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Death Tomorrow Kills Hopeless Today

by L. Mounts

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1.
The Doctor Is: Dead 05:34
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No medicine will ever heal your wounds No diagnosis will split the bad from good No bandages will turn the damage done No new prescriptions will immunize your blood The best of luck I do extend For lack of love and lack of friends Embrace your nights, just count your days The doctor is dead, no one will be saved No chemicals will calm your stomach sludge No anesthesia will bring you down enough No OTCs will solve your short-term pains No vaccinations will block out all disease The slight of hand, the flicking wrist For ivy leagues who leave unsaid So tighten up don’t be so brave The doctor is dead, no one will be saved No antidotes will cease your worried heart No explanation for when it just won’t start No formula for calculating health No expectations lead to nobody else You might feel tired, you might feel sick Just pony up, and deal with it Your body’s strong, our world’s in flames The doctor is dead, no one will be saved
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Insignificance 04:12
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Insignificance has taken over me I don’t know where I am or who I’m supposed to be I don’t exist here, at least that’s what I’m told It’s hard to get by under corporate control I wake up early, but don’t sleep the same I could be gone for weeks, no one would know I was away I feel alone here but I cannot socialize ‘Cause if I tried to nobody would realize Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh I try to prove myself and all I get is nothing in return I’ll leave the planet with regrets but not a single lesson learned And it’s burning, I wanna rip it at the seams ‘Cause insignificance has taken over me Insignificance is a child I must raise Who loves me dearly but who does not know my name Begs for protection, and safety and truth But if the things I do mean nothing then how can I be astute? Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh I try to prove myself and all I get is nothing in return I’ll leave the planet with regrets but not a single lesson learned And it’s burning, I wanna rip it at the seams ‘Cause insignificance has taken over me I can try to be somebody I’ve survived but as nobody Validate my every move I swear I’m here for something good I have a purpose in this world And one day I’ll conquer I’m sure I try to prove myself and all I get is nothing in return I’ll leave the planet with regrets but not a single lesson learned And it’s burning, I wanna rip it at the seams ‘Cause insignificance has taken over me
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Pharmacist Smokes A Cigarette 02:15
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"Be well," he says, as he leaves for his break Walks a few feet away from the store just to take A quick minute or so he can have to himself As he shortens his future and ruins his health There is nothing inherently wrong with his choice Till the hole's in his throat and there's rasp in his voice But he walks back in so he can sell you your meds That'll settle your stomach and ease up your head He tells us what we need to get so that we can get better While he's disrupting his growth and he is writing your letter Of all your little specific prescriptions He's tried every one, been addicted then kicked them And every day at 2 and 5:10 He walks in the cold just to light up again He huffs and he puffs and he blows his lungs out As the smoke trickles into his dried and cracked mouth He can sense the feeling in the back of his throat Just decreasing the years before he will croak His knowledge of human well being is astounding For someone whose whole set of teeth is now browning I do not dispute that he's probably fine But we'll see where he is in 2059 He gives us the pills to combat our sickness As the devil rests in shirt pocket and God as his witness If history serves pretty soon all his nerves Are gonna give out and he'll just go berserk But every day at 6:30 and 9 He pulls out his pack and he starts feeling fine
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The Last 04:34
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So will you suggest me to a happiness inside? And will you trust me to keep your secrets and your lies? Opinions mean nothing if you never act upon And facts are distractions your knowledge cannot be undone So will you listen to me when I say to hear me out? I want to study everything inside your mouth A taste so unmatched by any other thing Tell me you want me please baby validate me You say we might be the same in everything but our names Our bodies might attest to differences but we are unfazed You are the firestarter, I am your gasoline We make smoke signals in the night that never go unseen So burn me to a crisp and please don’t ever put me out My thirst can’t be salvaged unless you save me from my drought The ground is our bedroom, let the Earth swallow us up Let’s float through the skyline, fly east until our wings get cut You say we might be the same in everything but our names Our bodies might attest to differences but we are unfazed You are the firestarter, I am your gasoline We make smoke signals in the night that never go unseen You say we’re identical but you don’t know a thing About the potential that we could have in being a “we” I’m sick of this first person treated like I’m the last For once just put me ahead that’s really all I ask
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Platonia 06:11
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Come and stay with me in Platonia Where nothing will ever change And if you come here to Platonia We could arrange you to a place Where we won’t be more than friends ‘Cause that’s where the train to Platonia ends Well I’ve been living here directly in the center of a Land of wasted opportunities we call Platonia And if you ever wish that someone loved you in the same Way that you had loved them first everything would be okay And I have been a resident of this old godforsaken place So long I can’t remove the blackish circles from my whitish face I really do not want to be here longer than I should But here I sit on this abandoned bus stop I still wait for something good Come and stay with me in Platonia Where nothing will ever change And if you come here to Platonia We could arrange you to a place Where we won’t be more than friends ‘Cause that’s where the train to Platonia ends I cannot figure out the exact reason for this spot’s existence I am running out of all my patience and persistence I have tried to remain strong in this bad place that doesn’t work But I still wake up with the stomach pains that drive my mind berserk And some might say there’s beauty in the loneliness but it’s hellacious I will never be completely satisfied without a gracious Sign that just one person truly wants to be with me But I’m guessing that won’t happen just as far as I can see Come and stay with me in Platonia Where nothing will ever change And if you come here to Platonia We could arrange you to a place Where we won’t be more than friends ‘Cause that’s where the train to Platonia ends That’s where train to Platonia ends I’m gonna buy a one-way-ticket out of here someday I’ll no longer have to hear what the doubts inside me say “you’re stupid and worthless, you’ll never be perfect for any soul” “why do you keep trying ‘cause inside you’re dying and want to explode” “just stop intervening with another meaning and just be alone” “we told you so, we told you so, we told” oh no oh no oh no Come and stay with me in Platonia Where nothing will ever change And if you come here to Platonia We could arrange you to a place Where we won’t be more than friends ‘Cause that’s where the train to Platonia ends
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Cremated 05:32
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Burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Don’t extinguish me Burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Till you can’t distinguish me Set me on fire, don’t pull the alarm I want to be cremated in your arms I’ll never be the man I want to be I screw things up at every turn They say that home is where the heart is Well my heart’s disintegrated and I’m trapped inside this urn So burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Don’t extinguish me Burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Till you can’t distinguish me Set me on fire, don’t pull the alarm I want to be cremated in your arms I’ll never love the girl I want to love I’ve got nothing to separate Me from anyone else that’s on this earth So I just want to engulf myself in flames So burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Don’t extinguish me Burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Till you can’t distinguish me Set me on fire, don’t pull the alarm I want to be cremated in your arms I want to know what it feels like to survive Something for once in my life I want to know what pain really feels like I need it to be external and not just in my mind So burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Don’t extinguish me Burn me, burn me, burn me to ashes Till you can’t distinguish me Set me on fire, don’t pull the alarm I want to be cremated in your arms
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Never (Knew I) Needed You 02:41
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I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) Your skin is so untouchable (I miss the way its softness felt) Your voice is like a brick (I'd build a hundred walls with it) It's heavy and unclean (I loved all that you said to me) You were a waste of time (An occupancy so divine) You were a waste of space (A grand addition to this place) Your taste is in my mouth (I never want to wash it out) Your fist is in my heart (Just take it out for a restart) I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) I never needed anything from you (I needed everything from you) I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) You made the bad times worse (I needed you so I could learn) Your eyes are black decay (I think about them every day) Your hands are cracked and bruised (They're a pair that I could use) You slandered, scoffed, and swore (You're different than the ones before) You hated all my friends (I wasn't waiting for the end) You'll be erased from time (I will not get you off my mind) I wish that you were dead (I still see you inside my head) I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) I never needed anything from you (I needed everything from you) You've taken everything (It's all a gift to you from me) I've lost all hope in life (You made everything all right) I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) You were a heart attack (Oh please I need you to come back) I never needed you (I never knew I needed you) I never needed anything from you (I needed everything from you)
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I Only Listen To The Smiths When I'm Really, Really Bummed (I've Been Listening To The Smiths A Lot Lately) 01:58
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I want to kill all the crust punks I want to kill all the pretty girls I want to kill all the pretty boys I want to kill all the happy people I want to kill all the ignorant I want to kill all the strong I want to kill all my enemies I want to kill the mentally stable ‘Cause if I can’t have the things to make myself all right I might as well go on a killing spree tonight A victim’s worth a thousand words they wasted on themselves And the final victim will be myself I want to kill all the bankers I want to kill all the beggars I want to kill all the hopeful And throw them in the cadavers I want to kill all the brave men I want to kill all the wise men I want to kill all the brute men So I can prove them wrong ‘Cause if I can’t have the things to make myself all right I might as well go on a killing spree tonight A victim’s worth a thousand words they wasted on themselves And the final victim will be myself
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Alt Girl 04:45
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Her hair goes from blonde to red to blonde Drinks Jack Daniels in the morn’ Hair goes from red to blonde to red As she smokes a cigarette Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde Listens to records all night long Hair goes from red to blonde to red I can’t get her out of my head Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde I don’t know what’s going on Hair goes from red to blonde to red She never hears the words I said Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde Goddamn, this girl’s so alt Hair goes from red to blonde to red This alt girl’s messing with my head Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde Maybe she’s the one I’ve been waiting on Hair goes from red to blonde to red She’d rather be at concerts instead Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde A sublime woman of my thoughts Hair goes from red to blonde to red She makes me feel like I am Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde I do not know what’s going on Hair goes from red to blonde to red And I love everything she says Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde Goddamn, this girl’s so alt Hair goes from red to blonde to red This alt girl is messing with my head Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde This alt girl’s turning me on Hair goes from red to blonde to red Makes all my dreams seem spoonfed Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde I can’t figure out what’s going on Hair goes from red to blonde to red I don’t care what anyone says Hair goes from blonde to red to blonde I wrote this alt girl this alt song Hair goes from red to blonde to red She might not ever listen to it Blonde to red to blonde to blonde to red to blonde to my arms
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Inspiration Worship Principle 05:13
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I try to think that I am something more than flesh and bone I'd like to know that all my fate just isn't carved in stone I need the comfort of another human tight between my arms I'm going under, please assure me that I caused no harm My body is sober my mind not so much It's been months since I've mustered up courage to touch Any sliver of confidence, trickle of trust I am silent and hopeless and dowsed in disgust I get judged and put down for the way that I've acted But confrontation leaves my body contracted Am I getting better I think I'm distracted Make sure that last thought gets redacted I am fucked up past repair I'm dead set on my despair The only way my voice is heard Is if it's shouted from the smallest mouth in the world I try to feel something that’s different the same old drag I wanna feel okay obliterating all that’s bad I hope to someone that I can be rest assured one day I’m going overboard with everything that I say I’m in the right place but I still don’t fit in And I have no idea just where to begin ‘Cause the story has layers and layers within To retell the whole tale would be useless and grim I still gnash at the bit of all of my regretting Forget to appreciate that which I’m getting And giving up hope in need of caressing Is how I know my life is ending I am fucked up past repair I'm dead set on my despair The only way my voice is heard Is if it's shouted from the smallest mouth in the world I am fucked up past repair I'm dead set on my despair The only way my voice is heard Is if it's shouted from the smallest mouth in the world But it keeps getting sewn right shut The words just don’t travel far enough For me to save what’s left inside Some nights I just want to sleep, some nights I just wanna cry Some nights I give up all hope, some nights I don’t even try Some nights I make myself bleed, some nights I think that I won’t Some nights I’m losing myself, some nights I’m still in control Some nights I call up a friend, some nights I scream till I cough Some nights I don’t speak at all, some nights I whisper real soft Some nights I don’t feel okay, some nights I just don’t believe Some nights I just wanna cry, some nights I just wanna sleep Some nights I just wanna sleep

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Ten new songs. LP12.

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released March 3, 2015

All songs written and recorded by L. Mounts.
Recorded March 3rd, 2015 at Widow Malley's in Wilmette, IL.

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Singer of songs. Abstainer of substances. Bringer of plagues.

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