All Alone
Battle
I watch as the sun sets in the west
I know I gave it my best
But the battle I didn’t win
I knew that I had committed a sin
Yet I still had to fight
For everything in my sight
Chorus: I’m sad I lost
Everything was at cost
I was defeated
And mistreated
They took my pride
And everything else inside
In the process I lost my best man
Killed were women and children
Although they pleaded with their lives
They were left without a chance to survive
My enemy has won
Nothing I could have done.
(Chorus)
Broken Glasses
My glasses are broken in half
Somewhere along the path
And I cannot find the other half
Of my broken glasses
You said you had a screw loose
Well so did I
But yours was in your head
And mine was in my head…gear
I can see clearly now
My glasses have been fixed
I don’t know why or how
I must say I’m perplexed
I seem to have lost them again
Will you be a kind friend?
And tell me where I may find
My glasses before they *crunch* (Spoken) oh shit.
It looks to me like
They’ve broken once more
When I was riding my bike
Now I have this huge ass sore
All because of my glasses
I have to clean them all the time
I lose them all the time
I need to repair them all the time
They keep slipping off my nose
They’re so fucking annoying
I guess I’ll face the facts
Maybe I should get contacts.
Curse
I wish that I could cry
Everyday I wonder why
I keep telling myself tomorrow
But it happens no more
I lie to keep you around
I’ve been kicked to the ground
You came along to bring hope
But you cut me like a rope
Chorus1: I have been cursed to never again taste her sweet, sweet lips
I have been cursed to never again hear her innocent voice
I have been cursed to never again touch her soft, supple skin
I lie awake in bed
Your voice fresh in my head
You said you’d never go
But how could you make me feel so…low
I thought me and you would be forever
I prayed that we would stay together
For living there is no reason
I guess I’ll just change like the season
Chorus2: I have been cursed to never again gaze into her deep blue eyes
I have been cursed to never again feel the warmth and kindness
Of her heart that I have never felt…before.
Empty
Your tears fall down on my soul
I feel like I'm losing control
Every minute we're apart
I find a piece missing from my heart
There's only one thing that I have to say
and although I don't have my own way
There is only one thing left to do
and that is to say I love you.
Chorus
Because me without you is like a sky without stars, empty.
Because me without you is like a forest without trees, empty.
Because me without you is like a mind without thought, empty.
Because me without you is like a heart without love, empty.
All other words that I say
Live for only that one day.
But the only way those three words will die
is when I leave the comfort of your side
but the day that happens will never arrive
because being with you is when I'm most alive
As your love flows through my veins
I feel like I'm going insane
(Chorus)
The Money in my life is meaningless
The fame corrupts my judgment
but your love clears my mind
because you put my thoughts at ease.
with a gaze that reflects your soul.
a soul which is a piece of my own
and if you should die tomorrow
I would never let your love go
(Repeat Chorus x2)
Fallen
Did you ever get the feeling
That you were immortal
That nothing could send you reeling
Nothing could make you fall
But then something happens
That shatters your image
Or someone you trust in
Disappears like a mirage
Chorus: I cannot see
I cannot breathe
I’m broke down
I’m on the ground
I can’t lift my head
I’m lying here dead
Did you ever think and wonder
If you would ever fail
Or cause yourself to go under
You think you’re not frail
That you’re unbreakable
Then you lose everything
You’re no longer stable
And angel with broken wings
(Chorus)
Fiend
I always want to say
The words to make you go away
I don’t want you near
Your presence kills me like a spear
Why can’t you just see
The frustration that you cause me
Chorus: Just leave me alone
You can’t understand
Don’t call me on the phone
I won’t shake your hand
You say you’re a true friend
I’m telling you this is the end
You tell me all lies
Then you act like it’s a surprise
When I find you out
Then you must hear me scream and shout
(Chorus)
Go Away
Your voice crawls into my skin
It makes me sick from within
I can’t stand the way you look at me
I want to see you bleed
Why can’t you just die
So you won’t fucking lie
I’m sure this world would be better
If you died and left not even a letter
That says you took your pathetic life
In a field with a sharpened knife
Chorus: I can’t take this
I can’t break you
I can’t fake this
I can’t make you
GO AWAY!
You look at me with a fake smile
It makes you look so senile
You act like you’re a fucking success
But you’ve made such a mess
Of things around you
You haven’t got a clue
When all things around you fall
You feel like you can’t help anything at all
Well for once you’re exactly right
You’ll never win this life-long fight
(Chorus)
GO AWAY! X 2
(Chorus. Pause before GO AWAY, then draw it out.)
Hypocritical
Rap is a piece of crap and I wish that Eminem would shut his trap or he might have a slight mishap. They just talk they don’t sing in it they bring up a fling that hasn’t got a thing to do with the rest of the test none of the best on the list have any talent which meant to have sent them to the bottom. Instead they reached the top along with hip-hop and we can’t stop them from taking the shop while they chop other music and it just makes me sick that they could rise so quick.
Chorus: I am hypocritical
Nothing I say is lyrical
I tell you what not to do
Then I do it too.
Rock is the worst music around
I can’t stand its deafening sound
The words that they use have no feeling
Their only hope is to sing to the ceiling
I don’t know how their shows get sold out.
All they do is fucking scream and shout.
I don’t think they should sell another record
Their music should be thrown out the door.
(Chorus)
Oh I hate country swooners
They seem like a bunch of losers
Always talking about a job at some cost
Or a woman or man that they lost
Always wearing their stupid hat
And strummin’ their old acoustic
I could go on and on why they perform
But I wouldn’t want you to be bored
(Chorus)
I Try
This feeling is stealing and sealing my healing I’m kneeling and pleading asking why must I try to fly without you by my side it’s getting harder to find all I left behind the kind of mind that is mine that is fine show me a sign that I’m not out of line that I’m not losing my head like I said I’d be dead if you fled this I always dread instead of being death. I’ve never sustained such pain that I claim is straining my brain driving me insane watching the rain I look for answers I took you for granted I shook from emptiness of an open book I sit in a nook and say to myself
Chorus:
I try to forget
I try to let go
But I can’t get my mind set
Having lost you
I try to sleep
I try to dream
But my sleep is dreamless
And my nights are sleepless.
I watch the clock as it tick-tocks and it mocks and shocks me back to reality I cannot see that being free is destroying me and is unnoticed by thee so far so good and if I could I would have stood in my place your fury I faced, your love I embraced and your heart I chased I might be alright if I could fight for you at night but my sight was blinded by the light of your charm the comfort of you in my arms has come to warm the harm in my heart
(Chorus)
Life without Sanity
If I wanted to die, would you talk me out of it?
If I wanted to leave, would you walk with me?
You’ve always been there for me, a true friend.
And be there for me till the bitter end.
Every time you see me cry
You’re always at my side
I feel the pain in me subdue
Knowing that I could count on you
Chorus: Why won’t this pain leave me
Why are they trying to deceive me
Why can’t I run away
Why can’t I live through today.
If I wanted to laugh would you tell a joke or two
If I wanted to try would you support me
You don’t know how much you impact me
While in your presence I find sanctity
You make me feel alive again
You’re close to me as kin
Along with you we see things through
If I lost you I’d be a fool
(Chorus)
Maybe
May I die please
I’m sick of this disease
Every time I say something
Nobody hears anything
I feel I need to bleed
Hold in my hand the seed
To my life and thought
But I’ve never sought
To plant it, watch it
As it grows and sits
Chorus: Maybe if I tried
I wouldn’t have to have lied
Maybe if I died
I wouldn’t have to have cried
These are words that bind me
Sneaking up from behind me
I have no life to live
I have no love to give
I am a machine at work
I’m always a fucking jerk
If you think your life’s
A living hell with strife
Just look at me for once
See that I have no chance
(Chorus)
My Belief
Next time you decide to give
A reason humans should live
I will merely not listen
For your biased decision
Is one that amuses me
When he accuses me
Of being psychotic
Being evil and sadistic
Chorus: Humans are a waste of space
That need to be eliminated from this place
Their species doesn’t really belong
They made everything go wrong
What do they know
They don’t care about
The grass when it grows
Or when the trees shout
Whenever they cut them down
And leave wasteland all around
The human fire consumes the earth
Ever since their time of birth
(Chorus)
You have told me before
That it is nature you adore
But I watch you drive your car
To where it isn’t very far
And I watch you work in a factory
Where they take advantage of nature’s entity
Then I watch you go to your home
Where the belonged used to roam
(Chorus)
Undead
What makes you think you're alone at night?
Especially in the absence of light
While you're lying awake in your bed.
Do you really think those noises are in your head?
Well I got news for you.
I hear those noises too.
Chorus:
You might think it's absurd
But all the voices that you heard,
Were those of the dead
And you better believe what they said.
Their thirst for blood runs deep.
You are never safe even in your keep.
You think you'll never be attacked.
And although it remains a disproven fact,
You don't think they exist,
That it's just shadows in the mist
Chorus
(Spoken)You wake up in a cold sweat. Your blood feels like ice. You look around, making sure everything's alright. You see a figure standing in the shadows. You turn on the light and…
Chorus
(Whispered) it's the dead.
Promise
I’m sick of school
I’m sick of work
I’m sick of being lazy
I’m sick of procrastinating
I’m sick and tired of fucking living
But
Chorus:
You won’t see me poppin’ pills
Or taking nasty spills
From thirty story buildings
Look at me
But you won’t see
A gun to my head
And my finger on the trigger.
There’s but one reason I say this
I made a promise
I intend to keep it
No matter the pain
No matter the suffering
No matter all the shit I go through
So
(Chorus)
I’ve fucked up before
My soul exists no more
I wish I could run
I wish I could hide
Or stay locked up inside
But what should I decide
Cause
(Chorus)
Weekend
I work and slave all day
I get very little pay
I go to sleep late and get up early
as my mom stirs me
the sleep goes from my eyes
and I hang with the guys
because we have time to spend
on the very short weekend
Chorus:
Well Friday's here and Saturday's a comin'
and I'll be on my guitar strummin'
and on Sunday I'll be on my back porch hummin'
all the while me and my friends are runnin'
Well we have much to do
and won’t get it through
we have a lot to talk about
but we won’t get it all out
we have a bunch of places to see
but we won’t be so free
we might do it next weekend
but we’ll probably forget by then
When
I can feel the pain in me intensify
it’s something that I can’t deny
I watch as my life leaves me
and everyone as they deceive me
I’ve had plenty of opportunities
but you’ll never see me on my knees
Chorus: When it snows I feel so blue
When it shows, it shows true
When she goes, she goes too
When it grows, it grows on you
You think you have it made
as long as you get paid
well next time you think you got it easy
just remember the unfortunate ones
then you might not be so sleazy
because what is done can’t be undone
(chorus)
I’m tired of this shit, I slit and quit my wit is unfit and I can’t sit still until I fill my thrill to spill the blood of the good in a flood in the streets when I meet my retreat in a feat keeping so discrete in my eye that I try to die.
Spoiled
I feel your eyes look down upon me
when you can’t even see
I wonder why you open your mouth
to let meaningless words out
you put on the same fake smile
that makes you so vile
I can’t take it anymore
you’ve seen it all before
Chorus: One day I’m gonna snap
and everyone will be stuck
in my complicated trap
that’s when they’ll be out of luck
I watch you drive your fancy car
I see you wear your designer clothes
I can’t believe you are what you are
trying to be when all you do is pose
you’re a pompous little rich-ass bastard
and for you I have no regard
I don’t care if you ignore me
because I think you’re just boring
(chorus)
Suicide
Tearing with knives the flesh of my skin
unforgiving pain sinking within
clutching the weapon within hand
barely even able to stand
watching as the crimson blood flows
wondering to where it goes
Chorus: Waiting to live
Hating to ling
Bleeding to live
Needing to live
Ripping out my blackened heart
like a priceless work of art
slicing my eyes so that I go blind
leaving my emptiness behind
watching as my hands burn
as the worlds slowly turn
(Chorus)
You try to deter me with your word
whatever you got to say I’ve heard
in fact I’m sick of you telling me
about what I could be
sick of all your lame excuses, reasons
I’ve acted on life on abuses and treasons
(Chorus)
Crevice
Always, I see myself and what I want to be
Broken, are the pieces inside of me
Change, is what I must do to be free
Destroy everything that I see
Chorus: I walk along this world
I stalk along this planet
I wish that I could hide
from everything inside
Early is the time for change
Force everything to rearrange
Guess what is deranged
Hope it’s not within your range
(Chorus)
Ill is the current way
Jacked from your pay
Kill this uneventful day
Lie to keep them away
(Chorus)
Mother never took one look
No one would ever hook
Ominous like an unread book
People don’t care what they took
(Chorus)
Questions I want to ask
Remember my simple task
Scream from your little mask
Turn
(Chorus)
Under, lies my very heart
Vicious like a poisoned dart
Wondering from the very start
X is like a work of art
(Chorus)
You know you don’t belong
Zero is how much is left of this song
One More Song
Chorus: I've run out of things to say
and I think that I'm done for today
but baby if you'll just come along
then I'll sing you one more song
The day's gone by and the night has come
I don't want to be alone with just anyone
I can tell the way you gaze into my eyes
that I forget about everything I despise
then my worries leave and my stress is gone
your love for me has made me twice as strong
(Chorus)
As long as I have you in arms so tight
I wouldn't mind dieing tonight
the hours go by and the minutes are flying
but I still keep on trying
to make every moment with you last
but our time together is going way too fast
(chorus)
In the Song
Some Musicians sing about sex and drugs
others rant about gangs and thugs
some artists say you should have faith in the almighty
others try to tell you that you shouldn't believe
Chorus: It doesn't matter what you say
because everybody's go their own way
just as long as you believe it's true
just as long as what you say is you
some musicians sing about peace and love
they talk about girls, flowers, and doves
other shout about war and hate
they fee that, for this world, it is too late
(chorus)
some musicians complain that they don't have any money
others gripe about not having a honey
there are times whe you don't know what they're sayin'
that's okay because it just means you haven't been payin'....
(chorus)
Simple Girl
I have on little question one simple suggestion perhaps you can make a correction to my situation can you give me an answer cause I'm too afraid to ask her I don't mean to masquerade but I might be made a fool so I have to keep my cool and just stay away
Chorus: There she is
the simple girl
but talking to her
won't be easy
her eyes tie
my heart in knots
and her smile
makes my stomach queesy
I would walk up to her to talk to her but what if she ignores me what if she thinks I'm boring I think she's lovely she'll think I'm ugly I can't talk to her freely because she deserves better than what I can give
(chorus)
yeah she deserves better I'd never be able to get her what she wanted maybe if I had more money or perhaps if she thought I was funny but I don't think I could take the chance of asking her to dance.
Release
Why do I help the thing I despise
giving forth my efforts
to cause it to rise
I reach out my hand
to a helpless person
I help them to stand
when I shouldn't be caring
why do I do it
to be bold and daring?
I don't think that could be
I want to be cold, cruel
I want to be able to see
my victim lying upon the ground
bleeding there reaching for me
choking out his last sound
as he passes out from the pain
or dies as I watch him
as I slowly go insane.
Chorus:
I need to release
everything
that is keeping me
from being
myself
I need to let go
of all the feelings
that are hiding
deep within
Why do I spend my money this way
I keep buying shit I don't need
just so I can I have fun that day
I wonder if it's all worth it
to sacrifice something worthless
in order to give up, to forfeit
I keep doing the things
that society does too
like a puppet being pulled by strings
I need to get off this ride
take more chances than I should
I wonder why I hide
away in the corner alone
talking to myself while
no one else is home
I want to be free
I want to get away
but I have to be me
(Chorus)
Tear My Life
You don't care about me so don't even pretend that you are my friend mocking me all the time about anything that's shocking
You think you know me just because you talk to me well newsflash I'm a lot different that you, but we both have one thing in common the dislike of me.
Chorus: You don't need me now you never did
You can't help me no you never could
So please tell me why
I shouldn't tear my life apart
You tell me I should be happy to be alive, but what is life with so much misery, your happiness makes you blind to the true tragedy.
You don't even like me so don't even try to comfort me and sympathize with your lies. You don't seem to understand and you think you have it in the palm of your hand.
Chorus.
Broken and Weak
Face buried deep within my hands
self buried deep within my soul
body buried deep within the sands
heart buried deep within the cold
these are the words that I speak
these are the emotions that I feel
now I sit here broken and weak
wishing that my wounds would heal
How could you say you know what it's like
when you've never been through this before
how could you say you know what it's like
when you've never been asking for more
So now I sit here wondering if I have a life
so now I sit here wondering if I have a reason
so now I sit here wondering if I should get the knife
so now I sit here wondering if I should be undone
These are the words that I speak
thses are the emotions that I feel
now I sit here broken and weak
wishing that my wounds would heal
Captured
You are the one
my lovely setting sun
I would never be anything
without you to bring
me through the day
you took my breath away
when you caught me with your eyes
and left me paralyzed
Chorus:I wish that I could find a way
to make you wanna stay
if I ever had to let you go
I would still love you so
You are like a dream come true
never knowing angels existed till I met you
and then you showed me a life
without loneliness or strife
and in the midst of all my craziness
you brought me to a world of happiness
and although I may not always be here
I will always be somewhere near.
A Kid
Playing kickball in the backyard
Sleeping underneath the stars
Playing hopscotch on the sidewalk
While me and my friends talk
Chorus: I wish I could go back, to doing the things I did
I wish I could go back, to being just a kid
I wish I could go back, to when I had my happiness
I wish I could go back, to a time of innocense
Watching Saturday morning Cartoons
Taking a nap in the afternoon
Bothering my parents at Christmas
and giving them a good night kiss
(Chorus)
Playing ghost in the graveyard at night
sometimes giving myself a fright
walking to school in the morn
with my coat to keep me warm.
Missing Found
When I was all alone and had no one to turn to
you were there for me to make me new
When I needed someone with a must
you were there for me an angel in the dust
When I find myself in a bar late at night
you never let me out of your sight
Chorus you were always there for me my dear friend
you were alway there to make things sound
to me you're a hero, a true legend
even when I can't see you I know you're around
whenever I thought I could never go on
you were there to help me along
everytime I feel there's nothing left for me
you are there to remind me to be
strong and never give up hope
and whenever I'm at the end of my rope
you are always there hanging on to the other end
when it comes down to it you are a true friend
Authority....Figures
I'm five years old sitting in a pew so cold
I am told by a man, that God loves all his children
Then afterwards I stand and walk out the door
and I see him lying in the street, dieing at my feet
Then I look up to the sky and yell
How can you love your children
when you allow this to happen?
Chorus: All my life I've been told what to do
All my life I've been told what to say
All my life I've been told what to think
but I've never been told why.
I'm 13 sitting in a desk, trying to finish this test
I can't go anywhere till they say,
I wonder if prison is the same way
telling us what to do, punishing us when we don't
we learn a bunch of stuff we will never use
I ask, isn't enough enough when we're not allowed to choose
(Chorus)
I'm 18 drafted into the army trying to be all I can be
they tell me I have to kill a certain type of people
but when i ask them what the war is over
they tell me that it's a war on terrorism
but the only terror I can see is from us
I can't see how killing the innocent
is going to end all of this torment
(Chorus)
Now I'm 25 sitting in an office trying to sort through this
pile of papers that have almost nothing important on them
I find it funny when the company says they care about nature
when they destroy it constantly thinking that they're mature
but after seeing how they act, them being mature is far from fact
(Chorus)
More Than That
Chorus:
I would give the world to you
but I love you more than that
I would die for you
but I love you more than that
Since you've came along
I seemed to have grown strong
now I'm able to face the day
and find my own way
to make my own success
and to get me out of this mess
(chorus)
Every time that you hold my hand
you make me happy to be your man
and every time you look into my eyes
you seem to hypnotize
and I drop unto my knees
and do whatever you please
(chorus)
I could go on about your beauty
but that's what everyone can see
the thing I really love about you
is that no one can make me feel the way you do
and so in my heart you will lie
until the day both you and I die
Fixed Shattering (Cory co-wrote this one)
Waiting as the darkness slips
over me and I cannot feel
anything except my tortured
pain and loneliness
and how I sit here broken down
from the inside unable to face
the demons within me
and the angels that once
were there cannot be found
and within my eyes well the tears
of despair for knowing that I'll never
amount to anything but to be everything
that I have grown to hate and to betray
everything that I used to stand for
Chorus:
I can't find the answer
to my dreams anymore
I look through this glass
darkly as if there was
liquid but not transparent
With a gun to my head I laugh at all the
betrayers, murderers, and thieves
on my doorsteps across this country
known as the land of the free
but what has freedom given us
my life slips through my fingertips
like sand through an hourglass
and I don't think I can
take this anymore
having so much desire to die
but having no real reason to
so I hope I will have peace
for once at last.
Corn
you can eat it creamed
you can eat it on the cobb
you can eat it anytime
even if you don't have a job
I like to wrap it in foil
and cook it on the grill
and when it starts to steam
it gives me such a thrill
then I spread the butter on
and only after a few seconds
the whole damn thing is gone
(Chorus)
When I buy it in the can
it's just not the same
because I'm not quite sure
from where exactly it came
but I'll still eat it cause corn is corn
and I've been loving it
since the day I was born
(Chorus)
I Dare You to Love me
I saw you in your little pink shirt
you looked so cute it almost hurt
and in your nice tight jeans
you put to shame all those beauty queens
I felt that I was going out of my head
so in my mind I said
I dare you to love me
go on and care a little
show me some compassion
and I'll dare to love you
Then I got a chance to look in your eyes
and you made me realize
that I could seize this moment
and uncloud my judgement
I'll ask you to dance with me
and make me as happy as I can be
(chorus)
within my arms you are found
so I forget about everything around
lost in our own little world
I'm happy I found you girl
to hold you in the night
and make you feel all right
(chorus x 2)
Caged
Looking deep within my soul
I find where my conciousness unfolds
I'm searching for answers inside myself
but they are not placed neatly on a shelf
So I drown within the darkness
trapped within my own weakness
I wish I could make me believe
but how can I, when it's only pain I receive
Chorus:
If you look through my eyes
then you will realize
I am not what I appear to be
bounded by chains unable to get free
Here I am unable to gain control
my mind has taken its toll
the voice inside screams for help
they know that I am losing my health
I am alive, but totally worthless
and I'm destined to always fail not knowing success
so I'm left to just sit and grieve
wondering why my tortured life just won't....
(chorus)
leave.
Father Figure
I want to welcome you to this world
but I also want to protect you from it
because with all the love and beauty
there is also a lot of hate in this world
and I don't want you to experience such a thing
I want you to stay as innocent as you are now
so in my heart I will hope
that the love in yours will grow
and if you grow up to hate
I will know that I have failed
Chorus:
It's a rough and tough world
but I'll help you stand
I hope that you can make it
until then I'll hold your hand
I want to welcome you to this life
I also want to shelter you from it
because in your life there will be much light
but along with the light will come darkness
I hope that your eyes won't see such a thing
I want your eyes to stay as bright as they are
so in my heart I will pray
that you will not go astray
for if you leave without saying good-bye
then I will know that I have failed
(Chorus)
Smile
I could have as much money as gates
I could be an actor that everyone thought was great
I coul have a million copies of my record sold
but it doesn't mean anything if I don't have you to hold
Chorus:
I'm not asking for much
just to feel your gentle touch
I'm not asking for a lot
but I'll give up everything I got
just to see you smile
I could have a best selling book
I could have classic hollywood looks
or even my own amusement park ride
but it doesn't mean anything if you're not by my side
(chorus)
I could be a professional athlete
I could do amazing human feats
I could sign autographs and make millions
but if you're not with me what will I be then
(chorus x2)
Say What You Mean
You say I should be happy.
You mean I should be happy
living like something I hate?
You say I should enjoy life.
You mean I should enjoy
being a puppet for a society I despise?
You say I shouldn't hurt myself.
You mean I should
live in constant pain?
You say I'm lucky to have friends.
You mean I'm lucky
to feel like I am alone?
If you could see what your words really mean
then perhaps you wouldn't really speak to me
You'd just shake your head in shame
embarrased that you even know my name
You say I have no reason to be sad.
You mean I have no reason
to want to be loved?
You say I should believe in myself.
You mean I should believe
in the mockery of my life?
You say I shouldn't be so hard on myself.
You mean I should
pretend like everything's ok?
You say I should look forward to the future.
You mean I should
look forward to failure?
Caught Between Heaven and Life
People are starting to betray
doin the opposite of what they say
I cannot see their dishonesty
because I'm blinded by loyalty
and how I find myself hoping to die
waiting for my soul to say good-bye
Stuck in a dead end job
and I'm going nowhere
stuck in this town
and I'm caught between heaven and life
The darkness enraptures my soul
and I sit here lacking control
and while the pain in me starts to rise
I'm caught between heaven and life
and all that is left is the pain
and it is more than I can sustain
watching as my happiness dies
from listening to all the lies
Where Were You?
Chorus:
Where were you
When I wanted to die
Where were you
When I broke down and cried
Where were you
When I was talking to you
Where were you
When I didn't know what to do
When I need you the most
You weren't around
When I searched for you
You were nowhere to be found
Always there for the others
You had no time for me
With all the glory that you get
I can't honor your decree
(Chorus)
When I heard nature cry
You choose to ignore
the very thing you created
I can't take this lie anymore
This is my message
That I hope you receive
Maybe next time you'll listen
Instead of letting me bleed
Toys
a spring fell out, a screw came loose
not the whole thing, just the caboose
the paint is chipped, the wheel is stuck
well I guess that's just my luck
to have a squirt gun with a leak
after I've had it for only one week
If you can't fix it with duct tape then it's just broken
so I'll have to go to the arcade and get some tokens
and win the tickets by playing the games
to win the prize but it's just not the same
the stuffing is starting to fall out
I can't get it open it makes me wanna shout
the fan is ripped the cards are torn
the tips on all the markers are worn
and with all the money I go through each day
I should worry about the bills I have to pay
No Sleep
Chorus:
I got to get to sleep
I got to work in the morning
but the sandman won't arrive
so I'm lying here with my eyes open
Well it's 11 pm so I'll go to bed
lay down and rest my head
I close my eyes and begin to fade
but then I got hit by the shade
I look at the clock and it's midnight
it's completely dark not a single light
I'm wondering if this is a nightmare
but I never saw a sign telling me I should beware
I look again it's 2 in the morning
I hear a faint little warning
telling me I have to work tomorrow
so off to dreamland I should go
I look once more it's a quarter after 3
and I still can't get to sleep
I turn on my tv and watch it
then I get up and walk for a bit
Now it's 5:30 and my alarm's going off
I hit the snooze button and scoff
I wipe the wake from my eyes
Wait, it's Saturday I finally realize
I don't have to work today
Trust me with your heart
If you told me that you love me
I wouldn't shower you with diamonds
instead I would shower you with kisses
If you told me that you love me
I wouldn't die for you
instead I would live my life
If you told me that you love me
I wouldn't write you a bunch of poetry
instead I would tell you that I love you too
You might trust me with your life
but that's just the start
I wish that I could make you feel
that you can trust me with your heart
If I told you that I love you
you wouldn't have to give me anything
except for maybe a kiss whenever I see you
If I told you that I love you
you wouldn't have to put yourself in danger
instead just let me know that you're safe
If I told you that I love you
you wouldn't have to sing me a song
instead just tell me that you love me too
You might trust me with your life
but that's just the start
I wish that I could make you feel
that you can trust me with your heart
Will I?
Will I ever write the words only love can write
Will I speak the words in her ear
Will I hold her in the middle of the night
Will I tell her what she wants to hear
It's getting harder to stay by your side
when you're not by mine
I don't know if I can stay any longer
this is a test of time
the older I get my patience grows thin
unable to face the feelings within
Will I ever write the words only love can write
Will I speak the words in her ear
Will I hold her in the middle of the night
Will I tell her what she wants to hear
I told you that I would never leave
promised you I would be different
but my fear isn't that you'll stop loving me
it lies in the face that my love for you might cease
and that's something I don't wanna see
so don't ever let me leave
Murdering a Suicide
They say the pain is inside my head instead of showing support they report the fact that they react with open minds and the times they were there for me but you were never there for me when I needed you I pleaded for your hand but you stand there laughing at my misery making me feel like nothing is real I'm going to steal your soul away better pray someday you'll regain control
As I walk among the people
I wonder how they live with themselves
As I stalk among the people
I wonder how I can live with myself
As I lie there alone withered to the bone I remember my past until the shadow casts over me signifying it's over for me but that will never be my destiny until I see you lying on the ground after the beating I gave you your pleading won't save you did you listen to my cries no you just sat idly by with your lies
Proud
You always complain to me about stuff I can't control
You talk so loud I can barely hear you sometimes
You always lecture me on how I better get my act together
If I was you I would yell at my young
Whenever they did something wrong
If I was you I would love my wife
every night of my life
If I was you I would tell me
there's a silver lining in every cloud
If I was you I would be proud
You never tell me that you love me, but you don't have to
You never hug me good night, but you don't have to
because I don't need you to tell me or hug me
to know that you love me
If I was you I would yell at my young
Whenever they did something wrong
If I was you I would love my wife
every night of my life
If I was you I would tell me
there's a silver lining in every cloud
If I was you I would be proud
I Still Love Her
She ain't the type of girl that turns heads
but there's no better feeling than when we're together
she ain't the girl most guys dream about
but man I still love her
I might be able to get a prettier girl
but could she make me feel like you do
money doesn't mean anything to me
if there's no love to go along with it
because being with you is worth
all the money a man could ask for
She ain't the type of girl that turns heads
but there's no better feeling than when we're together
she ain't the girl most guys dream about
but man I still love her
Alright so you don't live in a mansion
I could live in your love and that's all I'd need
And so you don't drive an expensive car
I don't care I would walk if it meant being with you
so don't ever tell me you don't have anything to give
because if you still have love that's all I ask for
I find Myself (Loving you)
I want to kill myself
but I don't want to see
the pain within your eyes
I wish I could commit suicide
but the only thing I can commit
is my love for you
no matter what you do
I can't help myself
no matter what you say
I find myself loving you
I wish I didn't suffer
the way that I do
but it seems everythime
I see your pretty face
all the pain becomes null
and I feel whole again
no matter what you do
I can't help myself
no matter what you say
I can't help but love you
I wish I had more time
more time to spend with you
I wish the time that we aren't together
would fly as swift as the falcon
because every minute you're not with me
it tears me up inside
no matter what you do
I can't help myself
no matter what you say
I can't help but love you
It would be easy for me
to do things the hard way
but I don't know how to say
the very simple words
that I need to tell you
how do I say I love you
no matter what you do
I can't help myself
no matter what you say
I can't help but love you
Why is it that every time
I hear your sweet voice
I fall under your spell
and I'm not the same man
that I was before
The Simple Life
I work forty hours a week
down at the local factory
I pay the bills and the rent
and I know my money's well spent
I love my kids and my wife
yeah this is the simple life
Chorus:
I live a simple life
have common problems and everyday strife
and when I see my kids and wife
I am thankful for this simple life
I take my kids whereever they go
or my wife takes them and I stay home
I like to go out on the weekends
wiith either my wife or my friends
and when I return home at night
I make sure everybody's alright
(chorus)
My kids play with the toys I bought
I haven't won every battle I've fought
but when I know my family is safe
a smile creeps across my face
and I realize the most important fight
is the fight to keep this simple life
(chorus x 2)
Hey Girl
Hey girl can't you tell
that I'm talking to you
what do I have to do
should I scream and yell
but what good is it when
you won't even listen
The poems that I write to you I mean every single word
and the songs I sing for you I sing with all my heart
they're not just words that I want you to hear
they're my feelings that I have towards you
I want the words I love you to be the first
words that you hear when you wake up in the morn
and the last words when you fall asleep at night
Hey girl can't you tell
that I'm talking to you
what do I have to do
should I scream and yell
but what good is it when
you won't even listen
your beauty is the inspiration behind my words
and my love for you is what keeps me going
but you don't see this love that I have
all I'm asking is for you to open your eyes
maybe then you will really see how much
I really love you and these are not just words
as I've stated before this is not just another song.
Your Little Girl
your little girl was raped today
but you didn't see her tears
because you left the room
before she started to cry
you never trusted the guys
around your little girl
you feared they had influence
that they would destroy her world
so you never let her be her
so she decided to rebel
and you couldn't stop it
you made a trip to her room
and muffled her screams
your little girl was raped today
but you didn't see her tears
because you left the room
before she started to cry
well now that she fears you
she won't even give you a hug
you'll never forget that sound
the one she made after you were done
but when you heard the silence
you had no regrets at all
if given a second chance
you would do it again
and you would hold nothing back
Save my Last Dance
We could walk all day and be back at the start
we could talk all night and not say a word
when I look in your eyes I see it and feel it too
and that's why I'll save my last dance for you
whenever I see your face
everything falls into place
and everything takes a back seat
to you until you leave
then when I see you again
I treat you as you are godsend
We could walk all day and be back at the start
we could talk all night and not say a word
when I look in your eyes I see it and feel it too
and that's why I'll save my last dance for you
I could say you're my angel
but if you saw my eyes you could tell
that you're more to me than that
when I'm around you I forget how to act
but I know to treat you like royalty
because you're the most important thing to me
We could walk all day and be back at the start
we could talk all night and not say a word
when I look in your eyes I see it and feel it too
and that's why I'll save my last dance for you
the thing that keeps us together
is the very thing that will last forever
you're my friend you're my lover
and my last dance won't go to any other.
I wanna be the one
I wanna be the one
to ease all of your pain
I wanna be the one
to walk with you in the rain
I wanna be the one
that wipes away your tears of sorrow
I wanna be the one
to hold you like there's no tomorrow
If you get the feeling that I don't feel
look into my eyes and see my pain needs to be healed
because as long as my heart beats
and for as long as I breathe
I'll always want you near me
so if we don't talk for a while
I'll still enjoy your pretty smile
and if don't see one another
know that we are still together
I wanna be the one
to ease all of your pain
I wanna be the one
to walk with you in the rain
I wanna be the one
that wipes away your tears of sorrow
I wanna be the one
to hold you like there's no tomorrow
Why is it that I don't see
any love from you for me
now please tell me I'm just blind
all you need to do is remind
me that you love me as much as I do you
because please believe this to be true
without you I don't know what I'd do
I don't know if I'll die but I won't be alive
so I'll do what I can to keep you satisfied.
She Can't
I put down the bottle and put out my cigarette
and I thought to myself how much worse can things get
then I heard the news that nearly broke my heart in two
she said the words, but I hope they weren't true
now I sit here and I wonder why
and I wonder if she feels the same way as I
I asked her if she could love me she told me she can't
I did my best to hide my tears and told her it's okay
If only I was able to say what I wanted to say
then maybe if I asked her again she might say she can
I go to work and wonder if things would have went differently
if I told her how much she really means to me
but what's done is done and I can't change that
although now I wish that I could go back
and tell her that I'm starting to fall for her
and she would make my world a whole lot better
I asked her if she could love me she told me she can't
I did my best to hide my tears and told her it's okay
If only I was able to say what I wanted to say
then maybe if I asked her again she might say she can
I think someday I'm gonna tell her how I really feel
let her know that my love for her is real
then maybe she will reveal
the way she really feels
I asked her if she could love me but she said that she can't.
Man You're Ugly
When I saw your one tooth grin
I knew from that moment
that you were out of a science fiction scene
I can't tell if you're a man or a woman
but I can tell that you're butt ugly
Man, you're ugly
I can't bear to look
everytime you look in a mirror
you're lucky when it doesn't break
I remember seeing you on Ripley's
you claimed to be a dog that could walk
but I've never seen a dog so ugly
so I figured out when you finally talked
that you're some sort of freak show
Man, you're ugly
I can't bear to look
everytime you look in a mirror
you're lucky when it doesn't break
Then I tried looking for an excuse
some sort of reasoning behind it all
then I looked to your parents
and I finally see why you're like this
but I still can't see why you're ugly
Gamblin' Man
you went to the casino with plenty of cash
figured what do I have to lose
you have more than enough and
you knew that this money would last
Life's a gamble and we have to choose
what we win what we lose
after the dice are rolled and the cards are dealt
it's the greatest feeling to be felt
well you woke up this morning in the hotel room
remembering all the money that you've won
but once you get back home you'll realize
exactly what you had to lose
she asked you not to go and even threatened to leave
but tried to sneak away anyway
you thought of a clever lie
one you hoped that she would believe
but when you go back again and again
what do you really gain
sure you have the money
but you no longer have the honey
so now you are on your own with your newfound wealth
so you go down to the strip
and go looking for a little fun
but you find nobody pleasing so you have to please yourself
Heaven
Thou shalt not kill
unless it's in the name of God
thou shalt not steal
yet you are constantly robbed
when your choices are taken away
you say that greed is a sin
but how greedy is it when
you want everyone to be like you
Chorus:
They try to tell me heaven is nice
where people laugh and people share
well if heaven is such a fucking paradise
why are you stalling to get there?
you say you don't want sadness
to come to the faces that you love
but when someone does die you say
"well they've gone to a better place"
so what makes you think your kin
will act so differently
perhaps you fear what you believe
and with that fear comes the doubt
(chorus)
then the shadow looms over you
and you begin to question yourself
but are you asking the right questions
are you true to your beliefs
it's hard to remain true to yourself
when you don't know who you are
are you an individual
or just another piece of society
I Wanna Be With You
I'm sitting here at work thinking of you
wondering what I'm going to do
because it'll be days until I see you again
but I'll be there as soon as I can
Chorus:
I wanna go to your arns
and hold you in mine
I wanna go to your heart
because you are in mine
I wanna look in your eyes
I wanna taste your lips
I wanna hold your hand
and feel your kiss
yeah I wanna be with you
I'm sitting at the apartment hoping you'll drop by
I walk outside and stand underneath the starlit sky
I look up and wonder if you're doing the same
I softly say I love you then I speak your name
(chorus)
I'm driving down the road leaving the miles behind me
with the rain and the wind I can barely see
and even though it has started to snow
I'm still going to where I wanna go
(chorus... repeat last line into fade)
We All Need a Little Nothin’
Fancy mansions and luxury cars
Diamond rings and golden bars
We always want expensive things
We wanna be rich and live like kings
There’s more to life than fortune and fame
So what if everybody doesn’t know my name
Chorus:
There’s so much we want
We forget about what we need
Like hope, love faith, friends and family
But I think there’s just one more thing
We all need a little nothing
Drive-thru restaurants and drive up banks
Got no time for please and thanks
We always want things instantly
We’re moving so quick we cannot see
There’s more to life than doing it fast
Sometimes you have to make a little moment last.
Piece of Shit
I think it’s time I gave Up any hopes and dreams They are all impossible it seems At least that’s what everybody Is telling me they don’t want me to be happy or free they just want to see me suffer this is the kind of stuff I would expect from my enemy but when my friend on whom I depend tells me I should end my plans and give up it makes me wonder how I can get through life without having some goal, something to look forward to what is life worth when there’s nothing to do
I work all the time in a factory and I never see my friends or family, but that’s ok because they all say that’s what I should do, but I can’t, I won’t I’ll go crazy if I don’t let my words be heard they can’t just stay in my head they have to be read or said, communicated in some way until then I guess I’ll have to stay this way living day to day paycheck to paycheck so that my life is a wreck and they suspect that I’m going to snap and I just might
This Song
I'm not sure why I'm writing this song
God knows I'm never going to sing it
and I know no one's going to hear it
When I tell my friends
they're not going to care
chorus
I've got no ambition
I'm not going to get anything done
I've got no ambition
because in the end it won't matter
I hate not knowing what I'm going to be
And not knowing what I'll be doing
for the rest of my life
and the worst part is
not being able to find out
(chorus)
Someday I hope people will hear this song,
but they won't understand where I'm coming from
because all they'll hear is about the success.
And that's something that I don't think I want.
My Song
I wrote this song for you to tell you how I feel
Because I'm not sure I could just tell you
how happy you make me
so here's my song to you
Because of you I know I'll never be alone even after you're gone
you'll always be in my heart
and if I'm miles away
I take comfort in the fact
that you'll be there when I get home
because of you I have someone to worry about, but I have nothing to fear
for as long as you make me happy
I'll keep you safe
and although we may have our bickerings
I will always love you
No More Than a Memory
When I woke up this morning
You were gone without a warning
I couldn’t find a note to tell me
Where you were at or when you’ll be back
I figured you were at your sisters’ having fun
But I would find out before the day was done
Chorus:
That you were gone for good
And there’s no turning back
And I wish I could I wish I would
Take all the bad things back
But it’s too late now
And it’s funny how
Before I could see, you became
No more than a memory
Now when I go to sleep tonight
I won’t be able to hold you tight
I’ll be all alone in the cold dark room
My only company will be the light from the tv
I don’t know how I’m going to do this
To never again feel your hug or taste your kiss
(Chorus)
Leave Me Alone
I got pulled over the other day
said, "Do you know why I stopped ya?"
I just shrugged my shoulders and shook my head
it seems your license plate has expired
and I said, "Could you just let me off with a warning?
You see I worked all day and I'm really tired."
He just shook his head and said, "I'll see you in the morning...
in court."
[Chorus]
I wish people would just leave me alone
Please don't bother me. I wana be left alone.
If I wanna talk I'll talk to you
and if I ignore you, please don't talke it personally
I just wanna be left alone.
A man walked up to me in the street.
and started haggling me about something.
I said I was sorry and tried to leave,
but he insisted on getting in my way.
I tried my best to keep my cool,
but that wasn't going to happen today.
I ended up looking like a fool.