Sticks and Stones
Understatement
i'm sick of smiling
and so is my jaw
can't you see my front is crumbling down
i'm sick of being someone i'm not
please get me out of this slump
i'm sick of clapping
when i know i can do it better for myself
i'm sick of waiting
sick of all these words that will never matter
i'll wire these nerves together
hoping for a chance to think on time
and i'm tracing over your letter
to see if your intentions are as good as mine
but you're
getting worse
i swear it
its hard to prove you're an understatement
you're getting worse
and i know
that you'll be calling
calling, calling me again
i'm done with everything
that had the two of you
don't worry your pictures are already burned
i'm done with new friends
don't sell yourself short
you'll lose it in the end
i'll wire these nerves together
hoping for a chance to think on time
and i'm tracing over your letter
to see if your intentions are as good as mine
but you're
getting worse
i swear it
its hard to prove you're an understatement
you're getting worse
and i know
that you'll be calling
calling, calling me again
i can't help how i feel
no i can't help how i feel
but you're
getting worse
i swear it
its hard to prove you're an understatement
you're getting worse
and i know
that you'll be calling
calling, calling me again
calling me again
calling me again
but you're
getting worse
i swear it
its hard to prove you're an understatement
you're getting worse
and i know
that you'll be calling
calling, calling me again
My Friends Over You
I'm drunk off your kiss,
For another night in a row.
This is becoming too routine for me,
But I didn't mean to lead you on.
And it's alright to pretend,
That we still talk.
It's just for show, isn't it,
It's my fault that it fell apart.
Just maybe, you need this.
And I didn't, mean to, lead you on.
You were everything I wanted,
But I just can't finish what I started.
There's no room left here on my back,
It was damaged long ago.
Though you swear that you are true,
I'd still pick my friends over you.
My friends over you.
Please tell me everything,
That you think that I should know.
About all the plans you made,
When I was nowhere to be found.
And it's alright to forget,
That we still talk.
It's just for fun, isn't it,
It's my fault that it fell apart.
Just maybe, you need this.
And I didn't, mean to, lead you on.
You were everything I wanted,
But I just can't finish what I started.
There's no room left here on my back,
It was damaged long ago.
Though you swear that you are true,
I'd still pick my friends over you.
My friends over you.
Just maybe, you need this.
You need this.
And I didn't, mean to, lead you on.
You were everything I wanted,
But I just can't finish what I started.
There's no room left here on my back,
It was damaged long ago.
Though you swear that you are true,
I'd still pick my friends over you.
My friends over you.
You were everything I wanted,
But I just can't finish what I started.
There's no room left here on my back,
It was damaged long ago.
Though you swear that you are true,
I'd still pick my friends over you.
My friends over you.
Sonny
i'm sorry
i heard about the bad news today
a crowd of people around you
telling you it's ok
and everything happens for a reason
when you lose a part of yourself to somebody you know
it takes a lot to let go
every breath that you remember
pictures fade away, but memory's forever
an empty chair at all the tables
and always seeing you when all my days boil down
but its better where you're going anyway
i'm sorry
i heard about the bad news today
it's really hard to get through
tough times and long days
but it really just depends on the season
for now we'll say good bye
we know it's not the last time
i lost the best part of my day
but its better where you're going anyway
Something I Call Personality
before you jump down my throat
i'd like to present you with
something i call personality
word travels fast when you're on the road
i'd like to think what i have is real
sort this out on your own time
you ought to sort this out on your own time
before you jump to conclusions
about all the friends i have
just remember they were born that way
word travels fast when her name's involved
i'd like to think what i have is real
sort this out on your own time
go on and sort this out on your own time
no matter how happy you are
you'll always want more
no matter how stupid i get
you'll always want more
Head On Collision
i've been waiting for a good day
i've been holding back long enough
i've been hurting to tell you some things
it's not the falling of the temperature
that's making all our bones run cool
it's the breeze you make
the presence felt when you're around me
and it feels like i'm at an all-time low
slightly bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case
and i'm still waiting for a good day
i think i've held this long enough
i think it's safe to tell you some things
it's not just what you say to people
and it's not the way you look at me
it's the way you present yourself
for all your worst critics to see
and it feels like i'm at an all-time low
slightly bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case
then you were gone
you were gone
all this time you just didn't know it yet
you were gone
all this time you just didn't know it yet
you were gone
and it feels like i'm at an all-time low
slightly bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
from our head on collision
i've never seen this side of you
another tragic case
another tragic case of feeling
bruised and broken
another tragic case and i've been
still waiting for a good day
still waiting for a good day
It's Been A Summer
i'm cracked from my head down to my spine
ready to self destruct
at any time
and i'm trying to convince myself that the way i'm feeling is all i have
it could take a lifetime
to realize that you're alright
(but you said)
i know when you will come back
it's been a summer
it's burning up in here
even though the bed is cold on your side
i'd rather die than spend this night here without you
(without you)
i would try to fix these flaws of mine
if i could just see you (if i could just see you)
for one more time
and i'm trying to convince myself that the way i'm felling is all i have
i don't believe it sure fits
there's pain in what the truth brings:
i'll be the first one to know
if it's wrong for me to just let it go
i'll be the laughing stock of florida
person most likely to find it sadenning
it's fate that made you want for me 'til this day
Forget My Name
tell all my friends i'm dead
i'm leaving you, this time its for good
tell all my friends that i'm dead
it won't be long before you forget my name
can you tell
that i'm losing myself
i think i'm trying too hard to
let it show
to let you know
to trace your footsteps back to me
cuz i've been gone for a long time
waiting on the sidelines
hoping for a chance to play
well i thought i would never leave anything behind
i also never thought i'd say
tell all my friends i'm dead
i'm leaving you, this time its for good
tell all my friends that i'm dead
it won't be long before you forget my name
can you tell
that i don't know myself
i need someone to remind me
to let it go
please let me know
to trace your footsteps back to me
cuz i've been gone for a long time
waiting on the sidelines
hoping for a chance to play
well i thought i would never leave anything behind
i also never thought i'd say
tell all my friends i'm dead
i'm leaving you, this time its for good
tell all my friends that i'm dead
it won't be long before you forget my name
and if i had the chance
to do it all again
i wouldn't expect anything less
and if i had the chance
to do it all again
i wouldn't expect
i wouldn't expect anything less
tell all my friends i'm dead
i'm leaving you, this time its for good
tell all my friends that i'm dead
it won't be long before you forget my name
forget my name
The Great Houdini
all dressed up
and nowhere to go
i think i'm taking this trip alone
thirty seconds till i pass
the questions you will never ask
your regrets will haunt you
you know i never had to
but i'm saving myself from you
and did you notice anything?
the change is me
now it's safe to say
you will change your ways
i went to your house
but you weren't home
i'm sure you conveniently shut off your phone
i don't think that i'll ever be
the person that you want of me
when all that i can think about
it's you i have to figure out
but i'm saving myself from you
and did you notice anything
the change is me
now it's safe to say
you will never change your ways
you would give up anything
to prove your point
there's nothing left to say
you will never change your ways
i'm saving myself from you
yeah i'm saving myself from you
all dressed up
and nowhere to go
i think i'm taking this trip alone
did you notice anything
that changes me?
now it's safe to say
you will never change your ways
you would give up anything
to prove your point
there's nothing left to say
you will never change your ways
Singled Out
i think that all the years we shared were proof enough
to extend my hand and help you
i know that getting started can be rough
if you smile
you seem grateful
i felt good about myself
that's until the day you show me
you told me anybody else...
why'd you have to go
and make me say these things about you
why'd you have to turn around
after all that we've been through
i figured all the memories were proof enough
to let me open your eyes
for the people you you think hold your trust
do you ever smile,
and find it shameful,
because you dont know who you are?
i am glad you never told me...
you needed anybody else
what will you do when there's no one to fall back on?
i wont be there
i've learned my lesson
what will you do when there's no friends to fall back on?
because they've all been stepped on
Belated
i never felt so bad
in my entire life
but this time i did it to myself
what do you expect from me
i did it
so what do you expect from me
let go of my hand
is it time to go
i'm not ready to turn my back on you yet
i'm not going to let you down
let you down
september came so quickly
i want to prepare
i didn't mean to miss your birthday
what do you expect from me
i did it
so what do you expect from me
why don't you
let go of my hand
is it time to go
i'm not ready to turn my back on you yet
i'm not going to let you down
bridges will fall from under us
but we all strong
we'll (we'll) get through this
the end will open up (end will open up)
and try to pull up us in
but we'll (we'll) get through this
get through this
so why don't you
let go of my hand
is it time to go
i'm not ready to turn my back on you yet
i'm not going to let you down
let you down
The Story So Far
I can't remember the time or place,
or what you were wearing,
it's unclear about how we met,
all i know it was the best conversation that i've ever had,
to this day i never found someone,
with eyes as wide as yours,
i've been searching up and down this coast,
overlooking what i need the most
did you notice i was afraid?
i thought i'd run out of things to say,
two more hours i took today mercless away,
and it starts all over again,
the sky will never look the same again,
till you show me how it could be,
the sky will never look the same again,
till you show me how it could be
and everything else is irrelevant,
to the story so far,
a coincidence that you look like her from a far,
is it true that you like to sleep alone?
or is it fun to just tell everyone?
did you notice that i was afraid?
i thought i'd run out of things to say
two more hours i took today mercless away,
and it starts all over again
the sky will never look the same again,
till you show me how it could be
the sky will never look the same again
till you show me how it could be
and when the world turns over
ill keep my ears to the wall
and when the world turns over
ill keep my feet straight on the ground
did u notice i was afraid?
i thought i'd run out of things to say,
two more hours i took today mercles away,
and it starts all over again,
the sky will never look the same again
till you show me how it could be
the sky will never look the same again
till you show me how it could be
� 2001 New Found Glory Fans
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