I’m not fucking blind to the way
that you talk around the truth
not just what you say
but what you do
played this tug of war way too fucking long
like every time
again I’ve lost
you’ve won
you took advantage of the trust that I gave
took my forgiveness
rubbed it back in my face
reaching for words but there’s nothing to say
I’m left to wonder
will this ever be the same
this rage
burning through my veins
regret consumes my mind
cutting deeply like a razor blade
will I live to see another day
without questioning your motives
with constant doubt
you took advantage of the trust that I gave
took my forgiveness
rubbed it back in my face
reaching for words
but there’s nothing to say
I’m left to wonder
will this ever be the same
and as we sit back waiting
for these scars to heal
try to convince ourselves
that this
that this isn’t real
will you allow me forget your past
or will you always hang it over my head

as I watch your life go up in flames you’ll swear up and down you’d like
to change but when the sun sinks slowly into the sky now you’re right
where you started again with nothing to say, without an argument or case
and when it’s said and done and done and said and now what’s another day?

I can feel these changes right before my eyes
I see a dying fire inside your eyes

when will you stop and realize the worth and value of your life? as you
suffocate yourself within this mindless 9-5 wake up! there’s more! and
your life is nobody’s but yours and now its said and done and done and
said and now what’s another day?

you’re running circles around my slow pace
you’ve reached the finish line only to realize there was no race
I’m sick of being stepped on for the things I choose
I give and take and now I’ve taken all I could

the years unfold in one moment
the voices that we heard so loud
are now suddenly silenced
inside this crowd

and you’re surrounded by the lives
of those who found something to hold
so bringing everybody down
is all you know

you’ve been hiding so long
you can’t find yourself
in this sheltered life you live
when everything you want is at your fingertips
you’ll never know what need is

you’re claiming to be something different
so wanting to believe
that you’re better than the rest
to make up for your self-esteem
you talk to hear your own voice and
you’ve left me no choice but to choose
I miss the person that you were
but I don’t miss you

you’ve been hiding so long
you can’t find yourself
in this sheltered life you live
when everything you want is at your fingertips
you’ll never know what need is

you’re the new revolution
the angst-filled adolescent
you fit the stereotype well

1, 2, 3, Go!

you’re the new revolution
the angst-filled adolescent
you fit the stereotype well
[repeat to fade]

buried words
under lights
soundtrack to this stagnant life
this meaning lost in translation
message sucked out of his hands again
this could be my great awakening
but how would I know
cuz it’s all noise to me
are these words falling on deaf ears?
staring at the empty stares
realize that he no longer cares about the wrong or right
the downward spiral begins tonight
and this could be my great awakening
but how would I know cuz it’s all noise to me
are these words falling on deaf ears?
this could be my great awakening
but how would I know cuz it’s all noise to me
(nothing I can do will make you hear)

fighting back the impulse
turn my head and close my eyes
spending these nights awake and cold and paralyzed
wonder how we got this far and
never realized the common thread that binds our lives
and I know you hurt
but I can help you if you can…
take my hand
and we’ll live inside the dreams we left behind
take my hand
as we move from this place to a better life
take my hand
(if you take my hand)
fighting back the feeling that you always could deny
anything but everything we know is just a lie
as I cremate this memory and watch the darkened ashes rise
and beneath the smoke
I’ll stand and ask you if you can
take my hand
and I’ll promise not to ever let it go
take my hand
’cause this hope is greater than you’ll ever know
(take my hand)
and this is all I’ll ever ask of you to show
fight back the urges
turn my head and close my eyes
and will I wake tomorrow still alive
I’m still dreaming
I’m still waiting
I’m still sure
(I’m still sure)
you’re still living in a life
that isn’t yours
(that isn’t yours)
and this is part of me
I hope you never see
this is my life inside your heart
take my hand
and I’ll promise not to ever let it go
take my hand
’cause this hope is greater than you’ll ever know
(take my hand)
and this is all I’ll ever ask of you to show

now’s the time
to rearrange your life
live for something
outside of your own mind
we all dream
the same dream every night
to burn the world that you call civilized

alive and well
i live to be alive
i live to always strive
for something more
alive and well
i’ll never understand
the who, what, why or when
of you tonight…

we face the stares of judgment
and almost everyday
the shaking heads
of disapproval say,
“pray for you to give me something then find out that there was nothing left.”

recite the words inside (your heart)
realize that this is nothing
without your voice
im not giving up
and ill blame the worst on you
i know whats wrong
alive and well
i live to be alive
i live to always strive
for something more
alive and well
nothing ventured, nothing gained
and I don’t need to explain
myself to you.