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Learning To Grow

by Defective Children

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1.
Maybe There's a Reason 02:45
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Time is wasted with energy and no one can stop them from passing I've had this feeling for a while, and for me it's the only thing that is Everlasting Maybe There's a Reason Maybe not, it's just a thought Maybe There's a Reason.....
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Fresh Air 03:13
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Now that you're free, go on out and breath in some Fresh Air Don't just sit there, get up cease the day, take on every battle and challenge that comes your way. Open wide your eyes, experience life chase down that dream. Don't be afraid or listen to those who say it's a joke or waste of time. They just want to see you fail and live in despair but.... Now you're free, go out and breath some Fresh Air The world is full of endless opportunities and possibilities, don't be restrained by limitations, shatter the glass ceiling that keeps so many from attaining what ever it is that they aspire for. Believe in the power of  soul and free will realize the beauty of human potential, follow your heart it's never to late because you're free....
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Learning To Grow 01:45
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I have the power of the sun Clean water and seeds Mother Earth and everything I need To thrive and survive But I Know..... I still have a lot more to learn Like Learning to Grow Learning to love Learning to live Learning to Grow Learning to give Learning to Grow
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No Turning Back 02:16
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Thundercloud 02:06
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Bee Hive Mind 01:46
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I hear the Buzzing of the Bee Hive Mind Of the Bee Hive Mind Misbehaving, out of line In the Bee Hive Mind, Swarming Behind That Crazy Look In Your Eyes
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Why No Tomorrow 01:19
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I just wanna know if it's true What they're telling me about you It happened to you once again Left there hanging without a friend You can pull-though it we say But you tell us there aint no way Now I wonder what I can do To help you see it through to another day So many tears have been shed while you were hanging there, wishing you were dead Your brother cut you down and said he probably should have freed you from the pain Chained to another day I came to visit you In your hospital bed I saw you laying there and said What's wrong with you? What can I do? To help you pull through? Chained to the pain you stay, and make it through to another day Tell me my friend is it true? Out of the black and into the blue A rock and roll suicide..... Buy the ticket, take the ride away, to another day
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Someone Special 01:20
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Happiness 02:39
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To walk the middle path and be content aware that there are many things Hidden that happen and can't be perceived When the problems seem to hard to handle Impossible to deal with or forget Frustrated caught up in the struggle Waiting for death to set us free We kill ourselves for Happiness A moment of empty bliss To fill those deep and frightening holes With a quick and easy temporary fix We trade our skin for Happiness And end up hating what we get When it doesn't feel just like it should but only brings Regret Limited by fortified walls Stuck in between two extremes A whirlwind storm of scattered emotion Blows so fast and knocks you down Reduced into a bloody mess It hurts so much you can't believe The piercing pain and misery Abandon all hope and start to slowly drown We kill ourselves for Happiness A moment of empty bliss To fill those deep and frightening holes With a quick and easy temporary fix We trade our skin for Happiness And end up hating what we get When it doesn't feel just like it should but only brings Regret Unsatisfied after you receive The object you were longing for Has now become the enemy Obsessed with broken relationships Trained to accept the insanity Engrained in personalities Inherited genetically
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Wound Up Too Tight 02:30
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Wound Up Too Tight Suspended in a perpetual sling shot, pulling back but the elastic bands can't snap they only stretch out further and I'm the one that will not let it stop The potential for disaster builds up weakened by an eroded lack of faith scenes are unraveling and scrambled then I start to act like a wild animal Wound Up Too Tight Impulsive vices character flaws, compacted radio active waste, fractured brittle and broken bones I have nothing to push or guide me. Don't want any one to think I'm trying to be a stubborn, arrogant jerk but now and then I slip and stumble when there's so many things at stake and on the line. Wound Up Too Tight My eyes can't rest and stomach turns, on my last nerve and leg one foot on the ground the other in the grave, with a way ward mind and idle hands. You have always been here for me for that I can't convey how grateful I am because most people take one look at me and run the other way
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Just Because 02:35
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Tell me what makes you think that it's okay. To treat other people like trash everyday. Is there something I don't know that I should? There's no way that kind of attitude is useful or good. Just Because you have a job and a lot of money, doesn't mean you're any smarter or better than me. Just Because you own a home and I pay the rent doesn't mean you have the right to treat me like shit. Just Because you stack a lot of cash, doesn't give you the right to be an ass. When someone asks for some spare change, you scoff than turn and walk away, Just Because. Now you got the whole Bible/Koran memorized. And you try to tell me I'm in for a big surprise. If I don't believe the lies you sell, Well than I guess I'm fucked and I'm going to hell. Just Because you're so convinced that I'm wrong and you're right. You try terrorizing me into seeing the light. Just because you believe in God doesn't mean that I don't I just don't want you bragging about how you saved another soul. Just Because you got the whole thing backwards and upside down, It's not about peace and charity just intimidation and brainwashing, Just Because. Now you're Vegan you don't drink or smoke. Tell me is that some kind of joke? Outside the show you look so cool and proud. But when the bands are playing you stand in the back of the crowd. Just Because it's impossible for you to have an open mind. And listen to something different besides what you do all the time. Just Because you are committed to your morals and ideas, doesn't give you the right to spit on your peers. Just Because it's so embarrassing, to violate the boundaries that separate us from each other like the rest of society, Just Because
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Infected Teeth 01:30
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I have some nasty, gnarly, rotten holes in my teeth. that hurt like hell if I forget to brush for just one day. For awhile I didn't pay much attention to personal hygiene. it's hard to stay clean if you're a homeless human being And I don't think I need any health care. I need to see a fucking dentist And probably have them all replaced with some fake ones that won't hurt or give me any grief, Will someone please pull out my Infected Teeth. I started taking better care of myself when I was 25. After I finally had a roof over my head, and a bed to sleep in. But it was too late and I totally sealed my own fate, Now the only thing that can kill this pain I'm feelin' is Ibuprofen and penicillin. I don't need to see a doctor, That would be cool but the hospitals don't have oral surgeons. So if you have a dental emergency, it's not a medical issue. Fuck you and your Infected teeth.
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Fading In The Distance 02:50
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Leaving me oblivious to pain My skin is thicker resistant to any form of storm or seasonal change I like sleeping in the bed I made and cleaning up my room everyday Watching planets in transit far away Having new things come and old things fade Fading in the distance draining your existence Distracted only acting out of Fear And now I know I spoke to soon And now I know as I see you
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Keys To The Kingdom 01:56
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Standing at the gates, Your eternal resting place Wondering how to get inside We are given the Keys to the kingdom but We throw them away Waiting at the gates, of a Paradise Place Wondering why you're not inside
15.
Eat Your Heart Out 03:44
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"Learning To Grow" 15 songs by Defective Children.
We began recording songs for this album in January 2012, and finished in August. I hope that everyone who listens to this album will enjoy it and understands everything we're trying to say. Life is a series of moments, one to the next. In each moment you have many chances to learn many things.... and grow.

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released November 20, 2012

Me, You, and a Dog Named Boo.

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