Comfortable Criminals
She's a ditz but I don't worry about that
trade her in when her mouth gets bigger than her ass
I guess I'm a winner because when I open my mouth I just get thinner
sometimes it's an inconvenience but I don't worry about that

Hit or miss, well I'll let you worry about that
trade ‘em in when their egos get bigger that their fans
I guess I'm a sinner because when I open my mouth there ain't no winner
sometimes I'm an inconvenience but don't you worry about that
no don't you worry about that

Comfortable criminals
bleeding out rock and roll
comfortable criminals like to lay low

Zero's in but don't you worry about that
it's a business just like guns and leg hold traps
I guess heads are thicker
so when you open your mouth you'd better think twice quicker
sometimes you're an inconvenience
but don't you worry about that

Every now and then we lose a little
every now and then it's back to the middle
like it's the beginning of the end
every now and then we lose some sight
every now and then you know the money's all right
so it's easy to defend
every now and then I wipe the look off my face
every now and then it puts me back in my place
like it's been a while

Comfortable criminals
bleeding out rock and roll
comfortable criminals like to lay low
they like to lay low

Matt's comments:
This is actually been a really great experience. I was never all that fond of the finished version of this song, but it's fun to release it and have you guys take a listen to something that was, in some ways, left in the midst of its development is some respects in favor of something altogether different.

When I made the decision to scrap the song, I wrote and pretty much recorded A Long Way Down the day I decided that I wouldn't continue working on Comfortable Criminals. The same thing occurred with Near Fantastica, which was originally tilted "Villain Of The Year". For those of you that have paid attention at shows, the first two verses of "Villain Of The Year" found their way into the ending of Symbolistic White Walls. I never got that far with Villain Of The Year, nowhere near as far as Comfortable Criminals, so there's won't be a version of it released. The really interesting thing about Near Fantastica is that if you listen carefully during the verses you can hear a ratty sounding guitar lightly strumming the basic chord progression. The great thing about that sound is that it's actually me writing the song.

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