Lighting Up The Sky Album Lyrics by Godsmack

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You And I

Captivating woman
Yeah, you got me losing my mind, yeah
Shoot to kill, I lose my will
Laying it all on the line, oh

You and me
We breathe inside a world where no one can breathe
Can you see through painted skies?
It's always you and I

All I know deep down inside
This fine legged woman done saved my soul tonight
Taste the sin, I said lose or win
My god, I've been waitin' a long time

You and me
We breathe inside a world where no one can breathe
Can you see through painted skies?
It's always you and I
Always you and I

Yeah
You and me
We breathe inside a world where no one can breathe
Can you see through painted skies?
It's always you and I
Always you and I
Always you and I
Always you and I

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Red White & Blue

Take a look all around me
In a world going black
And I can't seem to find my way back, oh no, no
I never thought I'd say
One day I'd question my faith
To a country that made me who I am today

And the times keep changing
And the world is screaming
All the lies keep ringing through
But I still stand by you
One side for the never
Oh, and the other stands right
The only colors that stand true
Are the red, white and blue, so I stand by you

We're taking on a beating
From our very own
But when in God we trust, we're never alone
Oh yeah, yeah
I stand in the trenches
Side by side for the free
And I'll fight for you
Just don't you tread on me

And the times keep changing
And the world is screaming
All the lies keep ringing through
But I still stand by you
One side for the never
Oh, and the other stands right
The only colors that stand true
Are the red, white and blue, so I stand by you

So many silenced, enraged
But who the f*ck made you God to tell me
Oh, what I can and cannot say
I bleed with pride, so decide
If you stand with the free or die

And the times keep changing
And the world is screaming
All the lies keep ringing through
But I still stand by you
One side for the never
Oh, and the other stands right
The only colors that stand true
Are the red, white and blue, yeah

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
Oh, my red, white and blue
Yeah, I'll stand by you
Oh, it's my red white and blue, baby
I'll stand by you, baby
And what stands true
Is the red, white and blue, so I'll stand by you

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Surrender

You've always told me that you know me
But you don't really know me at all (no)
You just played me and betrayed me
And showed no sympathy at all, no

Why can't you just please surrender?
Surrender what you promised
Surrender what I need
Why can't you just see that sweet surrender in me?
One time, surrender to me

So, will you stand tall and be accountable?
And tell that little girl you lied (oh no)
And how you lost it, I'm so exhausted
And this is where I draw the line for the last time

Why can't you just please surrender?
Surrender what you promised
Surrender what I need, oh, baby
Why can't you just see that sweet surrender in me?
One time, surrender to me

I'm done wastin' time, so sick of your lies
And every time, you seem to change your mind
Manipulate, so quick to hate
A true master of your art you demonstrate
But I need a break from you
I need to separate from you
I need to keep my faith and do all the other things I promised you
Why you always make me wait on you?
I really need a break from you
I need to keep my faith and do all the other things I promised you
I really need a break
I really need a break
I really need a break, break, break, break, break

Why can't you just please surrender?
Surrender what you promised
Surrender what I need, oh, baby
Why can't you just see that sweet surrender in me?
One time, surrender to me
Surrender to me
Surrender to me

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What About Me

Inundated
Overwhelming personalities
But not for me
The last time I told ya
I'm living unapologetically
'Cause I need to be
And it's time

So what if I never loved?
And what if I stayed the same?
But what am I worth if I can't make that change?
And where's my resolution?
And where's my better days?
All my life I've given up everything
So what about me? What about me?

A day of love, a night of sin
A broken heart, a lie within
A million ways that I tried
And messed it all up every time
I'm living on the wrong side again, mhm
Carelessly I sink or swim
But I never seem to win

So what if I never loved?
And what if I stayed the same?
But what am I worth if I can't make that change?
And where's my resolution?
And where's my better days?
All my life I've given up everything
So what about me? What about me?
And what about me? What about me?

Oh yeah
What if I never loved?
And what if I stayed the same?
But what am I worth if I can't make that change?
So where's my resolution?
And where's my better days?
All my life I've given up everything
So what about me? What about me?
What about me? What about me?

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Truth

You can tell me that you try
But you told me as you said goodbye
And all those things you couldn't say
You just watched me walk away, again
But I was there for you to the end
As your lover and your best friend

So why'd you cross that line and destroy my life?
Please just tell the truth
'Cause it's a lot to defend and I can't understand
How I'm still loving you

Why can't you be by yourself?
Always needing to be with someone else
So uncomfortable in your own skin
I didn't realize that time alone meant time with him

So why'd you cross that line and destroy my life?
Please just tell the truth
'Cause it's a lot to defend and I can't understand
How I'm still loving you

We only have one life to get right
We had our second chance
And yet we f*cked it up again

So why'd you cross that line and destroy our lives?
Please just tell the truth
It's a lot to defend, I can't understand
How I'm still loving you
How am I still loving you?

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Hell's Not Dead

Gotta leave 'cause I never really
Never really knew how to stay
Same reason, same old demons 'round my neck
I'm going back down the only road
The only bad road I've ever known
All alone is a feeling I call home, oh

Hell's not dead (hell's not dead)
It's alive and well (it's alive and well)
No, hell's not dead
It's what I'm living in

Let me count these reasons
How many reasons I can give you today
To say the same old things I say
I'm staring at myself wide open
Am I ever gonna get it right?
But I feel it and I needed
To believe it, it's my time

Hell's not dead (hell's not dead)
It's alive and well (it's alive and well)
No, hell's not dead
'Cause it's what I'm living in, oh

Hell's not dead (hell's not dead)
It's alive and well (it's alive and well)
No, hell's not dead
It's what I'm living in
It's what I'm living in

Hell's not dead (hell's not dead)
It's alive and well (it's alive and well)
No, hell's not dead
It's what I'm living in, oh

Hell's not dead (hell's not dead)
It's alive and well (it's alive and well)
No, hell's not dead
It's what I'm living in, oh
Hell's not dead, hell's not dead
Hell's not dead, oh, hell's not dead
Oh no, hell's not dead

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Soul On Fire

In the end there will come a time my friend
I'm gonna break you wide open
I didn't see this side unfolding
Hey, I can't wait for you to make up your mind
I need to take you every time I'm self-destructing

Help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
This time I need you in the worst way
Oh baby, I'd set my soul on fire

Help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
This time I need you in the worst way
Oh baby, I'd set my soul on fire

Listening, I can hear those thoughts you think
Every word you won't speak
Just let it go and devour me
I can't control my mind
It's spinning me out every time
It fuels my fire within
Why won't you let me in? Oh yeah, yeah

Help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
This time I need you in the worst way
Oh baby, I'd set my soul on fire

Help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
This time I need you in the worst way
Oh baby, I'd set my soul on fire
Go

Oh, help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
This time I need you in the worst way
Oh baby, I'd set my soul on fire

Help me, help me
I'm begging you a long time
I need you in the worst way
I'd set my soul on fire
I'd set my soul on fire
Yeah, yeah, yeah, on fire

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Let's Go

When did I come undone?
Am I the only one?
How can I save it
If I don't know what's wrong?

Where it began, is nobody home?
And all the things that I wanna be
Are broken and tired from making me bleed

Let's go, there's so many miles behind me
Let's go, this road is winding down around my neck
I'm played out in so many ways
I paid all my dues, so I'll be okay
Let's go, this road has finally drowned me

Just one more day
Yeah, one more night
All this time I've been gone
I could've lived three lives
If I could change it
I'd only change one thing
I'd recreate it
And leave you out of everything

Erase you from my memories
And all the things that I wanna be
Are broken and tired from making me bleed

Let's go, there's so many miles behind me
Let's go, this road is winding down around my neck
I'm played out in so many ways
I paid all my dues, so I'll be okay
Let's go, this road has finally drowned me
It's broken and not coming back

Let's go, there's so many miles behind me
Let's go, this road is winding down around my neck
I'm played out in so many ways
I paid all my dues, so I'll be okay
Let's go, this road has finally drowned me, yeah

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Best Of Times

Twenty-seven years gone by
Ever changing, growing lives
All those times when we went round
Try and find that common ground
Saw me crawling when I fell
And helped me through those parts of hell
For all those times of ignorance
Forgive me for my arrogance

Thank you for the times
Thank you for allowing me to fly, yeah
I couldn't have soared without you
You've changed my life and the best of times
Are still to come our way, yeah

Humbled yourselves at the thought
To be the rock I sat on top
For being patient with that dream
For being patient when I couldn't be

Thank you for the times
Thank you for allowing me to fly, yeah
I couldn't have soared without you
You've changed my life and the best of times
Are still to come my way
The best of times
Are still to come my way

So many times we never say
The simple things we need to say
As we close this chapter in our lives
I'm proud to say I know you
You're the biggest part of my life

Thank you for the times
Thank you for allowing me to fly, yeah
I couldn't have soared without you
You've changed my life and the best of times
Are still to come my way

The best of times
Are still to come my way
(Still to come my way)
The best of times
Are still to come my way

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Growing Old

You can't see me, not right now
Go and be that light for someone, you know how
I'll try to be here for a while
But like a candle burns bright, it still burns out

Hey, I'm coming home
And for how long, I don't know

Will you sit with me for a while?
And do you hear me when I tell you that I've tried?
I've tried to be there your whole life
To provide for you and I'd die for you with pride

Hey, when I get back home
I'll never let you go

I'll be your sun
When life gets you cold
And your days are young
But man, I'm growing old

And hey, I'll be your sun
When life gets you cold
Your days are young
But man, I'm growing old

Hey, I'll be your sun
When life gets you cold
Your days are young
But man, I'm growing old

Hey, I'll be your sun
When life gets you cold
Your days are young
But man, I'm growing old

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Lighting Up the Sky

It's too damn late now to hear those cries
It's too damn painful to try and walk that line
I can't and why?

No direction, you're on your own
There's so much tension I'm never letting go
No, no, I'm never letting go

I'm fighting for my life
Lighting up the sky
Burning through a life
If I had only known when I was so young
Never taking time, never take it slow
But would I be alive?
Or would I ever know
If I wasn't lighting up the sky

It's growing, changing, it calls my name
Not knowing lately it's what's expected of me
Oh man, it'll never be the same
It burns inside me (inside me)
The fire drives me
It's all I can do
So let's break on through

Lighting up the sky
Burning through a life
If I had only known when I was so young
Never taking time, never take it slow
But would I be alive?
Or would I ever know
If I wasn't lighting up the sky

Lighting up the sky
Burning through a life
If I had only known when I was so young
Never taking time, never take it slow
But would I be alive?
Or would I ever know
I was lighting up the sky
Oh, I was lighting up the sky
Light it up

(Moonlight is thought to transform some people)
(Into strange creatures to drive others mad)'
(I'm doing the best I ever did, I'm doing the best that I can)
(Gotta get up, you gotta get out, gotta get up, gotta get out)
(Do like I told you and stay away from me)
(Time bomb, time bomb, time bomb, time bomb, time bomb)
(I'm not the one who's so far away)