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...

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

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

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]

"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

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)

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

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

"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

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

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

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!
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Explosion! Explosion!
Ah ah ah
Explosion Explosion!
Except if you're a ghost, then...




...Well actually, with the ability Scrappy...
Explosion! Explosion!