It starts simply Nice and slow But the current grows so quickly Skipping stones I didn't throw You're sinking beneath me I try my best to pull you in I'm kicking and screaming, you slip And I wake up in a sweat To see you're next to me Still quietly in bed But I know I'll fail you again I've got this weight on my chest Just dying to breathe I know I'll fail you again And I feel that hand at my neck And it's only a dream But I know I'll fail you again The worst is It happens twice every time How perfect I'm terrified, ever violent sequence Repeating before my eyes This can't be right I'm speechless and weakened And when it ends I wake up in a sweat To see you're next to me Still quietly in bed But I know I'll fail you again I've got this weight on my chest Just dying to breathe I know I'll fail you again And I feel that hand at my neck And it's only a dream And I'm afraid to sleep at night 'Cause every time I close my eyes, I'm fighting So get me out, get me out Cut me open, bleed me dry I'd rather that than have to see you crying Get me out, just get me out Of all these dreams you die in But I know I'll fail you again I've got this weight on my chest Just dying to breathe I know I'll fail you again And I feel that hand at my neck And it's only a dream And now I'm afraid to sleep at night 'Cause every time I close my eyes I'll fail you again And I feel that hand at my neck And it's only a dream But I know I'll fail you again

This is the story of a man that I know A man with a heart of gold But a body becoming weak And a mind that let him go This is the story of a man and his wife And how she died of that same disease How he stayed with her after her spirit left But he won't remember her death and It's a deadly dull Like a sword stuck in its sheath A mind once sharp and full Now clouded and diseased What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep? Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality? And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey? As time leaves me behind to fade away, away This is the story of a man that I know He knows my face but he doesn't know me Pretends he does every time we meet And puts his questions on repeat Like, "are you staying out of trouble? What's the plan? Can we go see G-Ma down the street? When I saw her last she didn't say much of anything But if I were there think how much better it would be" (Life with a heavy soul) This break the news a few times a week And every time it's followed by the same thing (Death by a deadly dull) He sits outside and stays quiet for a while And forgets and goes to sleep (Life with a heavy soul) Will that be me eventually? (Death by a deadly dull) Will that be me? It's a deadly dull Like a sword stuck in its sheath A mind once sharp and full Now clouded and diseased What's it like to be erased every time you fall asleep? Waking up as a clean slate without a sense of reality? And will I end up the same way when I grow old and turn to grey? As time leaves me behind to fade away, away

I've been staring at the world from a tightrope Worried sick but I'm hanging on to high hopes And I'm swinging hard, always hoping that I strike gold But you walk by and it's like you've got your eyes closed And I don't mean to intrude But I'm dying to reach you So can I try to be somebody you could love? I don't know if I could ever measure up And you took my breath like water in my lungs But I would die to be somebody you could love Oh I never know just what to say, so I keep shut It's like I'm always too afraid I'm gonna freeze up And if I try too hard, then it's too much But if I don't start soon, I'm gonna lose touch It's just the way you give me too much to choose from And I don't mean to intrude But I'm dying to reach you So can I try to be somebody you could love? I don't know if I could ever measure up But you took my breath like water in my lungs And I would die to be somebody you could love Oh Oh Don't remind me I could never be enough Stay beside me 'cause I only want your love Don't remind me I could never be enough Stay beside me 'cause I only want your love I've been staring at the world from a tightrope Worried sick but I'm hanging on to high hopes So can I try to be somebody you could love? I don't know if I could ever measure up But you took my breath like water in my lungs And I would die to be somebody you could love Oh Oh Yeah, you took my breath like water in my lungs And I would die to be somebody you could love

Soft skin, hard stare Feels wrong but all's fair I try but I can't seem to look away and you don't care Instead you meet my steady gaze and we go from there Stay up all night Real love for the first time And I can't tell if this is all a dream or if I'm really here But as long as I can feel you, I don't really care I don't really care Can we pretend like it's just you and me? I wanna act like I can feel something And you don't have to give it back to me 'Cause I can't promise much of anything I see in shades of grey, I'm going blind again But when it comes to you, my world is red I see in shades of grey, losing my mind again But when it comes to you, my world is deep red Cold skin all the time Idle hands so you hold mine You say it helps with keeping you together and you hold tight I'm losing feeling in my fingers but I don't mind Stay up all night Real love for the first time And I can't tell if this is all a dream or if I'm really here But as long as I can feel you, I don't really care I don't really care Can we pretend like it's just you and me? I wanna act like I can feel something And you don't have to give it back to me 'Cause I can't promise much of anything I see in shades of grey, I'm going blind again But when it comes to you, my world is red I see in shades of grey, losing my mind again But when it comes to you, my world is deep red Dive into you (And open the blinds) Take all of me (You become my guide) Make me brand new (To live through your eyes) So I can finally sleep (Deep red at sunrise) I see in shades of grey and I'm going blind I'm dreaming in the day, I've lost my mind Am I asleep again? I can't clear my head 'Cause when it comes to you, my world is red My world is red My world is

(Follow the sound) (You just have to trust it) (Join in the crowd) (Join in the Ruckus) (Follow the sound) (You just have to trust it) (Join in the crowd) (Join in the Ruckus) (Follow the sound) (You just have to trust it) (Join in the crowd) (Join in the Ruckus) (Follow the sound) (You just have to trust it) (Join in the crowd) (Join in the Ruckus) Take a seat, take a seat Take you away from what you once believed Tell me, "I am the only thing you need" "I am the only eyes you see" Gather 'round, gather 'round You've never seen a thing so profound Don't you hear those voices calling down Just speak in tongues speak them loud Don't you know that there's no way out? I lost myself trying to get you to spit me out I gave my mind and gave my health It looks like Heaven, feels like Hell You chewed me up until you finally broke me down You turned me into someone else And I don't recognize myself So drink it down, drink it down "Forget about your life and everyone you left" You can't go back unless you pay your debts You can't go back unless you climb the fence "And I gave you peace in the comedown And I gave my blood for your past It's too late, 'cause you're one of us now" You can't go back, you can't go back Don't you know that there's no way out? I lost myself trying to get you to spit me out I gave my mind and gave my health It looks like Heaven, feels like Hell You chewed me up until you finally broke me down You turned me into someone else And I don't recognize myself "Stay in line, watch your mouth" "Prove your faith and prove it now" Can't be human, can't be proud "It's only love when it's allowed" I don't need faith, I need out I lost myself trying to get you to spit me out I gave my mind and gave my health It looks like Heaven, feels like Hell You chewed me up until you finally broke me down You turned me into someone else And I don't recognize myself

When the air gets cold and the night shifts I know you're dreaming of the world next door And it hits like the flip of a light switch 'Cause in the dark you can be so much more Oh, you got that idol step All the lights turn red So determined just to earn a little brush with death You got that holy shape Feed your fix just to pay it Again and again and again You wear attention like it's perfume And you're the highest in the whole room So tell me why you're leaving so soon Nobody knows you but they want to You know they want to Give 'em all your best moves Knock 'em dead and make them broke too Old addiction's got a new groove You're getting high because you want to I know you want to Got me on my knees, you're my obsession I don't even know you by your name Let me spill my secrets like confession Body like an angel, let me pray Oh, you give me heart attacks But I like it like that You took a piece of me away and I don't want it back You've got me tempting fate Name your price and I'll pay it again and again You wear attention like it's perfume And you're the highest in the whole room So tell me why you're leaving so soon Nobody knows you but they want to You know they want to Give 'em all your best moves Knock 'em dead and make them broke too Old addiction's got a new groove You're getting high because you want to I know you want to Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh You wear attention like it's perfume And you're the highest in the whole room So tell me why you're leaving so soon Nobody knows you but they want to You know they want to Give 'em all your best moves Knock 'em dead and make them broke too Old addiction's got a new groove You're getting high because you want to I know you want to