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from The Impasse EP by Eleven Twelves

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I don't wanna write
A bad song
I don't wanna throw
Verse-chorus-verse in a blender
And hope that the general public
Sings along

And I don't wanna
Sell out
I can imagine all of the
Angry critics together
Droning on about the
Lack of meaning to all of my songs
And I

Don't wanna see all my friends laugh
At my overly-personal lyrics but
I can't release a bad debut
It would squander my dreams,
I can hear the
People calling, people calling,
"We need another hit,"
When any critic with a brain
Tells me to quit

And I don't wanna
Be heard
Yeah, a crowd could bring pressure
And pressure could lead to

Words that are
Misunderstood
Something I think is deep could
Come off as pretentious, I

Don't wanna risk a heartfelt song
In exchange for something catchy and
I can't go wrong if I write a piece
Completely devoid of emotion
Yes, this ocean of stress
Will be relieved after the release
But as the reviews pour in,
My joy will cease

It hurts to write
More songs
Yeah, the risk is a big one
And it would be painful

To know that the timing is off
And the singing is wrong
And the drum is too loud,
it's too loud, it's too

Hard to accept you'll never
Be better than some of
Your friends or the classics when
You know you'd write a masterpiece
If you were blessed with the talent.

You'll never know what it's like to be
respected by the Internet
But you've got the girls' attention.

I don't wanna write
A bad song
The way you'll react
Will be oh-so painful.

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from The Impasse EP, released April 13, 2013
Knicksoup - Acoustic guitar and vocals
CG - Cajon percussion

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Eleven Twelves Toledo, Ohio

Two friends that play acoustic music together. Their band includes an acoustic guitar, a cajon drum, and Nick's mouth.

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