Selected Shrug Life lyrics from across past and future releases. Includes an introductory essay by Danny Carroll on lyric writing. Layout and design by Beibhinn Delaney
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lyrics
Confidence evaporates, hot air to begin with
Once again bear the weight of being non-existent
Skulking 'round the smokers, itching for a drink
Struggling to remember you can't know or care what anyone thinks
Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange
Self-defence dominates, every move and opinion
Safety in the silences, safety staying still
But you know it's no improvement
'Cause it never lets you change
And it only makes things harder
When you finally have to play their game
Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange
Gotta start testing the danger
Gotta stop believing no one else can think this way
Ripping up beer mats and gripping your phone
Watching the soundcheck, imbibing alone
Sipping the cheap shit, thinking of home
Missing the moments, it's harder to know
Gotta start talking to the strangers
Gotta stop feeling so strange
Gotta start testing the dangers
Gotta stop believing no one else can think this way
Until the act becomes second nature
Until the act is actually sincere
And all the fight goes from your forehead
Another brief bright summer appears
credits
from Maybe You're The Punchline,
released April 3, 2020
Danny - man voice, guitars. Keith - bass. Josh - drums. Naoise - woman voice. Jonny Fun - keys
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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