Paper & Ink

[Verse 1: Evan Weiss]
Have you looked in a mirror
Can't you tell your reflection
Is ruining everyone's afternoon?
And I've taken a set of pictures
They're just poor reminders
Of the faces I've outgrown

[Verse 2: Evan Weiss, Mike McNeils]
Have you looked in a mirror?
Take a second, crack a smile, "out of style"
Irony and apathy will get the best of me
I know I'm too old for this
(It's colder inside than it is in this city)
But I know nothing changes so easily
I'm going back one or two more times
Not knowing what you'll say or what I'll find

[Hook: Mike McNeils]
"They've turned off all of the bars"
Leaving light for sidewalks and empty cars
And I know you said you liked this town
But Syracuse is closing down

[Pre-Chorus: Evan Weiss, Mike McNeils]
Would you have it any other way?
Would you take it away?
I have to tell you something
I'm usually not this blunt
And you should brace yourself

[Chorus: Evan Weiss]
This is a waste of paper and ink
And your friends out-of-state
Aren't missing a thing
So despite what you think
Your bad taste is outdated
I'm overlooked, but you're overrated

[Outro: Evan Weiss]
"They've turned off all the bars"
Leaving light for sidewalks and empty cars
And I know I said I loved this town