CONVERSATION WITH PAUL

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Lyrics

jeremy:

so tell me this; what did i miss

the day they passed out the rules?

i overslept and woke up inept

still swimming in dream-drool

here in detroit, it's multiple choice

but every answer you choose: incorrect

and no one cares, but frankly i'm scared

(and a little bit circumspect)

the industry:

individuality is praised under uniformity

jeremy:

and we hear the same old s**t

doesn't anybody

give a good god d**n?

paul:

so here we are...

jeremy:

yea, not very far from where we were

some odd years ago

man, we have no luck...

paul:

yeah-- or maybe we suck

jeremy:

i guess it's all "who you know..."

club owners:

individuality is praised under uniformity

jeremy:

should we play the same old s**t?

paul:

no, i don't think so; and with no apology

it's in the blood

that makes us free to think

when days of change are imminent

we only have ourselves to re-invent

both:

some other high-up mother f**ker

comes and tries to tell me

how to do my music just to make it sell

jeremy:

and that's the difference

between you and me...

paul:

yeah, you smother integrity

like they told you to

jeremy:

but i live on bread

john can't buy a snare head

without selling a graft of skin

scott bought a bass

and you filled a rack space

you can't fathom the debt

this band is in

music fans:

individuality...

jeremy:

yea, i know, i know....uniformity

so we play the same old s**t

do you really think

i give a good god d**n?

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Verse 15 Seconds, 326K

Chorus 20 Seconds, 432K

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