Creed - Human Clay
Are You Ready
Hey Mr. Seeker, hold on to this advice
If you can seek then you will find
I don't want to follow, down roads been walked before
So hard to find opened doors.
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready, for what's to come?
Hey Mr. Hero, walking that thin fine line
Under the microscope of life
Remember your roots my friend, they're right down below
'Cause heroes come and heroes go
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready for what's to come
Oh I said are you ready? Are you ready
For what's to come
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Countdown to the change in life that's sure to come
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Countdown to the change in life that's sure to come
Your life has just begun, life has just begun
Your life has just begun, life has just begun
Are you ready? Are you ready?
Are you ready for what's to come
Oh I said are you ready? Are you ready?
For what's to come?
Your life has just begun, life has just begun
Life has just begun, your life has just begun
What If
I can't find a rhyme in all m reason
Lost sense of time and all season
Feel I've been beaten down,
By the words of men who have no grounds
Can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom
When your axe has cut the roots that feed them
Forked tongues in bitter mouths
Can drive a man to bleed from inside out
What if you did? What if you lied?
What if I avenege? What if eye for an eye?
I've seen the wicked fruit of your vine
Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind
Human pride sings a vengeful song,
Inspired by the times you've been walked on
My stage is shared by many millions
Who lift their hands up high because they feel this
We are one, we are strong
The more you hold us down, the more we press on
What if you did? What if you lied?
What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?
I know I can't hold your hate inside my mind
'Cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life
So I'll just ask a question,
A lonely simple question
I'll just ask one question
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if you did? What if you lied?
What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?
What if your words could be judged like a crime?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
What if? What if? What if? What if? What if I?
Beautiful
She wears a coat of color
Loved by some, feared by others
She's immortalized
In young men's eyes
Lust she breeds in the eyes of brothers
Violent sons make bitter mothers
Close your eyes
Here's your surprise
The beautiful is empty
The beautiful is free
The beautiful loves no one
The beautiful stripped me
Stripped me
She stripped me
In your mind she's your companion
Vile instincts often candied
Your regret
Is all that's left
The beautiful is empty
The beautiful is free
The beautiful loves no one
The beautiful stripped me
Stripped me
She stripped me
She told me where I'm going,
And it's far away from home
I think I'll go their on my own
I think I'll go their on my own
She told me where I'm going,
And it's far away from home
I think I'll go there on my own
I think I'll go there on my own
The beautiful is empty
The beautiful is free
The beautiful loves no one
The beautiful stripped me
Stripped me
She stripped me
Say I
The dust has finally settled on the field of human clay
Just enough light has shown through to tell night from the day
We're incomplete and hollow, cause our maker's gone away
Who is to blame, will surely melt in the rain?
Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I
The stillness is so lifeless, with no spirit in your souls
Like children with no vision, Do exactly what they're told
Being led into the desert for you strength will surely fade
Who is to blame, will surely melt in the rain?
Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I
Frantic, Faction, Focus
The world breathes and out forms this misconception we call man
But I don't know him
No, I don't know him
Because he lies
They Lied
Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I, Say I
Wrong Way
What makes you touch?
What makes you feel?
What makes you stop and smell the roses,
in an open field?
What makes you unclean?
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
What makes you laugh?
What makes you cry?
What mames our youth run from the thought,
that we might die?
What makes you bleed?
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Somebody told me the wrong way
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Somebody told me the wrong way
What if I died?
What did I give?
I hope it was an answer so you might live
I hope I helped you live
I hope I helped you live
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Somebody told me the wrong way
Faceless Man
I spent a day by the river
It was quiet and the wind stood still
I spent some time with nature
To remind me of all that's real
It's funny how silence speaks some times when you're alone
And remember that you feel
It's funny how silence speaks some times when you're alone
And remember that you feel
Again I stand, against the faceless man
Again I stand, against the faceless man
Now I saw a face on the water
It looked humble but willing to fight
I saw the will of a warrior
His yoke is easy and his burden is light
It's funny how silence speaks some times when you're alone
And remember that you feel
It's funny how silence speaks some times when you're alone
And remember that you feel
He looked me right in the eyes, direct and concise
To remind me to always do what's right
He looked me right in the eyes, direce and concise
To remind me to always do what's right
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
'Cause if the face inside can't see the light I know
I have to walk alone
And if I walk along to the other side
I might not make it home
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
Next time I see this face, I'll say
I choose to live, for always
So won't you come inside, and never go away
Next time I see this face, I'll say
I choose to live for always
So won't you come inside, and never go away
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
Again I stand, Lord I stand, against the faceless man
Never Die
Hands on a window pane
Watching some children laugh and play
They're running in circles
With candy canes and French braids
Inspired to question
What makes us grown-ups anyway?
Let's search for the moment
When youth betrayed itself to age
So let the children play
Inside your heart always
And death you will defy
'Cause your youth will never die
In searching for substance
We're clouded by struggle's haze
Remember the meaning
Of playing out in the rain
We swim in the fountain
Of youth's timeless maze
If you drink the water
Your youth will never fade
So let the children play
Inside your heart always
And death you will defy
'Cause your youth will never die
Never die I won't let go of that youthful soul
Despite body and mind my youth will never die
Never die I won't let go of that youthful soul
Despite body and mind my youth will never die
So let the children play
Inside your heart always
And death you will defy
'Cause your youth will never die
With Arms Wide Open
Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I closed my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...
Higher
When dreaming I'm guided through another world
Time and time again
At sunrise I fight to stay asleep
'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place
'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape
From the life I live when I'm awake
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Although I would like our world to change
It helps me to appreciate
Those nights and those dreams
But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same
The only difference is
To let love replace all our hate
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time
Up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Wash Away Those Years
She came calling
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns
She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged
As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on
Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years
They were sent to wash away those years
My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home
I know this decadence Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone
For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean
Inside Us All
When I'm all alone
And no one else is there
Waiting by the phone
To remind me
I'm still here
When shadows paint the scenes
Where spotlights used to fall
And I'm left wondering
Is it really worth it all?
There's a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on In the end
There's a peace inside us all
Life can hold you down
When you're not looking up
Can't you hear the sound?
Hearts beating out loud
Although the names change
Inside we're all the same
Why can't we tear down these walls?
To show the scars we're covering
There's a peace
There's a peace inside us all
Let it be Oh, can't it be your friend?