Wisdom, I’m afraid that it’s dying In this nation that’s decaying, laying broken and crying. I don’t see it on the tube in my room, I don’t hear it through the box with the boom.

I think these frequencies have got me feeling dizzy, dumb, dazed, a little crazed, delirious city. I find myself getting closer to the edge, Before I realize I’m hooked half dead.

Forgive me; I proceed with levity. There’s nothing light about the fire at my feet. There’s a war on the wind. I feel the flames on my skin. I’ve been static for far too long that I Feel fine with the prison I am in.

From the heart, to the head, to the hand, to the pen to the page Through the mic as it moves from my lungs to the mass via waves To the minds of the ones who will fight when this body’s in the grave I refuse to leave a legacy of chains.

I love my heavy chains, The way they numb my heavy brain, The way that I can’t feel the pain, These lovely chains. I’ve searched this troubled sea To find my own worst enemies; No roots, no rocks, no trees, Just lonely seas.

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Hush now; keep your voice down to a minimum I’m getting dumber by the minute Just try to make the message a little deeper I couldn’t drown if I was face down in it

Cause the words that I hear and the things that I see Remind me of a record that is broken, broken, broken And a man once said that a tongue should be tame Cause the flame burns brightest unspoken, unspoken.

Hey, I've been watching you from across the room And it occurred to me that we are enemies I knew that I had seen you before You are the woman that I used to hold The one that shook me to the core

Why does our company love misery I can't stand the thought of you with anyone but me Something's got to give before you and I say good-bye We've seen way too much to let this lovin' die

And as the years go by we embrace the lie That you and I weren't meant to be Through the pleasure and the pain, the ice and the flames Somehow we always made it by the skin of our teeth But this time, I'm not sure Divine intervention is the only cure But this time, I'm not sure

I still recall the time you soaked into me skin, The way you silenced reason as you let me in. I wore your love like a pair of brand new shoes. You held me like you had nothing to lose.

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If I wait for you to make a move, I'll be collectin' dust. If the years go and your shoulder's still cold, my will to love might rust. It's a cruel game that lovers play to save a little face. I might just fall right from your grace.

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This time I'm not so sure, Divine intervention is the only cure. This time I’m not so sure, This time I’m not so sure.

Take my hand...we'll make it through cause nothing matters if it doesn't include me and you. From the first time that I saw you I knew I'd never be the same. I think we've both to thank and I know we've both to blame.

And when there's trouble on the road You and I will never fold. Cause I am fine right here with you. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do.

I'll hold you close when the day is done. I'll be right by your side when the morning comes. When the wear starts to show I won't ever go. There's not a better woman that I know.

When there's trouble on the road You and I will never fold. Cause I am fine right here with you. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do.

When there's trouble on the road You and I will never fold. Cause I am fine right here with you. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do.

When there's trouble on the road You and I will never fold. Cause I am fine right here with you. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do. There's nothing in this world I'd rather do. There’s nothing in this world I’d rather do.

He couldn’t live a life without a little static and some danger. His days were numbered from the time he left his momma for the world. He lived hard with a foot in the grave and a bullet in the chamber. He lived for the thrill of the chase and the thrill of a woman’s allure.

He had fire in his brain he had madness in the mind. He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind.

Freeze, this is a stick-up – Your money or your life. Don’t move cause he doesn’t wanna shoot but he wont think twice. There wasn’t much he didn’t get if he had his mind set on it - The status, the cars, the money, oh yeah, and that head turnin woman in red.

He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind. He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind.

One last hurrah and then he’s done. And then he’s finally gonna settle down with the money and the love that he’s won But in the heat of the thrill, in the heat of the day. The woman in red, she turned his head, and she walked his way. Two in the chest, one in the leg – now he’s got both feet in the grave Cause the fire that he made his friend, is the fire that became his end.

He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind. He had fire in his brain he had madness in the mind. He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind. He had fire in his veins he had madness in the mind.

Oh no, I’m wasting away. I’m only twenty-nine and I’m feeling grey I think I’m gonna just walk right past the shore, Until my feet give way, until I feel no more.

I wanna sink right to the ground, And disappear from this old town. I never thought I’d be right here, right now. I wanna sink right to the ground, And disappear from this old town. I never thought I’d be right here, right now.

I can’t seem to pick up the pieces just as fast as they fall. I can’t shake this shadow; I can’t shake it at all. This cloud is black as ink and I’m soaked on through, With thoughts of everything, everything I thought I knew. I wanna sink right to the ground, And disappear from this old town. I never thought I’d be right here, right now.

I wanna sink right to the ground, And disappear from this old town. I never thought I’d be right here, right now.

What part of give a little don’t you get, it’s not a riddle. Hearts get hard when they’re scarred in the middle. Cause I give and I bend; make emotional investments. I haven’t seen a dividend.

What have we become? I think we’ve been worn thin. We’ve been worn thin. Love’s like holding guns – We’ll only bleed again.

Late nights, fierce fights ravage us like termites – Eating through foundations of relations that were tight. Human nature is a beast - no laws no leash – Leaving nothing but the rubble at our feet.

What have we become? I think we’ve been worn thin. We’ve been worn thin. Love’s like holding guns – We’ll only bleed again.

I fed your sickness, you fed mine, But we were young and we were blind To what this thing called love would do. You damaged me, I damaged you. And now that we have reached the end, Is nothing left to save my friend? It’s darkest right before the dawn, It’s cold but I’m still holding on

Cause I’m convinced this love is real – It’s in my bones like melted steel. I feel it when we disconnect, I feel it when we resurrect. It shoves us down, it pulls us back. Relentless, unswayed maniacs. This may be insanity But real love never leaves.

What have we become? I think we’ve been worn thin. We’ve been worn thin. Love’s like holding guns – We’ll only bleed again Bleed again

What have we become? I think we’ve been worn thin. We’ve been worn thin. Love’s like holding guns – We’ll only bleed again.

As this world turns cold and these bones grow old I'll still be right there with you by my side When there's nothing left to bleed With my final steps I'll still wear this on my sleeve.

Those stubborn city lights they burn and burn But nothing like the love we have learned We'll show em how to break and how to bend. Your my lover, your my reason, my best friend.

As this world turns cold and these bones grow old I'll still be right here with you by my side When there's nothing left to bleed With my final steps I'll still wear this on my sleeve.

Gravity it takes a hold and everything we think we know it falls so fast and hard. Razors blades of rain with no regard. I know I've lead a broken life....I'm sure it burned like hell. But you stuck it out and made me see right through myself.

Human nature pushes us to new and brighter things. But eventually it all turns out the same. Lovers keep on lovin' , leave the others to their own. There's something sweet in growing old at home.

As this world turns cold and these bones grow old I'll still be right here with you by my side, When there's nothing left to bleed, With my final steps I'll still wear this on my sleeve. When there's nothing left to bleed, With my final steps I'll still wear this on my sleeve.

Son I've got to go but I'll be home real soon. I've got a meeting in a scraper across the sea, I'll see you in a couple of moons. See, I'm sealin' a deal to get you a steal and buy you some shiny wheels. I'm sure you'll make out fine in our mansion on the hill.

I'll dig deep inside these pockets to find my love for you. I know our time is short but I got some money makin to do. I'll bring the bread home and you can raise yourself alone. Take note and someday soon you can turn your gems to stone.

Let's rape this beautiful place so we can make a few bucks. Let's take what God has made and we can make it more deluxe. And when the seas get sick and the air is thick and our money can't make sense, we'll just consider this an unavoidable expense.

We'll dig deep inside these pockets to fix this dreadfull mess Naive to the fact that a little is more and more is inevitabely less. We'll bring the green home and you can raise yourself alone. Take note and someday soon you can turn your gems to stone.

We'd sell our souls for a little bit of gold and a diamond ring. We'll join the masses just to have the latest thing. We wont be happy until everything is gone Cause if it doesn't shine then it isn't mine and it doesn't belong....no

Let's turn our gems to stones, let's turn our gems to stones, Let's turn our gems to stone, turn our gems to stones, Let's turn our gems to stones.

I’m bleeding keys for the babies that don’t get any love. I’m bleeding keys, because the wicked can’t get enough. Turn on the box and turn it off because I’m reminded again, That the innocence is lost and it makes me wanna crawl out my skin.

We let it slip right through our fingers – honor and all. We let the wrong reign every time and then we ask why it falls. My veins course with a hot heat for the spineless and cruel. I’m through how bout you?

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I was thinking to myself about just how far we’ve come. No wait, what the heck, on second thought, I think we’re back, right back where we started from. This pen it drips like a ton of bricks crashing to the page. My fists are clenched, this sheet is drenched with angry waves. Grown weary with the system with no bone in its back, Oh no… Not another excuse for the choice that they choose for the way that they act The sand in the hourglass falls, the hands on the clock draw circles on the wall, We’re up to our ears in appeals, that’s why I bleed keys with a fistful of steel!

Chorus: I’m bleeding keys for the babies (x2)

Turn on the box, and turn it off, cause I’m reminded again, That the innocence is lost and it makes me want to crawl out my skin

Lord not my will but yours be done I'm throwin down this crown cause this is not my kingdom These plans fall through every time. These hands are yours but I'm always acting like they're mine.

I need a firm foundation cause I'm prone to sin I need your stable ground cause I don't ever want to be bound again. Your the solid rock I stand on, everything I put my hands on crumbles through my fingers like sand into the sea.

When my mind is overcome by the things I've done. I forget to just let go, forget the battle's been won. At times the only strength within my bones, Is the only strength I need to just release control.

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I feel the darkness creepin in, please help me to my feet again, I'm yours. You've broken death, defeated sin, please move me to my knees again, I'm yours. You've broken death, defeated sin, please move me to my knees again, I'm yours.