Vindicated - Music Box Mania

Hope dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption Winding in and winding out The shine of it has caught my eye And roped me in So mesmerizing So hypnotizing I am captivated, I am Vindicated, I am selfish, I am wrong I am right, I swear I'm right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself So clear like the diamond in your ring Cut to mirror your intention Oversized and overwhelmed The shine of which has caught my eye And rendered me So isolated So motivated I am certain now that I am Vindicated, I am selfish, I am wrong I am right, I swear I'm right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself So turn up the corners of your lips Part them and feel my fingertips Trace the moment fall forever Defense is paper thin Just one touch and I'll be in Too deep now to ever swim against the current So let me slip away, so let me slip away So let me slip away, so let me slip against the current So let me slip away, so let me slip away So let me slip away, so let me slip away Vindicated, I am selfish, I am wrong I am right, I swear I'm right Swear I knew it all along And I am flawed But I am cleaning up so well I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself Slight hope dangles on a string Like slow spinning redemption

The ride is over now we're standing here Kicking the tires - oh the pressure is low We overstrained it for too long and now it can't be repaired We travelled far, now here we are at the expiry of the road The night comes on and it's getting cold Time after time our duty turned us down We hid the rust beneath the surface to keep the shine We set our sores aside and in our pride we were blindly pushing on Before you know it's already gone Walking out without a word Leave the truth never to be heard Turn the page, nothing left to lose Ride on through, vindicated blues Bring the spark out tonight And leave what is left inside Leave it in fire, watch it expire now We strung the past out tonight Leaving it all behind Before you know it's already done Walking out without a word Leave the truth never to be heard Rolling in for a final turn Overstrained, nothing left to burn

When the days are cold And the cards all fold And the saints we see Are all made of gold When your dreams all fail And the ones we hail Are the worst of all And the blood's run stale I want to hide the truth I want to shelter you But with the beast inside There's nowhere we can hide No matter what we breed We still are made of greed This is my kingdom come This is my kingdom come When you feel my heat Look into my eyes It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide Don't get too close It's dark inside It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide At the curtain's call It's the last of all When the lights fade out All the sinners crawl So they dug your grave And the masquerade Will come calling out At the mess you made Don't want to let you down But I am hell bound Though this is all for you Don't want to hide the truth No matter what we breed We still are made of greed This is my kingdom come This is my kingdom come When you feel my heat Look into my eyes It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide Don't get too close It's dark inside It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide They say it's what you make I say it's up to fate It's woven in my soul I need to let you go Your eyes, they shine so bright I want to save that light I can't escape this now Unless you show me how When you feel my heat Look into my eyes It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide Don't get too close It's dark inside It's where my demons hide It's where my demons hide

As a child, you would wait, and watch from far away But you always knew that you'd be the one To work while they all play. In youth, you'd lay, awake at night and scheme Of all the things that you would change But it was just a dream. Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town from dust. The time will come when you will have to rise Above the best and prove yourself Your spirit never dies. Farewell, I've gone, to take my throne above Don't weep for me, cause This will be the labor of my love. Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town from dust. Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town Here we are, don't turn away now We are the Warriors that built this town from dust

I'm waking up to ash and dust I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust I'm breathing in the chemicals I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus This is it, the apocalypse Whoa I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones Enough to make my system blow Welcome to the new age, to the new age Welcome to the new age, to the new age Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive I raise my flag, dye my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose We're painted red to fit right in Whoa I'm breaking in, shaping up, Then checking out on the prison bus This is it, the apocalypse Whoa I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones Enough to make my system blow Welcome to the new age, to the new age Welcome to the new age, to the new age Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive All systems go, the sun hasn't died Deep in my bones, straight from inside I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones Enough to make my system blow Welcome to the new age, to the new age Welcome to the new age, to the new age Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, oh I'm radioactive, radioactive