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Anthem for the Hopeless
02:08
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*instrumental
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I’m getting out tonight, on a train
Nowhere left to run, in the rain
How can I help myself, to be sane?
Someone help me now, through the pain.
There was no-one left, I could trust
All my chains, slowly, began to rust
Wipe away one more layer of the dust
There’s no-one left in the world, that’s just
Oh the Twisted Life of Tommy Jones
I hopped aboard once more, change of heart
I headed towards the end, for a start
I’ve already split myself, far apart
I was silenced, then, with a dart
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Dear Sarah
03:17
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When you’re trying to breathe
And don’t really know just how you’re doing
Don’t fail on me
When you’re suffering
And you don’t really think that you can go on
Don’t lie to me
Don't give up
You can beat the one that holds you down
and turn around
the problems you've built for yourself
Don't back down
It's hard to see where we would be
without you, see we won't wanna live
without you
When you’re falling apart
And everything seems so uncertain
Don’t break on me
When you’re feeling afraid
And you don’t really know just where you’re going
Don’t leave on me
And I’m sorry if this comes off too strong
And I’m sorry if you want to let go
Just remember that while you’re still here
We will never let go
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Ghost in the Shadow
02:48
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I will not falter, I will not fail
I am not afraid, I am not frail
I am invincible: a ghost in the shadow
Unseen, unheard, and better off alone
Why do you care? Are you lost too?
You’re unreadable, what did I do?
What have I done? I’m not all that pure
Don’t try to read me, don’t try to draw near
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Because of You
06:03
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Pouring rain, life is pain
Nothing can save me but you
Sunny days, but I’m in such a daze
Nobody knows but you
Cloudy skies as we say our goodbyes
Nobody knew but you
Though the weather may be bright
Though the weather may be dark
All my secrets lie with you.
Such a breeze, I fall to my knees
No-one knew me but you
A grassy lawn, I’m just a pawn
Set in war by you
A crowding mist, sleep is bliss
Death is here, because of you
And though you knew, you sent me through
You risked my life, and now I’m stabbed by a knife
Now someday I will lie with you
beneath a grave, I’ll lie with you
I’m in a city, It’s blinding white
Nobody came but you
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Breathe
05:57
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Why is it so hard to breathe?
Why can’t I laugh like everyone else?
Why can’t I cry like everyone else?
I’m in between
The emotionless live a hell
Outside the air of everyone else
It hurts to breathe
Sing a new song I’ve already heard
I’m not listening
I don’t care what you say
Just get away
Why is it so hard to cry?
When it’s so easy to die inside?
While I look out into the rain
Others writhe and die in pain
Can’t you hear what I have said?
It hurts to know the dead
It hurts to die
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7. |
Undeserving
04:27
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I wonder how it crossed your mind that maybe this time you’d get a second chance?
When all you want is what you see, how can I tell you that we’ll be okay again?
I can’t lie to you.
I wonder how it crossed your mind that maybe this time you’d get a second chance?
When all you want is what you can feel, how can I tell you that we’ll make it through again?
I won’t lie to you.
I wonder how it crossed your mind that maybe this time you’d get a second shot?
I tried so hard to make things right, but in the end, you were just one to be bought.
You were just a whore.
Every day I wake up smiling, knowing that you’re gone.
Every now and then I think of how it all went wrong.
But it’s over now. The hurting is done. It’s over now.
Every day I tried to help you. I believed I could.
But every day was just a lie… to you.
But it’s over now. I’ve said my goodbyes. It’s over now.
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Sleep
03:01
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I can understand what is going through your head
But it’s sick.
It’s sick.
I can understand what is going through your mind
but I don’t understand mine.
Cause I haven’t slept in days, but I’m still falling hard
Cause I’m still inventing ways to keep you in my heart.
It needs to stop.
It needs to end.
I need to find a way to break out of this pen
cause I’m an animal.
I’m a fucking pig in a cage.
I’m so hungry for your food that I’m taking all the blame
And I haven’t slept in days, but I’m still falling hard
Because I’m still inventing ways to keep you in my heart
No
I haven’t slept in days because you’re breaking my heart
You know it’s all because of you that my life’s falling apart
Shut up.
Everything’s gonna turn out fine.
You take what’s yours and I’ll take mine
All the wounds will heal with time
but know
That I haven’t slept in days, cause you’re stuck in my heart
and I’m tearing at the seams, and I’m tripping at the start
My defenses fade to gray, cause you slipped past my guard
I know it’s not the only one, but this wound will leave a scar.
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Direction
04:26
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Losing everyone that was close to me
Losing myself
Find the peace that comes with being free
Keep it to yourself
I don’t know where I’m going
Face me in the right Direction
Turn me back around
Never let your thoughts get the best of you
Never look back
Sticking to the road set in front of you,
Never sway your path
I twist and I turn
I scream all day
I run down a path
I don’t know the way
And I should never have taken that chance
And one should never have to dance
Alone.
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Lies
07:03
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Giving Up
Run Away, what have I become?
Lie to me
Every day, I live the tune I hum
Sing it for me
I want to die
Nothing lasts forever
Take it from me
Living a lie
Hate the last endeavor
Singing all the pain I’m in just to justify
all the sin inside that I hate. Sing another lie.
Hide the truth
Live alone, give me a meaning
Push away
Sound a moan in the song I’m singing
Take it from me
Going away
It’s all for the better
Take it from me
Living a lie
Hate the last endeavor
And I don’t want to hurt you, that’s why I have to go
Give me a reason to stay, my only answer is no
I’m done with the pain, done with the lie I live
Let me take away pain, as it’s the only thing I give
There’s nothing left to see, my eyes have gone red
Don’t speak my name, I’m already dead.
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11. |
The Last Embrace
05:10
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All this time I owe
From all that time ago
I can still remember that face
I can still remember that name
All this time alone
With nothing to call my own
But I can still remember that face
I can still remember that name
Why am I so cold?
With nothing to call a soul?
I’m putting on a face
I crave the last embrace
But no. Not yet. My time is not now.
No. Not yet. I’m still asking how.
How am I still here?
and how do I face this fear?
I’m trying to stop the pain
but I’m starting to go insane
I’m trying to point and steer
I’m trying to find a cure
I’m pounding on the case
I’m pushing at the waves
What have I learned from this?
The key to happiness
Lies all in our own hands
We need to take it if we can.
No. Not yet. Our time is not now.
No. Not yet. I’m still asking how.
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12. |
Say Goodbye
02:43
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Some people believe that the stars lead our lives
Some people believe that your life can change
in the blink of an eye
So say goodbye
Some people would say ‘you take my breath away’
Some people would think ‘I like the way you drink
from that cup you hold, with your hands so cold.’
But all I could bear to think, or say, or lie
Was goodbye
I look at you from my doorway
Through the rain, through the mist
Through the fog, through the things of the eye
The last thing we ever said
Was goodbye.
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