Gerard O'Riley

This is about being a writer and loving what you do; savoring every moment, even though death is near. It starts out sad in the first verse, then moves up to content in the chorus.

This lyric is about when I was in high school in my senior year. I had four really good friends, Roger St Germain, Kevin Jackson, and Jack winegardner. We used to go out every Friday and Saturday night and each one of us would take turns driving. Our drugs of choice or two cases of beer one of Miller, and one of Heffenreffer, also known as the green death. It was all fun, very harmless, as we really suffered no consequences throughout the year. That was above average as a student, played three sports, had a girlfriend, and pretty much stayed out of trouble. There was a group of about 12 of us, and we all split up into Force. Those were some great times in my life, and I'll never forget those High School Days. It wasn't too long after that that thing started to go downhill basically in my in a year of college. After I tried cocaine, I fell in love with that, and devoted most of my life to using it and getting it at any cost. I wonder if all those years back when I was in high school, if that was the start of my addiction. I don't think so, as my behaviors were indicative of somebody who was an addict at a young age. For example I was selfish, self-centered, I like to steal, and lie. I didn't start using drugs until I was about eight or nine when I smoked marijuana. But I'll never forget my high school days, they were some of the best times I ever had.

This lyric is about the disease of addiction and how you become so selfish because of it. I know people that would rather sleep in the woods in a tent and get high all the time and try to get themselves help. They don't care about their family or their friends or their wife or husband girlfriend boyfriend, all they care about is themselves and getting high one more day. They'll go to any lengths to do this, by lying, stealing, or selling things that are worth money to a pawn shop. I've done all these things, and I only have one yet, and that's sleeping in a tent in the woods. I've been homeless sort of, when I was thrown out of my apartment, but I got to stay on people's couches. All of this because I was selfish and didn't care about anyone but myself.

This lyric is about a woman who's all about herself. She doesn't care about you or your feelings she doesn't know how to cry, she just knows how to lie. She'll do this to anyone that she comes in contact with whether they're just a friend or a physical relationship. That's all it really is to her anyway, she doesn't know about true love. She knows how to disguise herself well and it's easy for her to fool people. She's a coward too, and only strikes when you're most vulnerable. She doesn't know how to be direct and honest. That just make sure someone with no heart and soul.

This lyric is about life in today's world as compared to when I grew up. So much negativity and degradation in our world today money talks and bullshit walks. No one in Washington can get honest, and everything is political. There's never any bipartisanship anymore. I feel like if you got enough money you can buy anything or anyone. I just know that is no excuse for this. But if someone could give me a reason, I'll listen. But I don't think you can.