This Martyr’s Weekend

Look over at the candle’s flicker

Blow it out, put it out of it’s misery,

You’re not considerate, I wouldn’t consider that,

You just like sitting in the dark you made.

 

You’re a martyr who died with the devil’s tongue in your ear,

Every prayer you ever whispered was, for them to hear

 

Oh, oh,

Kneel, oh,

3 days, spent dead,

3 days, spent dead.

Cross your heart, hope not to die,

Not tonight,

Just one more sunrise,

Let them see you kneel.

 

Christen me the antichrist,

But you have no idea what you say,

Lead me up to your altar,

Let me sit here and stare,

You wear a mask, so no one can see,

Just how little you care.

 

You’re a martyr who died with the devil’s tongue in your mouth,

You ask him where you’re going but you can figure it out.

 

Oh, oh,

Kneel, oh,

3 days, spent dead,

3 days, spent dead.

Cross your heart, hope not to die,

Not tonight,

Just one more sunrise,

Let them see you kneel.

Play Dead

My fear feeds me all my nerves worst nightmares.

One at a time, til I can’t close my eyes,

And I can’t even pretend like you might care.

Teach me how to pick myself apart.

 

Silently in my saltwater grave,

Rejected by a world,

Overrun with mistakes,

That won’t take me alive.

Play dead til they close the lights.

 

Spirits tell me my suspicions were right,

It was the wrong idea, letting myself come here,

And I can’t pretend like it should even matter to you.

Teach me how to pick myself apart.

 

Silently in my saltwater grave,

Rejected by a world,

Overrun with mistakes,

That won’t take me alive.

Play dead til they close the lights.

 

You taught me well.

You taught me well.

Silently in my saltwater grave,

Rejected by a world,

Overrun with mistakes,

That won’t take me alive.

Play dead til they close the lights.

Silently in my saltwater grave,

Rejected by a world,

Overrun with mistakes,

That won’t take me alive.

Play dead til they close the lights.

Chorus

Let’s dance on all their graves,

Barefoot on our wedding days,

Cause we’re alive,

Oh every breath is a sign

Of our own survival as we survive.

The Sun

You became your own censorship,

Turn it off turn it on

What is this itch

You got everybody in your shadow

And you still can’t find the sun

Easy

I feel your belief and it’s energy

Let it bounce off the walls of me

Everything I had I’ll take with me

And love it for it’s company

 

It could be easy to do this wrong

You could be easy to forget

It could be easy to let it go

But easy, easy is easy to regret

 

I see your smile and it’s preciousness

You’re like that believer in lawlessness

He lost his head for saving a baby bird in it’s nest,

But all of the people took turns kissing his forehead.

 

It could be easy to do this wrong

You could be easy to forget

It could be easy to let it go

But easy, easy is easy is easy

It could be easy to do this wrong

You could be easy to forget

It could be easy to let it go

But easy, easy is easy is easy

 

I won’t be lonely with your doves in the palm of my hand,

I won’t forget you, trace your name in my sand,

All of the things that you pushed me to do,

All of the right ways and wrong times,

For showing me through.

 

It could be easy to do this wrong

You could be easy to forget

It could be easy to let it go

But easy, easy is easy to regret

But easy is so overrated,

Easily manipulated,

It turns on you so easily.

Oh easy…

Easy now..

Hands On Her

If I looked any less interested, you’d think I was dead,

In your fall from grace, I hope you, hit your head,

It’ll be a long trip back to normalcy,

But then you’ll have time to think how much you won’t be,

Missing me.

Keep your hands where I can see them..

 

Keep your hands on her,

While she thinks she’s yours,

Keep your hands on her,

And your eyes where they belong,

Keep your hands on her,

Don’t make this harder for yourself,

It’s not that hard for me.

Keep your hands on her,

Your hands on her.

 

Did you come with an off switch,

Maybe some spray repellant.

If your intentions were any less clear,

They would be neon lit.

I’m sure she needs her head examined being with you.

I swear that’s not a jealous tone,

It’s what I think is true…

Keep your hands where I can see them.

 

Keep your hands on her,

While she thinks she’s yours,

Keep your hands on her,

And your eyes where they belong,

Keep your hands on her,

Don’t make this harder for yourself,

It’s not that hard for me.

Keep your hands on her,

Your hands on her.

 

Don’t make this harder,

Oh, don’t make this harder,

For yourself.

Keep your hands where I can see them.

 

Keep your hands on her,

While she thinks she’s yours,

Keep your hands on her,

And your eyes where they belong,

Keep your hands on her,

Don’t make this harder for yourself,

It’s not that hard for me.

Keep your hands on her,

Your hands on her.

Every time

I have habits that should scare you away,

But you’re always half there, like a shadow in the shadows.

I’m not the best at finding words to say,

But ask me to sing and I’d be your player piano.

My greatest sins

Are my greatest fears,

You make them all so very real.

 

Everytime you look at me,

I wanna stand up and say,

Does it take you that much effort,

To look at me that way…

Everytime, everytime, everytime.

 

I say things that should scare you away,

But you’re always there, like a quiet white noise.

I’m not the best at keeping my sounds so separate,

But ask me to and I’ll make sure I’m quiet.

My greatest sins,

Are my greatest fears,

You make them look so very near.

 

Everytime you look at me,

I wanna stand up and say,

Does it take you that much effort,

To look at me that way…

Everytime, everytime, everytime.

 

Does that work every time?

Does that work every time?

 

I have habits that should scare you away…

Everytime you look at me,

I wanna stand up and say,

Does it take you that much effort,

To look at me that way…

Everytime, everytime, everytime.

Against The Fences

You walk right by me on your,

Achille’s heels.

You think you teach me lessons,

By keeping to yourself.

Your foot stuck so far,

Down your throat.

I’m surprised that you can,

Do anything but choke.

 

Step back,

Against the fences,

Against the walls.

Step back,

For fear that this might get outta control.

Step back,

I need the space,

I can whisper in your ear from here,

Step back,

Before I say something that you don’t want to hear.

 

And here it comes,

So watch me go.

This storm will tell you,

What you didn’t want to know.

I chase you away,

But you chase me around.

You let me get away,

And so I let you down.

 

Step back,

Against the fences,

Against the walls.

Step back,

For fear that this might get outta control.

Step back,

I need the space,

I can whisper in your ear from here,

Step back,

Before I say something that you don’t want to hear.

Confusion’s Masterpiece

At this point, you just look insane by its definition. The same cycles are repeating themselves. I don’t know how young I was when I this started, but young enough not to remember how old I was! That’s over a decade of the same things. IF I can realize this won’t change, why can’t you? Unless you do. And you’ve decided you don’t really care either and this is all just some kind of sick show in your head where you get to look powerful. That wouldn’t surprise me either.

Incomplete

Talk to me through your teeth,

Tell me, the stories of the life you wish you lived.

You say you’re disappointed, oh we all are honey.

Don’t take it so personally.

The sickness in the bottom of your stomach,

Won’t go away while you sleep.

You call the doctor, but he doesn’t have an answer,

So he doesn’t answer your calls.

 

Is this something worth fighting unfairly for?

Is this something worth fighting unfairly for?

Now. Is the time.

To sing for your life,

Try to make this alright,

Now is the time.

Guests

There is too little time to tell you,

Oh, but I really need to.

I wish you would put more faith in me.

I promise you’re not wasting your energy.

There are too many clouds where you come from

I can tell cause you’re not used to the sun.

I have too many voices for my one body,

They all meet in my head, like guests at a party.

 

Oh, it’s this again.

Oh it’s this conversation,

Don’t you wish, don’t you wish

You faked some deadly illness.

Oh, it’s this again, this again

Oh it’s this conversation,

Don’t you wish,

You faked some deadly illness.

 

Not even your mouth of pearls could save,

You from words I need to say.

I wish you could have more faith in me.

I swear to you I know how to keep it safe.

There are too chases were you come from,

I can tell you’ve forgotten how to run.

I have too many voices for my own body,

They all meet in my head, like guests at a party.

 

Oh, it’s this again, this again

Oh it’s this conversation,

Don’t you wish,

You had some deadly illness.

Oh, it’s this again, this again

Oh it’s this conversation,

Don’t you wish, don’t you wish,

You faked some deadly illness.

Stupid Love

He’s the boyfriend,

The one they tell stories of,

In picture books.

They call by charming,

And they’d be correct,

Don’t even get her started,

On the way he looks.

 

There’s something so stupid, bout falling in love,

You never see it coming, but you waited up,

Spending all your time just dreaming of,

What it would be like in your stupid love.

 

She’s the girlfriend,

The one they tell stories of,

In the locker room.

She’s got it to an art form,

The thing’s she does with her eyes.

 

 

Perfection has a price,

No, it can’t be nice,

To realize there’s more stupid than love.

They do what they can, though,

Live and let die,

Cause, you’re really the one I’m writing up.

 

There’s something so stupid, bout falling in love,

You never see it coming, but you waited up,

Spending all your time just dreaming of,

What it would be like in your stupid love.

 

I’m perfectly comfortable, in your stupid love.

In your stupid love, we’re in stupid love,

In your stupid love, never saw it coming.