As I Lay Dying - The Blinding Of False Light Lyrics

I see now... I see through the veil of expectation.
I see now... I see that conformity is betrayal.

Betrayal of those who are forgotten, yet vision alone furthers our blame.
Unless followed by transformation, it is pointless to be given sight.
Without the hope of our reaction, we overlook the purpose of our eyes.

Now is our chance to breathe without tyranny, released from the blinding of false light.
(blinding of false light) Now is our chance to breathe without tyranny.
In weakness we are freed...

I see now... I see that conformity is betrayal.

With empty eyes I looked ahead (ahead), with clarity I now look back...

Now is our chance to breathe without tyranny, released from the blinding of false light (blinding of false light).
Now is our chance (our chance) to breathe without... without tyranny.
In weakness we are freed... Yeah...

I admit my failure. Opacity has dulled my senses.
Conformity (conformity) controlled by lifeless vices. Oh... Yeah...
Covetousness (covetousness) disguised as ambition.
But now it ends... But now it ends... But now it ends...
But now it ends, not with defeat but determination... We are freed... Yeah...

Now is our chance to breathe without tyranny, released from the blinding of false (false) light (light).
Now is our chance... Now is...our chance... In weakness we are freed...

As I Lay Dying - The Only Constant Is Change Lyrics

The only constant is change. The only constant is change. Go...

The human heart is born without legs, sliding back and forth,
and never once does it truly rest, unless accompanied by death... Sliding back and forth.

Even the strongest remnants of history, they have begun to crumble against time.
Sliding back and forth.

The only constant is change. Nothing remains the same.
The only constant is change. There's only growth or decay. Yea...

Let's go... Unvarying scenes only found in pictures can never breathe life.
For nowhere else does level ground exist, unless it has been captured by a flash of steady light.

Sliding back and forth (back and forth).
The only constant is change. Uncertainty awaits.
The only constant is change. There's only growth or decay... or decay.
The only constant is change...

There is nothing that stays the same, from the foundation of our lives.
There is nothing that stays the same. There is nothing to erase time...

The only constant is change. Nothing remains the same.
The only constant is change. There's only growth or decay... Yeah...
The only constant is change (change). The only constant is change.

As I Lay Dying - Vacancy Lyrics

We live in slavery to a past we cannot escape, and I say it's worth it to just start again... again.

We've focused so long on ideals of freedom that it is this very belief that oppresses us.
We all want to be free, yet we find ways to forfeit liberty to our own impulses, to our own consumption.

So I say it's worth it to build a new foundation... a new foundation...  a new foundation... a new foundation...
It's a past we cannot escape.

This vacancy will take everything this world can offer.
But what is control once we have let go of all we suffer? Once we've let go...

Yeah... When we've awakened to admit we are all enslaved, then there is freedom in our choice to disobey. Yeah...
Our creeds have become a justification (justification) to live the way that some see fit, (justification) and no one is more hopeless than those blinded by the scales of content.

This vacancy will take everything this world can offer.
But what is control (what is control) once we have let go of all we suffer?

We live in slavery to a past we cannot escape. So I say it's worth it to just start again.

Oh... We've let go. We've let go. We've let go. Yeah...

This vacancy will take everything this world (all that this world) can offer (all that this world offers).
But what is control (what is control) once we have let go (we have let go) of all we suffer?

We can't escape, we can't escape. We can't escape, we can't escape.
So I say it's worth it to start again.

As I Lay Dying - Upside Down Kingdom Lyrics

Many choose to find their hope in the thoughts of afterlife, when there is none to be found right here before we die.
So I understand the feeling of helplessness, when we are just taught to wait here...wait here for death.

Wait here for death. Wait for this suffering to end.
Wait here for death. Wait here for death. Wait for this suffering to end.

We are not forgotten, for a kingdom is offered beyond that of golden streets.
We can represent now what will one day be complete.

Simplicity is not a curse where strength is humbled and the powerless rise (and the powerless rise).
This is a kingdom born upside-down.
This is a kingdom where the broken are crowned.

Wait here for death. Wait here for death.
The "blessings" of excess are only a burden on us.

It is a broken system where we just wait for death.
It is a broken system where suffering can never end.

Simplicity is not a curse where strength is humbled and the powerless rise (and the powerless rise).
This is a kingdom born upside-down.
This is a kingdom where the broken are crowned... (the broken are crowned).

If helplessness is our system then we're better off upside-down.

As I Lay Dying - Condemned Lyrics

Yeah...
Condemned... Condemned... Condemned... Condemned...
Condemned... without given a chance to speak.
Without acknowledgment they're made less than human.

Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Trapped by... Trapped by obscurity.
Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Sentenced... Sentenced to neglect.

Oh...
They will never share our blood, yet is that reason to
drain what's left of theirs, abandoning compassion?

Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Trapped by... Trapped by obscurity.
Condemned... Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Sentenced... Sentenced to neglect. Oh...

Why do we uphold allegiance higher than maintaining life?
The ties of blood breaking a stronger bind.

Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Trapped by... Trapped by obscurity.
Condemned... Condemned... Condemned to anonymity. Sentenced... Sentenced to neglect.

As I Lay Dying - Anger And Apathy Lyrics

I've tried to find reconciliation behind the walls of those whose hatred burns.
For I find it easier to reach someone who still feels, than to make amends with passionless apathy.
Where all lines are the same a portrait cannot be made.

I need to burn inside. I need to know that you are alive.

I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand.

Like a colorless sky over a sea of nothingness, hatred faces its enemies while apathy strikes furtively.

I need to burn inside. I need to know that you are alive.

I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand...

Until our anger burns against injustice, we will create the faceless by dismissing those forced to concede.

Many of us have turned off the light outside, erasing what exists beyond our front door.
And for you I find it harder to reach common ground than my most glaring opposition.
But what about those who've lost the luxury of choice?
...striving for identity, buried by our lack of interest, souls marked as mere history.
How much grievance will it take to awaken us?

I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand.
I need to know that feelings of discontent are stronger than indifference for those too weak to stand...

How much grievance will it take to awaken us from the comfort of our homes?
...the comfort of our oversized graves.

I've tried to find reconciliation... I've tried to find reconciliation...

As I Lay Dying - The Plague Lyrics

Just like the spread of disease... Ya... Ya...
Debt and guilt or guilt and decree, the masters that we please.
Yet if we seek help for infirmities, we are made twice the sons of hell as before.

Reach out your hand. Reach out your hand, only to be plagued by disease.
Reach out your hand. Reach out your hand, only to be plagued by disease.

While religion tries to blame what we cannot see, I accept that part of the problem is me.
It was never a sacred mandate to accept conformity, through select revelations that we choose to believe.

Another blind guide replacing divine eyes.

Familiarity is the great deception, disguised by authority, sealing out subversion.

Whitewashed tombs have hidden the truth, for we unknowingly worship icons of ordinary life.

Reach out your hand to find forgiveness, only to be plagued by disease.
The horrors of beliefs and customs, camouflaged by commonality.

Reach out your hand, reach out your hand. Reach out your hand, reach out your hand.

I still believe that there is hope for us, but I believe we must look outside the sanctuaries of oppression that have brought our world so much pain...

Yeah...
Another blind guide replacing divine eyes (eyes).
Whitewashed tombs (whitewashed tombs) have hidden the truth.

Reach out your hand to find forgiveness, only to be plagued by disease (plagued by disease).
Reach out your hand to find forgiveness (reach out your hand), only to be plagued by disease.
Reach out your hand, reach out your hand.

As I Lay Dying - Parallels Lyrics

We are all comatose. We are overfed and under...undernourished, yearning for something more.
Never starving yet never quite satisfied. Carnal but without useful flesh or mind. Yeah...

I am a walking contradiction that's found consistency
consuming everything, all without producing sustenance.

In the parallels we struggle... struggle to upkeep, there is a better way for us to be set free.
From all it is we crave, there must be more to life than to simply stay alive... to simply stay alive.

We are not the same as I hope to show. There is a better way if we just let go.
We are not... we are not the same. We are not... we are not the same. Let go...

In the tension between devouring want or simple need
it's clear the only lines between the ones we preserve.

We are not the same as I hope to show. There is a better way if we just let go.
We are not... we are not the same. We are not... we are not the same.
Let go... We are not the same.

And in the parallels we struggle to upkeep, there's a better way for us to be... for us to be set free.
And in the parallels (parallels) we struggle to upkeep (struggle to upkeep), there's a better way for us to be... for us to be set free.

As I Lay Dying - Without Conclusion Lyrics

Yeah...

If we chase acclaim in search for...search for stature, then our status becomes a vacuum draining.
Opulence is a myth for there is no final rest.
Change in circumstance only delays. The inescapable fact that we are downcast.

In looking to the end we've lost sight of where to begin.

Hope lies not in reaching...reaching the end, if the journey itself is enough to bring fulfillment.

Without conclusion this song will end. Without conclusion there is no final rest.
Without conclusion... Shred...

We are void of purpose before we start.
For in chasing our destination the present state is sacrificed... sacrificed.
In looking to... In looking to the end we have lost sight of where to begin.
We've lost... We have lost sight of where to begin.

Without conclusion this song will end. Without conclusion there is no final rest...
Without conclusion this song will end. Without conclusion there is no final rest...
Without conclusion this song will end. Without conclusion...

As I Lay Dying - Anodyne Sea Lyrics

None of this matters, none of these words. Common and silent we will die in this world.
We've only spoken to those who agree, and without them we've fallen on deaf ears.

Stand on conviction and you will walk alone.

For once I have stood (I have stood), no one will know, but alone I was born and alone we must go.

In my convictions I've found my own grave, but amongst the dead we all fade away.

Yeah...
Yet solitude is better than a life not worthy of reaction.
There is nothing to lose (nothing). So we stand alone or join those who follow in misery.

In my convictions I've found my own grave, but amongst the dead we all fade away.
In my convictions I've found my own grave, but amongst the dead we all fade away.
Fade away...

Stand on conviction and you'll walk alone.
A voice is only a noise without someone to hear, and without a crowd to feed that noise grows silent.

For once I have stood, no one will know, but alone I was born and alone we must go.
Fading back into an anodyne sea, to drown with all who've gone before me.

Yeah... We must go.

In my convictions I've found my own grave (my own grave), but amongst the dead we all fade away. Yeah...
In my convictions (convictions), I've found my own grave, but amongst the dead we all fade away.

Stand on conviction and you'll walk alone. Yeah...
Fading back into an anodyne sea, to drown with all who've gone before me.
Fading back... fading. Fading back into an anodyne sea.
Fading back... fading. Fading back... fading away.

As I Lay Dying - Beyond Our Suffering Lyrics

What we see now is only a fraction...

Bound to learn the hard way (hard way), this is the human condition.
There is nothing that can be said to stop us from making mistakes.
When I look to myself as a source of ending pain, no matter how many times before I've failed.

Ya...
It seems our problems solve themselves when... when we look beyond us to those truly in hell.

The more I focus on myself, then the more helpless that I become.
So why not erase this point of view? My suffering is trivial...
Beyond our suffering. Ya... ...compared to those who know real agony.

It seems our problems solve themselves, when we look beyond us to those truly in hell.
It seems our problems solve themselves, when we look beyond our suffering.
It seems our problems solve themselves, when we look beyond our suffering. Go...

My trials seem insignificant now.

Why won't we look beyond us? Why won't we look beyond our despair?
It seems our problems solve themselves, when we look to those truly in hell. Go...

Personal redemption cannot change the world,
unless we lay down our lives for those who still suffer.

As I Lay Dying - This Is Who We Are Lyrics

Now this is who we are
I am no one's hero
For we are not the giant men
That some may think
You are faithful when we are not
So I'd like to tell this story
The way it is meant to be
Without the burden that's in our hearts
None of us would have ever found You
For You are faithful when we are not
You began a work
That only you can complete

Now this is who we are
I'll never know the answers
And I'll always wonder why

...Why we're given grace we'll never deserve
And a second chance that we will never earn
For there is nothing I can do to save myself

Now this is who we are
I'll never know the answers
And I'll always wonder why

But You have let me start again
I'd rather be called weak
Than die thinking I was strong

As I Lay Dying - Wrath Upon Ourselves Lyrics

I can only imagine that wrath is being held out
So there will be time for us to be redeemed
But surely wrath is not being held out
So that we may redeem ourselves
For I've seen the madness
Of those who died trying
But is regret only a word that the living possess?
I long to see their faces
Regardless of the decay
For in the eyes of the deceased...

We would see hope in our last day
Inside this dying world
For there is still beauty
Inside this dying world

For what good is there
In holding off wrath
If we are determined to bring
Wrath upon ourselves

As I Lay Dying - The Sound Of Truth Lyrics

We have all heard what we wanted to hear
"Truth" that sounds right to our ears

But what wisdom is there within us
To live based on the feeling of our hearts
How many times has instinct let us down
Never to be thought through
Never to be questioned
Say what you really mean
When your ambition calls you
For what use is there in praying
If you will only hear what you want to hear?

We speak of fighting to resist this world
But what about the battle within us?
If we have chosen to live against the grain
Then why are we all facing the same way?
There is no difference between us and them
If we all blindly seek truth from sentiments

As I Lay Dying - Bury Us All Lyrics

I see them coming
With shrouds to bury us all
Before we were born they shaped our lives
Leading us into an unmarked grave
In moments life could end
So I will speak while I can

This is my chance
My time to stand

We may fail alone but that is better
Than dying with them only to be forgotten
I for one would rather suffer now
Than leave this life without passion

This is our chance
Our time to stand

As I Lay Dying - I Never Wanted Lyrics

I never wanted
And I never cared before
Now take it all back
This is a new day

How I long to regress
To the days before I took upon myself
The obsessions of this world
A day of innocence equating beauty
For tomorrow may fall
And today is already gone

Now take it back
This is a new day

I've grown tired of chasing
Convinced I was in need
And now the years I've spent
Only a slave to this
Tomorrow may fall
And today is already gone
I will no longer adore
These things that will never satisfy me

I have seen my world change
And then go back to where it came
In this vicious circle
We are all brought back to life
Only to die again
But without these barren obsessions
I am simply free

As I Lay Dying - Comfort Betrays Lyrics

You sat and watched
As I nearly destroyed myself.
Never had I felt so betrayed.
That you would sacrifice my life
For no more than your comfort.
And now your love means nothing.
Nothing to me!
Your love means nothing to me!
Nothing to me!
You are the coward, the antithesis of a friend
Take action before there is
No one left to defend
For I would have stood by you
I would have stood by you
Right to the gates of Hell
For I would have stood by you
Right to the gates of Hell
Right to the gates of Hell

As I Lay Dying - Forsaken Lyrics

I've looked straight into your eyes
And turned my head for the last time
Because I was scared to leave these walls in ruin
Like the fate of those who trust in themselves

We are alone and afraid

I know you are the one we left behind
Yet somehow we are the ones who are alone
you are the one we left behind
you are the one we left be...

I will no longer turn my head
I will never forget you
You are the one we left behind
You are the forsaken

We've built our confidence
On broken dreams now left for dead
Yet we've been condemned
To chase these dreams that never end

I know you are the one we left behind
Yet somehow we are the ones who are alone
you are the one we left behind
you are the one we left be...

I will no longer turn my head
I will never forget you
You are the one we left behind
You are the forsaken

I will no longer turn my head
I will never forget you
You are the one we left behind
You are the forsaken

Our selfishness consumes us
Until the whole world is not enough
Forgive the day that I erased your name
that I erased your name
For it's the memory of me that will decay

I know you are the forsaken
Yet somehow we are the ones who feel alone
I know you are the forsaken
Yet somehow we are the ones who feel alone

As I Lay Dying - Within Destruction Lyrics

If music is
A mirror revealing
The depths of my heart
Then I will write
The darkest song
For without
Forgiveness
My soul is lost

[Chorus 2x:]
All that is hope
Within destruction
Comes from you
For I have fallen

Fallen

If music is
A mirror revealing
The depths of my heart
Then I will write
The darkest song
For without
Forgiveness
My soul is lost

All that is hope
Within destruction
Comes from you

For I have fallen
And there is nothing good
Within me yet I've
Been given life
I will
I will never
Deserve
For without
Forgiveness
Without forgiveness my soul is lost

[Outro 4x]
All that is hope
Within destruction

[4x]
All that is hope

As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us Lyrics

How many years have we waited
for a ship that never set sail?
And how many days have we wasted
chasing a love that was not our own?
I sat ashore and watched
as one hopeless wave crashed upon another
while my thoughts ran to the hills
my heart never reached the sea
with only delusions of an endless journey
I am left with an ocean between you and me

Is this your love?
Is this all you can give?
I will not stand in reflection
of someone else's dream

The gate to my heart has been weld shut
with the splendor of my aspirations closed in
How many years have we waited
for a ship that never set sail?
And how many days have we wasted
chasing a love that was not our own?

Is this your salvation?
Is this all you can give?
I will not stand in reflection
of someone else's dream

As I Lay Dying - Nothing Left Lyrics

This world was never worthy
But how can I call it unfaithful
Every promise was fulfilled
As decay crawled from it's throat
Like the dead rising from an open grave
Like the dead rising from an open grave

Lips of splendor and tongue of deceit
All dying now as our fragile wrists hold only waste
Like those gasping for their last breath
We cannot hide there's nothing left
Like those gasping for their last breath
We cannot hide there's nothing left

Nothing left!
Nothing left!

There is nothing left

Nothing left!

If all my sorrow has led me here
Then I would cry all of my tears
To have this chance
To have this chance again
To have this chance
To have this chance
And know there's more than this
And know there's more than you

Like those gasping for their last breath
We cannot hide there's nothing left
Like those gasping for their last breath
We cannot hide there's nothing left

As I Lay Dying - Illusions Lyrics

Yeah

How could I ever go back (ever go back)
Back to the life
Where I live amongst the dead (dead)

How could I go back
To live amongst the dead

Those who have forgotten how to feel (how to feel)
And have become slaves (become slaves) to memory
And wishful thinking

But Your love has set me free
As You've awakened every star
That has been sleeping
In the constellation of my soul

[x2]
How could I go back
How could I go back
To live amongst the dead
Amongst the dead

[x2]
How could I go back
To live amongst the dead

Those who imprisoned beauty
I never want to leave Your arms
So I wait in hope for Your embrace
For Your embrace
I wait in hope for Your embrace
I wait in hope for Your embrace

Yeah

Illusions of what I thought was love
Illusions of what I thought was love
Now I have clear sight
To see I've left nothing behind

As I Lay Dying - Morning Waits Lyrics

All along it was me who changed
Morning now waits for me
All along it was me
Morning now waits
Morning now waits for me

What I have to gain does not matter
If what I give is all to You
If what I give is all to You

I have seen the stars fall (yeah)
And the sun rise again
But You are yet to change
You are all that is
You are all that is worth
You are all that is worth living for

What I have to gain does not matter
If what I give is all to You
If what I give is all to You

All along it is was
It is was me who changed

As I Lay Dying - Control Is Dead Lyrics

Control is dead in this blind world
For we do what we hate
Split from inside
Betrayed by emotion
Emotion

We must look past
What is in front of us

Shadows are security
They have become the solace
Of my looking glass heart
In search for certainty
I no longer need control

Take me through the fire
Refine what is Yours
Take me through the fire
Refine what is Yours

It is time to overcome this
We must look past
What is in front of us
It is time to overcome this
We must look past
What is in front of us

As I Lay Dying - The Truth Of My Perception Lyrics

White shutters enclose
The boundaries of my heart
I hold my breath
Till the steady beating is shut out
In silence I wait for what is real

For I know the truth of my perceptions
Nothing in life matters more
More than You
Matters more
More than You

When first feelings fade
I will still be here

I hold my breath
Till the steady beating is shut out
Beating is

For I know the truth of my perceptions
Nothing in life matters more
More than You
Matters more
More than You

When first feelings fade
I will still be here

As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle Lyrics

Yeah

Only through struggle have I found rest
With a piece of me taken away
I begin to understand
Hollow out this machine like chest

With its gears that turn to make me feel
And assembled thoughts that fade away

Only through struggle have I found rest
Only through struggle have I found rest

Remove from me (from me)
(This de...) This deception (...ception)
(That I) That I called love (called love)
(That I) That I called love (called love)

Yeah

With its gears that turn to make me feel
And assembled thoughts that fade away

Remove from me (remove from me)
This deception (that I that I)
That I called love (that I called love)
That I called love

Only through struggle have I found rest
With a piece of me taken away
I begin to understand
I begin to understand
I begin to understand

Love

As I Lay Dying - Repeating Yesterday Lyrics

This is what I am
This is what I have become
Repeating yesterday
Drain me of my very essence
To form again what lasts

This is what I am
This is what I have become
Repeating yesterday
Drain me of my very essence

This is what I am
This is what I have become
What is love without (what is love)
What is love without (sacrifice),
My tears hold no weight
If my commitment is only failure
Each day I
I am

Repeating yesterday
Each day I am born (I am born) again to be (again to be)
A child (a child) in the eyes of love
Repeating yesterday
Repeating
(Yeah)

Drain me of my very essence
To form (to form) again
To form (to form) again what lasts

This is what I am
This is what I have become
What is love without (what is love)
What is love without...

As I Lay Dying - Reflection Lyrics

I laid the night before me
Unraveled the tangles of my heart
All I felt was stale hollow air

These streams of uncertainty
They are collapsing upon my mind
Upon my mind

Yeah

Torrents fill my veins until I burst
With mistaken guilt and shame

My battered bones
Try to keep fighting
Against the endless ocean of self defeat

As time goes on
Some months are yet to pass
As time goes on
Some months are yet to pass
As time goes on
Some months are yet to pass
Are yet to pass
Let's go

Puddle puddles of ink
Surround this tired chair
All of my sorrow has been spilled
(Yeah)
Into into my reflection
Reflection

As I Lay Dying - Empty Hearts Lyrics

I've watched them build
Upon these empty hearts

I've watched them build
Upon these empty hearts
False hopes of lossless paradise
Gathering together

The dead hearts beat as one
Stillborn comfort feeding lies
Through answers of self denial
Divided between a dissolute self
And the sorrow of sincere devotion
Devotion

What is it that you find peace in now?
Where is your hope in this dark night?

What is it that you find peace in now?
Where is your hope in this dark night?

As I Lay Dying - The Darkest Nights Lyrics

For so long I have felt alone
Content to live with unrest
Longing faded into countless nights
That buried my weary heart
But You brought an end
To this dead hour
And meaning to a calloused life

Held in Your arms
But too far from my heart

These thoughts will carry me through
The darkest nights
While Your eyes rest in

These thoughts will carry me through
The darkest nights
While Your eyes rest in mine

I remember the way You looked at me
And the way You drew
Drew me close
With one deep sigh
Scattering pieces of my
My restless mind
Forgetting all that we have left behind

We have left behind
We have left behind
We have left behind

These thoughts will carry me through
The darkest nights
While Your eyes rest in

As I Lay Dying - Losing Sight Lyrics

Can...
Can we die to live an other day?

How could we lose sight
Of what matters most?
Trying to love
What cannot love us back
All we have is not worth living for
If we do not know when to let go

What is life
That we cling to it so tight?
Afraid that it will take from us
These fading sentiments
Can we die

Yeah

Can we die to live another day?
Can we die to live another day?
Can we die to live another day?

What is life
That we cling to it so tight?
Afraid that it will take from us
These fading sentiments

How could we lose sight
Of what matters most?
Trying to love
What cannot love us back
All we have is not worth living for
If we do not know when to let go

How could we lose sight
Of what matters most?
Trying to love
What cannot love us back
All we have is not worth living for
If we do not know when to let go

As I Lay Dying - Confined Lyrics

Yeah
That night that I never came home
Wandering souls captured my thoughts
Emptiness filled my mind
Urgency spoke her lies
In the confines of these grey walls
I watched them move together
Taking me places that I cannot remember (remember)
We have been poured out
Into a loveless bride

How quickly I forget
That this is meaningless
How quickly I forget
That this is meaningless
(Yeah)

In a world passing through my fingers
I still chase the wind

How quickly I forget
That this is meaningless
How quickly I forget
That this is meaningless

Yeah

What have I learned from yesterday?
What have I learned from yesterday?

As I Lay Dying - Meaning In Tragedy Lyrics

Yeah

I have traveled so far to find so little
Meaning in tragedy or tragedy
In the search for meaning
Dark clouds have lead me here

Yeah

Confined freedom
Guides us to security
What if everything (yeah)
I have been taught is a lie
And all of my teachers
Have been wrong this whole time

Compelling us to fight
The battles they would not
They have already won
And we have already lost
If we do not learn from their mistakes
We have already lost

Yeah

We have already lost if we do not learn to change

As I Lay Dying - The Pain Of Separation Lyrics

How can I bear this any longer
Take me away
Arms stretched out only to hold separation
Take me away
Take me away
Take me away
Take me away

I'm dying inside, emptied before you
Take me into your arms

I will fight until the day when I will see you
Sight given to these blind eyes

When will I
be taken from this life
take what is yours
You deserve more than my life
You deserve more than my life

Take me Away!

As I Lay Dying - The Beginning Lyrics

From here to eternity we begin understanding
From here to eternity

I see who you are and who else can compare
I meant what I said, I promised to stand by your side

Until the end, that's where we begin
Until the end, that's where we begin

From here to eternity we begin understanding

It is our hearts that define what has meaning in life
Some will ask how can this be
But it was you who made me feel

From here to eternity we begin understanding

Until the end, that's where we begin
Until the end, that's where we begin

Until the end, that's where we begin
Until the end, that's where we begin

As I Lay Dying - Undefined Lyrics

What is this world, what is it we've created
In the burdens of this life I cannot rest
this world means nothing

Everything we hold will pass away
with a void of completion comfort will ever fade
I long for this wind to cease

Everything we hold will pass away
Everything we hold will pass away
I long for this wind to cease

We once held undying devotion
now dead to our thoughts, undefined like our love

Everything we hold will pass away
Everything we hold will pass away

As I Lay Dying - Behind Me Lies Another Fallen Soldier Lyrics

I wanted to bring you all that is in my heart
I wanted to give you my everything
but I've failed you
I've failed you so many times
how can I stand here
how can I stand here before you

how can I stand here before you
when I begin to steal
what only belongs to you
what only belongs to you

I am able to bring you
Nothing that isn't already yours

I am so ashamed, I'm so ashamed
Of what I ever called my own
Take what I have, take these broken remains
What can I give to you that you don't already deserve

You laid down your life when I refused to give mine

As I Lay Dying - Distance Is Darkness Lyrics

The contingencies of another day unravel my senses
And now your distance is darkness
And now your distance is darkness
My hope has been beset by your absence
I decay from inside
From inside
Pain!
There is love, there is love, there is love
Love!
Love, there is love, there is love
Underneath there is love

As I Lay Dying - Collision Lyrics

Can you understand my meaning hidden in the roses around my eyes
I want you to know how much it means to have you in my life
Your love brings me close again in this instance this single moment
when our worlds collide
The wire of eternity twists around us
I can feel this river rising, moving up my back
Some things never change
Some things never go away
Some things never change
Some things never go away

I could never forget you
I will never be the same
I can never forget you
I will never be the same

Go!

Some things never change
Some things never go away
Some things never change
Some things never go away

I can never forget you
I will never be the same

As I Lay Dying - Forever Lyrics

Forever your eyes will hold the memory
I saw your heart as it overtook me
we tried so hard to understand and reason
but in that one moment
I gave my heart away
I gave my heart away
in that moment
I gave my heart away
in that moment
I gave my heart away (I gave my heart away)

What perfect breath where my mind lay beside me
and all I knew was what had overtaken me
with no reason I am comforted by the inability to understand

Forever your eyes will hold the memory
I saw your heart as it overtook me
we tried so hard to understand and reason
but in that one moment
I gave my heart away
I gave my heart away
in that moment
I gave my heart away
in that moment
I gave my heart away (I gave my heart away)

Forever your eyes will hold the memory
Forever your eyes will hold the memory
Forever your eyes will hold the memory

When I wake from this dream
Will your smile still open my heart and leave me transparent
When I wake from this dream
Will your smile still open my heart

As I Lay Dying - Falling Upon Deaf Ears Lyrics

The sound of silent voices surveying my thoughts
regularity defining perfection
Neither sorrow nor contentment
Whispering emptiness
Whispering emptiness
Frail words collapse

My weight only stirs the ground
How long can I hold your hand as you walk over graves
You search for tears of compassion
Yet find the comfort of winter
You find the comfort
Reassurance dead like the falling leaves
Losing hope in your unchanging ways
all of my strength cannot save you
If you are unwilling to help yourself

As I Lay Dying - 94 Hours Lyrics

94 hours of regret for me to realize what I held
unfading beauty, not just a face
I held its innocence within my heart
Go!
Now I won't let go
I won't let go
I won't let go
Now I
I won't let go
Now I
I won't let go
The torment of your eyes has awakened my soul.
The torment of your eyes has awakened my soul.
The pain of a moment's time will forever beg your forgiveness
Forgiveness
94 hours for me to realize
I held unfading beauty
I held your innocence

As I Lay Dying - The Innocence Spilled Lyrics

For so long I was deceived
Enslaved by these chains
Blinded to Your forgiveness
If only I knew Your love
Giving Your life to save me from this pain
Broken and bleeding I turned You away
Now I have seen the scars inflicted by my hands
The Innocence spilled to save me
Reaching to the hand that brought You this pain
And now I am on my knees
Crying the way You wept for me
Crying, crying tears of shame
Dying, dying to take away their pain
I hear the screams of those who call from the grave
Dying for me to take their pain

As I Lay Dying - Refined By Your Embrace Lyrics

I cannot make it without You
All my efforts have failed
So that I will cry out in the need of You
Restore the strength of my Dependence
Send me through the fire
Make me pure again
Everything I am
I give it all to You
In Your arms I wait
I lay down my life
I am nothing without You

As I Lay Dying - Surrounded Lyrics

Take me home
Imitations surround me
You are all I want to see
So why do I turn
To embrace what will never last
All my life I've tried
All my life I've failed
And one day I will see
Surrounded on every side

As I Lay Dying - A Long March Lyrics

Only You know my pain inside
You've been there when no one else could be
When tears fall from my eyes
I know that You are always there
No matter what's in my heart
You are the One who cares
When I doubt, You stand by me
So I'm not ashamed to say the way I feel
I love You, You are my Everything

As I Lay Dying - When This World Fades Lyrics

You meant the world to me
All I have now is memories
Your love brought joy to my heart
You meant the world to me
Tears of sorrow stream from my broken soul
But I will see you again
When this world fades away
I will see you again

As I Lay Dying - The Voices That Betray Me Lyrics

Shatter my emotions
Take them all away
Left alone to face You
Now You know my heart
Left only to speak what is true
See through this plague of flesh
With truth I say that I love You
Yet my heart betrays me
Be not far from me
For these voices
They must soon cease
Despite their betrayal
You died for me

As I Lay Dying - Blood Turned To Tears Lyrics

This blood turned into tears
A broken heart runs my body
Dripping forth until I give my life
I have become a sacrifice
It hurts me just to think of you
I void the pain that is unbarring
(To know that I take these sufferings from you)

As I Lay Dying - A Breath In The Eyes Of Eternity Lyrics

Emptiness running through me
Taking all that i am
Leaving me this blinding mask
Grasping for the wind
Everything I've done
Everything I've gained
It all means nothing
A mere breath has passed away
Sadness I embrace
Left with empty promises
I look at myself and see the scars
That are brought to me by this life
Then I ask myself
Is that all this world has to give
The chase is over I am finished
Stripped of every reason I cry out to You
From my knees I scream

As I Lay Dying - Forced To Die Lyrics

Exhausted beyond repair
Stripped of all I had
Forced to die inside
Now I breathe a renewed Life
It is now I see without my eyes
If this is what it takes
To bring me to my knees
Then feed me pain until
I realize I am but a slave
Remind me of my need for You
Remind me of who I am

As I Lay Dying - Torn Within Lyrics

Through this pain I refine
Tearing me from within
Screaming to be released but held fast by Your love
Hold me here
Break me until my face breathes upon this ground
Outstretched with my head to the floor
Spent of all my strength
Relying on Yours

As I Lay Dying - Beneath The Encasing Of Ashes Lyrics

Reach inside of me
Far beneath the encasing of ashes
Bleeding red
Still showing signs of life
Remove the darkness
Take me away
A Stream of Hope destroy this corrupted cell
Purification
(Leaving me desolate in the face of perfection)
Unable to hide I am drawn to the fire
It is this pain that brings me likely do

At The Skylines - Forgiveness (Release) Lyrics

I never thought I'd find a dime like you in the middle of a recession.
Picking up the pieces never felt so good. A new start to a new generation.
It's a follow your heart and your dreams kinda party
and I'm trying to kick it as long as I can. So bring the girls with their smiles.
Hit the lights and we will dance as we wait for our new life to begin.

Close your eyes, one last time.
Let's fall for the sake of love and get our hearts beating faster.
Over and over again I find myself facing straight down,
I'm on my way home and I'm not alone.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder to sink or swim we hold up this dead weight.
Feeding on the mislead and unfortunate. Save every memory that binds me to the wreckage.
Blindfold us from our fate. We had our problems, we turned around and we solved them.
How could I ever forget the one love that made me realize that our dreams move like machines do.
Take it all, take it all in. And let love, let love take over.

Close your eyes, one last time.
Let's fall for the sake of love and get our hearts beating faster.
Over and over again I find myself facing straight down,
I'm on my way home and I'm not alone.

Set me to the same pace to keep our true colors.
Face to face. Breathe in breathe in.
It's most likely just another nightmare.
Hold tight and open your eyes.

I cannot be what you expect me to be
I'm just a broken reflection of our own entity.

So don't fall and become victim to the prey you feed off.

At The Skylines - Clear Eyes, Full Hearts Lyrics

Time after time you take over me without the decency of giving me a head start.
Insinuating your ways while keeping a steady stride. So where's your sincerity?

Time after time I give in. This feeling is all too familiar.
Cause it's pulling me under and I won't let go.
You got a lot of nerve to get by.

You feel it now I'm breathing heavily I'll show you how to slowly take over me.
Everything is changing. Everything is changing right in front of me.

Right in front of me, pushing through the barrier.
I can see all your twisted secrets as we become as one.

I'm figuring out there is nothing inside you that keeps me alive.
It never went the way we planned it.
It never went the way we meant for it to turn out.
So turn around just turn around and see the reflection that's lost in your eyes.
So turn around and tell me how you were intending to keep the truth from me.

Pace yourself you're only in the second round shaking the ground
Your bodies telling me to throw in the towel.

You feel it now I'm breathing heavily I'll show you how to slowly take over me.
Everything is changing. Everything is changing right in front of me.

In front of me.

At The Skylines feat. Kellin Quinn - The Amazing Atom Lyrics

You took my heart away and with his hands we'll take it back,
Deceiving tongue of a serpent,
You've twisted your ways, now demise is your path.

Now I'm feeling a sense of distance between
Who I was just yesterday,
How did we slowly let dreams captivate what we thought
was our reality?

I'm reaching, I'm reaching,
But I can feel the earth crumble beneath me,
Forget what you know, cause we are the entity,
For far too long we've held your heart in our hands,
So say your final goodbyes.

Hold on, girl, relax,
Let's reminisce about the good times in a while,
Let's slow dance use your imagination,
I can work wonders while all them others stumble down.

Girl, relax,
Girl, relax,
Don't front let's just be honest now,
You can show me how,
Keep me so close, you're slowing down now, baby,
These parts we play are making us crazy,
Why can't we just pretend like we're alive?

Feels like I'm climbing on my own
To reach the top of nothing more,
If this is what you call a kingdom
then I'll build an empire to settle the score.

You gave it all away for empty promises,
Now you'll never see the end,
I could have never imagined
that you would want to throw it all away.

How did we live to find out
it's all come down to this now?
So make a choice,
Let's not give in until we have to,
The cards that we weigh,
Our rivals believing,
Our God's stay the same,
So tell me you want to believe right now.
(Let's get sexy for a second!)

We're dreaming of unconditional love,
I'd save the grace and rebuild the place from the ground up,
'Cuz soon enough, they'll climb
but the top is where I'll stay.

We're dreaming of unconditional love,
From the top to the bottom,
Stay 'til everything else fades away,
We're dreaming of unconditional love,
This is where we'll stay.

We're dreaming of unconditional love,
(From the top, from the top.)
From the top to the bottom,
Stay 'til everything else fades away,
(I'll beat you there.)
We're dreaming of unconditional love,
(From the top, from the top.)
This is where we'll stay.
(I'll beat you there.)

At The Skylines - Chapter 7 Lyrics

Play it safe from the unforgiving question. Just walk away.
Learn your place your vices lack a counter weight
And I was the anchor holding you in place.
Holding you in place.

If you've got to ask me you better ask me.
Why we've left our dreams behind.
If you've got to ask me you better ask me
Where we fall asleep tonight.
I'm on edge. I'm sitting on the rooftops, sitting on the rooftop.
I'm on edge and I am just waiting to be saved by the morning light.

We held the treasure of the world now you're all alone and out of place.
Within every memory of you is the remaining though of consequence.
Pestilence in the form of beauty.

Wandering aimlessly running in circles again and again I've put myself through this.
Losing gravity I've always failed to see the good inside of me.
So won't you just ask me?

If you've got to ask me you better ask me.
Why we've left our dreams behind.
If you've got to ask me you better ask me
Where we fall asleep tonight.
I'm on edge. I'm sitting on the rooftops, sitting on the rooftop.
I'm on edge and I am just waiting to be saved by the morning light.

Night after night we rest our heads.
I only wanted to see, I only wanted to breathe you in.
Somewhere in between the beginning and the bitter end.

I'm still asking why we left this all behind.

If you've got to ask me you better ask me.
Why we've left our dreams behind.
If you've got to ask me you better ask me
Where we fall asleep tonight.
I'm on edge. I'm sitting on the rooftops, sitting on the rooftop.
I'm on edge and I am just waiting to be saved by the morning light.

At The Skylines - Turbulence Lyrics

Tried and true was my image of you
So erase all the truth and take me back to Ms. Leading.
Bravo, you had me at hello.
The only way to explain yourself,
Is you’re a saint among men in the eyes of a tyrant.

Was I a part of you? Were you a part of me?
Time and time again we’re running on empty.
Was I a part of you? Were you a part of me?
I’m off this broken ride, I can see clearly.

Whoa, you lied from the start.
The sky could fall down, and you could never see it coming.
Whoa, take me back to the start.
So I can turn around, and walk the other way.

You severed all the faith in me,
When all I needed was loyalty.
Over and over again you lied to me.
I don’t need your loyalty.

Nobody knows what it means to be
A part of this and now is not the time to start asking.
Girl you don’t want to know
What happens when the lights go low and you lose your soul.

Was I a part of you? Were you a part of me?
Time and time again we’re running on empty.
Was I a part of you? Were you a part of me?
I’m off this broken ride, I can see clearly.

Whoa, you lied from the start.
The sky could fall down, and you could never see it coming.
Whoa, take me back to the start.
So I can turn around, and walk the other way.

You severed all the faith in me,
When all I needed was loyalty.
Over and over again you lied to me.

Here’s to heart. As I disengage from this counter part.
I’ll leave you with this token of my regret.

Whoa, you lied from the start.
The sky could fall down, and you could never see it coming.
Whoa, take me back to the start.
So I can turn around, and walk the other way.

At The Skylines - Let's Burn This Lyrics

Raise your voices to the sound of reason.
Misleading thoughts of a beautiful future.
The one last thing you will remember is your failures.

So now you've left me with a bitter taste on my tongue.
I never thought that we would make it this far.
I gave my all and more.
All for the sake of love and these innocent hearts.

So this is, so this is all that you've wanted from me.
Take it all it's for the sake of loving.
One another, one another.
I know we make it out alive.
I saw it when I closed my eyes.
And as we drive under this bridge I pray to God to grant this wish.

This is the end of all days.
Reminiscing will clear your pathways.
This is the beginning of the end.
Save yourself for that's what you do best.

Looks like we are out of time, here is where we intertwine.

I've seen the end and I know just where we all go after this life is over.
Just take my hand and I promise if you follow me I'll lead you into the light
(into the light)

So this is, so this is all that you've wanted from me.
Take it all it's for the sake of loving.
One another, one another.
I know we make it out alive.
I saw it when I closed my eyes.
And as we drive under this bridge I pray to God to grant this wish.

They're all dead.

At The Skylines - 143 Princess Lyrics

I've made my way up over mountain tops
I never thought that it would take us this high
I'm half the man I used to be
but all these memories are why I'm learning from you

They say the steeper the mountain the harder the climb
I'd give it all just to see you again
well I might be half the man i used to be
but all these memories are why I love you

So take your dose of reality
this is my one last request
you cower in hypocrisy
put on your show you are a horrible actor

Piece by piece you will discover that the truth is in your kneeling knees

If its dreams that you want then its dreams that you'll get
I'm tired of always playing the fool
I know it doesn't mean a lot to give your all when its handed down

Like this is not the way that we were supposed to handle
I'll slow time down a little for you to catch your breath
You'd say theres another guy and I'd keep on crawling back to my own feet again
while you hold my pride

You leave me screaming
at the top of my lungs
its safe to say its true what they say
you're just another dime a dozen

If its dreams that you want, then its dreams that you'll get
Cause I'm tired of playing the fool

In the beginning it was some sort of misunderstanding
If I recall you were the one who painted it to be such a masterpiece
this ones for you, I mean every word I say
143, till the end

At The Skylines - Shady Dreamin' (Tension) Lyrics

Open your eyes and see your downfall.
You've tried and tried but your faithfulness isn't real.
With a mind that's plagued inside,
By the common misconceptions you idolize.
Hang your head shame,
You manipulate everyone.

I put the whole world in front of you.
Would it be too much to ask for,
Would it be too much to say.
Everything you had dreamed of,
Well it won't come back to you.
No, no it won't come back.
No, no it won't come back to you.

Do you feel, do you feel like you're running away?
Did you ever have any intention, to say
you never meant it. To save yourself from ending.
I'll stand by the ocean and watch your body washing away.

Do you feel, do you feel like you're running away?
Did you ever have any intention, to say
you never meant it. To save yourself from ending.
Here's a toast to devotion, as your body washes away.

While you float face down.
With a twist to your crescent lips
Your intentions were so elegant.
Lie, after lie, after lie
Glorified by the ones you despise.

You could of given more than what you left for me.
I too was blind before I opened up my eyes to see.
You should of given more, more than you left for me.
Your vices won't weight me down tonight.

If you could have untied that weight from your leg,
I could of saved you. I could of saved you.
But the one thing I learned from all of this.
Is to admit when your time is finally up.

Do you feel, do you feel like you're running away?
Did you ever have any intention, to say
you never meant it. To save yourself from ending.
I'll stand by the ocean and watch your body washing away.

Do you feel, do you feel like you're running away?
Did you ever have any intention, to say
you never meant it. To save yourself from ending.
Here's a toast to devotion, as your body washes away.

Raise your glass face down.
Take a bow, all our eyes are off you now

At The Skylines - It's Cherried Lyrics

I see the Judas inside the betraying eyes of you

The divine gift of your inception,
plagues carried with the one single brick
that seems to hold our base, in this fragile state

I'll turn off all the lights and then when they are sleeping
Alright, ok, so this is where we are going (away from here)
And once we fly away
It's I'm right you're wrong and you'll soon know where we're going

Cause when we kill all the lights
just know we won't wait around 'till tomorrow
Cause once I told you I loved, I lied

With every other heartbeat
I'm seeming to find a traitor aside of me
With every other heartbeat
you'll tear inside by a vision confide by me
Blame every last cringed like crooked smile
on the faces that hide behind me
They're all on the edge masqueraded and fading

I watched them fall right to the floor
from the empire that they came from
Just take it from me, it's easy to see that they'll be overcome
(Close your eyes)

And we'll dance around and start a collision
how many times have you seen a misled future
Once we're on, we'll turn from their faces, and soon you'll see
You must not follow, I will guide thee home

Could this mean anything, I see behind all the blinding symbols
Could this mean anything, I smelt deception from a mile away

So soon we will all be overcome
Just take it from me it's easy to see
we'll all be standing one by one
I watched them fall, right to the edge of the empire rooftop,
I am home (Close your eyes)

At The Skylines - Hush Lyrics

A test of faith, speaking in fork tongues
to deceive all the live that are around you.
While they disassemble you, say what you want to say.
You're just wasting your time.

You said you want love so I'll wait on the other side.
I watched my pride fail you left me standing there.
You said you want more so I'll wait on the other side.
The light in your eyes says you're giving up and I'll still be standing.

I've been around too long for this let's slow it down now.
Just take your sweet time but I won't be waiting.
I can show you what it means to be loved by somebody else,
but when you come around I will be waiting.
So you can stray away from all the broken mechanical strings are operating you.

If I could change anyone it would be anyone but you.
Look to the sky for when it falls it falls for you, I fell for you.

You said you want love so I'll wait on the other side,
I watched my pride fall you left me standing there.
You said you want more so I'll wait on the other side.
The light in your eyes says you're giving up and I'll still be standing.

Here's my neglection to the lost cause of a dying affection.
Our cause and effect should not be exposed in the shape of reflections.
We will always stand tall.

All That Remains - Indictment Lyrics

Eyes fill with hatred
When they fall upon me
You worship Gods of violence and bigotry
Forgetting lessons learned that prove these wrong ideals

Dont let me follow in the footsteps
I wont embrace these wrong ideals
This thirst for violence, domination
It only serves your wrong beliefs

This is my indictment of your beliefs
This is my indictment to what you hold dear

Your evil consumes you
A jealous few incite ignorant followers
Invoke the name and watch the masses turn on us
For fear that I embody what you fear

This is my indictment of your beliefs
This is my indictment of what you hold dear

My eyes have seen the horrors that you commit in the name of your God
Your God is violence, your God is unholy

Eyes fill with hatred when they fall upon me

Invoke the name and watch the masses turn on us
For fear that I embody what you fear

Your God is violence, your God is unholy

All That Remains - Empty Inside Lyrics

I can't show pain
Long for the days where I am free to feel

Don't want to lose everything
Just want to feel again
My heart will burst for you if that would make things right

I don't feel anything
Outside the pain you bring
Starting over doesn't look so bad this time

I am not empty inside
Thought I long to make this right

Emotions still touch me
Still I can't feel a thing
Like ghosts they melt into the fog
And leave me cold

Only shadows and impressions are left for me to hold
My heart would burst for you if that would make you whole

I am not empty inside
Though I long to make this right

All That Remains - The Air That I Breathe Lyrics

I will not relent, no, no
Never live with defeat, never falter
This life the air that I breathe
I will not choke on failure

I am a mortal man but I'm not falling, I'm not broken
I am a mortal man but I'll hold tight to my beliefs

I have suffered defeat, pain, loss
Still I push to the edge, never falter
For this cements my beliefs
I'll remain my own master

I will not relent, no, no
Never suffer defeat, never falter
For this cements my beliefs
I will not choke on failure

I will not relent

All That Remains - Become The Catalyst Lyrics

For fear my eyes have closed
Shut this out no more
Embrace this and I become the catalyst

And now it swells in me
Smash all my defenses down
I'll take this, I'll let this fire consume me

I will not fall, I will not fail
I pound the walls I shake the cage
I will not fall, I will not fail
Let this fire consume me

This burning passion, it fills with desire
And drives me and it drives my cause
I'm filled with reasons but reasons drive me further
Disdain for disbelief will stay the course

Oh, let the fire consume me
Let the fire burn
Let the courage run through me
Let the fire burn

All That Remains - Six Lyrics

I wish I was free of this

I see her in my dreams
Wish that she wasn't there
But she still haunts me and I...

Still feel her breath on me
Still want to taste her skin
But I know that would kill me

No, damn her
Still I choke on her lies
Still reeling from her last caress, her goodbye

Oh how this sickens me
This wretched fools affair
I can't erase this from me

And now it permeates
And even though I feel
This anger wreathes in my soul

No, damn her
Still I feel my stomach turn
Choke back, hold my head high
Still Im strong

No, damn her
Still I choke on her lies
Not reeling, I'm strong

All That Remains - The Weak Willed Lyrics

I will not give into fascist beliefs
And I am not a fool
I will not let pride in my core be rooted out
I will stand firm in my beliefs
Live life, the master of my destiny
See no other way to live

I am not the weak willed
I am not a fool who cannot see
I am not the weak willed
I will not let pride destroy me

Wise men can see the difference in compromise
And laying down ones beliefs
There shall be wisdom in my beliefs
They shall be rooted in my strength

With lies on your tongue
Seek to deceive
You've fallen victim to the human condition
And it's led to your defeat

I will not let pride destroy me

All That Remains - Whispers (I Hear Your) Lyrics

It may seem at last, days passing mean nothing
But the sun that sets cause only pain
Violence in words, like slashes wound deeply
Love is not when you feel only pain

Whispers (I hear your)
Poison (flows in me)
Lost inside you, I'm not free of you
Break my bonds again

Love lost, arrogant whore
Paint strife on this canvas
Failure, I am a fool
I should've seen

Whispers, poison, break my bonds again
Love, lost, failure
I should have seen, I should have seen

All That Remains - We Stand Lyrics

As if this could change us
Our roots go deeper than that
Born and bred the masters of ourselves
And our hearts

Take the best of me and watch my world fall apart
Still I remain steadfast in my heart

Walk a darkened road and
We will be our own light
Our foundation, our core is strong
Stand for what's right

We stand again, it breaks my heart
This anger burns and I fall apart

Seasons change me
But they wont change my core
I have struggled, I've fought for less
Still this I know

Belief within myself
Shall drive me further on
Still I fear that the past remains
And so shall I

All That Remains - It Dwells In Me Lyrics

Now hold this tight, don't let go
No burden
I can't forget the past is real
No longer fight this feeling
No burden
I can't erase what you've become this time

I cast doubt no longer
I am able, I am strong
And now it dwells in me

True to this cause, I hunger
I count the days that pass me by
I'll do what I know is right
No failure shall befall me this time

I cast doubt aside

I'm strong and it dwells in me

All That Remains - Not Alone Lyrics

No more
No more are the days that I will
Fear for I have found the strength that
None can match and I'll push forward

Never has the blood in my veins
Flowed more fiercely as when I feel this around me
I am whole

I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand I am whole again
I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand I am whole again

Now I feel the passion burning
This what drives me further
Strengthens my resolve to push me further

No more are the day that I will
Fear for I have found a strength that
None can match and I'll push forward

Now I feel the passion burning
This what drives me further
Strengthens my resolve too push me further

All That Remains - This Calling Lyrics

I secretly crave, crave that scent again
Still feel lit pressing on me now
Now with the onset, my flesh is weakening
I steel my nerves for temptations at hand again

And I hear this calling
Still you don't seem so far at all
And I hear this calling

No secrets, deception, for these would tear this down
Ill note the past and spare the pain
Words match my deeds with brutal honesty
Never forget that these choices were made by me

Not falling victim to the fire that burns inside of me
Though I am fearful I will not prevent this tragedy
My strengths been tested, I wear the scars that prove
Still I believe that this calling will see me through

All That Remains - This Darkened Heart Lyrics

I've watched the days pass
one by one until the fall of man
and seen the cynics feed the jaded
merely scraps and bones
the kingdom shaken
it's foundation nearly turned to sand
with foolish faith in faulted leaders
that I must disown

now rise again for this darkened heart
betrays what I've always held so dear
now rise again for this darkened heart
it bleeds fast for all my family
now rise again for this darkened heart
it bleeds fast for all humanity
now rise again for this darkened heart
condemns my soul

I've laid to rest the false belief
of average stock in me
I'll not relent no average destiny
I'll reach the pont where mankind's sins
no longer rest in me
A long hard road this manifest destiny
I will not be held down...

All That Remains - Tattered On My Sleeve Lyrics

and how I love you I should let you go
strike your name from my mind
should I succeed empty space
filled with might have been

wronged and I foul
never cared for might have been

your name etched upon my finger
under gold still lives in my dreams
to this day have I fallen away

now my heart tattered on my sleeve and I
hear your breath lying next to me
now my heart tattered
on my sleeve will I see
your name before mine

I am falling away
all my life
is falling away
as time goes by

All That Remains - For Salvation Lyrics

wallow in darkness
and ever lasting pain
this signals defiance
to bring forth mankind's gain
this nations compliance
to what is fed to them
may lead to disaster
unless a change is made

I will not be swept aside
nor will I change inside
but I'll fear not compromise
to benefit mankind

now pride is our enemy
for salvation this we must believe

All That Remains - Passion Lyrics

every word that falls from my lips falls on deaf ears and I suffocate
now righteousness cast aside thrown to the ground
I close my eyes and I see you there
but my eyes deceive me every other sense says I'm alone
now waking hours melt to sleepness nights and all fear has left me
if I could learn from my past
I'd posess the strength to walk away let your sweet taste fall from my lips
but it resonates
and now I hold this so dear to let it fade would tear me apart
if I now left this all behind simply turned and walked away
would the dawns light fall upon my face to end this tragedy
still deep in the long black behind the shimmering blue
I'd swear that I have seen the last soul that I care to
so this is passion and it crawls upon my skin
and it sinks into my bones and I am whole again
and I feel it filling me and I pray it will never end
now it burns within my veins
and I am writing in ecstasy

All That Remains - Focus Shall Not Fail Lyrics

find not distractions live life of single mind
and failure is not inherent for I will have what's mine
I'll struggle and sacrifice should I find value there
I'll not be scorned by failure
I'll not relent

now my conscience shall dictate my way
no more apologies no more mistakes
now solid direction has strengthened my resolve
fear not for consequences

fear not at all my focus shall not fail
I shall not fall and nor shall I despair

exist no more distractions exist no more delays
set free from inhibitions set solid on my way
now set forth with purpose and with a strong resolve
fear not for consequences

All That Remains - I Die In Degrees Lyrics

I'd follow endlessly to live the life I've seen
now every passing moment I die but one degree

shall I relinquish my integrity
thereby ensuring that I'll remain unclean

Until my days filled with not untrust and fear
I'll not make one vow to which I won't adhere

I didn't want it this way but I've never wanted to stay
my life take not for granted yet nothings changed in me
the search for true perfection will lead me endlessly

All That Remains - Vicious Betrayal Lyrics

your lies consume me, with ever breath I'm burning
how I believed that the truth was in your eyes
my life now chaos and your tong it breeds deceit
wake from this nightmare I'll never love her again

my nights now filled with agony as your scent floats in the air
and salted rain that falls on my lips
I pray to God I'll not stumble again,
and I woke in chains these shackles tear my flesh
and blood that flows from these wounds flows back as night

now count deception I have no past she told me
her words ring within my ears and chill my spine
now as the rage builds I fear control is waning
I feel this shell that is restraint now crumble away

and salted rain now falls on my lips I pray to God I'll not stumble again

and I woke in chains and shackles tear my flesh
and blood that flows from these wounds flows back as night
your lies consume me with every breath I burn
and now the past that should be kept haunts me at night

chilled to the bone tong sears my flesh
and your lies breed Vicious Betrayal
stumble to the ground still she knows me best
and her lies breed Vicious Betrayal

All That Remains - The Deepest Gray Lyrics

Could blood not be so sweet or flow enough to sustain
two hundred nine tomorrow's rise and I'm alone again
please not this way so sweet on my tongue it burns away
an empty promise fills my veins with lies

the deepest gray forever lives inside of me
but I am not afraid for I have lived this agony

and time ticks slowly forward towards the break of day
five seven nine arrival more fuel for disarray
but be still my tongue for I know not what I say
my life is lived in darkness and here I'll remain

and so the night wears on
and so my patience thins
I now walk through this fire
to purify the sins

and so the night wears on and so my patience thins
to my eyes dawn in horror cause I'm alone again

All That Remains - And Death In My Arms Lyrics

and death lay in my arms as colors fade
from gold to gray

gray now broken my foolishness displayed
hands tight around her throat this violent loving embrace

lying restful safe in my arms
steady rhythm trust she'll come to no harm
feel her tremble as the nightmare begins
sleep the horror as the nightmare it ends

I hear her whisper a sweet sound fanning the flames
these thoughts consume me and leave me wallowing

gray now broken my foolishness displayed
hands tight around her throat this violent loving embrace
my fingers tremble her lips move silently
one last i love you crush my resolve again

Come The Dawn - The Overtaking Lyrics

Wake up, wake up
Can’t you hear them clawing at your mind?
Don’t you know that they’re the ones Who pray on those who are easy to fight?
And they’re not gonna stop
So raise your voices with me
A voice alone is not enough
But all together we’re a force to be reckoned with
And you know it’s not over yet

I’ve been sitting too long while you’ve been doing it wrong
And now it’s time for me to rise
I guess it’s time to be.... the monster that you have been making of me

Wake up, wake up
It’s our time to take control
And it’s now or never
They won’t get the best of us
We will stand our ground and keep our heads held high
Brothers and sisters they will never take us alive

You are not wise to underestimate strength in numbers
Because I know there are a million ways for you to use our minds
But there is just one thing that you forgot
We are tired of playing your twisted games
Everything you say is always the same and we’re not gonna take it

Enough

When dictatorship is a fact,
revolution becomes our right I can’t wait til the day we say
What a pleasure to burn down the industry

[3x]
Wake up, wake up
It’s our time to take control
And it’s now or never
They won’t get the best of us
We will stand our ground and keep our heads held high
Brothers and sisters they will never take us alive

Come The Dawn - Perspectives Lyrics

Take a look at your life now
From another perspective
Why do you do all the things that you do?
Why do you say what you say?

I know you may feel your mistakes define you
But it’s a man that defines his mistakes
So stop letting yourself down and start picking yourself up
You’ll never find any pity from me

You know this life is only as hard as you want it to be
And I just thought that I would let you know
I thought I would let you know
You’re not the only one that feels this way

Just know that you’re the only hope for yourself in the end

[2x]
I know all you really wanted was a second chance
For what it’s worth I hope you never thought of giving in

Never thought of giving in

Come The Dawn - Light Of The World Lyrics

So this is where they left us
With nothing but a pale and a pile of dust
We have come too far
To sit and watch them tear this world apart
I think it's time we start drawing a line
We start making a change instead of wasting our time
Don't you see this is life here?
Don't you see this is a world worth fighting for?

But it's not too late, for we
For we can make a change

We will not be victims of circumstance
If this is our only chance, then we'll take what's ours
We will be more than the lost souls, a future without hope
We are the light of the world

We are the hope
For our generation
We are the hope
For the world we live in
This is the way that we fix the problem
We are the ones who control the outcome

Fight the ones who built the walls
Change the world, this is my cause
I will fight this, I will fight this til my hands are bleeding
Fight the ones who built the walls
Change the world, this is my cause
I will fight this, I will fight this til my hands are bleeding

Cause we are not the lost souls
We have something to fight for

We will not be victims of circumstance
If this is our only chance, then we'll take what's ours
We will be more than the lost souls, a future without hope
We are the light of the world

We are strong enough to let our weakness show
We've come so far and now we're finally home

We will not be victims of circumstance
If this is our only chance, then we'll take what's ours
We will be more than the lost souls, a future without hope
We are the light of the world

We are the hope
We are the hope
We are the hope
We are the light of the world

Come The Dawn - My Own Way Lyrics

For the first time
I truly feel like I’m living my life
For the first time
Something feels right
So let the record show that I’ll never give it up
To anyone, for anything
It’s time to take what once was mine I’m taking back my life

What if I jump and I don’t fly?
Maybe I’m chasing after a lie
But I’ll keep hoping for a victory this time
And everyone told me all along
That these dreams I had were wrong
But I’ll keep reaching for the stars until they’re mine

I’ll keep reaching for the stars
Until they’re mine, until they’re ours
I’ll keep reaching for the stars

For the most part
I’ve been living my life too afraid to live at all
And I’ve been feeling like I’m undeserving of everything I have
But I won’t give up
Because I need these words to mean something
To someone other than me

What if I jump and I don’t fly?
Maybe I’m chasing after a lie
But I’ll keep hoping for a victory this time
And everyone told me all along
That these dreams I had were wrong
But I’ll keep reaching for the stars until they’re mine

And I will fly,
I will fly

What if I jump and I don’t fly?
Maybe I’m chasing after a lie
But I’ll keep hoping for a victory this time
And everyone told me all along
That these dreams I had were wrong
But I’ll keep reaching for the stars until they’re mine

I’ll keep reaching for the stars
Until they’re mine, until they’re ours
I’ll keep reaching for the stars

I will never second guess myself again
I will try to find my own way
I was made for something more
I’ll never give up, I’ll never give in until I get it all
This is where my path begins
My path begins.

Come The Dawn - Game Over Lyrics

Incessantly you cut me down
You rip me up
From these roots that hold me down

Yo, let me take a little sec
I hope you're holding your breath
I'll tell you something that you'll never forget
So I'll put my flag in the sky
I put it up wave it high
Now you know what I'm not

Show me what you got!

So you think that you could cut me off?
After all I gave to get where I was

Look at what I've given up

I've found my way out of this open grave
You should've buried me when you had the chance
And now I'll show you that it's like to be cut down in your prime
Yeah, this time I'm not holding back

This is what it's like to be cut down in your prime
Like you were me
I always told you that this was what I'd do
And now your time has come for you

Because I've given up my whole life for this
I'll bury you six feet deep

I've found my way out of this open grave
You should've buried me when you had the chance
And now I'll show you that it's like to be cut down in your prime
Yeah, this time I'm not holding back

You must be in denial
There's nothing I won't do to reach the top again, again

I've heard that at the end of the day
There's only one thing to say
You still end up in my way
And I've earned my second chance at the top
So just as soon as it drops
Then that's the day it'll stop

If you thought this was the end of me
I hope you're holding your breath
You've chased the shadows of your past lives for far too long

I've found my way out of this open grave
You should've buried me when you had the chance
And now I'll show you that it's like to be cut down in your prime
Yeah, this time I'm not holding back

Come The Dawn - Daily Gnargoyles Lyrics

Just like a thief in the night
You stole the crystal and gold, run, run
I always knew you were filth from the start
Soaked with the blood of an innocent soul
I swear I’ll find you, no matter how hard you hide, run, run
You condescending exaltation end here
A fall from a window will be a gift to the world

You think you can leave me, I’ll leave too
You’ll wish you were nothing when I’m through
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you
When it’s over, said, and done
Once again will rise the sun
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you

Run, run and take your insolence with you
You took our pride and now we’re taking it back
Your filthy ways are finally bringing you down now
And now we have the upper hand
And already your kingdom is falling
You thought that we were undeserving of life
And now you’ll be the one who’s falling

You think you can leave me, I’ll leave too
You’ll wish you were nothing when I’m through
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you
When it’s over, said, and done
Once again will rise the sun
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you

Your fall from a window will be a gift to the world
A fall from the window will be a gift to the world

When you take you final breath
And it’s lifted off my chest
I’ll stay a while just to admire
And when it’s over, said, and done
Once again will rise the sun
A brighter world, now that you’re gone
The end will be with you

You think you can leave me, I’ll leave too
You’ll wish you were nothing when I’m through
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you
When it’s over, said, and done
Once again will rise the sun
This pain that you’ve left me is not how it’s ending
The end will be with you.

Come The Dawn - What The Water Gave Me Lyrics

Time it took us
To where the water was
That's what the water gave me
And time goes quicker
Between the two of us
Oh, my love, don't forsake me
Take what the water gave me

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

And oh, poor Atlas
The world's a beast of a burden
You've been holding up a long time
And all this longing
And the ships are left to rust
That's what the water gave us

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones
Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

'Cause they took your loved ones
But returned them in exchange for you
But would you have it any other way?
Would you have it any other way?
You couldn't have it any other way

'Cause she's a cruel mistress
And a bargain must be made
But oh, my love, don't forget me
When I let the water take me

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the over flow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

So lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow
Pockets full of stones

Lay me down
Let the only sound
Be the overflow

Come The Dawn - My Body's Falling (The Undertaking) Lyrics

I sit alone in this room
These walls stained with blood
The walls are crying and it's starting to get to me
I'm ticking like a bomb

My mind is failing
My sight is failing
My lungs are failing
My body is failing

With these broken legs I'll stand up and fight
Buried deep, a victim of my own mind
It's only a matter of time
I know that I'll be just fine

I'm fighting to save myself
I try to climb my way out
Of this abyss that I've let myself become
It's getting harder for me to breathe
I don't know if I continue to live
If I can learn from my mistakes
When will I be able to live?
I can't believe that I can be saved
Where is the person I used to be?

My mind is failing
My sight is failing
My lungs are failing

With these broken legs I'll stand up and fight
Buried deep, a victim of my own mind
It's only a matter of time
I know that I'll be just fine

Inside out and upside down
A million times I do this to myself
But I, I know this is a test of my will
I'm not letting it go until I'm okay with myself
I'm not okay with myself

With these broken legs I'll stand up and fight
Buried deep, a victim of my own mind
It's only a matter of time
I know that I'll be just fine

I'm fighting to save myself
I try to climb my way out
Of this abyss that I've let myself become
I'm not giving up

Come The Dawn feat. Caleb Shomo - It's Not Me, It's You Lyrics

I know your simple mind is struggling to get this
This world that I live in is a world you'll never see
I get the point that we were never intended
What part are you missing to get this closure?

We were just a dream, you never had me
We were just a dream, you never had me

It's never enough but it's never too late
And baby, honestly, honesty got us running back to where we began
And I'm chasing what matters most, and it's not you
We had the best of intentions
But we're moving in different directions
And I will find the truth without you

How many times will I continue to say
That you were just in the way, of something bigger than you and me?
It's becoming much harder for you to breathe
But nothing you say will get this closure

We were just a dream, you never had me
We were just a dream, you never had me

It's never enough but it's never too late
And baby, honestly, honesty got us running back to where we began
And I'm chasing what matters most, and it's not you
We had the best of intentions
But we're moving in different directions
And I will find the truth, and it's not you

Just close the door that I walked through
This is bigger than the both of us

It's never enough but it's never too late
And baby, honestly, honesty got us running back to where we began
And I'm chasing what matters most, and it's not you
We had the best of intentions
But we're moving in different directions
And I will find the truth, and it's not you

I will never let you bring me to my knees
This is the moment that I'll stand up and scream

This is my dream

Come The Dawn - Worlds Collide Lyrics

This is when it ends

This is not the natural
Oh I can't believe what I have seen
Oh this cannot, it cannot, it cannot be real
For the waters are coming into my soul
These waters fill my weakened soul
But these demons will not drag me down to hell
They won't drag me down to hell

And all the worlds collide as it ends tonight
And all these memories slowly drift away
I'm feeling colder now as the sun burns out
And ash falls from the sky, the air's no longer mine
As it ends tonight

Come save me, oh god
The Earth is blackening
The water turns to blood
The beast is roaming and claiming
While we are down on our knees
The sirens sing their songs
While the wicked souls are standing
Right where they belong

Well each breath could be my last
So I intend to use it wisely

And all the worlds collide as it ends tonight
And all these memories slowly drift away
I'm feeling colder now as the sun burns out
And ash falls from the sky, the air's no longer mine
As it ends tonight [3x]
And all the worlds collide [4x]
As it ends tonight [2x]
And all these memories slowly drift away
I'm feeling colder now as the sun burns out
And ash falls from the sky, the air's no longer mine
As it ends tonight