AMERICAN HI-FI LYRICS
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album: "American Hi-Fi" (2001)

Surround*
Flavor of the Weak*
A Bigger Mood*
Safer on the Outside*
I'm a Fool*
Hi-Fi Killer*
Blue Day*
My Only Enemy*
Don't Wait for the Sun*
Another Perfect Day*
Scar*
What About Today*
Wall of Sound*



"The Art Of Losing"


Last call now I'm outta time
And I don't got no valentine
Singled out, now I stand alone
The underdog in a modern world
Suburbia is hot tonight
But nothing seems to feel alright
I don't want your sympathy
I just need a little therapy
At least that's what they say to me

Hey ho let's go
I'm gonna start a riot
You don't wanna fight it
One two fuck you
Don't tell me what to do
I don't wanna be like you
Can't you see it's killing me
I'm my own worst enemy
Knock me down I'll keep on moving
It's the art of losing

Fit the mold and do what you're told
Get a job and start growing old
9 to 5 can make your dreams come true
But I don't wanna be like you
I'm not cool and I'll never be
I break the rules and I guarantee
I don't want your sympathy
I just need a little therapy
At least that's what they say to me

Hey ho let's go
I'm gonna start a riot
You don't wanna fight it
One two fuck you
Don't tell me what to do
I don't wanna be like you
Can't you see it's killing me
I'm my own worst enemy
Knock me down I'll keep on moving
It's the art of losing

You call me a loser
Say I'm just a user
But I'll just keep on moving
Cause that's the art of losing

Hey ho let's go
I'm gonna start a riot
You don't wanna fight it
One two fuck you
Don't tell me what to do
I don't wanna be like you
Can't you see it's killing me
I'm my own worst enemy
Knock me down I'll keep on moving
It's the art of losing

Wahhhooo (It's the art of losing)
Wahhhooo (It's the art of losing)

We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America
We're the kids
We're the kids
We're the kids in America



"The Breakup Song"


I can't believe I hung around with you all this time
You drove me crazy with your OCD girl you're out of your mind
I'm counting on UFO's to beam me up I just don't know
How long I can take this shit, I'm over it girl you gotta go

It's over, we're over
Just like in crimson and clover
We're sinking and I'm thinking
How the hell did we get so stupid?
It's the end, ex-girlfriend
I dont care what you think of me
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!

One more thing before you go would you please give me my records back
My Bloody Valentine, The Pixies, Cheap Trick and Back In Black
You can keep the dog we bought but you can't go near the Standard Bar
Don't hang around, don't call my friends, They won't know who you are!

It's over, we're over
Just like in crimson and clover
We're sinking and I'm thinking
How the hell did we get so stupid?
It's the end, ex-girlfriend
I dont care what you think of me
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!

It's over, we're over
Just like in crimson and clover
We're sinking and I'm thinking
How the hell did we get so stupid?
It's the end, ex-girlfriend
I dont care what you think of me
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!
So long, your gone
This is the breakup song!

THIS IS THE BREAKUP SONG!!!



"Beautiful Disaster"


I’ll make you a 5 star enemy
I’ve taken a fall would you like to see
Choke it down what a sound run away from me
Keep on laughing girl do you see me

Break it down now
What chu want anyway
Right about now
What chu want anyway
I’ll fuck it up again
What chu want anyway
We keep falling in love
What a beautiful disaster

Connect my skull to the socket burn baby burning like a rocket
Cant sell no tell would you buy it
Thick skin now don’t you wanna try it

Break it down now
What chu want anyway
Right about now
What chu want anyway
I’ll fuck it up again
What chu want anyway
We keep falling in love
What a beautiful disaster

What a beautiful disaster [x3]

Connect my skull to the socket burn baby burning like a rocket
Choke it down what a sound run away from me
Keep on laughing girl do you see me

Break it down now [x2]

Break it down now
What chu want anyway
Right about now
What chu want anyway
I’ll fuck it up again
What chu want anyway
We keep falling in love
We keep falling in love

Break it down now
What chu want anyway
Right about now
What chu want anyway
I’ll fuck it up again
What chu want anyway
We keep falling in love
What a beautiful disaster

What a beautiful disaster [x3]



"Save Me"


I’ve been so low
Yeah I’ve been so strung out
Can you picture this
I’ll take something
It’s better than nothing, anything
That you’ve go to give

I can’t let go
I don’t want you to know
I’ve been down so long
Could you save me
I’ll fight my way
Just to hear you say
If I go up in flames
Could you save me

The more you whisper
The words keep stinging in my ear
We’re never gonna be the same
Sunshine fading and black sheets
Raining down on me
They cover up everything

I can’t let go
I don’t want you to know
I’ve been down so long
Could you save me
I’ll fight my way
Just to hear you say
If I go up in flames
Could you save me

I’ve been so selfish
I get so high
Don’t wanna come down

I’ve been so low
Yeah I’ve been so strung out
Can you picture this

I can’t let go
I don’t want you to know
I’ve been down so long
Could you save me
I’ll fight my way
Just to hear you say
If I go up in flames
Could you save me

Yeah could you save me
Oh could you save me



"Rise"


I don’t know what I can take
Can you feel the pressure break
I’ve been getting by on nothing
How long so long
Feeling like I lost my vision
Transmission full of dead ambition
Kinda sorta gotta get it together
I can’t wait forever

Rise out of the atmosphere
I gotta disappear
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me
Rise up and outta here
Into the stratosphere
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me

I could never be that clever
Even though it’s now or never
Counting down the seconds till it blows
4 3 2 1
Disappear without a trace
Could I be in outer space
Staring at the sun till I get how high so high

Rise out of the atmosphere
I gotta disappear
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me
Rise up and outta here
Into the stratosphere
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me

Did I break down
Can we slow down
I wanna get out
I don’t wanna be so bored

Rise out of the atmosphere
I gotta disappear
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me
Rise up and outta here
Into the stratosphere
I gotta get out of here
You got the best of me

You got the best of me [x8]



"This Is The Sound"


Empty hearts can fill an empty room
Because of you
The sky above remains clear and blue
It’s nothing new
The radio keeps playing static or your favourite songs
And why does everyone keep on bringing me back to you

And this is the sound of the broken down
And this is the last train home…….the underground
And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall
Just catch me when I fall back to the ground

Lightening crashes all around me now
I hear its sound
Broken down wings can carry us to where the people stare
Fall asleep against the windowpane
Outside the rain covers everyone
Now we’re never gonna see the sun

And this is the sound of the broken down
And this is the last train home…….the underground
And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall
Just catch me when I fall
Don’t catch me if I fall back to the ground

And if you wanted to stay I’ll have you any day
And if you wanted to stay I’ll have you any way

And this is the sound of the broken down
And this is the last train home…….the underground
And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall
Just catch me when I fall back to the ground

And this is the sound [x2]

And this is the fall don’t catch me if I fall
Just catch me when I fall
Don’t catch me if I fall back to the ground



"Something Real"


Staring down the boulevard
Crescent heights the city lights the way
To another wasted day
Shiny cars and shooting stars
California dreaming in my ear
I just wish that you were here
I'm dealing with scars
Just trying to see who we are
Nobody said it would be easy
Fighting your way through another day
I think I know how you feel
Looking for something that matters
Keeping it together when it's all been shattered
We all want something real

Summer's on a holiday
Pills to chase the blues away
Who knows just how far this story goes
So listen to the radio
Turn it up so you can sing along
Even though the notes are wrong
I'm building up walls
And trying to break all the falls

All your life you're wondering
We don't know what's happening
Somethings gotta give
Falling through the atmosphere
See the world in black and white
These pictures coming clear
How many times I wished that you were here



"We Can't Be Friends"


We were good, playin' hard, rollin' down the boulevard
Liquor drinks, between the bars
Making out, back of cars
Hey, you see that girl?
She's the one that wrecked my world
Think you're gonna take it far
She don't wanna know who you are
Sunset strip, back in black, i'm right on track
Holdin' court like obie wan, baby's got it goin' on
So what am I supposed to do
She left me I got nothin' to lose
Exit axis bold as love got a new girl i'm thinkin' of
One thing you gotta know
I thought I did everything just to keep you around
I hope that you're happy now
I'll keep my good intentions and you keep the car
This story's coming to an end
Baby we can't be friends

Disco trip, party ships, breakin' down those ruby lips
Ex-girlfriend, comes in view
Sees me there with someone new
Hey, you see that girl?
She's the one I wrecked her world
Baby's in my cadillac, drivin' off no lookin' back

What makes you think I'd wanna call?
I forgot your number
What makes you think I care at all?



"Separation Anxiety"


No one told me there'd be days like these
I'm sick of sinkin' man I'm on my knees
Tell me again just why you lied to me
It's separation anxiety
Where did I go wrong?
Is what I'm feeling
Some kinda love song
To stop the bleedin'
Get on the right track
We'll never make it back
You go the wrong way
You're goin' my way
All the things I said to you are over now
And I just can't get over you

Since you've been gone I fall apart
I knew you'd leave me from the very start
Tell me again just what you want from me
It's separation anxiety



"The Everlasting Fall"


Waking up late, a grey Sunday mourning
Got up on the wrong side, so go back to bed
Newspaper says, it's gonna be raining
At least until Wednesday, but I pay no mind
The wonder of it all
Caught up in the everlasting fall
Watch the years roll by
Counting shooting stars across the sky
You can wait a whole lifetime to figure it out
The best days are the ones we forgot about

I can't complain, it's been such a mild winter
Flip on the TV, those shows that we love
The sun will go down, on a north Tulsa sky line
Over and over, like the day before

We know everything must have an end, we can't pretend
It's so nice of you to stick around



"Highs And Lows"


Nobody really knows the pain
But everybody knows your name
You've got their full attention, all eyes on you
Small talk can get you through the day
There's got to be a better way
When all your friends are faceless
You can fake it
He knows the highs and lows
He'll give you what you need
And we all agree it's time to shine
He'll stand and deliver
He goes about his day
Smile and a wink hello
When the picture's gone
Fading to black he's poppin' down prozac
Nobody knows the highs and the lows

Sports cars and fancy souvenirs
That you collected all these years
So proud and self assured, hold your head high
A chest of broken memories
Of how and why and what could be
Still locked inside your closet
You can't fake it



"Where Did We Go Wrong"


Monday morning and the coffee's on
What happened to my perfect world
Front page news she's already gone
Say hello to the goodbye girl
LA traffic don't make it better
I wonder if she read my letter
9 to 5 keep it all alive
Some days are hard to survive
I feel so down about it

I don't wanna be alone
Just waiting by the phone
I can't stand another night on my own
With a new day rising, realizing
That you gotta be free break it down to you and me
Is it everything you want it to be
I wanted you all along
So where did we go wrong?

Never had a lot of money
But we spent a good time in the city
Drinking wine and watching the tele
Old movies she sure looked pretty
This kitchen feels so alone
Haven't cleaned since she's been gone
Spend my nights at your favorite bar
And wonder where you are
I feel so down about it

I don't wanna turn back time
I just wanna change your mind
I just want a chance to prove to you
I really wanna chase these clouds away
Save them for a rainy day
There's nothing left to say



"Hearts On Parade"


I don't understand
How we drift so far away
I keep on holding on
But your hands are feeling so numb
Nobody told me that there would be days like these
I'm falling baby can't you see
And you're in no hurry to keep me from coming undone
Take a look at what we've become
Where do we go from here?
I don't wanna disappear
Our hearts are on parade
So you can watch them fade

I don't understand how the worst of times
Get stuck in your mind
I'd like to take away
All the stupid things that we say