The Ghost Inside : Dear Youth

Metalcore / USA
(2014 - Epitaph Records (USA-1))
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1. AVALANCHE

I can’t stop screaming these words over again
Until breath escapes and my chest caves in
It doesn’t matter where I’ve been Can’t give in, and shut down
Just breathe in and breathe out and begin
I shook the hand of doubt so I could sever the lines that he spits from his mouth
And now it’s time to pull through Something I must do with or without you

I’ve been here one time, two times, now three times before
Long enough not to wait around for that knock upon my door
I’m staring at the face of doubt so I can’t forget who I’m cutting out
Why put in my all just to watch my buildings fall?

Hey, hey, I'm living for today
Forgetting things I can't change unwinds me
Hey, hey, nothing stands in my way
Time stopped when I broke the chains that bound me

It all comes down to this Both truth and consequence
I need something more than an empty promise
To believe in something, just one thing, that will never go wrong, not today
Letdown after letdown, I’m done

Hey, hey, I'm living for today
Forgetting things I can't change unwinds me
Hey, hey, nothing stands in my way
Time stopped when I broke the chains that bound me

Count the clock till the overhaul
You built a bomb inside my walls
Count the clock till we're out of hand
You build, build now we're caught in the avalanche

Reset, rebuild You wrecked this city but not my will


2. MOVE ME

I leave behind this sentiment to the man that I'll become
Telling him not to be burdened by the things that I have done
The longest days and endless nights have become the routine
Far beyond frustration It's the end to all my means

Constantly incomplete

With my back against the wall, I stack brick by brick
I will rise above them all like this

I may not be forgiven, but I forgave and I'll forget
Going through the motions is no way to exist
So if there's anybody out there that's so sick of feeling alone,
Has the damage already been done? You gotta get from underneath that gun

We walk before we run

With my back against the wall, I stack brick by brick
I will rise above them all like this

Move me, choose me Please before you lose me
Find me, drive me End the things that pride me
Move me, improve me Ignite the flame that ruled me
Guide me, collide me I need something to survive me

With my back against the wall I will rise above them all like this
Coming back against all odds, I stack brick by brick I will rise above them all like this


3 OUT OF CONTROL

It appears that we can’t rely on common sense
Let’s act our age and turn the page on this intolerance
Because we’re not meant to live like this By-products of ignorance

This is out of control, it’s out of control, it's gotta go You're scared of what you don’t know
I’ll say this over again, and over again, until it ends A house divided will never stand

Always failing to be accepting cause hatred stems from uncertainty
Speaking down from above casts a shadow on the ones in search of the sun
You think you’re better than me? Your words of “wisdom” are spreading disease
But you won’t get the better of me Walk in these shoes before you trample my feet

This is out of control, it’s out of control, it's gotta go You're scared of what you don’t know
I’ll say this over again, and over again, until it ends A house divided will never stand

We tear each other down to build ourselves up A system failure, enough is enough
“Cause in a world this shaky and unstable, we've got to be less fucking hateful”
Knuckles white This is beyond aggression
Knuckles white Because we need new direction

This is out of control, it’s out of control, it's gotta go You're scared of what you don’t know
I’ll say this over again, and over again, until it ends A house divided will never stand
This is out of control, it’s out of control, it's gotta go You're scared of what you don’t know
I’ll say this over again, and over again, until it ends A house divided will never stand

This is out of control I’ll say this over again
A house divided will never stand


4. WITH THE WOLVES

Somewhere along the way we got thrown off track
Though we tried so hard to keep ourselves in check
We’ve grown so used to this lack of sleep Exhausted from an overwhelming defeat

Whoa, I can't find my way
There's no path to guide me The more I give in, the more it haunts me
And I've given up control I suffer just to run with the wolves

So I sing these words to the fortunate The ones who look alive
Never living life in disconnect, through someone else's eyes

Whoa, I can't find my way
There's no path to guide me The more I give in, the more it haunts me
And I like a fool, am burned I give and give with no return

Whoa, there's no path to guide me The more I give in, the more it haunts me
And I've given up control I suffer just to run with the wolves

Nothing will be earned by skipping stones
Lessons won’t be learned through broken bones
One by one, we're losing ourselves
Like a flame burning out, but I have a light
When you’re in the dark and out of doubt, find me

God, what have I done?
I’ve lost myself for no one

Whoa, I can't find my way
There's no path to guide me The more I give in, the more it haunts me
And I like a fool, am burned I give and give with no return

Whoa, there's no path to guide me The more I give in, the more it haunts me
And I've given up control I suffer just to run with the wolves


5. MERCY

For whom the bell tolls

There’s a hurricane raging inside me The second wave is right there behind me
Don’t leave me alone, as this fire burns whole Before there’s nothing left to atone
Breathe new life into me Send waves to crash right through me
I wear the perfect disguise, right behind my eyes

Its got me coming undone
My facade made of stone I'm deep beneath now, I need to let go
This life has taken it's toll I can’t be myself pleasing everyone else No!

First one up in line when there is hell to pay Filthy hands that never wash away
This is one time I won’t being subjective
I need to see things from a brand new perspective

Because I’m coming undone
My facade made of stone I'm deep beneath, now I need to let go
This life has taken it's toll I can’t be myself pleasing everyone else No!

I’d like to think I’d never cave in A vicious battle I may never win
And I’d like to think I’ll come out stronger Life’s swinging hard but I’m swinging harder

For whom the bell tolls
"I have an inheritance from my father, it’s the moon and the sun
And although that I roam all over the world, the spending’s never done"

My facade made of stone I'm deep beneath, now I need to let go
This life has taken it's toll I can’t be myself pleasing everyone else No!


6. PHOENIX FLAME

Breathe in, breathe out Breathe

I'll never be what you think I should be No, not today
I'll never say all the things I should say I'm only human

More often than not, you're gonna feel alone
It's a long fall from the top Can you stand it?
Gave it all that I've got everywhere I roamed
I can't do this alone, can you help me?

This is how it ends We fall, we mend
Burn and start again Rebuild, forget
Lest we forget

Breathe in, breathe out


7. DEAR YOUTH (DAY 52)

The second hand looks like a knife
As it's counting down the rest of our lives
So hard to swallow,
No steps to follow,
It became so hard to survive

Dear Youth,
What was your one big plan?
You made us believe
We had the world in our hands!
We left home
With nowhere to go,
Facing our fears as we brave the unknown!

All I have to keep
Are these jaded old memories,
From screams of how it used to be

I once was blind,
But now I can see
That words of rationality
Were wasted on me!

So I said goodbye;
It's just a memory
That hasn't come to be

But I recognize
That if you’re on the right track
But catch the wrong train,
Nothing ends the same

Dear Youth,
What was your one big plan?
You made us believe
We had the world in our hands!
We left home
With nowhere to go,
Facing our fears as we brave the unknown!

Dear Youth,
Put back those thoughts in my head,
The ones where I believe
That I am boundless again
I know we're at the end of the road
This is our story,
This was our home

We were unbreakable!

Alive and well, the days are shrinking
Alive and well, each moment more fleeting
Alive and well, we gave our best
Alive and well, you know the rest!


8. WIDE EYED

This is not a dream cause I am not asleep
I’ll need more than a metaphor if I want to earn my keep
My head is in clouds My feet are on the ground Even if I fall I’ll always stand proud

I'll carry my weight where brave dare go
Through sleet, through rain, I'll trail courses unknown
I'll carry my weight making sand out of stone
I'll blaze this trail alone and take the long road

Day in, day out, your heart’s growing colder
Your prying hands can’t lift that chip off your shoulder
Fade in, fade out, you fight with apathy
Don't cloud my vision when you’re the one who can’t see

I'll carry my weight where brave dare go
Through sleet, through rain, I'll trail courses unknown
I'll carry my weight making sand out of stone
I'll blaze this trail alone and take the long way home

I was always talking to myself because nobody would stick around
Developed my own language and now I'm the loudest in the crowd
(Now I have to) ask myself why they wanna stick around?
It's funny how they lift you up before they put you in the ground

Remember those things we were all meant to fear
And laugh as we realize they all got us here
I am the one Unfortunate sun
My death made a mark while your lives faded away

I'll carry my weight where brave dare go
Through sleet, through rain, I'll trail courses unknown
I'll carry my weight making sand out of stone
I'll blaze this trail alone and take the long way home

I find strength where others find defeat My eyes are open as I push on
I used to always feel alone, but now I know I’m not the only one


9. MY ENDNOTE

Consider this my endnote to be read when I’m gone
I have always been looking for this, dying for this, but It seems I've lost track
This is everything I believed in This is what I'll take back

We won’t compete I won’t fight for a throne that doesn’t exist
We won’t compete Everything we have is lost through arrogance
We won’t compete I won’t fight for a throne that doesn’t exist
We won’t compete It’s only us who feel the consequence

I choose to start today because I’m longing for a life less plagued
Where we both know, that if we both go, then we leave behind an empty page

Why would I fight a war when I’ve lost everything I'm fighting for?
Why do you turn your head when together we could wake the dead?

This is not beyond repair
This is a certainty This is a must for me
Because it’s not beyond repair

We won’t compete I won’t fight for a throne that doesn’t exist
We won’t compete Everything we have is lost through arrogance
We won’t compete I won’t fight for a throne that doesn’t exist
We won’t compete It’s only us who feel the consequence

You can't break me
I have taken the stand and I have earned my place
Those who breed disgrace remain faceless

With my head held high, I’ll give until I am gone You can't break me
With my head held high, I’ve been here all along You can't break me


10. THE OTHER HALF

We believe in a system that has long been broken
We turn the other cheek without a glimpse of emotion
Always looking out for number one Why do you need more while others have none?

Measure my worth by what I’ve done, not what I’ve become

I spanned the oceans I’ve seen the skies That’s all I’m ever gonna need to get by
My favorite things in life, aren’t even things at all
Nothing that drives my soul is even tangible
Just because you want, doesn’t mean that you need

We’ve come so far from the lives that we’re meant to live
But there’s so much more that I have left to give
We always borrow time that can’t be given back
We let it slip away and never pick up the slack

I spanned the oceans I’ve seen the skies That’s all I’m ever gonna need to get by
My favorite things in life, aren’t even things at all
Nothing that drives my soul is even tangible
Just because you want, doesn’t mean that you need

Force fed and misled Now we hang by a thread
Force fed and misled But not me, I see red

You need to hear this
Measure my worth by what I’ve done, not what I’ve become
Are you listening?
Measure my worth by what I’ve done, not what I’ve become

I’ve spanned the oceans I’ve seen the skies That’s all I’m ever gonna need to get by
My favorite things in life aren’t even things at all
But they’re the things that keep my heart full


11. BLANK PAGES

We're from a long line of people running from themselves
Let's look alive The sun is blocked out from sight All days turn to night
I'm done running from myself I speak for no one else No
Everyday in succession Until we come undone Nah

This is me This is you
Yeah, we're coming unglued
Like a page pulled from the bind

I can’t stop screaming these words over again
Until breath escapes and my chest caves in
It doesn’t matter where I’ve been Can’t give in, and shut down
Just breathe in and breathe out and begin
I shook the hand of doubt so I could sever the lines that he spits from his mouth
And now it’s time to pull through Something I must do with or without you

What you see is what they want you to see
You've got to learn that for yourself and not from me
Lessons learned in a lifetime Sleep with an open eye What's yours ain't mine
No matter what we're gonna pull through Just like we always do Yeah, ain't that the truth

This is me This is you
Riding on a fault line
Yeah, as we divide

I can’t stop screaming these words over again
Until breath escapes and my chest caves in
It doesn’t matter where I’ve been Can’t give in, and shut down
Just breathe in and breathe out and begin
I shook the hand of doubt so I could sever the lines that he spits from his mouth
And now it’s time to pull through Something I must do with or without you

Once more into the fray
Once more doing what's expected of me until it ends
It ends as it begun Then our work is done


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