HAND OF MERCY LYRICS

1. Intro

[Instrumental]

2. Sick For It

Fuck!

All you stood for has turned to dust
As you walked away and turned your back on us
Our anger just turns to shame
I let you into my life and I've only got myself to blame

This time you won't be bailed out from the mess you've made
Wasted days, you refuse to change
You play the victim
It's always the fucking same
This open invitation won't last forever
This was a two way street and all signs are pointing in the wrong direction

Watch as your friends say goodbye
Watch as these days slowly die
Watch as this falls by the wayside
What's the excuse this time?

Relations hang by a thread
Make me believe this is worth it
Sit this one out yet again
Falling short of what's expected

And there you fucking go again
Making assumptions about your lost friends
So bow your head and say your goodbyes
And walk the fuck away
Bow your head and say your goodbyes
Walk the fuck away, just walk the fuck away

This time you won't be bailed out from the mess you've made
Wasted days, you refuse to change
You play the victim
It's always the fucking same
This open invitation won't last forever
This was a two way street and all signs are pointing in the wrong direction

I'll make myself heard
It's the last straw
You've gone too far
Your name won't be remembered
Your existence has been erased

3. Buzz, Your Girlfriend, Woof!

Bite your fucking tongue, you're emptier than everyone
Live and let live, what's to forgive, guilt is not an issue
Practice what you preach and stop living your double fucking life
Is it really what you believe in or another god damn trend?

And though it seems, all to easy to point the finger
This hypocrisy is clearly just a call for attention
Feeding on fragile minds, to condescend, to patronise
Passing judgement, with no confidence in your own heart

I've seen you spend the nights executing what you criticize,
You've been telling lies
Label us the walking dead, you're not worthy of the ground you tread
Play judge and jury, with blood on your hands, and fury in your head

Don't think, don't speak a word
There's no redemption for a heart so weak
The mask is slipping
Seeing the real you for the first time
The mask is slipping
I hope I don't become like you

Your hook is contradicting yourself, you put your faith on a shelf
So save face and reputation, transforming into somebody else
Welcome conformity with open arms, selling yourself, fuck

Do these words come from the inside?
What is it that you're trying to find?
We were born with a right to choose and most of us weren't born to lose
Drag yourself down if you must, but you cannot take any of us!

Don't think, don't speak a word
There's no redemption for a heart so weak
The mask is slipping
Seeing the real you for the first time
The mask is slipping
I hope I don't become like you

4. Ankles To The Wall

Setting sail, and I'm surely going to miss this place
With my problems behind me, free from the grind
Nothing ever comes that easy
Late nights and early morning lights
All the while trying to keep our heads held high
This is our life, and we're living for the days that'll never die...
Never die, these are the best days of our lives!

And I've seen this road a thousand times
And dwelled upon whether home is where the heart lies
Or will I make it out alive?
Ups and downs, smiles and frowns
Good and bad times always come around
And I've found to go it alone you'll never keep your own feet on the ground

Whatever stands in my way, I'll never bring myself to say
If the sky is the limit, the sky is falling down
Cities come and people go, it's become my home away from home
Days that aren't numbered, are what I've discovered
Never say the sky is falling down

Tell me that I'm a small fish in a big pond
I'd tell you Rome wasn't built in a day
And there's no reason to be throwing the towel in
Why should I compromise just cause of what you say?
Bust!

You sit so scared in your own home
Never let out of your comfort zone
It's time to break down these walls
Can't say we've sacrificed nothing at all

So many suns left to sail off to, so many moons I've yet to see
The horizon is never ending, there's nowhere I'd rather be...
Rather be...

5. I Am Queens Boulevard

Haunted by a past you can't ignore
The mind races with the thought of your world
Slowly caving in, burning the candle at both ends
Your shadow, your only friend

You never wanted it, you just needed it
Awaken from this nightmare
And don't ever look back...
And don't ever look back...

These dark clouds are passing, forgotten, they're fading away
Pour the salt on the wound and feel nothing
Face yourself and stop running away

These dark clouds are passing, forgotten, they're fading away
Pour the salt on the wound and feel nothing
Face yourself and stop running away

All the bitterness and the sweet you taste, the sweet you taste
All the truth, the lies and the spit in your face, the spit in your face
Ignite the spark, feed fuel to the flame, feed fuel to the flame
Stand up, stay gold, live for today!
Live for today!

No more living on borrowed time
Burn the pages that lie, it's your time to shine
And don't ever look back...
And don't ever look back

6. Claim To Lames

Won't spend another fucking second trying to figure you out
I'm so exhausted from the shit that's running out of your mouth
Building a life that you've mad as a leech
Taking credit for another's accomplishments

Why does this justify achieving the glory?
And tell me why this constitues a free fride
Worth nothing more than a dime a dozen
Yet so righteous, in social progress

Sucking away and draining, all the life and blood bone dry
Making demands and making plans, to make belive you lead a useful life
Sucking away and draining, every last drop until nothing is left
Sorry to say, at the end of the day
You'll be lucky if you've got a friend
I won't buy into your games

Won't get the best of me, your life is a catastrophe
I struggle to think of what you offer us
There's nothing left do discuss and you digust us!
And you disgust us!

You won't get the best of me, your life is a catastrophe, and nothing comes for free...

A constant disappointment, another failed attempt
I'll speak what's been unspoken, it's all in your head
A constant disappointment, another failed attempt
I'll speak what's been unspoken, your soul is fucking dead!

You've made not one impact on my entire life!
So what the fuck's up?

7. The Fallout

[Instrumental]

8. Deathwish Blues

What a way to pass the precious little time we have
Blend into the background, follow the spiral down
Always feeling under attack
A life so bright, now fades to black
So addicted to grieving, in the end it's yourself you're deceiving

Curled up and taking a beating
Tragedy is for sufferers, you only suffer from self absorption
Banish thoughts of a positive outlook, remainder of a heartless existence
Longing for loneliness, aching for the worst of heartache
Hoping to be hopeless, so empty, who wants to be so empty?

Dead ends, no future for the ones who've sold themselves short
For a life no-one should want
The poison is spreading, like a fire, like the fucking plague
This war is waging, in your own brain, manic, depressive, pretentious claims...

Settle down for the long run, but in time you will see the mistakes you've made
The clock stops for no-one, the hands can never turn back
No love for your own self, show a concrete heart to everyone else
Looking for sympathy, you won't be getting it from me!

This is the anthem of your shame, it's real life not a fucking game
Lying dead on the pavement, your life is only as good as you make it!
Why so sad?
What do you want that you never had?
Empty shell of a person, your warped perception will be your downfall...

Save all the bullshit and lies, no-one's listening
Stop cursing the world for your problems, it's not that fucking cold!

9. Mr. Nasty Times

Unstoppable, I know that my glass is always half full
In a change of tide, I'm wearing my heart on the inside

Looking over my shoulder, I see the blue sky bringing air to the breathless
And when the world gets colder, we will fight this war together
And only the strong can survive this weather

We've had less than second best and been careless with the time at hand
But through all the years, you've wiped away my tears and silenced the fear
And not a single person could tell me to live all alone if you want to live happily
I would not go quietly, cause you can't destroy a family

Unstoppable, I know that my glass is always half full
In a change of tide, I'm wearing my heart on the inside

And we will fight the war together, we'll make it through the weather
Rain, hail or shine, we'll keep pushing on!

Forward we are heading
Are you on board?
Lick my wounds and soldier on, all enemies as good as gone
Hold the world in our hands, all along this was the master plan!
This was a master plan, we've got the world in our hands
The burdens you once faced, my friends, are meaningless!

Seeking out the truth and cutting all out losses
We'll cast it all aside, the bitter, the weak, and the twisted ties
This is what I'll remember on my dying day
We're on the journey home, united, we fight it, and right all the wrongs on the way

Drop it!
We'll cast it aside, the bitter, weak, and twised ties
No grievance, no regrets, we're don wasting time on the tragic
We're don wasting time on the tragic

10. Troy, You Are The Master At The Art Of Time Suckage

Recollecting what I've heard, to live in the past is to die before the future
Look in the mirror, you're just getting older (but it's not over)
Deliberate latter-day rights and wrongs, know what you've got before it's gone
You've built these castles in the air

Who can re-write the lines of their own history?
Just say 'What's done is done' and move on!
Without the courage to stand up and be strong, shy away your face, it's clear you're just escaping!
All the mindless fear that you have been creating, sold yourself short again

Hide away behind closed doors, no-one comes in at all
All the faces you loved from before, you don't recognize anymore
You've gone out of your way to destroy all the ties that meant anything to you
And it's a sad fucking sight, that in your mind, this is justified

Recollecting what I've heard, to live in the past is to die before the future
Look in the mirror, you're just getting older (but it's not over)
And you told me you'd never live for a day that's better, and what you had is all that you'd ever need
You've built these castles in the air

Everyday there's less and less of your pride, and through your eyes I see you're empty inside
So afraid of any change, all that you'll leave behind is regret and shame

Digging your own fucking grave, you live alone and you'll die the same way
Digging your own fucking grave, you live alone and you'll die the same fucking way...

11. First Class Jerk

There's a cruel change in the air, I'm suffocating and wanting to die
So selfish to say you'll feel abandoned, you're half the reason I left this behind

Too many steps in the wrong direction
Repeat, repeat, every day is the fucking same
Remain stagnant, remain content
Losing sight of the surface I need an escape

Try to hold me back 'cause you're scared, you're scared of what might happen without you
Construct a horror story of fiction, of nothingness that fades to black
The tide has turned so fast, what the fuck happened here?
I must rid myself of this dead weight, release the shackles there's no turning back
So many years, side by side, now all meaningless

Too many steps in the wrong direction
Repeat, repeat, everyday is the fucking same
Remain stagnant, remain content
Rising up to the surface I found my escape

We won't be here forever, I've got myself to worry about
Gazing in the right direction, raising my whisper to a shout

Try to stand in my way, then let the bloodshed begin
Don't drag me down with your sinking ship, I must rise above
So fucking much for thick as thieves, you're all dead to me

12. Fill 'er Up

It's always the last time, always a welcome change of mind
A sudden shift to alter the past, but you know it'll never fucking last
Have you become so confused? 'cause you've been taking wrong turns with every path you choose
Playing the game to lose, every victory you face is a day you can't stand in your own shoes

I've seen you here before, walking the halls, falling through the fucking doors
Another night, another empty heart, forever sifting through the dark
You're always looking second best, sort yourself out, you're a fucking mess
You've become old news, just a warning to others of a life that's been abused

It's always the last time, always a welcome change of mind
A sudden shift to alter the past, but you know it'll never fucking last
Have you become so confused? 'cause you've been taking wrong turns with every path you choose
Playing the game to lose, every victory you face is a day you can't stand in your own shoes

Brave face, even though disrespect's all that's to be found
What you call your happiness will come crashing down and...

It won't make a sound
So quit your fucking around!

Whispers under the low light, I'll be taking you home soon
The conscience never interrupts, always down to give it up

You'll take your time to decide, it'll be another late night
As long as you're wanted then it's alright
How'd you achieve this empty space? Desperation's plastered on your face
The world looks down at you and you won't save yourself
Dying in misery. Bitch!
Your best days are long gone







HAND OF MERCY LYRICS