1. STROKE THE FIRE

Feel my pain
And your whimpers of broken mind
And slow I fade
As the darkness inside you shines

I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
A promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it

Taking and taking from the rich and the restless
Your shameless poison games
I just got to be famous
You're jaded and broken like the poor and the wretched
But time will sour milk just the same
I just got to be famous

I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
A promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it

Well who's gonna stoke the fire?
Who's gonna stoke the fire... now?

Well who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?

I just got to be famous

I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
A promise so sublime as to keep you enlightened
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
I promise not to fight if you say you don't like it
I bet you can't, I bet you can't
I promise so sublime if you keep you enlightened

Well who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?
(None of them)
Who's gonna stoke the fire?


2. BETRAY AND DEGRADE

Those voices yelling
And the pain is overwhelming
It's a fault line
And yeah, I'm guessing
That I should be kind of happy
It's a fault of mine

With all the tension
You still keep me second-guessing
'Cause I'm so benign
(Go on, go on, go)
And yeah I know
It's kind of hard to let it go
It's all so asinine
(Go on, go on, go)

We have to figure out another way to go
So I can follow, so I can follow
We have to figure out another way to go

Betray and degrade me now
I'll savor how
This emptiness defines you
And take from this tortured sound
My hands are bound
This shallowness confines you

I'm never the same
I'm never enough
There's something dead inside me
I fell all alone
And couldn't get up
With no one there to guide me

We have to figure out another way to go
So I can follow, so I can follow
We have to figure out another way to go

Betray and degrade me now
I'll savor how
This emptiness defines you
And take from this tortured sound
My hands are bound
This shallowness confines you

I'm so sick
You make me sick
I'm so sick
You make me sick

I'm never the same
I'm never enough
There's something dead inside me

Betray and degrade me now
I'll savor how
This emptiness defines you
And take from this tortured sound
My hands are bound
This shallowness confines you

Sick
You make me sick
Sick
You make me sick


3. SOMETHING ELSE

This comes as no goddamn surprise
I have been failing all my life
I'm desperation personified
Another pill for restless mind

Tell me how you hate it
Tell me how you fake it
Tell me how you love me
Doing it to myself
God, it's overrated
Feeling so degraded
Tell me how you love me

I've become so good at telling lies
Express emotions with my knife
It's far too late to apologize
Another pill just to keep me fine

Tell me how you hate it
Tell me how you fake it
Tell me how you love me
Doing it to myself
God, it's overrated
Feeling fucking jaded
Tell me how you love me now

Doing it to myself
Doing it to myself

'Cause I want something else
And I don't need your help
'Cause I want something else
(Feeling fucking jaded)
And I don't need your help
(Feeling fucking jaded)


4. I'LL SURVIVE

Can you tell me a story without any words
Then mold me misshapen from the soaking dirt
Keep feeding me courage that I don't deserve
So I don't feel broken like I have no worth
My apathy's growing and I never learn
I'm spending this token so I don't get burned

And it seems like I'm never gonna make this feel right
I'm drowning in a wave of insight
I'll never be the one to breathe a sigh but I'll survive
Storm clouds, even though the sun has gone down
Negative emotions inbound
I'll never be the one to make a sound but I'll survive

Can you whittle me a token of strength and rebirth
Can you wrap it in linen and a stolen curse
Take strength from the knowledge that this always hurts
Now keep your eyes open so it won't get worse
My apathy's growing and I never learn
I'm spending this token so I don't get burned

And it seems like I'm never gonna make this feel right
I'm drowning in a wave of insight
I'll never be the one to breathe a sigh but I'll survive
Storm clouds, even though the sun has gone down
Negative emotions inbound
I'll never be the one to make a sound but I'll survive

And it seems like I'm never gonna make this feel right
I'm drowning in a wave of insight
I'll never be the one to breathe a sigh but I'll survive
Storm clouds, even though the sun has gone down
Negative emotions inbound
I'll never be the one to make a sound but I'll survive

I can't make you feel alive
(And you know I don't regret it, you know I don't regret it)
I can't make you feel alive
(And you know I don't regret it, you know I don't regret it)


5. LET YOU DOWN

If I could speak I'd tell you all my fears and deprivations
If I could feel I'd take away your pain
If I could bleed I'd show you all my scars and imperfections
If I could breathe I'd hold you in my veins

You've got me feeling like an animal
Beat down in fear and paralyzed
You've got me feeling like I have no other hand to hold
In this assisted suicide

So say something beautiful
Say what you're keeping inside
This anticipation
I will only let you down
Say something meaningful
Say what you're trying to hide
This anticipation
I will only let you down

If I could breed I'd show you all my infantile obsessions
If I could sleep I'd hold you in my head
If I was strong I'd keep you close and render you defenseless
If I was gone I'd hope you'd take my place

You've got me feeling like an animal
Beat down in fear and paralyzed
You've got me feeling like I have no other hand to hold
In this assisted suicide

So say something beautiful
Say what you're keeping inside
This anticipation
I will only let you down
Say something meaningful
Say what you're trying to hide
This anticipation
I will only let you down

So say something beautiful
Say what you're keeping inside
This anticipation
I will only let you down
Say something meaningful
Say what you're trying to hide
This anticipation
I will only let you down


6. AGAINST THE WALL

I was born to fly away and run across the sun
It faded out like a candle in the breeze
Fading out like I'm supposed to
So everyday I'm against the wall with nowhere to turn to
And if I dare to believe it all it leaves me deflated

When my mind begins to stray and my thoughts begin to run
I've played it out
I can't seem to find the peace I've heard about
Am I not supposed to?
So everyday I could lose it all, don't let this concern you
So will you catch me if I fall and keep me elated?

It's not complicated

And if I knew I could change it all I'd hope that you waited
(Can't be broken down)
And if I knew I could change it all I'd hope that you waited
(Can't be broken down)
(Can't be broken down)
(Can't be broken down)
(Can't be broken down)
(Can't be broken down)


7. LET ME HEAL

If I bide my time I'll come up empty
If I get in line I'm on my knees
If you take what's mine I'll still have plenty
So I guess I'm fine with this disease

So please just let me heal
And please don't let me complicate this all
I need to breathe
And bleed to help me face this on my own

In another life you could defend me
It's a jagged line I walk with ease
And to my surprise you can't offend me
And with my demise I'll get release

So please just let me heal
And please don't let me complicate this all
I need to breathe
And bleed to help me face this on my own

So please just let me heal
And please don't let me complicate this all
I need to breathe
And bleed to help me face this on my own
On my own
On my own
On my own
On my own


8. SAVIOURS

You think you know what this world is about
But nothing grows in the desert when you covet the drought
And you believe everything is alright
It's plain to see you're pretending now with all of your might

And I hope you wither out
Fuck you and your fake adoration

Hooray for the saviours who prey on the prayers
And drink of the well as they give fuel to the fire
Your selfish behaviour - a taste that you savour
You worship yourselves, you're all just bigots and liars

You kick and scream when you're being ignored
But no-one heeds aberration when the act is a chore
And I believe we have been here before
It's plain to see you are everything I hated you for

And I hope you wither out
Fuck you - you're a poor imitation

Hooray for the saviours who prey on the prayers
And drink of the well as they give fuel to the fire
Your selfish behaviour - a taste that you savour
You worship yourselves, you're all just bigots and liars

I hope you wither out
Fuck you - you're a poor imitation

Hooray for the saviours who prey on the prayers
And drink of the well as they give fuel to the fire
Your selfish behaviour - a taste that you savour
You worship yourselves, you're all just bigots and liars

Hooray for the saviours who prey on the prayers
And drink of the well as they give fuel to the fire
Your selfish behaviour - a taste that you savour
You worship yourselves, you're all just bigots and liars


9. NOTHING LEFT

You're weak and tired
It's always a scent in the air
It seems you're trying
To capture what's not really there
And so, remember
The ones that you used up for gain
You'll live forever
With no side effects of your shame

So run - get a little further away from me
Burn - a little bit of fire in your apathy
So rake - every little piece that you take from me
Don't turn your back 'til there's nothing that's left of me

The thirst has woken
And nobody seems so aware
The fakes and liars
Are newly elected as heirs
Opine and render
Your judgements from basements and chairs
Maligned we fester
It seems you're all so self-aware

So run - get a little further away from me
Burn - a little bit of fire in your apathy
So rake - every little piece that you take from me
Don't turn your back 'til there's nothing that's left of me

Can you feel it going down?
Is it lost to your attention?
Break the seal and drink it down
Until you've lost your apprehension

So run - get a little further away from me
Burn - a little bit of fire in your apathy
So rake - every little piece that you take from me
So run - get a little further away from me


10. COUNT ME OUT

Perfume don't smell like daisies
I'm feeling insecure
And everybody's aging
Cause no one wins that war
I've got that nagging feeling
I'll die from painful cause
Don't feel like anybody
Could love me anymore

So tell me, have you really got it figured out?
I want it all
You can't remember what it's really all about
I wanted more
If this is all there is then you can count me out
I want it all
Just another whisper trying to be a shout
Amore

Stone walls and echo's fading
White lines and open sores
Smile for the camera baby
Accept your false awards
Douse me in milk and honey
I have become a bore
It feels like everybody
Keeps taking more and more

So tell me, have you really got it figured out?
I want it all
You can't remember what it's really all about
I wanted more
If this is all there is then you can count me out
I want it all
Just another whisper trying to be a shout
Amore

So tell me, have you really got it figured out?
I want it all
You can't remember what it's really all about
I wanted more
If this is all there is then you can count me out
I want it all
Just another whisper trying to be a shout
Amore

I
Can't
Bring
My
Self
To
Give
You
Up


11. EMOTIONLESS

I want to stare into the sun
Until my eyes are burned and done
When everybody's learned to pray
The rabid wolves come out to play

You're fading out, emotionless
You won't amount to more than this
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth

You're so grown up behind the gun
A precious gift to everyone
So sacrifice your favourite son
The fall of man has now begun

You're fading out, emotionless
You won't amount to more than this
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth

Please come down, let me cherish the sound of wasted breath
I know somehow you will never be found, a shame I guess
Please come down, let me cherish the sound of wasted breath
I know somehow you will never be found, a shame I guess

You're fading out, emotionless
You won't amount to more than this
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth
Keep, keep cutting me down
Cheap, cheap tongue in your mouth

Don't you know I'm gonna break it down?
And yeah, you know I'm gonna break it down


12. SELL MY SOUL

Well if you stand proud and keep your ground
Don't let 'em down, let 'em hear the sound
Don't let 'em find enough to use
And if you fall down and bloody your gown
Get back up so you don't break down
Don't let 'em give you an excuse, yeah

Is it too late for me to sell my soul unto the devil?
Is it too late for me to pray that god keeps you alive?
It feels like the sun has gone and left me altogether
For this bell it's final chime

Well if you're beat down from this comedown
Don't let 'em in, give the runaround
Don't dare admit to anything
And keep your head down and hide that frown
Don't you ever let 'em hear you drown
Don't let 'em sting or clip your wings, yeah

Is it too late for me to sell my soul unto the devil?
Is it too late for me to pray that god keeps you alive?
It feels like the sun has gone and left me altogether
For this bell it's final chime

Is it too late for me to sell my soul unto the devil?
Is it too late for me to pray that god keeps you alive?
It feels like the sun has gone and left me altogether
For this bell it's final chime


13. FEELS LIKE DYING (BONUS TRACK)

Awake now and it feels like the rest are all sleeping sound
Afraid now 'cause I hear how the broken are weeping aloud
The blame now is shifting away from the guilty and proud
A shame how I can't find a way to be healthy with quiet mind

Now it seems like I'm dying
I can't cure the morbid fascination it seems
But I know I'm denying to go
I can't find the love and admiration I need
There is no use in trying
I can't cure the mental aggravation in me
But it feels like I'm dying alone

I ache so for the respite I find in my weakness, I'm drowned
It takes oh so long for denial to breach this mind
So rake now your nails down the backs of the faithless, enshroud
And break down the ones who deny you your greatness, thy will be done

Now it seems like I'm dying
I can't cure the morbid fascination it seems
But I know I'm denying to go
I can't find the love and admiration I need
There is no use in trying
I can't cure the mental aggravation in me
But it feels like I'm dying alone

Now it seems like I'm dying
I can't cure the morbid fascination it seems
But I know I'm denying to go
I can't find the love and admiration I need
There is no use in trying
I can't cure the mental aggravation in me
But it feels like I'm dying alone


14. MISUNDERSTOOD (BONUS TRACK)

Every time you stand up, ready for your close-up, I keep wondering how it's all supposed to be
This is gonna blow up, storming in a teacup, I'll keep swimming steadily against the stream
And you don't even heed me, treat me as an enemy, see me as a failure and see me as dumb
You don't even need me to keep it all in harmony, I am disappointment and I am no fun
How could this be misunderstood?

No-one will tell you why they smile as they berate you
They keep saying it's gonna be fine
No-one will help you as they constantly sedate you
They keep killing the grape on the vine

Singing your own praises constantly amazes, I don't wanna hear the words you're saying to me
How can I rephrase this? You're all rats in mazes, constantly you're fighting over scraps of the cheese
Observing all your weakness, puddles have more deepness, empty vessels clamouring across the sea
Revel in your genius, eating clean and meatless, I'll be in the corner with my dignity
How could this be misunderstood?

No-one will tell you why they smile as they berate you
They keep saying it's gonna be fine
No-one will help you as they constantly sedate you
They keep killing the grape on the vine

No-one will tell you why they smile as they berate you
They keep saying it's gonna be fine
No-one will help you as they constantly sedate you
They keep killing the grape on the vine

They keep saying it's gonna be fine
They keep killing the grape on the vine


15. TAKE A MINUTE (BONUS TRACK)

Well I have watched you feed on innocence
And I have seen you prey and spread dissidence
And I have had you bleed my confidence
And I have seen you breed this violence

I guess it doesn't really have to make much sense
As long as you are having fun at my expense, for all
I guess I shouldn't really make it so intense
I'm sick of fucking suffering the consequence

I'm here to plant the seeds of negligence
I need to get away from your influence
I will not mislead or misrepresent
And I will not concede this punishment

I guess it doesn't really have to make much sense
As long as you are having fun at my expense, for all
I guess I shouldn't really make it so intense
I'm sick of fucking suffering the consequence

Paint me villain as you make me crawl
Don't break rhythm as you see me fall
Take a minute to destroy this all

Paint me villain as you make me crawl
Don't break rhythm as you see me fall
Take a minute to destroy this all

I guess it doesn't really have to make much sense
As long as you are having fun at my expense, for all
I guess I shouldn't really make it so intense
I'm sick of fucking suffering the consequence

Paint me villain as you make me crawl
Don't break rhythm as you see me fall
Take a minute to destroy this all

Paint me villain as you make me crawl
Don't break rhythm as you see me fall
Take a minute to destroy this all