Andy Black - The Shadow Side Lyrics
Homecoming King
Some nights you lie
Some nights you don't
But they all feel the same
Sometimes you wish you could turn to stone
And be perfect always
I, I can't feel like this no more
In the crowd alone cause no one wants to know you
Do they?
Don't they?
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"
Most days you rise and start to fade
Cause no one loves you
Avert their eyes and look away
Life without virtue
I, I can't feel like this no more
You walk these halls and feel the same
Cause you can't find your place
Right here but no one's watching
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!
And I stare the fan on the ceiling
All night, all night
All these memories won't stop running
My mind, my mind
And the rats in the walls keeps scratching
My life, my life
And all the voices won't stop laughing
I can't fight again!
Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (Hey!)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!
You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"
You see your hands are tied now
Just like your eyes will stay closed
Come in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"
Writer: ANDY BIERSACK, ZAKK CERVINI, JOHN FELDMANN, MATT PAULING, SIMON WILCOX
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
We Dont Have To Dance
Record scratch; Steve Miller Band
Tattooed necks and tattooed hands
Oh, how don't you drown in a rain storm?
Fresh regrets, vodka sweats
The sun is down and we're bound to get
Exhausted and so far from the shore
You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
Literal hell.
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance
Bottles smash, I raise my hand
How can you all even stand it
Why is there joy in this poison, oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore, oh
You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
I am in hell.
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
Literal hell.
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk, talk, talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk
Writer: ERIC FREDERIC, PATRICK STUMP, ZAKK CERVINI, ANDREW BIERSACK, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, QUINN ALLMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Ribcage
Nothing left, now I'm feeling numb
And just like you, I couldn't love someone
There is no one, I can belong to
Take you out, never bring you back again, back again, back again
Can't recall how we lost our innocence, innocence, (innocence)
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way
On the path never leading home
Cut it out from my flesh and bone
And I feel like, I can't see anything
Take you out, never bring you back again, back again, back again
Can't recall how we lost our innocence, innocence, (innocence)
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way
Used to be, I had light
I had fire in my chest
Oh, but now I'm all out
And I've got nothing left
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way
Writer: JOHN FELDMANN, ZAKK CERVINI, MATT PAULING, QUINN ALLMAN, SIMON WILCOX, ANDY BIERSACK
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Stay Alive
Your thoughts become your enemies
When you're locked inside this cage
Life can feel dead to me
And all that's left is rage
Regrets for all the time we wasted
Thinking of ourselves
Holding onto pain you tasted
Living in this hell
Don't wanna go back home tonight
So I drive this road alone
[Chorus:]
Stay alive for the good times
Stay alive through the bad
Stay alive for the hopes and the fears and the dreams
The best that we ever had
I keep telling myself I can take you
From this God-forsaken place
Stay alive for the good times
Stay alive through the bad
Stay alive
[Matt Skiba:]
Your fear controls everything
Never let you turn the page (Let you turn the page)
We end up only settling
For when we both felt sane
Reaching out for something that
You can't quite hold onto
Say goodbye and start it over
When there's nothing left for you
Don't wanna go back home tonight
So I drive this road alone
[Chorus]
I keep telling myself I can take you
From this God-forsaken place
[Chorus]
Stay alive [3x]
Writer: MATTHEW PAULING, ANDREW BIERSACK, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Love Was Made To Break
We fill our lives with empty memories
We've had enough, we've had enough
We risked it all, didn't get anything
I'm giving up, I'm giving up
It started with hatred
You left me here departed
Distorted, we played it
But in my gut I'll save it
Pick up the pieces before you let this go
Fading in, fading out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break
We rise and fall with our misery
I built the wall, I built the wall
A siren's call that brought you here to me
We lost control, we lost control
So when this comes crashing
And we are losing chances
Won't see it in our eyes
Til it's too late to fix this
Pick up the pieces before you let this go
Faded in, faded out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break
It seems we live for a fight
But I can feel it tonight
So now I'm leaving so now
But I feel terrified
Cause I am losing my mind
Trying to make it alright
Trying to see this all through
To the other side
To the other side
To the other side
Whoa oh oh oh
Fading in, fading out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe
Faded in, faded out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, BENJI MADDEN, JOEL MADDEN, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Beautiful Pain
Your life was a shooting star
That burned out way too fast
And all the memories
Of a dream that's built to last
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For my next panic attack, no
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For my next crash
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I pray that you're happy now
You're never looking back
Rest with the angels now
The heavens gains your laugh
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
Cause you're never coming back, no
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For the last dance
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
And leave forever
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
And leave forever
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart
All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for
I hope you found what you're looking for
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, MATTHEW PAULING, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, SETH TEPPAND, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Put The Gun Down
Here's where it starts, another night alone in the dark
Hate is running through my veins
Steady now I'm takin' aim
The darkness of day, all the skies are turning to grey
I can't tune the voices out
How'd they get so Goddamn loud?
Oh, cause there's a side, another side of me that can't get out
A darker side that no one knows about
Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down
Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down, down
Here's where it ends
I'm never going back there again
Cause everytime I'm standing by
The shadows in my line of sight
When does it stop?
Cause I'm living cold and shut off
Even when I clench my fists, It's slipping through my fingertips
Oh, cause there's a piece, there's a piece of me and it's missing now
Yeah, there's a piece of me that's breaking down
Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down
Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down
That's when I look myself in the mirror
Now I'm seeing things a little clearer
Honest, I can't hide what's inside me
I said I'm tired of pointing the finger
Tired of this hand holding the trigger
Now I'm done with that, I gotta take one step back
Can anybody
Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down
Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down, down
Here's where it starts, another night alone in the dark
Hate is running through my veins
Steady now I'm takin' aim
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, EMILY WARREN, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Drown Me Out
Another moment breaks, the shadow side of me
It's like holding on until I fall apart
They say to live with this song I have to sing
It's the cross that hangs deep below my heart
And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean
Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)
Feel a violent rage, washing over me
I can barely breath, bury me alive
All the tragedy becomes a symphony
Full of pain, I feel my final goodbye
And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean
Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)
Screaming loud, screaming loud, from the underground
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
Rise, rise
Can you hear me now?
Rise, rise
Can you see me now
[x2]
And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean
Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)
Rise, rise
Can you hear me now?
Rise, rise
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
Writer: ANDY BLACK, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, SARAH HUDSON, ASHTON IRWIN, BONNIE MCKEE
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Paint It Black
Don't you know
We're still gold
Just another day we made mistakes
Face the rain
Don't walk away
There's another chance to set it straight
It's not too late to turn back home
And we were never meant to be alone
You know we've got each other
It's not too late for two lost souls
We're not the only ones to lose control
But we're in this together, yeah
Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over
Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember
This won't last forever
It's just another night
Same old song
We sang along
Never knowing how it's gonna end
I am here with love my dear
We can let it go and start again
In my heart we share a home
And all the years that we have grown
You know we've got each other
So hear me out and don't give up
The world is ours and with our love
We're in this together, yeah
Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over
Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember
This won't last forever
It's just another night
So look in my eyes
Clear as the skies
You can see right through me
Your heart bleeds through me
No matter where you are
I won't leave you behind
We'll make it out alive
We'll make it out alive
Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over
Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember
This won't last forever
It's just another night
It's just another night
It's just another night
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, SCOTT CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Break Your Halo
Life is the pain of the pictures in my mind
Fear is the child I left behind
I'm never ashamed of the scars you see across my face
I'm only afraid that this will change
I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out
If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light
My heart grows numb as the tide rolls in
And all the waves come crashing down
Swallow your dreams and the love that kept you hanging on
Without my voice you'll lose yourself
I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out
If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light
All the sins you've given it up
And we can't breathe when we're not together
What we had was just perfect enough
Taking its toll can last forever
And I would give my life, just to make things right
Got to keep my shit together
All I want is another one chance
All I need is one more broken heart
(All I need is one more, broken heart)
I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out
If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light
(See the light)
I'll break your halo, I'm the only hope you got to see the light
(See the light)
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, BENJI MADDEN, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Louder Than Your Love
Oh!
Wide awake, we're at the gates
We never come home
We'd rather be, anyone else
But something inside of
The magazines that tell the world to act like things that are provertrust exist
We are living life alone
We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out
Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun
(A holiday in the sun)
I feel the streets, rise under me
The city is a ghost
I'll never see, all of their hope
They waste all nights
It's a tragedy, to sell your words to lonely teens
That are fighting for their lives
Give it up, because we're not home
We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out
Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun
(A holiday in the sun)
All my life, I played it right
Turned my back on my dreams and what I believed in
(Ah)
Now I'll take a stand, I won't walk away
I'm gonna find a way, let go of all of these feelings
(Ah)
Save me ...
We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out
Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun
(A holiday in the sun)
Woah, woah, woah, woah, oh-oh
Holiday in the sun
Woah, woah, woah, woah, oh-oh
Holiday in the sun!
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, GERARD WAY, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
Broken Pieces
We all start with the beautiful
Hope, pride, and love
It's never meant to feel so difficult
Your dreams become your drug
I'll give you something to believe in
I'd rather fail than never try
Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us
Whoa (I'll find a reason)
Whoa (I'll find a..)
We all wish for a miracle
That shines bright in the dark
Never fall for the ritual
Of pride, killing the art
Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us
I remember when we dreamt of lives and
Now we only pray one of the known
I remember when we lived for everything
Looking back now, but it's all gone
Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us
Whoa (I'll found a reason)
Whoa (I'll found a..)
Whoa (I'll found a reason)
Whoa
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, BENJI MADDEN, JOEL MADDEN, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, QUINN SCOTT ALLMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC.
The Void
This ship has crashed
We burn down the past
Like ghost-drifted ash
Your photograph
Is all that will last
There's no turning back
Now I'm all alone
The future unknown
Got nowhere to go
But I'll survive, the loneliest nights
Won't give up the fight
Through the void, through the void, through the endless void
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow
The emptiness
It kills like a kiss
The violent abyss
Farewell again
We've come to an end
I'll miss you my friend
Carry on, carry on
Through the void, through the void, through the endless void
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow
How can I carry on, carry on without you?
(Oh)
Carry on
We fail, we fall
But just keep walking through it all
Got to face another day
You're here, you're gone
But I had to move along
'Till the darkness starts to fade
We fail, we fall
Just keep walking through it all
Got to face another day
Won't give up the fight
Through the void, through the void, through the endless void
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed
I'll march on and on and on and on without you
And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow
(How can I carry on, carry on without you?)
Writer: ANDREW BIERSACK, BONNIE LEIGH MCKEE, JOHN WILLIAM FELDMANN, MATTHEW PAULING, SARAH HUDSON, ZAKK CERVINI
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.