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No Cover

by The Tropes

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1.
The Scene 02:59
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We knew we were in for somethin' special that night at the bar We told all our friends to come, some of them came, some by car Some by accident, some shooting stars Funs raging, guns blazing Every night could be your big break, just keep waiting Bones shake, love hurts You put your best foot first And now your bubble's burst They told you before you'd even gotten there They were from outta town, they didn't care Welcome to the wild west it doesn't matter Backstab you in the chest a knife at an axe battle You can't play when your in a hospital I'll see you later, but I hope you know When you wake up just like I do In a drugged out Messed up Faded jeans Blues scenes Outside's in you achin' head Hospital bed I hope you know, I hope you know You started a turf war You started a turf war Somebody call an ambulance, We're in the middle of a turf war You know I never wanted it to be like this, But when you draw a line in the sand I can't forgive and forget, man It was pretty messed up what you did You’re a pretty terrible band anyway We’ll see you someday, we’ll see you someday We’ll see you someday, we don’t know when And we don’t know where, But we’ll prove to you there You’re the worst band ever, ever Yeah, we'll put an end to this turf war There’s blood everywhere It's a turf war Turf war
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Voices in Your Head 02:28
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We got the same symptoms But we're here for different reasons Never knew which side you'd be on Just always looked like you're the good guy I got no money to pay for What might be terminal Yeah, terminal I got no money I got no money, honey I got no money I see you in the I see you I see you in the I see you My head's so messed up man I just wanna feel creative I'll take all of your prescriptions And feel the way my God intended Oh yeah, I see you I see you in the I see you I see you in the I see you
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Rehearsal 02:52
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Sittin' down to write a lot Ya know it won't be long until they kill you or give up their heart Until they kill ya or give up their heart It only took all night to write one line It only takes daybreak to make sunshine Big surprise, big surprise, big surprise It's so much easier than it looks Just a bunch of fish and a couple o' hooks Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin' You're only cool by the fire You're only up if it's down to the wire You'll live your whole life to die or Die findin' out your a liar It's so much easier than it looks Just a bunch of fish and a couple o' hooks Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin' Sittin' down to write a lot Ya know it won't be long until they kill you or give up their heart Until they kill ya or give up their heart It only took all night to write one line It only takes heartbreak to make you cry It's no big surprise, big surprise, big surprise It's so much easier than it looks Just a bunch of fish and a couple o' hooks Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin' Screamin' and shoutin'
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Battle of the Band (explicit) 03:37
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I don't care if you love me It's not like you can't hurt me But if something's wrong, you can tell me I don't care what you got, this was never 'bout money And so it goes, judge me Alright Take it easy, now If it's the people I brought, You can f*ck off, I'm playin' my own songs Old, tattered and rusty So old, tattered and rusty If it's the friends that you got They're not what you thought They stole all their ideas Oh man, it's disgusting Bad cops, pens and guns Say you didn't bug the phones You know it's all talk So corrupting Pick me up, bust me Get me to the jury, lets' discuss me Oh, this must be how it's gonna be So, I'm goin' in, would ya cover me? Just judge me You can trust me Just judge me But don't crush me Please judge me Oh, please, please judge me Just judge me Judge me Judge me No matter who they say won here today It won't ever matter, it'll be okay You'll have lost more You'll've lost so much more You'll've lost more You'll've lose so much more You gotta trust me Don't touch me Nah, don't f*ck me Judge me I don't know why I gotta die For you to love me Lord, judge me Judge me Judge me
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No Cover 03:06
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We never even saw the scene Can you believe We spent 16 years in this sort of thing We're not that different you and me Except you just expect That you're gonna get Everything, everything We knew it And they knew it Everybody knew it Except you But now you do We're so dangerous We're so dangerous We're so dangerous We're so dangerous No parking, no money If they'd give you food you'd be lucky Just fill you up with booze And send you walking Guitar in one hand Highway in the other and After party's shit So turn to split Get home, relax Check the facts Machine for the contracts But it was never about that It couldn't be about that It didn't exist I hope it was worth it We're not that different you and me But I know one thing My only regret ain't set in stone Ain't inlaid in rosewood Ain't no microphone No, it flies like an arrow It flies back home It pierces your heart But you have to know it was So, so, so, so, so long ago And I hate that it took so Long but you have to know When they gave it to ya You sold us short So we banded together And stole the show We're so dangerous We're so dangerous We're so dangerous We're so dangerous

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No Cover is a collection of songs that follow a local band trying to find out what it means to make it. Eventually the band accepts their fate in obscurity, but they go down swinging.

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released June 1, 2018

Special thanks goes to the members of all the bands who have learned these lessons firsthand and keep it up because they don't know any other way.

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The Tropes Austin, Texas

The Tropes are a fictional indie pop/rock band conceived by Austin, TX multi-instrumentalist Matt. The band is a home-recording project for Matt, who writes, records, and produces the music.

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