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Everything Uncomfortable

from Modern Modesty by Sikes and The New Violence

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My family situation has always been a little awkward. My parents weren't bad people but certain circumstances caused me to keep my distance from them for the majority of my adult life. Everything Uncomfortable is an analysis on my fear of repeating the same cycle of behavior I experienced from my family when I was growing up. Catching myself in a unhealthy lifestyle and being consumed by the same demons I grew up hating.

The money I mention in the track is a metaphor for my time and energy and the fight I talk about is with my morals and general well-being. Wanting to live the life I was living while simultaneously avoiding the trouble that came with it became too much for me. I traded the guilty pleasures for a more stable lifestyle but I still have a lot to work through with myself and my family.

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I DON'T’ HAVE TIME TO SIT - I DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK
YET I STILL FIND THE TIME TO STICK MY FACE INSIDE A DRINK
SITTING AT SOME BAR - STRANGERS ON MY LEFT AND RIGHT
SPENDING MONEY THAT I SHOULDN'T - ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A FIGHT
BUT I NEVER HOLD MY FISTS UP TO ANYTHING BUT A MIRROR
BECAUSE I START TO SEE MY DAD AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING I FEAR
THEY SAY I’M WORKING REALLY HARD BUT I NEED TO WORK MORE
CUTTING OFF MY LEGS JUST TO GET A FOOT IN DOOR
BUT WHAT FOR? IT'S NOTHING LESS THAN A MESS
EVERYTHING IS UNCOMFORTABLE - I MUST CONFESS
I’M STICKING OF STANDING AT THESE PARTIES ALL ALONE
WHILE EVERYONE I KNOW IS IN SOME ROOM SNORTING MAGIC DUST UP THEIR NOSE
IT'S LIKE I NEVER LEFT HOME - MY MAMA STEADY WITH THE NOSEBLEEDS
PLAYING DODGEBALL EVERYDAY WITH HER MOOD SWINGS
IT AIN'T MY PROBLEM BUT IT'S A PROBLEM TO BE AROUND
THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET UP JUST TO GET DOWN

LOOK - I DON'T EVER WANNA SEE THEM AGAIN
THEY MAY BE MY FAMILY BUT THEY AIN'T MY FRIENDS

IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE
SO UNCOMFORTABLE
NOTHING LESS THAN A MESS
EVERYTHING IS UNCOMFORTABLE

DODGIN BULLETS EVER SINCE I WAS A YOUNG BUCK
AND GOT INTO A COUPLE FIST FIGHTS WITH MY BAD LUCK
LITTLE PUNK WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER
THAT JUST GREW WITH MY AGE AND NOW THAT CHIP IS LIKE A BOULDER
CHASING ME DOWNHILL FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE FOREVER
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF WHATEVER
THEY SAY I’M DOING WELL BUT I SHOULD'VE DONE MORE
SWAPPING EVERYTHING I WANTED WITH THE THINGS I COULD AFFORD - BUT WHAT FOR?
COULDN’T SHAKE THE TERROR IN MY HOME
SO I TOOK THE SEGA GENNY AND I SPENT MY TIME ALONE
IN A 16 BIT WORLD - LOST IN THE ZONE
REMOVE A MASK - SPIT FIRE - TURN OPPONENTS TO BONES
OR PULL THE HEAD OFF OF A BODY WITH THE SPINAL CORD ATTACHED
FLAWLESS VICTORY BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A CATCH
IT REALLY WASN'T A PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS A BIT GROWN
AND REALIZED THAT DIRTY MONEY BUILT THE THE PILLARS OF OUR HOME

LOOK - I DON'T EVER WANNA SEE THEM AGAIN
THEY MAY BE MY FAMILY BUT THEY AIN'T MY FRIENDS

IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE
SO UNCOMFORTABLE
NOTHING LESS THAN A MESS
EVERYTHING IS UNCOMFORTABLE

I STILL REMEMBER THE NIGHT WOKEN UP BY THE SIGHT
OF THE BLUES ABOVE ME SLEEPING GRIPPING TIGHT A FLASHLIGHT
DIGGING THROUGH THE DRESSER - ASK ME TO GET OUT THE BED
SO THEY CAN FLIP THE MATTRESS OVER AND JUST TEAR MY ROOM TO SHREDS
I TRIED TO PLAY IT COOL BUT IT'S HARD TO PRETEND
LIKE THAT WAS ANYTHING LESS THE BEGINNING OF THE END
I MADE IT CLEAR - YOU’RE NEVER GONNA SEE ME AGAIN
YEAH, YOU MAY BE MY FAMILY BUT YOU AIN'T MY FRIENDS

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from Modern Modesty, released November 1, 2018
TIME 3:19 / BPM: 168

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LANA DEL REY - OFF TO THE RACES

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