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Red Ribbons

from Amends by Heroes Like Villains

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lyrics

If it might be bad
Then we'll skip the good
We'll stay the talk of the neighborhood
Like if they ain't got together
Then they should

We've been friends
For a quarter of our lives
I've been waiting
For the moment to be right
It's pretend
When we act like there's nothing there
You know I think about me and you
Doing things friends shouldn't do

Pre-chorus:
And when we got so close that night
I was ready for the whole world
To see us shine
But then I heard about another guy
And I knew I'd been wasting my time
'Cause I know how this story ends
I've seen first hand

Chorus:
If it might be bad
Then we'll skip the good
We'll stay the talk of the neighborhood
Like if they ain't got together
Then they should
If it might be hard
We better not try
You said your piece
And I said goodbye
To the chance that I was never given
And a closet full of your red ribbons

This friendship
Was your cause for over thinking
And I don't know if
We can go back to being
Less than secret lovers
Behind closed doors
We've been down that road before
But me and you deserve so much more

Pre-chorus

Chorus

'Cause I've been drinking
And I'm trying to keep these feelings inside
(Instead of spilling them to you
Killing what's left of my pride)
I might not be the best guy
But I'm the best that you've had
(I might not be the best guy
But I'm the best that you'll ever have)
Fingers crossed
Hoping that since you are not by my side
Hopefully you are in your own bed
Alone tonight
(I wish the best and the worst
Both a blessing and a curse
For you)

And when we got so close that night
I was ready for the whole world
To see us shine
Then you pulled away that week
So frustrated
That I didn't even speak to you
You told me that you were just scared
I promised I'd always be there
But then I heard about another guy
And I knew I'd been wasting my time
'Cause I know how this story ends
I've seen first hand

Chorus

(Now we know how this ends)
You called it quits from the start
As fear tears you apart inside
I don't wanna pretend
We're anything less than
And I don't wanna be your friend

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from Amends, released February 2, 2016
Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Nick Ingram at Capital House Studio

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Heroes Like Villains Columbus, Ohio

Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, the 5-piece pop-punk outfit Heroes Like Villains seek to carry the torch from other Ohio greats such as Hit the Lights and Relient K. With their debut ep Amends, released on February 2nd, they appear poised to do so. With a range of musical influences from pop-punk to metal, Heroes Like Villains keeps their fans guessing and always delivers. ... more

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