State Champs - The Sharpest Lives Lyrics






Well, it rains and it pours when you're out on your own
If I crash on the couch, can I sleep in my clothes?
Cause I've spent the night dancing, I'm drunk, I suppose
If it looks like I'm laughing, I'm really just asking to leave this alone

You're in time for the show
You're the one that I need, I'm the one that you loathe
You can watch me corrode like a beast in repose
Cause I love all the poison away with the boys in the band

Oh, I've really been on a bender and it shows
So why don't you blow me a kiss before she goes?

Give me a shot to remember
And you can take all the pain away from me
A kiss and I will surrender
The sharpest lives are the deadliest to lead
A light to burn all the empires
So bright the sun is ashamed to rise and be
In love with all of these vampires
So you can leave like the sane abandoned me

There's a place in the dark where the animals go
You can take off your skin in the cannibal glow
Juliet loves the beat and the lust it commands
Drop the dagger and lather the blood on your hands, Romeo

I've really been on a bender and it shows
So why don't you blow me a kiss before she goes?

Give me a shot to remember
And you can take all the pain away from me
A kiss and I will surrender
The sharpest lives are the deadliest to lead
A light to burn all the empires
So bright the sun is ashamed to rise and be
In love with all of these vampires
So you can leave like the sane abandoned me

Give me a shot to remember
And you can take all the pain away from me
A kiss and I will surrender
The sharpest lives are the deadliest to lead
A light to burn all the empires
So bright the sun is ashamed to rise and be
In love with all of these vampires
So you can leave like the sane abandoned me





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  1. A.... ....

    i think this is my favourite cover

  2. G.... 1....

    Why is this not on Spotify???????

  3. W.... d....

    If a cover gives you a goosebump then you gotta listen to their songs.

  4. K.... T....

    OH MY GOSH YESSSS

  5. P.... ....

    I can’t believe I found a state champs cover of an mcr song. I didn’t know how much I needed this. This is the best thing I’ve heard all day.

  6. S.... ....

    Finally! A good cover from this album!

  7. C.... ....

    okay why can’t i find this on spotify anymore

  8. e.... f....

    THIS IS ACTUALLY GOOD OMG

    e.... f....

    emo fish from spongebob I hate the rest of the covers lmao

  9. b.... ....

    OH MY GOD THIS IS FUCKING INCREDIBLE

  10. O.... F....

    Best so far for sure, still Very unneeded like The rest of The covers, at least This seems to try to pay respect to The Real song

  11. b.... ....

    best one

  12. K.... K....

    I don’t know this band but I now want to

  13. F.... M....

    His voice sounds nearly identical to Gérard!

  14. Y.... S....

    Tbh this was completely unexpected for Derick's style and vocal range yet he really did pull it off. He could of made it so much more pop punky but rather he adapted to do MCR justice and we stan.

  15. K.... ....

    My fav Mcr song is just mwah beautiful

  16. i.... m....

    THIS COVER IS THE BORING VERSION OF THE SHARPEST LIVES

  17. R.... E....

    Why there is a moan in the song

  18. S.... W....

    okay I like this one! my favorite so far!!!

  19. y.... j....

    you can always count on state champs

  20. C.... H....

    I just came a little bit.

  21. t.... ....

    The reverb couldn’t be more hollow

    t.... ....

    yah. noticed that too.

  22. K.... u....

    Very average sounding cover imo

  23. J.... B....

    This actually kind of good, they actually almost match the emotion of My Chemical Romance

  24. q.... a....

    100% IN THE FIRST THREE ON THE TRIBUTE ALBUM

  25. S.... L....

    Omg the beginning really sounded like the original! Wow

  26. P.... 1....

    How did I not know this existed

  27. P.... A....

    This is my favorite song off of this album and I'm so glad the cover does this song justice.

    P.... A....

    HEY WHAT's UP also this cover is surprisingly great yes

  28. /.... g....

    He sounds like a mix of Cody Carson and Gee.

  29. t.... t....

    I love the instrumentals but this dude CANNOT sing

    t.... t....

    Why? He's really not bad

  30. l.... r....

    I think this is better than the original

  31. S.... E....

    I like how they changed up the style. It's not MCR and it wasn't meant to be. They made it their own...

  32. R.... H....

    Where can you get this?

  33. D.... Y....

    Didn't even try to sound like him and still kills it!!!

  34. N.... W....

    easily the best cover on the album

  35. H.... F....

    This is honestly one of my favorite covers of this song

  36. i.... w....

    i uhhhh

    i’m not okay

    i.... w....

    I feel this comment

    i.... w....

    i promise

  37. a.... ....

    my👏🏻boy👏🏻derek

  38. K.... N....

    I love how they do that thing where the voices in the back travel from one headphone to the other and it feels like he's actually walking right behind you. It gives me chills.

  39. L.... B....

    The begging actually sounded just like Gerard wtf?!?!

  40. P.... H....

    Nailed it

  41. j.... ....

    this might be better than mcrs version

  42. A.... B....

    Perfect cover

  43. f.... a....

    Well done great cover 👏

  44. B.... S....

    underrated cover of an underrated song

    B.... S....

    beba SH agreed

    B.... S....

    I think it’s bad,

    B.... S....

    one of the few great covers on this record ! Creeper, Palisades and the band that covered Sleep did an amazing job!

    B.... S....

    @Denis Ianis New Years Day.

  45. K.... !....

    To me, the singer ( don't know his name, I know nothing of this band ) sounds like if Chester and Gerard had a baby lmao

    K.... !....

    His name is Derek DiScanio

    K.... !....

    Y'all should listen to more state champs if that's how you really feel.

    K.... !....

    the vocals just came in as i finished reading this and i could only think "oh my god you're right"

    K.... !....

    @Lizeon y'all are both wrong about that

    K.... !....

    I heavily disagree but he's still really good anyway

  46. P.... K....

    I didn't expect this to be this good.

  47. s.... t....

    omg that one part
    I thought it was moaning at first

  48. T.... L....

    This probably earned me another favorite band. Once I finish listening to all the covers I’m going to listen to State Champs. This is SOOO good!

  49. S.... P....

    Sharpest lives, house of wolves. Theyre pretty good

  50. s.... d....

    WHY THE FUCK IS EVERYONE SAYING THIS IS GOOD?! THEY TOTALLY BOTCHED IT. HOLY FUCK MY FAVORITE SONG IS RUINED.

  51. M.... ....

    This is such a good cover! Props to State Champs

  52. A.... H....

    yessssssssssssssss

  53. I.... F....

    I love State Champs but I had no clue they did covers! Wow, I'm the only one who heard of State Champs first and never heard of this song, while everyone else know she the song but doesn't know who State Champs is XD

  54. C.... ....

    out of the bands i love that did covers this is the best and most like song. But covers aren't always about how close it is to the original. BUT THEY DID LIKE EVERYTHING AND THE WHISPERS AND YESSSS I LOVE STATE CHAMPS

  55. p.... ....

    This is actually pretty good.

  56. 1.... s....

    The second half has legit no power what

  57. A.... A....

    They killed it!!!!!

  58. l.... i....

    reason #187 why i love state champs

    l.... i....

    Only thing that would of made this comment better was if the number was 182

  59. r.... m....

    damn.. thought it was an original

  60. R.... M....

    aghh i love state champs

  61. J.... ....

    why am I listening to this shitty album on gerards birthday, I'm so sorry gee. like most of these covers aren't bad but I hate the idea of this album with a burning passion. Why fix tbp if it's not broken

    J.... ....

    Dude, shut the actual fuck up. Stop with the same cancerous comments on every fucking video. Why are you so against the "idea of this album"? It's a fucking tribute to the band, showing respect and admiration. They're not trying to "fix" anything nor has anybody claimed to be either. You even keep saying so yourself that these covers aren't bad, why all the hate? Literally what the fuck is your problem?

    J.... ....

    Ben They did not make this album so it can be a tribute. Rock sound only made it to rake in dough, that's way only some songs are even worth listening to.

    J.... ....

    There not fixing it, it's a TRIBUTE!

  62. A.... S....

    Are we sure this is a cover and not the original? I don't hear a difference

    A.... S....

    aight chill dude there is definitely a difference

    A.... S....

    There is a HUGE difference I can easily tell the difference of Jesus Gerard Way’s voice XD and also the guitar tunings are very different

    A.... S....

    It does sound very similar but they are different; the only one that sounded really different was Cancer

    A.... S....

    Too bad the Cancer cover was hot garbage.

    A.... S....

    I love the Cancer cover. To quote a friend of mine: "It's not Tyler and Josh trying to sound like MCR, it's Tyler and Josh sounding like Tyler and Josh, using lyrics that were written by MCR"

    And Gerard even gave his opinion on it, and he loved it

  63. A.... ....

    I might consider giving this band a listen. This cover is one of the best on the album.

    A.... ....

    State Champs is my favorite band you go listen to them I'm pretty sure you'll love it!

    A.... ....

    New Years Day cover of sleep was amazing as well

    A.... ....

    In my opinion it’s one of the worst.

  64. J.... P....

    It's like if Gerard Way had a bit less power with his voice, but you did better than tøp so props

    J.... P....

    true I miss MCR wish they come back

    J.... P....

    @Raven Emo Wolfy well this comment aged well

  65. P.... P....

    My god this cover is so freakin spot on. They're so damn talented

  66. E.... c....

    Idk State Champs, but this cover sounds pretty good :)

    E.... c....

    they're godly

  67. M.... C....

    This is amazing! This and nyd's sleep are my favourites

    M.... C....

    +My Chemical Kaulitz Oh my God, Tokio Hotel is my favorite band!

  68. A.... R....

    fuck off

  69. r.... s....

    I love thus cover the most,it brings out my emo

  70. C.... A....

    derek got it spot on. shit

  71. n.... ....

    DEREK DISCANIO IS A VOCAL GOD IM IN TEARS

    n.... ....

    Niamh Nowland THIS IS CORRECT

  72. t.... ....

    I didn't expect it to be but, this is amazing. State Champs is one of my favorite bands and I kinda thought they weren't gonna be good. But I love this. Derek's voice fits it so well and their obviously not better than My Chemical Romance, but it's still so good

  73. C.... R....

    Honestly I think this is only cover worth a damn on this cover album. I can respect all the other bands attempts at it, but realistically most of the other covers got butchered.

    C.... R....

    Cordell Rosebrock I didnt listen all, but I think Sleep is the better. In this one, I loved the vocals, but the instrumentation... is not that good... I dunno... :/

    C.... R....

    Cordell Rosebrock ....kid, it's a "TRIBUTE" album, NOT a COVER album! If you want to hear MCR's original, then dust off your old CD.

  74. D.... ....

    I almost feel that Motionless in White could've done well on this song too. Just because the intro to this is similar to that of Reincarnate.

  75. �.... �....

    Can't find it on apple music or store or elsewhere... I figure it's limited, but only a CD release in 2016, are you serious?

  76. S.... C....

    This album seems liked it could have been delayed cause it sounds so rushed

  77. �.... ....

    at the beginning I thought it was the original

    �.... ....

    LOL i thought it was gunna be bad because of how off the beginning sounded. but that's probably because i just listen to the original. or im just weird lol.

  78. S.... M....

    I AM FUCKING HAPPY ABOUT THIS FUCKITY FUCK .

    S.... M....

    Samantha May I KNOW RIGHY HOLY FUCK

  79. M.... M....

    so good. I need to pull out the first 3 MCR albums and go on a bender myslef

  80. K.... S....

    so glad this song got the treatment it deserves this is my favorite MCR song (aside from I'm Not Okay) and these guys managed to make it better

    K.... S....

    Tr1p G0d its sounds exactly the same tho they changed nothing other than the vocals

    K.... S....

    @Iaby is weird: I know, that's the point

  81. S.... S....

    One person had a bad day.

    S.... S....

    Two people had a bad day

    S.... S....

    six people had a bad day :(

    S.... S....

    Pageé 15 people had a bad day

  82. R.... P....

    i can play it in guitar

    R.... P....

    thats nice, sweetie.

    R.... P....

    You can play this song IN guitar? Holy shit, dude, THAT'S impressive!

  83. m.... ....

    I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL AT THE BEGINNING! THIS IS REALLY GOOD

  84. T.... H....

    This sounds way better than asking Alexandria and Crown the empire covers of MCR! But overall I believe Ghost town won best cover on this album!

    T.... H....

    I think Palisades won the best cover, but ghost town did great.

    T.... H....

    Taylor Heddington I couldn't agree more 👀👻

    T.... H....

    1. Palisades
    2. Ghost Town
    3. New Years Day

    I found all the other ones insulting

    T.... H....

    Taylor Heddington I think New Year's Day did the best

    T.... H....

    Taylor Heddington ew no theirs was awful

  85. R.... F....

    I love this so much !!

  86. l.... ....

    omg 😅 wasn't expecting it to be this good. I don't even know this band

    l.... ....

    ARKINATE state champs IS SOOOOO GOOD OML U GOTTA LISTEN

    l.... ....

    acording to ARTV and Infiinity On Hannah they are very talented

    l.... ....

    I went to go see them live... SO GOOD!

    l.... ....

    It's good but not as hardcore unfortunately.

    l.... ....

    Liro thays because it is mcr or my chemical romance

  87. Y.... F....

    I love this👌

    Y.... F....

    WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABGOUT THGIS ITS SO GOOD HWAT TEHG FCUCKJ

    Y.... F....

    KALOY
    Well said