1. INTRO

(Instrumental)


2. REDEEMING A MONSTER

Dear Self
Stop eating your own foot
Try saying something worth listening to

Cause every time you cover up
Your problems you say
"This was the last time
I'll never do it again"

To feel like I
Never really knew you at all
So lets give this some time
And maybe it will resolve itself

(Maybe Maybe)
I'm so tired of
(Maybe We'll be)
Making the same mistakes

I lost myself
So long ago
I hid my sins
Where I thought no one would know

When every time
I look back I see
The person you used to love in me

And it gets so hard
To see
My own reflection sometimes
I'm standing unconscious
And I'm ready to wake up

I hope you brought
Some color with you

Cause these lines get grayer from here on out
The Deeper we go!

I lost myself
So long ago
I hid my sins
Where I thought no one would know

When every time
I look back I see
The person you used to love in me
In Me

You can't stop me from making the same mistakes
Can't stop me from making the same mistakes
You can't stop me from making the same mistakes
Making the same mistakes

You can't stop me from making the same mistakes
Can't stop me from making the same mistakes
You can't stop me from making the same mistakes!

(I'm pleading
For just a little more time
To heal myself)

And I'm hoping your still here
As I walk up to your door
But you're gone


3. LAST SATURDAY

Lonely hearts
Lose the battle every time
Kingdoms start
With the closest of friends
Maybe I will write someday
About how you all helped me
Get to where I am right now
I have you to thank and no one else

It was the last Saturday my eyes would ever see
We were side by side waiting for the sun to pop up over the sea
And I can't remember the last time I was this happy
Captured in pictures
And building castles in the sand

Lonely hearts
Lose the battle every time
Kingdoms start
With the closest of friends
Maybe I will write someday
About how you all helped me
Get to where I am right now
I have you to thank and no one else

Pardon the selfishness
It was passion
We tried to avoid this reaction but
I was honestly a victim of desire
Hope sick in the least, for something tangible
And I'm making it up as I go

Lonely hearts
Lose the battle every time
Kingdoms start
With the closest of friends
Maybe I will write someday
About how you all helped me
Get to where I am right now
I have you to thank and no one else

Take it from me you are the ones who made me open up
Without your trust, without your hearts I wouldn't be singing this right now (x3)

Wherever I go I'll take you with me
This is my promise to you (x2)


4. MEG RYAN WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE MOVIE

Just know it's getting easier to breathe.
And I know, what you're thinking, it's not a waste of time.

I felt the confirmation from your lips.
You let me know that I am worth this.
If it's not too much trouble,
Could you stop listing all of the things that could keep us apart?

Maybe one day when we look back upon this,
We'll sit back and laugh at the things that can honestly make us doubt.

Let's take our time.
Cause I just know,
That rushing a romance is a guaranteed killer.
That will leave us dead in the wake.

Let's take our time.
Cause I just know,
That rushing a romance is a guaranteed killer.
That will leave us dead in our own wake.

(x2)
It's getting kind of hard to take it slow.
When I am up all night thinking about you.
It doesn't even matter how long it takes.
I'd be okay because we'd be together some day.

Waiting and hoping for the next time.
We're together and staying up all night,
Waiting and hoping for the next time.
I get to stare into your eyes!

Let's take our time.
Cause I just know,
That rushing a romance is a guaranteed killer.
That will leave us dead in the wake.

Let's take our time.
Cause I just know,
That rushing a romance is a guaranteed killer.
That will leave us dead in our own wake.

But they don't understand, they try their hardest to break us apart.
They try to say that we were doomed straight from the start.
But we know the truth and that's good enough for us.

(x4)
It about time I escape the shallow end of the pool.
This feels like something real.
I am willing to wait for you.


5. DON'T JUMP THE SHARK BEFORE YOU SAVE THE WHALE (FT. JONNY CRAIG OF SLAVES)

I've written a brand new page.
It's easier when you know,
You're going the right way.

Have you ever thought,
That if we just stopped thinking,
We'd get exactly what we want?
What exactly do we want?

Let the record show,
That i've pushed through
To find a new way of seeing and hoping,
And i plan on waking soon.

I've written a brand new page.
It's easier when you know,
You're going the right way.

I just never learn,
It's always the same fork in the road.
And I turn,
Without knowing where I want to go.
It's redundant,
But I'm hoping that it lasts.
(Just a little bit longer!)

(x2)
'Cause the heavier the sleep,
The weaker the reason to think.
And sleepless nights
Mean something worth being awake for.

I've written a brand new page.
It's easier when you know,
You're going the right way.

So try your best to finish
Your conversations without regret.
'Cause left unsaid,
Your soul will start to ache,
From putting up a fake charade.

Just say what you want to say!

[Johnny Craig:]
You're hopelessly bound,
I'm escaping this town.
This train of thinking,
Is dragging us down.
Don't tell me what my future is,
If I choose not to live.

(x2)
It's not enough,
We're breaking up and out of sight.
Just give me some time to think,
And it will be alright.
If it was up to me,
We'd be just fine.

(x4)
Fine for tonight.


6. WE ARE PARAMOUNT

I can't believe anything you wrote down on my skin
The marker's rubbing off
But it stained me from within
You can't keep me here forever
I'm as close as I could be
To finding my own way, and starting to believe

That's the beauty of
Waking up underwater
You don't have to catch your breath (you don't have to catch your)
Standing tall isn't as hard as it seems when you
Have no ground to stand on to

It may take time but your shadow grows
And you'll learn from what you leave behind
And the seeds you sow
Will begin to grow into
Something you can be proud of someday soon
(there's no need to look anywhere else)
If you just listen close enough
You can make out the truth
It's right there inside your head

That's the beauty of
Waking up underwater
You don't have to catch your breath (you don't have to catch your)
Standing tall isn't as hard as it seems when you
Have no ground to stand on to

And I've been sleeping with my eyes open for far too long
It's time I trusted my cold bed not to eat me alive again

I am the waves against your ocean
And the tide has cleaned me out (cleaned me out)

I am the waves against your ocean
And the tide has cleaned me out

I've kicked open this ocean floor grave [x6]
I've kicked open..


7. INTERLUDE

(Instrumental)


8. GOTTA LOVE THAT SOUTHERN CHARM

You got a smart mouth,
Dripping with that southern charm.
And i'll be sure to make a point of you,
So don't go too far.

Oh, you thought you had me fooled,
When you were spinning tales,
Of love and rendezvous.
But I'm over it.
Yeah, I'm over you.

Your hands are still as red
As the lipstick you smeared on me,
So lovingly.

You can't solve all your problems,
Cramped up in the backseat.
It's surprising with all your delusions.
You so convincingly give off the illusion
Of stable and charming.
Your talent's alarming.
Well, darling,
You're losing your touch.

You thought you had me fooled,
When you were spinning tales,
Of love and rendezvous.
But I'm over it.
Yeah, I'm over you.

Take it from me, princess,
You're not the brightest crown in the box.
'Cause lies have a way of reaching the top,
Surfacing where you thought that they would stop.
But i've got ears,
And more wit than you do.
You've been caught,
Lacking truth.

It's a wonder how you could love anyone else,
When you're head over heels in love with yourself.


9. YOU BRING THE THUNDER, I'LL BRING THE LIGHTNING

Nice try,
But talent's a rare game and you're not
Qualified to play.
So pick up all the names you've been dropping
So you don't trip again, don't trip again.

If only the heart could see you as I do
If you keep tripping up that moment might come soon
But then again with your feet stuck in the mud
You might just see the person you've become
Now you can tell it this once

Wake the hell up you thief,
You've been on your knees with real musicians.
Begging for a chance
And it's not too late to find another talent to fake.

You're down on all counts and you can't keep up.
We're faster, stronger, we'll last a little longer than this.
Maybe you should buy your songs from somewhere else.
(x2)

Wake the hell up you thief,
You've been on your knees with real musicians.
Begging for a chance
And it's not too late to find another talent to fake.

I'll let karma take its toll on you.
Don't let it kill you

Meanwhile I'll be trying my best to be original.
To not pilfer the works of the people
Who made me who I am, made me who I am.
(x3)


10. AWOL

I wasn't even ready to say goodbye,
It seemed like that kiss lasted forever
But didn't last long enough,
You are the hope that resides in me

I hope this goes well, cause for a long time
I will be living in hell away from you
And I ask myself 'is that something I can do?'

I wasn't even ready to say goodbye,
It seemed like that kiss lasted forever
But didn't last long enough,
We will continue in tune and it will be
Full of the warmth we shared so far
And it wasn't easy to walk into the car
Could you please give me something to hold on to?
Something deep that will remind me of you

With your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep
With your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep

With your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep
With your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep

I wasn't even ready to say goodbye,
It seemed like that kiss lasted (lasted, lasted) forever
But didn't last long enough,
You are the hope that resides in me
(with your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep)
And the next time, I drift off to sleep,
I hope you will be the next thing I see
(with your voice on the phone, I don't feel so alone
I feel you next to me, breathing in your sleep)


11. SAME THING WE DO EVERYDAY PINKY (FT. CRAIG OWENS OF CHIODOS)

Goodbye
We're facing the same day
Over and over
You're repeating yourself
And it's boring me to tears
I would just like to ask
Are you owned by your fears?
What happened to the world that moved so fast?
The people in it had to abandon their pasts
Just to keep up with the progress
You're hopeless, you lost this
I'm just being honest
All of you deserve this shallow judgment

There's nowhere to go
but up from here

Take your time
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
It's you life and your decision
To do nothing with it
So admit it now

There's nowhere to go
But up from here

[craig owens:]
Don't bother me with shallow alibis
And filthy lies
Looking at you i can see right through your eyes
(there's no, there's no,
There's no where left to go)

Goodbye
We're facing the same day
Over and over

I've escaped this feeling, it's back
And i know that it's not right
I know that it's not right

There's nowhere to go
But up from here


12. THE PROM QUEEN HAS NO FRIENDS

The morning after was the scene
It seemed like the night before was nothing more
Than a bad dream
It felt real, but I couldn't tell
And I ask myself

What is the measure of a man who can't forgive?
It's left up to the weight of his words
And how he lives within...
He's small in character
And resorts in, taking it out on those who deserve a second chance

Well I could never be that way
So I'll leave the past to yesterday
And I'm left with just one question

How do we always get so close
To resolution and just give up
Suddenly, I realized what you've done
And it gets a little harder to say it
Don't let your habits take control
Because eventually they take their toll

But you have to understand
You can't just swing where you choose
Not everyone is willing to forgive you
Please get a hold of yourself before I have to
Walk away for good
(walk away for good)

How do we always gets so close
To resolution and just give up
Suddenly, I realized what you've done
And it's get's a little harder to say it
Don't let your habits take control
Because eventually they take their toll

The habit was the gun
The influence the trigger
And the bullet was your tongue

The habit was the gun
The influence the trigger
And the bullet was your tongue
The bullet was your tongue
(But I didn't buckle from the pain)

The habit was the gun
The influence the trigger
And the bullet was your tongue
The bullet was your tongue
(But I didn't buckle from the pain)

You can't live your life in a coma
Not expecting to wake up one day
In the coffin you built with your bare hands
And think you can just walk away
(And walk away)

You can't live your life in a coma
Not expecting to wake up one day
In the coffin you built with your bare hands
And think you can just walk away
(And walk away)

I've been over this a thousand times before
And still you are in the wrong
If you keep this up, I won't be around for long