Shot down by your bullets They shatter my faith and my bones If you listen to words, it hurts They creep right under my skin, it cuts so deep Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles? And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones? Sticks and stones We crash and fall together, so sad We don't remember While we're tearing us apart But I can feel the cracks, the cracks in my heart Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles? And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones? Sticks and stones Why does it have to be so hard to surrender? Well, we got nothing left, nothing left to lose, lose Can't you understand I don't want battles, battles, battles? And if you lay them in my hand, I won't fight battles, battles, battles Tell me why we work so hard to break these bones Can we try to lay down these sticks and stones? Sticks and stones Sticks and stones Sticks and stones

I liked you You showed me These calls must continue Time is collapsing in my head I built all the walls you can't come in You were the one that called me last I highly doubt this thing will last Sticks and stones They hurt When you shoot them through the phone And you dragged my name through dirt And it hurts to be left here all alone Elegant thoughts I will not share My symphonic silence I hope you can bare it baby I liked you You showed me Exactly who i don't wanna to be Sticks and stones They hurt When you shoot them through the phone And you dragged my name through dirt And it hurts to be left here all alone I'll always look for you I'll always look for you No stone was Left unturned You were the one that called me last I highly doubt this thing will last Cause you were the one that messed up Sticks and stones They hurt When you shoot them through the phone And you dragged my name through dirt And it hurts to be left here all alone Sticks and stones get shot Through the telephone With instant results We're both left alone

Oh, just leave it all* We found the pipe here that leaks between the walls And like you it begins to all wash away from within No more time on your side, nothing to tie you here [Chorus:] It's like sticks and stones and rubber and glue Letters strung together that get stuck on you Don't stick around here to feed the mouth that bites you I can see it in your eyes and your black and blues Familiar is the spice and it salts your wounds Don't stick around here to feed the mouth that bites you Oh, it'd be your shame If you became another hanger in the closet where you hung yourself to blame With the letters of your name, feel lost and rearranged To the corner, to the man, a man, a man Every day you wash your body down Can't scrub away the scars beneath your skin [Repeat Chorus:]

She ran into the wall So sweet and unknown A worn comatose After six milligrams We're talking again Who would know So sweet and so low Who would know My brain doesn't produce any I'm soaring without anything She said I'm taking my time And now we'll move on with everyone I'll see my friend soon again My brain doesn't produce any I'm soaring without anything And we said aloud And we said aloud And we said aloud That we can't pull out That we can't pull out That we can't pull out And we said aloud And we said aloud And we said aloud And we said aloud That we can't pull out That we can't pull out That we can't pull out That we can't pull out

And if you're feeling paranoid What the hell does that mean? You'd rather be alone Anonymously If I'm such a freakazoid Unable to breathe Breathe, breathe Do we move along? Oh wait and see I believe you're trying To keep us all from dying Can I pull you home Away from the middle of the road? Another safety zone Another way to know This freakazoid Who needs a little relief Relief, relief Knows you're not alone And wants you to believe (I believe you're trying To keep us all from dying) Keep us all from dying (I believe you're crying To keep this whole thing flying) Whole thing comes up flying (I'm in your mind it Seems you might be lying) Keeping us all from dying (I'll keep on fighting As long as you keep trying) As long as you keep trying (I believe you're trying To keep us all from dying) Keep us all from dying (I believe you're crying To keep this whole thing flying) Whole thing comes up flying (I'm in your mind it Seems you might be lying) Keeping us all from dying (I'll keep on fighting As long as you keep trying) As long as you keep trying Once again we're feeling Once again with a little more love Once again I believe Believe, believe That you're paranoid And I'm a freakazoid So let's wait and see (I believe you're trying To keep us all from dying) Keep us all from dying (I believe you're crying To keep this whole thing flying) Whole thing comes up flying (I'm in your mind it Seems you might be lying) Keep us all from dying (I'll keep on fighting As long as you keep trying) As long as you keep trying (I believe you're trying To keep us all from dying) Keep us all from dying (I believe you're crying To keep this whole thing flying) Whole thing comes up flying (I'm in your mind it Seems you might be lying) Keeping us all from dying (I'll keep on fighting As long as you keep trying) As long as you keep trying

You ask me to be stone again Been wading out here for awhile At least the weight could be the end But not likely And it's draining And it's draining You see my shadow coming in Dirty sheets pulled to your chin Maybe we can now begin But not likely And it's draining And it's draining We're evading And it's draining You've asked me before You've asked me To consider operating We've been here before We've been here The delivery's no good We'll leave it alone We'll leave it That's when we start repeating Don't ask anymore Don't ask me The delivery's no good And it's draining And it's draining We're evading And it's draining And its draining And it's draining

I'm marching through the branches in a fit of wanderlust To see you in a black hole reaching out for something just Silhouettes of neighbors dancing in disgust I'm sure you recognize my noise and you heard about the Pit Been told to be afraid of everything that lives within But it's much worse where you are So will you go for it? I have a feeling you might Feeling you might Somebody somewhere Will clean out your wounds With dirty fingers We'll bury the lie Somebody somewhere Will clean out your wounds We'll bury the lie Bury the lie Now we tumble down a hill to a fire with a crowd The flicker becomes thicker as we bottom out The residents don't even notice the sudden shouts When your eyes can adjust and you see what's in view Discolored and distempered smiles that seen you Do you realize we were all once like you? I have a feeling you might Feeling you might Somebody somewhere Will clean out your wounds With dirty fingers We'll bury the lie Somebody somewhere Will clean out your wounds We'll bury the lie Bury the lie No, no No one comes No one goes No, no No one comes No one goes You recognize my noise and you heard about the Pit Been told to be afraid of everything that comes within We can talk about it later But I think you've given in We can talk about it later But I think you've given in I had a feeling you might Bury the lie Oh, oh

Here, on the summit we cry Tears down the mountain side Waves, crashing over the roads And down to bury our home Enough to bury our home Then, as the years flew by And all the water dried There, I saw you dancing alone On everything we own Dancing alone Hey, you sing in youthful notes You're wearing different clothes Should we hesitate? When you shake the ground With our voices so loud It's how we operate Hey, you sing in youthful notes You're wearing different clothes Should we hesitate? We can shake the ground With our voices so loud It's how we operate Fighting fires with water guns This ragamuffin has swallowed enough (Enough, enough, wallowed enough) Flags are down, speed trials are done The engine has failed and there's nowhere to run (Run, run, nowhere to run) Covered your tracks, so how would you know This ragamuffin wants to follow you home? (Home, home, follow you home) Let's speed away, like it's our lives on the line Hey, you sing in youthful notes You're wearing different clothes Should we hesitate? We can shake the ground With our voices so loud It's how we operate Should we hesitate? It's how we operate We operate We operate We operate Hey, they're on the side of the road You've got a ways to go

There's a vulture perching right offscreen And It's bitter and whispers chaotic things And it reached in quick aint it worrying It's so easy to see everyone can agree stop listening I know you've heard it before But then it wasn't enough You don't want to be held back from the substitution I know you've seen this before And now enough is too much You don't want to be set back when the substitution comes I'm sorry You're a marionette in the center of The twisting of strings coming from above It may seem too deep to recover from It's so easy to see everyone can agree just let it go I know you've heard it before But then it wasn't enough You don't want to be held back from the substitution I know you've seen this before And now enough is too much You don't want to be set back when the substitution comes I'm sorry When the voices start spitting just be aware I've brought enough stones for us to share That one's grinning that one's burning aim for the throat Let 'em choke on the stones that we have to throw It's the great downfall The big overthrow If we shoot them down It'll make you soar When reactions turn into hurricanes And the middle ground seems a little tame Whether full or empty it's all the same It's so easy to see everyone can agree you're not to blame I know you've heard it before But then it wasn't enough You don't want to be held back from the substitution I know you've seen this before And now enough is too much You don't want to be set back when the substitution comes I'm sorry