in memories we still remain
in this masquerade i play
choke back the tears deny this pain
there's so much left to say (or is there)

like is this love or comfort

this town seems emptier tonight
it lost it's shine when you said good-bye
and all the things i never re

these midwest fields role on forever
framed by circles traced in foggy glass
this scene becomes far too familiar
i don't know how much longer this can last

in time we'll find
there's more to life beyond the weekend
it's part-time dreams now or nothing
and nothing is

you wonder why i never come around
it's the decisions that you make
i can't stand to see you giving up the fight
i can't grow accustomed to your reasoning
it's so confusing to my head
and i don't know if we can work this through tonight

there are many things that i don'

why do they seem to have such a way
of taking the shine out of your eyes
crushing your will focused in on the kill
they've sold out truth for compromise

will you stand your ground
you can feel every eye upon you now
choices hard to make though options are so clear
a

raise the curtains high and watch as they perform
wooden men on strings a struggle to conform
the craftsman never planned to build them in this way
allowing other puppets to cast them in their plays

it's hard without direction they seek to find their cues
by imitating other

a bitten tongue
my worst mistake
choking back the words so needed
limits made to be exceeded
epiphany
perhaps a coup de grace
regretting every moment wasted
sickened by the hate i've tasted

from abundance of the heart the words cascade
outward signs no longe

i so desire something simple
so Why am I making things so hard
i need to make this better now in my mind
if I can only lower down my guard

would it make you happy
if I swallowed up my pride to follow you
i know that you don't need me
still it's all I hear you tellin

you never called at all today
and i know
sometimes you feel devoid of faith
and it shows

in your words in your actions
(don't think that i can't see)
and my heart is fractured
(as you turn your back to me)

you never heard me once today
all my words
thr

You've reached the peak of a deadly game
Legitimize your crimes and build yourself a name
If it's in your sight if it's in your hands
The world's within your grasp but you still don't understand

One day you'll all fall down
Today you'll all fall down

Now's your chance

calculating space from the stars to your receiver
a miracle as vast as time
but we're not tuned in enough to see it

notes sent from home

somewhere in the sound of the static lies an answer
we ignore as we turn the dial
is there comfort in our ignorance

the distance grows between reality and the dream
that once seemed like destiny
too old to dream so much but too young to give it up
is this how it was meant to be

is this enough can we keep it up
sometimes its hard to recall what's brought us through it all

the busine

we used to talk like we could stay inside these lines forever
but in time the boundries cracked
never thought that we would see the bean town win your favor
will you be coming back

we'll throw some tea into the river
to comemorate your move
but boston's not the place fo

scan the room for impressive personalities
fleeing your reality for just one night

would you even notice if i go
would you be the last one there to know

convincing words to win them over with your charm
white lies and laughs will do no harm you'll be the star

now yo

cold december 25
i think of everything that means so much to me
and the gift you gave
2,000 years and still so many choose not to believe

we see it for ourselves
but never understand the meaning
years of promises
never spoke again until succumbed to visions so decei

i turned my back just once
for once i didn't care
my heart was never there till the knife cut through
and now i lie so still
no one detects a sound
but screams within my head are louder now it's true

the blood is on my hands
but i can't understand
why the color