Smiles are prohibited
When we’re in the presence of a camera lens
Rarely do we ever expose our beautiful teeth
Our day job clothes are a felony
We can’t break the image that we’re marketing
Though I wouldn’t mind if the trend didn’t wear so tight
But I get high after every song
The spirit in the crowd’s got me speaking in tongues
My heart beats heavy to the pounding drum
And on it goes, like a secret nobody knows
We play it cool...
Meet us out back after we tear down
We'll spin the bottle, then we'll pass it around
Kiss our saviors in the dark
But Jesus, if your friends ain't cool
Then Jesus, I guess we're through
We play it cool...
credits
from Live Life Slow: B-Sides,
track released April 26, 2013
Written by Nathan P. McDonald. Fall 2008/Summer 2009. Copyright 2013 Littlebeck Records (Starlite Radio).
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