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(i like being fucked up)

there's something i like about being fucked up in a fucked up sort of way
life is beautiful, don't i know it
god bless the schizophrenics and the borderline narcissists i love em all

if you're antisocial i'll be you're best friend
talk to me about how you're convinced you're james bond i get off on that shit

obsessive compulsive, adhd, give me a call
repeat yourself to me for two hours
you know who you are and i'm here for you, without you i'd be lost in space madness
i need your love obsessed childlike laughter to keep me grounded
you're more mature than you think

send my love to the president of the united states
you got all that power i just hope you use it fine
i'm rooting for you donald, i don't like you, but i'm rooting for you

to the professors at my university i'm sorry that they drive you so hard
three hours isn't enough time to get through all that material
damn if i don't know it
just test me on the concepts next time don't ask me to memorize the percentage of seniors who use Facebook

it's kind of odd you didn't tell me you had a boyfriend before you agreed to hang out with me
i'll give you the benefit of the doubt
it's all right if you're shopping around and if you like the attention i'm giving you
but i think you ought to treat him better cause i know you know better than that

happy belated birthday or early birthday or if it's your birthday and you're listening to this then have a happy fucking birthday
one year closer to death

thank god for the astronauts and the scientists what you do is so fucking cool, i'm envious
just don't waste too much money for the sake of discovery if you can help it, i know a lot of people who are starving, new horizons will always be coming around, take some time out to feed the genius living at the local shelter

to the artists and the entertainers i love you so much,
i know the war you wage, i'm fighting by your side forevermore
whether you're famous or an amateur just keep on expressing yourself baby i'll be keeping a look out for your next magnum opus

to my mother and my father i'm sorry i'm such a fuck up
i'm sorry i don't call you enough
just know i'm praying for you when i'm not too busy to do it
i wish i could offer you something more
i know you don't expect anything back but i love you
i'll leave it at that for now

my brothers man i'm sorry i'm so fucking distant
we all went our own ways i guess but i think about you often
i know it's awkward when we see each other cause we're so fucking disconnected
i wish i invested more time into you guys
and forgive me if i don't start investing now
you know how it is

thanks to the drug dealers, oh man, thanks to the drug dealers
be careful out there
if you end up in prison give me your one phone call and i promise i'll do my best to bail you out

all my friends you've been so good to me, coming out to see me and letting me talk to you when i ask you to listen
putting up with my moods and backhanded compliments
thanks for giving me my space when i needed it

i got you boss up in management
you're so high up there but if you fall down i got a place for you at my level you need it
i owe you so much for all the money you give me for slacking off

this ones for you, you dangerous thinkers (you're my favourite)
making me think about things too, i'm so grateful for that
dying before your time for the sake of us losers
i read your books and they blow my mind
you change my life and expand my worldview

i love you god, i know this isn't the best way to say it but i believe it is
take a breathe right now or you might die
thanks so much for giving me this life giving lifegiving life

i'm so fucking happy today excuse my frequent crying fits
god bless the universe, so small but it's all i know, i'm so small but i make a little joyful noise, join me in the fucking chorus

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from The Things That Make Me Happy Aren't Real, released January 1, 2017

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