from the album “IV”
LIVIN IN SIN
Once again my friends, storm clouds are rolling in; broken inside myself, can’t seem to break this trend, can’t break it.And I’ve seen it all, and I’ve walked it tall, lived in this sin, where do I begin?
Caught between the lines, my life of worthless lies,
Shedding my skin to begin a life that I don’t know how to live in, I can’t take it.
And I’ve seen it all, and I’ve walked it tall, lived in this sin, where do I begin?
I don’t know now where to go now, I don’t know if I’ll ever get ahead, no.
It’s all broken, not a word spoken, and I don’t know how to go, God help me now.
And I’ve seen it all, and I’ve walked it tall, lived in this sin, living in sin, where do I begin?
SPEAK
Free? You better love me, and hide or run away from all your yesterdays.Speak the truth or make your peace some other way,
I never knew, but I believe that your trust in me will speak to me.
And way beyond your controlling mind, and no more believing in all your precious lies.
Speak the truth or make your peace some other way,
I never knew, but I believe that your trust in me will speak to me.
(In finding balance between lies and trust, there will never be a better source
than to speak your truth or make your peace in some other way.)
THE ENEMY
Hey mister backstabbing son of a bitch, you’re living in a world that will soon be dying,And I know, everybody knows you try to be like me, but even at your best, as a man you couldn’t equal half of me.
I am realising that everybody’s lost their simple ways, and now that it’s here I see it oh so clearly,
I’ve come face to face with the enemy.
You’re another shit-talking punk to me, you’re a living inspiration for what I never want to be.
And I see you’ve been blinded by what you believe, now back up and sit down, shut up and act like you need to be.
I am realising that everybody’s lost their simple ways, and now that it’s here I see it all so clearly,
I’ve come face to face with the enemy.
Come to me, the enemy, come to me.
So predicting, you’re the reason why I lie, simple decision took too much time to fly, checkmate.
SHINE DOWN
So tired, sleeping through the day, bloodshot eyes and the sweat from my body,And I picked my head up yesterday, found no reason or hope left inside of me,
But I still believe in immortal love and I know there’s someone above.
Shine down, don’t take it away from me, no, and I know you know how.
Shine down, just give me a chance to feel it, it’s taken forever to get me off the ground.
A dead silence overwhelming me, day and night takes its toll on my sanity,
And I know I’ve been away too long, all these years I’ve been hiding a feeling I’m coming strong,
But I still believe in immortal love and I know there’s someone that’s up above.
Show me a path to find my way and give me a reason to pray.
Shine down, don’t take it away from me, no, and I know you know how.
Shine down, just give me a chance to feel it, it’s taken forever to get me off the ground.
HOLLOW
One more step and I could fall away; if it happened, would it matter?I can’t tell if I should go or stay, same old picture feels so hollow.
How can anybody know what’s best for me? Another page I turn in shame.
And my decisions brought me to my knees, I needed someone to blame.
I feel so hollow, time to do what’s best for me, I believe I can change.
Once upon a time in broken dreams, reflections that I can’t face,
So hold your breath and make a wish for me, take me to a better place.
Time always seems to be passing by, it never waits for me.
If I could do it all one more time, I wouldn’t change a thing.
I feel so hollow, time to do what’s best for me, I believe I can change.
NO REST FOR THE WICKED
Walked a fine line, slipped the edge under me, rise above a suicide, taking it out of me.Got a feeling it’s going far away, licking the wounds from yesterday.
Gonna fly high, taking my time, strip down to nothing; gonna try, but there’s no rest for the wicked.
Been through the skin of a dragon a thousand times, yet every day I live for you, still I’m not alive.
Got a feeling I’m gonna fall away, give me a sign, one reason that I should stay.
Gonna fly high, taking my time, strip down to nothing; gonna try, but there’s no rest for the wicked.
Are you ready to know just who I am, do you think you can make me a better man,
Crack me open, expose me to your ways? But ignorance and arrogance are my way.
No rest for the wicked, baby!
Gonna fly high, take my time, strip down to nothing; gonna try, but there’s no rest for the wicked.
BLEEDING ME
Way, way down inside there’s a hollow soul, an emptiness shadows tomorrow,And I find it hard to breathe for me in your company, seems I’ve been taken for granted.
And you’re breaking me and bleeding me down to nothing, it’s tearing me down.
Maybe this time, baby, it’s meant to be, no more suffocating you or me,
And I’d pay the price but you’re sentencing me to life and I feel I’ve put in my time.
And you’re breaking me and bleeding me down to nothing, it’s tearing me down.
You’re breaking me and bleeding me down to nothing again.
VOODOO TOO
(I’m not the one who’s so far away.)Open your eyes, a chill passes you by, a premonition coming strong.
Rich with desire, a superstition in disguise draws me in to where I belong.
Have you ever wondered why in a dream you can touch a fallen sky
Or fly to the heavens that watch over you, telling me it’s all voodoo too?
Instil the body, so warm with every breath, dance to a vision so seductive.
Rain down upon me, it cleanses me with every drip, a scent you’ve promised for the nourishment that I’ve been gifted.
Have you ever wondered why in a dream you can touch a fallen sky
Or fly to the heavens that watch over you, telling me it’s all voodoo too?
It’s just voodoo too, it’s all voodoo too, it’s just what you do.
TEMPTATION
It crawls down deep inside, without a pulse or a will to die, not known to sympathise,And now it takes what it takes and lets the feelings suffocate, it’s nothing new, it’ll get its way.
Another thing that I see is how it gets inside of me and tears away my life.
It’s time to love, its time to hate, it’s coming face to face, trying to desecrate.
No time at all to break away, temptation still got a hold on me.
It’s awake even when you sleep, it breathes without a heartbeat, making me incomplete,
And now I know what I know, expect the demon down below to surface through my mortal soul,
And now it looks to be smiling as it’s killing me, day to day, eye to eye.
It’s time to love, its time to hate, it’s coming face to face, trying to desecrate.
No time at all to break away, temptation still got a hold on me.
MAMA
Oh mama, what have I gone and done with all these years that I’ve been gone?My life changed me way too fast, I don’t know if I can last.
Help me find my way, and mama save me; help me find today, mama please come and save me.
Oh mama, if you could have only seen everything I’ve done and where I’ve been.
If only one thing I would ask, why did you let me grow up so goddamn fast?
Help me find my way, and mama save me; help me find today, mama please come and save me.
There’s nothing more that you can do, it’s gone beyond what you can help me through.
An emptiness has covered me, oh mama come and save me.
ONE RAINY DAY
Oh man, I’m tired and lonely again, why must it be?A man is drowning slowly and he can’t keep above, gone way to deep.
Open skies are falling, tears are coming down,
Like a drop of rain falls to the ocean and comes back around one rainy day.
Oh so many times I should have crawled when I went running by,
And since then I’ve been left feeling traumatised,
Raped and drained of an innocence, a gift we’ve lost over time,
And still I gaze through this one rainy day alone with no one by my side.
Open skies are falling, tears are coming down, like a drop of rain falls to the ocean and comes back around.
I swear I’ve given you all I can, never will you ever make me feel this way again on this one rainy day.
It’s been just one rainy day.
I THOUGHT
Face down licking the concrete, child, I thought I knew you oh so well.How many times will she feel so low, how many reasons for her to live in hell?
I thought I told you all this too many times, I thought I knew you, why’d you keep it silent from me?
Taking in too much anything, they’ve beaten her down to the ground,
And only time will tell me if she’s gonna make it her way or turn it upside down.
I thought I told you all this too many times, I thought I knew you, why’d you keep it silent from me?
I’m broken down, I know what it’s like to want you close to me, baby.
A taste of white, a sleepless night, another promise, another dream,
She can’t confide, she’ll hold it inside til she’s losing every inch of reason.
I thought I told you all this too many times, I thought I knew you, why’d you keep it silent from me?
from the album "Good Times, Bad Times: Ten Years of Godsmack"
GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES
In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man.Now I’ve reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can.
No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam.
Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share,
When my woman left home for a brown-eyed man and I still don't seem to care.
Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be, she only took a couple of days til she was rid of me.
She swore that she would be all mine and love me til the end, but when I whispered in her ear I lost another friend.
Good times, bad times, you know I’ve had my share,
When my woman left home for a brown-eyed man and I still don’t seem to care.
I know what it means to be alone, I sure do wish that I was home,
And I don’t care what my neighbours say, I'm gonna love you each and every day.
You can feel the beat within my heart; realise, sweet baby, we ain’t ever gonna part.
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