Signing Emo

feat. Hearts that Hate

Once upon a time, in the city of Los Angeles... 
"Marty, Marty listen to me. 
Bring me something the kids will cry for 
Get out there, and get us stoked!" 

Meet Marty, major label A&R scout 
Forty years old, gut hanging out 
Red Ferrari, Marty living in L.A. 
Bumps another line to get through the day 
Dumped by his girl, he paid for her liposuction 
His friends call him "Money," in his introduction 
And Marty knows nothing but claims to know it all 
Lose the flat screen TV if he drops the ball 
You're as good as your last hit, find the next big thing 
If he doesn't bring the bling, his cell phone won't ring 
What's the trend, what's new? What's a label scout to do? 
Office life, Marty 11:32 
The label pres. calls and yells, "Sign more emo!" 
How about screamo? "If it sells, sign Nemo," 
"We're down 2%, and BMG knows, 
My Daughter likes Dashboard, so get me one of those!" 
He checks AP.net, the Scout and more 
Yelling band names to his assistant through the door 
The kids like this, who cares if it's great? 
So he signs a band called Hearts that Hate 
"Marty... we've got a hit!" 

[CHORUS]
Cry tonight. My hands around your hands 
I won't let you die tonight 
Cry tonight. My heart's in your hands 
I won't let you... 

Hearts that Hate, Marty goes to their show, 
Up in the club and here we go 
Marty sees a girl in a Simple Plan shirt 
With a Senses Fail boy, ha! that'll never work 
He finds his label friends in the corner they huddle 
An emo cattle auction, they penetrate the bubble 
They talk about Victory and signing TBS 
Dissing the same bands they just tried to impress 
So the lights go down, the crowd starts to scream 
Hearts that Hate have hit the scene 
Blake on vocals, and lead guitar 
He does a backflip, "Look how different we are!" 
They show up at the studio to record it 
A TRL, Billboard Modern Rock hit 
They auto-tune Blake, but he can't tell 
He says, "I've got perfect pitch, damn I sing well" 
ProTools, Logic, cut, copy, paste, 
Quantized solos and quantized bass 
Signed, sealed, delivered and sent, 
Across the U.S. and the single went 

[REPEAT CHORUS]

Momentum builds, but it all caves in 
Industrial comes back, the pres. needs a NIN 
Marty finds a new band called "Fetal Coil" 
And Hearts that Hate try to keep their fans loyal 
They re-work their sound for album number two 
As "Machines of Hate? but their career is through 
They break up and work pushing mops and brooms 
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room 
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room 
Blake gives guitar lessons in his living room

"Can you teach me track five Mr. Blake?" 
"Hey, I wrote that song and it goes like this!"

[REPEAT CHORUS]