Silverstein Album

Burning down
We can't stop it
We gotta get out
Start again
The memories are gone forever

Don't try
To turn this around on me
I'm the one that saved you
This was my home
This was my life
It's not always just about you

And as I heard
The sirens begin to chime
I can feel my heart begin to race

I can see through the flames
That the fire cleanses me
Mind and soul now the same
And my body guides the way

I threw you over my shoulder
With the angel
On my other
I'm not your hero
I'll never be
What you wanted
What you thought I would be

I can see through the flames
That the fire cleanses me
Mind and soul now the same
And my body guides the way

I can see through my tired eyes
My sickness controls me
Deep inside I know trust (I know trust)
Is the mother of deceit
(Is the mother of deceit)

And there you were
Six years old, ashes in your hair
You're not scared
You've seen so much pain in so few years
As the world
Becomes a place where no one wants to stay
We remain
Silent until it's too late

And as I see
The planes take over the sky
I can feel it coming to the end

I can see through the flames
That the fire cleanses me
Mind and soul now the same
And my body guides the way (and you're burning)

I can see through my tired eyes (down my life so slowly)
My sickness controls me (I know in my heart)
Deep inside I know trust (I know trust)
Is the mother of deceit
(Is the mother of, is the mother of deceit)

You can't see me behind the door
I just heard everything you said
You call him
You're saying all the sanctions you used to say to me
Who is he
I never thought you'd drop that avalanche on me
And be unfaithful
These hotel walls are paper thin
I'm going out

Seven seven with the lime will keep me safe
Long enough to stop the thought of your embrace inside my head
The lies that I've been fed
Throw it back behind my lips the pain is gone
Line em up and knock em down the night goes on
and on and on to let me cope with this disaster

I'm seven deep
Her brown hair and blue eyes
Looking right at me
Who is she
I never thought I'd ever think of stepping out
I'll fight this temptation
This crowded bar is full of sin
I'm going out

Seven seven with the lime will keep me safe
Long enough to stop the thought of your embrace inside my head
The lies that I've been fed
Throw it back behind my lips the pain is gone
Line em up and knock em down the night goes on
and on and on to let me cope with this disaster

I'm not coming home tonight
I'd rather sleep on the street
I'm not coming home to you
I won't sleep with the devil
[x3]

On this city street I'll rest my head tonight
I'm going out!

Seven seven with the lime will keep me safe
Long enough to stop the thought of your embrace inside my head
The lies that I've been fed
Throw it back behind my lips the pain is gone
Line em up and knock em down the night goes on
and on and on (and on and on) to let me cope with this disaster

Shooting daggers at me
Letting it be known you're not impressed
And never fail at failing all your tests
Don't be so proud,
'Cause you're still so scared to be alone
You can't change your mind

You won't embrace this
But you'll accept this
You can't let go

Broken stars,
By a single shattered mirror
Seven years of trust
I know you'll never change for anyone
A cold heart never rusts

My mind's made up
And I know I'll do the right thing
Get up and stand tall!
My mind's made up
Why am I scared I won't be able
To get up when I fall

We cast a single shadow for so long now
It's so hard to see the sun at all (the sun at all)
But you need light to see
the writing on the wall

My mind's made up
And I know I'll do the right thing
Get up and stand tall!
My mind's made up
Why am I scared I won't be able
To get up when I fall

...into the hole I've made
I'll place myself alone
I'll find the strength within myself
To climb out on my own, own!

My mind's made up
And I know I'll do the right thing
Get up and stand tall!
My mind's made up
Why am I scared I won't be able
To get up when I fall

You!!

These broken stars
Cant be put back in the sky
I still can feel your scars!
I won't, I won't let you die!
We won't, we won't fade away!
We will set this all ablaze

It was on our wedding day
When my heart began to stray
Never thought I'd make such a big mistake
Throw my life away

I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep
Keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal
It's all your fault

I've been shattered and wrecked
My hands covered in blood
Scars on my skin
I forgot how to feel
Now I'm weak with deceit
My skin is paper thin

We get through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holdin' it in
We go through this
Over and over again

I'd go years without tears
In a life with no fear
A life without you
Now I'm breaking my back as
I cover my tracks
My skin is paper thin once again

We get through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holdin' it in
We go through this
Over and over again

I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep
Keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal
It's all your fault

My American dream
Wasn't ever to lie, steal and cheat
He won't leave her for this
What's the point?
I wish they would die

We get through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holdin' it in
We go through this
Over and over again

We get through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holdin' it in
We go through this
Over and over again

This was not a test
This was all for real
This was not a test
This was all for real
This was not a test
This was all for real
This was not a test
This was all for real

Fly away, leave the bloody past behind your wings
Leave this burning house and break the curse
When you survive another day, another day

Fly away, leave the bloody past behind your wings

I knew I couldn't trust you back when we were kids
You sold me out, you ran and hid
From all your problems, can't even face your friends
Your best friends

You're holding something in tonight
And I can tell you're not alright
Your poker face concealing
All the cards that you're not dealing
Cross your arms, avert your eyes
You're like a child ashamed to cry
The words inside your head
When I find out you'll wish you said

I let you down so many times
But I can't ever tell you this
There is no forgiving it
I promised you I'd always be there
But that couldn’t be less true
It's the worst thing I could do

You're gonna bet it all on black
And when it's gone you'll want it back
Cause truth will mix with reason
And cheating's the ultimate treason
And I could see through you like glass
Slither around below the grass
Garden of Eden burning
Forbidden fruit, you won't discern it

I let you down so many times
But I can't ever tell you this
There is no forgiving it
I promised you I'd always be there
But that couldn’t be less true
It's the worst thing I could do

My loss, your gain
Do you love to play this way?
I’ll cross your face

Hold in the pain
We're better off this way
We don't explain
We're better off this way
Friends are in vain
We're better off this way
Better off this way

I knew I couldn't trust you back when we were kids
You sold me out, you ran and hid
From all your problems, can't even face your friends
Your best friends

I let you down so many times
But I can't ever tell you this
There is no forgiving it
I promised you I'd always be there
But that couldn’t be less true
It's the worst thing I could do

(Featuring Scott Wade)

You call this a privilege
No, I call it a right
There's no respect for life
No compromising
Coverage denied (Coverage denied)

So sit behind your desk and tell me how I'm supposed to feel inside
You know I'm slowly dying, how long I have left is for you to decide

We keep on suffering everyday
We're victims of opportunity
One nation under God, they said
We are all born dead

Dead and rotting bodies fill the
Fields in the east
There's no respect for life, it never stops
Is this what makes us free?

So flex your muscle as you barricade the whole world piece by piece
How long until the ocean overflows into our yards and streets?

We keep on suffering everyday
We're victims of opportunity
One nation under God, they said
We are all pawns, we are all sheep, we are all born dead

We can't escape this
Until we unify as one
I'll fight the sickness
Until my time has come

We keep on suffering everyday
We're victims of opportunity
One nation under God, they said
We are all born dead

We keep on suffering everyday
We're victims of opportunity
One nation under God, they said
We are all pawns, we are all sheep, we are all born dead

Once upon a time
Before the lakes and rivers were polluted
Before the animals were poached to extinction
And before man had destroyed the earth's atmosphere
There was a great ship.

This vessel was to venture into new waters
To find new resources, to make life easier and more enjoyable.

It was a simple mission for the crew
Who were excited to be a part of this union
They pledged their allegiance to the captain
And vowed to be there no matter what
In sickness, health, and possible death

As time passed by, there was no new land to be found
As the days grew shorter
And the nights grew longer and colder
The crew became more and more skeptical about the captain's vision
Originally passionate and committed true and faithful
They now began to revolt.

You crossed the line
I was honest
I never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And everyone should take the lead
Follow your dreams
If you don't try, you fail

As the mutiny started and the captain was overthrown and chained
He asked them why their minds had changed
There's no gold to be found, no treasure in the ground
We won't die for this
We won't die for you

You've lost your minds
I was honest
I never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And even if they disagree
Follow your dreams
If you don't try, you fail.

This dream is now
A shipwreck in the sand
They gave up, they made all their demands
The storm consumed fifty seven souls
Who died in vain, his love they stole

This union, a battle fought and lost
This union is not about the cause
This union was never about love

This union [x2]

This union, a battle fought and lost
This union is not about the cause
The union was never about love

This union [x2]

This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was about about the cause
This union was never about a love

Throwing up with the thought of you two,
How could you do this?
My best friend with my bride,
Now you tell me you are leaving.

They'll see your fire through the dark night sky
I hope your home when I arrive.
If the there's a fire in the afterlife,
I'll be there again to light the match.

Burn

Gasoline and fire is the perfect combination
Light it up,
Burn it down,
Burning my addiction.

They'll see your fire through the dark night sky,
I hope your home when I arrive.
If there's a fire in the afterlife,
I'll be there again to light the match.

I am the light that warms up your body and sets free the demons inside.
I am the one that never ignores you, that never will let you down.

They'll suspect, but they'll never prove I was there (I was there).
In my fate, I feel the wrath of adrenaline (of adrenaline).

It's so hard to run away, when I want to stay
(I am the light that warms up your body and sets free the demons inside.)

To watch it burn, watch it churn,
(I am the one that never ignores you, that never will let you down.)

I wake up in the afternoon
Empty walls make up the room
And I'm wishing for one thing
To give myself the strength
to keep myself alive
Long enough to make sure you don't try
To turn out anything like me
Another fraud, another fake

Don't pretend, you're not the one who's wrong
You're keeping me sane, when I'm feeling alone
I wield my heart and my flesh'n'bones
Don't leave me to die by myself
I can't live without you.

Someone is creeping through the blinds
Calling me from these confines
there's only so many more days
Until you're cast away
From ever seeing me
They won't understand they'll never see
The way you medicate my head
Without you here, I'm left for dead

Don't pretend, you're not the one who's wrong
You're keeping me sane, when I'm feeling alone
I wield my heart and my flesh'n'bones
Don't leave me to die by myself
I can't live without you.

Without you here

You're all I have
In a world that judges long before it sees.
You're all I have
In a place that hates me and only wants to
Push me down and walk forsaken
Pass the point and then you'll break me
I won't be fine you're all mistaken
Don't pretend you're not the one who's wrong

Don't you pretend
It's gonna be okay
Don't lie, and say
It's better off this way

Don't pretend
(Don't you pretend, don't you pretend)
You're not the one who's wrong
(Don't lie and say)
You're not the one who's wrong

Don't pretend

You're keeping me sane, when I'm feeling alone
I wield my heart and my flesh'n'bones
Don't leave me to die by myself
I can't live without you

Here
(Don't you pretend, don't you pretend)
Without you here
(Don't lie and say)
You're not the one who's wrong

You're keeping me sane, when I'm feeling alone
(I wont live without you)
You're not the one who's wrong
Don't leave me to die when I'm feeling alone
(Don't leave me to die)
I can't live without you

Don't pretend, you're not the one who's wrong

I've always been your favorite game
And all the world's your spot lit stage
I'm just another extra in your play - the fool

(Turn on, tune in)
I'm ready for your drama
(Tape up, weigh in)
You're throwing every hook tonight
Your charismatic lies make tears run down their cheeks
(Run down their cheeks)
I've lost the only thing I need
Here's to the plaintiff
And now you've taken her away

I've always been your favorite game
And all the world's your spot lit stage
Just another extra in your play, your fool

(Pull out the pin)
I'm falling on the grenade now
(Don't shoot, don't shoot)
I'm just a kid like you
We fight for billionaires who bomb our city streets
(Armed to the teeth)
Divide the youth for corporate greed
Here's to the propaganda
And now they take your life away

I've always been your favorite game
And all the world's your spot lit stage
Just another extra in your play
[x2]

And now that war has been declared,
How long until bombs burst in air?
We've come too far
Just to let this die, to throw this away

I've always been your favorite game
And all the world's your sparkling stage
Just another extra in your play
[x2]

(We're not the world)
In your play
(We're not the world)
In your play - the fool
(We are not the world)

Hey!
I've lost everything.
Now I've gotta find a way out.

Hey!
They keep asking me where I was when it was burning
There's no trying to explain.
They'll lock me up again.
Throw away the key.

The protagonist became the villain they disdain in every way

Hey!
I've lost everything.
But I'm gonna find a way out.

Hey!
Nothing is left for me expect melody and hatred
No evidence was found
They'll let me go for now
At least till tomorrow

And Hey!
When tomorrow brings the morning sun again
I'll be long gone
Now
As I drive away and leave the past behind
I think I'm dying.

It's so pathetic
I hate you so much but I still miss you.
Karma is hard to kill
When everything you do and say is all for
Remorse is hard to fake
When you only feel sorry for yourself

I'm coughing up my blood
It's filling up my lungs.
It's killing me.

Hey!
When tomorrow brings the morning sun again
I'll be long gone.
(I'll be long gone)
Dead!
Lying all around on this motel room floor
I know I'm dying
(I know I'm dying)

Hey! (Hey!)
I've lost everything
Now! (Now!)
I've still got to praise
Hey! (Hey!)
It's not that surprising
A hero loses everyday

Fire Burns In Me.

(Featuring Lights)

First time we met
Face became etched
In my mind

You were the sun
I was the one
Who worshiped you
My hands were your guns
Your eyes were my nerve

And I knew you could never love me
I had so much sorrow inside
You could never reach
But can I still keep
A place in your heart

You broke my heart
You promised me the moon and stars
I fell for your dreams, I fell for your lies
There was no other way
You know I tried

And I knew you could never love me
I had so much sorrow inside
You could never reach
But can I still keep
A place in your heart

There is something
I want you to know
I think you know exactly what it is
I didn't want to save you
I didn't want to save you
I set our house on fire
To watch it burn
But I couldn't just leave you

And I knew you could never love me
I had so much sorrow inside
You could never reach
But I'll ask you this

Will you still miss me?
(Yes I miss you)
Do you love me?
(Yes I love you)

Planes fill the sky
We'll both die tonight
We'll both die tonight
Hands from the sky
Swat us away like flies
As we follow the light

Planes fill the sky
We'll both die tonight
We'll both die tonight
Hands from the sky
Swat us away like flies
As we follow the light

We'll both die tonight [x2]

Swat us away like flies
(We'll both die tonight)
As we follow the light
(As we follow the light)

This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love