NO BRAGGING RIGHTS LYRICS

1. The Advent Of Change

I prayed and prayed, but the break never came
I hoped and wished for change, but it just stayed the same
Tell me again how this is my fault… tell me again how this is my fault.
I tried to save it but it just fell apart;
Is this my punishment for following my heart?
Tell me again how this is my fault… tell me again how this is my fault.

Throw these things to the sun,
Face my fears head on,
Throw these things to the sun… all the things out of my control,
Face my fears head on… a freedom that I’ve never known,

I’ve seen the good I can do,
I’ve seen the change that I’m capable of.
I need to stop blaming everyone around me,
Not let things of my past define me.

Never stop trying. Never stop fighting.

2. Hope Theory

She’s tired of my words,
Tired of a world that turned on her.
Things were great but short lived,
Now she doesn’t remember how it felt
To greet the new day with a smile
Or a hope that would see her through tomorrow.
“You said things were going to… going to get better.
So why aren’t they getting any… getting any better?”

I answered with this…
I’m sticking to my words…
Even life at its worst,
It doesn’t even come (it doesn’t even come close),
To the strength that you’ve shown (the strength that you’ve shown),
Or the fight that it took to get you to this point,

Never look back,
Never lose sight,
Never lose hope,
That’s not a noose,
It’s a rope,
To pull you out,
To pull you out,
To pull you out of this mess that you’re in.

The change was subtle,
The change was slow,
The change became so beautiful,
Her smile back the darkness gone (her smile back the darkness gone),
Heaven is real when hell is where you escaped from.

Things are going to get better, to be better.

I still believe the power in our dreams.

Never look back,
Never lose hope,
I will never look back,
I will never lose… never lose hope.

I believe things can change,
I believe that brighter days… are coming.

3. Appraisals And Ommissions

When my walls caved in and my foundation broke,
When my sky came crashing and I lost all hope,
I was welcomed with silence.
So I screamed again with desperate persistence,
When I needed you the most… I needed you, not just anyone.

I moved on…
I’m saying thanks… thanks for nothing.
Thanks for never being there when I needed you the most.

When I screamed your name to a bleeding sun,
When I needed you the most, you were gone.

And I see where your priorities (lie),
Where our friendship ranks behind what you try to hide.
You can’t be there for me despite what we’ve been through;
It sucks but I’m better off without you.
I can’t believe what you placed above me… thanks for nothing.

I’m saying thanks… thanks for nothing,
Thanks for never being there when I needed you the most.

Better off facing this alone,
And I’m stronger… stronger than what I’ve shown.
No more making excuses, no more feeling worthless,
No more on relying on someone else to pull me through.
I’m well aware of my strength and what’s left to do…
Pursue the life I want,
Free from fear… with or without you here.

4. Cycles

This cycle… must never repeat;
This must end with me.

How could we know any different if this is all we’ve known?
…This cycle must end with me.

I am the product of a broken man,
The embodiment of empty dreams,
A reminder of what you’ll never be.
I am revenge… I am empty like your bottles.

Am I just like my father?
Well, I refuse… I refuse to be a monster.
I know I have the same weakness inside of me,
I also have the strength to control my own destiny.
This must end with me.

How could we know any different if this is all we’ve known?
This cycle must end with me.
How could we know any different if this is all we’ve known?
This cycle must end.

I choose to be… I choose to be… nothing like you.

You couldn’t hold my hand because your hand held a bottle.
How am I supposed to be normal?
How am I supposed to anything but angry at the world?
Misguided hate that I knew all too well;
I had to learn to be a man on my own,
To not make your mistakes or share the pain I’ve known.

How could we know any different if this is all we’ve known?
This cycle must end with me.
How could we know any different if this is all we’ve known?
This cycle must end.

5. Not My Salvation

My faith is my strength,
It’s my way to separate all the things that get in my way
From everything that I’m trying to save.
The things that I believe and everything that I hold true,
Is my driving force… it’s what gets me through.

Stop trying to sell me a lie,
Your ideals are poison.
Materialistic life… is not what I believe in,
…you’re lying… lying straight to my face.

How am I supposed to feel?
You’re talking about truth but you’re not being real.
What am I supposed to say?
I don’t feel that way.
I’ve been a victim, mostly by my own doing,
Now I prey on all the dream crushers who said that I was wrong.

My strength is my faith that things can change,
My strength is my faith and my faith sets me free.

We’re being churched out of our own faith,
Because being saved isn’t being safe,
Be this, buy that… investing in things that only distract,
Go there, marry them… when does it end?

How am I supposed to feel?
You’re talking about truth but you’re not being real.
What am I supposed to say?
I don’t feel that way.
I’ve been a victim, mostly by my own doing,
Now I prey on all the dream crushers who said that I was wrong.

Stop trying to sell me a lie,
Your ideals are poison.
A materialistic life is not my salvation,
Is not my salvation… salvation.

6. Legacy

The icecaps are melting,
The plates have shifted,
Calendars counting down to our world ending… our world ending.
Are even prepared?
Have we seen enough?
Worried about our future… we’re not even promised today.

We’re not immortal but we’re so sure about tomorrow.
My end of the world could be today.

And if that’s the case… then I’m proud of the life I lived.
Proud of my family and the friends I’ve made,
Can you say the same?

When I leave this place, I’ll have a smile on my face.

Pockets empty but full of memories;
My friends and family are my legacy.

Leaving nothing behind… living for nothing is such a waste of time.

7. Fight For My Life

When the curtain falls, will it fall without warning?
Or when the light goes out, will anybody be around?
I’ve seen the tide take everyone I know.
It makes my heart break… is it time to just let [it]?

Maybe it’s time to move on?
Maybe we’ve taken this as far is it’ll go? No…
Not throwing in the towel,
Push a little further for now.

I’m in the fight of my life,
Protecting something that I can’t deny.

Protecting something that I won’t give up,
Fighting for something that I truly love.
I’m not afraid of losing popularity,
But I’m scared to death of losing something that’s a part of me.
Something that I’ll always be,
Something that I feel inside,
Something I’ve been my whole life.

Maybe it’s time to move on?
Maybe it’s time to let go?
A constant fear that I can’t hide,
I’m in the fight of my life.

Maybe it’s time to move on?
Maybe we’ve taken this as far is it’ll go? No…
Not throwing in the towel,
Push a little further for now.

I’m in the fight of my life,
A growing fear that I can’t hide,
How can this be wrong when it’s the only thing that feels right?

I’m in the fight of my life,
Laying down my pride,
No longer afraid of how I feel inside…
I’m fighting for my life… of my life… I’m in the fight of my life.

8. Repeater

I’ve seen the way you stare out your window to a sky that you knew,
And sigh angrily at a world you once loved.
I’ve seen you throw up your hands in frustration,
Because you give and give but it’s just never enough.
Why do things change? How come things fall apart?
Why are you still haunted by all the things that you aren’t?
I’ve seen the pain photographs bring your eyes,
Yeah, you failed… but at least you tried.

It’s not over, no, it’s not over,
Did you really mean “whatever it takes”?
Then put your money where your mouth is.
Roadblocks? Kick them over.
You see a wall? Grab a hammer.
No more nights of losing sleep;
Some things in life should repeat.

I’m well aware that things should end,
And for a good reason… some things are gone too soon.

Just move… keep moving,
Some mistakes are worth repeating,
Keep pushing forward,
Keep pushing towards the one thing you want the most,
Because you’re not done fighting yet.

You can’t start to live your life until excuses die.

The hardest thing life is being real with yourself,
Now the only thing left to do is…

Move… keep moving,
Some mistakes are worth repeating,
Keep pushing forward,
Keep pushing towards the one thing you want the most,
Because you’re not done fighting.

Take back your life… and let excuses die.

9. The Prequel

It just takes one…

Why are we so quiet?
Is your life not important?
If just one goes… then more will follow after.
Yes, we can wait it out,
Or we can start right now,
Things don’t have to stay… stay this way forever.

I don’t believe that this is over,
And yes, I have faith that this will come back full circle.

It just takes one.

Why are we so scared of public burnings?
Are we that content with how things are going?
It’s just intimidation, a vulgar display of power.
I’ll take the firewood myself and I’ll even bring the matches.

I don’t believe that this is over,
And yes, I have faith that this will come back full circle.

It just takes one.

It just takes one to get things moving,
Don’t put the fire out… we want it burning.

It would be an honour to be the martyr,
It would be an honour to be your martyr.

10. Ascensions

So sweet and beautiful,
Melodies that break the heart and tear the soul,
Never stop singing.
Smoke and mirrors drying up your throat,
Choke and spit as you reach out for notes,
Never stop screaming.

Pushed far beyond your breaking point,
You care so much even though you know they don’t.
When does enough become enough?
What do you do when enough becomes enough?

You close your eyes
And scream, “Goodbye.”
You open your arms and find a way to fly.
And fly away from here
To where the air (is) clear.
Free from a judging world;
Your beauty is just too much to hold.

They’re driving in the fact
That you’re different, but there’s nothing wrong with that.
Never stop singing.
Your song is brave with just a hint a pain,
Proof you’re alive and things can change,
Never stop screaming.

When you finally see things clearly,
You don’t fear leaving
When they can no longer hold you back…

You close your eyes
And scream, “Goodbye.”
You open your arms and find a way to fly.
And fly away from here
To where the air (is) clear.
Free from a judging world;
Your beauty is just too much to hold.

Their attacks are relentless,
And I see it all around us…
Their selling us their ideas of what’s “beautiful”,
What the hell do they know?

Burn the billboards down,
And pull the pages out,
Rip the TV off the wall,
That isn’t beautiful.





NO BRAGGING RIGHTS LYRICS