Dashboard Confessionals: Aftermath (Debris)

Thinking back, thinking of you Summertime, think it was June Yeah, think it was June Laying back, head on the grass Chewing gum, having some laughs Yeah, having some laughs You made me feel like the one Made me feel like the one The one Drinking back, drinking for two Drinking with you When drinking was new Sleeping in the back of my car We never went far Didn't need to go far You made me feel like the one Made me feel like the one The one I don't know where we are going now Wake-up call, coffee and juice Remembering you What happened to you? I wonder if we'll meet again Talk about life since then Talk about why did it end So take a look at me now

Yeah, oh, maybe I'm right Or maybe I'm wrong We can fight for one single way to get along And we've all got to never shake down And I'm only missing a point And I guess that's the way to try to generalize So I told my problems You're never gonna get me If I'm too busy A social conscience Well, I saw it on the TV At least it keeps me busy Oh, maybe sometimes I find it hard to comply With people that don't look you in the eye And it's the cause of a commercial breakdown And I'm only missing the point It's what the media's saying That expects your head to turn away So I'll tell my problems You're never gonna get me If I'm too busy A social conscience Well, I saw it on the TV At least it keeps me busy Am I right? And I used to think that these things happen for a reason

I'm not knocking your want to carry that home Took it with you when you moved and got it broke Found the pieces We counted them all alone Didn't add up Forgot to carry a zero I can't be your apologist very long I'm surprised that you'd want to carry that on Count your blemishes You can't, they're all gone I can't see your response putting them back on Like they're waiting for your guard to fall So they can see it all and you're so Occupied with what other persons are Occupied with And vice versa And you've become What you thought was dumb A fraction of the sum Yeah, you've become Yeah, you have become A fraction of the sum The middle and the front And now it's coming back Hasn't it come too far? I was trying to help But I guess I pushed too hard Now we can't even touch it Afraid it'll fall apart

(Elton John cover) She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero-hour, nine a.m. And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much I miss my wife It's lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home Oh, no, no, no I'm a rocket man Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids In fact, it's cold as hell And there's no one there to raise them if you did All this science I don't understand It's just my job five days a week A rocket man Rocket Man

I'm the one you've been hanging 'round Just stop hearing any sound Found you face down on the ground Found a friend never could be found I've been waiting around Systems failing now On your honor, so I hear It's never been your fault, you swear Is the union based on fear? Tenement of tears I've been waiting Systems failing Walking on a wire on the ground Is this all your world tonight? You have to tell a lie To avoid a brutal fight I've been waiting Systems failing

Late-night drives and hot french fries And friends around the country From Charlottesville to good ol' Santa Fe When I think of you, you still got on that hat that says "Let's Party" I hope that thing is never thrown away Now I'm just waking up and I'm not thinking clearly So don't quote me With one eye open, I'm writing you this song Ain't it funny how some people pop into your head so easily I haven't seen you in there for so long I hope that life without a chaperone is what you thought it'd be I hope your brother's El Camino runs forever I hope the world sees the same person That you've always been to me And may all your favorite bands stay together

You'd like to think I have it easy At times I think you're right but then I Take a look around And see your eyes on me At times I think I have it easy Until I close my eyes and see This life in my box Lets you turn the key When you wanna hear a melody And I could never be the apple of your eye The story of your life It's what's inside I go through stages when I feel this matters This song and dance is the way of life for me You'd like to think I have it easy At times I think you're right but then I Take a look around And see the grass is always greener On the other side This life in my box Lets you turn the key When you wanna hear a melody But I could never be the apple of your eye The story of your life It's what's inside And I could never be the one who saves your day I'm just the man in the music box It's nothing special And I will never be Your superhero