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Hell Broke Loose

by By Land or Sea

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Tinman 01:51
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No Fizz Outta My Soda 03:42
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Hey scowl don’t take it personal Gonna curl your corners, make the glass half full ‘Cause you could eat like a cannibal Feed on the weak and just let it go But I see you letting that halo show What a stubborn little glow Take it, take it and run it out of town Keep it, keep it and wear it like a crown It says, “wish me well ‘cause I’m scared as hell” The world kinda has a nasty glare Fixed on dollar signs in empty air Breeding all our babies to be scared to care Maybe you could change some of ‘em Snap ‘em out of feeling deaf and dumb Scream, “I am the optimist that lives in your atrium” Don’t budge, don’t budge You don’t have to pick the ground over the sky Don’t budge, don’t budge Dig in your heels and stretch that neck up high
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The Gimme Gimmes 03:07
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Hot damn your brand name flash I swear you look like cash Your peers kissing your ass Can’t have no last month duds Tell dad you hate his guts He’ll get you any little thing you want Swallow that silver spoon Let greed be good for you Your skin will shine like new We got you listening this time Trade in that nickel for a dime Let all your friends watch it shine Look real close I bet you’ll laugh out loud ‘Cause my clothes are trash and hand me downs You’ll rip me apart if you ever find out Your care was custom made to mach your heart With plastic of the finest grade Your Benz went out of style when the calendar changed Well this part ain’t hard to understand They’ll supply if you just demand Stand up and hold out your hands You got the gimme gimmes so bad for the latest swag Hold on like trophies to your designer price tags You smell like pages out of magazines and it makes me gag The ground you walk on is not red carpet clad And I saw my wish list in a thrift store window Maybe I can get it when I figure out how the hell I’m gonna eat You pitch a hissy fit when your little pedicure moves slow And I kiss my lucky stars for the shoes on my feet
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Frankenstein 04:17
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Ashes were falling from the boys lips Set a little fire in his finger tips Well he picked up his hands and tried to stop this Picked up a shovel said, “I have to dig” Calluses were forming on his words now Who would tell his stories if his voice stopped making sound? I am an eager heir to his throne of tales I’ll strain to sing them loud I opened up my mouth When you called my name triumphantly Did you hand down your burning heart to me? I know you know you don’t deserve this Give that nurse a speech Let’s fast forward to the part where it’s a memory, it’s a fable It’s a lesson we can teach I hear them inside They’re feeding when you’re breathing fire Will it hurt your pride to try? Call my name triumphantly Go ‘head and hand down your burning heart to me You can live through me vicariously If you just hand down your burning heart to me “Kick off your shoes ‘cause there’s a party in his blood cells We can give him the chance to change Get under and in his leathery skin We know you’re stubborn but we got you by the throat now We’re the best curse you’ll ever have We’re under your skin We want you to win” You’re not supposed to die Stand up and shine Don’t mind what the doctor said Laugh at the odds God will be shaking the hand of your soul when you’re…
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I Saw You on a Map of Egypt 04:07
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Greg put a folding chair Next to the telephone where He saw me trying so hard Swear I was gasping for air Oh god, is that your car? And should I slow down if you are? That ain’t your face looking back My stupid pounding heart Looks like it won’t be me Playing on your piano Looks like it won’t be us Singing all of the songs we know So go ‘head and be someone else While I figure out how to find myself If you’ve had your fill of the big bad world Come ring my little doorbell Oh confidence, you jerk If you had a face, then you’d have a smirk I’ve chased you through posture and charm But those tricks won’t always work So who’ll keep the white keys warm And holler along, like they know they’re wrong? Looks like it won’t be us We said forever way too much Forever way too much
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Wood/Lead 03:30
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Where’s your script? You hide it Don’t be coy We’re both dolled in lipstick Got my vices They got prices And they bring cheap joy I’m a hedonistic boy Let’s draw circles in the sand with out feet Trace the circumferences and stand where they meet Tides will change their shape and size on the shore And we’ll hope they’ll overlap more Wear a grain of that sand on your head Like a badge that doesn’t need to be flaunted Maybe it’ll burrow into your skin And we’ll stay friends ‘til your skull caves in Good job you’re a heartthrob now You dance like you know just how Don’t you know we’ll always laugh? And don’t you know we’ll always try? And don’t you know you’ll dream like hell? And don’t you know I’ll think to death?
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Cool With Cars, Bad With Bridges 04:27
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This is the sound of the biggest mistake I will ever make It struck its chord when I painted the past up fake It broke the noise ordinance when you slapped your hand across my face And my conscience ain’t so proud That it took this long to get this loud All of my friends say they wouldn’t have ‘fessed up the truth They would’ve covered up a lie with a lie and swallowed all the guilt too So what does it make me, if it was the right thing to do? I could’ve made a little mess with your head, but that’s how much I love you ‘Cause you were yanking on the ring on your finger like it didn’t mean a thing anymore Maybe I deserved for you to toss it on my bedroom floor If actions talk louder than words, intentions are the things you meant to say ‘Cause I got sorry on the tip of my tongue like its ruling my vocabulary Whoever said “the truth hurts” put a heavy little weight in our hands ‘Cause you don’t really have to be anybody but the things you say And the things people see So kiss me goodnight tonight just like it never really happened at all What a dirty little habit to break ‘cause the tales we tell can get so tall So kill me quickly ‘cause I’m way too good at feeling way too guilty So sorry I forgot to close my eyes when you kissed me So charming Play along and cue the song when our lips meet Kill me quickly ‘cause I’m way too good at feeling way too guilty Bite your tongue, bite your tongue Plug your ears, plug your ears Hold that grudge, hold that grudge
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The Whole Thing 01:52
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Lips kiss They taste a little like a promise This is the part where it gets dangerous We search each other for hiding places Hands give Here, take my heart like it’s a present You’ll have no idea what to do with it The pressure, the power suffocates you bit by bit Tongues talk Too much too soon my darling Legs walk Best thing for you, I’m sorry Eyes block pictures I won’t take down And pulses stop I let this happen again Best way to lose a best friend
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Gameshow 03:03
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Do I live up to what I set? Painted a picture in your head Charisma color hides my insecurities just right I’ll highlight my idealistic eyes With a strong moral brow and a golden boy smile Just flip that charming switch on Cover up those flaws with showboat sparks Play it up and come on too strong So good at trying so damn hard I mean well Won’t you tell me I’m doing fine? I’d stand up for myself if I had a strong spine That’s me desperately seeking compliments for confidence Breathe in the attention and let out a sigh Let go There’s no such thing as who I’m supposed to be I’ll keep practicing acting like I don’t care what you think of me I’ll be alright if you just keep singing my praises in your sleep
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Stop It Kid, You're Creepin' Me Out 02:52
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Oh God What would I say if you lived? Your breath and blood would compliment the tone of my pale skin Is it you I hear when I’m talking in my sleep? He’s still smiling, mama Please don’t weep It was such a silly little dream I had They gave us nametags and our stripes were different shades of green It was a little awkward that they thought you were the one who sang Instead of on the baseball team Well I woke up and I swear I saw you outside my window I’m famous every time I look in the mirror, baby doll She caught me staring at myself in the side view glass I raised an eyebrow like I shared a secret with my past On the drive back from my hometown I had an itch in my side from where we first split down She said, “Do you always talk to yourself in the second person?” Hey, hey There was almost two of me I bet he would’ve had a different hairstyle But the face could’ve fooled you any day of the week
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Children 04:51
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I turned my mouth down So you could take me serious I ain’t no fun now My face is stale like bread These words became sounds Destructive and imperious Wiping out small towns And you’ll hear them all again How do I stop? How do I turn my lights off? I’ll run like hell soon My shadow will chase me away New jobs and bedrooms And I’ll find something about them to hate This ain’t no mystery The answer’s stamped on the back of my brain But someone will kiss me And I’ll cover it up with masking tape I’ll say it for ya Break all their kneecaps and close all your shirt-snaps And for ya I’ll say it for ya Cry when the streets flood and laugh at your blood
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Hell Broke Loose 04:56
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I was too busy being hard on myself in the easy ways You were too pretty to look me in the face Catch your eye with a song and a dance and it’s obvious Do me a favor let your blood rush so your cheeks blush Keep your little heart in a box with a lock maybe my key fits Give it one more shot on you before it shatters into bits But I got a pocket full of changes and wisdom and scars by now Oh the shame I'm still the same somehow There went my ears Chasing after what they wanna hear There goes my head Filling up with gold-painted lead Surprise, surprise Can't even look in your eyes when I say "I love you" too soon But I saw it in a movie and the screen lit up the room And I know, I know I got a spring in my step when I walk alone And my toes all move in sync when my brain don't think Maybe that's the trick Act like your jaded kiss won't clash with me and my Capra ideals I'm setting sparks off with a match give you a little somethin’ to feel I cannot let things take their course stutter out some words I wrote down I'm setting sparks off with a torch burn you and me to the ground There's fear and shaking underneath what everybody thinks that they want So I'm setting sparks off with my teeth Love's just a call and response

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Formerly Frankie and his Fingers, this is By Land or Sea's debut album.

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released April 24, 2010

All songs written by By Land or Sea.

Frank McGinnis: Guitars, Vocals
Samantha Niss: Drums
Adam Stoutenburgh: Bass guitar

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Kevin McMahon at Marcata Studios in Gardiner, NY.

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