※ SHINEDOWN’S ATTENTION ATTENTION ※
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DEVIL
“Pick up the phone.”
“You said it yourself - you’re scared of being alone.”
“You’re scared of being alone.”
“You can crack the code.”
“I hope you’re ready.”
“You said it yourself that you would never stop.”
“You pack your bags.”
“The party’s such a drag.”
“Everyone can tell that you’re poisoning the well.”
“There are no mistakes.”
“You need to know your place.”
“Nobody move.”
“I was sent to warn you.”
“The devil’s in the next room.”
“What now?”
“The devil’s right beside you.”
BLACK SOUL
“Who’s the victim now?”
“Face everyone you disrespect.”
“Who’s the asshole now?”
“Holier-than-thou, you’re not.”
“Baby’s got a black soul.”
“You made a mess of your life.”
“You’ve been burned once or twice.”
“You play roulette with a water gun.”
“Pull yourself together.”
“It’s better late than never.”
“It might take forever to put you back together.”
“You know you’re in too deep.”
“You’re running out of time.”
“You’re talking in your sleep.”
ATTENTION ATTENTION
“An emergency has been recorded.”
“Get down on the floor.”
“Don’t reach for your pockets.”
“Don’t run for the door.”
“The cameras are rolling.”
“By the way, did I mention…”
“The stories I hear are the stories I tell.”
“Nothing about me is ordinary.”
“My friends all say I’m going crazy.”
“I don’t hear a word that they say.”
“I’ll never tell them where the bodies are buried.”
“This ain’t a stunt.”
“The judge is a racist; the jury’s corrupt.”
“If you’re a shiny new penny, I’m a hundred dollar bill.”
KILL YOUR CONSCIENCE
“They say it’s all the rage to never act your age.”
“What’re you gonna hit me with next?”
“Why you wanna do me like this?”
“It’s always so extreme, but what’s it really mean?”
“You’re coming back for more.”
“You can’t stop ‘cause you’re already too late.”
“Cry yourself to sleep.”
“Kill your conscience, better you than me.”
“Do your best, do your worst, show me where it hurts.”
“Do your best.”
“Do your worst.”
“Show me where it hurts.”
“Come on, let me in!”
“Kill your conscience.”
PYRO
“There’s thirty seconds left.”
“What’s gonna happen next?”
“You better watch your step.”
“I bet the fuse is live.”
“What can you do?”
“Where can you go?”
“They just want to light it on fire.”
“They just want to let it all burn.”
“Set fire to the family tree.”
“It’s never one and done.”
“It’s only just begun.”
“The inmates are running the asylum.”
“Am I a headcase?”
“Did I inherit this?”
“Am I a hypocrite to say that I ain’t feeling this?”
MONSTERS
“Good for you, you fooled everybody.”
“Leave your weapon on the table.”
“Take a shot of liquid courage.”
“My monsters are real, and they’re trained how to kill.”
“There’s no coming back.”
“If I get trapped, I’ll never heal.”
“Call a doctor, say a prayer.”
“Leave a light on if you’re able.”
“We both know you’re unstable.”
DARKSIDE
“Can you hear me?”
“Am I speaking clearly?”
“Are you starstruck or just made of stone?”
“Do you need a savior?”
“You could cash it all in, I suppose.”
“You’re in deep.”
“Don’t be so quick to judge.”
“Rain havoc from above.”
“I think I’ve had enough.”
“Time to raise the dead.”
“Welcome to the party.”
“Won’t you please come inside?”
“You enter at your own risk.”
“Welcome to the darkside.”
“Spare me your sorrow.”
“That’s an empty promise at best.”
“I tried to play nice.”
“Don’t tell me you’re just depressed.”
“Everything you know turned upside down.”
“The symptoms are contagious.”
CREATURES
“Never give in.”
“I wouldn’t wish this on just anyone.”
“You seem to share my impulse.”
“I wouldn’t take this from just anyone.”
“You seem to like the results.”
“You can tell me when to stop.”
“I’d rather keep on going than be something I’m not.”
“We’re creatures of habit.”
“We don’t have to answer to anyone.”
“No one else knows where we’re coming from.”
“Nothing’s ever gonna change.”
“I ain’t gonna run away.”
“There’s no need to panic.”
“You’re just as tragic.”
“I’m not amused by just anything.”
EVOLVE
“Shut up and be quiet.”
“I’m trying to make you understand, this is what you’re up against.”
“In a room full of mirrors, I figured it out.”
“Look what we’ve become.”
“Welcome to the age of the new evolution.”
“Bring on the riot.”
“There’s only one way out.”
GET UP
“I know you’re clinging to the light of day.”
“Medication don’t do much - yeah, it just numbs the brain.”
“Guess you might say I’m a little intense.”
“Take it from me, you’re not the only one who can’t see straight.”
“Don’t sell yourself short; you might be bulletproof.”
“I believe you can be whatever.”
“You can do much better, trust me.”
“Ain’t nothing normal when it comes to you and me.”
“I’d rather twist myself in knots than watch you give up on your dream.”
“I don’t know why I never talk about it.”
“I guess that’s probably part of the problem.”
“I’m just gonna keep moving.”
special
“Hurry up before you go and get old.”
“None of us were ever meant to stay.”
“Life’s too short to run it like a race.”
“It’s never gonna matter if you win first place.”
“Stop waiting on your fifteen minutes of fame, cause you’re not special.”
“I’m not trying to rain on your parade, but you’re not special.”
“You’re not special.”
“On this earth we are all the same.”
“We all live to love.”
“We all fall apart.”
“We’d all go to war for the faint of heart.”
“I won’t hold my breath.”
“I’d never sell you out.”
“I’ll give you one last chance to own it.”
THE HUMAN RADIO
“I’ve got a four letter word for ‘I don’t care’.”
“Seen a whole lot of wrong, to say the least.”
“Keep your eye on the prize and your feet on the ground.”
“If you tell them you’re the king, you’re probably not.”
“We march, we fight, we live.”
BRILLIANT
“Count it down from ten to one.”
“Are you dead or alive?”
“Never knowing who to trust can make me insecure.”
“Let me clear my throat.”
“Let me catch my breath.”
“It’s my day to be brilliant.”
“Are you mad or insane?”
“Finding someone you can trust gets results.”
“Say it if you’re one of us.”
“It’s all the same, believe it or not.”
“You better run for your life.”
“I won’t crash and burn.”
BONUS TRACKS:
HEADCASE
“All I need is ammunition.”
“I know you blame your parents.”
“I’m already convinced that you’re an oxymoron.”
“It’s hard to be happy when you don’t know how.”
“You need a ton of supervision.”
ANWTD
“Keep your hands where I can see them.”
“They said you stole the power.”
“The myth don’t make the man.”
“These kids don’t give a damn.”
“This shit’s about to get real.”
“Truth is, you look strung out.”
“I’ve got some questions, cause I don’t understand.”
“They think there’s foul play.”
“You know there’s consequences.”
“I hope you got your thrills.”














