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I can only go so far before I throw myself over the edge
but you keep pulling me, flashing that smile

I can only do so much before I throw myself to the ground
but you keep running, dragging me along

when I know what you want I will try to give it to you
but for now I'm lost in the dark and alone

if you give me a sign I would follow you
if you give me some time I could make a believer out of you
but I can't make you want me today

What's In A Name Like "War"?

enjoy the peace with everyone at ease
ignorance breeds the tools to bleed

enjoy your leave til the next release
pollute our screens with a billion screams

seize the territory, bleed the sovereignty
crush ideology, make them believe

why subject a child to a world gone wild?
haven't we done enough to our sons?

it's everywhere, it's everyone
what's in a name like war - it's all we are

embrace the tools of radical fools
solution absolute - turn and salute

forget the lessons, breathe in its essence
inside our heart from the very start

piss on the fence strategic defense
time to dispense with common sense

longer the burn, more violent the churn
i no longer yearn for another turn

it's everywhere, it's everyone
what's in a name like war - it's all we are

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what are the chances that the one and only is here in this dirty lowlife town
when there's so many people out there to find?

maybe it's not like in the legends and films where the hero and the damsel slowly embrace
or maybe i just haven't done anything heroic today

perhaps i just missed my boat or jumped on the wrong one
but i don't have much cause to sail right now

and no one wants to be the one to throw it all away
cause no one wants to be alone no matter what they say
there's got to be a way to make it through today

i miss the alarm and i'm late to work but no one seems to care
and i wonder if they know how i feel when i catch their stares

but i get no sense of feeling better from the mock sympathy
and all of that doubt and self pity once again get the best of me

Time for Thinking

In the morning you come to your senses
and wait for the sun to rise again
spending your day toiling over
things you'll never be able to change

Turning around and retracing your steps
trying to find where you've been once before
Only to find the paths faded away
and everyone moved on to a new place

Remember when you let her walk away
and thought it was the end of the world

At night you let your emotions take over
and flip on the switch in your head
Telling you things would be fine
if she wasn't so damn hard to find

So out comes the guitar and glass
and it's here time flutters away
Until you break yourself down to sleep
only to dream of something unreal

Whoever said that 'time heals all wounds'
never had this much time on their hands

Time to make plans
Time to move away
Time to chase something
that was never there

If I Flipped The Switch

if i flipped the switch it would be a different ride
everyone happy all the time
wars would be fought with jokes and video games
killing applies only to singing a song perfectly

some would be born as guitars
so they can tell us what it's like to be loved
scientists practicing practical science
instead of trying to prevent everyone from dying

but it would never work this silly way
because everyone knows at the end of the day
it would fail and drive us into the ground
not unlike what's happening now

I Thought I Knew

Take a little time and hear what I have to say
This is a little hard to do because I don't know how you feel
But if you'd just listen that would be a good way to start

When we first got together I didn't think too much of it
Just a fun little fling to pass the season
But the more time I spent around you, the more I wanted us to be
And I don't think I knew it until now

There comes a time in every man's life when he realizes he doesn't have much time
and I can't help but think that man is me

I just want to see you again - to see if we reached the end
I'd give anything to know you again
I thought I knew love before I knew you

Be A Man

I know you're just a little simple person
there's not a lot that you understand
chances are you won't forgive me any time soon
but one day you will learn to be a man

I know sometimes I seem like the enemy
when I won't let you run and play in the sand
chances are you'll thank me one day
but not until the day you become a man

I want to give you everything you need
to be everything I never was
And when the war drum calls your name
you will rise up victorious

I know the road will be a long one
mysterious people and distant lands
remember your honor and our time together
and you will grow up to be a man

Black Tunnel

many days and many nights I have the same old dream
I stand inside the graveyard amongst the dying trees
I feel the chill of my dark past and fall down to my knees
and see the ghosts of men long gone just as sure as I watched them bleed

my father owned a railroad that twisted through our town
but he wouldn't play with politics so they came and shot him down
through the tears and sorrow, I made myself a solemn vow
I'd never rest til I got every son of a bitch that put my old man in the ground

My mind started racing
My anger consumed the years
I'd gladly show them the way
when that old black tunnel draws near

The Lord taught me to be forgiving at a younger age
But I couldn't look past what they took from me or ignore the rage
so I'd say a prayer for their soul should they see the pearly gates
but it's hard to pray for someone you will always hate

the first one was the hardest as you might have guessed
the second one knew what was coming just like all the rest
One last time I'd let them hug their children and take their wife to bed
cause it's hard to love someone with a bullet in your head

I see your hands are shaking
I see you're full of fear
you're just another faceless number
when that old black tunnel draws near

I know your heart is aching
I know it's full of fear
your time's run out but don't you worry
cause that old black tunnel draws near

Broken Crutch

long nights of walking through the fire
keep your head down and your chin up

sleep long enough to stay awake
keep your voice down and your spirits up

I sent you pictures to stare at when you sleep
to remind you of all that's left behind

I tell you stories to fill your head up
to keep everyone on your mind

and I can see you crawling but I can't tell you where to go

sons and daughters, mothers and fathers
sisters and brothers and every other
slipping into a dream
and I'd dream - I could bring them all back
but they just fade away with the wind

Private Wisdom

maybe there's someone you've done wrong
you always bring me down
maybe there's something we don't know
your private wisdom shines

I've got a feeling there's something you're keeping
hidden like a treasure in your eyes
when the truth comes pouring out
it's gonna tell me everything I need to know

and you can tell your man what you've done before
and maybe he'll buy in and maybe he won't
but he won't pay the bills and won't keep you around
and your time to lie is running out

if you knew then what you know now
it wouldn't change a single thing
cause you only need to prove to yourself
your private wisdom serves only you