A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth

The Exies A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth Lyrics
1.Stray

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, Christopher David Skane, scott
Christopher Stevens

Left alone with empty hands
Losing you is more than I can stand
I can't mend

I close my eyes and made a wish
To lose myself so I'll forget about you
It's no use

Swore to never ever leave you
To never let you out of my hands
Nothing here could ever change this
A promise 'til the living end
I swore I'd never stray from you

Broken bones, broken in half
I've come too far to start again
But I'm trying, I am trying

I'm sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
Shame is such a dirty word
I'm trying, I'm still trying

Swore to never ever leave you
To never let you out of my hands
Nothing here could ever change this
A promise 'til the living end

I never meant to be a liar
The shame is cutting into my skin
I'd rather die on my feet than
Live here on my knees again

I swore I'd never stray from you
I swore I'd never stray from you
Oh, oh, oh

Swore to never ever leave you
To never let you out of my hands
Nothing here could ever change this
A promise 'til the living end

I never meant to be a liar
The shame is cutting into my skin
I'd rather die on my feet than
Live here on my knees again

I swore I'd never stray from you
I swore I'd never stray from you
I swore I'd never stray from you
I swore I'd never stray from you


2.Lay Your Money Down

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, Christopher David Skane, Scott
Christophe Stevens

Come lay your money down
Constant wave of sound

This is not necessary
This is not ordinary
This is my last confession
This is for my own protection now

Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down

Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word
Strung out and falling down

This is not necessary
This is not ordinary
This is my last confession
This is for my own protection now

Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down
Come lay your money down

Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word
Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word
It's a dirty word

Punch the ballot for the talking heads they sold
Like the cars, the pills, the booze
And the soap that cleans your soul
The TV reality shows you what's a stake

So cry like you mean it till the next commercial break
And consider yourself for the wealth and consumption
Me you say, I'm no spectator at the revolution

Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word
Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word

Sick of this, I'm sick of hurt
And shame is such a dirty word
Dirty word, dirty word


3.These Are The Days

Lyricist:Scott Gould, Freddy Herrera, James Michael, Chris Skane,
scott Christopher Stevens

The more I talk the less I say
When the words get in the way
Loneliness is so hard
Loneliness is so hard

Ordinary, I confess
Living under house arrest
Maybe I belong here
Maybe I belong

Suddenly there's beauty in
The way my heart is caving in
And every scar reminds me how
I can't deny

These are the days that last forever
A time in my life I won't surrender
For better or worse, these are the days

In my life I've loved no other
We all have pain, we all have suffered
For better or worse, these are the days
I will remember

The more I learn, the less I know
The final act of letting go
Of everything that life takes
The reasons why my heart breaks

Suddenly there's comfort in
The way the world comes crashing in
And every tear reminds me I'm alive
Tonight

These are the days that last forever
A time in my life I won't surrender
For better or worse, these are the days

In my life I've loved no other
We all have pain, we all have suffered
For better or worse, these are the days
I will remember

The more I talk, the less I say
When the words get in the way
Loneliness is so hard
Loneliness is so hard

Ordinary, I confess
Living under house arrest
Maybe I belong here
Maybe I belong

These are the days that last forever
A time in my life I won't surrender
For better or worse, these are the days

In my life I've loved no other
We all have pain, we all have suffered
For better or worse, these are the days
I will remember
I will remember
I will remember


4.Different Than You

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, Christopher David Skane, scott
Christopher Stevens

I used to hate you with no reason why
I was so angry, so full of pride
Lost in opinions and innuendos
I knew everything that you didn't know

And I used to think I was sure, I was right
And that I knew the truth from a lie

I was so stupid when I was young
I was so stupid to think that I was
So different, so different than you
So different, so different than you are
I know it's sad but true
So different, I'm no different than you

Was I just jealous, bitter and cold
Sins I committed, the lies that I've told
Had no respect for you, only myself
A memory I'm not so fond of as well

And I can honestly say I was wrong
So can you forgive me so I can move on

I was so stupid when I was young
I was so stupid to think that I was
So different, so different than you
So different, so different than you are
I know it's sad but true
So different, I'm no different than you

We are one and the same
Only with different names
Some things are not worth changing
I learned to love by hating

We are one and the same
Your blood runs through my veins
Falls on deaf ears, it's fading
I learned to love by hating

I was so stupid when I was young
I was so stupid to think that I was
So different, so different than you
So different, so different than you are
I know it's sad but true

So different, so different than you
Different than you, different than you are
I know it's sad but true
So different, I'm no different than you


5.Leaving Song

Lyricist:Scott Christophe Stevens

Flying crow fly alone
A careless soul that sings for everyone
When the world closes

A steady blade tears the seal
A fallen angel selling secrets
We can steal

While brushin' off the rust
We'll go insane
A beaten dog in anguish counts his days

So come down with me, it's time to leave
Come down with me, I think we outta go
It's time to leave


6.Better Now

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, James Michael, Christopher David Skane,
scott Christopher Stevens

And the funeral screams the song that it sings
The memories feel what was everything
The sound rings loud from a sick shotgun
What can never be fought can never be won
It can never be won, it can never be won

So sooner or later, I gotta believe

That she's getting, that she's getting better
While my heart bleeds, while I can't forget her
That she's getting, that she's getting better
While I'm runnin' away in my burden of shame

When my injuries are still like the eye of the storm
Then the feeling creeps in like a wave to the shore
Will I ever be whole in the half where I'm not?
What can never be found, can never be lost

So sooner or later I gotta believe

That she's getting, that she's getting better
While my heart bleeds, while I can't forget her
That she's getting, that she's getting better
While I'm runnin' away, while I'm runnin' away
In my burden of shame

That she's getting, that she's getting better
While my heart bleeds, while I can't forget her
That she's getting, that she's getting better
While my heart bleeds, while I can't forget her

That she's getting, that she's getting better
While my heart bleeds, while I can't forget her
That she's getting, that she's getting better
While I'm runnin' away in my burden of shame
In my burden of shame, in my burden of shame


7.Dose

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, Christopher David Skane, Scott
Christophe Stevens

Pacify the urge inside, I hurt myself again
You get the best of me
And so how I get right, get riddled inside
You gave me a new misunderstanding

Scrapin' my elbows in vain, I'm used to the pain
I've nothing to lose when I'm winnin' the game
I'm gettin' over you

I'm living a lie
You always leave me behind for someone new
Now it's my turn to hate like you always do
I'll give you a taste, a dose of your own medicine

I feel love, I feel pain, I mend in my own way
Following you in sad devotion
Broken heart, broken spine, I gave you my life
You left me to die from lack of oxygen

Scrapin' my elbows in vain, I'm used to the pain
Here's something to use when sedation gives way
I'm gettin' over you

I'm living a lie
You always leave me behind for someone new
Now it's my turn to hate like you always do
I'll give you a taste, a dose of your own medicine
A dose of your own medicine

Won't get the best of me, no, not again
I'm not the enemy like you still pretend
Won't get the best of me, no, not again
I won't let you forget how you broke me down

I'm living a lie
You always leave me behind for someone new
Now it's my turn to hate like you always do
I'll give you a taste, a dose of your own medicine
A dose of your own medicine, a dose of your own medicine
A dose of your own medicine


8.My Ordinary World

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, Christopher David Skane, Scott
Christophe Stevens

A life less ordinary
A second chance to believe
Spendin' my time wishin'
Something would fall into reach

There's no use in pretending
I've wasted unspoken words
There's comfort in knowing
In knowing just what you're worth

I'm falling deeper, I'm falling deeper
Let me out, let me out, let me out

Let me go now, something's missin'
I just want my life to change
It all seems the same, I'm feeling caged
I'm tired of breaking down

Let me go now, I've learned my lessons
I'm so numb, I've passed the pain
It all seems the same, I need a change
From my ordinary world

I avoid myself when I can
But somehow I'm crawling underneath
Tryin' to break the habits
But it takes a stronger remedy

There's always pain in mending
Withdrawal of slowly coming clean
Have I the strength to face it
The darkest place inside of me?

I'm falling deeper, I'm falling deeper
Let me out, let me out, let me out

Let me go now, something's missing
I just want my life to change
It all seems the same, I'm feeling caged
I'm tired of breaking down

Let me go now, I've learned my lessons
I'm so numb, I've passed the pain
It all seems the same, I need a change
From my ordinary world

And how long will I stand in the waiting line?
And how long will I wait here for my chance to shine?
And how long can I take this, I'm runnin' out of time?
Hopin' by tomorrow I won't feel the same

So let me go now, something's missing
I just want my life to change
It all seems the same, I'm feelin' caged
I'm tired of breakin' down

Let me go now, I've learned my lessons
I'm so numb, I've passed the pain
It all seems the same, I need a change
It all seems the same, I need a change
It all seems the same, I need a change
From my ordinary world


9.Once In A Lifetime

Lyricist:David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina
Weymouth

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?
Well, how did I get here?'

Letting my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

And you may ask yourself, 'How do I work this?'
And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that large automobile?'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house'
And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful wife
And not my beautiful wife'

Letting my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

The same as it ever was
The same as it ever was
The same as it ever was

And you may ask yourself, 'What is that beautiful house?'
And you may ask yourself, 'Where does that highway go?'
And you may ask yourself, 'Am I right or am I wrong?'
And you may say to yourself, 'Oh my God, what have I done?
What have I done?'

Letting my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime, once in a lifetime


10.This Is The Sound

Lyricist:Louis Alfred Herrera, James Michael, Christopher David Skane,
scott Christopher Stevens

I've been building scars up
Putting flames out with my fingers
Tell me when my time's up
So my hope no longer lingers

Then say no more
Say no more, say no more

'Cause this is the sound of hurt
Unrehearsed and it's so loud
So what are you waiting for?
You can't ignore the sound
Of someone breaking down

Somehow, I'm rendered speechless
I get nervous, when you're leaving
So tell me, reassure me
That there is something worth believing

Then say no more
Say no more, say no more

'Cause this is the sound of hurt
Unrehearsed and it's so loud
So what are you waiting for?
You can't ignore the sound
Of someone breaking down

This is the sound of hurt
This is the sound of hurt
This is the sound of hurt
This is the sound of hurt

Then say no more
Say no more, say no more

'Cause this is the sound of hurt
Unrehearsed and it's so loud
So what are you waiting for?
You can't ignore the sound
Of someone breaking down

This is the sound
This is the sound
This is the sound
This is the sound

This is the sound
This is the sound
This is the sound


11.A Fear of Being Alone


12.A Modern Way of Living with the Truth


13.Spectator at the Revolution