IF I WERE YOU LYRICS

1. Prevail Within

this is a new beginning!
the past is dead and I won't ever go back.
hope for a future; prevail within.
prevail within!

2. Destiny

just hope for a future and prevail this fight.
I have the strength to carry on, but how long must I feel this way?
I've grown so bitter about you.
it was something you always knew.
can we forget these words?
or is it too late?

the past is dead, but I won't bury you.
from now on my life won't ever be the same.
haunted by visions, this can't be the end of me, no not tonight.

I don't want to waste away.
these nightmares always get the best of me.
don't give up on me, cause' all I need is your voice to salvage all hope I have.

this is who I am now, for better or for worse.
this is my burden and I can't turn back the clocks.
you won't get the best of me. [2x]
this is my destiny!

this is my destiny.
I can't hold back now.
this is my salvation.

I don't want to waste away.
these nightmares always get the best of me.
don't give up on me, cause' all I need is your voice to salvage all hope I have.
all hope I have. [2x]

carry me away from here.
I can't hold back.
can't hold back.

this is a new beginning.
the past is fucking dead.
I won't ever go back.
I can't ever go back!

3. The Sleepless

we are the sleepless!

and when the daylight starts to die, who will be left to save?
is this real or just a dream?
real or just a dream?
I hope that one day this will end.
I don't know how much I can take.
keep me close; reach for me.

this is for the broken.
this is for the fallen.
for the fallen!

and when the blood starts to pump through your veins,
you'll remember this is not a dream.
oh my god, is this the end of everything that I know?
I can't see whats in front of me.
can you keep me from stumbling?
just breathe, just breathe.
will I ever find my way back home?
I'm so lost.
I need some guidance now.

we are so alone.
we are, we are the sleepless!
we are so alone.
we are sleepless!
we are so alone.
we are so insane!

oh my god, is this the end of everything that I know?
I can't see whats in front of me.
can you keep me from stumbling?
just breathe, just breathe.
will I ever find my way back home?
I'm so lost.
I need some guidance.

hope is all I have, but will it be enough? (be enough)
only time will tell.
this is the end of everything we know.
this is the end!

as the sun starts to rise, who will be left to fight? [2x]

4. Memories

can you take away this pain that I've been holding onto?
I can't get out of this hole.
these pictures and memories are all I have left.
why did you have to go?

I try, I try to get you out of my mind, but to no avail, you're always there.
why can't I forget you?
I have to forget you!
I have to find a way.
sleepless nights, I know them all too well.
and here alone, I think of you. (I think of you)

can you take away this pain that I've been holding onto?
I can't get out of this hole.
these pictures and memories are all I have left.
why did you have to go?

it wasn't enough to always be by your side.
you always wanted what I couldn't give to you.
so, fuck an apology now!
you left me stranded and broken here.
broken.

can you take away this pain that I've been holding onto?
I can't get out of this hole.
these pictures and memories are all I have left.
why did you have to go?

where have you gone?
I need you so bad.
what have I done?
I need your voice.
take me away.
so far away from here.

can you take away this pain that I've been holding onto?
I can't get out of this hole. (out of this hole)
these pictures and memories are all I have left.
why did you have to go? (have to go)

5. Moving On

just don't waste your time and don't waste your breath.
you've had your chance and now there's nothing left.
can't you see what you've become?

I should have seen that look in those eyes.
I should have seen the way that you smiled.
there is something inside of you!

just remember, I can see, I can see right through you.
all alone is how you'll always be.
a heart of stone will get you nowhere.
you only have yourself to blame.
I can see, I can see right through you.
an empty shell of what you used to be.
keep in mind "I'm sorry" is too late.
you only have yourself to blame.

how can you be so blind?
nothing in this world is perfect.
well, I've learned from my mistakes, but you will never learn.

if you think you can fuck with my heart and walk back in my life,
then you have another thing coming.
you are so worthless bitch!
what did I even see in you?
nothing more than a memory.
oh, how I wish I could turn back time.
maybe then you would finally see what you have become.

I can see, I can see right through you.
all alone is how you'll always be.
a heart of stone will get you nowhere.
you only have yourself to blame.
I can see, I can see right through you.
an empty shell of what you used to be.
keep in mind "I'm sorry" is too late.
you only have yourself to blame.

realize this is all your fault.
I've grown so tired of this game.
I'm not sorry for anything anymore.
you only have yourself to blame.
I'm moving on! [4x]

6. Too Far Gone

I'm better off dead!

do you know what its like to be me?
I'm walking this path so close and yet I feel nothing.
set me free.
release me from myself.
there is no time to lose.
I've got nothing left and I fear the worst.
I fear myself.
I fear my soul.

Just cast them aside.
Please pay no mind to the voices in my head.
I think I'm better off dead!
throw me to the wolves.
I'm too far gone.
say it again, say it again!
I think I'm better off fucking dead.

the darkness in my head is as dark as this cold night sky.
so, get the fuck out of my way. (of my way!)
how can I trust myself when I'm losing my fucking mind?
I'm losing control.
this can't be real.

Just cast them aside.
Please pay no mind to the voices in my head
I think I'm better off dead!
throw me to the wolves.
I'm too far gone.
say it again, say it again!
I think I'm better off. [2x]
I think I'm better off dead.

I'm losing control.
I'm losing my mind.
this can't be real.

to the ocean floor my soul sinks.
I'm so scared to breathe and all I have is myself.
drifting endlessly, no one can save me now.

let go!
I'm too far gone. [2x]
there's no way out.
just let go.
I'm too far gone. [2x]
there's no way out.
just fucking let go!

7. Finding Home

all my life I wanted to be so much more.
I'm tired of being second best.
maybe this is just a test, but how can I continue?
I'm destined to fail.
always fading to black.
just let me go.

all we are is just ghosts now.
empty and hollow.
can you hear our hearts screaming out? (screaming out)
all we want is to feel whole again.
whole again.

a hollow heart and an empty soul is all that I have.
I can't pretend to be someone that I'm not.
in the end remember, I found my home.
this is where I always belonged.

all we are is just ghosts now.
empty and hollow.
can you hear our hearts screaming out? (screaming out)
all we want is to feel whole again.
whole again.

is it pointless now to keep holding on?
my heart starts to sink to the dark below.
will you even remember my face when I'm gone?
I took the easy way out.
please just let me go.
just let me fucking go!
and forget my name.

is it pointless now to keep holding on?
my heart starts to sink to the dark below.
will you even remember my face when I'm gone?
I took the easy way out.
please just let me go.

is it pointless now to keep holding on?
my heart starts to sink to the dark below.
will you even remember my face when I'm gone?
I took the easy way out.
please just let me go!
just let me go. [2x]

8. Illusion Of Leadership

abusing your power and misusing your words.
betraying the trust of the people who need you the most.
satisfaction comes at a price, but when is it enough?
heavy lies the crown!
its not too late to change, but this is who you are.

so, when they start to realize and they all leave your side, will you remember?
will you ever see the monster you've become?

oh, how the times have changed.
an honest man now wears the crown of shame.
you left us here to drown.
tell me, are you happy now?

look in the mirror.
what do you see? [2x]
a man worth dying for?
or an illusion of leadership?

so, when they start to realize and they all leave your side, will you remember?
will you ever see the monster you've become? [2x]

get up and step down.
this is where it ends for you.
we are the innocent ones and we won't be brought down anymore.
tonight your reign is done
heavy lies the fucking crown!
heavy lies your heart of stone.
heart of stone.

buried with your thoughts you'll remain.
buried with your sorrow you'll always remain.

9. System Failure

all alone now.
I can feel the walls start to cave on me now.
and I have no place left to go.

I feel the walls behind me.
they're closing in around me.
I feel the weight within me.
crushing my bones inside me.
I can't rely on faith this time.
you have failed me.
you have let me down.
I won't tell myself that I am fine.

its like I'm falling away from everything I know.
is this whats left of me?
holding on to something that was never real.
will you be there to catch me?
cause' I'm drowning; I'm fading.
I'm losing grip on reality.
reaching out for someone to save me.

suffocating under the pressure, I'm dying for one last chance.
just one more breath!
my memories are useless.
no matter how hard I try, I will never be free from this torture.
I will never feel alive again.
my memories are toxic.
my memories kill me.

its like I'm falling away from everything I know.
is this whats left of me?
holding on to something that was never real.
will you be there to catch me?
cause' I'm drowning; I'm fading.
I'm losing grip on reality.
reaching out for someone to save me. (save me)

as my eyes roll back in my skull, the life leaves my body.
system failure! [2x]
where were you when I needed you?
I'm afraid its too late.
so, say your last goodbye.

10. Fading Away Ft. Shannon Egan

your eyes have a way to cut right through me.
you see all of me.
its like time stands still.
can this be real?
or is this just a dream?
cause' I don't want to wake up if you're not here.

you're falling away.
away from me.
please just stay.

hold onto memories when I'm gone.
I swear ill make it back to you. (back to you)
keep these words in your mind and my love for you inside.
I swear ill make it back to you.

[Shannon]
can you see me now?
can you hear my voice?
I'm calling out your name, but you're just fading away.
how can I go on without your touch?
I feel so far from you
its hard not to fall apart, but we're not like the rest of them.
we were always meant to be.

hold onto memories when I'm gone.
I swear ill make it back to you. (back to you)
keep these words in your mind and my love for you inside.
I swear ill make it back to you.

no matter how far apart, you're always in my heart.
but we're not like the rest of them.
we were always meant to be.
no matter how far apart, you're always in my heart.

hold onto memories when I'm gone. (when I'm gone)
I swear ill make it back to you. (back to you [2x]
keep these words in your mind and my love for you inside.
I swear ill make it back to you.
back to you!

11. Made New

constant lies echo through my head as I lie awake lifeless.
there is more to life than this!
I am to be made, I am to be made new.

fuck all what I once knew.
now there is no turning back.

as far as I can see, this was meant to be.
hiding from the truth and hiding from myself.
keeping all these thoughts locked inside my head, that all ends now.
that all ends now! [2x]

this is my life and this is my heart.
ill fight for what I believe in.
don't fucking give in now! [2x]

12. Heavy Heart

an empty heart won't get you very far.
you're drowning in your own mind.
it seems so easy to end the pain, but if you do there's no coming back.
have hope and trust in my voice.
there's so much to live for!

please don't give up yet.
there is more to this I know.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.
you're not alone tonight.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.

desperate to feel alive again, you seek death.
and to think that its the only answer breaks my heart.
I'm sorry it has to be this way, but as long as I live I will fight for you.
I will fight with you!
no one should feel this emptiness.
no one should feel this way.

please don't give up yet.
there is more to this I know.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.
you're not alone tonight.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.

close your eyes.
take a deep breath.
is this what you really wish for? [2x]

is this life so dark that it has to end?
nothing even feels real anymore and everything feels numb.
well, my friend I'm here to tell you that you will heal.
hold on and don't ever look back. (look back)
hold on! [2x]
and don't ever look back.

please don't give up yet.
there is more to this I know.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.
you're not alone tonight.
when your final breath seems near, just know that I'm here.







IF I WERE YOU LYRICS