Waiting on the world to Change

me and all my friends
we're all misunderstood
they say we stand for nothing and
there's no way we ever could
now we see everything that's going wrong
with the world and those who lead it
we just feel like we don't have the means
to rise above and beat it

so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

it's hard to beat the system
when we're standing at a distance
so we keep waiting
waiting on the world to change
now if we had the power
to bring our neighbors home from war
they would have never missed a Christmas
no more ribbons on their door
and when you trust your television
what you get is what you got
cause when they own the information, oh
they can bend it all they want

that's why we're waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

it's not that we don't care,
we just know that the fight ain't fair
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

and we're still waiting
waiting on the world to change
we keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
one day our generation
is gonna rule the population
so we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

we keep on waiting
waiting on the world to change

Trust Myself

no im not the man i used to be lately
see you met me at an interesting time
and if my past is any sign of your future
you should be warned before i let you inside

hold on to whatever you find baby
hold on to whatever will get you through
hold on to whatever you find baby
i dont trust myself with lovin you

I will beg my way into your garden
then I'll break my way out when it rains
just to get back to the place where i started
so i can want you back all over again
I don't really understand

hold on to whatever you find baby
hold on to whatever will get you through
hold on to whatever you find baby
i dont trust myself with lovin you

Who do you love?
Girl I see through, through your love
Who do you love?
Me or the thought of me
Me or the thought of me

hold on to whatever you find baby
hold on to whatever will get you through
hold on to whatever you find baby
i dont trust myself with lovin you

hold on to whatever you find baby
hold on to whatever will get you through
hold on to whatever you find baby
i dont trust myself with lovin you
Oh I dont trust myslef with lovin you
i dont trust myself with lovin you
I dont trust myself with lovin you

Belief

Is there anyone who
Ever remembers
Changin their mind from
The paint on a sign
Is there anyone who
Really recalls
Ever break your rank at all
For something someone yelled
Real loud one time

Oh everyone believes
In how they think it oughta be
Oh everyone believes
And they’re not goin easily

Belief is a beautiful armor
That makes for the heaviest sword
Like punchin underwater
You never can hit who you’re trying for
Some need the exhibiton
Some have to know they tried
It’s the chemical weapon
For the war that’s ragin on inside

Oh everyone believes
From emptyness to everything
Oh everyone believes
And no ones goin quietly

We’re never gonna win the world
We’re never gonna stop the war
We’re never gonna beat this if belief
Is what we’re fightin for

We’re never gonna win the world
We’re never gonna stop the war
We’re never gonna beat this if belief
Is what we’re fightin for

Is there anyone
You can ever remember
Who ever surrendered
With their life on the line

We’re never gonna win the world
We’re never gonna stop the war
We’re never gonna beat this if belief
Is what we’re fightin for

We’re never gonna win the world
We’re never gonna stop the war
We’re never gonna beat this if belief
Is what we’re fightin for

What takes a hundred thousand
Children in the sand
Belief can, belief can

What puts the folded flag
Inside his mothers hand
Belief can, belief can

Gravity

Gravity, is working against me
And Gravity, wants to bring me down
Oh, Ive never known what makes this man
With all the love that this heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away

Whoa, Gravity is working against me
And Gravity, it wants to bring me down
Oh, twice as much aint twice as good
And cant sustain like one half could
Its wanting more that's gonna set me to my knees

Guitar solo

Twice as much aint twice as good
And cant sustain like one half could
Its wanting more that's gonna set me to my knees

Whoa Gravity, stay the hell away from me
And Gravity, has taken better man than me
Now how can that be
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is
Just keep me where the light is

The Heart of Life

I hate to see you cry
Lying there in that position
There's things you need to hear
so turn off your tears
and listen

Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it wont all go the way
it should
but the heart of life is good

You know it's nothin new
bad news never had good timing
then the circle of your friends
will defend the silver lining

Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it wont all go the way
it should
but the heart of life is good

Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
fear is a friend who is
misunderstood
but the heart of life is good
I know its good, i know its good
oh i know its good

oh i do i do i do

oh i know its good

Vultures

Some of us, We're hardly ever here
The rest of us, we're born to disappear
How do I stop myself from
being just a number
How do i hold my head
to keep from going under

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
to take me even higher
then i'll come through
Like I do
when the world keeps
testing me, testing me, testing me

How did they find me here
what do they want from me
All of these vultures hanging
right outside my door
I hear them whisperin
they're tryin to ride it out
They've never gone this long
without a kill before

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
to take me even higher
then i'll come through
Like I do
when the world keeps
testing me, testing me, testing me

(solo)
Wheels up
I got to leave this evening
Can't seem to keep these vultures
off of my trail
Powers is made, by power being taken
I keep on running
to protect(sometimes he says control) my situation

Down to the wire
I wanted water but
I'll walk through the fire
If this is what it takes
to take me even higher
then i'll come through
Like I do
when the world keeps
testing me, testing me, testing

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Whatcha gonna do about it
whatcha gonna do about it
whatcha gonna do about it

Slow dancing in a burning room

It's not a silly little moment
It's not the storm before the calm
This is the deep and dyin breath of
this love we've been workin on
Can't seem to hold you like I want to
so I can feel you in my arms
Nobody's gonna come and save you
we pulled to many false alarms

We're goin down
and you can see it too
We're goin down
and you know that we're doomed
my dear
we're slow dancing in a burnin room

I was the one you always dreamed of
you were the one i tried to draw
how dare you say it's nothin to me
baby, you're the only light I ever saw

I made the most of all the sadness
you'd be a bitch cuz you can
you try to hit me just hurt me
so you leave me feelin dirty cuz you can't understand

We're goin down
and you can see it too
We're goin down
and you know that we're doomed
my dear
we're slow dancing in a burnin room

Go cry about it why don't you
Go cry about it why don't you
Go cry about it why don't you
my dear, we're slow dancin in a burnin room
burnin room, burnin room
don't you think we oughta know by now
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we oughta know by now
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we oughta know by now
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow
don't you think we shoulda learned somehow

Stop this Train

No,im not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
try to keep an open mind, but
just cant sleep on this tonight

Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home
again
cant take the speed
it's movin in
I know i cant
but honestly wont someone
stop this train

Don't know how else to say it
dont wanna see my parents go
one generations length away from
findin life out on my own

Come on Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home
again
cant take the speed
it's movin in
I know i cant
but honestly wont someone
stop this train

so scared of gettin older
im only good at being young
so i play the numbers game
i find a way to say that
life has just begun

had a talk with my old man
said help me understand
he said turn 68
you'll renegotiate
dont stop this train
dont for a minute change the place youre in
dont think i couldnt ever understand
oh, i tried my hand
John , honestly
we'll never stop this train

Once in awhile
when it's good
it will feel like it should
and they're all
still around
and you're still safe and sound
and you don't miss a thing
til you cry as you're driving
away in the dark
singing

Stop this train
I wanna get off and go home
again
cant take the speed
it's movin in
I know that i cant
cuz now i see
I'll never stop this train
never gonna stop this train
never gonna stop this train

Bold as Love

Anger he smiles, towering in shiny metallic purple armour
Queen jealousy, envy waits behind him
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground

Blue are the life-giving waters taken for granted,
They quietly understand
Once happy turquoise armies lay opposite ready,
But wonder why the fight is on

But theyre all bold as love, yes, theyre all bold as love
Yeah, theyre all bold as love
Just ask the axis

My red is so confident that he flashes trophies of war and
Ribbons of euphoria
Orange is young, full of daring,
But very unsteady for the first go round
My yellow in this case is not so mellow
In fact Im trying to say its frigthened like me
And all these emotions of mine keep holding me from, eh,
Giving my life to a rainbow like you

But, Im eh , yeah, Im bold as love
Yeah, yeah
Well Im bold, bold as love
Im bold as love
Just ask the axis
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Dreaming with a broken heart

When you're dreamin with a broken heart
The wakin is the hardest part
you roll outta bed and down on your knees
and for a moment you can hardly breath

wonderin was she really here
is she standin in my room
no she's not, cuz she's gone
gone gone gone gone gone

When you're dreamin with a broken heart
The givin up is the hardest part
she takes you in with her cryin eyes
then all at once you have to say goodbye

wonderin could you stay my love
will you wake up by my side
no she can't, cuz she's gone
gone gone gone gone gone

Now do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my hand
do i have to fall asleep with roses in my, roses in my hand
baby would you get them if i did
no you wont, cuz your gone
gone gone gone gone gone

When you're dreamin with a broken heart
the wakin up is the hardest part

In Repair

Too many shadows in my room
too many hours in this midnight
too many corners in my mind
so much to do to set my heart right

Oh its taking to long
i could be wrong
i could be ready
Oh but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume, it's still unsteady
I am in repair
I am in repair
Stood on the corner for awhile
To wait for the wind to blow down on me
Hope that it takes with it my old ways
And brings a brand new life upon me
Oh its taking to long
i could be wrong
i could be ready
Oh but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume, it's still unsteady

I am in repair
I am in repair

Ohhhh

Now i'm walking in the park
all of the birds they dance below me
maybe when things turn green again
it will be good to say you know me

Oh its taking to long
i could be wrong
i could be ready
Oh but if I take my heart's advice
I should assume, it's still unready
never really ready
I'm never really ready
I'm in repair
Im not together
but im getting there

I'm in repair
Im not together
but im getting there

I'm in repair
Im not together
but im getting there

I'm in repair
Im not together
but im getting there

Another you

It's really over
you made your stand
you got me cryin
as was your plan

oh my lonliness is through
Im gonna find another you

you take your sweaters
you take your time
you might have your reasons
but you will never have my rhymes

I'm gonna sing my way away from blue
I'm gonna find another you

When I was your lover
No one else would do
If I'm foreced to find anohter
I hope she looks like you
and shes nicer too

So go on baby
make your little getaway
my pride will keep me company
and you jsut gave yours all away
oh, now im gonna dress myself fow two
one's for me one's for someone new
I'm gonna do some things you wouldnt let me do
I'm gonna find another you