A Day To Be Alone
She said I wonder when it’ll be my day
‘Cause I’m not too far from breaking down
All I’ve got are screams inside
But somehow they come out in a smile
And I’m wondering if I’ll always feel this way, this way
Chorus:
Tell me about those nights you stayed awake
Tell me about those days you hated me
Tell me how you’d rather die alone
Than being stuck here with me
And maybe you’ve fallen down
And maybe you just took the long way home
But baby you could never love you like me
And one day this will fade away
In the mirror you’ll see a smiling face
And standing next to you will always be me, yeah me
One day you’re gonna see things my way
You gave me so much room that I can’t breathe
When all I’ve got are pictures to view
It was nothing before and I started with you
For some reason it’s supposed to be that way, that way
Chorus:
Tell me about those nights you stayed awake
Tell me about those days you hated me
Tell me how you’d rather die alone
Than being stuck here with me
And maybe you’ve fallen down
And maybe you just took the long way home
But baby you could never love you like me
And one day this will fade away
In the mirror you’ll see a smiling face
And standing next to you will always be me, yeah me
Bridge:
If I could shrink it down and put it in your hands
We made it hurt so much, I can’t forget the past
Just tell me what to say, show me what to do
Then I could forgive me and I would forgive you
Chorus:
And maybe you’ve fallen down
And maybe you just took the long road home
But baby you will never love you like me
And one day this will fade away
In the mirror you’ll see a smiling face
And standing next to you will always be me
You know will always be me, and I will wait
Always be me, til I see your smiling…
1. A Day to Be Alone
One less reason
A Lifetime Burning
There’s something wrong in her world today
She screams aloud but just won’t say
Never was her strongest point to, hurry up a wait
Now it’s all been said and done
A preacher’s daughter, a devil’s son
Her favorite color, a day alone
No smile on her face
And you…
Were wrong
And you…
Were wrong
‘Cause I don’t believe I failed you
Are your lies still coming true?
Do you still think the better days are gone?
‘Cause after all the things we’ve been through
Years so hard to lose
Give me a life of half love, half hope, half true
Or a lifetime burning with you
And all those things he’d said he’d got
Seemed so big but don’t mean much
Spends his days just praying
“God oh, feeling in this way”
No one saw the broken heart
Or even knew the day it started
No one thought he was good enough
Except for you…
Except for you…
I don’t believe I failed you
Are your lies still coming true?
Do you still think the better days are gone?
‘Cause after all the things we’ve been through
Years so hard to lose
Give me a life of half love, half hope, half true
Or a lifetime burning…yea
You’re gonna miss those things you’re giving away
You need to hold out, you’re gonna break down
You need to find your way back to the start
Who cares what they say?
It’s still your heart
Your heart…
Something wrong in her world today
The one she loves, she threw away
Still see it on her face, when she’s got a smile to fake
And all those things he said he’d got
He cashed them in and it just wasn’t enough
To buy back a star to replace the one he loved
And you…
Were wrong
And I…
Was wrong
‘Cause I don’t believe I failed you
Are your lies still coming true?
Do you still think the better days are gone?
‘Cause after all the things we’ve been through
Years so hard to lose
Give me a life of half love, half hope, half true
‘Cause I’ll take a life of half love, half hope, half true
Or a lifetime burning…
2. A Lifetime Burning.
One Less Reason
All That's Best In You
“Ok…This is all that’s best in you, a song for Elizabeth”
You’ve grown so much, you’ve come so far
I never thought we’d end up here
You know I’ve seen this picture before
Reminds me of when you were home
Sometimes you’re all I see
Sometimes you’re all I feel
Wanted to tell you goodbye
And know that you’re safe
Now that the pain is gone,
The love remains
Though all my faults turn out to be so true
I couldn’t see…
All that was best in you
All that was best in you
Worked so hard it broke your heart
Robbed you of your smile that would save the world
A friend now more for a friend I lost
A friend that never left me unsure
I am sure
Wanted to tell you I lied
Oh, I made mistakes
And when I failed in life it was you I blamed
Though all my faces you could see right through
I couldn’t see…
All that was best in you
You are my hope (I’m giving in)
You are the ink under my skin
You are the day that I awake
You’d be the only chance I’d take
All I am and was before
The things I love and I adore
My handful of hope and a little more
Wanted to tell you I tried
To make it ok
With just one letter gone I lost the name
Of that little boy smiling back at you
He couldn’t see all that was best in you.
“That’s it”
3. All That's Best in You
One less reason
Bloodflowers
This dream never ends you said
This feeling, never goes
The time will never come, it’ll slip away
This wave never breaks, you said
The sun never sets, again
Theses flowers, will never fade (Never fade)
This world never starts, you said
This wonder, never leaves
The time will never come, to say goodbye
This time never turns, you said
This night never falls, again
And these flowers will never die
(Never die)
(Never die)
And these flowers will never die (Never die)
This dream always ends, I said
This feeling always goes
The time always comes to, slip away
This wave always breaks, I said
The sun always sets, again
And these flowers will always fade (Will always fade)
This world always stops, I said
This wonder always leaves
The time always comes, to say goodbye
The time always comes, I said
The night always falls again
And these flowers, will always die
(Always die)
(Always die)
(Always die)
Between you and me
It’s hard to ever really know who to trust
Out of pain, wondering
Between me and you
It’s hard to ever really know who you choose
Out of fear, what to do?
Never fade
Never die
You give me, the flowers of love
Always fade
Always die
Careful flowers oft’ blind
4. Bloodflowers
One less reason
Favorite Color
If I said the wrong thing would you leave?
Though my fingers may break, I just can’t let you go
Don’t know why I believed you,
Not with that promise you made me just yesterday
Chorus:
I will always love you, take the me out of you
A lot of people gonna be dissapointed when they find out,
I love you and I need you
Til my heart stops beating,
I’ll never lose this feeling
A lot of people gonna be dissapointed when they find out
3:11 again
Though I’m not your best friend,
Don’t you see that I’d do anything to keep you with me
Close your eyes, hold on tight, spin around, it’s alright
Don’t you see my plans will always have you in them?
Chorus:
I will always love you, take the me out of you
A lot of people gonna be dissapointed when they find out,
I love you and I need you
Til my heart stops beating,
I’ll never lose this feeling
A lot of people gonna be dissapointed when they find out
5. Favorite Color
One less reason
If You Want Me
I know it’s not my place
To tell you what you’re doing wrong
Sometimes I think about your face
And there’s times that I don’t think of you at all
Chorus:
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you’d come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there’s just no place
There’s no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
I know you would never say
What I did that made you feel so small
Spent the whole year on my face
Now with a little help I’ll stand up on my own, my own
Chorus:
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you’d come back for me every time I fall
In your heart there’s just no place
There’s no room to make a mistake
And with one wrong turn you would never make it home
Bridge:
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone
Chorus:
So tell me you need me and I will stay
You believe me and I will wait
That you’d come back for me every time I fall
Tell me your heart will never change
That you’ll always feel the same
That you’ll stand beside me even if you think I’m wrong
I was wrong
If you want me
Then you got me
Just never leave me alone…
6. If You Want Me
One less reason
Life In A Way
And tell me about the one who broke your heart
Tell me about when the day was through
Did you feel like you?
All the things that you wished you had said
Lingered around inside your head
Until you were dead
Yeah
No it’s just been so long
Since I gave my heart away
But I was going to today
I was gonna pick up the pieces and put them away
Say goodbye to all my mistakes
Living the life that got in the way
Of all the plans for me that you make
Oh, you’ve made
Plans you’ve made
Waited around even from before
Wanted it all and I gave you more
Than I could afford
I chose to believe you even from the start
I could handle your lies,
You know they weren’t that hard
The truth tore me apart
You said it’s just been so long
Since you thought of me that way
You wanna start again today
Yeah
You wanna pick up the pieces and put them in place
They resemble something they’ve made
Wanna make sure the lies take off all your disguises
Livin’ our life in a way
I don’t think
I don’t think
About you
Anymore
I don’t think
I won’t think
About you
Anymore
You know it’s just been so long
Since I let you treat me that way
I’m not gonna let you start today
I’m gonna pick up the pieces and throw them away
Say goodbye to all my mistakes
You know more then me about my self esteem
Start livin’ my life in a way
That I won’t think
No I won’t think
About you
Anymore
7. Life in a Way
One less reason
Pieces Of You
You wear your heart on your sleeve
So I thought you should know
You look like a stranger now
To the ones you call home
You said life’s always changing (Yea)
Oh, nothing’s the same
I can see all your faces now
I don’t remember your names
And if you believe
I wish you would see it
And when you’re around
I wish you would come back down
And I wouldn’t give you time
Pick up the pieces of you left behind
I’ve got my mind made up
I’m ready to leave
I’ve measured the cost now
And I just want you to breathe
You feel that I’m always watching (Yea)
And I’d save you everytime (And I’d save you everytime)
Then I push you in harms way
And I was nowhere behind
So if this is a dream
I wish you would wake me
You don’t want to be found
I guess I’ll just turn around
And I will give you time
Pick up the pieces of you left behind
You’re always my, every choice
You were my everything till you…
Everything all at once…try
Never let it show
They got the best of us
I know you needed to dream
They wouldn’t restrain you
Push so hard through the crowd
But you never made a sound
And I always took your side (Even when you left me behind)
They got the best of us…this year (Even when you left me behind)
They got the best of us…this year (Even when you left me behind)
They got the best of us
8. Pieces of You
One less reason
Pocket Change
Nobody walks this road with me
I tried so hard not to lose my way
I lost my way
I fall into your sea
I tried so hard but I cannot drown
I died with you today
Chorus:
It’s getting hard to reminisce without you
It’s getting hard to push this pain deep down inside
It’s getting hard to reminisce without you
Time stood still today
I put you in a padlocked box
I wear around my neck
And search for words to say
‘Cause any time I cross my heart
We’ll never be the same
Chorus:
It’s getting hard to reminisce without you
It’s getting hard to push this pain deep down inside
It’s getting hard to reminisce without you
It’s getting hard to reminisce without you, without you
It’s getting hard to push this pain down deep inside
No pocket change for me
The sun don’t rise on you
And I wanted more and I feel this
And I swing with all I have
I won’t let you die again
I can’t let you die again
I won’t let you die again…
9. Pocket Change
One less reason
Sadly Smiling Through
You’re talking like you’re leaving
You said it’s your heart and not my call to
Make you feel like feeling
You were so ashamed when I fell on my two feet again
And God I hated your friends
I gave you love they could never buy
Or even try to understand
The part of me that it came from
Don’t you see that
Chorus:
Sadly I’m smiling through
All the truth that you took
And the lies that you told me
There’s nothing that I can do
With the promise you rendered
That you’d never remember
No coming back for you
It hurts so much to feel all this pain
And so I haven’t felt lately
No coming back for you, back to…
Did you even notice it when I changed?
‘Cause I could score in your heart,
But I could never place
And did I forget to say
I was so proud of you
When things were caving in
And things were tough, I know
I didn’t say that I loved you enough
But just cause I wasn’t saying it
Doesn’t mean that I wasn’t thinking it
Chorus:
Sadly I’m smiling through
All the truth that you took
And the lies that you told me
There’s nothing that I can do
With the promise you rendered
That you’d never remember
No coming back for you
It hurts so much to feel all this pain
And so I haven’t felt lately
No coming back for you, back to…
And my confusion made clear
Chorus:
Sadly I’m smiling through
All the truth that you took
And the lies that you told me
There’s nothing that I can do
With the promise you rendered
That you’d never remember
No coming back for you
It hurts so much to feel all this pain
And so I haven’t felt lately
No coming back for you, back to you
10. Sadly Smiling Through
One Less Reason
September
I saw your headlights in the window
My face was pressed against the glass
I waited for years for you to return before I learned
That you were never coming back
I’m gonna close my eyes before I start to scream
I’m dwelling on things I’ve never noticed
You won’t save yourself, you’ll never save me
I only stumbled once for a moment, it was over
I think I’ll close my eyes before I start to scream
You said today’s the day goodbye just won’t wait
Chorus:
And if you need me to, I’ll wait until September
It’s come and gone, November’s on its way
So easy to forget and hard to remember, I remember
The way to getting back our self-esteem
The lines on your face are getting clearer
To me you’ll always be 23
They said you wouldn’t hold on too much longer
But you’re so much stronger than they ever thought you’d be
I’m gonna open up and tell you everything
Chorus:
And if you need me to, I’ll wait until September
It’s come and gone, November’s on its way
So easy to forget and hard to remember, I remember
The way to getting back our self-esteem
Bridge:
Oh yeah, no regrets
You got no one left
I hope that every step reminds you of the ones that you left
Chorus:
And if you need me to, I’ll wait until September, yeah
It’s come and gone, November’s on its way, on its way, yeah
So easy to forget and hard to remember, I remember
The way to getting back our self-esteem, oh yeah
Back our self-esteem, oh
They said you wouldn’t hold on too much longer
But you’re so much stronger than they ever thought you’d be
11. September
One less reason
The Same Thing
Open your eyes
You’ve been left
Open your heart
Cause you know best
Pull close the ones that leave you alone
Welcome home…
Write down those words you wanted to hear
Compliments yea the messages is coming clear
Spend my days contemplating
Kill to buy you a ring
Ain’t love a funny thing?
I knew there was something wrong
I was just too scared to say it
I knew one day you’d finally see
The monster was me
Cause I was so busy sayin’ that I was better
You’re falling apart and I was barely together
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doing the same things
My whole life you said I wouldn’t forget it
And God damn right you know I still don’t regret it
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doin’ the same things
Spending nights telling lies to anyone who believes
Spending days writing plays for your drama king
Pull them close so they all feel sorry for you (For you)
Are you sick of all those things they thought you should be
What you want, what you hope, what you think you need
Its what I give, its what I got, that’s what I kept for me
Ain’t hurt a funny thing?
I knew there was something wrong
I was just too scared to say it
I knew one day you’d finally see
The monster was me
Cause I was so busy sayin’ that I was better
You’re falling apart and I was barely together
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doing the same things
My whole life you said I wouldn’t forget it
And God damn right you know I still don’t regret it
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doin’ the same things
So hard to be right when everything you do is wrong
Singing out its getting harder to breathe
Starting over when you thought that you were done (I’m done)
Selling out so that you know it all feels the same
When there’s no one left there’s just you to blame
Give me a sign, piece of mind, a glimmer of truth
I’ll shut it down with just a moment left cause…
Cause I was so busy sayin’ that I was better
You’re falling apart and I was barely together
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doing the same things
My whole life you said I wouldn’t forget it
And God damn right you know I still don’t regret it
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doin’ the same things
So hard to be right when everything you do is wrong
(Well I was doin’ the same things)
Selling out so that you know it all feels the same
(Well I was doin’ the same thing.)
My whole life you said I wouldn’t forget it
And God damn right you know I still don’t regret it
Breaking up your past, did you feel ashamed?
Well I was doin’ the same things
12. The Same Thing
One less reason
Time To Heal
And baby, maybe you’ve been saved
And you just don’t know it
And maybe, maybe you’ve been hurt
And you’re scared to show it
But sometimes
Does your pain become too much for you to bear?
And sometimes
Do you run away?
And I said maybe, maybe you won’t stay
And it doesn’t matter
‘Cause lately, lately I have changed
And I feel much better
But sometimes
Does your pain become too much for you to bear?
And sometimes
Do you run away?
You’re gonna take this broken heart that he gave you
And follow the light of the stars you love
When every day is all the same
You made me wonder why…
Did you try if you knew better?
I wished on a star and it landed on you
I lie because I’m not better
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I said baby, is there something you need to say
‘Cause your heart says nothing
And maybe, maybe I’m to blame
And this has all been over
But sometimes
Does your pain become too much for you to bear?
And sometimes
Do you run away?
You’re gonna take this broken heart that he gave you
And follow the light of the stars you love
When every day is all the same
You made me wonder why…
Did you try if you knew better?
I wished on a star and it landed on you
I lie because I’m not better
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I said baby, is there something you need to say?
‘Cause your heart says nothing
And maybe, but I don’t think that will change
Why did we try if you knew better?
I wished on a star and it landed on you
I lie because I’m not better
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
Did we try if you knew better
I wished on a star and it landed on you
I lie because I’m not better
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not happy for you
And I’m not happy for you, I’m not…
13. Time to Heal
One less reason
Worthless
And tell me where we go from this point
I didn’t see him bring you down
It seems like yesterday
I had seen you
I tried so hard just to say your name
And I’d rather die than disappoint you
For me to be free from me, I must be free from you
Remember the times I sat on your lap
The way you’d always touch my knees
It seems like yesterday I was fading
I feel your hands still touch my face
And all I wanted from you was to love me
For me to be free from you, I must be free from…
Me!
But now you fade away
You’re all I was before
But now you fade away
Your eyes I once adored
But now you fade away
Give me one last kiss before,
Before you fade away
You’re all I have anymore
Blood pressure starts to rise
Within these closed-in places
Feels like the Son of God just reached out and grabbed me
I never seen you smile
In all your million faces
You haven’t tears enough for what you’ve done for me
Oh God, why?
Blood pressure starts to rise
Within these closed-in places
Feels like the Son of God reached out and grabbed me
I never seen you smile
In all your million faces
You haven’t tears enough for what you’ve done
But now you fade away
You’re all I was before
But now you fade away
Your eyes I once adored
But now you fade away
Give me one last kiss before,
Before you fade away
You’re all I have anymore
Why did you fade?
Blood pressure fades away
Why did you fade away?
Feels like the Son of God just reached out and grabbed me
I never fade away
Why did you fade away
You haven’t tears enough for what you’ve done to me
Blood pressure fades away
Why did you make me stay?
Feels like the Son of God just reached out and grabbed me
I never fade away
I just needed to say
You haven’t tears enough for what you’ve done…
14. Worthless
One less reason
Your Beautiful Ending
I heard you say
That you don’t feel like you’re worth saving
If it’s all the same
You can put the blame on me
I looked into your eyes to find the light
I’ve been gone for years and there are only tears left
But it came so soon
1983 on a Monday afternoon
Don’t make it better for me
I wish you’d just stop pretending
Everyone is here for you
Your life is beautiful and…
And you better hold me down
Stand me up, keep me safe, while I’m falling to pieces
And, and tell me how should I bid when all I know is to break
You didn’t have to lie, I know you tried
You took what they give, expecting time to heal you
But it came so soon
It was…3:11 on a Tuesday afternoon
Don’t make it better for me
I wish you’d just stop pretending
Everyone is here for you
This is your beautiful ending
This is your beautiful ending
No one ever takes, your place
No one really smiles quite like you
I wish I knew the words, to say
Other than goodbye…
To this everyday life
It’s so much harder for me
Cause you were so undefended
and I don’t think you ever knew
It was so beautiful and…
Don’t make it better on me
I wish you’d just stop pretending
We’re all here waitin’ for you
This is your beautiful ending
This is your beautiful ending
This is your beautiful…
You were so…
15. You're Beautiful Ending
One less reason
