Summer sun has come to stay,
Bikinis, tans, outrageous legs,
They're all retarded, and they all look the same,
And barbie's body's melting down,
On her face a big fat frown,
'cause Mr. Cellulite just moved into town.
(Chorus)
Well me and B, we hate supermodels,
It's not that we know anyone personally,
It's just that I'm tired of being compared.
The boys they come here,
With expectations for the summer,
I refuse to take any part of this barbaric ritual,
'cause God has given me a mind,
That I will use from time to time,
And I got more on my head,
Than what's made by Paul Mitchell.
(Repeat chorus)
It's just that I'm tired of being compared.
(Bridge)
Was it worth the tears you cried...
to fit the size?
Well Think it over once or twice,
What lasts the longest in this life,
Character, or rock hard thighs?
in the end do you believe,
That beauty lies in what you see?
'cause if you do, then baby
You've been deceived.
Digging deep, I feel my conscience burn
I need to know who an' what I am
This hunger jolts me from complacency
It rocks me and makes me meet myself
'Cause Jacob walked a limp to remind him
Of the greater gift, of the greater one
But when I fell, I fell to my own resources
How can I carry a truth, if I can't crawl to you?
I wanna feel something sweeter than this sin
Cover me in leaves and roll me over again
'Cause I've been everybody else now I wanna be
Something closer to myself
Paint me in a different light, shed me yet another coat of skin
Mark me with ash until I'm clean again
Cause I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired
I know I can love you, I know that I can
Yeah an' I wanna feel something sweeter than this sin
Cover me in leaves and roll me over again
I've been everybody else now I wanna be
Something closer to myself
I wanna feel something sweeter than this sin
Cover me in leaves and roll me over again
'Cause I've been everybody else now I wanna be
Something closer to myself
And I wanna feel something sweeter than this sin
Cover me in leaves and roll me over again
I've been everybody else now I wanna be
Here I am waiting
For how long I don't know
It's a long way back from where I've been
But there's no where else to go
So I'll stand
With my face to the wind
And my back to the world
I'll follow you
And I'll go where you tell me to go
No I won't be afraid
No I won't be afraid
I feel your wind is moving
I'm not sure where it's going
But I'll let it carry me away
Cause I'm not staying in this place
Look at all those lives living for themselves
Look at all you've got that you could give to someone else, yeah
Look at all you've done with all the days you've had so far
What you will become is up to you to search your heart
But nothing ever changes, You see so many faces
No, nothing ever changes until someone changes you
Who do you think you are? Who do you think you are?
Some kind of superstar?
(When you see the world in need, who do you want to be?
You can be who you want to be)
Look at all your time wasted on what fades away
Would you take it back if you could have your yesterdays?
When all this is over maybe we'll see
Hey, Alice are you completely
Satisfied with Wonderland
And all it's wonder?
Cause if you're not, you know I
Heard that they're handing out a
money-back guarantee at the door.
Going blind to the pain,
Going deaf to the sight,
Going down to the cry,
Of the innocent life.
I read the paper,
And I drank all the juice
In my refridgerator, now I'm
Starved for knowledge,
Thirsty for the truth.
And in the pages I could
Sense all the longing in the world
I close my eyes, cause I'm longing too.
Going blind to the pain,
Going deaf to the sight,
Going down to the cry,
Of the innocent life.
Who knows your name,
anymore, anymore?
I'll say your name,
forever more, forever more.
Blind to the pain,
Going deaf to the sight,
Going down to the cry,
Of the innocent life,
All that I've found through the ups and downs
Is that I'd have it no other way
Life in the raw is both fragile and strong
It's both lovely and ugly the same
Who can attest that when they're at their best
Oh their worst is still crouching close behind
It's coming to peace with the darkness in me
That allows the true light to shine inside
So let it go, for we are still far from home
Though you try and try to escape
To live and to love will always be dangerous
But it's better than playing it safe
We are composed of a symphony of notes
Every life is as music to His ears
I'll play my melody be it haunting be it sweet
Unashamed of what anyone might hear
So when the load breaks your back and your will
You must still keep your heart in the game
To live and to love will always be dangerous
But it's better than playing it safe
So let it go, when it don't feel like home
When inside is your only escape
To live and to love will always be dangerous
Twenty-three, when did we become grown?
I never noticed the seeds of the cynic being sown
Will we stave, will the harvest time reap
Freedom or chains, hope or disdain for the weak?
Twenty-three, when did we become safe?
We pray to feel pleasure and hate when we have to feel pain
Let me see your burn, let me see your bruise
You look just like me
Let me see where you're broken in two
We pretend when we find the end of ourselves
Afraid to be real so we say we are somebody else
Little ones teach the big to be free
Children are only un-costumed humanity
While we wait here in the dark, love lends a spark
But we can't decide
'Cause coming back to life is harder than hell
Once you have died
Finally, I can see with your eyes
That everyone angry is only just aching inside
Twenty-three, when the sun sets tonight
Don’t touch me, Don’t touch me there (2x)
I am bare and he is staring, we are trapped and caged like animals
I am small it isn’t fitting. I am screaming but no one’s listening
Don’t touch me, Don’t touch me there
I forgot what it feels like to feel safe, I forgot what it feels like to feel brave
A shattered soul never heals, this heart of flesh has turned to steal
I’ve forgotten how to feel
He liked her, he liked her that way
He broke her she has never been the same
Can you imagine? Can you fathom such a place where evil spreads it’s seed?
It’s upon us, It’s beneath us, It’s up to us to do something
He liked her, he liked her that way…
Listen little children to the story of a girl who found her knight and shining armor
When he saved her from the dragon he was strong and not afraid that there was
Smoke and there was fire and they lived happily ever after in his castle far away
Are you lonely for a friend? Are you lonely for a fantasy?
Do you feel like talking back at me or would you like it quiet now?
Well its hard to understand, what with all my inexperience
You say I’ve lost my innocence, but I haven’t missed it if it’s gone
Would you kindly take my hand feel it pulsing with complexity
The days are dawning dark on me since you been round you brought me down to your size
You’re so small no one can fit inside your world
And it kinda makes me mad, but it mostly makes me sad for you
The hoops that you keep jumping through will trip you up or break you down
When you find yourself alone when they’ve all betrayed and broke your trust
You’ll see the truth inside of us was always there, just you were scared to believe
And you like it, you like it that way
And you want for me to hurt just like you have hurt for countless years
With no one there to catch your tears, it is justified in your mind
I am sorry for your chains, but I will not wear them as my own
It's a big girl world now
Full of big girl things
And everyday I wish I was small
I've been counting on nothing
But he keeps giving me his word
And I am tired of hearing myself speak
Do you ever get weary?
Do you ever get weak?
How do you dream
When you can't fall asleep?
I've been wondering what you're thinking
And if you like my dress tonight?
Would you still say you love me
Under this ordinary moonlight?
I'm so afraid of what you'll say.
Chorus
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
I used to think I was special
And only I have proved me wrong
I thought I could change
The world with a song
But I have ended up in India
With no lamp to guide me home.
The strangest place I think
I have ever been
And all this time
I thought that we were friends
My stubborn will is learning to bend.
Chorus
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To starting over from scratch
I'd like to know if you'd be open
To giving me a second chance
It's a big girl world now
Life gets a little better, life gets a little gray
Live it up, live it long you can always count on
Those unexpected moments when the pleasure just sweeps you away
We were made for something better
Something better than this inconsistency
So while you wait to respond what's really going on
Under shame, under doubt, what's the whole thing all about
Sing to me
It's like a rollercoaster 100 miles fast
Spins you round in circles till you want to collapse
Makes you so excited you can't wait for your second chance
Love gets a little moldy
Especially when it's you I'm trying to love
And the road gets so long seems so hard to sing along
But I can't imagine any other I would rather be dreaming of
We are riding on the shoulders of the ones who've come before and the ones who've passed away
Some are good, some are bad, some are all we've ever had
To compare to prepare us for everything we are facing today
Some are good, some are bad, some are all we've ever had
Some are tired, some are bored, some still stuck on keeping score
Some are kind, some are mean, some are never to be seen
Some are tired, some are weak, some are lying through their teeth
Some can love, some can hate
I will pray for you now, for you have been my faithful friends
While the road we walk is difficult indeed
I couldn't not ask for more than what you've already been
Only that you would say these prayers for me
May your heart break enough that compassion enters in
May your strenght all be spent upon the weak
All the castles and crowns you build and place upon your head
May they all fall, come crashing down around your feet
May you find every step to be harder than the last
So your character grows greater every stride
May your company be of human insignificance
May your weakness be your only source of pride
What you do unto others may it all be done to you
May you meet the One who made us
And see Him smile when life is through
May your blessings be many but not what you hoped they'd be
And when you look upon the broken
May mercy show you what you could not see
May you never be sure of any plans you desire
But you'd learn to trust the plan He has for you
May your passions be tried and tested in the holy fire
May you fight with all your life for what is true
I have prayed for you now all my dear and faithful friends
But what I wish is more than I could eever speak
As the way wanders on I'll long to see you once again
Until then, would you pray these prayers for me?
Don’t let your life slip through the cracks in your hand
If you hold on tight you might stand a chance
Don’t be yourself if you’re not someone you like
There’s hope for change in anyone’s life
The paper skin I’m living in it tells the truth, it proves I’m broken
This paper skin, so frail so thin and every touch can tear me open
La la la la la la la la la, La la la la la la la la
Don’t make your love suffer insecurity
Trade the baggage of “self” to set another man free
Don’t dream out loud you never know who will hear
Delight in bringing you down and fill your head with their fears
On paper skin words won’t rescind they sink too deep and slice me open
In paper skin I never mend it bends me back until I’m broken
So much deeper than the oceans is the heart of man
So much higher than the mountains
Are the things that I don’t understand
Like why I’m crying over someone who will never give a damn
We have boarded up the basement for the storm has found its prey
I have bottled my emotions and saved them for a rainy day
Now I’ll drink the bitter poison of a love that’s been delayed
Since You’ve been gone, I can’t fight it I can’t fight it
I’ve tried for too long I can’t hide it I can’t hide it anymore
This has called for desperate measures
We have left our pride behind
We are aging with the hours of this superficial life
And I refuse to be a failure, I have to give it one more try
But I doubt that you are listening and I doubt that you are moved
I have doubted every step along this long and darkened journey
But I have never doubted you
What these years have brought me
What these years have taught me
Heartache and fame
A chance to change
A Hope to be stronger
That beauty can smolder
A stage and a curtain
That nothing's for certain
Oh these years have been hard on my bones
What this world has brought me
What this world has taught me
Senseless spinning
Never tie instead of winning
Ice cream for licking
The clock's always ticking
No one is free
Someone must have a key
Oh this world has been hard on my bones
All this time
I'd been seeking my own
Oh this road has been hard on my bones
What this love has brought me
What this love has taught me
Patience in battle
Who's in the saddle?
Joy and dispair
That I really do care
Uncertain desire
The risk going higher
Yeah this love has been hard on my bones
What this God has brought me
What this God has taught me
Passion and grace
How to stand in one space
Laughing at lillies
What truly fufils me
Death on a cross
It was I that was lost
Oh this God has been life to these bones
Oh this God has been life to my bones
I’ve got a new way of living now a little less of a lot
A little more of nothing
Thought you might have seen the change in me
Little quicker to listen little slower to speak
I was wrong when I said I was strong I am weak and I need
All that you have to give
I cannot keep the voices quiet inside
Hear them sing hear the scream, at least I know I’m alive
Now I am meeting myself and I am liking what I see
I am not afraid anymore Not afraid to be bored
Not afraid to be me
Every battle leads to another war
Every day I’m reminded of what I’m fighting for
It’s never easy and it’s never the same
But it’s worth all I’ve got and so I’ll give it again
Now I don’t know why, I don’t know why
But it makes me want to cry, cry
I am meeting myself and I am ready to see
Truth can break our heart that is when it will start
In the midst of my darkest hour you see my tear-stained face
This broken form that no longer feels power with no apparent place
But even when this world has turned her back on me
When it's cold where it once had burned
When my thoughts are frightening
You will never leave me
When I fail at living and loving when I fail you Lord
I want things that I know very well I cannot afford
When I feel like I have no purpose except to live and die
Or all they tell me is that I'm worthless why even try
(Bridge)
I cannot be sure of my love for you
A modern day moses, waking the streets
With shouts of glory, blistered feet
Hes met the maker, he's met the reason he's alive
And he's on fire inside
A modern day mother, living in the slums
Feeding the hungrey, making sure the race gets run,
Always asking if we fought with steady feet
She fights on her knees
Let my people go
A modern day martin in a world of civil words exchange
But dreaming bigger, he thinks maybe he could make a change
Hes heard the stories, he wants some of his own
And he's not alone.
(bridge)
The time is not the moments here, walk in faith or stand in fear
Change the course of history, did you ever think
No one ever though --- who would have believed?
Let my people go
A modern day me what have i become, what can i be?
If there is greatness out there to be acieved
I want to be more than someone who just passes through this lige
I don't care what anybody thinks
I will stare when everybody blinks
I don't mind the difference that they see
Cause He loves
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
About me....
I believe that everybody bleeds
Sticks and stones aren't what has cut so deep
I won't buy the hate they sell for free
You can't carry the weight of the world
I won't carry the weight of the world
I can tell the hell that you've been through
It won't make a difference what they do
They'll still tell you all the lies are true
But I love
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
Every little thing
Gather along the lines, Gather along the lines. You’ll be safe inside so gather along the lines
No one has to know as long as you don’t smoke those cigarettes
You can keep your heart of stone and say you forgive but you don’t ever forget
We can’t keep this up much longer, Grace is driving the hardest bargain
The perfect world we have construced keeps more people out than lets them come in
So let it shine if you’ve got any light left
Let it rise and sing as loud as you can get
We’ve got to live, we’ve got to laugh, we’ve got to love
We’ve got to learn to breath outside the lines
We got to learn to be outside the lines
Gather along the lines
Gather along the lines
Keep your prejudice and pride
Just gather along the lines
Everyone will think that you are so important to the Lord
But never bend you knee oh that wasted time you can’t seem to afford
We were caught inside the bubble, some sense of family some sense we belonged
And when we pleased them they were happy but God forbid that we should ever do wrong
I don’t think he’s threatened when we ask questions when we have doubts and disbelief
Johnny shot to the moon
It's on the nightly news
There's nothing I can do
Johnny shot to the moon
Johnny's got something to say
Johnny's not, he's not coming down today
Johnny thought things would always be the same
Oh no, no, no things can't always be the same
Johnny shot through the roof
No one can get through
Come and see the proof
That Johnny shot through the roof
When you wake up in a war
Torn between your heart and head
Who will win, who'll be defeated?
Johnny, I quit keeping score
Now there's no one left to blame
No one left to leave you cheated
Johnny shot to the moon
I guess it's nothing new
It's sad to say but it's true
Chorus
It's not the time, it's not the place I am afraid (Repeat 3x)
They keep telling me, I'm not alone
They're all standing by me, but I am not my own
This thing is growing like a cancer I must kill
I am so confused, I don't know what I feel
I refuse to believe this is a child
It's not a person yet it takes quite a while
And guilt is great on my shoulders tonight
Could someone please tell me what is wrong and what is right
What is wrong and what is right, what is wrong and what is right
But I know it's life, I can't deny that it's life
I will show you love like you’ve never loved before
I will go the distance and back for more if you just say the word
You will come alive again and call the trying times your friend
The pain that you have suffered through will never get the best of you
You will hope in something real that won’t depend on how you feel
When you call my name then I will answer, answer
I am on your side though the wind and waves beat against your faith
You were on my mind when the world was made
Trust in me my child, Trust in me my child
Walk out on the water where you have no control
So scared to death of failure you sacrifice your soul, please let that go
You have climbed an uphill road, You have worn a heavy load
You have cried through endless nights and nearly given up the fight
Watched your dreams like falling stars the heartaches made you who you are
Now looking back you see that I have always been there
Where you gonna hide? Where you gonna hide from Me?
Where you gonna go? Where you gonna go that I can’t see?
I have heard you cry and it breaks my heart for I love you so
I can't sleep it's Sunday morning
I get no peace when you're away
I thought the stars were finally for us
I read 'em wrong, they're brewing hurricanes
Take these arms we call our home
And feel just what is true
They sky ain't moving me away, it's the sky that's moving you
I can't breathe it's all too sudden
You made your move and by surprise
I've been caught again in danger
Divorce myself or be your bride
Take these words of right and wrong
And tell me how they fit
When I'm wrong for loving me
And you're right, I just can't quit
I wanna be free to be happy again
I wanna be told that you love who I am
And if it's a spark that you're missing
Then maybe you should try and hold my hand
I wanna be happy again
I can't choose between now and never
Our baby boy he's almost five
And he needs both his momma and daddy
And I won't make him choose a side
Take these roads we travel
And tell me where they lead
You sold me heaven but gave me hell
I'll tame this lion of flesh before the night is over
My love will not let me rest until my mind is sober
Reputations from my past chained so tight
You break free you break fast on my decision tonight
Formerly known as nothing and and no one
Formerly known as lost
I've been sold to lies I've been told by former generations
Who tell me what's worth having a hold on for cheap sensationss
But you ask me at this moment who I say I am
A new creation they don't have to understand
I will not be bound by what they tell me I can be
I am not a perfect girl, nor are you a perfect man
But we have found each other here inside this wild and crazy world
And somehow make a perfect match
You bring out the worst in me but it’s the side I need to see
And through the conflicts and the difference and damage done
We are strong and still are one
You will fail me, you will fail me again and again and again
And I will fail you, I will fail you again and again and again
Again and again and again
But we will learn to love in spite of failure
Yes we will learn to love because of failure
And we will stay together
We are broken human fools, we are selfish, we are cruel
But there is hope for the exception to someday become the rule
How long have I been dreaming? Who forgot to wake, to wake me up?
I know it sounds crazy but daddy now I think I’m in love
Cause when he steps in the room my heart begins to pound
You said, “Never settle,” you promised there was one out there for me
It’s true, I might have doubted but he’s standing here and now I believe
Yes, I know you’ll be proud of the man that chose me
It’s elementary to the wise, for the fool in full disguise
Beggars bow and poets kneel, and as for me… it’s finally real
I will always love you and I will always be your little girl
None could come between us, you’ll forever be the first man in my world
But when he smiles I can see how much he reminds me of you
A man of faith, a man of strength, who loves me like you do
It’s all the time I’ve spent in tears, worth the heartache, worth the fears
To stand beside him on this day after you give me away
How long have I been sleeping? Who forgot to wake, to wake me up?
Daddy, he’s amazing, he’s everything that I’ve been dreaming of
Were we ready, who’s to say the answer?
Who is ever ready for these things?
No one could prepare us for the laughter
No one could prepare us for the pain
You feel like burning embers
You feel like coming home
You feel like my forever
And that’s all I need/want/have to know
Every night I ask for your forgiveness
In grown up skin I still act like a child
I can make believe that I am flawless
You’re close enough to see the cracks I hide
You have caused me tears of joy relentless
I cannot now imagine life without
I owe you more than humble words could confess
I love you more than I even know how
You feel like burning embers
You feel like coming home
You feel like my forever
And that’s all I need to know
You feel like Christmas morning
You feel like summer rain
You feel like holy waters
That rinse away my stains
You feel like children singing
You feel like midnight calm
You feel like breathing deeply
When you’ve been wounded, deeply wounded by a friend
You wonder when, if ever, you will trust again
When you’ve been broken, deeply broken by a man
You wonder when, if ever, you will love again
Truth be told I’m not quite sure when things went right
But the darkest tunnel always has a distant light
And I’ve arrived, yes I’ve arrived and right on time
You were there to greet me arms stretched open wide
You were there to meet me on the other side
Now I believe in something it’s been a long time coming
It may not mean that much to you but it means all the world to me
I’m belonging somewhere it took me time to get here
But now that I’ve become a part of you I never want to leave
When you’ve been hurting, deeply hurting all alone
You wonder when, if ever, you will find a home
When you’ve been searching, endless searching for the truth
You wonder when, if ever, it will search for you
You can't go backwards, you must go forward
You have not been what you could be
When you are the only one that enslaves you
Then you're the only one that can set you free
Don't run away, question the answers
Live you life like it's on fire
You're one mistake is to think you've made one
Don't run away
You can't have mountains without the valleys
You can't go high if you won't go deep
You can't do over what you've done already
Expecting something new to see
I will not be bought, not be caged
Won't stay behind my walls where it is safe
No, I'm tired of trying to compensate for you
Such a lovely day to carry on your shoulders
It turned from blue to grey and you seem so much older
But its worth all the money in the world to find a way back to normal
If there’s such a place
The doctor called your name and things became so sober
I suppose the price we’ll pay will be worth it when it’s over
But it takes every effort to believe in the unseen when you see clearly
That thing’s are not okay
Well I know you are frightened, and I know you are angry
And I know you tired of the unknown
But I am beside you, and I will remind you
That you don’t have to go it alone
Seems a tailor made sickness for your sins dear
If you planned your life away we never would be standing here
But with an impending bitter end
You have learned the lesson how
The sweet is in the now
Well I know you are frightened, and I know you are angry
And I know you tired of the unknown
But I am beside you, and I will remind you
That you don’t have to go it alone
Alone, Alone, We are not alone, Alone, Alone, Never, Not alone
There are no guarantees, no promise they can make us
Our faith’s a fighting seed planted deep in desperate trust
I will take every moment I can get
And won’t regret I share your name
Don't stop your crying on my account
A frightening lion, no doubt
He's not safe, no he's not safe
Are you tempted now to run away?
The King above all Kings is coming down
But He won't say the words you wish that he would
Oh, he don't do the deeds you know that He could
He won't think the thoughts you think He should
But He is good, He is good
I know you're thirsty, the water is free
But I should warn you, it costs everything
Well, He's not fair, no He's not fair
When He fixes what's beyond repair
And graces everyone that don't deserve
No one knows Him whom eyes never seen
No, I don't know Him but He knows me
He knows me, He knows me
Lay down your layers, shed off your skin
But without His incision, you can't enter in
He cuts deep, yeah He cuts deep
When the risk is great and the talk is cheap
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