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French
c’est toi et moi
nous resterons après la tombée
du jour, quand la deuxième partie
commencera
mais
quand cette partie sera
terminé
et que la foule nous aura quittés
qu’est-ce que nous trouverons
sur le terrain
il y a d'innombrables choses
qui voudraient
nous séparer mais
je vais jouer
jusqu’à ce que nous
trouvions notre liberté
les dieux ne décideront pas
ce qui nous arrivera
l’avenir sera plus beau
qu’ils ne peuvent imaginer
quand cette partie sera
terminé
et que la foule nous aura quittés
qu’est-ce que nous trouverons
sur le terrain
il y a d'innombrables choses
qui voudraient
nous séparer mais
je vais jouer
jusqu’à ce que nous
trouvions notre liberté
English
it’s us alone
left standing tall, after the fall
of the sun, now the second game
has just begun
but
when we come to the end of this game
and the crowd leaves us behind
when we step on the field
what will we find
countless forces stand against us
the universe wants us apart
so it’s time to start
we’ll play until we’re all free of this game
the gods don’t get to decide
what happens if we live or die
we’ll make tomorrow more
beautiful than they could describe
when we come to the end of this game
and the crowd leaves us behind
when we step on the field
what will we find
countless forces stand against us
the universe wants us apart
so it’s time to start
we’ll play until we’re all free of this game
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50/50
03:16
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one, two, three, four
DON'T YOU TELL ME TO QUIET DOWN
I'VE GOT A GAME TO PLAY AND I'LL PLAY IT LOUD
ALL CAPS ONLY WHEN I'M AROUND
EVEN IF THE STADIUM'S SPEAKERS BLOW OUT
GOT A BRAND NEW FLAMING FASTBALL TECHNIQUE
AND THE SECOND-LOUDEST SCREAM IN THE ILB
DON'T CATCH ME ON A LUCKY STREAK
YOU'VE GOT A 50/50 SHOT AGAINST ME
PENNY MATHEWS, WRITE IT DOWN
YOU’LL WANNA KNOW MY NAME WHEN I STRIKE YOU OUT
FLIP MY COIN AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN
FLIP THE BOSS OFF FROM THE PITCHER'S MOUND
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY DEGREES
OF BOILING LAVA FLOWING THROUGH MY BLOODSTREAM
DON'T CATCH ME ON A WINNING STREAK
YOU'VE GOT A 50/50 SHOT AGAINST ME
and if you’ve got any doubts
you can take it from me or you can take it from the crowd
and if you think i’m loud,
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off season
04:24
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flames will take you too
there will always be more room
so to ease this burden
we will turn our caps in
and enjoy the Off Season
the days you will cherish
they’re all lost to blur and turned to mist
like translating a blackout
your whole life will just fade out
who you are is muffled by doubt
time will blink its eye
the best days just pass you by
still you keep on swinging
though the days that you’re living
never happened at all
all this time
you had thought you were alive
but your just signs and numbers
and you’ll be toiling under
your true gods, forever
and yes, we love you
far too much to tell the truth
we’re the ones that are gracious
since we gave you your faces
and the stories that make your essence
time will blink its eye
the best days just pass you by
still you keep on swinging
though the days that you’re living
never happened at all
it’s best you lie to yourself
you couldn’t be happy as anybody else
so you choose to believe them
all the memories given
by the Off Season
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out of mind
04:53
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so many fires we keep putting out
there’s always something new
and i know i won’t be standing out
if there’s something more important to do
but i’m right there, right there in your face
lead batter, out of place
swinging, just swinging, hoping to make contact
and if i do, i rarely make an impact
i guess i’m not on your mind
but i’m out of my mind for you
just need to unwind
i’m having trouble finding you
i know you’re not disinclined
you’re having trouble finding me
but you’re lost in the grind
you barely have time for me
and if you just leave me here
well, i guess that’s okay with me
but why would anyone ever cheer
for someone they can’t see?
‘til then i’m running, running from base to base
star pitcher, but out of place
so i’ll hit the ball, as far as i possibly can
out of sight, exactly how i am
i’m not on your mind
but i’m out of my mind for you
i guess we’re misaligned
i’m having trouble finding you
you respond in kind
having trouble finding me
i know i’m falling behind
but you’re always behind me
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good enough now
03:55
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I step up to the plate where they used to be
big shoes to fill, never meant for me
I hit a dinger against the Steaks
and they stare at me like I made a mistake
always first up, I’m always first out
to the noise of the exasperated crowd
maybe I suck but at least I suck out loud
and they said, ‘you're not very strong, you're not very tall’
‘you've got a big heart, but you can't play ball’
maybe I’m not a credit to your team
it's not my choice so it's not my dream
'you're holding me back, praying that you feedback'
I told the gods, and they didn't give a damn
so am I good enough now?
when will I be good enough for you?
couldn't hit the ball so I hit the bricks
landed in Charleston, got some brand new kicks now
I put my jacket on, got some friends along
guess I'm here but I don't know for how long
‘cause there's still this voice in my head
saying all good things must come to an end
well, if I’m good, we’ll know when I’m dead
and they said, ‘you're not very strong, you're not very tall’
‘you've got a big heart, but you can't play ball’
maybe I’m not a credit to your team
it's not my choice so it's not my dream
'you're holding me back, praying that you feedback'
I told the gods, and they didn't give a damn
so am I good enough now?
when will I be good enough for you?
my day came and I took the fall
caught up with some old friends down in the hall
but the cold flame could never touch me
they locked the door but I found my own key
send the squid my regards
I'll see you again when it's in the cards
but until then this is my fresh start
‘cause they said, ‘you're not very strong, you're not very tall’
‘you've got a big heart, but you can't play ball’
maybe I’m not a credit to your team
it's not my choice so it's not my dream
I know my place but it's not where I'll be
you can set me ablaze but you can't get rid of me
so tell me, is that good enough now?
maybe I'm good enough for me
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the devil you don't
03:43
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was a deep dark night when I took a left when I should’ve taken a right,
and I ended up at a crossroads, not the Hall of Flame,
out of the shadows a figure deft, the very personification of theft,
in a three piece suit says “This ain’t the usual name of the game,
got an offer here, you can’t refuse”, they roll out their scroll, quite bemused,
and before I know it, my hand has already signed,
“Most folks come to me to improve their sound, let’s try something else this time around”,
So we join the living 'n leave this joint behind
I’m back in the game and playing good, if my luck holds, 1, 2, 3, knock on wood,
I’ll be MVP five times in a row,
them balls I throw are streakin’ hot, before too long everyone's forgot,
that I was deader'n a doornail and now I'm showered in gold
a bit later I realize, it was as my friends theorized,
my pitches are makin' a killin' in more ways than one,
I tell Three-Piece that I want out, they says "I can't bring that about,
come back when you’ve stopped a few more of those runs”
several more folks burnt to a crisp, nothing more left than a wisp,
and I try to break that cursed pitchin’ arm,
just when I try to yank away, the rest of my body disobeys,
three-Piece, grinning, says “Don’t you do no harm”
let me out! I don’t wanna do this no more! But I can’t seem to find a door,
that don’t lead to that bedeviled pitcher’s mound,
my feet walk on of their own accord, all my protests deftly ignored,
my cries smothered afore I can make a sound
I try my very best to resist, but even then I can’t desist,
from fielding a couple horsemen that doomsday,
then the last of my resolve is broken, when that confounded word is spoken,
by the Ump: “PLAY.”
when I get off the field, there freshly sewn, a three-piece suit, all of my own,
I put it on while felling a single tear,
since then not a tear’s been shed, I’ve won the rat race, miles ahead,
and if we’re being honest here?
I’ve been dead all these years
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live to play again
03:03
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Is this worth crying for?
Is stepping up to bat worth dying for?
I’m burnt out I’m losing steam,
And I’ve given all I have to this losing team.
And I’m drowning in the flood
And the feedback’s ringing in my ear
And I wanna give it up
But through the noise I can hear the crowd cheer
Hold on now, keep your head up
Hold on now, just a few more games
Hold on now, don’t you let up
Hold on, you’ll live to play again
The gods don’t believe in me
I’d kill them if I only had the energy
It’s just a game to them
I’ll never be more than just a name to them
But I’m drowning in the flood
And the feedback’s ringing in my ear
And I wanna give it up
But through the noise I can hear the crowd cheer
Hold on now, keep your head up
Hold on now, just a few more games
Hold on now, don’t you let up
Hold on, you’ll live to play again
They say “do what you love,
You’ll never work a day in your life”
But I’ll tell you, that’s a lie.
And I’ll tell you, I don’t wanna die.
I don’t wanna die
And I’m drowning in the flood
And the feedback’s ringing in my ear
And I wanna give it up
But through the noise I can hear the crowd cheer
Hear the crowd cheer
Hold on now, keep your head up
Hold on now, just a few more games
Hold on now, don’t you let up
Hold on, you’ll live to play again
Hold on now, keep your head up
Hold on now, just a few more games
Hold on now, don’t you let up
Hold on, you’ll live to play again
Hold on now, keep your head up
Hold on now, just a few more games
Hold on now, don’t you let up
Hold on, you’ll live to play again
Live to play again
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Sun 2 goes down on the Big Garage
it’s a quiet time around the planes
it’s siesta and there’s no show tonight
just a duet between the roof and the rain
the psychospeakers all have their gain turned way down low
the bleachers stand waiting for a crowd
whether for a concert or a game or a punk show
The Garage loves it all and loves it loud
but when we’re gone do these walls sing along
to the chants and the dirges and the songs?
does the stage miss us when we’re at a touring gig
could we see tears falling from the light rig
does the Big Garage miss us like we miss it when we’re gone
does the Big Garage cry with us when everything goes wrong
is the Big Garage proud of us when we kill a pantheon
does it still love us when we suck? does it still love us when we suck?
even though Jaylen’s been alive a while again
i still don’t think we need to change the name
i think the big block letters serve a good reminder of
the consequences we face in this game
does the Big Garage miss us like we miss it when we’re gone
does the Big Garage cry with us when everything goes wrong
is the Big Garage proud of us when we kill a pantheon
does it still love us when we suck? does it still love us when we suck?
the corporations ask if they can sponsor us
so they can put their stupid ads up on our stands
to take the place of posters and queer pride flags
but they can’t buy our flags or our band
but when we’re gone do these walls sing along
to the chants and the dirges and the songs?
does the stage miss us when we’re at a touring gig
could we see tears falling from the light rig
does the Big Garage miss us like we miss it when we’re gone
does the Big Garage cry with us when everything goes wrong
is the Big Garage proud of us when we kill a pantheon
does it still love us when we suck? Does it still love us when we suck?
does the Big Garage miss us like we miss it when we’re gone
does the Big Garage cry with us when everything goes wrong
is the Big Garage proud of us when we kill a pantheon
does it still love us when we suck? does it still love us when we suck?
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saint of mediocrities
04:14
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I stare down the batter
I swear to the gods I can see his soul
it’s like looking a mirror, his eyes are mine
and that’s too much like looking back
the pitch ignites as it leaves my hand
double strike, double strike, the ghost is gone
another echo smashed without answer
no reflection, I am a vampire
death to those who dare to oppose me
I am an engine of loss, that’s why they chose me
hear them chanting my name to the stars, oh
what friends will I have left tomorrow?
I keep winning, I, I keep winning
I can’t stop, I can’t stop
or they’ll catch me
the demons in my sleep
I stay winning, I, I keep winning
I can’t stop, I won’t stop
no mercy
for the Mediocrity
at the very first light I am on the mound
I’m alright, I’m alright, i just need to get on
it’s either this, or I’m lying awake in bed
cause you’re alone when nothing impresses the dead
there’s something they all get, I can’t see it
if I’m working alone, then so be it
it doesn’t matter if I’m selling my soul to this ball
it beats the hell out of not being noticed at all
I keep winning, I, I keep winning
I can’t stop, I can’t stop
or they’ll catch me
the demons in my sleep
I stay winning, I, I keep winning
I can’t stop, I won’t stop
no mercy
for the Mediocrity
(it’s a long way home)
for the Mediocrity
(it’s a long way home)
I can’t look in the mirror
I can’t stand the fear on the face inside
I can’t even relish my teammates’ success
I’m jealous as hell of their progress,
‘cause if you don’t
praise me or fear me, then I don’t know
what you are to me
I bleed winning, I, I need winning
I can’t stop, I can’t stop
or I’ll catch me
the one thing I can’t beat
I stay winning, I, I keep winning
I can’t stop, I won’t stop
no mercy
for the Mediocrity
(it’s a long way home) x4
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lover no more
04:06
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the only thing that I know for sure
is that I’ll be a lover no more
I said I’d buy you a palace
you said you’re moving to Dallas
I said that’s too far just by a hair
but you stayed my lover from there
you said there’s never goodbye-o
and I up and left for Ohio
I had said that’s too far, you said don’t fear
and I stayed your lover from here
but I’ll be a lover no more no more
I’ll be a lover no more
the only thing that I know for sure
is that I’ll be a lover no more
it’s ashes to ashes and dust to dust
feed my body to worms and your nails to rust
the only future that I can trust
is that I’ll be a lover no more
I’m not who I was when we started
the girl who you knew has departed
my body went roamin’, my heart stayed pure
and I stayed your lover for sure
I said that we shouldn’t tarry
you said you wanted to marry
I said the future won’t stay the same
and everything ended in flame
now I’ll be a lover no more no more
I’ll be a lover no more
the only thing that I know for sure
is that I’ll be a lover no more
well, it’s ashes to ashes and dust to dust
feed my body to worms and your nails to rust
the only future that I can trust
is that I’ll be a lover no more
they said that times were a-changin’
the boss said she was rearrangin’
they paid us in peanuts, she changed the lid
but everything tastes like it did
we said to stop all the violence
she only answered in silence
we asked for answers, she ran and hid
and everything looks like it did
well, it’s ashes to ashes and dust to dust
feed my body to worms and your nails to rust
the only future that I can trust
is that I’ll be a Lover no more
oh, I’ll be a Lover no more no more
I’ll be a Lover no more
the only future I know for sure
is that I’ll be a Lover no more
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upside down
02:39
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morning all, it’s a new day on the field
with the Garages up to bat which means that we’ll be putting on quite a show
let’s play ball, it’s the only thing that’s real
besides the fact that we are going to lose but hey, we all already know
let’s roll call, we’ve got mediocre batters
and a rotation the size of a small nation, we’ve got some room to grow
overall yeah we could be doing better
‘cause we’re twenty-four points in the hole and we’ve got some more innings to go
we play pretty terribly
but we always could be worse
even when we win by being last
we still don’t come in first
we are constantly in flux
swapping our bandmates around
our team’s not used to looking up
we’re all just upside down
we play bad which means we are good at losing
but when the rules said we win by losing we weren’t good enough, so we lost
might I add that not by our own choosing
we’re the bottom of the league one season and the next one we’re at the top
mild nomads, yeah we wander through the standings
with no rhyme or reason, we’re just breezing through the wrong wills that we just got
scouts in plaid, yeah we soldier through the seasons but I guess it’s better to never win than it is to be forgot
we play pretty terribly, but we always could be worse
even when we win by being last, we still don’t come in first
we are constantly in flux, swapping our bandmates around
our team’s not used to looking up, we’re all just upside down
we play pretty terribly
but we always could be worse
(we play pretty bad)
even when we win by being last
we still don’t come in first
(we really suck ass)
first-rate shark bait, we can’t wait
to disappoint our fans
but hey, you knew what you signed up for
when you joined the band
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the sun, or at least whatever the sun is now is rising
and the moon, or whatever rock that is falls beyond the horizon
and the sunlight hits the pitches and stands, players and fans in the immaterial plane
and the fans, they pray, to the gods that the players they love don't end up in flames
my body, is wrapped in layers of sawdust and linen
they said, i was medically dead but somehow i'm still alive
my family, said that royalty shouldn't play blaseball, it is forbidden
but i was young, and didn't think that all my friends and family would die
now it's been a couple thousand years and blaseball's all i know
i've been looking in the eyes of gods, ever since the fall of rome
and maybe there's a chance, that it'll all end up some day
but from thirteen hundred bc to now, all we know to do is play
and i'll buy a bass guitar
get in a plane and go real far
settle down in the seattle in america
land of the free, that's where i'll be
i'll stand up proud on top of the mound
hear the crowd make sound and hope to the gods that it defends out my thoughts
i'm getting, a little bit old and little bit tired of this
it seems, that the thousands of years i've run from has caught up to me
it's hard, to play blaseball when you're easily soggable or flammable
i should have died, long ago, before mobile phones and roads, but i guess i'll never be free
cuz i'm stuck inside of a box of my own making
i should've died in 1325 bc as a king
whenever i think to leave, the gods just hold me back
they wave my contract in front of my eyes, they tell me the only way out is to die
and i know that is still a lie, cuz apparenlty people can be revived
and i cannot leave this unholy place, people running from base to base
people catching, dying, burning, crying, drowning, disintergrating
but from thirteen hundred bc to now, all we know to do is play
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garages, an anarcho-syndicalist blaseball band from the fictional location of seattle. we make songs about being gay, the apocalypse, and fighting the gods.
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