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Distant voice, give me your hand tonight
2:30 AM and I've lost all lines of sight
I'm losing power and the basic will to live
Tell the family that I gave all I had to give

Switch to backups and the problem persists the same
Pass the bottle now, rather than the blame
2:30 AM and I've lost all lines of sight
Try to place yourself somewhere in my mind

And this is all I see the pale light in my eyes
The broken surface plains the forest in the night
The ground rise up to meet my moment of descent
The lights are dimmer now, these moments never last, oh no no

My mind is racing with regrets of days gone by
Of distant places I'd go when the time was right
Snap back to present and shake away the haze
My fall from orbit can no longer be contained
Ever closer in these moments of descent
The controls are slipping now, from my shaking hands
2:30 AM and I just had to laugh
My life had meaning, there's no way to make it last

And this is all I see the pale light in my eyes
The broken surface plains the forest in the night
The ground rise up to meet my moment of descent
The lights are dimmer now, these moments never last, oh no no

Seconds, minutes turn to hours in the end
Drift through life without ever a single plan
In the end, we are what we leave behind
Photos, books, and dreams never realised

What's the legacy that I leave behind
An empty bottle or a fool with a stubborn pride
I think I'll smile when I finally reach the end
Knowing I left this world just as a better man

And this is all I see the pale light in my eyes
The broken surface plains the forest in the night
The ground rise up to meet my moment of descent
The lights are dimmer now, these moments never last, oh no no

Opportunity has not knocked, your time has passed and now it's faded
It's time to compromise, dilute the art now you are jaded
Feel the pressure mount and build, watch all your peers move on with out you
Hand shakes behind your back, the deals are made that don't include you

Broken promise, changing scenes
It's hard to see what it is to me
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Feel the weight upon my back
In these last days I just my snap
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

10 years have now passed, it's time enough the scars have faded
and the reasons have now changed, you wish you just could be elated
wonder where we all went wrong, the vision past that now will haunt you
tune it in and burn it out, the last small piece that had defined you

Broken promise, changing scenes
It's hard to see what it is to me
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Feel the weight upon my back
In these last days I just my snap
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Remind yourself then push away, the only thing you ever wanted
Can't shake the dimming fear, the time is now and you are haunted
And the summer drifts away, and is replaced now by the winter
Of December's long cold gaze, it looks as if there is no winner

Broken promise, changing scenes
It's hard to see what it is to me
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Feel the weight upon my back
In these last days I just my snap
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Broken promise, changing scenes
It's hard to see what it is to me
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

Feel the weight upon my back
In these last days I just my snap
Fall back and slip away, loaded weapons and darkened days

I can't believe
The things I've said or even done. I'd rather be
Somewhere where I'm just someone, who never cared
About these scenes or played the part so insecure
Just roll their eyes and fall apart.

Can't you hear the calling,
The calling outside your life.
A chance to live, to live outside determined lines.

Break down the role,
The role that holds defined.
I guess I'll see, I'll see you all some other time.

Feel the motion,
The change that leads us all aside.
Change the vision, from our eyes pretending not to hide.

Forget the feeling,
The feeling turns us all astray.
Say good-bye, are all the words I wanna say.

Looking back,
Without regret or even thought. I did my part,
To stop decay and find the cause
Of slow dissent, into the dark outside the light;
They turn their backs, and God knows I've just turned mine.

Remember yesterday
Remember when, I used to fool you

Into beliving what could be
You see,
That I never meant to alter you
Such is the way, it happened to you

And then it came down in the night
The stars are falling from your skies
And then it came to me, like pills and silent obscurity
It's such a shame you don't believe, in me

It's too late to say
I'm sorry, I forgive you
I'll never do that to you
Or I'm too quick to please, believe,
That life is nothing without you
It's such a shame, I had to prove it to you

And all the times we shared
Are scattered now, amongst the ashes

And then it came down in the night
The clouds are forming in your skies
And then it came to me, like sorrow and virtueless misery
It's such a shame you don't believe, in me

Forget the time and place
Forget the words that I say
Remember how we used to be
And see that honesty can sometimes destroy you
It's such a shame I had to prove it to you

And then it came down in the night
The stars are falling from your skies
And then it came to me, like pills and silent obscurity
It's such a shame you don't believe, in me

And then it came down in the night
The stars are falling from your skies
And then it came to me, like pills and silent obscurity
It's such a shame you don't believe, in me

Another night of soak
Another night of drink
Another night of smoke
Another night of sink

Another night of din
Another night of twist
Another night of sin
Another night i missed

Another day of upset
Another day of close-down
Another day to forget
Another day run aground

I guess it's all the same

The mountains, pass by
As the road stretches on
For what seems, like eternity

There is, nothing but, desolation out here
Desolation, and the thought of you
You come to me, in dreams
I feel the warmth of your skin
The touch, of your hand
Desire for your kiss
I feel, you are real -
That I have found you
But then you disappear

I feel you, are real -
That I have found you
But then you disappear

Will I, find you
Did you exist in this world
Or is, it nothing but a dream?

I feel you, are real -
That I have found you
But then you disappear

The mountains, pass by
As the road stretches on
For what seems, like eternity

There is, nothing but, desolation out here
Desolation, and the thought of you

Always avoided this time of night
When dawn's light comes and reminds me of the fact
I can no longer go home
No place to rest along this road

It's no longer safe outside this place, these walls, I'm able to hide
A place that's known of childhood fears, the day a week and long lost years
I turn away and push aside the last few things I'm able to hide
And prying eyes outside my door, I revert
To the way I was before.

Flick the ash, and gather thought and understand this day's awash
Feel the eyes that pry away
Forget ideals, it's just better this way

Frequently, we fail to understand that this life there really is no plan
And we have to wonder why
What went wrong, why the days are so damn long.

The times have changed and so have we,
Sit back and count the toll.
I wonder what is happening
To change me and my soul, it's the
Friends have changed and so's the place,
That I now call my home.
The years are younger than my age,
I promise not to lose control.

Listen up and listen well
The story that I say
Never will forget the past
In the past these thoughts must stay.
I feel abandoned, bruised and scarred
I lack the strength to stay.
I wandered just a bit too far,
My thoughts have seem to slip these days away.

I stayed awake till morning,
Just to think of what to say.
How you left us all behind
To pursue the happiness so you say.

I killed myself for five long years,
I begged for you to stay.
In the end we hope that what you find
Is better than what you just threw away.

I only hope that you
Will find what you're looking for
I only hope that you
Remembered what we came for
Not to re-invent ourselves
Or turn a blinded eye
To those surrounding us
Silence, rumours and the lies.

I only hope that you
Will find what you're looking for
I only hope that I
Can continue as before
Determined to go on
Without relief in sight
I slowly shut the door
On the chance of your reprise

The excuses are on display, and come from me
And I wonder why I should believe all the things that you say
Regrets and incidents, why not blame me
Rather than accept the role that you just played for yourself

And all my dreams, they crumble to the floor now
Wasted time, wasted

I suggest that you see this through, and don't delay
The glaring facts that you chose to ignore today
That you created all the drama here, why don't you see
That you've slipped since you were just a part of me

And all my dreams, they crumble to the floor now
Wasted time

And all my words, they cloud the waters of your thoughts
How about mine, how about

I've seen this all before, state all my crimes
And change the truth to lies, it's so noble to know you're right.
And in a darkened room you wait for my calls to come
All hail the genius fool who lies awake to scream

And all my dreams, they crumble to the floor now
Wasted time

And all my deeds, glass that's shattered pieces
Of long lost time, long lost

Grab and grind, for your life
These nails need sharpened
Borrowed your treasured hammer and brought it down
Borrowed your cherished heart and brought it down

These hands and that mouth
One less breath we needn't worry about
Distorted frames and fracture and leak
Distorted view and voice and now we'll see

Came with light
Found one brighter, blinded and bitten

Grab and grind, for your life
These hands need stretching
Borrowed your treasured hammer and brought it down
Borrowed your cherished heart and brought it down

How we miss what's obvious
One less worry we needn't bother
Distorted frames, and fracture and leak
Distorted view and voice, and how we'll see

The highway lines, and those passing signs
Tick away in time, like the pulse of my life
Flash on and move by

And I never even had the time
To read between the lines
And catch the warning signs yet somehow I survived

I kept a feeling for you
I held an unlocked door
I made a brash decision
I just can't take it anymore

As the miles count off slowly
And one by one they're gone
Moved on this time without you
A moment goodbye and then I'm gone

You know it's just so blissful
To see this car become a missile
As it holds all of my fears
Divide the things I packed or left behind

And now the sun is fading
And the engine light won't stop complaining
In my haste I've pushed it past the line.

The snow it hits the ground
And turns to ash and dust
And the rivers can no longer freeze
Due to chemicals and rust

And the snow it turns to brown
For the streets they teem with heat
And the fires underground choke out the air
So I can't breathe

It is unavoidable now
We forget the truth somehow

Forget all the lies they say
It will be alright today
As the cloud rises up into the sky
Taking years right off my life

This cancer grows so slow
Its a killer without remorse
It took away my family
And it strays me from my course

I visit them on dark-sky day
In a cold fenced field they lie
I blame the reactor that melted down
In March of '79

It is unavoidable now
We forget the truth somehow

Chorus

Chorus

Take the cursed and the weak
They talk now just for you
Just the first to be displaced
And no longer have a feeling

I spend my whole time leaving
You spend your life retreating

Again

Departure take this from me
For longer pride assures
I spend my whole life leaving you

And now

We move in to disguise
Never coming down for words
For I can't find the time
And you can't find the meaning

I spend my whole time leaving
You spend your life retreating

Again

Departure take this from me
For longer pride assures
I spend my whole life leaving you

And now

And then

There's more than you're showing
I don't know but I can't find
For all the things that you say
Goodbye

Theres more than just moving
There is more to life this time
I can't forgive any reasons not to say

Goodbye