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Forward, Never Straight!

from Burn the Blueprints by Signals Midwest

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this is the first song we ever wrote as a band, so naturally we put it as the first song on the record. the sound clip in the beginning was taken from the 1983 documentary on new york subway graffiti entitled "style wars"...awesome film, check it out sometime.

i guess the lyrics are about a few different things, but the song was written shortly after one of my best friends moved across the country and i didn't really know what to do with myself for a little while. i think it turned out to be a positive song in the end though.

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Dear mother, this is no time to complain
There is something bigger than the task at hand.
I’ve been lost & found in the sky and underground
And I can firmly say that you don’t understand.
Dear Samuel, I hope the west has what you wanted
When you close your eyes do you still dream of home?
Yes I know the timing’s right this year for me to finally disappear
And stake my claim in warm and foreign ground

I’m just waiting for that day to come
So I can go so far away

Dear everyone that I’ve ever encountered:
I’m sure you’ve all got your plans to break the mold.
Don’t hold your breath, callous hearts mean swollen heads
And first things start to swell and they explode!
Dear Samuel, was it really worth it?
You’re 50,000 miles away from home.
We give love by the inch, but we take it by the mile
And we wonder why so many feel alone

Will anybody miss you when you’re gone?
No guarantees, just promises.

So strike your matches, start your fires
Sooner or later, all goes dark
We’re bound by instinct and desire
It’s in our eyes and in our hearts.

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from Burn the Blueprints, released November 27, 2009

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Signals Midwest Cleveland, Ohio

we are a punk/indie band from Cleveland, now spread throughout OH and PA. we've been doing this together since 2008. we have been lucky enough to see the world together but will still play in your kitchen or anywhere really.

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