Unreleased Songs

The Mayfield Four Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.Don't Walk Away

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

Broken glass from the window shattered yesterday
Deep inside I feel the same
All the while reflections of the one that went away
Shine off these pale four walls

Dissonance is the only song I want to sing
I would pray if I knew that you were listening

Don't walk away, don't walk away
I surrender to you today
This bended knee is breaking me
I'll surrender, I'll surrender

Staring down on pages of saltwater memories
Emotions etched from the heart
But that was bled so dry, there's nothing left to find
But the ashes of my, of my, of my soul

Don't walk away, don't walk away
I surrender to you today
This bended knee is breaking me
I'll surrender

I'll surrender, will be better
This is my vow to change

It stands to reason that some things were never meant to be
I should have known from the start
The race has been run and all is said and done
Ashes have been swept away

Don't walk away, don't walk away
I surrender to you today
This bended knee is breaking me
So I'll surrender, I'll surrender


2.Loose Cannon

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

A loose cannon can you tell?
You're gonna get a lesson
He'll learn you well
Back off and stay away from him

Outside you're going down
And how ya gonna feel
When you hitting the ground?
Your bad seed is at it again

The boy was so defiant, angry young lion
With too much hatred from the past
And all his aggression
It isn't helping him become a man

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na nothing
Is ever gonna change him
Yeah, and it might take a little bit
To get used to but he'll stay broken

Outback behind the shed
That's where his daddy thought him
To hate the best
The education of the heavy hand

The blows were handed down
And it never did much good for him
To cry out loud
The fragile child never stood a chance

The boy was so defiant, angry young lion
With too much hatred from the past
And all his aggression
It isn't helping him become a man

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na nothing
Is ever gonna change him
Yeah, and it might take a little bit
To get used to but he'll stay broken

Hey, just remember this
Anger's not a curse
It's the greatest gift

Loose cannon can you tell?
Loose cannon can you tell?
Back off, back off from me

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na nothing
Is ever gonna change him
Yeah, and it might take a little bit
To get used to but he'll stay broken

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na nothing
Is ever gonna change him
Yeah, and it might take a little bit
To get used to but he'll stay broken
He'll stay broken, broken


3.Sick & Wrong

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

One touch, taste the thrill so great
My flesh, breath, forbidden fruit you waste
They say I'm pure, naive and such a bore
But now you know the truth told I'm gonna give it away

Clip my wings this angel's falling down
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong
Let's go, let's feel, let's fuck around
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong

Your guilt, it never tires, it wants to bring down Babylon
Your want, desire, your urge is way too strong
It's never safe, when we're together, a supernova when we
collide
I start to shake, I start to tremble, I lose control when I come
inside

Clip my wings this angel's falling down
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong
Let's go, let's feel, let's fuck around
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong

Like the devil getting off
I wanna feel it all the way, all the way
Let's go, let's feel, let's fuck around

Let go if you want it, if you need it
It'll be alright
All that's forbidden come on and give in
For tonight, yeah, yeah, yeah

Clip my wings this angel's falling down
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong
Let's go, let's feel, let's fuck around
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong

Like the devil getting off
I wanna feel it all the way, all the way
Let's go, let's feel, let's fuck around
Yeah, he's sick, sick, sick and wrong

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go


4.No One Nothing

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

I sit alone and watch the lonely people
It's like I'm staring at myself
Because we're all the same
We all want the same thing

Everybody wants the other
Broken is the one
Put the pieces back together
Let loves will be done

Related by a constant craving that won't fade
Relief, it seems so far away
When you have no one
Then you've got nothing

Everybody wants the other
Broken is the one
Put the pieces back together
Let loves will be done

Everybody wants to know
Everybody needs to know

Everybody wants the other
Broken is the one
Put the pieces back together
Let loves will be done

Won't you put me back together?
Won't you put me back together?
Won't you put me back together?
Won't you put me back together?

Won't you put me back together? Yeah
Won't you put me back together? Yeah
Won't you put me back together? Yeah


5.Forfeit

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

Once again I must fold, fold
Give in, get out before I'm broke
What was at stake
Means too much, too much to me
Tremble as I get up from the table
'Cause I gambled foolishly

And I can't take the drama no more
So I throw down my hand and say
It's over, please forgive me
It's over, I forfeit so I won't bleed

Game played well for awhile
Just to hold, just to feel, just to smile
It felt so good to breathe again my angel
But reservation won't release

And I can't take the drama no more
So I throw down my hand and say
It's over, please forgive me
It's over, I forfeit so I won't bleed

The risk I could not afford to take
Eclipsed all the love that you made
And so I'll go, and so I'll go
And so I'll go, and so I'll go

I can't take the drama no more
So I throw down my hand and say
It's over, please forgive me
It's over, please forgive me
It's over, please forgive me
It's over, please forgive me


6.Suckerpunch

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

It's been about a dozen seasons
Since the boy became a man
Now he sees the forest for the trees
Now he touches just enough to feel
He's much stronger than he was just yesterday

Won't get suckerpunched again
Gotta sink so you can swim, you know?
You never really learn
Till you fall and feel the burn, you know?

He looks back and has to pity where he's been
And then he smiles and walks away
There were days when it hurt too much to handle
Foolish boy had to learn how to dismantle
All those memories that wouldn't seem to leave

Won't get suckerpunched again
Gotta sink so you can swim, you know?
You never really learn
Till you fall and feel the burn, you know?

There is a reason, some reason for all of this
Affliction is a contradiction to our happiness
Except to those who know
Those who know, oh yeah

Won't get suckerpunched again
Gotta sink so you can swim, you know?
You never really learn
Till you fall and feel the burn, you know?

Won't get suckerpunched again
Gotta sink so you can swim
You know, you know, you know, you know


7.Realign

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

You've got me wrong
I'm not so hard, I'm not so strong
When this is said and done
I'll realign, I will resolve

He's the golden boy
He's the savior, he's the one
But there's another side
Waiting like a loaded gun

You've got me wrong
I'm not so hard, I'm not so strong
When this is said and done
I'll realign, I will resolve

Just a wonder child
That has come to save the day
The hero couldn't fly
So he beats his little face

The self-afflicted wants to quit
This hurts so good, I must be sick

The worst has yet to come
Tomorrow they will see
It hurts the ones I love
Much more then it hurts me

It hurts the ones
It hurts the ones I love

You've got me wrong
I'm not so hard, I'm not so strong
When this is said and done
I'll realign, I will resolve

Another blackened eye
Another nail to my skin
I swear this one more time
Let me pay for all my sins

The self-afflicted wants to quit
This hurts so good, I must be sick

The worst has yet to come
Tomorrow they will see
It hurts the ones I love
Much more then it hurts me

It hurts the ones I love
Much more then it hurts me
It hurts the ones I love
Much more then it hurts me

It hurts the ones I love
Much more then it hurts me, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


8.Always

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

Are you growing weary
As you dance all alone
In a room that's resonating
With an old familiar song?
Making you want the other

For awhile there wasn't friction
And alone you were at ease
But now and then there's something
That makes you want to be
Back in the arms but you can't take it

Always, always, seems to find you
What you want you don't need
'Cause she locks you down
So are you better off as one?

This prince with little purpose
Thinks he'll find it in the wings
Of an angel or a princess
But surely not a queen
'Cause that's about the only thing
That he knows for sure

Yeah, he's the king of contradictions
Who changes everyday
One minute he finds peace and love
The next he finds disdain
And it's way too complicated
Things will never change

Always, always seems to find you
What you want you don't need
'Cause she locks you down
So are you better off as one?

Always, always seems to find you
What you want you don't need
'Cause she locks you down
So are you better off?

Always, seems like you always
Seems like you claim to have so much control
But you're such a mess when you're all alone

Do you really wanna do it?
Have you washed out all the stains?
You seem crazy with temptation
And very, very dazed and confused
Who's buying your throne?

The stone inside you call a heart thaws
Just enough to beat
And familiar feelings came
And you surrendered to the needs
Of another, not another

Always, always, seems to find you
What you want you don't need
'Cause she locks you down
So are you better off?

Always, seems like you always
Why do you claim to have so much control
As you're such a mess when you're all alone?

Always, seems like you always
Seems like you look for any kind of reason
To justify a means to jump back in
In, in, in, in, in, in


9.White Flag

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

My guard fell for you today, now I will surrender
Take this prisoner, make him something better
Reach down and pull me up, don't let your captive go
'Cause love's wounds have made me weak
Can't stand up on my own

'Cause you bring me to my knees
For you I'd do anything

White flag flies above, this is what I've chosen
I'll change anything now that my pride is broken

'Cause you bring me to my knees
For you I'd do anything

The grace you give will always fill me up
And I'll savor every bit of that fortune
But if in time this love turns to dust
I pray I don't endure that torture

'Cause you bring me to my knees
For you I'd do anything

Can you show me how to feel again?
I'll do anything, you need my friend
And together we will always span time
For you I'd do anything


10.Believe

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

I believe in grace
That God redeems and saves
Someday I'll thank Him for it all

I believe this life
Is a gift you can't deny
Even though this world can be so harsh

It's so hard to believe in love

I believe getting close
Is a danger to broken souls
The risk is never worth the gain

It's so hard to believe in love

I believe that the pain
May never go away
Someday I hope you'll understand

It's so hard to believe in love

After all I've endured
From your cruel selfish world
It's so hard to believe

I don't believe in love


11.High

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

Long open road
In the distance, I see you wait for me
You're my hope and my relief
Saving grace remove these rusted chains

Waited so long to be kissed by lips of God
I'm getting close around the bend is solace
Home, the sweetest place
I'll be redeemed I will be safe

High so very high and I feel okay
Nothing's in the way, so hold on
I'm taking off, I'm gonna fly

Yesterday's gone
I take a look for one last time
My stomach turns at the thought of that dark world
I won't go back, I'm pushing forward and it's good

High so very high
(I'm flying high again in liberation)
And I feel okay
Nothings in the way

So hold on
(I'm holding on again in liberation)
I'm taking off
I'm gonna fly
I'm gonna fly


12.Flatley's Crutch

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

Wide awake, it's six a.m.
And you've got heavy eyes from heavy burdens
Of a loss so loud you never sleep
And you ask the Gods for their mercy

Let it go, let it fade
'Cause you're stronger now
That you've endured the pain
Let it go, let it fade
Don't run away

Looking up from below
Afraid you'll suffocate in the undertow
And you're desperate as you've ever been
So be careful now and don't you start caving in

Don't you run away
Don't you run away

Damn this situation
Your hero is a bottle and a line salvation
The world stripped your callous skin
And you're fucked up all the time

Worn heart, weak and tender
Is bruised and bleeds
And you wanna surrender
That's no excuse for you to go run away and hide

Damn this situation
Get off your fucking ass, if you wanna save it
Or sit and rot away of you, don't want to survive


13.Backslide

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

Nothing's good enough
You gave the moon and the stars above
To the queen of pain, now you've gotta know
She'll take you down just like before
So don't go back there again
Your head may want it but your soul will break

You can't get enough
(Don't go back you'll be better off)
You can't get enough
(Don't go back you don't need her love)
Don't you backslide stay away

It kills you all the time
Her disease may take a while to heal
And find some relief, there's no remedy
To push away that entity
That tempts you when you're weak
Stay strong don't give in hold steady don't shake

You can't get enough
(Don't go back you'll be better off)
You can't get enough
(Don't go back you don't need her love)
Don't you backslide stay away
Just stay away


14.Carry On

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

He walked outside her world the other day
She knew that he would leave eventually
Like the rest he promised everything
She's heard it all before they never stay

Let your heart beat idle so that it can never break
And carry on, carry on
So you'll never have to hurt again
Walking as a loner is like walking with the dead
So carry on, carry on my friend

Wipe away the tears and don't you cry
It hurts like hell right now but give it time
May this lesson learned be your best
Love's not worth the risk and don't forget

Let your heart beat idle so that it can never break
And carry on, carry on
So you'll never have to hurt again
'Cause walking as a loner is like walking with the dead
But carry on, carry on my friend

Carry on, carry on
I don't ever wanna hurt like that again


15.Lyla

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

Lyla in bloom, her innocence
And youth stripped away
Eighteen years old but she's lived
The life of sixty-eight

The heartache of a mother gone
And father she's never known
So she dreams of a better place

Scared and alone turning tricks
And getting stoned to survive
Vegas sex queen living in a world
That's so obscene in a dead end life

At the end of every tragic day
She says this to herself
If I can hold on I know

When I find my wings, I'll fly away
Over the mountains, over the pain
And I won't look back 'cause I've gotta get away from here
I've gotta get away from here


16.Mars Hotel

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

I saw her in an empty bar
The smell of wine and cheap cigars
Trigger visions of her face to this day
We tried to dance for years to come

But two can't lead and waltz as one
We loved and learned
And learned to love
But it was not enough

Foolish pride got in our way

She could take my heart and soul
She could take my hand to hold
But why'd she have to take advantage of me
I tried to pay for all the things
She could want or ever need
Don't make me pay for all the past please

So now we're living far apart
I hope to God our paths don't cross
This may seem shallow
But her beauty makes me weak

I long to hold her once again
And reconcile and then give in
To realize that later on
We made the same mistake

Hold on to the lessons you've learned

She could take my heart and soul
She could take my hand to hold
But why'd she have to take advantage of me
I tried to pay for all the things
She could want or ever need
Don't make me pay for all the past

So much to tow, bogged down
With all the history to hold
The blame fell hard on me
Apologies were too short lived
She never really could forgive mistakes

She took my heart, she took my soul
She took my fragile hand to hold
She took advantage all the time
I'll take her back 'cause her love makes me blind


17.Overflow

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

The dial tone is all that sings
It's raining hard inside and far away
What's so new?
This never-ending drama won't fade
My gut's a coil and my only drain

Will this never end?
It's breaking heart, it's bruising head
Why does the good go so bad?
All the joy is fading fast

The contradictions they are killing me
This pretzel logic makes her hard to receive
So fall out again and swallow me whole
Every thing's changed from blowing kisses to throwing stones

Night trades with day
And let dawn begin to break
Once again she knows me too well
How to heal, how to help

For a while I am saved by her smile
And all the harm comes undone
Just soon enough to stop the flood

The overflow should her charm not hold
It could drown me today
Must the river run so high, my love

You know your smile can
Dam the river that I have of you


18.Summergirl

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

Flowers placed at the foot of the grave
Of the one we lost forever
Jesus please, let her soul rest in peace
And make way, a new angel's in Heaven

Summergirl went away
Everything has been dying
Summergirl went away
And the sun doesn't shine

All alone in the house we call home
And the walls still echo of her laughter
We'd dream of a world far away we'll never know
Since she left, I don't dream anymore

Summergirl went away
Everything has been dying
Summergirl went away
And the sun doesn't shine

Summergirl went away
And everything has been dying
Summergirl went away
And the sun, and the sun doesn't shine

No more
No, the sun does shine no more
Ever since you went away
Oh yeah


19.Fallout

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

I done it to myself once again
Breakin' off a piece for everyone
I gave in good faith, in you I believed
But these efforts to connect just segregate it given time

And walls grow taller not with bricks and mortar
But with distance and indifference
And you trust like children and you break like glass
Won't you please put me back together?

Just for a minute you were my best friend
What I gave you took away, give it back

Swimmin' in a sea of nameless faces
Good natured boy wants the world to be his friend
Is that the rock tied around his ankle
That will drag him down and drown him in the end

He needs a hand to hold, he needs a hand
Do you have one to lend?
And past to present and is all he seems to know
Understand that's the reason he's afraid to give again

Just for a minute you were my best friend
What I gave you took away, took away, took away, now

It just bleeds into one anymore
It's so sad but common throw this blanket over all
Is that the state of relations that I made for myself
'Cause it's cake and doubt and I won't trust again

And the fallout takes its toll
The fallout takes its toll on me and on you
When it settles will we ever be the same?
Time heals a broken heart but the scars they never go away

Just for a minute you were my best friend
Just for a minute you were my best friend
What I gave you took away, took away, took away


20.Shuddershell

Lyricist:Myles Kennedy

To me you are the warmest season
You have always been the brightest sun
These cliches will not be spoken
I'd choke on my lead tongue

So self aware it's a burden
Forever crippled by the tendency
Please evict me from this shuddershell
So I can speak

This is so frustrating
I don't know what I'm saying
This loss for words seems
To burrow deeper everyday

I'm so misunderstood
Cannot relay the good
That's stranded deep inside
'Cause next to you
I'm at a loss for words

Don't confuse this for confession
Or as a plea for sympathy
It's just a window to soul bound
By all my insecurity


21.12/31

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

If I had a drink, I'd drink it
If I had a drug, I'd take it
I'd do anything to peel away
The pain I feel right now

It's a mild 12/31
And snow cries hard onto flooded earth
But it can't compare to tear soaked beds
Shared by forbidden lovers again

One more time before we fade
Away and turn the page
One last time with a final kiss
Remember this 12/31

Now I'm the one who sits alone
It's my fault I can't hold my own
You see I'm broken down and bleeding
From a six month scab we peeled away tonight

In the year's last hour
The swan song will fade at last
And I will sing no more
So just let me go


22.Big Verb

Lyricist:Myles R Kennedy

She tries to find the weak spots
She tries to push through
To her, I'm not a criminal, she appears
And wants the sentence reduced

Now I need to restrain
Don't wanna give in
Let me pay for the crimes I've committed

Everything is caving in
From the weight of her world
My self evasing fortress is too weak
To withstand the self-assured

Just get out while you can
He'll take you away
Once it's gone, you'll understand

Will you please save her from myself?
Don't wanna hurt anybody else
So I build my castle high
Warning you to stay away

The war, I think it's over
But nobody really won
And as I stumble through the rubble
Then I see what kept her from getting in
A weary heart and the thickest of skin

Save her from myself?
Don't wanna hurt anybody else
And will you please save her from myself?
Don't wanna hurt anybody else

So I build my castle high
Warning you to stay away
Warning you to stay away