Lifehouse - Out Of The Wasteland Album Lyrics

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Hurricane

Turn the page
Turn the corner
Open the cage
Cut the locks
We're starting over
I don't wanna live this way

We made it through hell and back again
We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end
Ohhoohoo, and we brave the weather
Hurricane, couldn't take you from me
I'm holding on tight and I still believe
Ohhoohoo, yeah it just gets better

A quiet rage
A screaming silence is all around
Let me in
The world we built is crashing down

We made it through hell and back again
We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end
Ohhoohoo, and we brave the weather
Hurricane, couldn't take you from me
I'm holding on tight and I still believe
Ohhoohoo, yeah it just gets better

It just gets better
It just gets better

Oohhoohoohoo [4x]

We made it through hell and back again
We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end
Ohhoohoo, and we brave the weather
Hurricane, couldn't take you for me
I'm holding on tight and I still believe
Ohhoohoo, yeah it just gets better

It just gets better

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One For The Pain

I love you though you're toxic
You've got a wicked hold on me
I've got a car that's full of boxes
But I just can't seem to leave
Now I know you can't fix crazy
I tried for way too long
I've got a one-way ticket out of here
And in the morning I'll be gone

'Cause the war is over now,
Now the war is over
Life is back in colour now
Now the war is over

So take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better
Take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave
Better take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three times now
Yeah I should have known better

I think I've always liked the trouble
Just a hint of misery
'Til the smile tastes of poison
And consumes the rest of me

'Cause the storm is over now,
Now the storm is over
The sky is breaking open now
Now the storm is over

So take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better
Take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave
Better take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three times now
Yeah I should have known better

The war is over now
Now the war is over
Life is back in colour now,
Now the war is over

Now I know you can't fix crazy
I tried for way too long
I've got a one-way ticket out of here
And in the morning I'll be gone

So take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better
Take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave
Better take one for the pain
Two to forget
Three times now
Yeah I should have known better

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Flight

I've lost my balance
I fell from the trapeze
This act isn't easy
I've been under water
This storm has been raging
These nights are not sleeping
My dreams are now strangers to me

And I need you now
There's too many miles on my bones
I can't carry the weight of the world
No, not on my own

Your eyes are like lightning
Your voice is like water
This place is a desert

I've been walking in circles
I'm screaming for answers
I might fall into pieces
Or maybe I'm finally breaking through

I need you now
There's too many miles on my bones
I can't carry the weight of the world
No, not on my own

No more running, no more hiding
No more hurting, no more crying
No more trouble, no more sighing
No more falling, no more striving
No more heartache, no more fighting
No more fears, only flying

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Runaways

We go sailing at midnight
Oceans far and away
No past or mixed emotions
Nothing to pull in our wake

We are beyond the stars
Up where the sky is ours, yeah
We are crashing out of the cage,
As free as a couple of runaways
Surrender all we know
The future is ours untold, yeah
We are innocent and brave
As free as a couple of runaways

We speak in sign language
Unknown to sleepers and spies
With or without direction
I'll be here by your side

We are beyond the stars
Up where the sky is ours, yeah
We are crashing out of the cage,
As free as a couple of runaways
Surrender all we know
The future is ours untold, yeah
We are innocent and brave
As free as a couple of runaways

Like a couple of runaways
Oh, woah

We are beyond the stars
Up where the sky is ours, yeah
We are crashing out of the cage,
As free as a couple of runaways
Surrender all we know
The future is ours untold, yeah
We are innocent and brave
As free as a couple of runaways
Yeah a couple of runaways
Yeah a couple of runaways

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Firing Squad

Early morning rain crashing upon
My rooftop and my brain,
Woke up in my clothes
Feeling like I'm insane,
The hours pass like days
Like days

And now you're on the firing squad
I throw my hands up, I surrender
I don't want to be a fraud
I don't want to be the pretender
And I was like a lightening rod
I was always your defender
We were both right and wrong
I throw my hands up, I surrender

I see your eyes, hear your voice
Outside my window
Calling for me in a time of trouble,
And you know I'd be there
Yes you know I'd be there

And now you're on the firing squad
I throw my hands up, I surrender
I don't want to be a fraud
I don't want to be the pretender
And I was like a lightening rod
I was always your defender
We were both right and wrong
I throw my hands up, I surrender

And I stand,
And I watch
As the streetcar's rolling,
As the wind is blowing,
And there's no way of knowing now

And now you're on the firing squad
I throw my hands up, I surrender
I don't want to be a fraud
I don't want to be the pretender
And I was like a lightening rod
I was always your defender
We were both right and wrong
I throw my hands up, I surrender

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Wish

So you found
A better hiding place than on the ground
Inside the image
Of who they think you are
I wish the best of everything for you
I hope you know that honestly I do
How long can you run
Turn your back on everyone
Just let me know
When you're tired of being alone
So you wait
All through the night and day to day
Wait for the illusion of the perfect song
I wish the best of everything for you
Hope you know that I honestly I do
How long can you run
Turn your back on everyone
Just let me know
When you're tired of being alone

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Stardust

I'm on a mission, resuming transmission that checked out for too long
Was put into submission 'til I wrote down it all
But the truth is I cannot be trusted with what's in my head
Soon the crowd's position's braced with getting out of bed

Wake up and pay my dues 'til I'm blue in the face
Falling in line with the rest 'til I'm out of the race
But I'm losing it over nothing, just clearing space
You can only dance with the darkness when dawn takes place

'Cause we're just a speck in this world and they say "take it or leave it"

Short on stardust, but there's still time
I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts
Now you found me
I can't feel you but there's still time
Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low
No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

It's not easy to change in a world of chaos
'Cause in layman's terms I was the big boss
Choking down the last of my entitlement
I kiss the ring goodbye while we're still young but follow through in the light of it

I thank my lucky stars for this life of ambition
I have you and the life of a musician
Push the reset button, reboot up and take what you get
Let love in, take care of the rest of it

'Cause we're just a speck in this world and they say "take it or leave it"

Short on stardust, but there's still time
I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts
Now you found me
I can't feel you but there's still time
Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low
No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

Can you hear me now?

Short on stardust, but there's still time
I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts
Then you found me
I can't feel you but there's still time
Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low
No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

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Alien

I've been lost in a sea of faces
I've been living in a hotel
I've been trying so hard to erase this
Pain's got me crawling back in my shell

So tired of always feeling like a stranger in my skin

I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien
I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien
And I don't wanna be alone

I've been walking in my sleep for ages
I've been hiding from the shadows
I've been feeling so afraid and anxious
This time won't let me go

I think it's time I let you in
Can we start over again?

I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien
I don't wanna be alone
I've been everywhere and back again
I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien

Close my eyes and I am home
I close my eyes and I am home
I close my eyes and I am home
I close my eyes

I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien
I don't wanna be alone
I've been everywhere and back again
I don't wanna be alone
Always feeling like an alien
I don't wanna be alone

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Central Park

This time away brings me even closer
So much to say, I've been thinking over
All the things you do to make me smile
I see your face around every corner
Each passing day is a little longer
Can't fall asleep, so I count the miles

As sure as the sun going down
I'll always be around
I'll always be around

I'm afraid of living here without you
My years were made to wrap my life around you
When I'm away, our souls are tied

As sure as the waves crash to the shore
I'll always be yours
I'll always be yours, oh

I'm in the dark, and there's a light that's shining
In Central Park, where all the ghosts are hiding
This city spark starts to fade

As sure as there are stars up above
You'll always be loved

And as sure as gravity pulling us down
I'll always be around
I'll always be around

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Yesterday's Son

The beginning was so easy
Do whatever to survive
In the middle of my story
All I wanted to feel alive

And I am not my mother or father
And I am not yesterday's son
I'm not broken
I'm a wide open highway
With room to run

All these voices and decisions
Swimming circles in my head
All these choices and opinions
Feeling heavy as love

And I am not my mother or father
And I am not yesterday's son
I'm not broken
I'm not broken
I'm a wide open highway
With room to run
With room to run

In the middle of my story
All I wanted was to feel alive

And I am not my mother or father
And I am not yesterday's son
I'm not broken
I'm not broken
I'm a wide open highway
With room to run
With room to run

With room to run

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Hourglass

Time travelling, moving at the speed of light
Moments we are gathering are the key to life
Your picture in a frame takes me to a place and time
When I saw the future with your hand in mines

And you'll know
You'll know when I give you everything
Everything I am
And we'll go
We'll go together hand-in-hand
Slipping through the hourglass home

I can't help it if I'm wondering
Is it all just make-belief?
Everything that we've been through
Always you and me

Is it so?
Is it so, when I ask myself
"Could this be a dream?"
We'll know
We'll know together hand-in-hand
Slipping through the hourglass home

And my love,
It doesn't matter where we are
I lay down low, for all I am
Is all we'll be

You'll know
Yes, you'll know
When I give you everything
Everything I am
And we'll go
We'll go together hand-in-hand
Slipping through the hourglass home

Together hand-in-hand
Slipping through the hourglass home

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Hindsight

(iTunes Bonus Track)

I'm climbing this confusion
Feel like I'm in too deep
These voices never sleep
They always turn
These wheels are always turning
A gypsy inside the madness
Held hands with misery
Became my own enemy
I feel the burn
The weight of hope that is still in tact

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on
Never give up, never look down, never look back
Hindsight only left me blinded

I was afraid and angry
Cut down my family tree
Wondered why I couldn't see
These fists were always closed so tight and shaking
They need release
Every break down all the crashes looking for pieces of me in the ashes
All that I am is closing in on open minded

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on
Never give up, never look down, never look back
Hindsight only left me blinded
Every break down, all the crashes
All that I am is closing in on open minded

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on
Never give up, never look down, never look back

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Angeline

(Target Bonus Track)

Now I'm just a mess
Saw that girl in that sundress on that morning
Angel kisses on her face
It's 4AM, I can't rest
It's all your fault
Yeah, I guess that I'm just falling
I'm falling awake

I remember when our eyes first met
Was I taking my first breath?
How could I ever forget that place and that time?
When you're here I have everything
My sweetest Angeline
Whatever this life may bring
Your hand will be in mine

The stars all align every once in a while
And I feel it
I feel it tonight
My car's broken down in the middle of our hometown
But we don't mind it
Everything feels so right

I remember when our eyes first met
Was I taking my first breath?
How could I ever forget that place and that time?
When you're here I have everything
My sweetest Angeline
Whatever this life may bring
Your hand will be in mine

We don't come from a dime
But everything will be just fine

It's a two hour drive down the road to Anaheim
And it's my birthday
Where we started everything

And I'm still a mess
With that girl in that sundress as I promised
And we'll always be you and me

I remember when our eyes first met
Was I taking my first breath?
How could I ever forget that place and that time?
When you're here I have everything
My sweetest Angeline
Whatever this life may bring
Your hand will be in mine