1. THIS IS WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SACRIFICE

This is what I know about sacrifice :
Meet me at the crossroads
Let's go

This life is constant sacrifice
I laid myself out for the world to see
This time I'm going to get it right
My past should be more than just a memory

I said that I would give anything to live my life out and
follow my dreams
I didn't know what I would be facing
That it would take this and everything from me

In a world that won't stop
On top of all that I've lost
I'll give this and all that I've got
So take your best shot

Now listen up, I'm here to set the story straight
So meet me at the crossroads
Let's go


2. OUTLIVE

We're so disconnected but not misdirected
They think that we are nothing, but I believe in something more

You watch the clock wind down and let the days go by
You justify the time you've spent, but all you do is make the rent
We'll be buried with our memories, you'll just be dead
I'll live forever, you’ll just die in vain

No home, no bed, nowhere to hang my head
At the end of the day I hear no words they say
No home, no bed, nowhere to hang my head
I don't care what they say ; I made a choice for me

We're so disconnected but not misdirected
So quick in passing judgment like I don't belong
We'll be buried with our memories, you'll just be dead
I'll live forever, you'll just die in vain

No home, no bed, nowhere to hang my head
At the end of the day I hear no words they say
No home, no bed, nowhere to hang my head
I don't care what they say ; I made a choice for me

But this time I stand for this
There's no space between the lines
I stand for this
No compromise this time
I stand for this


3. ENGINE 45

Grab ahold of me, I've got my arms up
Pull me out from this darkness
It's so hard for me to see so light up the end of that tunnel

If it's a war you came to see
You will never see a waved white flag in front me
I cant end up dead, I wont be misled
I'll keep singing this song inside my head

A phoenix rise ? Or your demise ?
Do I have to put your name on this grave ?
Or give you one more shot ?
This addiction came like a freight train

You're coming off of the rails again
It's hard for you to see the light at the end of the tunnel

If it's a war you came to see
You will never see a waved white flag in front me
I can't end up dead, I wont be misled
I'll keep singing this song inside my head

On a one way course set for destruction
Full speed ahead
The time has come for you to start things over
Hold on, full speed ahead

All my life I've been waiting for something that never came
It never came but I'm still saying...
All my life I've been searching for something to break these chains
To break these chains but I'll keep swinging...


4. SLIPPING AWAY

We look up to the sky, I swear it never ends
Walk down the road on any path we choose
But then something changed, now days just aren't the same
I'm feeling so empty like part of me has been removed

My youth is getting older
It got left out in the bitter cold
Now I put it on the back burner where it doesn't belong
Where did I go wrong ?

Let me stop to ask the question :
"Will I ever get the chance to repeat ?"
I feel this more and more everyday
Take me back to when I used to believe

Nothing could prepare you but we try our best
Failure upon failure, what happens next ?
Nothing's ever easy and life still goes on
Don't stop push on before you become withdrawn
I've become withdrawn

My youth is getting older
It got left out in the bitter cold
Now I put it on the back burner where it doesn't belong
Where did I go wrong ?

My innocence is gone
Where did I go wrong ?
I feel it slipping away from me
I feel it slipping away
Do you remember when we were free ?

I've stood up on that ledge, and I know what you see :
You're looking over the edge and wanting to leap
I've written every word and expressed all my concerns
You're losing that part of yourself but it wasn't meant to be

My youth is getting older
It got left out in the bitter cold
Now I put it on the back burner where it doesn't belong
Where did I go wrong ?
My innocence is gone


5. THE GREAT UNKNOWN

Sometimes we get so low
Downsides are all we see
Your world is swallowed whole
And now you're all alone waiting for me
I put my faith in the ones I trust to stick it out
Who never tuck their tail and run
That's what friendship's all about

I'm sick of waiting for my life to come to me
So I singing "I'm not waiting"
You want to know how this all has come to be ?
Because I lean on the ones beside me
Go and do what makes you happy
That's what I'm saying
I'm done waiting for my life to come to me
So I'm headed into the great unknown
I'm not going alone

Cast aside left to fend for yourself your back is to
the sun
Repeat your words over again "I don't need anyone"
In a world that wants nothing more than to break me down
I can take on anything with my true friends around
You could never hold me down

I'm sick of waiting for my life to come to me
So I'm singing "I'm not waiting"
You want to know how this all has come to be ?
Because I lean on the ones beside me
Go and do what makes you happy
That's what I'm saying
I'm done waiting for my life to come to me
So I'm headed into the great unknown

I put my faith in the tried and true
It's just you and me with nothing to lose
Keep those you trust right by your side
Only the strong will survive

I put my faith in the tried and true
It's just you and me with nothing to lose
I have the strong ones by my side
It's what's keeping me alive


6. DARK HORSE

True dedication most just do not posses
When push becomes shove, can you rise above the rest ?
Waves of words, they fall short and crash at my feet
Such are the ways of the weak

I'm not scared ! It's all that I know
Done nothing but travel without knowing where to go
I've been digging up bones
Remnants of what made up me that I've never shown

This is my time to rise

Dark horse
I'll fight my way to the top
You will never be the thorn in my side
Dark horse
Dreams are my driving force
Open your eyes, go live your own life

I'm not scared ! It's all that I know
Done nothing but travel without knowing where to go
I've been digging up bones
Remnants of what made up me that I've never shown

When the smoke clears and the damage is done
I'll be the only one left standing
I see someone without a shred of hope
At their breaking point, at the end of the rope

I'm not scared ! It's all that I know
Done nothing but travel without knowing where to go
I've been digging up bones
Remnants of what made up me that I'll never show


7. WHITE LIGHT

You left some hope instilled in me
That I never should give up on anything
I know this made you proud of me
So this song remains for those who hurt like me

The man in black
He rides alone (to) a final destination unknown
The man in black
He rides alone : he's moving on, not coming home

I used to be the fearless one
Living each day like death would never come
I feel his cold breath on my neck
He's watching my steps and telling me that I could be next

Before I used to take these wings and I'd fly so high
I'd fly so high, I tried...
Now I live in regret never coming down to say goodbye
Oh why can't I ?

The man in black
He rides alone (to) a final destination unknown.
The man in black
He rides alone : he's moving on, I can't follow

I used to be the fearless one
Living each day like death would never come
I feel his cold breath on my neck
He's watching my steps and telling me that I could be next

So make way for the man in black
Make way : he's never coming back

I am so lost at sea
Ryan, shine the light for me
I'm sinking, I can't swim
I need you here to pull me in
I am so lost at sea
Ryan, shine your light for me
I'm sinking, I can't swim
I miss you brother
You will never dim


8. THIRTY THREE

I was lead to believe but now I know for sure
When the wind's knocked out of me
Only one thing that can be the cure
And bring me to my feet
When all the words just relate
I just hit play
And when the record comes to an end
I'll listen all over again

Truth is I'm taking a step back and taking some time to think
I've just got to express myself with this pen and ink
Because I've got, I've got something left to say
This means all the world to me, these words never let me down

This all made me who I am
This is how I became a man
So when breath escapes and my eyes close
Just hit play and when the record comes to an end
I'll sing all over again

Truth is I'm taking a step back and taking some time to think
I've just got an express myself with this pen and ink
Because I've got, I've got something left to say
This means all the world to me, these words never let me down

This is my everything
Come do your worst, this is my obsession
I chose this life and I've found my own direction

Truth is I'm taking a step back and taking some time to think
I've just got an express myself with this pen and ink
Because I've got, I've got something left to say
This means all the world to me, these words never let me down

When this record comes to an end, I'll just start it all over again


9. FACE VALUE

This will not be the new revival or a claim to fame
Far away from the slings and arrows is where you go to pass your blame
It's the ones with no courage that can't face the day
A captain with no ship is just a castaway

I sent my heart out to sea
I sent out my everything

A crown atop your head does not make you a king
A crowd that follows does not mean you can lead
Take this for what it is, we all know who's to blame
You're not going to find your place
You're just a face with no name

The weak prey on the weak and I'll be the first to say
That I don't have all of the answers, sometimes I run away
But I set out on this course, continue with no remorse
I know who I am and it's enough for me
And it's enough for me

I sent my heart out to sea
I sent out my everything

A crown atop your head does not make you a king
A crowd that follows does not mean you can lead
Take this for what it is, we all know who's to blame
You're not going to find your place
You're just a face with no name
Just a face with no name

I sent my heart straight out to sea
Will it make its way back to me ?

I've been so lost because all I've found is hatred and corruption
Can my heart weather this storm ?
And through the cold stay warm I said :
If it makes its way back to me
I can survive anything


10. DECEIVER

You are the deceiver
No excuse for the years you've spent cold
Spreading words like fire to build an army
Just to watch them burn
You want to watch them burn
You can't trust this

All these false prophets stand before me
Spitting venom just to make you all believe
So full of hate and negativity
It's not the answer, it won't set you free
It's not the answer, it won't set you free

You are the deceiver
No excuse for the years you've spent cold
Spreading words like fire to build an army
Just to watch them burn
You want to watch them burn
You can't trust this

Suffocated by the air that you need
Never leaving the cold
Sacrificing everything you could be
Because it's what you've been told
When you look in the mirror what do you see ?
Tell me what do you see. What do you see ?
Is it everything that you wanted to be ?

I'll reclaim everyone you betrayed
Because the tides will change
When you've been sent to your grave
Overturn the throne
You chose a side doomed for failure
Overturn the throne
I'm here to turn the tides of war

You're running with the wolves
Inflicting fatal wounds
You're just a naysayer that will never be me


11. TEST THE LIMITS

I could tell you what you want to hear
To hold you off another year
But I hope the truth finds you well
A common praise, a passing phase
Moving forward ? Not today !
The limit's in the sky
But will you be reaching it tonight ?

Tonight you got to test the limits and tell yourself that "I'm alive"
Just make that choice and draw that line tonight
Tonight you got to test the limits and tell yourself that "I'm alive and I'm not going anywhere"

No chance to be free
No chance to soar in the sky
Your feet fixed to the ground
Desperation is what's weighing you down
Whether my strength be heaven sent or my own self-confidence
These days when I'm walking through a crowd
I don't have to hold my head down

No more wasting time
Burn bright like a star, ignite
The limit's in the sky
But will you be reaching it tonight ?

Tonight you got to test the limits and tell yourself that "I'm alive"
Just make that choice and draw that line tonight
Tonight you got to test the limits and tell yourself that "I'm alive and I'm not going anywhere"

"Be a leader and never ever follow"
That's what my father
That's what he always told me
So with those words boldly spoken
He sent me down a long and hard road

Shrug it off my shoulders, it was never meant for me
I won't waste my time in mediocrity

Tonight I'm alive