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Straight Edge?

from Necessary Evil by Joker's Republic

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lyrics

(Straight edge
Quit while I'm ahead)

I'm at a crossroads in my life
As I look back with full hindsight
Thinking about all the misdeeds that I have done
In just a few days I'll be only twenty-one
Precious son, not quite sheltered but never exposed
To the world outside my closed-off room
But that's what I chose to do

This is all so new to me
The kind of fucked-up funny chemically-induced feeling
That lots of people in my life take part in
And I'm presented with a choice
That I never thought I'd have to make
Do I need more than music to get high?

Should I go straight edge?
Should I quit while I'm ahead?
It's a concept that I've flirted with more than I've ever flirted with a one-night
Stand-off inside my muddled head
Cause I know I like my drink too much
To give it up as I keep losing friends and touch

I had some time to kill so I took that time to learn about
These substances that ruin lives as close to firsthand as I could
And I concluded that there might be merit to the need to be intoxicated
I never saw that coming
Cause I spent a lot of time declaring my uncomfortableness
At the thought of someone that I care about lighting up a joint
And the hypocrite in me still thinks that's wrong
While I am passed out on the floor with an empty bottle in my hand

Empty bottle in my hand
I can't believe what's happening to me

I thought I'd be a lot more upset
About this very sudden change to my mindset
After breaking all my rules, not breaking a sweat
No longer see losing control as a real threat

Should I go straight edge
Should I quit while I'm ahead?
It's a concept that I've flirted with more than I've ever flirted with a one-night
Stand-off inside my muddled head
Cause I know I like my drink too much
To give it up as I keep losing friends and touch

I don't wanna go that far
But I'm starting to think there's no middle ground
Is there even such a thing as moderation?
And do I really wanna know?

Should I go straight edge?
Should I quit while I'm ahead?
It's a concept that I've flirted with more than I've ever flirted with a one-night
Stand-off inside my muddled head
Cause I know I like my drink too much
To give it up as I keep losing friends and touch

(Straight Edge)
I keep losing friends and touch
(Quit while I'm ahead)
I keep losing friends and touch
(Straight Edge)
I keep on losing friends and touch
(Quit while I'm ahead)
I keep losing friends and touch....

credits

from Necessary Evil, released July 3, 2022
Austen Gray: Lead Guitar/Rhythm Guitar/VOX
Billy Smolen: Bass/Auxiliary Guitars/VOX
Pat Elwood: Drums/VOX

Trombone On "Necessary Evil" provided by Buddy Schaub from Less Than Jake

Produced and Engineered by Roger Lima at Moathouse Recording Studio in Gainesville, FL

Mixed and Mastered by Eric Taft at The Buzzlounge in Baltimore, MD

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