1. TAKE THIS LIFE

It's not so much the pain
It's more the actual knife
Pretending the picture is perfect
I cut myself to sleep
I close my eyes for a second
And meet a fragile soul
I scream to hide that I'm lonely
The echo calls my name

If I ever, if I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see, make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay awhile and breathe me in

The water drops just beg to hit me
Why now? Haven't rained for days
No time to play hide and seek
I call upon you to take me on
Break down to pieces
Put me back, do it right this time
Struggling to fill this empty shell
Burn my efforts in the end it means nothing

If I ever, if I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see, make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay awhile and breathe me in

These Thoughts...burned a hole in my heart
These Thoughts...what keeps me feeling
These Thoughts...burned a hole in my heart
These Thoughts...what keeps me feeling

If I ever, if I never
Make me understand the thought whatever
Make me see, make me be
Make me understand you're there for me

Take this life
I'm right here
Stay awhile and breathe me in


2. LEECHES

Leeches
Like leeches
"In ignorance we trust"

If you say this way
I will take that way
Fuel for the fire on which I thrive

Spit me out
I'm glad I don't belong
Save me the speech
You'll be forgotten and gone

It burns
It rips
It hurts

Leeches
They preach to us
Where's the wisdom from blocked minds

Spit me out
I'm glad I don't belong
Save me the speech
You'll be forgotten and gone

It burns
It rips
It hurts
They make you bleed your turn
The chance of a lifetime
How does it feel to be alive

A tear for the poet
That can't be heard
Praise the artist that steals

Spit me out
I'm glad I don't belong
Save me the speech
You'll be forgotten and gone

It burns
It rips
It hurts
They make you bleed
Your turn (It rips, it hurts)
The chance of a lifetime
How does it feel to be alive?