FOUR YEAR STRONG Four Year Strong LYRICS
Hold Myself In Contempt
Just stop the act
You've been climbing up my back to weigh me down
I attempt
Keeping you and all your baggage off the ground
You're not just another nail in my coffin
You're the box I'm laid to rotten alone in
But don't be surprised if I don't make it out alive
So get a grip, you're losing it
Your time is fading fast
I won't waste another second picking you up when you're falling
Back away
I'm anything but ok
What's the point of living if you're already dead?
Take the best
Of everything I've got left
I won't waste my days hating myself to death
What's left to say?
I've been heading down this road, or so I'm told
Apparently I'm out of control
Apparently I'm about to explode
I never thought that I'd be giving you up
I never thought that I'd be giving you up, I never
I never thought that you'd be holding me back
I never thought that you'd be holding me back
There will be nothing left of you when I go
Because of you, the air I breathe is suffocating
I won't waste another second on you
Picking you up when you fall
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We All Float Down Here
Peel your skin back to show what you're made of
Too bad you never did have the guts to know where your heart should go
Sit back and twiddle your fingers
Hope that no one else figures out the way that you play the game
Starved for attention that alone
Wouldn't fill you up so you feed on the weak
And you drink up their blood
But someday, they'll turn on you
I'll watch the world go up in flames
I'll strike a match to help you do the same
The time is now, tick tock, it's ticking away
So now I'm here to rain on your parade
So take a look in the mirror
Who's that? Someone in fear of running out of good places to hide
Crawl out from the dirt
Feel the light hit your face
It'll never be as bright as the spotlight you crave
But watch out, before it burns you
I'll watch the world go up in flames
I'll strike a match to help you do the same
The time is now, tick tock, it's ticking away
So now I'm here to rain on your parade
The time is now
Tick tock, tick tock, it's ticking away
Tick tock, tick tock, it's ticking away
I'll watch the world go up in flames
I'll strike a match to help you do the same
The time is now, tick tock, it's ticking away
So now I'm here to rain on your parade
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Eating My Words
Stop putting words in my mouth
They taste better when they're coming out
Still I can't help but choke them down when you're around
But I can't seem to keep it down
Don't let it go to your head
I'm not here for my health, if I was, then I'd be dead
Instead I'm testing my patience waiting around
For you to be gracious
I'll never let go, don't be afraid
I'm on the front lines to fight for you
Stop putting words in my mouth
They taste better when they're coming out
Still I can't help but choke them down when you're around
But I can't seem to keep it down
The last time I said goodbye
I thought my good years were washed up, hung out to dry
With the mindset that everything was fine
But they don't realize that it was right in front of my eyes
Don't be afraid
I'm on the front lines to fight for you
Stop putting words in my mouth
They taste better when they're coming out
Still I can't help but choke them down when you're around
But I can't seem to keep it down
I can't seem to keep it down
Every day I'm smashed and ripped and torn to bits
That never fit the mold
But I recognize the way that I was never really whole
So don't be afraid
I'm on the front lines to fight for you
Stop putting words in my mouth
They taste better when they're coming out
Still I can't help but choke them down when you're around
But I can't seem to keep it down
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Wipe Yourself Off, Man. You Dead.
Clear my head
It's all I got left
It's the only thing to keep me from winding up dead
And I could never believe
That we can't even see
That this madness feeds our sanity
Watch the dust start to rise through the air
I don't know if it ever comes back again
Breathe it in so I never forget where we came from
Don't put out the fire
It's been the summer like I wanted but it's never enough
And although my bones are tired
I won't change a thing
Bear the crowd
We'll live like royals
How the hell? Wait no, wake up
My brain is boiled
And still we all play the game
In the sun and the rain
'Cause this madness feeds our sanity
Feel the heat as it's beating me down
I don't know if I'll ever get up again
Take it in so I never forget where we came from
When it's gone, its never gone for too long
This madness feeds our sanity
Watch the dust start to rise through the air
I don't know if it ever comes back again
Breathe it in so I'll never forget
I will never forget where we came from
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Stolen Credit Card!
Beat by beat, and line by line
I've got a hole in my heart that once had pride
For fifteen years, I did my time
Watch my life flash right before my eyes
I'm fading into be unfamiliar
I'm spending my time holding my breath
If you're gonna tear me down
Then you better have both feet planted on the ground
Open up your eyes and let the light in
Take a shot in the dark
I've got my ear to the ground and my eye on the prize
Take a leap of faith, without learning to fly
It's my time to shine, I'm gonna' light up the world
'Til I'm the last one standing
Locked inside a room without a door
Found a crack spreading all along the floor
I saw bright light through the divide
So I dug my way through to the other side
What happened to the burning desire
For you to pull yourself back to your feet?
All the years knowing the truth with nothing to lose
In time the stars will align and show you the proof
But will it matter to you if I ever pull through?
Save me
Bring me back to life
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Gravity
It's about time that you paid attention
Walked a million miles in the wrong direction
Go back, back home where your heart should be
Go back to when you thought that you'd never agree to be broken
Show the world that you're coming in locked and loaded
What's the worse that could happen anyway?
Don't forget to stop and take a breath
Before your lungs have nothing left
Gravity, please don't let go of me
Just keep me from drifting through the atmosphere until I disappear
Every day I'm another world away
From where I'm supposed to be
So gravity, don't let go of me
So sick of the altitude
The higher I go, the more that I lose
It's alright, I'll be fine
I wouldn't mind if I was just falling
'Cause when I hit the ground I'll be running
What's the worse that could happen anyway?
While I'm drifting away
I hope that you stay away, away from me
But I know you'll just fall back to sleep
And I know my time is winding down
So you find me floating out among the clouds
So don't you forget about me
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Who Cares?
What's the difference between the right, the wrong?
The black, the white? The weak, the strong?
Are you even listening?
I swear it's like I'm talking to myself
Living in my own personal hell
Take the lead and fight too, or follow
Wonder if I'll be here tomorrow
Is this really happening?
I don't wanna' blur the line
I just wanted to fade away
Save it for somebody who cares
I don't wanna' have to take the reigns and show you how to get there
I got more important things to do
Than care about your point of view
Who cares?
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Here's To Swimming With Bow-Legged Women
What's the point?
You've been the hero, the starter
The zero, the martyr
And everything in between
The changing face of a legacy
But I've been waiting a long time on the side lines
For the time to be perfect, the wait to be worth it
To watch you find a way to crash and burn
Brace for the hate, to be the subject of debate
Wait for the perfect time for them to watch you wipe the dirt from your face
As you constantly save us from ourselves
I bet you stop before you destroy something else
Don't be alarmed
You've been the one to compare to, but now I'm prepared to
Let you fade away, let you fall into decay
It's time for you to let go
Break down the walls that stand so tall
I'll watch you find a way to crash and burn
I can't hear you when you're talking through your teeth
Spit it out, and let me go free
'Cause we're never gonna' be like you
We're never gonna' bend the truth
You're never gonna' break us
(I can't hear when you talk through your teeth)
(Spit it out and let me go free)
We're never gonna' break
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I'm A Big, Bright, Shining Star
I can feel you casting shadows from the far side of the door
But the day light creeping underneath, it makes it easy to ignore
I'm gonna' make it out before you take me out
And I've got the state of mind to prove it
This time I'll stand through the winter, last through the night
Just keep your head down and you'll be alright
For the last time, I'll try to hide what you've been trying to find
Will we go down like the rest of them?
Living up to the little mistakes?
Fitting into the mold I've broken time and time again?
Not if I can help it
I'll never understand how just words can break a man
You've got to pay for what you say and what you do
I'll be taking it all in stride, I'll be leaving it all behind me
So forget everything that you think I know, everything that you won't let go
This time I'll stand through the winter, last through the night
Just keep your head down and you'll be alright
For the last time, I'll try to find what you've been trying to hide
I wanna know
I wanna know
What would it take to make you, to make you
To make you wanna try?
I wanna know
I wanna know
What would it take to make you, to make you
To make you, to make you
To make you wanna die?
Not if I can help it
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The Sound Of Your Heart
Take a second to discover that your skin is getting tougher
I suffered from a classic case of "nobody cares"
You've been building your walls up as high as you can
What's the point of fighting back if you know you can't stand alone?
It's time that you realize those days are gone
And they're never coming back
So this is the sound of your heart
Well I thought it would be louder
The beats might be too far apart
When they slow to a stop you'll be dying to get back to the start
Sell your soul for a ticket to ride
You've been trying to find a reason to feel more alive
I've been calling the shots for as long as I can
So you're on your own and now you know what it's like to stand alone
Show me the light in your heart
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Go Down In History
Go down in history
Will I ever know what it's called when I see it
Will I feel like it's there when I call
Will I crawl to the end of everything that I've ever known
Just to prove I can conquer it all
But still I know that I am just what you needed
Count to ten but still I'm defeated
Every time that you turn to go
And still, I hang on every word that you mutter
Bite the tongue and choke out the stutter
Every time that you say "hello"
Time rolls on, still I feel like it's already gone
It's never too late to keep your head straight
Move your hands back and forth in perfect symmetry
So you can live like a time bomb that doesn't have long
Go down in history
Is there anyone out there?
Or am I doing this on my own?
This time, I'm gonna take the world on, bracing for impact
Cross my fingers, hope and believe that
You'll be right by my side
Time rolls on, now I feel like it's taking way too long
It's never too late to keep your head straight
Move your hands back and forth and prove it's symmetry
So you can live like a time bomb that doesn't have long
Go down in history
I know my days are numbered, so I'm making them count
I've left those minutes behind me without a second of doubt
It's never too late to keep your head straight
Move your hands back and forth and prove it's symmetry
So you can live like a time bomb that doesn't have long
Go down in history
It's never too late to keep your head straight
Move your hands back and forth and prove it's symmetry
So you can live like a time bomb that doesn't have long
Go down in history
