intro

don't believe a word, 
a word they say. 

it's more than a t-shirt,
it's more than a tattoo,
it's more than a phase.
this is how i was raised.

you keep trying to market this feeling. 
i heard what you said, 
and no we're not the same, 
no we're not the same.

you'll never be a part (of what we have),
you'll never sing a song (that we love),
you'll never get respect,
and you cant fool us 
cause we know what you are.
dont believe a word, 
a word they fucking say!



all downhill from here

you're hiding something cause it's burning through your eyes, 
i try to get it out, but all i here from you are lies,

and i can tell you were going through the motions, 
i figured you were acting out your part 
once again we're playing off emotion, 
which one of us will burn until the end? 
catalyst, you insist to pull me down, 
you contradict the fact that you-- 
still want me around, 
and it's all downhill from here 
and it's all downhill from here 

your good intentions slowly turn to bitterness,
reoccuring episodes with each and every kiss (let's go!)

and i can tell you were going through the motions,
i figured you were acting out your part 
once again we're playing off emotion, 
which one of us will burn until the end? 
catalyst, you insist to pull me down, 
you contradict the fact that you--
still want me around, 
and it's all downhill from here 
and it's all downhill from here 

and i can't believe you pulled it off again,
i noticed how it all sets in,
you'll deny it until you're at your bitter end 

and i can tell you were going through the motions, 
i figured you were acting out your part 
once again we're playing off emotion, 
which one of us will burn until the end? 
catalyst, you insist to pull me down, 
you contradict the fact that you-- 
still want me around, 
and it's all downhill from here 
and it's all downhill from here 

(chad) and you keep pulling me down
pulling me down...
pulling me down...

you contradict the fact that you-- 
still want me around, 
and it's all downhill from here 
and it's all downhill from here 



this disaster

are you aware
of how much you complicate me?
and are you aware
your words suffocate me
and don’t deny
you’re talking behind my back to your friends
and don’t deny
one day you’ll need me need me

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?

so incomplete your stare is cold unlike anything i’ve ever seen
so incomplete your body is tired and falling apart at the seams
i won’t deny
i took the part in never wanting you back
i don’t deny
one day you’ll need me need me

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?

if it's tonight please let me know
if it's tonight why don’t you let me know?

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?

all my life i’ve been looking for the answers
to the questions you never asked 
and we never planned on this disaster 
when will i let it go?



truth of my youth

there was a time and place,
where i never thought,
i'd leave my own hometown,
but those days finally,
are dead and gone,
it was never my intention to stay there,
oh no, 

there was a concious effort played by me,
to disown anything i see, 
there was a girl i knew, 
way back when, 
who says she doesnt know me anymore, 
these are the lies the things you never mention, 
these are my past mistakes i'll stay away from,

these are my thoughts written down on paper, 
it's my only savior, 
from not saying what i want to say,
these are the thoughts that are on my mind, 
moments that haven't yet been defined, 
and i dont know if you could ever understand,
these are the things i cant say when were alone.

there were countless hours on the telephone, 
my ears were ringing from the dial tone, 
there were flashing lights,
people staring, 
there was nothing i could ever do,
these are the lies the things you never mention, 
these are my past mistakes i'll stay away from, 

this is the truth,
the only time you'll here it,
i write it down because it seems so hard to say it, 

these are my thought written down on paper,
it's my only savior,
from not saying what i want to say,
these are the thought that are on my mind, 
moments that havent yet been defined, 
and i dont know if you could ever understand,
these are the things i cant say when were alone.



i don't wanna know

i don't wanna know 
i don't wanna know 

your eyes were covered in sunglasses 
when they first met mine
i sat there and stared at you (stared at you) 
you didn't seem to mind 
the awkward ways we meet 

first comes heavy breathing
staring at the ceiling 
what will happen next 
i don't wanna know 
i don't wanna know 

i never cared how i dressed before 
but i cared that night (that night) 
anticipation ran through my bones 
and my clothes never fit right
i can't wait 'til we meet again 

first comes heavy breathing 
staring at the ceiling 
what will happen next 
i don't wanna know 
i don't wanna know 

framed pictures start to be put on the walls 
constant visits while i'm out on the road 
it's hard to leave sometimes 
but you know where i lay my head at night 

first comes heavy breathing 
staring at the ceiling 
what will happen next 
i don't wanna know 
i don't wanna know (i don't wanna know)

first comes heavy breathing (first comes heavy breathing)
staring at the ceiling (staring at the ceiling) 
what will happen next 
i don't wanna know 
i don't wanna know



your biggest mistake

what do you think inside your head? (i wanna know)
so you think that this could end up? (breaking you)

your life is a timebomb set to explode
you talk out your ass and everyone knows
for once you should listen or care what i think
or i'll be gone before you can blink

everyone's told you over and over again
your making the biggest mistake of your life
everyone's told you
everyone you left behind
you're making the biggest mistake of your life

everyone knows that your afraid of (missing out)
and i know that it's hard for you to (swallow down)
a world you created set to explode 
you lie through your teeth and everyone knows
for once you should take what i'm willing to give 
or you'll stay stuck in the web that your trapped in

everyone's told you over and over again
you're making the biggest mistake of your life
everyone's told you
everyone you left behind
you're making the biggest mistake of your life

its a shame (what a shame)
you should take (you take)
and i know its not an easy one to make
you should trust the ones that are closest to you (you, you, you...)

everyone's told you over and over again
you're making the biggest mistake of your life
everyone's told you
everyone you left behind
you're making the biggest mistake of your life

you've made the biggest mistake of your life



doubt full

this letter explains everything
the content it is the truth
each word could cut like daggers 
if i decide to finally give it to you

i've rewrote and rechecked a thousand times
licked it shut and said my goodbyes
the lines are perfectly written to break wide open this conclusion

and it feels like i've already been there
sounds like i'm preaching the choir
if it looks like it wont work out
i'm the one, one full of doubt

i know that time won't change a thing
if we're all moving in slow motion
it's hard to catch up
when the world is weighing you down

and it feels like i've already been there
sounds like i'm preaching the choir
if it looks like it wont work out
i'm the one 

it feels like i've already been there
sounds like im preaching the choir
if it looks like it wont work out
i'm the one, one full of doubt

i'm confused
don't know what i should do now
you could lose everything close to you
tell me how does this feel

well, it feels like i've already been there
sounds like im preaching the choir
if it looks like it wont work out
i'm the one... yea

and it feels like i've already been there
sounds like im preaching the choir
if it looks like it wont work out
i'm the one, the one full of doubt



failure's not flattering

what's your problem 
can't you see it?
and you go and blow it 
like everyone knows you will 

don't leave this rock unturned 
cause you could like what you find 
a sure shot hit 
with your name attached to it 
will you keep me in mind 
i will cast the first stone 
or leave the first mark 
but i will leave a lasting impression
you beleive what you want 
and you said what's been said 
and i do hope you learn a lesson 

i do hope you learn a lesson

what's your problem? 
can't you see it
and you go and blow it 
like everyone knows you will 

don't look too hard for what you want 
cause it could be on the tip of your tongue 
you're holding back 
like there's nothing left to it 
could this be a false alarm? 
i will cast the first stone 
or leave the first mark 
but i will leave a lasting impression
you beleive what you want 
and you said what's been said 
and i do hope you learn a lesson 

i do hope you learn a lesson

what's your problem 
can't you see it 
and you go and blow it 
like everyone knows you will 

why don't you get it together now 
failure's not flattering 
when will you show yourself? 
when will you show yourself?
i do hope you learn a lesson 
(ah...) you'll never learn your lesson 

what's your problem 
can't you see it 
and you go and blow it 
like everyone knows you will

what's your problem 
can't you see it 
and you go and blow it 
like everyone knows you will



over the head, below the knees

you must not have a heart 
have nothing in your chest 
to let it go for so long 
and let this go so far 
that it goes over your head 

you could fool anyone 
with your plastic smile 
and you could live in your lie 
for only a while 

and i could only take so much 
and i admit this could be worse 
but it goes over your head 

what does she have? 
can you let go? 
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

what does she have? 
can you let go? 
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

you could ruin any mood 
just by saying what's on your mind 
you could only tame his body 
never tame his mind 

and i can only take so much 
and i admit this could be worse 
but it goes over your head

what does she have? 
can you let go? 
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

what does she have? 
can you let go? 
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

(what i am aching to know)

if i'm reaching in 
you're not letting it show 
cause i'm respect 
and there's no room to grow 
sea deep, can't breath 
and you can't find the air 
it's right in front of you 
but it goes over your head (over your head, over your head) 

what does she have? 
can you let go? 
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

what does she have? 
can you let go? (can you let go?)
can you tell me what i am aching to know? 

what i am aching to know
can you tell me what i am aching to know

you must not have a heart 
have nothing in your chest



ending in tragedy

i tried to save us 
but little did i know 
you are a speeding train off track 
with little time to go 

i tried everything 
tried so hard to let you know 
but now i'm on my last thread 
pulling away to no avail 

yeah, now it's our time 
yeah, now it's our time 
and i'll see you on the otherside 

beneath all your skin 
there's another side to you 
you built up city walls 
so i never get through 
you built up city walls 
so i never get through 

yeah, now it's our time 
yeah, now it's our time 
and i'll see you on the otherside 

why would i take it too far?
with not thinking about the end at all
if a fortune could say what the future will bring,
then i'm not convinced,
it's ending in tragedy

and most of all
it's in my control
to end it all

now it's our time 
yeah, now it's our time 
and i'll see you on the otherside 

now it's our time
yeah,
now it's our time
and i'll see you on the other side



at least i'm known for something

i'm in and out of conversation
it's hard to keep my attention locked down (locked down)
so don't take offence to anything i say
i tried so hard to keep you coming back my way
but you don't know that and i'm the one to blame for it

cause i'm best known for failure
best known for giving up
there's nothing that i can say that can matter that can matter enough (hey)
cause i'm best known for failure (hey)
best known for giving up (hey)
there's nothing that i can say that can matter that can matter enough

i've figured out my situation
i am an endless source of useless information (useless information)
give me bad news
could this already been expected?
i let my front down
and i know i will regret it
but you don't know that and i'm the one to blame for it

cause i'm best known for failure
best known for giving up
there's nothing that i can say that can matter that can matter enough (hey)
cause i'm best known for failure (hey)
best known for giving up (hey)
there's nothing that i can say that can matter that can matter enough

let's get down to business now
i'm saving myself the trouble in the end
so let's get down to business now
i'm saving myself the trouble in the end
(saving myself the trouble)
but you don't know that and i'm the one to blame for it

(hey) cause i'm best known for failure (hey)
best known for giving up (hey)
there's nothing that i can say that can matter 

i'm the one to blame for this
yes i'm the one to blame

best known for failure
best known for giving up
there's nothing i can say that can matter
that can matter enough



i'd kill to fall asleep

eyes open i'm wide-awake
i feel i'm in a coma state
i lay here on my back and watch the fan turn

conversations cross my mind
but not that of the speaking kind
t.v. images repeat their one line

back and forth
i toss and turn
it feels like strings are holding up my eyes
i'd kill to fall asleep

i'm putting up a losing fight
i'll never see this end tonight
the thought of just one dream, it consumes me

numbers on the clock turn back
my pills are having no effect
the beating of my heart keeps time going

back and forth
i toss and turn
it feels like strings are holding up my eyes
i'd kill to fall asleep

they say that when you sleep,
your body's at rest
i wouldn't know what sleep felt like if i tried my best
if polaroids and memories can fade away

so can i....

i'd kill to fall asleep



no news is good news

all along, we follow blindly,
force-fed prime time, preview nightly,
why would anybody leave the safety of their home?

i wonder why,
i wonder why,
only disasters flood the headlines,
other people’s misery,
are up for the next three hours,
commercial free.

and i can’t take much more of this,
we’re all so wrapped up, in it,
nothing will change, but the channels,
so i turn it off.

i see billboards on the horizon,
i can’t imagine what they’ll tell me,
what to wear,
what to drink,
where to eat,
it’s so easy not to think for yourself anymore,
so naive,
you don’t do anything anymore.

and i can’t take much more of this,
we’re all so wrapped up, in it,
nothing will change, but the channel,
and no,
i can’t take much more of this,
we’re all so wrapped up, in it,
nothing will change, but the channel...

we all give in,
we all complain,
we sit and wait,
for things to change,
worrying,
worrying.

all along, we follow blindly,
all along, we follow blindly.
and i can’t take much more of this,
we’re all so wrapped up, in it,
nothing will change, but the channel,
and no,
i can’t take much more of this,
we’re all so wrapped up, in it,
nothing will change, but the channels,
so i turn it off...
turn it off...



radio adelaide

you'll never see a straight face from me
i've got a problem showing emotion
and sucking up my guts

you'll never get an answer from me
i always keep it stuck in my head
a million words i could have said

you say you're so overwhelmed with grief
and it's because of me

don't you say you know, i heard you said you know
don't you say you know anything about me
don't you say you know, i heard you said you know
don't you say you know anything about me

i'll never show you my frustrations 
i'll act accordingly to hold it back
i find it hard to just relax

please disreguard my opinion
i try to only give it when i'm asked
helps to get it off my chest

you say you're so overwhelmed with grief
and it's because of me

so,

don't you say you know, i heard you said you know
don't you say you know anything about me
don't you say you know, i heard you said you know
don't you say you know anything about me

the point has been right in front of you, in plain view
the past does not only repeat, it haunts you
i can't get the words you say, out of my head
out of my head

don't you say, you know i heard you said you know
don't you say, you know anything about me
don't you say, you know i heard you said you know
don't you say, you know anything about me



constant static

yeah,
i'm on the verge of something good
it's been up my sleeve this whole time waiting

yeah,
i'm not the condescending type
i'm just a boy turned man completely over night

i can't relate to your constant static
your lack of remorse is cause for panic
no, i can't relate, i never did
the worst thing was when i let you in
let you in

yeah,
you might not take a second look
it's just a game we play
and we all hesitate

yeah,
my outlook isn't good
but at least i can say
i wake up happy

everyday
everyday

i can't relate to your constant static
your lack of remorse is cause for panic
no, i can't relate, i never did
the worst thing was when i let you in
i let you in

oh, oh

i let you in

this is a bad translation of
dictionaries i keep in my head
i live my life in cycles and rough
sketches that i keep hidden and locked away

i can't relate to your constant static
your lack of remorse is cause for panic
no, i can't relate, i never did
the worst thing was when i let you in
let you in

no, i can't relate to your constant static
i was on the verge of something good
but then i let you in
let you in
i let you in



who am i

don't say it'll stay this way forever

i'm afloat in the ocean trying not to sink
i'm a crack in the asphalt you walk by on the street
i'm a falling star you'll never see
the lash in your eye, the i in "team" 

so who am i?

don't say it'll stay this way forever
don't say it'll stay this way forever

i'm the lesson you'll never learn
the sickness that was never your concern
i'm the big surprise at the end of the night
the bridge in the gap, the corner of your mind

so who am i?

don't say it'll stay this way forever
don't say it'll stay this way forever

don't say it'll stay this way forever 
(you dont know, you dont dont, you never know)
don't say it'll stay this way forever
(you dont know, you dont dont, you never know)

i'm holding on
yes i am careful what i wish for
i am the knot in your stomach
the phlegm in the your throat
the message saying you're not home

don't say it'll stay this way forever
(you dont know, you dont dont, you never know)
don't say it'll stay this way forever
(you dont know, you dont dont, you never know)

i'm afloat in the ocean trying not to sink



whiskey rose

yes i got your address from a friend
it was a matter of life and death
something i needed off my chest
so can we meet tonight

but i don't wanna fight 
don't wanna leave til we're alright
remembering everything that was said
remembering it went right straight to my head

then there's regret
that we don't have
but it comes down to saying it

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things that we are missing
cause you know there's something missing

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things that we are missing
cause you know there's something missing

i sit and watch the clock on the wall
as it counts down the end of my life
it leaves a bad taste in my mouth
like sending letters with no reply

but i don't wanna fight 
don't wanna leave til we're alright
remembering everything that was said
remembering it went right straight to my head

then there's regret
that we don't have
and it's your voice
that i don't hear
and it's the life 
we could have had
but it comes down to saying it

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things that we are missing
cause you know there's something missing

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things that are missing
cause you know there's something missing
know there's something missing

i am the culprit in all of this
i deserve this blunt
so be honest

i'm ready
to take back everything i said
it was all just in my head
it was all just in my head

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things we are missing
cause you know there's something missing

no you don't have the minute to spare
no you don't think we need to repair
all those things we are missing
cause you know there's something missing
know there's something missing