A bitter saint, a mile away
Huddled in the dark
While a victory cry, from the other side
Is beating in their hearts
From a bright lit stage, a heated place
I'm freezing on the ground
You can't tell me, everything's okay
That the world I know is sound
[chorus]
Everyone gets their wildest dreams
While mine are stripped away from me
I just don't understand it
Are you playing favorites?
Cause no one has to feel this way
Why'd you set the bar so far away
You make it seem so easy
For everyone but me
A different path for everyone
Not everyone's the same
But have I only climbed this high
So I'm the first to feel the rain?
Because trial by fire doesn't seem to apply
When you're waiting at the bottom
If this is the path I meant to travel
Why is everything wrong?
[chorus]
Everyone gets their wildest dreams
While all of mine are stripped away from me
I just don't understand it
Are you playing favorites
Playing favorites
I don't want to spend my life alone
When I've never even really had a home
Was I raised for the slaughter, ahh
I've always been the easy kill
But I thought that you were different
So now I'm trying to ignore it
Because I know that you mean every word you say
And always will
[chorus]
Everyone's faces on magazines
It feels like I'm surrounded by celebrities
And I'm the one listening
While no one picks me up to read
So can you send me a savior
One who doesn't play favorites
While I'm hanging on the arms
Of broken dreams
Saturday, December 31, 2011
"Neon Dreams"
Angelic sounds from the pit of hell
And it's a mystery to me
Came a symphony from a hollow shell
A vessel for the melody
With a simple spark to ignite these eyes
A city full of faces
We're all lit up like a sea of fire
The gravity of a hundred places
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
Is that where I'll go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like I'm doing it wrong
And so I sing, ooh, ooh
Am I losing control
All that I want in the palm of your hand
A crown you've already claimed
And all the push and pull from my wandering soul
Is it my failure to blame
Cause I engage, retreat
Like the pulsing beat
And it's never gonna stop
Who doesn't want to reach the very top?
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
Is that where I'll go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like I'm doing it wrong
And so I sing, ooh, ooh
As I'm losing control
For every dream just out of your reach
Lift your hands to the sky
Is there a hope you can hold
That won't just pass you by
I want to chase it like it can't be blotted out
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
That's where I wanna go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like the timing is wrong
I sing, ooh, ooh
Am I losing my soul
And it's a mystery to me
Came a symphony from a hollow shell
A vessel for the melody
With a simple spark to ignite these eyes
A city full of faces
We're all lit up like a sea of fire
The gravity of a hundred places
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
Is that where I'll go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like I'm doing it wrong
And so I sing, ooh, ooh
Am I losing control
All that I want in the palm of your hand
A crown you've already claimed
And all the push and pull from my wandering soul
Is it my failure to blame
Cause I engage, retreat
Like the pulsing beat
And it's never gonna stop
Who doesn't want to reach the very top?
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
Is that where I'll go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like I'm doing it wrong
And so I sing, ooh, ooh
As I'm losing control
For every dream just out of your reach
Lift your hands to the sky
Is there a hope you can hold
That won't just pass you by
I want to chase it like it can't be blotted out
All of the lights are flashing in time
And the rhythm syncs up to a dream of mine
That goes, ooh, ooh
That's where I wanna go
And every song as I'm singing along
Can't help feeling like the timing is wrong
I sing, ooh, ooh
Am I losing my soul
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
"Transperception"
Don't believe your eyes
When the lights are flashing fiction
"If it's visible, it's tangible"
You're buying the disguise
It's in plain sight
Don't mean it's right
The truth you've followed all your life
Perfection isn't easy to find
Direction, blind leading the blind
When we're born into the world, unchained
Told to follow all we can explain
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
And find yourself falling on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was crumbling in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I know I'll spend my life
Chasing all the answers
One question at a time
Opinions, we've got them
But I'll hold onto mine
Because I know that what I know
Will change in time
Perception, reflections
Of the water that we drink
We can't be content in knowing
But we can never cease to think
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
And find yourself falling on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was crumbling in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I know I'll spend my life
Chasing all the answers
One question at a time
And our lives, like pages in a book
It's all on paper, take a good hard look
But the lines outside are where I wanna be
I never want to be found, with my hands paper-bound
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
Oh, just to find yourself on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was a cloud of dust in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I won't give up the fight
Never settle for the senses
To tell you what is right
When the lights are flashing fiction
"If it's visible, it's tangible"
You're buying the disguise
It's in plain sight
Don't mean it's right
The truth you've followed all your life
Perfection isn't easy to find
Direction, blind leading the blind
When we're born into the world, unchained
Told to follow all we can explain
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
And find yourself falling on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was crumbling in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I know I'll spend my life
Chasing all the answers
One question at a time
Opinions, we've got them
But I'll hold onto mine
Because I know that what I know
Will change in time
Perception, reflections
Of the water that we drink
We can't be content in knowing
But we can never cease to think
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
And find yourself falling on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was crumbling in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I know I'll spend my life
Chasing all the answers
One question at a time
And our lives, like pages in a book
It's all on paper, take a good hard look
But the lines outside are where I wanna be
I never want to be found, with my hands paper-bound
Do you ever wonder
Do you ever fall back on what you know
Oh, just to find yourself on the cold floor
Because the world you thought you knew
Was a cloud of dust in front of you
I don't know the answer
But I won't give up the fight
Never settle for the senses
To tell you what is right
Sunday, December 25, 2011
"Nothing For Me Here"
I've had about enough
Reason has lost its ground
It doesn't matter how much I care
Everybody lets me down
So much for honesty
So much for commonality
I'm the only one, the only one
Who really understands me
Not a soul to lift me up
Not a single bag of bones
Not a villain or a saint
Can give me hope I'm not alone
And all these voices are a choir
A cacophony in my ears
The song they're singing to me
Is there's nothing for me here
Life in all its corridors
I'll never reach the end
There's always one more corner
In this maze, another bend
And everything's a paradox
I love and hate the same
The reason that I'm still here
The reason for this pain
Not a soul to lift me up
Not a single bag of bones
Not a villain or a saint
Can give me hope I'm not alone
And all these voices are a choir
A cacophony in my ears
The song they're singing to me
Is there's nothing for me here
I could retreat
Into my tiny empire
Where I can pretend I'm king
But still at some time
Have to open the gates
And face the reality
Still there's nothing there for me
Reason has lost its ground
It doesn't matter how much I care
Everybody lets me down
So much for honesty
So much for commonality
I'm the only one, the only one
Who really understands me
Not a soul to lift me up
Not a single bag of bones
Not a villain or a saint
Can give me hope I'm not alone
And all these voices are a choir
A cacophony in my ears
The song they're singing to me
Is there's nothing for me here
Life in all its corridors
I'll never reach the end
There's always one more corner
In this maze, another bend
And everything's a paradox
I love and hate the same
The reason that I'm still here
The reason for this pain
Not a soul to lift me up
Not a single bag of bones
Not a villain or a saint
Can give me hope I'm not alone
And all these voices are a choir
A cacophony in my ears
The song they're singing to me
Is there's nothing for me here
I could retreat
Into my tiny empire
Where I can pretend I'm king
But still at some time
Have to open the gates
And face the reality
Still there's nothing there for me
Thursday, December 22, 2011
"You Don't Know"
You don't know
Please don't act like you do
Your viewing-from-afar radar is skewed
If only you'd adjust your blurry point of view
You'd see that blind guesses rarely come back true
I really wish that you
Weren't so wrapped up tight
In what you think you know and what you actually might
When it all falls back to the bottom line
Do you really trust yourself so much to steer you right
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
To the other side
And let it find you
You take a little piece
And make it so much more
What you've obscured, oh you seem so sure
I know you want to believe
But all you do is ignore
Everything around you, I can't take it anymore
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
To the other side
And let it find you
Let it find you
Let it find you
You've been running around
Trying to figure it out
You collect your thoughts
And let them all spill out
But if you'd guard your head
Show some restraint instead
And refrain, yeah
Maybe you could start again
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
You just might break through
You just might break through
Please don't act like you do
Your viewing-from-afar radar is skewed
If only you'd adjust your blurry point of view
You'd see that blind guesses rarely come back true
I really wish that you
Weren't so wrapped up tight
In what you think you know and what you actually might
When it all falls back to the bottom line
Do you really trust yourself so much to steer you right
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
To the other side
And let it find you
You take a little piece
And make it so much more
What you've obscured, oh you seem so sure
I know you want to believe
But all you do is ignore
Everything around you, I can't take it anymore
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
To the other side
And let it find you
Let it find you
Let it find you
You've been running around
Trying to figure it out
You collect your thoughts
And let them all spill out
But if you'd guard your head
Show some restraint instead
And refrain, yeah
Maybe you could start again
[chorus]
Don't listen to me
Don't listen to you
Don't know what to believe,
Don't imagine the truth
If you dig real deep
You just might break through
You just might break through
You just might break through
Sunday, December 18, 2011
"Every Second To Survive"
No amount of joy can cure me
I've finally reached my end
I'm too tired to try to fight it
And too alert to pretend
When every hill leads to a valley
I'm just slipping out and in
There's no way to enjoy the heights
When you know you'll fall again
O, how I have fallen
I don't want to be alive
You say the only way to be awake
Is to die
But I've tried every angle
With my heart and with my mind
But still I'm empty handed
No matter what I try
Grace can sure forgive me
But it can't erase the past
And it comes to take a bite of me
It's come to take my last
And everyone's a hypocrite
But no one seems to see
While the ones who catch a glimpse of it
Never caught a glimpse of me
O, how I have fallen
I don't want to be alive
You say the only way to be awake
Is to die
But I've tried every angle
With my heart and with my mind
But still I'm empty handed
No matter what I try
The places, that you've taken me
All the days of light and awakening
I can't seem to taste the memory
While I'm here in the darkest cave
Feeling lost, double-crossed, depraved
And not an honest line to cast for me
Friend and foe all look the same
Yeah, no one on my side
If love is really what you say it is
Then why does it turn out a lie
I come so close to safe haven
Only then to realize
Every thing is tainted
Every second to survive
I've finally reached my end
I'm too tired to try to fight it
And too alert to pretend
When every hill leads to a valley
I'm just slipping out and in
There's no way to enjoy the heights
When you know you'll fall again
O, how I have fallen
I don't want to be alive
You say the only way to be awake
Is to die
But I've tried every angle
With my heart and with my mind
But still I'm empty handed
No matter what I try
Grace can sure forgive me
But it can't erase the past
And it comes to take a bite of me
It's come to take my last
And everyone's a hypocrite
But no one seems to see
While the ones who catch a glimpse of it
Never caught a glimpse of me
O, how I have fallen
I don't want to be alive
You say the only way to be awake
Is to die
But I've tried every angle
With my heart and with my mind
But still I'm empty handed
No matter what I try
The places, that you've taken me
All the days of light and awakening
I can't seem to taste the memory
While I'm here in the darkest cave
Feeling lost, double-crossed, depraved
And not an honest line to cast for me
Friend and foe all look the same
Yeah, no one on my side
If love is really what you say it is
Then why does it turn out a lie
I come so close to safe haven
Only then to realize
Every thing is tainted
Every second to survive
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
"Life Like A Picture"
The closer I get
The more distant I feel
I reach out to touch
See if anything's real
As I'm shouting across
In every word that I speak
And I'm wondering if
Anybody hears me
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
I'll always see, but never know
How it feels to live in the world below
I'm on the outside looking in
I stand aside, watch as it all happens
But there's a wall of glass I can't get past
Reminding me I'm not the same
And I won't feel any other way
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
Just a glimpse can't quench this thirst
I'm tired of standing on the outside
I want to feel out there, what I feel inside
[instrumental]
[bridge]
Worlds away
Worlds away
And I won't be the same
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
Cause I try so hard it only makes it worse
As I bruise my hands trying to understand
Why the efforts never work
I lay myself aside and see
If this is how it's got to be
Then I'll stand in the background
Yeah, even if it hurts
The more distant I feel
I reach out to touch
See if anything's real
As I'm shouting across
In every word that I speak
And I'm wondering if
Anybody hears me
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
I'll always see, but never know
How it feels to live in the world below
I'm on the outside looking in
I stand aside, watch as it all happens
But there's a wall of glass I can't get past
Reminding me I'm not the same
And I won't feel any other way
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
I want to be a part so bad it hurts
Like a petri dish to a scientist
Just a glimpse can't quench this thirst
I'm tired of standing on the outside
I want to feel out there, what I feel inside
[instrumental]
[bridge]
Worlds away
Worlds away
And I won't be the same
[chorus]
Is this a blessing or a curse
Cause I try so hard it only makes it worse
As I bruise my hands trying to understand
Why the efforts never work
I lay myself aside and see
If this is how it's got to be
Then I'll stand in the background
Yeah, even if it hurts
Monday, December 12, 2011
"We Are The Broken"
We are the broken
Full of affection
Looking for life
In need of direction
We band together
In wake of our need
Our burning desire
To see us complete
We are the broken
The cast aside
The fallout of fiction
Folly and lies
We scale to the top
Try to see in bird's eye
We know we weren't meant
To feel dead in this life
[chorus]
Oh, to be whole
A luxury that we have never known
Oh, our muted souls
Are coming up for air to take control
We are the broken
Tired and torn
Daughters and sons
Since the day we were born
And we're growing up
But we're still the same
We live in this mess
Because we're all to blame
[chorus]
Oh, to be whole
A dream of lights that keeps us all aglow
Oh, our muted souls
Are bleeding at the seams to know control
Give me anything to see the other side
Trapped in a hurricane, it's only the eye
When all seems clear as day
When I know it's still so very far away
Full of affection
Looking for life
In need of direction
We band together
In wake of our need
Our burning desire
To see us complete
We are the broken
The cast aside
The fallout of fiction
Folly and lies
We scale to the top
Try to see in bird's eye
We know we weren't meant
To feel dead in this life
[chorus]
Oh, to be whole
A luxury that we have never known
Oh, our muted souls
Are coming up for air to take control
We are the broken
Tired and torn
Daughters and sons
Since the day we were born
And we're growing up
But we're still the same
We live in this mess
Because we're all to blame
[chorus]
Oh, to be whole
A dream of lights that keeps us all aglow
Oh, our muted souls
Are bleeding at the seams to know control
Give me anything to see the other side
Trapped in a hurricane, it's only the eye
When all seems clear as day
When I know it's still so very far away
Thursday, December 8, 2011
"A Leaving Legacy"
You can escape by the skin of your teeth
But you still won't get away
From the problems you're putting on repeat
Until you finally choose to change
Look at yourself, look at
Look at yourself
Is this really who you want to be?
Over and over
[chorus]
Lie to yourself
You do your deeds in the daylight
Fight for yourself
And soon enough there'll be nothing to fight for
You can save face, but make no mistake
You're not fooling me
You're leaving behind all you're leaving behind
A leaving legacy
And I won't stand by
As you burn it to the ground
Over and over
[chorus]
Lie to yourself
You do your deeds in the daylight
You do what's wrong when it feels right
With only yourself to comfort
In your forsaking arms
But you still won't get away
From the problems you're putting on repeat
Until you finally choose to change
Look at yourself, look at
Look at yourself
Is this really who you want to be?
Over and over
[chorus]
Lie to yourself
You do your deeds in the daylight
Fight for yourself
And soon enough there'll be nothing to fight for
You can save face, but make no mistake
You're not fooling me
You're leaving behind all you're leaving behind
A leaving legacy
And I won't stand by
As you burn it to the ground
Over and over
[chorus]
Lie to yourself
You do your deeds in the daylight
You do what's wrong when it feels right
With only yourself to comfort
In your forsaking arms
Sunday, December 4, 2011
"I'm Wrong"
I tried to swim, but instead I'm sinking
I thought I'd fly, but I'm falling down
Thought that I could see to the finish line
But I'm further away than when I started
Efforts displaced, all the time that's wasted
Trying to find the way by our own means
The journey is important, but so is the destination
Yeah it gets to the point where I just can't take it
[chorus]
And ooh, I'm wrong
Been fighting to be right for far too long
And ooh, I'm wrong
There's freedom in this failure
All my hopes are broken, can you see them shattered
I've been set adrift by my own line
The heart is a compass, it leads to life or destruction
At the bottom you can see what really matters
And I, want to go where you lead me
But I know it means you have to defeat me
[chorus]
And ooh, I'm wrong
Been fighting for myself for far too long
And ooh, I'm wrong
There's freedom in this failure all along
And ooh, I'm wrong
I can't pave the way or even follow the sidewalks
And all my life I've tried to call the shots
Can't even call it in the air
And decide how the coin drops
Or claim the day that my heart stops, heart stops
And ooh, I'm wrong
But knowing that you're right
Might be the only chance I've got
I thought I'd fly, but I'm falling down
Thought that I could see to the finish line
But I'm further away than when I started
Efforts displaced, all the time that's wasted
Trying to find the way by our own means
The journey is important, but so is the destination
Yeah it gets to the point where I just can't take it
[chorus]
And ooh, I'm wrong
Been fighting to be right for far too long
And ooh, I'm wrong
There's freedom in this failure
All my hopes are broken, can you see them shattered
I've been set adrift by my own line
The heart is a compass, it leads to life or destruction
At the bottom you can see what really matters
And I, want to go where you lead me
But I know it means you have to defeat me
[chorus]
And ooh, I'm wrong
Been fighting for myself for far too long
And ooh, I'm wrong
There's freedom in this failure all along
And ooh, I'm wrong
I can't pave the way or even follow the sidewalks
And all my life I've tried to call the shots
Can't even call it in the air
And decide how the coin drops
Or claim the day that my heart stops, heart stops
And ooh, I'm wrong
But knowing that you're right
Might be the only chance I've got
Monday, November 14, 2011
"Bitter Life"
As broken as I am
I know that I am justified
In saying, come down off your high
Horse, you're just the same as I
We're only human after all
And it's your proving attitude
That runs me dry
Preaching from afar
But never hearing anything
I don't need a healer
All I needed was a friend
But no one wants to know
Just want to act like they know
Driving me to the end
[chorus]
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the ones who're in the wrong know what's right
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the arrows pierce the heel from your own side
Please remove your crown
Before coming here to me
Cause iron sharpens iron
But yours only makes me bleed
Cause the low need to be low
All the broken in their need
So leave me be
[chorus]
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the ones who're in the wrong know what's right
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the arrows pierce the heel from your own side
You cripple me
And I cripple you, too
You're no good for me
And I'm no good for you
Blinded by a light
That never wanted to last
But the part that hurts the worst
Is that you never cared to ask
Ooh, it's a bitter life
Ooh, it's a bitter life
And we're the ones who've got to make it right
I know that I am justified
In saying, come down off your high
Horse, you're just the same as I
We're only human after all
And it's your proving attitude
That runs me dry
Preaching from afar
But never hearing anything
I don't need a healer
All I needed was a friend
But no one wants to know
Just want to act like they know
Driving me to the end
[chorus]
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the ones who're in the wrong know what's right
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the arrows pierce the heel from your own side
Please remove your crown
Before coming here to me
Cause iron sharpens iron
But yours only makes me bleed
Cause the low need to be low
All the broken in their need
So leave me be
[chorus]
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the ones who're in the wrong know what's right
And ooh, it's a bitter life
When the arrows pierce the heel from your own side
You cripple me
And I cripple you, too
You're no good for me
And I'm no good for you
Blinded by a light
That never wanted to last
But the part that hurts the worst
Is that you never cared to ask
Ooh, it's a bitter life
Ooh, it's a bitter life
And we're the ones who've got to make it right
"Nothing Lasts"
I saw the last strand
Fall away
It didn't matter
It didn't stay
When everything I know
Just fades
I'm not surprised
When it goes this way
And it's my own hand
That's pushing away
[chorus]
Hey!
Can you even hear me?
Hey!
Are you listening?
Hey!
Do you think you're helping?
Hey!
Doing this to me?
Stomach aching
All the same
Sour affection
And sweetened pain
Suffocating
Me with your voice
I'm out of options
This is my choice
Cause you can stand there and tell me that it's love
But my voice never reached your ears with your eyes fixed above
[chorus]
Hey!
Can you even hear me?
Hey!
Are you listening?
Hey!
Do you think you're helping?
Hey!
Doing this to me?
Hey!
Cause I'm all alone now
Hey!
And I'm moving past
Hey!
It's just one more tell-tale sign
To me, that nothing lasts
(Hey)
It isn't all about you
(Hey)
Why can't you see outside?
(Hey)
I'm turning up real loud now
Cause you won't listen otherwise!
Hey!
I want something real
Hey!
Not just something to feel
Hey!
And I'm sorry that
Life left me here under the wheel
But I don't need your hand
To understand
And what you think is helping
Is only hurting
Fall away
It didn't matter
It didn't stay
When everything I know
Just fades
I'm not surprised
When it goes this way
And it's my own hand
That's pushing away
[chorus]
Hey!
Can you even hear me?
Hey!
Are you listening?
Hey!
Do you think you're helping?
Hey!
Doing this to me?
Stomach aching
All the same
Sour affection
And sweetened pain
Suffocating
Me with your voice
I'm out of options
This is my choice
Cause you can stand there and tell me that it's love
But my voice never reached your ears with your eyes fixed above
[chorus]
Hey!
Can you even hear me?
Hey!
Are you listening?
Hey!
Do you think you're helping?
Hey!
Doing this to me?
Hey!
Cause I'm all alone now
Hey!
And I'm moving past
Hey!
It's just one more tell-tale sign
To me, that nothing lasts
(Hey)
It isn't all about you
(Hey)
Why can't you see outside?
(Hey)
I'm turning up real loud now
Cause you won't listen otherwise!
Hey!
I want something real
Hey!
Not just something to feel
Hey!
And I'm sorry that
Life left me here under the wheel
But I don't need your hand
To understand
And what you think is helping
Is only hurting
Sunday, November 13, 2011
"Truth That I'm Looking For"
Washing my hands
With dirty water
The stains
They remain
Lighting the way
Without a fire
Still I wade
Through the cave
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
When I settle for what I know
Watching the days
Pass me by
Rust inside
It's my pride
Belief without faith
Ain't worth believing
It's a lie
When we act like we know
When we say that we don't
When we tell them we're sorry
It's all just a show
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
When I settle for what I know
When I settle for what I know
What will I have to show?
Oooh
Oooh
Life, that I'm looking for
Love, that I'm looking for
Hope, what I'm looking for
Hope, that I'm cravin'
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
Hope, that I'm dying for
Hope, I'm worth savin'
Hope, ain't inside of me
It's a light on the outside
Of all that I know
And I will not settle
No, I won't let go
With dirty water
The stains
They remain
Lighting the way
Without a fire
Still I wade
Through the cave
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
When I settle for what I know
Watching the days
Pass me by
Rust inside
It's my pride
Belief without faith
Ain't worth believing
It's a lie
When we act like we know
When we say that we don't
When we tell them we're sorry
It's all just a show
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
When I settle for what I know
When I settle for what I know
What will I have to show?
Oooh
Oooh
Life, that I'm looking for
Love, that I'm looking for
Hope, what I'm looking for
Hope, that I'm cravin'
Truth, that I'm looking for
Truth, that I'm searchin'
Still find myself
The same jaded person
Hope, that I'm dying for
Hope, I'm worth savin'
Hope, ain't inside of me
It's a light on the outside
Of all that I know
And I will not settle
No, I won't let go
"Turn Against Me"
I laughed aloud at the sound
Of my own voice coming out
You see the comedy is that it wasn't me
Or at least that's what I want to believe
Words that seem absurd
To think they'd come out of my mouth
Who's the ventriloquist, making me talk like this
With the world upside down
[chorus]
It's like an outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Seeing someone from a third person
And realizing I'm the somebody
Not a body snatcher
But still a stolen identity
Who do I become
When I turn against me?
Take my place, but still my shape
Showing on the outside
But just a hollow shell of former self
I'm not the only one who can tell
So what sucked me dry of my own life
Be it leech or parasite
I know whatever caused it
I'm the one who allowed the problem
[chorus]
It's like an outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Seeing someone from a third person
And realizing I'm the somebody
Not a body snatcher
But still a stolen identity
Who do I become
When I turn against me?
I am, split down the middle
And I fall to either side
My heart, it aches like a riddle
As I'm turning with the tides
And I know that I'm hurting
But I can't stop questioning why
[chorus]
I'm on the outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Trying to find myself
Like a search for a missing body
Yeah, what can cure the dead in me
Yeah, what can cure the dead in me
What can cure the dead in me
When I turn against me
Of my own voice coming out
You see the comedy is that it wasn't me
Or at least that's what I want to believe
Words that seem absurd
To think they'd come out of my mouth
Who's the ventriloquist, making me talk like this
With the world upside down
[chorus]
It's like an outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Seeing someone from a third person
And realizing I'm the somebody
Not a body snatcher
But still a stolen identity
Who do I become
When I turn against me?
Take my place, but still my shape
Showing on the outside
But just a hollow shell of former self
I'm not the only one who can tell
So what sucked me dry of my own life
Be it leech or parasite
I know whatever caused it
I'm the one who allowed the problem
[chorus]
It's like an outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Seeing someone from a third person
And realizing I'm the somebody
Not a body snatcher
But still a stolen identity
Who do I become
When I turn against me?
I am, split down the middle
And I fall to either side
My heart, it aches like a riddle
As I'm turning with the tides
And I know that I'm hurting
But I can't stop questioning why
[chorus]
I'm on the outside looking in
Like a bird's eye view looking out of body
Trying to find myself
Like a search for a missing body
Yeah, what can cure the dead in me
Yeah, what can cure the dead in me
What can cure the dead in me
When I turn against me
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
"Roxas"
The white and black all fade to grey
What I feel isn't real, or so they say
When I see all the same colors on full display
But the way that I see isn't quite the same
Through my hollowed out eyes I sing this song
When I know what is right but I'm told it's wrong
This chain of memories is only stringing me along
Guess I'll wait until it's gone
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
See the sun set after every day
From the top of the world, from up above the grey
And oh, what I'd trade if I could just stay
In my own little world on a world far away
But in my retreat I'm the one that I chase
With my other half missing, at the end of the race
It's self versus self, only without a face
Like the real me is lying in a comatose state
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
An in-between life
Out of my control
Never really broken
But never really whole
Trying to retrieve
The part that they stole
But if you've never really known the heat
You can never feel the cold
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Ooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
What I feel isn't real, or so they say
When I see all the same colors on full display
But the way that I see isn't quite the same
Through my hollowed out eyes I sing this song
When I know what is right but I'm told it's wrong
This chain of memories is only stringing me along
Guess I'll wait until it's gone
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
See the sun set after every day
From the top of the world, from up above the grey
And oh, what I'd trade if I could just stay
In my own little world on a world far away
But in my retreat I'm the one that I chase
With my other half missing, at the end of the race
It's self versus self, only without a face
Like the real me is lying in a comatose state
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
An in-between life
Out of my control
Never really broken
But never really whole
Trying to retrieve
The part that they stole
But if you've never really known the heat
You can never feel the cold
[chorus]
Oooh
I just want to be whole
Ooh
I just want to be whole
Give me back my soul
Monday, November 7, 2011
"Paperthin"
I can't tell you
How asleep I've been
Want to lock myself inside and hide within
When the daylight
Like a closest friend
I've pushed away as an enemy again
When not a single word can peirce this hide
But the bullets still rip through the other side
[chorus]
Like I'm paperthin
Like I'm paperthin
New day comes
And I see the sun
See it as an opportunity to run
Not a line
To keep me from undone
Trapped in the things that I've become
When all your habits become a habitat
See how weak you are when you're laying flat
[chorus]
Like you're paperthin
Like you're paperthin
Just a fragile thing swept up
And blown in the wind
Looking for a way to begin again
Like you're paperthin
When you're folded and coiled
Future's always getting foiled
Life isn't always what you make of it
Sometimes you gotta suffer for the sake of it
And all of your greatest plans
Get blown away like grains of sand
Stand up for the things you can't
At the most, just to say you can
[chorus]
We're all paperthin
We're all paperthin
We're all fragile things swept up
And blown in the wind
Looking for a way to begin again
Paperthin
If strength is only when you win
We've all been porceline
Life is more than the number
That you're placing in
And I know I'm gonna fall
I may build up my paper walls
But it's in anticipation
Of a wrecking ball
How asleep I've been
Want to lock myself inside and hide within
When the daylight
Like a closest friend
I've pushed away as an enemy again
When not a single word can peirce this hide
But the bullets still rip through the other side
[chorus]
Like I'm paperthin
Like I'm paperthin
New day comes
And I see the sun
See it as an opportunity to run
Not a line
To keep me from undone
Trapped in the things that I've become
When all your habits become a habitat
See how weak you are when you're laying flat
[chorus]
Like you're paperthin
Like you're paperthin
Just a fragile thing swept up
And blown in the wind
Looking for a way to begin again
Like you're paperthin
When you're folded and coiled
Future's always getting foiled
Life isn't always what you make of it
Sometimes you gotta suffer for the sake of it
And all of your greatest plans
Get blown away like grains of sand
Stand up for the things you can't
At the most, just to say you can
[chorus]
We're all paperthin
We're all paperthin
We're all fragile things swept up
And blown in the wind
Looking for a way to begin again
Paperthin
If strength is only when you win
We've all been porceline
Life is more than the number
That you're placing in
And I know I'm gonna fall
I may build up my paper walls
But it's in anticipation
Of a wrecking ball
"Monochrome Home"
The city that I live lit up in lights
The city that I've been in my whole life
Most of it a fight, most of it not right
A home to some, but I can't call it mine
So I hang up the coat on the back of a chair
And my mind drifts off to a place somewhere
Thinking this could be the start of the rest of it
When I want something more, so desperate
[chorus]
Feels like another life
And I'm living outside of mine
A plain filled with colored lights
But with nothing else there inside
My mind caught up
In midnight wishes
But it's a different world
And I can't forget this
The places that I've gone, all memories
Like nothing really real inside of me
When I've got scars to prove, got scars that bleed
But to me, the past feels like it's make-believe
And so I think of hope, one that I once had
And I think of peace, if I can get it back
Wondering why I always settle for the counterfeit
When I want something more, so desperate
[chorus]
Feels like another life
And I'm living outside of mine
A plain filled with colored lights
That are dead on the inside
And the colors that I wanna see
Are all black and white to me
When the monochrome starts to look like home
I think it's time to leave
Yeah, I think it's time to leave
Yeah I think it's time
I think it's time
Feels like a moment's time
Gone in the blink of an eye
Years wasted on holding pride
That I don't want to multiply
And I don't want to see the sun
Until I believe in the sunlight
Oh, I want to make it right
Bring the dead tones back to life
Oh, I want to make it right
Bring these dead leaves back to life
The city that I've been in my whole life
Most of it a fight, most of it not right
A home to some, but I can't call it mine
So I hang up the coat on the back of a chair
And my mind drifts off to a place somewhere
Thinking this could be the start of the rest of it
When I want something more, so desperate
[chorus]
Feels like another life
And I'm living outside of mine
A plain filled with colored lights
But with nothing else there inside
My mind caught up
In midnight wishes
But it's a different world
And I can't forget this
The places that I've gone, all memories
Like nothing really real inside of me
When I've got scars to prove, got scars that bleed
But to me, the past feels like it's make-believe
And so I think of hope, one that I once had
And I think of peace, if I can get it back
Wondering why I always settle for the counterfeit
When I want something more, so desperate
[chorus]
Feels like another life
And I'm living outside of mine
A plain filled with colored lights
That are dead on the inside
And the colors that I wanna see
Are all black and white to me
When the monochrome starts to look like home
I think it's time to leave
Yeah, I think it's time to leave
Yeah I think it's time
I think it's time
Feels like a moment's time
Gone in the blink of an eye
Years wasted on holding pride
That I don't want to multiply
And I don't want to see the sun
Until I believe in the sunlight
Oh, I want to make it right
Bring the dead tones back to life
Oh, I want to make it right
Bring these dead leaves back to life
Sunday, November 6, 2011
"Dusty Times"
I saw the lights from the lakeside
Igniting the sky
Down a dirty road, down the street from home
Reflections in my eyes
I saw the canyon before me
Who knows how caves are created?
But we've been hollowed out, down to a shallow sound
Coming off of the pavement
[chorus]
Moth and rust
Destroying us
These are dusty times
Do you see our crimes?
I saw the fix and the fracture
The broken bones peiced together
But was it just a bandage job
Just waiting to shatter
Cause with temporary and secondary
You never can be sure
I see a light behind me
A light so pure
[chorus]
Moth and rust
Destroying us
These are dusty times
Do you see our crimes?
Do you see my crimes?
We fade away
Attention has gone astray
I saw my jaded heart
And then the world went dark
[instrumental]
And then I saw a spark
Igniting the sky
Down a dirty road, down the street from home
Reflections in my eyes
I saw the canyon before me
Who knows how caves are created?
But we've been hollowed out, down to a shallow sound
Coming off of the pavement
[chorus]
Moth and rust
Destroying us
These are dusty times
Do you see our crimes?
I saw the fix and the fracture
The broken bones peiced together
But was it just a bandage job
Just waiting to shatter
Cause with temporary and secondary
You never can be sure
I see a light behind me
A light so pure
[chorus]
Moth and rust
Destroying us
These are dusty times
Do you see our crimes?
Do you see my crimes?
We fade away
Attention has gone astray
I saw my jaded heart
And then the world went dark
[instrumental]
And then I saw a spark
Saturday, November 5, 2011
"Level"
Stealing my only voice
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
But I just can't live that way
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
So maybe you could sympathize
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Find it in your heart to forgive me
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of losing you
Is now, just a distant thought
So find some common ground in me
Yeah, find some commonality
Or wreck the place from head to toe
I know I have a choice
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
But none of mine have worked thus far
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
When I operate in another's space
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If that's the way it works I'm not cut out
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
So I apologize a thousand times
And hope that something bounces back
To change my mind or fill a space
Of something that I lack
But it's all the same, it's a different game
And I won't change your mind
Not with honesty or selfish pleas
Yeah, it always comes right back to me
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of hurting you
Is now, just a distant thought
So find some common ground in me
Yeah, find some commonality
Or tear me down from head to toe
Cause I don't know
Where I fit
And every time I even try
I only quit
So let's get down to the heart of it
Yeah, help me make some sense of it
I'm a lost soul singing
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of failing you
Is still such a burning thought
So find some common ground in me
And make a space to bend my knees
And break me down from head to toe
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
But I just can't live that way
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
So maybe you could sympathize
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
Find it in your heart to forgive me
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of losing you
Is now, just a distant thought
So find some common ground in me
Yeah, find some commonality
Or wreck the place from head to toe
I know I have a choice
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
But none of mine have worked thus far
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
When I operate in another's space
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
If that's the way it works I'm not cut out
I'm sorry, I'm sorry
So I apologize a thousand times
And hope that something bounces back
To change my mind or fill a space
Of something that I lack
But it's all the same, it's a different game
And I won't change your mind
Not with honesty or selfish pleas
Yeah, it always comes right back to me
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of hurting you
Is now, just a distant thought
So find some common ground in me
Yeah, find some commonality
Or tear me down from head to toe
Cause I don't know
Where I fit
And every time I even try
I only quit
So let's get down to the heart of it
Yeah, help me make some sense of it
I'm a lost soul singing
[chorus]
Can't keep this up
Can't even get what I want
The thought of failing you
Is still such a burning thought
So find some common ground in me
And make a space to bend my knees
And break me down from head to toe
"Stealing Heat"
I recognize this isn't all about me
But still I only see through my own eyes
I'll try to take away whatever helps me see it clearer
But I'm just a small fry swimming through a big life
Picking peices off of the surface
[chorus]
Act, react, it's all a motion
Thought and feeling, dead emotion
Am I parrot or just a lemming
Stealing heat from all around me
I'm only as alive as I would have you think
Monkey see and do to live and prove
Making systems fit for human eyes
I can admit that every one of us is evil
It's what you do to love that makes you
Start ignoring the world that plagues you
[chorus]
Act, react, it's all a motion
Thought and feeling, dead emotion
Am I the flame or the sparks that came flying
Stealing heat from all around me
I'm only as alive as I would have you think
You've only got one chance
And it doesn't start tomorrow
Reflection or refraction
The drive or the reaction
Make it count
Creatures of habit, chameleons
You and I and everyone
Trained to fit the situation
You've only got one life
Just make it count
But still I only see through my own eyes
I'll try to take away whatever helps me see it clearer
But I'm just a small fry swimming through a big life
Picking peices off of the surface
[chorus]
Act, react, it's all a motion
Thought and feeling, dead emotion
Am I parrot or just a lemming
Stealing heat from all around me
I'm only as alive as I would have you think
Monkey see and do to live and prove
Making systems fit for human eyes
I can admit that every one of us is evil
It's what you do to love that makes you
Start ignoring the world that plagues you
[chorus]
Act, react, it's all a motion
Thought and feeling, dead emotion
Am I the flame or the sparks that came flying
Stealing heat from all around me
I'm only as alive as I would have you think
You've only got one chance
And it doesn't start tomorrow
Reflection or refraction
The drive or the reaction
Make it count
Creatures of habit, chameleons
You and I and everyone
Trained to fit the situation
You've only got one life
Just make it count
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
"Zombie Dance"
We crave elation, yeah we're looking for a thrill
The height of life sometimes is just the thing that kills
Looking like a walking skeleton of former self
Stumbling the streets like you're in a trance
All the walking dead do the zombie dance
Every undead, filling a space they won't reclaim
Following in line to find themselves a missing brain
In one big train, where everybody thinks the same
You could rise above if you had the chance
But all the walking dead do the zombie dance
Communicate in grunts in passing by
Passing blunts with reddened eyes
Staggered gestures like you're barely alive
Waking up a bit more dead
Recollect and find your head
If you could, would you have your innocence instead?
Sit in a decaying, fading state
Waiting for a substance to stimulate
Substance is exactly what you need to break
Away from the line of mindless ants
Yeah, all the walking dead do the zombie dance
Limbs are falling off, use your idle hands
To try and break away from this thoughtless dance
Coming to the point where no one has to stand
Everyone's the same, no one has a stance
Yeah, all America does the zombie dance
The height of life sometimes is just the thing that kills
Looking like a walking skeleton of former self
Stumbling the streets like you're in a trance
All the walking dead do the zombie dance
Every undead, filling a space they won't reclaim
Following in line to find themselves a missing brain
In one big train, where everybody thinks the same
You could rise above if you had the chance
But all the walking dead do the zombie dance
Communicate in grunts in passing by
Passing blunts with reddened eyes
Staggered gestures like you're barely alive
Waking up a bit more dead
Recollect and find your head
If you could, would you have your innocence instead?
Sit in a decaying, fading state
Waiting for a substance to stimulate
Substance is exactly what you need to break
Away from the line of mindless ants
Yeah, all the walking dead do the zombie dance
Limbs are falling off, use your idle hands
To try and break away from this thoughtless dance
Coming to the point where no one has to stand
Everyone's the same, no one has a stance
Yeah, all America does the zombie dance
Sunday, October 30, 2011
"Distance and Guidelines"
Left behind
By my own kind
What am I supposed to do
When I've got everything to lose
And everything to prove
Not the way
I found the day
Why do you keep me in the dark
When I've got everything to lose
Feels like I'm losing my heart
[chorus]
And I'll say
Why
What am I doing wrong
The light I saw on the city hill
Was a fire burning down
Down
Sanctuary
Turned cemetary
Galavanting in the light
Angels masquerading
Leading me to the midnight
Eclipse of a soul
That wants to be whole
But could never get it right
That could never fit into your four walls
Your distance and guidelines
[chorus]
And I'll say
Why
What am I doing wrong
The light I saw on the city hill
Was a fire burning down, down
Why
Am I not the same
If we're all mended by the light
Why do you keep me on the outside?
Light... shine through
Love... find you
Light... shine through
Love
Break through
Why
Why
Don't leave me hanging
Why
Why
Don't leave me, don't leave me...
By my own kind
What am I supposed to do
When I've got everything to lose
And everything to prove
Not the way
I found the day
Why do you keep me in the dark
When I've got everything to lose
Feels like I'm losing my heart
[chorus]
And I'll say
Why
What am I doing wrong
The light I saw on the city hill
Was a fire burning down
Down
Sanctuary
Turned cemetary
Galavanting in the light
Angels masquerading
Leading me to the midnight
Eclipse of a soul
That wants to be whole
But could never get it right
That could never fit into your four walls
Your distance and guidelines
[chorus]
And I'll say
Why
What am I doing wrong
The light I saw on the city hill
Was a fire burning down, down
Why
Am I not the same
If we're all mended by the light
Why do you keep me on the outside?
Light... shine through
Love... find you
Light... shine through
Love
Break through
Why
Why
Don't leave me hanging
Why
Why
Don't leave me, don't leave me...
Saturday, October 29, 2011
"Please"
Falling down, a place I found
While crawling on my knees
Safe and sound from all around
But nothing as it seems
Face the waters
Face my own pretend reality
I strive for these lies, to my demise
To hide from the unseen
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
And I don't want to
Turn unto the sea
Faking faith, the world I crave
Is hidden underneath
Like a bright star shining in the night so far
That I could never reach
So I put on the face
To touch a horizontal plane
A quick solution for absolution
Just to know I have a name
(But it's just not the same)
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
And I don't want to
Turn unto the sea
Please
Help me see
Set me free
From me
Please
Rebuild me
Please
Rebuild me
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
I want so badly
To believe
Please
Help me see
Set me free
From me
Set me free
From me
While crawling on my knees
Safe and sound from all around
But nothing as it seems
Face the waters
Face my own pretend reality
I strive for these lies, to my demise
To hide from the unseen
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
And I don't want to
Turn unto the sea
Faking faith, the world I crave
Is hidden underneath
Like a bright star shining in the night so far
That I could never reach
So I put on the face
To touch a horizontal plane
A quick solution for absolution
Just to know I have a name
(But it's just not the same)
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
And I don't want to
Turn unto the sea
Please
Help me see
Set me free
From me
Please
Rebuild me
Please
Rebuild me
[chorus]
Please
Don't let me be
I've seen
I want so badly
To believe
Please
Help me see
Set me free
From me
Set me free
From me
Friday, October 28, 2011
"Crippling Knowledge"
When all I was meant to be is broken
Why would I want to be whole
Oh, things aren't quite the same anymore
Living feels like a chore
And hope is a place that I'd like to be
But not if I have to give clarity
If truth is to be sought out, let me seek
Don't know why the search has me stuck on repeat
Am I not listening
Am I not listening
Searching and hurting
With everything blurring
[chorus]
If everybody stays
In the same old state of mind
And no one's changing
No one's listening
Why should I pick up the pace
To a place of simple ignorance
Where nothing is defined
And nothing needs to makes sense
When I've heard it all from every side
And everyone could swear they're right
The black and white mixed with dark and light
Overwhelmed, I shut my eyes
And peace is a motive
Peace is a cure
You can feel it inside
But still never be sure
[chorus]
If everybody stays
In the same old state of mind
And no one's changing
No one's listening
Why should I pick up the pace
To a place of simple ignorance
Where nothing is defined
And nothing needs to make sense
No
I won't stay sitting down
I won't stay here on the ground
Unafraid to make a sound
I need to be sure
I know
How much I need it now
And I'll tumble through this like a flare in the crowd
On broken wings until hope is found
I need to be sure
I need to be sure
Until something's secure
Until anything's pure
I will search for the cure
Until something's secure
Why would I want to be whole
Oh, things aren't quite the same anymore
Living feels like a chore
And hope is a place that I'd like to be
But not if I have to give clarity
If truth is to be sought out, let me seek
Don't know why the search has me stuck on repeat
Am I not listening
Am I not listening
Searching and hurting
With everything blurring
[chorus]
If everybody stays
In the same old state of mind
And no one's changing
No one's listening
Why should I pick up the pace
To a place of simple ignorance
Where nothing is defined
And nothing needs to makes sense
When I've heard it all from every side
And everyone could swear they're right
The black and white mixed with dark and light
Overwhelmed, I shut my eyes
And peace is a motive
Peace is a cure
You can feel it inside
But still never be sure
[chorus]
If everybody stays
In the same old state of mind
And no one's changing
No one's listening
Why should I pick up the pace
To a place of simple ignorance
Where nothing is defined
And nothing needs to make sense
No
I won't stay sitting down
I won't stay here on the ground
Unafraid to make a sound
I need to be sure
I know
How much I need it now
And I'll tumble through this like a flare in the crowd
On broken wings until hope is found
I need to be sure
I need to be sure
Until something's secure
Until anything's pure
I will search for the cure
Until something's secure
Friday, October 21, 2011
"Light Of A Pinhole"
Home feels so far away
Doesn't feel like it has a name
Or even has a place
Yet I know I'll be there someday
Not by the things that I've accomplished
They could never pave the way
So I hold up my head
Choose the longer road instead
Hope running beneath it
Like an undercurrent
[chorus]
And I will see the light
I'll see the light here in this life
It's burning in my soul
Through the light of a pinhole
And I will fight the fight
I'll stay the course until I die
I won't let go
Until I see the picture whole
Home is a better place
I'll rest no treasures in this wasteland
Plant no roses over graves
No embellishment could change the face
When all crowns are dust and gold is rust
Just figments that will fade
And I won't hold my breath
Or wait 'til the world stops dealing death
When I know life exists
It's running like an undercurrent
[chorus]
And I will see the light
I'll see the light here in this life
It's burning in my soul
Through the light of a pinhole
And I will fight the fight
I'll stay the course until I die
I won't let go
Until I see the picture whole
Like a fire, it's burning away
Tearing down the lies in a flood of flames
All the places I've accepted
All the hope that I've rejected
All my days
Will never look the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
[chorus]
Doesn't feel like it has a name
Or even has a place
Yet I know I'll be there someday
Not by the things that I've accomplished
They could never pave the way
So I hold up my head
Choose the longer road instead
Hope running beneath it
Like an undercurrent
[chorus]
And I will see the light
I'll see the light here in this life
It's burning in my soul
Through the light of a pinhole
And I will fight the fight
I'll stay the course until I die
I won't let go
Until I see the picture whole
Home is a better place
I'll rest no treasures in this wasteland
Plant no roses over graves
No embellishment could change the face
When all crowns are dust and gold is rust
Just figments that will fade
And I won't hold my breath
Or wait 'til the world stops dealing death
When I know life exists
It's running like an undercurrent
[chorus]
And I will see the light
I'll see the light here in this life
It's burning in my soul
Through the light of a pinhole
And I will fight the fight
I'll stay the course until I die
I won't let go
Until I see the picture whole
Like a fire, it's burning away
Tearing down the lies in a flood of flames
All the places I've accepted
All the hope that I've rejected
All my days
Will never look the same
I'll never be the same
I'll never be the same
[chorus]
"I Want To Move"
Everybody gets what they desire
While I'm stuck in a rut
With a clear-cut course
No ifs, ands or buts
My heels cemented, I never meant it
To ever get this far
But the days go on
[chorus]
I could be wrong
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the only song
That makes my soul dance
And I want to move
I want to move
A path of fire, trials and pain
All in plain sight
While all the rest are told
Their dreams of gold are in the right
I just don't get it
Am I blessed or am I cursed
I'm afraid to put my full heart in it
And it only gets worse
But You're pushing me along
[chorus]
I could be wrong
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the only song
That makes my soul dance
And I feel it inside me
I need to know Your guiding
I want to move
Yeah, I want to move
I want to prove that I know
What the choice is worth
I don't want to let go
I want to choose You first
But it's the blinding unknown
That really makes it hurt
I don't know
How I'm gonna go
[chorus]
I could be wrong (I want to move)
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the song (I want to move)
That makes my soul dance
Cause I don't want religion (I want to move)
I just want a romance
So make me move
Yeah, I want to move
I want to move
While I'm stuck in a rut
With a clear-cut course
No ifs, ands or buts
My heels cemented, I never meant it
To ever get this far
But the days go on
[chorus]
I could be wrong
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the only song
That makes my soul dance
And I want to move
I want to move
A path of fire, trials and pain
All in plain sight
While all the rest are told
Their dreams of gold are in the right
I just don't get it
Am I blessed or am I cursed
I'm afraid to put my full heart in it
And it only gets worse
But You're pushing me along
[chorus]
I could be wrong
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the only song
That makes my soul dance
And I feel it inside me
I need to know Your guiding
I want to move
Yeah, I want to move
I want to prove that I know
What the choice is worth
I don't want to let go
I want to choose You first
But it's the blinding unknown
That really makes it hurt
I don't know
How I'm gonna go
[chorus]
I could be wrong (I want to move)
But I think I'll take a chance
Because Your's is the song (I want to move)
That makes my soul dance
Cause I don't want religion (I want to move)
I just want a romance
So make me move
Yeah, I want to move
I want to move
Monday, October 17, 2011
"Break Away"
I'm so tired of planting seeds
I wanna see my deeds sprout into trees
And I'm so tired of the harmonies
I think I'm ready now to take the lead
[chorus]
Cause all I want to understand
Is why I'm here and who I am
I've been searching all my life
Cause this world is one big choice
And I'm ready now to find my voice
To help the question marks subside
We give the names to the city streets
And the places at the points they meet
And when you memorize where they all go
Eventually they all become one road
But don't you see, we're so confined
To the day by day, the painted lines
Do you ever want to break away
Maybe start to break away
[chorus]
Cause all I want to understand
Is why I'm here and who I am
I've been searching all my life
Cause this world is one big choice
And I'm ready now to find my voice
To help the question marks subside
Just one at a time
You always say in life
That nothing works out right
And yet you say there's nothing more
Waiting on the other side
If you know that something's wrong
Then there must be something right
Maybe somewhere beyond the shore
Beyond the sunrise
[instrumental]
If the world makes sense
There's something wrong
If life makes sense
Then you're doing it wrong
(Repeat)
I wanna see my deeds sprout into trees
And I'm so tired of the harmonies
I think I'm ready now to take the lead
[chorus]
Cause all I want to understand
Is why I'm here and who I am
I've been searching all my life
Cause this world is one big choice
And I'm ready now to find my voice
To help the question marks subside
We give the names to the city streets
And the places at the points they meet
And when you memorize where they all go
Eventually they all become one road
But don't you see, we're so confined
To the day by day, the painted lines
Do you ever want to break away
Maybe start to break away
[chorus]
Cause all I want to understand
Is why I'm here and who I am
I've been searching all my life
Cause this world is one big choice
And I'm ready now to find my voice
To help the question marks subside
Just one at a time
You always say in life
That nothing works out right
And yet you say there's nothing more
Waiting on the other side
If you know that something's wrong
Then there must be something right
Maybe somewhere beyond the shore
Beyond the sunrise
[instrumental]
If the world makes sense
There's something wrong
If life makes sense
Then you're doing it wrong
(Repeat)
Friday, October 14, 2011
"Disillusioned Saints"
Seeing is not believing
Saying is not recieving
I've spent my time decieving me
So I don't have to believe
Living is just an option
Dying is our corruption
Standing like an army of one here
Until we disappear
[chorus]
Living in the days
Of disillusioned saints
We've seen Glory's face
But we still don't know our place
Searching in the sand
For the reason that we stand
I know You know our fates
Would you help us see today?
I've seen moving mountains
And I've drunk from living fountains
And You've left us all here counting days
Till we see Your face
But I feel like I'm on the outside
When I've seen the high and the low tide
And nothing seems to coincide with You
And what's really the truth
[chorus]
Living in the days
Of disillusioned saints
We've seen Glory's face
But we still don't know our place
Searching in the sand
For the reason that we stand
I know You know our fates
Would you help us see today?
Cause I've watched the seasons change
And seen brothers fall away
Seen sisters hide their face
Behind a wall of mounting shame
But even in all this sin
You call us back again
All us disillusioned saints
Every disillusioned saint
[chorus]
Living in the day
Of disillusioned saints
I've seen Glory's face
But I still don't know my place
I've searched through all this sand
And still I see what stands
No, You'll never leave my side
You're the hope left in my life
You'll never leave my side
You're the hope left in my life
Saying is not recieving
I've spent my time decieving me
So I don't have to believe
Living is just an option
Dying is our corruption
Standing like an army of one here
Until we disappear
[chorus]
Living in the days
Of disillusioned saints
We've seen Glory's face
But we still don't know our place
Searching in the sand
For the reason that we stand
I know You know our fates
Would you help us see today?
I've seen moving mountains
And I've drunk from living fountains
And You've left us all here counting days
Till we see Your face
But I feel like I'm on the outside
When I've seen the high and the low tide
And nothing seems to coincide with You
And what's really the truth
[chorus]
Living in the days
Of disillusioned saints
We've seen Glory's face
But we still don't know our place
Searching in the sand
For the reason that we stand
I know You know our fates
Would you help us see today?
Cause I've watched the seasons change
And seen brothers fall away
Seen sisters hide their face
Behind a wall of mounting shame
But even in all this sin
You call us back again
All us disillusioned saints
Every disillusioned saint
[chorus]
Living in the day
Of disillusioned saints
I've seen Glory's face
But I still don't know my place
I've searched through all this sand
And still I see what stands
No, You'll never leave my side
You're the hope left in my life
You'll never leave my side
You're the hope left in my life
Saturday, October 8, 2011
"Be My Anchor"
I've seen the ocean floor
Tried keeping myself down
Amount to nothing more
Just waiting to be found
Call it what you will
The storms that I'm still facing
Catching the air and still
I've got no foundation
[chorus]
Be my anchor
Cause I know that I get torn
Like the sails tied to a mast
When I go crashing through this storm
I've tried to call the shots
I've tried to shut you out
When you are all I've got
All that's holding me down
Cleaved to my own breath
That's caught inside my throat
Believed my washed up life
May be my only hope
[chorus]
But be my anchor
Cause I know that I get torn
Like the sails tied to a mast
When I go crashing through the storm
Be my anchor
Cause I don't wanna drown
While I dream to see the shore
Oh, for my feet to touch the ground
Tried keeping myself down
Amount to nothing more
Just waiting to be found
Call it what you will
The storms that I'm still facing
Catching the air and still
I've got no foundation
[chorus]
Be my anchor
Cause I know that I get torn
Like the sails tied to a mast
When I go crashing through this storm
I've tried to call the shots
I've tried to shut you out
When you are all I've got
All that's holding me down
Cleaved to my own breath
That's caught inside my throat
Believed my washed up life
May be my only hope
[chorus]
But be my anchor
Cause I know that I get torn
Like the sails tied to a mast
When I go crashing through the storm
Be my anchor
Cause I don't wanna drown
While I dream to see the shore
Oh, for my feet to touch the ground
"Don't Let Yourself Fall"
You've seen the power, you've seen the glory
But you tell yourself a different story
Build your walls to cover all bases
You've made it clear you don't want to face this
Keeping your head while keeping safe distance
Knowing you could lose it all in an instant
But you're fighting sense with pride from now on
Counting the days till you're finally gone
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, whatcha waiting for?
You've been on fire, been underwater
Waves of emotion, flames burning hotter
Take that ignition, fuel it with passion
Love at the forefront, let's see some action
You've been in waiting, in hibernation
Falling asleep at the wheel of salvation
Time to wake up, you've got all you need
Given redemption, go make them see
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, what are you waiting for?
Wake up from this place you've been
Too afraid to make some friction
I've seen you out loud, your fists in the air
Ready for action, let's take it back there
[instrumental]
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, no you're not a lost cause
Never
But you tell yourself a different story
Build your walls to cover all bases
You've made it clear you don't want to face this
Keeping your head while keeping safe distance
Knowing you could lose it all in an instant
But you're fighting sense with pride from now on
Counting the days till you're finally gone
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, whatcha waiting for?
You've been on fire, been underwater
Waves of emotion, flames burning hotter
Take that ignition, fuel it with passion
Love at the forefront, let's see some action
You've been in waiting, in hibernation
Falling asleep at the wheel of salvation
Time to wake up, you've got all you need
Given redemption, go make them see
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, what are you waiting for?
Wake up from this place you've been
Too afraid to make some friction
I've seen you out loud, your fists in the air
Ready for action, let's take it back there
[instrumental]
[chorus]
And oh,
Don't let yourself fall, let yourself fall
Oh, you've been waiting for miracles
And oh,
The choice has always been your own
Oh, no you're not a lost cause
Never
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
"Almost Home"
There was a lot of motion
Without really moving anywhere
Going through the motions
And all the time unaware
There were a lot of feelings
Misplaced in the empty air
A false sense of comradery
Come to find no one really cared
Cause I am not an army of one
I can't do this on my own
Didn't know I was so hard to love
So I'll go home, yeah I'll go home
[chorus]
If this is what you wanted
I'll never know
But no one breaks the silence
So I guess I'll go
I gave you all I had
And I've got nothing to show
Just wish I didn't put so much into
An almost home
Walked out on my birthday
Said goodbyes to everyone
Head of complex emotions
As I stepped out into the sun
Bright and clear, like I'd never seen
Such a beautiful sight before
A breath, and everything ahead of me
Don't have to feel that anymore
Cause I am not an army of one
Why do I feel all alone
Didn't know I was so hard to love
So I'll go home, yeah I'll go home
[chorus]
If this is what you wanted
I'll never know
But no one breaks the silence
So I guess I'll go
I gave you all I had
And I've got nothing to show
Just wish I didn't put so much into
An almost home
The days went on, I heard the words that spread
Talking 'bout me like I was dead
All the words I never heard,
I hear these ones instead
The way they sing inside my head
What I thought was thick-skinned
I see were coats so heavy
Beneath the wool, I couldn't pierce
There were fangs there at the ready
Brothers and sisters turned to strangers
But there's no reward in anger
So I'll sit and wait and hope, and watch and groan
And keep thinking
That I'm almost home
Yeah, I'm almost home
[instumental]
Yeah, I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Without really moving anywhere
Going through the motions
And all the time unaware
There were a lot of feelings
Misplaced in the empty air
A false sense of comradery
Come to find no one really cared
Cause I am not an army of one
I can't do this on my own
Didn't know I was so hard to love
So I'll go home, yeah I'll go home
[chorus]
If this is what you wanted
I'll never know
But no one breaks the silence
So I guess I'll go
I gave you all I had
And I've got nothing to show
Just wish I didn't put so much into
An almost home
Walked out on my birthday
Said goodbyes to everyone
Head of complex emotions
As I stepped out into the sun
Bright and clear, like I'd never seen
Such a beautiful sight before
A breath, and everything ahead of me
Don't have to feel that anymore
Cause I am not an army of one
Why do I feel all alone
Didn't know I was so hard to love
So I'll go home, yeah I'll go home
[chorus]
If this is what you wanted
I'll never know
But no one breaks the silence
So I guess I'll go
I gave you all I had
And I've got nothing to show
Just wish I didn't put so much into
An almost home
The days went on, I heard the words that spread
Talking 'bout me like I was dead
All the words I never heard,
I hear these ones instead
The way they sing inside my head
What I thought was thick-skinned
I see were coats so heavy
Beneath the wool, I couldn't pierce
There were fangs there at the ready
Brothers and sisters turned to strangers
But there's no reward in anger
So I'll sit and wait and hope, and watch and groan
And keep thinking
That I'm almost home
Yeah, I'm almost home
[instumental]
Yeah, I'm coming home
I'm coming home
Monday, October 3, 2011
"Lost Somewhere Along The Way"
Lately I've been feeling split
In where I'm at and who I've been
Want to stand and be the man I am
While the wide-eyed boy still lives within
There's things I do that I don't want
And things I want that I don't do
Like my dreams have fallen by the wayside
While my nightmare's do come true
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of my life
Through the crystal nights and cloudy days
I don't want to lose myself
With everything I give away
Is there a shred of me still left inside
Or was it lost somewhere along the way
Lately I've got lots to say
Things I never would have in the day
Opinions move, opinions sway
Am I being loud or being brave?
And I don't want to lose the course
Want to wade the steady stream of faith
When the rivulets of new concerns
Get wide and try to carry me away
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of my life
Through the crystal nights and cloudy days
I don't want to lose myself
With everything I give away
Is there a shred of me still left inside
Or was it lost somewhere along the way
Destiny is swallowed whole
By a tattered change of scenery
When we grow old and start to fold
Compromise becomes uncertainty
And I don't want to walk that road
Like the ones limping in front of me
Want to live the life I'm meant to live
With everything inside of me
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of this life
Through the hopeful nights and doubting days
I don't want to lose my innocence
With all the things I give away
Is there a shred of it still left inside
Or is it lost somewhere along the way
Is there hope alive, still left inside
Or are you lost somewhere along the way
Do I still believe, am I still me
Or am I lost somewhere along the way
Would you take my hand
And walk beside me
In where I'm at and who I've been
Want to stand and be the man I am
While the wide-eyed boy still lives within
There's things I do that I don't want
And things I want that I don't do
Like my dreams have fallen by the wayside
While my nightmare's do come true
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of my life
Through the crystal nights and cloudy days
I don't want to lose myself
With everything I give away
Is there a shred of me still left inside
Or was it lost somewhere along the way
Lately I've got lots to say
Things I never would have in the day
Opinions move, opinions sway
Am I being loud or being brave?
And I don't want to lose the course
Want to wade the steady stream of faith
When the rivulets of new concerns
Get wide and try to carry me away
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of my life
Through the crystal nights and cloudy days
I don't want to lose myself
With everything I give away
Is there a shred of me still left inside
Or was it lost somewhere along the way
Destiny is swallowed whole
By a tattered change of scenery
When we grow old and start to fold
Compromise becomes uncertainty
And I don't want to walk that road
Like the ones limping in front of me
Want to live the life I'm meant to live
With everything inside of me
[chorus]
On and on I stake the course
And on and on I make my way
Through the trial and discourse of this life
Through the hopeful nights and doubting days
I don't want to lose my innocence
With all the things I give away
Is there a shred of it still left inside
Or is it lost somewhere along the way
Is there hope alive, still left inside
Or are you lost somewhere along the way
Do I still believe, am I still me
Or am I lost somewhere along the way
Would you take my hand
And walk beside me
Saturday, October 1, 2011
PokeRock: Explosion!
Explosion! Explosion!
Explosion! Explosion!
Pump that 250 base
And then duck for cover
Cause this place about to shake
And I don't mean shudder
Though you may anticipate
A great big booming noise
Best know not to hate
On these selfdestructing boys
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
My Graveler's a traveler
To Doomsville he goes
But he's taking you with him
The moment that he explodes
Ain't no destiny bond
Nah, ain't no perish song
This is in your face destruction
I'm saying so long
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Explosion! Explosion!
Best call back your Typlosion
Before the blast causes some massive corrosion
No magic coat can save ya, so sorry Duosion
I tapped my screen, you'll tap out
No, you can't stop this motion
I'm going to destroy you, I'll prove my devotion
I'm ready to die to push on this promotion
I'll crash in your face like a wave in the ocean
If you wanna win, you've got to cause a bigger commotion
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion Explosion!
Except if you're a ghost, then...
...Well actually, with the ability Scrappy...
Explosion! Explosion!
Explosion! Explosion!
Pump that 250 base
And then duck for cover
Cause this place about to shake
And I don't mean shudder
Though you may anticipate
A great big booming noise
Best know not to hate
On these selfdestructing boys
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
My Graveler's a traveler
To Doomsville he goes
But he's taking you with him
The moment that he explodes
Ain't no destiny bond
Nah, ain't no perish song
This is in your face destruction
I'm saying so long
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Explosion! Explosion!
Best call back your Typlosion
Before the blast causes some massive corrosion
No magic coat can save ya, so sorry Duosion
I tapped my screen, you'll tap out
No, you can't stop this motion
I'm going to destroy you, I'll prove my devotion
I'm ready to die to push on this promotion
I'll crash in your face like a wave in the ocean
If you wanna win, you've got to cause a bigger commotion
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion Explosion!
Except if you're a ghost, then...
...Well actually, with the ability Scrappy...
Explosion! Explosion!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
"Hope Is A Place"
Different time, same place as you've always been
All holed up, like you're trapped within
Not really sure if there's a way to win
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Say it's just a taste of a place before
Your past stacked up on the bedroom floor
Mind made up, are you alive anymore?
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So pick up the pace
You're wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
Feels like there's a wall every time you begin
Living in someone else's sin
Not everybody's life is perfection
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Some have it easy, some have it hard
But everybody's gotta play their hand of cards
You were dealt for a reason, now you're in charge
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So pick up the pace
You're wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
And there's only so many excuses
Conditions, for why you can't do this
Do you ever feel, like the lines that we draw
Are really all useless
Yeah, they're all just useless
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So finish the race
And stop wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
You know, there's so much more to life
All holed up, like you're trapped within
Not really sure if there's a way to win
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Say it's just a taste of a place before
Your past stacked up on the bedroom floor
Mind made up, are you alive anymore?
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So pick up the pace
You're wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
Feels like there's a wall every time you begin
Living in someone else's sin
Not everybody's life is perfection
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
Some have it easy, some have it hard
But everybody's gotta play their hand of cards
You were dealt for a reason, now you're in charge
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So pick up the pace
You're wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
And there's only so many excuses
Conditions, for why you can't do this
Do you ever feel, like the lines that we draw
Are really all useless
Yeah, they're all just useless
[chorus]
Wake up and find
You're already designed
For something much greater
Than where you're confined
Hope is a place
So finish the race
And stop wasting your time
When you know there's so much more to life
You know, there's so much more to life
Thursday, September 22, 2011
"Isolation"
It's easy to be alone
So hard to be alive
Making make-shift homes
In this homeless genocide
One by one we struggle
Falling off as passers by
Need to learn to band together
If we're ever gonna survive
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Trapped in your isolation
It's easy to follow suit
But never follow it inside
Put on a face, when behind the scenes
The unseen are the ones who strive
Stop chasing the flashing lights
Find that peace is deep inside
We're never gonna find what we need
Searching for hope on the outside
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Trapped in your isolation
We need to breathe, we need to be alive
Not tangled up inside
We need to break away, so break the chains
With love open wide
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Still looking for the hope they stole
Do you know that you're a soul
Lose the chains and take control
So hard to be alive
Making make-shift homes
In this homeless genocide
One by one we struggle
Falling off as passers by
Need to learn to band together
If we're ever gonna survive
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Trapped in your isolation
It's easy to follow suit
But never follow it inside
Put on a face, when behind the scenes
The unseen are the ones who strive
Stop chasing the flashing lights
Find that peace is deep inside
We're never gonna find what we need
Searching for hope on the outside
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Trapped in your isolation
We need to breathe, we need to be alive
Not tangled up inside
We need to break away, so break the chains
With love open wide
[chorus]
Curb the addiction
Tear down the walls of self-affliction
Cubicles of human souls, in isolation
Run in all directions
Only finding dim reflections
Do you know that you're a soul
Still looking for the hope they stole
Do you know that you're a soul
Lose the chains and take control
Sunday, September 18, 2011
"Hibernation"
I'm going away
For a little while
Never know how long I'll be gone
But I need some time
To rest my vapid brain
And shut out what's done me wrong
Cause living out there
Is too hard to bear
[chorus]
I could sleep until the stars are gone
And let the world roll on and on
Right now I couldn't care
Cause I don't want to see it
Until truth matches the evidence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
I'll hide in my cave
As long as I can
Not knowing if I'll ever find my way out
But I'd rather be trapped
In a comfortable prison
Than listen to all the uncomfortable sound
Cause everyone's reason
Sounds so alike
And I can't keep going
Pretending I'm right
As it snowballs and snowballs
Builds walls and builds walls
[chorus]
I could sleep until the stars are gone
And let the world roll on and on
Right now I couldn't care
Cause I don't want to see it
Until truth matches the evidence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
Wake me up when this winter's past
Wake me up when just something lasts
Under this space of inconsequence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
For a little while
Never know how long I'll be gone
But I need some time
To rest my vapid brain
And shut out what's done me wrong
Cause living out there
Is too hard to bear
[chorus]
I could sleep until the stars are gone
And let the world roll on and on
Right now I couldn't care
Cause I don't want to see it
Until truth matches the evidence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
I'll hide in my cave
As long as I can
Not knowing if I'll ever find my way out
But I'd rather be trapped
In a comfortable prison
Than listen to all the uncomfortable sound
Cause everyone's reason
Sounds so alike
And I can't keep going
Pretending I'm right
As it snowballs and snowballs
Builds walls and builds walls
[chorus]
I could sleep until the stars are gone
And let the world roll on and on
Right now I couldn't care
Cause I don't want to see it
Until truth matches the evidence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
Wake me up when this winter's past
Wake me up when just something lasts
Under this space of inconsequence
Wake me up when the world makes sense
Saturday, September 17, 2011
"Side-View Mirror"
Looking at me with expectations
In your eyes, that I cannot read
Placing a guideline you hide in the shadows
Holding me down with what you don't see
So what do you want from me
What you think I should be
[chorus]
Waiting for a response
I cannot give
I don't have the answer
To any of your questions
Over again
Your blinding reflection
In the corner of my eye
We all want to see a light
Mouth open wide inside your convictions
So open minded you'll drown in the sea
Over the ocean you'll sail for a while
Then change with the winds while you anchor belief
And the poetry, poetry
Speaking in riddles
Conducting a symphony you understand
All the harmonies, harmonies
You wanted me to sing
Tunes you want to hear, but I'm not in the band
[chorus]
Waiting for a response
I cannot give
I don't have the answer
To any of your questions
Over again
Your blinding reflection
In the corner of my eye
We all want to see a light
We all want to see
[bridge]
When you've so much to say
Of so much that you do
Take your elevations
And apply them to you
Cause I'm sitting here
Not quite sure what to do
But I see what you're doing
From my point of view
And the bitter frustration
When I simply can't find
Where love and truth coincide
Don't want to weigh down your heart
Don't want to lift up your pride
In your eyes, that I cannot read
Placing a guideline you hide in the shadows
Holding me down with what you don't see
So what do you want from me
What you think I should be
[chorus]
Waiting for a response
I cannot give
I don't have the answer
To any of your questions
Over again
Your blinding reflection
In the corner of my eye
We all want to see a light
Mouth open wide inside your convictions
So open minded you'll drown in the sea
Over the ocean you'll sail for a while
Then change with the winds while you anchor belief
And the poetry, poetry
Speaking in riddles
Conducting a symphony you understand
All the harmonies, harmonies
You wanted me to sing
Tunes you want to hear, but I'm not in the band
[chorus]
Waiting for a response
I cannot give
I don't have the answer
To any of your questions
Over again
Your blinding reflection
In the corner of my eye
We all want to see a light
We all want to see
[bridge]
When you've so much to say
Of so much that you do
Take your elevations
And apply them to you
Cause I'm sitting here
Not quite sure what to do
But I see what you're doing
From my point of view
And the bitter frustration
When I simply can't find
Where love and truth coincide
Don't want to weigh down your heart
Don't want to lift up your pride
Sunday, September 4, 2011
"Wake The Dead"
Moving ahead full steam
And chasing dreams
I'm wide awake, or so it seems
I'm underneath it
Barely breathing
Now
Giving it up in pieces
But never seamless
Subtracting lines, from old diseases
And you're the only one
Who sees this
Now
[chorus]
I'm holding on by a thread now
My foot is in the grave
So could you wake the dead now
I am unafraid
Cause you're never far away from me
I know you'll set me free
Into the light you lead me
I see you gleaming
I fall but I know, you'll never leave me
So I can stop
This hopeless feeling
Here
[chorus]
I'm holding on by a thread now
My foot is in the grave
So could you wake the dead now
I am unafraid
Cause you're never far away from me
I know you'll set me free
My heart grows cold and freezes
The slope increases
My bones are worn
From folded creases
This sea is ceaseless
Oh, could you free this
I'm a wreck, so help me Jesus
Cause you are the only one
Who sees this
Now
I'm holding on by a thread now
But even miles away, nothing can separate
Me from your love
You'll never leave me
Always redeeming
With your love
Your love
And chasing dreams
I'm wide awake, or so it seems
I'm underneath it
Barely breathing
Now
Giving it up in pieces
But never seamless
Subtracting lines, from old diseases
And you're the only one
Who sees this
Now
[chorus]
I'm holding on by a thread now
My foot is in the grave
So could you wake the dead now
I am unafraid
Cause you're never far away from me
I know you'll set me free
Into the light you lead me
I see you gleaming
I fall but I know, you'll never leave me
So I can stop
This hopeless feeling
Here
[chorus]
I'm holding on by a thread now
My foot is in the grave
So could you wake the dead now
I am unafraid
Cause you're never far away from me
I know you'll set me free
My heart grows cold and freezes
The slope increases
My bones are worn
From folded creases
This sea is ceaseless
Oh, could you free this
I'm a wreck, so help me Jesus
Cause you are the only one
Who sees this
Now
I'm holding on by a thread now
But even miles away, nothing can separate
Me from your love
You'll never leave me
Always redeeming
With your love
Your love
Friday, August 26, 2011
"It's You I Belong To"
Hope burns through the night this time
And kindles into flame
I've stolen all my days from me
But none you can't reclaim
Cause you're never changing
[chorus]
Yeah, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
Of you
It's you, that I belong
I rise and fall again
But I'm not giving in
Cause you'll never fail me
So ready, derail me
[chorus]
Yeah, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
Of you
It's you that I belong
To
[instrumental]
Cause I'm still holding on
To all the lies and lust
I've trusted for so long
My heart is caving
Yeah, I still need saving
[chorus]
Lord, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
But never losing you
It's you that I belong to
And kindles into flame
I've stolen all my days from me
But none you can't reclaim
Cause you're never changing
[chorus]
Yeah, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
Of you
It's you, that I belong
I rise and fall again
But I'm not giving in
Cause you'll never fail me
So ready, derail me
[chorus]
Yeah, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
Of you
It's you that I belong
To
[instrumental]
Cause I'm still holding on
To all the lies and lust
I've trusted for so long
My heart is caving
Yeah, I still need saving
[chorus]
Lord, please keep me here
It's the only place I
Know that I belong
Now, I face
The fear of losing hold
But never losing you
It's you that I belong to
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
"The Resistance"
Crawl in the dark, I feel you
Sing like a dart, I hear you
I know your cries, whispers and lies
The one who sent you
I'll hold fast
To what will last
I see just what you're trying to do
[chorus]
It's obvious, it's obvious
I'm not oblivious
I'm hearing it, and seeing it
You, the resistance
Twisting the truth, I hear you
Misguiding hearts, I see you
Running your parade, you know will end someday
For the one who sent you
[chorus]
It's obvious, it's obvious
I'm not oblivious
You're fighting it, I'm not giving in
You'll battle till the death
Watch all you want
You can't see inside my head
[instrumental]
And I thank God
You're all the proof I need
If I can't see the light
I'll see the dark that's battling
[chorus]
It's obvious, so obvious
I'm not oblivious
Your fighting me, is igniting me
So battle till the death
And watch all you want
You can't see inside my head
You don't know what's in my head
Sing like a dart, I hear you
I know your cries, whispers and lies
The one who sent you
I'll hold fast
To what will last
I see just what you're trying to do
[chorus]
It's obvious, it's obvious
I'm not oblivious
I'm hearing it, and seeing it
You, the resistance
Twisting the truth, I hear you
Misguiding hearts, I see you
Running your parade, you know will end someday
For the one who sent you
[chorus]
It's obvious, it's obvious
I'm not oblivious
You're fighting it, I'm not giving in
You'll battle till the death
Watch all you want
You can't see inside my head
[instrumental]
And I thank God
You're all the proof I need
If I can't see the light
I'll see the dark that's battling
[chorus]
It's obvious, so obvious
I'm not oblivious
Your fighting me, is igniting me
So battle till the death
And watch all you want
You can't see inside my head
You don't know what's in my head
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
"We"
All of the faces
Full of anger
All these strangers
Making no attempt to see
Go through the motions
Spreading hate
And selfish ways
So hastily
So hastily
[chorus]
We
The problem is me
We are the disease
Beneath our feet
And we're not going quietly
They
We're pointing the blame
Not willing to change
We stay the same
Remain, our own worst enemies
There's always a villain
There's always a tyrant from afar
But never in our own hearts
Looking down at blood-stained hands
Now I finally understand
The problem is where we are
It's who we are
[chorus]
We
The problem is me
We are the disease
Beneath our feet
And we're not going quietly
They
A made-up parade
We're running away
So turn the light around
And see we're all the same
This plague
Humanity
It's in our blood
It's flowing free
The issue's you
The issue's me
But I won't take it
I won't take you down with me
Won't take you down with me
When it's we
It's we
Who are to blame
Full of anger
All these strangers
Making no attempt to see
Go through the motions
Spreading hate
And selfish ways
So hastily
So hastily
[chorus]
We
The problem is me
We are the disease
Beneath our feet
And we're not going quietly
They
We're pointing the blame
Not willing to change
We stay the same
Remain, our own worst enemies
There's always a villain
There's always a tyrant from afar
But never in our own hearts
Looking down at blood-stained hands
Now I finally understand
The problem is where we are
It's who we are
[chorus]
We
The problem is me
We are the disease
Beneath our feet
And we're not going quietly
They
A made-up parade
We're running away
So turn the light around
And see we're all the same
This plague
Humanity
It's in our blood
It's flowing free
The issue's you
The issue's me
But I won't take it
I won't take you down with me
Won't take you down with me
When it's we
It's we
Who are to blame
Friday, August 5, 2011
"On My Own"
I know, that what I'm doing is wrong
And yet I keep on striving for it
Pushing aside all sense
And running even harder for it
Cause I want the satisfaction
Of knowing what I'm worth
When I know it's really nothing I deserve
[chorus]
I can keep asking for help
But when will I really want it
Begging and pleading on my knees
Maybe then I'll really need it
Cause I know I need to change
But I lack the sense to do it
On my own
Is this an endless cycle
Or are these just rivulets
I'll spin around a while
And then forget
Am I breaking free or hanging
On the very edge of it
Clinging onto reoccurences
[chorus]
I can keep asking for help
But when will I really want it
Begging and pleading on my knees
Maybe then I'll need it
Cause I know I need to change
But I lack the sense to do it
On my own, on my own
Repeated defeats
And I am yet clearing
These wide open chasms
Pieces and fractions
Of me, are still waiting
To be, whole again
To be whole again
But I can't be whole
On my own
I've tried every way
On my own
I begging to be better
But I just want to be put together
In the end
And yet I keep on striving for it
Pushing aside all sense
And running even harder for it
Cause I want the satisfaction
Of knowing what I'm worth
When I know it's really nothing I deserve
[chorus]
I can keep asking for help
But when will I really want it
Begging and pleading on my knees
Maybe then I'll really need it
Cause I know I need to change
But I lack the sense to do it
On my own
Is this an endless cycle
Or are these just rivulets
I'll spin around a while
And then forget
Am I breaking free or hanging
On the very edge of it
Clinging onto reoccurences
[chorus]
I can keep asking for help
But when will I really want it
Begging and pleading on my knees
Maybe then I'll need it
Cause I know I need to change
But I lack the sense to do it
On my own, on my own
Repeated defeats
And I am yet clearing
These wide open chasms
Pieces and fractions
Of me, are still waiting
To be, whole again
To be whole again
But I can't be whole
On my own
I've tried every way
On my own
I begging to be better
But I just want to be put together
In the end
Sunday, July 31, 2011
"Razor-Sharp Heart"
My girl is razor-sharp
But she's a cut above the rest
She cuts me down to size
To remind me that she's best
Tattoos my heart with ink
The colors never dry
Oh, she makes me feel alive
To the point I wanna die
And nothing ever made a man
Want to take a stand so much
But she crippled me so long ago
So I don't try to budge
Every word she says
Is like an arrow in my side
But she hits the mark so well
That I don't even try to fight
And nothing ever made a man
Want to take a stand so much
But she took away my dignity
Which coincidentally
Was my last remaining crutch
And I miss her so much
With her bittersweet touch
The way she knew the ins and outs of me
And how to break me silently
Yeah I miss her so much
With her bittersweet touch
The way she knew just how to cripple me
Yeah, she could bring me to my knees
My girl is razor-sharp
And she won't let me rest
Even when she's gone it rages on
Like a war inside my chest
But I know she'll always love me
Just the way she did back then
With the same mystique, and bittersweet
Incisions that she left
But she's a cut above the rest
She cuts me down to size
To remind me that she's best
Tattoos my heart with ink
The colors never dry
Oh, she makes me feel alive
To the point I wanna die
And nothing ever made a man
Want to take a stand so much
But she crippled me so long ago
So I don't try to budge
Every word she says
Is like an arrow in my side
But she hits the mark so well
That I don't even try to fight
And nothing ever made a man
Want to take a stand so much
But she took away my dignity
Which coincidentally
Was my last remaining crutch
And I miss her so much
With her bittersweet touch
The way she knew the ins and outs of me
And how to break me silently
Yeah I miss her so much
With her bittersweet touch
The way she knew just how to cripple me
Yeah, she could bring me to my knees
My girl is razor-sharp
And she won't let me rest
Even when she's gone it rages on
Like a war inside my chest
But I know she'll always love me
Just the way she did back then
With the same mystique, and bittersweet
Incisions that she left
"Idols and Images"
Idols and images
Tidals of visages
Flooding into your very soul
Value in visibles
Placed onto pedestals
Inside your heart, cast into gold
Oh no
We give away
To every name below
The name above
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We turn from you
Idols in media
Restless in keeping up
With every fleeting fad and trend
Idols in our own selves
All that we buy and sell
When will our iconism end
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We take from you
Idealism, in our vision
Giving fame to imperfection
Giving all of our affection away
Give us sight, a new direction
Can't keep traveling in this one
No, no
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
Belongs to you
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We give to you
We give to you
Tidals of visages
Flooding into your very soul
Value in visibles
Placed onto pedestals
Inside your heart, cast into gold
Oh no
We give away
To every name below
The name above
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We turn from you
Idols in media
Restless in keeping up
With every fleeting fad and trend
Idols in our own selves
All that we buy and sell
When will our iconism end
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We take from you
Idealism, in our vision
Giving fame to imperfection
Giving all of our affection away
Give us sight, a new direction
Can't keep traveling in this one
No, no
[chorus]
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
Belongs to you
Glory
Glory
Where glory's due
Glory
Glory
We give to you
We give to you
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
"Let Me Know I'm Not Alone"
Would you stop the world for me
Would you tell me that you love me?
With the world so full of noise
I just want to know you hear me
Can you calm these quaking seas
That are crashing beneath my feet
I've never known this kind of doubt
Like the waves, my faith is breaking
[chorus]
Why, in all this design
Am I looking for signs in the city lights
The world that is hidden behind
Is all but a dream to me, I've never seen it
Would you stop this heart that beats
After every endless longing
I've chased every kind of wind
And all of it leaves me empty
I want to see mountains shake
See the sky open up above me
Feel the showers and lightning fall
All just to know you love me
When all of the while you're whispering
[chorus]
Why, with the stars in the sky
Am I looking for signs in the city lights
When the world that is hidden behind
Is all but a dream to me, I just can't see it
Now, splintered and bound
Using the only sight I've ever known
Let me know, that I'm not alone
[bridge]
Now, splintered and bound
Using the only eyes I've ever known
Needing your touch, am I asking too much
Crying out for miracles shown
Let me know, that I'm not alone
Cause I know, this is not my home
Would you slow this heart that beats
After every endless longing
When I'm still so blind to see
Your love's simplicity
Would you tell me that you love me?
With the world so full of noise
I just want to know you hear me
Can you calm these quaking seas
That are crashing beneath my feet
I've never known this kind of doubt
Like the waves, my faith is breaking
[chorus]
Why, in all this design
Am I looking for signs in the city lights
The world that is hidden behind
Is all but a dream to me, I've never seen it
Would you stop this heart that beats
After every endless longing
I've chased every kind of wind
And all of it leaves me empty
I want to see mountains shake
See the sky open up above me
Feel the showers and lightning fall
All just to know you love me
When all of the while you're whispering
[chorus]
Why, with the stars in the sky
Am I looking for signs in the city lights
When the world that is hidden behind
Is all but a dream to me, I just can't see it
Now, splintered and bound
Using the only sight I've ever known
Let me know, that I'm not alone
[bridge]
Now, splintered and bound
Using the only eyes I've ever known
Needing your touch, am I asking too much
Crying out for miracles shown
Let me know, that I'm not alone
Cause I know, this is not my home
Would you slow this heart that beats
After every endless longing
When I'm still so blind to see
Your love's simplicity
Saturday, July 23, 2011
"No One"
Lights go down
On the world I know
Every ounce of hope gone
And I'm not there
I'm not anywhere
No one seems to care at all
In all of this, hurting
[chorus]
When I had no one
I had no one
I had no one
I don't want to go back
Everyone around me
Seems to have it all figured out
I don't know what I believe now
All the time wondering
Maybe I'm missing something
When everybody's got it all
[chorus]
And I had no one
I had no one, at all
I had no one
And all I needed was a trace of light
[bridge]
Cause nobody cares if I'm here or there
Or anywhere
Nobody shows that they know or that
They even want to care
That I have no one
That I have no one, at all
That I have no one
No one, at all
[chorus]
I have no one
I have no one at all
I have no one now
Help me someone
On the world I know
Every ounce of hope gone
And I'm not there
I'm not anywhere
No one seems to care at all
In all of this, hurting
[chorus]
When I had no one
I had no one
I had no one
I don't want to go back
Everyone around me
Seems to have it all figured out
I don't know what I believe now
All the time wondering
Maybe I'm missing something
When everybody's got it all
[chorus]
And I had no one
I had no one, at all
I had no one
And all I needed was a trace of light
[bridge]
Cause nobody cares if I'm here or there
Or anywhere
Nobody shows that they know or that
They even want to care
That I have no one
That I have no one, at all
That I have no one
No one, at all
[chorus]
I have no one
I have no one at all
I have no one now
Help me someone
Friday, July 22, 2011
"Over the Edge"
This is the way it seems to be
One sets up a fault with me
Everybody jumps behind
And follows them blindly
Since when is one man's business
Everybody's business
Let's mind our own business
I think it's time to end this
[chorus]
If you want to be my friend
Then it should be your decision
Lining up in such precision
Lemmings without clear direction
Over the edge you go
Just who's leading where you follow?
No, I am not a perfect man
There's only so long I can stand
Sometimes I fall
When the smoke has finally cleared
I see those who I hold dear
Holding my hand through it all
Jumping sides and changing floors
Make a thought and make it yours
Life is through those open doors
Don't let others decide yours
[chorus]
If you want to be my friend
Then it should be your decision
So tired of the same division
Treating me like a different person
Lining up with such precision
Lemmings without clear direction
Over the edge you go
Just who's leading where you follow?
And I can't stand the things I see
Oh, friend of inconsitency
Time apart is not a wedge
To bring a friendship to its end
But in your heart you've made a pledge
Over the edge
One sets up a fault with me
Everybody jumps behind
And follows them blindly
Since when is one man's business
Everybody's business
Let's mind our own business
I think it's time to end this
[chorus]
If you want to be my friend
Then it should be your decision
Lining up in such precision
Lemmings without clear direction
Over the edge you go
Just who's leading where you follow?
No, I am not a perfect man
There's only so long I can stand
Sometimes I fall
When the smoke has finally cleared
I see those who I hold dear
Holding my hand through it all
Jumping sides and changing floors
Make a thought and make it yours
Life is through those open doors
Don't let others decide yours
[chorus]
If you want to be my friend
Then it should be your decision
So tired of the same division
Treating me like a different person
Lining up with such precision
Lemmings without clear direction
Over the edge you go
Just who's leading where you follow?
And I can't stand the things I see
Oh, friend of inconsitency
Time apart is not a wedge
To bring a friendship to its end
But in your heart you've made a pledge
Over the edge
"Broken And Bought"
Face the things that you're afraid of
Find out what you're truly made of
When all the questions come undone
And you finally see the sun
Bursting through, it's not a dream
Looks like nothing that you've seen
But don't be afraid to embrace
The unknown, the unknown
[chorus]
All your life you're told
How to find your soul
Everything that this world is not, I know
You've been broken and bought
Please don't get sold
Men have died and fought
For what these voices stole
Comfort reigns and takes its toll
Stare it down and break control
No, it's never the easy way
But it only gets worse every moment you stay
Nothing gained when nothing's lost
Nothing earned if there's no cost
You've gotta break into stride
If you want to get through this life alive
[chorus]
All your life you're told
How to find your soul
Everything that this world is not, I know
You've been broken and bought
Please don't get sold
Men have died and fought
For what these voices stole
You're taking it back
You're taking it back, please don't give in
You're taking it back
You're only further out if you're pressing in
Find out what you're truly made of
When all the questions come undone
And you finally see the sun
Bursting through, it's not a dream
Looks like nothing that you've seen
But don't be afraid to embrace
The unknown, the unknown
[chorus]
All your life you're told
How to find your soul
Everything that this world is not, I know
You've been broken and bought
Please don't get sold
Men have died and fought
For what these voices stole
Comfort reigns and takes its toll
Stare it down and break control
No, it's never the easy way
But it only gets worse every moment you stay
Nothing gained when nothing's lost
Nothing earned if there's no cost
You've gotta break into stride
If you want to get through this life alive
[chorus]
All your life you're told
How to find your soul
Everything that this world is not, I know
You've been broken and bought
Please don't get sold
Men have died and fought
For what these voices stole
You're taking it back
You're taking it back, please don't give in
You're taking it back
You're only further out if you're pressing in
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
"Repeat, Repeat"
Out of the nothingness, it lifts
Like an old familiar friend
Feelings that I've felt before
Again and again and again
Grips my heart, it holds on tight
And my thoughts go back to her
I should have known by now
Except the past is looking blurred
Could you help me
Could you help me
[chorus]
I'm tired of these feelings being put on
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
All I'm looking for is something real, oh
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
I thought that I was over this
It was so long ago
That the butterflies took to the skies
And finally let me go
But here they lay, ensnared again
And I won't let them out
Of my beating chest, though I try my best
It's a losing battle now
[chorus]
I'm tired of these feelings being put on
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
All I'm looking for is something real, oh
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
The things I would never want to have to
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Breaking from the cycle, falling victim again
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Am I running in circles, running in circles
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
I'm still running in circles, running in circles
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Like an old familiar friend
Feelings that I've felt before
Again and again and again
Grips my heart, it holds on tight
And my thoughts go back to her
I should have known by now
Except the past is looking blurred
Could you help me
Could you help me
[chorus]
I'm tired of these feelings being put on
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
All I'm looking for is something real, oh
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
I thought that I was over this
It was so long ago
That the butterflies took to the skies
And finally let me go
But here they lay, ensnared again
And I won't let them out
Of my beating chest, though I try my best
It's a losing battle now
[chorus]
I'm tired of these feelings being put on
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
All I'm looking for is something real, oh
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
The things I would never want to have to
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Breaking from the cycle, falling victim again
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Am I running in circles, running in circles
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
I'm still running in circles, running in circles
Repeat, repeat
Repeat, repeat
Saturday, July 2, 2011
"In The Light Of Day"
The night is falling down on me
Trapped in the walls I build, I see this disbelief
The shrouded clouds that cover all
That keep the light from breaking through where I withdraw
I was made for the daylight
Break me out of captivity
This inactivity, tonight
[chorus]
Where will I find You
Under these skies
Still in the darkness
Open my eyes
My eyes
In the light of day
So hard to fight a stoic life
When all the wrongs are what feel right
The greatest battle that we fight is inside
I'm here, I'm breathing, but I'm still barely alive
[chorus]
Where will I find You
Under these lies
Still trying to fight You
Show my disguise
My disguise
In the light of day
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
In the light of day
Trapped in the walls I build, I see this disbelief
The shrouded clouds that cover all
That keep the light from breaking through where I withdraw
I was made for the daylight
Break me out of captivity
This inactivity, tonight
[chorus]
Where will I find You
Under these skies
Still in the darkness
Open my eyes
My eyes
In the light of day
So hard to fight a stoic life
When all the wrongs are what feel right
The greatest battle that we fight is inside
I'm here, I'm breathing, but I'm still barely alive
[chorus]
Where will I find You
Under these lies
Still trying to fight You
Show my disguise
My disguise
In the light of day
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
In the light of day
Thursday, June 23, 2011
PokeRock: "Anticipation"
I saw your strongest from the start
But I was blinded by my heart
I could have seen it coming from a mile away
But I didn't say
We went along, you led me there
You led me on without a care
And through it all, in the back of my mind
I felt a shudder, I knew you were lying
[chorus]
This is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn apart
To get torn apart
And I let you
I saw my weakness from the start
Don't know why I let down my guard
Cause in every move you made
You knocked me down a little ways
Till there was nothing left
I'd be a fool to think
You'd do anything
Than what my heart had told me
Hindsight sees everything
I see everything
It's all unfolding
[chorus]
This is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn apart
To get torn apart
And I let you
I let you
I let you
I blame myself for never choosing properly
A way to sheild myself from all the things that make me bleed
I curse myself for never keeping a calm mind
My heart jumps to the front lines, to the front lines
[chorus]
So this is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn to shreds
To get torn to shreds
You tore me to shreds
You tore me to shreds
And I let you
But I was blinded by my heart
I could have seen it coming from a mile away
But I didn't say
We went along, you led me there
You led me on without a care
And through it all, in the back of my mind
I felt a shudder, I knew you were lying
[chorus]
This is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn apart
To get torn apart
And I let you
I saw my weakness from the start
Don't know why I let down my guard
Cause in every move you made
You knocked me down a little ways
Till there was nothing left
I'd be a fool to think
You'd do anything
Than what my heart had told me
Hindsight sees everything
I see everything
It's all unfolding
[chorus]
This is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn apart
To get torn apart
And I let you
I let you
I let you
I blame myself for never choosing properly
A way to sheild myself from all the things that make me bleed
I curse myself for never keeping a calm mind
My heart jumps to the front lines, to the front lines
[chorus]
So this is how it all ends
Tracing back to the beginning
Anticipation, I was waiting
For my heart to get torn to shreds
To get torn to shreds
You tore me to shreds
You tore me to shreds
And I let you
PokeRock: "Compoundeyes"
You are the target
I am the arrow pointed
Steady, waiting
I can see clearly
Through all these windows
My eyes are now creating
What once was a longshot
Now in my grasp
You better hold tight
Or move fast
[chorus]
These compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
You never thought I'd hit
When my strongest move
Was my defecit
But oh how the tables turn
With my eyes unblurred
I will never quit
This isn't over
It's only begun
Look over your shoulder
But you can't run
No you can't run
[chorus]
From these compoundeyes
I'll hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
With these compoundeyes
I'll hit you every time
Yeah, my compoundeyes
You better run and hide
Try to evade it all you want
It may be the only chance you've got
[chorus]
Cause these compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
Yeah, these compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
Compoundeyes
With no one left alive
I am the arrow pointed
Steady, waiting
I can see clearly
Through all these windows
My eyes are now creating
What once was a longshot
Now in my grasp
You better hold tight
Or move fast
[chorus]
These compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
You never thought I'd hit
When my strongest move
Was my defecit
But oh how the tables turn
With my eyes unblurred
I will never quit
This isn't over
It's only begun
Look over your shoulder
But you can't run
No you can't run
[chorus]
From these compoundeyes
I'll hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
With these compoundeyes
I'll hit you every time
Yeah, my compoundeyes
You better run and hide
Try to evade it all you want
It may be the only chance you've got
[chorus]
Cause these compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
My compoundeyes
With no one left alive
Yeah, these compoundeyes
Will hit you every time
Compoundeyes
With no one left alive
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
"The Sky Is Crying Out"
The buildings are upside-down
I'm spinning out in circles, round and round
Do you see me
Falling out the sky
Like a aeroplane in a hurricane
And you, the passerby
The city is now the sky
The ocean is above me, tell me why
I couldn't stay the same
As I was before
My thoughts were dense, it all made sense
But was it really life?
[chorus]
Open up above me
An atmosphere of truth
I need to see the answers, see the proof
It's falling all before me
The clear as day becomes the stormy
With pain of clouded vision and doubt
The sky is crying out
I'm spinning out in circles, round and round
Do you see me
Falling out the sky
Like a aeroplane in a hurricane
And you, the passerby
The city is now the sky
The ocean is above me, tell me why
I couldn't stay the same
As I was before
My thoughts were dense, it all made sense
But was it really life?
[chorus]
Open up above me
An atmosphere of truth
I need to see the answers, see the proof
It's falling all before me
The clear as day becomes the stormy
With pain of clouded vision and doubt
The sky is crying out
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
"So Much Wrong"
I could cry an ocean now
If the tears would just come out
But instead the thoughts press up against my head
And leave me shaking
Heart is breaking
World is upside-down
Give me just a chance to breathe
And don't come chasing after me
There's one too many questions in my head
My hands are shaking
Heart is breaking
World is upside-down
But you don't see it somehow
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
How can you say right
When there's so much wrong
So much wrong
Bitterness pulls out a seat
And puts the feelings on repeat
I can't just act like everything is fine
World is shaking
Bonds are breaking
Pain is all around
And you tell me
That this is the end
You tell me
It's never gonna happen again
Again
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
How can you say right
When there's so much wrong
Can't quite pen why it feels so alarmingly cold in my soul
Can't pretend that I never felt it and try to let go
When there's a deep black void like the ink of a moonless sea
It's eating at me, it's eating at me
It's eating at me
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
I see no reason
I see no reason
How can you justify
When there's so much wrong
So much wrong
If the tears would just come out
But instead the thoughts press up against my head
And leave me shaking
Heart is breaking
World is upside-down
Give me just a chance to breathe
And don't come chasing after me
There's one too many questions in my head
My hands are shaking
Heart is breaking
World is upside-down
But you don't see it somehow
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
How can you say right
When there's so much wrong
So much wrong
Bitterness pulls out a seat
And puts the feelings on repeat
I can't just act like everything is fine
World is shaking
Bonds are breaking
Pain is all around
And you tell me
That this is the end
You tell me
It's never gonna happen again
Again
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
How can you say right
When there's so much wrong
Can't quite pen why it feels so alarmingly cold in my soul
Can't pretend that I never felt it and try to let go
When there's a deep black void like the ink of a moonless sea
It's eating at me, it's eating at me
It's eating at me
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
[chorus]
If there's a reason
If there's a reason
It better be a good one
But I see no reason
I see no reason
I see no reason
How can you justify
When there's so much wrong
So much wrong
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
"Across the Chasm"
Everything inside of me is dying for a purpose
Praying that these steps I take won't make my efforts worthless
Help me see, help me see, help me see
What divides me here
When You lead, when You lead, when You Lead
All becomes clear
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah, it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
Reaching for a reason in the midst of this decline
I gave away my clarity, and traded for a lie
Break me down, break me down, break me down
I'm sick of settling
On the ground, on the ground, on the ground
This is the final stand
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
[instrumental]
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
Praying that these steps I take won't make my efforts worthless
Help me see, help me see, help me see
What divides me here
When You lead, when You lead, when You Lead
All becomes clear
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah, it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
Reaching for a reason in the midst of this decline
I gave away my clarity, and traded for a lie
Break me down, break me down, break me down
I'm sick of settling
On the ground, on the ground, on the ground
This is the final stand
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
[instrumental]
[chorus]
Oh, oh
The greatest hope I've found
Isn't void, it isn't faceless
Yeah it's written on the pages
Oh, oh
The only lovely sound
Is Your voice, it's calling out to me
For me to turn around
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
"Would You Take Me"
Back to the start
Chipping away pieces of my heart
I never felt sound, it never felt right
But now I'm seeing it all in hindsight
If You had never broken my walls down
If I had never let You in my house
You let me own, of blood and bones
That I have pride enough to call my own
[chorus]
Would you take me back
Would you take me
Though I've gone off track
Would you make me
Into something new
I'd be nothing if I never followed through
Like when I used to follow You
Back in the day
It was hard, felt like the sun never came
But underneath the clouded skies
You shaped me through what I despised
If ever a vision in my head
Let it crumble till I see the truth instead
Cause I'm tired of lying to my eyes
These idols built upon my lies
[chorus]
Would you take me back
Would you take me
Though I've gone off track
Would you make me
Into something new
I'd be nothing if I never followed through
Like when I used to follow You
Clear as day
Would you help me see
As clear as day
Even when I can't see
I've forgotten how it feels to be let down
In Your beautiful grace, how sweet the sound
To watch the wretch in me dissolve in Thee
Until Your light is all I see
Chipping away pieces of my heart
I never felt sound, it never felt right
But now I'm seeing it all in hindsight
If You had never broken my walls down
If I had never let You in my house
You let me own, of blood and bones
That I have pride enough to call my own
[chorus]
Would you take me back
Would you take me
Though I've gone off track
Would you make me
Into something new
I'd be nothing if I never followed through
Like when I used to follow You
Back in the day
It was hard, felt like the sun never came
But underneath the clouded skies
You shaped me through what I despised
If ever a vision in my head
Let it crumble till I see the truth instead
Cause I'm tired of lying to my eyes
These idols built upon my lies
[chorus]
Would you take me back
Would you take me
Though I've gone off track
Would you make me
Into something new
I'd be nothing if I never followed through
Like when I used to follow You
Clear as day
Would you help me see
As clear as day
Even when I can't see
I've forgotten how it feels to be let down
In Your beautiful grace, how sweet the sound
To watch the wretch in me dissolve in Thee
Until Your light is all I see
Friday, May 20, 2011
"World of Tinted Color"
These dull and darkened symmetries
The beauty that the eye can see
Masquerading as a dimming light
Perfection in what we percieve
We paint the lines, what we believe
And say it's 20/20 in the night
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
Lights flood in the retinas
And we believe it just because
It's offered to us on a simple plate
But blind and sightless souls could say
That you could take it all away
And still there's more to see than just the face
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
The way we look at life
All depends on the lens
Whether you see the black and white
But everybody's sight remains
So coiled up and trapped inside
But the physical and visible
Aren't all these hands can make
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
We ever will
We ever will
Until
The beauty that the eye can see
Masquerading as a dimming light
Perfection in what we percieve
We paint the lines, what we believe
And say it's 20/20 in the night
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
Lights flood in the retinas
And we believe it just because
It's offered to us on a simple plate
But blind and sightless souls could say
That you could take it all away
And still there's more to see than just the face
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
The way we look at life
All depends on the lens
Whether you see the black and white
But everybody's sight remains
So coiled up and trapped inside
But the physical and visible
Aren't all these hands can make
[chorus]
We search and we discover
This world of tinted color
Claiming all our eyes can capture, still
Photographs of what we know
Only the things that we've been shown
To see it all, not sure we ever will
We ever will
We ever will
Until
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
"Ripples"
Every word
Every decision
Every day
In every second
Every sound
Is echoing
My every move
My every thought
My every choice
Every breath
And step of right and left
And voice
[chorus]
And it's spreading like a fire
As it ripples out
Every subtle turn and step
Is yeilding life and death
In me and in eternity
My every hope
My every dream
More impacted than it seems
The things I say
The things I do
To make them true
In every fear
And every doubt
The consequences ripple out
Repeating
And defeating me
A single point that's leading me
[chorus]
And it's spreading like a fire
As it ripples out
Every subtle turn and step
Is yeilding life and death
In me and in eternity
Eternity
Even one degree off course
Could take you far from home
Further down the road, to foreign shores
I'm counting on grace to lead me
I'm counting on grace to lead me home
As it ripples out
In its perfect shapes
With power to build
And to take away
I feel the weight
Every decision that I make
I feel the weight
Every decision
Every day
In every second
Every sound
Is echoing
My every move
My every thought
My every choice
Every breath
And step of right and left
And voice
[chorus]
And it's spreading like a fire
As it ripples out
Every subtle turn and step
Is yeilding life and death
In me and in eternity
My every hope
My every dream
More impacted than it seems
The things I say
The things I do
To make them true
In every fear
And every doubt
The consequences ripple out
Repeating
And defeating me
A single point that's leading me
[chorus]
And it's spreading like a fire
As it ripples out
Every subtle turn and step
Is yeilding life and death
In me and in eternity
Eternity
Even one degree off course
Could take you far from home
Further down the road, to foreign shores
I'm counting on grace to lead me
I'm counting on grace to lead me home
As it ripples out
In its perfect shapes
With power to build
And to take away
I feel the weight
Every decision that I make
I feel the weight
"Hear Me Out"
Left out
Of one too many
Conversations
It's like you don't see me
Not the same
As the beginning
All the things
I knew I was seeing
Are coming true
I'm falling through
In all I do
I'm singing out to you
[chorus]
Louder
Louder
Still the sound has yet to devour
A single word, I'm growing weary
I would ask you to hear me out
But you won't even hear me
Can't stop
I'm in too deep now
Even though
My every word rebounds
And not a one that comes my way
And all of this to my dismay
[chorus]
Louder
Louder
Still the sound has yet to devour
A single word, I'm growing weary
I would ask you to hear me out
But you won't even hear me
Do you hear me
Do you hear me now
Above your own voice
Above your own sound (x2)
[instrumental]
Of one too many
Conversations
It's like you don't see me
Not the same
As the beginning
All the things
I knew I was seeing
Are coming true
I'm falling through
In all I do
I'm singing out to you
[chorus]
Louder
Louder
Still the sound has yet to devour
A single word, I'm growing weary
I would ask you to hear me out
But you won't even hear me
Can't stop
I'm in too deep now
Even though
My every word rebounds
And not a one that comes my way
And all of this to my dismay
[chorus]
Louder
Louder
Still the sound has yet to devour
A single word, I'm growing weary
I would ask you to hear me out
But you won't even hear me
Do you hear me
Do you hear me now
Above your own voice
Above your own sound (x2)
[instrumental]
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
"Call the Kettle Black"
Everybody's searchin'
I pray that they would find You
Instead of dead religion
Resurrect us in the truth
'Cause there's a lot of things that I have heard
Some believable, and some absurd
About how we all belong
And where we'll go
But for myself
I really need to know
'Cause inside the walls we hide behind
Idolatry to our own minds
Like we know the way home
It's all a show
But for myself
I really need to know
Everybody's searchin'
I pray that they would find You
Instead of dead religion
Resurrect us in the truth
Who do we say that You are
What will we say of Your scars
Your glory?
Or is it all just a story?
Everybody wants to feel like they belong
But fitting with this world is wrong
I won't believe it
To ascend to more, just for myself
Without the need of Perfect help
I won't believe it
Why don't they see it?
It's
all
about
You
I can't
live by
my own
Truth
'Cause it's a lie
Everybody's searchin'
I pray that they won't settle
For a list of rules
Designed by fools
All the pots are preaching to black kettles
No no no..
'Cause it's a lie
And there's just
one
side
I pray that they would find You
Instead of dead religion
Resurrect us in the truth
'Cause there's a lot of things that I have heard
Some believable, and some absurd
About how we all belong
And where we'll go
But for myself
I really need to know
'Cause inside the walls we hide behind
Idolatry to our own minds
Like we know the way home
It's all a show
But for myself
I really need to know
Everybody's searchin'
I pray that they would find You
Instead of dead religion
Resurrect us in the truth
Who do we say that You are
What will we say of Your scars
Your glory?
Or is it all just a story?
Everybody wants to feel like they belong
But fitting with this world is wrong
I won't believe it
To ascend to more, just for myself
Without the need of Perfect help
I won't believe it
Why don't they see it?
It's
all
about
You
I can't
live by
my own
Truth
'Cause it's a lie
Everybody's searchin'
I pray that they won't settle
For a list of rules
Designed by fools
All the pots are preaching to black kettles
No no no..
'Cause it's a lie
And there's just
one
side
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
"Satisfaction"
In your search for worth
You're making others fall
Pretending you can't hurt
At all
Thinking a pretty face
Will give attention you need
You don't see
You don't see
[chorus]
The strength lies within
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You keep giving away
All that you are
Hold tight my dear
Keep looking for truth
You wanted eyes on you
Now you've got what you want
Find maybe it's not real
It's not
Looking for something more
But trade for temporary
Satisfaction
Your heart's in fractions
Another cold distraction
From what you're really lacking
(Love, love, love)
[chorus]
The strength lies within
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You keep giving away
All that you are
Hold tight my dear
Keep looking for truth
[instrumental]
Your strength lies within
Not with what you wear
On the outer skin
No, it can't compare
With what will really last
You know the rest will fade
Someday
Satisfaction
Your heart's in fractions
Another cold distraction
From the pain you're masking
[chorus]
The strength lies with in
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You can say it'll change
But change begins with you
The change begins with you
You're making others fall
Pretending you can't hurt
At all
Thinking a pretty face
Will give attention you need
You don't see
You don't see
[chorus]
The strength lies within
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You keep giving away
All that you are
Hold tight my dear
Keep looking for truth
You wanted eyes on you
Now you've got what you want
Find maybe it's not real
It's not
Looking for something more
But trade for temporary
Satisfaction
Your heart's in fractions
Another cold distraction
From what you're really lacking
(Love, love, love)
[chorus]
The strength lies within
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You keep giving away
All that you are
Hold tight my dear
Keep looking for truth
[instrumental]
Your strength lies within
Not with what you wear
On the outer skin
No, it can't compare
With what will really last
You know the rest will fade
Someday
Satisfaction
Your heart's in fractions
Another cold distraction
From the pain you're masking
[chorus]
The strength lies with in
It's so much deeper than this
When all they see is the face
That's all they'll want from you
You can say it'll change
But change begins with you
The change begins with you
Saturday, April 16, 2011
"Foreverbent"
In a minute
I'm racing
To the finish
Of what I see right now
In the moment
I'm living
Where I'm going
Is a mystery to me
I'm losing ground
[chorus]
But I know I'm better than that
Let my feelings subside
I know I'm better than that
Let go of what's inside
My heartbeat
It won't quit
It's leading
Like a compass
To a land that I should never land upon
Swimming
Toward the deepend
And losing all sense
Of what it means to be foreverbent
[chorus]
But I know I'm better than that
Let my feelings subside
I know I'm different than that
Let go of what's inside
I won't lose sight
No shame in failing
Just in giving up
Knowing what is wrong
And then still chasing it
Without a clear direction
I'll fall for everything until I stand
Eternity is hidden
In every moment that we're living
And every breath
Is another step
So take another step
Just take another step
Take another step
Just take another step
'Cause I know I'm better than that
Yeah, You taught me better than that
I'm racing
To the finish
Of what I see right now
In the moment
I'm living
Where I'm going
Is a mystery to me
I'm losing ground
[chorus]
But I know I'm better than that
Let my feelings subside
I know I'm better than that
Let go of what's inside
My heartbeat
It won't quit
It's leading
Like a compass
To a land that I should never land upon
Swimming
Toward the deepend
And losing all sense
Of what it means to be foreverbent
[chorus]
But I know I'm better than that
Let my feelings subside
I know I'm different than that
Let go of what's inside
I won't lose sight
No shame in failing
Just in giving up
Knowing what is wrong
And then still chasing it
Without a clear direction
I'll fall for everything until I stand
Eternity is hidden
In every moment that we're living
And every breath
Is another step
So take another step
Just take another step
Take another step
Just take another step
'Cause I know I'm better than that
Yeah, You taught me better than that
Sunday, April 10, 2011
"Rebuild Me"
I am but a speck of dust
I am but a drop of rain
I fade away
I splatter on the pavement
One second here
Another gone
I can't seem to break away
Gravity is pulling me
I've lost my ground
Can't reach above now
[chorus]
I did not build me
How can I rebuild me
Look inside
This fragile life of mine
And try to form some light
And fill me
Never seen a tree that's green by itself
Asks the sun and the soil for help
Roots so deep, it feeds from the source
To give it life
To give it life
[chorus]
I did not build me
How can I rebuild me
Look inside
This fragile life of mine
And try to form some light
Please fill me
I can't refill me
I'm just a broken building
In dying need of restoration
Pillars built to make foundation
I did not build me
I mold together walls of sand
That blow away and slip right through my hands
Nothing that I make can stand
My mind in shackles still can't understand
That I did not
That I did not
I did not build me
I did not build me
I did not build me
So how can I rebuild me
I am but a drop of rain
I fade away
I splatter on the pavement
One second here
Another gone
I can't seem to break away
Gravity is pulling me
I've lost my ground
Can't reach above now
[chorus]
I did not build me
How can I rebuild me
Look inside
This fragile life of mine
And try to form some light
And fill me
Never seen a tree that's green by itself
Asks the sun and the soil for help
Roots so deep, it feeds from the source
To give it life
To give it life
[chorus]
I did not build me
How can I rebuild me
Look inside
This fragile life of mine
And try to form some light
Please fill me
I can't refill me
I'm just a broken building
In dying need of restoration
Pillars built to make foundation
I did not build me
I mold together walls of sand
That blow away and slip right through my hands
Nothing that I make can stand
My mind in shackles still can't understand
That I did not
That I did not
I did not build me
I did not build me
I did not build me
So how can I rebuild me
Thursday, March 31, 2011
"Distractions"
I hear you in the quiet I feel you in the pain I find you when I lose myself But I don't want to change I curse you in confusion And hide from you in shame I shift in discomfort When you call my name [chorus] I've got excuses I've got distractions They leave me blind I sit here useless Split into fractions To have it my own way But I'm losing time You break me out of bondage You rip apart the chains But I crawl back to emptiness So I can hold the reins It's easier to stay down Instead of climb the heights I'm happier, much happier Just living my own life [chorus] I've got excuses I've got distractions They leave me blind I sit here useless Split into fractions To have it my own way But I'm losing time If there's a way out Why am I not moving If there's a way out What am I doing? All the things that I desire Everything that I've acquired Do I count it all Do I count it all As loss [chorus] I've got excuses I've got distractions They keep me blind These things are useless They're all distractions And I can't run this race Until I've left them all behind
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
"Lonely Tower"
You stand, a lonely tower Below a clouded sky Tall and proud and fading Cracks running down the side We stand outside your walls Trying to get a glimpse inside But you'll protect your sanctuary Until the day you die [chorus] So much pain, I'm sure Feel the rain, on the stoney walls you build Rusting and distrusting Till the space inside is filled You shout, atop your tower To every corner that'll hear your cry But you speak in rhymes and riddles In cacophonous lullabies Falsities and fabrications You put honey over all your plagues Open up and feel the restoration In knowing we all fall the same [chorus] So much pain, I'm sure Feel the rain, on the stoney walls you build Rusting and distrusting Until the space inside is filled [instrumental] [chorus] So much pain, I'm sure Feel the rain, on the stoney walls you build Rusting and distrusting Till the space inside is filled You won't stand forever Though you barely stand at all You won't stand forever Who'll catch you when you fall?
Monday, March 28, 2011
"Free (All Or Nothing)"
A gift I once acquired Now blurry and obscured In my hands, or so I could understand But now I'm not so sure [chorus] Free, take it Free, take it And I will set you free Free Free To you I give my life As long as you give yours to me A love that dwells inside me That's shown itself on skin But if all I've known, is all a show Then what is left within? Filthy rags Stain these hands All along I thought I had a plan I don't understand [chorus] Free, take it Free, take it And I will set you free Free, take it Free, but wait it's Only yours to keep As long as you give all to me Have I been fed lies all my life I'm losing hope, I'm losing sight I stand here divided In the blurring lines You say you've made a way it's Just two paths of pavement One is wrong, the other's right I can't read the traffic signs [chorus] Free Am I free? Am I free to ask the questions Till I find out what I need Am I free Am I free To you it's all or nothing All or nothing Would you give me something Will you give me something?
Saturday, March 26, 2011
"Sprout From the Pavement"
I didn't realize
That this is all there was
Cast aside, and though I tried
I can't help feeling this inside
I didn't realize
That this could hurt so bad
Severed ties and aching cries
From something that was never mine
Do I just need a little time?
Oh, give me just a little time
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
So why is it I'm left behind
A traded memory
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
I overanalyze
Did I do something wrong
To make you go, I miss you so
For one who gave me so much hope
And though I knew you a short time
It hurts without you in my life
I need just a little time
Oh, give me just a little time
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
So why is it I'm left behind
A traded memory
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
I know what you are to me
A light that shines so brilliantly
Not a word I left unsaid
Not a word I left unsaid
Feels like you're discarding me
And all I know is I don't want the
Light to leave me
Your light to leave me
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
And you, that light that breaks through
But now won't shine on me
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
My sprout from out the pavement
Why won't you look my way?
That this is all there was
Cast aside, and though I tried
I can't help feeling this inside
I didn't realize
That this could hurt so bad
Severed ties and aching cries
From something that was never mine
Do I just need a little time?
Oh, give me just a little time
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
So why is it I'm left behind
A traded memory
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
I overanalyze
Did I do something wrong
To make you go, I miss you so
For one who gave me so much hope
And though I knew you a short time
It hurts without you in my life
I need just a little time
Oh, give me just a little time
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
So why is it I'm left behind
A traded memory
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
I know what you are to me
A light that shines so brilliantly
Not a word I left unsaid
Not a word I left unsaid
Feels like you're discarding me
And all I know is I don't want the
Light to leave me
Your light to leave me
[chorus]
Not often that you find someone
Who makes you believe
The sun still hides in cloudy skies
Behind a wall of gray
And you, that light that breaks through
But now won't shine on me
The sprout from out the pavement
Now won't even look my way
My sprout from out the pavement
Why won't you look my way?
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
"Yelling At A Deaf Man"
I've been caught
Reaping what I've wrought
Walls are falling at my feet
Begin to see a different me
Can't see clearly
But I'm holding on so dearly
To the things I understand
Write myself out of the plan
I've fallen harder
Than I ever imagined
[chorus]
You've caught me
Now the two of us can see
This is further down the road
Than I thought I could go
You told me
Not sacrifice, but mercy
And yet I'm yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
He's been lost
Touching answers in the dark
Starting to believe it
Though he can't yet see it
Along comes me
Like a self-sustained disease
No, I'm not the one who saves
Putting people in their graves
I've fallen farther
Than I ever imagined
[chorus]
You caught me
Now the two of us can see
This is further down the road
Than I thought I could go
You told me
Not sacrifice, but mercy
And yet I'm yelling at a deaf man
I'm yelling at a deaf man
Have I
Really blown it all this time
Can I
Do much more to set it right
Have You
Heard the sightless souls who cry
Can You still breathe Your life
In the places that I've helped to die
I've been yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
But it's not too late for Your hand
Reaping what I've wrought
Walls are falling at my feet
Begin to see a different me
Can't see clearly
But I'm holding on so dearly
To the things I understand
Write myself out of the plan
I've fallen harder
Than I ever imagined
[chorus]
You've caught me
Now the two of us can see
This is further down the road
Than I thought I could go
You told me
Not sacrifice, but mercy
And yet I'm yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
He's been lost
Touching answers in the dark
Starting to believe it
Though he can't yet see it
Along comes me
Like a self-sustained disease
No, I'm not the one who saves
Putting people in their graves
I've fallen farther
Than I ever imagined
[chorus]
You caught me
Now the two of us can see
This is further down the road
Than I thought I could go
You told me
Not sacrifice, but mercy
And yet I'm yelling at a deaf man
I'm yelling at a deaf man
Have I
Really blown it all this time
Can I
Do much more to set it right
Have You
Heard the sightless souls who cry
Can You still breathe Your life
In the places that I've helped to die
I've been yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
Yelling at a deaf man
But it's not too late for Your hand
"The Artist"
Paint yourself as the hero
Paint yourself the queen
In your made-up world that you've designed
Where illusions reign supreme
Speaking your own language
Some dub irrationale
Then throw out words that cover all
It's time you took a bow
Because this show of pride is getting old
But when the curtain's down, the stage is cold
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Paint a scene inside your mind
Then draw it out over time
Conclusions, conclusions, they're all just delusions
You've written line by line
Apologetic poetry
To settle your own mind
Demanding that I play your rules
But I'll save the stage you built for fools
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Take your fake high road
That you cleared for yourself
Cut away the truth, and you won't need any help
Hurl your sweetened lies
From the safety of your land
But I won't go
Cause I know
There's no getting out alive
In your world of sinking sand
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
But you won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Paint yourself the queen
In your made-up world that you've designed
Where illusions reign supreme
Speaking your own language
Some dub irrationale
Then throw out words that cover all
It's time you took a bow
Because this show of pride is getting old
But when the curtain's down, the stage is cold
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Paint a scene inside your mind
Then draw it out over time
Conclusions, conclusions, they're all just delusions
You've written line by line
Apologetic poetry
To settle your own mind
Demanding that I play your rules
But I'll save the stage you built for fools
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Take your fake high road
That you cleared for yourself
Cut away the truth, and you won't need any help
Hurl your sweetened lies
From the safety of your land
But I won't go
Cause I know
There's no getting out alive
In your world of sinking sand
[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
But you won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending
Friday, January 14, 2011
"Clarity"
Wake up
Look at the world outside these walls
No sound
In the crater surrounding you
Eyes wide
The subtleties sing beyond the window
Front door
And you could be miles away from here
[chorus]
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear ahead (x2)
Start out
Searching for more than just a moment
Stay close
You could find meaning here tonight
Don't fight
Clarity comes with humble guidance
Branch out
And show the whole world without fear
[chorus]
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear ahead (x2)
And we know it's no better
Holding life by just a thread
If you're not going to take it and mean it
You know you'd be better off dead
Look in the mirror and wonder
If the fire's still hiding in your head
Don't you worry about it
Don't you worry about it
Because it all looks clear ahead
Look at the world outside these walls
No sound
In the crater surrounding you
Eyes wide
The subtleties sing beyond the window
Front door
And you could be miles away from here
[chorus]
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear ahead (x2)
Start out
Searching for more than just a moment
Stay close
You could find meaning here tonight
Don't fight
Clarity comes with humble guidance
Branch out
And show the whole world without fear
[chorus]
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear
And it all looks clear ahead (x2)
And we know it's no better
Holding life by just a thread
If you're not going to take it and mean it
You know you'd be better off dead
Look in the mirror and wonder
If the fire's still hiding in your head
Don't you worry about it
Don't you worry about it
Because it all looks clear ahead
Thursday, January 13, 2011
"Misfortune Tellers"
People look at you through their crystal balls
And tell your every move
Giving insight in spite of their blindness
Telling you what to choose
Step out of this self-fulfilling prophecy
It ain't the future, just a way to hold you down
When everyone's so set on what they think you're gonna be
Block out the useless sound
[chorus]
Our eyes can't see a thing
No, our eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
Just who you are
And that's nothing they can tell you
People say that they see right through you
Know your every move
Before you thought or plotted any action
They're already predicting what you'll do
And don't it feel just like a cage
When you're puppetted by chains
The power of your choice constrained
And you're feeling the pain
Of never knowing who you are
Never knowing who you are
[chorus]
Our eyes can't see a thing
No, our eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
Just who you are
And that's nothing they can tell you
So long since you've seen a trace of dawn
Caught under the current of people shouting what they want
Tell me who you're going to be
Tell me who you're going to be
Not in the lines they've drawn, but beyond what they can see
'Cause they can't see
[chorus]
Their eyes can't see a thing
No, their eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
You have the power to change
And that's nothing they can tell you
And tell your every move
Giving insight in spite of their blindness
Telling you what to choose
Step out of this self-fulfilling prophecy
It ain't the future, just a way to hold you down
When everyone's so set on what they think you're gonna be
Block out the useless sound
[chorus]
Our eyes can't see a thing
No, our eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
Just who you are
And that's nothing they can tell you
People say that they see right through you
Know your every move
Before you thought or plotted any action
They're already predicting what you'll do
And don't it feel just like a cage
When you're puppetted by chains
The power of your choice constrained
And you're feeling the pain
Of never knowing who you are
Never knowing who you are
[chorus]
Our eyes can't see a thing
No, our eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
Just who you are
And that's nothing they can tell you
So long since you've seen a trace of dawn
Caught under the current of people shouting what they want
Tell me who you're going to be
Tell me who you're going to be
Not in the lines they've drawn, but beyond what they can see
'Cause they can't see
[chorus]
Their eyes can't see a thing
No, their eyes can't see a thing
But your hands can make
A difference, they can shape
You have the power to change
And that's nothing they can tell you
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
"In The Waiting"
This catatonic state
This deconstructing plague
The stars are falling down
And leaving ashes on my face
The days are growing long
And the nights are getting old
Why did you have to leave me here
I'm feeling stranded in the cold
Wake up
There is work to be done here
Wake up
The rest has yet become clear
[chorus]
Don't you give yourself away
In the waiting, my love
In the waiting, my love
Don't you reattach the chains
In the waiting, my love
Neons lights and gold
The sparks, they fill the air
A convuluted dream becomes
Another gilded nightmare
Wake up
I thought you knew you don't belong here
Wake up
By the dawn you may just disappear
[chorus]
Don't give yourself away
In the waiting, my love
In the waiting, my love
I've made another way
In the waiting, my love
Just keep waitng, my love
Lay down the pain
There's glittered glass inside your veins
Restitch the seams
It's a long way out of nowhere
On the wings of unfulfilling dreams
Just keep waiting (just keep waiting)
Just keep waiting
'Cause in the waiting
You'll see the need for what's worth saving
To fly beyond the fallen pavement
Don't give it up, my love
Have patience
This deconstructing plague
The stars are falling down
And leaving ashes on my face
The days are growing long
And the nights are getting old
Why did you have to leave me here
I'm feeling stranded in the cold
Wake up
There is work to be done here
Wake up
The rest has yet become clear
[chorus]
Don't you give yourself away
In the waiting, my love
In the waiting, my love
Don't you reattach the chains
In the waiting, my love
Neons lights and gold
The sparks, they fill the air
A convuluted dream becomes
Another gilded nightmare
Wake up
I thought you knew you don't belong here
Wake up
By the dawn you may just disappear
[chorus]
Don't give yourself away
In the waiting, my love
In the waiting, my love
I've made another way
In the waiting, my love
Just keep waitng, my love
Lay down the pain
There's glittered glass inside your veins
Restitch the seams
It's a long way out of nowhere
On the wings of unfulfilling dreams
Just keep waiting (just keep waiting)
Just keep waiting
'Cause in the waiting
You'll see the need for what's worth saving
To fly beyond the fallen pavement
Don't give it up, my love
Have patience
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