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This Royalty

by Modern Epic

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1.
Not Impressed 03:16
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The TV’s on, the TV’s always on You’re watching Lifetime, baby And Hallmark again Well, isn’t it blessed? Touched By An Angel really got you Where did the angel touch you again? You're gonna fail (I always fail) I'm not gonna fail I'm not gonna fail No, I’m not impressed that you can find Such absurdities in such a world I’m not impressed that you can criticize the world I’m not impressed! So fuck you, Edward Currant! Tearing down the simple faiths They don’t even get the joke Yeah, isn’t it great? I’m not gonna fail I’m not gonna fail And I’m not impressed That you can criticize the world
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Empty Hands 03:10
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The students vote, the students choose This is a crown you can’t refuse There were some losers, true They can’t get much better than you I need a boy to be with me, you said You will be mine—My accessory I’d ask you to dance But you’d only leave me empty hands I haven’t a chance Oh it’s not up to me I know you’d agree Back to the wall is where I’ll be I wanna be a tragedy I make a point to not be seen Ashley, I know why you’re the queen This royalty always comes in twos He’ll be the boy to be with you Surprised? Surprised that I’d ask you to dance But you’d only leave me empty hands I haven’t a chance I know, I know I’d ask you to dance But you’d only leave— you’d rather leave this dance with class! I haven’t a chance Oh it’s not up to me I know you’d agree Childhood friends aside We’ve got such separate lives This is how it ends for you and me I want to be, I want to be a La-la-la-la-la I want to be a tragedy
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For Yourself 02:10
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You’ve got subscriptions You’re spending future wealth You’ve got congratulations But mostly for yourself You are a little girl Lower lip and wrinkled brow You are a princess Playing dress-up in a wedding gown Here comes the bride Everything will be all right You’ve got a countdown You’ve bought the top shelf You are a spokesperson But only for yourself I want to love you on our day There can’t be a better time, That’s where you’re wrong she said, it’s not our day it’s mine Here comes the bride Everything will be all right This day is holy This day’s a holy mess and from the sidelines I envy no one Here comes the bride Everything will be all right It’s only for yourself
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Red Alert 02:51
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I am the ghost inside you I am a preview I can see through you Caught up with the devils in your head They’re roaming free, they are Get this into your head! You are not yet dead Your heart still beats, your heart Still you think each pulse like a red alert for yourself You are not dead, you are not dead! You have friends, don’t pretend Don’t pretend they’re only memories Don’t let the time you both have left Dissolve into only pleasantries Get this into your head! You are not yet dead Your heart still beats oh, your heart… Still you trade your peace of mind For simply being right It’s not worth your peace Not worth your peace I see you, we argue I’ve been through this a thousand times When you are down How can you pick yourself up? It isn’t that easy

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released April 10, 2012

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