The Chronicles Of Life And Death

The Chronicles Of Life And Death

You come in cold,
You're covered in blood
They're all so happy you've arrived
The doctor cuts your chord
He hands you to your mom
She sets you free into this life
And where do you go with no destination, no maps to guide you
Wouldn't you know that it doesn't matter, we all end up the same

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between
These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world, and you go out just the same
Today could be the best day of your life

And money talks in this world,
That's what idiots would say
But you'll find out, that this world
Is just an idiots parade
Before you go, you've got some questions
That you want answers
But now you're old, cold covered in blood,
Right back to where you started from

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between
These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world, and you go out just the same
Today could be the worst day of your life
Of your life, it's your life

But these are the chronicles of life and death and everything between
These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem
You come in this world, and you go out just the same
Today could be the best day of,
Today could be the worst day of,
Today could be the last day of your life
It's your life, your life



Walk Away

I made this bed
I choose to lie in it
And live with my regrets
I sleep with what I said
Could this be the end
I'm standing on the edge
Of everything I wanted now

I was afraid
I was afraid

And maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything

Seperate my soul
With all the things we shared
I'm fallin' to pieces now
Say a prayer for me
When you go to bed
I'm in need of your faith now

I was afraid

And maybe I’m just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything


If we could just re-set
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We would salvage everything
We don't have to walk away

Pray for me now
I'm in need of faith
Pray for me now
I'm in need

And maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything

If we could just re-set
And live in happiness
Instead of our regrets
We would salvage everything

And maybe I'm just scared
To face the things I fear
It's easier to walk away from everything

Walk away from everything
Walk away from everything



S.O.S.

Is anybody listening?
Can they hear me when I call?
I'm shooting signals in the air
Cause I need somebody's help
I can't make it on my own
So I'm giving up myself
Is anybody listening?
Listening

I've been stranded here and I'm miles away
Making signals hoping they'd save me
I lock myself inside these walls
Cause out there I'm always wrong
I don't think I'm gonna make it
So while I'm sitting here
On the eve of my defeat
I'll write this letter and hope it saves me

Is anybody listening?
Can they hear me when I call?
Should I take notes in the end?
Cause I need somebody's help
I can't make it on my own
So I'm giving up myself
Is anybody listening?
Listening

I'm stuck in my own head and I'm oceans away
Would anybody notice if I chose to stay?
I'll send an SOS tonight
Wonder if I will survive
How in the hell did I get so far away this time
So now I'm sitting here
The time of my departure's near
I say a prayer
Please someone save me

Is anybody listening?
Can they hear me when I call?
Should I take notes in the end?
Cause I need somebody's help
I can't make it on my own
So I'm giving up myself
Is anybody listening?
Listening

I'm lost here
I can't make it on my own
I don't wanna die alone
I'm so scared
Drowning now
Reaching out
Holding on to everything I love
Crying out
Dying now
Need some help

Is anybody listening?
Can you hear me when I call?
Shooting signals in the air
I need somebody's help
I can't make it on my own
So I'm giving up myself
Is anybody listening?


I Just Wanna Live
I need an alarm system in my house
So I know when people are
Creeping about
These people are
Freaking me out (these days)

It's getting hectic everywhere that I go
They won't leave me alone
There are things they all want to know
I'm paranoid of all the people I meet
Why are they talking to me?
And why can't anyone see?



I just wanna live

Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live

I rock a
Law suit when I'm going to court
A white suit when I'm getting divorced
A black suit at the funeral home
And my birthday suit when I'm home alone
Talking on the phone
Got an interview
With the Rolling Stone
They're saying
Now you're rich and
Now you're famous
And fake ass girls all know your name and
Lifestyles of the rich and the famous
Your first hit aren't you ashamed
Of the life
Of the life
Of the life we're living

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
I just wanna live

Stop your messing around boy
Better think of your future
Better make some good plans boy
Said everyone of my teachers

Lookout
You better play it safe
You never know what hard times will come your way
We say
Where we're coming from
We've already seen
The worst that this life can bring

Now we're expected everywhere that we go
All the things that they say
Yeah we already know

I just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Don't really care about what happens to me
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live

I just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live

I just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Don't really care about the things that they say
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Just wanna live
Don't really care about what happens to me

I just wanna live



Ghost Of You

I will wait until the end
When the pendralem will swing back
To the darker side of our hearts bleeding
I will save this empty space
next to me like it's a grave
where I lay a place for us to sleep eternally together

I have been
Searching for
Traces of
What we were

A ghost of you
Is all that I have left
Is all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all

So here I am pacing around this house again
With pictures of us living on these walls
I see my breathe in the cold of the air that I breathe and I'm wondering
I'm wondering if it's you that I fell if it's you that I feel here haunting me forever

I have been
Searching for
Traces of
What we were

A ghost of you
Is all that I have left
Is all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all

And I'm not looking for
Anything but us
Anything but what we were
And I'm not asking for
Painted memories
I only want to know you're here

A ghost of you
Is all that I have left
Is all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all
A ghost of you
Is all that I have left
Is all that I have left of you to hold
I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me
And nothing left of what we were at all.



Predictable

Something isn't right
I can feel it again, feel it again
This isn't the first time
That you left me waiting
Sad excuses and false hopes high
I saw this coming, still I don't know why
I let you in

I knew it all along
You're so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
You're so predictable (so predictable)

So take your empty words, your broken promises
And all the time you stole, cause I am done with this
I could give it away, give it away
I'm doing everything
I should have
And now I'm making a change,
I'm living the day
I'm giving back what you gave me
I don't need anything

I knew it all along
You're so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
You're so predictable (so predictable)

Everywhere I go,
Everyone I meet,
Every time I try to fall in love,
They all wanna know why I'm so broken
Why am I so cold,
Why am I so hard inside,
Why am I scared,
What am I afraid of?
I don't even know!
This story never had an end
I've been waiting
I've been searching
I've been hoping
I've been dreaming you would come back.
But I know the ending of this story
You're never coming back. Never.

I knew it all along
You're so predictable
I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong)
So you don't have to call
Or say anything at all
You're so predictable (so predictable)

Everywhere I go for the rest of my life
Everyone I love
Everyone I care about (so predictable)
They're all wanna know what's wrong with me
And I know what it is
I'm ending this right now (so predictable)



Secrets

In the dark
In the darkness you will find
Dirty little secrets we all hide
Cause we all have a darker side
A place we keep where no one else will find

Cause everybody wants to hide their secrets away
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
But I will stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again

In the back, in the closets of your mind
That's where skeletons and dirty secrets hide
And I'll rip out my insides
And leave them on this bed for you tonight

Cause everybody wants to hide their secrets away
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
But I will stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again

All my life I hide my secrets away,
In the dark, in the dark, in the dark
We all try to hide our secrets away,
In the dark, in the dark, in the dark

Stand up to the pain
Wake up and fight again
If you could dance with me through this rain
And we will fight, we'll fight again, fight again
Fight again
Cause everybody wants to hide their secrets away
And that's ok
Nobody wants to stand up to the pain
Fight again



The Truth

So here we are
We are alone
There's weight on your mind
I wanna know
The truth
If this is how you feel
Say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me

I want the truth

So this is you
You talking to me
You found a million ways to let me down
So I'm not hurt when you're not around
I was blind
But now I see
This is how you feel
Say it to me
If this was ever real

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me

I know that this will break me
I know that this might make me cry
You gotta say what's on your mind, on your mind
I know that this will hurt me
And break my heart and soul inside
But I don't wanna live this lie

I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts me
I want the truth
From you
Give me the truth
Even if it hurts

I don't care no more, no
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more, no
Just give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Give me the truth
Cause I don't care no more, no



The World Is Black

Turn on channel seven at a quarter to eight
You see the same damn thing it's just a different day and
No one really knows why this is happening
But it's happening
And everywhere you go it's just a different place
You get the same dark feeling
See the same sad faces
No one really cares that this is happening

We come into this world
And we all are the same
In that moment there's no one to blame

But the world is black
And hearts are cold
And there's no hope
That's what we're told
And we can't go back
It won't be the same
Forever changed
By the things we've seen, seen

Living in this place it's always been this way
There's no one doing nothing so there's nothing changed
And I can't live when this world just keeps dying
It's dying
People always tell me this is part of the plan
That God's got everybody in his hands
But I can only pray that God is listening
Is he listening?

We're living in this world
Growing colder everyday
Nothing can stay perfect now I say

But the world is black
And hearts are cold
And there's no hope
That's what we're told
And we can't go back
It won't be the same
Forever changed
By the things we've seen, seen, seen

We come into this world
And we all are the same
And in that moment there's no one to blame
But we're living in this world
Growing colder everyday
Nothing can stay perfect now I say

The world is black
And hearts are cold
There's no hope
That's what we're told
And we can't go back
(We can't go back)
It won't be the same
(It won't be the same)
Forever changed
(What will ever change)
By the things we've seen, seen, seen

Turn on channel seven at a quarter to eight
You see the same damn thing it's just a different day
And no one really knows why this is happening



Mountain

All these dreams and all these plans
I built them all with these two hands
Everything I've realized my dreams

The city lights shining down and they blind me sometimes
But through it all, I was lost but I found my way

So tell me what you want cause I will give you anything
Tell me what you need and I'll go get it.
I'd give up all these dreams to have you in my arms right now
I'd give up everything and I'd forget it

Wasn't on a mountain
When it came to me
All my life's been wasted chasing shallow dreams

So here we are, let me lift you up and show you this world over me
All these things that I've gained and what I've seen
It can't compare is not the same, to that love you could give to me.

So tell me what you want cause I will give you anything
Tell me what you need and I'll go get it
I'd give up all these dreams to have you in my arms right now
I'd give up everything and I'd forget it

Wasn't on a mountain
When it came to me
All my life's been wasted chasing shallow dreams

Years go by and nothing's slowing down the time
Years go by and then they're wasted

All this life, I thought that I gained everything
You're not mine and I'm so empty

Wasn't on a mountain
When it came, when it came to me

That all my life's been wasted chasing shallow dreams



We Believe

There's a woman crying out tonight
Her world has changed
She asked God why
Her only son has died
And now her daughter cries
She can't sleep at night

Downtown
Another day for all the suits and ties
Another war to fight
There's no regard for life
How can they sleep at night
How can we make things right?
Just wanna make this right

We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love

We are all the same
Human in all our ways and all our pain
(So let it be)
There's a love that could fall down like rain
(Let us see)
Let forgiveness wash away the pain
(What we need)
And no one really knows what they are searching for
(We believe)
This world is crying for so much more

We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love

We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love

So this world
Is too much
For you to take
Just lay it down and follow me
I'll be everything you need
In every way

We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
We believe
In this love
(In this love)
We believe
(In this love)
We believe
(In this love)
We believe
(In this love)


It Wasn't Enough
It wasn't enough
It wasn't enough
It wasn't enough


I would try to believe in the things I can not see
But my faith is shaken now like it's never been before
When I call
You don't come
I don't know what I should do
Should I call?
Should I even count on you?

I've given all I can
It wasn't enough
To keep you in my hands
Should I give up?
Try to understand
Was it ever enough?
I don't understand

So here I am once again
With my back against the wall
Afraid to show you
Afraid to tell you
That I don't know you like I did
I've never been so alone
I've never felt so insecure
And now I don't know where I'm going
In my life I'm not so sure

I've given all I can
It wasn't enough
To keep you in my hands
Should I give up?
Try to understand
Was it ever enough?
I don't understand

Giving up tonight
I won't let go
I won't let go of you
Giving up tonight
I wanna show you
Wanna show you

Giving up tonight
I won't let go
Won't let go of you
Giving up tonight
Am I giving up?
Giving up?

I don't wanna give this up
I won't ...

I've given all I can
It wasn't enough
To keep you in my hands
Should I give up?
Try to understand
Was it ever enough?
I don't understand

Everything you want from me
I've fought so hard for everything
Everything you want from me
I've tried so hard, can never be
Anything you want from me
Anything you want from me
Anything you want from me
I've given up



In This World (Murder)

In this world all of our sins are simple
We choose death over life
And in this world it's not our money that's evil
It's the ones who choose it over life

And in my heart I can not believe in this murder
And I will not be fed by the lies
Or the life that is created just to be murdered
It's murder

No matter how hard they try
And no matter how loud they cry
They can't
Buy their way into heaven
No matter how hard they try
And no matter how high they climb up the ladder
They won't reach up into heaven

And they can't see
The innocent lives
The pointless suffering
And in my heart I wanna undo all this murder
And give back the innocent lives
Open cages and stop their luxurious murder
It's murder

No matter how hard they try
And no matter how loud they cry
They can't
Buy their way into heaven
No matter how hard they try
And no matter how high they climb up the ladder
They won't reach up into heaven

Murder
Innocent life
Innocent
What have we done?
No mercy
For beautiful money for blood,
Is murder

No matter how hard they try
And no matter how high they climb up the ladder
They won't reach up into heaven

No matter how hard they try
And no matter how loud they cry
They can't buy their way into heaven

No matter how hard they try
And no matter how high they climb up the ladder
They won't reach up into heaven
Heaven
Heaven



Meet My Maker (Bonus Track/Death Version)[/B]

So this is it
This is my life
This is my time
It's ending tonight
I made my mistakes
I tried to live right
Stepped out of the darkness into the light
And when I'm gone
Will they remember
Will they mourn
Will they move on
When my sad songs for lonely son
His time has come his life is done

And tonight
We'll celebrate the end
Of this life
And we'll sing
Yeah, yeah, yeah , yeah

Whhoohh
It's alright
This is the night like it began

With open arms
This is the way
The way I'll meet my maker tonight

And on my grave
What will it say?
Here lies another soul that was saved
So please don't cry
Just sleep at night
And I will wait on the other side

And tonight
We'll celebrate the end
Of this life
And we'll sing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Whhoohh
It's alright
This is a night like it began

With open arms
This is the way
The way I'll meet my maker tonight

And tonight
We'll celebrate the end
Of this life
And we'll sing
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Whhoohh
It's alright
This is a night like it began

With open arms
This is the way
The way I'll meet my maker tonight

Whhoooaaa oohhh (6x)



[B]Falling Away (Bonus Track/Life Version)

And tonight we burn down everything
We worked so hard to build
The ashes will rain down on me
Memories set aflame, sail away
What we said if we can make this
Then we can break this into two memories

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

And tonight I will be a vessel
With these sails set aflame
Let this ocean of our memories
Carry me out to sea I will be
Fall beneath the crashing waves into my grave
I will sleep

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

If we can make this
Then we can break it
If we can build it
Then we can burn it down

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away
I feel you fallin' away from me again

And now you're farther away
Now you're farther away
Now you're farther away from me again

And now you're farther away
Now you're farther away
Now you're farther away from me again



Wounded (Hidden Track)

Lost and broken
Hopeless and lonely
Smiling on the outside
Hurt beneath my skin

My eyes are fading
My soul is bleeding
I'll try to make it seem okay
But my faith is wearing thin

So help me heal these wounds
They've been open for way too long
Help me fill this soul
Even though this is not your fault

That I'm open
And I'm bleeding
All over your brand new rug
And I need someone to help me sew them up

I only wanted a magazine
I only wanted a movie screen
I only wanted the life I'd read about and dreamed

And now my mind is an open book
And now my heart is an open wound
And now my life is an open soul for all to see

But help me heal these wounds
They've been open for way too long
Help me fill this soul
Even though this is not your fault

That I'm open
And I'm bleeding
All over your brand new rug
And I need someone to help me
So you come along
I push you away
Then kick and scream for you to stay
Cause I need someone to help me
Oh I need someone to help me
To help me heal these wounds
They've been open for way too long
Help me fill this soul
Even though this is not your fault

That I'm open
And I'm bleeding
All over your brand new rug
And I need someone to help me sew them
I need someone to help me fill them
I need someone to help me close them up.