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Ashtray

Someone asked me if I found God.
Yes, I think we met a couple times
But I’m not sure if it was Him
’cause I can’t look Him in the eye.
And all I heard were warnings
from my conscience in the guilty night
that said “I’ll see you on the day you die
I’ll see you on the day you die
I’ll see you on the day you die”.

Yes I’ve never been to heaven
but they say my head is in the clouds.
So I’ll just sit here by myself
and hope I stand out in the crowd.
I tried to make my father proud
but found out that I don’t know how
Tomorrow there is only here and now
Yes there’s only here and now.
Yes there’s only here and now.

And I hate to say it, but I’ve heard it all before.
There’s a war outside my window
Revolution at my door.
Keep your corporate counter culture 
that I’m trying to ignore
because I don’t believe in nothing anymore. 

All these teachers preaching right from wrong
can’t help the weak against the strong
or save you from an end that comes
for you and I and everyone.
So I’ll just write another song
for all the world to sing along
’cause after all someday we'll all be gone.
Yes, someday we'll all be gone.
Yes, someday we'll all be gone.

Now I’ve washed my hands of everything;
the fairy tales and fantasy.
Apparently reality has finally got the best of me.
And all those drugs I did in vain
they eased the pain, and numbed my brain
but life is just a high you can’t sustain. 
Life's a high you can’t sustain.
Life's a high you can’t sustain.

Yes I hate to say it, but I’ve heard it all before
there’s a devil in the details 
and salvation with the Lord.
No I’m not one for compliance 
and defiance left me bored.
I guess I don’t believe in nothing anymore.

Yeah I’ve seen the writing on the wall,
the darkness in the crystal ball,
a house of cards about to fall,
a peace of mind I can’t recall.
But man the worst thing that I saw
was clearly the reflection of
a boy who said I think I’ve seen it all.
Yes, I think I’ve seen it all.
Yes, I think I’ve seen it all.

Yes I hate to say it, but I’ve heard it all before.
After all these years those chandeliers
have crashed upon the floor.
And there ain’t no way of knowing
what the future has in store
so I don’t believe in nothing anymore.