Build & Burn

The Loved Ones Build & Burn Lyrics
1.Pretty Good Year

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

I've been working longer hours watching money streaming in
I've been trusting crooks and liars like I don't have any
friends
I've been finding myself praying when I'm deepest in the sin
I've been reinventing happiness again

It's been painful resolution set to jubilant applause
It's been soaring highs and crushing lows, and grinding in the
jaw
It's been begging for forgiveness after laying down the law
It's been like surgery to get through all the flaws

Will this overture seem dull to all my friends?
And will you love me if I leave you here again?

There's a faith that could tear this whole thing apart
So pour the drinks and we'll cause the dancing to start

I've been standing at a crossroads for what seems like many days
If I go will the house fall down, will I burn it if stay?
Should I be fighting like coward or running like a brave?
Will I be laughing like a madman either way?

Will this overture seem dull to all my friends?
Will you love me if I leave you here again?
When the spell breaks we'll be back to work, what then?

There are faith that could tear this whole thing apart
So pour the drinks and we'll cause the dancing to start
There are lies that could tear this whole thing apart
And there are songs that will beg to keep your heart
There are songs that will beg to keep your heart


2.The Inquirer

Is the writing on the wall?
It's getting harder to read it these days.
Are we paranoid or basically ok?

Are the books not adding up?
Is every battle an effort to maintain?
Does the signal fade? Do you feel afraid?

Has your faith been shattered cause you've never had a say?
Do those planes keep crashing in the middle of your dreams?
Does your conscience scream a little louder every day?
Is it just fear that keeps you here?

Are we in over our heads?
We're popping pills just to sleep sound at night.
The fever holds like a lonely parasite.

Is their truth not adding up?
Is it getting harder to not criticize what we justify?
Are you terrified?

Has your faith been shattered cause you've never had a say?
Do those planes keep crashing in the middle of your dreams?
What I'm really asking here is: will you find reasons to stand
Or is it just fear that keeps us here?


3.The Bridge

On the bridge made of stone
Stands a man all alone
The bridge was his motivation
It worked him to the bone
With every nail that he drove, it drove him farther from his own
In his punishing isolation, but the bridge just feels like home

She didn't feel quite the same
She despised the bridge and who he became
She left in devastation
She left him there in shame

He said, 'I don't understand, this was not part of the plan...'
But it got lost in the translation
Like a castle made of sand

In all the years he's spent struggling
He's been haunted at every turn
He fights the fear as he's growing old
And reminds us in all the he's learned
That we build and burn

Burn!
Burn!
Burn!
Burn!

Here I am all alone
On that bridge made of stone
With smothering motivation, I'm working to the bone

In the end it's what I've known
It's what I hate, but have to show
The bridge is my dedication; the bridge just feels like home

In all the years I've been struggling
I've been haunted at every turn
I the fear as I'm growing old
And remembering all that I've learned
That we build and burn

In all the years he's spent struggling
He's been haunted at every turn
(We'll build and burn)
He fights the fear as he's growing old
And reminds us in all the he's learned
That we build and burn

Burn!
Burn!
Burn!


4.Sarah's Game

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

All the working buds are craning their necks
She knows they love it when she's wearing a dress
She works hard to erase the lines on her face
From the pills to help her cope with the stress

All the office guys are scratching their heads
She won't take any of them home to bed
After she's had her fill she hands them the bill
And then laughs on the phone with her friends

But she gets tired
All the games she likes to play wear her down

He got fed up with all the cards up her sleeve
All the half truths he tried to believe
And that night at the top when she kissed the cop
It seemed like it's time to leave

She thought it may have been time for a break
But lately feeling like it was a mistake
She got the note that he wrote and started to gloat
But was left with a dull stinging ache

But she gets tired
All the games she likes to play wear her down
She can't forget and regrets
The one she lives without on the edge of town

If she let go, let go, would it all come crashing down?
Let go, let go, and it all came crashing down, he'd stick around

All the working buds are craning their necks
She knows they love it when she's wearing a dress
She works hard to erase the lines on her face
From the pills to help her cope with the stress

She thought it may have been time for a break
But lately feeling like it was a mistake
She got the note that he wrote and started to gloat
But was left with a dull stinging ache

But she gets tired
All the games she likes to play wear her down
She can't forget and regrets
The one she lives without on the edge of town

If she let go, let go, would it all come crashing down?
Let go, let go, would it all come crashing down?
Let go, let go, would it all come crashing down?
Let go, if she let go, and it all came crashing down, he'd stick
around


5.Brittle Heart

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

I've had a couple of months to make sense of the story
Yeah, you tried to warn me
But I was in a bit deeper than I even knew
That much is true

And these awkward moments
Won't stay awkward forever
Sometimes these awkward moments
Are the ones that you treasure

Oh, you built me up inside your brittle heart
And I just burned down everything

And I've been keeping my head, yeah, I keep to myself
With my heart on the shelf
And the bars and the guards seem hard but don't worry
I'll be out in a hurry

I've been reading so much
It keeps my mind off the cold
But by the time I get out
Will my mind just feel old?

Oh, you built me up inside your brittle heart
And I just burned down everything

I don't know if I really deserve a thing
For what I may have done
What I know is that every minute that I get
It's not enough, it's not enough

Oh, you built me up inside your brittle heart
You built me up inside your brittle heart
Oh, you built me up inside your brittle heart
You built me up inside your brittle heart


6.Selfish Masquerade

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

If I say it's alright, do you believe it?
You know that I'm lying
It's okay, it's alright, it'll get done
Just not tonight, no, not tonight
But you know that I'm lying

On and on you'll see it
You'll waste your time believing
The waiting will just drive you insane

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me, believe in me

When I say it's alright, I believe it
I don't know that I'm lying
It's okay, it's alright, you'll get out
Just not tonight, no, not tonight
Well, I know that you're tired

On and on you'll see it
You'll waste your time believing
The waiting will just drive you insane

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me, believe in me

'Cause this is my selfish masquerade
I'll tell you what you wanna hear
It comes easily to me

And this is my selfish masquerade
I'll tell you what you wanna hear
It comes easily to me

On and on you'll see it
You'll waste your time believing
The waiting will just drive you insane, yeah

On and on you'll see it
You'll waste your time believing
The waiting will just drive you insane, yeah

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me

These castles of sand
Are leaving bloodstains on my hands
Just don't you dare believe in me, believe in me


7.3rd Shift

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

His mama said stay away
Away from all the darkness, it'll haunt you
And everything we've ever prayed
Is the only thing that will ever save you

But it all started with that little taste
It keep him up later at night
Helped the truth come back into sight

And when she left him it dulled the pain
He'd hide the marks under his socks
The doctor said he was in shock from what he'd seen

His mama said it's the last time
It's the last time we'll be here to save you
Because you've fucked this up again
And those kids aren't your friends, they use you up

And now he's standing in the rain
He should have probably hopped the train instead of drove
The sergeant's seen this thing before
Maybe some time behind locked doors will save this kid

No, but it don't save him and who's to blame?
The truth just keeps him up at night
There was never much inside he liked

The guilty phantoms make him insane
He could clean up but why start now?
After all who knows how to start again?

If we don't save him, who's to blame?
If we don't save him, who's to blame?
If we don't save him, who's to blame?

His mama said stay away
Away from all the darkness, it'll haunt you
And everything we've ever prayed
Is the only thing that will ever save you

But it all started with that little taste
It helped keep him up later at night
Helped the truth come back into sight

And when she left him it dulled the pain
He'd hide the marks under his socks
The doctor said he was in shock

If we don't save him, who is to blame?
The truth just keeps us up at night
Why can't he see what's there to like?

Do guilty phantoms make us insane?
If we clean it up there's no way out
Time will tell if he makes it out of this alive


8.Louisiana

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, down in Biloxi and Alabama
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails

They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, down in Biloxi and Alabama
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails

They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, down in Biloxi and Alabama
Pounding nails in Louisian, pounding nails
They're pounding nails

And you can leave them there, you can walk away
You can point your guns and hope they'll stay
But they'll fold their hands and start to pray
A little faith can heal a heart that's been betrayed

And you can leave them there, you can walk away
You can point your guns and hope they'll stay
But they'll fold their hands and start to pray
A little faith can heal a heart that's been betrayed

They're pounding nails, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails in Louisiana, down in Biloxi and Alabama
They're pounding nails in Louisian, they're pounding nails
They're pounding nails


9.Dear Laura

Mayday Mayday what was the story?
Mayday holiday here in the sun
It's Martial Law under false sense of glory
National security under their thumb

The thing he's taught is how it feels to be left out

Mayday Mayday tell me your story
Who's gonna save the day?
We're under the gun
We'll sit and watch at the mortuary
We'll sit and watch blind deaf and dumb

The thing he's taught is how it feels to be left out
Another phantom foe for him to fight while we sit here in doubt

I doubt if he thought he'd ever get half as far in life
I wonder if he laughs about it late night with his wife
I wonder if she prays for every family torn apart
I wonder if he burned their bodies she would eat their hearts

Dear Laura will you eat their bleeding hearts?

(Mayday Mayday)
(Mayday Mayday)

We'll sit and watch blind deaf and dumb
Deaf and dumb

The thing he's taught is how it feels to be left out
Another phantom foe for him to fight while we sit here in...
While we sit here in doubt

Oh Laura
I doubt if he thought he'd ever get half as far in life
I wonder if he laughs about it late night with his wife
I wonder if she prays for every family torn apart
I wonder if he burned their bodies she would eat their hearts


10.I Swear

Lyricist:Christopher Edwin Gonzalez, David Andrew Hause, Michael
Hanrahan Sneeringer, Bernard David Walsh

I've been breaking promises in the dark
You've been doubting everything in the time we spend apart
We knew this was a gamble from the start
We've been trying everything just to keep our hearts

If it all burns down, if it all just blows away

I swear I'll love you till the end
If it all burns down and you don't come around
I'll be your friend

I'm sweating all alone here in the dark
Are you sleeping soundly all the nights we spend apart?
We knew this was a gamble from the start
And now I'm trying everything just to keep your heart

If it all burns down, if it all just blows away

I swear I'll love you till the end
If it all burns down and you don't come around
I'll be your friend

I swear I'll love you till the end
If it all burns down and you don't come around
I'll be your friend

I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end

I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end

What I live and what I learn
What we build and what we burn
I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end

I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end

What I live and what I learn
What we build and what we burn
I'll love you till the end
I'll love you till the end

I'll love you till the end