Andy Black - The Shadow Side Album Lyrics

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Homecoming King

Some nights you lie
Some nights you don't
But they all feel the same
Sometimes you wish you could turn to stone
And be perfect always
I, I can't feel like this no more

In the crowd alone cause no one wants to know you
Do they?
Don't they?

Right here but no one's watching

Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!

You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"

Most days you rise and start to fade
Cause no one loves you
Avert their eyes and look away
Life without virtue
I, I can't feel like this no more

You walk these halls and feel the same
Cause you can't find your place

Right here but no one's watching

Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!

And I stare the fan on the ceiling
All night, all night
All these memories won't stop running
My mind, my mind

And the rats in the walls keeps scratching
My life, my life
And all the voices won't stop laughing
I can't fight again!

Here comes the invisible man
That no one turns to see
I'm just another dumb fool who'll never go down in history (Hey!)
Yeah, you're standing there with the homecoming king
Turn the silver spoon into a diamond ring
Can he make you disappear without anyone noticing?
Yeah, f*ck the homecoming king!

You see your life is drawn out
Don't feel the world that you know
Caught in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"

You see your hands are tied now
Just like your eyes will stay closed
Come in the tower singing
"Oh no, that's not the life I chose!"

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We Don't Have To Dance

Record scratch; Steve Miller Band
Tattooed necks and tattooed hands
Oh, how don't you drown in a rain storm?
Fresh regrets, vodka sweats
The sun is down and we're bound to get
Exhausted and so far from the shore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
Literal hell.

We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance

Bottles smash, I raise my hand
How can you all even stand it
Why is there joy in this poison, oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore, oh

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
I am in hell.

We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance

Yeah yeah, yeah yeah

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes.
Literal hell.

We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to smile
We don't have to make friends
It's so nice to meet you,
Let's never meet again
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk
We don't have to talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk, talk, talk
We don't have to dance
We don't have to talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk

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Ribcage

Nothing left, now I'm feeling numb
And just like you, I couldn't love someone
There is no one, I can belong to

Take you out, never bring you back again, back again, back again
Can't recall how we lost our innocence, innocence, (innocence)

Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way

On the path never leading home
Cut it out from my flesh and bone
And I feel like, I can't see anything

Take you out, never bring you back again, back again, back again
Can't recall how we lost our innocence, innocence, (innocence)

Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way

Used to be, I had light
I had fire in my chest
Oh, but now I'm all out
And I've got nothing left

Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way

Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Got no heart to break, like it that way
Nothing in the cage of my ribcage
Emptiness is safe, keep it that way

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Stay Alive

Your thoughts become your enemies
When you're locked inside this cage
Life can feel dead to me
And all that's left is rage

Regrets for all the time we wasted
Thinking of ourselves
Holding onto pain you tasted
Living in this hell

Don't wanna go back home tonight
So I drive this road alone

[Chorus:]
Stay alive for the good times
Stay alive through the bad
Stay alive for the hopes and the fears and the dreams
The best that we ever had
I keep telling myself I can take you
From this God-forsaken place
Stay alive for the good times
Stay alive through the bad

Stay alive

[Matt Skiba:]
Your fear controls everything
Never let you turn the page (Let you turn the page)
We end up only settling
For when we both felt sane

Reaching out for something that
You can't quite hold onto
Say goodbye and start it over
When there's nothing left for you

Don't wanna go back home tonight
So I drive this road alone

[Chorus]

I keep telling myself I can take you
From this God-forsaken place

[Chorus]

Stay alive [3x]

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Love Was Made To Break

We fill our lives with empty memories
We've had enough, we've had enough
We risked it all, didn't get anything
I'm giving up, I'm giving up

It started with hatred
You left me here departed
Distorted, we played it
But in my gut I'll save it

Pick up the pieces before you let this go

Fading in, fading out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break

We rise and fall with our misery
I built the wall, I built the wall
A siren's call that brought you here to me
We lost control, we lost control

So when this comes crashing
And we are losing chances
Won't see it in our eyes
Til it's too late to fix this

Pick up the pieces before you let this go

Faded in, faded out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break

It seems we live for a fight
But I can feel it tonight
So now I'm leaving so now
But I feel terrified

Cause I am losing my mind
Trying to make it alright
Trying to see this all through
To the other side
To the other side
To the other side

Whoa oh oh oh

Fading in, fading out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe

Faded in, faded out
The feeling's gone, it's like we're enemies
Checking in, checking out
We're strangers now but I don't believe that
Love was made to break
No I don't believe that love was made to break

Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh

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Beautiful Pain

Your life was a shooting star
That burned out way too fast
And all the memories
Of a dream that's built to last
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For my next panic attack, no
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For my next crash

It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart

All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for

I pray that you're happy now
You're never looking back
Rest with the angels now
The heavens gains your laugh

Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
Cause you're never coming back, no
Don't wanna wait, wanna wait, wanna wait
For the last dance

It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart

All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for

Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
And leave forever

Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
Don't say goodbye tonight
And leave forever

It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I remember the good times
When I remember the good
It's a beautiful pain
It's a beautiful pain
When I let go of the heartache
When I let go of your heart

All the times that I keep holding onto
Even though you're gone
And the nights that I keep holding back the tears
I hope you found what you're looking for

I hope you found what you're looking for

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Put The Gun Down

Here's where it starts, another night alone in the dark
Hate is running through my veins
Steady now I'm takin' aim
The darkness of day, all the skies are turning to grey

I can't tune the voices out
How'd they get so Goddamn loud?
Oh, cause there's a side, another side of me that can't get out
A darker side that no one knows about

Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down

Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down, down

Here's where it ends
I'm never going back there again
Cause everytime I'm standing by
The shadows in my line of sight

When does it stop?
Cause I'm living cold and shut off
Even when I clench my fists, It's slipping through my fingertips
Oh, cause there's a piece, there's a piece of me and it's missing now
Yeah, there's a piece of me that's breaking down

Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down

Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down

That's when I look myself in the mirror
Now I'm seeing things a little clearer
Honest, I can't hide what's inside me

I said I'm tired of pointing the finger
Tired of this hand holding the trigger
Now I'm done with that, I gotta take one step back

Can anybody

Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see me?
Cause I think I lost my way
Put the gun down, Just put the gun down

Will anybody watch me?
Is someone gonna stop me?
This could be my last mistake
Put the gun down, just put the gun down, down

Here's where it starts, another night alone in the dark
Hate is running through my veins
Steady now I'm takin' aim

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Drown Me Out

Another moment breaks, the shadow side of me
It's like holding on until I fall apart
They say to live with this song I have to sing
It's the cross that hangs deep below my heart

And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break

Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean

Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)

Feel a violent rage, washing over me
I can barely breath, bury me alive
All the tragedy becomes a symphony
Full of pain, I feel my final goodbye

And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break

Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean

Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)

Screaming loud, screaming loud, from the underground
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out

Rise, rise
Can you hear me now?
Rise, rise
Can you see me now
[x2]

And when I get the feeling, I let the damn walls break
Let the damn walls break

Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me
Out!
From the top of the world to the bottom of the ocean

Screaming loud, screaming loud from the underground
Listen now, listen now, you're not taking me
Down!
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out
(nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me)

Rise, rise
Can you hear me now?
Rise, rise
Nothing's gonna drown me, nothing's gonna drown me out

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Paint It Black

Don't you know
We're still gold
Just another day we made mistakes

Face the rain
Don't walk away
There's another chance to set it straight

It's not too late to turn back home
And we were never meant to be alone
You know we've got each other

It's not too late for two lost souls
We're not the only ones to lose control
But we're in this together, yeah

Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over

Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember

This won't last forever
It's just another night

Same old song
We sang along
Never knowing how it's gonna end

I am here with love my dear
We can let it go and start again

In my heart we share a home
And all the years that we have grown
You know we've got each other

So hear me out and don't give up
The world is ours and with our love
We're in this together, yeah

Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over

Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember

This won't last forever
It's just another night

So look in my eyes
Clear as the skies
You can see right through me
Your heart bleeds through me

No matter where you are
I won't leave you behind
We'll make it out alive
We'll make it out alive

Every time you walk away
I lose the one I need to save
I just paint it black
Like starting over

Every time I lose a fight
And I'm dying to be right
I just paint it black
So you remember

This won't last forever
It's just another night

It's just another night
It's just another night

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Break Your Halo

Life is the pain of the pictures in my mind
Fear is the child I left behind
I'm never ashamed of the scars you see across my face
I'm only afraid that this will change

I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out

If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light

My heart grows numb as the tide rolls in
And all the waves come crashing down
Swallow your dreams and the love that kept you hanging on
Without my voice you'll lose yourself

I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out

If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light

All the sins you've given it up
And we can't breathe when we're not together
What we had was just perfect enough
Taking its toll can last forever

And I would give my life, just to make things right
Got to keep my shit together
All I want is another one chance
All I need is one more broken heart
(All I need is one more, broken heart)

I'll break your halo
When you try to rise above me
I'll show you my own hell
I can reach right down and pull you out

If I can change this life, I would make things right
I would keep my shit together
I'll break your halo
I'm the only hope you've got to see the light

(See the light)
I'll break your halo, I'm the only hope you got to see the light
(See the light)

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Louder Than Your Love

Oh!

Wide awake, we're at the gates
We never come home
We'd rather be, anyone else
But something inside of

The magazines that tell the world to act like things that are provertrust exist
We are living life alone

We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out

Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun

(A holiday in the sun)

I feel the streets, rise under me
The city is a ghost
I'll never see, all of their hope
They waste all nights

It's a tragedy, to sell your words to lonely teens
That are fighting for their lives
Give it up, because we're not home

We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out

Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun

(A holiday in the sun)

All my life, I played it right
Turned my back on my dreams and what I believed in
(Ah)

Now I'll take a stand, I won't walk away
I'm gonna find a way, let go of all of these feelings
(Ah)
Save me ...

We're louder than your love
A stray atomic bomb
We're the engines giving out and we're the kids that scream our hearts out

Louder than your love, know what your thinking of
In a town that steals your freedom and a life without a holiday in the sun

(A holiday in the sun)

Woah, woah, woah, woah, oh-oh
Holiday in the sun
Woah, woah, woah, woah, oh-oh
Holiday in the sun!

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Broken Pieces

We all start with the beautiful
Hope, pride, and love
It's never meant to feel so difficult
Your dreams become your drug

I'll give you something to believe in
I'd rather fail than never try

Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us

Whoa (I'll find a reason)
Whoa (I'll find a..)

We all wish for a miracle
That shines bright in the dark
Never fall for the ritual
Of pride, killing the art

Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us

I remember when we dreamt of lives and
Now we only pray one of the known
I remember when we lived for everything
Looking back now, but it's all gone

Broken pieces will fall apart
Promises will tear down the trust
Find a reason to give your heart
But I'll find a reason for us

Whoa (I'll found a reason)
Whoa (I'll found a..)

Whoa (I'll found a reason)
Whoa

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The Void

This ship has crashed
We burn down the past
Like ghost-drifted ash

Your photograph
Is all that will last
There's no turning back

Now I'm all alone
The future unknown
Got nowhere to go

But I'll survive, the loneliest nights
Won't give up the fight

Through the void, through the void, through the endless void!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!

And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow

The emptiness
It kills like a kiss
The violent abyss

Farewell again
We've come to an end
I'll miss you my friend

Carry on, carry on!

Through the void, through the void, through the endless void!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!

And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow

How can I carry on, carry on without you?
(Oh)
Carry on!

We fail, we fall
But just keep walking through it all
Got to face another day

You're here, you're gone
But I had to move along
'Till the darkness starts to fade

We fail, we fall
But just keep walking through it all
Got to face another day

Won't give up the fight ...

Through the void, through the void, through the endless void!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!
Hear the voice, hear the voice, of the hearts destroyed!
I'll march on and on and on and on without you!

And I'll keep singing our song, 'till tomorrow

How can I carry on, carry on without you? x4