We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Accidents Happen

from Jabberwocky by whatever...

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $0.50 USD  or more

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 3 whatever... releases available on Bandcamp and save 30%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Jabberwocky, Shallow, and Lemmings. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $12.25 USD or more (30% OFF)

     

lyrics

Scared to submission by others' opinions
that hang like a blade above your worthless neck.
Accidents happen, and your life's one of them.
Hold on to self-hatred; it's all you have left.

Nothing comes to those who wait
if fear has put you in this state.
Insecurity never justified inaction, my friend.
Building empty rhetoric walls
to hide behind when your conscience calls,
honesty doesn't mean much to you at all.

Oh no, here we go again.
Shovel out excuses, and the bullshit never ends.
Searching for a meaningless position to defend,
better play it safe or you may end up on your own,
adrift and alone,
again.

Dreading decision in paperwork prisons,
you're pacing and turning and learning restraint.
No greater goal than to mortgage your hole,
and when you're finally done,
you've become what you hate.

How can you bear to be so predictable?
How can you live with yourself
when you won't let yourself live?
Take a nice, hard look at the reasons you give.
Honesty doesn't mean much to you;
it never did.

Keep asking questions when the answer is clear.
I've got a question: what are you doing here?
There are places you should go.
There are things you ought to know.
No one will do it for you,
so get off your ass and go!

credits

from Jabberwocky, released July 5, 1995

lyrics and vocals by Joe Rybicki

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

whatever... Cleveland, Ohio

whatever... was a Cleveland band in the 1990s. We opened for lots of great acts (e.g., Jawbox, Bosstones, Samiam) and even had a following of our own. Really, if you went to a Cleveland punk show in the mid-'90s, chances are pretty good you saw us. This is the stuff we were playing early on.

You can also hit either of the below links to buy the band's final album, Youngsters, on Amazon or iTunes.
... more

contact / help

Contact whatever...

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

whatever... recommends:

If you like whatever..., you may also like: