Rise Against

[LongLife]

Remains of Summer Memories

Remains of Summer Memories

all these days
I'll forever cherish
in the confines of my heart
the faces of ten years ago
like fingerprints on my heart
how can I breathe
when fear chokes my every breath?
how can I balance
six inches from death?
now, the momentum we've created
comes to a screeching halt
this angel comes crashing down
on her hands and knees she crawls
how can I breathe
when fear chokes my every breath?
how many of your lies
will I be fed?
the remains of summer memories
spent so far away
free from the fear or jealousy
that plagues our lives today
now that promises we're broken
enemies were made
we spend our precious time pointing fingers
trying to place the blame
the remains of what's left
of our past
of a future yet to come
of the battles that we've lost
and the fights that we have won

 

[LongLife]

The Unraveling

The Unraveling

and all these things that we tie together
keep unraveling apart
and the light that used to burn so bright
now is dark
with anger-laced intent we set fire
to the bridges that remain
and they're wading through the current now.

and they drown in the flood of the tears
that have been wept
and i scream to the sky
"no, you are not alone..."

if you think that your words will ever make a difference
think again and carry on
because the weight behind the hand that holds us is strong
but there is hope in the roar of a thousand pleading cries
and all these things that we tie together

the sound of their tongues being bitten
is all I hear
as we fire at the whites of theirs eyes then
dance on ashes of the world

as they drown in the flood of the tears
that have been wept
and their tongues being bitten
is all that I can hear
as I scream to the sky,
"I need you now..."

can you feel this truth now unraveling?
or will you chase the burning sun
into the sea.

 

[LongLife]

Reception Fades

Reception Fades

[Spoken:]
(It is, in the end, whatever the Hell I want it to be,
And when I'm through with it, it's gonna blow a hole,
This wide, straight through the worlds own idea of itself.
They're throwing bottles at your house.
Come on, lets go break their arms.)

You talk about the way things were,
But I can't hear what you're saying.
A time when life was not this hard,
Blessed by the innocence.

Is the best yet to come?
Or did it pass by long ago?
Are we holding on to a thread,
Of something already dead?

I'm not your reason to stand up straight,
Shoulders back, chest out, and eyes raised.
Stepping back, I hesitate.
I can't let myself be taken.

Is the best yet to come?
Or did it pass by long ago?
Are we holding on to a thread,
Of something already dead?

You can't change your mind, expect me to care.
You can't just snap your fingers and expect me to be there.
[2x]
Can't just change your mind.

The reception fades, the signals breaking up.
And am I moving on or am I giving up?
If you walk away from this with anything,
Live your life today.

 

[LongLife]

Stained Glass And Marble

Stained Glass And Marble

come warm your hands on hellfire and brimstone
empty the pockets of the innocent victim
bound by fear
we misplace trust
in your voice
inside these walls
convincing us we have no choice
gaze upon these stare of naivete
two thousand years replaced
with eighteen inches of our faith
bound by fear
we misplace trust
in your voice
inside these walls
convincing us we have no choice
and this reflection
on where the message lies
stained glass and marble
or somewhere deep inside
(somewhere deep inside)
this message you will only find deep inside
to read these words
you keep looking down
but in the sky
this message is written in the clouds

 

[LongLife]

Everchanging

Everchanging

In the face
Of change
That's when she turned to me and said
"I'm not sure anymore"

And there
Amidst the waves and the cloudless skies
That blanket the year before
I watch my life wash ashore

Have you ever been a part of something
That you thought would never end?
And then, of course it did
Have you ever felt the weight inside you
Pulling away inside your skin?
And then something had to give

Now the lines are drawn
Is this feeling gone?
The best parts of this have come and gone
And now that is all this is
With the reasons clear
We'll spend another year
Without direction, full of fear
And now things will be different

There's nothing simple when it comes to you and I
Always something in this everchanging life
And there probably always will
Now that time is getting harder to come by,
The same arguments are always on our mind
{We've} killed this slowly fading light

Now the lines are drawn
Is this feeling gone?
The best parts of this have come and gone
And now that is all this is
With the reasons clear
We'll spend another year
Without direction, full of fear
But now things will be different

And now something
Has kept me here too long
And you can't leave me
If I'm already gone

Well now something (hey)
Has kept me here too long
And you can't leave me (hey)
If I'm already gone

Now let's say that something (hey)
Has kept me here too long
And you can't leave me (hey)
If I'm already gone

And we make the same mistakes
We're always hanging on
Break the promises we're always leaning on
All this time spent waking up
{Now I} keep this line open to get this call from you
{As you} speak the words that keep me coming back to you
Now this time it's all different

Now something
Has kept me here too long
And now I'm gone

 

[LongLife]

Sometimes Selling Out Is Giving Up

Sometimes Selling Out Is Giving Up

trying to make a difference
but where the fuck did you go wrong?
lying to all the names and faces
that have been there all along
how can you ask me to just forget?
all the sick lines
and the words you said
how can you ask me to just forget?
deny the promises you've made
the things you said
that you hold dear
behind your empty words
you hide and wait
until that you fall in the clear
how can you ask me to just forget?
all the sick lines
and the words you said
how can you ask me to just forget?
just don't ask me to just forget

 

[LongLife]

3 Day Weekend

3 Day Weekend

aside from the name that holds us together
now I think we'd fall apart
it's the years we'll pretend we've forgotten
that separate our hearts
and I don't remember the way this was
but the pictures prove I knew you once
and where is the source of our mistakes
I'm afraid one day we'll drift so far
we'll wake up not knowing where we are
these words accomplish nothing if I'm gone

 

[LongLife]

1000 Good Intentions

1000 Good Intentions

It's all the same thing
now that it ever was
except now you've strayed too far
need you to stop digging your hole
and follow the path we light
don't need an invitation to be reconciled
'cause these home fires are burning
stare into your empty eyes and wonder...
"How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
you spent your time making excuses
for the ways of life that you are choosing
"How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
not sure exactly where I am

The more we organize
we suck out this life that serves as the fuel behind
you wanna take the passion in my veins
and put it down in black & white
you've got your foot directly on the gas
I watch you burn out so fast
now I can see just what you've become
and "How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
I don't have a backup plan
this is all that I am
and "How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
not sure exactly where I am

(One!) one thousand
(Good!) intentions
(Lost!) translation
(Lost!) forever

(One!) one thousand
(Good!) intentions
(Lost!) translation
(Lost!) forever lost

"How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
I don't have a backup plan
this is all that I am
and "How could something so right (woah oh) turn out so wrong?"
not sure exactly where I am
where I am

 

[LongLife]

Weight Of Time

Weight Of Time

speak with hesitation
talk with reservation
blood on your hands dried long since
but guilt still glowing in your eyes

you hide behind
(and now this blood has long since dried)
your perfect crime
(guilt still glowing in your eyes)
never ask why you lie

now I've watched you

stack the mistakes you've made on top
of the lies to hide them
your excuses just don't add up
empty handed we all wonder why

you hide behind
(and now this blood has long since dried)
your perfect crime
(guilt still glowing in your eyes)
never ask why you lie

now I know that
your words
your actions
intentions all were lies
your heart grows heavier with time
(and now this blood has long since dried!)
have I said enough
have I said too much
is it your responsibility to decide
you're heart grows heavier with time
(I will decide!)
and I fell victim to the changing tide
and this blood has long since dried
this blood has long since dried

 

[LongLife]

Faint Resemblance

Faint Resemblance

Wait,
I'm not listening to you now
I wasn't listening to you then
I know that nothing will be the same again
there's only so much I can handle
only so much I can take
before my knees start to buckle
and my arms start to shake

Have we been here before?
will we be here again?
I don't know how much more of me you expect

Standing here right now
And I beg for you to let go
I dread the day you finally do
And I fight for your attention
too little too late or too much too soon
and how will this plague the time
we share from here on out
and how long will this taint
all these words spilling from my mouth

Have we been here before?
will we be here again?
I don't know how much more of me you expect

Standing here right now
Standing here right now
I'm standing!

And have we been here before?
will we be here again?
I don't know how much more of me you expect