Disarray

Think this over
If you don't it's going to take me under
When I can't afford to be a step down from anyone
That I've ever been

I've known for a while now
This inhibition has got a hold of my every move
It makes me want to step down from everything
I've been trying to be

Disarray, disarray let the disorder come
Just like in California, where I'm from, I'm from
And say like everyone
You know its in me
So tell me why I always disagree, disagree

Doing nothing
Has just as many consequences
I'm sure you know
But failing is the one thing above it all
That drives us away

Its my personality
I know you know it
Do you know what you mean to me
And did you know that you're the one thing above it all
But now you're going away

Disarray, disarray let the disorder come
Just like in California, where I'm from, I'm from
And say like everyone
You know its in me
So tell me why I always disagree, disagree

Window Shopping

I'm gonna stay up past two
And mend the cracks in the room
With anything that fills the space
Cause I don't wanna leave here for anyone

Maybe I'll go Window Shopping instead
Cause I don't wanna spend a dime
No I won't let them take me for everything

Cause if there's one thing that I've learned
These partitions tend to give
And always come caving in over me

So when the plaster crumbles
And the cracks reopen
I can take my leave
Without an exit strategy

Someday I'll change
I know all this will change
I could only go so long
Loneliness is bound to catch up with me

Until then I'll wait
Learn from all my mistakes
Drawing from a new design
Where everything in right were it's supposed to be

So when the plaster crumbles
And the cracks reopen
I can take my leave
Without an exit strategy x2

If there's one thing that I've learned
These partitions tend to give
And they always come caving in over me
But I've built it from the ground so who knows

When the plaster crumbles
And the cracks reopen
I can take my leave
Without an exit strategy x2

Train Wreck

Sitting still on this sad song uncomfortable ride
Is pain enough to make the out of place passenger try
To jump the train while it still moves, still moves

Every mile down this one was street is a bust
No where to go but back around again
I keep on looking for a u-turn, u-turn

It controls the air flow
That feeds our soul
And nothing else no

Breath in, believe in
Something else
Not someone

Giving in to the sole end of being a crutch
Scares me enough about the sad place I'm being dragged
It's time to stand up on your own feet, own feet

Every discussion is a sad song heated exchange
Ringing in circles in my ears now I'm certain to quit
It should happen in the first place first place

It controls the air flow
That feeds our soul
And nothing else no

Breath in, believe in
Something else
Not someone

It can't be what you want
No we'll never be
It won't be what you want no, want no
We'll never be what you want no, want no x2

Protege

I'm getting scared of your attitude
Your dissimilated intentions are letting themselves free
So they can make their way towards me
And watch how they circle my every move
Like demons that sit on your shoulder
And tell you what to do
And now I owe it all to you

Yah you were my Protege
And I took you on
But I had faith in you for far too long
For you to let me down

You've manifested my darkest dreams
And left my a cumbersome burden
That made its way past you
Just like it always seems to do

You're so resilient I frightens me
Or maybe I'm jealous that you
Never seem to feel a thing
I want to make my self believe

Yah you were my Protege
And I took you on
But I had faith in you for far too long
Find a new identity
No its not that hard
When you've got everyone around you
To tell you who you are
And now I'm going down down and down and down
You're not going with me

A Vice or Two

I'll strive for the framework of my old life
I have to find a new one, but at least I'm trying am I
So close I found all of the pieces to my scattered puzzle
But I'm just too lazy to put them all in place
Of what
Was there
It's just a vice or two I swear
I'll leave behind

I know I shouldn't come here
Cause it's clear you know what I'm coming here for
And I've said I don't really need this
So I won't, but I know it's gonna keep me awake

We've paid for the promises we've both made
But I'm still expending my last emotions and notions and it's been
So long I don't remember what you look like
But I'm sure it's just right
So I'll just throw down another one and think
Of what
It's for
Its just a vice or two I swore
I'd leave behind

I don't want you to come here
It's not clear, I don't know what you're coming here for
If you're anything like you used to be
Then be sure, you know it's gonna keep me awake
For days, and days

I know I shouldn't come here
It's clear you know what I'm coming here for
And I've said, I don't really need this
So I won't, but I know it's gonna keep me awake
I don't want you to come here
It's not clear, I don't know what you're coming here for
If you're anything like you used to be
Then be sure, you know it's gonna keep me awake
For days, and days
It's just a vice or two I swear I'll leave behind

Sunset Terrace

Does anyone know the place
Where trouble ends and love begins?
She used to take me there somehow
Does anyone understand
How much I need her here with me?
It's too late, she's gone away
To Sunset Terrace now

Under a paper moon
A blackbird sings out of tune
As wolves dance around the room
She signs the will, she takes a pill
And she smiles.

She always tried to find
The pleasure trapped inside my pain
From her every kiss felt like a vow
I never understood
Why she'd want any part of me
It's too late, she's gone away
To Sunset Terrace now

Under the plastic sun
A carnival has begun
When rain scorches everyone
It's a perfect day
Your head and heart melt away

Under electric stars
Songs play a black guitar
Adrift in a junkyard car
You're all alone
Hang up the phone now and drive.

Does anyone know the place
Where trouble ends and love begins
She used to take me there somehow
Does anyone understand
How much I need her here with me?
It's too late, she's gone away
To Sunset Terrace now

Prasoid

Seven in the morning, on a Monday
I've been up since Sunday Evening
Everybody's drinking caffeine
Reading papers, braving freeways
But I can't say the same for me
And everyone keeps hinting that I'm damned if I do change
I'll be washing windows for a living
Soon enough they say
For now that's good enough for me

I said, escape with me to places I've been
Inside my head
And we'll stray, well beyond the paths that they've laid
And find out way

I'll tell you how it happened just a year or so ago
She told me on a Sunday evening
I was up till Monday's dawn
It's never been the same for me
The catalyst is missing, this experiments a bust
And all the scientists are guessing
But their estimation's wrong
They'll never find a cure for me

I said, escape with me to places I've been
Inside my head
And we'll stray, well beyond the paths that they've laid
And with it erase our fondest memories
I can't remember the last time I felt like doing anything

Each day, every day yields the same result for me

I find the one who wants the same things I want
To clear a way for me
Who's not afraid to leave it all behind just once
And take a chance on me

My Albatross

I didn't see it no I didn't even open the door
I just walked on by too quick to recognize
Since then I've concluded that I'm legally blind
I don't wanna trust my own eyes

And if and when I choose to see
I'll be facing the responsibility
Of knowing but not divulging

Such a clever fraud but where's your camouflage
There goes your legacy, here comes my albatross

I'll never tell, no I wouldn't even fancy the thought
I'll just let it slide who knows how many times
My god its a miracle we've even survived
Under the gravity of your lies

And if I had the nerve to squeal
It'd induce in you a monstrous upheaval
And it'd consume us all oh no

Such a clever fraud but where's your camouflage
There goes your legacy here comes my albatross
You're not a clever fraud without your camouflage
There goes your legacy here comes my albatross

And if and when I choose to see
I'll be facing the responsibility
Of knowing but not divulging

And if I had the nerve to squeal
It'd induce in you a monstrous upheaval
And it'd consume us all oh no

Is this the legacy that you wanna leave
Tell me why I should believe
What they've taught me to believe
You're not a clever fraud
Without your camouflage
There goes your legacy
Here comes my albatross

Better Things

Everywhere you go no matter who you see she's still enticing
She's going to toy with your heart just like a boy on a string
Cause it's exciting

And now you're dying here
You should know why

You're only walking backwards when all you have is right in front of you
Yah it's difficult, sometimes impossible but it's the only thing you can do

It's time to leave it here, go somewhere else
But I don't blame you; you want to keep it here all for yourself

It's not as perfect as you think, so trade it in for better things
You doing so much for yourself so leave her tricks for someone else
To deal with, we're all in the same boat sinking, sinking, sinking
But it's not going down; no we're not going down

It's time to leave it here
No I don't care what they think
I'm going to leave her here for better things

QUIET REVOLUTION

I walk these lonely streets
Night after night
Don't need no company
Cuz I ain't feeling right
Maybe she was mad at me
Or was she mad at the world
All I know is I'm alone
And I miss that girl

I'm having a quiet revolution
Inside my head
And there's no way to kill the pain
No use trying to raise the dead
Here in my confusion
I seek absolution
In my quiet revolution

I should be moving on
Set myself free
But I can't let go of her
And she won't let go of me
Maybe someday the sun will shine
And clouds will disappear
Until that day has come and gone)
I'll still be here

Having a quiet revolution
Inside my head
And there's no way to kill the pain
No use trying to raise the dead
Here in my confusion
I seek absolution

Cold hands
We are at war
Take the money from his pocket
That's what's in store

You hold me down
You will see
Hundred pairs of eyes
Staring from trees

You fool me once, shame on me
Oh, you say, that we're free

Cold heart
You left me now with nothing
New start
Time to prove that we are something
Wish

White eyes
We are at war
Change a dollar into nothing
That's what's in store

You crossed a line that you couldn't see
And now a thousand artists
Stand tall with me

You fool me once, shame on me
Oh, you set, set me free

Cold heart
You left me now with nothing
New start
Time to prove that we are something
Woah

Wake wake up in the morn
Wake up in the morning
Wake wake up in the morn
Wake up in the morning

Get your swagger on
And let's get this party started
Turn the music up DJ please

Uh-huh, oh yeah
We wanna shake it loose

So tonight's the night
We'll just go wild honey
And let the good times roll on and on

Uh-huh, oh yeah
We wanna shake it loose

Doo doo doo doo

Uh-huh, oh yeah
We wanna shake it loose

Doo doo doo doo

We wanna shake it loose

I used to walk so tall
Laughing and running straight at the sun
I liked the burn
I used to think so small
I sowed the wild and grew from a child
Just to learn

I could lie forever, sleep through my season in the sun
I feel the ticking of the clocks and
I won't miss my time at all

You used to think so small
Doubting the ones who brought you here
Until you learned
Now you stand so tall
Laughing and running next to the sun
You hug the turns

I could lie forever, sleep through my season in the sun
Hope you shatter every record
I will miss you most of all
Lie forever, sleep through 'til my season ends
I will miss you, I will miss you

You don't have to say
What is on your mind
'Cos I already know
Yeah, I already know
You're like an open book to me
You're like an open book to me

I know you better than anybody else
I know you better than you know yourself
And I know that you want me, honey
Oh yeah

You don't have to try
To be someone you're not
'Cos I'm already sold
On the one I've got
I need nothing more than you
I need nothing more than you, oh no

You know me better than anybody else
You know me better than I know myself
And you know that I want you, honey

We ain't got nothing to hide from each other
There's nothing but our hearts on our sleeves
It's always so easy
It's always so easy
With you and me

I know you better than anybody else
I know you better than you know yourself
And I know that you want me, honey
You know me better than anybody else
You know me better than I know myself
And you know that I want you, honey

We ain't got nothing to hide from each other
There's nothing but our hearts on our sleeves
It's always so easy
It's always so easy
With you and me, oh yeah
With you and me, oh yeah
With you and me, oh yeah
With you and me, oh yeah

I'm on guard
Every hour, every day
Then you came along
And let the cat out of the bag
And now I find myself
In the thick of this
Fending off your wicked ways
And I pray

Let me be
Let me be
Let me be good
Oh I've tried
I've tried but I don't think I'll ever get the hang of it

My feet to the fire
My head is a mess
You turned loose my desire
And put my heart to the test
And now I find myself
In the thick of this
Face to face with your wicked ways
And I pray

I try to douse this fire
And you just fan the flames
I'm a goner for sure at this rate

MOVING DAY

MOVING DAY, THE WEEDING OUT HAS JUST BEGUN
AND COUNTLESS HOURS WILL PASS AND LEAVE ME BLEEDING ON
AND OUT FROM THE PILES, A MEMORY BROUGHT BACK
AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE THERE JUST LIKE BEFORE

CHORUS
OH, JUST LIKE THAT YOU'RE BACK AGAIN AND
OH, I GET TRAPPED IN MEMORIES OF YOU
BUT JUST AS FAST, THE BURNING FLAME TURNS BLUE

CLEANING OUT THE BOXES FROM FORGOTTEN PLACES
WONDERING HOW ALL THESE SCARS WERE NOT ERASED
WASTING THE HOURS RUMMAGING THROUGH YOU
AND NOW'S THE TIME TO PACK YOU UP FOR GOOD

CHORUS

CHORUS

THE BURNING FLAME TURNS BLUE
(MOVING DAY, THE WEEDING OUT HAS JUST BEGUN)

REPEAT AND FADE

Here Goes

It's been a long time waiting
But not an illusion to me now
It's right in front of me

And I've always speculated
But this is sooner than I thought
We would converge again

Considering all of the times that I've acted out
This very scenario, you'd think I'm prepared for it
But I'm only drawing blanks

But there's not use in hiding now
And what's the harm in finding out

I'm gonna prime my senses
To pick up on a weakness
A fault in the edifice
You can be sure of it

And I get the feeling I've still got your figured out
I look through the smallest holes, in the thickest walls
And I can see everything

We could stand our ground and pass this up
But we won't be any better off
So I'll give it one more go if you want again
I'll give it one more go, so here goes

I don't waste anytime
Putting grudges aside
I'll put it all on the line just to know I'm right

One more night is all we need
To blind our eyes and let this be
And I'll give it one more go if you want again
I'll give it one more go, so here goes

Familiar Feeling

I've had this picture of her
Etched on the inside of my skull
And she keeps on staring back at me
Through some enchanted portal

And no change could ease my longing
No words could sway my schemes
Every diversion feels like wasted time on lesser things

And you all wanna shoot me down
Shoot me down before I run with it

This familiar feeling
Yah its one in a million
You say its ridiculous
I say it could be too

I've had to keep this image
Of her so brash and cold
You'd think she's already deceased
That way I'd let her go

But no ghost has been so lively
No apparition's ever made
Someone so green with envy
That they'd make the same mistake

And you all wanna shoot me down
Shoot me down before I run with it

This familiar feeling
Yah its one in a million
How's it ridiculous if its coming true
Like a case reopen, for further consideration
I had the lifelong sentence but the facts were skewed

You all wanna shoot me down, shoot me down before I run with it x4

This familiar feeling
Yah its one in a million
Tell me how its ridiculous I said it
Tell me how its ridiculous I said it
Oh its a case reopen
For further consideration
You say its ridiculous I say it could be too

SUPERHERO

Tell the world I'm ready
No one knows it's all a lie
Every day I keep pretending
It's been that way for a long long time
I wish I was different
Made of steel and unafraid
If I could only find the costume
Then I could end this whole charade

CHORUS:
I want to be a superhero
I wanna fly through my TV
Destroy the darkness hiding in the shadows
And fight the evil that I can't see
All my life I've been a number zero
Wishing I could be somebody else
I wanna be a superhero
So I can save me from myself

Help me I'm unraveled
Get me out of my own way
With every step I'm so pathetic
If I was cool I could save the day
Give me special powers
X-ray vision to look inside
I'd fix what's broke inside my head
And be the coolest thing alive

CHORUS

Someday I'll turn it all around
A thousand miles above the ground
You won't believe me when you see me
You'll be thinking – am I only dreaming

OVER FROM THE START

There's nothing left to keep me here
Nothing left to feel
A shattered memory fills this room
A pain that never heals
I wish that I could take it back
But how was I to know
Tomorrow gives no promises
There's nothing here to hold and it's over
Yeah it's over

CHORUS:
Now my world's been torn apart
Was it over from the start (over)
Alone I believed
Aren't you glad you're not me?
In the end we went too far
It was over from the start
Alone is when I bleed
Aren't you glad you're not me -
It's over --
It was over from the start

Why are things the way they are
I just don't understand
The past is rushing through my life
I'm left with empty hands
The silence here is deafening
There's no place that I can go
I wish I could have seen it coming
I guess you never know when it's over -- yeah it's over

CHORUS

Just hold on, hold on -- How was I to know
Just hold on, hold on -- It was over long ago
Just hold on, hold on -- I hate this place since you've been gone
Just hold on, hold on

CHORUS

I'M SORRY

We live in a little room in a little house
In a small town
And that's alright with me
But what holds me up just holds you back
'Cause you see a bigger world
That's full of possibilities
I didn't mean to play it safe
And rain on your parade

I was wrong, you were right
I can see the other side
Didn't mean to start a fight, I'm sorry

I was tired, half asleep
When you shared your dreams with me
And if it seems I don't believe. I'm sorry

You say the walls are closing in and you can't breathe
It's sink or swim
You need to spread your wings
Well I'm afraid of what you see, the way you think
That things could be
And what tomorrow brings
Sometimes when I think too much
I fall out of touch

I was wrong, you were right
I can see the other side
Didn't mean to start a fight, I'm sorry

I was tired, half asleep
When you shared your dreams with me
And if it seems I don't believe, I'm sorry
Yeah I'm sorry

I'm like a deer caught in the headlights
When the future looks so bright

You say the walls are closing in and you can't breathe
It's sink or swim
You need to spread your wings

I was wrong, you were right
I can see the other side
Didn't mean to start a fight, I'm sorry

I was tired, half asleep
When you shared your dreams with me
And if it seems I don't believe, I'm sorry

I was wrong, you were right
I can see the other side
Didn't mean to start a fight, I'm sorry

I was tired, half asleep
When you shared your dreams with me
And if it seems I don't believe
I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry

I was tired, half asleep
When you shared your dreams with me
I was wrong, you were right, I'm sorry

We live in a little room in a little house
In a small town

Some days I open my eyes
But I can't see, darkness everywhere all over me
I reach out with my face in my hands
Try and tear free but the blackness keeps covering me

I don't want it
I don't need it
Don't know why but it won't let go
I don't want it
I don't need it
Don't know why but I can't let go

So I drink dark liquid down
And I breathe, sleep
Breathe, sleep, peace

I'm a happy guy, dangerously calm
In this world I try
Dark is everywhere tormenting me

I don't want it
I don't need it
Don't know why but it won't let go
I don't want it
I don't need it
Don't know why but I can't let go

So I drink dark substance down
And I breathe, sleep
Breathe, sleep, peace

Something's gotta give in a life that's so pure
Every day we swallow it down
Wait and put all that hate that's around
How's it gonna ever gonna get out

So I drink dark substance down
And I breathe, sleep
Breathe, sleep, peace

Kaila's on, she's on my bed
She grabs the rope and sews the thread
While she seems ok
I wan't love and everything

Everything
Everything
Everything
Everything

We are both wet to our toes
Kaila shows red undertones
Oh, oh this can't be
She might die from intimacy

Everything
Everything
Everything
Everything (just love assassination)

Show me the way
Everything
This wild display
Ah

We are high
We are low
We won't stop
Until we get what we came here for

Then you break
And you bleed
And your legs slowly paint the floor

We were high
You are low
Now I shoulder you through the car door

I will shake
You won't breathe
And I scream
God must not be watching over me

I won't be the same
I'm the one to blame
Buried down below
It won't be long
Till flowers start to grow

Speak to me
But you're not talking anymore
Lay with me
Within 6 feet of your marble stone

You say that I don't feel the same as you at sunrise
It's true that I can't see the pain and hurt in your eyes
And oh, the lights are leaving me cold
'Cos I can't feel them

Give me a reason why the stars should always shine
Give me a reason and we'll leave this all behind

And so I know the day will always end
So I close my door and see the darkness as my friend

Give me a reason why the stars should always shine
Give me a reason and we'll leave this all behind

Yeah we'll leave it all behind
Yeah we'll leave it all, we'll leave it all behind
Yeah we'll leave it all, we'll leave it all behind
Yeah we'll leave it all, we'll leave it all

Give me a reason why the stars should always shine
Give me a reason and we'll leave it all we'll leave it all
Give me a reason why the stars should always shine
Give me a reason an we'll leave we'll leave it all behind

We'll leave it all behind
And come back one day to find
Nothing's changed at all
We'll leave it all behind
And come back one day to find
Nothing's changed at all