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I Honestly Had Higher Expectations

by Poke Da Squid

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Poke Da Squid - Two Drunks Make It Write: Every single breath I take I do it all for you Take in all the joys of life Remember all the times we've been through Every note I sing, every word I scream I hope you’ll hear them someday When the clouds part and the sun shines down you’ll see What you mean to me And what I learned from you is that we weren't living, just to die But to make the best of life It’s still so sad to say that we won’t know when God will take you away When God takes you away from I take these long drives just to clear my mind on dark, starlit skies Think about all the things you sacrificed so we could live our lives But all these stars burn out and fade away Wouldn't matter all those tears I shed would never change That day
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Poke Da Squid - I’m Gonna Get You While You’re Sleeping #pinksockparty: God’s gift to earth (Yeah right) More like the biggest piece of shit I’ve ever seen Your heartless and selfish and pour out of your mouth just like my Piss, after I drink A bottle of whiskey could never ease the pain in my head After I hear your voice I wanna take a screwdriver straight through your fucking neck I don’t care about the shit you say to me It’s fuel for the flames and I don’t care Keep running your mouth because I know you won’t be standing next to me Do you even care? It’s funny how you think you can dictate my lives Brainwashing the kinds until they all think alike All for the sake of unity But your unity (Don’t mean shit to me) I’ve got a mind of my own I can think for myself without your help So you can take your opinions and shove them down your throat Cross my fingers I hope that you choke It’s so obvious to see What you lack is truth sincerity Karma’s a bitch I hope you know One day you’ll reap what you sow
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Poke Da Squid - Pantychrist (no dogs no kitchen managers): From the sweat off our brows and the strength of our backs We’re dying for a day worth living for And if all mortal greatness, is but a disease We’re bleeding these bottles like our remedy If all that we say Is more than a prayer These songs give me something to believe This is our life We’re working our fingers to the bone Throughout our strife We’re working for a better tomorrow We’re the song makers And the dreamers of dreams Singing for the truth that these songs will bring If we ration our heartbeats And hold our breaths Our sacrifices made won’t be forgotten in death And if all mortal greatness is but a disease We’re bleeding these bottles like our remedy
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20 vs. 20 02:06
Poke Da Squid - 20 vs 20: They all told us lies That this was meant to be The moment I found out It was too late to see No I won’t, no I won’t No I won’t fucking have this This is your contribution My sight is clear as day I now know what to do I know the only way Is away from you Maybe you’ll see one day Just how far out you’ve strayed Caught up in your own shit Fall to your knees and pray No I won’t, no I won’t No I won’t fucking be there Go find your own solution I’ve been fucked so hard that it don’t feel the same I can’t stand the lies that spell out your name The bottle that you hit will become your grave
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Poke Da Squid - Birthday Regrets (vodka, whiskey, clear rum, spiced rum, gin): We spent the days skating We spent the nights painting Waking up day dreaming on clear moonlit skies We know this wouldn’t late Summer goes on for so long Especially, when a war takes you away from home So away you go, and all that you know Trade your bass for your gun, while your friends chase the sun So away you go, and all that you know You’re trying to live The life that they borrowed While you’re counting the hours Until tomorrow And today is one day less Away from your home Plotting to take back the life that they have stole
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Poke Da Squid - Nick’s knack and the bad luck karma shoes: I’ve been lost For far too long It’s been ages since my skin’s, been kissed by the sun Every minute, and hour, and days that’ll pass I dig deeper, in this shithole called my life What the fuck have I been doing, with the last few years of my life? It seems I’ve been spinning tires on this empty street I don’t know how I did it What tricked my best friends to think? That this dream could become reality I just realized that they’re Just as blind as me Didn’t notice our ship sink into the sea I tied my desperation's into these lines And I know that we’re probably all still wasting our time But I feel that there is Nothing better to do If I give up now I would be quitting you What good could I ever bring? With a wounded heart and dreams The only thing I have to my name are these songs I wasted the spring time of my youth Down the drain Now I’m taking all my loved ones down with me

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released April 4, 2014

All songs written, performed, and produced by Poke Da Squid
Recorded and Mixed at Bottle Cap Recording, Seattle, WA; engineer: David Casey
Mastered at Blasting Room Studios, Fort Collins, CO; engineer: Jason Livermore
Artwork and layout at Doom Toof , Fresno CA; artist: Tyler Gibson
www.pokedasquid.com

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