(T. Sly/C. Shiflett/M. Riddle/R. Koff) This conversation sickens me please let me out, I'll take the bus and though I try to understand, I didn't know how can you say that I'm a fool when all I do is help well I guess I'm a fool but I know that I'm not you pawn that feeling is dead and gone Pretend your invincible and no one can save you from yourself pretend you're a super hero, a fucking zero trying to save the world Please don't remind me of the past
it's much too late to work it out and though I see the positive, I hear the doubt go off and hide your lie away, these words are obsolete and I'm crazy to think that you can wake up and come around the silence is made with sound Pretend you're invincible, there's no one to tell you that it's wrong they're all just as scared as I am, it's over someday soon it wont be long
There was a time when you would come and go Now there's no time left to react Just as it starts to heal in comes a bitter end Well you were already to leave my side and then...
You're coming too close and I can't pretend That I'll pick you up or let you come in again We've been through this before, so please understand That nothing in this heart can save you from the pain you seek If you pick up the phone please don't call on me
No one can save you from the undertow Nobody can blame you for the past Just as I started thinking "Everything's alright" You showed us surely that your tenth time was your last
You're coming too close and I can't pretend That I'll pick you up or let you come in again We've been through this before, so please understand That nothing in this heart can save you from the pain you seek If you pick up the phone please don't call on me
Yesterday I saw you falling to the ground Seems like things get worse when no one is around It's not OK
You're coming too close and I can't pretend That I'll pick you up or let you come in again We've been through this before, so please understand That nothing in this heart can save you from the pain you seek If you pick up the phone please don't call on me
Just heard the news today, let yourself down once again Trusted your feelings in a place that no one goes Will you do anything, to satisfy your so-called friend? There's something you ought to know, before you explode
All I want to do is make sure you stop chasing rainbows Trusting those around you is an easy thing to do I'm not saying don't believe in someone that you don't know Just don't go on thinking that the whole world tells the truth
It's all fucked up, being reserved and quiet She doesn't understand the message that you send Don't give it all away somewhere, sometimes there's someone Who can replace that state of mind, you never give it time (never)
All I want to do is make sure you stop chasing rainbows Letting everybody crawl inside your heart and mine Kicking you is easy when you're down that's where the weak go To release their anger on someone who will not try To stand up, and give them a fight
I'll see you on the outside and we'll never be the same after all that's happened what is it that we've gained? well I've made mistakes before and never lived them down after all you've done for me i'm bound (don't say another word)
To see you on the outside where we can both be sane (you're speaking for yourself) I'm bleeding on the inside a place you might have been but now I know I'll (never be the same)
Well I heard you got a place and it's far away from here reality has sunken in now confirming all my fears I'm not gonna track you down and it's too late to stop thinking 'bout the time that we have lost (I'm happy without you)
I'm trying to forget you and everything we had (we didn't stand a chance) we're miserable and it's true I haven't learned a thing but now I know I'll trust no one else
(There was a time when we were back and forth, it wasn't easy) I guess that we're back where we belong one thing is for sure, it wasn't strong
I'll see you on the outside where we can both feel shame (you've never been more right) I'm dying on the inside, you're never coming back and now I know whatever we go through my heart is stuck with you
So sorry son, you're worrying your mother No explanation's gonna make it seem all right Young boy, listen to your father It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide How does it feel? When you're looking down the barrel of a loaded gun Tell me how it feels Did you see your life flash right before your eyes? Stop playing games and get yourself up off the floor Young boy, we're gonna send you to the lions THe men all dressed in white, when you became undone How does it feel when I might have brought you up But you are not my son So many times I tried to bring you up, you brought me down I won't consider you again, stop looking at me like you care I worked my fingers to the bone
I'm not your father or a friend You might have lived here once, but this is not your home Tell me how it fees You don't mean much to me, I didn't plant the seed I'm not your father 'cause you didn't turn out right Young boy, we're gonna feed you to the fire It's more than just your life, it's more than suicide How does it feel? How does it feel? How does it feel? When you're looking down a barrel of a loaded gun... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday morning you woke up crying The outcome of a stupid line, oh-oh Said by some asshole on the street It wasn't me, it wasn't you It wasn't anybody you knew, is it Your old friend insecurity? The one companion that stuck by your side since you were born Tuesday night you were in a fight The same old argument, black and white It's something that's eating your inside It's not the food, it's not the booze It isn't anything consumed, so is it Becoming a problem you can't hide So every time yo uthought that you were wrong you were right The devil on your shoulder gives you strength in paranoia The countless times you call a few Your best friend till the end of time They'll always be there by your side
Solidify conditions you've abused What that means, you'll never have a clue More than just a life-long friend No social life, I guess we can pretend It's not like I care, but anyway You always wanna leave, you never wanna stay 'Cause you think if you drink too much then you will lose it You'll drink your security away The one companion that stuck by your side since you were born The little voice inside your head, annoying and confusing That somehow tells you what to do Socially you've lost your mind and basically you're out of time You try to build so much, it breaks on you What that means, you'll never have a clue ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unlucky seventeen, already handed plans for the future Glamour obsessed, told how to dress, and shown how to think And I don't have a job, but I can show you how to be a slob So many days, wasted and glazed Sometimes I laugh aloud as I think about, You asking me "Please can you help?" Can't help my self
I'm not your savior, I'm not who you want me to be A cowardly mistake I've made so many times before, refusing to break Cut my losses ties them with you, like a good boy I'll pretend And promise not to do it again
Do you remember when, life was so simple and permanent? Everyone's changed, "Everyone's cool", Everyone sucks But I can't seem to complain, Exciting and new is just not there You're getting scared
I'm not your savior, never thought I was anyway I'm a void with empty promises that backs out late Never said I'd change, taking back the words that we spoke Like a fuel tank running dry, you'll believe it when I choke
So many different things you can do with your life So many different things if you have the time Give a little more, give it your best shot On the right track you can't be stopped All the things I said that I would do All the brilliant ideas that slipped right through Sometimes we got to get on and climb aboard But I was one day late and a dollar short Don't miss the train, don't miss the train Don't miss the train, don't miss the train Don't miss the train, don't miss the train Don't miss the train, don't miss the train It could be the only chance we have Have you ever sat and thought about other things? Living on the street, hanging by a string Letting people take away your name Letting people push you into your grave What you gotta do is stand up for what is yours Breaking all the barricades, smash the doors If the chance comes around to save your life Remember, opportunity doesn't always knock twice The decision is ntirely up to you So don't watch the train just pass right through There is another time that you will meet in life But the second visit won't be nice So now you're walking in your sorrow on lonely tracks Hoping for the day the train will come back Light on in the tunnel just up ahead The train is back but now you're dead...TOO LATE
She was confused and abused in this life Emotional and violent moments Seemed to take the longest time Every single knockout, dragout Firght they ever had Apologies and dignity denied to lie with SUddenly psychotic eyes Every night she cried herself to sleep She didn't recognize Her own face in the mirror Black and blue, so afraid Intimidation Like a child she hides away He would always try to justify what wasn't true Justified black eye Taken for granted, she sleeps by The phone waiting for a call >From him, but it seems he's never coming home
14 beers later he is there without an answer Once again she questions his Lies, he goes to bed with No reply Tomorrow morning, different story And he'll be a differenty guy He'll justify her black eye With another lie She packs her bags in great temptation He's on his knees, again he cries A hug and a kiss and a don't know why As a tear drops from her swollen eye Apologies until tonight and another Justified black eye ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's been so long since you've been here, and I'm dying Is there something you would like to say? Just drop the present on the shelf, by the flowers And make the feeling go away Looking back I can't recall, who was listening When I used to walk the streets at night Like a bird that used to sing, I was flying I was happy all the time, and it's hard to look back
Better days and different ways I can't explain Another song to sing it all was simplified Don't know what it's about, what have I learned to live without? It takes a day to live a life
I can't believe the way the world is so different Look what the lines in my face have made Living in my bed I'm right next to the road The one that goes the other way, takes me to a different place
Did you know, that I was just as young as you I had a job, a home, a family, and a car Did you say that yesterday or just right now? You'll never know the feeling of my bleeding heart Did you say that yesterday or just right now? You'll never know the feeling of my bleeding heart
(T. Sly/C. Shiflett/M. Riddle/R. Koff) I couldn't understand why you left me standing here flickering out like a candle in the wind memories are laced with shame there's no intention of working out the problem that remains the same Little children standing in the hall never taught them anything at all if you were young again, would you do it different? or keep on making your way trying to find the fiction in the fact of life? Try to believe the words that you said to me are true but something else assures me I'm
not through been denied so many times and so I'm told to sit back and ignore the truth, enjoy the ride Never took a hand with her to school take a guess then tell us who's the fool and you're not supposed to be my responsibility maybe someday you'll regain your pride and realize life is too short not to try... Does anybody care?
She loves him just enough, to be lad there Spread eagle exposing her love Her sighs and moans meant nothing to him But a girl must do what she must do. Hail To The King And his court of love Was it love? Or self-imposed lust. Hey, it's not your duty to me I'm just a boy, not a king It never felt right from the start
Speak to me, I'll understand Now it's over and in the past About the future, should we laugh? Regret it, try hard to forget it Learn by our mistakes and try not to forget.
It used to be easy to listen to people And take everything with a grain of salt But now that I'm older I still hear voices I do not wish to be involved
I don't want to be involved With the incinerator anymore that lifestyle is such a bore Find the door
I want to leave this place Can't take it anymore Locked in a room and The flames are burning down around me And now I see the door But I won't find a key
It's kinda sad but i'll never find A better place to be I'm not feeding the fire anymore
It makes me want to keep it locked inside You got the gasoline but I don't have a light I wanna hang out it's not a good time I'd rather be somewhere that I could find People that don't live off the words That are said by someone else Cause talking shit is so bad for your health
Yesterday becomes tomorrow leaves you wanting more So intricate becomes the bathroom floor And even though you're in a ditch you dig a deeper hole And I feel like I'm a shovel cause it's out of my control Promised a change, didn't hear a word from you Don't hold me back The exit isn't somewhere in my heart A promise of pain, we're back to the start The reason that I still persist it's obvious I care Been waiting by a door with no one there It seems like you are locked inside my key don't fit no more And you're walking on the land mines you laid down before Promised a change I didn't hear a word from you Don't hold me back The exit isn't somewhere in my heart A promise of pain, we're back to the start
Old pirates yes they rob I Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong By the hand of the almighty We forward in this generation Triumphantly
Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom All I ever had, is songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets While we stand aside and look Some say it's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book
Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs Redemption songs, redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Have no fear for atomic energy 'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets While we stand aside and look Yes some say it's just a part of it We've got to fulfill the book
Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs All I ever had, redemption songs These songs of freedom, songs of freedom
