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My Old Lifestyle

from The Power of the Crystals by The Missing Teens

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It's time to stop being proactive and start letting *others* set the agenda. Put your sunglasses on and hide your love away. It's time to go back... back to your old lifestyle.

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So many enemies, so little time
When did taking it personal become a crime
Learn to cauterize my mind
While you're busy turning, turning on a dime
Nobody knew you before the hairdo
From your aide-de-camp days the way that I do
Now I won't let them lift your curfew
Until you learn to speak when spoken to

(Until you learn) Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back to my old lifestyle

See you stand beneath that streetlight
Outside the apartment where we used to reside
Crying for the child that you left inside
Now don't you think that crying seems a little trite
Stop thinking about your material girl
About the time when the material burned
It's not the end of the world - you shoulda waited your turn
Mental note: lesson learned

(lesson learned about) Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back to my old lifestyle

So many expenses, so few rewards
You have to admit it's a challenge of sorts
Acting like a man, crossing swords
Memorizing power chords

(memorizing) Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back to my old lifestyle
Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back - back - back - back
Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back - back - back - back
Role Reversal
Now I'm going back
Back to my old lifestyle

credits

from The Power of the Crystals, released November 1, 2011
Written by Call/Reiter
James Call - vocals, lyrics, keyboards/sequencing
DJ Pu Yi - keyboards
Spencer Chakedis - guitars
David Tirolo - bass, background vocals
Dan Gottesman - drums
Dave Schnug - sax
Brer Brian - trumpets
Jamie Stellini - background vocals
Recorded at the Kennel in Brooklyn. Lead Engineer: James Pertusi
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music

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The Missing Teens Queens, New York

THE MISSING TEENS have risen like a Phoenix from the Hudson, to strip indie rock of its independence, and haul it away in chains. The aggression of Punk mixed with the marketability of Beyoncé makes The Missing Teens rock’s only hope in this dark hour. The MT have earned favorable comparisons to DEVO and the Talking Heads and have sworn to take their deranged revenge on a world awash in slack rock ... more

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