so here's what happened...

i signed us up for a contest about a week ago...to play at KDWB's Jingle Ball at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

i never heard anything back, but apparently it didn't matter. we ARE in the running and could end up playing in front of a sold out crowd with Jordin Sparks, Boys Like Girls, and more!!!

It would be incredibly sweet to play this show, but we only have tonight and tomorrow until the voting ends! so we need everybody to go to KDWB's Website and vote for us like mad!!! if you could also help us out by posting this on your own pages, facebook status, twitter updates, etc, that would rock too! tell your mom, dad, sibs, cousins, and your prom date to vote for AFA!

here's the link to the voting page that you can post: http://www.kdwb.com/pages/breakoutstar/index.html

thanks so much you guys!!!! we are starting to book shows starting in january too, and we are way excited for y'all to see the show we're putting together for you guys! peace out!!!

-Brett

Hey guys!

Hey guys! we have a huge show coming up on Saturday, August 29th @ Club 3! it's with Spoken and our good friends in Fades Away, so you definitely don't want to miss this one!

Hey friends.

Hey. Kels again. 

Heres the low down. 

In a few hours we are going to put up one of our newest songs, "Nevermore!"

Like that? I bet. 

Ok heres the other deal. 

Next Saturday at the Club 3 Finals we are going to give away a free cd with our newly recorded "Hide Your Bruises" with every T-Shirt. 

But we are only giving away 50 copies. 

So.... The first 50 people to buy a shirt get the song. 

Deal?

Deal.

Anyways, we would love to hear what you think of the new song!

Put it up on your myspace if you feel so inclined

Till next time

<3kAFA

Hello friends
kels here.
First of all, I would like to thank you for the support. The last couple months we have had the honor of meeting many new people, and making lots of new friends. I cant tell you how much that means to all of us. So thank you.
Second, here are the lyrics to our new song. We will probably be playing it at finals on May 1st. We havent talked much about names, but Ill let you know as soon as I do.
 

So here’s the part where the cop cars come
I don’t need this and I’m not your son.
Against the wall with a five-fingered kiss
I’m not your son, and I don’t need this.
 
(Chorus)
Our home’s not home
Just a place where we grin and bear your presence
Take it in
So hold me down before I get out of hand
I know a real man when I see a real man.

You know she’s starving for a consistent day
Where you start off fine and you keep it that way
I want to love you, but you’re so far gone
Just stay away from me I’m not your son.

(Chorus)

A shattered voice is all I have
To try and fix this broken man
So here’s the part where you’re ashamed
And here’s the part where pigs fly.

(Chorus)

Our home’s not home
Just a place where we grin and bear your presence
Take it in
I’ve held this out about as long as I can
I’ll be much better than being a bitter man
I know a real man when I see a real man.



 
So anyways, we are all doing well. We are getting our recordings soon-ish. Hopefully by finals. We love all of you so much. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask.
 
<3kAFA
 

Hey Guys!!!

as you can see from our profile pic, we have a big show coming up on Friday. its round 3 of the club 3 tournament on tour, and its at Destiny Christian Center in burnsville, mn!!! this is the show that will determine whether we get to play at SONSHINE again this year,and we need your help to make it happen

soooooo....we've put together this little contest! here's how it works....

at the show, we are going to be giving away a FREE T-SHIRT, FREE CD, and an exclusive SECRET PRIZE (limited edition piece of AFA merch!!!) to the winner of this contest!!! all you have to do is the following:

1) Make the flyer for our show your profile pic
2) Make one of our songs your profile song
3) change your display name to something AFA-esque (example...'Aiming for YOUR NAME' or 'YOUR NAME for Aurora'). feel free to be creative!
4) put us in your top friends

this will go on all week, and on friday, we will have a drawing to determine the winner at our merch table IMMEDIATELY following our set...which ALSO means you have to come to the show if you want to win the prize!

we also need to know if you are participating, so if you plan on helping us out in this way, post a comment ON THIS BLOG so we can see who's all in it to win it!

and, BONUS!!! everyone (yes, EVERYONE) who participates in the contest will get to be in our top friends as well!!!!

Awesome! we hope to see all y'all out at the show this weekend!!! you guys have been nothing but legit supporting us! 2009 has so far been great to us, and we have you guys to thank for that!!! we're looking forward to hanging out with you at the show!!!

Remember...you have to come to the show and be at our merch table immediately after our set if you want to win it!!!!!!



-Brett

Hey guys, Kels here. Whats up? Not much here. We are getting ready to record a new ep this week. We will be driving to Des Moines, Iowa to record at Pendlwood Studios. The tracks are gonna be (in no particular order)

Nevermore!
Hide Your Bruises
With a Gun Barrel Between Your Teeth (You Only Speak in Vowels)

So be looking for that soon. Anyways, Im posting all the lyrics to our updated set. Enjoy!

<3kAFA



December Addiction

Recently I'm thinking (while I'm busy sinking)
I'd take anybody's shoes. What's left to abuse?
Nicotine and drinking.
I don't think I will be drifting too far from this whole.
There's no beauty anymore.

Look out without a thought of last week.
Get up! Cause what is down can't help me.

(CHORUS)
Give me a chance
Find me a way
I'll take plan b any day
December like rain (take it straight to the veins)
I've got the suicide and it's on the brain!
I know its romance of a gorgeous display
Come what will or come what may
It's been a rough day, I don't mean to be curt (whatever)
Give me the medicine just don't let it hurt

Tell me softly friend, all of the things you do intend on burning in your fire
Oh, you know how I admire your flawless self esteem and your good intentions
All deserving of my most sincere congratulations
You can break me like you own me, I wont complain
But if you ever want to catch me just know I can explain.

You only love me cause you're hurting sober
We're better red than dead.

You let me down so easy I don't think you planned it
only in a fantasy would I have dreamed that I could stand it
but I love your smooth way of pretending that you didn't betray me
I've got a lot of problems (ones my shrink could attest to)
But I've also found my subtle way of coping
and I thank you for another great day
I'll just pretend I found a way to survive

You only love me cause you're hurting sober
you only love me cause you want to get closer
you only love me cause you think you're right
I don't ever want to see you again.






Wicked Little Things

There's a killer in all of us
No need to be shy, I already know
destroy my ever loathing box of negatives and rusted locks
"But I can't be held against my problems"
I can't stand travesty!
You'll make what you break if you do not stop to sing your love to me

Where I am one day you also shall be.

(Chorus)
I swear by the barrel of the gun beside my bed
The one I hold when I feel like painting all my problems red
But I'll swallow a bullet before I swallow my pride
and I'll be burning my bridges
I'll blow them to smithereens...

There's a thousand reasons why I’m right and you’re gone
a stab in the back hurts
I can take it
your words are so sharp
but I think I'll make it...
Help me help you?
Please just undo.
You look so pretty in your new white dress
It's a shame that your face is such a mess

Where I am one day you also shall be.

Ill be burning all my bridges.

I can't tell them what I'm holding inside
My hearts been packing up
and my tongue is so dry...
I'll be helpless if I'm this withdrawn
time cant save me
and by then ill be gone





Vaudeville Killed the Talkie Pictures

Hey you know that look on your face?
The one that says you think you got no purpose or place?
Well I'm here to say it doesn't have to be that way
Just stab a friendly back and wait to hear what they'll say about it!

(Chorus)
Where do we go from here?
You better watch your back or else you might just disappear
So infinite; my destruction kit
We'll be dancing in the streets while they light up the night
We'll be singing this song while they're blacking the white
You're gonna break me?
You're never gonna break me down.

What now kid? You got something to say?
I'll take a shot to the face than a liar any day.
You've been a little flaky like you're never around
it's like you really trust the people not to burn the whole town down

They'll come for you in the night
they'll tell you everything's alright
they'll knock you're doors to the floor
they drank your blood and they want more
and soon they'll be in the street
their guns and bombs bring down concrete
their fire lights up the sky
and all we do is ask them why

skylines never look so pretty
cloudy skies above the city
dead we'll fall into the mud
while speakers scream
"Red is for the blood"















Nevermore!

I’ve been beside myself. Have you been next to me?
I’m halfway to nothing, and hoping for someone to help me learn to breathe
I was so high until I dropped. When I hit the ground could you make it stop?

(Chorus)
Oh Deceiver! I’ve lost so much to be here!
Oh Believer! Build it up, burn it up, lose it.

Tell me you love me
Tell me you want me
You are so lovely when you are dying
Oh Demon how you whisper softly! I’d like it if you’d cut it out.
I’ve got one question, sugar, do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

Locked up inside when I’m in control
Let loose outside, that’s who they know.
You’re a dirty lover and a whore
I know someone who loves me more

Tell me you love me more









Hide Your Bruises, Show Your Scars

Are you ok? You got ahead of yourself.
You've got your head behind your heels in the worst way
But I'm not saying I'm still sane.
It's been a long day. I'm losing all of myself.
I know you love me, but you've got some sort of complex
But I'm not saying I'm still sane.

You’ve got a ways to go
and its gonna be cold so button up your coat
I’ll be much better off for all the things you put me through
but I'm not sane. I'm better off without you.

(CHORUS)
She's got a pocket full of safety pins and sleeping pills
to take away and try to heal the hopeless
save the sheltered ones
stay down
She's got a deadly fascination with the underground
and gently now you'll hear her scream
don't leave me stagnant. Tell me what you found.

you found me.

While the dead lay we're fighting amongst ourselves
You've got some nerve to tell me how I'm not sane.

But you ran away so many times
so show the scars you try to hide
I'll be much better off for holding your hand
and you say that you're ok
you say you're gonna be fine

She runs away so she feels fine
she found a way to lose her mind



(Untitled as of now)

As lonely as he seemed he never felt alone
His shiny new machine was smothering his soul

It smiled and licked its teeth
“I could be your new best friend, if you know what I mean”
He fell asleep as it sat on his chest
and all night it stole his breath until his lungs had depressed

“Chorus”
If I could have breathed I would have screamed out
“You stainless steel liar!”
You should have seen. You wont believe it
On the ways to its desire

Unraveling his mind, he gave it everything
“Stranger! You’re dead to me!”
And so for years and years
It was taking all he was
Love was slipping by
relationships like this are never right….

He was scared, getting angrier too
so he took it to the door and tried to give it the boot
it replied with a nod and a wink
“Though shall have no other gods before the God Machine!”

Hold on stranger. You’re no sinner to me.

To each their own to guard and hold
a treasure as if made of gold
tho nothing halts obsessions blade
slain on the ground we lay. Betrayed!

(I am the God Machine singing you to sleep
It seems the God Machine just grinned and licked its teeth)




With A Gun Barrel Between Your Teeth (You Can Only Speak In Vowels)

Have you ever seen beauty come from pain?
Have you ever seen something good come out of the rain?
Stay away
you don't know what to make of such an aesthetic breakdown
I'll stay
you can go
I don't even care, and you don't even know

(Chorus)
Your tongue is like a lighter
And it burns so incomplete
Is it where you want to be?
You tell me
Addiction’s overwhelming
But it’s nothing I can’t beat
I'll hang on every word you tell me.

I don't ever give anything in vain
You don't ever accept my love. You just complain.
Stay awake
I'll break just to compromise all these wasted love songs
You pray
I'll be ok
cause after all of this, It’s nothing I can't shake.

When breaking a habit and breaking your word
Just stick to the guidelines, I swear it won’t hurt
The first step you've got down
The second is sin
You can say what you want to
I won’t let you win

Use your tongue, you can set it all on fire
After all, it’s the burning I desire (after all I gave)
I don't care and I'll burn away all the lies you tell me