30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War Album Lyrics

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Escape

Time to escape the clutches of a name,
No this is not a game,
It's just a new beginning.

I don't believe in fate but the bottom line,
It's time to pay,
You know you've got it coming.

This is war!

 

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Night Of The Hunter

I was born of the womb of a poisonous man
Beaten and broken and chased from the land
But I rise up above it, high up above it and see

I was hung from the tree made of tongues of the weak
The branches, the bones of the liars and thieves
Rise up above it, high up above it and see

Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it'll all just end, oh

(Une, deux, trois, cinq)
Blessed by a bitch from a bastard's seed
Pleasure to meet you, but better to bleed
Rise, I'll rise, I'll rise

Skinned her alive, ripped her apart
Scattered her ashes, buried her heart
Rise up above it, high up above it and see

Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil's inside

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it'll all just end, oh

Honest to God I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I'll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it'll all just end, oh

 

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Kings And Queens

Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken.

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell, Heaven and hell.

Into your eyes
Hopeless and taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and pain
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell, Heaven and hell.

The age of man is over
The darkness comes and all
These lessons that we've learned here
Have only just begun

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell.

We are the kings
We are the queens
We are the kings
We are the queens

 

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This Is War

A warning to the people,
The good and the evil,
This is war.

To the soldier, the civilian,
The martyr, the victim,
This is war.

It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie,
The moment to live and the moment to die,
The moment to fight, the moment to fight
To fight, to fight, to fight!

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

A warning to the prophet,
The liar, the honest,
This is war.

To the leader, the pariah,
The victor, the messiah,
This is war.

It's the moment of truth, and the moment to lie,
The moment to live and the moment to die,
The moment to fight, the moment to fight,
To fight, to fight, to fight!

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

I do believe in the light
Raise your hands into the sky
The fight is done, the war is won
Lift your hands toward the sun
Toward the sun
Toward the sun
Toward the sun
The war is won

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
From the last to the first

To the right, To the left
We will fight to the death!
To the edge of the earth
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world
It's a brave new world!

A brave new world
The war is won
The war is won
A brave new world

 

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100 Suns

I believe in nothing
Not the end and not the start
I believe in nothing
Not the earth and not the stars

I believe in nothing
Not the day and not the dark
I believe in nothing
But the beating of our hearts

I believe in nothing
One hundred suns until we part
I believe in nothing
Not in sin and not in God

I believe in nothing
Not in peace and not in war
I believe in nothing
But the truth in who we are

 

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Hurricane

No matter how many times that you told me you wanted to leave
No matter how many breaths that you took, you still couldn't breathe
No matter how many nights that you lie wide awake to the sound of the poison rain
Where did you go? Where did you go? Where did you go?
As days go by, the night's on fire

Tell me would you kill to save for a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground

No matter how many deaths that I die I will never forget
No matter how many lives I live, I will never regret
There is a fire inside of this heart in a riot about to explode into flames
Where is your god? Where is your god? Where is your god?

Do you really want?
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead?
Or alive to torture for my sins?

Do you really want?
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead?
Or alive to live the lie?

Tell me would you kill to save for a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground

The promises we made were not enough
The prayer that we prayed were like a drug
The secret that we sold were never known
The love we had the love had we had to let it go.

Tell me would you kill to save for a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground

Do you really want?
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead?
Or alive to torture for my sins?

Do you really want?
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead?
Or alive to live the lie?

 

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Closer To The Edge

I don't remember a moment I tried to forget
I lost myself, is it better not said
I'm closer to the edge

It was a thousand to one and a million to two
Time to go down in flames and I'm taking you
Closer to the edge

[Chorus:]
No I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No I'm not saying I'm sorry
One day maybe we'll meet again
No no no no

Can you imagine a time when the truth ran free?
The birth of a song, the death of a dream
Closer to the edge

This never ending story take forward pride in fate
We all fall short of glory
Lost in ourselves

[Chorus]

[x2]
No no no no
I will never forget
No no
I will never regret
No no
I will live my life

[Chorus]

Closer to the edge
Closer to the edge
No no no no
Closer to the edge
Closer to the edge
No no no no
Closer to the edge

 

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Vox Populi

This is a call to arms
Gather soldiers
Time to go to war

This is a battle song
Brothers and sisters
Time to go to war

Did you ever believe?
Were you ever a dreamer?
Ever imagine heart open and free?

Did you ever deny?
Were you ever a traitor?
Ever in love with your blood, lust and need?

This is a call to arms
Gather soldiers
Time to go to war

This is a battle song
Brothers and sisters
Time to go to war

Ever want to be free?
Do you even remember?
Want to be God, the devil like me?

Ever want to just stop?
Do you want to surrender?
Or fight for victory?

Here we are at the start
I can feel the beating of our hearts
Here we are at the start

Darkness falls here comes the rain
To wash away the past and the names
Darkness fall here comes the rain
To end it all the blood and the games

Far, far away in a land that time can't change
Long, long ago in a place of hearts and gold
Far, far away in a land that time can't change
Long, long ago in a place of hearts and gold

This is a call to arms
Gather soldiers
Time to go to war
Far, far away

This is a battle song
Brothers and sisters
Time to go to war
Long, long ago

This is a call to arms
Gather soldiers
Time to go to war
Far, far away

This is a battle song
Brothers and sisters
Time to go to war

This is a call to arms
We are the night
This is a battle song
We are the night

 

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Search And Destroy

Grab your gun, time to go to hell
I'm no hero guilty as charged
Search and destroy

Found my faith, living in sin
I'm no Jesus but neither are you my friend
I'm on hope above the broken dreams
This simple answer is never what it seems

A million little pieces we've broken into
A million little pieces I've stolen from you
Search and destroy, Search and destroy
Search and destroy, Search and destroy

Sold my soul, from heaven into hell
Sick as my secrets, but never going to tell
Lock the blame, burden of my dreams
Cause of faith in a blessing I believe
I believe
I believe
I believe
Oh I believe (A million little pieces)
I believe

Search and destroy, Search and destroy
Search and destroy, Search and destroy
Search and destroy

Let go, Let go
Let me go, Let me go
Let go, Let go
Let me go

Search and destroy (A million little pieces)
A million little pieces
A million little pieces
A million little pieces (Search and destroy)
A million little pieces
A million little pieces
A million little pieces
Stolen from you

Search and destroy, Search and destroy
Search and destroy, Search and destroy

A million little pieces
A million little pieces to start

 

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Alibi

No warning sign, no alibi
We're fading faster than the speed of light
Took a chance, crashed and burned
No one will ever, ever learn

I fell apart, but got back up again
And then I fell apart, but got back up again

We both could see crystal clear
That the inevitable end was near
Made our choice, trial by fire
To battle is the only way we feel

I fell apart, but got back up again
And then I fell apart, but got back up again
And then I fell apart, but got back up again

Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh

So here we are the witching hour
The quickest tongue to divide and devour
Divide and devour

If I could end the quest for fire
For truth for love and my desire
Myself

And I fell apart, but got back up again

Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh, way, oh
Way, oh

I fell apart, I fell apart
I fell apart, I fell apart
I fell apart

But got back up again

 

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Stranger In A Strange Land

Enemy of mine
I'll f*ck you like the devil
Violent inside
Beautiful and evil

I'm a ghost, you're an angel
One and the same
Just remains of an age

Lost in daydream
What do you see?
If you're looking for Jesus
Then get on your knees

Enemy of mine
I'm just a stranger in a strange land
Running out of time
Better go, go, go

Angel or demon
I gave up my soul
I'm guilty of treason
I've abandoned control

Tonight

The end is coming, everybody run
Now we're gonna live forever, gonna live forever
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

The end is coming, everybody run
Now we're gonna live forever, gonna live forever
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

The end is coming, everybody run
Now we're gonna live forever, gonna live forever
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

The end is coming, everybody run
Now we're gonna live forever, gonna live forever
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

The end is coming, everybody run
Now we're gonna live forever, gonna live forever
Tonight

Lost in daydream
What do you see?
If you're looking for Jesus
Get on your knees

Angel or demon
I gave up my soul
I'm guilty of treason
I've abandoned control

Your soul

 

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