Basement Manners

I like these words
 I'll keep them here, lonely in my head
 Maybe in a year I'll find some chords worthwhile
 Or a good friend
 Where are your good friends?
 I like this car when it's half an hour from home
 The gas station's all closed tonight
 The dark in the van is keeping me feeling safe
 It's my nice excuse to leave
 When you just try to keep me down
 Next show I'll play this extra loud
 And hope you pile on a mic if we're cool enough tonight
 It's tough to stay or go
 Because no matter what, you know, you're violating some code
 I guess I need to learn self-righteous is a title earned
 And still thrives in basements
 I should have left when you just turned and shut me out
 Entry fee is what it's all about
 Please dive and grab for the mic so I can be cool tonight
 We're watching our mouths
 We're tweaking our sound
 We're getting closer now
 We're closing our mouths
 We're upgrading our sound
 Are we getting closer now?