[Verse 1] I liked a movie. That was wrong. Apparently I picked a side. I didn't know the fucking thing Came with a flag I had to fly. I bought a beer. I cracked a joke. I said a song was pretty good. Now somebody needs a statement So they know just where I stood. [Pre-Chorus] Everything's a battlefield. Everything's a test. Say the proper words out loud And keep the wrong ones in your chest. Everybody's keeping score. Nobody knows what for. I don't wanna spend another fucking minute Fighting someone else's war. [Chorus] LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO STAY THIS MAD! TO HATE THE THINGS WE USED TO HAVE! LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE! HATE WHAT YOU DON'T! LAUGH TOO LOUD! OR FUCKING DON'T! BE HAPPY! BE BROKEN! BE WEIRD! BE BORED! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK A TEAM TO WALK OUT YOUR FRONT DOOR! Everybody wants a fight. I don't wanna keep the score. We're all gonna fucking die someday... LIFE'S TOO SHORT! [Verse 2] You can't be sad. You're privileged. You can't be happy. Someone's hurt. You can't stay quiet. Silence speaks. But speaking somehow makes it worse. Change your mind? You're full of shit. Stand your ground? You're close-minded. Say, "I really don't know enough." Congratulations. Now you're spineless. [Pre-Chorus] Every word's a loyalty test. Every thought gets checked. Everybody's got a little list Of what you're allowed to fucking get. Left box. Right box. Choose one. Close the door. What if I don't wanna live Inside your boxes anymore? [Chorus] LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO STAY THIS MAD! TO HATE THE THINGS WE USED TO HAVE! LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE! HATE WHAT YOU DON'T! LAUGH TOO LOUD! OR FUCKING DON'T! BE HAPPY! BE BROKEN! BE WEIRD! BE BORED! YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK A TEAM TO WALK OUT YOUR FRONT DOOR! Everybody wants a fight. I don't wanna keep the score. We're all gonna fucking die someday... LIFE'S TOO SHORT! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Somewhere we've forgotten How to leave a thing alone. Every dinner needs a verdict. Every stranger needs a tone. Every hobby has a faction. Every friendship draws a line. Every fucking conversation Needs a fucking warning sign. I don't need you to agree. You don't need me to approve. You can think I'm fucking stupid. I can think the same of you. Then we both can have a beer And talk about some other shit. Disagreement isn't violence. Sometimes people just don't click. [Bridge] Maybe Orwell saw it coming. Maybe humans never change. Give us different words and uniforms— We still find someone else to blame. But I've only got so many summers. Only so many Friday nights. Only so many stupid stories. Only so many porch-light nights. So keep your purity. Keep your teams. Keep your never-ending war. I've got people I still love Who don't agree with me at all. And when my number finally comes, Nobody standing by my grave Will give a shit which side I picked In some argument today. [Instrumental Build] [Final Chorus] LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO STAY THIS MAD! TO THROW AWAY THE TIME WE HAVE! LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE! HATE WHAT YOU DON'T! CHANGE YOUR MIND! OR FUCKING DON'T! BE HAPPY! BE BROKEN! BE WEIRD! BE BORED! YOU DON'T HAVE TO HATE SOMEBODY JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT YOURS! Everybody wants a fight. Let 'em fucking keep the score. We've only got one life to live... AND LIFE'S TOO FUCKING SHORT! [Instrumental Hit] [Outro] You liked the movie? Yeah. Cool. I fucking hated it. [Beat] Want another beer? Yeah. [Instrumental Fade]
