hopeless it's the best time of your life homeless you're a bastard if you try hopeless though your mind controls the weather endless is the instinct to survive used to paint the colors of the sky until that imagery was washed and hung to dry now i soak my wounds to ease my mind felt my blood let go and now i don't need to know understanding hopeless though you're walking and you're talking homeless cause you're summoning the fire hopeless and you say you're burning clean resistance is the only line you need used to walk to town and stare for hours all the solemn faces look like friends of mine now i sit at home try not to care reflections of the night when we were so young understanding

these are the fields where feelings died live for the moment or the changing tide find me a spirit that can rattle my bones can't stand to sit so I'll stand where I'm thrown what is real? I'm i real myself as moments pass me by i stop to tie my shoes facing the music but you're not in the key playing the victim but you're merely a thief nothing's worth fighting for unless you're a king you will struggle for power and the wealth of your winnings what is safe? if safety is a grave you lost something you love it made you look away what is real? are you real yourself as moments pass you by will you stop to tie your shoes why won't you come out of your cage now quit standing in the long line there's a fire in the distance and a match by your side you're afraid to bear witness so you cling to your life you could live like a child but you're afraid to let go you keep building up walls though the waves crash below

technology i sing for thee you got me hearing voices in this imagery everything was fine until you ate your words the crystal's radiation burning up your nerves put the record on repeat honey opposites attract and breed money don't you know we are all the building blocks honey as mystery's make their big entrance on the lawn philosophies will get you stoned as information penetrates your chromosomes no comfort zone for your weary eyes you stare into the screen and get satisfied put the record on repeat honey opposites attract and breed money don't you know we are all the building blocks honey as mystery's make their big entrance on the lawn today is like any day the news is gray another statue bites the dust the hopeless are the brave systems give way and still they have no soul to save technology the human sea is swallowing the world with it's industry the clips are full the void is null the idol has idle hands and spins the dial do you ever wanna stop running do you ever wanna stop running away from here go and have your pipe dream honey as mystery's make their big entrance on the lawn I'm just a human baby where am i to go heaven brings unnatural disasters takes our bodies below x2 today is like any day the news is gray another statue bites the dust the hopeless are the brave systems give way and still they have no soul to save someone set the stage the future cage and we will worship what we've done into the lion's mouth

change is coming you can taste the days the wolf is cunning you can see his ways wanna celebrate all of the time x2 shrouded mystery the stars were made let's blame tragedy on the streets we paved I'd really love to fight the feeling though it's on parade wanna celebrate all of the time x2 live together fall together all the symptoms are in your mind end the silence quench the violence the circle binds us until we roll wanna celebrate all of the time x2

sweet confusion disillusioned a face slap from your enemy mother earth she did give birth the bad seed takes the lead again all across the highways of my mind i am thinking of you and the things that you do please don't be cruel take a dance from a fool tonight are you blinded by the power are you blinded by the power now buried pieces of this city the clouds began to multiply everybody's sitting pretty while they're trying to seize the day deep into the hallways of our lives i am looking for you we'll be knowin what's true don't believe all you said it was all in your head tonight are you blinded by the power are you blinded by the power now

baby we've run the river dry once our eyes were made for swimmin now we've learned to cry lately we've been an ash-less urn a page without a face to burn a life without a lesson learned black hole goldmine empty as your love changin it's changin all the time the right hand tells the left one I'm leaving you behind baby let's leave these walls to die cut our names into the bark as ashes fill the sky black hole goldmine empty as your love i feel lifted out of the physical

forgotten dreams killed the scene a prom queen with a death wish the five of cups you kill to love and come tomorrow you'll drown your sorrow in the valley though the mountain stands before you you're asleep and so it goes the answers come to those who know the sun the moon your power your doom you are alive and then you're not papers rot it's your misfortune the sea of glass you wash the past in the mirror you are the seer your mind plays tricks on you now you wear the costume like a child this time is an empty room the lines are blurring now you are alive you can't stand to wait you can't be your dreams when you are awake the future age there's too much at stake this too will end until it's written again

couldn't get to sleep last night fell into a two-way mirror now your harsh words reflect light in the big picture safe with these chemicals the big picture like helping a hurricane the big picture who controls your life couldn't stand to lose the fight human nature on the skids who will teach our offspring right in the big picture safe with these chemicals the big picture like helping a hurricane the big picture who controls your life feeling illegitimate domestic like an immigrant crude estimate of life on the shelf your bones are made of dirt and your blood is made of sand your a victim of the things you demand i believe we are coming to the crossroads in the big picture safe with these chemicals the big picture like helping a hurricane the big picture who controls your life

these days are like a maze I'm feeling lost and no one pays attention to a rolling stone a pistol grip in case i slip I'll sleep much safer no quiet no peace until I'm done walking on a sheet of thin ice your fortune goes to paying the price boy you got to change your tune living like your life's a monsoon this situation's in control i bow to money pay the toll and save my winnings for the grave deep purple haze still it continues to amaze me how were lost from everything we're supposed to be it's syndicated everyone wants to be hated and hate tastes like you're so faded in it's wings running from the dust of forgotten days living on the edge of an empty room slippin through the cracks breaking momma's back head over heals through the ring of fire x2 you know you have to change your ways before you're sleeping in an early grave lust trance like a perfume on a one way trip to your doom knowledge is an ageless vice you're uncertain of the end of your life

why'd you hesitate why'd you wait so long stare into the eyes of the storm that's gone get it over with what's left to do trying to get it going but the party's gone look at all the people who had their fun they're telling lies to me they're telling lies to you so all you have to do is only tell the truth if only we still knew still knew to tell the truth you're lying to yourself if you think you're done the beginning is the end and the end's in sight better sit tight cause there aint no fight to lose try to light the fire but the fire's gone look at all the people who had their fun they're telling lies to me they're telling lies to you so all you have to do is only tell the truth if only we still knew to tell the truth it slips away until it's gone (repeats) feeling all alone well i feel your pain lighten up your load you can take the reins we're never coming back if it's all the same to you never want to sit in an easy chair following the truth or dare it doesn't look good but i came prepared to lose x2

you say want an eye for an eye girl why you got to hate so long you say you want to make him lose his mind what's the difference if your rights are wrongs? you keep marching to the same damned song sometimes bound for glory you're the story of the week calmness was the storm before you were so tongue and cheek if you're livin in the city or you're livin in this town you can't replace the meaning with the evening of your gown you can prophesy with credit cards and swoon the swooners bare but when you go to sleep tonight you'll still feel unprepared you're not what you think you are x2 you say you wanna be understood whats the point of being heard at all the world's not your playground kid they don't care about you like i do if you keep on dreaming tell me when will you wake up magic has you gleaming like a diamond in the rough if you're dressed to kill high on your heels are you in any pain? plaster you with paris and you still will feel insane you can be in vogue and out of vogue vanity's no fair and when you go to sleep tonight you'll still feel unprepared you're not what you think you are x2 so come on girl no more looking through that empty haze let the peace hit your body let the moment slip away oh come on girl no more looking through that empty haze let the love hit your body let the moment slip away oh come on girl no more looking through that empty haze let the joy hit your body let the moment slip away

left it in the pouring rain left it in the dark clouds that loom over you now turned it on like a vacancy sign and don't you know the sun will shine gonna free your mind from all your inner demons let it go like you're saying goodbye saying goodbye for good faith are you sure that you're fine on your own did you harden your heart did you rise to the top in a throne even though your daddy's rich why must you be a slave to them and lick their silver spoons turns you on like a vacancy sign everybody wants a piece and before you know it your river's running dry let it go like you're saying goodbye saying goodbye for good faith it's not safe for a girl to walk home wolves in sheep's clothing hide in the shadows below faith did you bury yourself in this wall it's "all's well that ends well" the conversation is done sunny California didn't mother always warn ya don't ever take a ride don't ever take a bribe drifting on the quicksand climb a ladder to the former don't ever take a ride don't ever take a bribe faith are you sure that you're fine on your own did you harden your heart did you rise to the top in a throne faith did you bury yourself in this wall it's "all's well that ends well" the conversation is over faith it's not safe for a girl to walk home wolves in sheep's clothing hide in the shadows below

afterlife you find out where to go until that moment you'll be fast asleep roads that lead to nowhere lead back home everything between us is a ghost feel in line like a fire and you can burn away the shame don't know the day or the hour don't know the reason why you came is it all just a dream or are your spinning like a 45 like a disco ball in the sky we can be alive we can say goodbye to the lie smoking greener pastures has you gawking forgot the way you used to feel remorse if the ending's never really stopping in the end you dummy you crashed the test you never passed the course feel in line like a fire and you can burn away the shame don't know the day or the hour don't know the reason why you came is it all just a dream or are your spinning like a 45 like a disco ball in the sky we can be alive we can say goodbye to the lie like a carriage ride like a kaleidoscope in your eyes enjoy the ride we can say goodbye to the lie like a rising tide like a wave reaching up for the sky we can take a dive we can say goodbye to the lie

you're dying in your comfort zones never want to be alone someone's got to be the target so there you are living for a holiday gonna take the easy way though we take bitter pills we still remain and there is a void in you and there is a void in me do you ever feel satisfied looking for your design it's not metaphysical it's who you are if you are an enemy i hope you'll be a friend to me maybe we can mend the bridge and heal our minds and there is a void in you and there is a void in me and there is a void in me and there is a void in you (DIAMONDBACK) let me introduce you to my little friend impending memories of a different order make sight bend space time continuum scratch the line and that's the border drop the bomb and exploded Florida got Hawaiian shorts but can't afford a mind so walk toward a thousand flies swarming boundless eyes dormant catching glimpses of expanding torrents born out of orbit to meaningless words and it's miles between us you call it noise a voice we've been making void in the universe though it hurts when were on fire were bound to burn walk the living dead and stay firm losing touch with reality fist hits the earth everyone's perfect and there's nothing left to learn everywhere you turn your in a bind blind eyes contorted death to life roll the dice to pull the plug twice a third time but different rules apply we're into touching greater heights making greater rhymes creating greater rhymes make you dance your whole life

your gene pool nice and faded all the crooks get consummated holding handguns in our pockets every country has a rocket now that we have rock bottom all i wanna do is rock cause all our hope is gone wonder what went wrong nothing left to do so let the band play on what are we supposed to do with all this waste bury our heads in the ashes of these days i for one would like to see us move along and set our sights on the power of a song your system barely made it blame the victims for the vagrant going till it's six am like we're married to mayhem it's so nice to be inspired like the feeling getter higher rob the tree until it's gone eat the apple wisdom comes what are we supposed to do with all this waste bury our heads in the ashes of these days i for one would like to see us move along and set our sights on the power of a song cause all our hope is gone wonder what went wrong nothing left to do so let the band play on (repeats) in suspense

everybody stonehenged looking through a warped lens it's nobody's playground learning when to stay down dying in a goldmine drink the blood it's turned to wine falling like the sunset you barely got your feet wet you'll never learn to swim if you never learn to drown running with knives needing something to open your eyes open your eyes there is coming to rise they're combing your lives looking for the dead horse you're going to ride deep into the valley with all the young men turning into old men binding with their pens now feed the fire it's coals now spray can filled with warpaint glitter golden like a saint are you prepared to die son got off of your island you'll never learn to listen if you never learn to see running with knives needing something to open your eyes open your eyes there is something coming to rise they're combing your lives looking for the dead horse you're going to ride deep into the valley

division walls come crashing down these city halls can't stop us now like giants tall we'll sleigh the beast lord break these shackles off our feet no crystal ball can see our fate no mountain tall can be our gate we got the lens we got the weapon lord keep our enemies always guessin take what you always hated live your life like you just made it how attractive power can be when you believe happy medium you fed your mind you made it numb now say goodbye you should of sacrificed yourself they're coming to get you coming to get you now no enterprise there's nothing at stake the sun will rise we will wake and wake and bake us well we love the smell of bread but we won't let it go to our heads so underground like a personal prison circus in town if you're afraid grab your prism like crazy spells we are the beast lord break these shackles off our feet take what you always hated live your life like you just made it how attractive power can be when you believe happy medium you fed your mind you made it numb now say goodbye you should of sacrificed yourself they're coming to get you coming to get you now

pale moon in your eyes another toll bridge comes as no surprise leaves die by your side a one way trip will leave someone behind everybody must leave someone behind this is the new phenomenon forget the drugs you think you're on go tell mom and dad you're done spend all day out in the sun cruel cruel games we used to play our inner demons now at bay the next level playing field a force of nature he will wield this is your time this is my time it's only good times that remain (repeats) pendulum in your mind the he said she said clutters up design the abyss in your heart the end of something shows you where to start this is the new phenomenon forget the drugs you think you're on go tell mom and dad you're done spend all day out in the sun cruel cruel games we used to play our inner demons now at bay the next level playing field a force of nature he will wield this is your time this is my time it's only good times that remain (repeats)

this one goes out to all the misfits because you need that higher spark you have been told that you are nothing the weight of the world it grows so heavy feel free let it be now you can breathe you can breathe out don't kill the radio don't kill the vibe or we'll be lost don't star in the video don't take the time to count the cost don't kill radio this song goes out to all the broken if you feel like you need a fix can't stand one more bag of these tricks you signed your life away but you never felt like living feel free let it be now you can breathe you can breathe out don't kill the radio don't kill the vibe or we'll be lost don't star in the video don't take the time to count the cost don't kill the radio (repeats)

i tasted freedom in my veins my comfort zone inside my cage i was told to stand up straight they changed my mind made me behave this ascension has no reach and the pitfalls sink so deep now I'm clinging to the rails they say press on and you'll prevail Jacob's ladder everybody's a mad hatter everybody's going mad for madness i sparked it up tried to reflect full of lies i can't detect jumping through smoke rings round my neck tangled up in safety nets take some poison for the pain they keep flushing out my brain lesson's learned I'm ditching school grown so tired of these rules Jacob's ladder everybody's a mad hatter everybody's going mad for madness the sky is falling down like a guillotine you doubt everything that you have been spoon fed this is no hallucination this is not a dream

now the days are too long tell me where we went wrong built it up just to fall to pieces we put a dent in the air took it all from what was there opened up the door to somewhere this is not my reality doorways open ghosts running free heart of darkness see how it bleeds exhale the smog while the city sleeps I'm afraid but too jaded to see the sprawl of dimensions drowning you and me we've met our doom i hope he's not coming too soon now the days are too long tell me where we went wrong built it up just to fall to pieces this is not my reality doorways open ghosts running free heart of darkness see how it bleeds exhale the smog while the city sleeps I'm afraid but too jaded to see the sprawl of dimensions drowning you and me this is not my reality we've met our doom i hope he's not coming too soon

sit and wallow in the faded lights this reflection's gonna paralyze my life time has told me no more foolin around coming soon today will be tomorrow wishing that i had the chance romantic though the world keeps crashing down I'm alone inside the halls of my mind can't believe they say there's nothing to it and i don't need no I.O.U without the proof can you be true you're just a fool with a broken heart and i don't care about mystery don't give a damn about history at all is life only a story to tell are you gone or not forgotten sympathy is just pathetic now your tired face they're gonna rub it in the ground don't lose sight of your glimmer of hope i hope you'll see that there's nothing to it and i don't need no I.O.U without the proof can you be true you're just a fool and i don't need no I.O.U without the proof can you be true you're just a fool with a broken heart i can see what used to be it seems to be tragedy the old would die to be young the young keep dying too young can you take this dream from me so i can drift in endless sleep it's a cruel cruel world and I've thrown my pearls

it's all coming down while it's looking up got your fingers crossed trying to get your cut takes an honest man to be corrupt the recommended dose is to take too much on life support think like an animal in the tall tall grass gonna have my share every minute counts and i'm unprepared i can't cope with this so in a coma i drift numb to everything as the ether drips on life support think like an animal

almost asleep deprived of all my needs cry cry a river rage everything is golden age feels like 1984 going on behind closed doors every season has a reason if you're not comin you must be leavin peaking out the blindfold play it like a game show crop circles in your corn rows these pipes don't need no Drano tricky business can you make it to payday makes no difference cause the profits calling mayday wrong blood type drowning in moonlight the thin is getting so thick you could cut it with a butter knife slippin like the buffalo nodding like you're comatose happiness it comes and goes you win you lose you tow the load hopeless sinner though penetrates your skull and bones watch the throne get overthrown built to last it's built like Rome

want someone to blame you find it strange that you've been framed in the glowing screen in this reality we're kings i pledge allegiance to the grave black hole throw my money away all the reasons fade to grey they bastardized it all every last drop won't fill your cup we can't carry on enthralled worshiping ourselves another day goes by tired of getting high i pledge allegiance to the grave black hole throw my money away all the reasons fade to grey i pledge allegiance to the grave black hole throw my money away all the reasons fade to grey

we stared into the omen told it we're not backing down we're not superstitious bloody fists we beat the system tore down everything that it stood for forget about the future this moment is the only teacher we know it's time to die and start anew we stared into the omen told it we're not backing down we're all made from the blood and tears the only thing to fear is a lie the symbol seals the deal though what planet are you from on earth as it is in the heavens everything is real life is not religious mother nature does as she wishes whatever happens you can't undo power is an image reflections of the never finished we know it's time to die and start anew

nothing's real i can't feel plastic universe more than ever i cling to the dirt plastic universe even though it's fake it still hurts