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Exhale
06 years ago
by bangbang023
in lyrics
Exhale (9/13/2005)
I can’t begin to see all the things in front of me
Lost inside confusion and I’m too afraid to move
Do people pity me? Looking condescendingly
Staring at the victim of a path he didn’t choose
I need to scream and exhale all of my shadows
Venting everything that I have locked up deep inside
And need to breathe, exhaling all my shadows
Freeing me from darkness of a life out of control
I try to stand the pain and play along with all the games
The rules say I can’t function, so I fade and let it go
Attempt to seize the reigns, moments I can concentrate
Then darkness overcomes me and the hatred only shows
I need to scream and exhale all of my shadows
Venting everything that I have locked up deep inside
And need to breathe, exhaling all my shadows
Freeing me from darkness of a life out of control
I drink to medicate, numbness used to compensate
Blacking out the demons I’ve conceived to bring me pain
I can not tolerate the feeling of the constant hate
I cry and gasp for every breathe, but things will never change
I need to scream and exhale all of my shadows
Venting everything that I have locked up deep inside
And need to breathe, exhaling all my shadows
Freeing me from darkness of a life out of control
I need to scream……..
Exhaling all my shadows
Please let me breathe…
I’m failing in the shadows
I can’t begin to see all the things in front of me
Lost inside confusion and I’m too afraid to move
Notes: I’m not going to get into details about the meaning as it should be clear enough. I just want to point out two things. Firstly, this is one of those sad acoustic songs (helps you grasp the sound). Secondly, I left off the “verse” and “chorus” tags as I believe they interupt the reading of the piece itself.
Dismantled
06 years ago
by bangbang023
in lyrics
Dismantled (8/23/2005)
[verse 1]
To every single lie I’ve faced
And every single time I traced
My veins to make you go away
And purge you from my fucking brain
In burdened patterns on my skin
Doing wrong to run from sin
Scorching hope to bring me closure
Save me from your cold exposure
Won’t you save me?
[chorus]
I’m like a canyon from a thousand bombs
Eroded down and now I’m torn apart
I’m burned alive by all of your deceit
I drown myself to find some relief
[verse 2]
These simple words won’t pay my way
What you stole’s now what I crave
Bleeding dry all of our pain
To wipe the tears right off our face
I’m grasping onto what is not
I’ll squeeze it ’til it’s all I got
I’ll give to you my last of breaths
And carve your name into my chest
[chorus]
I’m like a canyon from a thousand bombs
Eroded down and now I’m torn apart
I’m burned alive by all of your deceit
I drown myself to find some relief
I drown myself for some…..
[bridge]
Dismantle me
Take me away, break me apart
Dismantle me
Take this away, rebuild my heart
Dismantle
I can no longer take this
I can’t, I can’t
[chorus]
I’m like a canyon from a thousand bombs
Eroded down and now I’m torn apart
I’m burned alive by all of your deceit
I drown myself to find some relief
I drown myself for some…..
[bridge]
Dismantle me
Take me away, break me apart
Dismantle me
Take this away, rebuild my heart
Dismantle
I can’t, I can’t
Note: If this were to be heard, it would be a mix of Staind’s “Outside” and “Devil”. It’s a little hard to explain it, but it’s one of those harder acoustic songs.
Away
06 years ago
by bangbang023
in lyrics
[verse 1]
I, in my mind
I have lost it all and I want to die
But I, can’t you see
That it’s all panned out
We choose to fly or choose to bleed
[pre-chorus]
I don’t think that I can take it
You don’t think that I can make it
We’re too scared to fucking face it
Let’s forget and we’ll erase it
[chorus]
Cause nothing can save me so let me fly
Away
No one can save me so let me die
Away
[verse 2]
Once, I let go
I pushed away and found the cold
And so, close to me
All these addictions
They start to take control of me
[pre-chorus]
I don’t think that I can take it
You don’t think that I can make it
We’re too scared to fucking face it
Let’s forget and we’ll erase it
[chorus]
Cause nothing can save me so let me fly
Away
No one can save me so let me die
Away
[bridge]
I try…
I try…
I try…
I try…
[chorus]
Cause nothing will save me so let me fly
Away
No one will save me so let me die
Away
[pre-chorus]
I don’t think that I can take it
You don’t think that I can make it
We’re too scared to fucking face it
Let’s forget and we’ll erase it
[chorus]
Cause nothing will save me so let me fly
Away!
Note: It’s a heavy rock song, but in the style of Seether or Staind and not a band like Korn. The verses have a heavy bass line while the pre-chorus brings in the guitar fully. The pre-chorus jumpes right into the chorus with literally no pause at all between them. It’s hard to explain, but it’s in my head
The lyrics themselves are all about being sick and tired of people thinking they can help you be something you’re not. It’s about giving up and just accepting that some things/people (and perhaps oneself) will always be fucked up.