Archetype, by The Beatniks (2024)

1.

I try my best every single dayBut I can't seem to keep the pain awaySpend my nights trapped inside my brainWaiting for the chance to fade awayWatch me fadeAs the tears roll down my faceDance with me if you still can Or take the time to hold my handTalk to me if you still careOr take the chance to hold me nearDon't live in fearDon't live in fearDance with me just one last timeWhile the sun sets tonightDance with me just one last dancePlease just give me a chanceDance with me just one last danceDance with me until you can't Don't live in fearDon't live in fearDon't live in fearI'm always hereI'm always hereI'm always hereI try my best every single dayBut when I close my eyes I still see your faceSaying please don't leave this place

2.

She says i'll be happyShe says i'll be fineShe says I should run awayShe don't think twiceShe says i'm a victimShe says it's alrightShe says i'm a beatnikShe ain't worth my timeNot gonna weigh me downKeep on running nowShe says i'll be happyShe says it's alrightShe says i'm a beatnikShe ain't worth my timeNot gonna weigh me downKeep on running now

3.

MemoriesSo many memoriesOf how it used to beJust you and meMimi i'm sorryAnd I still worryAbout youI know I broke your heartAnd I can never mend the scarsBut I miss playing cardsYou were my queen of heartsMimi I was such a foolAnd now I can't stop thinking about you

4.

I've seen it in your faceI've seen it in your eyesI've seen it in your smileWhen you walk awayCause love comesLove goesLove is something you can't findLove is something you can't findI'm tryingShe's crying for youNo lying it's all made up in blueYou hate the way I dressYou hate the way I comb my hairYou hate my giant feetOh but I couldn't careCause love comesAnd love goesLove is something you can't findLove is something you can't findI'm tryingShe's crying for youNo lying it's all made up in blue

5.

I'm not good for your mental healthSometimes I think I need professional helpBut if I leave will it make it okay Cause I can't find the right words to sayIf I leave will it make us okay Well who cares anywayWell who cares anywayStop me if you still care or follow me we can run to nowhereStop me if you still care or run away run away from hereI'm sick and tired of sitting around I need some friends then we could hang outI'm sick and tired of this placeLeave me alone I need some spaceBut if I leave will it make it okay Cause I can't find the right words to sayIf I leave will it make us okay Well who cares anywayWell who cares anywayStop me if you still care or follow me we can run to nowhereStop me if you still care or run away run away from hereRun Away from here

6.

She was a dreamDon't wanna wake up if it meansI wont see here againStuck under the sheetsI wanna tell her how I feelBut I can't seem to speakShe's stuck in my head A picture perfect photograph of the times we spentBut now they're goneAnd she is too but in my head She lives onWake up Jane it's not quite overThe sun will shine upon your shouldersWake up Jane it's not quite overDry your eyes we all grow olderWe all growOh can't you see You make me crazy when you speakEven when it's not to meYou wear me roundLike a scarf it really wears me downJust don't hang me out to dryJust don't hang me out toWake up Jane it's not quite overThe sun will shine upon your shouldersWake up Jane it's not quite overDry your eyes we all grow olderWake up Jane it's not quite overThe sun will shine upon your shouldersWake up Jane it's not quite overDry your eyes we all grow olderWe all growWake up JaneJane wake upWake up Jane it's not quite overI saw you passed out on the sofaWake up Jane it's not quite overIt breaks my heart to see you brokenAll this time you wasted hopingYou lost track drowned in your oceanWake up can't you see you're growingShape up now you're getting closerWake up Jane it's not quite overThe sun will shine upon your shouldersWake up Jane it's not quite overDry your eyes we all grow olderWe all growWake up JaneJane wake up

7.

I don't understand the things I say or doSoo bad it's trueI can't stand So i'm on my hands againAgain I tryI'm always baking someone else's pieAnd I wonder why?I wrote you a flowerPicked you a letterThought it would be betterIf I left townThey say no one's listeningTo the thoughts i'm thinkingBut it's no different When you're aroundWhat's the line?Should I make it rhyme?Or am I just wasting your time?Although I know it's mineThere's nothingI wouldn't doSo I wrote you a flowerI picked you a letterThought it would be betterIf I left townThey say no one's listeningTo the thoughts i'm thinkingBut it's no different When you're aroundSo I wrote you a flowerI picked you a letterThought it would be betterIf I left town

8.

ah sh*tFighting for a future but it's all in vainTreat it like dirt we're crawling off the floor againYou'll ensure that we don't ever find our feetSo instead we'll move our hands and dance to the beatWe are We areWe are the next generationI hopeWe don'tMeet your expectationsWe are We areWe are the next generationWe are We areWe are rules and regulationsWake up with no reason to get out of bedA bedroom prison cell locked up my formative yearsNo place to go and nothing out there for us to seeyou're feeding at the tableLeft us to pay the feeWe are We areWe are the next generationI hopeWe don'tMeet your expectationsWe are We areWe are the next generationWe are We areWe are rules and regulationsI'll never have a houseI don't want a carWhy work a job the moneys all goneThe worlds up in flamesThe worlds in painTake this pill to ease the strainApathetic (You can see I don't need anything ya got for me)ApatheticApatheticApatheticApathetic (You can see i'm in need)So patheticApatheticSo patheticApatheticSo patheticApatheticSo pathetic ah There's no future left I seeWe are We areWe are the next generationI hopeWe don'tMeet your expectationsWe are We areWe are the Possessed generationWe are We areWe are rules and regulationsWe are We areWe are the next generationI hopeWe don'tMeet your expectationsWe are We areWe are the Possessed generationWe are We areWe are rules and regulations

9.

A baby's born young mother can't affordTo raise illegitimate spawnOur generation is one big jokeThe illusion of choice creates false hopeWhat's wrong?What's wrong with the world todayWhat's wrong?What's wrong with the world todayWhat's wrong? (Whats wrong?)What's wrong with the world todayBlack rock johnnyHe had his funWent round the mountain f*cking everyoneHe lived life large and left me the billKnow he's f*cked meCut me out of the willWhat's wrong?What's wrong with the world todayWhat's wrong?What's wrong with the world todayWhat's wrong? (Whats wrong?)What's wrong with the world today

10.

We all feel painWe all feel shameWe all want trustSomeone to loveWe all feel smallThe worlds too tallTo measure on my bathroom wallI heard them sayShe's run awayThrough my bedroom doorShe wanted moreShe wanted moreWe all feel painWe all feel the sameWe all want trustSomeone to loveSomeone to loveWe all feel sad the trees bleed sapTo stay aliveBe truthful be kindShe ran awayShe couldn't stayShe lost all faith in the human raceThe human raceI miss you I wish you'd stayedThey're angry but don't know who to blameIm crying and in a dazeI miss you and I wish you stayedI miss you and I wish you stayedWe all feel painWe all feel shameWe all want trustSomeone to loveSomeone to loveShe said goodbye on the tree outsideIll see you again in the next life

released December 2, 2023

Produced/Engineered/Mixed/Mastered by Sam Charlesworth

Lyrics for songs 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10 - Written by Sam Charlesworth
Lyrics for songs 7,8 - Written by Oliver Charlesworth

Drums - Seth Sinclair
Bass - Alex Kendall
Rhythm Guitar - Oliver Charlesworth
Lead Guitar - Logan Edwards
Guitar + Vocals - Sam Charlesworth