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State Champs

Elevated

Release date: 7th October 2013

From The Finer Things
Track 1
3:29
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A relationship in stasis: State Champs' 'Elevated' finds the narrator caught between wanting to be seen and fearing he never will be. The song builds around a simple, aching question, why can't you see this is where you need to be?, repeated until it becomes a kind of plea. Derek's voice carries the weight of someone who has already made peace with invisibility, even as he sings against it. The track moves between vulnerability and resignation. Verses sketch a picture of emotional toll and unequal investment, whilst the chorus reaches for something larger, a hope for a miracle that feels both earnest and fragile. State Champs lock the melody into a pop-punk framework that lets the sentiment breathe without overselling it; the song knows its own smallness and doesn't pretend otherwise.

"Elevated" is a track by State Champs, from the album The Finer Things, released 7th October 2013. The track is 3:29 long. It's filed under Punk. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about State Champs.

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State Champs

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Lyrics

Elevated

Pulled aside as if I was the wrong one
You said it all and you made me the lost one
Elevated by your greatest mistake, now I'm all alone (whoa)
I bet you couldn't tell that I felt the same way
Struggling just to get to the next day
I'm not force fed lies while I'm by your side

Shaking your head doesn't change this
Preparing myself for a train wreck
I can't be saved

So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be
You know it's taken its toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle

Holidays tend to make me feel whole again
Rainy days make me feel like the dream is dead
I can show you what it's like to be down when you're all alone
I'm quite aligned to your design
What's mine is yours and that's just fine
I'm finally acquiring the state of mind that everything, is gonna be alright

Shaking your head doesn't change this
Preparing myself for a train wreck
I can't be saved

So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle

And if you want to be free
I can't be the one to make you believe
You've still got this promise to keep
Step back and wash away the reckless intentions
They're leaving me breathless
Find a way to stay in your skin

So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible
So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
But I don't feel invisible (whoa-oh-oh-oh)
So tell me why can't you see
This is where you need to be?
You know it's taken its toll on me
So I'll hope for a miracle
Yeah I'll hope for a miracle

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Track details

From The Finer Things

3:292013
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The Finer Things
The Finer Things
State Champs
8th October 2013
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  1. 1Elevated
    3:29
  2. 2Deadly Conversation
    3:12
  3. 3Hard to Please
    3:03
  4. 4Prepare to Be Noticed
    3:06

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