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Shinedown – Some Day

Someday, when I’m older
And they never know my name
Somehow, if I’m honest
I can never feel ashamed
Maybe I was wrong to
Hold you up so high
Now I know I’ve lost you
To the feelings I kept inside

I don’t know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We’re not on the same page, you don’t even know me
Cause you never took the time

Someday, when it’s over
And you never show your face
I hope you’ll remember
How I tried to make you a place
And so now, I move on
To keep my piece of mind
In someway, I’ve failed you
But I just ran out of time

I don’t know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We’re not on the same page, you don’t even know me
Cause you never took the time

I’m not sure that you hear me
I’m not sure that you look at me the same
I will always be attached to you
But I’m never gonna feel the same

I don’t know if it felt like
I wanted you here, the way that I wanted you last time
We’re not on the same page, you don’t even know me
Cause you never took the time
No, you never took the time

Someday, when I’m older…


Shinedown – Fake

This place has begun to cover me
I recall the light, but the dark smothers me
I prefer the feelings I know right now
I don’t worry about feeling very proud

You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would

But I’m bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I’m open for a new way
Because there’s not much more that I can fake

It’s almost seeing your soul for the first time
And watching the mirror show you life in rewind
Capture the ridicule of everyone
I’m tired of trying, and they wonder why I’m gone

You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would

But I’m bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I’m open for a new way
Because there’s not much more that I can fake

I can’t fake it

You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would
You don’t know how it feels
To be misunderstood
To reach for the sky
I thought you never would

But I’m bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I’m open for a new way
Because there’s not much more that I can fake
But I’m bleeding, and my hands are bruised
From the grip that I once had on you
And I’m open for a new way
Because there’s not much more that I can fake


Shinedown – Atmosphere

Once I had a halo
But then it caught on fire
Once I knew a good man
But he turned into a liar
Once I saw a blind man
Still looking for his eyes
Once I met a bastard
Who watched his mama die

And now, I’ll tell you how
I know them all

I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I’m took my number, and I waited in line
I’m not frail from the exposure
I’m taking pictures with my mind
I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I’m took my number, and I waited in line
I’m not frail from the exposure
I’m taking pictures with my mind

Once I met a leader
Born from genocide
Once I knew a preacher
To his grave, he said goodbye
Once I met a good girl
Who shows her face no more
It’s hard to learn your lesson
When you become the whole world’s whore

And now, I’ll tell you how
I know them all

I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I’m took my number, and I waited in line
I’m not frail from the exposure
I’m taking pictures with my mind
I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I’m took my number, and I waited in line
I’m not frail from the exposure
I’m taking pictures with my mind

I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I’m looking down on the atmosphere
I know them all…

And now, I’ll tell you how
I know them all
Looking down on the atmosphere
Looking down on the atmosphere
I took my number, and I wait in line
I’m looking down on the atmosphere


Shinedown – Begin Again

Welcome friends
To seconds lost, and to starts that won’t begin
To twisted eyes that see inside
Rules that always bend
A simple task, a see-through mask
That questions where and why
We shared our skin to occupy, and keep our piece of mind

Bring only what you need to survive
They burn an image from lines on my face
They stole it from the pages that kept my place
I stand on the outside, would die to get in
I crawl inside just to begin again

It’s so unfair
This broken smile that keeps us all aware
Of wishful thoughts, and scenes we lost
And times we’ll never share
I’ll ask you now to show me how
To fill the circle in
What tells us all?
There is no fall, and the story never ends

Bring only what you need to survive
They burn an image from lines on my face
They stole it from the pages that kept my place
I stand on the outside, would die to get in
I crawl inside just to begin again

They burn an image from lines on my face
They stole it from the pages that kept my place
I stand on the outside, would die to get in
I crawl inside just to begin again
They burn an image from lines on my face
They stole it from the pages that kept my place
I stand on the outside, would die to get in
I crawl inside just to begin again


Shinedown – Shed Some Light

I’m falling apart again
And I can’t find a way to make amends
And I’m looking in both directions
But it’s make believe, it’s all pretend

So…
Shed some light on me
And hold me up in disbelief
And shed some light on me
And tell me something that I’ll believe in

It’s innocence within the maze
But I have chosen the wrong way
I’m still getting over who I was
There’s no sense of trust, there’s no definition of love

So…
Shed some light on me
And hold me up in disbelief
And shed some light on me
And tell me something that I’ll believe in

I know now, it’s not who you are
It’s who you know
And I see clearly now, which way to go
I remember the way I fell from above
And I recall the way I was

So…
Shed some light on me
And hold me up in disbelief
And shed some light on me
And tell me something that I’ll believe in
Shed some ling on me
And hold me up in disbelief
And shed some light on me
And tell me something that I’ll believe
Tell me something that I’ll…
Tell me something that I’ll believe
Tell me something that I’ll believe
Something I’ll believe


Shinedown – Lady So Divine

In an earthquake, in main space
Where I fell into you
In a starlight, you look so bright
You eclipse the moon
On a highway, just today
That’s where I saw you
It was music from a distance
Burning proof

She’s here to rescue me
Clear my mind, and set me free
If it’s dark, she still shines
A masterpiece made by design
She’s here to rescue me
Stain my mind with make believe
If it’s dark, she still shines
She’s my lady, so divine
Lady so divine, come and change my name
Lady so divine

When the waves break, and the soul shake
Wreckage from the night
On a mountain is a story
Told a thousand times
Of a garden, and a bed there
Made to rest our eyes
There’s a comfort to a softness
That will not be here tonight

She’s here to rescue me
Clear my mind, and set me free
If it’s dark, she still shines
A masterpiece made by design
She’s here to rescue me
Stain my mind with make believe
If it’s dark, she still shines
She’s my lady, so divine
Lady so divine, come and change my name
Lady so divine

The midnight sun, she saves me
From what I’ve become
The midnight sun, she saves me
From what I have done
What I have done

She’s here to rescue me
Clear my mind, and set me free
If it’s dark, she still shines
A masterpiece made by design
She’s come to rescue me
Stain my mind with make believe
If it’s dark, she still shines
She’s my lady, so divine
Divine!
Divine!
Divine!
She’s my lady so divine
Divine!
She’s my lady so divine
Lady so divine, come and change my mind
Lady so divine


Shinedown – Trade Yourself In

Deal with me
Don’t even think about leaving yet
I’m not a part of some false regret
Even though I believe in fables
Come reset
A part of life that you’d soon forget
And maybe think about who you hurt
In the process

I don’t think they know, that’s my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies

Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you’ve been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you’re lifted from your burden

You see me
And you know I am not the same
Can’t pretend to just fake a smile
Cause you know I feel every ounce of
Pain combined
With the loss of a youthful mind
You need to look at what you’ve become
And try to figure out where you came from

I don’t think they know, that’s my heart exposed
From the fearing of the endless lies

Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you’ve been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you’re lifted from your burden

I know you can’t feel a thing
It hurts to feel anymore

Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you’ve been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you’re lifted from your burden
Trade yourself in for the perfect one
No one needs to know that you feel you’ve been ruined
Trade yourself in for diamond eyes
Watch the stars collide as you’re lifted from your burden


Shinedown – Beyond The Sun

Speak to me
So I can understand your tongue
You seem rather fragile
It’s been said
It’s cold beyond the sun
Have you ever been there?

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what’s yours, I’ll take what’s mine
And meet you on the other side
We’ll leave a sun so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won’t need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun

Look for me
The way you would if you were blind
Don’t be so resistant
I’ve been known
To travel much too fast
Is that you in the distance?

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what’s yours, I’ll take what’s mine
And meet you on the other side
We’ll leave a sun so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won’t need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun

Communicating thoughts of ways
To never have to speak again
Let me be the fire in your head

Bring what’s yours, I’ll take what’s mine
And meet you on the other side
We’ll leave a sun so anyone can find us
A better place, a sweeter time
We won’t need any wings to fly
A place beyond the sun


Shinedown – Yer Majesty

Come closer inside
There’s something I need you to see
It’s just a picture of what the ignorant believe
I come so you can know me
I’m here to make you proud
I come to wreck and guide you
I’m here to show you how

You know I’m coming for you
Cause I got nothing to lose
And now I’m still on my way for the pay

So you wanted to be free from everything you’ve done to me?
And you wanted to be known so you wouldn’t feel so alone?
And you wanted to believe that you steal our integrity?
And I’m sorry you’re on your knees, but you can’t blame me, yer majesty

Let’s take a moment
I need to spoil who you are
I played your game once
You sold me out with no regard
I come so you can know me
I’m here to make you proud
I come to wreck and guide you
I’m here to voice out loud

You know I’m coming for you
Cause I got nothing to lose
And now I’m still on my way for the pay

So you wanted to be free from everything you’ve done to me?
And you wanted to be known so you wouldn’t feel so alone?
And you wanted to believe that you steal our integrity?
And I’m sorry you’re on your knees, but you can’t blame me, yer majesty

So you wanted to be free from everything you’ve done to me?
And you wanted to be known so you wouldn’t feel so alone?
And you wanted to believe that you steal our integrity?
And I’m sorry you’re on your knees, but you can’t blame me, yer majesty


Shinedown – I Dare You

Hello, let me introduce you to
The characters in the show
One says yes, one says no
Decide – which voice in your head you can keep alive

Even in madness, I know you still believe
Paint me your canvas so I become
What you could never be

I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
Brand my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to

Hello, are you still chasing
The memories in shadows
Some stay young, some grow old
Come alive, there are thoughts unclear
You can never hide

Even in madness, I know you still believe
Paint me your canvas so I become
What you could never be

I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
Brand my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to

Hello
Hello…
I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
Brand my soul and call me a liar
I dare you to tell me to walk through the fire
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to
Hello…
Hello…
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to
I dare you to tell me
I dare you to