We Are the Few - Streetlight Manifesto

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Embed: And as the day fades,
No one investigates.
Nobody answers when she calls his name.
Another victim, somewhere in a shallow grave;
I want to hold her and tell her "It's not your fault."
It's not your fault
We are the few that won't say nothing right.
We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this; no one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it.
I don't know where we went wrong.
All I know now is I got to do something right.
We are the few that won't say nothing right;
We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this; no one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it
I don't know where we went wrong;
All I know now is I gotta do something
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We Are the Few Lyrics

Dear
Mr. Gepetto:
I hope this finds you well. I wrote this letter
Because we miss you here in hell.

And now I know it's hard
When you don't know what to think,
And every single smile is a faux and you're waking up.
You might try but you won't get by
'Til you're crucified for all the things you try to do.
Yeah, I don't care if you sink or swim,
And I don't care how you hold it in,
As long as you don't bother me
With all the things I don't bother you with.
Nine times out of ten you might be right,
But what about that time you know you're wrong?

You sing that same song,
And everybody smiles but they'll never get along.

I'm trying and
I'm trying and
I'm trying and
I'm trying to
Let go,
But everybody's going down tonight.
We are the few that won't say nothing right;

We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares, and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this;
No one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it,
And I don't know where we went wrong;
All I know now is I gotta do something right.
So come clean;
No one should have have to live with the things you've seen.
But you're living anyway!
Well I stop the car and put her in park,
And I step outside, god I hate this part
When I see what I saw what I thought
Was a life that was more than a chore;
I'm just doing what I need to get by.

I don't care if you leave or stay
But you might as well split, 'cause it's

Not the same as it was
When we said our last goodbye,
And if you want the truth:
I was hoping one of us would
Pass away 'cause it'd be much easier then;
We could all get together and think about when
We were young, we were dumb, we were numb, but in love

And I'm done so I'm sending out this letter today.
I'm trying and
I'm trying and
I'm trying and
I'm trying
To let go;
But everybody's going down tonight.

We are the few that won't say nothing right;
We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this; no one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it
I don't know where we went wrong;
All I know now is I gotta do something right.
This has been the best night of my life.

This has been the best night of my life.
I could have lost my life,
And I would have lost my mind,
But now I'm fine,
And I find

That this has been the best night of my life.
This has been the best night of my life.
(I still can't believe they had the heart to apologize)
This has been the best night of my life.
(I still can't believe they had the heart to apologize)
I could have lost my life,

And I would have lost my mind,
But now I'm fine,
And I find
That this has been the best night of my life.
And as the day fades,
No one investigates.
Nobody answers when she calls his name.

Another victim, somewhere in a shallow grave;
I want to hold her and tell her, "It's not your fault."
And as the day fades,
No one investigates.
Nobody answers when she calls his name.
Another victim, somewhere in a shallow grave;
I want to hold her and tell her "It's not your fault."
It's not your fault
We are the few that won't say nothing right.
We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this; no one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it.
I don't know where we went wrong.
All I know now is I got to do something right.
We are the few that won't say nothing right;
We are the footsteps fading into the night.
Nobody cares and nobody stares with
Such conviction and I say:
I never wanted this; no one ever wanted this,
But they gave it to me so I might as well be proud of it
I don't know where we went wrong;
All I know now is I gotta do something
Right.

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Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums.

Several of Streetlight's members were already well known among the New Jersey ska community for their roles in past ska bands from that area, most notably Catch 22's Tomas Kalnoky, James Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley, as well as One Cool Guy's Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.

The band's first album, Everything Goes Numb, was released on August 26, 2003, and was distributed by Victory Records. They headlined their first ever show at Rutgers University on December 9, 2003 in front of a sold out audience.

The line-up has gone through several changes since the band's conception and currently consists of Matt Stewart on trumpet, Mike Brown on alto and baritone saxophone, Jim Conti on alto and tenor saxophone, Tomas Kalnoky on guitar and lead vocals, Pete McCullaugh on bass guitar, Karl Lyden on trombone, and Chris Thatcher on drums.

Though the band has enjoyed little mainstream commercial success, they have received acclaim in alternative music circles, and their debut album is currently in Interpunk.com's top 100 items, over 2 years after its release. In addition, they regularly sell out their live shows, and their first few shows at Rutgers and The Stone Pony not only sold out, but had people coming from as far as Minnesota and Canada. Their second album, a reworking of Catch 22's Keasbey Nights was released on March 7, 2006.

Streetlight Manifesto's third album, entitled Somewhere in the Between came out on November 13, 2007. Rumors also have it that the band is currently working on a series of 8 albums entitled "The 99 Songs of Revolution" in co-operation with Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, a side-project of singer Tomas Kalnoky slated for release in early 2009.

On November 17, 2009, the band's website announced that "99 Songs of Revolution: Volume One" has been ready for release for quite some time but "some record labels are just plain horrendous." They are also in the process of arranging a tour for 2010 but will spend some time in the studio until they have "a few records to release."

The first album of 99 Songs of Revolution was released on March 16, 2010. On this CD, the band covered songs by artists such as The Postal Service, Radiohead, and NOFX.

Band Members:
Mike Brown - Baritone Sax
Karl Lyden - Trombone
Jim Conti - Tenor Sax
Matt Stewart - Trumpet
Chris Thatcher - Drums
Tomas Kalnoky - Guitar, Vocals
Pete McCullaugh - Bass

www.streetlightmanifesto.com

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