THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE LYRICS

1. Hell Praiser

I want to see the powerless rise
And burn everything you have
I want the black seas to rise and devour the warships
Until they're floating through corpses
I want the blackest of clouds to infect all the drones
Until the missiles rain down on your, your homes

Welcome to America
More wealth per capita
Welcome to America
More wealth per capita

Oh my God - your generation had it all
Oh my God - my generation will make you fall

Make you fall

We're all dead
You feel me? Oh, we're all dead
We're all dead and we'll be remembered by the way we lived

So what do you got to show for yourself
What do you got?

First they all ignore you
Then they all will laugh
Then you let them fight you
Then you take it back

First they all ignore you
Then they all will laugh
Then you let them fight you
Then you take it, take it back

Because of you we're all dead
We're all dead (motherfuckers)
And we'll plant the seeds that kill the roots where you live

Gold is silent just like the territory you fight for
Silence kills us but you know that they want more
Look good and fear no war

Welcome to America
More wealth per capita
Welcome to America
More wealth per capita
Welcome to America
More wealth per capita
Welcome to America
More wealth per capita

No death is good enough
No death is good enough

2. Power Hawk

These pigs think you're a dollar sign and they want to send you to die
They don't even blink over the thought of eradicating every single one of us
This is our lives, our art, our culture, and it's dying right in front of us
And your fucking apathy is all that's left
But isn't that how they shut you up?

Stand up!
You've gotta be so sick of this
Watching everything just die

The best thing about cowards is no matter what their strength is, when everything goes wrong they all will turn upon themselves
So I will be a beacon shining light on the confusion and I hope you brought your voice
Yeah, I could show you how to use it

If you could see your voice as a weapon you could start arson, could defend yourself
You could defend yourself
Never short a trench to die in
Well I said never short of life that you wished belonged to you
Never short a drug to hide in
Don't do it
Never short a serpent's tongue to correct you

Until you're dead I don't need any sleep
So I'll never see the American dream
I won't see it!
Until you're dead I don't need any sleep
I don't need sleep!
I don't need it

If you put them to sleep we'll wake them up
It ends tonight
If you leave out the truth we'll make it up
It ends tonight

The truth is around your neck!
So don't blame me
It's not my fault
I can't adjust what you all say
And this is life, where only the selfish can save themselves
How fucked up is this?
So tell them if you're part of the pattern you'll break the system

Oh wait, wait, wait, wait, hold up, I've still got some left
If there is love, in all of us, then I guess sweat shops build themselves
I guess sweat shops build themselves
And we were made to tear them down!
So stand up!

3. In Wolves

Your life, it isn't everything you thought but so what? I know. I know you
think you're trying, examining everything and constantly rehearsing it all. Your
head is weakening, held down by fear. You're so young you shouldn’t be
afraid of anything. Our lives are the sum of what we all accomplish, so
stand with me now. Fists up if you’ve got broken bones.

You still could knock their fucking teeth in and send them running home. Funny how
they always run when you get back up. See your path. Make it yours. Hold
your head. Stop letting them break you 'cause there is a fire you can walk
through. So let the war begin!

Stop running away from who you are 'cause time is lost so quickly. Take
your mistakes for what they are – it’s just part of being human and
learning to fall (fall).

Stop trying to escape your disaster. I want to see you believing in what
you are. Stop trying to explain yourself 'cause life’s too short to be the
dust on the top shelf.

Stop running away from who you are 'cause time is lost so quickly. Take
your mistakes for what they are – it’s just part of being human and
learning to fall. Stop running away from who you are 'cause life goes by so
quickly. Take your mistakes for what they are – it’s the art of being
human and learning to fall.

You were born to think for yourself, but that’s not good for them – that’s
not what they want. They want you to hate yourself and everyone around you
so that your world can stay a crowded jail cell where the worst is always
expected. Where the worst is always expected and the scraps are never good
enough.

It only takes one stone to knock a king out cold. You’ve rested long
enough; I want to see you get back up. See your path. Make it yours. Hold
your head. Stop letting them break you 'cause there is a fire you can walk
through. So let the war begin!

Stop running away from who you are 'cause time is lost so quickly. Take
your mistakes for what they are – it’s just part of being human and
learning to fall. Stop running away from who you are 'cause time is lost so
quickly. Take your mistakes for what they are – it’s just part of being
human and learning to fall. Stop running away from who you are 'cause life
goes by so quickly. Take your mistakes for what they are – it’s the art of
being human and learning to fall.

4. Americans

I appeared out of the dark after your father passed
I stood and took the place of all that emptiness
You said that you never thought that God existed,
But someone had to answer
To coincidences
So we'll just play it safe (play it safe)
And we'll forget that we ever had any questions
(Yeah!)

I said I'd give you everything I had
When I had nothing left
But I might just bring you down
I went from filling to becoming all that emptiness
That I saw inside you

And I would stay if I could just learn to shut my mouth
'Cause everything I say just makes it so much worse.
I work my hands down to the bone
So everything I touch just feels like stone (like stone)
Well, yeah, I sold myself short
You don't need me
No one does

Because I'm nothing
I'm no one

I don't care if I make it
I'm stranded
I'm nowhere
I'm straight up sinking
I'm not letting anyone bother trying to patch these leaks
There's nothing to hold
There's nothing to keep

My ship has sailed [4x]

I got stranded before the storm took over
There's only one way out [2x]
I was so tempted to give in ahead for clearer weather
But there's a knot in my gut that screams, "You won't end up closer!"
There's only one way out
And it's the hardest one to take

And I'm not scared.
No, I'm not...

Because I'm nothing
I'm no one

I don't care if I make it
I'm stranded
I'm nowhere
I'm straight up sinking
I'm not letting anyone bother trying to patch these leaks
There's nothing to hold
There's nothing to keep

And I prayed every single night before I slept
And now there's just no one to talk to.
And I prayed every single night before I slept,
So now there's just no one to talk to.

5. Hate The Ones You Love

You don't know me
Only my constant search for meaning
And I'm not done writing my words in the sand
Don't trust a lot of them
Don't trust a lot of them

Why keep the blame to yourself, when you can spread it around?
I only wanted to help
That's why you shoved me out
Why live your life with open eyes
When you can see your own turn?
Why make amends a thousand times
When you can watch the world burn?

If you can't get up and walk away from me
Get up and walk away
If you can't get up and walk away from me
You're gonna drown too
You're gonna drown too
Because you wouldn't fight to get it back
And I would

The thrill isn't just gone, it's dead
And the dream is lying with it too
I want to see my face in the picture
Without wondering who it belongs to (belongs to)

Don't worry if I said I hate you
It will never come close to my hate for myself

No one can
No one can

Because people are vile and arrogant
They're disgusting
They ruin the only world they have
But I will not keep letting it hold me back

So don't you wait for me 'cause I'm gone
I'll lay my head where I want
So I'll never have to waste my time

If you can't get up and walk away from me
Get up and walk away
If you can't get up and walk away from me

We are brothers
Brothers.
Brothers.

6. You Own No One But You

[feat. Kevin Lankford]

I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
This is a life of guilt
But we'll make every second count
So don't you let me down
And I will never let you go

So don't you let me down

All of this fucking dirt
I know it well
I've been put back down more times than I can count
I get back up just to fall back down
Over and over and over again

But I'm worth it, this price I paid
And I will find my place where I belong, where I belong

Well I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
This is a life of guilt
But we'll make every second count
So don't you let me down
And I will never let you go

Give me all you got
They say the end is coming
But where is the proof?
Where is the proof this life has just begun?
You want a way out 'cause you've got (you've got) nothing left (nothing left)
You're looking back now with nothing but regret

Oh, this was your one chance to prove yourself
Get it right
You only got one shot at life
And I've got my secrets too but i don't lose sleep at night
You are to scared to move
Can't even close your eyes
With everyone else who is nervously waiting
Watching the clock as the seconds
Your seconds are constantly disappearing
You're afraid of what you'll lose
But I'll keep you safe tonight
You've got nothing left to lose
We'll keep you safe tonight, tonight

But I'm worth it, this price I paid
And I will find my place where I belong
Where I belong

Well I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
I hold the truth, I swear I'll guard her
I fight hard, I think harder
This is a life of guilt
But we'll make every second count
So don't you let me down
And I will never let you go

Every second counts.

7. A Damn Moment

I wrote our families' name before the Atlantic sea
I'm giving up, I'm giving up
The water rose and it just took it all away from me
I'm giving up, I'm giving up

I'm giving up, I'm giving up
I'm giving up, I'm giving up
I'm giving...

You'll never get back to shore if you don't know who you are
I keep sailing off to find myself and coming back short

I can't believe we were just made to fade away
So don't you go without a fight for me (for me)
Do it for me (for me), do it for me

We feel so old, yeah, we feel so useless
Just work horses kept
These are not our faces
But look at your body
You still could race this
I see you there and it's killing me, yeah

I was stranded in the water but I, I made it
I'm giving up, I'm giving up
Day in and day out
Wait for a way out
This is our family crest
Day in and day out
Fight till you bleed out
That's how we fucking give up

I'm giving up, I'm giving up
I'm giving up
I'm giving up, I'm giving up
I'm giving up

This is our family
And they don't belong here, they don't belong here
This is our family
And they don't belong here, they don't belong here

But we're still a kingdom
And we don't turn our backs
No matter how much it hurts (how much it hurts)
'Cause I know what it's like
I know what it's like, I know what it's like

I know what it's like, I know what it's like
I know what it's like
To give up

8. Gaunt And Fierce

[feat. Sol Amstutz]

Every day, I have less to lose
I've got more ambition, I'm more conditioned
I can't feel guilt dragging you down with me
Yeah we all hide the hand we're dealt
If you push me on, I'll never let you down
I'll hold my head up high and turn this all around
'Cause I don't want to be the only one
who stands at the last scene
when it's all just ending

You can't get through to us
We are the nameless
You can't get through to us
We are the faceless

And I can't remember feeling stronger
than standing here, beside my brothers
I can't remember feeling stronger
than standing here
I can't remember; do you remember?
I can't remember feeling stronger

So many roots that tie you down
So many ghosts that hold you back
So many chances lost
So much you can't forget
So many birds that leave the pack
That restraint was something we needed
So don't you feel defeated
If I could go back then
I'd take the chance again, I'd take the chance again

And I can't remember feeling stronger
than standing here, beside my brothers
I can't remember feeling stronger
than standing here

I'm wide awake
Don't you know?
Keep your roots down deep and never let them tear you down
I'm wide awake
Don't you know?
Keep your roots down deep and never let them tear you down

Go!

You can't get through to us
We are the nameless
You can't get through to us
We are the faceless
You can't get through to us
We are the nameless
You can't get through to us
We are the faceless

That was me on the song you heard
That was me on the stage somewhere
And you might never understand
but that doesn't mean I'm not there

No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason
No one leaves without a trace
No one stays without a reason...

9. Kill 'em With Guidance

[feat. Carson Slovak]

I'm like a single, single idea that keeps you up
I'm like a thousand, thousand lights that bleed into one
I'm like a million, million cries for cease fire
But you will never see my face amongst the billion liars
I'm like a single, single idea that keeps you up
I'm like a thousand, thousand lights that bleed into one
I'm like a million, million cries for cease fire
But you will never see my face amongst the billion liars

Liar - just keep your face where you eat
Bastard - just keep your faith in the dream
Coward - I'll pull the crown over your eyes
I'll pull the crown over your eyes

You know
You know you're weak, weak

I was so young, and I had hope and a vision
but every window that I saw, another hard decision
Three wars in my veins and not a drop of blood
Yeah I punched that hollow glass just as hard as I could

Before we get back up (back up)
we slit our wrists (our wrists)
So you will know (will know)
everything that I touched

How does it feel, stuck in that doctor's chair
Knowing that you'll never afford it and nobody cares
No leaders because they only police us
No history because they only delete us
I'll carve my name in the ground
I'll shove your face in the dirt
I'll gather all of my comrades
and we will look back at one another with a smile on our face
As far as you're concerned we are the terrorists

We're here to break your nightsticks and feed you tear gas
shut down all of your airwaves and take our lives back
No more
We're here to take our lives back

Before we get back up (back up)
we slit our wrists (our wrists)
So you will know (will know)
Before we get back up (back up)
we slit our wrists (our wrists)
So you will know (will know)
Exactly where I was (where I was)

Before we get back up
we slit our wrists
So you will know
Exactly where I was

10. Hard Branch To Snap

The lights were everywhere and I stood by the crash
They told me if I stayed that I would never forget
But you were in there; tell me, how could I want that?
So I stood right there; they couldn't force me back
'Cause no one can hold me back but myself
If I can do this without you, I don't need their help

The time we waste, the time we waste
Can't get it back
The faith we lose, the faith we lose
Can't get it back
Can't get it back
Can't get it back

And every day I see him in the mirror
I wanna crush his heart, I wanna break his jaw (his jaw)
'Cause neither of us deserve to be where we are
'Cause neither of us deserve to be where we are
I never failed anyone as hard as I failed you
And let's be honest, I don't deserve any better
No I don't

The time we waste, the time we waste
Can't get it back
The faith we lose, the faith we lose
Can't get it back
Can't get it back

When your faith looks a lot like fear
When your faith looks a lot like fear
When your fear looks a lot like guilt
So don't tell me my faith isn't there
Don't tell me

The time we waste, the time we waste
Can't get it back
The faith we lose, the faith we lose
Can't get it back
Can't get it back
Can't get it back

We're gonna spend years doing this
In a place where we're too small
To read the words that tell us who we are
We blindfold our own eyes
We reach in the dark for one another
So desperate
We shake each other hard enough to kill
And we repeat and repeat and repeat the same question:
Will you see god?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?
Will you see God?







THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE LYRICS