Hey, Mr. Seeker Hold on to this advice If you keep seeking you will find Don't want to follow Down roads been walked before It's so hard to find unopened doors Are you ready? Are you ready? Hey, Mr. Hero Walking a thin, fine line Under the microscope of life Remember your roots, my friend They're right down below 'Cause heroes come and heroes go Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, Five, four, three, two, one Count down to the change in life that's soon to come Your life has just begun
I can't find the rhyme in all my reason Lost sense of time and all seasons Feel I've been beaten down By the words of men who have no grounds Can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom When your ax has cut the roots that feed them Forked tongues in bitter mouths Can drive a man to bleed from inside out
What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?
I've seen the wicked fruit of your vine Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind Human pride sings a vengeful song Inspired by the times you've been walked on My stage is shared by many millions Who lift their hands up high because they feel this We are one We are strong The more you hold us down the more we press on
What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?
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I know I can't hold the hate inside my mind 'Cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life So I'll just ask a question A lonely simple question I'll just ask one question What if? What if? What if? What if? What If I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What If I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What If I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What If I?
What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?
She wears a coat of color Loved by some, feared by others She's immortalized in young men's eyes
Lust she breeds in the eyes of brothers Violent sons make bitter mothers So close your eyes, here's your surprise
The Beautiful is empty Beautiful is free Beautiful loves no one Beautiful stripped me Stripped me Stripped me She Stripped me
In your mind she's your companion Vile instincts often candid Your regret is all that's left
The Beautiful is empty Beautiful is free Beautiful loves no one Beautiful stripped me Stripped me Stripped me She Stripped me
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She told me where I'm going And it's far away from home I think I'll go there on my own I think I'll go there on my own She told me where I'm going And it's far away from home I think I'll go there on my own I think I'll go there on my own
The Beautiful is empty Beautiful is free Beautiful loves no one Beautiful stripped me Stripped me Stripped me She Stripped me She Stripped me Stripped me
The dust has finally settled on the field of human clay Just enough light has shown through To tell the night from the day We are incomplete and hollow For our maker has gone away Who is to blame? We'll surely melt in the rain Say I The stillness is so lifeless With no spirit in your soul Like children with no vision do exactly What they're told Being led into the desert For your strength will surely fade Who is to blame? We'll surely melt in the rain Say I Frantic, faction, focus The world breathes And out forms this misconception we call man But I don't know him No, I don't know him Because he lies Say I
What makes you touch? What makes you feel? What makes you stop and smell the roses In an open field? What makes you unclean? Yeah, Yeah What makes you laugh? What makes you cry? What makes our youth run From the thought that we might die? What makes you bleed? Somebody told me the wrong way What if I died? What did I give? I hope it was an answer so you might live I hope I helped you live I hope I helped you live
I spent a day by the river It was quiet and the wind stood still I spent some time with nature To remind me of all that's real It's funny how silence speaks Sometimes when you're alone And remember that you feel Again I stand against the Faceless Man Now I saw a face on the water It looked humble but willing to fight I saw the will of a warrior His yoke is easy and His burden is light He looked me right in the eyes Direct and concise to remind me To always do what's right Again I stand against the Faceless Man 'Cause if the face inside can't see the light I know I'll have to walk alone And if I walk alone to the other side I know I might not make it home Again I stand against the Faceless Man Next time I see this face I'll say I choose to live for always So won't you come inside And never go away
Hands on a window pane Watching some children laugh and play They're running in circles With candy canes and French braids Inspired to question What makes us grown-ups anyway? Let's search for the moment When youth betrayed itself to age So let the children play Inside your heart always And death you will defy 'Cause your youth will never die In searching for substance We're clouded by struggle's haze Remember the meaning Of playing out in the rain We swim in the fountain Of youth's timeless maze If you drink the water Your youth will never fade Never die I won't let go of that youthful soul Despite body and mind my youth will never die
Well I just heard the news today It seems my life is going to change I closed my eyes, begin to pray Then tears of joy stream down my face
With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome to this place I'll show you everything With arms wide open With arms wide open
Well I don't know if I'm ready To be the man I have to be I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side We stand in awe, we've created life
With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome to this place I'll show you everything With arms wide open Now everything has changed I'll show you love I'll show you everything With arms wide open With arms wide open I'll show you everything ...oh yeah With arms wide open..wide open
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If I had just one wish Only one demand I hope he's not like me I hope he understands That he can take this life And hold it by the hand And he can greet the world With arms wide open...
With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome to this place I'll show you everything With arms wide open Now everything has changed I'll show you love I'll show you everything With arms wide open With arms wide open I'll show you everything..oh yeah With arms wide open....wide open
When dreaming I'm guided to another world Time and time again At sunrise I fight to stay asleep 'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place 'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape From the life I live when I'm awake So let's go there Let's make our escape Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay?
Can you take me Higher? To a place where blind men see Can you take me Higher? To a place with golden streets
Although I would like our world to change It helps me to appreciate Those nights and those dreams But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same The only difference is To let love replace all our hate So let's go there Let's make our escape Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay?
Can you take me Higher? To a place where blind men see Can you take me Higher? To a place with golden streets
So lets go there, lets go there, Come on, lets go there Lets ask can we stay?
Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams And make them mine Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams And make them mine
Can you take me Higher? To a place where blind men see Can you take me Higher? To a place with golden streets
Can you take me Higher? To a place where blind men see Can you take me Higher? To a place with golden streets
She came calling One early morning She showed her crown of thorns She whispered softly To tell a story About how she had been wronged As she lay lifeless He stole her innocence And this is how she carried on Well I guess she closed her eyes And just imagined everything's alright But she could not hide her tears 'Cause they were sent to wash away those years They were sent to wash away those years My anger's violent But still I'm silent When tragedy strikes at home I know this decadence Is shared by millions Remember you're not alone For we have crossed many oceans And we labor in between In life there are many quotients And I hope I find the mean
When I'm all alone And no one else is there Waiting by the phone To remind me I'm still here When shadows paint the scenes Where spotlights used to fall And I'm left wondering Is it really worth it all? There's a peace inside us all Let it be your friend It will help you carry on In the end There's a peace inside us all Life can hold you down When you're not looking up Can't you hear the sound? Hearts beating out loud Although the names change Inside we're all the same Why can't we tear down these walls? To show the scars we're covering There's a peace There's a peace inside us all Let it be Oh, can't it be your friend?
Oh I didn't mean to yell But sometimes I get beside myself And oh I didn't mean to rush you But time keeps pushing so much Oh time keeps pushing so much Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh If I didn't give it all When I stood you made me crawl And oh if you never heard the song Then I could still hide down behind the wall Then I could still hide down behind the wall Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Said eyes, those eyes I said don't steal my freedom Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh, my freedom Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh, my freedom Said eyes, those eyes Said eyes, those eyes I said don't steal my freedom
Hurray for a child that makes it through If there's any way because the answer lies in you They're laid to rest before they've known just what to do Their souls are lost because they could never find
What's this life for? What's this life for? What's this life for? What's this life for?
I see your soul, it's kind of gray You see my heart, you look away You see my wrists, I know your pain I know you purpose on your plane Don't say your last prayer because you could never find
What's this life for? What's this life for? What's this life for? What's this life for?
But they ain't here anymore Don't have to settle the score Cause we all live under the reign Ohh one king
But they ain't here anymore Don't have to settle no goddamn score Cause we all live under the reign I said of only one king, one king, one king
But they ain't here anymore Don' let to settle no goddamn score Cause we all live under the reign I said of only one king, one king, one king
But they ain't here anymore Don' let to settle no goddamn score Cause we all live under the reign Of one king
He said he’s falling to pieces Fighting the boy and the man Over his shoulder there was freedom But consciousness has tied his hands Embodied youth was his distinction Now inhibition’s in demand So driven by his fear of weakness That’s his key to understand
So far in a distant land here’s a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old
Trading places in the circle Turn the glass, spill the sand They say that time can make the difference But age doesn’t make you a man
So far in a distant land There’s a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old
So young but overblown So young but overblown So young but overblown So young but overblown
Take a look now, see the boy is weakened Watch him fade, watch him fade away Take a bow and the boy is defeated Is this the way, this the way?
So far in a distant land There’s a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old
when dreaming i′m guided thruogh another world time and time again at sunrise i fight to stay asleep ′cause i don′t want to leave the comfort of this place ′cause there′s a hunger, a longing to escape from the life i live when i′m awake so let′s go there let′s make our escape come on let′s go there let′s sak can we stay can you make me higher? to the place where blind men see can you take me higher? to the place with golden streets although i would like our world to change it helps me to appreciate those nights and those dreams but, my friend, i′d sacrifice all those nights if i could make the earth and my dreams the same the only difference is to let love relpace all our hate up high i feel like i′m alive for the evry first time up high i′m strong enough to take these dreams and make them mine
The rage in my eyes Could have compared to the eye of a sun Then rain Took it's course through the hands of the Son Repent for all time The world is at war leaving all fault behind So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend? The stains in the sky Are there to remind us of man and his fight When two worlds collide One steals the life like a thief in the night So look to the sky He hold the keys for your life and mine So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend? Well as though we rise As the day breaks the dawn And as the moon hides the sun Oh, the sun No more sorrow All those crying days are gone No more sorrow, now it's gone Now it's gone Now it's gone So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend? So Is this the end for us my friend?
Peace is what they tell me Love am I unholy Lies are what they tell me Despise you that control me
*The peace is dead in my soul I have blamed the reason for my intentions poor Yes I'm the one who the only one who Would carry on this far Torn, I'm filthy Born in my own misery Stole all that you gave me Control you claim you save me Repeat *
Hang me, watch awhile Let me see you smile as I die Take me, as my body burns Let me see you yearn, while I cry One step on your own And you walk all over me One head in the clouds You won't let go your too proud One light to the blind, and they see One touch on the head, we believe Adore me as I drift away Let me hear you say I'm fine You cry as my body dies All that you despised is gone away One step on your own And you'll walk all over me One head in the clouds You won't let go, you're too proud One light to the blind, and they see One touch on the head we believe
A court is in session, a verdict is in No appeal on the docket today Just my own sin
The walls are cold and pale The cage made of steel Screams fill the room Alone I drop and kneel
Silence now the sound My breath the only motion around Demons cluttering around My face showing no emotion
Shackled by my sentence Expecting no return Here there is no penance My skin begins to burn
So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We, the meek are all in one
I hear a thunder in the distance See a vision of a cross I feel the pain that was given on that sad day of loss
A lion roars in the darkness Only He holds the key A light to free me from my burden And grant me life eternally
Should have been dead on a Sunday morning banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time (x2)
So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We, the meek are all in one
I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison (x2)
So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride We're all held captive out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We, the meek are all in one (x2)
Should have been dead on a Sunday morning banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time
