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/// T U R N / A W A Y ///

I GET DOWN ONLY ON CERTAIN DAYS
FROM THE LITTLEST THINGS THEY DO
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I'VE
DONE SOMETHING WRONG
OR SAID SOMETHING WRONG

I TRY AND ACT THE SAME DAY BY DAY
BUT I THINK MY ACTIONS ARE
WHAT'S PISSING YOU OFF
EVERYDAY, SO YOU

TURN AWAY
TURN YOURSELVES AWAY FROM ME
NO MORE MAKING UP EXCUSES
WHEN I NEED YOU

/// B L U E S I D E ///

THE COLORS HAVE BUILT UP IN MY MIND
THEY'RE BLEEDING THROUGH MY HEART
AND NOBODY KNOWS THAT THEY EXIST
LOOK AT MY BURSTED VEINS
NOW DO YOU SEE THE RED IN ME
IT'S A SIGN FOR THE END

ONLY THE END OF THE RED
WILL SHOW YOU MY BLUE SIDE

I'VE BEEN GIVEN MY BRUSH AND PLATE
BUT WHERE WILL I PAINT MY LIFE
AND WILL THE BUYER IN THE SKY
BELIEVE IN WHAT I DREAM
AND IT'S SO HARD FOR ME TO EXPLAIN
WHAT I WILL MISS
TO MYSELF

/// F L I G H T 2 2 ///

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE ON MONDAY MORNING
BUT YOU CHANGED YOUR FLIGHT TO THURSDAY NIGHT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOU AROUND AND AROUND
THIS CRAZY TOWN THEY LIKE TO CALL ORIGINAL

I HAVE THIS FEELING YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK
YES, I HAVE THIS FEELING YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK

I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE.

NOW THAT YOU LEFT I DON'T KNOW IF I THREW UP
THE SIGNS KEPT TELLING THEM THAT SOMETHING'S WRONG
I CALLED THE AIRLINE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAGE YOU
BUT THEY WERE TOO LAZY AND UNAWARE OF THE SIGNS

I HAVE THIS FEELING YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK
I HAVE THIS FEELING YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK

I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE.

OH, THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN, THE NUMBER 22
IS WATCHING ME WATCHING YOU
WAY UP IN THE SKY, DON'T KNOW IF YOU MADE IT
OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG
I TRIED, AND TRIED, TO GET YOU TO COME BACK
YOU NEVER EVER EVER CAME BACK

/// M E L T D O W N ///

YOU'RE OUT ON THE EDGE
BUT NOBODY SEES YOU
YOU'RE OUT ON THE EDGE
BUT YOU'RE NOT IN DANGER
BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY TWO FEET
ABOVE THE GROUND

YOU'RE OUT ON A MISSION
FOR RECOGNITION
YOU'RE OUT ON A MISSION
A SHOW TO SELL OUT
BUT YOU'VE ALREADY SOLD OUT
YOU FUCKING SELLOUTS

NO ONE, NO ONE CARES
HOW CLOSE YOU WERE TO THE END
NO ONE, NO ONE SEES
THE CHANGES YOU'VE MADE FOR YOURSELVES

YOU NEED TO BREAK
APART FROM YOUR EGOS
YOU NEED A BREAK
TO FIND A NEW IMAGE
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT ROCK STARS
BUT YOU SHOULD BE

YOU'RE OUT ON A MISSION
FOR RECOGNITION
YOU'RE OUT ON A MISSION
TO QUOTE YOURSELVES
I'VE FIGURED YOU OUT
YOU'RE SO COMPLEX

OH YES, OH YES, THEY'RE COMING ON STRONG
AND MAYBE BY MONDAY
THEIR SONGS WILL LIVE ON
BUT THE MELTDOWN
THE MELTDOWN
THE MELTDOWN...

/// F I N D / M Y S E L F ///

WHEN WILL I LEARN TO BE ALONE
HOW CAN I LEARN TO LET GO OF YOU
EVERYONE CAN SEE ME
BUT I CAN'T SEE MYSELF
HAVE YOU SEEN THE KEY THAT
LEADS TO ME

'CAUSE I NEED TO FIND MYSELF
I'M RUNNING OUT
I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME
TO FIND MYSELF

WHY DO I SUCK AT PUTTING SMILES ON THEIR FACES
WHY AM I ONLY FUNNY TO MYSELF
HOW COME NO ONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT I SAY
BUT I THOUGHT I DIDN'T KNOW MYSELF
I HATE EVERYONE
ONLY ON CERTAIN DAYS
I THINK YOU'RE ALL
ANNOYED BY ME
SO I'LL LEAVE, AND FIND MYSELF 

/// W H Y ? ///

I'VE ONLY DRIVEN A HUNDRED MILES SINCE YOU'VE GONE
AND I'VE ONLY GIVEN MY ENERGY AWAY
WHEN I MEET A NEWBIE I SLOWLY CRACK AND SPILL THE PAST
I REALIZE THIS IS PHONY BUT THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE

WHY? TRY?

THE SUITS, THEY TRIED TO CLAIM THAT
EVERYTHING HE WON WAS THEIRS
BUT MOTHER READ THE FILES
AND SAVED THE NAME HE SHED

WHY?
WHY? TRY? BECAUSE I CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT YOU
SINCE YOU'VE PASSED AWAY

WHEN I'M TURNING JAPANESE
I ALWAYS THINK YOU'RE MAD AT ME
BUT I AM NO CONFORMIST
I JUST LIKE TO FREE MY TROOPS
LIKE TO FREE MY TROOPS

WHY?
WHY? TRY? CAUSE I CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT YOU
SINCE YOU'VE PASSED AWAY

/// It Goes To Bed ///

WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED
NOBODY'S ARRIVED
THE THOUGHTS ON PEOPLE'S MINDS ARE
WE'RE NOTHING

MUST YOU BE SO BLIND
NOT TO REALIZE
EVERYBODY'S THOUGHTS
MEAN SOMETHING

IT GOES TO BED...

NOTHING STAYS THE SAME
ALL WE DO IS BLAME
BUT WE'RE THE ONE'S AT FAULT
NO ONE'S PERFECT

I'LL TELL IT LIKE IT IS
WE DON'T BELONG IN THIS BIZ
SO PACK UP YOUR VINTAGE LIFE
WE'RE LEAVING

IT GOES TO BED...

THEY SAY WHAT THEY THINK THEY KNOW
AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S ON TELEVISION
THEY DRESS HOW THE OTHERS DRESS
AND THEY FEEL WITHOUT THE TRUTH OF EVEN FEELING

IT GOES TO BED... 

/// H E Y ///

I KNOW WE'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING BEFORE
JUST ME OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR
I KNOW THAT FOLLOWING YOU AROUND THE WORLD DOESN'T HELP
IT MAKES ME SEEM HELPLESS

I THINK I'M SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

HEY HEY HEY
I WANT OUT
THERE'S NO END
I WANT IN
LET'S BEGIN
LIKE WE HAVE NEVER BEGUN BEFORE
THAT'S ME KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR

IF YOU PRETEND ALL THOSE MESSAGES I LEFT
WERE FROM SOME OTHER GUY WHO HAS MY NAME
THEN I'LL PRETEND I NEVER SAW ALL THOSE CREED CD'S
SITTING IN YOUR CAR

I THINK I'M SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY

HEY HEY HEY
I WANT OUT
THERE'S NO END
I WANT IN
LET'S BEGIN
LIKE WE HAVE NEVER BEGUN BEFORE
THAT'S ME KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR

/// 1 9 9 4 ///

I HAVEN'T CRIED SINCE MY FATHER DIED
HE TOOK A PIECE OF ME WHEN HE FLEW AWAY
YOU ALL THINK YOU KNOW WHO I AM
BUT DID YOU KNOW I KILLED A MAN BACK IN '94?

I KNOW YOU'RE WITH ME TONIGHT
I KNOW YOU'RE WITH ME TONIGHT

I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEND MY LAST DAYS WITH HIM
BUT I CHOSE TO TURN AWAY, BLINDED BY REALITY
I SAW HIM IN ONE OF MY DREAMS
HE WAS THE CAPTAIN OF A SHIP SAILING TOWARDS THE LIGHT

I KNOW YOU'RE WITH ME TONGHT
I KNOW YOU'RE WITH ME TONIGHT