burning bridges
Up In Smoke
(Matt Long)
Ohhh I see the flames are getting higher
Ohhh I think we’re losing all control
No I just can’t stand the pain
Don’t take me through it again
No you will not take my soul
Everything will turn to dust
So much for that foolish trust
Well I try to fight the flames, change what you became
All the promises you broke
But I just can’t fight the fire, now the flames are reaching higher
We are going Up In Smoke
Don’t you try to take me to the bottom
Don’t you try to take my life away
Like a stubborn true believer
I’m a fighter, a redeemer
I’m gonna live to die another day
Spare me your destructive mind
I will break the ties that bind
Well I try to fight the flames, change what you became
All the promises you broke
But I just can’t fight the fire, now the flames are reaching higher
We are going Up In Smoke
I’m done with this
Don’t change my mind
Makes no difference what you say
Let the bridges that I burn light the way
Well I try to fight the flames, change what you became
All the promises you broke
But I just can’t fight the fire, now the flames are reaching higher
We are going Up In Smoke
Well I try to fight the flames, change what you became
All the promises you broke
But I just can’t fight the fire, now the flames are reaching higher
We are going Up In Smoke
break me down
(Matt Long)
Right there in front of me
The fire's in her eyesI don't know what it is that made the fire inside ignite
On a Sunday morning
She kicked me out of the bed
I wish that somebody would come and tell me what I did
Little did I know the reason
Had nothing to do with me
She was trying to break me down
Piece by little piece
She was trying to break me down
She was trying to pass the blame
She was trying to find a reason
To cheat at her own game
She was trying to break me down
But she was unfaithful to me
Right before I told her it's over
She tried to pin this mess on me
One fateful day
She tried to turn me out
But I ain't going nowhere until I know what it's all about
I tried to see the reason
I tried to see why
I think that she was too scared to tell me ‘bout the pain inside
Little did I know the reason
Had nothing to do with me
She was trying to break me down
Piece by little piece
She was trying to break me down
She was trying to pass the blame
She was trying to find a reason
To cheat at her own game
She was trying to break me down
But she was unfaithful to me
Right before I told her it's over......I said
I wanna know what you've done to me
I’ll do everything I can
She broke down and told me that she’s been
Messing with another man
She was trying to break me down
She was trying to pass the blame
She was trying to find a reason
To cheat at her own game
She was trying to break me down
But she was unfaithful to me
Right before I told her it's over
She tried to pin this mess on me
Break Me Down
Break Me Down
Break Me Down
Oh no you’re gonna Break Me Down
ghosts
(Paul Long)
Everybody has a haunted house
A place too dark to go
Everybody has a question they won’t ask
For an answer they don’t want to know
Some people have a fear of the past
Some only fear what’s to come
Everybody has a box they won’t open
In case the memory within is gone
Like a child who’s afraid of the dark
Like a man who’s afraid of the new
I’m beaten by the storms
Life-ridden and torn
I see ghosts everywhere
And I’m looking for you
Everybody has a haunted house
A fear too dark to feel
Everybody has a place that they won’t go
With a ghost that’s all too real
Like a child who’s afraid of the dark
Like a man who’s afraid of the new
I’m beaten by the storms
Life-ridden and torn
I see ghosts everywhere
And I can feel it in my dreams
You’re in the shadow before the dawn
But I can’t touch you, there’s no answer in the dark
An apparition is all you are, and I don’t know what it means
Everybody has a haunted house
A place too dark to go
Everybody has a question they won’t ask
For an answer they already know
Like a child who’s afraid of the dark
Like a man who’s afraid of the new
I’m beaten by the storms
Life-ridden and torn
I see ghosts everywhere
And I’m looking for you
The Root of All Evil
(Matt Long)
Now I ain't one for preachin'
But I gotta get this off my mind
Half of us are crying out
Whilst the others turn the blind eye
Keeping our heads bowed to the ground
Underneath the blackened sky
Working hard just to pay the bills
Living just to work our lives away
Making just enough to scrape by
Right until our dying day
Dreams chained down to the floor
Letting nightmares lead the way
The Root Of All Evil
Haunts us every day
There can be no end at all
They will find a way
To cage you come what may
The sick and dying form a long line
Begging to the doctors 'Help me Please!'
(They say)
'This drug is gonna make you better
Whilst you're paying through the knees'
All because the so called leaders
Are the ones doing the dirty deeds
The Root Of All Evil
Haunts us every day
There can be no end at all
They will find another way
To cage you come what may
World leaders argue with each other
Throwing bombs on people's happy homes
Gambling with a million lives
Just to say that 'I ain't got no soul!'
Sending out those innocent lives
Most of whom will never ever ever come home
The Root Of All Evil
Haunts us every day
There can be no end at all
They will find another way
To cage you come what may
(Matt Long, Paul Long)
Well I apologise so profusely
For what I’m about to say
But you ain’t got much longer
Until retribution comes your way
You ain’t got a hope in heaven
You ain’t got a hope in hell
You ain’t got a way of knowing
What I know so well, and I cry
Soulbreaker
Heartbreaker
Money maker
Don’t you come ‘round my way
Fallen down by the wayside
Damn sure you’re gonna break
Don’t you bribe the Lord to save your soul
If you should die before you wake
Put your hands where I can see them
Don’t you know we stopped believin’
Only take what you owed
Better reap what you sow
Lying face down and barely breathin’
Soulbreaker
Heartbreaker
Money maker
Don’t you come ‘round my way
Champagne fever dreams, nothing is what it seems
Caught in the spotlight, hoping that you get it right
Puppet on a string, singing what you’re told to sing
Sign on the dotted line, giving them control
Nothing you can do now you let them break your soul
March to the ongoing symphony
March until your feet get sore
And when you feel like breaking down
Won’t you march on forever more
Soulbreaker
Heartbreaker
Money maker
Don’t you come ‘round my way
too far to fall
(Paul Long, Matt Long)
Too many lazy Sundays, too many hazy Mondays
Gettin’ up with nowhere to go
Feelin’ that I should be doin’ somethin’ lately
But you’re still gone and I have nothing to show
For all the good times, the bad times
The times when it was too hard to stay
People tell me the only way is up
Until you find your way
Can you hear me calling out your name,
I got nothing but I’m standing tall
Climbing up out of the darkest night,
Somebody help me, ‘cause it’s too far to fall
I’m tired of all the fighting, tired of always hiding
Seems like I’ve been laying low
Tell me that I should be feeling better maybe
But it’s too late and I have nothing to show
For all the good times, the bad times
The times when it was too hard to stay
People tell me the only way is up
Until you find your way
Can you hear me calling out your name,
I got nothing but I’m standing tall
Climbing up out of the darkest night,
Somebody help me, ‘cause it’s too far to fall
I’m climbing up the mountain, looking for the sunshine
I know these are the seeds that I sow
Trying to find the daylight, trying to make it feel right
But you’re still gone and I have nothing to show
For all the good times, the bad times
The times when it was too hard to stay
People tell me the only way is up
Until you find your way
Can you hear me calling out your name,
I got nothing but I’m standing tall
Climbing up out of the darkest night,
Somebody help me, ‘cause it’s too far to fall
archangel
I can't keep you here
You can't stand the pain
Even though I need you
And the tears fall like rain
Although this goodbye
Tears me up inside
I know you will be
Forever at my side
Just slip away
As I remain
To remember you as you were
So lay down to rest
Let yourself go
Be that eternal friend of mine
I’ll sing you a song
One final time
Be that archangel here by my side
The rest of my life
Seems so unclear
But it’s so selfish of me
To try and keep you here
Soon all the pain
Will go away
And you will know peace once again
So lay down to rest
Let yourself go
Be that eternal friend of mine
I’ll sing you a song
One final time
Be that archangel here by my side
So lay down to rest
Let yourself go
Be that eternal friend of mine
I’ll sing you a song
One final time
Be that archangel here by my side
Be that archangel here by my side
You’re the archangel here by my side
the big picture
I’m working real hard, doing overtime
Gotta make the money, gotta toe the line
I see my daughter just once in a while
I'm doing it for her, but all she wanted was a smile
Gotta make time to look at the big picture
Up ahead I've got a mountain to climb
Take a step back, gotta look at the big picture
And get right back on track while I got the time
Breaking my back, working every day
Nobody cares ‘bout a word I say
Tired of being low, getting kicked around
Gotta dust myself down and pick myself up off the ground
Gotta make time to look at the big picture
Up ahead I've got a mountain to climb
Take a step back, gotta look at the big picture
And get right back on track while I got the time
Running too fast, gotta take it slow
Don’t worry too much, gotta let it go
Just stay strong with the one you love
Everything’s gonna be OK
And I’ll be back on my feet some day
Gotta make time to look at the big picture
Up ahead I've got a mountain to climb
Take a step back, gotta look at the big picture
And get right back on track while I got the time
under the gun
Tonight I lay my cards down on the table
Got one more chance to stay alive
I try to move my hand but I am unable
To draw the card that saves my life
I can’t afford to make a single little slip up
I gotta get it right this time
Or else I’m gonna wind up meeting my maker
I put my life out on the line
They keep on raising me higher
They got me on the run
I’m playing under the gun
I’m playing under the gun
I’m drawing dead because I got no other way now
Begging for something I can use
All of a sudden I was knocking on a full house
How could I possibly lose?
Hands full of kings and queens
They got me on the run
I’m playing under the gun
Now I understand
I’m never getting outta here
I’m playing a dead man's hand
Well now I see my road is coming to an end yeah
Oh there was never any doubt
Oh this showdown down isn’t what I was expecting
That bullets gonna clean me out
They got me on the run
I’m playing under the gun
They got me on the run
I’m playing under the gun
one more chance
Looking out the window I just stand and watch the rain
Looking out the window and I thought I saw your face
And I remember how I caused you so much pain
Do you remember all the good times that we had along the way
All I need is one more chance to try again
Staring at the ceiling waiting for the phone to ring
Staring at the ceiling and I thought I heard your voice
And I realise the way it could have been
And I can promise I’ll do better than I did just yesterday
All I ask is one more chance to try again
You know I need to see you tonight
I lie awake until the morning
You know I need you near me tonight
Give me one more chance to try again
Looking out the window I just stand and watch the rain
Looking out the window and I thought I saw your face
And I remember how I caused you so much pain
Do you remember all the good times that we had along the way
All I need is one more chance to try again
All I need is one more chance to try again
exile
Please give me something to hide
Anything at all
My world is so cold tonight
My world is so small
A fortress of my own mind
Impenetrable
No one can get inside
But I can't leave at all
The taste of bittersweet decline
I'm fading out by design
Falling from the broken dream
Nothing is ever what it seems
To wake in the dark
Give me your burdens to bear
I have my own
For every piece I've found
Every seed sown
To all the inner desires
To never be known
Never to see the light of day
To never be shown
I've never been the one to rise
Or see the truth through the lies
Giving all I have to give
Just doesn't scratch the itch
I wake in the dark
So long
To the light
After all is said and done
Time will pass me by
And I'm running out of fabricated smiles
In my own exile
The silhouettes of my life
Fading to black
Trying so hard to make them stay
But they won’t come back
Time will take it all away
And I can’t have my say
Begging with an open hand
For one more second chance
But I wake in the dark
So long
To the light
After all is said and done
Time will pass me by
And I'm running out of fabricated smiles
So long
To the light
After all is said and done
Time will pass me by
And I'm running out of fabricated smiles
In my own exile
My own exile