Regional at Best (Full Album) Lyrics
1. Guns for Hands
I know what you think in the morning
When the sun shines on the ground
And shows what you have done
It shows where your mind has gone
And you swearing to your parents
That it will never happen again
I know, I know oh ow, what that means, I know oh oh oh ow
That you all have guns
And you never put the safety on
And you all have plans
To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
Guns for hands yeah
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
Guns for hands yeah
Let's take this a second at a time
Let's take this one song, this one rhyme
Together, let's breathe
Together, to the beat
But there's hope out the window
So that's where we'll go
Let's go outside and all join hands
But until then you'll never understand
That you all have guns
And you never put the safety on
And you all have plans
To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
Guns for hands yeah
We've turned our hands to guns, trade in our thumbs for ammunition
I must forewarn you, of my disorder, or my condition
'Cause when the sun sets, it upsets what's left of my invested interest
Interested in putting my fingers to my head
The solution is, I see a whole room of these mutant kids
Fused at the wrist, I simply tell them they should shoot at this
Simply suggest my chest and this confused music, it's
Obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
Guns for hands
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep
But I can't, but I can't when you all have
Guns for hands
2. Holding On to You
I'm taking over my body
Back in control, no more shotty
I bet a lot of me was lost
"T"'s uncrossed and "I"'s undotted
I fought it a lot and it seems a lot
Like flesh is all I got
Not any more, flesh out the door ?
I must'a forgot, you can't trust me
I'm open a moment and closed when you show it
Before you know it I'm lost at sea
And now that I write and think about it
And the story unfolds
You should take my life
You should take my soul
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah
You are surrounding all my surroundings
Sounding down the mountain range
Of my left-side brain
You are surrounding all my surroundings
Twisting the kaleidoscope
Behind both of my eyes
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Remember the moment
You know exactly where you're goin'
'Cause the next moment before you know it
Time is slowin' and it's rolling still
And the windowsill looks really nice, right?
You think twice about your life
It probably happens at night, right?
Fight it, take the pain, ignite it
Tie a noose around your mind
Loose enough to breath fine and tie it
To a tree tell it, you belong to me, this ain't a noose
This is a leash and I have news for you
You must obey me
You are surrounding all my surroundings
Sounding down the mountain range
Of my left-side brain
You are surrounding all my surroundings
Twisting the kaleidoscope
Behind both of my eyes
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Entertain my faith
Lean with it, rock with it
When we gonna stop with it?
Lyrics that mean nothing
We were gifted with thought
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat
It ain't the speakers that bump hard
It's our hearts that make the beat
Lean with it, rock with it
When we gonna stop with it?
Lyrics that mean nothing
We were gifted with thought
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat
It ain't the speakers that bump hard
It's our hearts that make the beat
Lean with it, rock with it
When we gonna stop with it?
Lyrics that mean nothing
We were gifted with thought
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat
It ain't the speakers that bump hard
It's our hearts that make the beat
Lean with it, rock with it
When we gonna stop with it?
Lyrics that mean nothing
We were gifted with thought
Is it time to move our feet
To an introspective beat
It ain't the speakers that bump hard
It's our hearts that make the beat
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
And I'll be holding on to you
Ah ah ah
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
Ah ah ah (and I'll be holding on to you)
And I'll be holding on to you
And I'll be holding on to you
3. Ode to Sleep
I wake up fine and dandy but then by the time I find it handy
To rip my heart apart and start
Planning my crash landing
I go up, up, up, up, up to the ceiling
Then I feel my soul start leaving
Like an old man's hair receding
I'm pleading, please, oh please
On my knees repeatedly asking
Why it's got to be like this
Is this living free?
I don't wanna be the one be the one to have the sun's blood on my hands
I'll tell the moon
Take this weapon, forged in darkness
Some see a pen, I see harpoon
I'll stay awake
'Cause the dark's not taking prisoners tonight
Why am I not scared in the morning?
I don't hear those voices calling
I must have kicked them out
I must have kicked them out
I swear I heard demons yelling
Those crazy words they were spelling
They told me I was gone
They told me I was gone
But I tell 'em
Why won't you let me go
Do I threaten all your plans?
I'm insignificant
Please tell 'em
You have no plans for me
I will set my soul on fire
What have I become, I'll tell 'em all
On the eve of a day that's forgotten and fake
As the trees, they await, and clouds anticipate
The start of a day when we put on our face
A mask that portrays that we don't need grace
On the eve of a day that is bigger than us
But we open our eyes, cause we're told that we must
And the trees wave their arms and the clouds try to plead
Desperately yelling, there's something we need
I'm not free, I asked forgiveness three times
Same amount that I denied, I three-time MVP'd this crime
I'm afraid to tell you who I adore
Won't tell you who I'm singing towards
Metaphorically, I'm a whore, and that's denial number four
I'll stay awake
'Cause the dark's not taking prisoners tonight oh oh oh
Why am I not scared in the morning?
I don't hear those voices calling
I must have kicked them out
I must have kicked them out
I swear I heard demons yelling
Those crazy words they were spelling
They told me I was gone
They told me I was gone
But I tell 'em
Why won't you let me go
Do I threaten all your plans?
I'm insignificant
Please tell 'em
You have no plans for me
I will set my soul on fire
What have I become?
I tell 'em
You have no plans for me
I will set my soul on fire
What have I become?
I tell 'em
I tell 'em
I tell 'em
I tell 'em
Please tell 'em
You have no plans for me
I will set my soul on fire
What have I become?
I'm sorry
4. Slowtown
Hey, hey
Wouldn't it be great, great
If we could just lay down
And wake up in Slowtown
Today, day
I wanna go away, way
Cause things are too fast now
I wanna be in Slowtown
[Chorus]
I put my socks on my feet
Just so that my soul won't fall through my toes
And I walk through my door
Just so I don't fall through the floor
[Verse 2]
I remember when my brother and other kids from neighboring houses
Would get together I'd ride my bike and my brother would ride his
Put cards in our spokes and make our engines sound like traffic
When using Pokemon cards, please do not use the holographics
So bold and fearless in the risks we'd take, laugh in the face
Of gravity as its laws we'd break
On trampolines so high we reach for the sky
But I do not look up anymore and I don't why
[Chorus]
I put my socks on my feet
Just so that my soul won't fall through my toes
And I walk through my door
Just so I don't fall through the floor
[Bridge]
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us now
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us now
[Chorus (Reprise)]
I walk through my door
Just so I don't fall through the floor
[Outro]
Hey, hey
Wouldn't it be great, great
If we could just lay down
And wake up in Slowtown
Just singing
5. Car Radio
I ponder of something great
My lungs will fill and then deflate
They fill with fire, exhale desire
I know it's dire my time today
I have these thoughts, so often I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence
Sometimes quiet is violent
I find it hard to hide it
My pride is no longer inside
It's on my sleeve
My skin will scream reminding me of
Who I killed inside my dream
I hate this car that I'm driving
There's no hiding for me
I'm forced to deal with what I feel
There is no distraction to mask what is real
I could pull the steering wheel
I have these thoughts, so often I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence
I ponder of something terrifying
'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind
I find over the course of our human existence
One thing consists of consistence
And it's that we're all battling fear
Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here
Oh my, too deep, please stop thinking
I liked it better when my car had sound
There are things we can do
But from the things that work there are only two
And from the two that we choose to do
Peace will win and fear will lose
It is faith and there's sleep
We need to pick one please because
Faith is to be awake
And to be awake is for us to think
And for us to think is to be alive
And I will try with every rhyme
To come across like I am dying
To let you know you need to try to think
I have these thoughts, so often I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence
And now I just sit in silence
And now I just sit
And now I just sit in silence
And now I just sit in silence
And now I just sit in silence
And now I just sit
I ponder of something great
My lungs will fill and then deflate
They fill with fire, exhale desire
I know it's dire my time today
I have these thoughts, so often I ought
To replace that slot with what I once bought
'Cause somebody stole my car radio
And now I just sit in silence
6. Forest
I don't know why I feed on emotion
There's a stomach inside my brain
I don't wanna be heard
I want to be listened to
Does it bother anyone else
That someone else has your name?
Does it bother anyone else
That someone else has your name, your name?
I scream, you scream, we all scream
'Cause we're terrified of what's around the corner
We stay in place
'Cause we don't want to lose our lives
So let's think of something better
Down in the forest
We'll sing a chorus
One that everybody knows
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Singing songs that nobody wrote
My brain has given up
White flags are hoisted
I took some food for thought
It might be poisoned
The stomach in my brain
Throws up onto the page
Does it bother anyone else
That someone else has your name?
Does it bother anyone else
That someone else has your name?
I scream, you scream, we all scream
'Cause we're terrified of what's around the corner
We stay in place
'Cause we don't wanna lose our lives
So let's think of something better
Down in the forest
We'll sing a chorus
One that everybody knows
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Singing songs that nobody wrote
Quickly moving towards a storm
Moving forward, torn
Into pieces over reasons of what these storms are for
I don't understand why everything I adore
Takes a different form when I squint my eyes
Have you ever done that?
When you squint your eyes
And your eyelashes make it look a little not right
And then when just enough light
Comes from just the right side
And you find you're not who you're supposed to be?
This is not what you're supposed to see
Please, remember me I am supposed to be
King of a kingdom or swinging on a swing
Something happened to my imagination
This situation's becoming dire
My tree house is on fire
And for some reason I smell gas on my hands
This is not what I had planned
This is not what I had planned
Down in the forest
We'll sing a chorus
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Singing songs that nobody wrote
Down in the forest
We'll sing a chorus
One that everybody knows
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Singing songs that nobody wrote
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
Hands held higher
We'll be on fire
7. Glowing Eyes
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
We all are stranger creatures than when we all started out as kids
Culture forbids
We have romantic fantasies about what dying truly is
Fall off the grid
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye to all the glowing eyes
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song for the eyes to sing along
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau (the eyes to sing along)
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great
I know some people who know people who are flying straight
But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression
While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye to all the glowing eyes
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song for the eyes to sing along
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song for the eyes to sing along
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau (for the eyes to sing along)
La da da da, la da da dau, la da da da, la da dau
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
8. Kitchen Sink
Nobody thinks what I think
Nobody dreams when they blink
Think things on the brink of blasphemy
I'm my own shrink
Think things are after me, my catastrophe
I'm a kitchen sink
You don't know what that means
Because a kitchen sink to you
Is not a kitchen sink to me, okay, friend?
Are you searching for purpose?
Then write something, yeah it might be worthless
Then paint something then, it might be wordless
Pointless curses, nonsense verses
You'll see purpose start to surface
No one else is dealing with your demons
Meaning maybe defeating them
Could be the beginning of your meaning, friend
Go away
Go away
Go away
Go away
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Nobody thinks what you think, no one
Empathy might be on the brink of extinction
They will play a game and say
They know what you're going through
And I tried to come up with an artistic way to say
They don't know you, and neither do I
So here's a prime example of a stand up guy
Who hates what he believes and loves it at the same time
Here's my brother and his head's screwed up
But that's alright
Time gains momentum the moment when I'm living in 'em
I'm winning a momentary sinning a moment passing after
A re-beginning moments mending memories
Pretending enemies are friend of me, sending me straight to bending me
My bad behavior but I bet I could have been a better man
Copy and paste caught me, and copy, better rhymes bother me
The better the rhythm the badder I am but I bet I'll battle with 'em battle
Better I am, gambling man, better bet I am a gambling man, I am?
Go away
Go away
Go away
Go away
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Leave me alone
Don't leave me alone
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
9. Anathema
[Verse 1]
You will never know what's behind my skull
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye
You will never know what's under my hair
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye
You will never know what's under my skin
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye
You will never know what is in my veins
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye
[Chorus]
Won't you go to someone else's dreams?
Won't you go to someone else's head?
Haven't you taken enough from me?
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
[Verse 2]
And you will never know what I'm thinking of
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye
And you will never understand what I believe
So won't you say good night, so I can say goodbye Won't you go to someone else's dreams?
Won't you go to someone else's head?
Haven't you taken enough from me?
Won't you torture someone else?
[Bridge]
Haven't you taken enough from me?
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
Won't you go to someone else's dreams?
Won't you go to someone else's head?
Haven't you taken enough from me?
Won't you torture someone else's sleep?
[Verse 3]
I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I
Don't know where I should go and the tears and the fears begin to multiply
Taking time in a simple place; in my bed where my head rests on a pillowcase
And it's said that a war's lead but I forget that I let another day go by
I want to be afraid but it seems that these days
I'm caught under water and I'm falling farther
My heart's getting harder, I'm calling my father
Am I screaming to an empty sky?
Empty sky, no way, that's me cause one half of my heart is free
Empty sky, no way, that's me, cause the other half of my heart's asleep
10. Lovely
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
I hear a second voice
Behind your tongue somehow
Luckily I can read your mind
Flies and cobwebs unwind
They will not take you down
They will not cast you out, out
[Pre-Chorus]
Dear friend, here we are again
Pretending to understand how you think your world is ending
Sending signals of red flags and waves
It's hard to tell the difference between blood and water these days
I'll pray that one day you'll see
The only difference between life and dying
Is one is trying, that's all we're called to do
So try to love Me and I'll try to save you
[Chorus]
Won't you stay alive?
I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
Won't you stay alive?
I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
[Verse 2]
Your redemption won't grow stale
We are now just setting sail
On the seas of what we fear
Treason now is growing near to me
[Bridge]
I'm coming clean
God, hit me straight on
God, hit me straight on
[Chorus]
Won't you stay alive?
I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
Won't you stay alive?
I'll take you on a ride
I will make you believe you are lovely
Don't be gone, don't be gone
Don't be gone, don't be gone
Don't be gone
[Outro]
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
You say things with your mouth
Cobwebs and flies come out
11. Ruby
Ruby, I hope I see you
I've waited all this week
For you to walk my way
Your soul will capture me
Your mama painted your room
A shade of pink, she said
But with your great arrival
That shade has turned to red
Ruby, take my hand
Please lead me to the Promised Land
Tell me, where am I from?
Your eyes say, sha-da-dee-da-dum
Ruby, you're royalty
In your homeland, they all call you queen
Tell me, where are you from?
Your eyes say, sha-da-dee-da-dum
You're an angel fallen down
Won't you tell us of the clouds?
You have fallen from the sky
How high, how high
You're an angel fallen down
Won't you tell us of the clouds?
You have fallen from the sky
How high, how high
You're true and pure
You hold the cure
We're all diseased
You hold the key
You're an angel fallen down
Won't you tell us of the clouds?
You have fallen from the sky
How high, how high
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
You're an angel
You're an angel
You're an angel
You're an angel
You're an angel
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry
Tell our dad I'm sorry, yeah
You're an angel, you're an angel
12. Trees
I know
Where you stand
Silent
In the trees
And that's
Where I am
Silent
In the trees
Why won't you speak?
Where I happen to be
Silent
In the trees
Standing cowardly
[Chorus]
I can feel your breath
I can feel my death
I want to know you
I want to see
I want to say
Hello
Hello
Hello-o
Hello
Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
[Verse 2]
I know
Where you stand
Silent
In the trees
And that's
Where I am
Silent
In the trees
Why won't you speak?
Where I happen to be
Silent
In the trees
Standing cowardly
[Chorus]
I can feel your breath
I can feel my death
I want to know you
I want to see
I want to say
Hello (Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da)
Hello (Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da)
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Yeah (Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da)
Hello-o-o
Hello
Hello-o-o
Hello
13. Be Concerned
Where'd you go? Huh, they all think I know
It's so hard to motivate me to devote
A single inch of me to something I can't see
I don't mean to pry but why would you even make the eyes?
I don't believe my ears and I'm scared of my own head
I will deny you for years and I'll make you raise me from the dead
And if I said that I would live for you for nothing in return
Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Gullible, but lying's all I've learned
[Refrain: Tyler Joseph]
So be concerned
So be concerned
[Verse 2: Jocef]
No music, and I can talk about anything
Whether or not it's worthwhile is based on who's listening
Most of us listen if it's something we can relate to
All of us relate if it's something we've just been through
Taken for granted, trust is damaged and now we panic
Living empty handed, living lives like we can manage
I can't feel you, but still know where home is, feeling like Jonah did
Almost dropped the bat like every base was fully loaded
[Refrain: Jocef]
So be concerned
So be concerned
You should
[Verse 3: Tyler Joseph]
I am disappearing inside my bird's eye theories
I tried to say goodbye, defy, and deny what it is I'm fearing
Clearly I am dying, dearly I am writing, merely
Testifying that a test to fly requires I pass the test with colors flying
I don't believe you most of the time
I'm lying cause I say I am fine
You are the pearl, I am the swine
So break my life and take this rhyme
I'm so sorry but I do believe
That all my bridges I have burned
And I've earned a policy of no-return
[Refrain: Tyler Joseph]
So be concerned
So be concerned
So be concerned
So be concerned
14. Clear
I wish that I had two faces to prove which theory worked
Yelling on a street corner, or cleverly masking your words
I take my face off at the door cause I don't know who they will take me for
[Break]
I wonder if I tell 'em what I did last night
Whether or not I got caught, they just might
Wage war on you, therefore it's true
That I shot my general on my side of enemy lines
[Chorus]
I'm the son of all I've done
I'm the son of all I've done
Impostor, been fostered
Then my new father drained my dirty blood
I'm the son of all I've done
I'm the son of all I've done
Impostor, been fostered
Then my new father drained my dirty blood
[Verse 2]
I'm not trying to be lying to you
But it takes a clever guy to do what I do
It takes some chivalry and well placed energy
To subliminally get yourself inside you
Introspection is the name of this session
Spread this infection, reflect it on the next one
The next one, the next one
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And when we're done
We'll all have made something new under the sun
I'm not done, I'm not done yet, no
Kick me off the stage and take my microphone
Then you'll walk up to me and when you get close
I'll look you in the face and say, "Where's your home?
Where're you going and why're you here?"
Have you asked these questions? Have you been sincere?
Wanna know what I believe? It's right here
Dig a little deeper and it's crystal clear
[Chorus]
I'm the son of all I've done
I'm the son of all I've done
Impostor, been fostered
Then my new father drained my dirty blood
I'm the son of all I've done
I'm the son of all I've done
Impostor, been fostered
Then my new father drained my dirty blood
[Bridge/Outro]
I will tell you what I can
But your mind will take a stand
I sing of a Greater Love
Let me know when you've had enough
I will tell you what I can
But your mind will take a stand
I sing of a Greater Love
Let me know when you've had enough
I will tell you what I can
But your mind will take a stand
I sing of a Greater Love
Let me know when you've had enough
15. House of Gold
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?"
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?"
I will make you queen of everything you see
I'll put you on the map
I'll cure you of disease
Let's say we up and left this town
And turned our future upside down
We'll make pretend that you and me
Lived ever after happily
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?"
Oh, and since we know that dreams are dead
And life turns plans up on their head
I will plan to be a bum
So I just might become someone
She asked me, "Son, when I grow old
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone
Will you take care of me?"
