Creed
Hey, Mr. Seeker Hold on to this advice If you keep seeking you will find Don't want to follow Down roads been walked before It's so hard to find unopened doors Are you ready? Are you ready? Hey, Mr. Hero Walking a thin, fine line Under the microscope of life Remember your roots, my friend They're right down below 'Cause heroes come and heroes go Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one Count down to the change in life that's soon to come Your life has just begun
She wears a coat of color Loved by some, feared by others She's immortalized in young men's eyes Lust she breeds in the eyes of brothers Violent sons make bitter mothers So close your eyes, here's your surprise Beautiful is empty Beautiful is free Beautiful loves no one Beautiful stripped me In your mind she's your companion Vile instincts often candid Your regret is all that's left She told me where I'm going And it's far away from home I think I'll go there on my own
Tongue-tied, restless, and wanting Looks like you might bite, you might bite Breathing in, breathing out, you're weakened The poison's hit your mind, your mind. Time's ticking and its got ya thinking', You're happy with your life, your life You're jaded, slated and singled out by all those chains that bind, that bind Take a jet plane my way lately Cause now you are mine, you are mine This airplane's going my way Cause now you're bound and tied You're bound and tied You're bound and tied Now sit and reflect on all the fame Time to dim your light, your light Zooming in, zooming out, you're questioning For that there is no crime, no crime You're jaded, slated and singled out, by all those chains they bind, they bind Take a jet plane my way lately Cause now you are mine, you are mine This airplane's going my way Cause now you're bound and tied You're bound and tied You're bound and tied And we fly, we fly, we fly And we fly, we fly, we fly And we fly, and we fly...away, away Bound and tied, bound and tied You're Bound and Tied Bound and tied, bound and tied You're bound and tied Bound and tied, bound and tied You're bound and tied You're bound and tied
Walking around I hear the earth seeking relief I'm trying to find a reason to live But the mindless clutter my path Oh these thorns in my side I know I have something free I have something so alive I think they shoot 'cause they want it I feel forces all around me Come on raise your head Those who hide behind the shadows Live with all that's dead Look at me' look at me At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head Through my head Through my head Through my head In my lifetime when I'm disgraced By jealousy and lies I laugh aloud 'cause my life Has gotten inside someone else's mind Look at me look at me At least look at me when you shoot a bullet through my head Through my head Through my head Through my head Hey all I want is what's real Something I touch and can feel I'll hold it close and never let it go Said why why do we live life With all this hate inside I'll give it away 'cause I don't want it no more Please help me find a place Somewhere far away I'll go and you'll never see me again
At times life is wicked and I just can't see the light A silver lining sometimes isn't enough To make some wrongs seem right Whatever life brings I've been through everything And now I'm on my knees again But I know I must go on Although I hurt I must be strong Because inside I know that many feel this way Children don't stop dancing Believe you can fly Away away At times life's unfair and you know it's plain to see Hey God I know I'm just a dot in this world Have you forgot about me? Whatever life brings I've been through everything And now I'm on my knees again But I know I must go on Although I hurt I must be strong Because inside I know that many feel this way Am I hiding in the shadows? Forget the pain and forget the sorrows But I know I must go on Although I hurt I must be strong Because inside I know that many feel this way Children don't stop dancing Believe you can fly Away away Am I hiding in the shadows? Are we hiding in the shadows?
I spent a day by the river It was quiet and the wind stood still I spent some time with nature To remind me of all that's real It's funny how silence speaks sometimes when you're alone And remember that you feel Again I stand against the Faceless Man Now I saw a face on the water It looked humble but willing to fight I saw the will of a warrior His yoke is easy and His burden is light He looked me right in the eyes Direct and concise to remind me To always do what's right Again I stand against the Faceless Man 'Cause if the face inside can't see the light I know I'll have to walk alone And if I walk alone to the other side I know I might not make it home Again I stand against the Faceless Man Next time I see this face I'll say I choose to live for always So won't you come inside And never go away
The mouths of envious Always find another door While at the gates of paradise they beat us down some more But our mission's set in stone 'Cause the writing's on the wall I'll scream it from the mountain tops pride comes before a fall So many thoughts to share All this energy to give Unlike those who hide the truth I tell it like it is If the truth will set you free I feel sorry for your soul Can't you hear the ringing 'cause for you the bell tolls I'm just a freedom fighter No remorse Raging on in holy war Soon there'll come a day When you're face to face with me Face to face with me Can't you hear us coming? People marching all around Can't you see we're coming? Close your eyes it's over now Can't you hear us coming? The fight has only just begun Can't you see we're coming? I'm just a freedom fighter No remorse Raging on in holy war Soon there'll come a day When you're face to face with me Face to face with me
To what do I owe this gift my friend? My life, my love, my soul? I've been dancing with the devil way too long And it's making me grow old Making me grow old Let's leave oh let's get away Get lost in time Where there's no reason to hide Let's leave oh let's get away Run in fields of time Where there's no reason to hide What are you going to do with your gift dear child? Give life, give love, give soul? Divided is the one who dances For the soul is so exposed So exposed Let's leave oh let's get away Get lost in time Where there's no reason to hide Let's leave oh let's get away Run in fields of time Where there's no reason to hide There is no reason to hide No reason to hide
When dreaming I'm guided through another world Time and time again At sunrise I fight to stay asleep 'Cause I don't want to leave the comfort of this place 'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape From the life I live when I'm awake So let's go there Let's make our escape Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay? Can you take me higher? To the place where blind men see Can you take me higher? To the place with golden streets Although I would like our world to change It helps me to appreciate Those nights and those dreams But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same The only difference is To let love replace all our hate So let's go there Let's make our escape Come on, let's go there Let's ask can we stay? Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time Up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams And make them mine
The sun rises to another day My constitution keeps changing 'Til it slips away So I lie awake and stare My mind thinking, just wandering Is anybody there? Should I stay or go Should I sleep or stay awake Am I really happy or is it all Just an illusion Sitting in my room now Hiding thoughts Just hoping one day I'll get out I hear a voice call my name Breaking trance, so silent So I can stay the same Should I stay or go Should I sleep or stay awake Am I really happy or is it all Just an illusion Wait now, many things left unsaid This life remains the same But I change I try to fool myself in believing Things are going to get better But life goes on Should I stay or go Should I sleep or stay awake Am I really happy or is it all Just an illusion
Only in America We're slaves to be free Only in America we kill the unborn To make ends meet Only in America Sexuality is democracy Only in America we stamp our god "In God We Trust" What is right or wrong I don't know who to believe in My soul sings a different song In America Church bell's ringing Pass the plate around The choir is singing As their leader falls to the ground Please mister prophet man Tell me which way to go I gave my last dollar Can I still come to your show What is right or wrong I don't know who to believe in My soul sings a different song In America I am right and you are wrong I am right and you are wrong I am right and you are wrong No one's right and no one's wrong In America
When I'm all alone And no one else is there Waiting by the phone To remind me I'm still here When shadows paint the scenes Where spotlights used to fall And I'm left wondering Is it really worth it all? There's a peace inside us all Let it be your friend It will help you carry on In the end There's a peace inside us all Life can hold you down When you're not looking up Can't you hear the sound? Hearts beating out loud Although the names change Inside we're all the same Why can't we tear down these walls? To show the scars we're covering There's a peace There's a peace inside us all Let it be Oh, can't it be your friend?
Hush my love now don't you cry Everything will be all right Close your eyes and drift in dream Rest in peaceful sleep If there's one thing I hope I showed you Hope I showed you Just give love to all Oh my love in my arms tight Every day you give me life As I drift off to your world Will rest in peaceful sleep I know there's one thing that you showed me That you showed me Just give love to all Let's give love to all
A court is in session, a verdict is in No appeal on the docket today Just my own sin The walls are cold and pale The cage made of steel Screams fill the room Alone I drop and kneel Silence now the sound My breath the only motion around Demons cluttering around My face showing no emotion Shackled by my sentence Expecting no return Here there is no penance My skin begins to burn So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one I hear a thunder in the distance See a vision of a cross I feel the pain that was given On that sad day of loss A lion roars in the darkness Only he holds the key A light to free me from my burden And grant me life eternally Should have been dead On a Sunday morning Banging my head No time for mourning Ain't got no time So I held my head up high Hiding hate that burns inside Which only fuels their selfish pride We're all held captive Out from the sun A sun that shines on only some We the meek are all in one I cry out to God Seeking only his decision Gabriel stands and confirms I've created my own prison
Hello my friend we meet again It's been a while where should we begin feels like forever Within my heart are memories Of perfect love that you gave to me I remember When you are with me I'm free I'm careless I believe Above all the others we'll fly This brings tears to my eyes My sacrifice We've seen our share of ups and downs Oh how quickly life can turn around in an instant It feels so good to reunite Within yourself and within your mind Let's find peace there When you are with me I'm free I'm careless I believe Above all the others we'll fly This brings tears to my eyes My sacrifice I just want to say hello again
Hands on a window pane Watching some children laugh and play They're running in circles With candy canes and French braids Inspired to question What makes us grown-ups anyway? Let's search for the moment When youth betrayed itself to age So let the children play Inside your heart always And death you will defy 'Cause your youth will never die In searching for substance We're clouded by struggle's haze Remember the meaning Of playing out in the rain We swim in the fountain Of youth's timeless maze If you drink the water Your youth will never fade Never die I won't let go of that youthful soul Despite body and mind my youth will never die
Hang me, watch awhile Let me see you smile as I die Take me, as my body burns Let me see you yearn, while I cry One step on your own And you walk all over me One head in the clouds You won't let go You're too proud One light to the blind, and they see One touch on the head, we believe Adore me as I drift away Let me hear you say I'm fine You cry as my body dies All that you despised is gone away One step on your own And you walk all over me One head in the clouds You won't let go, you're too proud One light to the blind, and they see One touch on the head, we believe
Affirmative may be justified Take from one give to another The goal is to be unified Take my hand be my brother The payment silenced the masses Sanctified by oppression Unity took a back seat Sliding further in regression One The only way is one I feel angry I feel helpless Want to change the world I feel violent I feel alone Don't try and change my mind Society blind by color Why hold down one to raise another Discrimination now on both sides Seeds of hate blossom further The world is heading for mutiny When all we want is unity We may rise and fall, but in the end We meet our fate together One The only way is one I feel angry I feel helpless Want to change the world I feel violent I feel alone Don't try and change my mind
Please come now I think I'm falling I'm holding on to all I think is safe It seems I found the road to nowhere And I'm trying to escape I yelled back when I heard thunder But I'm down to one last breath And with it let me say Let me say Hold me now I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking That maybe six feet Ain't so far down I'm looking down now that it's over Reflecting on all of my mistakes I thought I found the road to somewhere Somewhere in His grace I cried out heaven save me But I'm down to one last breath And with it let me say Let me say Hold me now I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking That maybe six feet Ain't so far down Sad eyes follow me But I still believe there's something left for me So please come stay with me 'Cause I still believe there's something left for you and me For you and me For you and me Hold me now I'm six feet from the edge and I'm thinking
An artificial season Covered by summer rain Losing all my reason Cause there's nothing left to blame Shadows paint the sidewalk A living picture in a frame See the sea of people All their faces look the same So I sat down for awhile Forcing a smile In a state of self-denial Is it worthwhile Sell my pity for a dime Just one dime Sell my pity for a dime Just one dime Plain talk can be the easy way Signs of losing my faith So I sat down for awhile Forcing a smile In a state of self-denial Is it worthwhile Sell my pity for a dime Just one dime Sell my pity for a dime Just one dime
The dust has finally settled on the field of human clay Just enough light has shown through To tell the night from the day We are incomplete and hollow For our maker has gone away Who is to blame? We'll surely melt in the rain Say I The stillness is so lifeless with no spirit in your soul Like children with no vision do exactly what they're told Being led into the desert For your strength will surely fade Who is to blame? We'll surely melt in the rain Say I Frantic, faction, focus The world breathes And out forms this misconception we call man But I don't know him No, I don't know him Because he lies Say I
This is not about age Time served on the earth doesn't mean you grow in mind This is not about God Spiritual insinuations seem to shock our nation Come with me I'm fading underneath the lights Come with me Come with me Come with me now This is not about race It's a decision to stop the division in your life This is not about sex We all know sex sells and the whole world is buying Come with me I'm fading underneath the lights Come with me Come with me Come with me now Can't you see the signs? See the signs now Can't you see them? See the signs You see them All the signs we see them Can't you see them?
Caught up in the middle Had no choice, had no choice Birthright forgotten, so silent No voice I see you You know who Little girl, little girl Now realize little girl Overlooked little girl Bottled up and empty holding back At loss you're forgotten Getting back, get back Expectations of another Love given to the younger Broken father, broken brother Emptiness feeds the hunger I see you You know who Little sister, little sister Now realize little sister Overlooked little girl Change, change, change
You always reached out to me and helped me believe All those memories we share I will cherish every one of them The truth of it is there's a right way to live And you showed me So now you live on in the words of a song You're a melody You stand here with me now Just when fear blinded me you taught me to dream I'll give you everything I am and still fall short of What you've done for me In this life that I live I hope I can give love unselfishly I've learned the world is bigger than me You're my daily dose of reality You stand here with me now On and on we sing On and on we sing this song 'Cause you stand here with me
Peace is what they tell me.. Love am I unholy Lies are what they tell me Despise you that control me The peace is dead in my soul I have blamed the reason for My intentions poor Yes I'm the one who The only one who Would carry on this far Torn, I'm filthy Born in my own misery Stole all that you gave me Control you claim you save me The peace is dead in my soul I have blamed the reason for My intentions poor Yes I'm the one who The only one who Would carry on this far
Oh, I didn't mean to yell But sometimes I get beside myself And oh, I didn't mean to rush you But time keeps pushing so much Oh, time keeps pushing so much Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh, If I didn't give it all When I stood you made me crawl And oh, if you never heard the song Then I could still hide down behind the wall Then I could still hide down behind the wall Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Said eyes, those eyes I said don't steal my freedom Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh, my freedom Your eyes stare at me in the dark And I hope those eyes Don't steal my freedom My freedom Oh, my freedom Said eyes, those eyes Said eyes, those eyes I said don't steal my freedom
I kept up With the prophecy you spoke I kept up with the message inside Lost sight of the irony Of twisted faith Lost sight of my soul and its void Think I'm unforgiven to this world Took a chance at deceiving myself To share in the consequence of lies Childish with my Reasoning and pride Godless to the extent that I died Think I'm unforgiven to this world Think I'm unforgiven Step inside the light and see the fear Of God burn inside of me The gold was put to flame To kill, to burn, to mold its purity
She came calling One early morning She showed her crown of thorns She whispered softly To tell a story About how she had been wronged As she lay lifeless He stole her innocence And this is how she carried on Well I guess she closed her eyes And just imagined everything's alright But she could not hide her tears 'Cause they were sent to wash away those years They were sent to wash away those years My anger's violent But still I'm silent When tragedy strikes at home I know this decadence Is shared by millions Remember you're not alone For we have crossed many oceans And we labor in between In life there are many quotients And I hope I find the mean
I lie awake on a long, dark night I can't seem to tame my mind Slings and arrows are killing me inside Maybe I can't accept the life that's mine No I can't accept the life that's mine Simple living is my desperate cry Been trading love with indifference yeah it suits me just fine I try to hold on but I'm calloused to the bone Maybe that's why I feel alone Maybe that's why I feel so alone Me I'm rusted and weathered Barely holding together I'm covered with skin that peels and it just won't heal The sun shines and I can't avoid the light I think I'm holding on to life too tight Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Sometimes I feel like giving up Sometimes I feel like giving up Me I'm rusted and weathered Barely holding together I'm covered with skin that peels and it just won't heal The day reminds me of you The night hides your truth The earth is a voice Speaking to you Take all this pride And leave it behind Because one day it ends One day we die Believe what you will That is your right But I choose to win So I choose to fight To fight
I can't find the rhyme in all my reason I've lost sense of time and all seasons I feel I've been beaten down By the words of men who have no grounds I can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom When your ax has cut the roots that feed them Forked tongues in bitter mouths Can drive a man to bleed from inside out What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye? I've seen the wicked fruit of your vine Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind Human pride sings a vengeful song Inspired by the times you've been walked on My stage is shared by many millions Who lift their hands up high because they feel this We are one We are strong The more you hold us down the more we press on What if you did? What if you lied? What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye? I know I can't hold the hate inside my mind 'Cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life So I'll just ask a question What if? What if your words could be judged like a crime?
Hurray for a child That makes it through If there's any way Because the answer lies in you They're laid to rest Before they know just what to do Their souls are lost Because they could never find What's this life for I see your soul, it's kind of gray I see your heart, you look away You see my wrist, I know your pain I know your purpose on your plane Don't say a last prayer Because you could never find What's this life for But they ain't here anymore Don't have to settle the score Cause we all live Under the reign of one king
Well I just heard the news today It seems my life is going to change I closed my eyes, begin to pray Then tears of joy stream down my face With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome to this place I'll show you everything With arms wide open Well I don't know if I'm ready To be the man I have to be I'll take a breath, take her by my side We stand in awe, we've created life With arms wide open Under the sunlight Welcome to this place I'll show you everything With arms wide open Now everything has changed I'll show you love I'll show you everything With arms wide open If I had just one wish Only one demand I hope he's not like me I hope he understands That he can take this life And hold it by the hand And he can greet the world With arms wide open...
Run hide All that was sacred to us Sacred to us See the signs The covenant has been broken By mankind Leaving us with no shoulder with no shoulder To rest our head on To rest our head on To rest our head on Who's got my back now? When all we have left is deceptive So disconnected So what is the truth now? There's still time All that has been devastated Can be recreated Realize We pick up the broken pieces Of our lives Giving ourselves to each other ourselves to each other To rest our head on To rest our head on To rest our head on Who's got my back now? When all we have left is deceptive So disconnected So what is the truth now? Tell me the truth now… Tell us the truth now Who's got my back now? When all we have left is deceptive So disconnected So what is the truth now?
What makes you touch? What makes you feel? What makes you stop and smell the roses in an open field? What makes you unclean? Yeah, Yeah What makes you laugh? What makes you cry? What makes our youth run From the thought that we might die? What makes you bleed? Somebody told me the wrong way What if I died? What did I give? I hope it was an answer so you might live I hope I helped you live I hope I helped you live Somebody told me the wrong way
He said he's falling to pieces Fighting the boy and the man Over his shoulder there was freedom But consciousness has tied his hands Embodied youth was his distinction Now inhibition's in demand So driven by his fear of weakness That's his key to understand So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old Trading places in the circle Turn the glass, spill the sand They say that time can make the difference But age doesn't make you a man So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old So young but overblown So young but overblown So young but overblown Take a look now, see the boy is weakened Watch him fade, watch him fade away Take a bow and the boy is defeated Is this the way, this the way? So far in a distant land There's a fight between boy and man See the light through the open door Sit and watch as the young grow old