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Oaklake

by Straight A's

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Michael F.
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Michael F. Groove-laden hardcore without all the tough-guy bullshit; I can't even believe every TURNSTILE fan isn't on to these guys. Really superb,,, This should be massive. GREAT and I mean GREAT vocals; breakdowns, chug parts and not a ridiculous pretentious growl in the house. Had punkrocks still been publishing, this would be an album of the week for sure. Give it a listen; it's pretty damn honest...
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OH SHIT YOU DID THIS SHIT IT WENT QUITE PAINFUL AND QUITE QUICK AND ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT TRY TO SHOW ME YOU WERE BRILLIANT NOT ACTING LIKE A DICK NOT ACTING LIKE A PRICK BUT IT CHANGED THAT DAY AND IT CHANGED SO DAMN QUICK AND NOW I WONDER WHERE WILL I GO, GOT NO IDEA BUT TIME WILL SHOW AND NOW I WONDER WHERE WILL I GO GOT NO IDEA BUT TIME WILL SHOW SEEMS LIKE YOU AND ME HAD SOMETHING TOGETHER EVERYTHING WERE GOOD WE COULDN'T MAKE IT BETTER BUT THAT DAY YOU ACTED LIKE A DICK NOT YOUR KIND OF STYLE I'M THE ONE WHO USED TO DO THAT SHIT I HAD MADE A PLAN FOR WHAT WE SHOULD'VE DO GUESS YOU DIDN'T CARE 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD TO GO AND WHEN YOU WERE GONE I RAN AROUND IN CIRCLES AND WONDERED IF YOU DISAPPEARED ON PURPOSE BEEN LOOKING AFTER YOU ALL OVER TONIGHT FOR YOU I WILL DIE FOR YOU I’LL PICK A FIGHT YOU WERE HERE YESTERDAY YOU WERE GONE OVER A NIGHT FOR YOU I WILL DIE FOR YOU I’LL PICK A FIGHT YOU MADE MY WHOLE DAY MADE EVERYTHING SHINE BRIGHT DARKEST NIGHT IT SHINED SO BRIGHT BUT NOW I GOT TO STOP SEARCHING FOR YOU YOU WON'T DO THE SAME FOR ME FUCK YOU THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE YOU WONDER WHY COME HERE AND YOU WILL SEE I THOUGHT THAT I MEANT SOMETHING TO YOU GUESS I WAS WRONG ‘CAUSE IT JUST WASN'T TRUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU AND ME HAD SOMETHING TOGETHER BUT OBVIOUSLY I HAD TO WRITE YOU A LETTER AND TELL THAT YOU ONE DAY ACTED LIKE A DICK EVEN THOUGH IT'S ME WHO USE TO DO THAT SHIT AND THAT I HAD A PLAN FOR WHAT WE WOULD DO AND THEN ACCUSE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD TO GO BEEN LOOKING AFTER YOU ALL OVER TONIGHT YOU WERE HERE YESTERDAY YOU WERE GONE OVER A NIGHT YOU MADE MY WHOLE DAY MADE EVERYTHING SHINE BRIGHT DARKEST NIGHT IT SHINED SO BRIGHT THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BODY WERE MY HEART USED TO BE
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5,2an 03:04
HAVE YOU EVER WAKED UP FILLED WITH ANXIETY FEEL SO LEFT OUT AND THERE'S AINT NO POSSIBILITY THAT YOU CAN CHANGES THE CHOISES OR THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID NOW YOU LAY AND CRYING RIVERS AND YOU SEEING ALL RED MISTAKES THEY'RE MADE YOU CAN ONLY REGRET GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE AND WISH YOU NEVER HAD MET YOUR BIG LOVE AND BUILT A FRIENDSHIP BASED ON LATE NIGHT WITH THE LOVE TOUCHING YOUR LIP MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN OR IS IT JUST WHAT YOU SAY JUST WHAT YOU SAY MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN OR IS IT JUST WHAT YOU SAY JUST WHAT YOU SAY YOU HAVE PROMISED SO MANY TIMES NOT TO FUCK UP IT CHANGED SO QUICK WHEN YOU MET SOME DIRTY SLUT IT'S HARD TO BE FAITHFUL AND KEEP YOUR PROMISES AND AFTER YOU FUCKED UP ALL YOU GOT IS MEMORIES YOUR FRIENDS WILL PUT YOU OUT IF YOUR NOT FAITHFUL TO YOUR LOVE YOU TRY TO COME BACK AND ALL YOU GET IS A SHOVE YOUR FRIENDS WILL PUT YOU OUT IF YOUR NOT FAITHFUL TO YOUR LOVE YOU TRY TO COME BACK AND ALL YOU GET IS A SHOVE MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN OR IS IT JUST WHAT YOU SAY MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN WHEN YOU MISS YOUR BEST FRIEND MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE YOU WON'T DO THEM AGAIN OR IS IT JUST WHAT YOU SAY YOUR FRIENDS WILL PUT YOU OUT IF YOUR NOT FAITHFUL TO YOUR LOVE YOU TRY TO COME BACK AND ALL YOU GET IS A SHOVE
3.
My Year 04:06
I AIN'T GONNA GO UNDER I AIN'T GONNA GO UNDER THIS YEAR I AIN'T GONNA GONNA PACK MY LIFE TOGETHER GONNA MAKE SOMETHING BETTER THIS YEAR HELL YEAH I GONNA TONIGHT'S OUR NIGHT WE'RE AINT GONNA GO DOWN WE'RE GOING UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP YESTERDAY WAS A FAIL AND MAYBE I SHUT A TEAR BUT THIS IS MY TIME IT'S GONNA BE MY FUCKING YEAR SO WE STAND UP UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP STAND UP STAND TALL UP UP UP IT'S OUR YEAR AND WE WON'T FALL WHEN WE'RE GOING OUT WE'RE GOING ALL IN MAKE IT A WIN SITUATION OR BETTER UP WIN WIN SKIP THE ANXIETY FROM THE LAST YEARS NIGHTS GET OVER IT FORGET ABOUT THE FIGHTS MAKE IT A BETTER YEAR CHANGE MY LIFE AND NOT BY THE STORY WITH A FUCKING KNIFE NO IT'S BY KICKING HARDER AND KICKING RIGHT UP AND NEVER STOP WAVING UNTIL I'VE REACHED THE TOP PUSHING HARDER AND EVEN HARDER TO FORGET ABOUT THE PAST AND MAKE SOMETHING BETTER SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL LAST WAKING UP IN MY BED WITH A BUCKET FULL OF REGRET OF ALL THE THINGS I SAID AND ALL THE ONES I MET I'M TIRED OF IT AND THIS SHIT'S NO LONGER FUNNY IT'S NOT THE KIND OF PROBLEMS YOU WOULD CHANGE WITH A BIT OF MONEY WAKING UP IN MY BED WITH A BUCKET FULL OF REGRET OF ALL THE THINGS I SAID AND ALL THE ONES I MET IM TIRED OF IT AND THIS SHIT'S NO LONGER FUNNY IT'S NOT THE KIND OF PROBLEMS YOU WOULD CHANGE WITH A BIT OF MONEY PUSHING HARDER AND EVEN HARDER TO FORGET ABOUT THE PAST THE PAST THE PAST AND MAKE SOMETHING BETTER SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL LAST NEW THAT WILL LAST PUSHING HARDER AND EVEN HARDER TO FORGET ABOUT THE PAST THE PAST THE PAST AND MAKE SOMETHING BETTER SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL LAST NEW THAT WILL LAST TONIGHT'S OUR NIGHT WE'RE AINT GONNA GO DOWN WE'RE GOING UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP YESTERDAY WAS A FAIL AND MAYBE I SHUT A TEAR BUT THIS IS MY TIME IT'S GONNA BE MY FUCKING YEAR SO WE STAND UP UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP STAND UP STAND TALL UP UP UP TONIGHT'S OUR NIGHT WE'RE AINT GONNA GO DOWN WE'RE GOING UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP YESTERDAY WAS A FAIL AND MAYBE I SHUT A TEAR BUT THIS IS MY TIME IT'S GONNA BE MY FUCKING YEAR SO WE STAND UP UP UP UP WE'RE GONNA REACH THE TOP STAND UP STAND TALL UP UP UP IT'S OUR YEAR AND WE WON'T FALL
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ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT SO DON'T YOU TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE FOR TODAY AND MAKE SURE NOT TO BE THE SECOND HANDED ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE YOU'VE BEEN DOING GOOD ALL OF YOUR LIFE THE ONE WHO WOULD GET KIDS AND A HOT WIFE DON'T CARE AS LONG AS YOU CAN LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE AND THE OTHERS WILL WATCH ON JEALOUSLY BUT LIFE ISN'T WHAT IT SEEMS IT'S NOT FAIR YOU’RE THE KIND OF ONE WHO'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE ONE DAY YOU SEE YOUR LIFE ENDS TOO EARLY BECAUSE YOU SEE LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT SO DON'T YOU TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE FOR TODAY AND MAKE SURE NOT TO BE THE SECOND HANDED ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE PREDICTED THIS NO WAY AND ONCE YOU WERE GONE EVERYTHING TURNED GREY DIDN'T CARED AS LONG AS YOU LIVED SIMPLE AND FREE AND THE OTHERS ALWAYS WATCHED ON JEALOUSLY BUT LIFE ISN'T WHAT IT SEEMS IT'S NOT FAIR YOU’RE THE KIND OF ONE WHO'VE ALWAYS WAS THERE AND ONE DAY ONE DAY AND ONE DAY AND ONE DAY AND ONE DAY GO ONE DAY YOU SEE YOUR LIFE ENDS TOO EARLY ONE DAY YOU SEE YOUR LIFE ENDS TO EARLY LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE SO FOR TODAY LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE SO FOR TODAY LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE SO FOR TODAY LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT LIFE WON'T WAIT SO DON'T YOU TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED LIFE WON'T WAIT LIVE FOR TODAY AND MAKE SURE NOT TO BE THE SECOND HANDED ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE ACCIDENTS HAPPENS SO EASILY AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO LIVE SIMPLE AND FREE
5.
Oaklake 03:13
THIS IS OAKLAKE MOTHERFUCKER LET’S TURN THIS SHIT UP IDYLL TREE HOUSES PAVING STONES AND OAKS THIS TOWN IS MUCH MORE CALMER THAN AFTER LUCKY LUKE STAND TALL AND BE PROUD THAT’S NOTHING I CAN BE BUT THERE'S A HYPE FROM THIS CITY COME HERE AND YOU WILL SEE EVERYONE IS TALKING SHIT ON THE TOWN THEY THROWING HATE AND BY THE CITY LIMITS THEY PISS UP ON THE GATE SO EVERYONE MOVES FROM HERE TO THE KING'S MANSION BUT SOME ARE STILL LEFT HERE AND TRY TO LIVE WITH FASHION WHICH THEY DON'T GOT NO WE KNOW YOUR LITTLE SECRET RENT A CAR BIG FAT LOANS MAN SHIT CAN YOU JUST QUIT IT AND TRY TO BE A LITTLE REAL AND KNOW WHAT WE WILL SAY IF YOU REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY WE DO THIS ‘CAUSE IT'S FUN AND WE KNOW WE WON'T BE RICH ‘CAUSE IN A TOWN LIKE THIS THIS AIN'T WORTH A SHIT NOTHING HERE TO DO AND THINK EVERYTHING'S SO USELESS STANDING ALL ALONE AND WISHING FOR A BLESS IF YOU REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT'S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY WE DO THIS ‘CAUSE IT'S FUN AND WE KNOW WE WON'T BE RICH ‘CAUSE IN A TOWN LIKE THIS THIS AIN'T WORTH A SHIT THIS IS THE LITTLE CITY WERE MY LIFE GOT A START AND EVEN WHERE I LEARNT HOW TO BREAK SOME YOUNG GIRLS HEART BUT I DON'T LOVE IT NO I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT IT'S FILLED WITH SECRET HATERS AND THAT'S THE ONES I DON'T LIKE IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT’S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT’S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT’S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT’S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY IF YOU'RE REAL TO US YOU CAN STAY YOU CAN STAY THAT’S THE RECIPE AND THE WORDS WE ALL WILL SAY
6.
Who Are You 05:55
WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME FOR HOW I LOOK OR WHAT I DO I KNOW I'M GOD DAMN MORE TALENTED THAN YOU WHAT IS YOUR REASON TO PICK DOWN AND STARE AT ME I DO THIS ‘CAUSE I WANT I DO THIS ‘CAUSE I'M FREE I CAN SEE WHAT YOUR EYES ARE THINKING EVERYTIME YOU LOOK AT ME WITH YOUR MOCKING GRIN YEAH I KNOW I'M DIRTY AND MY BODY ARE TATTOOED I'M SHITFACED EVERY WEEKEND AND SO ARE MY WHOLE CREW THIS IS BROTHERHOOD TRY TO BREAK US IF YOU CAN WE'RE TOO TIGHT TOGETHER WE'RE MORE SYNCED THAN A KLAN MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE GET OFF MY FUCKING BACK YOUR SLEAZY LITTLE CREATURE FOLLOW EVERYBODY'S LEAD IS A DAY'S WORK FOR YOU IT ISN'T THE SAME FOR ME OR MY CREW WE DOING OUR OWN THING WE COULDN'T CARE LESS DON'T LIKE TO FALL IN LINE THAT'S OUR PROGRESS MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE DON'T BOTHER FOR MY FUTURE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS GET OFF MY FUCKING BACK YOUR SLEAZY LITTLE CREATURE WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME FOR HOW I LOOK OR WHAT I DO I KNOW I'M GOD DAMN MORE TALENTED THAN YOU WHAT IS YOUR REASON TO PICK DOWN AND STARE AT ME I DO THIS ‘CAUSE I WANT I DO THIS ‘CAUSE I'M FREE SAID TO ME YOU NEVER GONNA GET FAR IN YOUR LIFE SEEMS LIKE YOU HATE ME CUZ WE HAD OUR STRIFE NOW A DAYS WHEN I SEE YOUR UGLY FACE ON TOWN THINKING FOR MYSELF YOU'RE GOING DOWN YOU'RE GOING DOWN SO WHO ARE YOU WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE ME FOR HOW I LOOK OR WHAT I DO ‘CAUSE I'M THE ONE WHO GOT FURTHER IN MY LIFE THAN YOU SO LOOK AT ME NOW LOOK AT ME NOW LIKE YOU AIN'T GOT NO TV WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE LIKE YOU YOU'RE BORING YOU'RE DISGUSTING IT'S NOT ME IT IS YOU KICK ME IN MY HEAD SPIT ME IN THE FACE PUT ME IN A GRAVE THROW ME AT THE DUMPSTER I COULDN'T CARE LESS FOLLOW SOME SORT OF LINE IS A DAYS WORK FOR YOU AND HOLD YOUR FAKE SMILE EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T I'M NOT THE ONE TO BE STARING AT I LIVE MY OWN LIFE MIND MY OWN BUSINESS LIVING MY LIFE FREE DOING WHAT I WANT DOING IT FOR ME CARE ABOUT MY CREW FUCK PEOPLE LIKE YOU

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released January 3, 2013

Ulf Blomberg - Producer
Kalle Lundin, Dennis Bergh, Adam Pejrud - Backup Vocal
Victor Hjort - Scream

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Straight A's Sweden

Straight A's is a Melodic Hardcore band from Sweden with influences from Oldschool Hardcore, HipHop, Metal and Skatepunk.

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