The Ongoing Concept
Album • 2013
? I see your nickel and raise you a dime These piano players keep playin' the same tune every single night over and over I'm gettin' sick of it! Hey piano player! Hey fellas, take a look who just walked in Well, look who it is! Back for another game now are we? We all know how that went last time
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
Let's deal the cards again! It's trickery, it's trickery at its worst Your bluff is called, I see your eyes You lied to me, and now I'm all in Hey bartender, grab me a chair I've got some business to settle Hey, how y'all doing? I don't know where I'm going, but I know where I've been I've spent so many days trying to find my way back home I get so lost so many times before But I think I've finally found my place I'm done with it, I'm done with it And there's nothing you can say to bring me back to it I'm done with it, I'm done with it And there's nothing you can say to bring me back to it Nothing you can say Don't mess up one single time You may never get the chance again Don't mess up one single time You may never get the chance again Don't mess up one single time You may never be the same again (same again) Don't mess up, even for a second You may never get the chance again I see you by that table It's time to show you these cards You've failed to figure out that I can see right through your lies Now I've got the upper hand, oh baby You've mistaken me for someone I used to be But your trickery, it has failed Trickery will never defeat me Trickery will never defeat me Trickery will never defeat me Don't mess up one single time (single time) Don't mess up one single time You may never be the same again (same again) Don't mess up, even for a second You may never get the chance again I don't know where I'm going, but I know where I'm at Oh, I've spent so many days trying to find my way back home I was tricked once, but I won't be tricked again There's a cheater in the house, and I won't stand for it anymore You'll never get a chance To take my money again Hey y'all, we've got a cheater in the house Haha, you're not getting away with your trickery Oh Sheriff, it's time you got him brought out here And I'm taking back all that is mine Hey Sheriff, why not show this guy to the door? (You are the one I can't find, can't find another)
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
You are the one I can't find, I can't find another You are the one I can't find, I can't find another You are the one I can't find, I can't find another You are the one I can't find, I can't find another This road I travel on my own, year after year I was an outcast to everyone that would never understand I grew up with a guitar in my hands But what's it mean to you When all you saw in me was another jersey I've never been a fan of your competition I don't want to be on your field Put me on stage in front of a thousand people And I will show you how I feel You are the one I can't find, I can't find another You are the one I can't find, I can't find another like you This road I live on my own All the coaches thought that I was the crazy one But when you're old and frail, six concussions past I'll still be playing my guitar On my guitar all the while You are the one I can't find, I can't find another You are the one I can't find, I can't find another like you To all of those who can relate to me Listen to what I'm about to say You were all given a gift Don't ever let that go to waste I say, "Don't ever tell me what I'm supposed to be" You say, "Don't ever tell us what we're supposed to be" I've never been a fan of your competition I've never been a fan of your competition Everyone, listen up You might not understand where my passion lies But I know deep down, I can't find another one I might travel the world and never make it big But at the end of the day, I'll know that you are the one Oh, you are the one You are the one You are the one You are the one Oh, you are the one You are the one You are the one Oh, you are the one You are the one You are the one Oh, you are the one You are the one You are the one Oh, you are the one
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
Hey kids! Gather around, I want to tell you something Come on, clap your hands, here we go Clap, clap, 1, 2, 3, 4 Stop being the print and start being the painting I'll never look at this as if it's a game again Copies of copies, when did distinction become a sin? With conformity let's see how far we can walk in someone else's shoes Because their success is our success To what, to what ending? With them you rise, and with them you fall Without them you are lost How does it feel to be responsible for being pollution? (What's that?) How does it feel to be responsible for being pollution? Let's make noise pollution But you still claim to be original I've seen your kind before You justify your fakeness by making false claims about your sound and Who you are Who you are To what, to what ending? I've seen so many like you before That's all you'll be unless you... Stop being the print of someone else's painting Stop being the print, stop being the print, stop being the print Stop being the print of someone else's painting It's time that you forgot about copycats and chasing tails Stop being the print of someone else's painting Because in the end you'll amount to be a, a kid without a brush No one in this generation has any originality No one is trying and we're all becoming (with conformity all you will Amount to be is) Lazy! We're all lazy! Don't copy instead of create To what ending, to what ending now? You've abused the system and made this a mess And I can't help but be bitter Stop being the print of someone else's painting It's time that you forgot about copycats and chasing tails Stop being the print of someone else's painting Because in the end you'll amount to be a, a kid without a brush Stop being the print of someone else's painting There's no room for copycats and chasing tails Oh, no one is being anything in this generation Don't be that kid Don't be that kid without the brush When I was a young boy, my mamma said to me "Son, don't be like the other boys. Just follow your own feet" I said, "Mamma, don't you be afraid. Don't worry about a thing Because when I grow up I'm gonna be an artist and not a cover girl" I said, don't be the print of someone else's painting Don't be the print of someone else's painting Don't be the print of someone else's painting Stop being the print, stop being the print, start being the painting
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
This is not my plan I just saw you You were headed down that road That long and lonely road I saw them before you saw them yourself You couldn't stop them I only thought that I was helping I guess I wasn't I saw you in a little situation You were stuck in your ways I saw you in a little situation I had to rescue you I saw you in a little situation You were stuck in your ways I saw you, I saw you in a little situation I don't know who you even are Yet you're the one who's running I don't know why I am the one here I won't stand here, I won't stand still Not when I've got the chance To prove that I'm still the one That will save you from that ride Hold on, don't worry, I'm on my way I don't know why I'm here but I know it was meant to be, to be (I saw you) I saw you in a little situation You were stuck in your ways I saw you in a little situation I had to rescue you I won't let the stranger be left astray When I have the chance to make things better I saw you in a little situation I had to rescue you Oh baby, a situation I saw you in a little situation Hold on, don't worry, I'm on my way I'll rescue you no matter what you say Your faith in me is fading fast Don't worry, don't worry I won't stand here, standing still As long as I got the means to make things right I won't let you go astray There's no time I'm gonna get you out alive There's no freedom unless I get you out of this situation There's no time I'm gonna get you out alive There's no freedom unless I get you out of this situation I will get you out alive (I'll get you out alive) I will get you out alive (of this little situation) I will get you out alive (I'll get you out alive) I will get you out alive Out of this little situation (alive) I saw you in a little situation You were stuck in your ways I saw you in a little situation I had to rescue you I won't let the stranger be left astray When I have the chance to make things better I saw you in a little situation I had to rescue you Had to rescue you, rescue you I had to rescue you Hold on, don't worry, I'm on my way
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
She walks with a sway I hope I never replicate She thinks she's on top of the world Living two lives at the same time Sunday's revival brought you to your senses Repent, repent for all your sins But the second you walked out those double doors You became the same that you were when you walked in She hits the ground so hard she can't get back up But how would I know? I wasn't even there I'm hearing it from somebody else Living in a world of lies Won't get you anywhere in this life Even though I'll always love you I'm still stuck with a liar for a friend His father was a preacher And he knew that book like the back of his hand To him it's just a novel, oh just a novel Raise those hands, make them think that you're in the congregation Fake it, fake it But when you walk back through those double doors The mask comes off and you keep on living for yourself You make it out to be a game You make it out to be a game You make it out to be a game Pretending to be something you are not Nobody knows, nobody knows that your actions speak differently when You're not alone The public eye has no idea what you're like in the middle of the night But the public eye is not the only eye that's watching you Living in a world of lies Won't get you anywhere in this life Even though I'll always love you I'm still stuck with a liar for a friend A liar, a liar, a liar for a friend A friend, a friend, a liar for a friend Sunday's revival Let's see how much you've changed You made it out to be a game Sunday's revival Let's see how much you've changed Let's see how much you've changed
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
Sidelines, you are the worst I've hated you all of these years I never got a chance to be on your team Day after day, year after year I saw them come, I saw them go Through it all we stayed the same Through it all we stayed the same You say, "We're too close to be anything more" And I say, "How would you know?" You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well for love Dreams, you are the worst I've hated you all of these nights I tell everyone that I know "I don't remember a single one" But the truth is, I've had the same dream all of these nights And it won't ever go away, it won't ever go away Please, go away You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well for love You think you know me when you know my favorite bands, and who my favorite singer is You think you know me when you know what time I go to bed, because work starts early You think you know me when you call me in the middle of the night And know I'll answer because I always do You think you know me, but you don't 'Cause if you did then you'd know You haven't seen nothin' yet You haven't seen nothin' yet You haven't seen nothin' yet I don't wanna, I don't wanna be left on the sidelines I don't wanna, I don't wanna be left on the sidelines You say, "We're too close to be anything more" But how would you know, how would you know When you've only seen me on the sidelines? You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well You think you know me, you think you know me You think you know me way too well for love You haven't seen nothin' yet You haven't seen nothin' yet You haven't seen nothin' yet You haven't seen nothin' yet
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
Failures and fakes and those who don't get their way All seem to have excuses for how they think Justified, dignified, they all pledge their innocence And I would know because, because I'm one of them It's through expression that we make our understanding Are we who we are if it's who we appear to be? Let me tell you friends, I've found out the hard way Imitations don't produce originality Don't, don't, don't, don't think I've escaped I'm just as guilty Because we're all failures and fakes And if you won't believe it Well then I've seen your future It's not that impressive Excuses, excuses we got 'em all, they're weighing us down We all got faults, we all got faults But no one seems to be blaming themselves Friends, I've found out the hard way Hypocrisy runs free when you talk as if you're blameless Don't, don't, don't, don't think I've escaped I'm just as guilty We're all failures and fakes And if you won't believe it Well then I've seen your future It's not that impressive But if you're not willing to be reasonable then I'll be leaving Because there's no use in trying to change the proud or heal the ungrateful Heal, heal the ungrateful But you know better than I do That your walls are falling down, and there's no way for you to stop it This is no one's fault but your own (hey, hey, hey, hey) So stop running (hey, hey, hey, hey) from your problems Because they won't fix themselves We're all broken We're all so broken It takes a man to acknowledge his weakness We're broken We're all so broken It takes a man to acknowledge his weakness There may only be a speck in your eye But denial's gonna keep it there, keep it there Yes I know there's a plank in my eye, but I'm willing Willing to admit it You got no trouble finding sin in my eyes But all that changes when it seems like it's your neck on the line
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
Where is your foundation? We took all you had out from under your feet And you can't stand alone Pretending to our face that you're someone innocent (innocent) When the news hit and you weren't coming around no more You started to fall And it didn't take long Before you hit rock bottom Harder than a stone hits the ground (you hit rock bottom) You hit rock bottom harder than a stone hits the ground But we couldn't continue to ignore that you only wanted the prize But weren't willing to walk the walk, the walk We've seen everything that you wanted to be, nothing else We've seen everything that you wanted to be: fame, riches, glory You weren't the wisest decision we've made I can assure you that we won't make the same mistake Your voice is in our past And we'll always remember Like autumn you changed (you changed) Like autumn you changed But you're not the same anymore Like autumn you changed (you changed) Like autumn you changed, but not for the better Not for the better, better Not for the better I'm not here to point my fingers Or kick you while you're down No one stays angry forever But I forgot to tell you... And I forgot to tell you And I said Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you You're on your own Your own, your own, your own And oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you You're on your... Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you And I said, oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you You're on your own I forgot to tell you That you're on your own You're on your own
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
"Get away from me," I wanted to say I've held myself back so many times from saying this to you I'll take the picture, and I'll fake the smile It's funny you showed up, where've you been the past four years? But now that I've got your attention, let me tell you what's been on my mind You forgot about the ones you grew up with And continue living as if I don't exist Those full-time jobs, they never paid enough To make it out to a single show Those full-time jobs, they never paid enough To make it out to a single show But these words fall on deaf ears Because most of my friends will never hear these words So I'll speak freely To those of you I knew the most yet cared the least about me You're the reason that I'll speak freely But I do know if you do hear this song you're going to call me up and say "Michael, what's wrong? Is everything ok?" And I'm gonna tell you this: "No! It's not ok! 'Cause for the past four years you haven't said a single thing Yes, something's wrong One-sided frienships only last for so long" No one is communicating What's keeping things from fading away? Oh yeah, don't forget the ones you grew up with Because when your four years are up, my dear I can guarantee that you'll end up back here When those crazy years come to an end I can assure you that you'll be the one without any friends Hold it, hold it! Hold that thought Wake up Class of Twenty-Ten I've got something to say, I've got something to say When we're all done growing up You're gonna wish we would have stayed in touch Wake up Class of Twenty-Ten I've got something to say, something to say Four years now I haven't seen your face I warned you two years ago, wake up
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
I never believed there was another side But now my time has come I don't have the time to decide As my eyes begin to close, I see you holding my hand I know you won't let me go without a fight Falling for a second there But you caught me, but you caught me Falling for a second there But you caught me on the way down Falling for a second there But you caught me, but you caught me Falling for a second there But you caught me on the way down You are the love of my life Don't leave me now You are the love of my life We grew old together Don't leave me knowing I'll never see you on the other side You are the love of my life We grew old together Don't leave me knowing I'll never see you on the other side Falling for a second there But I caught you, I caught you Falling for a second there But I caught you on the way down Falling for a second there But I caught you (but you caught me), I caught you (you caught me) Falling for a second there But I caught you on the way down (but you caught me on the way down) Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' now Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' now Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' now Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' Goodbye, so long, I'm leavin' now
Submitted by Infernal Flame — Feb 20, 2026
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