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HEY GIRL
It’s so hard to break through my well-trained pride
So I don’t even know you, God knows I tried
You speak your mind
Wish I could be a bit more like your kind
I think inside
Why can’t I leave all this behind
(CHORUS)
Hey girl, you were my only friend
I have adored you from afar and now you’re tearing me apart
Hey girl, you were my only love
I’ve stayed a shadow in this game just to watch you slip away
It’s so hard to see you with my naked sight
So I can’t even dream you, God knows I tried
You live, you strive
Wish I could be a bit more like your kind
I die inside
Why can’t I leave all this behind
(CHORUS)
It’s so hard for me to prove
What I’m feeling’s really true
So I fade away every night and day
Why can’t I break through?
(CHORUS)
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2. |
Godless
04:37
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GODLESS
So what if I couldn’t believe anything I couldn’t see
At least I see with open eyes
I know I could’ve had it all if I could only walk a semi-jagged line
It’s hard not to feel when you see in colors
I tried hard to find but I found nothing, and nothing kills the mind
So I keep…
(CHORUS)
Looking for a distraction to calm me down
Searching for another flesh to hold me down
I’m so restless
I know it’s pointless
Wish I could take a pill to make me whole
Wish I could say a prayer to save my soul
But I’m hopeless
Because I’m Godless
I know I still want to believe in reasons for all of these things
But the number’s on the cynics’ side
Wish I could lose myself
Then I can join the rest and drink the sacred wine
It’s hard to concede when you feel in colors
I tried hard to find but I found nothing, and nothing kills the mind
So I’m…
(CHORUS)
Would you stare me down into the light before it’s all over…
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3. |
Friend
04:03
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FRIEND
Cried to wake another friend and found a heart to mend
That could feed a million voices never heard before
I’d break another bone in two just to be inside of you
And my heart will heal in time if you just hurt it more
Stay the same and I’ll belong to you
Stay the same and I’ll belong to you
(CHORUS)
I’m not afraid
(I’ll) work it out
with the sadness that consumes my nights
Let it go
Shut it out
It’s the only thing you’ll never find
Smile another smile for me
And take the air I breathe
And we can plot a tryst under the sanguine skies
Break another promise thread
And drain my emptiness
One day I’ll drown that part of me in my sea of lies
Stay the same and I’ll belong to you
Stay the same and I’ll belong to you
(CHORUS)
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4. |
Let It Go
04:55
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LET IT GO
There she goes
She recognizes my face
But there are so many faces she has to greet
She’s off to find some brand new adventure
But nothing I haven’t already seen
Her eyes, they don’t lie like I do
And I’ve been lying for too long
Her mind drifts like I do
And I’ve been drifting for too long
Well there she goes, just passing through
She doesn’t need to yet change her pace
I can wait, but what’s the use
She still has so many hearts to break
(CHORUS)
Guess I’ll have to let it go
Guess I’ll have to look away
Guess I’ll have to be the one who would never know
What it’s like to make her wanna stay
There she goes, browsing through her selections
But there are still so many more to try
It’s not her time to want to find a single obsession
Even if it means to treat her right
Well there she goes, just passing through
She doesn’t need to yet change her pace
I can wait, but what’s the use
She still has so many hearts to break
(CHORUS)
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5. |
Burst
03:29
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BURST
Where’s the future
I’ve seen your eyes
Once a fable
You’re back in style
While you fated all your children drowned within
And behind those walls there’s doubt inside
(CHORUS)
You are the man
God sing a song
God save us all
Or just watch us fall
You are the man
God sing a song
God do your worst
Laugh ‘till you burst
Where’s the savior
Have we switched sides
All’s forgotten
The price of pride
While you hide, your modern saints are marching in
To cleanse the minds of those with doubt inside
(CHORUS)
And the roaches dream of signs
Too late to read between the lines
(CHORUS)
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6. |
Home
04:06
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HOME
I know you wear a perfect countenance
I know you think you’ve camouflaged the void you feel inside
You haven’t changed a bit
You haven’t changed a bit
You can fake a smile, but can’t deceive your mind
I know you think you’ve lost your innocence
I know you think your life has turned into a compromise
But you haven’t lost your faith
You haven’t lost your faith
You can build a wall, but can’t change what’s inside
(CHORUS)
And for whatever reason
I haven’t sung that song
I haven’t sung that song
You thought fate never learned your name
But you never tried to find
What was always with you all this time
I know you dwell in past and future tense
I know you think with each mistake, you dug a deeper hole
But nothing’s so black and white
Nothing’s so black and white
When you break you fall, but it’s just you after all
(CHORUS)
You never learned to look beyond the soaring light
But it’s not too late to change
(CHORUS)
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7. |
A Love Song
03:16
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A LOVE SONG
I would gladly stand in front of a running train
Wouldn’t hesitate to jump out of a flying plane
I’d slowly walk through a burning flame
Run around stark naked without feeling shame
I’d do all of this and much more for you
In fact there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you
But I wouldn’t write you a love song
I wouldn’t write you a love song
I would cut off all my limbs if you wanted me to
Put a bullet through my head if you wanted me to
I’d tear out my own heart if you wanted me to
Sell my soul to the devil if you wanted me to
I’d do all of this and much more for you
In fact there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do for you
But I wouldn’t write you a love song
I wouldn’t write you a love song
Anyone can write a love song,
Some can probably sing it too
I’d rather be there when you need me
I’d rather hold you when you want me
I’d rather love you ‘till you dump me
But I’d never write you a love song
I’d never write you a love song
No I won’t write you a love song
I wouldn’t write you a love song
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8. |
Silence
04:21
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SILENCE
There’s a basic principal he’s been taught to embrace
And he can’t seem to shake it off
It’s a struggle trying to always rise above
And the eyes that stare back from the mirror
They try to shine light through
But when he sees the light, he knows not what it’s for
(CHORUS)
He keeps his silence; he’s his own counsel
He won’t break for anyone
He walks in circles, bides his time
He keeps his silence, but he’s no martyr
He can’t hold it in anymore
His scars may grow still, but he won’t lie still anymore
We’re always seeking fodder and he’s an obvious choice
‘Cause kindness is strength in his mind
He finds it strange but he’s been a stranger all of his life
And the sun can’t imagine the freeze around her
But she shines through, says he can too
But when he sees the light he knows not what it’s for
(Chorus)
He keeps his silence, he’s his own’ counsel
He won’t break for anyone
He walks in circles, bides his time
He keeps his silence, but he’s no martyr
He can’t take it anymore
His scars may grow still, but he won’t lie still anymore
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9. |
Sweet Sound of Misery
05:17
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SWEET SOUND OF MISERY
He’s forgotten what it’s like to laugh
Often wonders if he ever knew
But his memory’s as clear as photograph
Wouldn’t let him forget the things he wants to
Some days are better than other days
When life seems to keep him preoccupied
Some days, he feels less than other days
If those days would last, he would be satisfied
(He) doesn’t like to feel the fragments of the past
Each moment he prays would not be his last
(CHORUS)
And he swore nothing else would bring him down
And he hopes someday he wouldn’t hear the sound
“The sweet sound of misery,” he says
“knows no other like it knows me”
He’s familiar with all shades of loss
Served his time the way he was supposed to
Some days are better than other days
When life seems to keep him preoccupied
Some days, he feels less than other days
If those days would last, he would be satisfied
He doesn’t like to feel the fragments of the past
Each moment he prays would not be his last
(CHORUS)
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10. |
Maybe
04:42
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MAYBE
Nobody told me that it would be so hard
To love somebody with such a cold, cold heart
You went away
And I haven’t slept since
Since you’ve been gone
I haven’t eaten anything
(CHORUS)
Maybe I will die
I cannot cry no more
Maybe I will die
I cannot love no more
Somebody should’ve told me that life is much too hard
When you love somebody with all your heart
You went away
And I haven’t said a word since
Since you’ve been gone
I haven’t done a goddamned thing
(CHORUS)
Maybe I will… no
Maybe I will… oh
You went away
And I haven’t slept since
Since you’ve been gone
I haven’t done a goddamned thing
Maybe I will die
I cannot cry no more
Maybe I will die
I cannot live no more
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11. |
Shadow
04:12
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SHADOW
You say you wanted everything else
What you had was never enough to show
I know it’s not a design you conceived
But you learned to view it as your own
You’ve got to be easier on yourself
To break out of this mold
And no one can make you understand
(That) time passes for all
(CHORUS)
You move, won’t settle
You leave the cats in the cradle
So smooth, but fatal
Never seen hands so idle
No, so
You’re such a hard act to follow
Don’t lose it, or fold it
Better hang onto your shadow
You say they promised the end of the world
Before you had the time to make your stand
I know your fortunes had you believe
It’s better not to make than make it plain
You’ve got to expect to be much less
To learn how to be whole
But nothing can make you understand
(That) time passes for all
(CHORUS)
Just another superstar
Just another superstar
You’ve got to expect to be much less
To learn how to be whole
But nothing can make you understand
(That) time passes for all
(CHORUS)
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12. |
Made
03:35
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MADE
You got a brand new shirt that you picked out yourself
A pocket full of change and a cell in your hand
The half pack of cigarette will last you the day
And no one’s gonna tell you when to get out of bed
Security is nothing but a state of your mind
Everything that causes harm, you mostly do to yourself
So wave a flag, honk your horn, and call it a day
‘Cause no one’s gonna bomb you while you sleep in your bed
Saved by the times, Saved by the times
(CHORUS)
You got it made
(It’s not a question)
You got it made
(You’re gonna hang ‘till it’s over)
You got it made
(You got me walking and talking about it)
You got it made
So your pets let you feel like a responsible man
And no one’s gonna ask you to give anything up
You think you got a crush on a girl from the bar
But either way you got a gigabyte of porn for fun
You got a smooth way of talkin’ and walkin’
Maybe someday you can even run for President
So let the top down and cruise some more
At least today is not the day that you can drown from the sun
Saved by the times, Saved by the times
(CHORUS)
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