When debt's piled up to a roof
That you can't call your own
Your friends have borders you can't cross
Stuck in a state that's all your own
When lonely can't describe how you feel
Holding tight onto your phone
Cause others could have been through worse
More horrible than you know
They say, "Come now, son,
Take my hand
We'll lead you through the dark
And a path that you can't stand
Hoping to eventually find the way
But you know they don't know the way
There's volumes stuck inside your head
On what you should have done
And memories inside you of
The races you should have won
You stayed a hindrance to your family
When you know you should have run
You held that hand wiping tears
When it should have held a gun
They say, "Come now, son,
It's a bright new day."
But "Why wake up?"
Is all you can say
Hoping life could just go away
But you know it just won't go away
Chorus:
So, please, let me go
I will understand
If you don't cry for me
Cause the path was hard
The trek was long
And I'm begging you
Hear this song
And don't forget me
And don't cry for me
When you could write a book about
The things this song relates
And every word and every line
Come barrelled up with hate
And you feel the only things to blame
Are yourself mixed with some fate
And just pray that this will end soon
And pray you're not too late
They say, "Come now, son,
We can't bury you
We'll hold you up
We'll carry you."
But you won't go that way
You know that's not the way
Chorus
And don't cry for me...
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013 at 12:26 AM UTC
I'm sorry
But I should have told you
A long, long time ago
I know I
Drew my thoughts out
For too long now
But trust me I
I can't hide
Any more from you
But trust me I
I can't lie
Anymore away from you
[Chorus]:
So please let me in
So please don't judge my
Misdirection
So please let me in
I can't hide and
I can't lie and
I can't be away
From you
If the world died
On hands and knees I'd
Stay there waiting for you
I'd want you to be
The first one to be
Up in heav'nly light
And trust me I
I would cry out (Oh, God)
To take good care of you
And if I don't reach it
I wouldn't regret
Giving it all to you
[Chorus]
{Breakdown}
{Sung softly}
I'd say
"Hey, God,
You know I need you
To keep her safe for me
Cause you know I
Can take the distance
As long as she has her wings."
[End Chorus] {Continue softly}
So please let me in
Please don't judge my
Last decisions
So please let me in (So please let me in)
I can't hide and
I can't lie so
Take me for what I am
{Music explodes back as Chorus enters}
[Chorus 4x, fades on 3rd]
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013 at 12:20 AM UTC
I used to believe
That a morning gone awkward
Would always win out
Over nights
I'd spend all alone
And empty your space is
Without your face it's
Killing me
And willing me
To fight for what I believe
But sometimes the right side
May fall to the backside
You're leaving me
Believe in me
While broken, I'd waste
The lingering taste
Is Choking me
It's broken, see?
Chorus:
So, pray
For each solid hour
And say
That we have the power
For fate to bow at our knees
For you to stay here, so please
Just pray
The phone just keeps ringing
The birds won't stop singing
They've deafened me
I'm beckoning
For Grim to take me now
And lights just burn out
While hope gets turned down
You're sleeping now
I'm reaping now
The fruits of a harvest
Where I tried the hardest
You're giving in
I'm forgiving in
Chorus
Guitar Interlude
Chorus (2x)
For each breath I intake
And pray
For both yours and my sake
For fate to bow at our knees
For fates sake, I'm begging you, please
Just pray
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013 at 12:18 AM UTC
Have you ever felt the songs you love
Dedicated to the one you love
Belong to someone else
But not to you?
Have you ever felt the place you go
Escaping life with the one you know
Isn't quite as special
When the one that's truly special
Isn't you?
Well, I do.
Well, I do.
Well, I know it isn't right, you know.
The fire's dying out, it's so
Cold in here
But I'm already blue.
Do you feel the blankets tight on you
And the light is harsh and bright to you
It's freezing you inside
Despite the warmth outside
Do you?
Well, I do.
Well, I do.
When the fireworks are lost in thought
The hope she's happy, all you got
You can't believe you left
So easily.
Do you realize this song is on
Telling you the times you're wrong
And the past is all you have
The past is all you have
Do you?
Well, I do.
Well, I do.
The photographs you have of her
Still in the place you thought they were
Glinting still
In the faint street light.
Does this broken night take you home
When you were not to be alone
And the moon is full and bright tonight
But you drive past it's guiding light
Do you?
Well, I do.
Well, I do.
Though you can't always fight the nights
Where you can't raise your guard up to fight
You have to fend them off
To survive.
Well, does your heart still lead you there
To the place she told you that she cared
And the fight to hold yourself in check
When you felt that you had nothing left
Well, do you?
Well, I do.
Well, I do.
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013 at 12:17 AM UTC
You never realize it until its too late. No matter what situation you're in, no matter the obstacle or chance, being too late is a human necessity. If every person knew what they wanted when they wanted it, the world would be perfect. The world would be boring. I'm not here to talk about how the human race is walking towards its doom, I'm not here to talk about how badly we've ruined things, or even about the meaning of life. I'm here to make sure that people like me learn to realize opportunity before it becomes the path less traveled.
I love her. To this day, to this minute, to this second, I can believe that love was real. I can have a feeling of freedom just thinking of her, I can close my eyes and smile, I can feel the same butterflies. That is rare. Sometimes, I can feel her next to me, leaning against me, lightly kissing my neck and telling me things will be ok. But with her, things weren't ok. They were magical.
Like I said, we're always too late. I feel the magic, every second I think about her. I pick her favorite flowers and I sing her favorite songs. I keep her with me everywhere I go, even though she isn't there. I write her songs I hope she hears. I know I'll see her soon, but it seems so far away. Life is so short, it'll go by before you know it. Jesus, how many times Ive heard that. But sometimes, you want it to end faster, and other times you try to live to make them proud. But what would they rather?
The ones we've lost, I mean. What would they rather? The brother or sister who passed young, the lover or friend who cut their life short, the parent who left their children behind too early. Would they want us to live our lives to the fullest, dedicating countless achievements and awards to them, or would they want us to give up and come see them now? Who are we to know whats in the afterlife? There could be a whole separate world after death in this one. Who's to say when we go there, that wed meet the one we loved so much in this world? What about heaven? We hold the highest hopes in seeing the ones we've lost after we die, but what if it isn't like that at all? What if we are being mislead by hope?
That's all we really have in the end, though, isn't it? Hope. Hope that things will be ok when it all comes down to it; hope that no matter what, in the end everything will be ok. Our little wish for the gold at the end of the rainbow is all we have. Despite all the pain and all the fear, that there is glorious happiness to make up for what we faced here. I choose to hope. I figure death can't be the end of things. So even if I die, it's not like everyone thinks it is. Whatever happens after this life, I think Ill be ok. And I think I'll be happier, and that's all that really matters anymore.
Jan 3, 2013
Jan 3, 2013 at 12:14 AM UTC