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It Could Always Be Worst

by Poor Jeremy

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funtimeflavortown One of the freshest ska records ive heard in a long ass time Favorite track: Jacket.
Adam Brookes
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Adam Brookes The Skank is strong with these guys! Favorite track: Worth A Million.
Grant Baldwin-Madison
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Grant Baldwin-Madison Reminiscent of a crock pot brew of Big D and Choking victim. Favorite track: Worth A Million.
Clarrie Duncan
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Clarrie Duncan As a 22-year-old guy in his own ska band struggling to get a job that actually pays well while studying, this album has a lot of songs and themes that are so goddamn relatable. Particularly "I got ten fucking dollars in my bank account". God damn.

Not to mention the songs themselves are tight as hell and well written pieces of ska-punk goodness. Favorite track: Jacket.
Whitman Alleman
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Whitman Alleman Honestly, one of my favorite albums. Really want a another one. "Bottom of the Bottle" really hits home for me. Anyway, but this so the band might make more. Favorite track: Bottom of the Bottle.
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    This is it! Poor Jeremy's aka Poop Jerem's first full length album is here! Orders will be shipped out after tour (May 23)

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    While we were waiting for the physical copies to come in the mail, we made a bunch of our own DIY CDs. The music is the same as the album. Comes with a printed lyric sheet too.

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1.
I’m trying to make a difference but am I just wasting my time? Cause everyone’s going around and they’re all saying everything’s gonna be fine. You tell me that we got no problems, I tell you that’s just a lie. Cause we sit and we wait for the bad things to happen and that is our greatest crime. It’s the way that we are born, it’s determined from the start Sure you you got money inside of your pocket but tell me where’s your heart? When will we learn that we’re all just human beings? Life ain’t a race, it’s just a relation Tell me can’t you see? The people are struggling just like you All of them are working they paid their dues When will they see there’s something more that we can be? Your life ain’t defined by a dollar sign You just gotta learn to read between the lines When will they see there’s something more that we can be? I’m finding that everyone is scared to see what’s inside of themselves They think that the lifestyle they have created is all that really sells You tell me this is happiness well I couldn’t really tell I’m sorry world, I don’t have a job but I think that I’m doing well It’s the way that we are born, it’s determined from the start Sure you you got money inside of your pocket but tell me where’s your heart? When will we learn that we’re all just human beings? Life ain’t a race, it’s just a relation Tell me can’t you see? The people are struggling just like you All of them are working they paid their dues When will they see there’s something more that we can be? Your life ain’t defined by a dollar sign You just gotta learn to read between the lines When will they see there’s something more that we can be? You think that you fucking know.
2.
I wish that I was born in 1950 So I wouldn’t know that these cigarettes could kill me Ignorance is bliss but I’m an educated man I’m living in an hour glass as a grain of sand And I want to forget everything so I can live my life But the more you know the less you know why should I even try? I’ve found everything we do Turns out to be bad for you It’s so hard to ignore the truth But so easy to break the rules So let’s make our lives shit So we can enjoy it Let’s make our lives shit So we can live I don’t want to know anything If I know that it will hurt me I think I’d rather know nothing So please don’t talk to me And if you’re gonna shove your facts into my face I think I’d rather try to find another human race I’d take them all to a different place And I’d never tell them anything I’ve found everything we do Turns out to be bad for you It’s so hard to ignore the truth But so easy to break the rules So let’s make our lives shit So we can enjoy it Let’s make our lives shit So we can live
3.
Braindead 03:01
I never really was into assholenish and trickery But lately I just feel I’m perfecting my abilities I wish I could commit and I wish that I could change But I don’t feel so bad cause we’re all a little insane And even though I know that I don’t feel the same I feel like everything is wrong and I don’t feel any blame So I sit back and pretend that I don’t know anything I feel the needle break the skin and I don’t feel any sting I just wanna feel nothing, so I can feel something And everything just fell right down the drain I just wanna feel something, so I can feel nothing Where the hell is my brain? I stumble on the pavement The ground beneath my feet And I move it slowly Like this earth moves around me I just wanna feel nothing, so I can feel something And everything just fell right down the drain I just wanna feel something, so I can feel nothing Where the hell is my brain?
4.
Another Day 02:36
Everyone’s so concerned with being the best But who cares if you learn to stand out from the rest? We learn to play along, to follow their trends But let me tell you that won’t get you very far in the end Don’t be another cog in the machine Don’t worry just get crazy just get obscene We don’t realize that our time’s so short You got less than a hundred years go on kid give it some heart Learn to stand for something and you will make your way They can’t take your opinion away You’re just fine yeah you will be okay Don’t be afraid to say What you want cause at the end of the day You’re just trying to find your way Don’t worry that you didn’t choose to play You survived another day Everyone’s so concerned with their success They think it’s okay to make people feel like they’re less Let me tell you, I think that something’s gone wrong What the hell is going on? Cause I’m just so fed up with the disrespect They think they have a right just cause of the way they dress And the people they hang out with and the places they go You have your perfect little life? Yeah, well I don’t know. Learn to stand for something and you will make your way They can’t take your opinion away You’re just fine yeah you will be okay Don’t be afraid to say What you want cause at the end of the day You’re just trying to find your way Don’t worry that you didn’t choose to play You survived another day
5.
Shadow Facts 04:07
I’m living like there’s no tomorrow Cause every second’s one that I borrow From death himself see I can never tell How all of this will end The little things are underrated These simplicities have all but faded The way we live is a waste and we still can’t face The fact that death’s around the bend So what do I have to say When the choice ain’t mine to make We’re gonna reach the end either way My life is ending today and tomorrow and the day after that And my bank account won’t matter when I’m gone I’ll remember the faces and the places I’d never seen before Cause my life ends when I walk out my front door You got plastic in your pocket Ain’t it special with your name on it? A symbol of your greed Responsibility ain’t just another trend So what do I have to say When the choice ain’t mine to make We’re gonna reach the end either way My life is ending today and tomorrow and the day after that And my bank account won’t matter when I’m gone I’ll remember the faces and the places I’d never seen before Cause my life ends when I walk out my front door Does anybody know the truth anymore? Nobody knows what all of this is for We’re all just fading away So what do I have to say When the choice ain’t mine to make We’re gonna reach the end either way My life is ending today and tomorrow and the day after that And my bank account won’t matter when I’m gone I’ll remember the faces and the places I’d never seen before Cause my life ends when I walk out my front door
6.
How am I supposed to feel When everyone else’s band is so pretty And I feel so shitty Cause you won’t even listen to me I get it, you guys are really cool So keep sitting at the back of the room I hate people like you Cause actions speak louder than your words But that don’t mean that your words don’t hurt I hear you talking shit from a bathroom stall Keep your opinion to yourself cause I don’t care at all If you want to be part of a fucking scene Than support everybody and their fucking dream I’m sick of all the negativity Except for this part right here I hate people like you I don’t care how big you get You can stand thirty minutes for our fucking set You’re perpetuating all this bullshit Tell me how you justify it Really we’re all a family Play music together cause it’s what we need And it’s as simple as that Support your fucking local scene
7.
The Car Song 01:53
I’m letting everybody know If I’m turning to the left or right Or if I’m going straight I’m heading nowhere Just like my life Today is just like Yesterday and the day before Cruise sunrise boulevard No destination, never been here before And if my car runs out of gas I guess we’ll just have to Go play downtown for some cash And if there’s one thing I know for sure It’s that we shouldn’t Talk about death anymore
8.
I got no money for beer but I drink every night Ain’t got no money for weed but I still get high I think the ten year old me would be so surprised About the way that he now chooses to live his life And still I feel like it’s all the same Cause I feel this way every single day And I’m wondering if all of this is worth it What’s the cost for feeling like a piece of shit I feel all of this taking my innocence I can’t change the way that I live So we stop and hit the packie, roll some wacky-tobaccy I’m dulling my senses till I can’t feel anything And nothing is right, everything is wrong And I just wish that I could move on Nothing is real, it don’t make no sense And I don’t think that I could be feeling less I find myself on your kitchen floor And my life’s becoming such a bore I feel all of this taking my innocence I can’t change the way that I live The bottom of the bottle is the end of me Just move on and believe you’re free I just want to make some sense Because right now I could just care less
9.
Lacing up my Vans, I steal my moms van Feeling kinda drunk can’t wait to see all my friends Walk through the basement door There’s empties on floor Amps so fuckin loud can’t feel my head anymore I drink a lot of beer I go out to the show I put on my suspenders and my checkerboard sneakers I’m only fifteen my parents don’t know I put on my fedora and I skank some more Where are all the girls? I wanna have some fun But skanking feels better than masturbating This is where I’ll live and this is where I’ll die Ska won’t be dead as long as I’m alive 1 2 3 4 pick it the fuck up Cops at the front door Just tell them to fuck off I drink a lot of beer I go out to the show I put on my suspenders and my checkerboard sneakers I’m only fifteen my parents don’t know I put on my fedora and I skank some more Where are all the girls? I wanna have some fun But skanking feels better than masturbating This is where I’ll live and this is where I’ll die Ska won’t be dead as long as I’m alive
10.
Til I Die 04:36
The world seems fine til I open my eyes Until I take a breath, until I walk outside The worlds so kind til you open your mouth And let that sad noise out Don’t tell me what I’m about I’m giving up on this world Cause this world gave up on me So why should I have to feel like Anything is wrong with me? I’m so concerned with making you proud When all I wanna do is crack a beer and play my music loud And if I’m done lying to myself Then why is it so hard to do with everybody else? I’m giving up on this world Cause this world gave up on me So why should I have to feel like Anything is wrong with me? I’m done living between the lines You think you see what’s best for me I think that you are blind So I’ll sit on my stoop in the middle of the night Forty ounces by my side Have a good time til I die Forty ounces by my side
11.
Jacket 02:46
I’ve got ten fucking dollars in my bank account And I’ll convince myself that it’s okay And it really is at the end of the day Push myself to the edge And I don’t know if I’ll make it to the summers end If I die I don’t care At least I had a fucking good time So I’m sitting on the fence with no job experience Stuck inside this vicious cycle that really has no end So fuck you, and fuck this job too I wish I’d never known you and that’s the fucking truth Cause I’ve got my friends to help me out when I’m down And if I get cold I’ll just steal a jacket from the lost and found Cause I don’t need your money, I don’t need your lies I just need myself, you should find it no surprise I don’t care about anything at all If I stumble if I fall At least I know I had a good time Hanging with my friends and playing with my band And being here tonight Nothing matters at all If I stumble if I fall At least I know I had a good time Hanging with my friends and playing with my band And being here tonight

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Poor Jeremy's first full length album. Available for physical and digital copies.

Cassettes of the album are available for $5 via Too Far Gone Records

All songs written by Poor Jeremy
Produced & Engineered by: Simon Katz
Assistant Engineers: Calum Brockie & Chris Geller
Recorded at: The Record Company & The Fumblebutt Hut
Photography by: Yasmina Tawil
Graphic Art: Dismay Design

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released May 16, 2015

Nick Vazquez- Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Swiatek- Guitar
Steve Finn- Drums
Ashley Finn- Bass
Daniel Sigman- Alto & Tenor Sax, Melodica, Piano, Vocals
Aleida Bautista- Trombone
Calum Brockie- Trumpet

Thank You:
Alex Pickert, Andrew Ring, Andy Lowrey, Beth & Rick Modricker, Isaiah Rosenberg, Jack Daniel & Jim Beam, Jacob Wake Up!, Joe Scala, Johnny Capece, Jon Finn, Karbia Yuan, Kevin Davilia, Luke Johnson, Mac Shalin, Mama Swi, Mark Schwaller, No Such Noise!, Norman, Roggies (RIP), Short Handed Goal, The Backyard Superheroes, The Best of the Worst, The Takeaways, The Womb
& our family members for supporting us.

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