#21. Cheeers!

Another year, another battle
Let your hope outweigh your troubles
And we count all we lost
And hope that we won't forget
All the things that we gained
And hope that we won't regret

So here's to the hope for change
If things won't get better
I will be better
And I'll say
Here's to new hands we shake
To moving new mountains
Conquering giants

To plans we make
Hey!
To grounds we break
Hey!
We live to say
Cheers to the art of endings
And new beginnings!

We stop running from tomorrow
Leave misfortune in the rearview
And we dream with our hearts
Cos' nothing is set in stone
And we reach for the stars
As we find our way back home

So here's to the hope for change
If things won't get better
I will be better
And I'll say
Here's to new hands we shake
To moving new mountains
Conquering giants

To plans we make
Hey!
To grounds we break
Hey!
We live to say
Cheers to the art of endings
And new beginnings!
Oh woah! We say
Cheers to, oh, cheers to
New beginnings
Oh woah! We say
Cheers to, oh, cheers to

Come what may
We pray out loud
Come what may
We live out love
Come what may
We sing our song
Come what may
We carry on

So here's to the hope for change
If things won't get better
I will be better
And I'll say

Here's to the hope for change
If things won't get better
I will be better
And I'll say
Here's to new hands we shake
To moving new mountains
Conquering giants

To plans we make
Hey!
To grounds we break
Hey!
We live to say
Cheers to the art of endings
And new beginnings!
Oh woah! We say
Cheers to, oh, cheers to
New beginnings
Oh woah! We say
Cheers to, oh, cheers to
New beginnings!

#20. I and Thou

So here we are
No more than ordinary minds
Won't analyze if what we gain
Is yours or mine
We recognize with sacred breath
We're both alive
And realize there's none to keep
From borrowed time

So let's not lose the wonder
To what becomes familiar
Can we be

I and Thou
Set our pride aside and vow
That we would learn to see and love
You and I, not either or
Can we both be
Here and now
Can we both be
I and Thou

I'm no prophet
Won't pretend to know just what you'll say
I'm no soldier
I'm not out to win a war today
If we're pointing fingers
Three are pointing back at me
I won't try to change you
Even if we don't agree

So let's not lose the wonder
To what becomes familiar
Can we be

I and Thou
Set our pride aside and vow
That we would learn to see and love
You and I, not either or
Can we both be
Here and now
Can we both be

Losing all religion
Till we learn that love is less on
Holding, more on letting go
We're dancing in the dialogues
With spoken words or none at all
And hear our souls
Take the time to listen
Drop the egos at the door and
Let's be honest, nothing more
I won't ask you to compromise
Let you be you and I'll be I
From here, we grow
And we'll be

I and Thou
Set our pride aside and vow
That we would learn to see and love

You and I, not either or
Can we both be
Here and now
I choose to be
Here and now
Can we both be
I and Thou
I and Thou
I and Thou

#19 SWLYB.

Stood you up more than I admit, saying
You're too early for the morning
You're too late for the night
Making this a one-way street, filling
It up with complaining
Couldn't hear you if I tried
Playing these childish games, I'm
Losing, I'm drowning
In a sea of compromise
Defending my mistakes, I
Could've, I should apologise

I said I'll be better
Instead I put my sins on the altar
Like a fool
God, I'm a mess
I confess

I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better
I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better

Been sincere's been my defense, said it
Far too often, now I couldn't
See I've been sincerely wrong
I've been careless, I've been insolent, thinking
Chasing love was a burden
Kept one foot out door
Your affections did not depend on
All the times I've been messing
Or the times I've been right
Nothing 'bout your love made sense
But I've been way out of line

I said I'll be better
Instead I put my sins on the altar
Like a fool
God, I'm a mess
I confess

I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better
I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better

Time and time
I find that my indecision
Was my worst decision
Got me
Burning bridges, pulling stitches
Spinning out of control
You saw through my
Defensive lives
And got patience for my
Imperfections
I got nothing to give
But I

I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better
I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better

I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better
I...I want to be someone
Be someone who loves you better
Be someone who loves you better
Be someone who loves you better

#18 Chasing Red Lights.

We fall like autumn
Leaves on the ground
Caught in the whirlwind
With no way out
When we hit the bottom
Are we giving up?
Can we chase 'em red lights
Till the sun goes down?

Cause what we thought we've
Lost before we
Find here what we're looking for when
We make time for
What we hold dear

So can we stay here
A little longer
Take a breath
A little deeper
Hold your hand
A little tighter
Make it count
Until it never ends

We cruise control
And don't ask why
We crash and we burn
And we quantify
Regrets in the ruins
Chasing us behind
Can we chase 'em red lights
While we still got time?

Cause when we thought we've
Lost it all we
Find here what we're looking for when
We make room for
Grace to hold us dear
Ooooh

So can we stay here
A little longer
Take a breath
A little deeper
Hold your hand
A little tighter
Make it count
Until it never ends
We're falling apart
Love hold us together
We're falling apart
Love hold us together
Can we stay
Ride out the storm
Whatever the weather
Can we stay?

So can we stay here
A little longer
Take a breath
A little deeper
Hold your hand
A little tighter
Make it count
Until it never ends
We're falling apart
Love hold us together
We're falling apart
Love hold us together

#17 Fairytales

Once upon a time
I bought all the lies
Stories of a life
I'll never find
Don't get me wrong
I'm all for dreaming
Just don't have the time
For make-believing

I need love that won't let me down
That's more than a pretty crown
Give me verb over noun
I need love that won't let me
Down
Down

When did love become
A fantasy
When did we lose grip
Of reality
I know there's more
Than wishful thinking
I won't fall for love
That's not worth giving

I need love that won't let me down
That's more than a pretty crown
Give me verb over noun
I need love
I need love that will never fail
That's more than a fairytale
Give me verb over noun
I need love that won't let me
Down
Won't let me
Down

Do happy-ever-afters exist?
Or are we waiting for that perfect kiss?
Are we made for more than this?
I know there's more to love that this

I need love that won't let me down
More than a pretty crown
Give me verb over noun
I need love
Oh, I need love that will never fail
That's more than a fairytale
Give me verb over noun
Oh, I need
Oh, I need
Oh, I need love that won't let me down
More than a pretty crown
Give me verb over noun
I need love
Oh, I need love that will never fail
That's more than a fairytale
Give me verb over noun
I need love that won't let me
Down
Won't let me
Down
Won't let me
Down
Down

#16 Not Where You Belong

Precious
Got makeup on your skin
Are you trying to hide the
Bruises
You go by a different name
But would you rather be
Nameless
To cover up the shame
They took away your dignity
They took away your
Voices
Took away your choices
It doesn't matter what they tell you
you're not
Worthless

Can't hear you
But I can tell that you're screaming
On every page you're writing
The many ways you could
Escape this kind of life
And you could
Just find a way to die
I see you trying not to cry
Looking at the mirror asking why
The image that is staring
numbly right before your eyes
Is a vision that is starting to decline
'Coz they've polluted your innocence into
Corrupted and twisted point of view
'Coz all they want to see is you
Doing what they want you to
But you're
You're not a puppet
You're not to blame
This isn't your fault
This isn't your shame
You are worth more
This isn't who you are
'Coz you are... you are

You're a wa-a-a-a-arrior
So much stro-o-onger
Than you think you are
Won't you
Dare to change your mind
Keep fighting for the light
Reach out of the dark
That's not where you belo-o-ong
That's not where you belo-o-ong

You don't run
For fear that they will hunt you
They live in shadows
They used your words against you
Keeping it hush
As they lurk in the night
Hiding the red flags
In flashing neon lights
Prince Charming
At the corner of the street
Quick enough to
Sweep you off your feet
Spinning all his lies
In beautiful disguise
Leaving you under the red light
But you're
More than a number
Or a faceless statistic
Of ruined innocence
In the hands of a sadistic
More than all the terrors
Or your hidden silent screams
That keep you in the cycle
Of these horrifying dreams
You're
More than the trauma
More than the scars
More than the cages
More than the bars
You are worth more
This isn't who you are
'Coz you are … you are

You're a wa-a-a-a-arrior
So much stro-o-onger
Than you think you are
Won't you
Dare to change your mind
Keep fighting for the light
Reach out of the dark
That's not where you belo-o-ong
That's not where you belo-o-ong
That's not where you belo-o-ong
That's not where you belo-o-ong

Precious
You're silenced from within
But we will lend you our
Voices
'Til you can speak again
Until you'll never be
Nameless
There's life beyond the shame
Take back your dignity
There's power in your
Voices
Power in your choices
You never were, you never are
Oh, you never will be
Worthless