Mayday Parade Album

I look back to the one and only summertime.
And my girl was the envy of every friend of mine.
She slept safely in my arms.
We were so young and invincible.

Closed lips, she was never one to kiss and tell.
Those trips in the summer never went so well.
Young love was such dumb love call it what you want it was still enough.

And it's still out of my reach.
And it's still all of the things that I want in my life.
How could I ask you to leave me.

And we were just kids in love.
The summer was full of mistakes.
We wouldn't learn from.
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips.
Why did the last one tear us apart?

Our breath smelled of cigarettes and alcohol.
We'd walk down the beach counting every star.
Our hearts beat inside our chests.
Leaving us gasping for every breath.

Her smile with the wind blowing through her hair.
Was so contagious in the air.
So satisfying and I'm still smiling.

(Chorus x1)

We're falling down (Can we pick up the pieces?)
We're at a all time low (How will we get it back?)
We're falling down (Can we pick up the pieces?)
I'm falling down (Can we pick up the pieces now?)

And we were just kids in love.
The summer was full of mistakes.
We wouldn't learn from.
The first kiss stole the breath from my lips.
Why did the last one tear us...

(Chorus x 2)

Tonight is the one thing left
and I haven't said it yet
I'm falling and the writings on the wall

Today was misery
and I just can't believe this happened
and I finally broke down
(and I finally broke down)

She held onto my heart
but now my only star is falling
and burned into the ground
now I'm crying out

Secret love my escape
take me far, far away
Secret love are you there
will you answer my prayer
please take me anywhere but here
anywhere but here

You are all I've got right now
no one else figures out this feeling
and how lonely it can get
these words can cut right through
casue all along I knew you're sorry
but you haven't said it yet
but I won't forget

Secret love my escape
take me far, far away
secret love are you there
will you answer my prayer
please take me anywhere but here

when we're together
thought of a disapeer if
if I feel to pieces
you'd heal this beat I feel

Secret love my escape
take me far, far away
Secret love are you there
will you answer my prayer

Secret love my escape
take me far, far away
Secret love are you there
will you answer my prayer
please take me anywhere but here
anywhere but here

torn in two she lies awake.
the moon lights up the moon like day.
another night she spends alone.
without his touch of skin so cold
the blood is running through her veins
with every beat, there's no escape
Lost in everything she trusts
Still can't seem to get enough

Even though the world she loves
It won't ever be the way it was
And his heart of stone left hers breaking

Every night she cries
And dies a little more each time
Say you love me
Nothing left inside
Say you love me
And the silence will set her free

Memories, they take her back
Every moment fades to black
Every kiss and every taste
She wishes time would ease the pain

Even though the world she loves
It won't ever be the way it was
And her heart is weak, her hands are shaking

Every night she cries
And dies a little more each time
Say you love me
Nothing left inside
Say you love me
And the silence will set her free

And every night she cries

I don't know if I'll ever make this right
Cause I am just so broken by the bitterness of loneliness
I'm so scared of this
I don't know if I'll ever make this right
Cause I am just so broken by the bitterness of loneliness
I'm so scared of this

Even though the world she loves
It won't ever be the way it was
And his heart of stone left hers breaking
Every night she cries
And dies a little more each time
Say you love me
Now she left inside
Say you love me
And the silence will set her free
Every night she cries
Every night she cries
And The silence will set her free

Give me any reason to believe
'Cause I swear I'm done here
'Cause I've seen a bigger picture
And I'm looking for some answers

Tell me that it's worth it
'Cause I'm doing all I can to fight it
And I've never been this scared
And my moment's finally here

Time's racing (Please slow down)
I got to find my way out
I'm hopeless (But hoping)
My lungs won't fail me now
'Cause I'm still breathing

It's hard to be a man
But I'm doing all I can
I'm ready to give this all I have
I'm ready to be amazed
'Cause I'm standing here alone
Trying to make this life my own
And nothing will keep this
heart from beating
I'm still breathing

Promise me some dignity
If I were to stand and die here
'Cause my heart is somewhere else
it's a pain I've never felt

Time's racing (Please slow down)
I got to find my way out
I'm hopeless (But hoping)
My lungs won't fail me now
'Cause I'm still breathing

It's hard to be a man
But I'm doing all I can
I'm ready to give this all I have
I'm ready to be amazed
'Cause I'm standing here alone
Trying to make this life my own
And nothing will keep this
heart from beating
I'm still breathing

Where do we all find love?
Where do we all find love?

It's hard to be a man
But I'm doing all I can
I'm ready to give this all I have
I'm ready to be amazed
(I'm still breathing)
'Cause I'm standing here alone
Trying to make this life my own
(I'm still breathing)
And nothing will keep this
heart from beating
I'm still breathing

It all goes back to the first kiss
It was the one I thought I'd never miss
Maybe we were one of the lucky ones
Maybe I'm just not quite strong enough

This was supposed to be the easy part
But breaking down is what I found hard
Now I'm wearing this smile that I don't believe in
Inside I feel like screaming

She gave me every reason to believe I'd found the one
But my doubts somehow they sold me out

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away

I'm finding out in the hardest way
The consequence of every mistake I've ever made
Baby what's it like to be alone?
(Baby, what's it like to be alone)
I don't want to know, I don't want to know

She gave me every reason to believe I'd found the one
But my doubts somehow they sold me out

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away

So baby be honest
Is this what you wanted?
We lost what we started
And found out much more than we want to know
(More than we want to know)
About how we're letting go
(About how we're letting go)

So baby be honest
Is this what you wanted?
We lost what we started
And found out much more than we want to know

I'm bruised and scarred
Save me from this broken heart
All my love will slowly fade and fall apart
Someone please sing this lovesick melody
Call my name if you're afraid
I'm just a kiss away

Baby, I sorely miss the vibrant gleam that's in your eyes
I'll write a song about it
And maybe if the melody's just right
I hope tonight it will find you
It will remind you

But what's holding me back is the thought of time we never had
My world's hanging by three words that I can't bear to say

When you hear this chorus
Do you miss the way the world was spinning for us?
Do you hurt the way that I do?
After all this time you leave me broken
This song is every word I left unspoken
When you hear this, girl, I'm hoping that you think of us
That you think of us

Baby, I told myself that I'll be fine but it's a lie
I don't want to talk about it
Memories, oh they cut like knives
Deep inside I'm falling
Baby, catch me if you can

What's holding me back is the thought of time we never had
My world's hanging by three words that I can't bear to say

When you hear this chorus
Do you miss the way the world was spinning for us?
Do you hurt the way that I do?
After all this time you leave me broken
This song is every word I left unspoken
When you hear this, girl, I'm hoping that you think of us

When you hear this chorus
Do you miss the way the world was spinning for us?
Do you hurt the way that I do?
After all this time you leave me broken
This song is every word I left unspoken
When you hear this, girl, I'm hoping that you think of us
That you think of us

Baby, I sorely miss the vibrant gleam that's in your eyes

She fell to the bottom of her life
This wasn't meant for two
She struggles to find herself in time
But she can barely move

Just try and get up
You gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this

Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same

She turns the pages everyday
Just to change the mood
But every chapter reads the same
So hard to make it through

Just try and get up
You gotta slowly brush off
I know that words aren't enough
But you're better than this

Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Torn apart
Never getting what you've been crying for
It's always the same

And you give (and you give)
And they take (and they take)
And it's love that you want
But not love that you make

Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away

Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for

Save your heart
For someone who leaves you breathless
And I know that you're scared
Seems like someone said you had it in you (are you scared?)
All along you said you knew this was wrong
But still worth dying for

And you give (and you give)
And they take (and they take)
And it's love that you want
But not love that you make

Save your heart
For someone that's worth dying for
Don't give it away
Don't give it away

This place is not quite what it seems
Or anything that I was told it'd be
New York, you know you make my heart skip
In my dreams I make it into Vegas

Seattle hits me every time
I can't get Chicago off my mind
New Jersey taught me how to let go
And I've learned that's all that I need to know

In this moment we're connected
If we fall, we fall together

Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, west coast, show me what you've got now
Let's go, let's go

Get up, get up
Make my heartbeat pickup
Get up, get up
Be-be-be-beating to the rhythm

I spill my heart from coast to coast
Fall in love with everyone I know
Sometimes it isn't where you're going
It's who you're with

In this moment we're connected
If we fall, we fall together

Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, west coast, show me what you've got now
Let's go, let's go
[x2]

Get up, get up
Make my heartbeat pickup
Get up, get up
Be-be-be-beating to the rhythm

Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, west coast, show me what you've got now
Let's go, let's go
[x2]

Get up, get up
Sing it like you're screaming at me
Get up, get up
I love the way you make it look so easy
East coast, west coast, show me what you've got now

Jennifer, the party's over
I didn't think you'd make it though the night
Everybody's gone but you're alright
Sweetie now obviously
You know it's not obvious to me
But it's not plain enough to see

You're falling baby
I've been waiting
You took the long way home
In that dress, it makes me crazy
I'm not the only one
It's cold outside
Keep your heart open wide
Save it for somebody who cares
Somebody who cares

Jennifer, the weekend's over
But at least you made it though with style
It all comes together after a while
Tell me baby is it hard to admit
Do you remember what you did?
Where we've been?

You're falling baby
I've been waiting
You took the long way home
In that dress, it makes me crazy
I'm not the only one
It's cold outside
Keep your heart open wide
Save it for somebody who cares

You don't have to walk alone tonight
I don't have to be a gentleman
You don't have to say a single word
Or make believe that we could be just friends

You're falling baby
I've been waiting
You took the long way home
In that dress, it makes me crazy
I'm not the only one
It's cold outside
Keep your heart open wide
Save it for somebody who cares
Somebody who cares
Somebody who cares

Oh Florida, please be still tonight
Don't disturb this love of mine
Look how she's so serene
You've gotta help me out

And count the stars to form in lines
And find the words we'll sing in time
I want to keep her dreaming
It's my one wish, I won't forget this

I'm outdated, overrated
Morning seems so far way

So I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right

If luck is on my side tonight
My clumsy tongue will make it right
And wrists that touch
It isn't much, but it's enough
To form imaginary lines
Forget your scars, we'll forget mine
The hours change so fast
Oh God, please make this last

'Cause I'm outdated, overrated
Morning seems so far way

So I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right
Could get it right

You could crush me
Please don't crush me
'Cause baby I'm a dreamer for sure
And I won't let you down
I swear this time I mean it

And I'll sing a melody
And hope to God she's listening
Sleeping softly while I sing
And I'll be your memories
Your lullaby for all the times
Hoping that my voice could get it right

We tried to fight for what we thought we believed in
Maybe it was all for nothing
(I bet that it was all for nothing)
So we drive, cause we like to be alone, there's nowhere for us to go, there's nowhere for us to go.

How can you think, that any of this was easy?
With all the friends I've lost along the way
When this is over, we're all getting older now and we'll play a part in it
Innocence is falling, can you hear them calling now?
But I'll be by your side until the end.

We tried to fight, I guess sometimes you find it's pointless
As long as you can live with yourself.
(Tell me how you live with yourself)
So it's time, we take the open road, there's nowhere for us to go, there's nowhere for us to go.

How can you think, that any of this was easy?
With all the friends I've lost along the way
When this is over, we're all getting older now and we'll play a part in it
Innocence is falling, can you hear them calling now?
But I'll be by your side until the end.

To all my friends, let's make this count, we're not alone, not alone

How can you think, that any of this was easy?
With all the friends I've lost along the way
When this is over, we're all getting older now and we'll play a part in it
Innocence is falling, can you hear them calling now?
And I'll be by your side until the end.

She's in love
And the world gets blurry
She makes mistakes
And she's in no hurry to grow up
'Cause grownups they don't understand her

Well it's a big, big world out there
But she's not scared
She thinks that nobody cares about her problems
And she's probably right

But it's alright
You'll be fine
If you just stay with me

Whoa oh, whoa oh
We get one step closer but we're still so far away
Whoa oh, whoa oh
It's too bad empty bottles couldn't save her life today

She finds hope in the strangest places
She reads her books
And she knows the faces of everyone
That ever said she's alone

She knows every word to the saddest songs
And she sings along
Though her friends all tell her
That she can't sing

But it's alright
You'll be fine
If you just listen to me

Whoa oh, whoa oh
We get one step closer but we're still so far away
Whoa oh, whoa oh
It's too bad empty bottles couldn't save her life today

She's eighteen
Much too young to know what a kiss like that would mean
But her lips, they weren't no stranger to the touch
And she liked it way too much

She never listened to a word her daddy told her
She finds company with her cigarettes
And feels alone when the sunset...

And please
Don't let this be love
Or can it be enough?
This college town is too small for both of us
So we're running away
We'll pack our bags and take the first train
And we're getting the hell out of here
This place could burn for all we care

(Getting the hell out of here)
This pace could burn for all we care
(This pace could burn for all we care)
(Getting the hell out of here)
Hold me till then
(This pace could burn for all we care)
(Getting the hell out of here)
This pace could burn for all we care
(This pace could burn for all we care)
(Getting the hell out of here)
Hold me till then
(This pace could burn for all we care)

Whoa oh, whoa oh (This place could burn for all we care)
We get one step closer but we're still so far away (Hold me till then)
Whoa oh, whoa oh (This place could burn for all we care)
It's too bad empty bottles couldn't save her life today (Hold me till then)
(Hold me till then)

She is everywhere I go
Everyone I see
Winter's gone and I still can't sleep
Summer's on the way
At least that's what they say
But these clouds won't leave

Walk away
I'm barely breathing
As I'm lying on the floor
Take my heart
As you're leaving
I don't need it anymore

This is the memory
This is the curse of having
Too much time to think about it
It's killing me
This is the last time
This is my forgiveness
This is endless

Now spring has brought the rain
But I still see your face
And I can not escape the past
Creeping up inside
Reminding me that I
Can never bring you back

This is the memory
This is the curse of having
Too much time to think about it
It's killing me
This is the last time
This is my forgiveness
This is endless

(This is endless)
This is endless
(This is endless)

Someone help me
'Cause the memory
Convinced itself to tear me apart
And it's gonna succeed before long

This is the memory
This is the curse of having
Too much time to think about it
It's killing me
This is the last time
This is my forgiveness
This is endless
(This is endless)

Someone help me
'Cause the memory
Convinced itself to tear me apart
And it's gonna succeed before long
(This is endless)

She is everywhere I go
Everyone I see
But these clouds won't leave