Rise and fall, rage and grace
Half-Truism
One is for envy
And one just for spite
The cuts in my heart
They show in your eyes
Don’t make it better
The twisting knife
Turns all by itself
On to someone else
Your self-liberation will leave this behind
Beyond slings and arrows
That rain on our minds
You’ll make it better
Shake it off
It never mattered anyway
If we don’t make it alive
Well it’s a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
And it’s ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
The banner you’re waving
Is burning and red
It’s blocking the sunlight
That shines overhead
You against the world
Diamonds and pearls
Voices inside you churn
Watch the city burn
Your own liberation will leave them behind
All the slings and arrows
That rain on your mind
Don’t make it better
Break it 'cause it never mattered anyway
If we don’t make it alive
Well it’s a hell of a good day to die
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
And it’s ashes to ashes again
Should we even try to pretend?
All our light that shines strong
Only lasts for so long
Trust in You
I am the one, your help I’ve refused
Your offering hand just set off the fuse
I am the rock that pushes away
I gave up tomorrow to spite today
Too proud to beg
Too stubborn to try
I’d look in your face
And spit in your eye
But I’m willing to find what’s really inside
And show I am strong enough to
Trust in you
Trust in you
Trust in you
Pull me up
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – pull me up
Pull me up
'Cause I am ready
I am the one who blames only you
The flame in my eyes now blackens my view
I am the one who wanders alone
Darkness inside blocks how you’ve shone
Who tied the other
End of my rope?
I want to move on
I want to have hope
So I’m willing to change
I’m going to try
To show I am strong enough to
Trust in you
Trust in you
Trust in you
Pull me up
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – pull me up
Pull me up
'Cause I am waiting
Strong enough to
Trust in you
Trust in you
Trust in you
Pull me up
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – shadow to light
Quo modo – pull me up
Pull me up
'Cause I am ready
You're gonna go far, kid
Show me how to lie
You’re getting better all the time
And turning all against the one
Is an art that’s hard to teach
Another clever word
Sets off an unsuspecting herd
And as you step back in the line
A mob jumps to their feet
Now dance, fucker, dance
Man, he never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
And now you steal away
Take him out today
Nice work you did
You’re gonna go far, kid
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ‘em running for their lives
Slowly out of line
And drifting closer in your sights
So play it out I’m wide awake
It’s a scene about me
There’s something in your way
And now someone is gonna pay
And if you can’t get what you want
Well it’s all because of me
Now dance, fucker, dance
Man, I never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
And now you’ll lead the way
Show the light of day
Nice work you did
You’re gonna go far, kid
Trust, deceived!
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ‘em running for their lives
Now dance, fucker, dance
He never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
So dance, fucker, dance
I never had a chance
It was really only you
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ‘em running for their lives
Clever alibis
Lord of the flies
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
Hit ‘em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See ‘em running for their lives
Hammerhead
I am the one
Camouflage and guns
Risk my life
To keep my people from harm
Authority
Vested in me
I sacrifice
With my brothers in arms
Through this doorway
What’s on the other side
Never knowing
Exactly what I’ll find
Locked and loaded
Voices screaming
Let’s go!
Come on do it!
Here we go
Take a life
That others may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
Shut my eyes
It hammers in my head
Where it’ll end nobody knows
Take a life
That ten others may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
It’s playing over and over in my head
Where it’ll end
Nobody knows
Stay the course
Reasonable force
I believe I serve a greater good
Smoke and dust
Enemies are crushed
Nothing left
Where a man once stood
Through this doorway
What’s on the other side
Never knowing
Exactly what I’ll find
Locked and loaded
Voices screaming
Let’s go!
But I’m just doing what I’m told
Take a life
That others may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
Shut my eyes
It hammers in my head
Where it’ll end
Nobody knows
Take this life
That ten others may live
Oh that’s just the way it goes
It’s playing over and over in my head
Where it begins
And where it’ll end
Nobody knows
Bang bang it hammers in my head
Bang bang it hammers in my head
Bang bang it hammers in my head
In my head
In my head
Yea though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil:
for Thou art with me
Locked and loaded
Gonna find my truth
Now I’m busting through
All hell breaks loose
And you can all hide behind your desks now
And you can cry, ‘teacher come help me!’
Through you all
My aim is true
A lot like me
How does it feel?
When you have it all?
How can you live?
With nothing at all?
Where do you run?
Where do you go?
When the holes in your truth
Are starting to show?
And the rain comes
And the world is on my head
Crave the sun
But I can’t get out of bed
How can you take?
Without giving back?
How does it work?
When it’s really cracked?
How does it feel
…
And no wonder
Hearts and minds have been won
How does it feel…
And I wonder
How it’s all come undone And the rain comes
And the world is on my head
Crave the sun
But I can’t get out of bed
Want it You got it You’re sorry
You bought it You’re sliding
Want it You got it You’re sorry
You bought it Can’t hide it
Tell me who do you see
Cause you look a lot like me
How can you take?
Without giving back?
Who do you see?
Cause you look a lot like me
Takes me nowhere
When the day begins
All the guilt sinks in
And I look on the wreckage of the night
Though I try to break free
The cycle breaks me
Am I ever gonna see the light?
All the friends I’ve lost
And the pain I’ve caused
Have never been enough just to make me stop
The lines I draw to look at myself
Are turning into somebody else
I know how this will end
But I’m starting up again
Turned around, inside out
Cause this way
Takes me nowhere – I can’t can’t see a way out
Takes me nowhere – I can’t can’t see a way out
Takes me nowhere – I can’t can’t see a way out
It beats me up
When I go there – I know I could start again
When I go there – Oh no, here we go again
Takes me nowhere – Oh no, here we go again
It beats me up
Open on this scene
A familiar dream
Of you telling me what I already know
Though the truth seems near
You can’t get there from here
But you sure know where you’re gonna go
As the rumor wind blows
My infamy grows
Seeing friends above
And I hit another low
The picture I paint to look at myself
Is turning into somebody else
I know how this will end
But I’m starting up again
Turned around, inside out
Cause this way
But today, if I change
And stop digging my own grave
I will try, to set things right
Cause this way
Kristy, are you doing OK?
There’s a moment in time
And it’s stuck in my mind
Way back, when we were just kids
Cause your eyes told the tale
Of an act of betrayal
I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time
Seem to wash away
The scenes of our crimes
But for you this never ends
Can you stay strong?
Can you go on?
Kristy are you doing okay?
A rose that won’t bloom
Winter’s kept you
Don’t waste your whole life trying
To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress
Had been neatly repressed
I knew that something was wrong
And I should have spoke out
And I’m so sorry now
I didn’t know
Cause we were so young
Oh, clouds of time
Seem to rain on
Innocence left behind
And it never goes away
Nothingtown
Let’s make this complicated
Thinking is overrated
We’re busting out
Of this shitty little town
Green grass and colored lenses
Tear down these picket fences
Burn in our beds
While the city lies sleeping
Why oh why?
Are we starting up and going down?
My oh my
Just the two of us in Nothingtown
Our superhero play
We’ll leave this town today
Hold on tighter
With my lighter
Shining through
These city streets are burning
Rose red your wheels are turning
Make me believe
Someday we could really leave
Blindfold a new direction
Stop asking better questions
Don’t figure out
That we’re never getting out
Why oh why?
Are we starting up and going down?
My oh my
Just the two of us in Nothingtown
Our superhero play
We’ll leave this town today
And I’ll row it if you steer it
I’ll yell until you hear it
Hold on tighter
With my lighter
Shining through
Why oh why?
Are we starting up and going down?
My oh my
Just the two of us in Nothingtown
Our superhero play
Our dreams get in the way
And I’ll row it if you steer it
I’ll yell until you hear it
Hold on tighter
With my lighter
Shining through
Still stuck in Nothingtown
Still stuck in Nothingtown
Come on let’s go
Stuff is messed up
Now I don't know when
It's hard to explain
But it seems things are just kind of insane
Because the world is crying
But nobody is listening
So please leave a message on my cell phone
I see bullets getting better
Biblical weather
And the guy on TV is like a total asshole
Who are you wearing tonight?
Celebrity fundraiser type
Black ties making wrongs right
How's your social bandaid?
I don't know much, I don't know too much
But I know this: shit is fucked up!
I guess it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
I'm telling you, shit is fucked up
You know it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
Now thank god for the media
For saving the day
Putting it all into perspective in a responsible way
With more celebrity news
Typical bullshit and views
I think we're losing this fight
Sponsored by Bud Light
And now we're rocking the casbah
And taking the flag
The genie's out of the bottle
And we can't put it back
All this stuff
It's overwhelming my brain
Can't you see the storm coming,
It's coming this way
I don't know much, I don't know too much
But I know this: shit is fucked up!
I guess it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
I'm telling you, shit is fucked up
You know it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
Justify the means!
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I don't know much, I don't know too much
I don't know much, I don't know too much
I guess it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
I'm telling you, shit is fucked up
You know it's all about the dream
The ends justify the means
The means!
The means!
Fix you
She wakes up
Rage and grace
Pulling me closer, pushing away at me
The sharpest thorn on your vine
Twistin' and turnin', we're all intertwined
Broken wing
Empty glass
Words that scream and bounce right back
She says, "You know, we'd all like to rearrange"
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
A beaming sunrise buries the night
The setting sun destroys the light
And she says, "Baby, I've gotta get going"
Cutting each other without even knowing
She sees a million stars like holes in the sky
All god's tears for her, they cry
And I am in her reign
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
Broken wing
Empty glass
Words that scream and bounce right back
She says, "You know, we'd all like to rearrange"
Let's hear it for rock bottom
In my perfect isolation
I can stay here for a while
Antidotes and revelations
Just extend my own exile
Wasting away
The world’s right in front of me
Funny you should say
That it’s all in my head
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
And going down in flames
Well it’s not that bad
With my lack of observation
I can stay in here for days
Could you find my motivation
I can’t see it through this haze
Wasting away
The world’s right in front of me
Funny you should say
That it’s all in my head
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
And going down in flames
Well it’s not that bad
Wishing away
The world’s right in front of me
Call me anyway
'Cause it’s all in my head
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
And going down in flames
Well it’s not that bad
Wasting all my days
What would Ivan say
Wasting all my days
What would Ivan say
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
Call me anyway
'Cause I got two friends
Wasting away
We’re going down together
And all in all it’s not so bad
All in all it’s not so bad
All in all it’s not so bad
It’s hard to know
Where to start and where to go
I will never say these words again
Wasting away
The world’s right in front of me
Funny you should say
That it’s all in my head
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
And going down in flames
Well it’s not that bad
Wishing away
The world’s right in front of me
Call me anyway
'Cause it’s all in my head
Wasting away
We’re hitting rock bottom
And going down in flames
Well it’s not that bad
Rise and fall
This time you're really dead
Once followed, but always led
You thought you'd rise above it all
It's all inside your head
I'll rip it into pieces
I know some day you're gonna fall
And I don't wanna say I told you so
But I told you so
Now you've lost control
And I don't wanna be the rise and fall
Give me more or nothing at all
You'll read it off away
Distracted by what you crave
They just can't wait to see you crawl
And you can only laugh
Give in to the other half
They're only tearing down your walls
And I don't wanna say I told you so
But I told you so
Now you've lost control
And I don't wanna be the rise and fall
Give me more or nothing at all
They've come to see you rise and fall
They're only tearing down your walls
They've come to see you rise and fall
And I don't wanna say
You lost control
And I don't wanna say I told you so
But I told you so
Now you've lost control
And I don't wanna be the rise and fall
Give me more or nothing at all
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