1. ALONE IN A ROOM

I've been away, a little while
Sometimes I just can't help myself
When my mind's running wild
I seem to lose grip on reality
And I try to disregard the crazy things
The voices tell me to do but it's no use
I tried to own it, write songs about it
Believe me, I tried, in the end I needed to breathe
Find inspiration, some kind of purpose
To take a second to face the shit that makes me me

All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To sit alone in a room and say it all out loud
Every moment, every second, every trespass
Every awful thing, every broken dream
A couple years back and forth with myself in a cage
Banging my head against the wall, tryna put words on a page
All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To be alone in a room, alone in a room

I saw the world a couple times
Tried to cure the ache with absence
But that hole was still a hole
And my mind kept playing tricks on me
Feeling older every day
Took everything I had to not crash and burn
But I'm starting to learn
Sometimes I'll fall down, sometimes I'll lose hope
But those days will be few if I keep my feet on the ground
I might be lonely but I ain't alone here
So I keep pushing the limits of what makes me me

All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To sit alone in a room and say it all out loud
Every moment, every second, every trespass
Every awful thing, every broken dream
A couple years back and forth with myself in a cage
Banging my head against the wall, tryna put words on a page
All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To be alone in a room, alone in a room

I can be better than I was
I can be better than I am

All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To sit alone in a room

All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To sit alone in a room and say it all out loud
Every moment, every second, every trespass
Every awful thing, every broken dream
A couple years back and forth with myself in a cage
Banging my head against the wall, tryna put words on a page
All I needed was the last thing I wanted
To be alone in a room, alone in a room


2. INTO THE FIRE

Take him out back
Take him out back
Take him out back

I'm not too sure what I'm supposed to do with this
These hands, this mind, this instability
From a cage I created, to a hell that heaven made
Can't let go of the hatred cause I love the way it tastes

Take him out back

I wouldn't take back a moment
Not one miserable moment
I'll give it all 'til there's nothing
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire

I've come to terms with the fact I'll never change
And that's just fine, I find solace in the pain
I don't mind the darkness, it's easy on the eyes
I'm praying for something to make me feel alive

I wouldn't take back a moment
Not one miserable moment
I'll give it all 'til there's nothing
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire
The fire

I'm a paranoid, sycophant
Masochistic dilettante...
Narcissistic elephant in the room
I'm the end of the world
Thinning the herd
The all around outta my mind, fucking absurd
I am gone
I am gone

I wouldn't take back a moment
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire
Fire

Take him out back


3. HOPELESSLY HOPEFUL

Staring eyes wide open
Gazing into nothing
Running in place again
Going through the motions
In and out as the oceans
Repeating

Numb to the silence, to the absence of emotion
The sum of the script, nothing but a click in the rotation, yeah
Sick of the peace of mind that goes along with keeping on
And I can't keep on keeping on inside

Feels like I'm stuck here suspended at best underwhelming. What's wrong with me?
My conscious is calling but the world isn't all it's cracked up to be
I'm hopelessly hopeful
That I'm not stuck here suspended in a world I pretended was right for me, for me

(What's wrong with me?)

Strung out on the same old
Got an itch for something painful
To feel something real once
To remind myself it's not in my head
Sick of the calm coinciding with sticking in and with the line
Can't keep on keeping on and it all just

Feels like I'm stuck here suspended at best underwhelming. What's wrong with me?
My conscious is calling but the world isn't all it's cracked up to be
I'm hopelessly hopeful
That I'm not stuck here suspended in a world I pretended was right for me, for me

(What's wrong with me?)

When I close my eyes
When I leave the light

Inside it feels like I'm stuck here suspended at best underwhelming. What's wrong with me?
My conscious is calling but the world isn't all it's cracked up to be
I'm hopelessly hopeful
That I'm not stuck here suspended in a world I pretended was right for me, for me


4. WHERE DID IT GO?

So you're all stars now?
So you're what's "in" now?
Top of the world now?
So you're the kings?
There's only one throne and I'm not done with it, still shitting, sleeping, eating, breathing it
Ten years and you're still hanging on my every word with baited breath
After a decade pushing boundaries, proving impossible possible, making something from nothing, creating "larger than life"
Always rejecting the herd, always ahead of the curve, writing the records your favorite band rip off in their records

You're all so fucking outrageous, I can't take it
Motherfuckers more than a little complacent
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?
Just sit the fuck down, pay attention
There's too much noise, for a second listen
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?

There was the first one, the triple gold one, the stole by every fucking band on summer tours one
Then the second one, the living reckless one, the knock the pop stars off the charts one
And the third one, the fuck the world one, the arenas singing every fucking word one
Then was a fourth one, the wasn't me one, the we needed just a little space to breathe one
But now there's this one, the I'm the king one, the I don't care, I'm gonna do my thing one
The breaking every fucking rule in book one
The fuck you all

This shit is fucking outrageous, I can't take it
Motherfuckers more than a little complacent
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?
Just sit the fuck down, pay attention
There's too much noise, for a second listen
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?

Don't have to like it, but you can't deny you needed me
To show you what comes next, what comes next
I've set the standard far too high for you to follow me
Feel free to try your best, try your best

You're all so fucking outrageous, I can't take it
Motherfuckers more than a little complacent
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?
Just sit the fuck down, pay attention
There's too much noise, for a second listen
Where did it go? Where did it go so wrong?


5. RISE UP

Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control

I find resolve in the darkest part of my mind
I can stand to be inside
I find the light to be a little much at times
But I will rise

I will rise up with the weight of the world
I will rise up from the darkness, purged

Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control

I face the truth with a bitterness
That won't subside and I face it alone
I'll be the pariah, in your war against yourself
But I will rise

This is a product of hatred and anger
A life spent on the outside but I will rise

I will rise up with the weight of the world
I will rise up from the darkness, purged

I will rise up with the weight of the world
I will rise up from the darkness, purged

I will rise up with the weight of the world
I will rise up from the darkness, purged

Rise up, rise up

Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control
Rise up, take back control


6. WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON

There's a world passed the curtains of eager excitement
A sea of impatience, awaiting incitement
It's all so enticing, it's so mesmerizing
It's so hypnotizing, the rhythmic beguiling

Woah, oh, oh
Bring the house down
Woah, oh, oh
Breathe in, out
In, out
In, out

When the lights come on, when the crowd goes wild
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere
Stand up and scream it loud when the fire flies
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere

After sitting and waiting and anticipating
The energy through the walls reverberating
It's so captivating, the buzz generated
It's invigorating, I feel elevated

Woah, oh, oh
Bring the house down
Woah, oh, oh
Breathe in, out
In, out
In, out

When the lights come on, when the crowd goes wild
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere
Stand up and scream it loud when the fire flies
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere

When the lights come on, when the crowd goes wild
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere
Stand up and scream it loud when the fire flies
Rip the roof up off of here, take it to the stratosphere
To the stratosphere

To the stratosphere


7. UNDER DENVER

Just wait and see
Just sit and breathe
Your life's unimportant
Your ego's distorted
Just let what is, be

Delusions of control, how's the wool feel?
Pre-decision doesn't mean that this is not real
Why throw away what you've been given to spite it?
What will be, will be

Children of the world, dream in peace
The fourth will watch over you
Sleep and you'll know the truth
Children of the world, dream in peace
Here, rebuild in solitude
Under Denver calling you

You're not alone
Your truth is wrong
It's best to accept it
No sense in resisting
Just let what is, be

Listen, follow orders, buy, consume, sell
Stay on the surface, it's okay to trust the system
Tried and tested, they know best, they know the outcome
What will be, will be

Children of the world, dream in peace
The fourth will watch over you
Sleep and you'll know the truth
Children of the world, dream in peace
Here, rebuild in solitude
Under Denver calling you

They're more than we
They hold the keys
They live in the silence
Just offer compliance
And what will be, will be

Children of the world, dream in peace
The fourth will watch over you
Sleep and you'll know the truth
Children of the world, dream in peace
Here, rebuild in solitude
Under Denver calling you


8. VULTURES

Close the curtains, cash me in
Gather photographs of the Devil you let in
Digging deep inside my soul
I don't know, I don't know

Where to turn
Everywhere I look these vultures burn
The life right outta me
Do I run or lay down and die?
Is it time to close my eyes?

Keep me numb, I'll follow direction
A pawn to pass around and be bled until I'm dry
It's hard to see what's underneath
Is it me? Is it me?

Where do I turn?
Everywhere I look these vultures burn
The life right outta me
Do I run or lay down and die?
Is it time to close my eyes?

For so long all I've known, all I've seen's
Green lights. Fuck your greed, all I need's somewhere
To catch my breath, rest my head and ease my mind
I've been holding on
But my grip ain't what it used to be
I'm much older, I'm bitter, I'm jaded, I'm lost
Can somebody give me a sign?

Where do I turn?
Everywhere I look these vultures burn
The life right outta me
Do I run or lay down and die?
Is it time to close my eyes?

Where do I turn?
Everywhere I look these vultures burn
The life right outta me
Do I run or lay down and die?
Is it time to close my eyes?


9. EVE

I am iniquity!

You think everything is perfect, silly girl
There's so much wonder here right in front of your eyes
What could it hurt? What's wrong with you?
Who the fuck is he? Why can't you know? Why can't you know?

And the walls came down and the Heavens opened
It's too late to claim your innocence
Once the trust is broken
It was just a little taste
It was so sweet
You couldn't imagine in your wildest dreams
You had to taste it, reach out and take it

For just a second consider why a man who cares so much
Would keep something so simple from someone so innocent?
Maybe he wants it all for himself cause he thinks you don't deserve
To feel all the joys that he feels that you'll never feel

Ask yourself why does he give you less when he takes more?
Ask yourself how being free is being locked inside these walls?
Maybe you're weak, or a mistake, or too emotional
Maybe you're not good enough for his world, maybe you never were

And the walls came down and the Heavens opened
It's too late to claim your innocence
Once the trust is broken
It was just a little taste
It was so sweet
You couldn't imagine in your wildest dreams
You had to taste it, reach out and take it

He'll never know, I'll never tell
You deserve, you deserve to be free
You have my word, or damn me to Hell
You deserve to know, you deserve to be free

And the walls came down and the Heavens opened
It's too late to claim your innocence
Once the trust is broken
It was just a little taste
It was so sweet
You couldn't imagine in your wildest dreams
You had to taste it, reach out and take it
You had to taste it, reach out and take it

Reach out and take it


10. I AM ONE

I could hold you so close and never let you in
I could feel you in my bones and never really feel a thing
You can't climb inside my soul and hold on forever
I couldn't change if I tried my mind's as the weather

Don't know what I believe in, who I believe in anymore
I know that I'm broken, it's the road that I've chosen to walk alone

I could hold you, I could hold you so close
I could hold you so close and never let you in

Alone among numbers
Scream back at the thunder
I learned from the start that all I had was me
I am as one
The father and the son
I am one

You couldn't believe the fires that I've walked through
The shit that I've overcome, I've never needed you
Taught me from the beginning the only one to believe in
Is myself, so I left and became the wind

I can't be left if I'm alone
I can't be pulled down if I don't hold on

Alone among numbers
Scream back at the thunder
I learned from the start that all I had was me
I am as one
The father and the son
I am one

I don't need your love
I don't want your love
I am one, I am one
Again and again I repeat and explain am I fucking insane?
It's like the words coming out just don't seem to sink in
I am one

Alone among numbers
Scream back at the thunder
I learned from the start that all I had was me
I am as one
The father and the son
I am one

I am one, I am one
I am one, I am one
I am one
I am one


11. EMPIRE (FT. BINGX)

Yeah, and they tell me life is short
In the blink of an eye we come and die
Keep it in mind that life is war
Stay grounded, fly and soar
Always know what you fighting for
Aging fast, gotta pave a path
And go figure out what my life is for

Quick-witted, and everyday I gotta switch lanes
Fuck race, no pigment, I got thick skin, making big waves
Positive being positive is my legacy
Pray for me or make way for me
Because I'm on the way to go change the Earth and I just may
My life is was I call it
And I call it successful
Now everybody wanna eyeball it
Like "How the fuck he do that though?"
Take pride in your every action
Everyday of my life is work
And they tell me that time is money
But only I know what that time is worth

Even if the sky was falling down
Down down down
Even if the sky was falling, well I'm not falling down
I stand tall through it all, I've risked too much
To just give up now I'm pushing on through
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Sure as the tide rolls in at night
I'll still be here at the end of days screaming at the sky
Let the fire consume and cleanse what's before me
Behold, I'll build my empire before the ashes hit the ground

Life inside a piece of paper, live it through my pen and pad
Lead inside my pencil like the hammer on my pistol back
There ain't no hitting back, life it ain't no tennis match
All over the net but that ain't where I do business at
Face to face with adversity and intimidation
This is real, this is raw, ain't no imitation
No limitations ain't a ceiling in sight
There ain't no rules or regulations either yield or you fight
Just take a look at where I been that's some appealing advice
Cause you can build until it falls or keep it real and you rise

Even if the sky was falling down
Down down down
Even if the sky was falling, well I'm not falling down
I stand tall through it all, I've risked too much
To just give up now I'm pushing on through
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Sure as the tide rolls in at night
I'll still be here at the end of days screaming at the sky
Let the fire consume and cleanse what's before me
Behold, I'll build my empire before the ashes hit the ground

Sure as the tides roll in at night
I'll still be here at the end of days screaming at the sky
Let the fires consume and cleanse what's before me
Behold, I'll build my empire before the ashes hit the ground

Sure as the tide rolls in at night
I'll still be here at the end of days screaming at the sky
Let the fire consume and cleanse what's before me
Behold, I'll build my empire before the ashes hit the ground


12. ROOM 138

On my back, breathing heavy, staring at the light
Praying this ain't the end, but pretty sure it might be
On my back, got my heart beating out of my chest
I never thought, can't believe that I'd go out like this

So these are the walls that have to hold this moment
I never expected to be here again
My vision is blurring as the light starts to fade
Please pull me out of this

My ribs are breaking, I swear, I'm only 23
Crawling, searching for a lifeline I just can't reach
Somebody hear me, someone open up the door
Get me up off of this floor and stop the shaking, the shaking

The blood is boiling in my veins
Oh God, the pain! It's unrelenting
I'm ready for the end
If it means that all of this will end

So these are the walls that have to hold this moment
I never expected to be here again
My vision is blurring as the light starts to fade
Please pull me out of this

Through the haze I saw a face
A second chance, another life to live
How did you forgive me?
Held my head against your chest
Told me everything's alright, don't be afraid
Close your eyes and rest

Through the haze I saw a face
A second chance, another life to live
How did you forgive me?
Held my head against your chest
Told me everything's alright, don't be afraid

So these are the walls that have to hold this moment
I never expected to be here again
My vision is blurring as the light starts to fade
Please pull me out of this

Please pull me out of this
Please pull me out of this


13. INTO THE FIRE (RADIO EDIT)

Take him out back
Take him out back
Take him out back

I'm not too sure what I'm supposed to do with this
These hands, this mind, this instability
From a cage I created, to a hell that heaven made
Can't let go of the hatred cause I love the way it tastes

Take him out back

I wouldn't take back a moment
Not one miserable moment
I'll give it all 'til there's nothing
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire

I've come to terms with the fact I'll never change
And that's just fine, I find solace in the pain
I don't mind the darkness, it's easy on the eyes
I'm praying for something to make me feel alive

I wouldn't take back a moment
Not one miserable moment
I'll give it all 'til there's nothing
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire
The fire

I wouldn't take back a moment
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
I'd walk into the fire
Into the fire
Into the fire
Fire

Take him out back


14. EXPLICIT (PHYSICAL ALBUM BONUS TRACK)

(God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen)

This is one for the little stupid dummyheads
With poop on their face
And pee on the face of someone stupid [?]
You're such a butthead, boogerface
Shut your silly mouth you four-eyed nerd

Quick punk, scram, why you even talking to me?
You're a loser, I'm cool, you're just too stupid to see
You don't even have a skateboard
You still have a PS3
You wanna kiss your teacher
You'll cry when you scream tonight

Beat it dweeb
You're a doofus

I don't even like you
We're not friends anymore
I'm gonna kick you in the butt
And you smell like a girl

James!
The fucking song's over, shut up!
Dick