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I can tell that you're wanting something.
I don't know what, but it's in your eyes.
You've been trying, but you just can't find it.
Now it's slowly eating you inside.
Oh don't you know
that nothing ever happens if you push too hard.
Prioritize...
Yeah never over analyze, and you'll go far.
You might need to slow it down.
Don't waste your time on things that you can't change.
If you really want to pass those roadblocks
don't stand still. Yeah, you've got to move.
Exercise all your inner demons.
They're the only things you've got to lose.
Oh don't you know
that nothing ever happens if you push too hard.
Prioritize...
Yeah never over analyze, and you'll go far.
You might need to slow it down.
Don't waste your time on things that you can't change.
I kept going 'till I reached exhaustion.
I burned and crashed for the petty things.
Tears and sweat went down the drain, and
then I opened up my eyes to see...
That nothing ever happens if you push too hard.
Never over analyze, and you'll go far.
Never stop improving on yourself, you see.
The little things don't matter. Go and leave them be.
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2. |
I'm Still Here
02:42
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Sit back, and fight the tears
when your struggle still falls short.
Even if you're blind with fear,
remember what you're striving for.
No use to keep your head in sand.
Just pick yourself up. Take a stand.
I know that all nightmares have an end...
Then you can say:
Nothing broke me, overtook me.
I stayed strong, and things got better.
Nothing stopped me. I fought bravely.
Days go by, but I'm still here.
When life gets rough, don't freeze. Don't run away...
Just fight back.
You'll see them in the mirror.
They build you up and tear you down,
but only you can hear
the terror in which your mind drowns.
Wake up to your weaknesses.
Know that they don't make you less.
It doesn't matter if you rise or fall...
Then you can say:
Nothing broke me, overtook me.
I stayed strong, and things got better.
Nothing stopped me. I fought bravely.
Days go by, but I'm still here.
When life gets rough, don't freeze. Don't run away...
Just fight back.
Walls close in, and dark surrounds me.
My mind's shut off, and I can't breathe.
Don't let them in. Can't let them win.
No...
Not this time.
'Cause nothing broke me, overtook me.
I stayed strong, and things got better.
Nothing stopped me. I fought bravely.
Days go by, but I'm still here.
Nothing broke me, overtook me.
I stayed strong, and things got better.
Nothing stopped me. I fought bravely.
Days go by, but I'm still here.
When life gets rough, don't freeze. Don't run away... [x2]
Just fight back.
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3. |
What I Asked For
02:58
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Sitting in this room, I see the city lights flood in.
Another night of doing nothing,
in a place I've never been.
All've my friends are busy but two hundred miles away.
I'm sick of being cooped up alone,
for with my sanity I'll pay.
I don't know why I thought you'd wanna wait for me,
while I went off to do my thing -
however many years that'd be.
Trying to build my life here, I knew damn well what it would cost.
Looking back, though, it's amazing
just how much I went and lost.
Before you go step on that one way path,
sit back down. Take a breath, and ask yourself...
Is that really what I want?
Do I know what I'm asking for?
Some important things I never thought.
Because I cannot turn right back,
no matter what I asked for.
I know that what I grabbed is what I got.
Heed to this warning.
Take it all from me -
the guy who traded what he had
for what he thought he wanted.
I'm cracking from this pressure.
My mind's near shut off.
Your deepest wishes will have unknown costs...
Sitting in this room, I see the city lights flood in.
I'll use one to guide me home,
where I can forget my losses.
I don't know why I thought you'd wanna wait for me.
I just can't forget you
or how it made you cry to see me leave.
Is that really what I want?
Do I know what I'm asking for?
Some important things I never thought.
Because I cannot turn right back,
no matter what I asked for.
I know that what I grabbed is what I got. [x3]
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4. |
Event Horizon
02:39
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Can't escape from your pull.
Time itself bends to a stop.
Ripped apart in your core,
your many victims.
Your mystique and flashy lifestyle got me looking.
Now I'm too far in and can't be saved.
Even though I knew what I'd be in for, I couldn't help myself.
I had to get in close, so I crossed your event horizon.
Once you drew me in, I knew I'd lost all hope I had.
Now your dark and hungry heart serves as my prison.
Now my heart, within your grasp,
is pulverized and cracked and torn.
Love and war, same thing for you,
total destruction.
As I see the world fly by, I can't help but wondering
if my fate was sealed the day I learned your name.
Even though I knew what I'd be in for, I couldn't help myself.
I had to get in close, so I crossed your event horizon.
Once you drew me in, I knew I'd lost all hope I had.
Now your dark and hungry heart serves as my prison.
Crushed by the pressure that you put on me.
Everything's drawn in by your great gravity.
Nobody knows 'till they give it all to you.
Nothing survives.
Your love's just like a black hole, baby.
Even though I knew what I'd be in for, I couldn't help myself.
I had to get in close, so I crossed your event horizon.
Once you drew me in, I knew I'd lost all hope I had.
Now your dark and hungry heart serves as my prison.
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Gone
03:23
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Sorry? You're sorry?
Do you think I really care, after dealing with your shit?
You're telling me that you're lonely? All right.
We're done. I mean it.
I'm just sick of always fighting. Don't you understand?
This one is my last goodbye.
All that time gone to waste, and my confidence hidden.
My will often took the backseat.
Telling me that I'm weird, and my friends even weirder,
but you couldn't finish me completely.
All that I can do is ride downtown and blast some cash.
I'll take one step forward, and I know when I look back
you'll be there alone with your sticks, and stones, and words that cut like knives.
Yeah, I'm thanking god for helping you slip out of my life.
What's that? You want me?
I already told you know. What more do I gotta say?
I'm moving on whether or not you do.
A fresh start, a new town.
I will do whatever I want without your nagging.
This cage that you locked, I broke through.
All that time gone to waste, and my confidence hidden.
My will often took the backseat.
Telling me that I'm weird, and my friends even weirder,
but you couldn't finish me completely.
All that I can do is ride downtown and blast some cash.
I'll take one step forward, and I know when I look back
you'll be there alone with your sticks, and stones, and words that cut like knives.
Yeah, I'm thanking god for helping you slip out of my life.
If you can't see it now, you never will when I'm gone.
I guess I just have to face the facts.
No more slinging mud, our war of words is done because
I'm done with this.
I'm done with you.
I'm off of this path.
I've paid my dues.
All that I can do is ride downtown and blast some cash.
I'll take one step forward, and I know when I look back
you'll be there alone with your sticks, and stones, and words that cut like knives.
Yeah, I'm thanking god for helping you slip out of my life.
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6. |
Little White Time Bomb
02:12
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No one can defuse it.
The hell it makes spreads far too wide.
I should've fessed to my sins.
It counts 3-2-1, can't run this time.
No I swear, nothing happened.
Don't push too hard, or sparks might fly.
'Cause it'll blow me away.
My words have scorched my tongue.
Slow at first, but it changed.
It ate at me inside.
It went too long, my little, white, time bomb.
I can't hide my tracks.
My trail grew real far and wide.
Gun powder's laced in each step.
I dug my own grave all this time.
Now I race the clock for cover,
to dull the impact from that night.
'Cause it'll blow me away.
My words have scorched my tongue.
Slow at first, but it changed.
It ate at me inside.
It went too long, my little, white, time bomb.
'Cause it'll blow me away.
My words have scorched my tongue.
Slow at first, but it changed.
It ate at me inside.
It went too long, my little, white, time bomb.
5-4-3-2-1, I'm finished.
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7. |
My Moves
02:56
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Hey, pretty girl.
Why don't you tell me your name?
Take a seat right next to me, and let me get to know you more.
You see, I'm kind of new here.
Wound up here like a tumble weed rolling,
but I'll be fine if you were showing
me my way around.
Long live the night.
You've got me under your spell.
You picked your words and used them well,
for I'm addicted to your charms.
We're still burning moonlight.
Let's find a spot that's a little more private,
lay right down, take a look at that sky, and
let time pass us by.
Give me one more move.
This night's going too fast.
Hold me close, and make me swoon and sway.
Yeah, lean this way.
I've been clawing at dry sand for far too long.
Don't slip through my fingers.
Give me one more...
Don't let go. Please stay here.
My nerves just lock me. Don't think I don't care.
I'm drawing blanks, and I know I look dumb
with my moves, as I struggle to say...
Give me one more move.
This night's going too fast.
Hold me close, and make me swoon and sway.
Yeah, lean this way.
I've been clawing at dry sand for far too long.
Don't slip through my fingers.
Give me one more chance.
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8. |
Keeping Time
02:57
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I'm barely hearing anything you're trying to tell me.
Between the noise and crowd, I'm overwhelmed.
Can't you see?
But I like your company.
Why don't you say we leave
this crowded party room
drive through the night, so we can be...
Hearing our own songs. Let the music flow as we sing aloud.
Once we get rock 'n' rolling, we won't ever slow down.
You make me lose my mind when you hold on to me so tight.
This little dance works well 'cause you're so good at keeping time.
I'm trying to walk that line, but you make my knees shake.
I fell through rings of fire because I feel so great.
I want to hold you, kiss you, love you oh so right,
help you forget your troubles, and let time pass us by.
That siren song you sing is perfect, right on tune.
The only place I want to be is next to you.
Now I know I can't be wrong 'cause you make me feel so fine.
We're keeping perfect rhythm, keeping perfect time.
I'm barely hearing anything you're trying to tell me.
Between the noise and crowd, I'm overwhelmed.
Can't you see?
But I like your company.
Why don't you say we leave
this crowded party room
drive through the night, so we can be...
Hearing our own songs. Let the music flow as we sing aloud.
Once we get rock 'n' rolling, we won't ever slow down.
You make me lose my mind when you hold on to me so tight.
This little dance works well 'cause you're so good at keeping time.
I'm trying to walk that line, but you make my knees shake.
I fell through rings of fire because I feel so great.
I want to hold you, kiss you, love you oh so right,
help you forget your troubles, and let time pass us by.
That siren song you sing is perfect, right on tune.
The only place I want to be is next to you.
We know this feels so good that it's got to be right.
Just being here with you makes this the perfect night.
That siren song you sing is perfect, right on tune.
The only place I want to be is next to you.
Now I know I can't be wrong 'cause you make me feel so fine.
We're keeping perfect rhythm, keeping perfect time.
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9. |
Take It
03:42
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Just relax.
Release your inhibitions.
Don't let this week weigh you down and cloud your mind.
Come on, stand up.
Shake off the dust, and listen.
You've got to know this when you're stuck and nothing's right.
When the sky falls on you, shrug it off and keep on.
It's tough, but the truth. Soldier on, and you will see...
That it works out
if you push on through
when it's all on you.
Do not lose sight. Find your light, and shine it.
Now when you're feeling low, all you need to know is
each day's a brand new chance, so take it.
Did you get lost?
Maybe someone knocked you down.
Have you been crushed?
Your dreams been burned to ashes?
Well I've been there too, and it hurts.
I know, but trust me.
If you drag your feet
you'll never move on past this.
When the sky falls on you, shrug it off and keep on.
It's tough, but the truth. Soldier on, and you will see...
That it works out
if you push on through
when it's all on you.
Do not lose sight. Find your light, and shine it.
Now when you're feeling low, all you need to know is
each day's a brand new chance, so take it.
When the sky falls on you, shrug it off and keep on.
It's tough, but the truth. Soldier on, and you will see...
That it works out
if you shine your light
in the darkest night.
The day will come though the hours drag on, so
when the day goes down, and you hit the ground
you'll get a brand new chance tomorrow.
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