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Evolved Animal

by The Jetbirds

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1.
Bad Seed 04:39
Sittin’ around, strumming my guitar Cuz I got no money Take the good with the bad Try and cash in on the change Tried runnin’ through the city like a wrecking ball But its already gone, already wrecked, and it’ll never be the same Say it ain't so, now, say you're not serious Such a drag, but the river lined in gold Tryin’ not to drown in pursuit of that glory Another obstacle to navigate, Another chapter to the story about, About a lotta dumb things I’ve done while drinking A lotta cool girls I used to know A couple old cars that remind me of a time… And an old black dog that got me through it all, GO! If I had to bet, Id put it all on black That the best times that you’ve ever had Gonna be worthwhile and hell wont be that bad That these stupid dreams become what you are, Wanna smash my spirit, got a smashed guitar for you For you Well it looks like the jokes on me 9-1-1, got an urgency This place I'm in sucks like some giant black hole, Gotta check out of this roach motel Another penny in the wishing well Chalk it up, better live and learn, When you're dancing with the devil It always ends in trouble In trouble, trouble Well home is what you make it, It ain't real if you fake it You fake it, fake it When you’re all mixed in with the bad seeds, You’ll always be hanging out in the weeds Bleeding from my head again Go on, get a life, get out, she said Tell me, how did I get here again, again The last thing I remember It was right before my bender Its been foggy ever since I think I saw you there Yeah, You were picking a fight when you first saw me Thought that you were Hercules I found you lying in the street, defeated Looked like you could use a place to stay Struck me as a runaway Guys like you will never learn Whiskey is the devil Instant, unchained evil So evil, pure evil I used to be an angel I couldn’t cut it, so well Oh well, farewell, I got all mixed in with the bad seeds Now I kinda like hanging out in the weeds Oh, come on, fire me up Like only you know how to Let go Oh, don’t tie me up I've come too far to lose I got these bad seed blues Don’t freak out. I'll tell you what you need to know, You gotta keep tryin, if you want to feel alive Gotta fight through places you don’t wanna go Maybe I'm the bad seed Yeah, I really like hangin out in the weeds
2.
Liquor Store 04:46
To be responsible Just seems impossible, now I'd think about it But I'd rather head down to the liquor store Well, you’re damned if you do You’re damned if you don’t So lets just kill ourselves with alcohol And call it a day Nice to know ya I’m wondering if you’d hang around If I said that what you’re searching for ain't there I can’t control ya But I sure as hell can tell you how Simple life can be when you’re going nowhere Why are you sitting there, looking so surprised Well I’m not like those other guys I don’t expect you to sympathize But you better believe From the dead end street, I'll never wander Excess makes the heart grow fonder Crawl out from that rock you’ve been hiding under You look so dirty But its so nice to know ya I’m wondering if you’d call me out If I said you’ve been taken by a liar I can't control ya But I sure as hell can tell you how It is to be so low So I say, lets get higher Lets go back to the liquor store, baby Where we locked our eyes And fell in love that day You see, its starting to feel like its torture now So lets not think about the future now Some things are better left alone We’re all born to die Not meant to make it And we didn’t hear But I can take it So let those taillights go on and fade then Let me paint the scene, now come bare witness Bummin’ around town, ain't got no business But look around here Goddamn, what is this Looks like paradise to me It's so nice to know ya Gotta make you feel me now Zap you with the end of my live wire Lets take control now You don’t have to run around Its warm here by light of my amplifire Lets go back to the liquor store, baby Where we locked our eyes and fell in love that day You see, its starting to feel like it's torture now So let's not think about the future now Some things are better left alone Hold on I think I hear a sound Sounds like some bad times coming through Sad but true Don’t it suck when everyone deep-ends on you Its so nice to know ya Gotta make you feel me now Zapped you with the end of my live wire Lets take control now You don’t have to run around It's warm here by the light of my amplifire Lets go back to the liquor store, baby Where we locked our eyes and fell in love that day You see, it's starting to feel like it's torture now So let's not think about the future now Some things are better left alone
3.
Nuke Warm 04:34
Life’s a bitch from time to time Keep on falling when you should be climbing We all bleed the same You gotta bleed it out Some guys wanna dull the pain through their veins Some guys just wanna jump in front of El-trains I ain't going out that way, oh no Tell the world that I’m coming You want it, you got it Come on, get a load of me Line up your guns and barricade the doors You’re under attack Ain't a damn thing you can do about it Keep fightin’ it, but I’m nuke warm Code red We all hurt the same And that’s okay, We all deal with things in different ways You know, that's alright with me You gotta let it out Some girls are sweet, just like a bottle of wine Flying through your front window in the middle of the night Some girls are cracked up, like the eggshells Scattered across the windshield Baby chicken battlefield Well, rock and roll I love it, gimme some more Line up your guns and barricade the doors You’re under attack Ain't a damn thing you can do about it Keep fightin’ it, but I’m nuke warm Code red You don’t get it No, you’ll never get it You’re never gonna get me, no Don’t sweat it No, I don’t sweat it I’m addicted to pain by now Line up your guns and barricade the doors You’re under attack Ain't a damn thing you can do about it Keep fightin’ it, but I'm nuke warm, Code red
4.
Rip through that flesh Tear up that bone You’re done, you’ve had it Pierced through that bullet-proof Black leather jacket Take a chance or never know Think I’ll try this out and let the rest unfold Now I’m her bullet and she’s my gun The cruelest tragedy would be a silencer I’m her bullet and she’s my gun The cruelest tragedy would be silencer Wont bend, wont break No, it can’t corrode Never grow old You just wont make it through This hail of steel; so cold Cause of trauma Cause of panic Tried to stop it But it’s automatic Now I’m her bullet and she’s my gun The cruelest tragedy would be a silencer I’m her bullet and she’s my gun The cruelest tragedy would be silencer She’s the gun. she’s the gun The cruelest tragedy, now, would be a silencer Ain't no way, that I can see to win the war So precise, she targets you just for fun She’s the gun She’s the gun, she’s the gun
5.
I used to dream here But I’m losing steam here Couldn’t stand to be here Without your love here But sometimes I’d rather have nothing at all Than be locked inside your prison walls In a room without a view I’m always stuck here, rotting away, away Where the blood runs red, the scars form deep There was a hole in my heart I plugged it with a speaker Now It’s blasting out the noise of a non-believer And it says its okay Yeah it's alright Fuck no, it’s not alright This is an emergency This is a stimulation ghost town Feel like I’m wasting my time here I never want to see you cry here But everybody crosses the line here Sooner or later Under the blue sky I can hear her calling She says my name is trouble Pleased to me you Sooner or later, I’m gonna destroy you To the untrained eye, I might just be a stranger But I oughta warn you, girl My name is danger And sooner or later, I’m gonna destroy you too Under the blue sky We always see eye to eye But sometimes that blue sky’s hard to find I’m color blind And I wanna know Why they tell me that there ain't no lonely place like home There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years You live, you grow old, and then you die I’m on fire And I wanna know Excuse me while I travel down the lonely road There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years I’m trading in my Chucks for a new setta’ wheels Saw her again, said where have you been You were my lightning in a bottle My hurricane wind Go on and blow on through Take whatever you want to Now, the storm may leave But she’ll never forget you And the memory bleeds, like a fading tattoo Now I’ve got some tattoos And you’ve got some tattoos, too Under the night sky We sat and watched our stars align For the last time Now I’m running blind And I wanna know Why they tell me that there ain't no lonely place like home There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years You live, you grow old, and then you die I’m on fire And I wanna know Excuse me while I travel down the lonely road There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years I’m trading in my Chucks for a new setta’ wheels Sooner or later, it all starts falling through It’ll come back to haunt you, sooner or later Sooner or later, it all falls back on you Yeah, it all comes back around, sooner or later Sooner or later, sooner or later We’re all running blind Yeah, I wanna know Why they tell me that there ain't no lonely place like home There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years You live, you grow old, and then you die I’m on fire And I wanna know Excuse me while I travel down the lonely road There’s trouble ‘round here Been this way for years I’m trading in my Chucks for a new setta’ wheels
6.
Without You 05:17
I’ve been kicked around A few times here and there I know that you don’t care But hear me out, when I’m asking you When did they start telling you what to do They took you away from me Took you way from me You don’t know what I’ve gone through But I know there’s one thing that is true I lost my soul the day I lost you I lost you somewhere along the way Last I heard, you were doing okay Dyed your blue hair Covered your tattoo But your looks still murder, from my point of view I only came here, just to see your reaction I don’t care that we burned down this bridge before Everyone keeps telling me Everything that’s wrong with me Maybe you could save my soul They think they should save you from me They say that with or without you I’ll throw away all my dreams and values I could sail a thousand days and nights They say that with or without you Ill always be lost at sea Labeled us a problem Said that we could go no farther Branded us more toxic than that Lake Michigan water We were both runnin away from Running away from it We don’t want it, no we don’t need it Said we had no hope I guess you started to believe them I only came here, just to see your reaction I don’t care that we burned down this bridge before Everyone keeps telling me Everything that’s wrong with me Maybe you could save my soul They think they should save you from me They say that with or without you I’ll throw away all my dreams and values I could sail a thousand days and nights They say that with or without you I'll always be lost at sea There’s nothing more I can say I guess there’s nothing more that I can do They say that with or without you, with or without you With or without you Ill be a mess Either way And that’s okay I don’t wanna be normal I'd so much rather be evil On judgment day When I pull in to that big ol’ cloudy parking lot Ill say, I’m sorry Jesus But I really like girls and booze and punk rock Send me below with all the like-minded souls We’ve got no place to go but up from here I gotta tell ya I only came here, just to see your reaction I don’t care that we burned down this bridge before Everyone keeps telling me Everything that’s wrong with me Maybe you could save my soul They think they should save you from me They say that with or without you I’ll throw away all my dreams and values I could sail a thousand days and nights They say that with or without you I’ll always be lost at sea There’s nothing more I can say I guess there’s nothing more that I can do They say that with or without you With or without you Ill be a mess either way
7.
No Halo 03:01
Heard your message loud and clear But I don’t know where to go If I can find a way up to you You’ll be the first to know I see the writing on the wall There’s no halo over me Am I coming through at all? Such a catastrophe Why are you sitting there my dear Stuck in those bright lights Waiting for someone else To come and start your revolution I’m down here Frothing like a rabid dog Out of control Because I know that there’s gotta be Something in the water There’s something in the air If the smokes don’t give you cancer You’re gonna get it from somewhere else Heard your message loud and clear But I don’t know where to go Cuts like a dagger To think of all that goats blood on your door If I find a pathway to the door of your heart I’ll pick up a pry bar I’ll rip that motherfucker apart Why are you sitting there, my dear Stuck in those bright lights Waiting for someone else To come and start your revolution I’m down here Frothing like a rabid dog Out of control Because I knew that there had to be Something in the time that you looked down on me Something that told me it was destiny I’d do anything to make you believe it too I see the writing on the wall There’s no halo over me Am I coming through at all? There’s no halo over me I’m down here Frothing like a rabid dog Out of control Because I know that there’s gotta be Something in your sigh Seems to testify Gotta put some fire behind those angel eyes I’d do anything to make you believe it too
8.
Those problems all stacked Gonna break your back Such a heavy load Whiskey breakfast down some Tuesday morning slum road Throw your problems out on the table Gimme two cents, give you two cents back Heart attack I’d rather be in an ambulance right now This job is killing me My woman left me and I cant blame her What I need right now is a 100% enabler Tough break, man Empty bottle Move it on down to the lakeside bar This wont be pretty But that’s cool That’s what you are You know that when it all comes down on me And its hard enough just breathing Gotta refuse, reject, resist Knock em to their knees Because it’s a hard road to travel It’s a tough pill to swallow When you’re sitting there, thinking the dog’s your only friend How do I get so filled with rage Inside, still feel so hollow Unknown Better give em hell, Johnny Give em hell Sometimes I wanna escape back west Under those palm trees Give me shelter I see it clear Give me everything that I’m lacking here Better get your head checked, Johnny Life’s a party I’m being anything but insincere When I say God bless this land of milk and honey And cheese and beer You know that when it all comes down on me And it's hard enough just breathing Gotta refuse, reject, resist Knock em to their knees Because it’s a hard road to travel It’s a tough pill to swallow When you’re sitting there, thinking the dog’s your only friend How do I get so filled with rage Inside, still feel so hollow Unknown Better give em hell, Johnny Give em hell Feel that pressure Pushing down real slow Well you got no reason And you outta know Fate Bad philosophy Change That’s bullshit too Go on, embrace that villain in you This ain't the end, you know It’s just the start Won’t be too long before There’s another Beer City broken heart You know that when it all comes down on me And its hard enough just breathing Gotta refuse, reject, resist Knock em to their knees Because it’s a hard road to travel It’s a tough pill to swallow When you’re sitting there, thinking the dog’s your only friend How do I get so filled with rage Inside, still feel so hollow Unknown
9.
Suicide Love 04:49
Hey, another day Bottom of the barrel, bottom of the ashtray Somebody put me out of my misery I don’t want to be your chosen one I can feel your hatred for me Your fucked up love is complicated Still I let it ride On the one I'm thinking of I get so tired of drinking her away You know I've tried thinking Got a fearless heart, you gotta rise above But I'm a one trick pony, too dumb to know Three strikes coming, girl you know that I wont Give up and let it fall to pieces Like a bullet to the brain, like a wrist slash Suicide love Let go and watch it fall in to the deep Like a high-rise jumper, like a hang man Suicide love Sometimes I feel, like I am just an alley rat And she’s a bird of prey I'm just a meal, I'm just today No you don’t have to say a word I can feel your hatred for me Your fucked up love is over-rated Still I let it ride On the one I'm thinking of I get so tired of drinking her away You know I've tried thinking Got a fearless heart, you gotta rise above But I'm a one trick pony, too dumb to know Three strikes coming, girl you know that I wont Give up and let it fall to pieces Like a bullet to the brain, like a wrist slash Suicide love Let go and watch it fall in to the deep Like a high-rise jumper, like a hang man Suicide love I can tell by your concrete eyes That you aren't impressed by me I can tell by the tone of your voice That you probably never will be Do you really wanna know what love is? It’s a self-inflicted way to die Do you really wanna know what love is? It’s the worm in the apple of your eye In your eyes I can see my own demise You cant disguise it, I think its time that we Give up and let it fall to pieces Like a bullet to the brain, like a wrist slash Suicide love Let go and watch it fall in to the deep Like a high-rise jumper, like a hang man Suicide love
10.
No sense in giving in It's best you just stand tall Brick by brick, no rest Build up this ghetto wall Always surrounded Never grounded Feel my head, always pounding To the beat of that rebel drum When I was born I came out screamin They took one look at me They said its mother was a jackal It’s a vicious breed Sometimes, when I'm starving here And I feel like I'm in need Wanna show my teeth So I listen close And that drum beats on It beats on, and on, and on, and on No sense in cryin’ over spilt blood, sweat and tears But there ain't no way I’m gonna let these fuckers go and pollute my atmosphere Ill say what’s on my mind If you don’t like it, you can leave it all behind That’s right, I said it You can get the fuck out You can get the fuck out Such a shame that you don’t wanna come out and play with us You dug your grave You made the monster Now you cant deal with us You might wanna walk away, but you cant deny the lust Because even when you start to rust That drum beats on It beats on and on I hope its not too little too late Well whatchu want from me? If this is what tomorrows like You better take me back to yesterday No sense in getting tamed Like a problem you can solve The more you push that animal The more that it evolves If you can't destroy em If you can't beat em You should join em I think ill beat em Maybe lead em straight off that cliff And we can start from scratch Don’t bother waiting up for me I missed the last train home Not by mistake I know exactly where I need to go Down by the cemetery Bring the dead to life Maybe give em one more chance And they’ll survive Survive I hope its not too little too late Well whatchu want from me? If this is what tomorrow's like You better take me back to yesterday I hope its not too little too late Well whatchu want from me? If this is what tomorrows like You better take me back to yesterday Don’t bother waiting up for me I missed the last train home Not by mistake I know exactly where I need to go Down by that cemetery I’m staring up at the stars Hits you quick Just like a brick You aren’t a big as you might think you are But when I was born I came out screaming They took one look at me They said its mother was a jackal Yeah, it’s a vicious breed Now, you’ve got two choices here You can fight or you can run So I wouldn’t lift that needle til the records done

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Recorded over the summer of 2013 at Multi-Track Chicago by Mickey Craft.

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released August 14, 2013

Max Kijek - Vocals / Guitar
Jerry Murad - Lead Guitar
Aric Spartacus - Bass Guitar
Tyler Capone - Drums

Recorded in Spring/Summer of 2013 at MultiTrack Chicago with Mickey T. Craft.
Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago.

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