Captain Scarlet

from Maybe You're The Punchline by Shrug Life

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lyrics

In the middle of everything that's missing,
the tongue begins to slip
The voice of doubt and anger
finds an outlet far too quick

As strangers smiles are seen as smirks
Back to a Holden Caulfield sense of berserk
Increasingly cursing the phonies and jerks
For a joke you musn't be getting
A joke you musn't be getting

In the middle of everything that's missing
The mask begins to split
The pull of the past is enough to keep you
sleepless with a twitch
internally screaming what if
perpetually ready to be sick, now there's a
Pain in your face from frowning
No taste for the drinks you've been downing
Itching for the punchline
Maybe you're the punchline

In the middle of everything that's missing
You're left with lies you can't forget
So now you're doubting every answer
quick to assume you're under threat
Wasted in the Workman's
cultivate fresh regrets
Barking accusations
at people you've just met

Congratulations
No one's laughing anymore
King of the cowardly gesture
Make them feel as sore as you do.

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from Maybe You're The Punchline, released April 3, 2020

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Shrug Life is the questionable, protective moniker of Danny, Keith, Josh and Laura. Together they make music and fight first world problems. This is their story...

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