Lifehouse

[fox69]

"Broken"

"Broken"


The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time
I am here still waiting though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best, like you've already figured out

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
I'm barely holdin' on to you

The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded, I'm an open book instead
I still see your reflection inside of my eyes
That are looking for a purpose, they're still looking for life

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain (in the pain), is there healing
In your name (in your name) I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')
I'm barely holdin' on to you

I'm hangin' on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on to the words you say
You said that I will be OK

The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone
I may have lost my way now, haven't forgotten my way home

I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart that's still beating
In the pain(In the pain) there is healing
In your name I find meaning
So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'),
I'm barely holdin' on to you

I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'),
I'm barely holdin' on to you

 

[fox69]

"Butterfly"

"Butterfly"


She watches the darkness creeping up about half past eight
She sits by the weeping willow, says she can relate
She dreams of some day getting out of this place
She says she's never felt at home, even in her own face
And I know it won't be long
'Til you turn to a butterfly
I know you're weak and you're hanging on
Go and give it another try
She dreams of puppies and those wings that look like parachutes
She dreams of waterfalls that sweep you feet from under you
She finds her comfort inside bedtime stories and fairytales
Anything with a happy ending, she says it could never fail
And I know it won't be long
'Til you turn to a butterfly
I know you're weak but you're hanging on
'Cause you're dreaming of an open sky
She don't want to talk about it 'cause that's all that she's done
She don't want to think about it, she's not the only one
She doesn't want to be what she doesn't have to be
Doesn't have to be
She wants to be the girl who's swept off her feet in the end
She wants to live a life that's real, and not just for pretend
She dreams of laughter echoing, says it's her favourite sound
She dreams of plastic parents that will never let her down
And I know it won't be long
'Til you turn to a butterfly
I know you're weak and you're hanging on
But you're dreaming of an open sky
Go and give it just another try
And I know it won't be long
'Til you turn to a butterfly
I know you're weak but you're hanging on
'Cause you're dreaming of an open sky

 

[fox69]

"By Your Side"

"By Your Side"


All I want now is to be with you
Cause you know I've been everywhere else
Looking back at what you got me through
You knew me better than I knew myself
When I feel lost and I can't find my way
When words are at a loss I can hear you say
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side
Fighting my way back to where you are
The only place I ever felt at home
Stumbling backwards through the dark
I know how it feels to be alone
And where we go is where I wanna be
And in the silence I hear you say to me
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
I can't wait another day to show my space between
Your heart and mine, and you're all that I need
You say I
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side, by your side, by your side, by your side, by your side

 

[fox69]

"Central Park"

"Central Park"


This time away brings me even closer
So much to say, I've been thinking over
All the things you do to make me smile
I see your face around every corner
Each passing day is a little longer
Can't fall asleep, so I count the miles
As sure as the sun going down
I'll always be around
I'll always be around
I'm afraid of living here without you
My years were made to wrap my life around you
When I'm away, our souls are tied
As sure as the waves crash to the shore
I'll always be yours
I'll always be yours, oh
I'm in the dark, and there's a light that's shining
In Central Park, where all the ghosts are hiding
This city spark starts to fade
As sure as there are stars up above
You'll always be loved
And as sure as gravity pulling us down
I'll always be around
I'll always be around

 

[fox69]

"Chapter One"

"Chapter One"


All the stars are out tonight it feels as though I might
Make some sense out of this madness will it turn out right
Who's to say where the wind will blow
Time will tell us if we're out of answers when it stops
Climb back down to the beginning
Take it from the top
Who's to say where the wind will blow
What happens when all your dreams are lying on the ground
Do you pick up the pieces all around
And if the world should fall apart hold on to what you know
Take your chances turn around and go
All the leaves are turning and the sky fades to gray
Strange our life coincides with the seasons of today
Who's to say where the wind will blow
What happens when everything is lying on the ground
Do you pick up the pieces all around
And if the world should fall apart hold on to what you know
Take your chances turn around and go
Carry on you say
Bring the best of today
All I see is struggling on the way
Maybe when the sun crashes through the gray
I can find the strength to make it through the day
Through the day
What happens when all your dreams are lying on the ground
Do you pick up the pieces all around
And if the world should fall apart hold on to what you know
Take your chances turn around and go
Take your chances turn around and go

 

[fox69]

"Clarity"

"Clarity"


Confusion sets in and is holding me tight
This silence is as cold as this winter night
I'm not looking for answers, just picking a fight
Not pulling my punches this time
Delusion walks up and sits down for a while
Says "son you'll make it through this if you just wave and smile,
You can fool the whole world for a while,
All that you'll lose is your mind"
And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity
I've been chasing her down on my knees
She's always running,
Slipping through my hands like a dream
Leaves me like a book with no theme
I'll be waiting for you to come back to me,
Clarity
I'm walking the streets past the old promenade
I smell whiskey and cigarettes, identity fraud
People on the corner all trying to play God
Over all the butterflies
I feel disconnected from the rest of the world
I see an old woman with hair white as a pearl
I see thousands of people but I don't see my girl
I need her to open my eyes
And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity
Been chasing her down on my knees
She's always running,
Slipping through my hands like a dream
Leaves me like a book with no theme
I'll be waiting for you to come back to me,
Clarity
As I drive in my car, I'm between here and there
Just my life, I'm so well-aware
This freeway's as empty as the open air
I'm waiting for the sun
My mind is at home but both eyes on the road
My shoulders are carrying a heavy load
I wish someone would tell me which was I should go
'Cause all the signs bleed into one
And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity
I've been chasing her down on my knees
She's always running,
Slipping through my hands like a dream
She's a song that I can never sing
I'll be waiting for you to come back to me,
Clarity

 

[fox69]

"Cling And Clatter"

"Cling And Clatter"


Too many voices it won't take long
which one's right and which one's wrong
and yours is most likely to be misunderstood
screaming in tongues
at the top of my lungs
'til I find you 'til you found me
somehow I always knew that you would
and I am contemplating matters
all this cling and clatter
in my head and what you said
is ringing, ringing faster
and it's all good if you would
stop the world from making sense
and if I could just realize
it doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
if I could touch
the sound of silence now
you know I would if I knew how
to make these intentions
come around
and I'm hearing without listening
and believing every word that
you're not saying
speaking without a sound
and I am contemplating matters
all this cling and clatter
in my head and what you said
is ringing, ringing faster
and it's all good if you would
stop the world from making sense
and if I could just realize
it doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
trapped inside
of these four walls
walking brainless muppet dolls
mushroom face
beneath the tangles
bleeding silhouette inside
dancing like an angel would
and it's all good if you would
stop the world from making sense
and if I could just realize
it doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
and it's all good if you would
stop the world from making sense
and if I could just realize
it doesn't really matter
doesn't really matter
all this cling and clatter

 

[fox69]

"Come Back Down"

"Come Back Down"


Staring right back in the face
A memory can't be erased
I know, because I tried
Start to feel the emptiness
And everything I'm gonna miss
I know, that I can't hide
All this time is passing by
I think it's time to just move on
When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through
Start to breathe and fake a smile
It's all the same after a while
I know, that you are tired
Carrying the ones you lost
A picture frame with all the thoughts
I know, you hold inside
I hope that you can find your way back
To the place where you belong
When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through
You're coming back down
You say you feel lost can I help you find it
When you come around
From time to time we all are blinded
You're coming back down
You don't have to tell me what you're feeling
I know what you're going through
I won't be the one that lets go of you
I think it's time to just move on
When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through
When you come back down
If you land on your feet
I hope you find a way to make it back to me
When you come around
I'll be there for you
Don't have to be alone with what you're going through

 

[fox69]

"Crash And Burn"

"Crash And Burn"


All these nights are catching up to me
I just can't put insomnia to sleep
I close my eyes but all that I can see
Is someone who I'm never gonna be

[Hook:]
Could you remind me to forget?
The things I did the things I said
I hope that you can bring me back
I gotta make it right

[Pre-chorus:]
And if I fall and crash and burn
At least we both know that I tried
As I crawl that lessons learned
It reminds me I'll survive

Silence just keeps screaming back at me
The ones I love are lost in memories
And I wish that I could take back what was done
You can only change the person you've become

I've been broken I've been low
I've been hurt but I'll move on
I have to try and find a way
To leave it all behind

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus:]
I've been hurt and I've been scarred
At least I know that I'm alive
And If I fall and crash and burn
At least we both know that I tried

All of the things that I tried say
All of the words just got in the way
I'm waiting here, I need your help
Don't leave me down here, all by myself

[Hook]
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]

 

[fox69]

"Crown Of Scars"

"Crown Of Scars"


Forget about the fight to wear the crown of scars
'Cause you've already won
Forget the pain and leave the tears behind you
Bury underneath your feet the remains
Of what's been left behind
'Cause you have got a long, long way to run

But now you dance the rest of the way
And you don't look back
Can you hear that angel singing as you rise?

Now you fly away
And you don't look down now
And you laugh 'til you can't laugh any longer
As you watch your chains fall to the ground

When you fall against the wall
That you have built with your own hands,
When you trip upon the thorns
That you have tied your legs together with,
When you walk upon thin ice
That you know you should not be walking,
Why do you wonder why that you fell through?

Now you fly away
And you don't look down now
And you laugh 'til you can't laugh any longer
As you watch your chains fall to the ground

And now you laugh and your tears
Smile down at your fears
From where you are
From way up here
You know nothing's ever looked so good
Nothing every looked so good

But now you dance the rest of the way
You don't look back
Can you hear that angel singing as you rise?

And you fly away
And you don't look down now
And you laugh 'til you can't laugh any longer
As you watch your chains fall to the ground
And you fly away
And you don't look down now
And you laugh 'til you can't laugh any longer
As you watch your chains fall to the ground