by Smoke or Fire on album Prehistoric Knife Fight (EP)

I've got a lot of pain. I've got some problems to sort Some are in my body, Most are in my head and my thoughts. I see a sad world struggling Everyday to be sane. Wanting to be part of something good,

by Smoke or Fire on album Worker's Union

It's too much for me to take today, So I'm sitting in a bar downtown with friends. And here's to us, at least we give a damn, And take the time to examine our fucked up lives. And it's never too late

by Smoke or Fire on album Worker's Union

You smile at me, And I wish every day could be this good, Every day could be like this. You're gonna stay, And I'm feeling like myself again, Whatever that is. Maryland. Lost a gem. But I wanted you

by Smoke or Fire on album Worker's Union

Broke and tired, I'm needing this. Are we giving up, or plugging in? I'm new, and believe in, believe in this. 'Cause this is all that I have. And I've said there's nothing left, nothing here for me.

by Smoke or Fire on album Prehistoric Knife Fight (EP)

What is it in life that makes us feel That it's impossible to walk away? Business holds people like hostages Locked away in boardrooms and offices A place to rest, a mouth to feed People's misc

by Smoke or Fire on album Worker's Union

Square peg stuck in a round hole. As long as I'm stuck in this place, where minds are sold. I'm smart enough to know That I'm gonna get this right before too long. And this is a permanent thing, lik

by Smoke or Fire on album The Speakeasy

I left home three years ago today For the land of opportunity, at least that’s what they say And you’d think a country built by immigrants would understand To give a better life and future

by Sun Gods In Exile on album Thanks for the Silver

by Smoke or Fire on album Above the City

There's no honor between thieves as the ends meet It's getting harder to divide, so do we sign away our lives and lose our name? You talk of benefits and tell me what I need The benefits of an abstrac

by Smoke or Fire on album Above the City

The optimist that died in me awoke to the pale blue in your eyes to show me there's a world I gave up long before I married to the bottle, hit the road, and chose to go it alone. This world can lose

by Smoke or Fire on album Above the City

Let those feelings go. Because I let those feelings go from the inside and I still can't find a decent reason to be anywhere. If I could fill this hole on the inside, I'd trade the Charles for the Ja

by Smoke or Fire on album Above the City

"Culture As Given" If you could see the women and children, the people we've all laid to rest. If you could bomb a city the size of Chicago here, tell me where is your conscience now? Destroy and re

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

In the city the commute is a silent train Full of tired workers Blank stares, discomfort, and caffeine Keep them awake And it seems so sad to me But it's honorable still And I wish them peace At this

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

Bang bang, it's sex and violence on the television Give us all a cultural distraction or the cure Who's strong, who's fast, who's in the game We've made our lives a competition and we all should be as

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

City to city we travel in vans from The east to the west coast To places abandoned We'll stalk through a small town For traitors and strangers The road is not salted But we'll take our chances We dri

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

The politicians have a tight hold, they learned a trick from kings To let the people fight amongst themselves to hide their negligence But something tells me that the end is coming sooner than we all

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

The road to hell was paved with good intentions That's the path that brought me here You sell your soul for roles you take And then you have to look into the mirror So feed us cancer, give us drugs S

by Smoke or Fire on album This Sinking Ship

I see myself in my fathers eyes I see my strengths and my weaknesses There's children safe in their mother's arms But photos can be misleading Right on the branches of my family trees That's where the

by Smoke or Fire on album Wrecktrospective

Above the city, above my grave, from a rooftop looking down. I've been asleep for four years but I'm waking up. And if you'd found me dead on your floor with a stomach full of pills it wouldn't have

by Smoke or Fire on album PROTECT: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children

I'm tied with indecision I know exactly what I mean Too hard to deal with bullshit stalemates Stalemates of deceit So I hit the bottle I hit the bottle with both hands I hit the bottle so I could spe