Pillar Album

it's been far too long
we've known all along
this was going on
Can’t seem to respond to anything so we carry on
with our lives
we rewind
we can’t find
we deny
the simple fact that we haven’t done anything
doesn’t mean that we can’t start offering
why do we feel so far
It’s like were seeing stars
why does it seem so hard
to wake up now and see who we really are
so let go, don’t follow

chorus: where do we go from here
how did it disappear
It’s hard to see
with our own eyes these times
we’ve been hypnotized
where do we go from here
how did it disappear
It’s hard to see
with our own eyes these lies
we’ve been hypnotized

I think its time we try
to open up our eyes
and look away from the very thing
that’s made us cry
we’re hypnotized
and you’ll see
the real me
luckily it can be stopped
if the tick tock of life isn’t all that you got
so come ready or not
wake up, it’s your last shot
so come to and redo

chorus

wake up now
wake up now
so wake up now
wake up now
so wake up now
it has been far too long
how can we not go wrong
now it has been far too long
how can we not go wrong again

chorus(2x)

YOU CANT BRING ME DOWN!
YOU CANT BRING ME DOWN!

Back in the day when nothing really mattered to me,
I only saw with my eyes, what they wanted to see.
And everything around me seemed to never change.
I'm looking for an easy way out, someone to blame.
Why does it work this way still today?
We wanna take somebody down along the way?
But I won't let that one be me,
'cause I don’t want the drama it brings.
See today isn't back in the day anymore.
I know a little more than I did before.
So don't forget before you start bringing me down,
what goes around always comes back around!

YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! Do you hear what I'm trying to say!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! I'll never turn the other way!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! What is it you're tryin to say?
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! It's not like I'm runnin away!

So you think you can see inside my mind?
You probably could if you just take a little time.
I know exactly what your tryin to say,
sitting in the stands aint the same as playing in the game
So I can't comprehend in my mind,
Just why we can't leave it all behind.
So come on and stand beside and hold the line,
'cause tonight is the night we cry!

YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! Do you hear what I'm trying to say!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! I'll never turn the other way!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! What is it you're tryin to say?
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! It's not like I'm runnin away!

OH!

Why can’t we feel what it takes for us to be real?
Why can’t we see what it takes for us to believe?
Why do we say all of these things that bring us down?

YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! Do you hear what I'm trying to say!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! I'll never turn the other way!
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! What is it you're tryin to say?
YOU CAN'T BRING ME DOWN! It's not like I'm runnin away!

It's not like I'm runnin away!

YOU CANT BRING ME DOWN!

I’m gonna keep on holding on

Times are changing
rearranging all the raging over little things
Has got me all confused and I don’t know why
but it seems I caught the big lie and I’m letting go
And reaching out for truth so I can't stop now
til I find out what it’s all about and some how
Grab a hold so no one can take it away

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

Your frustrations
complications time is wasting you better figure out
Whether you’re wasting time
it all comes down to
I can't make you feel what I do but I can't feel for you
So what do you got to lose

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I’m gonna keep on holding on
while all of this is going on
I should’ve seen this all along
but now I see where I went wrong
That doesn’t mean I can't be strong
so now I’ve got to carry on
Its hard to see that I was gone
I’ll stay right here where I belong

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on around me

I'll be I’ll be holding on I see right where I belong
I know everything that’s going on

I don't know if we'll ever see the day
When we look around and we don't know what to say (How did we lose our way)
And I don't if we'll ever really see the change
If this is how we show our face
I think its time we rearrange

I don't know if we'll ever really break away
We've been holding on for so long now (I think we're scared to run away)
I don't know if we ever really learned to pray
So I drop down to my knees
And I cry out
Can you help me please

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear my cry

Let it out
Don't hold back
All this I got inside

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear me cry

Let it out
Don't hold back now
Got to let it out

I don't know if we'll ever really be the same
Or could it be that we feel a sense of shame (We forgot from were we came)
I don't know if we try to make it all a game
I think its time we take the blame
And get back
Rekindle this flame

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear my cry

Let it out
Don't hold back
All this I got inside

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear me cry

Let it out
Don't hold back now
Got to let it out

So when I cry out
Are you listening
I know you can hear me
I know you can hear me

Your my comfort can you hear me
I know you can hear me
Your my comfort can you hear me
Can you hear me

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear my cry

Let it out
Don't hold back
All this I got inside

Let it out
Can you hear me
Can you hear me cry

Let it out
Don't hold back now, back now
Got to let it out

I’ve made it so hard on myself
Turning my back on how you felt
Seeing a lie that led me on
Leaving a love that did no wrong
That’s what it took for me to say

That you simply love
Despite all the stupid things I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love
Even though I know not what I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love

I’ve tried to do all this on my own
Not thinking once of what you’ve shown
All that I’ve done has blinded me
To everything that you have for me
I want you to know I finally see

That you simply love
Despite all the stupid things I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love
Even though I know not what I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love

I don’t know why I can’t understand
I don’t know why I can’t comprehend
I don’t know why I can’t understand

That you simply love
Despite all the stupid things I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love
Even though I know not what I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love

Despite all the stupid things I’ve done
That you simply love
Even though I know not what I’ve done
It’s hard to remember that you simply love

It seems just like yesterday
Was the first time that I heard you call my name?
Since then so much has changed
I’m still the same man that I was before
Knowing that I could be without anything
Scares me away from being alone
Now that I know what’s going on
I can look back and see you
and I made you wait as I turned away

If I could rewind
And watch all my life
Just pass me by
I could see you
If I could rewind
I’d take back the lies
And all of those times
I hurt you

I don’t know if I’ll ever know
Exactly how much that I hurt you
Knowing that hurts me everyday
If I could rewind I would take it away
And not make you wait
And I won’t walk away

If I could rewind
And watch all my life
Just pass me by
I could see you
If I could rewind
I’d take back the lies
And all of those times
I hurt you

I wanna take back all those lies
I wanna take back all those times
I wanna show you with my life
That I am here for you

If I could rewind
And watch all my life
Just pass me by
I could see you
If I could rewind
I’d take back the lies
And all of those times
I hurt you

If I could rewind
And watch all my life
Just pass me by
I could see you
If I could rewind
I’d take back the lies
And all of those times
I hurt you

It's not like I'm walkin' alone into the valley of the shadow of death
stand beside one another 'cause it ain't over yet
and I'd be willing to bet that if we don't back down
you and I'll be the ones that are holding the crown in the end
when it's over we can say well done but not yet 'cause it's only begun
so pick up and follow me we're the only ones to fight this thing until we've won
we drive on and don't look back
doesn't mean we can't learn from our past and all the things that we mighta done wrong
we could've been doing this all along

Chorus:

Everbody with your fist raised high
Let me hear your battle cry tonight
Stand beside or step aside
We're on the frontlines
(x2)

And we'll be carrying on until the day it doesn't matter anymore
step aside you forgot what this is for
we fight to live we live to fight
and tonight you'll hear my battle cry
we live our lives on the frontlines
we're not afraid of the fast times
these day have opened up my eyes and now I see where the threat lies

Chorus

We've got to lead the way!
We've got to lead the way!

Everybody with your fist raised high
Let me hear your battle cry tonight
Stand beside or step aside
We're on the frontlines
(x2)

Everybody with your fist raised high
(stand aside)
We're on the frontlines

Everybody with your fist raised high
Let me hear your battle cry

Everybody with your fist raised high
Let me hear your battle cry tonight
Stand beside or step aside
We're on the frontlines

I can see you stepping to me
Just by the look in your eyes
You think that I can’t be who I am
If I don’t live out your life
But that’s alright cause

I know who I am underneath it all
I’m gonna be who I am through it all

I can see you talking to me
But I can’t hear what you say
And all the words coming outta your mouth
Have got me moving away
But that’s okay
But I won’t walk away from the place that I need to stay

I know who I am underneath it all
I’m gonna be who I am through it all

I don’t wanna be like you
I don’t wanna be like me
I wanna be like I AM
The one that made me ME

Cause I know who I am underneath it all
And I’m gonna be who I am through it all

Why can't we try and understand
all these images are out of hand
and in demand by every man
that thinks he's on his own
and all this time we've been heading nowhere really fast
never knowing that the past would make us feel long
but now that all the covers blown
you can see how much you've thrown out the door
don't wait before you try and let this go

Chorus:
you've got this dirty little secret
and you're trying hard to keep it
out of sight, out of mind
but you can't hide

when will you see that the end
will come eventually
but you cant just let it be
you got to take control
and cry a hole
but you can't let go
it doesn't matter what you know
you'll be stuck inside this hole
*chorus*

There seems to be something going on inside of you
Maybe what you need is just another point of view
But not from me, that's not for me to do
So, step back, relax, take a second, look inside of you
And you can see an image of yourself you never saw before
Despite all the trauma you've felt
If one way or another, we all are bright stars
It's just a simple way to find out who we really are

Why do we let it out of control? Has all this taken a toll?
I don't know if we can take anymore
We've got to stop and take a look in the mirror before

Step back, take a look inside yourself
From the outside, you can see someone else staring back at you
It's your reflection

Why do you feel so empty every time you've had enough?
Well, maybe you don't realize with what you've been filling up
It's plain to see that eventually you will see
The Jekyll and Hyde game in your mind is just a simile

Before your perception has started to get a little numb
And your perfection isn't helping anyone
Your reflection is the only way for you to see
For your protection, you need to see reality

Sometimes, our minds can make us believe and teach us to see
That there's nothing there, we fool ourselves knowing we're wrong
When we follow along
We've misunderstood what we meant for good

There is one thing you've been meaning
To talk about but don't know what to say
And that one thing that you're feeling
Chances are that someone feels the same way
As the one thing you've been meaning
To bury and then hope it goes away
And that one thing that you're feeling
Doesn't mean you have to go away

I don't know if you realize that you're not alone
Can you let me know?
But there is someone out there for you that is going through the same as you

Why can't we see that there's nothing that we'll have to face?
Or something will happen, where we can't turn back
And we will be stuck right here on our own

It's plain to see that all you care about
Are the pockets that you fill
And you don't want to hear me talk about
The reasons that we're here
I don't know if I can go without
Even if you lock me down
I don't care how much you scream and shout
I'll never be a part of the crowd

BRIDGE
And I will make a sound
And I will let my voice resound
I can't let my spirit break
And we're about to make the earth shake

CHORUS
So break all these chains
That keep me bound
And break through these gates
That lock me down
(2x)

I can't even feel a little pain
No matter what you do to me
You will never hear my heart complain
No matter what you think you see

BRIDGE

CHORUS (4x)

Break through these chains
(that lock me down)
Break through these gates