JAMES LABRIE LYRICS

1. Agony

One voice she hears
Taking control, leaving it's mark... Agony
Can't make her see it my way
Restrict you binge
Lunatic fringe struggles within... Agony
Losing her identity

Helpless feeling, it's eating you
Taking it's toll

You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself right in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

Wasting away,
Skin bruised and gray
Falling apart... Agony
Shut down more than yesterday
The perfect you
Now you're see through
It's killing you... Agony
No grasp of reality

Helpless feeling, it's eating you
Taking it's toll

You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself right in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

You cannot give up again
Crack the door and he'll let himself right in
Rotten to the core, that grin
Lose a little more, patience wearing thin

When nothing else matters
Tattered, shattered
Abused, you are battered
Scattered, shattered
Know it's all messed up
You cannot give up

2. Undertow

Tha waves crash over me
And there's no time to breathe
I think I might be in too deep

I don't know up from down
can't stop from spinnin' round
No hope of laning on my feet

Nowhere to go, nowhere to go
Nowhere to go, I'm stuck inside a nightmare

When I'm scared an silently scream "no"
My heart's beating fast but I'm moving slow
Before I start sinking below
You grab on and never let me go
Don't let me go, don't let me go
When I need you the most
You pull me out of the undertow

But nine times out of ten
I'll just fall in again
And one would think that I would learn

After all this time now

Repeat the same mistakes
Get trapped under the breaks
And playin' with fire just gets me
Gets me, gets me burned

Nowhere to go, nowhere to go
Nowhere to go, I'm stuck inside a nightmare

When I'm scared an silently scream "no"
My heart's beating fast but I'm moving slow
Before I start sinking below
You grab on and never let me go
Don't let me go, don't let me go
When I need you the most
You pull me out of the undertow

Face down in the sand
Think I understand now
Seen my stubborn ways
And it's time I give a damn

When I'm scared an silently scream "no"
My heart's beating fast but I'm moving slow
Before I start sinking below
You grab on and never let me go
Don't let me go
Don't let me go
When I need you the most
You pull me out of the undertow

3. Slight Of Hand

Turned a page in my life
Thought it through, wasn't easy to do
Weighed the risks, slight of hand
If I miss, then life's not worth a damn

Too dark to see, too light to feel
One's fate is sealed

You're nothing but a liar

Don't try and change me
Waste of time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away a better man
From something you don't understand

Don't try to change me
Waste my time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away. It's who I am
I don't expect you'd understand

On the list I've been made
A high risk should have taken the fall
Odds against won't survive
No defense, end this once and for all

Too dark to see, too light to feel
One's fate is sealed

You're nothing but a liar

Don't try and change me
Waste of time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away a better man
From something you don't understand

Don't try to change me
Waste my time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away. It's who I am
I don't expect you'd understand

Let them try all they want
Come what may. I am through
With their lies, and their ways
Not the first who has tried
Nor the last they will betray

You're nothing but a liar
Don't try and change me
Waste of time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away a better man
From something you don't understand

Don't try to change me
Waste my time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away it's who I am
I don't expect you'd understand

You're nothing but a liar
Don't try and change me
Waste of time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away a better man
From something you don't understand

Don't try to change me
Waste my time
You'll never convince me
I'll walk away it's who I am
I don't expect you'd understand

4. Back On The Ground

You lost in outer space
And I don't mean to burst your balloon
Put yourself in my place
While you orbit around the moon

You know I've tried my best
You never gave me the time of day
And now you're out of breath
And heading 'cross the Milky Way

Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Shake off the stardust
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Just not on Venus
Don't make it any worse
Just throw it in reverse
Come on, come on
Come on down to earth
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Back on the ground
Back on the ground

Riding a solar wind
As you weave through Saturn's rings
You dig your heels in
But that's not gonna solve a thing

You know I've tried my best
You never gave me the time of day
And now you're out of breath
And heading 'cross the Milky Way

Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Shake off the stardust
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Just not on Venus
Don't make it any worse
Just throw it in reverse
Come on, come on
Come on down to earth
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Back on the ground
Back on the ground

No tractor beam to pull you here
And breaking through the atmosphere
The vacant space between your ears doesn't get it, doesn't get it

You know I've tried my best
You never gave me the time of day

Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Shake off the stardust
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Just not on Venus
Don't make it any worse
Just throw it in reverse
Come on, come on
Come on down to earth
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Back on the ground
Back on the ground

Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Shake off the stardust
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Just not on Venus
Don't make it any worse
Just throw it in reverse
Come on, come on
Come on down to earth
Gotta get your feet back on the ground
Back on the ground
Back on the ground

5. I Got You

Just me myself an I
I just don't get it right
No matter what I try

And I just want to run
From what's about to come
I can't keep hope alive

When I veer so far off the course
When I'm stuck and can't take anymore

It's easy to forget
When I'm scared half to death
You never left my side

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

When down and out of luck
And things just don't add up
When I just want to shout

And wrong just feels so right
Not always black or white
Can't figure this thing out

When I veer so far off of the course
When I'm stuck and can't take anymore

It's easy to forget
When I'm confused at best
You rid me of my doubts

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

[Solo]

When I veer so far off of the course
When I'm stuck and can't take anymore

It's easy to forget
When I'm scared half to death
You never left my side

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

I don't need stars I can wish upon
And I don't need some magician with a magic wand
That could wave just to make me strong
'Cause I got you

6. Holding On

Sitting here silently
As you tear me down
With your words all night

What went wrong?
You're not you
And it's scaring me
Am I hearing you right?

Like a house of cards in the wind
One big gust and we could cave in
I don't want us haunted by what might have been

So I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
I just don't wanna let go
I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
'Cause deep down I already know
We're close
And there's no turning back
Once we're down that road
I'm holding on, holding on,
I'm holding on to you

Three A.M., half asleep
On a beat-up couch
Praying that we'll pull through

If I could I'd go back
And fix my mistakes
All the things I can't undo

Like a house of cards in the wind
One big gust and we could cave in
I don't want us haunted by what might have been

So I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
I just don't wanna let go
I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
'Cause deep down I already know
We're close
And there's no turning back
Once we're down that road
I'm holding on, holding on,
I'm holding on to you

Stop placing the blame because neither of us are perfect
It's not complicated. So don't analyze it to death

So I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
I just don't want to let go
I'm holding on, holding on, holding on
'Cause deep down I already know
We're close
And there's no turning back once
We're down that road
I'm holding on, holding on,
I'm holding on to you

7. Lost In The Fire

Here we go again
A night filled with everything but sleep
Trying to catch up to you
Inside of this maze of one-way streets

Every single turn, seems our story burns
But I won't accept defeat

The flames might be growing high
But I'm gonna stay and fight
I'm not gonna run
Bring on and let's see the smoke rise
We're not getting lost in the fire

Guilt will fuel the pain
And I won't get caught up in regrets
Burn, just let it all burn
We'll get out alive with one last breath

Let the battle rage, I am not afraid
And I won't accept defeat

The flames might be growing high
But I'm gonna stay and fight
I'm not gonna run
Bring on and let's see the smoke rise
We're not getting lost in the fire

By the skin of our teeth
We'll survive in one piece
If you hold on tight
We can get through this
If you'll believe

The flames might be growing high
But I'm gonna stay and fight
I'm not gonna run
Bring on and let's see the smoke rise
We're not getting lost in the fire

But I'm gonna stay and fight
I'm not gonna run
Bring on and let's see the smoke rise
We're not getting lost in the fire

8. Letting Go

It's the same, all you see
Nothing's new,
Time to aim, smash the mold,
Break right through

Right now you can't get by
And even if you try
You know that deep inside
It's killing... you (it's killing... me)
It's killing... you (it's killing... me)
It's killing... you

Letting go what's defining me,
Letting go
I can't make them believe or reason
I can tell by their reaction
They don't have my back
I'm letting go all that I am

Know it fits, real assured
It's enough,
You admit looking back,
Was messed up

What has become on me
I'll take that chance break free
There's nothing here for me
Stuck in a rut,
I'm feeling stuck
I'm feeling stuck

Letting go what's defining me,
Letting go
I can't make them believe or reason
I can tell by their reaction
They don't have my back
I'm letting go all that I am

I will survive with or without you
My head held high with or without you

Letting go what's defining me,
Letting go
I can't make them believe or reason
I can tell by their reaction
They don't have my back

I'm letting go all that I am

Letting go what's defining me,
Letting go
I can't make them believe or reason
I can tell by their reaction
They don't have my back
I'm letting go all that I am

9. Destined To Burn

You've been taken
From all that
You've ever know
There's no question
You're already on your own

What's going on here
What have we done
Something's wrong
This can't be right
Coffles and strangers
Pushing further
Beaten well into the night

We cannot alter or change
Gainst our will held in chains
Difference in colour of skin
Is my sin

What gives them the right to take away
All I could've loved til my dying day
Is this bridge really destined to burn?

Pale skinned serpent
There's no conscience eating you
My sole purpose
What God has done onto you

What if the tables were reversed
With all your rights taken away
Suddenly perverse
It's a nightmare
No one's waking you today

We cannot alter or change
Gainst our will held in chains
Difference in colour of skin
Is my sin

What gives them the right to take away
All I could've loved til my dying day
Is this bridge really destined to burn

Shrouded in fear
Morales reversed now
Battered til the core to one's soul
Lighter a shade
You steal then you break
Even one's own faith

We cannot alter or change
Gainst our will held in chains
Difference in colour of skin
Is my sin

What gives them the right to take away
All I could've loved til my dying day
Is this bridge really destined to burn

10. Say You're Still Mine

Looking away, don't wanna see you crying
'Cause I can feel it,
There's no escape
All of the lies are there

If I could I would go back
I would turn back the time
But all I can say, I'll do what it takes from now

Say you're still mine,
That we're not broken in two
Say you're still mine,
Say it's me and you

I never thought
That I'd be so close to sinking
It hurts to look in your eyes
It cuts just like a knife

I know I've gone too far,
Afraid I broke your heart
But you're all that I want
You're all that I need to go on

Say you're still mine,
That we're not broken in two
Say you're still mine,
Say it's me and you

'Cause without you, I'm dying, I'm dying
I won't give up trying, no
Just say you're still mine
Say it's me and you

Say you're still mine,
That we're not broken in two
Say you're still mine,
Say it's me and you

Say you're still mine,
That we're not broken in two
Say you're still mine,
Say it's me and you

11. Amnesia

Your cold voice locks me up
Like a prison cell,
Desolate and devoid of light

One day I will break free
Like a convict would
Scale a wall in the dead of night
That's right

'Cause I've been trying to forget you anyway, anyhow
I never wanted some amnesia more than I do now
So I can erase the memories of a love that was never true
So I could forget you

You're a scene in my head
That's been on repeat
I need a way to shut it off

One day I'll close my eyes
And you won't be there
Because I will find a way to make it stop

'Cause I've been trying to forget you anyway, anyhow
I never wanted some amnesia more than I do now
So I can erase the memories of a love that was never true
So I could forget you

Nothing will be like it was before
I'm not gonna need you anymore
'Cause I'm done going through the revolving door
The revolving door

'Cause I've been trying to forget you anyway, anyhow
I never wanted some amnesia more than I do now
So I can erase the memories of a love that was never true
So I could forget you

'Cause I've been trying to forget you anyway, anyhow
I never wanted some amnesia more than I do now
So I can erase the memories of a love that was never true
So I could forget you

12. I Will Not Break

Tightening it's grip on me
My moral compass spinning
Draining my live empty
Give me something to believe in

Wounded up, I'm way too tight
Fear tearing, wearing me thin
And knowing it ain't right
Give me something to believe in

Wanna move on, gotta face the music
There's only one way out
Tired of stumbling
Searching endlessly
And giving in to more than doubt

So let them take all that they can
Each one of them, I will not break
So let them take all that they can
Each one of them, I will not break

Headstrong your apathy
Neurotic and quite nervous
Obtuse propensity
Still convinced it serves your purpose

Lacking the sense to care
Degrading and pubescent
Discretion worse for wear
Is this something to believe in

Wanna move on, gotta face the music
There's only one way out
Tired of stumbling
Searching endlessly
And giving in to more than doubt

So let them take all that they can
Each one of them, I will not bend
So let them take all that they can
Each one of them I will not break

Know I have to walk
Have to walk away
Never seemed to fit most of the time
I'll be better off
Better off this way
And taking back what's mine

Wanna move on, gotta face the music
There's only one way out
Tired of stumbling
Searching endlessly
And giving in to more than doubt

So let them take all that they can
Each one of them, I will not bend
So let them take all that they can
Each one of them, I will not bend

13. Unraveling

[Limited Edition Digipack Bonus Track]

I know that look hidden in your eyes
I've seen more than I dare to count tonight
And I don't wanna fight

It's like a storm heading straight for me
The thunder rain and the lighting unleashed
It's getting hard to breath

And at the break of dawn
We'll search through the remains of broken hearts
Are we losing everything, cause underneath the veil
We're two pages in a hopeless fairy tale unraveling

I wanna speak but I hate the words
I wanna cry but my tears come out as fire
How do we break this curse

When did our world start caving in
We're crashing down in a violent spin and love is evaporating

And at the break of dawn
We'll search through the remains of broken hearts
Are we losing everything, cause underneath the veil
We're two pages in a hopeless fairy tale unraveling

We're like a ship sinking in slow motion
How do we fix what can't be unbroken
Don't really know but I'm slowly losing my faith, my faith

And at the break of dawn
We'll search through the remains of broken hearts
Are we losing everything, cause underneath the veil
We're two pages in a hopeless fairy tale unraveling

14. Why

[Limited Edition Digipack Bonus Track]

New day, but the same routine
Is our engine almost running out of steam

But we pretend that we don't see the ugly truth
Crazy that we drag this on
When it's crystal clear that the fire's gone

There's nothing left but heavy scares for us to wear

But here we are, lost in the dark

Drifting apart

So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives

If there was ever a chance
Guess it disappeared
Slipped through our hands

It's come and gone ain't coming back
Don't hold your breath

Now we're, just a masquerade
Stuck in a make believe, cause we're too afraid

We're running from reality to a dead end

So here we are lost in the dark

Drifting part

So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives

How can we demagnetize
Pull apart and break the lies for good
Feels like it's impossible
To walk away when I know that I should

So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives

So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives







JAMES LABRIE LYRICS