Signing Emo Lyrics - The Laptop - Mc Lars

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 and R scout 

Forty years old, gut hangin' out 

Red Ferrari, Marty livin' 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 nothin' 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 percent 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" 

Cry tonight 

My hands around your hands, I won't let you 

Die 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 and 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 back flip, "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, deliver and sent 

Across the U.S. and the single went 

Cry tonight 

My hands around your hands, I won't let you 

Die tonight 

My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die 

Momentum builds, but it all caves in 

Industrial comes back, the press needs a NIN 

Marty finds a new band called "Fetal Coil" 

And Hearts that Hate try to keep their fans loyal 

They rework their sound for album number two 

As "Machines of Hate," but their career is through 

They break up and work pushin' 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" 

Cry tonight 

My hands around your hands, I won't let you 

Die tonight 

My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die 

Die tonight 

My hand's around your hands, I won't let you 

Die tonight 

My heart's in your hands, I won't let you die