"The Ballad of Blake Owens" genre: Electro
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	CD: Upsetting Remedy   Label: Stupid and Clever Music Credits: F. Baird, A. Westner / Stupid and Clever Music (ASCAP)
	Lyrics Blake Owens was a shy young man, his future fine & bright Blake Owens was a shy young man, his future fine & bright His mother said she loved him & tried to raise him right He worked hard on a website with military derring-do He/you worked hard on a website with military derring-do H/your dad's a soldier, sure & strict, a bigot just like you The pretty pack steps on your lunch & smashes you into a wall The pretty pack steps on your lunch & smashes you into a wall You daydream their dismemberment & how we'll watch you watch them fall You trusted a psychiatrist to oust the beast within your breast You trusted a psychiatrist to oust the beast within your breast Now all you feel is alien, your mind will take no rest You fake your death to show a girl just how much you like her You fake your death to show a girl just how much you like her "Gross!" says she, and tells no one for fear that they would mock her All colleges reject you, the Army labels you a freak All colleges reject you, the Army labels you a freak Your soul caves in upon itself, you find no way to speak No one opens up the door to look into your sorrow No one opens up the door to look into your sorrow You shatter shrapnel with a bat as if there's no tomorrow Dark clouds roll toward the high-school, the sky a helpless blue Dark clouds roll toward the high-school, the sky a helpless blue You run your finger down the list of everyone that hates you Your blood runs thick & black, with every beat your heart explodes Your blood runs thick & black, with every beat your heart explodes You put the bag into your car & drive it down familiar roads You touch down on the asphalt, hesitation wells up like a tear You touch down on the asphalt, hesitation wells up like a tear You beg a friend just for today to get the hell away from here Thunder shakes the cinder blocks & lightening strikes the pole Thunder shakes the cinder blocks & lightening strikes the pole The detonation shrieks like an avalanche of snow A dozen bodies bleed together scattered on the classroom floor A dozen bodies bleed together scattered on the classroom floor The sun shines somewhere else on another young man's future

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