Weathered body saddened face
all the times shes been a phase
trophy life a useless waste
it will always be her pain
just an object used til dawn
yeah she knows hell never care
every day so fucking torn
its all shell every know
she settles for second best
every time every night
crying shame she ain't the same
but it will always be her pain
just an object used till dawn
yeah she knows hell never care
wasting life spent as a pawn
its all shell ever know
try to give something get nothing back
wasted your a pride a cheap side
all she knows is how to be abused
gotta understand theres something more
lay it on the line lay it on the line!
shell never knows she worth so much more
lay it on the line! lay it on the line
shell never know shes worth so much more
you'll never be the one his only rising sun
you say theres nothing you can do
Time flies by but it gave us room
Room to move and space to breath
Didn't think that it would help
But I feel I've grown, I'm sure you have too
We're strangers leading seperate lives
How did we let it come to this?
Can't we find some common ground?
Communication breakdown
We just drift apart
Time, it can tie you down yet also set you free
At first I thought I could never forgive you
Feelings so overwhelming, saying goodbye
But I know we'll find our way again
Communication breakdown
We just drift apart
Its time to make a conscious effort
Tear down the walls between us
Repair the feelings we once knew
We can't let this all fall apart
Memories way back when
I thought I ad it all
Constant battles going on inside
Always getting caught up in before
Demons they stay hidden
But they come creeping back
When I'm walking ahead and I feel content
Just backtrack
Push self destruct when we had enough
Brings me right back
To the place that I know
Where I call home sits empty
To the place I know
The only place so empty
A witness to my life in a third person view
A witness to mu life I just cant take control
Retrace my steps year after year
Feel it in my soul I'm not content
Push rewind hit repeat
Alarm clocks ring and its groundhog day
I just can't figure out my wrong turns
Lost in maps that represent my life
It's dragging on, dragging on
I'm losing grip
Dragging on, dragging on
I've lost my hold
Sanctuary of dead ends
That's where I'll be
The feelings that I once felt all those years ago
Somehow all got pushed aside
I lost my path and where I belong
And what I really want
I gotta find some clarity
Relight the flame that burned within my heart
So hard to find my head surrounded by insincerity
So hard to find my head living amongst the insincere
I lost my flame and I blame you
Crossed my path but now I'm back
I'll never lose direction
I'm burning bright from here on
I've got to find the light
That keeps me alive
Why must it be this way?
The trust we built has faded grey
When will this all be gone
You left me all alone, you left me holding on
Today passed so long ago
You left me bruised and broken
I had no chance to grow
I never thought it would come to this
But there's so much more bad than the good times I’ll miss
I'm not sorry it turned out this way
Because the only way you acted only left me saying "life goes on"
It means nothing now
Because it worked out once but I’m wondering how
And how can you lie when you know it's true
I'll never forget what you broke in two
A lifeline worn from the love we shared
But trying to hold didn't have a prayer
And it crushes down, it crushes down on me
What you offered wasn't love just misery
I look around my room and I think of you
And I hope you never know what you put me through
All those letters you wrote,
Those words burn in my head
Lies written in stone
Don't you remember what we said?
All those letters you wrote,
Those words burn in my head
Lies written in stone
Don't you remember what we said?
Don't you remember what we said?
The prophecies we've broken
If i blindly followed id be lying to myself
made the best of life with the cards that i've been dealt
gotta say that i've found peace within myself
won't waste time stand in a line your games i will not play
inside my head the coast is clear
i stand my ground you'll never change my mind
refuse to wait i choose my fate
and nothing!
nothings in my way
rules and regulations forced inside your head
follow the herd believe their words
live the fucking lie
inside my head the coast is clear
i'll stand my ground got my own life to live
it's a brainwash and i see strait through
suckers make you think you've got something to prove
your fucking brainwashed everything you do
following the leader like they told you to
brainwashed! your fucking brainwashed
You know it's on
It's Friday night we're feeling alright
The times we share you know we'll never forget
All our friends and all the bands
You know we'll never give up on this
As one we'll make it count
As one we'll make a difference
You know it's on
Sunday show all our friends in the pit hanging out
The one true love for all of us
The one true love
We're here for the long term
As one make it count
As one make a difference
The bonds we share the friends we make
You know we'll never forget
The bonds the friends we'll never forget
Mark my words
As one tonight
As one tomorrow
As one together
Long since the day I last saw your face,
the distance gets a little hard to bare sometimes.
Can’t seem to keep my two feet on the ground, constantly wandering.
These are the ties that bind. Ink in the skin to remind, so defined.
Never healed, and never out of mind. You are always by my side.
Maps drawn by hand to direct, so complex, lead the day when we’re far apart.
Seas may divide, mountains block our view.
So far out of sight, you are always in my thoughts.
Seas may divide, mountains block our view.
You are always in my thoughts.
And though we are so far apart,
you are always here in my heart.
I’m singing this song for you, you mean so much.
You opened my eyes, opened my mind, you changed the world for me.
Singing this song, writing these words for you.
I hope you’ll hear, I hope you’ll know.
And as the sun it sets today,
your star will always lead the way, anywhere.
And though we’re always far apart,
Focused concentration levels never felt before
craving realization
train my mind don't lose sight
gotta keep the motion
forwards never look back
now i've made this statement
tendered here for all to see
took so long to find myself
i intend to use this wealth and this time
i will rise sincerely
above the waste of yesteryears
changes i see clearly
right my wrongs without fear
confidently shading gaps i've even left blank
furiously painting sign my name full top
this is my affidavit
my self mediation
mu inner arbitration
my sworn affidavit
find faith within yourself
live life for something true
don't ever waste those dreams
love like a newborn flame
find faith within yourself!
live life for someone true!
don't ever waste your dreams!
I opened my eyes
to a world of excessiveness
pettiness mindless greed
made the vow then and now
never break my stand
common goals not selfish ways
the road I choose to take
against the grain in such status times
these people I can't explain
And I won't regret
You and all you've done for me
Or how you've changed my life
A whole new view
Because of you
And I won't forget
Your face, your words, your love
It means the world to me
And I hope that things never change
The day we met
Gave me hope
Like nothing before
And I've gotta say thank you
Your face, your words, your love
It means the world to me
And I hope things never change
And I hope things never change
And I hope this never ends
Breaking backs just to get ahead
Taking strides, try to feel alive
What we crave, something more than imagery
What remains, superficial lies
Still the masses wander blind
In a shallow world, pushed aside
Controlled by fear, unjustified
Read between the lines, a lack of substance in our lives
Courage washed out with the tide, it’s irreversible
For all days I spent waiting
The expectation I was craving
Dead dreams that had me chasing
I finally turned them around
As the new day arrives, the lock is broke
And I will listen no more
I won’t steady myself for another fall,
It's out of my hands
All we ever had fucking time destroys me
But not like you, you erode me
Wouldn't have it any other way
And I couldn't have it any other way
My search for devotion is wearing very thin
Excess fucking emotion
And I can't just shake the burden
I'll never shake this burden
As these clocks tick they echo in my mind
Hours weeks spent without you
It's dead romantic like a sinking ship
Kill all the sad songs fuck them all
My search for devotion is wearing very thin
Excess fucking emotion
And I can't just shake the burden
I'll never shake this burden
Live in dreams it's the only way
The dreams you live happy
The dreams you die content
It's all I ask for
I just can't wait until the end
Words written in stone or so I thought
Stupid of me to think you’d carry the weight
Not sorry for placing bets, just this once the odds seemed good
For a west coast boy, no heart on sleeve
Trainwreck body and the scars to prove
Reading notes returned to sender and three years later
Mixing drinks down memory lane
Got the taste for lost romance, I need more
Monday through Sunday, dawn ‘til dusk
The hangover of us, dead and gone
Crossing out itineraries, Sydney nights and long haul fights
The hardest part, b.i.l.y., left behind
Forever lost, we’ll be forever lost
Forever lost and now those days are gone
And the pressure keeps building all around
Knocks my feet of the ground, it’s like I’ve been here before
And the pressure still building around
When my head hits the ground, she kept my head in the clouds
Forever lost, we’ll be forever lost
Breaking through the waves again, floating by the waters edge
where I lay my mind to rest, sun beats down on my face,
harsh south-east blows in the trees, no footprints in the sand,
feel like I'm the only one on this earth, so at ease,
and this day, seasonal. Winter fade, seasonal.
This is a time to renew, clean the slate, wash away,
this is a place to escape,,shed the skin, wash away, memory erased.
And in my mind I hibernate, waiting for dawn to break,
sun shines through the clouds again, winter fades, start afresh [x2]
Season of spring, season of spring, breathe into me, wash over me,
Sink or Swim!
Drown in this life
Or search for some meaning
Drift with the tide
Are you gonna sit back betray your own feelings?
In a city where everyone knows your name
Hard to find the spark keep going strong
Gotta shut it all out break free of self doubt
Or just succumb to a miserable cycle
Just a clone a clone I don't wanna be
Fight the tide, the tide of narrow minds
Set adrift water logged gotta take control
Storms ahead, living in regret never helps your soul
Fucking make me whole
Sink or swim!
Get lost in the waves or take care of business
Drift with the tide
If I'm going under I'll fight for survival
I can't stand it, I won't fake it
I wanna walk in fields of gold
I can't stand it, I won't take this
Blank page form the start
now it begins sequel time
feel the breeze of belonging
feelings that i've always craved
November came December went
January swerved off track
rejuvenated second month
and since then not looked back
i quit searching so long ago
never thought that id return
uncovered a meaning lost inside
problems shared full of healing
for future reference i am writing these words
bookmark this song i can always return
a turning point forever be heard
i feel alive form now and beyond
never though that u would say
three words that mean the world to me
cured those words four years ago
promised i would take my time
the mountains i have longed to climb
seen the light in your eyes
felt the warmth of your touch
explored a mind of perfection
but you can safely say i've thought long of those days
where our lives would meet and we built our dreams
and i can safely say we searched long for this day
now its all come true and i feel brand new
we will shine forged anew
we will shine forged anew
what we share paved in stone
A few years and things were fine
We rode our chances on a better life
We stood waiting for things to change
Constant source of disappointment
Can't break the mould set in place
We should have known
Brought up with the stars in our eyes
False hope to disguise their lies
We're always waiting for the happy ending
Just the start of our demise
You feel, fucking feel nothing
For all the years you ever put in
Just to fill the void and bridge the gaps
In this cold dark world
Fuck their world it never gave us a thing
Spits out lies that we always take in
And we've pushed our luck as far as we can go
Its time to make the great escape
Brought up with the stars in our eyes
False hope to disguise their lies
We're always waiting for the happy ending
Just the start of our demise
Face the ever present problem, ongoing mistake
Way I choose to be, alone
Conscious decision, a way to dodge commitment
The space that I have chosen ‘til now, for now
I spend my days hiding in the dark
Afraid of outcomes not offered to me
Think of what is right, every minor detail over again, back and forth
And I will face this on my own
And I will face this all alone
And day by day I try to break away
From what I’ve come to know and how I’m set to think
This is the constant guiding me, the only constant I can see
And I will wait alone, that’s where I’ll be
My time, you wasted my time
Fuelled by you so out of reach
Yet always on my mind
Satisfaction I just can't find
I turned to you
I won't dwell on you
I won't waste my time
You threw it back
Back in my face
That's up to you, you made the choice
Please don't lead me on
I know your games
I won't dwell on you
I won't waste my time
No I won't dwell on you, won't waste my time
You never thought of me
You wasted my time and that time I just can't get back
This place keeps spinning but I'm not watching
They're all talking but I'm not listening
Some people I've met I'd rather forget
Five out of ten, I know were strong
We believe in this movement
The fucking message and what it means
It's what I put my heart into
Gives me strength to carry on
It's our sanctuary, keeps us alive
It's where I belong, and I've known it all along
Don't change for them, don't give an inch
Keep fighting, keep fighting
We still believe in those words
The fucking message and what it meant
It's what we put our heart into
It gives us strength to carry on
They can't judge me, this is my world
They can't judge us, this is our time
Face facts, we’re all just stumbling through
Trapped in a space, told no way out
No dead end roads, that’s what we say
Won’t let a system weigh down on me
No victims, no boundaries
Redraw the lines that hold us back
Places we are forced into, led to pasture by our peers, break away
As far as I can see the horizon’s far and wide
As far as I can tell there’s no reason to fall in line
Because we are free, we are free to roam these endless roads
Don’t tell me what I can’t do
Don’t tell u where we can’t be
Don’t tell me what I can’t do
Don’t tell me
Endless roads
We’ll forge our own
Endless roads
Your attitude doesn't make any sense
The words you speak, they're always negative
Your attitude doesn't make any sense
And the away you act is gonna catch up with you
The chip on your shoulder is dragging you down
No respect for people like you
Take advantage of whatever you can
Love the drama of causing trouble
Life must be so fucking full
When you've got to sink so low
Let's set it straight I can't relate
Still pushing on, keep working on
Won't let you ruin my day
The pressures on, I'll keep moving on
Won't pay for your mistakes
Your attitude, it doesn't make any sense
In the end was it worth it?
Yes fucking yes I'll reply every time
But in the end it's over
I can't fool myself any longer
No happy ending not this time
Everything fell out of reach
In a moment I lost it all left here to go it alone
Walk out my life everyone else did
Don't fuck the trend it was meant to be
No regrets that's your motto
Not for me neckdeep in regret that's my life
Throw me a lifejacket to stem the rising tide
Because I'm dying all alone
You won't come back and make things right
Chip away at my heart day by day
And all I can think this was meant to be
And we were meant to be
The fucked up kids will always be alone
Drowning in regret and you won't save me
So what's the fucking point of this?
When I'll be waiting here always and forever
You're backed against a wall
Feeling like there's no way out
We've all been there before
Existence overwhelmed with doubt
Through the toughest times and in the darkest days
You must recognize there's still hope
We all lose our faith
When were dealt such low blows
Feeling so alone, never ending doubt
Through the toughest times and in the darkest days
You must recognize there's still hope
Face your fears, start today
Realize your true potential
Face your fears, don't waste your time
Because this life just ain't worth wasting
Shake it off, turn it around
I'll always be here to help you out
You were there for me, I'll be there for you
Our friendships will see us through
There are sometimes in my life
everything feels right
don't pay attention i give it all
there are sometimes in my life
everything feels wrong
i'm hearing voices they get me down
there are sometimes in my life
everything feels right
there are sometimes in my life
everything feels wrong
and they say all good things come to an end
i say fuck it they barely even started
drink to find comfort, drink to forget
eleven years later it hasn't helped yet
and they say always think about your future
well i don't care i'm living for the moment
worries for later those things don't phase me
until they start forcing direction
waiting for the day searching for a way
gotta find some place that i don't feel failure
what they what they say
doesn't make much sense to me
what they what they say
it puts me in a state of decline
what they say what they say
its always whats best for them
when you teach me how to feel
She walks away hanging her head
These was a time when she walked without shame
He walks so tall, proud of his prey
There’s nothing wrong, he’s just one of the boys
What about the struggle?
What of hidden rage?
What is left of her self-respect?
What about the wreckage that is left unsaid
Purity tainted now in shame
He tries to justify, make it seem right, never taking blame
There is no way to accept, crime he commits, the damage is done
The things that we once stood for
Corroded like steel
The message lost on you
No commitment I pity you
Caught up in the trends those fucking trends
It gets you nowhere
And ends in regret
I tried to help you
But you're too far gone
And turned your back on everything
And you turned your back on me
And when there's nothing left to prove
Who will you turn to?
An empty life what have you given away?
So quick to judge your former friends
Don't come back with excuses
We've seen your true face
You sold us out for the last time
You turned your back
I find it hard to comprehend the road you've taken
There's no turning back from here
And the person that I once thought I knew
Is now just a fading memory
And it feels like I've just scratched the surface
It's so disappointing leaves me confused
What went wrong?
The friends you now keep mean nothing to me
The opposite of everything we once were
Well it's true that I'm no angel but my conscious is intact
Something that I wonder do you lack?
What do you know about loyalty?
It's not just 'you've changed man'
I never knew you at all
Well that fucking hurts, eats me alive
Still I don't hate you, that's not my style
But I'll never give up on you
And I'll always be here for you
You were part of my life and you always will be
So quick to turn your mouth
Talk shit behind my back it's wearing thin
The time has come to set things straight
You've had your time in the spotlight
Spread you're lies so fucking fast
They all brought into your game
Hope you're proud of your new found fame
I can't wait to watch you fall from grace
Pushed me to far for so fucking long
Not much more that I can take
Boiling point, things come to an end
And when I come around you hide away
Scared to face your fucking mess
Back it up, do what I want, when I want
And when it fucking ends
Looking back on what we once had
Can you say it meant as much to you?
And can you say you gave it your all?
I wish I could believe in you
I'd like nothing more than to trust your words
I'd like nothing more than to trust
In time you cast us aside
Makes me wonder did you honestly believe
Did you ever understand?
Another day another face
Same old story endless pages
Another day another face
It's never ending
I'd like nothing more than to trust your words
I'd like nothing more than to trust
But the truth is we're worlds apart
I trust my true friends
I trust my family
Lights are out, blinds are open
everyone sleeps my eyes cant close them
think about endless roads
that lead to empty landscapes
all i see are power lines
monotony no stranger to me
monotony no stranger to me
theres a thirst that i can't quench
got a taste like year old batteries
theres a place id rather be
scared to take those first steps
time the destroyer
watch over me
as i waste away wait to leave this room
leave my thoughts alone
time the destroyer
watch over me
trapped inside these four walls
Everyday I wake up the same
Void of feeling and of aim
Everyday I taste the defeat
Endless cycle so incomplete
Running into walls again
Chip my teeth on all these bricks
Every things so plain to see
Nine till five it's hounding me
Tow the line, make the dime
Stranglehold I'm not free
Theres no way out, we're all the same
Ripe with self doubt
It's just a fame they just maintain
There's no way out
Working class life force fed their shit
We can't escape
There's no way out
While they still maintain
We've all been tamed
This life is a battle but I will never give in
You try to bring me down
But I will stand strong, armed with hope
This mind free of your constraints
Never to think like you
Destroying all in your path
I can't live like that, I never will
This heart will never die
This mind you can't fuckin' buy
Growing stronger, never give in
The life is a struggle
You try your best, never good enough
For them the faceless
Dragging you down every fucking day
Conform or pay the price
But I will never give in
Not like that you won't, tear me down
Reflect against a mirror of yesterday
Laughter we shared, a moment of clarity
The best ones you know, the first ones to go
So think back, look deep within, don’t let the burden suck you in
I know there are times we question reasoning
The best ones you know, the first ones to go
And now we’re grown up, we forgot all we had to say
Like sand running through our hands, eroding days away
Against a window of yesterday
Drama we shared, wouldn’t change a thing
The best ones you know, the first ones to go
In the end tragedy closes in
Stealing young lives before they even begin
And taking old lives that need to be read
The best ones you know, the first ones to go
We won’t forget times that were shared, the memories remain
We won’t forget times were shared, the knowledge engrained
So flick through old photographs, remember the lives that have come to pass
Holding back the year that come so fast
As the tears roll down your face
The pain of seeing your love laid waste
This is not in vain, we will not forget
Now we’re grown up, we forgot all we had to say
Like sand through our hands, eroding days away
Can't avoid it enrage me
cross the line i won't stay still
got the bottle i'll outrage you
you're just a person that don't phase me
anytime you engage me
don't think that i won't fucking face you
every time you make me crazy
don't think that i'll keep it shut
can't avoid it enrage me
cross the line i won't stay still
got the bottle i'll outrage you
Get in the van, let’s begin
Driving over Europe, thirty shows thirty days
Ten hours spent laying in the loft
Blackmailed in Spain by shady cops
The road is long
The floors are hard
The van’s a mess
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
Darken the cabin, turn on a movie
We lose our minds, A.V.P.
Arrive at the show somewhere new
Foosball, bubble water, punk rock stew
The road is long
The floors are hard
The van’s a mess
Today is the day, the start of something new
The start of something more, for me, for us, for everything
I set these goals to remind myself that things always change
From here on out I won't live in the past
And from here on out I can't live in our past
Break free from the thoughts
It's time to live my life for myself
Focus and determination, to get my life back on track
Friends and family, stuck by me through it all
Focus and determination, to get my life back on track
The way you look at me the way you talk to me
Your shallow ways just don't hold true
Just a pawn in your plan we'll keep pushing on
I'm sure you'll get there someday soon
Well I'm holding on take it for granted
I'm holding on I'm still here
Pretty clothes and a smile to match
You're going places fast
Climbing that ladder two steps at a time
Sit back let's watch the charade
Look at you you're a fucking joke
Well I'm holding on take it for granted
I'm holding on I'm still here
Holding on to what I know is right
We all fade away from the seas we once sailed
The lives we knew and the faces that played
They showed us the facts, we showed them on back
Searching for meaning and reason to live
Words we fought for still nailed to the door
In houses held hostage by razor-sharp hearts
Moral crusades versus capital gains, the choices were all in our hands
Worked to the bone with nothing to show
Raising your family the best you can do
Vultures are waiting, circling you
Pills and abuse, take what you need to slowly numb the pain
Take our minds away, to slowly numb the pain
Take our minds away, take us back
To a place where laughter ruled and life was so much easier
Nothing to prove for me or you, we loved our lives with all our hearts
The simple things you cannot buy
Traded in for suits and ties, mortgages, weekly bills
We stagnate in the routine of a reality force fed by wealth
Shackled by TV, fictitious religions, forced onto our knees
And taught to deceive the ones we truly love
They set us up for this fall
And when it all comes crashing down, who will you be?
When it all comes to an end, where will you be?
What did you expect, it’s always been this way
Looking for the chance to finally feel complete
Years fly by, you only live the past
Disowned, by myself, don’t ask why
I’m losing battles that I’ve already won
I’m fighting demons that are already dead
Because you left
Left that space inside my head
Empty space without a trace
Feelings all but lost inside
Emotion hard to fight, emotion now is hard to find
The full void, an empty well
Cobwebs in a jaded hell
These are the things that I don’t want you to hear
The hidden traits that I fucking fear
There’s certain things I keep inside
The dark side of my mind
There’s certain things I cannot find
The dark side of my mind
These are the things that I don’t want you to see
Say goodbye to all of those thoughts
Say goodbye to everything
Say goodbye to a mind locked in the past and all I’ve kept inside
Breaking and taking this home I’ve been making
Waking and faking these breaths I’ve been taking
Life takes a hold, time takes its toll
I don't care who's right or wrong
The only truth you let me down
Fell so far on your behalf
Always good intentions
But everything was for you
No longer will I act the fool
So many people I let down
So many lessons I have learned
So it began and now it ends
The final chapter you just read
I'm taking it back pick myself up
Quit my job pack my bags
wave goodbye to all my friends
the open road tour begins
endless weeks without a rest
don't get me wrong i can't complain
traveled the world and seen real life
own nothing but thats just fine
won't forget these priceless years
toyko to long island
prince of wales Vancouver
and everything thats in between
we are nomads of our own design
not made of money but well never mind
sometimes when i'm miles from home
i feel cold so alone
then i realize where i'm at
with my friends in a van
these feelings cant be bought
memories forever shared
one day this will end
