BETRAYING THE MARTYRS LYRICS

1. Lost For Words

Write my name in blood
Let it scar your lungs as it rolls off your tongue
Write my name in blood when all freedom is gone
Write my name in blood
Spell it out for all to see

Now listen
The moment that the pen hurts more than the gun is the moment that I lost my mind
Losing faith in humanity and faith in equality
It's time to shine light on these blackened times

Speak my name
Suffocating in this world I'm lost for words and I can't breathe
I'm lost for words
Scream my name
I'm suffocating
I can't breathe and I can’t speak
We are lost for words

I'm lost for words

Locked up and shot down for speaking our minds
Paying the price to live but living to die

You put your hand over my mouth
I put my pen to this paper
Now I'm a murderer for speaking my mind?
We've been censored at mouth shot down dead for speaking out
Who knew that free speech was a crime?

Speak my name
Suffocating in this world I'm lost for words and I can't breathe
I'm lost for words
Scream my name
I'm suffocating
I can't breathe and I can’t speak
We are lost for words

I’m lost for words

You can replace my tongue with the barrel of a gun
But you won't shut me up
Burn my name into the earth as I dance on the lips of the world

2. Take Me Back

Take me back to when I still felt young
Take me back to when this all begun

No I never ever understood and I never ever even tried
I've always felt so far from all that shit
Always been blinded by my precious pride
Crawling, falling

On my hands and knees at the feet of the death gods
Never thought it would be me to trip and fall – never felt like I was falling at all
Never thought it would happen to me – never thought this would happen to me
Until I ate the floor at the rock bottom looked up to see them laughing
At the scratches that I'd left on the wall

Take me back to when I still felt young
When I still had light in my eyes and a sweetness on my tongue
Take me back to when this all begun
When the fire still burned in my eyes, before it all went wrong

I never knew
Never thought this would ever be me – but then I pulled my head out the sand
Never thought I would ever be free – saw in the mirror an excuse of a man
Never thought this would ever be me – accepted help and accepted myself
Never thought I would ever be free
Put my feet on the ground and took my heart off the shelf

I needed help
Running circles in my mind
Tossing and turning in my bed
I've lost my fucking hair and I'm losing my head

Take me back to when I still felt young
When I still had light in my eyes and a sweetness on my tongue
Take me back to when this all begun
When the fire still burned in my eyes, before it all went wrong

Crawling, falling
Just when I thought my life had fallen through the cracks
I saw the light, now I'm alive
No longer screaming

Take me back to before this all went wrong
See the fire in my eyes – a reflection of the sun
Now I'm back before this all went wrong
See the fire in my eyes – a reflection of the sun

3. The Great Disillusion

How could I have been so fucking blind?!

Look out, look out, look by your side - sometimes the devil wears a pretty disguise
So reach out, cry out, open my eyes - show me my future before I kiss it goodbye

[Chorus:]
And you told me we could fly (so I hold on)
And once again, once again I leave it all behind
You told me we could swim (so I climbed so high)
Up to a mountain for you, I closed my eyes, and I took the dive

How can I make up for all this lost time?!

The scent of home sweet home now bears the bitterest smell
And the land I was meant to love feels like a short stay in hell, feels like a short stay in hell
It’s time to let go

[Chorus:]
You told me we could fly (so I hold on)
And once again, once again I leave it all behind
You told me we could swim (so I climbed so high)
Up to a mountain for you, I closed my eyes, and I took the dive

How can I make up for all this fucking lost time?
That I’ll never ever get back 25 to life
I thank you for, thanks for wasting my time, time I’ll never ever, ever ever get back!

How could I have been so fucking blind?!

[Chorus:]
You told me we could fly (so I hold on)
And once again, once again I leave it all behind
You told me we could swim (so I climbed so high)
Up to a mountain for you, I closed my eyes, and I took the dive

…and I took the dive

[Chorus:]
You told me we could fly (so I hold on)
And once again, once again I leave it all behind
You told me we could swim (so I climbed so high)
Up to a mountain for you, I closed my eyes

I been so fucking blind!

4. Dying to Live

I hear a voice that calls my name over the hills – drives me insane
The world is yours to see, so come discover me

There are people amongst us who are dying inside
Gliding with a smile without reason to stay alive
Without reason to stay alive

Now searching for death – that they've already found
They're all dying to live, but just not knowing how
Suited up, walking to their own deathbeds
Seas of empty souls, seas of hanging heads
I wish I could wake them up

I hear a voice that calls my name over the hills – drives me insane
The world is yours to see, so come discover me

They are others who need to feel this hole inside
Searching for a purpose and reason to stay alive
Just one reason to stay alive

I feel pain in my heart
I wish I could wake them up

Please wake up

I hear a voice that calls my name over the hills – drives me insane
The world is yours to see, so come discover me

It hurts to watch them bleed
As they drain themselves for what they don't need

Murder
Mother

Happiness is not found on your doorstep
Prosperity don't live down the street
You weren't born with coordinates on your face
Nor with ten ton weights on your feet

5. The Resilient

An assembly of atoms so tight, spectrum of colours so bright
We break the limits, we've felt the ground
Now we touch the sky
Unbreakable – an assembly of atoms so tight
Unbreakable – trembling energy, with fire and light

You may bend us, but will not break us
Resistant – persistent
You cannot end us, you will not take us
We are the resilient

They try to break us down, but we stand strong
We take the fall, we take the impact
They'll never break us down, now we stand strong
Absorb the force, we bounce right back

War

We were built for destruction, the facts don't lie
We were built for destruction
Drop us from the highest heights just to watch us fall
Climbing 'til the day we die
If we fall down we bounce right back again
We were built for destruction, the facts don't lie
We were built for destruction

They try to break us down, but we stand strong
We take the fall, we take the impact
They'll never break us down, now we stand strong
Absorb the force, we bounce right back

We were built for destruction

They try to break us down, but we stand strong
They'll never break us down, now we stand strong

They try to break us down, but we stand strong
We take the fall, we take the impact
They'll never break us down, now we stand strong
Absorb the force, we bounce right back

6. Unregistered

For the unspoken, those without a name, living as links in a broken chain, we all die but some
Will go forgotten, and we're all to blame
Colours in a black and white system, fighting for the right to exist, just numbers with a price
On their heads, living on society's blacklist

Block out the sun, sweep the dirt under the rug, throwing shadows burning bridges between us

There's a fire in the earth that we need to cross
But they're burning down the bridges between us
Lock your fingers with mine, let our hearts beat in time
Build bridges within us

Colours in a white system, ticks just shy of the box
Falling short of criteria, and left to rot on the rocks
You only listen when money's involved
Bottom feeder
Who the fuck are you? To put a life in your dirty hands
Dirty bastards! What?!

Block out the sun, sweep the dirt under the rug, throwing shadows burning bridges between us

There's a fire in the earth that we need to cross
But they're burning down the bridges between us
Lock your fingers with mine, let our hearts beat in time
Build bridges within us

You're a thief I can see it in your eyes, you're the vultures that circle the skies
With a pocket full of money and a mouth full of shit, your hands are full of dirt and our
People's blood drips. Could you look them in their eyes? Measure their worth?
It's you, the fucking parasite of this earth!
You're just an animal
Insects!
Pest control!

For the unspoken, those without a name, living as links in a broken chain, we all die but some
Will go forgotten, and we're all to blame
Colours in a black and white system, fighting for the right to exist, just numbers with a price
On their heads, living on society's blacklist

There's a fire in the earth that we need to cross
But they're burning down the bridges between us
Lock your fingers with mine, let our hearts beat in time
Build bridges within us

7. Won't Back Down

Push right back against the weight of this world
No kneeling down, no bending backwards
Only standing to fight
Been told we're wrong for way too long
The storm is coming but we're strong enough to hold on

Should we feel scared by all of this
Or feel prtoected, not neglected and cold
Should we be sitting with our mouths shut
Or be screaming as we stand up

Won't back down
We won't back down
We stay united as one and forever
No we won't back down
We won't back down
You ain't so clever when we stand together

You'll fall into the landfill
No one left to throw the rope
You'll be burning in the flames of your selfish hatred
As the innocent burn

Won't be scared by any of this
We're united and our tower stands tall
Won't be sitting with our mouths shut
Hear us screaming as we stand up singing

Won't back down
We won't back down
We stay united as one and forever
No we won't back down
We won't back down
You ain't so clever when we stand together

The world sings loud by our side
We stand taller than ever now
The colours that make us who we are
No one can wash them away

United as a force holding hands with no remorse
As our hearts grow stronger we'll be victims no longer
Have your voice heard
Stand up tall, spit fire on their empire
Hear us scream these words

Won't back down
We won't back down
We stay united as one and forever
No we won't back down
We won't back down
You ain't so clever when we stand together

8. (Dis)Connected

I can't hear you when you speak with your fingers and thumbs
You're dying to show us just how fake you have become
So let me ask you kid, are you feeling alive?
This is the end so come with me
Come with me – let's pretend

We've bred a bent-backed race bent on hiding the truth
Degenerated, separated, brain-dead youth
So let me ask you – who are you – do you feel alive
Tell me do you feel alive

We've never been so connected – never felt so alone
So many friends yet we stand on our own
Never felt so neglected
How can we speak at all with our mouths sewn shut?

We are the walking fucking dead

Let's look at life through real eyes
Let's look at what we've become
Brain-dead army of robotical sons
Now a brain-dead army of robotic sons

Are you worthless – are you dead or alive?
Put it online, let the numbers decide
Your heart beats – you're walking
Talking and breathing
But you're dead inside

So let me ask you again, are you feeling alive?
Generation of the walking dead
Dead inside

I can't hear you when you speak with your fingers and thumbs
You're dying to show us just how fake you have become
Do you feel alive?

We've never been so connected – never felt so alone
So many friends yet we stand on our own
Never felt so neglected
How can we speak at all with our mouths sewn shut?

We have all become a brain-dead army of robotical sons

9. Behind the Glass

Behind the glass
Hiding from our transparent pasts
It's time to shatter this pane

It's time to walk together
Greedy
Selfish human nature
Killing our brothers
We're fucking killing ourselves
Our burning brothers
How can you live with yourselves?

If we can't see them, they can't see us
If we don't save them, then who will save us?

We all know that blood is on the horizon
The sun burns red tonight
We all crawl, we duck and hide
From the blood and the lies
Time to shatter this glass

We're all covered from the flames of this world
But we're buried in smoke
Choke

Keep your fucking hands over your eyes and your ears
Just know that nothing disappears

Killing our brothers
We're fucking killing ourselves
Our burning brothers
How can you live with yourselves?

If we can't see them, they can't see us
If we don't save them, then who will save us?

We all know that blood is on the horizon
The sun burns red tonight
We all crawl, we duck and hide
From the blood and the lies
Time to shatter this glass

We're all covered from the flames of this world
But we're buried in smoke
Choke

10. Waste My Time

What do you love? What are you fighting for?
What makes you stand out?
Be a wolf in a pack and not a sheep dressed in black
Step up out of the comfort zone before your time runs out
Better open your mouth and let the world know you're ready
So buckle up
'Cause shit's about to go down

Full speed ahead – no chance – you ain't stopping me
Full speed ahead – just watch – I'll get where I want to be

Your life is slowly leaking out through the cracks
I won't be left to die by the sides of the deaf and blind
I won't be another waste of space
So please don't waste my time

You're going nowhere
So point your finger in another direction
I'm going one way
Straight to my goals
Straight for the action

You're going nowhere

You're going nowhere fast
So get the fuck off my back with all your questions
You're a waste of space
Your body's a deadweight
Won't be me stuck at the gates

Full speed ahead – no chance – you ain't stopping me
Full speed ahead – just watch – I'll get where I want to be

Your life is slowly leaking out through the cracks
I won't be left to die by the sides of the deaf and blind
I won't be another waste of space
So please don't waste my time

Don't waste my time!

11. Ghost

Your silhouette is fading from this portrait
Your branch has fallen from the family tree
So I wish you the loneliest of funerals
I'll hace mt back turned
Since you turned your back on me

Burn

It's time for me to lay this out for all to see
To lift the blinds you hide behind
Strip your body of your disguise
It's your turn to bleed
Like a pig hanging from your feet
I've heard your lies
You've seen me cry
I'll move on and you'll be left behind

You'll always be a ghost to me
I swear we'll be even one day
You'll be nothing but a ghost to me
Won't see no pain in my eyes
To me you're dead inside
Now I see you'll never mean anything to me
I've got just one thing to say
I swear we'll be even one day

I'm cutting the chord
Pulling the leeches from my skin
I'm wiping myself of all the shit you left me in
When you're hanging from my heels
When you're running out of breath
I'll kick your fucking fingers
And watch you falling to your death

Bloodsucker

You'll always be a ghost to me
I swear we'll be even one day
You'll be nothing but a ghost to me
Won't see no pain in my eyes
To me you're dead inside
Now I see you'll never mean anything to me
I've got just one thing to say
I swear we'll be even one day

12. Wide Awake

Go harder

Can't stop, won't stop

We have felt the coldness
Felt the aches deep down in our bones
The highest wall couldn't hold us
Time to let them all know

We go harder, ain't no stopping us now
Forever grinding, burning wheels to the ground

We have had our souls laid out on the line
Been at the bottom now we climb, 'cause it's our time
It's not over yet as long as blood is in our veins
It's not over yet

The road will never end
We chase the sun, so it never sets
Neither one of us is getting younger
So we ride it out, never felt any stronger

Forty days, forty nights for the good and the grey
This is what we live for, what we live for
Won't eat, can't sleep, we live our dreams wide awake
And hope it never ends
We chase the sun
This is what we live for, what we live for
Forty days, forty nights we live our dreams wide awake

We go harder

Can't stop, won't stop
Can't stop, won't stop

We've had our souls laid out on the line
Been at the bottom now we climb, 'cause it's our time
It's not over yet as long as blood is in our veins
It's not over yet, no it's not over yet

I do this to lose my mind
I do this to lose my mind
Like I do this to lose my mind
And leave my dark past behind

Forty days, forty nights for the good and the grey
This is what we live for, what we live for
Won't eat, can't sleep, we live our dreams wide awake
And hope it never ends
We chase the sun
This is what we live for, what we live for
Forty days, forty nights we live our dreams wide awake

We go harder

Can't stop, won't stop
Can't stop, won't stop







BETRAYING THE MARTYRS LYRICS