Woken up by the sound of my own heart Telling me to beat my soul in a surreal game of chess In which I'm the pawn and jealousy's the king I wrote a book in which my worth Was pitted against my actions in a footrace The winner was my false profession And now the sun's set and I'm at the edge of a tower built of regret I'll stand tall and I'll take the fall, the chance of the roulette It's time to banish this evil life of anger, worry and debt After midnight, I'll be stronger, the clock is counting down To the day when I can climb up on my high horse then jump down to the ground After midnight, I'll be ready for all the ups and downs Every push in the wrong direction redirected, tell me I look good in my prime I sang of confrontation, it led to the end of an era There's nothing left for me I preach and I scream out all of the things I'd change within the world But no one ever listens Now the sun's set and I'm off the edge, there's nothing left but regret They tell me stand tall and take the fall, misfortune of the roulette I used to think all there was to life was anger, worry and debt After midnight, I'll be stronger, the clock is counting down To the day when I can climb up on my high horse then jump down to the ground After midnight, I'll be ready for all the ups and downs Every push in the wrong direction redirected, tell me I look good in my prime After midnight, I'll be stronger, the clock is counting down To the day when I can climb up on my high horse then jump down to the ground After midnight, I'll be ready for all the ups and downs Every push in the wrong direction redirected After midnight the sun will rise, and the moon will fall.

Verse 1: No chance, I'll pretend that when I pick up the pen All the times that I fall down will make sense again But it seems if you leave, all my thoughts won't be deceived Though I'd rather live a life structured, forever received Than pronounce my morals while questioning both our intentions I've pondered about my life so many times don't even mention That I've changed myself, stuck with lies, why should I run if I can't hide? My life fades from under me and I drown myself in cyanide I wish that I could go back, change all that I need If there's a chance in Hell my offer would be well received I hope maybe you can change your mind and speak from what's inside Forgetting all the times when I very nearly cried They don't matter anymore, it's about the future now It's time I picked myself right up and wiped the sweat from my brow Meanwhile, I'll tell myself to find a way to ease my mind And try not to be the soldier that's falling behind the line Chorus: And so I said could you take me, could you take me away? I'm falling down, I'm falling down I said could you take me, could you take me away? I'm falling down, I'm falling down Verse 2: Honestly, emotions are fleeting, all hope withdrawn All battles are ended, all prayers are called upon If I decided I was strong enough to try again, I don't know if what we had would pull through just now and then I need a newsflash, nothing good lasts forever But at least I know that there will be a clear in the weather If whatever was left had left a mark on your soul, you'd think I'd know you well enough so that I'd be able to know But I'm done with these love songs, I'm only hurting Guess now the Tool can go back to his erratic flirting But he knows that deep down, she'll always be in his heart Though he's said that so many times it's torn his spirit apart But he's a soldier and nothing can ever take that away From love, from hate, from just a regular day - so he'll wait And trudge through his days until they're gone Even though, secretly, he'll still be holding on Chorus Verse 3: One more time I'll say goodbye, though my heart just won't lie No more frustrations, hesitations, it's my life on the line Keeping my eye on the ball, why take just one more fall when everything I ever wanted was in me after all? Nothing left to adore, my heart is beating out of time, gotta take hold of my life before I go out of my mind What would any soldier do - sit back and waste away while all Hell's breaking loose, or would he go and save the day? The darkness has risen, released from my prison Though I can't really say that this looks much like my vision You're not part of what I wanted to accomplish though I cared for you Sometimes you love because but sometimes you love in spite But you decided to ignore me, of course I followed suit Now I'm beginning to regret all of the things I've done to you I've realized that I've missed you, but it's probably been too long But it's worse now that I realize it's my fault all along Breakdown Could you take me, could you take me away? (repeated) Chorus/Outro I've battle demons and monsters since the day I was born From deadly sins, to a sphinx, to a woman scorned And with every challenge I've faced, I've grown older I'll move mountains and boulders because I'm a soldier I'm the type of guy who takes beatings with two open arms And who would die before he ever dared to cry And with every challenge I've faced, I've grown older I'll move mountains and boulders because I'm a soldier x2

Lying awake in darkness, only wishing we could hold each other's hand and it would never end I wish you'd tell me, darling, how it feels to lie awake at night knowing that I'll be there in the end Every step you take is painful and it's leading me to grace You spit mud in my face and now I'm left here, alone inside this bubble that you made me You bait me so I don't give up the chase And even now I don't know if I have given up believing in something that's not worth resurrecting Maybe after another year, we can see what's on the other side But after all that I've known, I don't know Dreaming in circles, holding you farther, yet still closer to my heart I've never felt so far It's a vicious cycle when you can't hold on, and yet you can't let go Why don't you see me? Why can't you just face me? Its tearing me apart and now I'm left here, alone inside this bubble that you made me You bait me so I don't give up the chase And even now I don't know if I have given up believing in something that's not worth resurrecting Maybe after another year we can see what's on the other side, but after all that I've known, I don't know I don't know...

I have seen the light It's darker on the other side And I'm so scared Of losing everything but I won't care I'm lost, I feel alone Accompanied by my own Despair, bleeding down All around And I don't care I don't care that I'm alone But because I care, I'll come back home Your stupid face, your ugly lies I'll fall back in my cheap disguise It'll be okay Because I'm home

Right here in this moment, I can almost hear my fate Even after all of the things I tried not to say But now that there's nothing left but my skeleton to hide me I'll decide my true intentions - the thoughts that are inside me And I'll raise my voice like the call of an angel With nothing left to fight for, send the call to strike the bell And then I'll see, let the darkness surround me Tonight I'll live... If you could realize your defeat in the darkest hour of the night Could you set a flame to the red flag, could you put up a fight? Pushing ever forward, bursting down every open door Tell me you see through the darkness and follow me evermore And I'll raise my voice like the call of an angel With nothing left to fight for, send the call to strike the bell And then I'll see, let the darkness surround me Tonight I'll live... x2

Memories are quickly fading, six days and I'm still waiting for you Your eyes are so illuminating, look up and see what's standing in front of you It's not enough to tell me it's alright when you won't even put up a fight When I look behind me, I've come so far But still I'm settling for what we are I wish the sun would set and end it so I could turn the page and look ahead again Of course I'll over think it when my only thoughts are about you They can tell you anything untrue to try to come between me and you So take my hand and baby we can go far, or we'll regret not loving what we are What we are... x3 What we are is magic, is a figment of my heart's most vivid dreams It is sadness as reflected through the world's established themes It is madness thinking we would miss this opportunity

Wake up from that dream of yours, you're looking like a fool It's not too late to dedicate yourself to playing by the rules When that blinding chorus starts, your little heart will fly And when you jump up on your stage, you'll reach up to the sky To the sky! One day you'll decipher meaning within your own mind Locks will fit in doors again, your hands will fit in mine So let's push through and carry on the ancient legacy Jump right in, try to swim and then we'll make some memories Memories!