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97 is about pot? Wow, I did not know that. Hmmm, it doesn't seem like the normal pot song, to say the least. Although the "I breathe you in in 97" part makes a lot more sense now.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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skiba spend 18 months in jail. during which he couldn't smoke pot.
we are the brand new beatniks. we are the down and outers.
we are the bleeding hearts, beating syncopated, broken rhythm.
our speed is often break neck. we need to slow it down.
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Well, that explains the song Cop. Why was he in jail for 18 months?
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Selling pot?? :) Just a wild guess........I've never heard him.

Chris C from Dashboard seem pretty sad to me.
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Starseed3333 wrote:Selling pot?? :) Just a wild guess........I've never heard him.

Chris C from Dashboard seem pretty sad to me.
yeah yeah, he should quit whining :roll:
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I hope it's not something lame like selling pot, because that would just let me down. I was thinking of something like killing some one in a car accident, so it would explain "Fuck You Aurora" or something. Who knows?
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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Endymion wrote:
Ahree wrote:Songwriters always seem sad and then it always turns out that they're really a happy person in general...
art is very cathartic.
Good point.
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Bananababy wrote:
Starseed3333 wrote:Selling pot?? :) Just a wild guess........I've never heard him.

Chris C from Dashboard seem pretty sad to me.
yeah yeah, he should quit whining :roll:
if he hadn't gotten popular, everybody wouldn't hate him now, heh.
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There's nothing wrong with Dashboard Confessional. Yeah, he might whine, but he writes rather intelligent, but depressing music. His stuff is rather impressive if you ask me.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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OLPFan420 wrote:There's nothing wrong with Dashboard Confessional. Yeah, he might whine, but he writes rather intelligent, but depressing music. His stuff is rather impressive if you ask me.
YEAH WELL NO ONE ASKED YOU!!

...just kidding :mrgreen:
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Hmm, I would never thunk that the lead singer of Radiohead is a dick.

Makes ya think.
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i think the saddest guy is that dude from Staind... all he ever sings about is how he wasn't hugged as a child
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Chris Carraba and Aaron Lewish would be my choices as well. Aaron Lewish is just cool. Chris writes good music, but his incessent whining gets sooooo annoying after a while - or maybe it's because the kid in the room next to me plays it ALL FUCKING DAY. Could be.

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Daniel Johns was really depressed, but he seems to be happier lately with Diorama :nod:
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probably has something to do with making a fucking awesome record.
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