1.Awakening
Bottoms up tonight, I drink to you and I
'cause with the morning comes the rest of my life
and with this empty glass, I will break the past
'cause with the morning I can open my eyes
I want this to be my
Awakening
I give this one to you, an anthem full of truth
I tell you now an epic tale of what you've put me through
And even though you don't deserve one of your own
A melody, a song about, the life that you let go
I can't believe that I still care enough to write
Bottoms up tonight, I drink to you and I
'cause with the morning comes the rest of my life
And with this empty glass, I will break the past
'cause with the morning I can open my eyes
I want this to be my
Awakening
Yes I miss you still and probably always will
I'm living with a busted heart that I will have until
I find the strength I know its somewhere in my bones
To pull the curtain up again and get on with this show
At least you know that I still care enough to write
Bottoms up tonight, I drink to you and I
'cause with the morning comes the rest of my life
And with this empty glass, I will break the past
'cause with the morning I can open my eyes
And maybe I will see a different destiny
Like knowing you at all was only a bad dream
I want this to be my awakening
No rest for the wicked they say
Forgive me if I try to change
No rest for the wicked they say (no rest they say)
Forgive me if I try to change (I try to change)
Bottoms up tonight, I drink to you and I
'cause with the morning comes the rest of my life
And with this empty glass, I will break the past
'cause with the morning I can open my eyes
And maybe I will see, a different destiny
Like knowing you at all was only a bad dream
I want this to be my
Awakening
2.Surface Of The Sun
This is a story full of restless nights
Of do or do not 'cause there is no try
Across a decade we flew high and we fell low
And getting up when we're dragged down is all we've known
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
It burns like the surface of the sun
Here in this Angel City lights will shine
(lights will shine)
And for a while we let ourselves go blind
(inaudible)
But now we know who loves and loves us not
And they're worth every good thing we have lost
(Oooh!)
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
(Born to be)
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
It burns like the surface of the sun
We were born to be the ones
And burn like the surface of the sun
(Oooh!)
To show the faithless what we've done
(Oooh!)
And burn like the surface of the sun
And all the million miles to go
Not over yet, not even close
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
We were born to be the ones
To show the faithless what we've done
And there's a fire inside
It burns like the surface of the sun
(Oooh!)
We were born to be the ones
(Oooh!)
And burn like the surface of the sun
(Oooh!)
To show the faithless what we've done
(Oooh!)
And burn like the surface of the sun
3.Always Summer
I think I have everything I need
It got dark but now I think I see
The world around is full of arms
Still reaching out to me.
I hear the notes and belt them back to you
I feel loved, I'm burning like a fuse
I'm not afraid 'cause I know I've got
Nothing left to lose
I just wanted to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
I know that I have always walked the line
In between confidence and lies
So many scenes are full of words
I wish I could rewind
But here you are forgiving me again
You'll never know how real to me you've been
This is a start
Another empty page where I begin
I just wanted to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
I left home but there's one thing that I still know
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
I loved you first
I love you still
I always will
I loved you first
I love you still
I always will
I just wanted to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
I left home but there's one thing that I still know
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
4.Here I Am Alive
If I could write to the kid I was before
I'd tell him look at everything you ever wanted
But you'd still want more
Someone's gonna tell you, who you should wanna be
So you'll forget the vision that they didn't want to see
And when they give up, 'cause they will give up say：
'Here I Am Alive'
They say you don't grow up
You just grow old
It's safe to say I haven't done both
I've made mistakes I know,I know
But here I am alive
So many people close to me cut me down
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground
But here I am alive
If I could write to myself when I was on top of it all
I'd say you're going overboard and when you're falling
You're gonna feel so small
Someone's gonna tell you that you deserve the worst
They'll say you're never coming back and tell you that you're
cursed
But when they give up, 'cause they always give up
Say：' Here I Am Alive
They say you don't grow up, you just grow old
It's safe to say I haven't done both
I've made mistakes, I know, I know
But here I am alive
So many people close to me cut me down
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground but here I am alive
(Alive,live,live,live,live)
And when they give up, 'cause they will give up
Say：' Here I am alive
And when they give up cause they always give up say：' Here I Am
Alive'
(live,live,la-la live)
They say you don't grow up, you just grow old
It's safe to say I haven't done both
I've made mistakes I know, I know
But here I am alive
So many people close to me cut me down
This is supposed to be a bad luck town
I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground but here I am alive
Here I am alive
(Here I Am Alive)
Here I am alive
(Here I am alive)
Here I Am Alive
(Here I Am Alive)
Here I Am Alive
If I could write to the kid I was before....
5.Sleep In The Snow
I took a flight headed North
I wasn't waiting anymore
And there I was hoping high
If I could only make you mine
I was safe
In my fortress alone
Then you came
And tore it all down
I wanted to show you
The depth of this dream
The one where I see you
And fall finally
But you're like the winters
That you've always known：
Warm on the inside, while I
Sleep in the Snow
I took a flight headed home
And maybe now we'll never know
But I would lose everything
If it would bring you back to me
I was safe
In my fortress alone
Then you came
And tore it all down
I wanted to show you
The depth of this dream
The one where I see you
And fall finally
But you're like the winters
That you've always known：
Warm on the inside, while I
Sleep in the Snow
(Ooooh, oooh)
(Ooooh, oooh)
(Ooooh, oooh)
I've always run right through
The moments that count
But somehow with you I slow down
(Ooooh, oooh)
And what ever happened
That drove you away？
I know now I can't make you stay
I wanted to show you
The depth of this dream
The one where I see you
And fall finally
But you're like the winters
That you've always known：
Warm on the inside, while I
Wanted to show you
All of my dreams
Things that I buried
And no one could see
But you're like the winters
That you've always known：
Warm on the inside, while I
Sleep in the Snow
You think
You can leave
Me here
But I know
You'll be back
Next year
You think
You can leave
Me here
But I know
You'll be back
Next year
6.A Vicious Kind
Let me say this first
I was on your side
Before the war began
My gloves came off when the ring went
On, and on, and on
You can tune me out
You can turn me down
And try to cut me off
But you will not stop me singing
On, and on, and on
For a while you danced with us and
We were all alone
But the beat kept getting faster
And you lost control
I want you to know I'm
Not sorry at all
You can't buy forgiveness
Or blame me for the fall
All I ever wanted was
For us to beat the odds
I thought we were lucky ones
But all your luck is gone
You're a vicious kind
'Cause you've lived this life
Where you're allowed to win
Even when you're long, you still keep
On, and on, and on
So I think it's time
That we said goodbye
'Cause all your talent lies in the way
You're always moving
On, and on, and on
Oh, the beat kept getting faster
And you lost control
I want you to know I'm
Not sorry at all
You can't buy forgiveness
Or blame me for the fall
All I ever wanted was
For us to beat the odds
I thought we were lucky ones
But all your luck is gone
Oh, the beat kept getting faster
And you lost control
I want you to know I'm
Not sorry at all
You can't buy forgiveness
Or blame me for the fall
I want you to know I'm
Not sorry at all
You can't buy forgiveness
Or blame me for the fall
All I ever wanted was
For us to beat the odds
I thought we were lucky ones
But all your luck is gone
7.Telescope
I've been here a while
staring at the screen wondering what I'll write
things I can't explain but should have tried to say
when I had the time
And you were inspiration
when no one else believed
you showed me strength in my skin
that no one else could see
Let's just keep driving on
all the stars jumping in through the windows
let's go where we belong
headed fast as we can for the unknown
I remember how like a telescope
you could always find
something worth a wish
you said 'Everyday's a gift' and 'We'll be alright'
and something took you from me
I can't understand why
but wherever you're resting
I'm carrying your light
Let's just keep driving on
all the stars jumping in through the windows
let's go where we belong
headed fast as we can for the unknown
you can stay there and it's not fair
those were the days when we laughed all the while
when the fireflies lit up our skies
those were the nights when the world made us smile
You're my only hope, you're my telescope
my only hope, you're my telescope
my only hope, you're my telescope
my only hope, you're my telescope
my only hope, you're my telescope
Let's just keep driving on
Let's go where we belong
Let's just keep driving on
all the stars jumping in through the windows
let's go where we belong
headed fast as we can for the unknown
you can stay there and it's not fair
those were the days where we laughed all the while
when the fireflies lit up our skies
those were the nights when the world made us smile
My only hope, you're my telescope
(My only hope, you're my telescope)
My only hope, you're my telescope
(My only hope)
My only hope, you're my telescope
8.Rivertown Blues
Here I go again
Another leap of faith
I close my eyes and wait to fall
I see a future in which I will soon become
The only truth you know at all
You wanna know what I'm thinking
I think about back then
Back when we built something new
The world was ours to conquer
And we were not afraid to lose ourselves
Somewhere inside this, you changed
And I could never follow you that way
I miss you madly and it's raining on the coast
I'm supposed to say 'this was your loss', and 'I'm fine'
I stare for hours at these numbers in my hand
But ringing you would mend your heart, and break mine
You wanna know what I'm thinking
I think about back then
Back when we built something new
The world was ours to conquer
And we were not afraid to lose ourselves
Somewhere inside this, you changed
And I could never follow you that way
(Sometimes I dream)
We laugh 'til we cry
(With smoke in our eyes)
Just like old times
Never again
That was back then
Back when we built something new
The world was ours to conquer
And we were not afraid to lose ourselves
Somewhere inside this, you changed
And I could never follow you that way
Somewhere inside this, you changed
And I could never follow you that way
9.Ten
(2, 3, 4)
Mmmmm
Mmmmm
I found out in the fall. I've been gone
On the road for a year
She said,
'Honey, I've got real bad news' and
Then there were just tears
And we would never be the same again
Since then I've often wondered
What you might have been like
How it would have felt to hold you,
Would you have my eyes？
Don't you think we would've been best friends？
You would be ten and I'd be
Driving you to school
You would tell all your friends
That you thought I was cool
And you would have
All the love in my heart
Yeah, you would have
All the love in my heart
We were twenty-two years young then
Breaking rules all around
We were
Moving in that first apartment
It felt like it was never gonna end
Both so lost and crazy
We were young so we ran
Now I live in a dream where I am
Holding your little hands
I never got to meet you, my best friend
You would be ten and I'd be
Driving you to school
You would tell all your friends
That you thought I was cool
You would be out in the sun
Until it was gone
You would be watching Star Wars
With your PJ's on
And you would have
All the love in my heart
Yeah, you would have
All the love in my heart
Mmmmm
Mmmmm
Don't you think we would have been best friends？
You would be ten and I'd be
Driving you to school
You would tell all your friends
That you thought I was cool
You would be out in the sun
Until it was gone
You would be watching Star Wars
With your PJ's on
You would be playing tunes on
On your first guitar
You would be harmony to
Every single part of me
And you have
All the love in my heart
Yeah, you would have
All the love in my heart
Mmmmm
Mmmmm...
10.Southern Air
I've watched the world go by
Outside a window
I still can't believe where I am now
It's been forever long
Adventures come and gone
And I'm left alone but not let down
'Cause I have found a gravity
A voice that pulls me to my knees
Telling me 'Remember where you're from'
This southern air is all I need
Breathe it in and I can see
Canvasses behind my eyes
All the colors of my life
This southern air is in my lungs
It's in every word I've sung
It seems the only truth I know
Is we'll always be home
I've thought about the day
When I could truly say I'm better now
Well here I am
'Cause I have left this gravity
Grab a hold and carry me
And I will not forget where I am from
Forget where I am from
This southern air is all I need
Breathe it in and I can see
Canvasses behind my eyes
All the colors of my life
This southern air is in my lungs
It's in every word I've sung
It seems the only truth I know
Is we'll always be home
Always be home, always be home
The sun lays down inside the ocean
I'm right where I belong
Feel the air, the salt on my skin
The future's coming on
And after living through these wild years
I'm coming out alive
I just wanna lay my head here
And stop running for a while
This southern air is all I need
Breathe it in and I can see
Canvasses behind my eyes
All the colors of my life
This southern air is in my lungs
It's in every word I've sung
It seems the only truth I know
Is we'll always be home
Always be home, always be home
＊interlude＊
This southern air is in my lungs
It's in every word I've sung
It seems the only truth I know
Is we'll always be home
Always be home, always be home.
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