1.  Ask Yourself
2.  How Do You Feel Now?
3.  Election Year
4.  Breakdown
5.  Shine
6.  Great Expectations
7.  Hangman
8.  Growing Old
9.  Perfect Sense
10.  Slander
11.  Short Fuse
12.  Open Your Eyes
13.  Picture This
14.  Watch Over Me
 

Ask Yourself
A fallen solider, another casualty to the gravity of everyday living, life can be soÝ unforgiving for those opposed to all of the rules I never thought the first gunshot Iíd hear in my home town would hit so close to home Family left to take the pain although he took the blow Ask yourself would it be easier if there was somebody to blame And ask yourself would it make more sense if there was someone to hate Like father like son born to lose a war no one ever prepared him to fight It isnít wront it isnít right count your lucky fucking stars tonight A younger brother who now takes pats on the back that only prolongs the grief Would you believe somehow life goes on after a tragedy A Penny for your thoughts an insight into your demise What was it like to see the world through your tormented eyes Would we find a tortured soul if weíd taken off your disguise Or would we still be left with all these Wise Show me someone to blame Give me someone to hate.

How Do You Feel Now?
What would you say if I said I donít want you anymore? What would you think if I left your bags outside of the door?Ý How would you feel if I knew all about your little lies?Ý What would you do if I saw right through your disguise?Ý You better start thinking what youíd say think feel and do ëcause I no longer what anything to do with you aÝ Hear me just this once I wonít repeat myself again Itís over, finished, done, the endÝ Can I ask you, can I ask you, how do you feel now?Ý Let me ask you, let me ask you, how do you feel now?Ý What could you say that hasnít been said a million times?Ý What could you think youíve always memorized all of your lines?Ý How could you feel your heart wasnít in it from the start?Ý What happens when your precious little world comes falling apart?Ý All those fucking times you fucked with me and played your stupid gamesÝ Those days are over now ëcause the master-slave relationshipís been rearrangedÝ All those fucking times you left me reeling feeling pathetic Well Iím dealing ëem back to you in spades and just like you, paybackís a bitchÝ Itís coming itís coming itís coming back to youÝ Donít act so surprised like you havenít got a clueÝ Thereís nothing thereís nothing thereís nothing you can doÝ Your over your finished itís curtains for you.

Election Year
Election time time for red white and blue baby baby kissing and photo opportunities Meet your candidate Ivy league white trash prim and proper nice teeth for the t.v.Ý Here to bring you to the promised land with a porcelain smile and empty promisesÝ Sure heíll take your campaign contributions but you can bet heíll never put your money where is mouth is Did you go out and vote today?  Do you really think it made a change?  How did you feel when you walked away?  Like everything will be the same?Ý One thing is evident one thing is clear.  Nothing gets done in an election year  Now letís play watch your candidate kiss ass to the corporate brass cause he needs the cold hard cash.  To finance his big shot at the big dance his big chance to be a real big manÝ Campaign platforms bought and sold like futures on the New York stock exchangeÝ A firesale on your future your life is their game wouldnít you like to playÝ Here we go congress one progress zeroÝ You think your leaders are thinking about reformÝ Theyíd sooner sit and watch our cities burn like NeroÝ Makes you wonder what the fuck youíre voting forÝ For a change vote who the fuck are you kidding me What we need is some good old fashioned anarchyÝ You bring the torch and Iíll bring the keroseneÝ Weíll strike a match and burn this fucker down.

Breakdown
How many hits to the head will it take ëtil you relize it hurts?Ý Does it really make you feel all that great so whatís it really worthÝ I donít want to see you go down I donít want to see you breakdownÝ I donít want to see you fall (down)Ý Itís in your face you canít deny itÝ I know where youíve been and where youíll go tonightÝ Running a race everyone loses so why run at allÝ When we were young it was so much fun smoking and drinking the boredom awayÝ You lost the thrill so you upped the ante but I wasnít so quick to playÝ You lost your youth you lost your passion now it seems you donít care at allÝ You built a house out of playing cards how long ëtill it fallsÝ Donít you call me a hypocrite we both know I like to have my fun tooÝ But nothingís gotten a hold on me like the shit that possesses youÝ Itís gotten so sad the way you depend on something other than yourself to make your life funÝ The hardest part the tragedy is that you donít see the damange done.Ý

Shine
Can you feel itÝ Do you hear that soundÝ Thunder of the whole world crumbling down around youÝ Deep in skeptic faces think that you might drownÝ Gotten high on anxiety and now you want to come downÝ Someplace to hide someplace to goÝ Will you ever find it how will you ever knowÝ Donít want to give up hope but itís getting hard to copeÝ Holding on by a threat to keep from hanging by a ropeÝ Itís not like youíve got time working on your side Simple fact is that we are all eventually going to dieÝ One day youíre feeling fine the next day you might lose your fucking mindÝ So while youíve got the time, take a moment out of everyday to shineÝ Realityís a blur youíre in a dismal stateÝ And youíre pretty sure your brain is on the take Your desires canít be satiated even the simplest task seems compliated A thin line lies between camp beautiful and the circus freaks How can it possibly be some slip so easy From the ranks of the sane to the files of insanityÝ There will be those who will do what they can to smash your dreamsÝ The miracles in your life are closer than they seemÝ Overcoming fears in life a clichéd but reoccurring themeÝ Youíve got to hold together at the seems Searching for the answers forever it seemsÝ Youíll find the answer itís in your dreams.

Great Expectations
When I look up at these hollowed walls of high achievement and storied victories I can hear irony laughing ëcause you see pride where I see vanityÝ Impressing all of your friends has never been one of my intentionsÝ My heart is set of different goals I wonít be a trophy for anyoneÝ So sorry if I havenít quite lived up to your great expectationsÝ You know if I could Iíd walk on water for you but I have limitationsÝ Tell me when your ego gets hungry do you shake the smaller fruit off the family tree And when you go to sleep do you forget to count the black sheepÝ Sometimes whatís simple math to most doesnít add up when you get behind closed doorsÝ A photo may speak a thousand words but do you really get the pictureÝ I just want a life to call my own is that too much to ask for The fact is Iíve committed no crime here and I apologize for nothing So open up your eyes and try to realize That we donít share the same worldview I donít mean to disrespect but donít you ever forgetÝ That I canít live my life for you.

Hangman
Delicate words from a small town preacher ìEvil came visited us yesterdayîÝ A fit of madness no rhyme or reason The innocent are always the one who pay Whoís left to deal with the consequences?Ý Whoís going to pick up the broken pieces?Ý All homes arenít guarded by white picket fences How could you kill achild?Ý Another psycho sixteen gunshots Ringing out on a kindergarten playground A flood of tears from desperate mothersÝ Think of your own now youíve really made her proudÝ Mommyís angel fatherís pride and joyÝ Will they mourn on the day of you hanging? No they wonít cry cheeks will stay dry When the leverís pulled and youíre left dangling Youíll get what you deserve.

Growing Old
Iím gonna tell you what you donít want to hearÝ Youíre gonna hear the truthÝ Youíre gonna find out how life can be so unfairÝ Donít let them try to take control of youÝ Stand tall and walk with prideÝ Believe in yourself and good things will come to youÝ Live your life how you feel is right Weigh the consequences and think before you doÝ Before you know it your youth is goneÝ Responsibility has found its way to you So while youíre still young take full advantage Pack your days with memories to bring along with youÝ I know that when I look back It will always bring a smile to my face And as I look to the future I see so many more that I can hardly wait Growing old doesnít mean that the fun has to endÝ We all grow old nowís the time to let the good times beginÝ Donít let your life slip by I know thereís still a million things I want to try before I dieÝ The time has come to seize the day Do what you want and do it now tomorrow may be too late.

Perfect Sense
Itís been so long since the first day I met you girl and since thenÝ Weíve been to heaven and been through hellÝ Weíve seen life in each others skin and through each others eyesÝ You know me better than I know myselfÝ I thought of you today and wondered why Iíd torn down what weíd built I checked my memories felt guilty for the way I felt I know you think I think I know everything but thatís so far from the truth Only thing I really know is thereís so much for me to learn from youÝ Donít know the reason why it took me so long to see that In a less than perfect world you make perfect sense to me Donít know the reason why it took me so long to see that in a picture perfect world youíd always be standing next to me Iíve seen that picture too, the one you said you painted in your head A mural of a perfect home you and I a family and friendsÝ Canít change the past canít change whatís passed so I guess thereís just one thing to do Let you know just how I feel and ask to build a new future with youÝ No need to look down you know if you fall that I will catch youÝ Iíll be your safety net and always remember Iíd die for you and no one else but youÝ I will be here for you I will always be here for you.

Slander
Maybe I shouldnít have said it Of course I was too quick to judge Words swiftly spoken may be unrefined I didnít know optimism was a crime Hey I have got enough problemsÝ Donít need extra baggage from you Pointless games and taxing headtrips Unfortunate side effects of your friendship I may have slipped wonít happen again my legs are beneath me now For the last time cut down from behind I will be ready next time Itís no big deal Iíve gotten used to being let down I just didnít think that I would ever be let down by youÝ Your antics are always expected Passed off as being your natureÝ Get away with murder ëcause youíre just being youÝ A modern day version of Shakespeareís licensed fool Not to say that Iím not guilty Emotions get the best of meÝ Quick to fight a nasty habit Canít keep my cool if I never had itÝ I had so much faith in you ëtil I saw your true colors bleeding throughÝ Youíre a joke that I donít get with a punchline Iím trying hard to forgetÝ I donít want to carry the burden Of holding this grudge any longer What to do, do I made amends? Ordiscard this joker from my deck of friends?Ý Slander you said it I heard it But you know I never deserved it So locked to you the world in my head I know I should have never let you in.

Short Fuse
Sometimes this world it really gets to meÝ All of the big heads my nerves get tested Just when I think itís gotten the best of me I save my worst for last My fuse it ends I reach the final draw A sudden impulseÝ Itís time to break skulls And you donít really want to be the straw that breaks the camelís back I see the edge and I just got to push itÝ I donít know what comes over meÝ I feel the trigger and I just got to push itÝ Itís temporary insanityÝ Now I got the feeling now Iíve got the itchÝ Like an obsession I need aggression You turn it on and I canít turn off the switch To stop the currentís flow Step in my mind if you want to come with me Were going for a ride a mental landslide No destination I just want to see how far we can go You can run you can hide You can stay right by my side You can run you can hide Iím gonna swallow someone elseís prideÝ No regrets no remorse for me no way Iíve felt compassion itís a distraction And tell me just who the hell are you to say who is wrong or right Make a choice pay attention or pay the price Canít live forever itís now or neverÝ Listen up and pay heed to this advice Iím going to lose my fucking head tonightÝ So watch your back tonight.

Open Your Eyes
When I was younger I used to wait anticipate Mark my calendar on the release date So Iíd be the first to hear the brilliant things youíd sayÝ Iíd skip luch for a week Save up all my money To be the first kid on the block to own your brand new CDÝ Open your eyes open your eyes open your eyes Whoís gonna show me how to laugh Open your mouth open your mouth open your mouth Whoís gonna show me how to Whoís going to show me how to laugh?Ý Whoís going to jerk tears from my eyes Iíve memorized every last word and every note So now whoís going to write the songs I wish the songs I always wish I wrote that songÝ So did you think you didnít matter anymore That you werenít changing peopleís lives Well youíre wrong Such poignant words from you I heard Thoughts and emotions that were worth so much more than a cheap slogan on a t-shirt.

Picture This
Everyday a battle is fought Today I was reminded somehow I had forgotÝ Everyday a lesson is taught Real estateís important and human life is not Is all of this bloodshed worth an outdated plan laid by ancient handsÝ Such a crucial piece of earth Take a look again itís a fucking piece of dirtÝ Can anyone show me whatís wrong with this picture?Ý Something definitely looks out of place to meÝ Itís clearly out of focus somebody broke us But hereís where the joke is nobody provoked us Weíre broken and no oneís to blame but us ourselves and we We canít agree so we war egos declare young soldier be scared But what are we fighting for Something thatís nothing that we can afford We glory ourselves in our past ìthe rockets red glare the bombs bursting in airî We fly our flags at half mast Itís hard to take pride in young wasted livesÝ Picture this a world where governments are more concerned with feeding the people than their egosÝ Picture this a world where borders are mere lines on a map not symbols of economic gaps Picture this respect on a grander scale respect for human rights Picture this a world where thereís no need to write songs like this Can anyone out there help fix this picture Who can make the world a better place to be Weíve got one chance letís take it the worldís what we make it If weíre going to change it we canít be complacent The future of the world is up to us ourselves and we.

Watch Over Me
I dedicate my life as I dedicate this song So your loving memory will never be gone Your message and your song will continue on The positive that you created shall never be undoneÝ You taught me everything I know and everything I do Taught me how to live my life and to always be true True to your friends and your family True to your heart be who you want to beÝ Youíll forever be my mentor forever be my friend ëcause brotherhoodís the rule which can not bendÝ Youíll be truly missed as you were truly loved I hope youíre watching me from up aboveÝ We will live our lives in your memory We will try to be the best that we can be in your memoryÝ Your short time on earth was very well spent Some people they live 80 years and never make a dent But you changed the world with the words that you would write And taught us all to always fight the good fightÝ And I know youíre watching over me from above In the center of my heart is where you will forever be From the center of my heart is where youíll never leaveÝ Thereís no way your memory will ever fade away Because of all the happiness and the goodness that you gaveÝ In my heart is where youíll always be youíll always be with me Nobody can take away the memories weíll always have the memories I remember you always looking out for me Putting me on your shoulders so I could see Being the best brother you knew how to be I can still feel you looking over me And it makes me smile to know youíre still watching over me.
 
 
 

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