A.F.I. Album

We are the ones with the radiating eyes
We are the ones who have a fire inside
We are the ones only we can recognize
We've been rejected
Suffered the ignorance
Suffered the selfishness
Been pushed so far down now comes our time to surface
Turn from the light that has made them all go blind
We've been protected

All arise to what we bring
Outstretched hands unfolded wings
We've hurt ourselves
I feel the sting
Of broken hearts
And burning wings

Where were you?
Say you were gone?
Well, ask me and I'll swear you were there all along.
Another place?
Another state?
At any rate, I can't relate.
There's no two ways,
you're a disgrace.
Drown down your fear,
suffocate every spark of clarity.
Your weakness:
sickens me,
saddens me,
strengthens me.
There's no way to free responsibility.
Who's to blame?
Who's in the wrong?
The truth from which you hide -
it was you all along.
You were there,
you didn't care,
and your heart and mind were self impaired.
Now, all that's left is our despair.

Oh my god
My god this can't be happening
God tell me, tell me this isn't real
I can't believe all that I have forseen is finally happening
I cannot for a single second stand the way I feel
I always knew, I always saw it coming
Enveloped now, encased by my worst fear
I've never felt the nausea of wanting to feel nothing
I've never wanted to cease to exist
Just disappear

Fear memories are all that lie ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so lost
Fear tragedies is all that lies ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so dead

Once felt so warm
Now I'm fucking freezing
I am the once embraced, abandoned one
I raised my eyes up to the light in hopes of finding healing
No relief was mine, I was burnt by the sun

Fear memories are all that lie ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so lost
Fear tragedies is all that lies ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so dead

I feel so lost

Fear memories are all that lie ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so lost
Fear tragedies is all that lies ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so dead
Fear memories are all that lie ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so lost
Fear tragedies is all that lies ahead (memories dull my senses)
Never have I felt so

So quickly draining away.
If you could only hear all the things you used to say.
Consumed now by what you knew was poisonous, quenching your thirst for life.

Will you die for me?
Will you live for me?

Kill aspirations away.
Embrace a dream that was a nightmare only yesterday.
True friends forgotten and all hopes been traded in, exchanged for what.
For what?
Will you die for me?
Will you live for me?
Will you die for me?
Will you live for me?
All at once, all is lost.
All is lost.
Will you die for me?
Will you live for me?
Will you die for me?
Will you live for me?

I live in truth, complacently.
Where's the threat you see in me?
Am I the cause of your Self consciousness?
You scream at me 'cause I can't ignore
the destructiveness that you support,
'cause my life's contrary to yours.
No soft words from my mouth.
A glazed look in your eyes.
I live in the world of reality,
you comfort yourself with lies.

I will release myself, I will detach myself from you.
I will detach myself from your kind.

I've seen your life but I can't see
how it is that you can be
so content in your own ignorance.
Its been so dark for so long
now a new light has come along,
illuminating all,
so shut your eyes.
No soft words from my mouth.
A glazed look in your eyes.
I live in the world of reality,
you comfort yourself with lies.

I will release myself, I will detach myself from you.
I will detach myself from you kind.

I won't tell you what you want to hear,
I will show you what's real.
I will, will defy.

Can you feel the pulse?
Can you feel the heat rising from below?
Can you feel the energy?
It's gaining strength, oh so slowly

But I'll wait.... I'll wait.... till the seasons change
I'll wait.... I'll wait.... till the fall comes
(hey hey hey hey whoa) Oh and I say, I'll give you nothing but a mirthless laugh (whoa)

Can you see the signs?
Can you sense the changing of the winds?
Can you sense the stillness in the air?
Calm will remain, oh so shortly

But I'll wait.... I'll wait.... till the seasons change
I'll wait.... I'll wait.... till the fall comes
(hey hey hey hey whoa) Oh and I say, I'll give you nothing but a mirthless laugh(whoa)
And i'll say...

Gonna take you by...
Gonna take you by...
Gonna take you by surprise as it rises

(hey hey hey hey whoa) Oh and I say, I'll give you nothing but a mirthless laugh (whoa)
And i'll say (whoa Whoa) gonna take you by suprise (whoa whoa)

Drowned in flames is where I can be found,
my nose broke from being smashed into the ground.
What a waste, this place I call my home.
Escape this place and break out on my own!
I'm still reaching.
Try to slap me down, but I'll still hold.
In the fray is where I can be found.
My head is bruised from always being knocked around.
What a fight, this life I call my own!
Escape this life, and break out on my own!
I'm still reaching!
Try to slap me down, but I'll still hold. I’ll hold…
Escape this life, and break out on my own!
I'm still reaching!
Try to slap me down, but I'll still hold. I’ll hold…
I'll hold my own.
Escape this life, and break out on my own!
I'm still reaching!

I have slipped and I have fallen so far down I can't get out.
Overwhelmed by my doubt.

Things I said I'd never do I've done.
Those I said I'd never be I've become.

I have broken - I'm still breaking - cracked and wrecked, beyond repair.
I can see that no one cares.

Things I said I'd never do I've done.
Those I said I'd never be I've become.

Forgotten.
Recalled.
Smacks me in the face every time I fall.
I cannot disregard,
with each new fall I hit twice as hard.
Would you be there for me?
I would. I would be there for you.
I would. Would you look up to see?
I would. falling forward and looking up.

I've seen the light that emanates from you and it makes me proud.
A voice of reason above the muffling crowds.
Such will to live and you've got so much to give.
Long lost sincerity.
Stare down the day, from which others shield thier eyes,
with compleate clairity.
And no trace of apathy.
So positive and your heart you freely give.
Long lost vivacity.

Lost in a world that's been scorched to black.
Lost in my self until i finally find a guide in you,
and gratitude is mine.
I admire the way you shine.

Submission- my back hurts from bowing down.
Attraction- was once so strong now can't be found.
Affection- one gift I wish you would return.
Frustration- as I accede.

I do not deserve your frigidness, such callousness, yet I persist.
(whats wrong with me?) I told you "you can't be replaced"
you showed me I'm disposable. Spit in my face as I submit, so I QUIT!!!

Submission- my back hurts from bowing down.
Attraction- was once so strong now can't be found.
Affection- one gift I wish you would return.
Frustration- as I accede.

I do not deserve your frigidness, such callousness, yet I persist.
(whats wrong with me?) I told you "you can't be replaced"
you showed me I'm disposable. Spit in my face as I submit, so I QUIT!!!

There's a tear in my heart where the blood ran out
There's a tear in my heart where the love ran out
I thought we worked, pushed towards the same end
I'll never be so quick to trust, trust again!

Disenchanted, disgusted, I regret, that I trusted,
I put my faith, my faith in you,
You poisoned me, through and through.

I thought we both shared the same injuries
Now I found, it's you who injures me
My heart is cracked from being left out in the cold
I know you'll pay for what you've taken, ten-fold!

Disenchanted, Disgusted, I regret, that I trusted,
I put my faith, My faith in them,
them twisted the knife, further in.

Disenchanted, Disgusted, I regret, that I trusted,
I put my faith, My faith in them,
They twisted the knife, further in!

Here is your lesson for today, ya better listen up real fucking good!
My cloud always has a silver lining, and I love everything that I see.
My world is wonderful and no one could ever hurt me.
My cloud always has a silver lining, and I love everything that I see.
My world is wonderful and no one could ever hurt me.
You hate yourself, yes you do, and that's why right now I hate you.
You hate yourself, yes you do, and that's why right now I can't stand you.
So right now I hate you.
My cloud always has a silver lining, and I love everything that I see.
My world is wonderful and no one could ever hurt me.
You hate yourself, yes you do, and that's why right now I hate you.
You hate yourself, yes you do, and that's why right now I can't stand you.
So right now I hate you.
Have you learned your life's lesson yet? No? Well let me tell you something.
I am your teacher, you have a lot to learn from me, you must love yourself.
You are my teacher you teach me about my life.
Theres a lot I can learn from you.
And that's why right now I love you...
So fuck you!

Do you understand what I'm trying to say?
Have you ever felt?
Have you ever felt this way?
Tainted with rage you can't drain away or it will cost you your life.
I couldn't care more.
Do you ever absorb what shouldn't be touched?
Have you ever cared?
Ever cared this much?
Do you think it is I who is out of touch, or are you too scared to think at all?
I couldn't care more.
As your friends fall does it tear your heart?
Do tears fill your eyes as your world falls apart?
Do you notice at all, or are you sailing sublime?
Am I completely alone?
I couldn't care more.

It burns, it burns, it burns my eyes and throat.
But I need, I need, I need no antidote.
Gnawing and tearing at my insides.
Seething, keeping me alive.
Hatred poisons me through and through.
A sustenance, keeping me true.

It’s not too late, it's not too late. It’s not ever gonna be too late.
It’s not too late, it's not too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate. It's not ever gonna be too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate.

The pain, the pain, the pain, it crushes me.
I gain, I gain, I gain animosity.
Acid sweat and bloody tears, through it all I preserve.
Some sedate through indifference but i withold zero tolerance.

It’s not too late, it's not too late. It’s not ever gonna be too late.
It’s not too late, it's not too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate. It's not ever gonna be too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate.

It’s not too late, it's not too late. It's not ever gonna be too late.
It’s not too late, it's not too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate. It's not ever gonna be too late.
Embrace your hate, embrace your hate.

Well I've got somethin' to say,
I killed your baby today.
And it doesn't matter much to me
as long as it's dead.

Well I've got somethin' to say,
I raped your mother today.
And it doesn't matter much to me
as long as she spread.

Sweet lovely death,
I've been waiting for your breath.
Oh sweet death, one last caress.

Go!

Sweet lovely death,
I've been waiting for your breath.
Oh sweet death, one last caress.

Well I've got somethin' to say,
I killed your baby today.
And it doesn't matter much to me
as long as it's dead.

Sweet lovely death,
I've been waiting for your breath.
Oh sweet death... ONE LAST CARESS.

One last caress, sweet death.
One last caress, sweet death.

Ohhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhh
Whoaaaaa
Ohhhhhhh

Go!