[Instrumental]
I have come to destroy
I have come to destroy his work
To cleanse the Earth of his name
Let my words pour down and consume this flame
You will know judgment
You will know suffering
The currents of this world have pulled you under
Will you overcome these tides?
You have been weighed down by the very thing that made you feel alive
Do you have the strength to stay above the waves or stay on dry land?
Or are you weak standing in the dark and just coming up for air?
(Do you have the strength?)
Tonight we'll see this through
And now my heads above the water as I'm reaching out to you
Tonight we'll see this through
The waves are crashing over me as I try to get to you
Every eye will see him, and the Earth will shake
Everyone will fear him, until there's nothing left
Everyone will see him, and the Earth will shake
Everyone will fear him, until there's nothing left
(Everyone will see him, and everyone will fear him)
Everyone will see him, (Will you survive?)
And everyone will fear him
Tonight we'll see this through
And now my hands above the water as I'm reaching out to you
Tonight we'll see this through.
The waves are crashing over me as I try to get to you
This is the voice of God pouring from my lungs
Will you survive?
Will you survive?
I have come to destroy
I have come to destroy his work
To cleanse the Earth of his name
Let my words pour down and consume this flame
You will know judgment
You will know suffering
The currents of this world have pulled you under
Will you overcome these tides?
You have been weighed down by the very thing that made you feel alive
Do you have the strength to stay above the waves or stay on dry land?
Or are you weak standing in the dark and just coming up for air?
(Do you have the strength?)
Tonight we'll see this through
And now my heads above the water as I'm reaching out to you
Tonight we'll see this through
The waves are crashing over me as I try to get to you
Every eye will see him, and the Earth will shake
Everyone will fear him, until there's nothing left
Everyone will see him, and the Earth will shake
Everyone will fear him, until there's nothing left
(Everyone will see him, and everyone will fear him)
Everyone will see him, (Will you survive?)
And everyone will fear him
Tonight we'll see this through
And now my hands above the water as I'm reaching out to you
Tonight we'll see this through. The waves are crashing over me as I try to get to you
This is the voice of God pouring from my lungs
Will you survive?
Will you survive?
Step up and fight through this,
this sickness that keeps us silent
Step up and fight through this, the end is in our hands
I'll be the one standing there with the end in my hands
I'll be the one standing there with the truth in my heart
It's time to step outside these comforts that we've built to seek the faces of the weak
I want to live for what life's meant for
(I want to live this life)
I want to live the way You've shown us
Live with their lives on the line
Live to speak the truth that is in you
Live with their lives on the line
Live to speak the truth that is in you!
I'll be the one standing there with the end in my hands
I'll be the one standing there with the truth in my heart
With blood filling up my bones it's my time
With breath filling up my chest it's my time
(My time to move)
Step up and fight through this, this sickness that keeps us silent
Step up and fight through this
I sat here watching it all unfold
And it kills me to have seen us lose control!
Turn the clocks back
(Am I the only one that's changed?)
I know we've got it in ourselves to turn the clock
Turn the clocks back
I know that we can change
I know we must change
I will return, and I will rebuild
I will return, and I will rebuild
I will return, and I will rebuild
I will return, and I will rebuild
I've been sent away
To find myself in the darkness
Don't tell me that I can wait
We must find ourselves tonight
We must find ourselves tonight
I will rebuild
I will rebuild this faith from the ground up
Mark my words
I will rebuild, rebuild this faith from the ground up
Mark my words
I will rebuild
Turn the clocks back
(Am I the only one that's changed?)
I know we've got it in ourselves to turn
Turn the clocks back
Restart from the beginning and start again
All I leave in my path is destruction
Hell has opened its gates for me
Crooked is the path that I lead
Tell myself I can make it and that I'm not in over my head
The fire has come to consume me (I will rebuild!)
Created in beauty and molded by corruption
I am pathetic
I've been sent away
To find myself in the darkness
Don't tell me that I can wait
We must find ourselves tonight
We must find ourselves tonight
You brought your hell to Earth!
We are the ones that you called demons, the one's that you called wicked
Our time has come to reclaim this world
Bring, down, your reign
Bring, down, your reign
Bring down your reign
We are descendants of the Almighty
The weak will fall and the strong will be set free
We are descendants
We are descendants
If I told you I was falling would you run to me or catch me in your grasp?
The arms of the broken can only hold you up for so long, for so long
Ignorance is no excuse when you are faced with eternal damnation
Watch as the seas of this world are turned to blood
We are descendants
We are descendants!
I must destroy, this crippling skin
I must deny, these wayward thoughts
A prisoner to myself, this grip is suffocating
I need out
Remove this flesh, hollow out my eyes
Remove this flesh, shed the scab, and hollow out my eyes
A prisoner to myself, this grip is suffocating
It's wrapped around my neck, its devastating
To see these walls
To see these walls cave in
Walls cave in
It's wrapped around my neck, it's devastating me!
This is the reaping
You will reap what you sow
This is the reaping
I'm casting this down
I'm casting down my idols
Cast this down
I'm putting down everything
(Cast this down)
I'm casting down my idols
Cast this down
I'm putting down everything
I'm ready to be moved
And set aside
I'm ready to be moved
Be moved aside
I'm broken for you, seeking only you, only you
I'm broken for you (broken for you)
Seeking only you (only you)
I will not be shaken
I am cleansed from the inside out
I will not be shaken
I am cleansed from the inside, out!
I must destroy, this crippling skin
I must deny, these wayward thoughts
A prisoner to myself, this grip is suffocating
I need out
Remove this flesh, hollow out my eyes
Remove this flesh, shed the scab, and hollow out my eyes
A prisoner to myself, this grip is suffocating
It's wrapped around my neck, its devastating
To see these walls
To see these walls cave in
Walls cave in
It's wrapped around my neck, it's devastating me!
This is the reaping
You will reap what you sow
This is the reaping
I'm casting this down
I'm casting down my idols
Cast this down
I'm putting down everything
(Cast this down)
I'm casting down my idols
Cast this down
I'm putting down everything
I'm ready to be moved
And set aside
I'm ready to be moved
Be moved aside
I'm broken for you, seeking only you, only you
I'm broken for you (broken for you)
Seeking only you (only you)
I will not be shaken
I am cleansed from the inside out
I will not be shaken
I am cleansed from the inside, out!
The roots have dug themselves deep
Grounded down by the weight of my coated flesh
What is this that I've become? What have I become?
An empty man with no regard for this life
I sit here and rot within these broken walls (within these broken walls)
I use my faith as a simulation, I use it to get me by
I must progress and give everything
I am a slave to the darkness
I use my faith as a simulation, I use it to get me by
I am a slave to the darkness
A slave to myself
I've dug this grave for myself
And day by day it's getting deeper
(it's getting deeper, it's getting deeper)
I've dug this grave for myself (it's getting deeper)
And day by day its getting deeper (it's getting deeper)
(My fingers are worn from trying to surface)
I turn to you, this light in my chest
Oh God is it too late to pull me out of this?
And then I heard your voice
This is where it ends!
I will rise from the ground, from my resting place
I will rise from the ground, from my resting place
I've been building a nation, under the water,
on top of graves
On top of graves
I've been building a nation to construct the great revolt
To tell them all, what I've sought out to seek in faith
This viper has been purged from your body
Intoxicated, sulking in regret
Let in the words of an un-silent saint
Let in the words he has yet to speak
(Let in the words that he has yet to speak)
We must hold fast in truth
We must hold fast in truth
I know now, we can make this through
I know its hard to breathe
When your lungs have failed you
I know it's hard to live
With these lies shoved down your throat
(shoved down your throat)
I know its hard to breathe when your lungs have failed you
I know its hard to breathe and I know its hard to live when your world comes crashing down
(Comes crashing down)
Comes crashing down
Prepare your hearts for the truth
For those sleeping, need it the most
Prepare your hearts for the truth
Messenger, Messenger
Messenger, Messenger
Let it all in
The things that you love most
Let it all in
The things that make you proud
Wait
For something more and
Pray
For this new day
Wait
For something more and
Pray
I'm searching within
To find direction
I'm searching within
To hear your perfect note
And know that you were made for so much more
There's something to live for
You were made for so much more
There's something to live for
Wait
For something more and
Pray
For this new day
Wait
For something more and
Pray
If you'll look inside
I'm ripped apart
If you'll look inside
I'm ripped apart
Wait
For something more and
Pray
For this new day
Wait
For something more and
Pray
Wait
For something more and
Pray
For this new day
Wait
For something more and
Pray
You were made for so much more
There's something to live for
Adaptation is what we've settled for
(We've come to carry you so far away)
I open my eyes and all I see is the walking dead (the walking dead)
The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that this will end
Will you be my exit?
I breathe life into this world
Tear down my faith tear down these walls
I've built to keep You out
We've come to carry you, far away from here
We've come to carry you, far away from here
We're all about to run, but everything you say hurts so much
We'll turn and run from everything we knew
Because I have the key that leads to you
I won't let this go, waking up I won't be here
I won't let this go, waking up I won't be here
You have taken me and shown me that there is something greater than this world
We will run so far from here, you've given us the key
You have given us the key, so that we can make it through
(make it through)
We've come to carry you, far away from here
We've come to carry you, far away from here
I won't let this go, my worthless hands have let you down
I won't let this go, my worthless hands have let you die
I won't let this go, waking up I won't be here
Keep me alive
Never once has self loathing fixed the challenges we face in this life
Leaning towards defeat is not a mindset that will ever suffice
Stand strong, stand firm, and have some faith
You will be brought to safety
Rest your weary head
When I let this in, that all hope is gone
(I let these demons make bed in my home)
When I let this in, that I've lost it all
(My life is theirs for the taking)
Death will not become me
Death will not become me
For nothing in this life has been given that you can't face
For every heartbreak there is an embrace
Search for safety, you will make it home
Rest your weary head
When I let this in, that all hope is gone
(I let these demons make bed in my home)
When I let this in, that I've lost it all
(My life is theirs for the taking)
You're the one who let these thoughts come in and devour you
You're the one stressed to the point of wondering, is there anything you can do?
There is nothing holding you down but your own doubt
Break free and believe
Death will not become you
When I let this in, that all hope is gone
I let these demons make bed in my home
When I let this in, that all hope is gone
(I let these demons make bed in my home)
When I let this in, that I've lost it all
(My life is theirs for the taking)
When I let this in, that all hope is gone
(I let these demons make bed in my home)
When I let this in, that I've lost it allv
(My life is theirs for the taking)
Keep me alive!
[Instrumental]
You can break me down
You can bury me alive
I will always stand for this
And what good are my hands if they don't fight back?
I refuse to let this die
This is my everlasting purpose
I will be the end of your lies
You call me out
Expecting me to stand still
You hold me down
Thinking I will give in to you
You may live your life in the shadow of doubt
But that's not where I will lay my head to rest
They say their words
But nothing breaks the surface
(Yet you say you believe)
We lay our heads down
For something empty
(We must be the enemy)
My words may cut like daggers
But I wasn't put here to keep my thoughts inside
I am the enemy
I am the enemy
I am the enemy!
I won't hide behind the mask
You've made for me
I won't be shut down
By the sound of desperate pleas
I won't be brought to my knees by the ones who say I'm worthless
I will never back down
I am the enemy
They say their words
But nothing breaks the surface
(Yet you say you believe)
We lay our heads down
For something empty
(We must be the enemy)
They say their words
But nothing breaks the surface
(Yet you say you believe)
We lay our heads down
For something empty
(We must be the enemy)
I am the enemy
No apologies
You've got blood on your hands
You've turned away and the guilt is flowing through your veins
Now they're left for dead and you can't replace the hole that you've made
Burned by deceit
Your hollow king will meet his end
Meet your end
Your king will meet his end
I will not wait for the flame to consume me
I won't let hate flow through these bones
I never thought that I would end up like this
Where I'd be meeting you in the end
Standing face to face and eye to eye
With the one who took everything
Silence has taken over me
My words are lost and I'm giving in
Faithless
This is the price that you pay
You're the king of your own desctruction
Now you're caught in my web
Your God can't hear your cries
Like he ever did
You ventured out to save the one you love
You should have known
This is the price that you pay
I never thought that I would end up like this
Where I'd be trapped inside this maze
Standing face to face and eye to eye
With the man who abandoned everything
Silence has taken over me
My words are lost and I'm giving in
Silence has taken over me
My words are lost and I'm giving in
This is the sound of the end
This is the sound of the end
(These words, these words
They are the only ones that I come back to
And with these hands
We'll move the world just to find you)
Here's to a life of a broken fame (caught in the motions)
You've been letting the world decide your fate
A weak man, in a stronghold
Consumed in all the things he needs
But it's never enough
It's never enough it seems
Some may call it the high life
But you took the easy way out
You had your moment to shine
But now it's wasted
You've done nothing but waste it
We've gotta find a way to show you how
To pull these words from the pages
To make this world your own
These words, these words
They are the only ones that I come back to
And with these hands
We'll move the world just to find you
You cannot find a way
When all you do is aim to accumulate
Reaching out for everything but the answers
We have gone astray
Here you are again
Struggling to stand on your own two feet
Why is this happening?
Your ambitions have made you blind
Just open up
It's not too late
We are the authors of our own demise
Feeding greed will only leave us dead inside
I stood my ground and I pushed you out
But I still couldn't find
What made me whole
What broke the mold
And without you
I'll never know
Without you I'll never know
I'll never know
I'll never know
Without you I'll never know
These words, these words
They are the only ones that I come back to
And with these hands
We'll move the world just to find you
These words, these words (just to find you)
These words, these words (just to find you)
And with these hands
We'll move the world just to find you
I am broken by my birthright
And made to die by design
I was put on this earth to fail you
Why do you put your faith in me?
I will let you down
I will give you a reason to hate me
I will give you a reason to despise me
I never thought I'd see the day
When I'd see my maker face to face
Every sin accounted for
Every bad decision I ever made
Little did I know this would all lead up to this
This is my time
This is my breaking point
I'll pay my price
Just please don't let me miss
My peace of mind
I'll even die for this
God ease my soul
And don't let me forget
That there is nothing forcing me to a bitter end
I can't stand another day in my head
All the pain
All the lies
It's wearing me thin
Why can't I just follow you?
Oh God, it's taking over
This is a takeover
My eyes have learned to lust
And my mind was molded to betray you
I've let this spite fill my lungs
Fill my lungs
This is my breaking point
This is my breaking point
This will not be my bitter end
I'll pay my price
Just please don't let me miss
My peace of mind
I'll even die for this
God ease my soul
And don't let me forget
That there is nothing forcing me to a bitter end
I'll pay my price
Just please don't let me miss
My peace of mind
I'll even die for this
God ease my soul
And don't let me forget
That there is nothing forcing me to a bitter end
Bitter end
Bitter end
This is my breaking point
Forgive me now
For I have sold my soul for gold
Washed up on shore
A thousand miles away from home
Just as I begin to settle in to these skin and bones, alone
I find the answers to questions I have never known
Is there life beyond the grave?
And will I make the same mistakes, day after day?
There must be a better way
Running from time to try and keep myself alive
Release my pride to keep from pushing the light aside
Now as I begin to let this in
I must keep the best in mind
And remove myself from the things that are wasting my time
I know that one of these days
I'll finally see you face to face at the golden gates
Will you take me or will I fade into the grave?
I know these words won't hold any weight
But please don't turn away
Don't turn away from me
Is there life beyond the grave?
And will I make the same mistakes, day after day?
There must be a better way
I know that one of these days
I'll finally see you face to face at the golden gates
Will you take me or will I fade into the grave?
Is there life beyond the grave?
And will I make the same mistakes, day after day?
There must be a better way
I know that one of these days
I'll finally see you face to face at the golden gates
Will you take me or will I fade into the grave?
Forgive me now
For I have sold my soul for gold
Washed up on shore
A thousand miles away from home
Just as I begin to settle in to these skin and bones, alone
I find the answers to questions I have never known
I will make sure that you see my face in the crowd
Locking in on my stare that will cut through your wretched ways
You will never take us alive
Scum of the earth will rise to the top and give us all "facts"
That are manufactured
And without pursuing knowledge on their own
We embrace the plans of the dead
(You all need to wake up)
Every word you say
Is wasted on every breath you take
So forgive me
I'm not a part of you
You've taken everything
I won't be the one that stands in the darkness
Every word you say
Is wasted on every breath you take
So forgive me
I'm not a part of you
You've taken everything
I won't be the one that stands in the darkness
We will be a generation that makes a stand
Against the ones who call themselves kings
They will take away everything
Before we have a chance to speak
We all need to wake up
They lead us in
Like sheep to the slaughter
We all need to wake up
We all need to wake up
Every word you say
Is wasted on every breath you take
So forgive me
I'm not a part of you
You've taken everything
I won't be the one that stands in the darkness
These words go out to those
Who sit on their throne of lies
May they not be taken lightly
Your existence disgusts me!
We will be the resistance
Every word you say
Is wasted on every breath you take
So forgive me
I'm not a part of you
You've taken everything
I won't be the one that stands in the darkness
Every word you say
Is wasted on every breath you take
So forgive me
I'm not a part of you
You've taken everything
I won't be the one that stands in the darkness
I thought you left me to die
These wounds are getting deeper
I've been betrayed and left behind
Poison filling my mind
Are you even listening?
This world has taken me down
Things aren't what I had imagined them to be
There's no easy way out
I need your guidance
We see the cracks begin to fade
Fade away, into the safest place
Where I let these demons remain
Nobody said these bones wouldn't break
Along the way, along the way
To walk this path alone
It means death for us all
This road we've created in our minds
Leads to nothing but pain
We are our burden
(I will not play the victim)
In the primes of our lives we turn a blind eye
To the burdens that we bring on ourselves
Mistaking fortune for warnings
I brought this on myself
Remove yourself
Release yourself from the things that
Hold these chains in place
Remove yourself
Release yourself and break away, break away
Remove these chains from me
And you'll see them all fade away, fade away
Fade away into the safest place
Where I let these demons remain
Nobody said these bones wouldn't break
Along the way, along the way
We are the burden
We are the burden
All the walls are coming down
I'm exposed, I'm alive
This is my chance to breathe
All my thoughts revealed
What's happening?
I have sold my soul
Just for a taste of satisfaction
I breathe the toxins in
For too long I've been doing a delicate walk with the devil
Everyone around me thinks I have it all together
If they only knew the words that I've been twisting
If they have only seen what I've become
They would be terrified
I traded it all just to have something I could never hold
Concerned with things that drag me down to a level I've never known
These are dark times
Can you not feel yourself falling deeper?
You've given yourself away
These are dark times
Mistakes of the past are haunting me
And I've given myself away
Open wide, and let the flames in
No one will ever know
This is between you and me
I will lead you to happiness
I will bring you the gift of death
(I will give you the gift of death)
I've seen the darkest things a man can see
These demons that once taunted
Have now become a part of me
And now my hope is gone
Pull at my limbs and drag me through the gates
Welcome to the abyss
A place that you created
A place you won't be missed
Falling short of what I'm wanting to be
Falling into my own extinction
These are dark times
Can you not feel yourself falling deeper?
You've given yourself away
These are dark times
Can you not feel yourself falling deeper?
You've given yourself away
These are dark times
Mistakes of the past are haunting me
And I've given myself away
These are dark times
These are dark times
These are dark times
These are dark times...
It's all a matter of time until I find you again
My life is such a waste
Going back and forth
Through the thoughts in my head
I need to get a grip
How can I believe a single word they're saying?
I've been here a thousand times
Show something
I just need a sign
Give me something real
Show something
I just need a sign
Give me something for my eyes to see
And without a voice you speak to me
And open my eyes to what it means to believe
No more questioning
I ran away from everything I need
You kept your word and stood right next to me
I ran away from everything I need
I ran away!
(Away from everything)
Back and forth
The struggle for my soul continues
This war will never be won
As long as I question my existence
When will I learn?
When will I learn?
Worn down by my self-inflicted struggle
I need to let go
If seeing is believing
Then give me eyes to see
I ran away from everything I need
You kept your word and stood right next to me
I ran away from everything I need
I ran away!
(Away from everything)
I ran away from everything I need
You kept your word and stood right next to me
I ran away from everything I need
I ran away!
(Away from everything)
You backstabber
You spit filth from your mouth
Spitting fire on fire and still claiming devout
You're no better than the demons that are filling your head
You're a medium for malice
Now your destruction begins
I have held my tongue for long enough
Your hate will catch up with
You in the end
Go ahead and write us off
Our fate is already sealed
You don't speak peace
You just salt the wound
You just salt the wound
Hide behind your words
Because who will save you now?
You've spent your lives writing us off
But this time I'll turn it around
Piece by piece your day will come
My destruction lives
My destruction lives
Damnation brings no fear
To the ones inside the gates
The lies you feed the world
You're at the end of your road
We've never hear the end of this
And you'll never get away with this
You backstabber!
You backstabber!
Just look what you've done
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives
My Destruction lives...
I've filled my veins with poison
And silenced my voice just to take another breath
I've broken my vows to you a thousand times before
I'm losing myself, sit back and watch me die
How can I say that I'm scared of death
When I spend each day sprinting towards my eternal grave
Every move that I make, every step that I take, crawling to my eternity
These words are my plea
show yourself and rescue me
Kill the pain, from the curse of myself
Kill the pain, show me the way back home
Kill the pain, guide me back to you
Guide me back to you
I've let these demons bleed me dry (hollow and cold, lost and alone)
Screaming these words to the sky
Kill the hate within me
When I'm at my darkest I crave for light
but when your hand reaches out, I abandon you
Begging for death with every breath that I take
pull me from my self made shallow grave
You took him away
without a trace or tear, erased from the story
Hate fills these bloodshot eyes
He was gone with no warning
I cry for peace, but none is lent to me
I pray for relief, just pull me closer, please let me sleep
Only in dreams, so blindly you follow
Only in death we come to amends
This bitter pill I'm left here to swallow
or will I see you in the end?
Why won't you answer me?
Have you turned your face away
answer me
Is it heaven or hell where will he stay?
I'm done wondering where he went and how a good man lives to die
Desperate to hear your voice of reason
Speak up
speak up and let him sleep
Only in dreams, so blindly you follow
Only in death we come to amends
This bitter pill I'm left here to swallow
or will I see you in the end?
Give me a reason
Why you took my friend
Is it because he lost his way, I'll only know in the end
I just need to know why
I'm lost on the inside
Replace the happiness that left this empty heart
Erase the death that now haunts my every though
Erase the death
Let him walk the earth again
Only in dreams, so blindly you follow
Only in death we come to amends
This bitter pill I'm left here to swallow
or will I see you in the end?
[feat. Mattie Montgomery of For Today]
We're destroying your crown and your
Walls are crashing down. Wreak havoc.
Humanity has put evil on a throne,
destroying the walls we built to contain
We've given power to the things that
only wish to hold us down.
It's time to wreak havoc.
I can't even remember a time when I could
stand up for myself. I won't give in,
I'll never surrender. No more fear, only fight.
I'm a slave, I'm a slave to nothing
We're destroying your crown (get up, get up)
and your walls are crashing down (get up, get up)
Wreak havoc
Now is our time to rise above
the fire you've cast down on us.
I hear the words that you say,
but at the end of the day you'll never see me surrender.
A kingdom reclaimed, the spawn of sin is shamed;
reaching from the dirt as darkness falls beneath the Earth.
Devouring souls of the ones who chose to stay behind;
thrown into eternal prison. I'm the one who's still alive.
Hell awaits the king of lies.
The perverse will fall, the beast will burn alive.
King of lies.
I HOPE YOU ROT.
We're destroying your crown (get up, get up)
and your walls are crashing down (get up, get up)
Im a slave , I'm a slave to nothing.
Burn me alive and take my life back,
I don't deserve this body
Every day is another battle, and I'm tired of fighting
The devil grabs my throat, and now I know that I'm not the only one to blame
Years of empty bottles and broken needles have lead me to the flames
If we know that Hell wants my body
but Heaven wants my mind
How can I come to grip with all the choices in my life?
Break away, break away
From the choices you've been faced with
you just need to let it go
Free yourself and let it go
When all hope had abandoned me, I looked above
Holding on to what's left of me, I've had enough
Serpent, burn in Hell
We are constantly being pulled under by chemicals that brings us to and end
There will be no day without a struggle, no task without payment
I've been dancing around my demons
Thinking I could heal it all alone
In pain I found myself but I've been missing You the most
Take your life back
I won't rest until I see this serpent burn in Hell
Serpent, burn in Hell
Hooked to the things that make us fall,
and the words that burn like gasoline
We can't erase these endless thoughts,
Can't kill what fuels our apathy
We want satisfaction, we want our peace
Apathy, your satisfaction
I feel so little change, it always stays the same
And you admit to me that you're the one to blame.
We'd rather submit to a substance that hates us
than have to earn all the things we love
How twisted have we become,
We're running out of excuses, they won't last for long
We are what's wrong
Numb tot he damage we're dealing to the ones who stand in our way
When will we see the price we'll pay?
I'd prefer to be trapped inside addiction
Chained to floor with no hope survive
Give it up you'll never escape
Put aside thoughts of love and empathy
Who cares when the problem's not ours
As long as light shines upon me, desperate words will never be heard
We are addicted to our own happiness.
I slam the door in my own face again
to see if I will ever change the feeling
I separate from my body
simply just lost in my mind
If I walk and find a stone
break it open to find my own gold
making riches out of nothing
there is one thing, the way it's spent
is the challenge or we'll have nothing left.
Fill my stomach with bags of salt
Dissolve like a slug but you know it's your fault
But once my remains are on the floor
I'll blossom like a flower and become a whole
Do you love when you're breaking at the seams?
Do you love when you forget what it means?
Do you love when you have nothing?
An empty pocket doesn't hurt as much as an empty chest
So break the bread and off up
the ones you cared for and loved enough
Because you gave up your water for a fifth of gin,
You're like a sailboat with no captain or wind.
Save me from myself
Was the price I paid not enough
to prove my devotion to you
My body is bruised and broken
from being a faithful servant
Use me or let me go
This is too much to take
Move me or let me fall
Relieve me of this burden
Have more faith in me
I'm not guided by ways
that will lead to nothing
Have more faith in me
I grow this garden
But it's dead around me (around me)
Make me see
That this isn't all for gain
Make me see
That there is more waiting at the end
Don't You see that I do this
All for you
So save from myself
If I'm not left abandoned
Why do I feel like less of a man
Than the one I was before
Teach me how to grow
If I'm not left abandoned
Why do I feel like less of a man
Than the one I was before (I was before)
Teach me how to grow
Don't live for yourself
You'll lose it all
The reward is worth nothing
It all will fall
I have realized that
the prize is life step aside
I will be heard
There will be change
I will make a difference
There will be change
It's not about the things I've gained
Or the path I've chosen
I'm giving up everything I've made
Breaking free or false intentions
Use me or let me go
This is too much to take
Move me or let me fall
Relieve me of this burden
Have more faith in me
I'm not guided by ways
that will lead to nothing
Have more faith in me
I grow this garden
But it's dead around me
Have more faith in me
I'm not guided by ways
that will lead to nothing
Have more faith in me
I grow this garden
But it's dead around me
You know nothing, when you tell me
that I worship a fabricated story in the sky
Throwing away decency because you can't grasp
the life of peace and the voice of potency
Your words are wasted on me
I feel His breath and have seen great things
I've got nothing to hide, and nothing to lose
You can spit out your lies, while I tell you the truth
Mark my words, I won't back down
Spit out your lies
Nothing you can say will change my mind
This is my life, this is my soul
All that I see points back to the divine
This is my life, you'll never change me
Mark my words, I won't back down
Lies have put me down
Hate has shut me out
Through the trials and the pain
I will remain forever unbroken
When skin separates from bone
I'll never betray my vows
When death knocks at my door
I'll never give in to the ones who doubted
the ones who pick weak faith apart
Keep coming with broken daggers
they will never pierce my heart
You'll never change me
elling hope to the hopeless,
ready to bleed them dry, and take their dignity
So get up on your stage and say they need what you have,
when your words mean nothing to you or me
We know that you're faking it
You may have them fooled
Will they see it's just a trick
We can see straight through you
We'll see if you can save yourself
A liar in Heaven makes an angel in Hell
There is no substance in what you sell
And now the world see you for who you really are
Impostor
You may have them fooled, but we can see straight through you
Don't bow to liars
Don't bow to liars.
Lose yourself and the ones you love
Throwing stones at the bones.
setting fire to homes
Lose yourself and the ones you love
Throwing stones at the bones, don't end up alone
Terrified, at the thought of losing myself again
years of doubt and hate have led me to flee to your gaze
I'm prepared to lose it all
and as the skies turn pale, blood pours upon me
Bring your wrath
Let it wash over me
I just want to let go
Your venom flows through me
The worst is yet to come
Like a parasite you digging into my soul
Spirit filled these lungs, make me whole
Released from the prison of my doubt,
a worn mind is opened to a truth it can't live without
I was never prepared to lose it all
But the broken will always fall
I looked to you as a friend
Save me from my end
Let's look back,
back to the moment when I followed sin with every step and every breath
I wanted what I couldn't have, it was never enough
Forgotten innocence, just a shadow of who I was meant to become.
Is this who I was meant to be?
Why can't I save me?
In pursuit of flesh, I was rotting in my own
A broken soul, searching for home
Alone and forsaken
Take me back to the days when I was young
Take me back to the days when I could feel anything
Take me back to the days when I was young
Take me back to the days, take me back
to the days when I was not afraid to die
Each and every star will fade,
but every night brings a new day
I can't see what's in front of me,
oh help me find my way
Seeing all the right and wrong,
hoping that I will stay strong
The fire in the sky will light my way back home
What are we afraid of? The past is gone,
leave it behind
What are we afraid of? Resurrect the man who died inside
Words can't bring back the way that we used to be
We need guidance
We need action
When the road ahead looks bleak and the
scars on our hearts have slowed our breathing
Don't let the darkness define you,
step out from the shadows
Don't let the darkness define you,
you are not alone
Don't let the darkness define you,
you will find your home
[Instrumental]
Everyday is another war
We live and die in a hopeless world
Laying waste to the innocent
With no regret, I'm sick of it
We create, we destroy
The descendants blade
Will pierce the flesh
We attack and deploy
We are slaves to nothing
But the wars that we fight
It's never ending
The carnage that we see on our TV screens
It's never ending
The hate that tears this world apart
It's never ending
This is just the beginning
Wake up
Don't just sit back
And watch this world fall apart
Everyday is another war
We live and die in a hopeless world
Laying waste to the innocent
With no regret, I'm sick of it
Everyday is another war
We live and die in a hopeless world
Laying waste to the innocent
With no regret, I'm sick of it
Guns firing into masses
Buildings burning, society collapses
We can't just sit back and accept this
We must end, end this terror
This must end
This must end
This must end
This must end
This must end
End this terror
Everyday is another war
We live and die in a hopeless world
Laying waste to the innocent
With no regret, I'm sick of it
Everyday is another war
We live and die in a hopeless world
Laying waste to the innocent
With no regret, I'm sick of it
We create, we destroy
We create
We are slaves to nothing
But the blood on our hands
[feat. Jake Luhrs]
Fifteen years since you walked away
No goodbyes, no apologies
What's a kid supposed to do
When He dies inside
What's a heart supposed to do
When you've bled it dry
I won't let you in!
This is the last time I put my trust in anyone
This is the last time I sit back for you
This is the last time I put my trust in you
Would you even notice if my world was falling apart?
Would you even care if my heart stopped beating, my heart stopped beating?
I chose to make amends to let you back in
But you did what you did once again
I chose love in a moment of death
And this is how you repay me?
Ripping trust away
I will let you rot, waste away
Return to the ground for heaven's sake
And now you will know my misery
Your tongue tells lies
Your eyes deceive
Your touch, poisonous
You're nothing to me
Would you even notice if my world was falling apart?
Would you even care if my heart stopped beating, my heart stopped beating?
Would you even notice? Would you even notice?
Would you even care, would you even care
Would you even notice if my heart stopped beating, my heart stopped?
Would you even notice if my world was falling apart?
Would you even care if my heart stopped beating, my heart stopped beating?
These children will never see their homes
Abandoned and left for dead
No chance to live, they were condemned
Unable to fight
I watched in this room as they took my life
You always promised that this would be the last time
You gave yourself away
Nights spent wondering
If you took a life or if it's just a slate you wiped clean
I know it's hard to forgive yourself
But there is life beyond the pain
I've been dreaming of your face again
Another nightmare, will they ever end?
I've been dreaming of the place you're in
So far away, so far away from me
Regret, I will devour you
But I will live for you
For all these years I've been watching you hurt
And I want to see this end
This is no way to live
You won't forget, but I'll forgive
You will create again
Don't let the sins of your past become a trend
You will feel again
The words that they tell you will come to an end
Time won't heal these wounds
But living with purpose will make you feel whole
Pain won't bleed out the sorrow
But living today will help you heal tomorrow
I've been dreaming of your face again
Another nightmare, will they ever end?
I've been dreaming of the place you're in
So far away, so far away from me
So far away from me, far away from me
I've been dreaming of your face again
So far away from me, far away from me
I've been dreaming of your face again
(So far away from me, far away from me)
Another nightmare, will they ever end?
I've been dreaming of the place you're in
(So far away from me, far away from me)
Step back, look forward
There’s nothing for us here
Our lives have been wasted
Cowering in fear
Violence, hate, pride
Hunger, greed, spite
We thought we were invincible
The end isn’t near, the end is here
We thought we were unbreakable
To save us, we must end us
We must end us
We must die
Ruled by monsters with no faces
Living life with no name
We are forgotten, we are abandoned
The darkness is our home
We are forgotten, we are abandoned
Hell has come for us
We thought we were invincible
The end isn’t near, the end is here
We thought we were unbreakable
To save us, we must end us
We thought we were invincible
We thought we were unbreakable
To save us, we must end us
The demons rip into my chest
Extracting a disease, we spent years trying to suppress
Constricting veins, bloodshot eyes
Hell has come to claim its prize
There’s no way out
No way out
Nothing can stop the storm that’s destined to wipe away the stains
Leaving nothing behind but life, death and unending pain
There’s no way out
When you’re born to die
What brought us here?
Living life inside the lines
Vision impaired
We can be so short sighted
I would rather watch us fall
Than be so passive
I would rather watch us fail
Than be stuck at the start
What happened to our heart?
Are you happy now?
Watching your feet sink into the ground
The silence was it worth it?
To show them you are nothing
Won't you tell me about your heart?
Won't you tell me just what that means?
I've been living in shadows
And hearing these echoes
As they follow me
Walk the line or society will swallow us whole
Fall behind and let the hate consume you
The strong they stand up for their sons and daughters
The weak they flee from the sight of martyrs
We are the fire that won't burn out
Breaking through the veil
Placed over weaker minds
We live in a time where vultures feast
And logic dies
Won't you tell me about your heart?
Won't you tell me just what that means?
I've been living in shadows
And hearing these echoes
As they follow me
Won't you tell me about your heart?
Won't you tell me just what that means?
I've been living in shadows
And hearing these echoes
As they follow me
Won't you tell me about your heart?
Won't you tell me just what that means?
I've been living in shadows
And hearing these echoes
As they follow me
I've been living in shadows
And hearing these echoes
As they follow me
I will survive. I had it all figured out
A career, a future, I had no doubts
I was never a stranger to substance
I never thought it would end up like this
Watching the best of your life slip through your hands and pass you by
Constantly reminded that you've clipped your wings and can no longer fly
Time wasted on hearts of stone and stares that cut my flesh
Please tell me there is more to this
Lift me up so I can see
Past the darkness inside of me
Show me who I'm meant to be
I know that I'm worth saving
Lift me up, 'cause I'm worth saving
Show me hope and lift me up
This is my cry
This is my cry, let me feel cared for
This is my cry. Let them see who I really am
The world needs to know that I'm more than just failed aspirations
I am more than nameless
I've been spit on, I've been cast away
I am more than decay
You'll never hold me down
Rise up. I'm not nameless
I was once a great man with so much to gain
But now you call me scum, with nowhere to turn
I don't care what you say
I will pick myself up and survive today
I reached out my hand,
but you let me fall to the deepest depths
Where I could never be found, where I could never be heard
I built my foundation with the fragile hands of fellow men
I believed that I was the key and that you were only there to help me when I needed you
How quick I was to forget your love
Save me from the hell I'm in
Let me fall apart and repair me again
Fix me, I am broken, let my heart burst 'til my chest is open
Where do you go?
Where do you run to?
When you took this from me
You had it all, you let the world go
Now I'm lost and shaking
Every breath I took, was another promise of my betrayal.
Where do you go? Where do you run to?
We're all lost and sick
We can't fix the past, but with an open heart life can be changed forever.
Pull me up, show me that this life's worth living
Tear me down, tell me all the hurt I'm causing
I spent my whole life thinking faith was dead
But now I realize I never had trust in You, I had faith in me
Every breath I took, was another promise of my betrayal
Where do you go?
Where do you run to?
We're all lost and sick
We're all sick.
Take me home
Take me home to a place where my heart is full and I'm surrounded by grace
Take me away from this world and everything that I've craved
Tell me, how can one live when all they hear is useless,
worthless, give up?
Defeat coursing through a shattered heart
Will he ever find love again?
And then I heard your voice
Time won't change the way I feel
Changes. They're telling us to trust what's real
Show us what is real
Once unclaimed, once unloved
This is where we make our stand
Nothing can hold me back
I've met my father
I've met my maker
Left alone at birth
Wanting to feel something real
Bearing the scars to show that abandonment won't be his ending
He met his father
Time won't change the way I feel
Changes. They're telling us to trust what's real.
[feat. Levi Benton]
He lives among us
Stacking bodies piled to the sky
No one sheds a tear when the faceless die
The clouds of smoke cover the stench of rot
Returned to the dirt just to be forgotten
I hope you see their misery
We live in a place where five-hundred thousand people disappear without a trace
No funeral, no regard
Just another number in the body count
He lives, he lives among us
The serpent, the serpent numbs us to their pain
When the sun sets and the devil leaves his hole
Stacking bodies over bodies just to steal your soul
When the lights out bodies burning up the land
Letting evil sit upon its corpse throne
This world is turning to the fires of helpl
We bow our heads to the lawless one
He lives, he lives among us
The serpent, the serpent numbs us to their pain
No more peace, no more light
We've destroyed this worldv
Darkness fills the sky.
Foundation cracks
The wounds are bleeding
The end is calling
The end is here
You're in a deathgrip
Deathgrip
Death will know my name
You're at the world's end
World's end
I will be the last one standing
I can see the end
It's staring right back at me
I brought us here
A place spent to waste my humanity
The storms destroy
The quakes awaken
The end is calling
The end is here
You're in a deathgrip
Deathgrip
Death will know my name
You're at the world's end
World's end
I will be the last one standing
I can see the end
It's staring right back at me
I brought us here
A place spent to waste my humanity
In a life of choice I chose to deny
Through all of my sins, I chose to die
There will be nothing when I've lost it all
Please God, let this end painlessly
My memories are like a noose around my neck
I could never let go of all the regrets
Deathgrip
Make me a memory
How do I make my life something to remember?
Give a purpose to raise into the smoke
I'm on my needs oh God I'm losing direction
Give me a purpose, show me my path
Hear me
Fighting eternity
Hear me
I need more time to find my place
Do You see me now?
Do You hear me now?
Will You reach down?
In the darkness we're divided
Tearing at the seems
Burning bridges, that's the light
It shows us who to blame
Will I see a memory?
I keep calling father, further from the answers
Will this haunt you and fall in isolation?
Show me my path
In the darkness we're divided
Tearing at the seems
Burning bridges, that's the light
It shows us who to blame
In the darkness we're divided
Tearing at the seems
Burning bridges, that's the light
It shows us who to blame
Hear me
Fighting eternity
Hear me
I need time to find my place
So my heart is done, I don't feel hopeless
I am not afraid, I am timeless
In the darkness we're divided
Tearing at the seems
Burning bridges, that's the light
It shows us who to blame
In the darkness we defy it tearing at the seems
Burning bridges, that's the light
It shows us who to blame
Will I see a memory
Make me a memory
A world divided
In a race that no one can win
The worst fears ignited
All the hate that's burning within
Taught to hate anyone that dare stand in our way
Taught to fight the system that keeps this evil alive and feeds their greed
Are we better?
Old machines have told us who to be
Are we better?
Your hollow voice won't speak for me
Every day we're growing colder
Our divide is growing further and further
The hands of time are moving faster
When will we stop paying
The price of agony?
There's a heart that beats for hope
There's a voice that fights for reason
Look around and see
It's closer than you think
Are we better?
Old machines won't tell us who to be
Are we better?
No one's voice will speak for me
Every day we're growing colder
Our divide is growing further and further
The hands of time are moving faster
When will we stop paying
The price of agony?
A world divided
In a race that no one can win
The worst fears ignited
All the hate that's burning within
Burning within
Destroy the madness
Destroy the madness
No one's voice will speak for me
Every day we're growing colder
Our divide is growing further and further
The hands of time are moving faster
When will we stop paying
The price of agony?
Holding on to what we know
Too proud to change
Too scared to grow
Holding on to what we know
Too proud to change
Too scared to grow
Holding on to what we know
Too proud to change
Too scared to grow
Holding on to what we know
Too proud to change
Too scared to grow
Light the match
Set my body ablaze
There's no more good to find when you find yourself in a cloudy haze
Pressure pushes its way inside
No room to move nowhere to hide
Divide the strength within myself
The way of life has pushed me to a living hell
Endless misery, lack of sympathy
I don't trust the voice inside of me
I always put myself out there but it always ends the same
If words are words then I'm the only one to blame
Backbreaker
Sever all the ties sever all the lies
Backbreaker
Reach inside and see if I'm living
Light the match
Set my body ablaze
There's no more good to find when you find yourself in a cloudy haze
Every good intention turns to dust
Where do your loyalties lie when there's no one to trust
Backbreaker
Sever all the ties sever all the lies
Backbreaker
Reach inside and see if I'm living
Backbreaker
Sever all the ties sever all the lies
Backbreaker
Every fear consuming
Oh
The world is watching
Their eyes are piercing me now
I feel the pressure
This will be my end
Rage
The feeling flows through me
Pain
It keeps my heart beating
Hopeless
There's no end in sight
If I don't fix my life I could die tonight
The disrespected, the angry at heart,
I feel your pain, I feel your hurt
Hatred; it comes in waves
Tear me apart, then whats left to save?
Monster, I see your face when I close my eyes
Monster, I see your face and there's nowhere left to hide
Rage
The feeling flows through me
Pain
It keeps my heart beating
Hopeless
There's no end in sight
If I don't fix my life I could die tonight
The disrespected, the angry at heart,
I feel your pain, I feel your hurt
Hatred; it comes in waves
Tear me apart, then whats left to save?
Monster, I see your face when I close my eyes
Monster, I see your face and there's nowhere left to hide
Rage
The feeling flows through me
Pain
It keeps my heart beating
Hopeless
There's no end in sight
If I don't fix my life I could die tonight
Ones and zeros fill my eyes
Am I supposed to be like everybody else?
A prisoner of my own mind
Should I give up? Should I give up?
I try to smile, try to fight
Just say I'm okay
But everyday feels like a hurricane
Yeah, I was born in the rain
Yeah, I was born in the rain
Answers never seemed so distant
The fear of missing out blurs my vision
Am I enough to live up to the expectations of a world
That won't stop moving?
I am so lost in the eye of the storm
I am so lost
But I try to smile, try to fight
Just say I'm okay
But everyday feels like a hurricane
Yeah I was born in the rain
Yeah I was born in the rain
So tell me what I need
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
The rain pours down
The clouds block the light
I can't find the help I need
Let this destroy me
Let this destroy me
I try to smile, try to fight
Just say I'm okay
But everyday feels like it's killing me
Yeah I was born in the rain
Yeah I was born in the rain
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
So tell me what I need
The water's rising past my eyes
Theres a place in the back of my head
I keep it dark, let no one in
Theres a heart somewhere in my chest
Is there a beat? Does it exist?
Will I ever feel anything
Will I ever see the end of my story
I'm so haunted by who I used to be
A brighter version that I left behind
Wasted my innocence
Seeing anger with my open eyes
Bring me back to a time where I didn't tear things down
Bring me back to a life where I wasn't so let down
Am I here to live like I'm broken
Am I here to lose my way?
Separate me from the sorrow
Give me hope for another day
I feel a space in the back of my head
I don't feel the same, I just feel ashamed
Everyday pounding in my chest
Like a tidal wave that I can't escape
Bring me back to a time where I didn't tear things down
Bring me back to a time where I wasn't so let downv
Am I here to live like I'm broken
Am I here to lose my way?
Separate me from the sorrow
Give me hope for another day
I can't turn back time, but I can let it go
I'm fighting back against the poison in my soul
I'm fighting back against the poison in my soul
Bring me back to a time where I didn't tear things down
Bring me back to a life where I wasn't so, wasn't so let down
Am I here to live like I'm broken
Am I here to lose my way?
Separate me from the sorrow
Give me hope for another day, day
Give me hope for one more day
Are you buried alive?
I know you're rotting inside and no one knows you're hurting
You're searching for light, but all you know is burning
Can't find the cure for something no one can see
Can't find the answers when there's no room left to breath
Trapped in. The darkness swallowing
Desperate to feel yourself again
Too late. I see no hope in your eyes
Are you buried alive?
I can't stop, my path is set
All I know is violence
I know you're rotting inside and no one knows you're hurting
You're searching for light, but all you know is burning
Can't find the cure for something no one can see
Can't find the answers when there's no room left to breath
Trapped in. The darkness swallowing
Desperate to feel yourself again
Too late. I see no hope in your eyes
Are you buried alive?
I'm a liar, deceiver; it dwells inside
I'm a cynic, I'm desperate to find out why
All the whispers of every last demon inside; if I listen to them, they will take my life
Silence!
Can't find the cure for something no one can see
It won't stop
Will I rise from the ashes we create
Will I fall into oblivion
When I look up to this tower with a soul that's ripped apart
I see my death before me and the path is cold and dark
I feel the flames surrounding my heart
Watching my soul being torn apart
Twenty six years I've been digging my grave
Climbing the tower of pain
Fear shouldn't be deciding my fate
My agony shouldn't be holding this weight
When my heart no longer beats what will I say
Will I rise from the ashes we create
Will I fall into oblivionv
When I look up to this tower with a soul that's ripped apart
I see my death before me and the path is cold and dark
I hear the whisper of death in my ear
Hell is safe for a thousands of years
Twenty six years being told I'm a slave
Trading desire away
Fear shouldn't be deciding my fate
My agony shouldn't be holding this weight
When my heart no longer beats what will I say
Will I rise from the ashes we create
Will I fall into oblivion
When I look up to this tower with a soul that's ripped apart
I see my death before me and the path is cold and dark
Hell shouldn't draw me closer to Heaven
Death shouldn't pull me closer to faith
Hell shouldn't draw me closer to Heaven
Death shouldn't pull me closer to faith
I will climb the tower of pain
Blegh!
Tower of pain!
I gave my pain to the wind
Everything keeps falling apart
I gave my pain to the wind
But heaven only knows where I've been
I gave my pain to the wind
Everything keeps falling apart
I gave my pain to the wind
But heaven only knows where I've been
Will you take my burdens, will you wear my scars?
Will you take my burdens, will you wear my scars?
I gave my pain to the wind,
Everything keeps falling apart
Raise me from the dead
Heaven only knows where I've been
(Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment...)
I look into the sky
I'm crying out your name
I've made my mistakes
And I'm the only one to blame
Living, I need to feel your grace
And I've been waiting, waiting in the darkest place
For so long
I can barely breath
The grip of the guilt and the scars and my dreams are finally choking me
For so long
I can barely breath
The grip of the guilt and the scars and my dreams are suffocating me
No I can barely breath
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
For so long, I can barely breathe
The grip of the guilt and the scars and my dreams are finally choking me
For so long, I can barely breathe
Show me the light I need to see
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Will tell you my pain
Send me to the grave
Will I die in vain?
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
(The world back to you for so long
With so many battles along the way
I brought all of this on myself
And I should accept the pain
For what I've hurt
For all my mistakes
Don't look down on me
You show me your face in a way I can see)
I look into the sky
I'm crying out your name
I've made my mistakes
But you forgave me
You forgave me
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Will tell you my pain
Send me to the grave
Will I die in vain
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment
Tell me I won't be forgotten
If just for a moment