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What If It's Over?

by The Bluechips

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1.
Inside Out 04:15
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Too young to dream Too old to die Already tired of living a lie Who will decide who lives and dies? It's out of your control So now you hide I imagine that you've had enough But now it's too hard to ignore I might only have little time left So here's as much as I can possibly say A new world is looming The boogieman's near The dead and the living Why am I here? A tailspin like this is one of a kind And what if it's over? Been a hell of a ride With hooligans ruling Don't be so surprised That they want to blow up the outside world They want to blow up the outside world From the inside From the inside out From the inside From the inside out
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Tailspin 03:48
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Politician on the television Mortician begging for another mission White boys with unloaded guns Are taking bows as the blood runs The clock is ticking but it's running out Dollars decimate receding ground Keep this between you and me But I don't think there's ever gonna be a future to see You and I won't make it out alive Relax your mind Enjoy the ride We're out of time So try to find the remnants of the bright side Suffocating on a ventilator Because the devil wears a respirator Brainless xenophobic nags The fatal virus that we've always had Selfish saccharine entitlement Breaching the branches of the government Keep this between you and me I don't ever think there's gonna be a future to see You and I won't make it out alive Relax your mind Enjoy the ride We're out of time So try to find the remnants of the bright side I think this just might be The end of this century Cause this planet's on its knees I don't think there's ever gonna be a future to see You and I won't make it out alive Relax your mind Enjoy the ride We're out of time So try to find the remnants of the bright side Yeah
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No Heart 05:00
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An out of mind experience A real delirium Soon they won't even report the deaths No one will be upset But what comes now? If we're all worn out Like a shot in the arm A shot in the arm I would help but I'm doing more harm Than good to this point thus far A day to day inebriant The main ingredient A never ending dose of vitriol Will slowly kill us all So what comes now? If we're all strung out From a shot in the arm A shot in the arm I would help but I'm doing more harm than good to this point so far It was a shot in the dark A total shot in the dark You're all bite and never a bark I swear to god, you all have no heart County cop cars Engagement rings Family photos and getaways You'll spend your money on anything To shield yourself from human suffering A shot in the arm A shot in the arm I guess some weren't born with a heart And haven't done much good so far It was a shot in the dark A total shot in the dark You're all bite and never a bark I swear to god, you all have no heart This is only the start I think it's only the start And the end just isn't that far County cop cars Engagement rings Family photos and getaways You'll spend your money on anything To shield yourself from human suffering
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Aim To Please 03:24
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Brace for impact Watch the show unfold Another year goes by Another hopeless soul Caught the crossfire It’s just every day American slack Guilty by design We’re guilty all the time The volunteer lawman sets the playing field For every madman with a killing feel We stay out long enough to become the heel And by the end of the night There’s nowhere left to hide We’re tethered by ideals aimed to please (This is how the) Tethered, beaten down to our knees (Turns out that this is how the) You think we’re living some kind of new hell, my friend I think it’s time we choose how it ends (Turns out that this is how the world) Tethered by ideals aimed to please (Turns out that this is how the) Tethered, beaten down to our knees (Turns out that this is how the world is) You think we’re living some kind of new hell (Turns out that) But this is how the world has always been
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New World 04:33
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White blood cells Cannot tell What the fuss is about We’re paranoid The asteroid Will get us any day now Pointing semi-automatic rifles in my face Preaching that it’s peace you’re keeping Using gas and mace Miserable Cannibals That’s all we have become The meat we grind does define All that we represent Freaks of nature Trading paper Living in estates What a sad and problematic group of patriots You’ve opened a new world You've wanted Pointing semi-automatic rifles in my face What a sad and problematic group of patriots Welcome to a brand new world Welcome to a new world You wanted a new world Now you’ve got it A new world
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Good Life 04:12
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Hello It’s me hanging on the edge again You know I’m not one to pretend That there’s a ground below There’s no reason to show My face around my enemies I’ve become my own disease Live just to wither away So take your shots at me So take your shots for free And dream big baby I’m on the outside now The outside looking in You want a piece of the good life baby I could be your sin Swallow your pride and watch the time go by We all become what we despise A gutless soul with no spine So reckless and out of time The leash runs shorter every day it seems Smash my pride to smithereens Ignite the gasoline So take your shots at me So take your shots for free And dream big baby I’m on the outside now The outside looking in You want a piece of the good life baby I could be your sin I’m on the outside now (And if you’re scared, put some money on it) The outside looking in (Fold it up origami) We’re all expendable people baby (And if you swing, I’ll put some mustard on it) Caught in the whirlwind (I’m gonna bet you a lottery) All my days roll into one And I haven’t felt more alive
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The American Way 05:28
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Old men die and Women cry their name Children trying Desperate to stay sane How could we let all of this take place? It’s the American way How much longer for the humans? Red lights flashing in the rear view mirror Cause they’re carting the ill and mongering your fear Got a half dead puppet for a bigot and a clown While the other wolf is waiting in her old sheep’s gown Meanwhile everybody’s breaking their back Throwing every last dime to a rich scumbag Dreaming of the day where the tide rolls in And drowns those callous, heartless humans How could we let all of this take place? It’s the American Way How much longer for the human race? Children crying Desperate from a cage Black men die of privileged white male rage And how could we let all of this take place? You say it’s the American way (It’s the American way) How much longer for the human race?
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Unmarked Cars 04:45
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What’s going on in Portland? They’ll snatch you up in unmarked cars Where do they go? Stolen from the boulevard I wish I could love the country The country do not love me back Cause they’re all taught To disregard the fact But I know a guy who's got a friend Who says he’s figured out Who is the real boogie man Never taking into account that maybe what he told me Doesn’t make much sense You gotta take my word And don’t dare To think that I misheard I won’t care
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Hooligan 04:21
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Get on the right track boy You’ve been playing with fire All the simple moments that you can grasp Slip right through the fingers Make the move now boy Devise a plan you desire Let your rage float down the wayside You’re practically smothered I’m a hooligan again I don't know where to begin I’m a hooligan again I don’t know where to begin You’ve become a toy In this playground of slaughter Lining up for the final blow This country has offered We pave our own way out of the grave We pave our own way out of the grave Is this the price we rodents have to pay? (Have to pay) We pave our own way out of the grave We pave our own way out of the grave Is this the price we rodents have to pay?
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Here 01:09
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If I wasn't invited then why am I here?
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Why Am I Here? 05:14
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As the night turned into day The carbonation started to dissipate Checked your watch and it had got late Both in agreement that you ought to stay As you stumbled up the hill Drunk and salivating for a thrill You had the sense to stay the night But not the sense to start a life If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited then why am I here? Why am I here? As the days turn into years The sweet nostalgia started to disappear Gone with every callous joke And disregard for things I fear the most What’s the point in keeping score? If I can’t let myself care anymore It ain’t that hard to play your part But I stopped wishing that you’d start If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited then why? If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited (then why am I here?) If I wasn’t invited then why am I here?
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Stockholm Syndrome 03:20
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I got away from you this time Somehow unscathed I’ve met you way too many times Some roles never change How much longer do we have to play this game? My soul is aching from the stones Your mind loves to throw You’ve left me tethered here so long I can’t feel the cold But I’ll bark for you ‘till my leash brakes from this pole I got so used to being used It started to show That naive trust you bred in spades Holds me by the throat (Stockholm syndrome, in the home And consequently in the faces I know It still shows me how your love was like the thorn of a rose Your aroma pulled me close until you were under my nose When you chose to show your sharpness to me) When we took you away from me this time I wanted to stay It’s when I’m staring in your eyes I can’t feel the pain So how much longer do I have to wait in vain?
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Devil's Advocate 03:06
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Why is it that That I’m not afraid To say when I’m wrong? A debt that I pay It’s one of my strengths I was right all along I’m winning the fight I’m writing the song A night in the house A couple of bums With nothing to do Except argue on And talk about nothing Something Did you say you’re leaving in the morning? What do you do when I’m not around? Are your feet nailed to the ground? Haven’t you thought about the etiquette? Or how about playing devil’s advocate I hope I get to rediscover you ‘Cause I’m running out of things I want to do Why do you think that I’m getting sick of explaining myself The same old shit Just try to relax, and loosen your grip And just try to catch me when I slip Oh, but what do you do when I’m not around? Are your feet nailed to the ground? Haven’t you thought about the etiquette? Or how about playing devil’s advocate I hope I get to rediscover you ‘Cause I’m running out of things I want to do You know you’re right I finally found someone who seems to want me around I’m seeing the light I’m hearing the sound I’m feeling the earth It’s shaking the ground It’s hurting my head You’re making it pound You’re turning me off You’re turning me on And finally when It’s time to be gone We’ll both move ahead It’s that kind of sad song But what do you do when I’m not around? Are your feet nailed to the ground? Haven’t you thought about the etiquette? Or how about playing devil’s advocate I hope I get to rediscover you ‘Cause I’m running out of things I want to do But I’m not going anywhere without you
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Please 00:36
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Tethered by ideals aimed to please (So sad that this is how the) Tethered, beaten down to our knees (So sad that this is how the world ends) You think we’re living some kind of new hell (So sad that this is how the) But this is how the world has always been
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Closer 04:22
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You built this wall so high I can’t see through Most don’t even try but I want to What’s the point in living like you do? You built this wall so high but it’s obtuse Most that try to climb claim there’s no use What’s the point in living like you do? I don’t even know what I should do You built this wall so high but I’m confused ‘Cause most don’t try to hide the blatant truth What’s the point in living like you do? Show me how to get closer to you Closer to you You built this wall so high but I see through you Most don’t even try but I blame you, too What’s the point in living like you?
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The Dead, The Living 04:25
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The dead and the living are one of the same thing May only differ by naming Both unforgiving while some lack a brain Most of them killing the days away Maybe it’s over Maybe our time is up Maybe mother nature has had enough of us Do you think we’ve earned it? I’d say that we deserve it Leaving us a burden Again Maybe the boomers wrecked planet earth Drained it for all that it once was worth Now she is angry She could have been bored The dead and the living have been warned before It’s a lie You know that? They’ll say it’s a lie Don’t you know that? (Just to get by) Every day is so monotonous (Just to get by) No longer want to be apart of this charade That we’ve got it made while we all look away Fooled you Kept you safe and schooled you We might as well tattoo you With all the things you once believed Reluctancy to speak The dead and the living may differ by name Sometimes they’re one of the same thing What if it’s over? What if our time is up? What if mother nature has had enough of us?
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Endgame 04:33
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Too old to dream Too young to die Become the placeholder and fall in line Seep through the cracks we made with time Everyday pills and bloodshot eyes I imagine that you’ve had enough Hanging on day after day Now this time that the pawn caught your bluff You can go ahead and state your claim I won’t be a part of your endgame They want to blow up the outside world They want to blow up the outside world I imagine that you’ve had enough Hanging on day after day (From the inside) Now this time that the pawn caught your bluff (From the inside out) You can go ahead and state your claim I won’t be a part of your endgame Soak up the rays of yesterday’s sun Slip through the cracks of a world built for no one (From the inside) You found your disguise A reason to hide A proper demise (From the inside out) Our universe never stood a chance (This whole universe never stood a chance) Never stood a chance (This whole universe never stood a chance) Never stood a chance (This whole universe never stood a chance) This whole universe don’t stand a chance
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Outside In 01:43
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released May 19, 2023

The Bluechips: Jake Albi, Paul Beladino, Tom Davis
Recorded and mixed by The Bluechips
Mastered by Matt Labozza
Additional vocals provided by Julia Zivic
Album art by Julianne Farella
Album design by Benjamin Lieber

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