1.Where I Want To Be
In the back of my mind, well I fought my god
'cause all of the hell that's in my time.
But I can still see the birds and where they went this year.
Our winter made things hazy and I know
that I was losing site of my hometown,
and in my blacking out I think I let you down.
Don't let them try to save me 'cause I'm already crazy.
And there is something in your face
that pulls me far enough away.
I guess that I always knew
that I'd find you when I thought
that I'd be letting out my darkest now,
and in my climbing out I think I let you live.
I wish you'd try to save me,
your silence makes me crazy.
It takes a lot to say that something is fate,
I kind of know where you're headed.
Am I too up front, or am I just on time？
Well where is your head at？
And there is something in your face
that pulls me far enough away.
I guess that I always knew
that I'd find you when I thought
I reached my point, I let them down.
I slept in the worst part of this town.
You are my song, and you are where I want to be.
I want to take those steps I never have.
I need to stand up straight so I can feel your breath.
I really think for once that I can change;
it's really not that bad.
I'm learning now that I was wrong in everything
and there's a reason why I think that I can grow;
it's really not that bad.
It's in the way you had,
it's in the way you had me all wrapped up like
I'm a part of something finally,
and I'm never looking back.
And there is something in your face
that pulls me far enough away.
I guess that I always knew
that I'd find you when I thought
I reached my point, I let them down.
I slept in the worst part of this town.
You are my song, and you are where I want to be.
I reached my point, I let them down.
I slept in the worst part of this town.
You are my song, and you are where I want to be.
2.Settle Down
I gave my things away.
I called the people that I only see on holidays,
this next year's going to burn a hole in me.
I spent my weekdays in my car
and the weekends drinking hard enough for two.
I think I'll settle down one of these days,
till I catch my breath.
I feel the weight of the world on my back
but I'm not feeling sick to death.
Because I laid awake in bed
and thought of better times.
I never want to sleep
'cause I found apathy in laying down
and never waking up.
and never waking up.
I learned a lot today
cus' there's a reason why
I'll never live the easy way,
I'm trying to be real.
I wrote down words inside my arm
that say 'I'll never walk alone'
'cause I get tired.
I know I'll have my friends in every way,
so I caught my breath,
and for the first time
I found what I'm looking for.
Because I laid awake in bed
and thought of better times.
I never want to sleep
'cause I found apathy in laying down
and never waking up.
Because I laid awake in bed
and thought of better times.
I never want to sleep
'cause I found apathy in laying down
and never waking up.
and never waking up.
Yeah, I went down.
Yeah, I found a way.
In the city where my father was born
I had a dream I moved out west.
I finally found out what I wanted to be
so I picked up where I left;
and I waited two more years
and covered up my ears.
I think I'm ready to sing this time.
I really think I'm gone.
Because I laid awake in bed
and thought of better times.
I never want to sleep
'cause I found apathy in laying down
and never waking up.
and never waking up.
Because I laid awake in bed
and thought of better times.
I never want to sleep
'cause I found apathy in laying down
and never waking up.
and never waking up.
3.Weathered
I felt unable; I was lying on my side
in the same clothes from the very last night.
I want to pray that I am doing everything right.
I saw my mom die for the very first time.
She was an angel - God took her from the sky,
and there's a million other people
that I found who cared more than I ever will.
I held that note out, I grabbed my bag and I left through the
door.
I let my hair grow and put these words on my skin, I cannot
relate.
Would you believe in my songs if I gave them all to you？
I can't find the strength in my voice to call you back
and say that everything is bad without you and I am lost again,
God believe I'm lost again.
I stayed in bed and you took so much that I couldn't even sleep.
I waited so long, though that wasn't even that bad.
I never had to be a part of the world
and I've been making that a goal for reasons that I cannot
explain.
Well, I'm an optimist but only in a perfect world.
I think I'm too stained with all the negativity
from all the people in my way.
Would you believe in my songs if I gave them all to you？
I can't find the strength in my voice to call you back
and say that everything is bad without you and I am lost again,
God believe I'm lost again.
Would you believe in my songs if I gave them all to you？
I can't find the strength in my voice to call you back
and say that everything is bad without you and I am lost again,
God believe I'm lost again.
I took a trip down south;
I felt the sun on my face,
and it made things ok for a second.
I drew a picture of my problems when I was going insane,
and I focused on the currents.
It's the funny thing about it,
I never seem to worry that
every single current's not the same.
It's all about position and where I choose to lay;
and god I am going away.
Would you believe in my songs if I gave them all to you？
I can't find the strength in my voice to call you back
and say that everything is bad without you and I am lost again,
God believe I'm lost again.
Would you believe in my songs if I gave them all to you？
I can't find the strength in my voice to call you back
and say that everything is bad without you and I am lost again,
4.Symmetry
I stayed awake just long enough to see you.
Remember Winnipeg, and feeling simpler back then？
I took a week off from my band and flew out,
It was a Saturday, I saw you waiting by the plane.
I was always in a way just a long shot;
I was never in the clear of that.
I am lucky just to be a potential,
but I will always make a mess of that.
I traded symmetry for everything I loved.
I took my feelings out and I had told you I was done.
I know your mistakes,
does that bother you that I found where they stay？
Can I reach you yet？
I stood up so fast and I let you down.
It was the first time that I heard,
I heard that sound.
It filled my head with the darkest shade of black
and I found you there.
I realized then that I was just a little sad,
and I left you there.
I was always in a way just a long shot;
I was never in the clear of that.
I am lucky just to be a potential,
but I will always make a mess of that.
I was always in a way just a long shot;
I was never in the clear of that.
I am lucky just to be a potential,
but I will always make a mess of that.
I was always in a way just a long shot;
I was never in the clear of that.
I am lucky just to be a potential,
but I will always make a mess of that.
5.Surfaced
I set my words on the ground and I was grinding my teeth.
I planted pieces of light to see if planets could speak.
It took my mind by surprise when I was finally free,
through all my darkest days.
I felt my heartbeat again, and dropped to my knees.
There was a sun in my eyes that made a star out of me.
It's like my life was a list and my head was first to get
crossed off.
It's the pleasure that I keep to sit down
with my friends and talk about my day.
Can you hear me？ Well I don't even care.
I'll stop my screaming if you look the other way.
It's been a bad year so let me sleep in one more day.
I really found the simple things live closest to your home.
I'm not alone because I live inside a world that is my own.
I haven't found what I've been looking for yet,
but you can count on me to stay forever.
And that's the truth, we'll stay just fine.
I'm coming back and just on time to be myself again;
the way that made me real.
So tell me, have you surfaced yet？
This is how it felt when I was growing up
and being part of no one but you found yourself,
and that says a lot to me these days.
I'm sorry for the way I used to be, I was just a kid.
Can you hear me？ Well I don't even care.
I'll stop my screaming if you look the other way.
It's been a bad year so let me sleep in one more day.
I really found the simple things live closest to your home.
I'm not alone because I live inside a world that is my own.
I haven't found what I've been looking for yet,
but you can count on me to stay forever.
Yeah, let me sleep this off.
Try not to be hard on yourself
was all I ever heard from her.
I finally think I understand
what she was saying to me,
because nothing's worth the pain in your back.
Believe in that.
The world can take control
but don't ever lose your heart,
because I know you better than that.
Can you hear me？ Well I don't even care.
I'll stop my screaming if you look the other way.
It's been a bad year so let me sleep in one more day.
I really found the simple things live closest to your home.
I'm not alone because I live inside a world that is my own.
I haven't found what I've been looking for yet,
but you can count on me to stay forever.
6.A Space To Grow
Six long hours in my head, I watched people in cars.
It made me feel like I'm living, I guess it's never that hard.
Let's live outside of the city and blame the ones that I loved
for all the shit that I carried when I was never enough.
I found a cut somewhere where we could all lay.
The world was waking up and I'm learning now,
that my heart isn't breaking down; it's my world.
So pray with me, pray with me, pray with me, 'cause I'm spent.
Yeah, I spent them all.
Those long confusing hours with my mind turned on.
The world was getting louder.
I found myself on edge; my feet were over water, just a song in
my head
that reminded me I'll never be alone.
I found a cut somewhere where we could all stay.
It's frank, and it's fucked but I'm learning now
that my heart isn't breaking down; It's my world.
So I'll take another look at my life and give everything
I own to all the people in my heart.
I am free, I am freezing. I am wrong.
I am so obscure it's terrible, and I'm loved,
but in between the cars they bother me.
I helped make the art that hangs on your walls
and plays in your heart; it stays in your arms.
You're not a machine, I'm sure of that.
You're every bit like me.
You gave up on your dreams
and now you're stuck with that.
You settled for the pencil days.
I'm a paint brush in a way.
I'm simple, yeah, I'm plain.
I'm colored all the same.
I have meaning if you find it in yourself.
I'll sell myself or not, like I really give a fuck
I'm just an artist on a shelf.
that my heart isn't breaking down; It's my world.
So I'll take another look at my life and give everything
I own to all the people in my heart.
I am free, I am freezing. I am wrong.
7.Reach For The Sun
I wrote a song about war,
the kind that lives in your head.
I found a place I can sit,
a place where everyday light hits.
Like the palm of your hand
when you're reaching for something
that's balled up in the sky.
That's the way I like to see myself;
reaching for just one star at a time.
I heard what was a song inside the earth.
I put my ear to the ground and I sang with every word.
See, I got lost in the sound.
It was the moment I felt sick, just when I needed it most.
There is not much to explain,
except I found myself blinded by every bit of light.
I felt so safe inside the sight of the sun.
I really think I'm home now, I really think that.
I heard what was a song inside the earth.
I put my ear to the ground and I sang with every word.
I felt a wave so strong, I fell right in it.
It hit so hard and it took my spirit.
Know that I belong to you until I die.
I remember giving this a try...
I screamed so loud, 'cause that's exactly how I felt.
It broke me out, and I gave up all my plans.
I set them down, 'cause I really need to see the sun again.
Don't worry, 'cause I'll be fine.
I heard what was a song inside the earth.
I put my ear to the ground and I sang with every word.
I felt a wave so strong, I fell right in it.
It hit so hard and it took my spirit.
Know that I belong to you until I die.
I heard what was a song inside the earth.
I put my ear to the ground and I sang with every word.
I felt a wave so strong, I fell right in it.
It hit so hard and it took my spirit.
Know that I belong to you until I die.
8.The Permanent Rain
So why the sudden change
and what's this all about'
I know they speak your name,
but where's the sound right now'
I can't stop praying you'll hear me play.
I know that I'll be with you there someday.
So where the hell's my hope,
and why can't I just try'
You know I've lost a lot,
but I won't let this die.
I know I've got a friend up in the atmosphere,
and another reason not to fear the sky;
no, not tonight.
Can I pull out all the stops,
and get out of this town'
I want to make you proud,
but I really don't know how.
I know it's not helping to hear me say,
'I wish it was me in the car that day.'
Though something made me stop
and think of what you said.
You know it meant a lot,
but I was just a kid,
one with all these dreams of growing up
and playing music on the road.
I've been screaming all these years
and thinking of you both.
So where's my hope,
and why can't I just try'
You know I've lost a lot,
but I won't let this die.
I know I've got a friend up in the atmosphere,
and another reason not to fear the sky;
no, not tonight.
I wrote this note,
because I never even told you.
You know I've got some things to sing about,
like we were young
and holding true
to all these songs
that always made us pull through,
and now I've got some words
that I'll write down.
I'm sending this shit out.
So where's my hope,
and why can't I just try'
You know I've lost a lot,
but I won't let this die.
I know I've got a friend up in the atmosphere,
and another reason not to fear the sky;
no, not tonight.
So where's my hope,
and why can't I just try'
You know I've lost a lot,
but I won't let this die.
I know I've got a friend up in the atmosphere,
and another reason not to fear the sky;
no, not tonight.
So where the hell's my hope,
and why can't I just try'
You know I've lost a lot,
but I won't let this die.
I know I've got a friend up in the atmosphere,
and another reason not to fear the sky;
no, not tonight. no, not tonight.
9.Northern Lights
It's two O'Clock and I was sleeping,
but I'm not feeling great.
I took some pills to help my thinking,
but now I'm thinking worse.
Well I was hoping that I could see you;
if that's not too absurd.
Am I in love？ or am I dreaming？
'Cause I'm not sensibly just taken by your words;
for once I found a cure.
I'm sick of staying up late,
because you're not here, and I'm not there.
No, I'm not afraid to watch you change me,
I'm not afraid to watch you change me anymore.
You need to know what you're into;
I'll tell you I'm a god damn piece of work.
So I'll just sit here until you enter my arms -
'Cause that's the simpleness of where I lay my head.
I'm a wreck when I'm alone,
I'm the boy who lost his home
and I'm sensibly just taken by your words;
for once I found a cure.
I'm sick of staying up late,
'cause you're not here, and I'm not there.
No, I'm not afraid to watch you change me.
I'm not afraid to watch you change me anymore.
I took the key bridge north to your parent's house again.
I saw my share of lights from the sky outside the city.
I brought you things I loved just to show you that I cared.
I found a place to lay inside of the warmth.
That's the way that I spent these last few days of writing all
these songs.
I swear to god that I love you, 'cause I can't explain it.
and I'm sensibly just taken by your words;
for once I found a cure.
I'm sick of staying up late,
'cause you're not here, and I'm not there.
No, I'm not afraid to watch you change me.
I'm not afraid to watch you change me anymore.
and I'm sensibly just taken by your words;
for once I found a cure.
I'm sick of staying up late,
'cause you're not here, and I'm not there.
No, I'm not afraid to watch you change me.
I'm not afraid to watch you change me anymore.
10.This Is War
My heart woke up my head like a thunderstorm;
a place where I can barely stand.
I spent a winter without my air,
but now I feel it in my chest.
I'm just so sick of the scenery,
and all those hours without sex.
I get so tired of being me,
but now I'm feeling this again.
And God knows that you can't see after dark,
but I won't give this up 'cause I wrote this on my chest.
So tell me what you think of the atmosphere
and all those months inside my head.
Well do you really believe in me？
I will hold this like a gun
because I've got some things to do.
'stay what you are'.
because I've got some things to do.
I filled up all my future with written words.
I told the whole world I was spent.
I came around when they needed me,
and that's just how I learned to give
with all the feelings and losing sleep;
now I never want to go.
And God knows that you can't see after dark,
but i won't give this up 'cause I wrote this on my chest.
So tell me what you think of the atmosphere
and all those months inside my head.
Well do you really believe in me？
I will hold this like a gun
because I've got some things to do.
'stay what you are'.
because I've got some things to do.
And I do.
I've got all these plans laid out again like this is war;
and I want to touch the coast again.
I'll forget to take my voice as going,
forget to hold my breath as spoken,
and say don't you remember where you've been.
So tell me what you think of the atmosphere
and all those months inside my head.
Well do you really believe in me？
I will hold this like a gun
because I've got some things to do.
'stay what you are'.
because I've got some things to do.
because I've got some things to do.
'stay what you are'.
because I've got some things to do.
11.Never Feel Alone
I drank the weekend to the ground, and you're in my arms.
I kept my feelings to myself, and you weren't wearing much at
all.
It wasn't like me to move closer to you.
A feelings just a feeling till you let it get the best of who
you are;
then sleep gets harder, and I need more of you.
So lay down on the couch and let me show you
why I need you more than all the boys on your street.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
breath.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
breath.
So here's the thing with my head, I'm unstable.
I'm feeling honesty come out, when really I'm just gone.
So here's the part where I move closer to you.
Do you feel me when I touch you,
do I really lack the skills to turn you off？
It's what you do to me.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
breath.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
breath.
'Cause I'm caught in every single word
and I know that you are something else,
Yeah, I reached that point.
So I'll try to do my very best to let you know
that you're in my head when I drive out to the coast.
I'll bring a piece of you with me
so you know that I'll be coming home.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
stand.
'Cause I've been pushed around before.
I felt the burn from every inch of my heart,
but it's worth it to never feel alone.
Am I wrong, or is this really what you want to happen？
When all I want to do is have this, I'm not strong enough to
stand.
'Cause I've been pushed around before.
I felt the burn from every inch of my heart,
but it's worth it to never feel alone.
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