With these glasses on I can still see the colours that you give this place So soft and warm But I can't take it in all at once So I close my eyes
Maybe behind this new facade You won't notice it's me If I became somebody else You could let yourself fall again
With this jacket on I can still smell your sweetness in the February air Like peppermint But I can't take it in all at once So I hold my breath
Maybe behind this new facade You won't notice it's me If I became somebody else You could let yourself fall again
I'll fool myself into thinking that it's me that you want And I promise I'll believe the things you said In convincing me our stars are aligned And that we're destined to be
Maybe behind this new facade You won't notice it's me If I became somebody else You could let yourself fall again
Just Let yourself fall again Just let yourself fall again Just let yourself fall again
What will it take for you to learn, that all your actions are coupled with reactions? (You might not see it now.) You're right to hold your standards high. But when the others just miss, is it right to dismiss? (They're trying as hard as you.)
Won't you cut them a little slack or stand and watch them choke? What gives you the right to cut them down, when they're reaching for the same stars that you are?
[Chorus] Tear down your walls. You're not keeping anyone from entering you city limits. The tide is rushing in, as the ocean greets your shores, and you become an island.
What goes around comes back around. Hope what you put forward is everything you hoped for. (It pays ten to one in time.) Your world revolves around your head.
And when it stops spinning, you'll find that you've been living (all alone, nowhere to go.) Should I cut you a little slack or stand and watch you choke? What gives you the right to cut them down, when they're reaching for the same stars that you are?
[Chorus]
You'll learn as you live. You'll get as you give. Stop to think before you burn your bridges. It's never too late to redirect fate. It's in your court.
What will it take for you to learn? Just stop to think yeah, before you burn, you burn, you burn.
Hey, wait. Before you walk out for the last time, would you do me this favor?
Hey, wait. Before you walk out for the last time, would you do me this favor? And take, take this paring knife, and thrust it deep, so deep into my side. And be sure, when you draw it from my skin, that my eyes, they meet yours, and you grin.
[Chorus] Because while seeing is believing, sometimes looks can be deceiving. So when I tell you I'm through with you, don't be fooled. I'll be six feet under when I'm over you.
Let's toast. Pour one last drink to us. Make mine one part tonic, two parts poison. And be sure,
when the glass falls from my lips, that my eyes, they meet yours, and you grin.
[Chorus]
Already ripped my heart out of my chest. I watched you watch me bleed. Just what do you have planned for what is left? Take whatever you need.
Hey, wait. Before you walk out for the last time, would you do me this favor?
When you called it was good to hear your voice, but harder to hear you laugh. I had to choke back tears when you said you were okay with this. And it seemes that this experiment isin't going quite the way I planned.
[Chorus] And I'll say, "It's not enough for me to keep a tight grip on the phone. This line can give only so much slack, before you're hearing my dial tone."
You and I agreed to give it time and I thought that this was helping at first. But every minute away from you just pushed me further away.
And it seemes that this experiment isin't going quite the way I planned.
[Chorus]
I know I promised the world to you, but now I'm halfway across the world from you.
It's not enough for me. I've got to live for me yeah. For me, yeah.
Is this your first time? You don't have to tell me, cause your lips they don't lie when we're kissing. You're holding on, or something's rather weighing you down. I'll promise you one thing, I don't intend to let you down I don't need to know whom you've been with, 'cause I know I'll love you better than him. I'd armor you heart if you'd just let me in.
Maybe I'm different. I'm no better than you. But baby, I'm different, 'cause you make me feel so brand new. I don't need to know whom you've been with, 'cause I know I'll love you better than him. I'd armor you heart if you'd just let me in.
[Chorus] 'Cause I know only one way, and that's to give all I am away. So hold out your hands to me, and I'll show you how good this could be.
I won't let go until you say so. There's nowhere else in the world I'd rather be.
Headlong into the sound We listen closely to find our calling Each new day urges us to find a way to seperate Don't let your vagabond shoes carry you too far away The road is unending, our paths with converge again I hope this letter I'm sending finds you well
It's been said that the pen is mightier than the sword Enclosed is my weapon of choice So beware of the miles that lie between Sincerely From, Jersey
How have you been? It's been so long Hope your daily grind's not too much to bear So here we are, who would've thought it? It's like I'm millions of miles away from you
The road is unending, our paths will converge again I hope this letter I'm sending finds you well
Recounting faded memories Gives you the foreground in my mind When I was out there reaching for my dreams I kept you with me all the time You were with me all the time
Eyes ahead, There's no use looking back. In retrospect, its all clear now, twenty/twenty. What lies ahead? It's your path, up to you to plot it well. Take some chances, fifty/fifty. You gotta make yourself do something, instead of falling back on familiarity.
You said yourself that this would be the last time that you spent alone, hoping things would happen. Is it someone else's responsibility to pick you up? Stop dreaming. Start being. You gotta make yourself do something, instead of falling back on familiarity.
[Chorus] You said you want it, so take it, yeah take it.
Take it for granted. You hate it, so break it.
Apatheticity breaks down to lonliness, when everything that surrounds you is empty. But every time you're faced with opportunity, you look away, you shy away, you turn away.
It's about time to set the record straight. Clear the air, forget all that you heard. Turn deaf ears to words that they all say I'll show you all you ought to know.
What you see is what you get. Stop reading between the lines, You won't like what you'll find. You haven't seen nothing yet. The best is yet to come. You're not through until I'm done.
You're holding the past against me, when you should be holding me to my word. Why don't you find for yourself now, girl? I'll prove to you all that I'm worth.
What you see is what you get. Stop reading between the lines, You won't like what you'll find. You haven't seen nothing yet. The best is yet to come. You're not through until I'm done.
I'll try to make you see that all these questions that you're asking of me, Are starting to break me down, Pushing me closer and closer to the edge. You're forcing me overboard. And if I'm going down, I'm taking you with me.
What you see is what you get. Stop reading between the lines, You won't like what you'll find. You haven't seen nothing yet. The best is yet to come. You're not through until I'm done.
What would you do if you were me? Impatience wears thin so easily. How many times is a second chance? Can I count all those times with my two hands?
I know you're sorry, but I don't know if that means more than just goodbye. Tell me the same old story. Faking a smile, truth can't hide behind your eyes.
You know that I'm willing to forgive. Yet all of those times, I will relive. I count all the times that you come back. I count all the days until you pack.
I know you're sorry, but I don't know if that means more than just goodbye. Tell me the same old story. Faking a smile, truth can't hide behind your eyes.
I'm sick and tired of being sick of you. You're running out of time. I hate to see you cry. I hate to see you cry.
I know you're sorry, but I don't know if that means more than just goodbye. Tell me the same old story. Faking a smile, truth can't hide behind your eyes.
I know you're sorry, but I don't know if that means more than just goodbye. Tell me the same old story. Faking a smile, truth can't hide behind your eyes. The truth can't hide behind your eyes.
You keep insisting you're the one to blame. But why are you the only one in pain? They ask for so much more than they deserve credit for. Who needs them? What's in a name, anyway?
If you leave them behind you, I won't let them find you. If you choose to sever the ties, refuse to swallow their lines. If it's not right for you, you've got the right to move on, move on, move on.
I know they'll make you out to be the fool. But you'll grin and bear it. You'll play it cool, because you're so cool Degrading, berating, they're so sadly mistaken. When they call it love, I'll call their bluff. Just let me remind you, that I'll be behind you.
If you choose to sever the ties, refuse to swallow their lines. If it's not right for you, you've got the right to move on, move on, move on.
You've got to move on for what you want.
You've got to choose to sever the ties, refuse to swallow their lines. If it's not right for you, you've got the right to move on, move on, move on.
Where does time go when it flies by, cause its always leaving me behind? One of these days, when I'm the president, I'll give new meaning to the weekend.
(Chorus) So when we rule the world, we'll put it up to a vote yeah. To make another day, one more like saturday, so we can stay late. All those in favor for cutting the workweek short, raise your hands and say yeah!
A hard day's work deserves a hard day's night. You should be sleeping like a log. You work so hard, and yet you work too late. I wish you'd just punch the clock in its face.
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We'll make it a crime to work overtime, no explanations. If you are accused of work-aholic abuse, we'll send you on vacation.
I slowly started chipping away at this block of stone in an attempt to fashion a way to regain your attention. why won't you hear me out? I started out with some paper and pen and my apologies. but every time I try to write to you, I just can never find the words to explain.
so I'll build a monument to honor you, out of the ruins of the love I knew. I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see, because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
picked me up the phone and I started to dial your line from memory. too proud to ever let you pickup. close to the point where I should give up. you'll never call me back. so now I'm doing something tangible - I'm working with my hands. because I can never seem to manage to say I'm sorry in a language you can comprehend.
so I'll build a monument to honor you, out of the ruins of the love I knew. I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see, because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
I'll put it right outside your window so it's impossible to ignore. will that be good enough for you? (for you) and even if you pulled your shades down, and burn the statue to the ground, it'll be enough to bring your warmth back to me.
a monument to honor you, out of the ruins of the love I knew. I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see, because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me.
building a monument to honor you, out of the ruins of the love I knew. I'll turn your favorite memories into a sight for all to see, because I know when you see it, you'll come back to me. come back to me.
I swallow hard because I know That what comes next will hurt (You more than me) I bite my lip to try to stop it from shaking; The teeth have broken the skin And the blood tastes cold to me
After all those nights you kept me warm, I'd hold my breath just to hear you sleep
I must admit I saw it coming... The air between us had gotten harder yet to breathe. I'd run away if I could help it, But I can't remember to forget your face
You can say my heart has changed, But it's my will you've beaten down I'd kiss you now, but I fear my caustic tongue would only Serve to salt your wounds
You are as beautiful as ever, Yet I'm starting to resent your smile Because it's killing me to say this, But I'm dying inside to leave
It's a place we've never been, It's a waste to keep it in It's a place we've never been, It's a waste to keep it in It's a place we've never been, It's a waste to keep it in It's a place we've never been, It's a waste to keep it in
Lonely days and sleepless nights make this letter hard to write to you My words reach you way too late Good things come to those who wait Close your eyes I'll breathe in deep (Close your eyes, I'll breathe in deep) I'ts been three weeks since I last saw you sleep (I last saw you) I long to feel the warmth of your breath (Feel the warmth of you) I should want this more But I want it less and less Counting the miles and flailing for days You made a choice (You paid a price) Now fly away from this You want only one thing I'm lucky it's all that left I've got to give to you I said this would be over (I promised you) You said it'd be already anyway I said this would be over Over and over and over again
Thought I should let you know that we're all worried About the way you choose to live your life You always seem to be in such a big hurry All work, no play leaves no time for delight You're not a slave But you seem to be tired down You seek enlightenment in dead presidents But there's nothing to be found You tell everybody that you'r doing fine But I know you better And I know you'd never let them see you cry Keep telling yourself that you don't need help I wish you'd take it easier, friend Because if life is the means What's the end? What's it going to take for you to learn your lesson? You're on a wire Skating on thin ice The bookies and the doctors got you sweating Was cheating death and cheating bets worth the price? Why, then is your tired back breaking Your poor heart still aching? For money can't buy love or protect you from pain So what gives?
the rain came down in buckets submerging good and bad alike waist deep in water you start grabbing at things that you think won't drift or sink down in the flood did I drag you down? with my flesh and bone turned into stone
unable to stand now even though the tide has turned away away, to insist to keeping me under
it's coming, it's quiet, after but now you're nowhere to be found the greatest tragedy can come from all of this now we know sometimes you're better off alone did I drag you down? when my flesh and bone turned into stone
unable to stand now even though tide has turned away away to insist to keeping me under unable to breathe now cause I know I pushed you away when you were just trying to keep me from drowning
I know we practice treading water but this time I took you way to deep and I left a mile to the bottom and your feet just couldn't reach, your feet just couldn't reach
unable to stand now even though the tide has turned away away to insist of keeping me under unable to breathe now cause I know I pushed you away you were just trying keep me from drowning
Let it roll of your back And let it slip off your tongue Before you lose your nerve And end up right back where you started from.
Are you just waiting for the right time? Are you holding off until you see a sign To say something? Or are you just bluffing? I recognize the worry in your eyes, Because I've been there a couple hundred times. So take it from me, speak up or you'll wish you'd done differently.
Let it roll of your back And let it slip off your tongue Before you lose your nerve And end up right back where you started from Because when it's over, then it's done. And, boy, to tell you the truth, If you put your foot in your mouth, You'd still be better off than kicking yourself.
It's obvious that you're conflicted. To carry on or just to nix it? Should you stay the course or just walk out that door? If I were you, I would be on my way. The rest of your life could start today. If not now, then when? If not now, when?
Let it roll of your back And let it slip off your tongue Before you lose your nerve And end up right back where you started from Because when it's over, then it's done. And, boy, to tell you the truth, If you put your foot in your mouth, You'd still be better off than kicking yourself.
So tell me what you'll say, when you finally come face to face, when there ain't no turning back, because this is your last chance. Let's hear it. a?I'm through trying to hold onto this, because you seem to be over it. So kiss these almond eyes goodbye, because this is the last time you'll see them cry.'
