W H A T
Y O U
Do what you what you want, if you have a dream for better Do what you what you want till you don’t want it anymore (remember who you really are) Do what you what you want, your world’s closing in on you now (it isn’t over) Stand and face the unknown (got to remember who you really are) Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection
W A N T
Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe Hello, hello remember me? I’m everything you can’t control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe
There’s still time close your eyes only love will guide you home Tear down the walls and free your soul Hello, hello remember me? Till we crash we’re forever spiraling down, down, down, down I’m everything you can’t control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way Hello, hello, its only me to believe we can break through infecting everything you love Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe Do what you what you want, you don’t have to lay your life down Hello, hello remember me? (it isn’t over) I’m everything you can’t control Do what you what you want till you find what you’re looking for Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to learn forgiveness (got to remember who you really are) Hello, hello remember me? But every hour slipping by screams that I have failed you I’m everything you can’t control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe we can Hello, hello remember me? break through I’m everything you can’t control
M A D E
O F
S T O N E
Its never enough for you, baby Don’t want to play your game anymore no matter what you say I’m all out of love for you, baby and now that I’ve tried everything I’ll numb the pain till I am made Its never enough for you, baby to tear out my heart Don’t want to play your game anymore for the way that it feels no matter what you say I will still remember when you’ve long forgotten me I’m all out of love for you, baby and now that I’ve tried everything Its never enough for you, baby I’ll numb the pain till I am made of stone Don’t want to play your game anymore no matter what you say Take your time I’m all out of love for you, baby I’m not scared and now that I’ve tried everything Make me everything you need me to be I’ll numb the pain till I am made of stone so the judgement seems fair Don’t waste your time Speak your mind like I care I can see your lips moving I’ve just learned not to hear Don’t waste your time
T H E
C H A N G E
Thought that I was strong Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway I know the words I need to say Say you love me but its not enough Frozen in my place I let the moment slip away Not that I’m so different Not that I don’t see the dying light of what we used to be I’ve been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain But how can I forgive you- You changed Can you hear me, can you hear me? (ah, ah, ah) and I’m a liar by your side Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway I’m about to lose my mind Say you love me but its not enough cause I’ve been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain Can you hear me, can you hear me Never meant to lie You’ve been dreaming if you’re thinking that I still belong to you but I’m not the girl you think you know and I’ve been dying cause I’m lying to myself (ah, ah, ah) The more that I am with you Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway the more that I am all alone Say you love me but its not enough I’ve been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain Can you hear me, can you hear me? (ah, ah, ah)
M y
H ea r t
I pulled away to face the pain I close my eyes and drift away over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul and I will wander till the end of time torn away from you
I s
B r o k en
Change Open your eyes to the light I denied it all so long, oh so long Say goodbye Goodbye
My heart is broken My heart is broken sweet sleep, my dark angel release me, I can’t hold on deliver us from sorrow’s hold (over my heart) deliver us My heart is broken I can’t go on living this way sweet sleep, my dark angel But I can’t go back the way I came deliver us chained to this fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul My heart is broken and I will wander till the end of time sweet sleep, my dark angel half alive without you deliver us from sorrow’s hold My heart is broken sweet sleep, my dark angel deliver us
T he
O the r
Make me whole again Open your eyes Taunted by the shadows of your light Cold and far away like you’re not even mine Undo everything and take me higher Never believing what they say cause I’m Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home I’m not giving in I want you back holding together by the shards of our past Stole my heart away I can’t let you go Break these chains and let me fly to you
E r ase
S ide
high above the world below Over and over in my mind Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home I am so lost without my place inside your heart I wont survive I need to know you hear me Awaken and release my love Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home
T his
It’s too late to change your mind Is it so hard for you, cause it’s so hard for me even though this fragile world is tearing apart at the seams to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again I can’t wash these sins away cause I cannot erase this darkness in me this sinking feeling every day I’m waking up in someone else’s life The water’s rising around us Is it so hard for you, cause it’s so hard for me there is no other way down to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again I only have myself to blame for it all cause I cannot erase this lie Is it so hard for you, cause it’s so hard for me Not gonna let this day go by to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again I’m gonna save this wasted life and nothing can stand in my way if I could just erase my mind Not enough to say goodbye but I cannot erase this lie Burn it till there’s nothing left I’m drowning in the mess that I have made
L ost
I n
P a r adise
I’ve been believing in something so distant as if I was human And I’ve been denying this feeling of hopelessness in me, in me
I have nothing left and all I feel is this cruel wanting We’ve been falling for all this time and now I’m lost in paradise
All the promises I made Run away, run away just to let you down One day we wont feel this pain anymore You believed in me but I’m broken Take it all away, shadows of you cause they wont let me go I have nothing left and all I feel is this cruel wanting till I have nothing left We’ve been falling for all this time and all I feel is this cruel wanting and now I’m lost in paradise We’ve been falling for all this time and now I’m lost in paradise As much as I’d like the past not to exist it still does Alone and lost in paradise And as much as I’d like to feel like I belong here I’m just as scared as you
S ic k Embrace the silence cause there’s nothing that can change the way I feel Taken all that you wanted now there’s nothing that can change the way I feel Hold on, little girl The end is soon to come Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Sick of it all, sick of it all They don’t understand how Sick we are, sick we are of this bottomless pit of lies behind closed eyes
Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Sick of it all, sick of it all They don’t understand how Sick we are, sick we are of this bottomless pit of lies behind closed eyes Someday you’ll know the pain Someday the light will break through And nothing you tell yourself will save us from the truth screaming out
Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Oceans between us Sick of it all, sick of it all and there’s nothing that can change the way I feel They don’t understand how I can still taste the poison Sick we are, sick we are of every thought, every breath I wasted here of this bottomless pit of lies Hold on, little girl behind closed eyes The end is soon to come
E nd
of
the
I found a grave brushed off the face felt your light and I remember why I know this place I found a bird closing her eyes one last time and I wonder if she dreamed like me
D r eam
and I’m on fire I remember how to breathe again As much as it hurts, ain’t it wonderful to feel? So go on and break your wings Follow your heart till it bleeds as we run towards the end of the dream
Why must we fall apart to understand how to fly I will find a way even without wings Follow your heart till it bleeds I’m not afraid as we run towards the end of the dream I pushed through the pain Follow your heart till it bleeds and we’ve come to the end of the dream
As much as it hurts, ain’t it wonderful to feel? So go on and break your wings Follow your heart till it bleeds as we run towards the end of the dream
O ceans Don’t want to be the one to walk away Cross the oceans in my mind but I can’t bear the thought of one more day Find the strength to say goodbye I think I finally understand what it means to be lost Everything that we believed in was a lie Cross the oceans in your mind Can’t find the road to lead us out of this Find a way to blur the line a million miles from where we burned the bridge In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands Can’t keep pretending everything’s gonna be alright with the whole world falling around me And we never learn so we fall down again Cross the oceans in my mind heaven help me find a way to dream within this nightmare Find the strength to say goodbye In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands Cross the oceans in my mind Find the strength to say goodbye Fallen so far from where we were before Everything that we believed in was a lie You’ll never find what you’ve been searching for Cross the oceans in your mind Someone to fill the void and make up for all of those Find a way to blur the line missing pieces of you In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands like I could only dream to do
N e v e r
G o
B ac k
Save yourself Don’t look back Tearing us apart until it’s all gone The only world I’ve ever known sleeps beneath the waves But I’m the one who’s drowning Without your love I am lost Save yourself and I can never go back home Don’t look back Tearing us apart until it’s all gone All across the ocean The only world I’ve ever known sleeps beneath the waves We are calling, calling but I remember Are you there Nothing left for me till I find you because it’s all gone I won’t give up on you The only world I’ve ever known sleeps beneath the waves I can feel you in my heart just show me the way But I’m the one who’s drowning I don’t belong here alone Without your love I am lost I can still see your face and I can never go back home where it’s burned into my mind I die every time I close my eyes you’re always there Everything is so dark and I know there’s something wrong but I can’t turn the light on In that split second change when you knew we couldn’t hold on I realized I live to love you
S wimming Way down, I’ve been way down underneath this skin waiting to hear my name again I’m sorry nothing can hold me I adore you still but I hear them calling and nothing can hold me Way down, all the way down I will hear your voice but I’ll no longer understand I’m sorry nothing can hold me
H ome
I adore you still but I hear them calling I was looking to the sky when I knew I’d be swimming home and I cannot betray my kind They are here it’s my time I’m sorry nothing can hold me I adore you still but I hear them calling and nothing can hold me
N ew
W ay
to
B leed
Serve your twisted enemy and I can’t take anymore so you might earn forgiveness You know your whole world is waiting I feel it coming over me so why can’t you speak? I’m still a slave to these dreams Is this the end of everything I feel it coming over me or just a new way to bleed I’m still a slave to these dreams Is this the end of everything by drifting far beyond the edge or just a new way to bleed freedom, freedom can’t you feel the ground caving in? freedom, give us a reason to believe again So go and tell all your friends that I’m a failure underneath if it makes you feel like a bigger man I feel it coming over me But its my heart, my life that you’re calling a lie I’m still a slave to these dreams I’ve played this game before Is this the end of everything or just a new way to bleed
S A Y
Y O U
It’s taking you too long to decide and I don’t want to be the one, the one crying over wasted time If you think you’re strong enough to let me in then come on, stand up and be honest I’m tired of feeling so alone cause you won’t let me understand I don’t want to pretend I want to feel, I want to live Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Whenever you’re around I can’t fight it You get under my skin in a way that I like it and I can’t take anymore Tell me what you want from me or leave me alone cause I’m all caught up and I’m losing control
W I L L
I never meant to lose myself Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Like drops of rain against my heart cut through like silver and I want to make you feel that way and I want to make you feel the way that I do
Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real? Say you will or say you wont I’m tired of holding on so tight open your heart to me when you won’t let me understand Now or never tell the truth Now I’m falling apart Is this real, is this real?
D isappea r Hollow, like you don’t remember me How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Underneath everything I guess I always dreamed Holding you down until you’re that I would be the one to take you away from all this wasted pain but I can’t save you from yourself All alone All alone and drowning in your past Don’t you want to feel Take it back Don’t you want to live your life Take it back I still believe you can How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Holding you down until you’re frozen Don’t you want to feel I can’t let you fall apart Don’t you want to live your life You don’t even know what you’ve done to me How much longer are you gonna give into the fear but I would be the one to take you away from all this wasted pain I can’t go on pretending so give me something real If you could just wake up No one in your way but you How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Don’t you want to feel Holding you down till you disappear Don’t you want to live your life
S E C R E T Turn out the lights Feed the fire till my soul breaks free My heart is high as the waves above me Don’t need to understand Too lost to lose Don’t fight my tears cause they feel so good
D O O R
Look past the end It’s a dream, as it’s always been All life lives on if we’ve ever loved it
And I I will remember how to fly And I Unlock the heavens in my mind I will remember how to fly Follow my love back through the same secret door Unlock the heavens in my mind Follow my love back through the same secret door
Amy would like to thank: I want to thank everyone at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, for letting us use your amazing place to create, and for making us feel like part of the family. Special thanks to John and Martina McBride (for running such an awesome studio, and for the BBQ!) Nathan Yarborough - the best and sweetest assistant engineer anywhere, and all the interns who gave me rides home. Also, thank you to all our friends at S.I.R Nash- you’ve been such an important part of this record. From writing and pre-production to rehearsing and performing, it all happened in the big room at the end of the hall! Thank you for being so good to us. Big love to Nick Raskulinecz, the man with the plan. Thank you for believing in me, for pushing me, for making me stronger, for cracking me up, and knowing when to say HELL YEAH!! Thank you Paul Figueroa: Engineer extraordinaire, master chef, bowling champion! Thank you Terry, Tim, Will and Troy for having my back, for bringing rad, inventive ideas to the table, and most of all, for making it LOUD! Thank you so much David Campbell, Dave Eggar and all of the string players. Thank you Chris Vrenna, you rule! Thank you Will B. Hunt for the inspiration, the good times, and the very special music we made together. Thank you to John Nicholson, one of my new favorite people! Also thank you to Phyllis Sparks and Mike Simmons. Thank you Dave Fortman, for your advice, support, and friendship throughout my career. Thank you Diana Meltzer for discovering me and always supporting me! Thank you Josh, for supporting and encouraging me to be brave and remember love, above all. Thank you Mom, Dad, Carrie, Lori, and Robby for being my biggest fans and always supporting me, making me feel safe when life gets hard, and taking me to Disney World no matter how old I get! Love to all of my wonderful family- I am so blessed. Gotta give a shout out to my girl, Beth! Thanks for being someone I can always count on. I can’t wait to laugh around the world with you once more! Thank you Zach and Stacy Williams, for your friendship and your inspiration. Thank you Eddie “Muscles” Mapp (for being awesome). Thank you everyone at Wind-up records for working so hard for us and putting out this album. Thank you Andy Lurie for all your hard work and support. Thank you Chrissy Igoe and the rest of 110 Management. Thank you Gary Haber and Patty Wicker for everything you do for me! Thank you Ken Ewing, Sheryl Rowling and Steve Baron. A very special thank you to our fans, for listening to our music, for letting it take a place in your hearts, for sharing your lives with us, for making all of this possible. Terry would like to thank: My best friend & love Codi, Mom & Chuck, Alvarez family, Balsamo Family, MJ Denton, Adams Family, Amy, Will, Tim, Troy, Andy Lurie & Christina Igoe @110 Management, Josh Hartzler, Chris Vrenna, Laurie Soriano, Nick Raskulinecz, Paul Fig, Nathan Yarborough, Warren Riker, Kevin “Chief” Zaruk, Scotty Wrecked, Tony Higbee, Blackbird Studio, SIR Nashville, Cold Sam Rivers, Franko Carino, John Otto, Chris Flowers, Mike Magners, Richie Surrency, Jason Lowe, Mike Vegas, Gregg W. & Ed V. @ Windup, Diana Meltzer, Jonar & Steph, DJ Jenny, Martin Connors, Mark Currie, Jay N., Ibanez, Mesa Boogie, Gibson, and Amy, it’s been one hell of a ride but here we are again and it feels great, love ya! Tim would like to thank: Ashley Dunlop (for the deep, loving support and constant inspiration), My mother Susan McCord and my father Charles Robert “Bass Bob” McCord, for
without them I wouldn’t exist. Mom, for being the sweetest woman in the world! and Dad, for putting my first guitar in my hands. My big brother Matt McCord for being my first musical influence and an amazing brother. My grandfather and hero Harry “Bud” Latchford. A huge thank you to Amy, Terry, Will, and Troy for the truly humbling experience of being able to create with such amazing and talented musicians. Andy Lurie and the Lurie family. Thank you to Nick Raskulinecz - whaaaaaaaaaat? Paul Figueroa, Nathan Yarborough, and Mike Simmons. John and Martina McBride and Blackbird Studios Everyone at SIR Nashville, Wind-up Records, Beth Wilson, Eddie Mapp, Todd Wilber and the Wilber family, Aram Deradoorian and the NYC crew: Andrew Pettit, Robert Medkeff, Benny “Burrito” Quesnall, and Nikko Nomikos. Gabriel Newborn, Tim “T2” Nansel, Kevin Anderson, Shawn Carrano and The Artery Foundation, David and Tammy Lasich, Sara Dunlop, Brett Sublett and Rubicon Brewing Co. Sacramento, Ca. Derek Brooks at Ernie Ball, Steve Dochraedon, Papalote SF and the San Francisco Giants. Last but not the least, the fans!... Thank you so much for your years of dedicated support, it’s awesome to know that we have the best fan base in the world! Will would like to thank: My beautiful wife Danielle and daughter Laila for truly loving me and being the brightest stars in my life; God for strength and being my compass, Mom, George, Dr. Bill, Ann, and my entire family!!!; All of my friends; my Ev band mates; I play Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo Heads, bash ‘em with Vater Sticks, and cart it all around in Classic Cases because I want the best. So BIG BIG THANKS to Mike F, Kevin B, Sarah M, Chad B, and Chris for supplying the best!!!; Dave and all at DRUM mag; Rich at Rhythm mag UK; Nick, Paul, and Nathan for helping to make this EPIC record!! Andy and Chrissy at 110; The Ev fanatics; S.I.R. Nashville; All the other bands I’ve been lucky to tour, play, and record with the last 4 yrs (and their fans and crews), Everyone that picked me up when I needed it over the last 4 years- thanks is not enough! God Bless!!! I would like to dedicate my performance on this album to my fallen friend Scott Schnitzer. Troy would like to thank: Here we are again. Another “Thank You” list. Some of you don’t understand how hard this can be to put together. So, I am going to keep it short and sweet. I would like to thank my beautiful wife, Amy, and my awesome son, Michael, for being patient and loving me even when I miss some of the important things. You both make me want to be a better person. Also, I would like to thank Amy Lee, Terry, Tim & Will, Mom and Dad, Teresa and Brian, Mandy, Zach Porter, Lucky and GG, John, Michelle, Ian and Evan, Dave Perez, Ray and Janet Colon-Lopez, Everyone at Wind-up records, Andy Lurie and all at 110 Management, Nick Rasculinez, Paul Fig & Nathan Yarborough, Randy Staub, John & Martina McBride and all at Blackbird studio’s, Ray Gonzalez, Paul Reed Smith, Winn Krozack, Grover Duvall, Beverly Fowler and Len Johnson at Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Andy Fuchs, Annette Fuchs and Debra Muller at Fuchs Amplification, Scott Uchida and John Ferrante at Dunlop, David Lienhard at Dean Markley Strings, The USO and all of our Armed Forces, Tony Higbee at Guitar Center in Nashville, The Road Crew, The Ev Club and all of the fantastic fans out there who make it all worthwhile. You are all greatly appreciated. I know there are a lot of people that aren’t on here, but you didn’t help me make this album, ha-ha. I still love you!
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