Oh why do you try and pull me under?
Trust me I am already dead
I've been digging my own grave for far too long now,
And I don't mind waking up without in my bed.
Oh when the sun comes up you will realize that you were wrong,
And when your lungs collapse every breath that you take will feel like your last.
I want to see the fire ignite, suffocating the sky;
Don't ever say that you know just what this feels like,
I swear one day I'll kill this lie.
Curiosity has taken its toll once again,
And taken over, taken over everything we had.
Oh it's a shame,
You just walked away,
Take everything, I don't want the memories to stay.
Say you didn't see it coming,
But I can see it from a mile away.
Look in between the lines and read the story written on your face.
Oh when the sun comes up you will realize that you were wrong,
And when your lungs collapse every breath that you take will feel like your last.
I want to see the fire ignite, suffocating the sky;
Don't ever say that you know just what this feels like,
I swear one day I'll kill this lie.
Letting go is easier when you have nothing left to lose,
So I'm letting go, I'm letting go, I'm letting go of you.
Oh please, look in me in the eye, next time you stab me in the back.
Oh please, look in me in the eye, next time you stab me in the back.
Oh please, look in me in the eye,
(You know to come and get all of your clothes out of my house.)
Next time you stab, you stab me, you stab me in the back.
(So go tell all your friends why chose to stick around.)
Behold this is my vision no less real for being unseen
Like a giant in a giant's world the I am proud of nothing
We try to be better from the outside in
But still we have no place to call home In the end
A wise man speaks when he has something to say
But fools just have to say something
A wise man speaks when he has something to say
Just keep your mouth shut just keep your mouth shut
Ignorance Ignorance
It is the root and the stem of all that you know
This life that we live is not all there is
This life that we live this life that we live
We try to be better from the outside in
But still we no place to call home In the end
We try to be better we try to be better
We there is know price go
Two roads diverged in the woods I
I took the one less traveled by
This has made all the difference difference
Two roads diverged in the woods and I
I took the one less traveled by
This has made all the difference difference
If they only knew where we've been we've been
When and where going to
No If they only knew where we've been we've been we've been
When and where we your going to
It is the end
Only the dead have seen the end of anything
Prepare me for the end prepare me for the end
I've got some things to say.
I believe this announcement is over due.
My days blended together seamlessly and who knew?
The error of my ways in this world becomes so severe.
The day she interrupted my life it all fell,
but she was so sincere.
I've known some witches this town will still not burn.
Their never held on trial and we'll never learn.
They invade our hearts to bleed us inside out.
Somebody give me the liquids to turn this around.
I know she loves how every eye looks at her.
And she feeds on the pain you feel.
I'm telling you her words are never cut and dry.
And she keeps appearing at all the wrong times,
with a brand new lie.
Still don't believe me?
She carries a box of matches in the side of her purse!
She starts a fire just to watch you burn.
I've been trying hard to avoid it,
I thought is would make it but I was wrong!
I've known some witches this town will still not burn.
Their never held on trial and we'll never learn.
They invade our hearts to bleed us inside out.
Somebody give me the liquids to turn this around.
Deep in the sunset the smoke billows high.
She lit the fire that ruined my life.
She started the fire that ruined my life!
Time after time you left me empty.
You'll be forgotten in the ending.
It's not just a game when you're winning.
She started a fire!
She started a fire!
She started a fire!
She started a fire!
Stay back.
She'll eat you alive or burn the heart that you have left.
Stay back. You've got to stay back.
She's the wicked witch of the west,
and the hungry wolf in the woods.
Stay back. Step away from the girl.
If you value you're sanity, leave town!
I am the air on your lungs
and the blood in your veins.
I am all the voices you hear,
and i will never go away.
The deafening sound you hear
is coming straight from your mouth.
Choke on your words your so shallow.
Bite your lip!
Bite your lip when you hear it.
hold your tongue.
You gotta hold your tongue.
Don't be so blind.
Time is not on our side.
Look me straight in the eyes.
Do not say you will be alright.
Put it all on the line
and for a minute the earth will stand still.
I am the ghost,
the ghost in the mirror that re creates,
painting your soul with every color you hate.
I am the voices that you hear
and the decisions you make.
I am the air that you breath
and I will never go away.
I will not carry you through.
Is that what scares you the most?
My friend, you fooled yourself again,
into thinking it's real.
They can not save you like I can.
They can not make you feel.
Swimming in regret
but the water is much too deep.
This is your very last breath,
Chose your words carefully.
I am the ghost,
the ghost in the mirror that re creates,
painting your soul with every color you hate.
I am the voices that you hear
and the decisions you make.
I am the air that you breath
and I will never go away.
Save yourself from the lies that brought my father to his knees!
OH!
Don't be so blind!
Time is not on our side!
Look at me straight in the eye!
Put it all!
Put it all on the line!
We are all guilty
But silence will not save our souls
We are becoming tired and weary and our conscience is slowly growing old
Living by the reason of science
Never question what we are told
These words rise above my voice but I think you already know
Now let's get one thing straight I've been there
I've done that and I refuse to go back
Nothing you can do will change my mind
All trust me I've been there I've done that
And I refuse to go back
Nothing you can do will change my mind
Were all searching for something so much greater than what we have
And these lies have nothing to offer us
A bigger meaning a better purpose please trust me this is worth it
You don't have to be the person you were yesterday
Take your seats
Now please let me break the silence and say
What you've been waiting to hear
I have the answer I have the cure
I have the answer I have the answer I have the cure
I have the answer I have the cure
I have the answer I have the cure
I'll say it again and again
I have the cure
Everything is overly organized
But you seem strangely out of place
When will you realize the past can not be erased (when will you realize)
Were all searching for something so much greater than what we have
And these lies have nothing to offer us
A bigger meaning a better purpose please trust me this is worth it
You don't have to be the person you were yesterday
I refuse to wash my hands of this
And forget what needs to be said
If life is all we are living for then kill me now
If life is all we are living for then kill me now
I do not know the American Gentlemen.
God forgive me for putting such words together.
Undone you're no different than all the rest,
a life full of greed with no heart in your chest.
Full to your throats you cry out STARVATION!
Oh what a joke and waste of creation.
You are the only one to blame for all the choices you made.
I'll lower your body down into an open grave
and let the vultures have their way with you.
We'll take you by surprise and spill your blood like wine.
Scarlet stains upon the flesh will end the night.
Rest your head and soon you will find,
beauty is young and will die in time.
When I look out my window,
I see a nation filled with disgrace,
all the thieves and the liars,
and you're there with a smirk on you're face.
Everything you say rings hallow,
but you will tell your stories again and again.
Sell your half truths with a smile.
Take and inject it, inject it!
You think we don't know a thing.
But I can see straight through you.
You think that we believe everything that you say.
My God, things aren't looking good.
Now the tables have turned,
and you see this, you see this
for what it really is.
Now the tables have turned,
and you see this, you see this
It all seems so out of place.
We think that we're safe right here
and let you mismanage it all.
For once now i see it so clear.
Don't even try to run because
you will find that we are not blind
and we're not amused.
So that this is just the way that it goes
but everyone knows.
(Looks like you got it all figured out,
Brave from a distance for everyone to marvel
and applaud at the sound.
These lines were drawn for your days on end,
so get out of focus and blend in.
Failure is what you've become.
You're a failure, Failure!)
Rest your head and soon you will find
Beauty is young and will die in time
Rest your head and soon you will find
Beauty is young and will die in time
Rest your head
The city hides the secrets of the liars in the streets
The phone calls and assurances all for nothing (but looking good)
Every time the truth comes out its pushed away and pushed aside
But I won't stand and watch it all
It all go unsaid
How many times will I fall victim to this It's normal by now
No one helps each other up we push one another back down
It's sad to see these people
And the apathy they have
I hope one day they lose it all for the choices they made
Out in the open there's the air of brotherhood
And spoken truth yet everyone knows what goes on behind these closed doors
Do tell no one cares about the heart no one cares about the past
I've seen the way we treat each other
So keep smiling through your teeth
Don't ever tell me you're telling the truth
Don't ever think you can speak my name
When did we stray from what we stand for
When did it all mean nothing to you
It's hard to find honest mind in this city
And I keep hoping someone will speak up
It's hard to find honest mind in this city
And I keep hoping hoping someone will speak up
I've seen how all of this ends
And I promise It's worth whoever it offends
What happened to what we believed in
And I have seen how all of this ends
Sleepwalking our way to contentment
I wont just let it be and let you smile through your teeth
You call yourself human
So say it straight to me
We're sleepwalking all the way to contentment
When will somebody speak up
We're sleepwalking all the way to contentment
When will somebody speak up speak up
Don't ever tell me you're telling the truth
And don't ever think don't ever think
And don't ever think you can speak my name
We are alive the last men standing from the fight
We are the chosen and we claim your life tonight
Breathe in the light that surrounds us
Can you fell it take the risk but know the consequence
Know the consequence
If we were made for this
Who are we to act any differently
No one said this would be easy
Never look back leave it all behind
The clouds overhead have come and gone with the storm
Now let me show you the truth
We were born into the open sky
Where heroes are created
And legends never die
We were born into the open sky
Where heroes are created
And legends never die
If we were made for this
Who are we to act any differently
No one said this would be easy
Never look back leave it all behind
There is hope in every open eye
So live your life like you're ready to die
Let them have everything but your pride
Hold your ground when the sun sets tonight is the night
Darkest night comes just before dawn
Darkest night comes just before the dawn
And trust me son and trust me son
A darkest night comes just before the dawn
And trust me son we will make it our alive
Here we go again
I brought us here on purpose
I knew we wouldn't make it out
You see it in my face
You and I were born to die in this place
All the walls you built to surround you
Crumble right before your eyes
Yet again gain it seems you have failed
This is how it all ends
We couldn't change It if we tried
Come on come on go ahead try
Go ahead and try
This is the price we pay for the moment in time (moment in time)
We searchin felt cible
Your heart beats faster your knees get weaker
And time stands still time stands still
Push it back push it back but one day this will all become very real
As a curtain of darkness covers the sky
In this place you have no face
In this place you have no name
Looking for anything that feels familiar
Trying to forget a city in ruin
Wasting time caught in a trap you set yourself
You set this trap yourself
When skyline hit fire It all went to hell
Dead bodies askew
Alarming the church bell
You can not do this on your own
Our days were numbered
You can not you can not do this on your own
Our days were
They watch in silence create and destroy
Orchestrating our every thought
They watch in silence create and destroy
We dare not say we ever tried to make it stop
Persevere persevere It's time to test the limits of your heart
Make it clear this is not
A test of the system they want you to believe
Understanding the paths that we take
Relay's signals from our nerves to our brain
Don't get lost in the upside down ways
This world has a heavy hold on your heart
You've know from day one that things aren't always cut just to fit you
Uncertain of what's at stake
This question is killing you
So many think they know it all
All they know is that It's gonna end
Gotta live while you can gotta live while you can
You'll find it hard harder now just to believe
Give it some time give it time
Give it face needed time
Crashing through the open doors
Fall flat on our faces again
This is the life that you chose you've got the time make your amends
Crashing through the open doors
Fall flat on our faces again
This is the life that you chose you've got the time make your amends
I know sometimes It's so hard
Afraid to show your weakness but were all so weak inside
So don't listen make up your own mind
Listen with your ear to the sky
And keep your feet moving persevere persevere
You have the power to make this life your own
Its time to test the limits of your heart
Make it clear make it clear
This is not a test of the system
In a world a world that is broken a world that is broken
I'm afraid of a world that is breaking a world that is breaking down
In a world that is broken and dead
I am afraid that there's nothing left
In a world that is broken and dead
I am afraid that there's nothing left
In a world that is broken and dead
I am afraid that there's nothing left
Show them how strong you are
You've come this far don't fall
Digging a hole that I can't get out of
Deeper and deeper below the surface
To find that there's nothing there
Where do I go from here?
Give me something that I can feel!
Back and forth here we go again
What will it take to keep it together?
What will it take to keep it together?
What will it take?
What will it take?
What will it take to keep it together?
I've never felt so empty
Keep me close, keep me close
Keep my head above water
I need to hear your voice
I can't do this on my own
Beneath the sun I am rotting
Just like the ones that came before me
I cannot deny my own walk has become a crawl
I've never felt so
I've never felt so lost
I know
I could never run far enough
To escape your love
(To escape your love)
So why do I keep running?
Now the chaos is all around me
Show me the light at the end of the tunnel
I need you to save me from myself
Give me something I can feel!
Keep me close, keep me close
Keep my head above water
I need to hear your voice
I can't do this on my own
(I can't do this on my own)
Keep me close, keep me close
(Keep my head above water)
I can't do this on my own
Take all my guilt
Take all my pride
I want to know you sincerely
I'm on my knees
Take all of me
I want to feel you here with me
Feel you here with me!
Take all my guilt
Take all my pride
I want to feel you here with me
Keep me close, keep me close
Keep my head above water
I need to hear your voice
I can't do this on my own
(I can't do this on my own)
Keep me close, keep me close
(Keep my head above water)
I can't do this on my own
Say what you wanted to say,
Mean what you wanted to mean.
I'm listening, so be real with me.
I've never known you to be
One that refuses to speak.
You've never held anything back from me until now,
What were you thinking?
I can see it in your eyes,
You're scared for your life.
And I would be too if I was you,
I would be too if I was you!
Say what you wanted to say,
Mean what you wanted to mean.
I'm listening, so be real with me.
Say what you wanted to say,
Mean what you wanted to mean.
I'm listening, so be real with me.
I'll rip every single word
Right out of your dirty mouth.
I'll rip every single word
Right out of your dirty mouth!
Don't test me, I'll do it.
I have all of the evidence, I'll prove it.
Don't test me, I'll do it.
I have all of the evidence!
For better or for worse,
It never meant a thing!
Say what you wanted to say,
Mean what you wanted to mean.
I'm listening, so be real with me.
Say what you wanted to say,
Mean what you wanted to mean.
I'm listening, so be real with me.
How many days have I wasted,
Building you up while you tear me down?
I swear the next time you need me,
I won't be around!
Everything we had is gone,
It was gone in the blink of an eye.
Pack all your bags,
I've never been so ready to say goodbye.
Love, hate, pleasure and pain.
These are the words I could never explain,
All I know is you made me feel every one
And it will never happen again!
How am I to blame
For all your mistakes?
You gave up the second you looked away.
I really hope you got what you wanted,
Now wash your hands clean of me.
Won't you wash your hands clean of me?
I forgive you,
I just want you to leave.
For better or for worse,
It never meant a thing.
I forgive you,
I just want you to leave.
For better or for worse,
It never meant a thing.
I think it's time
We paid a little closer attention to all of this
Your slight of hand is an old trick
And I see right through your wit
So I'll ask you
Can you keep your word?
Or is this where we go our separate ways?
Can you keep your word?
Never again will I trust what you say!
I never thought I could be so blind
Oh, but now I say
If I could go back
Do it all again
You know that I wouldn't sign my life away
You won't get away with this!
You won't get away with this!
Silent when we needed you!
You won't get away with this!
You won't get away with this!
Silent when we need you!
I was too blind to see that
You were too deaf to hear me
Just know if I could go back
This would all be different
This would all be different!
You must have mistaken me
For someone just as fake as you
You broke every promise you made!
No, I don't expect you to know what it feels like
I just want you to admit
That you are a thief
You're a thief!
You're a thief!
You're a thief!
Don't take it too hard my friend
That I feel this way
It's just that
I was too blind to see that
You were too deaf to hear me
Just know if I could go back
This would all be different
This would all be different!
Your excuses mean nothing
When nothing means more than keeping your word
Oh please
Like I haven't heard them before?
I don't think you'll ever learn
You killed the trust
All of the trust that I put in you!
You killed the trust
And I'll never trust you again!
I was too blind to see that
You where too deaf to hear me
Just know if I could go back
This would all be different
I was too blind to see that
You where too deaf to hear me
Just know if I could go back
This would all be different
Staring at the wall,
I never thought this would be so hard.
How could have I been so close and never known you?
I never knew, I never knew you at all!
You will always be my father but I hope you know,
It's your fault and I'll never know what that means.
You left a void that never could be replaced.
I am dying inside but you will never see!
I always had hoped that you did not want it this way,
But no matter how hard I try you always pushed away.
You said you loved me but...
How was I supposed to know
(How was I supposed to know)
When you left here,
You left me here alone?
Do I ever even cross your mind,
Just for second?
Do you know I'm alive?
You know I would let you in but you threw everything away.
So tell me what did you get from all of these years of pain?
You have no clue what I've been through,
But I guess that you wanted it that way!
How was I supposed to know
(How was I supposed to know)
When you left here,
You left me here alone?
Do I ever even cross your mind,
Just for second?
Do you know I'm alive?
If you would've been there,
If you would've stuck around.
If you would've been there when I needed you,
You would've been
You would've been so proud!
How was I supposed to know
(How was I supposed to know)
When you left here,
You left me here alone?
Do I ever even cross your mind,
Just for second?
Do you know I'm alive?
Maybe one day you'll see what you did to me,
But until then, I need you to know you make me sick!
I know that you think that you're changing,
I know that you think you're perfect.
But your yesterday is a joke
And everyone's heard it all before!
You'll never give me what I know I deserve,
The same as all of the rest but with half the nerve!
I should have known,
(I should have known!)
I should have seen
How much was wrong.
You're a mistake.
You're a mistake, a disease on my soul!
I can't believe I thought I had you figured out.
I should have known,
I should have seen how much was wrong.
I should have known,
I should have seen that you were broken.
You were broken from the start.
I gave you all of of me.
Put you first in line, such a waste of time.
I was always yours, you were never mine.
How could you leave me standing outside?
You're such a sick, sad waste of a human being!
I hope you're happy, go paint that smile
Right back on your face, you're so fake.
I'm so tired of all the generic excuses,
So this, this is where I draw the line.
With every "I love you" you left me more empty.
And now it is so obvious...
You were broken,
You were broken from the start.
I should have known,
I should have seen how much was wrong!
I gave you all of of me.
Put you first in line, such a waste of time.
I was always yours, you were never mine.
How could you leave me standing outside?
When you hear these words
And wonder if they're about you,
Don't call and complain.
You know there's truth
In every word that I say!
You're such a sick, sad waste of a human being.
You're such a sick, sad waste of a human being!
I gave you all of of me.
Put you first in line, such a waste of time.
I was always yours, you were never mine.
How could you leave me standing outside?
I gave you all of me,
Such a waste of time.
This is where I draw the line,
This is where I draw the line!
I felt the ground start to shake.
Oh God, oh God,
Everything's up in flames.
I prayed that it would have ended
Just as fast, just as fast as it came.
All I could hear was:
"March on, march on.
Quick on your feet,
March on, march on.
March on, march on.
Whether you like or not,
March on, march on!"
Finish what you started.
Just remember you can't bring them back,
Just remember you can't bring them back.
Heads will roll, bullets will fly.
We've all been turned into blood thirsty cannibals.
Just don't close your eyes!
Just don't close your eyes,
Sleep with one open!
Everything's put into perspective
When you're staring down
The barrel of a gun.
I've come to peace with the fact
That I can't take it back,
What's done is done!
But the bodies still haunt my dreams,
Oh, the bodies still haunt my dreams.
The bodies still haunt my dreams
And they always will!
March on, march on.
March on, march on.
Quick on your feet!
Finish what you started.
Just remember you can't bring them back,
Just remember you can't bring them back.
Finish what you started.
Just remember you can't bring them back,
(Just remember)
Just remember you can't bring them back.
How many of them will be forgotten,
Laying a part of the ashes?
No words can describe the guilt,
But I had no choice!
We were surrounded,
No words can describe.
We were surrounded,
I had no choice.
Words can't describe
The guilt that I felt,
But I had no choice.
Finish what you started.
Just remember You can't bring them back,
(Just remember)
Just remember You can't bring them back.
Finish what you started.
Just remember You can't bring them back,
(Just remember)
Just remember You can't bring them back.
How many of them will be forgotten,
Laying among of the ashes?
[Instrumental]
Dancing with the heat
From your ear against mine
Made me a victim to love
A love that was never divine
You were my first
I hated it all
Oh I hated it all
Always there to show me
The next place to fall
Cause you knew I would fall
You were so far from
Anything I ever wanted
Temptation took over
And now everywhere that I go
I am haunted
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
That I can forget everything
About that night
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
I never see you again in my life
Really I can't blame anyone
But myself
I could have stopped it
Oh I wish I did
I knew nothing but visions until you
I robbed myself of my own innocence
You came back more vicious
Than ever before
I should have seen it coming
You were perfect
Perfectly covered in blood
And I saw right through you
Evil!
Pure Evil!
Evil!
The look in your eyes
Your intentions were poison
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
That I can forget everything
About that night
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
I never see you again in my life
No!
You didn't brand me
No!
You didn't brand me!
You didn't brand me!
You're just a bump in the road!
Soon I'll wake up from this nightmare
And I will be happy
And you'll be alone
I saw right through you
Your intentions were poison
I saw right through you
It's the look in your eyes
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
That I can forget everything
About that night
Hello (Hello)
Hello and goodbye
Here is to hoping that I
I never see you again in my life
These streets are crowded with cowards disguised as men.
They are paying no consequence for their actions,
So we'll all give in.
I say the same things
Over and over and over again,
But you act like you've never heard them.
We were created to set an example.
So what is this, what is this?
This is the same old story,
This is the same old scene.
We're living our lives right out of a magazine,
I guess we'll never know!
Have we gone from little to less,
To nothing at all, nothing at all?
It seems like every soul
Has been sold for a dollar or less.
So I guess we'll never know
How good it could have been.
How good it could have been!
Savor every breath
That enters your lungs,
I promise it won't last forever.
And by the time you realize
You were wrong, you'll be far gone.
Savor every breath
That enters your lungs,
I promise it won't last forever.
And by the time you realize
You were wrong, you'll be far gone!
Follow me or back out now.
Follow me with all your heart
Or back out, back out now!
We all swim in a sea of pride,
Where character is rare.
(Where character is rare)
With every passing day,
It only gets worse
And no one seems to care.
We all die wondering what if I-
What if I would have tried?
And while you're begging for life on you knees,
You'll realize you were never happy!
Have we gone from little to less,
To nothing at all, nothing at all?
It seems like every soul
Has been sold for a dollar or less.
I guess we'll never know
How good it could have been.
The clouds begin to move in rhythm,
There is a storm in the sky.
I will cause a disaster,
Create an earthquake
And watch as you shake.
I will cause a disaster,
Watch as you shake!
We all die wondering what if I-
What if I would have tried?
What if I would have tried?
I guess we'll never know!
It seems like every soul
Has been sold for a dollar or less.
I guess we'll never know
How good it could have been.
How good it could have been!
Let go of everything,
Let go of everything!
What is it that you are holding on to?
What will it matter when every history book is consumed in the flames?
Soon it will be like you never existed,
Not a single soul will remember your name!
Everyone is flawed,
Everyone has a story to tell.
But every story has an ending,
So stop acting like there won't be one!
These bones are only, only temporary.
(Let go of all you know.)
You're on your own, but not alone.
You'll never be alone.
These bones are temporary,
Let go of all you know.
(Let go of all you know.)
The destination lies ahead
And we are not alone.
We are not alone!
Forget then, live right now.
Everything rides on tomorrow.
When that day comes will you hear (will you hear)
"Well done, well done."?
Your eternity is worth so much
More than their opinions of you.
Defined not by where you've been,
Knowing that you'll be made new!
These bones are only, only temporary.
(Let go of all you know.)
You're on your own, but not alone.
You'll never be alone.
These bones are temporary,
Let go of all you know.
(Let go of all you know.)
The destination lies ahead
And we are not alone.
We are not alone!
I can't say
The past will never get in the way.
Just remember, all things come and go,
But they don't mean a thing.
It's not about what you have now,
It's what you have in store.
Let go.
The destination lies ahead
And we are not alone.
(It's not about what you have now,
What do you have in store?)
Let go.
These bones are only temporary,
We are not alone.
(It's not about what you have now,
What do you have in store?)
Let go. (These bones are only temporary)
The destination lies ahead
And we are not alone.
(You're on your own, but not alone.
What do you have in store?)
Let go. (These bones are only temporary)
These bones are only temporary,
We are not alone.
(You're on your own, but not alone.
You'll never be alone.)
This is who we are
These are the roads we paved
The strength we found and the mistakes we made along the way
This is who we are
These are the roads we paved
The strength we found and the mistakes we made along the way
This is who we are
These are the roads we paved
The strength we found and the mistakes we made along the way
This is who we are
These are the roads we paved
And now I've had enough of your judgment
You pass it so easily
If you think that I take it to heart now you see
This is my design
You don't know the cost
So I'll keep my faith and you can stay lost
Who is with me?
We have the strength to shed light
And this is the moment suspended in time
No limits
No boundaries at all
Just when you think we conform to a scene we break down the wall
From the beginning I knew I was different
I embraced it, but you didn't
Your normal life, 9-5
It's just not for me
I need to feel alive
I won't fall like the rest of them
They've come and gone with the wind
I hear the doubt in the back of your mind
But still I'll see this through to the end
Maybe if you paid more attention
Asked more questions and actually listened
You would see this is not just a dream
But a path I've chosen that means everything to me
Don't you see the minds that have changed?
Do you see the lives that have been saved?
Don't you care to see the difference I've made?
Listen closely, the highways call my name
Don't you see this is my everything? (my everything)
It may not seem right to you
And you might not approve, but it's real
This is the only thing that makes me feel
What more do I have to do
To finally prove myself to you?
What is it that you need to see
To finally believe this is who I'm supposed to be?
Most days I feel like your punching bag
But I will never let it hold me back
I just wish for once
You knew how it felt to be brought down lower than everything else
Don't you care to see the difference I've made?
Listen closely, the highways call my name
Don't you see this is my everything? (my everything)
It may not seem right to you
And you might not approve, but it's real
This is the only thing that makes me feel
This is who I am
This is my life
I come alive in the lights
I come alive in the lights
What will be written on your tombstone?
You sat behind a desk
You had no backbone
What will be written on your tombstone?
You sold your soul, grew old alone
Would you prefer that I become a lifeless, hollow shell such as yourself?
Would you prefer that I give up my dreams
And lose all hope just like everyone else?
Don't you see the lives that have been saved?
Listen closely, the highways call my name
Don't you see this is my everything? (my everything)
It may not seem right to you
And you might not approve, but it's real
This is the only thing that makes me feel
We put our lives in the hands of the ones
that claimed they truly cared
Come to find it's all just a lie and when we needed them no one was there
I swear I'm not bitter, I just see them for what they are
Money hungry cowards
Sucking the blood out of artists and killing the art
So count out the money you stole from starving artists you watched pave the way
But you know just as well as I do, without us you're just an empty name
Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out?
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing
The ones that kicked me when I was down
Are the same ones that say they need me now
That's fine, I'll play the game but just know
I told you so, hahahaha
I've seen the greed in their eyes
Well I guess I'm nothing but a dollar sign
I've seen the greed in their eyes
Well I guess I'm nothing but a dollar sign
Four years gone by, now everything is fine, no thanks to you
You'll never know, nor do you care, about what it took
Or the things we've been through
Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing
Ignorance had me by the throat
From the day I learned how to sing
But now my eyes are open wide
And this is what I see
I see the greed in their eyes
They had me fooled at first because I believed all the lies
Oh the lies
I see the greed in their eyes
They had us fooled at first but we're taking control this time
We're taking control this time
Where were you when they had no faith in us? (where were you?)
Where were you when they shut us out?
It's funny you show up now
And if it fell apart
I know that you'd be nowhere to be found
We did this on our own
Thanks for nothing
So count your money and I'll count my friends
We'll see who's richer in the end
We'll see who's richer in the end
We'll see who's richer in the end!
It always ends the same
I gave you all my heart just to watch it get thrown away
Thrown away
It takes a toll on my soul
'Cause I'm starting to believe that love's just a game we play
Is it all just a game?
One day I'll heal but I'll be covered in scars
And I'll never forget watching it all fall apart
When you finally came clean about the lies and the games that you played from the start
It's like every second we spent together is always on repeat in the back of my mind
What was I thinking when I gave you my life?
You knew it would end
You knew this would die
You'll never find another one like me
I think I'd give you another chance if you deserved one
I think I'd have room in my heart but I simply reserved none
I'd let you beg on your knees for forgiveness at last
But you're just a mistake
Please give me my life back
You made me so insecure and unsure of everything I thought was real
I just wish I could rewind and go back to a time
When I knew what it was like to feel
I hope someday someone ruins you the way you ruined me
I just want you to know how it feels
I want you to see it's like my heart was made to be broken
Why can't I let go?
Now that it's over I just need you to know
I think I'd give you another chance if you deserved one
I think I'd have room in my heart but I simply reserved none
I'd let you beg on your knees for forgiveness at last
But you're just a mistake
Please give me my life
Give me my life back
They say it's better to have loved than never at all
But I can't seem to find any good in being thrown at the wall
I'm not sure if I can stand up from this fall
I lay tossing and turning and trying to forget
I thought I'd be over you by now
With all you put me through I'm full of regret
I wish I could just forget somehow
You'll never find another one like me, yeah
I think I'd give you another chance if you deserved one
I think I'd have room in my heart but I simply reserved none
I'd let you beg on your knees for forgiveness at last
But you're just a mistake
Please give me my life back
Please give me my life back
Give me my life back
Give me my life
Drowning myself every night
Me versus me has always been my biggest fight
I've been so confused for so long
And the answers always seem so far out of sight
So I fill it up, fill it up one more time
So when everything is wrong at least I still feel right
I'm in the tunnel but I can't see the light
I just wanna feel whole again
So I can let you in
I just wanna feel whole again
I just want to feel whole
Oh, where is my self-control?
Where is my self-control?
And I've been thinking this could be the end of me
Who is this person in the mirror I see?
And I have come so far, thought I was so strong
The truth is I've just fed myself a lie for too long (for too long)
I never thought this would be me
But now I'm on the verge of self-destruction
How could this happen to me?
I've never been the type to run from anything, run from anything
So sick and tired of wondering where my morals have gone
My father didn't raise me to become this
Where did I go wrong?
There is not much left of me
I can't feel the ground beneath my feet
There is not much left of me
I let everyone around me down
And now I'm headed to the bottom of the bottle just to block out the sound
God I need you now
I've been thinking this could be the end of me
Who is this person in the mirror I see?
And I have come so far, thought I was so strong
The truth is I've just fed myself a lie for too (for too long)
This is my vice, this is me weak
I need your love to erase this doubt
I need your hand to pull me out
Sometimes I feel like I will never learn
'Cause the bottle's always there when I have nowhere else to turn
Will I ever learn?
Will I ever learn?
I take another sip
The dark room that I'm in becomes dimly lit
This can't be all there is
And I've been thinking this could be the end of me
Who is this person in the mirror I see?
And I have come so far, thought I was so strong
The truth is I've just fed myself a lie for too long (for too long)
And the only one to blame is me
Who have I become?
This is my desperate shout
Pull me out
Pull me out
God I need you now
Chances to move mountains are few and far between
But only unseen by those who choose them to be
Live every day like it's your last chance to be heard and seen
'Cause the good die young and the great change the course of history
Stop blending in and start speaking out
You'll never know what you can do if you don't try now
Lift up your eyes discouraged one
Keep moving forward 'til your battles have been won
They say you were created to do great things
But words only come to life when you believe
Stop blending in (stop blending in)
Start speaking out
Don't miss your opportunity
Do you have the courage to follow your heart? (follow your heart)
Your life could be over before you ever had a chance to start
Take what you can get while you can get it
And don't let anybody stand in your way
If you've got what it takes, make them believe it
They need to hear you from a mile away
They say you were created to do great things
But words only come to life when you believe
Stop blending in (stop blending in)
Start speaking out
Don't miss your opportunity
Lift up your eyes discouraged one
When you feel like giving up
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong
Lift up your eyes discouraged one
When you feel like giving up
When they say it can't be done
It's up to you to show them why they're wrong
Lift up your eyes discouraged one
When you feel like giving up
When they say it can't be done
Show them they're wrong
What you do is up to you
Follow your heart and you will never lose
They say you were created to do great things
But words only come to life when you believe
You were created to do great things
But words only come to life when you believe
Stop blending in (stop blending in)
Start speaking out
Don't miss your opportunity
Reach for the sky
Nothing's impossible when you realize the strength is inside
Embrace the struggle when it's all you can see
Words only come to life when you believe
[feat. Kellin Quinn Of Sleeping With Sirens]
I pack my bags and say goodbye to my wife
For what seems like the millionth time
They said it gets easier, but they lied
She looks at me and says, "Really baby, I will be just fine."
But then she looks away so I don't have to see her cry
And that is when I ask myself:
How am I supposed to be
Everything they expect me to be
When I feel so alone
'Cause I left my heart at home
She needs me, but I know they need me too
So God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do
Really I'm so thankful for the people I meet
The places I've been and the things I've seen
But when she's not here it doesn't feel like I'm living my dream
I know they say that no one is perfect
But I swear she's perfect for me
And that makes it so much harder to leave
How am I supposed to be
Everything they expect me to be
When I feel so alone
'Cause I left my heart at home
She needs me, but I know they need me too
So God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do
If you miss me, I'm just a phone call away
Please be strong, be strong for me
I need you to show me how to change the inside of me
For my heart, for their sake
Be strong, be strong for me
How am I supposed to be
Everything they expect me to be
When I feel so alone, so alone
How am I supposed to be
Everything they expect me to be
When I feel so alone
'Cause I left my heart at home
She needs me, but I know they need me too
So God, give me the strength to do what you created me to do
She's on the prowl
She wants it all and she'll stop at nothing
But everyone knows, she's well aware of the fact that her
self-respect was long lost on her search for something
First in line to give it up to the guy at the bar buying two drinks at a time
One track mind
It's disgusting that she thinks she's got it all figured out
But what she doesn't know is that to us she's just another one of them
Girls like you are a dime a dozen
Just leave, just leave
We're all better off without your...
Disease, disease
Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me
It's obvious the stage is all that you see
So take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me
Just go
The innocent look on her face is all fake
She's worn out and worn down
From all the one night stands
Never any interest in a real man or a love that will last
Oh what a waste
What a waste of a beautiful face (a beautiful face)
Was it the way she was raised
Or just the terrible choices she's chosen to make?
Every night it's all the same
She steals another heart so she can drop another name
Oh what a shame
You're all the same
You're all the same
All dressed up in purple and pink
She'll do whatever it takes to get to VIP
She thinks everyone wants to see her down on her knees
But what she doesn't know is everyone just wants her to leave
Just leave, just leave
We're all better off without your...
Disease, disease
Take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me
It's obvious the stage is all that you see
So take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me
I can feel her staring at me from across the room
She's got the worst of intentions (she's got the worst of intentions)
And she smells like trouble and cheap perfume
She's got one thing on her mind
Her target locked in sight
She never gets denied
But tonight she'll be surprised
She knows every word to every song I write
So let's have a sing-along
Hello, hello
Hello and goodbye
One track mind
You wanna check me off the list? Yeah right!
The stage is all you see
So take your pick from the willing but you'll never get me
[feat. Danny Worsnop Of Asking Alexandria]
Wake me up, wake me up
I can't remember when enough was enough
I used to be so in love
With this life I lived before it was corrupt
Take me back to the me that wanted this more than anything
The me that said I would give up everything
Just to live one night in the life, I'm questioning
Where is the inspiration I need?
How could I hate this?
I used to crave this
I tell my stories as a form of release
I need them just as much as they need me
I always said I'd never waste a single second of this (second of this)
But sometimes I find myself slipping through the cracks
How could I be such a hypocrite?
I think about it all so far, what we've been through
Who we were, who we are
These days the weight of the world is on my shoulders
I never thought it would be this hard
They come to me to show them who they're supposed to be
I don't wanna let them down
Lord give me the answers they seek
The strength to give to the weak
Give me the desire to plant the seed
This is so much bigger than me
I think I'm in over my head
Jet-lagged and restless and always beat down
The rooms are full but I'm always alone
This load is too much to carry on my own
I always said I'd never waste a single second of this (second of this)
But sometimes I find myself slipping through the cracks
How could I be such a hypocrite?
We hold their hearts in the palms of our hands
I don't wanna take it for granted
I don't wanna waste the gift that I've been handed
I dig deep for what I know I need
To keep pushing forward, to keep moving
But they expect so much from me
I'm just a person, a human being
I feel dead inside
So burnt out from all I've seen
Maybe I've gone blind
From always being in the spotlight
I always said I'd never waste a single second of this
But sometimes I find myself slipping through the cracks
How could I be such a hypocrite?
We hold their hearts in the palms of our hands
I don't wanna take it for granted
I don't wanna waste the gift that I've been handed
Why does the fire in my heart grow dimmer with each passing day?
Where is my passion?
Where is my flame?
You sit at home feeling so strong from behind that screen
But honestly do you think those words you're typing are gonna change anything?
Could it be this is just an escape from all your insecurities? (insecurities)
Could it be your deepest secret is you wish that you were me?
I think I'm starting to lose all my faith
This isn't how it's supposed to be
You see everything in black and white
Who are you to tell me what's wrong or right?
What could I possibly learn from someone like you?
You don't know the first thing about my life
Say what you will
You know it all or at least you think you do
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
Everyone knows that you don't have a clue
So say what you will
But you wouldn't last a day in my shoes
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
This is a war you will always lose
So go and disregard the blood, sweat and tears we shed for you
But who will have the upper hand
When this is over and I've done everything you wished you could do
Stop wasting my time
So full of things to say when you feel safe
Maybe I'll listen to you whine
The day you wanna say it to my face
Bring it on!
So many mouths that love to run
But I just laugh 'cause I've been confronted by none
Say what you will
You know it all or at least you think you do
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
Everyone knows that you don't have a clue
So say what you will
But you wouldn't last a day in my shoes
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
This is a war you will always lose
Say what you will (say what you will)
You know it all or at least you think you do
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
Everyone knows that you don't have a clue
So say what you will
But you wouldn't last a day in my shoes (day in my shoes)
Waste all your days complaining
You think we care, but
This is a war you will always lose
I'm calling out my generation (it's up to us to change this)
This is an alarm
Can you hear it now?
It seems like "caring" is just a phase we're over now
I'm calling out my generation
You should be ashamed
'Cause you're the ones to blame
This isn't how it's supposed to be
[Instrumental]
Here I stand nothing more than a broken man
Staring death in the face
All my mistakes have got a hold on me again
Here we go, another day another fork in the road
I never know who to trust
Will someone just tell me which way to go?
I need a sign, I need a miracle!
I need to know that this is possible
I've just failed so many times
Is there any way I could make it right?
God, if you're there I need to hear you now!
Come back to me love, I forgive you
Oh how I've missed you!
Just know every time you run
I'll be right here waiting!
Yeah!
This is no ordinary love
Listen up, listen up!
This is no ordinary love
Listen up, this is unconditional
I'm so afraid to admit that you're real
Cause I'm afraid of what I might feel
When your words start to come to life
And it brings my demons into the light, but...
I know you're here
I shiver as you whisper in my ear
"Child have no fear"
Come back to me love, I forgive you
Oh how I've missed you!
Just know every time you run
I'll be right here waiting!
Come back to me love
I hope you know I'm always with you
Oh I forgive you!
We lose faith in things unseen
Unsure of what to believe
Just dying to be loved
When love's right in front of us
We give up on our hopes & dreams
And let doubt take everything
The door will open when we realize
We don't hold the key
I tried to save myself but I failed!
But I failed!
Come back to me love, I forgive you
Oh how I've missed you!
Every time you run
I'll be right here waiting!
Come back to me love
I hope you know I'm always with you
I forgive you!
Another day, she sets foot in this prison
Dreading what they'll say
So much to give, but no one ever listens
She dreams of running away
Crippled by the way they make her feel
She takes a look at her wrists and turns to the blade
It's not a cry for attention if she just wants to feel
Anything other than the pain
Everyone deserves to be loved
But they make her hate everything she was sure of
Every day feels like her against the world
Now she's afraid she'll never be enough
No one knows all the weight that she holds when she feels alone
The memories, they haunt her
No one sees all the pain she brings everywhere she goes
She feels they'll never want her
She dreams of a day
When she won't have to cry herself to sleep
Staring at the scars on her wrists
She knows this is not who she wants to be
Another night, all alone with her thoughts
Dwelling on the questions that race through her head
Scared to sleep, scared to wake up and face the day
When she can't forget the things that they said
No one knows all the weight that she holds when she feels alone
The memories, they haunt her
No one sees all the pain she brings everywhere she goes
She feels they'll never want her
All she wants is someone to notice, so sick of feeling invisible
All she needs is someone to care
If only they could see that she's incredible
She dreams of a day
When she won't have to cry herself to sleep
Is our generation too blind to see
True beauty lies beneath the skin
So ignorant
Are they too cold, too numb
To see the lifelong effects of the pain they inflict?
(Of the pain they inflict)
Is our generation too blind to see true beauty lies beneath the skin, beneath the skin?
No one knows all the weight that she holds when she feels alone
The memories, they haunt her
No one sees all the pain she brings everywhere she goes
No one knows all the weight that she holds when she feels alone
The memories, they haunt her
No one sees all the pain she brings everywhere she goes
She feels they'll never want her
All she wants is someone to notice, so sick of feeling invisible
All she needs is someone to care
If only they could see that she's incredible
She dreams of a day
When she won't have to cry herself to sleep
Staring at the scars on her wrists
She knows this is not who she wants to be
I stare deep down into the eyes of my nightmares
As they come to life
I feel my heart beat right out of my chest
and I think I might be losing the fight
(I might be losing it)
I live inside my poisoned mind
It leaves me paralyzed (it leaves me paralyzed)
My visions blurred
My words are slurred
I think I might, might die tonight
This shadow follows me
It always keeps me on the edge
I know that I would never jump
So why cant I step back from the ledge?
Am I losing control?
You take me to the darkest places I have ever been
I think I feel it coming back again
Why am I terrified of everything I used to love
Save me from myself I don't want to hate who I've become
Inhale, exhale
Why is it so hard to breathe
Inhale exhale
Why isn't this working?!
If I live to see the other side of this
I swear I'll never take for granted any happiness
I never knew what i had until it was gone
How long will this go on?
Why am I terrified of everything I used to love
Save me from myself I don't want to hate who I've become
Tell me that tomorrow when I wake up I'll be fine
I just want to be myself again
I want to know that I'm alive
Tell me is there something that I'm learning from this?
I try my best to make the most of it
Maybe i just need to see the bigger picture
Show me how it ends
If I have to feel this forever,
I'd rather feel nothing at all.
[Spoken:]
Bring me back to life
I just can't take another sleepless night
Bring me back to life
Give me the clarity to see the light
I know that you can take this away
So I'm praying that today is the day
Oh, I pray that today is the day
Bring me back to life
Why am I terrified of everything I used to love
Save me from myself I don't want to hate who I've become
Tell me that tomorrow when I wake up I'll be fine
I just want to be myself again
I want to know that I'm alive
Please give me peace
Give me joy
Give me sanity,
Give me hope
Give me love
Give me truth.
I hit the bottom of my lowest lows
My darkest hours are the times I grow
And every time I am broken I know that it's only so I can be restored
I never would have found my way
If I didn't realize I was lost in the first place
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
I never could have picked myself up off the ground
Oh now I see (now I see)
It's not about the things I've done, but what you've done in me
Now I see fear is irrelevant 'cause you know my every need
I'm reaching out
You pull me out of the depths, I see you now
I'm letting go of the rest and I won't fear the fall
'Cause I know that you'll be there to catch me
I'll look to you when there's trouble at sea
'Cause I can walk on water when I believe
And now I know it's true, you are the answer to everything
How could I fear this heartbeat that beats for you?
How could I fear this heartbeat that beats for you?
I'm letting go of every fear I hold on to
Well I don't know what the future holds
But I know who holds it and it's beautiful
Every time that I fall short I'm so thankful I'm not in control
I'm reaching out I see you now
And I won't fear the fall 'cause I know that you'll be there
I'm reaching out
You pull me out of the depths, I see you now
I'm letting go of the rest and I won't fear the fall
'Cause I know that you'll be there to catch me
I'll look to you when there's trouble at sea
'Cause I can walk on water when I believe
And now I know it's true, you are the answer to everything
(The answer to everything
The answer to everything
The answer to everything)
When my thoughts take shape like a demon, I will rest in you (I will rest in you)
The peace I find in my quiet mind comes from knowing that your word is true
You are more than enough!
ANd now I'm certain that the best is yet to come (best is yet to come)
You are more than enough!
The best is yet to come
I'm reaching out
You pull me out of the depths, I see you now
I'm letting go of the rest and I won't fear the fall
'Cause I know that you'll be there to catch me
I'll look to you when there's trouble at sea
'Cause I can walk on water when I believe
And now I know it's true, you are the answer to everything
So caught up in our own day-to-day, we see lives in need & look the other way
I'm not a pessimist, but I think it's safe to say this would be different if it was your family.
We can't fathom not having a place to rest our heads
Can you imagine the pain of a newborn child that won't be fed?
It's so easy getting comfortable
We ignore the empty hands in need, thinking someone else will see them
Can you see the possibilities?
We have the ability to change the World!
If we want to see a change we have to be it
Stand up & believe that the responsibility's ours!
Day after day they continue to die so we think our prayers go unheard,
but poverty ends where compassion begins
We can no longer deny it's up to us
It's up to us!
We are the chosen ones, called to be bold!
There is no time to hesitate
Today is the day we can break the mold!
Can you see the possibilities?
We have the ability to change the World!
If we want to see a change we have to be it
Stand up & believe that the responsibility's ours!
Their starving eyes cry out for anyone to listen,
reaching out for anyone to care
Would we ignore them now if they were our
own children or make a promise to always be there?
Remove the veil from your eyes!
We could move mountains if we only tried!
Remove the veil from your eyes!
We hold the power in our hands to save their lives!
Can you see the possibilities?
We have the ability to change the World!
If we want to see a change we have to be it
Stand up & believe that the responsibility's ours
It's a mystery, too good to be true
I find my purpose when I look at you
I bleed transparent
It's not the way I choose
But it's only when I'm vulnerable my true colors shine through
For a moment
I'm a poet without words
Speechless because you love me at my worst
I don't deserve this
I let it surface
And all I know is today I woke up falling in love again
Starving artist, no match for a queen,
But walls come down and
Love's limitless when you find what's meant to be
Supernatural, it's more than what we see
A trust that can't be broken seemed impossible to me
But I've tasted true love and I believe!
For a moment
I'm a poet without words
Speechless because you love me at my worst
I don't deserve this
I let it surface
And all I know is today I woke up falling in love again
For a moment
I'm a poet without words
Speechless because you love me at my worst
I don't deserve this
I let it surface
And all I know is today I woke up falling in love again
Swimming against the current,
it's been this way from day one
Always an uphill battle, we never got a single handout from anyone, from anyone
So tell me, if we were "damaged goods," then what does that make you?
As far as I'm concerned, you're nothing more than just a worthless suit
(We are the rose)
We are the rose
We are the rose that grew from the crack in the concrete
I never doubted for a second even when you left us on our own
Don't you wish you would have known?
How does it feel now that you're in the back seat?
I guess you should have had a little more faith in me
Now I won't take all the credit, but you sure don't deserve an ounce
So go & talk the talk while we walk the walk
There's no way that you can stop us now!
(We are the rose)
We are the rose
We are the rose that grew from the crack in the concrete
I never doubted for a second even when you left us on our own
Don't you wish you would have known?
How does it feel now that you're in the back seat?
I guess you should have had a little more faith in me
You can lie
You can cheat your way through life
You can take what you don't deserve until you die
You can lie
You can cheat your way through life
You can take what you don't deserve until you die
You can lie
You can cheat your way through life
You can take what you don't deserve until you die,
but you can never take away our pride
Because when they said we couldn't WE DID!
One day you'll be forgotten
When they said we couldn't WE DID!
They'll remember our name forever, because when they said we couldn't WE DID!
I forgive you
It's not your fault you couldn't see what I saw
You never were to care about the underdog
We are the rose
We are the rose that grew from the crack in the concrete
I never doubted for a second even when you left us on our own
Don't you wish you would have known?
How does it feel now that you're in the back seat?
I guess you should have had a little more faith in me
We are the rose
We are the rose that grew from the crack in the concrete
I never doubted for a second even when you left us on our own
You left us on our own!
I guess you should have had a little more faith in me
I take a deep breath into my lungs,
let it out & move on
I take a step back & look at all that I've done
Why does it feel like I'm right back where I started from?
How can it be I need more when I've already won?
Just when I think I've got it all figured out
you grab my hand & say not so fast, boy don't you see there is so much more!
I'm at the top of the world & I feel it, but it's not enough for me
No it's not enough for me!
I used to think I'd find myself at the top above all the pain & the failure I saw
Now that I'm here I see it's not what I wanted at all
I feel it in my bones
It's in my blood
A constant search for the one true love
Show me something real, I want to feel your touch
What is enough?
Show me enough!
I'm at the top of the world & I feel it, but it's not enough for me
No it's not enough for me!
I want to live forever!
Give me open eyes to see this is not enough for me!
This world wants me dead
Dead to the truth & buried from the inside out,
but I can't hide the hope I've found in you. This world wants me dead
Dead to the truth & buried from the inside out,
but I cannot be shaken I won't be moved
My crown is eternal!
I'm at the top of the world & I feel it, but it's not enough for me
No it's not enough for me!
I want to live forever!
Give me open eyes to see this is not enough for me!
With every letter I read
I see their desperate cries to find the missing piece
They just want to believe
Someone can take away the burdens they carry
And who am I to be here?
I am no different than them
We are the same, you see?
And I wear my heart on my sleeve
For everyone to see
The man I wanna be
I just hope they see you when they look at me
Cause you are everything that I need to be
My heart is heavy and torn
Weighed down by all my mistakes and the chains I've worn
A constant struggle with fear
Unsure if I was enough from the day I was born
But you see the beauty in my flaws
You pick me up when I fall
Show me the way when I am lost
In the eye of the storm
You show me I'm not alone
And give me strength to carry on
I wear my heart on my sleeve
For everyone to see
The man I wanna be
And I just hope they see you when they look at me
Cause you are everything that I need to be
And I wear my heart on my sleeve
For everyone to see
The man I wanna be
And I just hope they see you when they look at me
Cause you are everything that I need to be
And I wear my heart on my sleeve
For everyone to see
The man I wanna be
And I just hope they see you when they look at me
Cause you are everything (you are everything)
That I need to be
That I need to be
Somewhere along the line you must have missed the point,
this is not about you
You twist the words of The Gospel to glorify yourself,
but this is not about you!
Take the spotlight off the things that you've
done & realize he did what you never could
He carries the weight that you could never hold
& even if you had the chance you never would
Hypocrite!
You think you're superior?
Hypocrite!
Do you really think belittling is the cure?
You walk around with your head held high as
if you're not the one that's living a lie
You're living a lie!
What makes you think that you'll change their minds?
They'll never see the light if all you preach is
hate from a mountain top that you couldn't climb
Say what you want, but behind closed doors you fight the same
demons as everyone else. Say what you will, but you look like a
fool to the rest of the world that knows that no one's perfect
You live a lie!
Modern day Pharisees
Open up your eyes!
You never practice what you preach
You live a lie!
Modern day Pharisees
Open up your eyes!
You never practice what you preach
Who gave you the right?
You walk around with your head held high as
if you're not the one that's living a lie
You're living a lie!
What makes you think that you'll change their minds?
They'll never see the light if all you preach
is hate from a mountaintop that you couldn't climb
The next time you feel the right to preach about Commandments
that you know you do not keep,
realize that it was Grace that saved you and do us all a favour,
keep your self-righteous mouth shut!
Keep your mouth shut!
Keep your self-righteous mouth shut!
GRACE! GRACE! GRACE! GRACE!
We are all at the mercy of: GRACE! GRACE! GRACE! GRACE!
You are no different than the rest of us
You walk around with your head held high as
if you're not the one that's living a lie
You're living a lie!
What makes you think that you'll change their minds?
They'll never see the light if all you preach
is hate from a mountaintop that you couldn't climb
From a mountaintop that you could never climb!
From a mountaintop that you could never climb!
It's three o'clock in the morning
You lie awake with a heavy heart
You're thinking, "What is the meaning?
Was I a waste? A mistake from the start?"
You just can't seem to remember
The last time anyone seemed to care
And all passion seems to wither
When it seems you have no purpose here
But you hold the power to be
The living, breathing purpose you were made to be
(Don't throw it away!)
It only takes one spark to start an everlasting fire in your heart
Destiny is different than a dream
Despite our failures and our shortcomings
We all have divine purpose to be nothing short of a miracle story
You hold the power to be
The living breathing purpose you were made to be
And it only takes one small spark
To start an everlasting fire in your heart
To start an everlasting fire in your heart
There is a plan and you're an important part
There is relief in the coming days
Even if you can't see it now
When you look back on the difference that you made
It will erase every second of doubt
Destiny is different than a dream
Despite our failures and our shortcomings
We all have divine purpose to be nothing short of a miracle story
Destiny is different than a dream
Despite our failures and our shortcomings
We all have divine purpose to be nothing short of a miracle story
I pray for clarity, for those who are questioning it all
I pray they'll hear the answers when they call
You are special, you are loved!
A perfect reflection of heaven above
And God makes no mistakes, you are a miracle story
A miracle story
And God makes no mistakes, you are a miracle story
I pray for clarity, for those who are questioning it all (it all, it all)
I pray they'll hear the answers when they call
And God makes no mistakes, you are a miracle story
And God makes no mistakes, you are a miracle story
I pray for clarity, for those who are questioning it all
I pray they'll hear the answers when they call
(A perfect reflection of heaven above...)
We are the youth, we are the future
We are the youth, we are the future
I only sleep to dream about the day we don’t fall in line
And everyone hears what we have to say with no question why
As long as there is breath inside our lungs we should have a voice
But we’ve been pushed aside because we’re young
And left without a choice
Have they forgotten that we are the future?
My Generation is dying to be heard
Dying to be heard and be understood
But no one is listening
So me and my friends will be the voice for the ones you ignore
And we’ll be louder than ever before. Can you hear me!?
We’ll FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for the ones without a voice!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT until they pay attention!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for the ones without a voice!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT we’re gonna make them listen!
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! FIGHT
FIGHT FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
We’re gonna make them listen! FIGHT FIGHT
FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
We’ll fight till they hear us out! We’ll fight till they hear us out!
Have they forgotten that we are the future?
My Generation is dying to be heard
Dying to be heard and be understood
But no one is listening
So me and my friends will be the voice for the ones you ignore
And we’ll be louder than ever before. Can you hear me!?
We are the youth, we are the future!
Misunderstood
We are the youth, we are the future!
We’re dying to be heard! We are the youth,
we are the future! Somebody pay attention!
We are the youth, we are the future!
Misunderstood
We are the youth, we are the future! We’re dying to be heard!
What do you expect when you leave us empty handed and without respect?
What do you expect when you take away our voice and we have nothing left?
Have they forgotten that we are the future?
My Generation is dying to be heard
Dying to be heard and be understood
But no one is listening
So me and my friends will be the voice for the ones you ignore
And we’ll be louder than ever before. Can you hear me!?
We are the youth, we are the future!
We are the youth, can you hear me!?