-Empire-

Skyscrapers, Earthmovers, Ground Breakers
Our buildings rival the Heavens
Our bridges span the seas
Ingenuity is so cunning
Innovation is not ours
Creativity is a luxury

We build with our hands what we have in our hearts
Fight the Avalanche
You'll be buried everytime
We run and run and run
Keep falling behind
Fight the Avalanche
You'll be buried everytime

We run and run and run
Always last in line
Before lines were lines
Before time was time
The author wrote a story in the sky - and earth below
Little do we know
We have only what we're given

Light up the sky
Light up the sky
We're going where no man.
Little do we know
We have only what we're given
Light up the sky
We're going where no man's forgotten

All you are is all we want
It burns inside us all
We're finding heart in giving soul
We're walking home into thin air
SINGING

We are justice fighters with faces of fire
Many walk away, but we stand firm
We are justice fighters with faces of fire
Our decisions affect our descendants
We are justice fighters with faces of fire

Skyscrapers, Earthmovers, Ground Breakers
Our footsteps, bringing purpose, changing history
Skyscrapers, Earthmovers, Ground Breakers
Our footsteps, bringing purpose, changing history

-Internal Cannon-

I’ve feared the deepest darkest secrets that live inside of me.
Defeat and tragedy, walking in shame,
finding nowhere to hide.
I’ve thrown my bottles of guilt into the sea,
hoping the waves carry them away
from me.

Oh....

My heart is beating.
I’ll never stop fighting.
I’ll keep breathing.
My heart is beating.
I’ll never stop fighting. I’ll keep breathing to stay
alive.

And here I go,
off to make a change. I’m screaming
screaming revival.

All of my strength,
all of my might,
will go into this to take back my life.
All of my strength,
all of my might,
will go back into this to take back my
life
my life
my life
my life.
I’m taking back my life
my life
my life
my life
taking back my life.

Let’s go

This song is music to my ears
and is a new production on an old stage
(on an old stage).
I won’t dwell in unhappiness
(I will not dwell in),
grasping humility,
asking forgiveness.
Tomorrow is gone,
I’ll start living for today.
I’ll never stop the fighting and
I’ll take it all away.
Tomorrow is gone,
I’ll start living for today.
I’ll never stop the fighting and
I’ll take it away

-Divisions-

What have I done?
What have I done?
Above the grave of a stranger,
These words were never heard.

I put my feet in the shoes of another man.
You were wronged, let down and defeated.
Death cheated and played you like a fool.
I should have built a tower to hold you high.
Should have built a tower to hold you high.
(I died, I died)
I died inside when I, when I,
When I cut you down.
Death has come to destroy.
Defeat shows its face.

I failed you. I threw you away.
I cut you down. I cut.
I failed you. I threw you away.
I failed you. I threw you away.
I failed you. I threw you away.
I failed you.

Sometimes I need to hit a little harder.
Sometimes I need to speak a little quieter.
I made you carry the casket of an innocent man
When it should have been me.
It should have been me.

Oh God, I’m speaking to you.
You said we are redeemed.
Oh God, I’m speaking to you.
You said we are set free. You said.

We are the weak. The pain is
The Devourer. The Devourer.
We are the weak. The pain is
The Devourer. Its devouring me.
I said we are the weak. The pain is
The Devourer. Its devouring me.
Forgive me.

-Cutting The Ties-

Silence is a frustrating answer when
all you want is a sign.
Silence is a frustrating answer when
all you wanted is a sign.
It’s hard to be surrounded by the ones that
you love when they keep passing you by.
(passing you by)
Beneath the tough facade I know
that we are getting through.
None of us are ready to just remember you.
Whenever you are lost, I know that we can find
you standing outside screaming at the sky.

Don’t let the tears of agony consume your heart.
Let it beat on in hopes and dreams of a new start.

No one knows the weight on your shoulders.
No one knows the burdens you bare. These thoughts won’t stop.
I’d be so easy to take the easy way out.
I’d be so easy to take the easy way out.
Compassion is a beautiful thing,
so show some for yourself.

Rock solid from the outside looking in.
Rock solid from the outside looking in.
Inside you’re praying for help.
Rock solid from the outside looking in.
You’re praying for help.
It’s hard to be surrounded by the ones that you love when they keep passing you by.
(passing you by)

Beneath the tough facade I know that we are getting through.
Life is a gift. Remember this. Remember this.
Break free. Break free. Break free.
I know silence is a hard answer when all you want is a sign.
Patience is a virtue. (a virtue) You will be revived.

-Pangaea-

Closed off, we wake from the dusk
only to step out into open air,
just to see the same clouds opening. (Yeah)
Into open air
only to step out

If this is a place people dream of,
(people dream of)
insomnia is the only cure - the only antidote.
You’ve been deceived into thinking this is the perfect life.
It’s an illusion to your perception.
You’ve been deceived.

I wish time was still ancient
so I could bridge the gap (bridge the gap)
between here, between there,
between you and I. (between you and I)
Frustration is setting in.
I am seeing red. (I’m seeing red)
This blessing is a curse.
I am seeing red. (I am seeing red)

Counting all the things that I took for granted. Counting down the days.
Watching the clock as it just stands still to just sail away,
sail away, sail away.
Waiting for the morning that takes me home,
that takes me home, to take me home.

This bittersweet dream that I dreamt. Oh Pangaea.
All of this is worth every penny - every cent.
I would give back everything just to be back back home.

This is a bittersweet dream I’ve dreamt.
Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?
I’m at all four corners of this world.
Oh Pangaea, what have you done?
This is a bittersweet dream I’ve dreamt.
Oh Pangaea, where have you gone?
I’m at all four corners of this world.
Pangaea, what have you done?

-Carpe Diem-

I’ve thrown away all of my outside distractions.
I’m diving headfirst to chase a dream that I won’t let go.

It’s worthless - a waste of time.
This goal is out of reach.
You better fall back in line.
This is what I need.
You are what I need.
I need motivation to prove you wrong,
and I will prove you wrong.
What makes you think that you are different?

How can you chase these dreams?
They’ve become a chore.
I know I’m close.
I’m almost there.
Just a little more,
and I will prevail through what you call "ignorance".
I will prevail.
Now I’ve chased this dream to do what I love,
and I wouldn’t trade it for a thing.
Now I’ve chased this dream and I made it out alive.
I wouldn’t trade it for a thing.
I threw away what naysayers say,
and started on a race that I had to win for myself.

And you proved me wrong, you proved me wrong.
All I’ve learned is teaching me more.
All I know is driving me on.
All I’ve learned is teaching me more.
All I know is driving me on.

-40 Nights-

You’re living for today, but your future is looking bleak.
One day it’ll all come crashing down.
Nothing lasts forever.
You’ve only planned for the here and now.
I said: Nothing lasts forever.
Live fast, die young.
Live fast and die young.
It’s what’s ahead, but just remember:
slow and steady wins the race,
so pick your head up and keep your mouth shut.

You are the captor of originality.
You are the thief of authenticity.
Respect is something that you’ll never see.
Everything you write all sounds the same.
You’re forsaken. Forsaken on this mountain.
The bridges have turned to ash.
This is your final hour.
This is your great fall.
You won’t make it out alive,
so say your dearest goodbyes.

You are Goliath standing firm in your light.
We are David and you’re in our sights.
You are Goliath standing firm in your light.
We are David and you’re in our sights.
Your dreams have come true.
Have you forgotten the reason why?

Life, death, dreams, wealth - nothing lasts forever.
Greed, envy, gluttony will amount to nothing.
Nothing lasts forever.
The earth is about to quake.
The earth is about to quake.
The earth is about to quake.
Brace for impact. Run for the hills.
Brace for impact. It’s a long way home.
Brace for impact. Run for the hills.
You’ll surely end here.
Goliath, we’re screaming your name.
Goliath, we’re coming for you.

-Salt & Light-

Show our eyes true color.
We want to hear the trumpet roar
We want to hear the trumpet roar
with words that trample the pagan’s cavalry.
Pummel the darkness with the light.
Hand in hand, side by side,
we will march with full force.
With your words from our throats
we will march with full force.

Words that will shake the earth and boil the seas,
trample the bones of the living dead
as they roam the streets alone.
We go marching on. Let the trumpets roar.
(Go)
I’m the harbinger,
not the author of these timeless words.
Led by the Comforter I sing to you.
And if my throat were to be cut from ear to ear,
I hope that these words
would carry on in these songs that I pray you sing one day.
We sing for you. We sing for you.
We sing for you. We sing for you.
We sing for you. We sing for you.
We sing for you. We sing for you.

-Poor Millionaire-

ou stand up pridefully in front of thousands,
screaming words of justice and truth.
You wear a mask of this city’s hero.
You are the pretender.
You fake, you fake, but fortunate.
You wear a mask of this city’s hero.
You fake, you fake, but fortunate.
You are the pretender.

Your weak speech lines your gums with gold teeth,
yet you don’t believe in a word that you say.
You’re speaking shackles to life.
Self-rightheousness is your demise.
You coward. Draw a line in the sand.
You bastard. Look at what you have become.
Your breath it reeks of perversion.
Your tongue is just like a whore,
full of vulgarity, full of the disease.

Where is the life in the life you live?
You are the poor millionaire.
Where is the life in the life you live?
A lifeless empire, a lifeless heir.
Your crown is like a lion’s mouth devouring
you from the inside out.
Turn away before there’s nothing left.
It’s life or death.
Tyrant. Ring the bells of repentance,
awakening from your deathbed.
Tyrant. Ring the bells of repentance,
awaken from your deathbed. Oh tyrant. Oh tyrant.

You stand up pridefully in front of thousands,
screaming words of justice and truth.
You wear a mask of this city’s hero.
You are the pretender.
Coward. Coward.
Where is the life in the life you live?
Where is the life in the life you live?
life you live?

-1/16/2011-

[Instrumental]

-Boys Of Fall-

Where do we go to escape the end of the world?
Did we, the dogs,
open fire that you would cast this rainstorm over above our heads?
This crushing loss that brings us to our knees.
Is there a way to live again when there’s nowhere to run?
Is there a way to live again when there’s no way to go on?
Is there a way to live again when there’s nowhere to run?
Is there a way to live again through this dark tragedy?

He is God. We are just men.
Who are we to question?
He is God. We are just men.
Who are we to question?
He is God. He is God.

We’re figures in a forest full of haunting trees,
brushing shoulders with death to make sure we’re alive.
With the whole world ahead,
and our hearts left behind.
Every word burns,
branding broken souls.
Pushing to move on.
Soon we will be home.

When you’ve lost your way,
when you have no words,
we are your strength,
when you don’t have anymore. (Oh)
We are your strength.
We are your strength.

Oh Sunday mourning,
All we had we lost.
All we gained is chaos.
Where we belong is with You.
All we have is You.
Where we belong is with You.
All we have is You.
Where we belong is with You.
Please rescue us.
A star can’t be seen unless all the sky decides to be dark.
(decides to be dark)
Every drop of a waterfall rushes on towards the end.

This melody will move us.
This song will lead us on.
Reverence is revival.
This town is reborn.
This melody will move us.
This song will lead us on.
Reverence is revival.
This town is reborn.

-Leveler-

You have become a malicious liar that breaths for attention,
playing charades,
wearing the head of a lamb.
My days consumed by nights of you.
Howling at the moon as if you were wounded but no,
you’re the one showing teeth,
ready to feast on newborn beginnings as you cry wolf.
Howling at the moon but no,
you’re showing teeth.
We know. You’re ready to feast
on newborn beginnings as you cry wolf.
8,064 hours of conspiracies.
200 months which brings me 17 years of lies and betrayal.
The truth. Never seen.
Never told. Never known.
You’ll never tell the truth.
Never seen. Never heard.
You’ll never tell the truth.

All I want is the truth,
the truth, the truth, the truth. (Oh)
Queen of hearts.
Queen of hearts.
But you are the deceiver with a lying
tongue and matching lips.
My heart thirsts for vengeance, but my Father has taught me forgiveness.
If I had not decided to follow Him,
I’d devour you like a lion,
leaving your bones out to dry.

I’d put you through the same hell you put me through,
pouring out conspiracies and lies, (and lies)
but this world will remember me for all
that I’ve done and all that I’ll be.
The victim in me is dead.
I am reborn.
The victim in me is dead.
I am reborn.
So even though you call me self-righteous and call my beloved treacherous,
there is one thing to take away:

Leveler, make level the road for the righteous.
Leveler, make level the road for the righteous.
I forgive you, queen of hearts,
for through me, He will show you true love.
Love.
I forgive you, queen of hearts,
for through me, He will show you true love.
Love. Love.
I forgive you, queen of hearts,
for through me, He will show you true love.
Love. Love

-Provision-

You give us dreams to wake us up
You say, "Take pride in the provision"
When all we see is the face of defeat you say,
"Take pride in the provision"

My future's finally found me, figured me out
It's painful, it's tough
I never saw it coming
Come as it may
'Cause all of this life is a lesson
I'd rather learn than end up in a cold covered up dark grave

These are the words of a man
Who finally let go
These are the goals of a man
Who's laid it all down

Losing it all made me realize I am the victim
The culprit, the casualty, and the cause
Losing it all led me to you (to you)
Losing it all led me to you
I'm sick
I need sight
I need help
I need you
And I'm not getting any better

I am the deceiver
I'm not getting any better
I'm the thief, the whore, the murderer

It's times like these, it's times like these
You forget to remember who you are
The way up is down
Truth is found
When life throws you out and kicks you to the curb
I'm just as much the problem as the man behind bars
He did with his business what I do in my heart

You wronged me, you crossed me
I'll never let it ruin me
Lessons are learned, deep down within my heart
In my heart

The worst men make the best stories come true
The past is a part of me, but not who I am
I realize my identity is not in what I've seen
But in what I believe to be true

I know what I need now
I know what I need
All that was lost is not lost
Even the worst of mankind can't disrupt sovereignty

You've given me this nightmare to wake me up
You say, "Take pride in the provision"
You've given me more than enough
You say, "Take pride in the provision"

-Treatment-

Stop turning life into a stagnant routine
Maybe it's better to bite your tongue
The more animosity you spit out
The less we want to hear
Maybe it's better to bite your tongue

Too many hearts filled with hate
Too many hands clenched in fists
Relax your grip

Open the gates
Open the gates
Too many hearts filled with hate

Let acceptance in

We're here to say the world needs more diversity
We're here to say we're all so sick of your bigotry
Pay attention to the choices you make
Step back and look at all the hearts that you break

Stop dwelling on what happens when we die
Start helping others while we're still alive
Stop dwelling on what happens when we die
Start helping others while we're still alive

You need to look in the mirror and ask yourself,
"What good have I done?
What are my true intentions?"
It's your right to say what's on your mind
Yet it's their right to keep feeling alive (feeling alive)

We'll carve out your heart
Rewire your mind
Stripping your soul of everything that makes you unique
We'll carve out your heart
Rewire your mind
Stripping your soul of everything that makes you unique

We'll wipe the slate clean that brought them to their knees
Will that make you believe in the tolerance you need?
You crown your religion
Instead of your King

It's time for a movement to stand up and believe,
Believe that being distinct is not a disease
Open the gates
Let acceptance in
Open the gates
Relax your grip of disapproval

-Spirit Breaker-

Staring at the walls to pass the time.
Pinch myself make sure I'm still alive.
I'm not alright.
It's become a disguise.
Friends and family, I'm losing all ties.

Staring at the walls to pass the time.
Pinch myself; make sure I'm still alive.
I've been here before.
I will survive another month under gray skies.
I'm holding on as a tight as I can.
The monotony never seems to end.

Every day feels the same.
Every day I think about the place I'd rather be than here.
I've been here before.
I will survive another month under these grey skies.
We've carried each other through and over the seas.

We live for nights like this.
The ones we won't forget.
I hope to open my eyes to see this picture.
I'm throwing it all away.
I hope to open my eyes to see this moment that I should treasure forever.

Staring at the walls to pass the time.
Pinch myself; make sure I'm still alive.
I'm not alright.
It's become a disguise.
Friends and family, I'm losing all ties.
I'm holding on as tight as I can.
Coming home, I don't know when.
I'm holding on as tight as I can.

I swear.
My dearest love, I woke up tired today, even more so than yesterday.
How that's possible,
I don't even know,
nor do I want to.
It's hard to find the motivation when you are this drained.
My body aches but I'm used to feeling this way.
Seventeen down, seventeen to go.
That's not so bad, right?

I think of home often and of you even more.
Yesterday I saw the sun shining.
It appeared for a few minutes just after two. For a moment I found myself smiling,
as if those short rays of light were enough to get me by.
Maybe that was enough.
Thank God, I needed that.
I surely needed that.

-Count It All As Lost-

I wanna believe these words are more than letters to me
I want to believe
A covenant to stand the battlefield of time
Many times I've written words holding me to stay pure
Where is the truth in these motions
Afterwards feeling motionless (motionless)

I keep breaking my promises
I keep breaking my word to you and I
I keep breaking my promises
Once again, I'm letting you down

How must a broken man fix his brokenness if he's not the answer?

I can't do this on my own
On my own
I need you here (here)
I need you here (here)
I need you here
Each and every day that passes leaves me worse off than before
Many times I've sworn I wouldn't look back, never look back

Instead of fighting to be a man
I just wanna know who I am

Fighting with my fists leaves me bloody and broken
Almost every single time

so I'm going at it with your strength instead of mine
Please be my strength
so I'm going at it with your strength instead of mine
Please be my strength

I need you here
I need you here!
I've carried this burden long enough
With a heart of conviction
I've betrayed us both
I have to forfeit
The shame is too much to...
Take the lead and reign over me
Reign, reign
Reign over me
Reign, reign
Reign over me

You knew you'd find me here (find me here)
It took me losing sight
To count it all as lost (all as lost)
To see that I'm finally found

Count it all as lost
There's so much more to gain
Count it all as lost
Take the lead and reign over me

-Sincerity-

[Dedicated to Todd Lankton]

Rarely the rare are seen
In the ocean of chaotic reality
This lighthouse gives direction, caution, and awareness
In the dark and distant, this man is still seenv His fierce devotion to what he believes
Is true, as he feels the weight of this collapsed nation

Staring into the face of adversity
He will remain
With courage and bravery (and bravery)
It keeps him walking towards the flames
He will remain
In good faith that he will remain

"Our existence is an imprint
We all have a legacy to live,"
He says to me (he will remain)
"Our existence is an imprint
We all have a legacy to live,"
He says to me (he will remain)

His grace is such a blessing
Surely it's something to write home about
Its presence never recognized while life passes by
Never stopping to thank you
"Be calm, just sleep
Let your heavy spirit rest its knees

You've been running for so many years,"
He says to me, he says to me
A true inspiration, a light in the dark and distant
I stop my life to thank you
You have carried me through the storm
Through its heavy winds, I stop my life to thank you

Rarely the rare are seen
What's seen as defeat is his philosophy
Better to be a one-man army
Than a cavalry hurdling the weak
He brings comfort to the masses in the name of compassion

His merit, his amour
Clears the path for the broken down and defeated
To see the masterpiece that's painted in our names
"What we see is not all we believe," (we believe!)
He will remain
"What we see is not all we believe," (we believe!)
He will remain

-Creative Captivity-

This is a barren wasteland
A lonely place
Where inspiration goes to die
Rescue the beauty that's left
Restore the character that's long since gone
Because these colors must never fade
This beat must carry on

We will fight to save this
We will fight to keep it alive
This is a cause worth fighting for
We will rescue & restore
We will fight to save this

We will fight to keep it alive
This is a cause worth fighting for
We will rescue & restore

-Fault Line-

We all hurt
We all need
We all cry
We all bleed
These dreams, these desires
Consume me

The good, the bad, the ugly
Aren't too much to take
I've been put in this position
But now I can't bear to leave

Stand here with me
Together we'll get through this
Stand here with me
And we'll wash it all away

Without you I'm nothing, yes
I've come to understand this
Without you I'm worthless, yes
I've come to understand this

I've been handed my life by you
The least I can do is listen (listen)
Pull me aside, and step inside
I'll listen to your horror stories

Let this song be your motivation
Let your life be your inspiration
You can't hide your fear in this chorus
In this chorus forever

If I could do more
I promise you I would
But this is your time
If I could do more
I promise you I would
But this is your time now

Whisper your grief
Scream your sorrow
Proclaim your love
Just don't call me your hero
Whisper your grief
Scream your sorrow
Proclaim your love
Just don't call me your hero

Tell me your stories, I'll lend you my ears
Tell me your horror, I'll make it disappear
I'm absorbing the impact of the young at heart
Young at heart

We all hurt, we all need
We all cry, we all bleed
We have hope
We all hurt, we all need (we all hurt)
We all cry, we all bleed
We have hope
We all hurt, we all need (we all need)
We all cry, we all bleed
We have hope

-Beauty In Tragedy-

There is beauty in tragedy
The heart will stop beating
But the end is a new beginning
We'll soar above the skyline of reality
And reach towards a love ever after
As we're grasping onto faith

To keep us breathing a little longer, a little longer
For just one moment with one another, with one another
This night is pulling on my heartstrings
These feelings bring tears to my eyes

To see you leave my world
To leave my side
Hear the angels sing
As they embrace you
With a warm welcome home
With a warm welcome home
Hear the angels sing
Hear the angels sing

Tomorrow, the air will be a little colder
But I'll be sure to breathe for the both of us
And the nights may be a little darker
But I'll be sure to carry the torch to warm the hearts
That never got to feel yours
I can't hear your voice
I can't hear your voice
But that's OK

Cause I can feel you in my heart
I can't hear your voice
I can't hear your voice
But that's OK
Cause I can feel you in my heart

One morning I'll wake up to you
One morning I'll hear the angels sing
On that morning we won't be worried about the weather
Nor will we mind
Where the hands lay
On the clock tower

I'll be sure to write your name in the sand
Where the waves can't wash it away
I'll be sure to write your name in the sand
Where the waves can't wash it away

Until then I'll walk
Until then I'll breathe in your name
Never surrender the dream you had for this world
To love
To forgive
To make something out of nothing

I will feel you, I will hear you,
Forever!

-Animals-

How must you feel up there?
So exalted
With such a haughty attitude
No one's inferior to your wise words, my dearest friend

Acting as though you have authority to judge
You do not have permission (do not have permission)
Who gave you license to pour hate down throats
Bringing them a shameful disposition?
Disposition

No one likes a discouraging word
Slurring out of a drunkard's mouth
Intoxicated on his own pride
Intoxicated on his own pride

How do you feel, safe and secure? (safe and secure)
You were wrong
You judge the faith, lives, and actions
Based on your insecurities

Words cut like blades to the skin
Making people numb to feeling
Words cut like blades to the skin
Why can't you realize what you are doing?

Where is their self worth now? (now)

Running miles far away based on your invitation
Cage your mouth
And listen to your heart
We are not animals
Nor are you to be one
We are who we are
From beginning to end

Don't judge the loved
Stop hating the hurt
Quit living for selfish demands
If you don't stop while you're ahead
Pride will lead you to self-destruct

Kingdom come, no one is done

All have been forgiven
We are who we are
From beginning to end
(Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven)

Kingdom come, no one is done
All have been forgiven
We are who we are
From beginning to end

-Echoes-

The pressure is endless
The tension is pounding
Life change after life change
It's too much for me to take
While mourning the loss I am forced to celebrate
Celebrate new life, celebrate new life

When is it too much?
When is it enough?
Burrow deep down inside
Somewhere, anywhere, a place to hide

I'm collapsed, about to burn
This will end me, set me ablaze
I'm collapsed, about to burn
I am about to explode

I can't take much more of this
Where is my way out?

Waiting for this page to turn
I can't even bear the silence
Where is the ringing in my ears to sing me to sleep?
Where are those who feel what I feel?
Why can't I see the lights shining down on me?
Home will always be where my heart lives
Where it belongs
But this is, this is my way out

This is our home away from home
Pouring our hearts across the stage
With every word, we sing together
Screaming our anthem with one another
[2x]
The open road is what I need to breathe
Breathe in, breathe out

[2x]
Breathe in, breathe out

-The First Step-

Without competition there is no progression
Society won't wait for statues
To break free of their brass case
Carry the point
Be the focus
Notice the inevitable
Times make changes
Humanity makes mistakes
Mistakes make answers
We live to learn

We live to learn
We live to love
We live to die
Learn to question why
We live to learn
We live to love
We live to die
Learn to question why (why)

We're so scared to take the first step, so scared (so scared)
(Why)
We're so scared

The ground you walk on isn't a straight line
And neither are the toils of life
Standing still, just to watch it pass you by
To watch the world pass you by

We are pushing for change
Waiting for the world to take notice
Breaking down barriers
As we strive for a better way

With determination we'll march on in protest
With determination we'll see this through
Evolve or die
Move on or drown
Evolve or die
Move on or...

Drown!
Drown!
Evolve or die
Move on or drown

History's "greatest generation" will be removed by the Earth's most advanced
Your battles will become our peace
Your lies shall become our truth
We will replace the old guard with the new
Your battles will become our peace
Your lies shall become our truth
Your battles will become our peace
Your lies will become our truth!

Without competition there is no progression
Society won't wait for statues
To break free of their brass case
Evolve or die

-The Wake-

Destroy everything cleanse
Wipe away the filth
Set fire to your waste
Burn everything
Back into dirt
Burn everything

Flood, drown the earth
Flood, drown the earth
It's what we deserve

Rehash the poisons
You breathe in the air
Tear down what you say your father created
Constructing buildings over buildings
Conceal history like a shameful scar
This world has lived for a million years with more to come
It's only a matter of time until you choke on your indifference
Struggling to breathe as the water fills your lungs
Trying hard to scream as it rises into your throat

The reckless, the careless
Will reign until the oceans rise

Flood, drown the earth
Flood, drown the earth
It's what we deserve
It's what we deserve
It's what we deserve
It's what we deserve
It's what we deserve

This world has lived for a million years with more to come
It's only a matter of time until you choke on your indifference
Struggling to breathe as the water fills your lungs
Trying hard to scream as it rises into your throat

Wake up
And save yourself
The sea will reclaim
What it worked to create
Wake up
Save yourself
Pick up the pieces

Ask for forgiveness]

-Martyr-

Demand what you will never deserve.
Respect is gained by trust shown and earned.
Don't mask your pride with humility,
while forcing others to keep proving their loyalty.

You've been a hypocrite for years,
drawing swords as much as you draw their tears.
Demand what you will never deserve
Respect is gained by trust shown and earned

You build your strength off of your anger,
fighting a selfish battle with no answer.
Your transparency has started showing.
Don't let fear guide you where you are going.

You would die for everyone else,
but you won't live for yourself.

Do you mean what you say?
Do you say what you mean,
or will you find another lie,
another lie to hide behind?
Keep speaking to the world about
what you can't forget.
You can't forget all the things you hold onto,
refusing to forgive those that hurt you.

You're taking steps on a fine line so you don't have to choose a side.
Good deeds are not recognized when the heart's intent is full of pride.
You're taking steps on a fine line, so you don't have to choose a side
Good deeds are not recognized,
when the heart's intent is full of pride
One day we hope you stop holding it on all in,
and learn to let go and forgive (forgive).

-Identity-

Do you know how it feels to hide
with thoughts repressed deep down inside?
I guess you just loved the lie.
Truth is, you can’t decide where my heart resides.

You want to cure me of this epidemic, you call me sick.
I wish I had said it, the words to admit to you who I am.
My entire life I was dealt the wrong hand
and cast aside from the man that I am.

I’ve never felt so free.
It kills me to hear you say you “choose to love me.”
I was hoping that would be a given, given our history.
I’ve never felt so free, so free

You think I’m wrong, you think I’m wrong
but I never felt better.

Stop living in denial, stop loving the lie.
I thought blood was thicker than water.
You think I’m wrong but I never felt better.

[2x]
I know I disappointed you,
but I’ve got nothing to prove.

You want to cure me of this epidemic, you call me sick.
I wish I had said it, the words to admit to you who I am.
My entire life I was dealt the wrong hand,
but now I’ve realized this is who I am.
I’ve made my decision, you’re either with or against me.

[2x]
You’re either with or against me.

Stop living in denial, stop loving the lie.
I thought blood was thicker than water.
You think I’m wrong but I never felt better.

Stop living in denial, stop loving the lie.

I’m standing firm. It’s who I am.
You can’t keep me, you can’t keep me down.
Iʼm moving on. I’m living free.
You canʼt stop me, you canʼt stop me now.

-Separating The Seas-

This place isn't meant for people like you
Spouting ideals for your fans to consume
You're insignificant, like an ant in the midst of elephants
You're all the same
You know you won't last forever
You're all the same
A flavor of the week is how you'll be remembered
You're all the same

Pulling your so-called burdens off of your back,
throwing them overboard along the rest
Ignoring the pioneers, insulting your peers
Did it feel good to get that off your chest?

Dragging us miles and miles through the mud,
our faces battered and bruised
We'll pick ourselves up out of the hole that you dug,
reaching and clawing to pull you under

The tides will turn, and justice will be served

"Self-righteous" isn't a term saved for the religious
The tides will turn
Justice will be served, while I carve you to pieces with my words
Your legend will fade
No one will remember your name
You know you won't last forever
You're all the same
A flavor of the week is how you'll be remembered

You're all the same
No one will remember your name

-Ghosts-

[feat. Jeremy McKinnon]

We are the ghosts of the midway, the beasts of the alley.
We are the living dead living in your nightmares.
Scraping ourselves from the earth, living as though we are dirt.
Staring like you’ve seen a ghost.
The lowest of the low with nowhere to go. Back from the dead, now we’re groveling at your feet.
Handcuffed for lying our heads as we’re withering in the streets.
Back from the dead, now we’re groveling at your feet
Handcuffed for lying our heads as we’re withering in the streets

Fighting for your attention.
Begging for your generosity.
Looking up just to see you turn your cheek on me.
You walk on by like I’m invisible (invisible).
All I want is to be seen as an equal.
We fought your battles, and we built your homes.
Sorry if I disturbed you.
I just wish we could live like you do.
Even in our most beautiful days it’s dark.
Just look at the world around you.
There’s a consequence for what we do.

Pass judgment on me as you walk.
Picture perfect ain’t my obsession.
You can’t sum up my life from a first impression.
Learn your lesson.
Act like you know me, but do you even know yourself?
When you got nothin’, you got nothin’ to lose.
Act like you know me, but do you even know yourself?
When you got nothin’, you got nothin’ to lose

I may have no one else to blame, but listen to me.
You and I, we were once the same.
I may have no one else to blame, but listen to me
You and I, we were once the same
I may have no one else to blame, but listen to me
You and I, we were once the same
I may have no one else to blame, but listen to me
You and I, we were once the same

-Majoring In The Minors-

These windy streets tell of a different time
What got us here won't get us there
It's time for the upright to have insight
Don't forget what's important in life
This place is like a cage that will imprison you
Is comfort only found without adversity?
Anyone, anywhere in history, has confronted these realities

What got us here won't get us there
I'll be there soon that's why I care

Everyone you love will one day fade away
Everything you have will rot and decay
Everything around us will burn
Burn up in the death of the sun

It's in the pain that we see our true selves change
In the sea of difficulty we are defined
When we're blind we will feel our true selves change
In the sea of difficulty we leave our comfort behind

We are found in far away places, when all seems lost
We are found in far away places, not all is lost

We must be strong and cling onto hope (cling onto hope)
We must be strong, when the ground is shifting out from under our feet

We are found in far away places when all seems lost
We are found in far away places when all seems lost

Stop majoring in the minors
It's when you get inside that is widens
Stay true tempered (stay true tempered)
You're not the first to find life is tough

Circumstantial hope isn't really hope
It's just a watered down distraction from what stands in our way
Hope gives us the ability to face reality, the ability to see through it all

-Everlasting Ending-

Ordinary men don't find their own way (find their own way)
It's in the struggle that we can finally see
I'll never forget how I felt so far away when fear waged war and wore down on me

What do you say when you can't get the words out?
Can you hear me?
Don't let me down
What do you say when you can't get the words out?

Can you hear me?
Don't let me down
Can you hear me?
Don't let me down

Put your fear away
Push it off the edge so that left is who you are
Stand tall against the waves in the ocean
You must be brave when it's sink or swim

Rest comes to the weary
We're so tired of losing (we're so tired of losing)

The sun will break through
You'll get what you need (you'll get what you need)
The sun will break through
You'll get what you need

Wait to speak until you find the words to say
They'll come
I promise they'll come
You'll hear them out loud without forcing the words out.

Put all your fear away

Ordinary men don't find their own way
It's in the struggle that we can finally see
I'll never forget how I felt so far away
when fear waged war and wore down on me
Bravery will find you when your head is hung low
Your fear is like a fever
It too will go

-Broken Promises-

You've given up on us
You've taken all I've made and all I've become
You've given up on us
Just another empty promise by those I love

Pushing me down flat on the ground trying to escape the pain
I needed you to meet me half way, but I'm left abandoned with nothing more to say
I thought family was forever
I thought family stuck together
What's done is done
I'm too far gone
I've never felt so alone

Accept what you've done and rise to the challenge (rise to the challenge)
Stop pointing the blame
There's no on left to betray
You're full of broken promises

These days are dark, filled with heavy clouds pouring on me
I'll keep giving while you keep taking, as my trust in you is breaking
I see now my sacrifice got left by the wayside
You've given up on us

You've taken all I've made and all I've become
You've given up on us
Just another empty promise by those I love
Put your arms in the air
Just another empty promise by those I love
Prove your worth, and part the sky for me

-Blackwood-

There is no hope for me, at least I know
I know what I believe, and now I see
No longer will we be fooled, you say
There is no hope for me, at least I know
I know what I believe, and now I see
No longer will we be fooled

White skin, white teeth, black heart, black lungs
Sleeping on your stacks of millions
As your followers struggle to overcome, overcome
Sickness, poverty, heartbreak, hatred are dealt with every day
You can't relate

You can't remember a single name
Stare into a screen before you'll look them in the eyes
You'll never change a life until you know
Everything you say sounds like a lie
Blessed by the hands of God, or cursed by the tongue of the devil?
Who do you serve?

No more ignorance, no more complacency
Behind your white skin and white teeth
Lies a heart so black it makes the abyss look bright
You say, you say, there is no hope for me

If a rich man can't get into heaven, where will you dwell?
If a rich man can't ascend, will I see you in hell?
You say, there is no hope for me, at least I know
I know what I believe, and now I see
No longer will we be fooled, you say
There is no hope for me, at least I know
I know what I believe, and now I see
No longer will we be fooled

-Twenty-One Grams-

As I follow you, where will you lead me?
To the ends of the world, or is that just the beginning?
I've rolled through villages
And done my best to pass on your name
How much is too much?
How far is too far?
As I push on and leave everything behind
The front line swears I'm going into battle blind
A life dedicated to what I can't see
Still grasping what I was told to believe

What kind of cruel truth only presents itself
In the moment you die?
In the moment you die

The facts are becoming less and less transparent
Constantly mixed with the thoughts of the incoherent
Dig deep, they're hidden beneath centuries of dust and dirt
Covered up by the evolution of the earth
I'm struggling with the blessing of the unseen
It's harder and harder to not be accusing
Continuing to draw the lines of acceptance
I'm trying and trying to translate the evidence

Why do we owe anyone repentance? Repentence
While seeking answers to these questions? These questions
Why do we owe anyone repentance? Repentance
While seeking answers to these questions? Questions

We don't owe, we don't owe
We don't owe, we don't owe
Anyone repentance
We don't owe, we don't owe, repentance

As I follow you, where will you lead me?
To the ends of the world, or is that just the beginning?

The only time you'll ever know if you chose the right side
Is when you close your eyes for the very last time
Question, all that you knew
Question, It's how you'll find the truth
Question, question
It will only make you stronger
Question, all that you knew

Question, It's how you'll find the truth
Question, question
It will only make you stronger

-Vanguard-

Wave goodbye, as we turn our backs on our past
Wave goodbye, cut our future short to pave a new path
Wave goodbye, we dropped it all on a dime to be on our own
Wave goodbye, as we make the escape into the unknown

We pushed through shattering expectations
Filled with dreams, filled with heartache

We pushed through shattering expectations
Filled with dreams, filled with heartache

We're still standing strong, standing strong
As we keep living on, living on

Free fall
Close your eyes and take the dive
Free fall
Close your eyes and take the dive
Free fall

Close your eyes, and take the dive
This is your new purpose in life,
This is your new purpose in life
Free fall

Close your eyes, and take the dive
This is your new purpose in life,
This is your new purpose in life
Free fall

Close your eyes, and take the dive
This is your new purpose in life,
This is your new purpose in life
Free Fall

This is your new purpose in life,
This is your new purpose in life

-Marathon-

[Bonus Track]

Certainty can't be embraced or held over heads
It has no shape or form
Not one man on this earth has the answer to all, all of your questions
Running, running in circles, I'm running out of breath
I'm not sure where to go, go anymore

Even a man like me, like me, full of faith carries doubt
Yet how could faith live on if doubt did not exist (exist, exist, exist)
How can faith carry on if doubt did not exist?
How could faith carry on?
Oh

I've searched far and wide for truth
Truth is what we seek
It's what we desire, truth, truth
Can't you see I need a savior?
Truth, truth is what we seek
It's what we desire, truth, truth
Can't you see I need a savior?

I need peace of mind
I'm finding out my heart is my worst enemy
Blurring the lines between what is right or wrong
I bring myself to my knees, so that I can see, the worst within me

I bring myself to my knees, so that I can see, the worst within me
You dance around my life oh so many times
I've been searching so long across, this map, and even through the shadows
So lovely, so blind, oh truth, you're so divine

I will climb this mountain to find you
I will search far and wide
I will climb this mountain to find you before running out of time

-King Of Sorrow-

I'm the angel of the dead
Take a good look at me (Take a good look at me)
Grief is my guilty pleasure
I'm taking comfort in your pain

My happiness is your defeat
Your heartache makes me feel so complete
The compliments roll in and remind me I'm a good friend
I'm here for you until the end

Open the door, let me in
I need you, you need me too
Open the door, let me in
Let me in

I am the king, king of sorrow
I am the king, king of sorrow
Bow to me now, give me your tears
I am the king, king of sorrow

Rest assured that everything will be okay
It's all going according to plan
Let me speak for you in these times of dread
I'll be your guide, now please just rest your head

I am the dead ringer
If it bleeds then it leads
Misery loves company and you've just met your match

Open the door, I'll leave you be
Thank you for your sympathy
Open the door, I'll leave you be
I am the saint of empathy

Farewell (Farewell)
Farewell (Farewell)
Farewell (Farewell)
Farewell (Farewell),
I've consumed all that I need
Farewell (Farewell),
I am the saint of empathy

-Hero Of The Half Truth-

Carry us from the brink
Keep us from becoming extinct

We let you into our worst nightmares
Spouting fiction that left us cowered and scared
Follow the guidelines and you'll save our lives
It's sad to see you’re quickly choking, choking on your lies

You vulture
Choking on your lies (Choking on your lies)
You vulture
We see through your disguise

Wishing we could take it all back
The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack
Change course and use a different track
The beasts in your pack are the worst ones to attack

They will show no mercy
They will show no mercy

Abandonment harbors the most resentment
If truth is the backbone you keep on bending it
One day it will snap into pieces
So shattered you're never able to mend them
They are broken, you are broken

Heads bowed before us, the fearless crumble and crawl
Asking forgiveness, forgiveness from all
Use the anger, direct it within
This could have been, been prevented

What was completely divided will come together united
Under the wings of a movement, the wings of a movement

Wishing we could take it all back
Wishing we could take it all back
Change course and use a different track

We'll rip and shred every word you say, every word you say

We will show no mercy
We will show no mercy
We will show no mercy
We will show no mercy

-The Frost-

The cold comes with a sting, a sting across my hands
Cracking and breaking like the weight upon my chest
It took me years to figure out
It's what I needed, needed to survive
What I need to survive
My resolve will be revived

I discovered the cure for my misery
By spending time with the unforgiving
Something more, so much more
Graceful than anything, anything living

Alone with the wind is where I hide
As I find my place among the stars
This moment makes me feel alive
It's what I need to survive

Time stands still as my thoughts stop swimming
(Time stands still)
Time stands still as my thoughts stop swimming
(Time stands still)

My muscles may ache, my tendons may break
But tearing myself down to nothing
Has allowed me to become something more than this
Something greater…
This is where I may seem lost
But I promise you I'm more awake than ever
Awake than ever
I'm facing up towards the never ending expanse

And finding my place among the stars
Alone with the wind is where I hide
As I find my place among the stars
This moment makes me feel alive
It's what I need to survive

Open soul, open mind
I'm finally focused on what's inside
I've gained a new perspective
I've gained a new perspective

Open soul, open mind
I'm finally focused on what's inside
I've gained a new perspective

-Lifeline-

Sometimes it's best to keep it all in
Words carry no weight
If the sincerity is questioned

The kindest compliment can do the most damage
When all it does is for an illusion
Trapped inside an inflated sense of self-worth
It will explode leaving nothing but the burns
It will only get worse as it leads to hurt
As it leads to hurt, it leads to hurt

If there's no meaning, there will be no inspiration
Another missed chance at molding aspirations
Don't look away from their eyes
Everyone needs a restart from time to time to time
Don't look away from their eyes
Push and teach and criticize (Push and teach and criticize)

Let them fall, let them fail
Feel the stings of failure (Feel the stings of failure)
Don't look away from their eyes, from their eyes

A mistake is a chance to grow
Into something stronger and bolder
Than they may know
They'll learn to stand on their own

They'll speak up when no one mutes their mouth
Don't throw the lifeline if no one calls for help
They'll speak up when no one mutes their mouth
It means they're navigating for themselves

Becoming self-sufficient is one of life's biggest missions
Conflicts and stumbles are just obstacles towards making their own decisions
Their own decisions

Have more faith, they can battle the elements
Have more faith, don't be the detriment
Have more faith, they can battle the elements
Have more faith, don't be the detriment

Have more faith

-Invisible Enemy-

Wounded and tired and worried.
It's like fighting an invisible enemy.
Wounded and tired and worried.
What lies ahead you thought you'd never see.
No one wants to end up in the clouds.
You can't lose a battle you could never win.
You can't finish a fight without the strength within.
Beliefs set aside, the uncertainty is what's truly terrifying.

Be scared or be brave.
Where we end is all the same.
Be scared or be brave.
Memories are everything.
Be scared or be brave.

Reminiscing is for the living.
Pain is setting in.
It's surrounding us.
Pain is surrounding us.

Your quiet heart makes us sink further.
We will accept our biggest fear.
We're sinking further.
Escape into thin air.
You'll find relief in being lost.

-Quake-

Keep moving, keep breathing
There's no time to rest your head
Keep moving, keep breathing
Sometimes help seems so hopeless

Pack up your things. Run for your lives
In hopes of finding a place to hide

The ground quakes, the trees shake
They uproot all you know
The ground quakes, the trees shake
You can't make it on your own

Imagine watching your heroes cower
Your father's face sink lower
As he tries to save you for one more hour

Cover your tracks in the earth
Let's hope they take the wrong turn

One torched home to another
Could you understand the terror?
One torched home to another
Could you understand the terror?

Watch them turn to ashes (The terror)
Disappear into the breeze
Terror, the terror

Can you empathize with their bloodshot eyes?
They're fire red from the teardrops shed
Can you empathize with all those who tried
To pull their loved ones out of harm's reach?

No, we have our own burdens to bear
No, we have our own burdens to bear

No, we have our own burdens to bear
We have our burdens to bear

Keep moving, keep breathing
There's no time to rest your head
Keep moving, keep breathing
Sometimes help seems so hopeless

With your gaze turned towards the west
We all turn the other way
Relief is unattainable with words no one will say, no one will say
The ground quakes, the trees shake
They uproot all you know
The ground quakes, the trees shake
You can't make it on your own

Can't make it on your own
It's time to reclaim your home

-Coordinates-

Let go of all that you perceive
Everything's not as it seems
Let go of all that you perceive
Everything's not as it seems

See today for what it is
Not what it can give
Make your way
You're lost within
That's no way to live

Good we've given
Bad we've committed
We believe we're all forgiven

The mark of a man is not where he stands
Where he stands, where he stands when all is right in the world
It's what he does when the chilling wind
The chilling wind, chilling wind threatens to break down his door

Inhale the bravery
Exhale, exhale the worry

His life's on the edge but his soul survives
His sanity is stolen but he's civil inside
They hold his feet to the fire
Hoping he'll be inspired

The rocks at the bottom will know your name
Don't let shame replace who you'll be with who you are
Contempt is a weak metal for building anything of wonder
Ask a man on his deathbed what he truly believes
He will say it's not the trophies or the places he's seen

The unanswered questions leave the greatest impression
Let go of all that you perceive
Everything's not what it seems

-Generations-

I hate the way the weight of your decisions
They weigh upon me, I won't carry them on my shoulders
My knees may buckle, but my resolve is strong
I am the future and I'm here to prove you wrong

You are concerned with dragging me down
Everything in me won't let me drown, won't let me drown

What you decide has impact on you forever
It will cave in on you forever
You can't ignore what surrounds you forever
You can't ignore what surrounds you forever

What goes up must come down
It's simple physics you see, the laws of gravity

I'll stay above the water just to prove my persistence
I'm holding on to my desire to improve our existence
The remedy starts with me
It's the logic we all need

Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different
Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different
Take hold, take hold, take hold and accept it
Take hold and accept it if you want things to be different

I'm waiting impatiently while your skin turns thin
You can't ignore what surrounds you forever. Soon enough it will all cave in

Ideas built upon a weak base
Will slip away without a trace
Like a house that's made of sand being torn
To the ground by the waves

I promise to always see things from a better perspective
One that won't block those who chose another direction
And this promise to myself, I won't let it go
(Won't let it go, won't let it go)
I'll stand up, and take it all in
With open arms, I'll accept what we've been given
And this promise to myself, I won't let it go
(Won't let it go, won't let it go)

Won't let it go, won't let it go
Won't let it go, won't let it go

I won't let it go
Won't let it go, won't let it go
I won't let it go

This promise to myself, I won't let it go
I won't let it go, I

Won't let it go, won't let it go
Won't let it go, won't let it go
I won't let it go

-Float-

(This is where we start)

It's time to wake up the fire inside
(This is where we start)
Ignite your mind, open your eyes

We all move like spirits in the wind, in the wind
We've been stripped of what used to be, be within, be within
If everyone had more soul, maybe we would have more control
We're the ones to blame if everything stays the same, stays the same

Where's the fire, the desire, an inherent right to stand up and fight?

Stand up
Stand up and fight
Stand up
I said stand up and fight

It's time to set our blood to boil
Feel the heat rise inside

(This is where we start)
It's time to wake up the fire inside
(This is where we start)
Ignite your mind, open your eyes

(Where did we, where did we go wrong?)
You can't charge forward when your limbs will not listen
(Where did we, where did we go wrong?)
You can't mount a comeback when you don't know what you're missing

It's apathy turned into atrophy
A lesson learned in human anatomy

(This is where we start)
It's time to wake up the fire inside
(This is where we start)
Ignite your mind, open your eyes
(This is where we start
Change has never started with silence
(This is where we start)
So stop telling us to be quiet

Wake up, wake up
Wake up the fire inside
Wake up, wake up
It's time to open your eyes

-Dangerous-

The end will come
The end will come

Some will say the end will come
But I know it's never ending
Words give meaning to my thoughts
What gives meaning to this feeling?

I know what I did, I know what I said
I know what I did, I know what I said

It's dangerous, so dangerous
I've made friends with a stranger, it's endangering us
It's dangerous, so dangerous
I've made friends with a stranger, it's endangering us

When what you love is taken away
You realize what you're made of
You'll have to find your way
You'll have to scream and claw at the air

You strapped your pack to your back
And all the weight is yours to bear
The help we find is the hope we need
It's the hand that guides us back
We can will ourselves to remember our word
But we all too quickly forget

Along the way I got lost
Now the way back home is overgrown
This isn't an addictive thought
It's a ravenous feeling, ravenous feeling
Conviction must be greater than life's afflictions
I follow in my own footsteps

Rather than following classNameical conditioning

I wish I had the will to keep my word
I'm looking back to face what's ahead (It's dangerous)
I faced danger and it finally fled (It's dangerous)
I'm looking back to face what's ahead (It's dangerous)
I faced danger and it finally fled (It's dangerous)

-Carbon Copy-

This is our burden
The pain we endure

We must carry it together
It will soon become a memory
It's staring us in the face
but we just turn the other way

Take the easy route while millions of people's homes fall to the ground
Merciless and unforgiving as it sets us back
The truth could bury us all in the end

You and I walk carefully
As we lighten our step and hope that our tracks just disappear
We don't want to leave an imprint
This can't be what we're known for

I'll leave the world as it was given to me
Flowing full of life, filled with diversity
I'll leave the world as it was given to me
Flowing full of life, filled with diversity
I can look with pride in my child's eyes
And he will know
I helped preserve what may have diedv And he will know
What I've done
(He will know, he will know)

We will look ahead
The trail I've left won't lead the history books
Right back to me, right back to me
This generation won't let it all
Just slip away, slip away
Don't let it slip away

I'll walk forward and sense the ground beneath me
The choice is mine, I need to make the right one
The earth may remember what we have done
The choice is mine, I need to make the right one

-Laniakea-

Free your mind!