Frozen Veins

Neverending winter inside my body
Chills catch the soul even in summer sun rays
Used to think I was supposed to be somebody
I can't seem to remove the ice in my veins
My heart ached and longed to be part of something
When time came I arose and took the reins
Not long before it all was taken from me
I am left alone with the ice in my veins
I don't have it in me to pursue anything
The glow that once filled my eyes is gone away
I surrender, I'm done, I will live and die alone
My heart will be supplied by the ice in my veins

For The Rest Of My Life

You wanna talk to me like I'm trash
Remember who you're screwing with
You wanna put knives in my back
Remember to give a gentle twist
I gave the love of a thousand suns
Mistakes, yes indeed I've made some
Count the ones to me that cannot be forgiven
And I will carry them for the rest of my life

You wanna kill everything you've made
Remember why you're doing it
You wanna take pot shots at my face
Remember that I feel every hit
I'd give the light of a thousand moons
My heart was broken but I made room
You ever so quickly vacated the premises
And I will carry regret for the rest of my life

I wanted to be your happiness
I remember every good thing you did
I wanted to be a source of bliss
I remember how much of you I miss
I'd give every hour of every day
If I knew I could keep you in some way
But you packed up and swept away the remnants
I'll be that much more empty for the rest of my life

Say to the world what you will
But please remember these words
Feel what you want to feel
I'll try not to remember this hurt
I'd give my whole life just to see your face
Just to feel your touch as you walk away
Instead of this false electronic sense
I will guard myself close for the rest of my life

4th Of July (Revolution)

Welcome to century twenty one
Good handguns make good neighbors
The price of life is oil
And we slave to earn green paper
The pioneer is dead and gone
Love is a passing phase
So plant yourself firm in that chair
And count your final days

The messiahs are elected
The prophets are all shunned
The sacrificial altar runs
With the blood of fallen sons
The sport of those in power
Is the burden of the weak
And life is going great
So long as we're kept beneath their feet

Cynical doesn't cover my point of view
Truth is the only language I'll speak to you
Pry your fingers off your swollen calloused eyes
The revolution will be televised

They say the meek will inherit earth
But I'd like to see them try
They squabble over petty things
Beneath the broken sky
The beggars choose, the winners lose
Our heroes are put down
The country sleeps while their mothers weep
In all their tears we drown

Cynical doesn't cover my point of view
Truth is the only language I'll speak to you
Pry your fingers off your swollen calloused eyes
The revolution will be televised

Push your agenda as far as you want
You'll never break it, never make it, never take it from us
Freedom's a right, not a choice, for this truth I will die
We'll send a message back to you when we light up the skies

You think control is everything and you might be right
But we will throw the haymakers that will end this fight
Freedom's our right, not your choice, for this truth we will die
We'll send you all into the skies like the fourth of July

Target Practice

I'm not under your guns
I'm not under your thumb
You cannot control me
This is a battle that can't be won
You can press all you like
I won't stay for this fight
So realign your crosshairs
I'm not gonna die tonight

You treated me like I was simple cannon fodder
Your misery was deeper than I ever knew
You fired on me when things kept getting hotter
But was I truly the one to blame? I refuse

I refuse

You can do what you want
You can mock and taunt
You can sling all your pain on me
I will stand up and throw it off
You can load your weapons
Shoot below and above
Just remember you're firing upon
Everyone you claim to love

You treated me like I was simple cannon fodder
Your misery was deeper than I ever knew
You fired on me when things kept getting hotter
But was I truly the one to blame? I refuse

I refuse

I deny your attempts to belittle me
I defy your persistence, you won't kill me
I'm so much more than target practice
Though I know I'm so good at it
Your bullets are just bullets
I will survive

I'll take the fault that's mine and walk away
I'll wear this heart like a scar every day
I'm so much more than just target practice
Though I know I'm so good at this
Your bullets are just bullets
I will survive