1. IS IT TOO LATE?

Is it too late to take back what we say?
You tell me don't tell me that we're all the same
How can you say that you don't believe in anything?
When all the signs are sitting right in your face
How can I give you my trust when you're just stuck in the past?
Building up walls place hope in a stronghold that will never last
Are you blind to the fact that you're just being used?
Or could it be that you just crave the abuse?

Is it too late to take back what we say?
You tell me don't tell me that we're all the same
How can you say that you don't believe in anything?
When all the signs are sitting right in your face
All of the words that I've ignored for so long
I've convinced my self that they were all wrong
Searching and hoping just to see
A glimmer of truth in your dishonesty
I think I'm losing myself to this illusion that I've created of you
Don't try to tell me what this means when you've turned you back on everything

Is it too late to take back what we say?
You tell me don't tell me that we're all the same
How can you say that you don't believe in anything?
When all the signs are sitting right in your face
You can't play the victim while playing yourself
Victim or villain you've made your own hell
Never thought your conscience would eat you alive
You can't hide what you've been holding inside
How can you say that you don't believe in anything?
How can you run from the ones who help who breathe?
I know this may be the fate that you've earned
But who am I to say what you deserve
You set fire to another bride with each day that passes
You'd watch this whole world burn to be king of the ashes
I'm reaching for something that does not exist in you
Running to the light but you'll never find the truth
Is it all just a game or are you empty inside?
Is there any hope left or have your dreams all died?


2. TEMPTATION

I know I've seen where this path leads too many times before
You've caught my gaze, but my eyes drift back for more
I'm stuck still stumbling back and forth
But I find myself still searching with one foot out the door
My mind betrays what I'm looking for

I've stretched the lines and pushed the marks
When did boundaries become a start

Muddling truth among the lies
Mirroring faces that I despise
Fear to fight for what I feel
Tending to wounds that never heal

If you take away the walls that I hide behind
Beneath the mask, the man behind the mind
A shattered soul fresh to pick apart
To vultures who seek an open heart

These tattered dreams become an art
Mending the pieces that fell apart
Gracefully fall into place
Onto a canvas that cannot be erased

These words always seem to find a way, they're nothing but lies
A crowded room full of broken thoughts and misleading signs
Temptation gets the best of us no matter how hard we try
So all we can do is make the best of it, with our heads held high

We are nothing but common thieves
Stealing the hearts of the innocent we meet
But who's to blame when they leave themselves defenseless
To a silver tongue stranger, speaking with subtle offenses

I can feel the sting of my remorse
As regret seeps into me
Why must I be so weak
Victim to the words I speak

Do I want these choices to define me
Or can I find a way back to myself

I can't remember a time when I still held my pride
It's been so long since I've felt the light behind my eyes


3. DON'T FALL ASLEEP

My faults were always in the light as long as I lived in your shadow
Pushed out leaving all my hopes behind just for a glimpse of attention
But as I turned away and searched for something of my own
Suddenly you noticed me you never wanted this
So now I'm torn between the things I want and the life that never stood a chance

Your tasted they've never changed
I simply became the poison that you crave

It's in your veins creeping slowly to your heart
It's sinking in as your eyes are getting heavy
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Don't drift into this nightmare
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Or you will never see

The illusion you breathe to honestly think you could fly
You know wings are only as strong as the heart that beats with them
But you're already dead inside
It's a sad shame to see what you'll become
You'll be all alone

It's in your veins creeping slowly to your heart
It's sinking in as your eyes are getting heavy
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Don't drift into this nightmare
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Or you will never see

There's no truth in the way you look at me
Searching the surface for what you want to see
But you're mind is set you're blind as can be
You'll never know what lies beneath

You're tastes they've never changed
I simply became the poison that you crave
Can you feel this on your lips?
Desperate for another dose of danger
Close your eyes and let the feeling take over
As you're washed away by the fear
Acceptance is something that's hard to live by
When regret is only friend that you hold dear

It's in your veins creeping slowly to your heart
It's sinking in as your eyes are getting heavy
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Don't drift into this nightmare
Don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep
Or you will never see

There's no truth in the way you look at me
Searching the surface for what you want to see
But you're mind is set you're blind as can be
You'll never know what lies beneath


4. DREAMCATCHER (FT. RICHARD ROGERS)

These shallow thoughts are flowing quickly to an end from your mouth
But did you know that you’re drowning my dreams in your doubt
Take time to see what you are and what you’re doing to me
Does shutting me down pushing me out make you feel free
You’re just another stone in my way
But you won’t become a brick that I lay
Placing the path in front of me to reach the goals that I seek
Trace back the lines we’ve drawn and picture what this life could be

If I could find a way to turn back time
I won’t change you can’t change me
Why would you even try?
Take your words and walk away because I can't stand to hear you say
Everything that you think I will never be

It feels like every time I speak you turn my words around on me
So I’m treading carefully always afraid to breathe
Leave me be and let me reach all of the things that you don’t believe
I could ever hold in my hands
How could you ever hope to understand?
Trace back the lines we’ve drawn and picture what this life could be

If I could find a way to turn back time
I won’t change you can’t change me
Why would you even try?
Take your words and walk away because I can't stand to hear you say
Everything that you think I will never be

There’s a good chance that I’ve made too many mistakes to ever redeem myself
But if I spend my whole life trying to fix the past then I might as well
Give up hope of happiness and the will to go on
I’d rather find fulfillment in what I am than be lost in what I’ll never get back

They say my dreams only last till the end of the night
But if you’d open your eyes you’d see they carry to the morning light
I don’t need sleep to live my dreams so stay the hell away from me

If I could find a way to turn back time
I won’t change you can’t change me
Why would you even try?
Take your words and walk away because I can't stand to hear you say
Everything that you think I will never be


5. C'EST LA VIE

If we could turn back the clocks
And just do this right
Instead of building foundation on a lie
That kept us hidden, that kept us safe
Brought down the walls and took you away

I would have given everything to watch you grow
Into the person that you never thought you could be
But let's not dwell on the things we'll never know
Fight through the tears so your eyes can see

We both know that we've reached the end of this road
You may think that this is easy for me
But I'll have you know

I fight myself night and day to push you out
Hours creep by as I struggle through my doubt

Just let her go

Did you honestly believe
That I would just walk away?
Without hoping you would run back to me

All our thoughts have been said
But I still feel you in my head
This ghost is eating me alive

And I know this is right but it feels so wrong
But it feels so wrong
Letting go of what we've waited for so long
I can't pretend that I don't know the truth
That I don't know the truth
This choice we've made is what's best for you

If life was perfect then there'd be no uncertainty
But insecurity is what makes you feel alive
What is the answer?

Did you honestly believe
That I would just walk away?
Without hoping you would run back to me
(x2)

All our thoughts have been said
But I still feel you in my head
This ghost is eating me alive

And I will always hold you close
But only in my heart
As far as you know
We're oceans apart
I swear there's nothing more for me here (I swear that I won't look back)
I'll move on, I will grow

I swear there's nothing more for me here (I swear that I won't look back)
(and I know this is right but it feels so wrong)
I'll move on, I will grow (letting go of what we've waited for so long)


6. AMBITIONS

They say that patience is the key
But waiting was never for me

So I'll break away the anchors that you've chained to my feet
I know that you only did this for yourself
Your feet resting on the heads of those who tried to help
So don't waste your time with sympathy
And it's all the same
But I guess ambition is to (oh no) blame

Don't act like you don't know
About the casualties
The lives you've borrowed
Can't take it back
The seeds you've sown
You only saw yourself in the lights
But you were never alone

It's sad to see that everything we had
Could all fall away in a moment
But you think that this is where it should end
If I knew you'd be my enemy
I would have never called you friend

Can't you see the irony in the words you preach
You claim innocence pointing your finger at me
Don't pretend like you don't understand the meaning of this
Don't make believe that you were ever innocent
Those thoughts we shared, the nights we spent
Sharing our dreams and what they could have meant
What they could have been

It's sad to see that everything we had
Could all fall away in a moment
But you think that this is where it should end
If I knew you'd be my enemy
I would have never called you friend

(I would have never called you friend)
Friend

You're acting so surprised
(This is the choice that you've made)
Dreams crumble before your eyes
(The fault is your own)

You've burned all your ties
(You had the world at your back)
That kept you alive
(Now you're standing alone)

It's sad to see that everything we had
Could all fall away in a moment
But you think that this is where it should end
If I knew you'd be my enemy
I would have never called you friend