like the toast of the town
and no one's talking
and no one's hanging around
and it only gets worse
yeah! you feel like you're cursed
but you're so well versed
and you know it's not real
'cause how could anyone feel
like the toast of the town
when no one's talking
and no one's walking
because no one's hanging around
with the toast of the town
Valentine
you hold your drink
like you're so refined
and you hold your drink like you're so defined
and you hold your drink like you cling to the vine
and you hold your drink like my valentine
but you're not my valentine
you hold your drink
like you're so refined
and you hold your drink like you're so defined
and you hold your drink as you try to unwind
and you hold your drink like you cling to the vine
and you hold your drink like my valentine
but you're not my valentine
you gotta hit it
it's ok
Lyrics to downmf's Broken
Arrow OK
written by Scott Sendra
Broken Arrow OK
broken arrow, straight shot
like poison, like perfume
paper heart i've torn it apart
and thrown to the wind
once started he's got to see it through
through to the end
it's a process, reject the process
that anyone can play
and when we talk about...
you know that what we mean is...
Trickle Down
i took pneumonia for a walk
and it took me for a ride
all the things that trickle down
and the things you feel inside
i've got no time to stick around
i've got no time to feel alright
i see the hand before my eye
i see my hand before the light
in the hollow of my chest
in the bottom of my lung
my eyelids want to rest
and to say the day is done
i took pneumonia for a walk
and it took me for a drive
the harder you come down
the more you feel alive
Lyrics to downmf's "Will Failure Spoil downmf?" CD
written by Scott Sendra
except I'm Straight by Jonathan Richman
Royal Crown
detuned guitar
hardcore
stereo
nicotine
cigarettes
telephone
your black clothes
hardcore shows
your mom's car
caffeine
alcohol
stereo
and she says:
you can wear my royal crown
you can wear my royal crown
and it's just me and my RC
royal crown
Theme
theme for giving in
theme for giving in
theme for giving in
theme for giving in
and I always knew I would come out on top
yeah I always knew I would be here in the end
and I always knew I would come out on the top
yeah I always knew I would win in the end
theme for giving in
theme for giving in
this is the fanfare and these are the drums
this is the part where the feeling comes
Pretty Little
i can't get it through my
i can't get it through my
i can't get it through my pretty little head
i can't get it through my pretty little head
it's not enough
to know what's wrong
it's not enough, you're not that tough
it's not enough
to know what's wrong
it's not enough
you're not that
not that strong
and i can't get it through my pretty little head
Non Com
jack, hit me again
as our ship sinks slowly in the west
and hope puts to rest
our best intentions
i am the queen of the seldom scene
and the king of the never been
and i've been trying to get through
get through to you
won't someone tell me when it's time
to look for the ladder?
Things Go Wrong
there's a line in the boxscore
and there's a word out of place
there's a smile out of habit
and there's a look in her eyes
there's a note on the table
dishes in the sink
reflected in the coffee
that's too cold to drink
this bed's to hard again
and the light too bright
I shouldn't have said a thing
with all my might
things could go wrong
for so long, for so long
This Is The Age Of
Nostalgia
this is the age of nostalgia
this is the age of nostalgia
this is the age of nostalgia
this is the age of nostalgia
your kisses are so bittersweet
your touches are so bittersweet
and all the songs sound the same
and all the songs sound the same
and all the songs sound the same
and all the songs sound the same
this is the age of nostalgia
this is the age of nostalgia
your feelings never ran so deep
your feelings never ran that deep
Broken Arrow
broken arrow, straight shot
like poison, like perfume
paper heart i've torn it apart
and thrown to the wind
once started he's got to see it through
through to the end
it's a process, reject the process
that anyone can play
and when we talk about...
you know that what we mean is...
Sinking Ship
i'm on a sinking ship
i'm on a sinking ship
and i'm not drunk anymore
stone cold sober
i'm on a sinking ship
and i'm not drunk anymore
and the river's like ice
yeah the river's like ice
ice it's like ice
and it's like...
Lyrics to downmf's "The Law of Diminishing Returns?" 7" and CD
written by Scott Sendra
Brixless
thirty six hours
breathing in petrol
of breathing in deep dismay
alone on the mainline
alone on the mainframe
alone on the no one's there
lost in the spotlight
lost in the live wire
lost in the smoke machine
dead on the dancefloor
i was left brixless
trying to extricate
another lost weekend
i was left brixless
trying to explicate
i've got your back now
i've got your way back
way in the back of the record rack
Cessation of Desire
do the thing that makes you feel really good for awhile
cessation of desire
baby i'm the cessation
The Safecracker Song
click click tumblers fall into place
My Trend
get up, you're making a mess of yourself
Not Enough
what did you hope to convey?
Black Beret
wait for me back behind the lines of the very last barricade
Edition of One
your life is playing out like a Die Kreuzen song
Fixed, Now Broken
once fixed, now broken
The Toast of the Town
how could anyone be
like the toast of the town?
they're building you up
for the big put down
it's a set-up
to get you to get up
and to make that sound
like the toast of the town
and it only gets worse
yeah! you feel like you're cursed
but you're so well versed
and you know it's not real
how could anyone feel
like the toast of the town
when no one's walking
and no one's talking
because no one's hanging around
with the toast of the town