When we first met, I doubted myself
Could someone love to the level you do?
Or are you just excited for a fresh start?
Had reservations, I was dumb to assume
But it's all that I knew
It's all that I knew
Had blurred vision from all my head wounds
A victim of my own bitterness
A life I almost missed
I kick myself when I think of it
I'm giving up love
I'm giving up love
You're the one, love
You're the one, love
When I think back, I still get a feeling
I'm so ashamed of all the time that it took
For me to open my eyes
You brought me back when I was lost and confused
But it's all that I knew
It's all that I knew
Had blurred vision from all my head wounds
A victim of my own stubbornness
A life I almost missed
I curse myself when I think of it
I'm giving up love
I'm giving up love
You're the one, love
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
I'm giving up love
I'm giving up love
There's no grass greener on the other side
I planted my roots deep
This is for life
If there comes a time where your leaves might die
I'll water them
I'll water them for you
I'll water them
I'm giving up love
I'm giving up love
You're the one, love
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
You're the one
You're the one
You're the one, love
I'm giving up love
I'm giving up love
You're speaking the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know you're just flesh and blood
Like all of us
You're speaking the loudest
You'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know what you're doing
When no one's looking
State your case
Your voice proud and bold
You lost soul
Dead to your own ways
On your pedestal
You pat yourself on your own back
You tie bricks to your legs
Who are you to make demands?
You can't even shake my hand
You're speaking the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know you're just flesh and blood
Like all of us
You're speaking the loudest
You'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know what you're doing
When no one's looking
No one's safe
We all fall victim to our own ways
Why don't you start there?
At your age, I don't see bags yet under your eyes
You haven't reached the hardest part
Who are you to make demands?
You can't even shake my hand
You're speaking the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know you're just flesh and blood
Like all of us
You're speaking the loudest
You'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know what you're doing
When no one's looking
Who are you to make demands?
You can't even shake my hand
You're speaking the loudest
You're speaking the loudest
You're preaching the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
'Cause you know what you're doing
When no one's looking
When no one's looking
You're speaking the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
You're speaking the loudest
But you'll fall the hardest
We made blood boil
Turned many eyes red
They felt the earth shake the second our lips connected
We built our own house
It got rat infested
Set it on fire 'cause everything's replaceable
But you and our memories
No one can touch them
Because we're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
Yeah, we're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
Tripped over ourselves
We slept in the gutter
We rolled around in broken glass
Self-inflicted, but we had each other
To stop the infection from spreading throughout all our veins
With you, through the hardest moments
No one can steal them
Because we're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
Yeah, we're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
Got enough in our lives
Got enough, got enough in our lives to worry about
To worry about
Been through enough in our lives
Been through enough, through enough in our lives
Don't worry about
Don't worry about everyone else
With you, through the hardest moments
No one can steal them
We're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
Yeah, we're barbed wire
Two strands twisted to one
Razor sharp
No one will ever touch us
No one will ever touch us
Got enough in our lives
Got enough, got enough in our lives to worry about
To worry about
No one will ever touch us
I'm gonna make it easy
Because I haven't had much time to think
And figure out clever words to sing
Accurate enough for you
I'm gonna dumb this down
'Cause it's not even about me
I'll shout it out even though they'll say they've heard this all before
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
I don't deserve much of anything
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
Forgiving me and giving me as much as you do
I'm gonna take it easy
And not get too many details
Some moments better kept for you and I
But I'll keep up the pace
Not trying to overcompensate with savvy lines
It's as real as it can get
It's as real as it can get
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
I don't deserve much of anything
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
Forgiving me and giving me as much as you do
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
I don't deserve much of anything
I don't deserve someone as beautiful as you
Forgiving me and giving me as much as you do
As much as you do
As much as you do
As much as you do
I don't deserve much of anything
I was a teenager, delusional
With such an awkward build
That's why the first time she sent me a look
I swore she was my world
A week later, got cheated on
A pay-by-hour hotel
I guess she thought that's what my future's worth
A twenty dollar bill
I damn the world, shooting fire from my eyes
But behind them I was burning
Now I'm the lie
I'm the cheapest thrill
I'm the cheapest thrill
And everyone can tell that I'm the cheapest thrill
And I can barely stand myself
Clearly I was crazy
The first to give advice
Played it up like I was noble
But I was feeding my own pride
The lengths I'd go for a fix
Tacky charm got me far
Must have hurt so many feelings
While stabbing my own heart
I damn the world, shooting fire from my eyes
But behind them I was burning
Now I'm the lie
I'm the cheapest thrill
I'm the cheapest thrill
And everyone can tell that I'm the cheapest thrill
And I can barely stand myself
Suddenly I can see through my own eyes again
But I don't like what I'm feeling
You can't help your thoughts
But you can change your actions
If I don't I'll be consumed
Now I'm the cheapest thrill
I'm the cheapest thrill
And everyone can tell that I'm the cheapest thrill
And I can barely stand myself
I know now I'm not going back
I know my own worth now
(And I can barely stand myself)
I know now I'm not going back
I know my own worth now
(And I can barely stand myself)
I know now I'm not going back
I know my own worth now
(I'm the cheapest thrill)
I'm the cheapest thrill
The architecture in Barcelona
The night time view of Budapest
I've seen beauty in modern marvels
And your picture sits atop my list
They wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
From me
You must have fallen from the sky
You're an angel in disguise
I won't expose your wings
You're heaven sent
The vibrant leaves of Kyoto Temple
Rain falling down over the Kremlin
I've seen beauty in modern marvels
Even better when you stand in them
They wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
From me
You must have fallen from the sky
You're an angel in disguise
I won't expose your wings
You're heaven sent
You must have fallen from the sky
You're an angel in disguise
I won't expose your wings
Cause you're heaven sent
There are many mysteries
That remain unsolved
But I know the biggest will be
Why you chose me when
I'm a dead weight and everyone can see
You're keeping me afloat
They want you for their own
They want you for their own
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
They wanna take you, wanna take you away
From me
You must have fallen from the sky
You're an angel in disguise
I won't expose your wings
You're an angel in disguise
You're an angel in disguise
You're an angel in disguise
You're heaven sent
I don't need to escape or fly to an island far away
I wanna stay at home, bath water's fine
Beach sand's too frustrating anyway
I'd rather wash the stresses off your back
And lay on our backs
And never leave again
For anywhere or anything
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
Where I can shutdown and put my insecurities behind me
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
When you're lying here beside me
Please don't make me go
I have no interest to travel to a little bungalow in a foreign town
I see the post cards still a beautiful view
But not like you, in the morning when the sun comes in our bedrooms
Through the cracks
And never leave again
For anywhere or anything
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
Where I can shutdown and put my insecurities behind me
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
When you're lying here beside me
When you're lying here beside me
Please don't make me go
It just seems a distraction
Just prolonging real connection
From what matters most
You and I evolving
Melting into one just talking
Bout what matters most
And never leave again
And never leave again
For anywhere or anything
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
Where I can shutdown and put my insecurities behind me
You're my vacation day, my little getaway
When you're lying here beside me
When you're lying here beside me
When you're lying here beside me
Please don't make me go
I'm starting to wonder about my luck
When it'll run out
Sooner or later
I'll be hit by a bus any day now
Are your eyes blocked by cataracts
You can't see how good you have it
You're taking a smile for granted
You're gonna wake up twenty years from now
Wishing you gave two shits about
All the lost moments you can never get back
You'd trade it for anything
Look back twenty years from now
Wondering why you cared about
Getting all the last words
Just to hear your own voice
But you weren't saying anything
When all goes your way
Your thoughts dissolve to nothing
We learn to walk from falling
So I'll kiss the curb
You're gonna wake up twenty years from now
Wishing you gave two shits about
All the lost moments you can never get back
You'd trade it for anything
Look back twenty years from now
Wondering why you cared about
Getting all the last words
Just to hear your own voice
But you weren't saying anything
No longer I worry about a future I can't figure out
(This days sufficient enough for me)
You're gonna wake up twenty years from now
Wishing you gave two shits about
All the lost moments you can never get back
You'd trade it for anything
Look back twenty years from now
Wondering why you cared about
Getting all the last words
Just to hear your own voice
But you weren't saying anything
Never get back, you'd trade it for anything
It was my persistence, wasn't it
A lack of trust you won't admit
I'll never settle now or before
I wrote a thousand songs because of it
Curse my choices, bite my lip
A hundred ripped up notes
I'm living with your ghost
This is a cold hard punch to the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to the jaw
A perfect time for you to take what you came here for
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore
It was my lack of charm wasn't it
Or the guilt I wrap around my neck
I'm running out of ways to move on
It's my heart that burns of wickedness
I stole your youth and ran with it
I'm hearing on repeat, the sounds of defeat
A cold hard punch to the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to the jaw
A perfect time for you to take what you came here for
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore
And this all would've worked
If I just would admit
Open my cuts deep enough
When the trust is broken
We go far enough
Build a life for us
You can't be, can't be over it
A cold hard punch to the chest
This is the worst, the worst that it gets
Feels like a cheap shot right to the jaw
A perfect time for you to take what you came here for
It was my persistence, wasn't it
A lack of trust you won't admit
I'll never settle now or before
It's my heart that burns of wickedness
I stole your youth and ran with it
It's time for you to take what you came here for
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you
I can't connect the dots
Won't connect them to you anymore
Whatever happened to forgive and forget?
I can admit that I'm a letdown, mostly out of step now
I can't move on until I fully admit
That the ship that I ran aground will never come back around
It's foolish for me to think it's for the best
With one hand on my mouth and the other ripping out my chest
We started over but you'll never forget
I was the first and I was sleeping in our…
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
You could eat me up with the taste of the first bite
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
I would rather wake up alone than be with you tonight
I'll never learn to shut my mouth and move on
I will admit to my mistakes now forget about common ground
I started over but I'll never forget
I was the first now I'm sleeping in her… not your…
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
You could eat me up with the taste of the first bite
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
I would rather wake up alone than be with you tonight
Be with you tonight
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
I would rather wake up alone than be with you tonight
Hold on, I regret
Folding in the heat of the moment
There's no way to go back
The knife you turned can't heal, you know that
Hold on, I regret
Folding in the heat of the moment
There's no way to go back
The knife you turned can't heal, you know that
It only hurts cause I let it,
You use the past as a weapon
And now I'm sleeping in our bed
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
You could eat me up with the taste of the first bite
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
I would rather wake up alone than be with you tonight
Be with you tonight
Past tense, I can't think about it all night
(originally by Warrant)
Got a picture of your house
And you're standing by the door
It's black and white and faded
And it's looking pretty worn
See the factory that I worked
Silhouetted in the back
The memories are gray but man
They're really coming back
I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say
How I love the way you move
And the sparkle in your eyes
There's a color deep inside them
Like a blue suburban sky
When I come home late at night
And you're in bed asleep
I wrap my arms around you
So I can feel you breathe
I don't need to be a Superman
As long as you will always be my biggest fan
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say
We'll find a way
Silence
Now the lights are going out
Along the boulevard
The memories come rushing back
And it makes it pretty hard
I've got nowhere left to go
And no one really cares
I don't know what to do
But I'm never giving up on you
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends say
I know we're gonna find a way
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Feels like I'm panicking, exploding in my head
I think it's time I gave it some attention
Silhouettes back at your expense
Forgetting all the soul in their expressions
Let's face it, you're a business man
Who has a way with his words
Put your money where your mouth is
Give me something that I can sing
It's in your eyes: you're lacking honesty
You traded in your heart and emotion
You barely break it open
I wanna believe but believing is not for me
So put your money where your mouth is
It's a revolving door, you're always wanting more
But there's no room for truth in their intentions
It should be something more
Than bright lights and crowds for you
Something more, something that I hold true
Don't break me until you finally have direction
My red light kisser
Friday I'm going to pick her up, she said 7:30!
If I get out of work in time, that'll be alright! (that'll be alright!)
I'll wear the studded belt you like
And tee shirt from Taking Back Sunday
If you're late I can wait outside
I will wait forever!
My hands are sweating now
Turned off the heater
But I feel cool in my favorite tee shirt
She's my red light kisser, looking in the mirror
Stopping traffic, but it's alright (wa oh woah)
If she pulls me closer
I'm gonna pull over and just stare at her all night (oh oh oh oh)
So let me just pretend that you're all mine
Silverstein comes on at the right time - my red light kisser
It's your turn baby you pick a song
And we'll drive till 6 in the morning!
I'll hold your hand if that's alright
That'll be alright! (that'll be alright)
My heart (my heart) skips skips a beat
Just like that warped tour mix CD
Damn
The one that you made me
My hands are sweating now
I turned off the heater
But I feel cool in my favorite tee shirt
She's my red light kisser, looking in the mirror
Stopping traffic but it's alright (wa oh woah)
If she pulls me closer, I'm gonna pull over
And just stare at her all night (oh oh oh oh)
So let me just pretend that you're all mine
New Found Glory plays at the right time
My red light kisser
My heart is beating fast, the music's faded
But will the moment last (ugh) - it's complicated
At least just for tonight we'll be together
Can we stay at this red light forever
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