Story Of The Year

To.moonn6pence From.shootingstar



The bridges all crumbled
The water soaks into rocks
That fell at the bottom of the road
(At the end of town)
The town that we lived in
The memories shaken apart
From the weeds that grow

Over the sidewalks
Running away from the streets we knew
Sidewalks
Like the time we thought was made for you, oh

Out on the front porch
Watching the cars as they go by
(Eighteen blue, twenty-one gray)
Looking ahead
For the first time that we could drive
Out on our own
To speed away

From the sidewalks
Running away from the streets we knew
Sidewalks
Like the time we thought was made for you, oh

All of the days have passed us by
And all of the sun is gone away

Sidewalks
Running away from
The streets we knew

Sidewalks
Running away from the streets we knew
Sidewalks
Like the time we thought was made for you
(Sidewalks) [3x]
The bridges all crumbled
The water soaks into rocks
That fell at the bottom of the road

I've swallowed every hook
Fallen for their disguise
Lived by the book
Felt the blade of the knife
As it pressed against my neck

We're taught to imitate
Segregate and divide
Do what we're told
Rise and fall with the time
If we refuse to play the part
Then they will hear us screamin'

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

They advertise your life
Through a blanket of lies
Expand the truth
So their profits will rise
Ignore the sacrifice

Wires cast in stones
At the gods that create
We're amplified
To provide what they take
If we refuse to play the role
Then they will hear us screamin'

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Go

There's a reason for defiance
We can't ignore
With the promise of a new day
This is a war

The blood will spill
The voices will be heard
And tonight we are alive

I swallowed every hook
Falling for their disguise
Lived by the book
Felt the blade of the knife
But I refuse to play the role
And they will hear me screamin'

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight

Wake up the voiceless
Wake up the revolution
Whoa, we are alive tonight
Whoa, we are alive tonight

We are alive tonight
We are alive tonight
We are alive tonight
We are alive tonight

Your face was never missed
You cleverness and cunning words did not exist
Bitter bleak, you're fuckin' weak
You know you don't deserve a thing

You fight for pride to save your name
To heal the scars you waste to shame
Take the blame, take the blame
Save it now so this can end

'Cause there's nothing left to prove
To you

You've become the enemy
Let it go, whoa, whoa
But you'll never take the blame
So let it go, whoa, whoa

I'll tear it down, arrogant, sick of it
Flatter everyone you can
I'm pulling teeth, 'cause talk is cheap
You lie regrets are elbow deep

So now its time to chase the dream
With hand grenades and gasoline
Burn it down, burn it down
Every gracious word you speak

'Cause now I see right through
So fuck you

You've become the enemy
Let it go, whoa, whoa
But you'll never take the blame
So let it go, whoa, whoa

The time has come you know
To just let go, just let it all go

And it's not enough
That you're handed everything
Still you smile to my face
But this time I'll tear it down
I'll tear it down and I'll tear it down

'Cause there nothing left to prove
To you

You've become the enemy
Let it go, whoa, whoa
But you'll never take the blame
So let it go, whoa, whoa, whoa

You are your own worst enemy we know
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

You tell yourself that you're not the same
As you stand in line, your time will all be wasted
Scum of the earth, blind lead the dead
Blood thirsty selfish cold to reject
The colorful, the brightest skies

So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said
So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said, yeah

Deny the chance to think for yourself
You inherit lives, your time has all been wasted
Follow tradition to quench your thirst
And swallow profits from excess dirt
So shut you queer and face the skies

So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said
So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said, yeah

You're already dead
You're already dead
You're already dead
You're already dead

So now you stand in line, embrace your leaders
Stand in line, these aren't their words
Stand in line, embrace your leaders
Stand in line, these aren't their words

Refuse to learn
And choke on their tradition
Are you gonna take your turn
And just stand in line?

So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said
So take these words for what they are
That's what you said, what you said, yeah

Your denial will lead you
Single file into the ground

You're already dead
You're already dead
You're already dead
You're already dead
You're dead

Yeah, drop the tailgate, drop the tailgate
Fuck the jailbait, drop the waterweight
Roll the sleeves up, double XL let's go
Malice and muscle

Rock the dance floor, rock the dance floor
Throw the punch man, get what you paid for
Toss a kid like a spiral football throw, yeah

And we know, we know
You're throwing punches to prove yourself
And it's all for show
But you're not impressing me

Yeah, this life was built on heart and soul
And it doesn't mean a thing to you
But it's all we know, it's all we know
It's all we know, it's all we know
But it's all we know

Yeah, go
What's the game plan? Whats the game plan?
Prove to them your built like a real man
Flex your ego and dominate the show
Jock manifesto

No discretion, no progression
Open floor for unchecked aggression
You're the punchline to this pathetic joke

But we know, we know
You're throwing punches to prove yourself
And it's all for show
But you're not impressing me

Yeah, this life was built on heart and soul
And it doesn't mean a thing to you
But it's all we know, it's all we know
It's all we know, it's all we know
But it's all we know

But it's all we know
But it's all we know

A million miles an hour
Swallowed dotted lines tonight
We ingest the pavement
Ignore the passing lines
And the streets
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same

tearing through this ghost town
We haunt the lifeless streets
Still it seems
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same

Tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm asleep at the wheel

Another destination
Far away from here
Where the streets
They call our names
They call our names
We'll never feel the same again

but tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm here with you
We will try forever
We will drive forever
I'm here with you

but now I'm asleep at the wheel
And still the streets
They call our names [X 3]

but tonight will pass us by
As we're breathing in this moon-lit air
Tonight will pass us by
As the world it seems to disappear
But I'm here with you
We will try forever
We will drive forever
I'm here with you

we will try forever
We will drive forever [X 3]

I'm here with you

with you, with you, with you,
I'm here with.

We're all part of it
This thoughtless world
A generation bought and sold
By our weak but through story copy-cat years
We've been taught to love this robotic formula
Built to please ignorant minds and culture masses
We know the artists have failed us now

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Artists have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces
We're all bought and sold!

Radio waves still transmit the same replica that wreaks of staleness and decay
Unless we resist, and open our eyes to this
Uniform and standard model they insist we consume
But our hearts have failed us now

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Our hearts have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

But do we know
WE'VE ALL BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD
YEAH, BOUGHT AND SOLD
WE'VE ALL BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD
YEAH, BOUGHT AND SOLD
We've all been sold to a world that failed us

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Our hearts have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

We're all bought and sold, we're all bought and sold
WE'VE BEEN BOUGHT!

It's the same old story
I've seen it all too many times
It's the fall from glory
That makes you feel

Place your needle to the record, stab it down
It feels good to be the one to break the skin
So run with me now, look at me now
You're face down, tell yourself you're happy once again
Right now you need this more than anything
But it's never enough, it's never enough for you

And it's the same old story
I've seen it all too many times
It's the fall from glory
That makes you feel alive

And you know the hardest truth can flow like water now
Break down, the moment that it touches your mouth
So place your lips against the bottle, take it down
It feels good to lose control of everything
But i wasn't myself, i wasn't myself she said

And it's the same old story
I've seen it all too many times
It's the fall from glory
That makes you feel alive
And it's the same old story
I've seen it all too many times
But it's not what you wanted
Can anyone feel, can anyone see
Can anyone taste the poison that we need
That we need

Place your needle to the record, stab it down
It feels good to be the one to break the skin
So run with me now, look at me now
You're face down, this is what you wanted
This is what you wanted, this is what you wanted
And i know, but we've lost control
HERE WE GO

Yah can anyone feel, can anyone see, yeah
Can anyone taste the poison that we need
Yah can anyone feel, can anyone see, yeah
Can anyone taste the poison that we need
That we need, that we need, that we need
That that we need

We're all part of it
This thoughtless world
A generation bought and sold
By our weak but through story copy-cat years
We've been taught to love this robotic formula
Built to please ignorant minds and culture masses
We know the artists have failed us now

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Artists have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces
We're all bought and sold!

Radio waves still transmit the same replica that wreaks of staleness and decay
Unless we resist, and open our eyes to this
Uniform and standard model they insist we consume
But our hearts have failed us now

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Our hearts have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

But do we know
WE'VE ALL BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD
YEAH, BOUGHT AND SOLD
WE'VE ALL BEEN BOUGHT AND SOLD
YEAH, BOUGHT AND SOLD
We've all been sold to a world that failed us

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
(Our hearts have failed us now)
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

Stereo, stereo
Tired bullshit dressed in gold
Scan the youth, find the pieces
Stereo, stereo
Hear the world that you've created
Fall to pieces

We're all bought and sold, we're all bought and sold
WE'VE BEEN BOUGHT!

Do you still remember back
when days were longer,
dreams were bigger then
The weight of the world had not yet
landed on the shoulders of a man
(I THOUGHT) I thought that time stood still,
sheltered, protected
They never told me this would end
or that the leaves would fall again

So take me back, back to better days
Cause this time between is wasting me away
Take me back, when we were not afraid
Cause this time between is wasting me away

There was the day when this world
went to war and didn't bat an eye
Feel life in the movies felt the
same to me and I never questioned why
(I KNOW) I know the difference now,
between fact and fiction
But I've come to find that I've grown
bitter in just 24 short years

So take me back, back to better days
Cause this time between is wasting me away
So take me back, when we were not afraid
Cause this time between is wasting me away

Wasting me away, Waste away
So now we're running,
we're running blind into the light
And we fall behind
We're running and wasting away the time

So take me back, back to better days
Cause this time between is wasting me away
Take me back, when we were not afraid
Cause this time between is wasting me away
Take me back, yeah back to better days
Cause this time between is wasting me away
Take me back, when we were not afraid
Cause this time between is wasting me away

Yeah take me back, just take me back,
yeah take me back (Take me back)
Yeah take me back, just take me back,
yeah take me back (Take me back)
When we were not afraid

Underneath the gun
in front of waiting eyes
Our time has just begun
no second chance tonight

So we walk the longest days to live
inside the shortest nights
We compromise our hearts
to keep them satisfied
The shadows of our past, hard to ignore
but judgment means nothing that's
not what we're fighting for

We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore

Underneath the gun
in front of doubting eyes
We walk this path as one
take on the world tonight
And we'll carve
our names into their bones
We'll never sell ourselves that's
not what we're fighting for

We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore

I won't let this love,
I won't let this love die,
I won't let it die
There is only one thing
that matters this time
At the hands of judgment
I won't let it die,
no sacrifice, regrets left behind,
I won't let it die

This time, yeah,
this time I won't let it die,
that's not what we're fighting for
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
No we don't care anymore
We don't care anymore
We don't care anymore

I won't let this love,
I won't let this love die