Five White Lies

from Forty Cents Flat (Demo) by Forty Cents Flat

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He’s in the alley,
He’s in the dark,
He’s on the benches down in Central Park and he’s soaking up the dirty looks
From you and me

Well where’s the punch line,
If he’s a joke?
All your compassion goes right up in smoke
Because he’s not the kind of person your dad told you to be

Deep down do you recall when they told you what mattered after all
A white picket fence wasn’t worth a damn
And I’d rather take the fall, then walk around standing ten feet tall
Knowing I had built myself the finest grave,
But never lived a single day

The books became your closest friends
Every single page turned brings you closer to the end
Another chapter passing by, is this a reflection of you?

All-in-all, it’s how we decide to live,
Sand slips through an hourglass as time slips through our grip
A highway to hell, no smiles in the rearview

Deep down do you recall when they told you what mattered after all
A white picket fence wasn’t worth a damn
And I’d rather take the fall, then walk around standing ten feet tall
Knowing I had built myself the finest grave,
But never lived a single day

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from Forty Cents Flat (Demo), released August 21, 2012

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Forty Cents Flat Milwaukee, Wisconsin

More than just fusing disparate generic elements, Forty Cents Flat dives headfirst into ska punk, hard-edged funk, jam reggae, and whacked out swing. Their songs often feature the band’s hallmark musicianship: Kenny Jones’ dulcet saxophone, Zachary Moser’s playful trumpet, Michael Richter’s tom-oriented attack, Will Richter’s sinewy six-string, and Nicholas Soria’s high wire bass lines. ... more

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