War Crimes Lyrics
Behind my forehead's an assortment
Of things I'd like to forget
(In my paradise)
I wear a smile that's about a mile wide
I'd like to sport it
(In my paradise)
[Pre-Chorus]
It's my fault I miss my friends, I'm lonely every day
'Cause they all stayed in Texas when I moved away
I'm learning bands I loved don't want the best for me
Scared they're falling off and take it out on me
[Verse 2]
So I'll call Jawn and Zakk and Travis
Let's go do some bad shit (What the fuck are you talking about?)
Do we even do bad shit? (In my paradise)
I'm scared my songs will turn to static
Your knight in shining plastic
(In my paradise)
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I'm turning off my headlights
Think I'd rather stay blind
I'm forgetting how to hate myself
I saved my own life
In my paradise
In my paradise
In my paradise
In my paradise, 'dise, 'dise, d'-d'-d'
[Chorus]
I play along
I love it all, love it all
Give back my halo you stole
It's silver and cold
Give back my breath that you hold
I wanna go home
I love it all
Just like I told you so
[Verse 3]
God's favorite fucking boy band
Pray to be important
In my paradise
My death will be the fandom
Just keep your fucking hands up
Tell me I look handsome
So get your coke off my bus
Yeah, keep that shit to yourself
And keep yourself far away
Maybe stop hitting my cell
You know you could've been a classic
But now you'll never have shit
In my paradise
I play alone
I love it all (Love it all)
Give back my halo you stole
It's silver and cold
Give back my breath that you hold
I wanna go home
I love it all
Just like I told you so
Just like I told you so
Just like I told you so
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Vocalist Awsten Knight spoke about the song in a track-by-track of Fandom for Rock Sound:
Oh. Bud-dy. Oh my lord. What a crazy song. Initially there was another version – or when I first started doing it, it was like a girly base and I was like, ‘Shut up Awsten! We’ve got way tighter shit to say’. It’s me venting about the past year and a half, but it’s like an overview of that time, and is just me bitching about all of it, because bitching is great.
I mean, we’ve toured a lot, so we’ve experienced a lot with other bands. We’ve experienced a lot just with other people in general and how they are, and how they treat you when things suck – or when things are tight. Or how they treat me because I’m the singer, and he’s just the drummer!
- 1.Cherry Red
- 3.Dream Boy
- 4.Easy To Hate
- 6.Telephone
- 7.Group Chat
- 8.Turbulent
- 11.War Crimes
- 12.[Reboot]
- 13.Worst
- 14.Zone Out
