After Midnight Project

Standing on the corner in the city
It's feeling like prison
Tried to hold us both but you got away
I could have been a lover, could have been a fighter
But I didn't know how
And every time you cried I had nothing to say

But I'm coming back
Holding you to your words
You said All I had to do is try

I'm fighting my way back to you
They can try and stop me but I'll break through
I'm fighting my way back to you
I'm taking back, what I gave away

I'm tracing all the word that I couldn't say
On the window
All this frost stays as cold as I am
I could have been a lover, could have been a fighter
But I didn't know how
Please wait for me, you better wait for me

I'm fighting my way back to you
They can try and stop me but I'll break through
I'm fighting my way back to you
I'm taking back, what I gave away

I could have been a lover, could have been a fighter
But I didn't know how

I'm fighting my way back to you (Now I'm fighting my way back)
They can try and stop me but I'll break through (Yeah You know that I'll break through)
I'm fighting my way back to you (Now I'm fighting my way back)
I'm taking back, what I gave away

I'm fighting my way back to you
I'm fighting my way back to you
I have to take back all I gave away

I could have been a lover, could have been a fighter
But I didn't know how

From the beginning
I drew pictures
Of the searching sun
Blissfully denying what is instinct

Since the beginning
I've seen color
But lately it's been tainted
With grays and under-glows

A constant fight
With who I am
And who I have to be

Forgive me for the fool that I've become
I take back the stupid things I've done
And how do we keep our innocence
From burning away?

A backlit medley of hello and goodbyes
Our trip-wire catching
There's good in every try

A constant fight
With who I am
And who I have to be

Forgive me for the fool that I've become
I take back the stupid things I've done
How do we keep our innocence
From burning away?

One kiss
No words
Toxic melody
Creeps through my body
Wrapped in your lips
Paint my future

Please forgive me for the fool that I've become
I take back the stupid things I've done
How do we keep our innocence
From burning away?

I'm tired of trying
How long will it take
To break away
From all of my dirty mistakes?

And how do we keep our innocence
From burning away?

The darkest summer night is here
There's only us to fear
A dying fire
Tangled up
You're the spider I'm the helpless fly
A deadly desire
Cast a spell
I'll dig and dig until I feel alive
Slay me and make me
Desecrate me I'll let you take me
All the way

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades

You push
You push
As I gasp for air
Your hands no where in site
It's ok I'm in love
In love with pain
Or maybe just the game
It keeps me sane
Slay me and make me
Desecrate me I'll let you take me
All the way

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades
What have I-
What have I become?
What have I become?
What have I become?

(You played your part of the guiltless heart
And now the truth it's all seeped out
And I just turn my head and disregard the past and play dumb just like the rest
Oh no, I'm gonna throw my fist in the air
And erase you from my memory
So I can leave you and all this shit behind! )

Drown in all your misery
You won't get the rest of me
Your

You won't break me down again
Oh no
'Cause this is where our story ends

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades
What have I-
What have I become?
What have I become?
What have I become?

The anger won't leave me
My blood still runs cold
Forget all the glamor
Forget all the gold

Are you listening? Do you even care?

Am I just a face or someone you trust?
A fire on the mountain, a stranger on the bus
A book without an ending, a rumor we all know is true...

I'm just a book without an ending

When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you

I'm surrounded by the poisons
That feed off of greed
I keep on laughing
You're not taking this from me
I'm book without ending, a rumor we all know is true

Just a book without an ending
When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
When I bleed it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you

I can't seem to learn
The signs of being
Who I am
So I scream for you

I don't know why
I keep missing signs
I'm losing it
I scream for you

When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
When I bleed it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
And I scream for you
And I scream for you

I'm walking in the shadow of my tempted soul
Time is ticking by
While I'm chatting with this bottle of wine
I know that I'm not perfect
I'll admit that I'm a fool
I'm always getting lost
But always finding my way back to you, the one
I need when I'm awake.

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

Did he see it coming?
Dying in a bath of shame?
While all his hopes past him by
And all his fears had killed him dry?
I can see what he was thinking
It’s so easy if you try
Because killing yourself with a silver dagger just to show how much you love her
Is worth the pain
Then to hear her cry your name.

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

I can't go on, I can't live like this
And I can't go on, I can't live like this.
And I can't go on, I can't live like this...

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

When I grow old
And my hair turns gray
And my teeth start to decay
When my skin changes shade
Will you still look at me the same

When I can't pick you up
'Cause I'm just old to walk
When I try to sing into your ear
But I'm to weak to talk
Will you love me the same?

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out

There's a garden that waits for you
And I, I will be waiting there, patiently
With hopes that you'll remember me
Will you forget about me?
Or will you forget about us?
Will you forget about me?

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this?
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out
(There's more to live for)

If I had it all, I would lose direction where to go
If I had it all, I'd forget how to crawl
If I had it all, I'd fall back to yesterday
If I had it all

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out
Dare you to let go of me now

When I Grow old
And my hair turns gray
Will you still look at me the same

Rescue me from a scene that bleeds
Confusion and lack of anything
Keep telling me "One day They'll see"

It's 2 AM when I stare at the moon
And I keep on thinking abouts your room
And the look you gave me when I had to walk away

I strap on my shoes and I play the shows
I smile and I smile 'til my cheeks get tired
Then I walk outside, but there's no place to hide

I've been away for too long
To notice when something wrong
When somethings changing
I've been away for too long
To notice a change in her body
A change and we kiss
I've been gone

The ice and the snow
The fire and the rain
The sun and the beach
It washes me away

I wish that time would take me back to you

When I get home will you know my face
Will you love my smile, will you feel the same
We'll just pick up where we left back in June
I drink every night and sometimes I smite
Take a pill to help me win the fight
But I think of us when I stare into the sky

I've been away for too long
To notice when something wrong
When somethings changing
I've been away for too long
To notice a change in her body
A change and we kiss

I can't figure out what's wrong
I'm up and down
I can't figure out what's wrong
I'm up and down
I'm up and down

I've been away for too long
To notice when something wrong
When somethings changing

I've been away for too long
To notice when something wrong
When somethings changing
I've been away for too long
To notice a change in her body
A change and we kiss
I've been gone

Kill the lights
We're losing time
We won't win this fight
Until our hearts collide

We were running away from nothing fast
Falling down until we finally crashed
My god, oh my god, can you help me feel anything?
I'm lost in a city of vultures, moths, and pigs
Eating away at everything, oh well, yeah, oh well

Sometimes I wish I was never born in Hollywood
I get so scared
I don't know how to walk
I'm always running unprepared

I'm losing my hope
I'll sell myself for an hour of fame, I know, it's a shame
But I don't care
'Cause you forget who you are when you come to Hollywood

This party never seems to end
When the drugs that kill are our best friends
Keep showing up and acting out
Even though we thought we threw them out

Hello, hello hospital
Look up to the sky
It's time to go

I wanna be buried by your side
Underneath a tree that's hard to find, oh well, yeah, oh well

Sometimes I wish I was never born in Hollywood
I get so scared
I don't know how to walk
I'm always running unprepared

I'm losing my hope
I'll sell myself for an hour of fame, I know, it's a shame
But I don't care
'Cause you forget who you are when you come to Hollywood

(Hollywood)

I been dreamin' about a world out there that's just so beautiful
I been thinkin' about a world out there that's just so beautiful
It's just so beautiful to me, to me

Sometimes I wish I was never born in Hollywood
I get so scared
I don't know how to walk
I'm always running unprepared

I'm losing my hope
I'll sell myself for an hour of fame, I know, it's a shame
But I don't care
'Cause you forget who you are when you come to Hollywood

I don't care
'Cause you forget who you are when you come to Hollywood

These pills are the medicine
That we use to hide behind when we're awake
Money is everything, we blanket ourselves under the greed
Fancy cars, elastic smiles, what a show
I better wrap my heart in cellophane

This is not the real thing
This is not real, is not real
You fake, you take, you break
Every thing around you
You still conceal
This is not the real thing
This is not the real thing

I delve for absolution,
But my thoughts get distracted by desire
Yea it's all about who you know
And it's all about being the biggest star
The sugar keeps us sweet for an hour at a time
All aboard the bullet train

This is not the real thing
This is not real, is not real
You fake, you take, you break
Every thing around you
You still conceal
This is not the real thing
This is not

I want it all and I want it now
Pick me up from the ground then throw me down
I'm scared of you
Who throws opinions each and every way
You're not real
You're not real
This is not real
You're not real

You fake, you take, you break
Every thing around you
You still conceal
(This is not real)
You fake, you take, you break
Every thing around you
You still conceal
This is not the real thing
This is not the real thing

I saw you on the screen last night
You looked glamorous with pearl,
Diamonds and Novocain
You looked happier than sin
Your bleeding heart is paper-thin
You are so far away from where you belong

This is not the real thing
This is not real, is not real
You fake, you take, you break
Every thing around you
You still conceal
This is not the real thing
This is not the real thing
The real thing

Her body is a torture weapon in disguise
From my view, she knows that she's a liar
Said she never give in to desire
(Darling) I am on fire
Don't you let me go
Let me go, let me go

Her body is so dramatic, my heart is automatic
Come on over give it to me
Come on, come on
Why you fighting it
Come on, come on
There's no use hiding 'cause I know you'll be coming back for more

Tear my lips right at the seam
Shut your eyes so you can't see
Me... Seething...
It's easy just to let go
Of everything you keep your secret safely
Trust me, I am on fire
Don't you let me go
Let me go, let me go

Her body is so dramatic, my heart is automatic
Come on over give it to me
Come on, come on
Why you fighting it
Come on, come on
There's no use hiding 'cause I know you'll be coming back for more

Dance with me, dance with me
Come on, oh baby, won't you dance with me

(Come on, come on)
Her body is so dramatic, my heart is automatic
Come on over give it to me
Come on, come on
Why you fighting it
Come on, come on
There's no use hiding 'cause I know you'll be coming back...
Yeah, I know you'll be coming back

Hold my crown as we follow the sounds
Ooooooooh
Choking the trigger is a chore
We're all criminals of war
Ooooooooh

I just got the call and it's time to go
Where the oil falls like snow
And the bullets steal the show
To my family, my brothers, and all of my friends
Say goodbye; I am going off to war
And I am not coming home

I've given everything for someone else's war
Tell me what we're fighting for

That boy that you loved
He is gone, he is lost forever
He just killed a man
Who had promised his daughter
He'd sing to her again
La la la la...

I've given everything for someone else's war
Tell me what we're fighting for
I've given everything for someone else's war
Tell me what we're fighting for

Hold my crown as we follow the sounds
Ooooooooh
Choking the trigger is a chore
We're all criminals of war
Ooooooooh

I've given everything for someone else's war
Tell me what we're fighting for
I've given everything for someone else's war
Tell me what we're fighting for

One last kiss we better make this one count
'Cause I can't seem to deal with the fact
That I may never see you again
Send this letter to my mother who cries in her bed
She is scared; 'cause her boy's gone off to war
And he's not coming home
Ooooooooh

The darkest summer night is here
There's only us to fear
A dying fire
Tangled up
You're the spider I'm the helpless fly
A deadly desire
Cast a spell
I'll dig and dig until I feel alive
Slay me and make me
Desecrate me I'll let you take me
All the way

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades

You push
You push
As I gasp for air
Your hands no where in site
It's ok I'm in love
In love with pain
Or maybe just the game
It keeps me sane
Slay me and make me
Desecrate me I'll let you take me
All the way

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades
What have I-
What have I become?
What have I become?
What have I become?

(You played your part of the guiltless heart
And now the truth it's all seeped out
And I just turn my head and disregard the past and play dumb just like the rest
Oh no, I'm gonna throw my fist in the air
And erase you from my memory
So I can leave you and all this shit behind! )

Drown in all your misery
You won't get the rest of me
Your

You won't break me down again
Oh no
'Cause this is where our story ends

You'll be my last mistake
My love
Your words are razorblades
What have I-
What have I become?
What have I become?
What have I become?

The anger won't leave me
My blood still runs cold
Forget all the glamor
Forget all the gold

Are you listening? Do you even care?

Am I just a face or someone you trust?
A fire on the mountain, a stranger on the bus
A book without an ending, a rumor we all know is true...

I'm just a book without an ending

When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you

I'm surrounded by the poisons
That feed off of greed
I keep on laughing
You're not taking this from me
I'm book without ending, a rumor we all know is true

Just a book without an ending
When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
When I bleed it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you

I can't seem to learn
The signs of being
Who I am
So I scream for you

I don't know why
I keep missing signs
I'm losing it
I scream for you

When I cry it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
When I bleed it means nothing
Well I do, I am
And I scream for you
And I scream for you
And I scream for you

I'm walking in the shadow of my tempted soul
Time is ticking by
While I'm chatting with this bottle of wine
I know that I'm not perfect
I'll admit that I'm a fool
I'm always getting lost
But always finding my way back to you, the one
I need when I'm awake.

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

Did he see it coming?
Dying in a bath of shame?
While all his hopes past him by
And all his fears had killed him dry?
I can see what he was thinking
It’s so easy if you try
Because killing yourself with a silver dagger just to show how much you love her
Is worth the pain
Then to hear her cry your name.

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

I can't go on, I can't live like this
And I can't go on, I can't live like this.
And I can't go on, I can't live like this...

Take me Home
I wanna go
And I'm sorry I can't love you
I'm sorry I can't make you see who I am.

When I grow old
And my hair turns gray
And my teeth start to decay
When my skin changes shade
Will you still look at me the same

When I can't pick you up
'Cause I'm just old to walk
When I try to sing into your ear
But I'm to weak to talk
Will you love me the same?

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out

There's a garden that waits for you
And I, I will be waiting there, patiently
With hopes that you'll remember me
Will you forget about me?
Or will you forget about us?
Will you forget about me?

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this?
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out
(There's more to live for)

If I had it all, I would lose direction where to go
If I had it all, I'd forget how to crawl
If I had it all, I'd fall back to yesterday
If I had it all

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out

Can you tell me there's more to live for
Can you show me there's more than this
When the sunlight goes away
I don't wanna miss another day
Show me another way out
Dare you to let go of me now

When I Grow old
And my hair turns gray
Will you still look at me the same