"Breakfast of Champions" genre: Indie Pop/Lo Fi
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	My friend has this deal where he used to go out and smoke cigarettes and drink coffee for breakfast. He called it the Breakfast of Champions. I thought that it was a fitting title.
	MP3.com CD: Afflictions & Addictions - buy it! CD: Afflictions & Addictions   Label: none Credits: Recorded by Peter Kindrachuk
	Story Behind the Song Originally this song was going to be titled Portrait of an American Family and it was going to have a verse about each family member. One about the drunk husband, one about the adulterous wife, one about the bulemic daughter, and one about the suicidal son. Well..the first verse is about the dad and his progression through addictions and habits. I also had the typical high school male in mind. The second verse is about a girl who (in my mind) is bulemic, but the lyrics don't really convey that. Basically she's a girl who feels alone and tries to surround herself with people to bring herself comfort. In doing this she loses a bit of herself. The third verse is kind of an exaggerated version of me. The 3rd "chorus" is poking fun at myself. I wear my influences on my sleeve and I wish I didn't. The last line in the chorus is a total tongue-in-cheek self loathing bit. Its meant to be laughed at, not cried over. The coda is where (I believe) it comes together. Overall the song is about the addictions and "medicines" that plague us. The coda just states what is wrong with these 3 people. If you want the (non-mp3.com version of) the cd email me. Also..check out www.theforgottenmoment.com for some really cool photography. They did the cd artwork. check out www.nowgocreate.com - great artists. Lyrics [hold up your head / catch your tears / there’s no need to cry / everything will be alright] a cup of Coffee in the morning to get you out of bed three Aspirin in the evening to take care of your head a Drink or two will save your soul and make you into a man a Needle in your arm to cure your shaking hands this is how the story goes it repeats in a circle the Pills, the Kids, a Cheating Spouse and Dinner on the Table i wish that i could understand it all amy always said that her life’s an open book with pages torn, lines crossed out, and notes she wished she took she’s the kind of girl who keep the boys awake at night turn out the lights, roll into bed, and kiss away the fright seventeen, a drama queen or so her Parents told her a young girl in a Grown Up World but she feels a bit older sometimes it just don’t make no sense at all lately i’ve been doubting all the things that i believe these People that surround me and all the Books i read i’m growing up i’m growing tired of all the Games we play see He Who Fights and Runs Away just dies another day a Stolen Line and Broken Heart does not a poet make pull me out i’m drowning now i’ve made a big mistake so this is what it’s like to lose your soul it’s Progress so you’d better make way our Medicine will keep you safe from all the Fears that haunt you at night and all the Years of a wasted life and all the Thoughts spinning in your head and all the Dreams asleep in your bed [hold up your head / catch your tears / there’s no need to cry/ everything will be all right]

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