"Papercut"

Why does it feel like night today?Something in here's not right today.Why am I so uptight today?Paranoia's all I got leftI don't know what stressed me firstOr how the pressure was fedBut I know just what it feels likeTo have a voice in the back of my headLike a face that I hold insideA face that awakes when I close my eyesA face that watches every time I lieA face that laughs every time I fall(And watches everything)

So I know that when it's time to sink or swimThat the face inside is hearing meRight beneath my skin

It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my backIt's like a whirlwind inside of my headIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

I know I've got a face in mePoints out all my mistakes to meYou've got a face on the inside tooYour paranoia's probably worseI don't know what set me off firstBut I know what I can't standEverybody acts like the fact of the matter isI can't add up to what you can but

Everybody has a face that they hold insideA face that awakes when I close my eyesA face that watches every time they lieA face that laughs every time they fall(And watches everything)

So you know that when it's time to sink or swimThat the face inside is watching you tooRight inside your skin

[x2]It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back

It's like a whirlwind inside of my headIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

The face inside is right beneath your skin [x3]

The sun goes downI feel the light betray meThe sun goes downI feel the light betray me

The sunI feel the light betray meThe sunI feel the light betray me

It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my backIt's like a whirlwind inside of my headIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my backIt's like a whirlwind inside of my headIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like I can't stop what I'm hearing withinIt's like the face inside is right beneath my skin

"One Step Closer"

I cannot take this anymoreSaying everything I've said beforeAll these words they make no senseI find bliss in ignoranceLess I hear the less you'll sayYou'll find that out anyway

Just like before...

[Chorus:]Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breatheCause I'm one step closer to the edgeI'm about to break

I find the answers aren't so clearWish I could find a way to disappearAll these thoughts they make no senseI find bliss in ignoranceNothing seems to go awayOver and over again

Just like before...

[Chorus]

Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breatheCause I'm one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to break

Shut up when I'm talking to youShut up, shut up, shut upShut up when I'm talking to youShut up, shut up, shut up, shut up

I'm about to BREAK

[Chorus]

Everything you say to meTakes me one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to breakI need a little room to breathe

Cause I'm one step closer to the edgeAnd I'm about to break

"With You"

I woke up in a dream todayTo the cold of the static and put my cold feet on the floorForgot all about yesterdayRemembering I’m pretending to be where I’m not anymoreA little taste of hypocrisy

And I’m left in the wake of the mistake, slow to reactSo even though you’re so close to meYou’re still so distant and I can’t bring you back

[Bridge:]It’s true the way I feelWas promised by your faceThe sound of your voicePainted on my memoriesEven if you’re not with me

[Chorus:](I’m with you)YouNow I see keeping everything inside(with you)YouNow I seeEven when I close my eyes(with you)YouNow I see keeping everything inside(with you)YouNow I see even when I close my eyes

I hit you and you hit me backWe fall to the floor, the rest of the day stands stillFine line between this and thatWhen things go wrong I pretend the past

isn’t realNow I'm trapped in this memory

And I’m left in the wake of the mistake, slow to reactSo even though you’re close to meYou’re still so distant and I can’t bring you back

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

No, no matter how far we've comeI can't wait to see tomorrowNo matter how far we've come, II can't wait to see tomorrow

[Chorus:](with you)YouNow I see keeping everything inside(with you)YouNow I see even when I close my eyes(with you)YouNow I see keeping everything inside(with you)YouNow I see even when I close my eyes

"Points Of Authority"

Forfeit the gameBefore somebody elseTakes you out of the frameAnd puts your name to shameCover up your faceYou can't run the raceThe pace is too fastYou just won't last

You love the way I look at youWhile taking pleasure in the awful things you put me throughYou take away if I give inMy lifeMy pride is broken

[Chorus:]You like to think you're never wrong(You live what you've learned)You have to act like you're someone(You live what you've learned)You want someone to hurt like you(You live what you've learned)You want to share what you have been through(You live what you've learned)

You love the things I say I'll doThe way I hurt myself again just to get back at youYou take away when I give inMy lifeMy pride is broken

[Chorus]

Forfeit the gameBefore somebody elseTakes you out of the frameAnd puts your name to shameCover up your faceYou can't run the raceThe pace is too fastYou just won't last

[Chorus]

[Chorus:]

You like to think you're never wrong – Forfeit the game(You live what you've learned)You have to act like you're someone – Forfeit the game(You live what you've learned)You want someone to hurt like you – Forfeit the game(You live what you've learned)You want to share what you have been through(You live what you've learned)

"Crawling"

[Chorus:]Crawling in my skinThese wounds they will not healFear is how I fallConfusing what is real

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surfaceConsuming, confusingThis lack of self-control I fear is never endingControlling. I can't seem...

[Bridge:]To find myself againMy walls are closing in(without a sense of confidence and I'm convinced that there's just too much pressure to take)I've felt this way beforeSo insecure

[Chorus]

Discomfort endlessly has pulled itself upon meDistracting, reactingAgainst my will I stand beside my own reflectionIt's haunting how I can't seem...

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

[Chorus]

There's something inside me that pulls beneath the surface consuming,Confusing what is real.This lack of self-control I fear is never ending controlling,Confusing what is real.

"Runaway"

Graffiti decorationsUnder a sky of dustA constant wave of tensionOn top of broken trustThe lessons that you taught meI learn were never trueNow I find myself in question(They point the finger at me again)Guilty by association(You point the finger at me again)

I wanna run awayNever say goodbyeI wanna know the truthInstead of wondering whyI wanna know the answersNo more liesI wanna shut the doorAnd open up my mind

Paper bags and angry voicesUnder a sky of dustAnother wave of tensionHas more than filled me upAll my talk of taking actionThese words were never trueNow I find myself in question(They point the finger at me again)Guilty by association(You point the finger at me again)

I wanna run awayNever say goodbyeI wanna know the truthInstead of wondering whyI wanna know the answersNo more liesI wanna shut the doorAnd open up my mind

i'm gonna run away and never say goodbye(gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away)i'm gonna run away and never wonder why(gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away)i'm gonna run away and open up my mind(gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away gonna run away)

I wanna run awayNever say goodbyeI wanna know the truthInstead of wondering whyI wanna know the answersNo more liesI wanna shut the doorAnd open up my mind

i wanna run awayand open up my mindi wanna run awayand open up my mindi wanna run awayand open up my mindi wanna run awayand open up my mind

"By Myself"

What do I do to ignore them behind me?Do I follow my instincts blindly?Do I hide my pride from these bad dreams?And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening?Do I sit here and try to stand it?Or do I try to catch them red-handed?Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness,Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness?Because I can't hold on when I'm stretched so thinI make the right moves but I'm lost withinI put on my daily facade but thenI just end up getting hurt againBy myself [myself]

[x2]I ask why, but in my mindI find I can’t rely on myself

[Chorus:]I can’t hold onTo what I want when I’m stretched so thinIt’s all too much to take inI can’t hold onTo anything watching everything spinWith thoughts of failure sinking in

If ITurn my back I’m defenselessAnd to go blindly seems senselessIf I hide my pride and let it all go on then they’llTake from me ‘till everything is goneIf I let them go I’ll be outdoneBut if I try to catch them I’ll be outrunIf I’m killed by the questions like a cancerThen I’ll be buried in the silence of the answerby myself [myself]

[x2]I ask why, but in my mindI find I can’t rely on myself

[Chorus]

How do you think I’ve lost so muchI'm so afraid that I'm out of touchHow do you expect... I will know what to doWhen all I know Is what you tell me to

[x2]Don’t you knowI can’t tell you how to make it goNo matter what I do, how hard I tryI can’t seem to convince myself whyI’m stuck on the outside

[Chorus x2]

"In The End"

(It starts with one)One thing I don't know whyIt doesn’t even matter how hard you tryKeep that in mind, I designed this rhymeTo explain in due time(All I know)Time is a valuable thingWatch it fly by as the pendulum swingsWatch it count down to the end of the dayThe clock ticks life away(It’s so unreal)Didn’t look out belowWatch the time go right out the windowTrying to hold on but didn’t even knowI wasted it all just to watch you go

I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apartWhat it meant to be will eventually be a memory of a time when...

I tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn't even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the end

It doesn't even matter

One thing, I don’t know whyIt doesn’t even matter how hard you tryKeep that in mind, I designed this rhymeTo remind myself howI tried so hardIn spite of the way you were mocking meActing like I was part of your propertyRemembering all the times you fought with meI’m surprised it got so (far)Things aren’t the way they were beforeYou wouldn’t even recognize me anymoreNot that you knew me back thenBut it all comes back to meIn the end

You kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apartWhat it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when...

I tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn’t even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the endIt doesn’t even matter

I've put my trust in youPushed as far as I can goFor all thisThere’s only one thing you should knowI've put my trust in youPushed as far as I can goFor all thisThere’s only one thing you should know

I tried so hardAnd got so farBut in the endIt doesn’t even matterI had to fallTo lose it allBut in the endIt doesn’t even matter

"A Place For My Head"

I watch how the moon sits in the sky in the dark nightShining with the light from the sunAnd the sun doesn't give light to the moon assumingThe moon’s gonna owe it oneIt makes me think of how you act for meYou do favors and then rapidlyYou just turn around and start asking meAbout things that you want back from me

[Chorus:]I’m sick of the tension, sick of the hungerSick of you acting like I owe you thisFind another place to feed your greedWhile I find a place to rest

I want to be in another placeI hate when you say you don’t understand(You’ll see it's not meant to be)I want to be in the energy, not with the enemyA place for my head

Maybe someday I’ll be just like youAnd step on people like you do andRun away of the people I thought I knewI remember back then who you wereYou used to be calm, used to be strongUsed to be generous but you should’ve knownThat you’d wear out your welcomeAnd now you see how quiet it is, all alone

[Chorus (2x):]I’m so sick of the tension, sick of the hungerSick of you acting like I owe you thisFind another place to feed your greedWhile I find a place to rest

I want to be in another placeI hate when you say you don't understand(You'll see it's not meant to be)I want to be in the energy, not with the enemyA place for my head

[8x]You try to take the best of meGo away

I want to be in another placeI hate when you say you don't understand(You'll see it's not meant to be)I want to be in the energy, not with the enemyA place for my head

Shut up....what!

I’m so sick of the tension (shut)Sick of the hungerSick of you acting like I owe you thisFind another place to feed your greed (up)While I find a place to rest

I’m so sick of the tension (what)Sick of the hungerSick of you acting like I owe you thisFind another place to feed your greed (stay away from me)While I find a place to rest

"Forgotten"

From the top to the bottom Bottom to top I stop At the core I’ve forgotten In the middle of my thoughts Taken far from my safety The picture is there The memory won’t escape me But why should I care [Chorus x2]

There’s a place so dark you can’t see the end Skies cock back and shock that which can’t defend

The rain then sends dripping / an acidic question Forcefully, the power of suggestion Then with the eyes shut / looking thought the rust and rot And dust / a small spot of light floods the floor And pours over the rusted world of pretend

The eyes ease open and its dark again

[Chorus x1]

In the memory you’ll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up

Moving all around / screaming of the ups and downs Pollution manifested in perpetual sound The wheels go round and the sunset creeps behind Street lamps, chain-link and concrete A little piece of paper with a picture drawn floats On down the street till the wind is gone The memory now is like the picture was then When the paper’s crumpled up it can’t be perfect again

[Chorus x2]

In the memory you’ll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up

Now you got me caught in the act You bring the thought back I’m telling you that I see it right through you [x7]

In the memory you’ll find me Eyes burning up The darkness holding me tightly Until the sun rises up [x2]

"Cure For The Itch"

Folks, we have a very special guest for you tonight.I'd like to introduce...Mr. Hahn!Let's hear it for the great Mr. Hahn!And now a lesson in rhythm management.Let's begin...Alright now, wasn't that fun?Let's try something else.

"Pushing Me Away"

I've lied to youThe same way that I always doThis is the last smileThat I'll fake for the sake of being with you

(Everything falls apartEven the people who never frownEventually break down)The sacrifice of hiding in a lie(Everything has to endYou'll soon find we're out of time leftTo watch it all unwind)The sacrifice is never knowing

Why I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see you're testing me pushes me awayWhy I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see your testing me pushes me away

I've tried like youTo do everything you wanted tooThis is the last timeI'll take the blame for the sake of being with you

(Everything falls apartEven the people who never frownEventually break down)The sacrifice of hiding in a lie

(Everything has to endYou'll soon find we're out of time leftTo watch it all unwind)The sacrifice is never knowing

Why I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see you're testing me pushes me awayWhy I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see you're testing me pushes me away(We're all out of timeThis is how we find how it all unwinds)The sacrifice of hiding in a lie(We're all out of timeThis is how we find how it all unwinds)The sacrifice is never knowingWhy I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see you're testing me pushes me awayWhy I never walked awayWhy I played myself this wayNow I see you're testing me pushes me awayPushes me away