Underoath

Paper Lung

It's too late,
It's too late now,
To pry away,
To pry away.

My candle burns on both ends so where does it leave us
Standing emptier than we ever left you
With your head in the water it's getting harder to breathe
So stand up, stand up

It's too late to pry away
It's too late to pry away

Don't get me wrong I'm just as scared as you are now
You dropped us off here with no direction
But you never even tried to fight the current
Watch the water pouring faster into your lungs
So breathe in, breathe in

It's too late to pry away
It's too late to pry away

But it's hard to hear me when you're sinking down here
I wanna see you wash it down, wash it down

How can you sleep here I bear the weight of your world
I don't believe in a single word you sold to me, sold to me
I bear your burden for the last time I swear I'm done with all of this

It's too late to pry you away from the undertow
I watch it take you then I walk away

Driftwood

What a sad, sad picture to paint
Of a dirty, dirty little soul
We are so blind here
Let's watch us all fall apart

I find it hard to believe in it, believe in it,
Believe in what you give to me
I never thought I would find you here, find you here,
Find you buried in chemicals
So tie a rope to either side, either side
And lets see how your limbs hold up
Eventually we will sink or swim, sink or swim,
Sink into the great abyss

A Divine Eradication

Between motionless and this retched state of digression
Treading on the line that I drew from my own compliance
Let me feel it rain down
I cannot wait any longer
Lets get something straight I am not who you made me out to be

It's the awakening of my bodies inner consciousness
A fraction of my sleepless numb existence

Rain down now on me

Pick and pull apart my limbs
Push me down now from your throne
Drag me down now to the floor
Press the point into my skin
Oh I feel it now

Something will have to collide
To end the constant spinning of cycles
Strung together and I'm crawling in the streets

Where is my fix

I stand alone in time
When they spun away I fell apart

Who Will Guard The Guardians

We are nothing they own our lives
Just a statue of a stain in time
Spinning in circles got left behind

We were all warned this would happen
But the words just rang in our ears

Machines built by machines built by machines

We can only hide for so long
Before they harvest us for the souls that we have left

I swear we cannot wake up from this hell that we live in
But when the sun finally hits our face
We see that we are merely reflections of reflections left by our predecessors
Dragged through the mud
(we can't wake up)
Chained by the ankle
There is no more running there is no more escaping
If only God could lay his hands down on this barren land and wake us up
Cause we are the lost we are the helpless we are the forgotten ones
We are the lost and we are the abandoned

I swear it's worth saving us
We pray for the sun to dry us up
I need a clearer head to see what we are worth
There's still life left down here to revolt
Oh I know what it looks like from there
A loss of control to this place and we're set to extinct

Revolt
We stood by defeat for so long
We've been under your control
We will not be a part of your disease

Reversal

Deviate my life
Deviate it

Vacant Mouth

I took this picture in the dark
Spinning in lights till we fell apart
So turn it away turn it away
You don't know what I've seen
The youth is hollow and so are we
They give it away give it away

This is what it feels like
This is disintegration
This is what it feels like
This is isolation

I can't find the light
Inside this empty room I cannot find myself
I wont let you down

I hold on by a single thread
Sweet solitude is so complete in my head
You watch me dangle there and become just a memory
Like they said I would end up

The youth is marching to tear us down
We built our lives here
We fight their calling

Take sides
Line up and take sides

I'm so sick of you calling the shots (I'll tear you down from the inside)

I can't find the light
Inside this empty room I seem to loose myself
I won't let you down

So write this down
I'm not using my lungs anymore
This is the last time
Write it down
I won't be your voice anymore

My Deteriorating Incline

Where am I
Someone please turn on the lights
I'm not fine I'm not fine
How can I find my way from this little cellar they call life

Down here I tear out my veins and tie them to the chair
This goes on and on and on
Unraveled in contortions I run for the door
This goes on and on and on

Hold on to my own destruction
I fall face first
Watch me descend I'm on display
This cycle of human decay

I feel it lurking in the corners
I watch it tracking up my arm

I am the anchor
Bound to my existence

I make peace with the parasites I live among
Paralyzed I watch them colonize as I sit here and just fall apart

The beggars and choosers are all the same
The default reaction will never change
So I catch a glimpse of my own reflection
From a shard of glass left on the floor

Its time to restart
Reassemble what's left of my body
Pick me up and walk away

Uproot the anchor
Walk right out the door

I'll change for the better
It can't get much worse
I'll swallow my own pride
And then accept defeat

In Completion

So follow me to the empty ocean
We can watch the city descend behind the skylight
On our backs we float away
And forget about the way it used to be

Tonight I fail
But I never wanted to let you drown without me
Tonight we are the only ones to watch it fall apart

We slide into our place where I can watch you swim
Don't forget my hands still wrapped around your neck

We fall deeper into the ground
This nights never looked so hollow
I wanted to share this with you, with you
I'll wait till it opens up again
Sit here till the water reaches our necks
Finally get to watch them wash away my name

Tonight I fail
But I never wanted to let you drown without me, without me

Open your lungs
Follow me down
Open your lungs
Follow me down
I set this off
Keep swimming, keep swimming
Oh God I am emptier than you

Illuminator

Awake to the sound of emptiness
Alone in a room that's filled with the darkest of light
I was told there was nothing beyond here
How do I know what side I'm on?
How do I know what side I'm on?
How do I know what side I'm on?
How do I know what side I'm on?

Bred a captive with nothing but their thoughts engraved in my skin
I don't belong here
But I can't find my exit

This is where they all come to hunt me down, hunt me down
Where they come to hunt me down, they hunt me down

Weigh out the options
Brave the new world
I know what you're thinking

Come on man I swear you can do this
Come on man I swear you can do this

I break free from this room they built for me
I break free from this room they built for me

This is where they all come to hunt me down, hunt me down
Where they come to hunt me down, they hunt me down

I tore out my naive eyes
So they locked me up
I tore out my naive eyes
So they locked me up
Praying on the innocent
Praying on the innocent

Catch Myself Catching Myself

This time I am falling further away
Nothing has changed
Nothing has changed like I said it would
Faster towards the ground
That's where they wait, where they wait for me
And enter my veins
Feel them crawling through my skin
Collecting my nerves
That they feed to their children
I swear it has to stop
Cause there is nothing left to give
Nothing left to give

I'll be the victor
I will destroy them

I wanna watch them burn it down
So I can breathe again

Inhale cause after tonight
I won't be the same
Exhale, exhale and find my feet
On the ground

I'm not the same anymore
I'm not the same anymore

As I sink down into the floor
And the walls are caving in
And I don't believe in them anymore
Now I try to balance my walk
I am coming down alone
And I have to get them out of my head

I wanna watch them burn it down
So I can breathe again
I wanna watch them burn it down
So I can breathe again

One breath at a time I'll be just fine
Cause I'll be right on the inside
I steady my hands inside of my shell
And wait till their backs are turned

Oh inside of my head
Where they thought they would win
But I got them right where I want them
Pushed to either side
I'm burning them alive
I hear them begging and pleading

In Division

I lay in a bed of resistance
Chained to either side
I really wish I could reset, rewind
Someone has clawed out my eyes
Can't identify
I really wish I could reset, rewind
You know it's never the way we planned it
I really wish we could reset, rewind

I'm planning a revolution inside my head
I'm planning a revolution when I break free
I call for annihilation
Describe the sunlight so I can feel inspired
If only I could get up from this bed

I don't know what they told you
But this place is not what you think
(Reset, rewind)

Living inside a hole, they put me underground
Where they could never find me unless they dig me out

I search for the answers
'Cause this is the end
I search for the answers

God, it's caving in on me
I feel them watching
but no one seems to care anymore
I'm digging my way out
'Cause when I'm breathing there is no release

I can't believe this
I can't believe this
My mind is starting to turn on me

I've been living inside a hole, they put me underground
Where they could never find me unless they dig me out
I've been living inside a hole
Where they could never find me unless they dig me out

Emergency Broadcast :: The End Is Near

At the end of it all
We will be sold for parts
We will try to rebuild
But we ate it all away
All ambitions now run dry
Someone stop this thing, turn it off
In search of new life
Nothing will be left to walk this earth again
Turn it off…
Our hopes and dreams
Will be swallowed alive
We always said it wouldn’t end up like this
We will be the new ice age
We will be the new plague
Disguised as a colony
We will wipe them all away
Feast your eyes
Or just rip ‘em out
This is it for us
It’s time to panic
We always said it wouldn’t end
It wouldn’t end up like this
We are the cancer
We are the virus
Tell me it’s not too late

A Fault Line A Fault Of Mine

I'm not scared that this is happening,
I'm not afraid but this is real, this is real
It all comes at once, from every single direction
This time I'm not, I'm not sleeping alone

How could this be real
I've failed you, I've failed you

I was lying when I said, I was looking north.
I was too scared to show what I am
Bare with me, bare with me, this is all I have left
This might be more than a simple conversation, conversation

Its been dancing around my head
For quite some time
Just a thought of cleaning up myself

I was lying when I said, I was looking north.
I was too scared to show what I am
Bare with me, bare with me, this is all I had left
This might be more than a simple conversation

I'm not sleeping
I'm not sleeping at all,
I stare at the wall, watching my time float away
Its all been a blur, and nothing will change
I stare at the wall, watching my time float away
Its all been a blur, and nothing will change
I was lying (I was lying) I was lying (I was lying)
I was lying (I was lying)
This is defeat.

Breathing In A New Mentality

I'm the desperate
And you're the savior
I'm the desperate
And you're the savior

There's been something, something else
Talkin' in my ear
Someone save me
When I speak it begins to decay
I'm not about to bury myself

Oh, God! My hands are shaking again
Calm down, calm down
Now I can't feel the floor
And my vision takes it's toll on me

I'm the desperate
And you're the savior
I'm the desperate
And you're the savior

Oh, God! It's racing through my veins
I'm afraid there must be some kinda mistake
Oh, I'm in over my head again

reach in and grab a hold of me
I'm so scared that I've started to slip
They say that I'll never change
I'll prove them wrong, prove them wrong

It's over, it's over
I hear the calling but its passing through
Clean me up show me how to live
I hear the calling but its passing through
Clean me up show me how to live
Tear me down
Let me start again

Anyone Can Dig A Hole But It Takes A Real Man To Call It Home

I'm no leader I'm just a mess
It's not the way it's supposed to be
It's just the way that it is

I'm afraid we are all victims here
And the one whose in charge
I've lead us all astray again

Oh, how the plot thickens!
Are we too far gone?
Are we too far gone?
We always assume the worst
We always assume the worst

I'm afraid no ones listening anymore
I'm freaking out
I'm so sick
I'm making me sick
Don't look down
Don't look down

The only thing in my way is myself
I'm just thinking out loud
I'm just thinking
How can I still be alive
I shoulda been gone so long, so long ago

I can't get away from it all
I messed up like I always do
I gave you nothing
I took you nowhere
You're still listening

I gave you nothing
I took you nowhere
You're still listening

The world around me
Has taken a turn for the worst
I'm left alone
Climbing to the top

Should I jump should I stay
Can I make another day
Should I jump should I stay

I am the one whose wrong [x4]
God forgive me

We Are The Involuntary

Just drifting along with the world
Every motion is paranoid and paralyzing
Give it up or give ‘em hope
Let us all survive the wake
We, we’re a race, a human race
Under the glass behind it all
Watch us crawl so fearfully
I might be wrong after all
But weren’t we just so delicate yesterday
Sit back and think about it
Sleep it off, sleep on it
Come to, and make your motions
Listen up
There’s a calling ahead
A desperation
A falling of man
We are all lost in the sound of separation
Hands in the air and love at our sides
There’s gotta be something bigger here
With the beating in our throats
And the tremble in our grip
This can’t be it
I’ll come up for peace
I’ll come down for truth
I’ll give in, I’ll give up for you
The floors are shaking
And we’ve lost our step
Oh Lord, have mercy on us all

The Created Void

Let’s do this for each other
Let’s do this for truth
I give for you, you give for me
Let me take you somewhere, I can not explain
I’m stumbling right in front of you now
I won’t refrain from guiding you there
Normal is not so far
Was it just a dream
Or something much more
We are not alone
Since you agreed to follow
It’s all in my head, if you want, you can look inside
There’s nothing but red and all the mess I’ve been
It’s all in the way I say what I don’t mean, and mean what I don’t
I need to speak of you and what is real
They will never understand
What eats at our insides

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

I've been crawling
Around in the dark for a while
Sprawled out across the floor
Not Collecting dust anymore
Define me a parasite, Define my host
Trapped beneath the floor, I slowly waste away

Now I pull my frail Body into the chair
And look me in the face
Oh, disappointment's, so disappointing
This may be my last one, it's gonna be good and hard
It might be a touch out of key, a touch out of key

When this thing breaks, I will be you, you will be me
I'm afraid that this is really happening
When this thing breaks, I will be you, you will be me
Let's hope this is short lived and riddled with dizzy

Oh God the Noise
This ringing in my ear, It's so unclear, so unclear

I hear them talking, but can't make out the words
Speak up, Speak clear
I hear them talking, but can't make out the words
Speak up, Speak clear

God, where have I been, I'm terrible company,
With zero apologies
My God, where have I been, Where have I been

While I sink to the bottom,
I'll sing out as it fills with water
I hope I've done enough

When this thing breaks, I will be you, you will be me
Let's hope this is short lived and riddled with dizzy
When this thing breaks, I will be you, you will be me
We'll pray that this is really happening

I'm worn out, I'm worn thin, I will never break through
I'm worn out, (Where have I been)
I'm worn thin, (Where have I been)
I will never break through (Where Have I been)
Let Me Out, Let Me Out, Let Me Out

Desolate Earth :: The End Is Here

You said there was nothing left down here
Well I roamed around the wasteland
And I swear I found something
I found hope, I found God
I found the dreams of dead believers
The dreams of dead believers

Oh, God! Save us all

Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear

Good God, if your song leaves our lips
If your work leaves our hands
Then we will be wanderers and vagabonds
They will stare and say how empty we are
How the freedom we had turned us up as dead men.

Let us be cold, make us weak
Let us, because we all have ears
Let us, because we all have eyes

Good God!

How they knew that this would happen
They knew, they knew that this would...
How they knew that this would happen
They knew, they knew that this would...
(We're so run down)
How they knew that this would happen
They knew, they knew that this would...
(We're so run down)
How they knew that this would happen
They knew, they knew that this would...

Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?
Good God! Can you still get us home?

STILL GET US HOME!

How can we still get home
I'm not dreaming
We're forgetting our forgiveness
We're forgetting our forgiveness

Coming Down Is Calming Down

Facing forwards, sinking in thin air
Help me to learn, learn to breathe again
Facing forwards, sinking in thin air
Help me breathe

I know I’ve lost my way
So show me (so show me)
There are demons inside my head
I always let em' win
I always let them win
I have to learn to suffocate them

The lost ask for a hand
But I can’t stop, I never stop

I’ve been losing my footing here
I’m all mixed up in this
I need some kind of change
God make it stop, I can’t make it stop
This place is getting smaller

Everything in your darkest thoughts about me might be true
I hear the words you say, I still feel nothing
I put my voice out there for you to hear
But the words never made much sense to you

I’ve lost my path
I’m fading fast
I’ve lost my path
I’m fading fast
Time is short
Time is up

I’ve been losing my footing here
I’m all mixed up in this
I need some kind of change
God make it stop, I can’t make it stop
This place is getting smaller

This is really my plan
To get out in one piece
Is this really your plan
To keep me lost and on my knees

I say redemption
I say redemption
Can someone help me hold on
Can someone help me hold on

The Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed

Someone has sown me shut
And tied me to a bed
They locked me up, locked me up

Oh, God!

This is where they all
Throw me to the wolves
Dragged behind and trampled on
I can’t keep clawing at the jaws of hell
The silence is killing me

Nothing to calm the nerve
Nothing to calm the nerve
Write down my thoughts
And read me my rights
Repeat, repeat, repent and repeat

The cycle never really ends
‘Till they admit that it’s real
The cycle never really ends
‘Till they admit, they admit that it’s real

Everything, everything
Is leaving me wondering
I hate that I’m questioning
You’re everything, everything

This is how it seems to me
I’ve drowned myself in self-regret
This is how I wanna be
This can’t be how I wanna be

They just spin in perfect little circles
And that’s all they know
They just spin in perfect little circles
And that’s all they know, all that they know

Nothing’s right, just left alone
Sinking in will be just fine
None of them will ever know
None of them will ever know
Nothing’s right, just left alone
Sinking in will be just fine
None of them will ever know
None of them will ever know
Nothing’s right, just left alone
Sinking in will be just fine
None of them will ever know
None of them will ever know