Creed

My Own Prison:

Human Clay:

Weathered:

Other Songs:

Torn

Peace is what they tell me
Love am I unholy
Lies are what they tell me
Despise you that control me
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reason for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
Torn, I'm filthy
Born in my own misery
Stole all that you gave me
Control you claim you save me
The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reason for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far

Ode

Hang me, watch a while
Let me see you smile as I die
Take me, as my body burns
Let me see you yearn, while I cry
One step on your own
And you walk all over me
One head in the clouds
You won't let go
You're too proud
One light to the blind, and they see
One touch on the head, we believe
Adore me as I drift away
Let me hear you say I'm fine
You cry as my body dies
All that you despised is gone away
One step on your own
And you walk all over me
One head in the clouds
You won't let go, you're too proud
One light to the blind, and they see
One touch on the head, we believe

My Own Prison

A court is in session, a verdict is in
No appeal on the docket today
Just my own sin
The walls cold and pale
The cage made of steel
Screams fill the room
Alone I drop and kneel
Silence now the sound
My breath the only motion around
Demons cluttering around
My face showing now emotion
Shackled by my sentence
Expecting no return
Here there is no penence
My skin begins to burn
So I held my head up high
Hiding the hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive
Out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
I hear a thunder in the distance
See a vision of a cross
I feel the pain that was given
On that sad day of loss
A lion roars in the darkness
Only he holds the key
A light to free me from my burden
And grant me life eternally
Should have been dead
On a Sunday morning
Banging my head
No time for mourning
Ain't got no time
So I held my head up high
Hiding hate that burns inside
Which only fuels their selfish pride
We're all held captive
Out from the sun
A sun that shines on only some
We the meek are all in one
I cry out to God
Seeking only his decision
Gabriel stands and confirms
I've created my own prison

Pity For A Dime

An artificial season
Covered by summer rain
Losing all my reason
Cause there's nothing left to blame
Shadows paint the sidewalk
A living picture in a frame
See the sea of people
All their faces look the same
So I sat down for a while
Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime
Just one dime
Plain talk can be the easy way
Signs of losing my faith
So I sat down for a while
Forcing a smile
In a state of self-denial
Is it worthwhile
Sell my pity for a dime
Just one dime
Sell my pity for a dime
Just one dime

In America

Only in America
We're slaves to be free
Only in America we kill the unborn
To make ends meet
Only in America
Sexuality is democracy
Only in America we stamp our god
"In God We Trust"
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
Church bells ringing
Pass the plate around
The choir is singing
As their leader falls to the ground
Please mister prophet man
Tell me which way to go
I gave my last dollar
Can I still come to your show
What is right or wrong
I don't know who to believe in
My soul sings a different song
In America
I am right and you are wrong
I am right and you are wrong
I am right and you are wrong
No one's right and no one's wrong
In America

Illusion

The sun rises to another day
My constitution keeps changing
'Til it slips away
So I lie awake and stare
My mind thinking, just wandering
Is anybody there?
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Sitting in my room now
Hiding thoughts
Just hoping one day I'll get out
I hear a voice call my name
Breaking trance, so silent
So I can stay the same
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Wait now, many things left unsaid
This life remains the same
But I change
I try to fool myself in believing
Things are going to get better
But life goes on
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion

Unforgiven

I kept up
With the prophecy you spoke
I kept up with the message inside
Lost sight of the irony
Of twisted faith
Lost sight of my soul and its void
Think I'm unforgiven to this world
Took a chance at deceiving myself
To share in the consequence of lies
Childish with my
Reasoning and pride
Godless to the extent that I died
Think I'm unforgiven to this world
Think I'm unforgiven
Step inside the light and see the fear
Of God burn inside of me
The gold was put to flame
To kill, to burn, to mold its purity

Sister

Caught up in the middle
Had no choice, had no choice
Birthright forgotten, so silent
No voice
I see you
You know who
Little girl, little girl
Overlooked little girl
Bottled up and empty holding back
At loss you're forgotten
Getting back, get back
Expectations of another
Love given to the younger
Broken father, broken brother
Emptiness feeds the hunger
I see you
You know who
Little sister, little sister
Now realize little sister
Overlooked little girl
Change, change, change

What's This Life For

Hurray for a child
That makes it through
If there's any way
Because the answer lies in you
They're laid to rest
Before they know just what to do
Their souls are lost
Because they could never find
What's this life for
I see your soul, it's kind of gray
You see my heart, you look away
You see my wrist, I know your pain
I know you purpose on your plane
Don't say a last prayer
Because you could never find
What's this life for
But they ain't here anymore
Don't have to settle the score
Cause we all live
Under the reign of one king

One

Affirmative may be justified
Take from one give to another
The goal is to be unified
Take my hand be my brother
The payment silenced the masses
Sanctified by oppression
Unity took a back seat
Sliding further into regression
One
The only way is one
I feel angry I feel helpless
Want to change the world
I feel violent I feel alone
Don't try and change my mind
Society blind by color
Why hold down one to raise another
Discrimination now on both sides
Seeds of hate blossom further
The world is heading for mutiny
When all we want is unity
We may rise and fall, but in the end
We meet our fate together
One
The only way is one
I feel angry I feel helpless
Want to change the world
I feel violent I feel alone
Don't try and change my mind

Are You Ready?

Hey, Mr. Seeker
Hold on to this advice
If you keep seeking you will find
Don't want to follow
Down roads been walked before
It's so hard to find unopened doors

Are you ready?
Are you ready for what's to come?

Hey, Mr. Hero
Walking a thin, fine line
Under the microscope of life
Remember your roots, my friend
They're right down below
'Cause heroes come and heroes go

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Count down to the change in life that's soon to come
Your life has just begun

What If

I can't find the rhyme in all my reason
I've lost sense of time and all seasons
I feel I've been beaten down
By the words of men who have no grounds
I can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom
When your ax has cut the roots that feed them
Forked tongues in bitter mouths
Can drive a man to bleed from inside out
What if you did?
What if you lied?
What if I avenge?
What if eye for an eye?
I've seen the wicked fruit of your vine
Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind
Human pride sings a vengeful song
Inspired by the times you've been walked on
My stage is shared by many millions
Who lift their hands up high because they feel this
We are one We are strong
The more you hold us down the more we press on
What if you did?
What if you lied?
What if I avenge?
What if eye for an eye?
I know I can't hold the hate inside my mind
'Cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life
So I'll just ask a question
What if?
What if your words could be judged like a crime?

Beautiful

She wears a coat of color
Loved by some, feared by others
She's immortalized in young men's eyes

Lust she breeds in the eyes of brothers
Violent sons make bitter mothers
So close your eyes, here's your surprise

Beautiful is empty
Beautiful is free
Beautiful loves no one
Beautiful stripped me

In your mind she's your companion
Vile instincts often candid
Your regret is all that's left

She told me where I'm going
And it's far away from home
I think I'll go there on my own

Say I

The dust has finally settled on the field of human clay
Just enough light has shown through
To tell the night from the day
We are incomplete and hollow
For our maker has gone away

Who is to blame?
We'll surely melt in the rain

Say I

The stillness is so lifeless with no spirit in your soul
Like children with no vision do exactly what they're told
Being led into the desert
For your strength will surely fade

Who is to blame?
We'll surely melt in the rain

Say I

Frantic, faction, focus
The world breathes
And out forms this misconception we call man
But I don't know him
No, I don't know him
Because he lies

Say I

Wrong Way

What makes you touch?
What makes you feel?
What makes you stop and smell the roses in an open field?
What makes you unclean?

Yeah, Yeah

What makes you laugh?
What makes you cry?
What makes our youth run
From the thought that we might die?
What makes you bleed?

Somebody told me the wrong way
What if I died?
What did I give?
I hope it was an answer so you might live
I hope I helped you live
I hope I helped you live

Somebody told me the wrong way

Faceless Man

I spent a day by the river
It was quiet and the wind stood still
I spent some time with nature
To remind me of all that's real
It's funny how silence speaks sometimes when your alone
And remember that you feel

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

Now I saw a face on the water
It looked humble but willing to fight
I saw the will of a warrior
His yoke is easy and His burden is light
He looked me right in the eyes
Direct and concise to remind me
To always do what's right

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

'Cause if the face inside can't see the light I know
I'll have to walk alone
And if I walk alone to the other side I know
I might not make it home

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

Next time I see this face
I'll say I choose to live for always
So won't you come inside
And never go away

Never Die

Hands on a window pane
Watching some children laugh and play
They're running in circles
With candy canes and French braids

Inspired to question
What makes us grown-ups anyway?
Let's search for the moment
When youth betrayed itself to age

So let the children play
Inside your heart always
And death you will defy
'Cause your youth will never die

In searching for substance
We're clouded by struggle's haze
Remember the meaning
Of playing out in the rain

We swim in the fountain
Of youth's timeless maze
If you drink the water
Your youth will never fade

Never die

I won't let go of that youthful soul
Despite body and mind my youth will never die

With Arms Wide Open

Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I closed my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open

Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, I'll take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open

If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...

Higher

When dreaming I'm guided through another world
Time and time again
At sunrise I fight to stay asleep
'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place
'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape
From the life I live when I'm awake
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see
Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Although I would like our world to change
It helps me to appreciate
Those nights and those dreams
But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same
The only difference is
To let love replace all our hate
So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?
Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time
Up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine

Wash Away Those Years

She came calling
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns

She whispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged

As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on

Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away those years

My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home

I know this decadence
Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone

For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean

Inside Us All

When I'm all alone
And no one else is there
Waiting by the phone
To remind me
I'm still here
When shadows paint the scenes
Where spotlights used to fall
And I'm left wondering
Is it really worth it all?
There's a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on In the end
There's a peace inside us all
Life can hold you down
When you're not looking up
Can't you hear the sound?
Hearts beating out loud
Although the names change
Inside we're all the same
Why can't we tear down these walls
To show the scars we're covering?
There's a peace
There's a peace inside us all
Let it be Oh, can't it be your friend?

Bullets

Walking around I hear the earth seeking relief
I�m trying to find a reason to live
But the mindless clutter my path
Oh these thorns in my side
I know I have something free
I have something so alive
I think they shoot �cause they want it

I feel forces all around me
Come on raise your head
Those who hide behind the shadows
Live with all that�s dead

Look at me�look at me
At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head
Through my head
Through my head
Through my head

In my lifetime when I�m disgraced
By jealousy and lies
I laugh aloud �cause my life
Has gotten inside someone else�s mind

Look at me�look at me
At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head
Through my head
Through my head
Through my head

Hey all I want is what�s real
Something I touch and can feel
I�ll hold it close and never let it go
Said why�why do we live life
With all this hate inside
I�ll give it away �cause I don�t want it no more
Please help me find a place
Somewhere far away I�ll go and you�ll never see me again

Freedom Fighter

The mouths of envious
Always find another door
While at the gates of paradise they beat us down some more
But our mission�s set in stone
�Cause the writing�s on the wall
I�ll scream it from the mountain tops
pride comes before a fall

So many thoughts to share
All this energy to give
Unlike those who hide the truth
I tell it like it is
If the truth will set you free
I feel sorry for your soul
Can�t you hear the ringing �cause for you the bell tolls

I�m just a freedom fighter
No remorse
Raging on in holy war
Soon there�ll come a day
When you�re face to face with me
Face to face with me

Can�t you hear us coming?
People marching all around
Can�t you see we�re coming?
Close your eyes it�s over now
Can�t you hear us coming?
The fight has only just begun
Can�t you see we�re coming?

I�m just a freedom fighter
No remorse
Raging on in holy war
Soon there�ll come a day
When you�re face to face with me
Face to face with me

Who's Got My Back

Run�hide
All that was sacred to us
Sacred to us
See the signs
The covenant has been broken
By mankind
Leaving us with no shoulder�
With no shoulder
To rest our head on
To rest our head on
To rest our head on

Who�s got my back now?
When all we have left is deceptive
So disconnected
So what is the truth now?

There�s still time
All that has been devastated
Can be recreated
Realize
We pick up the broken pieces
Of our lives
Giving ourselves to each other�
ourselves to each other
To rest our head on
To rest our head on
To rest our head on

Who�s got my back now?
When all we have left is deceptive
So disconnected
So what is the truth now?

Tell me the truth now�
Tell us the truth now

Who�s got my back now?
When all we have left is deceptive
So disconnected
So what is the truth now?

Signs

This is not about age
Time served on the earth
doesn�t mean you grow in mind
This is not about God
Spiritual insinuations seem
to shock our nation

Come with me I�m fading
underneath the lights
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me now

This is not about race
It�s a decision to stop the
division in your life
This is not about sex
We all know sex sells and
the whole world is buying

Come with me I�m fading
underneath the lights
Come with me
Come with me
Come with me now

Can�t you see the signs?
See the signs now

Can�t you see them?
See the signs
You see them
All the signs we see them
Can�t you see them?

One Last Breath

Please come now I think I�m falling
I�m holding on to all I think is safe
It seems I found the road to nowhere
And I�m trying to escape
I yelled back when I heard thunder
But I�m down to one last breath
And with it let me say
Let me say

Hold me now
I�m six feet from the edge and I�m thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain�t so far down

I�m looking down now that it�s over
Reflecting on all of my mistakes
I thought I found the road to somewhere
Somewhere in His grace
I cried out heaven save me
But I�m down to one last breath
And with it let me say
Let me say

Hold me now
I�m six feet from the edge and I�m thinking
That maybe six feet
Ain�t so far down

Sad eyes follow me
But I still believe there�s something left for me
So please come stay with me
�Cause I still believe there�s something left for you and me
For you and me
For you and me

Hold me now
I�m six feet from the edge and I�m thinking

My Sacrifice

Hello my friend we meet again
It�s been a while where should
we begin�feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
I remember

When you are with me
I�m free�I�m careless�I believe
Above all the others we�ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

We�ve seen our share of ups and downs
Oh how quickly life can turn around in an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let�s find peace there

When you are with me
I�m free�I�m careless�I believe
Above all the others we�ll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice

I just want to say hello again

Stand Here With Me

You always reached out to me and helped me believe
All those memories we share
I will cherish every one of them
The truth of it is there�s a right way to live
And you showed me
So now you live on in the words of a song
You�re a melody

You stand here with me now

Just when fear blinded me
you taught me to dream
I�ll give you everything I am and still fall short
Of what you�ve done for me
In this life that I live
I hope I can give love unselfishly
I�ve learned the world is bigger than me
You�re my daily dose of reality

You stand here with me now

On and on we sing
On and on we sing this song

�Cause you stand here with me

Weathered

I lie awake on a long, dark night
I can�t seem to tame my mind
Slings and arrows are killing me inside
Maybe I can�t accept the life that�s mine
No I can�t accept the life that�s mine

Simple living is my desperate cry
Been trading love with indifference yeah it suits me just fine
I try to hold on but I�m calloused to the bone
Maybe that�s why I feel alone
Maybe that�s why I feel so alone

Me�I�m rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I�m covered with skin that peels and it just won�t heal

The sun shines and I can�t avoid the light
I think I�m holding on to life too tight
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Sometimes I feel like giving up

Me�I�m rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I�m covered with skin that peels and it just won�t heal

The day reminds me of you
The night hides your truth
The earth is a voice
Speaking to you
Take all this pride
And leave it behind
Because one day it ends
One day we die
Believe what you will
That is your right
But I choose to win
So I choose to fight
To fight

Hide

To what do I owe this gift my friend?
My life, my love, my soul?
I�ve been dancing with the devil way too long
And it�s making me grow old
Making me grow old

Let�s leave�oh let�s get away
Get lost in time
Where there�s no reason to hide

Let�s leave�oh let�s get away
Run in fields of time
Where there�s no reason to hide

What are you going to do with
your gift dear child?
Give life, give love, give soul?
Divided is the one who dances
For the soul is so exposed
So exposed

Let�s leave�oh let�s get away
Get lost in time
Where there�s no reason to hide

Let�s leave�oh let�s get away
Run in fields of time
Where there�s no reason to hide

There is no reason to hide

No reason to hide

Don't Stop Dancing

At times life is wicked and I just can�t see the light
A silver lining sometimes isn�t enough
To make some wrongs seem right
Whatever life brings
I�ve been through everything
And now I�m on my knees again

But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way

Children don�t stop dancing
Believe you can fly
Away�away

At times life�s unfair and you know it�s plain to see
Hey God I know I�m just a dot in this world
Have you forgot about me?
Whatever life brings
I�ve been through everything
And now I�m on my knees again

But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows

But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way

Children don�t stop dancing
Believe you can fly
Away�away

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Are we hiding in the shadows?

Lullabye

Hush my love now don�t you cry
Everything will be all right
Close your eyes and drift in dream
Rest in peaceful sleep

If there�s one thing I hope
I showed you
Hope I showed you

Just give love to all

Oh my love�in my arms tight
Every day you give me life
As I drift off to your world
Will rest in peaceful sleep

I know there�s one thing that you showed me
That you showed me

Just give love to all
Let�s give love to all

I'm Eighteen

Lines form on my face and hands
Lines form from the ups and downs
I'm in the middle without any plans
I'm a boy and I'm a man
I'm eighteen and I don't know what I want
Eighteen, I just don't know what I want
Eighteen, I've got to get away
I've got to get out of this place
I got running in outer space
I've got a baby's brain and an old man's heart
Took eighteen years to get this far
Don't always know what I'm talking about
Feels like I'm living in the middle of doubt
Cause I'm eighteen, I get confused every day
Eighteen, I just don't know what to say
Eighteen, I've got to get away
Oh, lines form on my face and my hands
Lines form on the left and right
I'm in the middle, the middle of life
I'm a boy and I'm a man
I'm eighteen and I like it

Young Grow Old

He said he's falling to pieces
Fighting the boy and the man
Over his shoulder there was freedom
But consciousness has tied his hands
Embodied youth was his distinction
Now inhibition's in demand
So driven by his fear of weakness
That's his key to understand
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old
Trading places in the circle
Turn the glass, spill the sand
They say that time can make the difference
But age doesn't make you a man
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old
So young but overblown
So young but overblown
So young but overblown
Take a look now, see the boy is weakened
Watch him fade, watch him fade away
Take a bow and the boy is defeated
Is this the way, this the way?
So far in a distant land
There's a fight between boy and man
See the light through the open door
Sit and watch as the young grow old

To Whom It May Concern

Oh, I didn't mean to yell
But sometimes I get beside myself
And oh, I didn't mean to rush you
But time keeps pushing so much
Oh, time keeps pushing so much
Your eyes stare at me in the dark
And I hope those eyes
Don't steal my freedom
My freedom
Oh, If I didn't give it all
When I stood you made me crawl
And oh, if you never heard the song
Then I could still hide down behind the wall
Then I could still hide down behind the wall
Your eyes stare at me in the dark
And I hope those eyes
Don't steal my freedom
My freedom
And I hope those eyes
Don't steal my freedom
My freedom
Said eyes, those eyes
I said don't steal my freedom
Your eyes stare at me in the dark
And I hope those eyes
Don't steal my freedom
My freedom
Oh, my freedom
Your eyes stare at me in the dark
And I hope those eyes
Don't steal my freedom
My freedom
Oh, my freedom
Said eyes, those eyes
Said eyes, those eyes
I said don't steal my freedom