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1. |
Waking Up
02:55
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How can I answer this time, it could take all my life
I choose to stay alive, this is not real life
Waking up
I'm not asking any more, It's an instinct I can't ignore
The hearts are beating out of time, all this pain is in my mind
I'm waking up
How can I answer this time, it could take all my life
I choose to stay alive, this is not real life
Waking up
I'm not trying to be the fool, there's no reason to play it cool
The world is failing to be amused, It's in our nature to be abused
I'm waking up
We always cross the lines, we are always out of time
How can I answer this time, it could take all my life
I choose to stay alive, this is not real life
Waking up
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2. |
We Know Better
03:35
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Please don't change what we hold
Please don't fail to see it through
I won't spend another day unheard
Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed
Don't believe the demons are just in your head
We know better
Please don't trust in all you see
Please don't run from everything
I won't fall apart ever again
Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed
Don't believe the demons are just in your head
We know better
Please don't fade away from here
Please don't make a choice in fear
I won't chase a dream away
Don't believe in monsters hiding in your bed
Don't believe the demons are just in your head
We know better
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3. |
Stay Here
04:22
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Stay here, Stay here
I'm gonna make you see, what this means to me
We're upside down in fate, I swear it's not too late to stay
The faults we try to hide, are always in our eyes
We show off
Stay here, stay here
I've got to take it all, afraid that I may stall
I'm wandering in my mind, no focus left to find here
How many times I've tried, to just enjoy the ride
I'm wrapped up
These are the voices that we know
These are the seeds we've sown
I don't owe the world enough to bleed
I don't know if I can start again
I'm drifting in a void, filled with thoughts I can't avoid
Sometimes we just need to play, it's not too late to stay
The faults we try to hide, are always in our eyes
We show off
Stay here tonight, Stay here tonight
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4. |
Re-Solve
06:58
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Instrumental
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5. |
Under The Light
02:36
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Ice in the veins holding the reigning champion
Dance in the rain hiding a pain from when we win
Erasing the stains we left on our brains sinking in
Let's all find someplace to be
This could last for hours, we could dance all night
White knuckle grip and starting to slip as we laugh
Shoot from the hip and taking a trip down every path
Check it and flip and dole out the tips, check your math
Let's all find someplace to be
This could last for hours, we don't have to break our backs to live
Check out my world under the light
Test your theories every night
Drop your guard and put up a fight
Check out my world under the light
This could last for hours, we could dance all night
Check out my world under the light
Test your theories every night
Drop your guard and put up a fight
Check out my world under the light
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6. |
Forget Me Not
03:28
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There has been a world before this
There was so much that was missed
We will forget all we know
Forget me not, regret me not, as I fade from your smile
Erase me not, replace me not, I won't disappear
Believe me not, forgive me not, I am unafraid
Forget me not, regret me not, this still means something
How many years have we known
There is still a life we can hold
All this time I've been growing old
We will forget all the pain
Forget me not, regret me not, as I fade from your smile
Erase me not, replace me not, I won't disappear
Believe me not, forgive me not, I am unafraid
Forget me not, regret me not, this still means something
How many years have we known
There has been a world after this
It's nothing we will ever miss
We forgot all we knew
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7. |
Plans
03:05
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You'll think nothing when the coffin surrounds you
Line on their faces somehow confound you
You won't be laughing when no one's around you
What do you know, when you go
All the excitement that you rely on will wear you down
All the resistance you thought existed will tear you down
There's nothing crazy lost in the raising staring you down
All of the vengeance you thought you held will tear you down
You thought, but we fought
The time spend running the monsters have found you
Sick of the bleeding and dying around you
All of your worries will finally drown you
What do you know when you go
All the excitement that you rely on will wear you down
All the resistance you thought existed will tear you down
There's nothing crazy lost in the raising staring you down
All of the vengeance you thought you held will tear you down
You thought, but we fought
Time is always laughing at your plans
You're only doing what you can here
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8. |
In A Fire
04:41
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I'm lost in the smoke, choking on desperation
I just can't find a way to see
I'm losing all hope that they'll ever find me
I can't find my way through the heat
I'm fading away
At what cost will I make it, should I even try
All I can see here is haze
Who can hear me screaming, voiceless in my head
I try to remember my days
I'm up in smoke
As I float away, I can hear them sing
As I disappear, this life meant nothing
But you and me, we will be
Alright
The light is gone, and I hear nothing
But the muffled innocence of dreams
There is no more pain and there is no more fear
It's really not as bad as it seems
I'm moving on
As I float away, I can hear them sing
As I disappear, this life meant nothing
But you and me, we will be
Alright
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9. |
You're Wrong
04:42
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You caught me in your spider web with your crazy eyes
It must have been what what you said, you caught me by surprise
With bitten lips and twisted hips you burst on the scene
You want to take me on a trip and that's alright with me
If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right
If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right
If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right
If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong
I'm twisting like an animal caught up in a snare
I'm never in a rush to proove the fact that I was there
I'd like to know before I say, what you had in mind
I guess we could always blame, me and my kind
If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right
If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right
If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right
If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong
I'll just shrug and laugh it off as you run amok
But maybe that's just what I need to show you my talents
The whole world wants to dance it off, I stand still
We just don't know the cost, but still we pay the bill
If you think that I'm too crazy, you're right
If you think that I'm too lazy, you're right
If you think that I'm unaware of time, you're right
If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong
As we're having fun, time still runs
As we're getting older, we grow bolder
If you think I'm ever gonna stop, you're wrong
You're wrong, you're wrong, oh so wrong
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10. |
The Melt
02:28
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No Lyrics
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Repent, Repeat
03:47
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We try to repent, But we don't see the games we play
To try to get it right
We stay on repeat, but we forget to forgive all
To stay in the light
Do we have to feel tonight
We conceal shadows, but we won't hold on to the pieces
We tried to sweep away
We believe what we need, is just one step out of reach
No matter what they say
Do we have to fail tonight
Do we have a choice tonight
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Promise
03:58
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Do you think the past is really done
Do you feel like the future could be fun
Do we clap our hands and stomp our feet
Do we live our lives out of beat
Stand in place and calm your soul
I can only promise that we'll never know
No need to wonder if there is an end
No need to worry if you have a friend
Stand in place and calm your soul
I can only promise that we'll never know
Stand in place and calm your soul
I can only promise that we'll never know
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I've got reasons I'll never tell somewhere under the clouds
All these seasons we never feel living life out loud
All this time spent choking on promises somewhere under the rainbow
We waste our days and while away with places we won't go
Don't we know it always seems to work out alright
We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care
I've still got some choices to make listing to the side
All my days have been too grey with nothing left to decide
Searching for the never-found, somewhere under the rainbow
I'm chasing blues in empty shoes with nowhere left to go
Don't we know it always seems to work out alright
We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care
Don't we know it always seems to work out alright
We're right on time to fake the lines and pretend that we care
There's nothing left to find, somewhere under the rainbow
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Frequencies
02:35
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All that time I spent wondering, you were having all of your fun
And then we meet again for the first time
Changing frequencies to tear it down
Faking urgency, we turn around
All that time we spent feeling faint, I was talking to myself
And then we change for the last time
Changing frequencies to tear it down
Faking urgency, we turn around
Changing frequencies to tear it down
Faking urgency, we turn around
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Shannon
04:17
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I want to love you, but I'll never get through your shell
I wish I knew you, Oh, I wish I knew you well
But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep
I thought I needed you, but I need to be sure
Could we hold on and make this water pure
But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep
How can I keep swimming here
When I know I cannot be near you
But this river, Shannon runs too cold
Yeah this river, Oh Shannon runs too cold
If we had the time, I could make you mine
But they'll never know what we find
Should I float away, it's hard to decide
Could I find a way, or will you always hide
But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep
How can I keep swimming here
When I know I cannot be near you
But this river, Shannon runs too cold
Yeah this river, Oh Shannon runs too cold
I want to love you, but I'll never get through your shell
I wish I knew you, Oh, I wish I knew you well
But this river, oh Shannon runs too deep
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Tumble Down
02:59
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Let the love tumble down, we belong to the stars tonight
Wrapped around the consequence of feeling high
Living life in past-tense, I look inside
Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies
We can build the world we want tonight
Let the love tumble down, we belong to the stars tonight
Whispers told in confidence take me by surprise
I'm always sitting on the fence, locked in ruby eyes
Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies
We can build the world we want tonight
Can we ever take our time or do we have to run
Checking on the trails we leave in whispered lullabies
We can build the world we want tonight
Tonight
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I Pretend To Know
03:48
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I remember why I refused to go
Tired of wasting time on places I don't know
I pretend to know how it works
You don't have to understand my world
You just have to understand I care
I recall how I wanted worlds beyond my dreams
The only thing I want now, is to know what it means
I pretend I know what it means
You don't have to understand my world
You just have to understand I care
I am wiping time from my mind
I pretend I knew all along
You don't have to understand my world
You just have to understand I care
I suppose I'll step outside to reveal all the time I spent
The only love I know about, is slipping through words unsent
I pretend to know who I am
You don't have to understand, just know I care
I pretend that I'm unaware
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Violet Chains
03:10
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Silent faces appear, Twilight chasers thrive
Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line
All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find
Voiceless pages conceal, Choiceless ages unheard
Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line
All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find
I fade in the wake, The bells sound out
Tricked into wasting time, there are too many faces down the line
All my fates will not decide, I am the one left to find
Violent smiles appear, Violet iris chains
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Self-Revenge Kick
03:42
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I don't know what possessed you to fade into my world this way
I don't know what confession you hope to drag out of me today
But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place
I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me
I can't tell if I'm seriously joking about this game
I can't tell you why I've been choking on my name
But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place
I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me
I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick
But I don't recognize your face, When I'm still locked in this place
I don't know if this is the way, To forgive it all and save me
I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick
I am on a self-revenge kick, all this waiting makes me sick
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20. |
That Sound
03:15
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The abditive feelings linger, in secrets I don't see
I remember nothing here and that's alright with me
I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound
I reveal in my ablution, the mania I hid
It's not a revolution, it's just another stupid kid
I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound
Don't you think it's funny, the way they tried to hide
Don't you think it's funny, we know where they've been
I won't turn around, That's where I found that sound
Trade a new abscission for a different view
It's still a decision, no matter what you do
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What Is Lost
03:12
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I am on dry land, chasing words where the sea meets the sand
What is lost
I am in a trance, Ignoring words I won't understand
What is lost
I am swirling color, tasting words that are too bitter
What is lost
I am underground, facing words that make me shiver
What is lost
I am in the air, failing words I can no longer speak
What is lost
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Amazing Days
03:57
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I've got to tell you just what's on my mind
I hope you don't mind if I cross a line
I have been better, but I'm still doing fine
How bout that
I've been living like a wounded soul
I'm just waiting for the amazing days
I am always taking a chance to think it through
But I never know what I'd rather do
I just shrug and laugh and leave it up to you
How bout that
I've been living like a wounded soul
I'm just waiting for the amazing days
This is not heartbreak, It's only wasted days
We don't have to give and take, It's so easy to be amazed
I've been living like a wounded soul
I'm just waiting for the amazing days
It's so easy
It's so easy to be amazed
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Give It Up
03:13
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We thought we knew the future, We were sure that we cared
Will she, or won't she guess the number
We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world
We choose to be forgiven, but we never change our ways
Will we, or won't we guess the connection
We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world
You say you came prepared, You try to stay hidden
Will you, or won't you work it out
We can change our luck, When we give it up to the world
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24. |
This Real Life
03:41
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The lights go down, we spin around an empty world
After digging around, it's what we found wondering if this is real life
When the lights go down, that's when we come out
We're drifting along, life is a song we refuse to sing
It's how we go wrong, we think we belong to what they call a real life
When the lights go down, that's when we come out
This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was
Is this real life, is this real life
When the lights go down, that's when we come out
This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was
When the lights go down, that's when we come out
This is not actually the test, This is not the life you thought it was
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25. |
The Last Page
04:25
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When I said goodbye, I meant every word
But we find ourselves looking back
When we fail to notice where our lives went off track
When I say hello, I know it only lasts a moment
But we find ourselves telling tales to make ourselves feel better
All the pain we hold inside always tastes bitter
We know who's to blame, we've skipped ahead to the last page
When I said I know, I know I was only pretending
Do we tell ourselves what we want to hear
Do we know if our reasons are clear
Do we tell ourselves what we want to hear
Do we know if our reasons are clear
We know who's to blame, we've skipped ahead to the last page
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The Urge
02:40
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I wouldn't lie to you, but then again, I'm a liar
It seems odd to shed a tear, when it's better to ignore
How would I know, that we'd meet again
I can't trust you after all we said we'd do
I can't live with you in my life
I couldn't fight the urge, the stinging feels too good
It seems odd to feel so sad, when nothing matters anymore
Why should I care if there's tears in your eyes
Nothing you say can change this, I'm just trying to survive this
Meaningless hate, just go away
I couldn't fight the urge, this feeling feels too good
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27. |
Chasing Lightning
04:45
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(We're wasting our time chasing lightning)
I woke up a sound, It's been hiding here
I broke my concentration over my head
I hear every word you say
I find it hard to care, either way
And the wind still blows
Locked in a spiral, death is on holiday
I sneak around behind my back
I hear every word you say
I find it hard to care, either way
And the wind still blows
I hear every word you say
I find it hard to care, either way
And the wind still blows
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28. |
Forward Now
03:38
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It's a beginning of all I've been winning
I've got to see this through, with so much left to do
I've been replacing the plans I've been chasing
With dreams that should come true, There's so much left to proove
All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear
There is only forward now
Is there redemption from apprehension
When push comes to shove, there is so much left to know
They've laughed in my face, and I've given chase
It fits like hand to glove, there's still so much left to love
All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear
There is only forward now
I'll watch it shine, the whole world around
All my days have led me here, all that pain has become clear
There is only forward now
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29. |
Spinning Around My Head
03:26
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I don't know why I take the chances, I don't know how I complicate things
It's all below, It's all behind me
We misplaced our days, in an endless craze
Lost in a summer moon
I don't know why I can't spare a minute of my time
I don't know why I care about the weather
It's all I know, It's all around me
We misplaced our days, in an endless craze
Lost in a summer moon
It's all around, spinning around, spinning around my head
We misplaced our days, in an endless craze
Lost in a summer moon
It's all around, spinning around, spinning around my head
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30. |
All The Way Home
05:30
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We all have a burden to bear, all the way home
We all have a light to shine, all the way home
We all have a perfect path, all the way home
We don't know the answer, until we get back home
We have to feel every step, all the way home
Life is only what we learn, all the way home
There's a grace that we own, all the way home
We won't know what it means, until we get back home
We have choice but to go on, all the way home
There is love to be found, all the way home
We never are all alone, all the way home
We won't know what it was for, until we get back home
We want an answer, without knowing where to begin
What we've been after, makes no sense in the end
We all find that life is fair, all the way home
We walk across the fire for it, all the way home
The universe takes care of it, all the way home
We just have to patient, until we get back home
We want an answer, without knowing where to begin
What we've been after, makes no sense in the end
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Matt Sams Chicago, Illinois
Matt Sams is a singer/songwriter and producer from the Chicago area. He has been performing music and writing songs for over
twenty years. Influenced by classic and alternative rock bands like: The Who, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Big Country.
Matt has written and recorded over 800 songs and continues to create every day.
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