The Mask:
he says he loves you,
he seems to forget that at night,
your suspicious, he plays it cool,
he's unfaithful, you're in denial,
under that plastered mask of happiness
you're scarred and depressed,
and i can see through it
you say you're happy,
he just pretends,
once he gets what he wants,
you're dumped once again,
under that plastered mask of happiness
you're scarred and depressed,
and i can see through it
CHORUS:
too many guys,
with too weak of ties,
they tell you all lies,
to your forgiving eyes,
i know that you see it,
and it cuts you deep,
but i'll be that guy,
that i know you do seek,
you deserve better,
don't aim low again,
but if you're not ready...
then let me know when
you tell me you like him
he tells me it's weird
you wear your heart on your sleeve
your taken advantage of, left alone again
under that plastered mask of happiness
you're scarred and depressed
and i can see through it
chances lived and chances gone
i won't make the same mistakes
i'll show you what your worth
don't hide your feelings
i'll take off that mask
i'll take off that mask
i'll take off that mask
8/13:
you're so far away,
even further than yesterday,
shouts from curbs on a silent night,
i hope you had a good time
if everyone falls once, this was mine,
could you tell how i felt
or would it matter anyway?
some people spend their lives,
searching for what i've found,
now you're gone...
CHORUS:
am i too late?
this date is belated and i hate it,
am i too late?
we're separated and i hate it,
but you're worth this and more
but you're worth this and more
tangled up in phone lines,
choked and strangled by the cords,
i hope have a good time,
i'll wait for you way back home,
don't forget me while you're gone,
i can feel you breath when i sing this song,
and if you're ever lonely looking at the moon,
just know i'm staring at the same thing,
thinking of you...
Lesson Learned:
dry your eyes i'm here
i'm a little late, but i promise i'll make it up to you
you take up all the lessons learned freshman year
now you're older it's getting colder
but you're as smart as you're beautiful
CHORUS:
they say you don't know what you have until it's gone
i knew what i had and what i lost, but now you're home
open book with ripped out pages
you made a fool out of me...lesson learned
we take a walk outside,
the air is cold and far from sunrise
you look so beautiful
your hand clenches close to mine
we could go anywhere
i want to feel this way forever
CHORUS
i don't care what the history books all say
all i know is how i feel here today
and that i'm thinkin of you
and the fact you're here to stay
CHORUS
class is in session, so was your lesson learned
or were your books and papers left down in the dirt
CHORUS
i never knew that fate was voided
when a road trip is involved
i never knew that fate was voided
when a road trip is involved
The Graduation Song:
it's graduation time again
time to say goodbye to all my friends
it's been nice to know you
don't forget me cause i,
won't forget you
some you dated,
others you hated,
but that doesn't matter anymore
some went through what you went through
others meant the world to you
i could tell you a million times,
that i'll miss you
it's graduation time again
time to say goodbye to all your friends
our voices ring
through these halls
you'll still here it when that last bell calls
4 long years
we made it through
now i'm here
parting ways with you
you lose your best friends,
tie up all your loose ends
it's graduation time again
back to the drawing board
start from scratch again
one summer left to go
then we're off on our own
one summer left to go
then we're off on our own
Shatter Me:
my walls are broken down
bridging bliss and grief
what i thought was gone
was covered still here
what i thought was gone
was hidden now here
tell me once shatter me
your beauty is blinding
tell me twice shatter me
your words are deafening
CHORUS:
straight as an arrow
sharp as a blade
you said we're over
yes love can fade
i long for summer
and the feeling we had inside
what i thought eternal
now gone
what i thought eternal
now dead, now dead
tell me once shatter me
silent screams fill my nights
tell me twice shatter me
but in my dreams you're still mine
Falling:
adrenaline flies one night
there are no guarentees
where are you tonight
did i forget to call?
i'm mixed up again
more selfish than i seem
i put you at a flat spin
and i am the tail wind
sincere apologies from me
CHORUS:
should i ever call you back?
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i'm not making any promises
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why does the perfect girl
always run away
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or maybe i
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always run away from them
maybe you should stay over here tonight
maybe i'm afraid i'll forget the feelings
the next day
girl your like a bad bruise
you're all i can think about
when i'm with you
you call me up
say that you miss me
i miss you too
but that's just not true
you tell me to get my act together you're right
i still argue
a month goes by
now you found a different guy
i miss you
it's real this time
not that it matters anymore
now i'm home alone and i'm thinking of you
Just A Different Day:
cold september nights, winter is near
your name signed at the bottom, you're scream so clear
your engine is blown, dropped out of the race
his girlfriends replaced, but you still miss his face
CHORUS:
my shoulders soaked, from your tears, from your tears
i'm sick of this, he'll just hurt you again
you meet him you love him, don't be so naiive
you think that he wants you, but that's hard to believe
the summer of love into the lust of the fall
on your hand a name and number and give me a call
CHORUS
why dont' you figure out
exactly what you want
cause no guys mr. perfect
get over it
i'm sick of it
suckered into kiss, by a smile and a wave
tricked into thinking, you'll have it your way
pleasure than guilt, what's there to gain
sun before rain, his pleasure's your pain
CHORUS
why don't you figure out
exactly what you want
cause no guys mr. perfect
get over it
i'm sick of it
Nothing Hurts in High School:
your boyfriends gone
what are you doing here now
under the sheets
your fingers grasp hold of mine
over the sheets
your gaze interuppted by fear filled eyes
cause i said
CHORUS:
i know he's gone now
but i'm not your temporary boyfriend
so get yourself away from me
what's in your eyes now
glassed up and shedding tears
break a heart and leave for college
i still got another year
you're telling me
that i should feel different about it
hold this sheet
over our hands i doubt it
kiss under the influence and yeah at first i thought i bought it
but now i say
CHORUS
so now you're gone
and i've long forgotten about it
but you're
reminded everyday that you're in your dorm
staring at
your sad reflection in an unlined mirror
cause i said
CHORUS
the old team is breaking up
and there is no such luck
that will find it again
where have you gone
i never said so long
i'll never see you again
lonliness and our friends jokes
back to all the kids we coaxed
into thinking we weren't close
i'll never see you again
i'll never see you again
i'll never see you again
where have you gone
i never said so long
i'll never see you again
I Hate You and You:
we could be best friends
that's what she said to me
she puts everything in front of me
this is last song i write for you
i hope you feel left out
now that i never call you
CHORUS:
this song is about
the girl that i loved once
that once i cared
but now i've been shot down
so blind so lost
feel dumb cause i lost once
cause i'm tricked again
into thinking that we're best friends
all things are now trite
and it's not worth the fight
i'm still sitting here
always wondering of
what your thinking
(what your thinking)
and what your not thinking of
so what are you thinking?
(what are you thinking?)
and who are you not thinking of?
that night
i thought
you were the one for me
but now it's done
but you want a friend from me
CHORUS
it's over see you later
you'll find out that you need me more than i need you
than i need you
chances gone you lost them all
you'll be the one to fall
the one to fall
the one to fall
To Remain Nameless:
invisible to the untrained eye
i peek through key locks
as you float by
we were on the phone all night
did you run out of things to say today
you were a different person anyway
CHORUS:
you showed me your skills in showing off
I'll find you a cliff to fall off
I won't be waiting at the bottom this time
waiting for your call
where are all your friends now
the taste of blood succumbs your mouth
and you ask how
battered and bruised you flaunt your victory
there's no prize as your friends can see
CHORUS
I'm a selfless emo kid
you throw another selfish fit
(I don't want to see you again)
these are the last words you'll hear from me
so then/bye then
Ghost of Xmas Past:
i don't want to see you die here tonight
not here
not now
not like this
that man had one too many
and you crossed the tracks
sacrifice lost itself tonight
i knew you we're right
but now light is gone
CHORUS:
there is light at the end of this tunnel
let me guide you there
i can see right through you
your bandage your scar
i will breathe for you
if i have to
i won't let you die here tonight
not here
not now
not like this
that tree jumped out in front of you
you're forced to throw up
the street comes at you way too fast
i will catch you
think of all the things you've left behind
your sister still cries
your father lost his mind
and now light is gone
CHORUS
pull it and die
drop it survive
think of what you've left behind
think of what you've left behind
Motion Sickness:
are you happy with what you found out
finally saw the real me
how did i get this way
i took a lesson, in your class of deception
now what you think of me?
not the dream boy you conveniently turned me to be
where do we go from here?
i'll tell you what you go first
don?t turn around it'll feel much worse
i'll be walking a different direction
you'll have to deal with the lack of attention
i don't want to see your face
i don't want to be in the same place
i don't want to lose your race
anymore
are you happy with what you went through
20 guys all trying to have you
oh look that's less one
19 guys, but it's all in fun
then you think, who's not chasing me?
there's one thing that you don't see
i'm a little wiser at 17
girl's so fast, she comes with dramamine
the things she does to me
does things you won't believe
but the one that gave up...that was me
Peace in Alexian:
this hospital bed tells a story
sheets are new, they look white and pressed
I think of all the pain that came from here
growing up I always knew you were a fighter,
just not like this
I admire you, I look up to you
CHORUS:
I'd be happy to grow up half of the man you are
we should all be so lucky, but you deserve it most
I don't take life for granted anymore
when I was a kid, your slippers didn't fit
I don't think I'm ready for them to fit
so thank you, thank you for fighting
the doctor says everything was ok
someone was looking after my dad that day
and then I saw him
ghost faced, completely drained
then my tears came
my breath is hot underneath this mask
"I love you"
you crack a smile
CHORUS
thank you, thank you for fighting