Shake it off, pick yourself up, they say Your life fell apart in your hands And you've got the scars to prove it It's not the first time And they're getting deeper Pull it together Button up your shirt Roll down those sleeves Don't let them see how you've coped It's not the first time, and they're getting deeper More and more your demeanor looks like quicksand More and more your demeanor looks like quicksand It seems like you're giving up Giving up on everything you worked for It seems like you're giving up Giving up on everything you worked for It's pulling you under It's gripping around your throat It's pulling you under It's gripping around your throat It seems like you're giving up on everything It seems like you're giving up on everything It's pulling you under It's pulling you under Life can be overwhelming But don't turn your back on the strongest crutch you've ever had You've ever had They have always been there to brace your fall Wave goodbye to the past You've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past You've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past You've got your whole life to lead Wave goodbye to the past You've got your whole life to lead You've got your whole life to lead You've got your whole life to lead It's time to gain some ground

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain We jumped never asking why We kissed, I fell under your spell. A love no one could deny Don't you ever say I just walked away I will always want you I can't live a lie, running for my life I will always want you I came in like a wrecking ball I never hit so hard in love All I wanted was to break your walls All you ever did was wreck me Yeah, you, you wreck me I put you high up in the sky And now, you're not coming down It slowly turned, you let me burn And now, we're ashes on the ground Don't you ever say I just walked away I will always want you I can't live a lie, running for my life I will always want you I came in like a wrecking ball I never hit so hard in love All I wanted was to break your walls All you ever did was wreck me I came in like a wrecking ball Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung Left me crashing in a blazing fall All you ever did was wreck me Yeah, you, you wreck me I never meant to start a war I just wanted you to let me in And instead of using force I guess I should've let you win I never meant to start a war I just wanted you to let me in I guess I should've let you win Don't you ever say I just walked away I will always want you I came in like a wrecking ball I never hit so hard in love All I wanted was to break your walls All you ever did was wreck me I came in like a wrecking ball I never hit so hard in love All I wanted was to break your walls All you ever did was wreck me Yeah, you, you wreck me Yeah, you, you wreck me

I watched you from the sky As populations rise Feasting on Earth like flies Ensuring your demise Generations repeating the pattern Their stories told but never changed their minds A life of excess, keep feeding the glutton Bask in filth like a hoard of swine Come now, watch the fall You begged for relief, now I bring you the cleansing Come now, watch the fall A plague of contempt, a down pouring of pain I've watched you from the sky As the impoverished die Pay no heed to their cries Now tremble as I rise Feel my pestilent hands Pernicious touch My ruinous arms embracing you My blade to the hoard Avenging the dirt I'll spare but few (I'll spare but few) It takes but one to make A spark to emanate The masses, soon to wake Their voices resonate Exposed for who I am No more hiding in the shadows I'm praised by the weeds I'm cursed to the gallows A hero of the heathens I'm a pillar of despair A vast and vacant chasm of darkness You'll find me there (You'll find me there) (Oh-oh-oh-oh) As I move on through the hoard Insistent on spreading my rage Underneath black dirt and dried up tears Their faces begin to change A man rose to his feet His temper refused defeat A song for the runaway The people, they heard him say Take back your voice, lift your heads And focus your eyes on the sky Our time must not yet end Together Together Together We will mend We will mend Our time must not yet end Together we will mend This song's for you, my friends This time, these lives This world is ours to tend From the throne to the thorns I've watched you from the sky As the sun starts to rise Revealing my disguise I can finally close my eyes Come now, watch my fall Come now, watch my fall Come now, watch my fall My deceit created defiance Come now, watch my fall My treachery led to their triumph

You give us dreams to wake us up, you say "Take pride in the provision" When all we see is the face of defeat, you say "Take pride in the provision" My future's finally found me, figured me out It's painful, it's tough I never saw it coming Come as it may 'cause life is a lesson I'd rather learn then end up in a cold, covered up dark grave These are the words of a man Who finally let go These are the goals of a man Who's laid it all down Losing it all made me realize I am the victim The culprit, the casualty and the cause Losing it all led me to you (to you) Losing it all led me to you I'm sick, I need sight, I need help, I need you And I'm not getting any better I am the deceiver I'm not getting any better I'm the thief The whore The murderer It's times like these, it's times like these You forget to remember who you are The way up is down, truth is found When life throws you out and kicks you to the curb I'm just as much the problem as the man behind bars He did with his business what I do in my heart You wronged me, you crossed me, I'll never let it ruin me Lessons are learned Deep down within my heart In my heart The worst men make the best stories come true The past is a part of me, but not who I am I realize my identity is not in what I've seen But in what I believe to be true I know what I need now I know what I need All that was lost is not lost Even the worst of mankind can't disrupt sovereignty You've given me this nightmare to wake me up, you say "Take pride in the provision" You've given me more than enough, you say "Take pride in the provision"

Wounded and tired and worried It's like fighting an invisible enemy Wounded and tired and worried What lies ahead you thought you'd never see No one wants to end up in the clouds You can't lose a battle you could never win You can't finish a fight without the strength within Beliefs set aside, the uncertainty is what's truly terrifying Be scared or be brave Where we end is all the same Be scared or be brave Memories are everything Be scared or be brave Reminiscing is for the living Be scared or be brave Memories are everything Be scared or be brave Reminiscing is for the living Pain is setting in It's surrounding us, it's surrounding us Pain is setting in It's surrounding us Pain is surrounding, surrounding us Your quiet heart makes us sink further We will accept our biggest fear We're sinking further We're sinking further Escape into thin air Escape into thin air You'll find relief in being lost In being lost

Bite your tongue until it bleeds This pain is worth more than what you have to say Swallow your pride Because silence is golden And I wouldn't pay a penny to hear your thoughts Lie down your guard and surrender All that you're proving is your ignorance Lie down your guard and surrender All that you're proving is your ignorance Choose your words carefully He that keeps his mouth keeps his life He that opens his lips too wide Shall bring on his own destruction Bite your tongue until it bleeds The pain is worth more than what you have to say Swallow your pride Swallow your pride Because silence is golden And I wouldn't pay a penny to hear your thoughts Lie down your guard Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender Lie down your guard and surrender