Avenged Sevenfold Album

Nightmare!
(Now your nightmare comes to life)

Dragged ya down below,
Down to the Devils show
To be his guest forever
(Peace of mind is less than never)
Hate to twist your mind,
But god ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed
(Burn the world your last endeavor)

Flesh is burning, you can smell it in the air
Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal (Steal)
So stand in line while they ink numbers in your head,
You're now a slave until the end of time here
Nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger!

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
It's your fuckin' nightmare
(While your nightmare comes to life)

Can't wake up and sweat
Cause it ain't over yet
Still dancin' with your demons
(Victim of your own creation)
Beyond the will to fight
Where all that's wrong is right
Whera hate don't need a reason
(Loathing self-assassination)

You've been lied to just to rape you of your site
And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel (Feel)
So sedated as they medicate your brain
And while you slowly go insane they tell ya
"Given with the best intentions
Help you with your complications"

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
It's your fuckin' nightmare

Fight
Not to fail
Not to fall
Or you'll end up like the others
Die
Die again
Drenched in sin
With no respect for another
Down
Feel the fire
Feel the hate
Your pain is what we desire
Lost
Hit the wall
Watch you crawl
Such a replaceable liar

And i know you hear their voices
(Calling from above)
And i know they may seem real
(These signals of love)
But our life's made up of choices
(Some without appeal)
They took for granted your soul
And it's ours now to steal
(As your nightmare comes to life)

You should have known
The price of evil
And it hurts to know
That you belong here, yeah
No one to call
Everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
It's your fuckin' nightmare

Hey kid! Do I have your attention?
I know the way you've been living
Life so reckless, tragedy endless
Welcome to the family

Hey! There's something missing
Only time will alter your vision
Never in question, lethal injection
Welcome to the family

Not long ago you'd find the answers were so crystal clear
Within a day you find yourself living in constant fear
Can you look at yourself now? Can you look at yourself?
You can't win this fight!

And in a way it seems there's no one to call When our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside, we all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!

Hey! I have to question
What's with the violent aggression?
Details blurry, lost him too early
Welcome to the family

Hey! Why wont you listen?
Can't help the people you're missing
It's been done, a casualty rerun
Welcome to the family

I'll try and help you with the things that can't be justified
I need to warn you that there is no way to rationalize
So have you figured it out now? So have you figured it out?
You can't win this fight!

And in a way it seems there's no one to call when our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside, we all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!

Gunning for you, and all mankind, I've lost my mind
Psychotic - rabid dementia, I won't be fine

I see you're a king who's been dethroned
Cast out in a world you've never known
Stand down, place your weapons by your side
It's our war, in the end we'll surely lose
But that's all right

So have you figured it out now? So have you figured it out?

And in a way it seems there's no one to call when our thoughts are so numb
And our feelings unsure
We all have emptiness inside, we all have answers to find
But you can't win this fight!

Deep inside, where nothings fine, I've lost my mind
You're not invited, so step aside, I lost my...

Deep inside, where nothings fine, I've lost my mind
You're not invited, so step aside, I lost my...

My 16 locked and loaded
All fear has been avoided
You say the words and my weapon is drawn
This one could be my last time
Some people call it war crime
I may be staring down a lethal sight...to die

Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line

I do this for my family
My daughter loves her daddy
Too many talk down on things they don't know
With colors never faded, reckless and unabated
They may take me but never take us all, I'll crawl

Nothing shocks you like a bullet hole
Leaving my fear on the danger line
Suffering a man should never know
Leaving my faith on the danger line
I know what you're thinking, I've been there before

So think of the times, the time we spent laughing away
So think of the times at home (life without a care)

Now I find myself in my own blood
(Never thought I'd lay in my own blood)
The damage done is far beyond repair
I never put my faith in up above
(Never had much faith in up above)
But now, I'm hoping someone's there

I never meant to leave this world alone
I never meant to hurt the ones who cared
And all this time I thought we'd just grow old
You know, no one said it's fair

Tell my baby girl that it's alright, I've sung my last song today
Remind the lord to leave his light on, for me...I'm free

Take the time just to listen
When the voices screaming are much too loud,
Take a look in the distance,
Try and see it all,
Chances are that ya might find,
That we share a common discomfort now
I feel I'm walking a fine line
So tell me only if it's real

Still I'm on my way,
On and on it goes,
Vacant hope to take

Hey - I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And it seems I've been buried alive

I walked the fields through the fire,
Taking steps until I found solid ground
Followed dreams reaching higher
Couldn't survive the fall
Much has changed since the last time
And I feel a little less certain now
Ya know I jumped at the first sign
Tell me only if it's real
Memories seem to fade
On and on it goes
Wash my view away

Hey - I can't live in here for another day
Darkness has kept the light concealed
Grim as ever
Hold on to faith as I dig another grave
Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel
Real as ever
And I'm chained like a slave
Trapped in the dark
Slammed on the lock
Death calls my name
And it seems I've been buried alive

Take you down now, burn it all out
Throw you all around, get your fuckin' hands off me
What's it feel like? Took the wrong route
Watch it fall apart now you're knockin' at the wrong gate!
For you to pay the toll, a price for you alone
The only deal you'll find, I'll gladly take your soul

While it seems sick, sober up quick
Psycho lunatic crushing you with hands of fate
Shame to find out, when it's too late
But you're all the same trapped inside inferno awaits
Evil thoughts can hide, I'll help release the mind
I'll peel away the skin, release the dark within

This is now your life, strike you from the light
This is now your life, die buried alive
This is now your life (What's it feel like), strike you from the light (Let me dig in your soul)
This is now your life (What's it feel like), die buried alive (Let me dig in your soul)
This is now your life, die buried alive

One snap for the dying,
One click to end the day
Another story with a mangled scene it couldn't happen any other way

You wanna talk about it?
I'm begging you to walk in my shoes anytime
Watch the clock 'till you unwind
You wanna cry about it?
It's making me consider that I lost my mind
The way I see you must be blind

So this is the world you left behind,
This is the guilt that consumes you

So die alone - this is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers - 'cause I ain't leaving here without you

Can't bribe me with money,
Can't shower me with shame
Another killer from a broken home until you cover me with manic fame
You wanna know about it?
Well I'ma be fucking with you every time,
Story broke and you're behind
And when you ask about it,
You can rest assured I'll give you my best side
Seems we all have friends to find

So this is the hate I've been born to
Full are the tales of the untrue

So die alone - this is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers - 'cause I ain't leaving here without you

And I'm waiting, waiting for the days to slowly pass me by
(and all the promises I'll find)
No hesitating, you pull the trigger now your story's left behind
I know you wanna to see me fry, like my soul you won't survive

So die alone - This is the one thing that I won't do
So say your prayers - 'cause I ain't leaving here without you

To die unknown - would crush the fish lens we all see through
To kill the glare - expose the ugliness we hold true

Never feared for anything
Never shamed but never free
A life that healed a broken heart
With all that it could

Lived a life so endlessly
Saw beyond what others see
I tried to heal your broken heart
With all that I could
Will you stay?
Will you stay away forever?

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you're so far away

Plans of what our futures hold
Foolish lies of growing old
It seems we're so invincible
But the truth is so cold

A final song, a last request
A perfect chapter laid to rest
Now and then I try to find
A place in my mind
Where you can stay
You can stay awake forever

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
I have so much to say but you're so far away

Sleep tight, I'm not afraid
The ones that we love are here with me
Lay away a place for me
'Cause as soon as I'm done I'll be on my way
To live eternally

How do I live without the ones I love?
Time still turns the pages of the book it's burned
Place and time always on my mind
And the light you left remains but it's so hard to stay
When I have so much to say and you're so far away

I love you, you were ready, the pain is strong enough despite
But I see you when it lets me
Your pain is gone, your hands untied
So far away
and I need you to know
So far away
And I need you to, need you to know

Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!

You wanna hear my side?
You need to drown to know
With all the times it hurt me to fuck you
I built a wall with your blood to show

God save us
God save us all
God hates us
God hates us all

Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!

Nothing to heal
No one to break
Pills had a role, now there's nothing to take
Nothing to trust
No one to fake
You'll find out sooner that it's best if we just know our place

My infiltrated mind
My lacerated soul
It took me years, create me, control you
I left myself for an idea I stole


God save us
God save us all
God hates us
God hates us all

Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!

Liar rape kill, love hate fear

You better take your time
(Liar rape kill)
You better take it slow
'Cause when you see the one
(Love hate fear)
There's nothing left to show

Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!
Total nightmare!

House full of roses, a letter on the stairs
A tape full of messages for anyone who cares
Collage of broken words, and stories full of tears,
Remembering your life, 'cause we wish that you were here
Nothing is harder than to wake up all alone,
Realize it's not OK, it's the end of all you've known
Time keeps passing by, but it seems I'm frozen still,
Scars are left behind, but some too deep to feel

And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel tonight
We're all just victims of a crime
When all's gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime

Some days you'll find me in a place I like to go,
Ask questions to myself 'bout the things I'll never know
What's left to find? 'Cause I need a little more
I need a little time, can we even up the score?

Some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel tonight
We're all just victims of a crime
When all's gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
We're all just victims of a crime

-Solo-

Nothing lasts forever, for all good things it's true
I'd rather trade it all, while somehow saving you
It must have been the season that threw us out of line
Once I stood so tall, now I'm searching for a sign

So don't need your salvation with promises unkind
And all the speculation, save it for another time
'Cause we all need a reason, a reason just to stay
And some just can't be bothered to
Stick around another day

-Solo-

And some say this can't be real
And I've lost my power to feel tonight
We've all been victims of a crime
When all is gone and can't be regained
We can't seem to shelter the pain inside
Ooh, we've all been victims of a crime
Victims of a crime
Living with this crime

I'm missing you
I'm missing you
I'm missing you
I'm missing you

Lost the meaning of our stay
Learn to live another day
Doubt the choices that we've made,
I know that we can't hide our shame
It's only in disguise

Drowning in our own debris
Full of thoughts as though we're free
Close our eyes so we can see
The depth of all we mean to be
If only in my eyes

I don't mind - read the writing on the wall
Mother cries - tortured voices as we crawl
Find me on my better days to lose it once again...in a way

So try and love me while you can
And take the time to understand
As long as I can touch your face
You know I'll never leave this place
If only in my mind

I don't mind - read the writing on the wall
Mother cries - tortured voices as we crawl
Find me on my better days to lose it once again
But I seem to find no better ways to consciously pretend

Silence all I wanna say
A tendency to run away, I run away
With you tonight
Launder all my sins away
And just like that mistakes are made, you know
Tonight the world dies

I don't mind - read the writing on the wall
Mother cries - tortured voices as we crawl
Find me on my better days to lose it once again
But I seem to find no better ways to consciously pretend

Now I think I understand, how this world can overcome a man
Like a friend we saw it through, in the end I gave my life for you

Gave you all I had to give, found a place for me to rest my head
While I may be hard to find, heard there's peace just on the other side

Not that I could, or that I would, let it burn, under my skin, let it burn

Left this life to set me free, took a piece of you inside of me
All this hurt can finally fade, promise me you'll never feel afraid

Not that I could, or that I would, let it burn, under my skin, let it burn

I hope its worth it, here on the highway, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you

So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I hope you find your own way when I'm not with you tonight

I hope it's worth it, what's left behind me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you

So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
I know you'll find your own way when I'm not with you tonight

Skull!

They all know, they all know!

Sorry, did I wake your dream, some questions run too deep
We only, only wake up when we sleep
Led by the lunar light, trouble's all we'd find
Lost our way tonight

Is it something we said?
Is it something we said to them?
Is it something we said?

Save me - I'm trapped in a vile world, where the end game's all the same as every other
We're only here to die
Save me - I'm losing my only dream, I can use some guiding light, some place to go
If you hear me let me know

They all know, they all know!

Ever since the day you left my fates been set unknown
How many years to walk this path alone?
So much to see tonight, so why'd you close your eyes?
Why can't I shut mine?

Is it something we did?
Is it something we did to them?
Is it something we did?

Save me - I'm trapped in a vile world, where the end game's all the same as every other
We're only here to die
Save me - I'm losing my only dream, I can use some guiding light, some place to go
If you hear me let me know,
If you hear me let me know

Help me find my way
Said help me find my way

No pulse inside of me
Stone cold lips and heresy
All lies and to a degree
Losing who I wanna be
You'll find out right now,

He may be out of his mind, but someday you will find
That sanity has left us all blind, and dragged us all behind
A moment seen through those eyes, crystal blue disguise
They say that all beauty must die, I say it just moves on...

If you'd only open your mind, then someday you will find
Insanity left us behind, and walked right through the door
I can see the picture's clear as yesterday, pictures all my own
I can hear the voices begging you to stay, but know you're not alone.

Save me - I'm trapped in a vile world, where the end game's all the same as every other
We're only here to die
Save me - I'm losing my only dream, I can use some guiding light, some place to go
If you hear me let me know,
If you hear me let me know

Tonight we all die young (x6)
Tonight we all die
Tonight we all die young

Run away, I'm living with a hole inside,
A piece of me that I have yet to find
Edge of reason, lines uneven, turn me off, feel the blood so cold
Like a product that was bought and sold, asking me for the impossible

I ain't waiting for a miracle, I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason under my armor I've lost it all

No more pain, no savior made of our designs
Fooled me before, I tell ya not this time
Rape my body, lost my vision, lost my mind, I had to let it go
Another day living irrational, another day inside this dying soul

I ain't waiting for a miracle, I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason under my armor I've lost it all

There's something in your eyes
A part of me that I recognize
I wanna let you know
We'd be there if we could and it's alright
You taught me how to feel
It's no wonder I'd do anything
Tell me why'd you have to go
With the worst to come, lost the best I know
Time - seems that we lost it all

Burn it all, burn it to the fucking ground
Believe the words that I don't want me around
Life revision, indecision, world collision and heads will roll
With nothing left except the pain to show
Mental imagery on the floor

I ain't waiting for a miracle, I ain't waiting for the world to change
Under my skin lives the reason under my armor I've lost it all