Alter Bridge - Pawns & Kings Album Lyrics

A brood of vipers
They are scheming as the West winds blow
They are conspiring from below
A raging fire from the depths of hell, a wicked foe
Unleash the tiger, take control

It's time to decide
Do not play the fool

So fight for your life
Can't you see what's coming?
Fight for your mind, this is war
Fight from inside and believe in something
Don't compromise who you are

An army of shadows
They are waiting for the battle call
Bloodthirsty demons of the mind
They will unravel, if you let them, everything you are
And storm the castle from inside
So open your eyes

So fight for your life
Can't you see what's coming?
Fight for your mind, this is war
Fight from inside and believe in something
Don't compromise who you are

Scheming, haunting, waiting, taunting
Taking every good man down

A raging fire from the depths of hell, a wicked foe
Unleash the tiger, take control

And fight for your life
Can't you see what's coming?
Fight for your mind, this is war
Fight from inside and believe in something
Don't compromise who you are

Here you are, a broken weary soul
With no place left to go
Godforsaken, I can't watch this anymore

In the wake
Dead among the living
When will you realize and see the light?
You're meant for so much more
You're like the dead among the living

So tell me what it is you fail to see?
Or is this all on me?
You are so much more than who you choose to be

In the wake
Dead among the living
When will you realize and see the light?
You're meant for so much more
You're like the dead among the living, ooh

In spite of the waiting
I hold out that you might just take control
Never forsaking
For you might just wake up let to us know
You're coming home

Here you are, a broken weary soul
No place left to go
Godforsaken, I can't watch this anymore

When will you realize and see the light?
You're meant for so much more
You're like the dead among the living

Sitting in my ivory tower
Invincible to fall
Some would say my final hour
As you scale the wall

Step inside
I dare you all
And breathe the lies
And heed the call

When this all is said and done
I will have my way
And you will take the blame

You're over the line, under the gun
I am the reason for what you've done
Truth of a crime you can't outrun
Under the spell of my silver tongue (yeah)

I swear to God I'll find a way
To prove I still belong
I'd rather watch it burn away
Than say that I was wrong

So step inside
I dare you all
And breathe my fire
And heed my call

You're over the line, under the gun
I am the reason for what you've done
Truth of a crime you can't outrun
Under the spell of my silver tongue (yeah)

You're over the line, under the gun
I'll keep on scheming for what's to come
Truth of a crime you can't outrun
Under the spell of my silver tongue

This alliance built on fear and rage
Ends in violence if I have my way

Fear
Spite
Lie to divide us
Hate
Strife
Bring decay

You're over the line, under the gun
I am the reason for what you've done
Truth of a crime you will not outrun
Now you're under the spell of my tongue

You're over the line, under the gun
I am the reason for what you've done
Truth of a crime you can't outrun
Under the spell of my silver tongue

A sad fate, a fool's game
Shattered and divided
Sick man, make your final play
A thin line crossed to find
The secrets you've been hiding
From now on, nothing is the same
Some people never change

So damn you
What are you hiding?
It was you who brought this on for way too long
(For way too long)
A sad truth
To be reminded
For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault
(It's not our fault)

But you want so much more
Than we should ever have to give

Sin after sin
Sin after sin

As you adorn your crown of thorns
And play the pure messiah
Your flock will come to know the beast you are
I've seen your kind before, oh

So damn you
What are you hiding?
It was you who brought this on for way too long
(For way too long)
A sad truth
To be reminded
For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault
(It's not our fault)

But you want so much more
Than we should ever have to give

Sin after sin
Sin after sin
Sin after sin
Sin after sin
Sin after sin

Push us all away
One day you'll wake up lost to find
All you had has been replaced
And buried by your lies (your lies)

So damn you
What are you hiding?
It was you who brought this on for way too long
(For way too long)
A sad truth
To be reminded
For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault
(It's not our fault)

Sin after sin (sin after sin)
Sin after sin (sin after sin)
Sin after sin
Sin after sin
Sin after sin
It's not our fault, no, no

Hold your hands up high and throw 'em in the air
Show 'em that you care too much to feel this way again
Things that cause you pain, just throw 'em to the wind
Don't turn away again for I am always at your side

As I take another look around me
As I'm trying to be all I can be
Try to make me something more and

Don't wait, it won't last forever and
Allow your heart to heal
Just begin to heal

Make just one last wish and shout it to the sky
The time it is right to love, to feel, to light a fire
We'll never know just when we'll have the chance again
To see it to the end, so do your part and make it last

As I take another look around me
As I'm trying to be all I can be
Try to make me something more and

Don't wait, it won't last forever and
Allow your heart to heal
Right here, stay the course with no regret
Right here with me

They say we'll get back to the way it was, ooh
Before the bitter winds of change
It's so hard to know where it's gonna go
Will you please give me a sign?
That everything's gonna be alright
It'll be alright, ooh yeah yeah

Don't wait, it won't last forever and
Allow your heart to heal
Right here, stay the course with no regret
Right here with me
Right here with me

I couldn't lie if I wanted to
The trick of the take
Has brought this all to a new kind of low
Stuck in a line to an early grave that stands in the way
Of the life I'm meant to know

Save me, I'm falling
With a long long way to go
Losing the fight in a shadow play with nothing to gain
Well I don't wanna bitch about it no more

I've reached the end, it's time
So bring me peace of mind

I need a holiday
There's nothing left to save
I'll hold my tongue as I close the door
Before I walk away
I'll be the first to say
There's more to life than a living
So I'll spread my wings and fly

I compromised to the whims of men who promised a change
But in the end they left me high and dry
I play the fool time and time again, I guess I'm to blame
Now I'm barely getting by

They'll take it all, yeah
And you know that I am right
They'll rob you blind till the wicked end, this place is insane
I got no patience left to put up a fight

I'm down to my last nerve
It only brings me to my worst
When will I learn?

I need a holiday
There's nothing left to save
I'll hold my tongue as I close the door
Before I walk away
I'll be the first to say
There's more to life than a living
So I'll spread my wings and fly

I've reached the end, it's time
So bring me peace of mind

I need a holiday
There's nothing left to save
I'll hold my tongue as I close the door
Before I walk away
I'll be the first to say
There's more to life than a living

I need a holiday
There's nothing left to save
I'll hold my tongue as I close the door
Before I walk away
I'll be the first to say
There's more to life than a living
So I'll spread my wings and fly

I'll spread my wings and fly
I'll spread my wings and fly

Lost where we can't escape
Blind to our own decay
Lamenting when we can't let go
Until we heal, we die alone
We hope that it's not too late

I used to lie awake and sing this song
Fear is a hollow place a dark beyond
The coldest season that I've ever known
But it's over now
I've learned from my mistakes
Times have changed
And I have changed

It's hard to recognize the person that I was
But a wasted life is still worth saving
I was too scared to find
Forgiveness wouldn't come
But it's over now
I've learned from my mistakes
But it's over now
I've learned from my mistakes
Times have changed

Those were the darkest days, I never will return
This I confess so you may learn
Convey the truth, the pain
So you won't have to hurt
Please never second guess these words

Like a phoenix rising from the dust
I've come to lift you up
Like a new day dawning from above in turn
So you may you learn
A lesson from the things I've done
A fable of the silent son

And buried way below
We have our deep regrets
With waves of anger to respect
We face our demons with intentions to protect
Our future angels for what's next

Like a phoenix rising from the dust
I've come to lift you up
Like a new day dawning from above in turn
So you may you learn
A lesson from the things I've done

A fable of the silent son
A warning of the things to come
Foreshadowing the end for some
Who dare and lose it all

A fable of the silent son
A warning of the things to come
Forgive me for the things I've done
I could have lost it all

I used to lie awake and sing this song
Fear is a hollow place a dark beyond
The coldest season that I've ever known
But it's over now
I've learned from my mistakes
But it's over now
I've learned from my mistakes

Like a phoenix rising from the dust
I've come to lift you up
Like a new day dawning from above in turn
So you may you learn
A lesson from the things I've done
A fable of the silent son

A fable of the silent son
A fable of the silent son

We gather to foster all the knowledge we have found
Passed down from a generation, long forgotten now
Like dust from the stars
Scattered from afar

We wait for the harvest
In the season of promise
That was sown through the ages
That brings us to see
Everything that was started
By the dearly departed
May it live on forever
For the future to be
To bring about our destiny

The wisdom of all we are and all we're meant to see
A truth that can get us by if only we believe
It's never that far

We wait for the harvest
In the season of promise
That was sown through the ages
That may bring us to see
Everything that was started
By the dearly departed
May it live on forever
For the future to be
To bring about our destiny

Someday we'll fade to nothing
A cruel change that we can't ignore
We'll be okay
As long as there is something
We can leave behind
Never lose faith
You know we still have time
There's still a promise yet to find

We wait for the harvest
In the season of promise
That was sown through the ages
That may bring us to see
Everything that was started
By the dearly departed
May it live on forever
For the future to be

Prosper at any cost
In a world for the taking
But fortunes are gained and lost
By the beast of your making

You can't hold on (you can't hold on)
It's way too strong (it's way too strong)

You're drawn to the flame
Before it's too late
You must realize the compromise is never
Worth it all in the end, no

When you're the last man standing
But the first to sell your soul
The truth can be so damning
You will face the world alone

The spoils that we choose to seek
Are not for the keeping
The sweet taste of victory
Is fragile and fleeting

But when it's gone (but when it's gone)
You must move on (you must move on)

You're drawn to the flame
Before it's too late
You must realize the compromise is never
Worth the ones that you let go

When you're the last man standing
But the first to sell your soul
The truth can be so damning
You will face the world alone

I hope it's worth it all in the end though
You know it's hard for me to pretend
Sometimes it would be easy to just let go
But I know just how that's gonna end

For the shallow gains
Are never worth the pain
The love you pushed away
Can never be replaced
Left to die, you're on your own

Avarice and vice
Brings you down in time
Drawn to the flame

You're the last man standing
But the first to sell your soul
The truth can be so damning
You will face the world alone

Tear down the walls and show your courage as you heed the call
Embarking on the journey yet to come
There is no time to waste
The wretched and the heartless take your future
If you let their will be done

Stand up and hold your ground
Don't let the bastards grind you down
It's time to show the Devil what we are
Surrender never more
Though deep inside, we're battle-worn
We'll nevеr let them tear this land apart
No

For all of thе hope that it brings
And though we're pawns, we could be kings
If we believe, against all odds we will survive, mm

Release the hounds of doom
Unsheathe the blade we cannot lose
We're fighting for the only thing we've known
And when it's said and done
Our victory is gained for love
A worthy sacrifice of flesh and blood
Oh

For all of the hope that it brings
And though we're pawns, we could be kings
If we believe, against all odds we will survive
The last shall be first, give it time
If in the end we're still alive
Our victory will prove in time that we were right all along
We must stand up for all that we are
We must fight 'til the dawn
'Til the last of their kind are gone

Stand your ground, hold your head high
Your honor for your life
Stand your ground, don't compromise
Your courage, their demise


For the hope that it brings
And though we're pawns, we could be kings
The meek shall sing this song tonight
For all of the hope that it brings
And though we're pawns, we could be kings
If we believe, against all odds we will survive
The last shall be first, give it time
If in the end we're still alive
Our victory will justify that we are right where we belong

Pawns and kings, let sovereign wings give strength where there is none
Pawns and kings, the meek shall sing until God's will is done