Verse 1 Inside of me, is the enemy, the fear is blinding, I cannot see. I ran away, I should've stayed, there's so much left that I have to say. I'm wound up, about to spring, stressing about everything, bottling love, and trapping hate, gotta let it out for what I create! Chorus Burning all the notes, moving toward what I live for, that's not all I wrote, I'm still fighting in this war. Now I'm done with the past, the ups and downs, flying full mast. If you think you know me, you might, be looking at me with simple sight. Verse 2 I've been labeled, but more than able, I'm not just some sort of fable, Don't count me dead, when you haven't read, the things that I have done and said. I'm reaching out my hand, seeing who understands, that I'm more than a sideshow freak, there's more for you to see! Outro If you think you know me, you just might, be looking at me with simple sight. With nothing, nothing, nothing but simple sight! Yes!

Verse 1 Alice is falling down a hole of broken dreams, she's never seen the light of day, her night is filled with screams. Ticking time bombs, over water, if I'm not drowning, I'm getting slaughtered. just another phase to embrace what I feel, and cry to remind myself it's real. Chorus I can't run and I can't hide. it's chasing me from the inside, but i'm still running in my sleep. It's time to see my enemy, face the fear so I am free, i'll take on what's in front of me, I've risen, I've risen from the deep! Verse 2 Memories, are tempting me, to believe in history, the cycle repeats itself again, Whispers in my empty home, I've tried to do this alone, and failure's all I've known (I've ever known) I've felt the tears and dreams, all to have my life redeemed, In the hole I was a creep, but I've risen from the deep In self discovery, I've made recovery, clearing up my head, shocked back from the dead!

Verse 1 Kicked to the curb, and now you're on your own, questioning everything, to find your way home. You can't relate to anyone around, you're the freak on the block, the geek with the jocks, and laughter's the only sound. It's not that simple, but it's okay, 'cause they don't understand you anyway. Chorus Keep your head up high, cause we're clearing the sky, from the nighttime lies. If you believe you can try, don't quit 'till you die, this is temporary, so watch the time fly. Don't complicate it, because you hate it, we're shy from clouded sight, when we live under a simple sky. Verse 2 It's a rocky road, but when you set sail, failure's in sight, but that's how we prevail, we fall, get up, make mistakes, we'll stand proud from the life we make, I'd rather be sorry than safe, than put what I learn on delay. You've got a storm to ride, to see what's on the other side, so take it from me, the truth will set you free!

Verse 1 Mystery, hidden from me, don't know myself, thought I'd see, black hole, essence of my soul, two sides turning cold.. One hand wants to carry this heart, one hand wants to tear it apart, It's hate, or embrace, fear, or faith, they fall, fingers tearing at the walls. On the other side, sheltered by the mind by the fear inside. Poking the plastic, wrapped around the cystic symptoms of imagination. seeking calibration! Chorus The child and the father feeling disconnected, escaping everything I am. I'm shutting myself out, but these walls are coming down, the apology for the secret, the secret, the secret, the secret! Verse 2 It's too much to handle, the light is burning, I am learning, you can't contain this candle, though it's a bit concerning. The flames burn with a passionate gaze, running back and forth through every phase, every struggle, while everything is subtle, my eyes dried up in puddles. The problems exist for a reason, so don't blame me for treason, I'm disturbed, but not without cause, don't expect perfection because, I'm never safe, and when I say, what's going on, who really listens? They keep a close eye, see I'm the bad guy, when I pushed through hell, I did it all myself! Breakdown Twisting and turning, the knife keeps on burning, forcing myself, to be someone else, I'm my own instrument, of my success and my hell, the secret is I don't know myself!

Verse 1 Running fingers through the sand, feeling time is bleak, soaking in your entity, your heart feels weak, swimming in your thoughts, bleeding in anguish, when the answers are right here in front of you for your wishes. Chorus I've been waiting for some peace and harmony, sweet disease, it carries me, I confess, I've never felt so homeless! Yesterday, was just a phase, are we alone, when we rest, are we really homeless? Verse 2 Where am I anymore? I'm wandering through corridors, wondering where to start, walking in the dark. Voices coming from every side, tell me which one is the lie? I'm so shut in, and shutting out, everyone I care about. I've withdrawn and standing by, should I bother, should I try, to find what's missing in my heart? Has it always been in me, to see me, set myself free? Remember what I said, we're never dead. as everything falls apart.

verse 1 I stepped outside, to live another life I hide, away from all the pain inside, of throwing all my dreams aside. Another page, of living on a low-end wage, working in a cold, hard cage, swallowing the taste of rage. The businessmen are smiling, let's keep it that way, they don't want you to hear them say, "The money's on the blood, and the blood is on the money, looks like we found another mindless dummy." Your body gives out, they kick you down, you say you can't stay, they keep you around. Did you forget it's a no-fly zone? You're grounded, so you can't go home! Chorus Breaking out of the shelter, I'm melting down the bars, My life's on the line, and I'm falling farther, I need a second chance! I've cut away the chains, I'm not a slave to your hate. I've got everything to give, so I'll give you hell, but I've got nothing to sell! Verse 2 Toxic air, breathing like you just don't care, with all of the souless stares, wondering if you're still here. Days go by, they're all the same, you don't know why, wishing you could dream and fly, some days wishing you could die. They say that you're nothing but a waste, grinding you down and spitting in your face. "Can't do your job? I know you're not sick enough, You're spitting blood? I don't care, I'll write you up, so you better be here, or you'll lose your money, you've got nowhere else to go, tough luck, sonnie." If that's how they put a poor man on a street, then I never wanna be that kind of elite. Bridge The night is slowly fading, the sun is slowly rising. The sun's out, winter's going, goodbye clouds, summer's coming. A generous heart, is a rich mind, life's an incline I'm willing to climb, and when I reach the top, I'll grab a mic and say, "Don't let them get ya, just follow your way!" I'm out of this hell, I've got everything to give, but nothing to sell.

Verse 1 The skin is unraveling, shadows of the past take rise, Fighting in the cage, seeing darkness inside. I'm facing the wall. that makes you so distant, Im reaching through, but the message isn't, Don't be afraid to step on the glass, the pieces of your past, reflecting what you cast. Pre-chorus Expose your weakness! Whats this space between us? I try to understand, this side of you that fights me, it's not like I can! Chorus Cold space, where's your face? (talking to myself, inside the shell) For once I see the other side, the piece I locked away, and buried with the lies. Verse 2 Shadows creeping, thoughts are leaping, hidden in disguise, what a demise, How could I think it's okay to push them away? What's in my reflection? Does it show, the monster in me, should I go? Things have changed, I'm feeling strange, I want to try, to keep my eyes open wide. Verse 3 Dancing on the streets of mystery, I wanted to fly, you never know what you're gonna get until you try. Let the weight of the world keep you on the ground, or you can learn to defy the gravity, oh it's never gonna keep me down. No, it's never gonna keep me down! Never gonna keep me down, never gonna keep me down, never gonna keep me down, won't keep me down.

Verse 1 I can't catch a break as of late, people knockin' me down, I'm filled with so much hate. Lately I've been through hell, because I don't know how to manage my life well. I used to hug the friends I had around, now I'm pushing people back; I'm hugging the ground. I've dealt with pain, neglect, emotional abuse, what it's like to be taken advantage of, and used, I haven't been the best of myself, or an example of how to love anyone else. I won't lie, it's been hard, after what I've witnessed, I used to cry wondering when I could end this. Please send me an angel or two, to pull me out of this hell that I've been through. I want to learn how to love at my worst, while still being able to put myself first. Pre-chorus Say to yourself, "I have hope", you're still alive, and you're trying to cope. Say to yourself, "I matter too", we have the same anatomy, even when we're blue. Say to yourself, "I got a chance to take", only you can take the risk that no one else will make. Say to yourself, "I've got a heart and a soul", reach inside, find yourself, what makes you feel whole. Chorus They showed me how to care, to wake me up again, from the despair, reaching out as a friend. The fear has to end, and the hate, it's hard to believe we can change our fate, so if we lend a hand and a stone, we can change course with a pebble on the road. Verse 2 Sometimes I find myself in danger, nowadays I find everyone to be "just a stranger", I don't know who to trust after what I've seen, abandonment through my life, know what I mean? But I've had more support from strangers sometimes, I still have good friends, but a dozen a dime. One said, "hope your situation improves", I said "Thanks, 'cause now I have less to lose". 'cause, everything's coming out of the blue, I expect the unexpected, now I question the truth. Another said, "It ain't much, but nor am I", I said, "you still supported me, that ain't no lie". They said, "I don't have a lot but it helps", I said, "yes you do, because you have yourself". I used to question why I should be nice anymore, then I was reminded what I live for. Pre-chorus 2 I've got helping hands from NG, I'm breaking new ground, and I'm breaking free, I kept trying not to get beat down, kept pushing people out, I was lost until found. Didn't know who had my back, people say they love me, then execute the attack. Sometimes it's hard to find the red flags, but life's about learning what you want to attract. (Chorus) So, care! Breakdown I'm gonna love the hate out of you, 'cause you've been beaten down and screwed, by people who hurt and hate, this is the environment that we create. Let's heal the world and give a little more, we're all weak, tired and sore, but if we join our hands like this, we'll fill our hearts, no more emptiness.

Walk, walking away, from a dream, could this be, what I really see? She's so forgiving, and so wise, it's such a shame I've got clouds over my eyes. All the reject, and all of the shame, everything I shared, everything I had to blame, all the aggression, the storm inside the man, the waves shaking his uneducated plans. Space and time, grew forever more, the sailor went to explore, underneath the empty sea, swept in from the tide with an apology. She got out of his way, even when he asked her to stay, she told him to forget about her anyway, all went quiet, she went away. She grabbed the knife, slashed her wrists, fell to the floor her face had kissed. her parents found her, her sister told the man, "She could die, why was this planned?" Day after day he, thought how she, took his words harshly, he found himself guilty, could barely get sleep, felt like a creep, cried like a scared sheep, every day he'd weep, "Why, why, why, why? Her heart held a jar, with money inside, to see him someday, even after he lied, he cried out, "Why?" he cried out, "Why?" And she survived.