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Do You Respect Me?

by Sketchy

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1.
I don't mean to alarm you but I wrote a suicide note Because of all the nights spent frustrated and alone I got so paranoid I pushed away everyone I know And now I sit alone I don't mean to alarm you but I wrote a suicide note The subtext was all wrong, I wasn't too thrilled with the prose I tried to blame the world but then it hit me as I wrote The fault was all my own I wasted my time blaming everyone else for my problems I bitch and I lie All I wanted was your time (Lyrics: Schultz)
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It's fair to say that I've become a lame cliche I just drink and bitch and play guitar and slave for a week's pay Sometimes I think things might change and start to go my way Then the mailman brings another bill and I go prone again So I sit sipping coffee and staring at screens The real world just sits there and stares back at me I'm a Picasso, my eyes on the back of my head The patrons assume it's according to plan How can you ask us to care? A lifetime of rotting at work, it's not fair How can you ask us for more? When the future is death and the present's a bore What's it all for? I'll forever be destined to underachieve Societal constructs make no sense to me Work hard and get better, stand tall and be strong But cow to the dollar and follow your boss All that I need is a friend I know it gets worse and it will be again I want to believe in myself again I want to believe in my family and friends I want to feel healthy again I don't want to be forgotten when I'm dead (Lyrics: Schultz)
3.
A Faded Face 04:06
Memories come flooding back just to distract me Take me to another time and spot When life wasn't as short as our block To a time we can't have back and teenage fantasy Why were we always competing then? What was the point of it? I never had as much pride as then I've swallowed it, my guts are caving in How could we call ourselves friends? What did we get out of it? When we were walking in the rain we worked it out The type of shit kids always fight about You're talking to the wrong person, hanging with the wrong crowd Or a girl you'd never talk to now If I judge you for judging me, does that make me a hypocrite? If I don't point a finger at your bigotry, does the blame fall equally on me? I still wonder what I did wrong These games are cruel and sick The type of shit we swore would never change Don't think you know what we meant when we said it And now I'm promising I won't let you forget it Truth is it means more to me than a faded face from a memory Of a tired guest I won't allow to leave (Lyrics: Schultz)
4.
Better Days 01:49
It seems like lately every night I've been getting too far gone And I've been trying to figure out who I was when I was young And I wouldn't be surprised if I couldn't recognize him today And it reminds me of old haunts and old wants And as I look around my room for change I think and stop If I was a man I'd fix my car and pay my bills But I'm just a boy so I buy a beer I stay here and I know nothing's gonna change I think about the stupid stances that we took And the smug satisfaction we received when receiving dirty looks And I wouldn't be surprised if tonight I try to drink those years away And you've seen better days, but so have I And I guess I'm like the Hudson Always moving somewhere, never going anywhere And I guess that you're a half-torn branch Trying desperately to cling to sure even when the water's rushing in And I guess that I don't have the answers (Lyrics: Vizzi/Schultz)
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15 Mulberry 02:48
If you call on me, I won't answer with an empty ring Not with verbal monotony but with a well-meaning HELLO I don't know how to do it right but I haven't lost my edge I don't care what I deserve I don't look down to solve my problems I wasn't drunk, just overwhelmed Sometimes it's hard to tell With every muscle sore Deaf and hoarse and wanting more Constant contact leaves me weak I scream too much, too much to speak With just my living room to lend A place to share with old new friends If we can try to keep out of mind Guarantees once secure from a nostalgic yesteryear And for a moment we would all look past All these constrained identities All these constructed identities (Lyrics: Shay)

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released July 8, 2013

Chris Schultz - Lead Vocals
Mike Vizzi - Guitar, Vocals
Guglielmo Remondi - Guitar, Vocals
Craig Shay - Drums
Greg Steiner - Bass

Recorded by Tom Malinowski

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Sketchy was formed in 2013 in a Brooklyn apartment. They've since gone on to play festivals such as Punk Rock Bowling, The Fest, Pouzza Fest, Punk Island, and more!

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