The Dreamer & The Realist

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1.Declaration

Right now,
This is the calm before the storm,
This is a declaration.
We're not
Afraid to lay all the rumors to rest.
Hard times but we're still breathing.

Shake it off;
It doesn't matter what they say,
Let the vultures whisper.
Bottom line is that in order to make it today,
You gotta mean it more.

This is our blood, sweat and tears
Flooding the airwaves.
It goes out to everyone
Who's waiting for the bend to break.

Right now;
This is the moment you waited for,
This is a declaration.
Take back
The hand twisted against your will.
An overdose of their own sickness.

Line em up,
We're gonna see if you sink or swim.
No treading water, baby.
Bottom line is that in order to cut it today,
You gotta watch your throat.

This is our blood, sweat and tears
Flooding the airwaves.
It goes out to everyone
Who's waiting for the bend to break.

With every bruise and every burn,
You know we're living every word.
And we all march on into the airwaves.
Into the airwaves.

They're gonna say you can't,
They're gonna say you won't.
With their god damn hands around your throat.
They've got a trick up their sleeve,
They've got an ace in the hole.
The odds are stacked against you.

They're gonna say you can't,
They're gonna say you won't.
With their god damn hands around your throat.
They've got a trick up their sleeve,
They've got an ace in the hole.
The odds are stacked against you.

They're gonna say you can't,
They're gonna say you won't.
With their god damn hands around your throat.
They've got a trick up their sleeve,
They've got an ace in the hole.
The odds are stacked against you.

This is our blood, sweat and tears
Flooding the airwaves.
It goes out to everyone
Who's waiting for the bend to break.

With every bruise and every burn,
You know we're living every word.
And we all march on into the airwaves.
Right now.


2.Run Away

I don't know how I got so lucky,
But I know that I don't care.
Maybe all the stars aligned
Over me just right
And you appeared out of thin air.

But that's not the point.
See you came along, changed my life,
Made a believer overnight.
So I've gotta ask this question
Before I change my mind. (Why don't you)

Runaway, runaway, runaway
With me tonight?
Don't think, don't think twice.
Runaway, runaway
Open your eyes,
Sometimes it's just that simple.

I just don't know.
I just don't know.

If it takes a while for you to figure out,
If you're tangled up in every single doubt.
About me, about you,
Everything that makes us feel alive. (Why don't you)

Runaway, runaway, runaway
With me tonight.
Don't think, don't think twice.
Runaway, runaway
Open your eyes,
Sometimes it's just that simple.

Runaway, runaway, runaway
With me tonight.
Don't think, don't think twice.
Runaway, runaway
Open your eyes,
Sometimes it's just that simple.

with me tonight.Into your arms, never let me go.

Worry not my darling you're shaking up,
I know you're nervous
But I'm telling you there's no other way.
Getting there may take a while, take a while.

Worry not, my darling,
You're shaking up,
I know you're nervous
But I'm telling you there's no other way.
Getting there may take a while, take a while.
Nobody said it would be easy baby, we'll runaway.

Worry not, my darling,
You're shaking up,
I know you're nervous
But I'm telling you there's no other way.
Getting there may take a while, take a while.
But there's no reason to stay
And there's no other way,
So are you coming with me?

You know you gotta.
Runaway, runaway, runaway
With me tonight.
Don't think, don't think twice.
Runaway, runaway
Open your eyes,
Sometimes it's just that simple.
Just that simple
Just that simple

You'll realize sometimes it's just that simple.


3.Back Pedal

God only knows
Why all the things I love keep me up til 3am.
All the poison I put in my blood
Is messing with my head.

4 pm on the bathroom floor again.
Is this where I live?
Am I losing it?
Well, I should be paying rent
For all the times I crash in this apartment.
Who's is it anyway?
And How did I end up here?

God only knows
Why all the things I love keep me up til 3am.
All the poison I put in my blood
Is messing with my head.
I wanna go to California.
Get the fuck out
Before I lose all motivation to do anything
Other than running in circles
That don't ever get me anywhere.

I open my big mouth but I'm still here.
In this town, they don't take no for an answer,
All my good friends tell me to relax.
Smile and take a seat, have another drink.
I should be paying rent with all the cash
I spent on booze and cigarettes.
When I know better,
How did I end up here?

I guess I'm just a sucker for the flashing neon lights.
They leave me bruised,
I'm turning black and blue.

God only knows
Why all the things I love keep me up til 3am.
All the poison I put in my blood
Is messing with my head.
I wanna go to California.
Get the fuck out
Before I lose all motivation to do anything
Other than running in circles
That don't ever get me anywhere.

I always talk talk talk,
But I never back it up.
Talk talk talk,
But I never back it up.
I'm tired of living my life face down on the floor.

God only knows
Why all the things I love keep me up til 3am.
All the poison I put in my blood
Is messing with my head.

I wanna go to California.
Get the fuck out
Before I lose all motivation to do anything
Other than running in circles
That don't ever get me anywhere.
I wanna go to California.
I wanna go to California.

I opened my big mouth
I opened my big mouth,
But I'm still here.


4.Everything You Do

It's a cloudy day, but the sun is on the way.
Everyone's excited, but you.
Because the only time you socialize
Is 2 for 1's on Friday night,
To talk yourself up and drink yourself through the floor.

Oh, everything you do drives me crazy,
I can't stand you.
And the lies that you tell
To one up everyone else,
You can go straight to hell
Because I'm calling bullshit.

I'm not alone, I'm not the only one.
Who can see through it all,
Through everything you've done.
You can smirk, you can smile,
With some wit and some style,
But your disguise will only last for so long.

Oh, everything you do drives me crazy,
I can't stand you.
And the names that you drop,
Like you're some pop-culture God.
Well, enough is enough
And I'm calling bullshit.

So tell me why
Every time you see somebody else shining,
You've gotta shoot em right out of the sky?
Well, enough is enough
And we've all had enough of your bullshit.

Oh, everything you do
Oh, everything you do
Oh, everything you do
Oh, everything you do (drives me crazy, crazy crazy)

Oh, everything you do drives me crazy,
I can't stand you.
And the money you spend on today's latest trend,
Right here, right now it all ends
Because I'm calling bullshit.


5.Don't Look Down

I guess we're in over our heads
So tell me where we go from here?
If you wanna survive,
We've gotta make a run for it.
But me, I'd rather take my chances
On a leap of faith,
So take my hand and just remember. (Whatever you do)

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
It's another hundred miles
'Til your feet hit solid ground.

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
Because it's too late to turn back now.

It used to be so easy
Telling right from wrong,
But now all these colors run together.
I pick my battles,
Like a game of chess against myself,
Where no one wins.
I play forever. (Whatever you do)

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
It's another hundred miles
'Til your feet hit solid ground.

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
Because it's too late to turn back now.

We're falling,
We'll fall another hundred miles
'Til our feet hit solid ground.

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
Because it's too late to turn back now.

We know we're not alone.
We know we're not alone.
We know we're not alone.
We know.
We've both been through hell
But we came back together
Take my hand and whatever you do.

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
It's another hundred miles
'Til your feet hit solid ground.

Don't look down,
Don't look down.
Because it's too late to turn back now.

We're falling
We're falling
We're falling down.

We're falling
We're falling
We're falling down.

We're falling
We're falling
We're falling down.


6.When This Is Over

I can't sleep, not a wink,
So I'll try to describe what I'm feeling
Three drinks into a two hour breakdown
And one tick away from exploding.

I can't run I cant hide.
I can't swallow my pride for forever,
But I've tried
And I can't get it right for the life of me.
I'm going under.

Tell me why does it feel like
I'm always losing my mind?
Like I can't get a grip on this heart of mine.
I feel the world upon my shoulders,
Wake me up when this is over.

My whole life I have tried
Not to repeat mistakes come before me.
I'm afraid that the seed in my family tree
Is more like poison ivy.

But I just want to grow
Into something on my own.
Somebody tell me.

Tell me why does it feel like
I'm always losing my mind?
Like I can't get a grip on this heart of mine.
I feel the world upon my shoulders,
Wake me up when this is over.

Tell me why does it feel like
I'm always losing my mind?
Like I can't get a grip on this heart of mine.
I feel the world upon my shoulders,
Wake me up when this is over.
This is over.
This is over.
I feel the world upon my shoulders,
Wake me up when this is over.
Wake me up when this is over.

Wake me up when this is over.


7.Don't Say You Love Me

You're dancing between the lines,
Forever searching for the greener side.
So you string me up from the streetlight
To wait for your signal.
Your worn out white lies.

And there you go again,
Saying what I knew you'd say.
There you go again,
Thinking you'll get your way.
There you go again,
And every word's bringing me down, down, down, down.

You stood beside me when things
Were going my way.
Then turned your back
When it started getting crazy.
And when there's nothing you can say,
You turn your head and look away.
Don't say you love me.

So spare me the lines,
Stop reminiscing on better times.
I've freed all that pain from my troubled mind.
You had it, you knew it,
You let it slip away.

And there you go again,
Saying what I knew you'd say.
There you go again,
Thinking you'll get your way.
There you go again,
This time I'm shutting you down.

You stood beside me when things
Were going my way.
Then turned your back
When it started getting crazy.
And when there's nothing you can say,
You turn your head and look away.
So turn and look away.

So tell me your sorry, tell me you hate me,
It's all the same.
Of all the things you could say to me,
Of all the things,
Don't say you love me.

I'm still standing here,
As you walk away.
Not a tear to shed,
Not a word to say.
Don't you ever look back.

You stood beside me when things
Were going my way.
Then turned your back
When it started getting crazy.
And when there's nothing you can say,
You turn your head and look away.
And when there's nothing you can say,
You turn your head and look away.
Don't say you love me.


8.Reintroduce Myself

Our paths crossed upon a time.
We tried to force the pieces to fit
But they came crashing down upon us.
So I climbed up and down the walls
For days and days but still no call.
Waiting for someone to give me a sign.

I never thought I'd see your face again,
Or feel you on my skin.
I never thought I'd get a second chance
But I'm a better man than yesterday,
Forget about back then.
Let's start it all over tonight,
Rewind and let me reintroduce myself.

And then about a year went by
And I got word your back in town.
So we met somewhere just to catch up
And share what we had found.
And in that moment,
When we picked it up
Like we never missed a beat.
What we thought was just an ending,
Was another chapter in our story.

I never thought I'd see your face again,
Or feel you on my skin.
I never thought I'd get a second chance
But I'm a better man than yesterday,
Forget about back then.
Let's start it all over tonight,
Rewind and let me reintroduce myself.

Let's stop blaming ourselves,
It's better late than never.
Let's stop blaming ourselves,
It's better late than never.

I never thought I'd see your face again,
Or feel you on my skin.
I never thought I'd get a second chance
But I'm a better man than yesterday,
Forget about back then.
Let's start it all over tonight,
Rewind and let me reintroduce myself.


9.Running In The Wrong Direction

I've been running in the wrong direction
All night and i haven't found a clue.
Trying to be honest with myself,
So I can be honest with you.

Say You beat yourself up, you gotta let it go.
You know it's one thing I do best,
If I'm honest with myself.

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
Leading me through darkness.
Follow the sound of your voice,
Follow the sound of your voice,

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
When I'm spiraling out of control,
Follow the sound of your voice,
When I'm running in the wrong direction.

I've been waking in the early morning sunlight,
Trying to make up for lost time.
Taking the back roads, finding shortcuts,
But I fall further behind.
You beat yourself up, you gotta let it go.
I gotta let it go,
If i ever want to make it home.

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
Leading me through darkness.
Follow the sound of your voice,
Follow the sound of your voice,

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
When I'm spiraling out of control,
Follow the sound of your voice,
When I'm running in the wrong direction.

I know you can save me if I only let you in.
Be my guiding light to follow,
Save me. save me.

I wanna save you,
But you never let me in.
I wanna save you,
But you never let me.

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
Leading me through darkness.
Follow the sound of your voice,
Follow the sound of your voice,

You were the only light I saw,
Showing me the way.
When I'm dying to make it back home,
When I'm running in the wrong direction.


10.Wake Up

I figured it out today,
While all the sheep are sleeping
The shepherd is keeping wolves away;
We all have a role to play.
But make no mistake,
It's yours to take.

Wake up
Stand up and show em what you're made of.
Wake up
Stand up and show em what you're made of.

Are you afraid to dream
Because of what the world has done to you?
Are you afraid to walk out your front door?
Hey dreamer, what are you waiting for?
Hey dreamer, what are you waiting for?
Hey dreamer, what are you waiting for?
Hey dreamer, (Keep treading water)
What are you waiting for? (But I can't swim forever.)

Who are you?
What have you done to yourself?
Take a good hard look in the mirror.
If you find that you don't like what you see,
Remember who you used to
Remember who you used to be.

Wake up,
Stand up and show em what you're made of.
When the day comes,
You'll find there's nothing you're afraid of.

Wake up,
Stand up and show em what you're made of.
When the day comes,
You'll find there's nothing you're afraid of.