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Tear It Down
Lazy destroyer – 
Taking delight in spitefulness 
We all see you 
Internet voyeur 
Lashing out at innocence 
How It burns you 

Tear it all down, tear it all down 
Tear it all down and leave me to pick it up, pick it up 
Burn it to the ground kick it around 
Tear it all down and leave us to pick it up pick it up 

You hate all the dreamers 
Bitter in your jealousy 
How they haunt you 
You hate the creators 
The ones who build a legacy 
How they taunt you 

Lift her up – when you see her down 
Lift him up – when he’s staring at the ground 
Lift them up – when they're starting to drown 

Dirty Fuel
Come and talk to me – about what drives you on,  
Oh-oh – your way – your way 
Can you honestly – see the road you’re on? 
Oh-oh – no way – no way 

You found your salvation – your golden rule 
You burn your emotions – with dirty fuel 

Anger lights your way – and leaves a bright exhaust 
Oh-oh – your way – your way 
Searching endlessly  - for pride you think you lost 
Oh-oh – no way – now way 

Your indignations – nobody cares 
Your agitations – make people scared 
Your aggravations – make you look like a fool 
Your motivations – are from dirty fuel 

Will you ever see – the people that you harm? 
Oh-oh – someday – no way 
Negativity – the needle in your arm 
Oh-oh – no way – no way 
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Your persecution – nobody cares 
Your revolution – makes people scared 
Your mind pollution – is pointlessly cruel 
Your last solution – is to burn dirty fuel 

 Can you honestly – see the road you’re on?
Oh-oh – no way – no way 
Snow Globe
They never think they own any blame 
But you’re the one wearing the shame 
And the time hasn’t helped at all 
You feel there’s no one left to call 
 
You dream that you were never there 
You doubt that anyone would care 

No release, no peace, feed the monster feed the beast… 
Here come the memories flooding your head 
All the emotions, everything that was said 
They float around you leaving your cold 
Shake em up like a snow globe 

Here come the memories flooding your head 
All the emotions everything that was said 
They dance around you but you’re feeling alone  
Shake em up like a snow globe 

Shout about it  
And still they doubt it  
Secretly wanting your pain to show 
To prove that it is real  

Rage about it  
Or try and drown it  
Or finally forgive and let it go 
To find a way to heal 
 
It doesn’t have to make any sense 
It doesn’t help to build a defense 
Accept what is and can’t be changed 
Your dreams can all be rearranged  

Find relief, make your peace, starve the monster deny the beast… 

When come the memories flooding your head 
All the emotions, all the tears that were shed 
They float around you but they can’t make you cold 
Just the illusion of a snow globe 

Shout about it  
And still they doubt it  
Secretly wanting your pain to show 
To prove that it is real  

Rage about it  
Or try and drown it  
Or finally forgive and let it go 
To find a way to heal 

Cry about it 
Or celebrate it 
Time can only make us old 
Or make peace with how you feel 

Medicate it 
Try to fade it 
A crack in the road where you can grow 
There is no better deal 
Not The Victim 
What you all so mad about? 
You make a scene and start to shout 
Then you post it all on-line 
 
Fill your head with grievances 
From all those TV geniuses 
Don’t you know that’s by design? 
 
So where's the blame? 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
I’ll tell you true – it’s been all for you 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
You know it’s true – it’s been all for you 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
 
Now the truth is relative  
A propaganda sedative 
Using fear just like a bribe 
 
They tell you they’re conspiring 
To steal the world you’re living in 
Go find safety in your tribe 
 
We’re all to blame! 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
I’ll tell you true – it’s been all for you 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
You know it’s true – it’s been all for you 
You’re not the victim – you’re not the victim 
   
We All, think we know the world by our backyard 
We All, run to our comer when the question is hard 
We All, retreat to our comers, you’re not the victim ​
Starlight
Another night upon the pavement 
With a blanket made of stars 
But the sparkle from the starlight 
Don’t reach down to where we are 
Stars floating in the heavens 
Like a million strangers’ eyes 
I wished upon the brightest 
But it came back to me as lies 

I need someone to see me – And know that I’m alive
I need someone to hear me - Give me a reason to try
I need someone to know me - so I can push through tonight
lead me to the sunrise away from this starlight

Another tired cup of coffee 
that passes for a meal 
a desperate cruel transaction 
and the scars that never heal 
The stars look down upon me 
But offer me no light 
To lift me out of darkness 
And get me through this night.

I’ll never trust the starlight 
It tells you pretty lies 
Of peaceful quiet evenings 
And lights across the sky 
But starlight doesn’t know me 
Starlight doesn’t care 
I’m living in the shadows 
And you’re up in the air. 
Bird of Prey 
Just one more time to tell yourself you’re done – you're walking away 
You’re walking away 
Just one more time to tell yourself it’s gonna be ok 
You’re leaving today 

Al those years and all those tears you had to hide away 
But now it’s judgement day 
Light that rage and break that cage it’s time to fly away 
Like a bird of prey 

Just one more time to light the fuse that blows them all away 
You’re walking away 
Just one more time to say the words that breaks the power play 
You’re leaving today 

Erase those memories that drag you down and toxify your head 
Climbing from the wreckage of a life so hard that angels fear to tread 
Rising from the ashes now, a bird of prey the world had left for dead 

Just one more time to turn the page an start a brand new day 
You’re walking away 
Just one more time to say goodbye and make your breakaway 
You’re leaving today 
Numb
I see by your reaction – You’re twisted by the things you can’t control 
It makes it hard to function – knowing that this world can bruise your soul 
 
But keeping your head down leaves you defenseless 
You can find your way by closing your eyes 
 
Don’t let it make you numb 
The answers never come – to those who look away 
The voices in your head 
Won’t let you go to bed 
Until they’ve had their say 
 
You’re looking for distractions – Anything to keep you feeling high 
So what’s your plan of action?
When your conscience comes to look you in the eye? 
 
Cuz keeping your head down leaves you defenseless 
You can find your way by closing your eyes  
 
Don’t let it make you numb – the answers never come 
To those who look away 
The voices in your head – won’t let you out of bed 
Until they’ve had their say 
 
When you yell into the void – does anybody care? 
When you yell into the void – is anyone  there? 
Doubt
Have you ever been hungry, down deep in your soul?
Not afraid of the mountains, or the valleys below
Chasing dreams like they're fireflys, then the rain comes down

Then you doubt
The journey gets hard and the storm clouds are rising. 
So you doubt
You're pulling the ripcord when you could be flying
Knocking you down, back to the ground

You had the faith of an angel, worked yourself night and day
But the people you trusted, they all slipped away
You felt so ready for anything, now you feel all alone

So you doubt
Like tiny dagger they murder your passion 
So you doubt
Killing your dream till they fall out of fashion
so you don't even try, but you can't let them die. 

Don't give your power to those who drag you down
Don't waste your hours chasing friends who can't be found
Pick yourself off the floor again, and get back to what you love. 

Its just doubt
Prying your dreams from your hands like a bandit 
They're just doubts
They'er all in the head and now you understand it
Tell them goodbye, you just need to fly. 

Crawling out 
​You think they all know – they can tell 
How you clawed your way up out of hell 
But people lied to your face and you tried to believe, 
You gotta let it go 
 
Shut down when no one would listen 
You built a heart of stone 
It’s time to make a decision 
And heal your broken soul

You think they all know – it’s plain to see 
But the wounds are buried deep 

Now you’re looking for hope – you’re at the end of your rope 
You can’t let it go 
 
Now you know you’re not alone 
Now you know you’re not alone 
People on the bottom, crawling out 
All the broken people, crawling out 
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Surfing Incognito​​
A million girls at your fingertips – scrolling through just to get a fix 
What could be the harm? 
When the urge is spontaneous – and you can still be anonymous 
It triggers no alarms 
 
​Hiding in your fantasy – ignoring someone’s misery 
Thinking that you’re not a bad guy 
Surfing incognito – Play it off like no one knows 
But you are living a lie 
 
Just a thing to objectify – But you never stop to wonder why 
It’s no victimless crime 
Frat boy culture to dehumanize -  A piece of ass with a side of fries 
As poison seeps in your mind
 
 Justify and normalize - nothing to internalize 
Thinking that you’re not a bad guy 
Surfing incognito – play it off like no one knows 
But you are living a lie 
 
We’ve been Lying – to ourselves – our temptations 
Can’t keep hiding from ourselves – our fixations 
We’ve been lying to ourselves – exploitation 
 
Hiding in your fantasy – ignoring someone’s misery 
Thinking that you’re not a bad guy 
Surfing incognito – play it off like no one knows 
But you are living a lie 
 
Ever wonder how they landed there? –
​You tell yourself you don’t need to care 
Story as old as time 
 
Justify and normalize - nothing to internalize   
Thinking that you’re not a bad guy 
Surfing Incognito – play it off like no one knows 
But you are living a lie 
 
We’ve been Lying – to ourselves – our temptations 
Can’t keep hiding from ourselves – our addictions 
We’ve been lying to ourselves – exploitation 
​
Hiding in your fantasy – ignoring someone’s misery 
Thinking that you’re not a bad guy 
Surfing Incognito – play it off like no one knows 
But you are living a lie 
Fist Forward 
You thought you had the answers - to questions yet unknown 
You thought the road before you - would always lead you home 
You wrapped yourself in anger - like a winter cloak 
You feasted on your grudges -  until they made you choke 
You held your innocence  - so fragile in your hand 
Then stuffed it deep inside you - trying to be a man 

Driving your fist forward - Who cares where it lands? 
Driving your fist forward - Breaking your hands 
Driving your fist forward - Such an angry young man 
Thinking that will never let you down 

You walk around in silence - a thousand-mile stare 
You shut the world outside - and think that no one cares 
You feel so disconnected - and so do all your friends 
Frustration -  or is it boredom? - I guess that all depends 

Driving your fist forward - Who cares where it lands? 
Driving your fist forward - Breaking your hands 
Driving your fist forward - Such an angry young man  
Wonder why it always lets you down 

Your anger tells you that its so unfair
You punch the wall cause its just standing there
But you know thats not where its coming from
I swear you're not the only one

I know you’re tired of waiting – for something to shake loose 
But then it seems so pointless - so you never choose 
You’re born to be a fighter – you just need to find 
The spark that lights your fire and ignites your mind 

Driving your fist forward – see where it lands 
Driving your fist forward – change where you stand 
Driving your fist forward – make a new plan 
Knowing that it never lets you down.  

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