01. under this silent spell

Why can't I bring myself to say
All the things you want to hear?
All the things I want to say?
Just because you've made up your mind
Doesn't mean I've made up mine

When were we ever broken?
When did we fall under this silent spell?

Why aren’t you trying to drown me out?
Asking for control, you knew I'd walk,
You swore you knew what you were getting yourself into, you swore you knew..

You said you knew what you were getting yourself into

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02. fire!

there's no need to explain this time i do things my own way, my own way why don't say goodbye this time before its too late to runaway

fire, fire in your eyes
what would you say if i gave up everything that you want me to be?

desperately searching for an argument to keep the conversation light to make this go right i know what it means to me i want to know what it means to you i want to cut through all those lies you said you put me through

wont you save me
when you talk about me
why do you hide the scars
dont you know that it doesn't impress me

i'll forgive you

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03. prove me wrong

If I go outside My sheltered life I'll notice how the things I said were mostly misunderstood If you took the time To find out why Turns out I haven't had an original thought in years

understand where I'm coming from

i used to think that I had all the answers figured out
but you proved me wrong

I love the way you look at me when you don't know what I'm thinking if you have to judge me do it for who I really am ill try to be more predictable next time

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04. day to day (2006)

This is all I have to show for it
The last thing I'd say
Shake your head in disgust
and assign the proper blame
After all I put you thru
It's hard to call myself a man
Could be an easy out
But no one else will understand

Why don't you trust me?
Don't misunderstand me
Why don't you trust me?
Am I living day to day?

Out of control
Not retreating by choice
You broke the silence
I don't think I'm confused
Take me as I am
As you remember me to be
Just cos it hurts
Doesn't mean it's bad

I'm naked, on the line
I'm sure that I look fine
Distance lies to us
I'm all I need to be
All in all
I should've won the battles
But over all
I gave up on the war

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05. off to change the world

make up your mind
it's hard to talk to you like this
it's not your fault
i already figured this out for what it really is

not everything has to be so sad
not everything

bottle up frustarations
and breathe it all in
add up my confusion
(as you lie through your teeth)
dont know just where to begin

we're off to change the world

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01. win over you

I appreciate the way the dancehall lights show off your skin
Even though you're dancing by yourself
But I feel so left out
While our favorite song is playing
You don't have a clue it's ours...

What's another drink gonna do to my failing nerve
What's the sense in trying when without you I can be myself
What's another drink gonna do to my failing nerve
When I'd rather take the win over confronting you...

I'm intoxicated by the way you like to bite your lip
Makes me want to be your conscience
But it feels like such an exercise in futility
I'll make the shameless men go first

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02. the boy

the boy's up to no good
he's growing more distant with time
brought up right, brought up straight
you should never runaway

the pressure keeps building
his good sense is sinking
he lost the will to be

that boy's up to no good
he'll only break your heart
and ill be there to pick up the pieces

the boy's up to no good
wanting things he can't control
shorter fuse, shorter attention
you should never runaway

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03. after the rush

it felt like summer glow
i felt like rising
a whole tomorrow waiting at my fingertips
for whatever we are
and the life we've lived so far
it was the best ride of my life, so I wait.

after the rush they'll tell my story
after the rush i'll see who stood by me

it feels like winter now
i feel like settling
finding the answers beneath the things you owned
for whatever we were
and the life we've lived so far
it was the best ride of my life, so I wait.

will you sell me out when you fall in love?

no i'd give all for you...
I'd give it all up for...
you are so predictable...
you are so irrational...
then why are you so good?

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01. now is yours

Now is yours don’t waste it
Second chances are few and far between
Don’t give in to hesitation
Cos regret can hurt you more

Do it now cos tomorrow can’t wait
Say it now cos tomorrow can’t wait

I’m absorbed by great things that don’t last
Today I think I’ll change my life
We may fear rejection’s tears
But you won’t know ‘til you try

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02. american anything

Time after time
I think I've been here before
Think this time I'll take my time
It's a matter of time
Until we lose ourselves
Don't you think it's fair?
That we're out of control

My worst moment
Letting it go
Form your own opinion
Would I lie to save you?
Cos you're making me nervous
And I feel like giving up
Without you....

Pledge allegiance to yourself
I'll take back everything
Was it something I said?
You can change your mind
Feelings don't matter
Call me Mr. Sensitive

Name your poison....

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03. day to day

This is all I have to show for it
The last thing I'd say
Shake your head in disgust
and assign the proper blame
After all I put you thru
It's hard to call myself a man
Could be an easy out
But no one else will understand

Why don't you trust me?
Don't misunderstand me
Why don't you trust me?
Am I living day to day?

Out of control
Not retreating by choice
You broke the silence
I don't think I'm confused
Take me as I am
As you remember me to be
Just cos it hurts
Doesn't mean it's bad

Naked on the line
I'm sure that I look fine
Distance lies to us
It's all I need to be
All in all
I could've won the battles
But over all
I gave up on the war

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04. real full of it

He wanted out
The monster within
And it takes me deeper and deeper into this
You wanted in
My lullaby
To remind me that I’m real full of it

It’s not much better inside
Just had the night of my life
Everything is going how it should
I hope I can take this
I hope I remain misunderstood
It’s so hard to differentiate
The truth from what I want to believe from you

It feels like a tug of war
And I know I’m losing
My grip is slipping and the rope won’t give
I hope I can take this
I hope I remain misunderstood
It’s so hard to differentiate
The truth from what I want to believe from you

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05. dont go

With heaven uncertain
Where ever he may take us
Promised only lies
Now I can defy
But you just left me
Commitment's only enemy
Our lives had just begun
Our lives we left behind

Don't go, don't go away...

Now burning obsession
They're drowning in depression
Jealous and denied
Feelings deep inside
Illusions polluted
Conscience convoluted
And I stray

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06. own generic way

Understanding/Still I long to believe
Understanding/One more promise I'll keep
Understanding/In good old fashioned ways
Understanding
I sit here patiently
Last words give way
Put away dead promises
In your own generic way
Patience is only
A reason to exhale
Forgetting seems so sudden
In your own generic way
Now we're doing stupid things
Just like lovers do
Fighting and retracting
It's all a game to you
Perfection is molded
Chances losing shine
Forgetting seems so proper
In your own generic way
It's all or nothing at all
Sanity is falling in love with yourself

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07. so long pretender

I'm sorry I'm so tired
that's all she had to say
tucked away in search of
a trend to set today
I'm sorry its over
things never seem to end
recurring nightmares
claim me over and over again
and it hits me...awake
and it hits me...so late
no one else is left to face
it was the wrong thing to say
I'm sorry I pushed you
no one else is left to blame
it was the wrong thing to say
so long pretender
I'm sorry I'm a liar
In my dreams I always stay
One secret wish
never wished you away
I'm sorry I make sense
I hate when I'm right
someone took away the shame
you lost at your own game

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08. the first time

I dont suppose the consequence
justifies being second best
but I feel like such a boy
when Im trying to be a man
late at night I dream of you
and all I do is cry on you
and I feel like such a fake
when all you see is fate

falling down the first time
Ive changed my words to fit your point of view
falling down the first time
the next time never ends

grabs my chest too tightly
and all I want to do is sleep
oh Ive lost all my composure
but Im scared to give in
late at night I cradle you
and all I do is push you too
and I feel like such a tease
and all you say is please

right before you give up
things will go your way
right before you give up
Ill want to stay

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09. repair

Fake smile you wear so well
Oil me up, fooled then farewell
No idea that we would come to this
But I think I like it
Going to let you get away with this
Can’t claim not to understand
Feels so bad to be pure
You need attention
Everything I wished for
You knew to take away
Everything I fought for
You knew to take away
And I feel that I’m broken
And I have no will to show
You put me back together...
Kiss kiss to say hello
Takes me more to be
Second to an angry lie
But I think I like it
Stand up and face the lights
Melt away with radiant eyes
Push up and raise your hands
You’re never rejected
Still I feel empty inside
And you go and fake your life
It’s nothing you've done before
Sometimes it’s harder
Remember that I won’t change
No matter what you do
It’s the miracle of my life
I need you to stay you

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10. ghosts of sunset strip

Now after several days
Still feels like you're around
Swept away by glamorous charm
Want to feel this high forever
I think I'll pass out here tonight
I'm thru, I'm thru
It's far from cool
I used to know the truth
but now I play the fool
thought only the sunrise could stop me
I'm at the mercy of the consequence
I think tonight I'm dead
Like millions before me
Like the few that I've passed
Cruising high and mighty
I don't want to go

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