1. FAITHFUL

Seven months ago I buried something good,
But I never marked the spot so now it's lost.
And I've been trying to take it up with every part of me,
But I'm so weak that I can barely move my tongue
To defend myself against the odds that point straight at me.
And how I tried my best to keep you on your strings.
And how disgustingly I lied,
And all the times I made you cry,
With my own appreciation for the little things you did.
But look at me now, through your sparkling little eyes,
The ones I used to fill with tears, the ones that I need now, more than ever.
But you're happy now, and I don't blame you.
You deserve a lot more than I ever gave you.

You had strength and I had time but that's no excuse
For me to stab you right in the back,
And the worst part is all you ever did was break your back for me...
And still I wasn't faithful to you.

And I convinced myself that we'd come to a compromise,
I'll take your heart and use it how the hell I please.
With all the chances I was given to say no to the temptation,
I said no to confrontation and I hid it all away,
In a box I keep inside my chest...
The key was hidden in the loneliness.
As I searched around the dark and found a light..
As you carried it away, I was forced to realize
That I had taken all we had,
And it was never to be seen again.

You had strength and I had time but that's no excuse
For me to stab you right in the back,
And the worst part is all you ever did was break your back for me...
And still I wasn't faithful to you...
And in the end I still lost you.


2. HOME

Its been quite some time since I've slept in my own bed
But I try my best to find a place to lay my head
When I'm away, sometimes for days
I know it's always there when I come back

'cause its my home
The only place I know will always keep me safe
When I feel lost and alone
I know I always have a place to go
A place to call my own

My shoes are torn, my clothes are stained with dirt
My hair is a mess, and all the roads are blending into one long stretch
I'm running low on coffee change, so I'll grab my guitar and play
And hope the busy city is feeling generous today

'cause its my home
The only place I know will always keep me safe
When I feel lost and alone
I know I always have a place to go
A place to call my own


3. FROM MY HEART

It doesn’t seem like long ago
We traded hearts and I was sold
To the girl I thought I loved
But two years later I gave up
But that’s just a story that we tell
The way it happened felt like hell
And back to this day I’m still confused

I swear it was last night
You were in my dreams
I swear it was yesterday
That you were the one keeping me
From doing all the things
I know I shouldn’t be
But that was the best thing that ever happened to me
Cause I learned a lot about myself
And I learned to shut my mouth
If I’ve got nothing good to say at all

I hope you understand that this comes from my heart
I hope you’re happy now
I hope that you’ll go far
You’re a sweet, sweet girl
And I put you through a lot
Looking back I know what you meant
When you said you care
When you said you care

And lately I know I’ve been scared to say
The words I love you
So I avoid it when I can
And work on trying to fix this
Gaping hole you left inside me
It’s not easy to repair
But either way I wish you well
Just know that I am always there for you

I hope you understand that this comes from my heart
I hope you’re happy now
I hope that you’ll go far
You’re a sweet, sweet girl
And I put you through a lot
Looking back I know what you meant
When you said you care
When you said you care

I hope you understand that this comes from my heart
I hope you’re happy now
I hope that you’ll go far


4. THAT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY

Place yourself in my skin
Desperate for the one who kept you whole
As I tore myself to pieces
And threw them out the window
There was no chance of picking them back up

The moonlight seeping through
Isn't half as bad as the sunlight illustrating you
The numbers on the clock will merge together
To create a loop of neverending hell

Months ago I died
Now the rest is just a car ride
Back into my grave

I'm coming home
On that stretch of highway
As ghosts line the road
On either side of my window
But what scares me the most
It the one right next to me
The empty back seat

Place yourself in my shoes
Barely hanging on to what is real
Because fiction seems much better at this point in time
So why not act like I can choose what happens next?

All the road lines and road signs
No longer mean a thing
They've been covered up with cloudy visions
Of the past

Months ago I died
Now the rest is just a car ride
Back into my grave

I'm coming home
On that stretch of highway
As ghosts line the road
On either side of my window
But what scares me the most
It the one right next to me
The empty back seat


5. THE LAST SONG

What's done is done, that's what they say
But what happens when it won't go away
Like a raincloud
Hovering over a sunny day

What's new is new
But that's almost impossible to understand
When all I've known for quite some time
Is how to hold onto you

Right now I am jealous of the moon
So care free, and so content
I wish I could shine as bright as you
No matter what was in my head

This is my last time wondering
If this connection was meant to be
Or meant to fall apart
Like the stitching on a broken heart
This is my first time losing a part of me
But I've come to terms with things, you see
This is the last song I'm ever gonna write for you

Nothing gold can stay, they say
When its too good to be true
But I disagree wholeheartedly
'Cause I could have kept you

But I chose to walk a different path
It lead me to a loss
But I'm going to man up
And get my god-damned point across!

This is my last time wondering
If this connection was meant to be
Or meant to fall apart
Like the stitching on a broken heart
This is my first time losing a part of me
But I've come to terms with things, you see
This is the last song I'm ever gonna write for you


6. MY ANGEL

Take these words, and write them down
But don't get distracted by
The world as it falls apart
Around you

You, you are my saving grace
And you, you take the darkness from this god-forsaken place
Now my angel, fly away

On your wings, but don't forget
About me when you're gone
And the only tears I'll cry
Are from the darkness in the sky
Knowing that I've got my whole life ahead of me
I wish that you did too
And I could have been there for you
Blessed with one more soul for me to love

Now I'll do my very best
To live the life that heaven said you couldn't have
And I hope if you were here than you'd be proud
I swear one day, I'll come join you in the clouds