Balloons flying, children sighing What a day to go kite flying Breezes cool, away from school Cowboys fighting out a duel Time seems to stand quite still In a child's world it always will Fishes biting, so exciting Lunchtime sounds so inviting Angler Bill, he gets a thrill Sitting, watching bobbing quill Time seems to stand quite still In a child's world it always will Yesterday's dreams Are tomorrow's sighs Watch children playing They seem so wise Mary Green today's a queen One thousand dollies are a-dreaming Cotton frocks and golden locks Her palace is an orange box Time seems to stand quite still In a child's world it always will

Death came too quickly Knee-deep in your memory Guess you're really gone The fallout is still coming It won't stop for anything We keep pushing on Rise up and fight fate You can't go back You can't kill the past And, no, you can't go back and save the dead Or let the ashes build up in your head If you wanna fight, don't let those who died die for nothing 'Cause you can't go back You can't go back We tread too lightly Well, they won't get the best of me This is where it starts We are scarred, but not dying They've burnt every part of me From the ashes, rise You can't go back You can't kill the past And, no, you can't go back and save the dead Or let the ashes build up in your head If you wanna fight, don't let those who died die for nothing 'Cause you can't go back And the skeletons that live in our heads Are the monsters that lie beneath our beds And we'll rest when we're dead But we'll take these demons with us And we'll rest when we're dead But rise up and right because you can't go back You can't kill the past And, no, you can't go back and save the dead Or let the ashes build up in your head If you wanna fight, don't let those who died die for nothing 'Cause you can't go back No, you can't go back No And we'll rest when we're dead But we'll take these demons with us And we'll rest when we're dead But we'll take these demons with us

I met her late last fall It was the party at a friend of a friend of a friend's house It started casual Nothing deep, just a little bit of small talk But then, a few drinks in The mood in the room started shiftin' The way she talked about the world I knew she was different I said, "I know your type, with the laugh and the smile But there's so much pain behind those pretty eyes If I show you the mess that I am inside Would you stay awhile?" She said, "Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close You don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa" Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa I never thought she'd stay Thought I'd wake up alone while she slipped out the back door And she would run away When she found out I was damaged goods She said, "I know your type, too afraid to let go So you play it safe and you go it alone If I told you that I feel the same way, though Would you stay awhile? I said, "Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close You don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright It's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa" Now the fire's getting cold And we don't talk much, if at all And as we're driving down this road And the weight becomes too much to hold She breaks down and it falls out She says, "Take me home We shouldn't feel alone together What have we become? You shouldn't have to say you love me if you don't" Take me home And tell me that you'll stay forever And you still need my touch You can leave if you want but I hope that you won't Take me home I wanna be alone together Hold somebody close And you don't have to say you love me if you don't Well, I know you've got issues And you know I'm messed up, too But tonight let's set a fire and let it burn too bright And it's such a pretty wreck, such a pretty wreck, whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa

Take me home There's smoke inside my lungs I miss the one's I love. The air is cold. I have no hand to hold. The fire swallows us. And it grows. Hearts of stone. I learned to trust no one. I built my walls up tall. Burdened soul. This weight is mine to hold, The fire swallows all. And it grows. Hold me, just for this moment, darling. Cause I don't want to be alone. So won't you hold me? So I can forget my sorrows. The burden's heavy and the world's get hard to shoulder on my own. And it grows. Constant hell. I live inside myself. These ashes settle slow. Save yourself. Just keep your distance from this fire swallows all. And it grows. Ashes to ashes. We all fall down. Ashes to ashes. Lay with me now

Don't talk You speak too much Just take the cash and get out Don't worry Yeah, you think too much Just do what you need and leave town 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now (It's a bloodsport) 'Cause I plan on not dying and I don't care how (You always want more) The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good Don't try to rationalize 'Cause you'll never make sense of it 'Cause it's kill or wait to be killed You're the only one who benefits 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now (It's a bloodsport) 'Cause it's dog eat dog so you do what you need 'Cause you gotta eat somehow The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now 'Cause I plan on not dying and I don't care how 'Cause I don't trust no one and I won't start now 'Cause it's dog eat dog so you do what you need 'Cause you gotta eat somehow The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good The money makes up for a good time, good time And I'll do what I need to survive, survive It's not like I'm dead inside But you gotta kill your morals if you wanna survive 'Cause the guilt's not heavy if the cash flows steady I'd sell my own soul if the money's good