FADE AWAY

i've watched it crumble like a wall. while times change. so many fallen. washed away by the tide. by the tide. as they fade away. the trust broken. i won't hang my head in shame. i won't hang. my head in shame. this is something real something so strong. a solid bond - that is in our hearts. my friends - STRAIGHT-EDGE. these are our days. the one thing no one can take away. this is my life. i will never change. these times we've shared will always remain. those who are lost along the way. only make me stronger every fucking day. this is my life. i will never change. this is my life. my thoughts will not fade. i won't turn back. i'll never be lost. i won't let down. i'll never give in to what they want me - to believe.

STRENGTH OF CONVICTION

i was thinking. back to those times. carefree days unbroken dreams - i won't forget. being so young and so alive. sixteen and so naive. fallen away from the pack. i learned to believe in myself. to walk towards - my own destiny. the strength to stand alone. convictions - i've always known. to believe - right from the start. never give in - and always follow your heart. this feeling inside now for so long - for so long. strength of conviction. never break - this vow.

TORN BETWEEN

sixteen years together. i thought it would last forever. but with time brought change. from star wars at seven. our first band at thirteen. a friendship so strong. unbreakable it seemed - now it's lost. replaced by empty words. broken promises. brothers one in the same.i can't forgive. or forget. the person you've become. you're not the same. all you have - is hate. i can't forgive. i can't forgive. the person you've become. all you have is hate. i won't. i can't forgive. i can't forget. torn between lies and regret.

CONTEMPT

again and again. your words lash out. against me and my friends. one look into your eyes. there's no truth. time after time. always so much to say. yet not one word ever said to my face. hiding behind your lies. the blind lead the blind. my pride. you will never break me with your lies. i have no respect. no apologies - and no regrets. i won't accept the blame. offered my hand. a resolution to clean the slate. noses in the air. so fucking high - you only divide. and destroy the scene. condemning those who think differently. you've looked down on me from day one - you mean nothing to me. no regrets. you never once gave me a chance. judged me through tainted eyes. questioning my sincerity. hiding behind your weak disguise. your time. will come. when you've pushed your luck too far. when my push comes to shove. you will have no choice. no second chance - no second chance.

ONE THOUSAND LIES

just when I'd thought. that I'd left it. all behind. left in the past. gone for good - this time. and then it hits me. so hard again. and these shoulders. can't take this weight - not again. no matter how hard I try I just. can't escape the past. that haunts. me with shame. am i stained by my own hands? am i the only - one left to blame? you left me all alone. in my time of need. when i needed you most. all I found. was your greed. the test. of time. the pain. inside. tears me apart. and what is left. a cold. empty broken heart. i should have known. right - right from the start. i gave you my all. with. nothing in return. ou set my soul on fire. and watched. as it burned. one thousand lies. one thousand lies. this pain. tears me apart. so lost. lost and betrayed. somehow. i'll find my way. somehow - i'll find my way.