Billy Talent Album

As I get closer, my dreams get farther
I climb that ladder, but you kick it over
Thirsty for water, you give me vinegar
When I drink your medicine, it just makes me sicker

I dug a hole so deep
I'm gonna drown in my mistakes
Can't even sell my soul
'Cause it ain't worth shit to take

I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)
And I just can't sink any lower (lower and lower)
The hounds of hell are getting closer (closer and closer)
I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)

Follow the rainbow, my lucky omen
There ain't no pot of gold, just copper tokens
I found the key to life, the lock was broken
All my accomplishments, are best left unspoken

I dug a hole so deep
I'm gonna drown in my mistakes
Can't even sell my soul
'Cause it ain't worth shit to take

I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)
And I just can't sink any lower (lower and lower)
The hounds of hell are getting closer (closer and closer)
I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)

My horror story is nearly over
I said I'm sorry, but I was sober
I'd beg for mercy from my infernal friend
The one that drops the nails, into my coffin

I got the devil on my shoulder
I got the devil on my shoulder

I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)
And I just can't sink any lower (lower and lower)
They come to take me, take me over (closer and closer)
I got the devil on my shoulder (over and over)

I stumble through the wreckage, rusted from the rain
There's nothing left to salvage, no one left to blame
Among the broken mirrors, I don't look the same
I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain

Dissect me 'til my blood runs down into the drain
My bitter heart is pumping oil into my veins
I'm nothing but a tin man, don't feel any pain
I don't feel any pain, I don't feel any pain
I'm rusted from the rain

Go on, crush me like a flower, rusted from the rain
Come on, strip me of my power, beat me with your chains
And if I'm the king of cowards you're the queen of pain
I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain

You hung me like a picture, now I'm just a frame
I used to be your lap dog, now I'm just a stray
Shackled in the graveyard, left here to decay
Left here to decay, left here to decay
I'm rusted from the rain

Go on, crush me like a flower, rusted from the rain
Come on, strip me of my power, beat me with your chains
And if I'm the king of cowards you're the queen of pain
I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain,
I'm rusted from the rain

Go on, crush me like a flower, rusted from the rain
Come on, strip me of my power, beat me with your chains
And if I'm the king of cowards you're the queen of pain
I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain

Go on, crush me like a flower, rusted from the rain
Come on, strip me of my power, beat me with your chains
And if I'm the king of cowards you're the queen of pain
I'm rusted from the rain, I'm rusted from the rain
Oh, the sun will shine again
I'm rusted from the rain
I'm rusted from the rain
Oh, the sun will shine again
I'm rusted from the rain

They found an empty bottle on her window sill
The day her mother lost her sleeping pills
She was sick and tired of being invisible
Hard to see in colour when you're miserable

Veronika, Saint Veronika
You can't leave this world behind
So be strong enough, to hold onto us
We're still right here by your side

No one ever thought that she was capable
And the damage done is irreversible
Now she clings to life inside a hospital
Like she's trapped inside a frozen waterfall
Always said her life was never meant to be
Stuck here living someone else's dream
Well beyond your window there is so much more
Even every prison has an open door

Veronika, Saint Veronika
You can't leave this world behind
So be strong enough, to hold onto us
It's just not your time to die

And while the angels sleep all of the devils are awake
Waiting to steal your love right outside of Heaven's gate
And all the sacred hearts can't numb the feeling from the pain
'Cause when the drugs don't work you're gonna curse His holy name

Dear God! Yeah!
God! Yeah!
Dear God! Yeah!
God! Yeah!

Veronika, Saint Veronika
You can't leave this world behind
Oh Veronika, Saint Veronika
We're still right here by your side
So be strong enough, to hold onto us
You can't leave this world behind
Oh Veronika, Saint Veronika
It's just not your time to die

The gun is loaded when the glass is full,
Down the hatch and the trigger's pulled
Off the wagon and back onto the stool

I know that when I stare into your eyes
I can see all the years of lies
Ghosts and demons you never exorcised

All the friends that I've ever known
Are the street lamps I follow home
And I'm in the crowd but I'm all alone
...Oh Lord I just can't

Tear the moon from the stars tonight
Twist my arm like a knife tonight
And if you wanna leave, that's all right
Well I'll just turn these tears into wine

His fate was written on a neon sign
A DUI never changed his mind
He got hooked like a fish caught on a line

You never gave yourself a chance to shine
Your destination's a chalk outline
And when you get to the gates you'll be denied

All the friends that I've ever known
Are the street lamps I follow home
And I'm in the crowd but I'm all alone
...Oh Lord I just can't

Tear the moon from the stars tonight
Twist my arm like a knife tonight
And if you wanna leave, that's all right
Well I'll just turn these tears into wine

Tear the moon from the stars tonight
Twist my arm like a knife tonight
And if you wanna leave, that's all right
Well I'll just turn these tears into wine

All the friends that I've ever known
Are the street lamps I follow home
The tide keeps pulling me down
I try to reach higher ground
I'll never give up and drown
...Even though I just can't

Tear the moon from the stars tonight
Twist my arm like a knife tonight
And if you wanna leave, that's all right
Well I'll just turn these tears into wine

Tear the moon from the stars tonight,
Twist my arm like a knife tonight
And if you wanna leave, that's all right
Well I'll just turn these tears into wine

Tears into wine
Tears into wine
Well, I'll just turn these tears into wine

Today I walked down our old street
Past the diner where we'd meet
Now I dine alone in our old seats
The cold wind blows right through my bones
And I feel like I'm getting old
But I wish I was getting old with you

I held your hand when we took shelter from the rain
She laughed as we picked out our children's names
White sparrows fell from heaven and carried her away
Black arrows cut the strings of my heart I kneel and pray

Her clothes hang in the closet still
The phone sits on the windowsill
And every time it rings it gives me chills
My heart just stopped when I was told
Doctor, doctor, on the phone
Said my love was never coming home

I hold your casket gently walking to the grave
Dark clouds eclipse, the sun won't shine again
White sparrows fell from heaven and carried her away
Black arrows cut the strings of my heart I kneel and pray
They gave her one more day, to say the words I couldn't say
I'm crying in pain, crying in pain

And I'm not looking for answers
No I'm not looking for answers
But dear God, why did you choose her?
White sparrows fell from heaven and carried her away
Black arrows cut the strings of my heart I kneel and pray
They gave her one more day, to say the words I couldn't say
I'm crying in pain, crying in pain
Our love will remain, I'm crying in pain

Vanities, her only charity
And she makes donations at the Tiffany's
Life is hard without a credit card to get by, get by

She sold her dreams, for security
To a man that now she hardly ever sees
With a cold martini in her hand, she don't mind, don't mind

So throw all your luxuries aside
You can't take them with you when you die
Still when I look into your
Eyes are full of dollar signs

Oh, reach into a pocketful of dreams
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
You're too scared to try 'cause you might break a nail

If you design a plastic happiness
Then climb the social ladder to the top my friend,
And don't forget to thank the piggy bank in the sky, so high

So throw all your luxuries aside
You can't take them with you when you die
Still when I look into your
Eyes they're full of dollar signs

Oh, reach into a pocketful of dreams
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
You're too scared to try 'cause you might break a nail
(repeat x2)

Oh, reach into a pocketful of dreams
Oh, now, before they fall out of the seams
Oh, take a chance, don't matter if you fail
You're too scared to try 'cause you might break a nail
(repeat x4)

Let the rain fall down, let it fall to the ground
Let the rain fall down to the ground
And the birds don't sing, no they don't make a sound
When you're six feet underground

Well they cast me out when the word spread around
That I never sang in the church
And it took one night for the town to decide
I'm afflicted by the curse

And the rain falls down, let it fall to the ground
And the birds don't sing, no they don't make a sound
So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why
Do they all get to live, and I have to die

So they marched me down to the center of town
With their pitchforks high in the air
I was chained and bound with a blindfold around
So the judge wouldn't catch my stare
And they hung my soul from the gallows pole
But the witch they never found
So to those who don't fit society's mold
Learn to swim or you will drown

And the rain falls down, let it fall to the ground
And the birds don't sing, no they don't make a sound
So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why
Do they all get to live, and I have to die

And the angels sing, let it shine, let it shine
Dry the teardrops from my eyes
And the bells will ring when the blind lead the blind
'Cause the dead can't testify
And because I can't take an eye for an eye
In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

And the rain falls down, let it fall to the ground (let teardrops hit the ground)
And the birds don't sing, no they don't make a sound (when you're six feet underground)
So I look to the sky, tell me why, tell me why
Do they all get to live, and I have to die

And the angels sing, let it shine, let it shine
Dry the teardrops from my eyes
And the bells will ring when the blind lead the blind
'Cause the dead can't testify
And because I can't take an eye for an eye
In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

And the angels sing, let it shine, let it shine
Dry the teardrops from my eyes
And the bells will ring when the blind lead the blind
'Cause the dead can't testify
And because I can't take an eye for an eye
In the afterlife I'll haunt you 'till you die

Slapped my face, slammed the door,
A dozen roses lay on the floor
I saw her friends, and I was told,
She blocked my number from her cell phone
You said we, were meant to be,
Now this obsession is killing me
Until I have, a heart attack,
I'll keep on trying to win you back

Alone at last,
I can't wait 'till we're alone at last,
All I wanted was a second chance, second chance,
To hold you in my arms at last

Forever, forever, I'll walk a thousand miles
Just to tell her, to tell her, our love is still alive
And I'll never, I'll never, I'll never let it die
Well you'd better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine

I'm not so sure about this word,
But she kept calling me insecure
I tried to quit, but there's no use,
'Cause I'm addicted to her abuse
She's in control of everything,
I'm just a puppet, she pulls my strings
Denying truth, I'll test my fate,
I'll keep on playing this wicked game

Alone at last,
I can't wait 'till we're alone at last,
All I wanted was a second chance, second chance,
To hold you in my arms at last

Forever, forever, I'll walk a thousand miles
Just to tell her, to tell her, our love is still alive
And I'll never, I'll never, I'll never let it die
Well you'd better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Better watch your step,
Waiting to explode

We're dancing on thin ice before
Frozen from the winter's cold
And if it were to crack below
I'd never let you go

Alone at last,
I can't wait 'till we're alone at last,
All I wanted was a second chance, second chance,
To hold you in my arms at last

Forever, forever, I'll walk a thousand miles
Just to tell her, to tell her, our love is still alive
And I'll never, I'll never, I'll never let it die
Well you'd better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Waiting to explode

You'd better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
You'd better watch your step,
She's a diamond on a landmine
You better not touch,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Better to forget,
She's a diamond on a landmine
Waiting to explode

And when the clock strikes twelve, tell me where you're gonna be
Cleaning up the mess we've made or watching your TV
And if you have to ask, then you don't have a clue
There's snow in Arizona while they're bombing in Beirut

I hope some day, when I'm dead and gone
We learned to right, everything that's wrong
With loving hands, turn sick to strong
Our time will tell, if life goes on, on, on, on, on

When the storm hits your front door, with a roar you can't ignore
Ya run, run away, but there's no place to hide, mate
When the days turn into night, you don't got no chance to fight
'Cause you're too late, so kiss your ass goodbye, mate

It just don't make no sense, there's a million mouths to feed
We got military action over monetary need
And you can turn your back, or you can plant the seed
You can choose compassion over universal greed

I hope some day, when I'm dead and gone
We learned to right, everything that's wrong
With loving hands, turn sick to strong
Our time will tell, if life goes on, on, on, on, on

When the storm hits your front door, with a roar you can't ignore
Ya run, run away, but there's no place to hide, mate
When the days turn into night, you don't got no chance to fight
'Cause you're too late, so kiss your ass goodbye, mate

When the storm hits your front door, with a roar you can't ignore
Ya run, run away, but there's no place to hide, mate
When the days turn into night, you don't got no chance to fight
'Cause you're too late, so kiss your ass goodbye, mate

Well, you can turn your back, but it won't go away
And you don't look scared, but you should be afraid
You can shut your mouth, but you still have a say
But you just don't care, for tomorrow, today

Well, you can turn your back, but it won't go away
And you don't look scared, but you should be afraid
You can shut your mouth, but you still have a say
But you just don't care, for tomorrow, today

Well no way, way,
No way, no way, no way, no way

When the storm hits your front door, with a roar you can't ignore
Ya run, run away, but there's no place to hide, mate
When the days turn into night, you don't got no chance to fight
'Cause you're too late, so kiss your ass goodbye, mate

When the storm hits your front door, with a roar you can't ignore
Ya run, run away, but there's no place to hide, mate
When the days turn into night, you don't got no chance to fight
'Cause you're too late, so kiss your ass goodbye, mate

Well I'm scared of my reflection
Is it mine or is it yours?
And I swear I hear the knocking
But there's no one at the door

Don't think I'm losing my perspective
'Cause I know one thing for sure
They've been watching, they've been listening
Every whisper, every word

Your sudden movements, sudden movements
Gonna give us all away
No sudden movements, sudden movements
Or they'll blow us all away

Terrified by information
Who's the black sheep of the herd?
I am the guardian of angels
And they'll get what they deserve

So lock your children in the basement
Keep a rifle by the door
Don't be afraid of my intentions
'Cause I'm more afraid of yours

Your sudden movements, sudden movements
Gonna give us all away
No sudden movements, sudden movements
Or they'll blow us all away
(repeat x2)

Blow us all away
Blow us all away

Your sudden movements, sudden movements
Gonna give us all away
No sudden movements, sudden movements
Or they'll blow us all away
(repeat x2)

Won't you stop, take a breath
Find a moment to reflect
On the pure and simple choices that we fail to see

From the worst to the best
From the east coast to the west
On a never-ending quest to end our misery

So cut to the chase, it's time to escape, before it's too late
Yeah pick up the pace, catch up with fate, it's slipping away

So get off my road, no I won't be told, 'cause I got my own
(definition of destiny)
Yeah take back control, and don't let it go, the future's unknown
(definition of destiny)
(definition of destiny)

Punch the clock to a own
While our lives are put on hold
When did all our childhood dreams begin to disappear?

Well a long time ago
We had passion, we had goals
Why is life so set in stone?
It doesn't have to be

So cut to the chase, it's time to escape, before it's too late
Yeah pick up the pace, catch up with fate, it's slipping away

So get off my road, no I won't be told, 'cause I got my own
(definition of destiny)
Yeah take back control, and don't let it go, the future's unknown
(definition of destiny)
So get off my road, no I won't be told, 'cause I got my own
(definition of destiny)
Yeah take back control, and don't let it go, the future's unknown

Along the way, we lost our way
So will you change or stay the same?
So in between, reality
And fantasy is destiny

So cut to the chase, it's time to escape, before it's too late
Yeah pick up the pace, catch up with fate, it's slipping away

So get off my road, no I won't be told, 'cause I got my own
(definition of destiny)
Yeah take back control, and don't let it go, the future's unknown
(definition of destiny)
Yeah take back control, and don't let it go, the future's unknown
(definition of destiny)
'Cause I got my own, yeah I got my own, yeah I got my own
(definition of destiny)
(definition of destiny)
(definition of destiny)
(definition of destiny)

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