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Standing in the Dark
03:35
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Everyone I ever loved I threw them into the sea
When I wronged you
Every song I ever sang to grant me back your heart
When I wronged you
A lifetime of lovers I stayed undercover, hiding myself from you
Can you hear me knocking on your door?
So many nights alone, left wanting more
Can you see me standing in the dark?
So many nights alone, left wanting more
Everything I ever loved fell apart at the seams
When I wronged you
So can I get this demon off my back and break me free of all these memories
Kinda hard to do so when it’s staring right in front me
On the record covers and on all of our backdrops
It’s like I’m borrowing time until my heart stops.
Then would you notice me
Can you hear me knocking on your door?
So many nights alone, left wanting more
Can you see me standing in the dark?
So many nights alone, left wanting more
I know it’ not my fault
It’s not who I am
I promise
I swear it got the best of me
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The door closes shut.
I hear a noise upstairs but I’m not sure what it was.
I creep towards the stairs
A faint and quiet whisper makes its way into my ears.
Oh, who could it be?
They beckon for an answer with a clear apology
“Do you hold the key?”
The ghost it sounds familiar even sounds a bit like me
So young and confused a life of abuse
I’m the culprit, oh I am the culprit
You never believed in hope you can’t see
I’m the culprit, oh I am the culprit
I run up the stairs
I hear the voice repeat “this is now your cross to bear”
The sound travels through
An image of what could have been, it looks a lot like you
So young and confused a life of abuse
I’m the culprit, oh I am the culprit
You never believed in hope you can’t see
I’m the culprit, oh I am the culprit
I can’t be your spine anymore.
Not enough of hours of darkness to sleep off the guilt
The room was all finished and painted your name on the quilt
But no one will know it’s for you
No one will know it’s for you
So young and confused a life of abuse
You never believed in hope you can’t see
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Set the room ablaze
You walk around
With your head held high
You offered out your hand
Then went bye bye bye
Make no mistake
The past can’t be erased
So now I think it’s time for me to put you in your place
Won’t be ignored
Can’t take it anymore
You’re full of shit
And I'm the one who’s calling it
Smarten up and take a hint
The world would be a better place with you not in it
Set the room ablaze
You found yourself
In a tricky situation
All this success every accommodation
But look around
Why can’t you see
Every friend you ever had is now an enemy?
Won’t be ignored
Can’t take it anymore
You’re full of shit
And I'm the one who’s calling it
Smarten up and take a hint
The world would be a better place with you not in it
This town ain’t big enough for the both of us
Pack your bags
Holy shit
Walking round big and tall with your stupid smirk
Showing off your face when you should be buried in the dirt
Even hell wouldn’t take you when you’re on your knees
Pack it up and leave
I’m not making an apology
You’re full of shit
And I'm the one who’s calling it
Smarten up and take a hint
The world would be a better place with you not in it
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Sense Of Humor
02:48
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My ears ring and I wonder why
It’s been a year since you’ve crossed my mind
It’s a blur, what you did to me
Was I just there to keep you company
a constant reminder
And I don’t why
Oh, what a wicked world we live in
Kiss it goodbye
Concerned with the taking not the giving
And I don’t why
You gotta have a sick sense of humor
Kiss it goodbye
Who’s laughing now?
Reading off predetermined lines
Synchronized at the perfect time
Like a page from your favorite book
You set the bait and I bit the hook
A constant reminder
And I don’t why
Oh, what a wicked world we live in
Kiss it goodbye
Concerned with the taking not the giving
And I don’t why
You gotta have a sick sense of humor
Kiss it goodbye
Who’s laughing now?
You better fix your paranoia
Kiss it goodbye
You’re always so concerned if people know ya
And I don’t know why
I guess you got a sick sense of humor
Who’s laughing now?
You said you’re better off
Ran my name through the dirt
I guess I should’ve known that’s just how you work
Your heads up in the clouds
You ain’t coming down
So, let me say it loud
Look who’s laughing now
And I don’t why
Oh, what a wicked world we live in
Kiss it goodbye
Concerned with the taking not the giving
And I don’t why
You gotta have a sick sense of humor
Kiss it goodbye
Who’s laughing now?
You better fix your paranoia
Kiss it goodbye
You’re always so concerned if people know ya
And I don’t know why
I guess you got a sick sense of humor
Who’s laughing now?
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10 Years Too Late
03:19
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Think about where you were 10 years ago
Nobody knew your name, no one was at your shows
Looking for a purpose
Never felt so nervous
Didn’t work
Always got caught slipping
Not one outcome different
Didn’t work
So, don’t tell me that it never went to your head
Empty rooms all the terrible things they said
Think about where you were 10 years ago
Now everyone can tell your cover’s blown
You’ll end up all alone
With no place to call your own
There’s gotta be more to life than all of this
I burn for better days
Take a shot and find your fix
Or fade into the haze
There’s gotta be a better way
Think about where you’ll be 10 years from now
The people that you know get lowered in the ground
Love becomes a burden
Nothing stays for certain
Go to work
What’s behind the curtain?
All your dreams are burning
Go to work
So, don’t tell me it was better when you were young
The good old days sounding like you could speak in tongues
Think about where you’ll be 10 years from now
Now everyone can tell your cover’s blown
You’ll end up all alone
With no place to call your own
There’s gotta be more to life than all of this
I burn for better days
Take a shot and find your fix
Or fade into the haze
There’s gotta be a better way
Don’t remind me I’ve
Heard it a thousand times
If the good die young, I guess my time is up
I’ve suffered long enough
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One day the world will end in fire
Distorted by desire
Cause everything you want doesn’t have a price
Even Adam didn’t listen
As he took the bite
Now I gotta learn to hold it
It’s gone in a moment
I hated all the guilt, so I didn’t stay
Now I feel him staring at my every single day
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
Usually not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of my lungs, yea
Hope it helps with the damage I’ve done yea
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
It’s not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of my lungs, yea
Hope it helps with the damage I’ve done yea
Truth is, I knew it wasn’t for me
The savior in the stories
Better fold your hands and you better pray
Even Peter took a chance when he didn’t stay
What now? Eternity of burning?
Am I so undeserving?
Tried to step away and I felt the might
Now I feel him staring at me every single night
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
Usually not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of my lungs, yea
Hope it helps with the damage I’ve done, yea
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
It’s not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of my lungs, yea
Hope it helps with the damage I’ve done, yea
Though countless will perish, for eternity burned,
Don’t ask me to witness
Don’t seek my concern.
To yield unto his Word,
I cannot, you see
Lest one I offend
And they won't like me
I guess they don’t like me
Well, go save somebody else then
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
Usually not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of my lungs, yea
Hope it helps with the damage I’ve done, yea
Feeling it
Breathing down my neck and I’m sick of it
Giving up
It’s not my style but I’m nearing it
Sing it loud from the top of our lungs, yea
Will it ever end?
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Opposite Of God
03:47
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Digging deep to try and break the habits that I’ve made
Consuming, confusing, pain doubles in weight
Bruises up and down my spine with splinters in my skin
You know it happens when you’re not ready for it
Burn in hell, burn in hell
Lingers in my head
This guilt will devour us both
I guess we got lost along the way
Never, speak to me again
It’s nothing more than just a trend
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you around
No more begging you to stay
All my faith has gone away
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you around
Gluttony, Pride, Lust, Sloth, Envy, Greed and Wrath
It brings me to my knees
It made its way through me
Out of step, without a breath I stumble to my feet
Delaying, evading what’s in store for me
Guess we got lost along the way
Burn in hell, burn in hell
Lingers in my head
This guilt will devour us both
Never, speak to me again
It’s nothing more than just a trend
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you around
No more begging you to stay
All my faith has gone away
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you around
Gluttony, Pride, Lust, Sloth, Envy, Greed and Wrath
It brings me to my knees
It made its way through me
Like an image out of focus
All the verses that I couldn’t read
I was feeling down, my lowest
Sadly, I was just too young to see
Never, speak to me again
It’s nothing more than just a trend
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you
No more begging you to stay
All my faith has gone away
I can’t feel you, if I can’t see you around
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8. |
Better Luck Next Time
02:34
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No matter the road I manage to go the wrong way
Fixing to lose the game that I choose but can’t play
The bigger you are the harder you fall so they say
Well, I fell fucking hard enough for way fucking longer enough, mate
Thought I had it right, but it got lost along the way
Thought they had it wrong, guess I am everything they say
Tried to keep it up but now I’m down to my last nerve
I had to ask myself, is bad luck all that I deserve
“an ungrateful son of a bitch who couldn’t take the heat”
No matter the case, I finish the race in last place
Betting to lose, whatever I choose, a slap in the face
The bigger you are the harder you fall so they say
Well, I fell fucking hard enough for way fucking longer enough, mate
Thought I had it right, but it got lost along the way
Thought they had it wrong, guess I am everything they say
Tried to keep it up but now I’m down to my last nerve
I had to ask myself, is bad luck all that I deserve
So, raise your glass to a second chance
Better luck next time
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How does it feel when you finally know?
Rewrote the history, made it up as we go
Shot and missed who was I fooling
Read the list who was I choosing
Don’t contemplate before you medicate
You’ll feel whole again one day
Reminisce, no hesitating
Total bliss, intoxicating
I always knew that I would lose you
Thinking about you when
You’re thinking about me and
Thinking about you and
Thinking about leaving
I’m sick of every single night
Wondering if what I said was right
Thinking about you and
Thinking about leaving
How does it feel when you first wake up?
The bond we had I guess was not enough
Just erase another lover
Filled the space now with another
I always knew that I would lose you
Thinking about you when
You’re thinking about me and
Thinking about you and
Thinking about leaving
I’m sick of every single night
Wondering if what I said was right
Thinking about you and
Thinking about leaving
And it is both a blessing and a curse
Feel it all at once then back in reverse
I didn’t know, I wasn’t ready
Felt the love fall around us like confetti
You took a shot, a warning sign
Told me everything I knew would fall apart in time
If it gets too heavy, don’t let it in
Just end the story and start again
I always knew that I would lose you
I never thought that I would choose to
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10. |
Altamonte Explode
03:31
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The dressers and counters we fucked on for hours
You held me so close I felt high
Shaken and fearful
A match, with no equal
I hate to admit you were right
The medicine wore off
And then I just explode
(got it running all through my veins)
And I just want to know
(can I burn it all up in flames?)
Got me seeing red
I explode
(got it running all through my veins)
And I just want to know
(can I burn it all up in flames?)
Got me seeing red
I don’t need it
And I don’t want nothing to do with you anymore
The lying and cheating that felt so relieving
The things that we do to stay numb
The meaningless sex
Try and cover your steps up
The things that we do when we’re young
The medicine wore off
And then I just explode
(got it running all through my veins)
And I just want to know
(can I burn it all up in flames?)
Got me seeing red
I explode
(got it running all through my veins)
And I just want to know
(can I burn it all up in flames?)
Got me seeing red
I don’t need it
And I don’t want nothing to do with you anymore
Torn and tattered, left me in such a mess
Felt so blinded by the lies that you weave
I find it hard to believe your intentions were true
When it’s so obvious that you wanted to
Hurt me
And I don’t want nothing to do with you anymore
This is hopeless
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Where the fuck did we go wrong?
Choked by the tragedy
Forget what you did to me
I tried but I can’t relate
Let’s start over
How did we end this way?
Still running in circles
Got to the final scene
Saw the end I can't bear to see
Everyone that I know, I hate
Surrounded by evil
Surrounded by fakes
Strike us all down bring on the plague
Light us on fire to brighten my day
Self-destruct again
Think of the time we spent
I ask myself where it went
Before we drift away
Let’s start over
How do I leave this place?
Kicking and screaming
The ending; a mystery
Closed my eyes I can't bear to see
Your face again
Everyone that I know, I hate
Surrounded by evil
Surrounded by fakes
Strike us all down bring on the plague
Light us on fire to brighten my day
On the whitest cliffs I’ve ever seen I yelled your name
The miles that I ran until I saw your face
Sat on top a bench beneath a tree, I held your hand
A different time, a different place, I tried to understand
I tried
But you threw it all away
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