All Out War If someone were to tell me as I sit across from you that in ten years time this table would be not all that would separate us And we are divided, This someday would come true, Time and matter only proved What I always knew. I’ll look across at your grey eyes see the man in ten years time... did you even love me then? Will I hear from you again-- Or will silence be the language That we share our troubles through? It's become all out war between us. Reaction You wanna play? I’ve got a game, A warning to the wondering, There’s more to loose then just your pride,  ...and bonds begin their crumbling Come on now give me your best, I’m not the player of the past, I’ve changed my tactics and my rules, We both will fall, but I’ll fall last. You can see this rope of lies you sing Snagged a bit when I spoke too The truth has left you stumbling In a net of revenge I built for you I lost the game when I was young, I let my foolish passion lead me blind, Well here I stand disheartened by your cunning, Because I too, now must use mine Why it had to come to this? Our convictions block our view, now all I can see is through film of red, Blood from the heart that once loved you You say my thoughts are not my own, You say that someone else must speak for me, My empathy is not wasted, And I am sick with loyalty To you I say that I am me, The words I speak are mine to decide, I will not stand for your abuse, And you can no longer hide from your lies A knowing ear you turn, A crying heart I blush and cover And we both look away at once, knowing what we had is over Reaction You wanna play? I’ve got a game, A warning to the wondering, There’s more to loose then just your pride,  ...and bonds begin their crumbling Come on now give me your best, I’m not the player of the past, I’ve changed my tactics and my rules, We both will fall, but I’ll fall last. You can see this rope of lies you sing Snagged a bit when I spoke too The truth has left you stumbling In a net of revenge I built for you I lost the game when I was young, I let my foolish passion lead me blind, Well here I stand disheartened by your cunning, Because I too, now must use mine Why it had to come to this? Our convictions block our view, now all I can see is through film of red, Blood from the heart that once loved you You say my thoughts are not my own, You say that someone else must speak for me, My empathy is not wasted, And I am sick with loyalty To you I say that I am me, The words I speak are mine to decide, I will not stand for your abuse, And you can no longer hide from your lies A knowing ear you turn, A crying heart I blush and cover And we both look away at once, knowing what we had is over Dead Man Walks With Daughter DEAD MAN WALKS WITH DAUGHTER! The headline's will scream, and I will read them genially, and pretend these words don't terrify me Only you would die and live to remind me of how much I love you. You would knock on my door with those promises of who you were. My childish dreams, and compassion left me victim to your tricks, and with a heavy heart I lift my life I’m just to old to fall for it I will walk down this uneven street, With you always right behind me, You say that you’ve got plans for me Then just stand there staring idly I will look into your grey eyes, see the man I would love to define, as a “lost cause” And a time of death that no one caught but me We will pass by all our old homes, You will bring up how I’ve grown, and I will nod as if I’m listening, I will nod as if I believe you were there I will nod as if I agree to the man who you used to be, and who you claim to be, but who you are not I wish I were an idiot, who could not see the difference who could not hear the difference from “I love you” to “I love you” Tell me the truth, who are you? Just a name, so I can know. So I can walk away from you. So I can say goodbye. So I can let go of all I, everyday, give to you. Let me go, so you can too. Dead Man Walks With Daughter DEAD MAN WALKS WITH DAUGHTER! The headline's will scream, and I will read them genially, and pretend these words don't terrify me Only you would die and live to remind me of how much I love you. You would knock on my door with those promises of who you were. My childish dreams, and compassion left me victim to your tricks, and with a heavy heart I lift my life I’m just to old to fall for it I will walk down this uneven street, With you always right behind me, You say that you’ve got plans for me Then just stand there staring idly I will look into your grey eyes, see the man I would love to define, as a “lost cause” And a time of death that no one caught but me We will pass by all our old homes, You will bring up how I’ve grown, and I will nod as if I’m listening, I will nod as if I believe you were there I will nod as if I agree to the man who you used to be, and who you claim to be, but who you are not I wish I were an idiot, who could not see the difference who could not hear the difference from “I love you” to “I love you” Tell me the truth, who are you? Just a name, so I can know. So I can walk away from you. So I can say goodbye. So I can let go of all I, everyday, give to you. Let me go, so you can too. Nobody Hears Her Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Don’t know how you get through these days, Never mind the harassment and the rage, In whatever you do, you must be brave, You must be brave You must be brave Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her These orders and motions don’t offer a shield, To fend off these men and the weapons they wield, Your promises and laws don’t make any sense, They leave all us girls without any defense Because Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Lock all the doors, and turn off the lights, Pray to god, you’ll live past one more night, A knock on the door signals all that you fear, And you cling to the papers, and the ones you hold dear Because Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her The most dangerous game, that you’re forced to play, And you’re just a pawn that gets in his way, There must be a hole in this web that they weave, But the law says you can’t take your loved ones and leave Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her You beg them for help, and they laugh in your face, You wallow in hate, frustration, disgrace, You want to reach out and become the change, You want to reach out and take hold of the reigns She’s sat and she’s screamed out to the police, "There’s nothing we can do" in response to her pleas, They offer no hope, they offer just grief, And she’s forced to just stop, and take the back seat Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her A holiday to repent and to pray, Behind her a shot rings out in midday, She closes her eyes, ready for the blow, Finally the whole world, know what she knows Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her   Nobody Hears Her Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Don’t know how you get through these days, Never mind the harassment and the rage, In whatever you do, you must be brave, You must be brave You must be brave Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her These orders and motions don’t offer a shield, To fend off these men and the weapons they wield, Your promises and laws don’t make any sense, They leave all us girls without any defense Because Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her Lock all the doors, and turn off the lights, Pray to god, you’ll live past one more night, A knock on the door signals all that you fear, And you cling to the papers, and the ones you hold dear Because Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her The most dangerous game, that you’re forced to play, And you’re just a pawn that gets in his way, There must be a hole in this web that they weave, But the law says you can’t take your loved ones and leave Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her You beg them for help, and they laugh in your face, You wallow in hate, frustration, disgrace, You want to reach out and become the change, You want to reach out and take hold of the reigns She’s sat and she’s screamed out to the police, "There’s nothing we can do" in response to her pleas, They offer no hope, they offer just grief, And she’s forced to just stop, and take the back seat Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her A holiday to repent and to pray, Behind her a shot rings out in midday, She closes her eyes, ready for the blow, Finally the whole world, know what she knows Nobody lifts a finger, Until somebody pulls a trigger, Even then they still don’t hear her, Even then they still don’t hear her   The Sculptor and His Clay   False accusation who's to blame, Prove to him that's she's insane, Prove to her that I am right, Come on, love, lets make things right. Come on, love, just sit before me, And shut your mouth, and just ignore me, While I bore into your youthful clay, And take from you, what makes my day. This is not what you are here for, Who ever said you could be a writer, Who ever said you could be a fighter, Who ever said you could be a human, I'll tell you this, there's just no truth. In that No, sweetie, hunny, love, your wrong. So come and listen to my little song, About the things that you are not. You are not perfection, You are just a reflection of me. You are not a person, You are just a pawn in my little game. You are not a speaker, You are just much weaker, than I used to be. You are not capable of any emotion, You are just another court motion- in my way. And my hands are wet with your clay, I'll sculpt you, and with you do what I may, My hands are tan and cracked with life, I carved your mind with just my knife. And I can break it, So be careful- Before I take it All away. Hush, love, just sit before me And let me carve your youthful clay Into whatever I want you to be. The Sculptor and His Clay   False accusation who's to blame, Prove to him that's she's insane, Prove to her that I am right, Come on, love, lets make things right. Come on, love, just sit before me, And shut your mouth, and just ignore me, While I bore into your youthful clay, And take from you, what makes my day. This is not what you are here for, Who ever said you could be a writer, Who ever said you could be a fighter, Who ever said you could be a human, I'll tell you this, there's just no truth. In that No, sweetie, hunny, love, your wrong. So come and listen to my little song, About the things that you are not. You are not perfection, You are just a reflection of me. You are not a person, You are just a pawn in my little game. You are not a speaker, You are just much weaker, than I used to be. You are not capable of any emotion, You are just another court motion- in my way. And my hands are wet with your clay, I'll sculpt you, and with you do what I may, My hands are tan and cracked with life, I carved your mind with just my knife. And I can break it, So be careful- Before I take it All away. Hush, love, just sit before me And let me carve your youthful clay Into whatever I want you to be. Come Clean I know Know you can't remember Anything that happened How we said goodbye Maybe it was in October Clearly, you were fine Later when you thought about it Maybe you were frightened Of how things now would be And sadly, you would call me over And now that you were sober Made me try to see And all I can see Is lights flashing Red and Blue And you ask me what I think of you I want to say I hate you I want to say I love you I want to say I know you But I don't I want to say its over I want you not to call But its me who picks up the phone With no motive at all Except to ask " How are you" But you don't care do you And I want to know your reason But you never tell the truth So when you have remembered When you do admit I'm afraid I might not hear it Time will limit this And your not here And I won't lie I love you But I hate that your so blind I am standing under the umbrella That your mistakes have left behind Eventually this plastic's Going to tear through And I'll be standing In this brilliant water With or without you Come Clean I know Know you can't remember Anything that happened How we said goodbye Maybe it was in October Clearly, you were fine Later when you thought about it Maybe you were frightened Of how things now would be And sadly, you would call me over And now that you were sober Made me try to see And all I can see Is lights flashing Red and Blue And you ask me what I think of you I want to say I hate you I want to say I love you I want to say I know you But I don't I want to say its over I want you not to call But its me who picks up the phone With no motive at all Except to ask " How are you" But you don't care do you And I want to know your reason But you never tell the truth So when you have remembered When you do admit I'm afraid I might not hear it Time will limit this And your not here And I won't lie I love you But I hate that your so blind I am standing under the umbrella That your mistakes have left behind Eventually this plastic's Going to tear through And I'll be standing In this brilliant water With or without you Make It Right I can sense it feel the rain Hold me down ,make me sane Make me touch it, make me feel Make me know this isn’t real Make it over Make it stop Water taking air Make me dizzy Make me numb Memories Past What did I do last See my bike See my home See me sitting All alone In the corner Of a store Wishing I had more Want more What can I afford To hope for? Keeping quiet Keeping silent Keeping all my secrets Mine Told me to sit down I just stood around Saying that one day One day I’ll make you pay What you’ve done You so deny Showed you it I tried, I tried But you-so stubborn So wrong, you know Knew it all along That’s why you Keep Keep me silent Keep me torn Make me wish I wasn’t born Make me stupid Make me numb Make me little Make me dumb Hold your hand against my lips And I spit onto your fingertips Why won’t I cooperate? Don’t I know this is my fate? Don’t I know that he holds my card And any way I go, its going to be hard No matter what I try to say He will use it against me anyway She is mine, Judge Make her see Make her know Make her love me! Tell her that her tears are mine That her heart is clandestine That her hopes can chip and fade That waters deep, so let her wade Waters coming over me, Making it so hard to breath, Making me loose my sight, He knows this isn’t right Make it right, Right Make It Right I can sense it feel the rain Hold me down ,make me sane Make me touch it, make me feel Make me know this isn’t real Make it over Make it stop Water taking air Make me dizzy Make me numb Memories Past What did I do last See my bike See my home See me sitting All alone In the corner Of a store Wishing I had more Want more What can I afford To hope for? Keeping quiet Keeping silent Keeping all my secrets Mine Told me to sit down I just stood around Saying that one day One day I’ll make you pay What you’ve done You so deny Showed you it I tried, I tried But you-so stubborn So wrong, you know Knew it all along That’s why you Keep Keep me silent Keep me torn Make me wish I wasn’t born Make me stupid Make me numb Make me little Make me dumb Hold your hand against my lips And I spit onto your fingertips Why won’t I cooperate? Don’t I know this is my fate? Don’t I know that he holds my card And any way I go, its going to be hard No matter what I try to say He will use it against me anyway She is mine, Judge Make her see Make her know Make her love me! Tell her that her tears are mine That her heart is clandestine That her hopes can chip and fade That waters deep, so let her wade Waters coming over me, Making it so hard to breath, Making me loose my sight, He knows this isn’t right Make it right, Right In Your Defense I need to know the answer So listen carefully Because there’s something I need from all of you So I can rest peacefully   Late last night in the kitchen When you were angry and upset And you yelled out at my mother Do you think back and regret?   Now stop slamming doors Sit down and tell me straight I want from you an answer I know I have the right to hate   My hands are always shaking My eyes are always sore I’ve tried to run from it But I won’t do that anymore   “Confront your fears” one said to me So I thought of what you meant to me And I located the fear I had And show it for all to see:   The fear that I have always had Through much anxiety and doubt I feared you would live inside my heart And I would never get you out   But now I know that I don’t have to Carry you around in shame Or think about you day in night Because I no longer have to blame   This is what I want to say to you When they haul you off to jail Look back at your life Remember your little girl   So next time your harsh words Evoke tears unto your baby girls bright face And she can’t figure out what’s her defect Are you wallowed in disgrace?   I looked out into the courtroom The tension thick and dense The judge asked you one question What have you to say in your defense? In Your Defense I need to know the answer So listen carefully Because there’s something I need from all of you So I can rest peacefully   Late last night in the kitchen When you were angry and upset And you yelled out at my mother Do you think back and regret?   Now stop slamming doors Sit down and tell me straight I want from you an answer I know I have the right to hate   My hands are always shaking My eyes are always sore I’ve tried to run from it But I won’t do that anymore   “Confront your fears” one said to me So I thought of what you meant to me And I located the fear I had And show it for all to see:   The fear that I have always had Through much anxiety and doubt I feared you would live inside my heart And I would never get you out   But now I know that I don’t have to Carry you around in shame Or think about you day in night Because I no longer have to blame   This is what I want to say to you When they haul you off to jail Look back at your life Remember your little girl   So next time your harsh words Evoke tears unto your baby girls bright face And she can’t figure out what’s her defect Are you wallowed in disgrace?   I looked out into the courtroom The tension thick and dense The judge asked you one question What have you to say in your defense? Battle Scars   He says he’s going out he’s going out to drink He says he’ll be back Of me , he doesn’t think   He says he’ll be alright He says no need to fear But with every single glass He risks all he holds dear   He says he’ll call back later He says for me to wait He tells me not to worry But he knows this act , I hate   He knows I hate pretending That every things ok When I look out onto the driveway Just praying he would stay   Please don’t go My heart whispers Please don’t risk your mind You ignore, walk out the door You couldn’t be so kind   I wait for you the night grows long Every second like an hour Hoping you will come home soon Until I sit, I cower   Finally your home at last But not the way I’d hoped You promised Not to return this way But I’ve learned, I’ve coped   you slam the door walk past me on your way back from the bars   Its hurting on the inside These are my battle scars Battle Scars   He says he’s going out he’s going out to drink He says he’ll be back Of me , he doesn’t think   He says he’ll be alright He says no need to fear But with every single glass He risks all he holds dear   He says he’ll call back later He says for me to wait He tells me not to worry But he knows this act , I hate   He knows I hate pretending That every things ok When I look out onto the driveway Just praying he would stay   Please don’t go My heart whispers Please don’t risk your mind You ignore, walk out the door You couldn’t be so kind   I wait for you the night grows long Every second like an hour Hoping you will come home soon Until I sit, I cower   Finally your home at last But not the way I’d hoped You promised Not to return this way But I’ve learned, I’ve coped   you slam the door walk past me on your way back from the bars   Its hurting on the inside These are my battle scars