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We scream out to anyone left listening.
Hands reach out, but a helping hand was missing.
It’s no longer enough to shout out
“you are loved you are worthy”
This ends now, the heart of us is breaking.
The heart of us is breaking
Eyes crying for the lost life of another.
As we plead for their life and for our brother.
This can’t be, we’ve stood by for so long.
Eyes crying for all those that we have wronged…
It’s not enough to sing these songs
For all those we’ve wronged.
I was wrong.
And I’ve heard it said “what good is a heart if it does not break?”
I’ve heard it said “tomorrow means nothing if we all die today?”
I’ve spent too many nights wishing tomorrow I would not wake
But I won’t give in, this life is mine to make
This life is mine to take
This life is mine
To kiss the tears on the cheek
Of those who still weep
A eulogy for the kids
The kids we used to be
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Well god damn, this hopelessness brings tears to my eyes.
Hands up screaming at an empty sky.
The rain has brought the flood
I’m losing sleep, I’m losing blood.
I’m losing track of everyone I swore that I loved.
I know I did everything that caused this
now I fear I can no longer control it.
I knew we’d never make it in this modern world
This modern world
This cruel fucking world (This cruel fucking world)
Always running away without a place to run,
They tell me when the morning comes
I’ll be reborn under the sun.
The sun?
But what if they say is not true?
If for me and you the sunrise never comes…
Don’t let me fall, cos I can’t stand on my own.
Don’t let me fall, I know I’m fighting this war all alone.
And when I hit the ground will it make a sound?
No one comes cos there’s no one left waiting around.
They’ve all moved on, turned away from what I’ve become.
Praying for the trigger finger to slip on this gun.
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The Ambulance Never Came
01:45
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Last night I saw you again, with family and friends
I spent the whole time trying to make my amends
You said it’s ok, you said you’re alright
You said let’s make the best
I’m only here for tonight
We talked. We laughedtil we cried,
And oh how I tried, the guilt still ate me alive.
(But when I opened my eyes
The dream was realized)
Have you ever seen a grown man cry?
Have you ever seen your best friend die?
Have you ever fallen to your knees
reached for the sky and yelled
“why god why?”
And now it comes back,
I can't hold tears back,
I still choke when I speak your name.
cos you aint never coming,
No he aint never coming back..
(Still my mind trails back to that night
when the ambulance never came)
I can't control this, I didnt cause this
but I just can't let go...
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Oh, 20 years have gone by
20 years with no goodbye, in the god damn blink of an eye.
The sun did shine down on the day that you died
You only wanted tears of joy in all your loved ones eyes
The night we sat on the porch, smoke from our lungs filled the air of the night
You told me how you’d wanna go, your wishes for once you’ve died
(I never questioned why)
I never questioned that a kid would have such thoughts
We talked about how you’ll burn
We talked about how I’ll rot
When hurtful words were left unspoken
So that hearts could remain unbroken
Now we long for just one final breath of peace
Though our lungs are strained and choking
Through the grief stricken panic breaths full of smoke our lungs are still choking
And the knock wouldn’t bring you to the door
You were lying there on your floor
And your hands could write no more.
(The final words that you spoke forever haunting)
We didn’t think that it would end like this
Linoleum becomes the tomb in a puddle of piss
I never wanted those I love to see me like this
My face will weather and age
And it’ll fade to grey
But yours will stay the same
Yeah yours will stay the same
My life will fade out into the Grey
But you’ll remain unchanged
Yeah you’ll remain unchanged
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So we laugh because it hurts too much to cry
You never wanted anything but tears of joy
In your loved ones eyes
The hardest part is forgetting those you used to know
Sometimes the things we hold onto closest
We must let go
Woah woah oh woah
When it ends, we’ll begin again
With the strength to move the mountain
(the night brings the end, the sun will rise again)
Woah woah oh woah
When this world has torn your hope apart
Douse the rag and light up the dark.
And nobody can know
What this life will bring
If tomorrow brings an end to everything.
Oh god
(Joe)
Yeah its not easy to walk
When my fears run close.
The doom inside my head is deafening
but its a lie...
Cause when I knew you, you brought peace,
You showed me how to fucking breathe.
I want to know where you are
and if you're watching me,
I hope to god you are...
You were the flower that could grow even in any unlit room,
Now you’re forever a phantom limb on our family tree, never given your chance to bloom.
Every sight in life we wish you could see,
now we long to see the man you’ll never get to be.
I thought my kids would call you uncle
I thought we’d have more time
Oh why?
You were the best at holding us all together,
And when you left we tried so hard not to break
But I felt myself falling to pieces,
when they asked me if I would speak at your wake.
I’ve blamed myself for the death of my best friend
And not a single thing that’s said can make this broken heart mend.
No one in this world should have to cope with this
The pain of losing someone whom life chose to dismiss
I know we all must end, and we will carry on.
And take that final bow as the violin continues on…
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RISE AND STRIKE Modesto, California
Northern California Hardcore
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