THE ONGOING CONCEPT LYRICS

1. Handmade

[Tree chopping sounds]

2. Amends

You wanna make amends with me?
Well I’ve got news for you.
I gave you a chance to make it all right, you turned it around,
you’re never gonna be my lover.
I still hear you knocking, but you’re dead to me.
Wanna make amends with me?
I should have saw this coming.

You’re just a ghost.

There’s a ghost and it’s trying to take my head.
Let it speak, and I’ll drown in deception.
But these word’s, they sound promising to the unsuspecting.
I should have saw this coming.
That ghost is just a fact of fiction.

All I have is what you want and spend me without a thought for tomorrow.
You take it all from me and you will never give it back, but you still...

You seek me out, but I see the greed behind your mask.
You call my name, but your words, they’ve turned to poison.

You wanna make amends with me?
Well I’ve got news for you.
I gave you a chance to make it all right, you turned it around,
you’re never gonna be my lover.
I still hear you knocking, but you’re dead to me.
Wanna make amends with me?
I should have saw this coming.

You take my life and all I have in it.
You leave me dead without a thought of sorrow.
I hear your voice and it leaves me vacant.
But it seems I can’t escape it.

You’re just a ghost in my head.
You’re just a dead man.
You’re just a soul in the grave.
You’re dead to me.

You will never be, you’re never gonna be my lover.
You’ll never be my lover ‘cause you’re just a ghost.

You wanna make amends with me?
Well I’ve got news for you.
I gave you a chance to make it all right, you turned it around,
you’re never gonna be my lover.
I still hear you knocking, but you’re dead to me.
Wanna make amends with me?
I should have saw this coming.

You’re just a ghost in my head.
You’re just a dead man.
You’re just a soul in the grave.
So just be silent.

3. Feel

When I saw your face for the very first time,
well I thought I could do anything I wanted to do.
I was wrong.

You make me feel like I am worth nothing.
Don’t you know? I feel like hell and that ain’t right.
You make me feel like I am worth nothing.
But you’re my inspiration.

Glorify the opposition.
I just want your satisfaction.

I’ll never stop 'till you’re satisfied.

Look in my eye.
What do you see? What do you want to see?
Am I worth nothing?
I feel like hell and that ain’t right.

You make me feel like I am worth nothing.
Don’t you know? I feel like hell and that ain’t right.
You make me feel like I am worth nothing.
But you’re my inspiration.

Glorify the opposition.
I just want your satisfaction.

I’ll never stop 'till you’re satisfied.
I want your satisfaction.
Cause you’re my inspiration.
I just want your satisfaction.

4. Trophy

You’ve created disaster
by giving power to those who don’t deserve it.
We are a union.
No one is left behind.

No one’s left behind.
We’re cultivating a world of achievement without discrimination.
No one’s left behind.
These are your children. What are you teaching them?

I’m so young, but I’m already jaded.
Exasperated at this perspective.
Getting by with breathing because hard work is meaningless.

Society has made integrity a thing of the past.
We’re all decorated without a thought and without a reason.
Society has made sincerity a deed for the crass.
We can’t state your imperfections. You must be infallible.

What are you teaching them?

Where’s the competition? No one’s gonna hold you down.
You’ve got the world in your palm but you’re still so naive.

How is this? I’m surrounded by incompetence.
It’s just your disposition, speak without fear.
Here it is. Let me be explicit. You don’t wanna miss it.
I’m sick of your arrogance. I’m sick of it.

At what point does the curtain come up and the real world show its face?
You hide behind a wall of diplomacy. You’ve never felt the sting of judgement.

Where’s the competition? No one’s gonna hold you down.
You’ve got the world in your palm but you’re still so naive.

There’s no competition. No one’s gonna hold you down.
You’ve got the world in your palm but you’re still so naive.

No one’s left behind.
You’re cultivating a world of achievement without discrimination.
No one’s left behind.
These are your children. What are you teaching them?

You’ve created disaster.

5. Prisoner

Baby don’t you wanna hear what I have to say?
They’ve told you not to be like me, that I’m just a useless fool.
But baby it’s hard to see when everything you’ve heard is smoke and mirrors.
And it’s time you lift that veil from your eyes and see where this lie will lead.

Don’t swallow that lie. Spit it back up and sing this with me.
One. Two. Ready.

Give it up all you liars and thieves.
Give it up, you’re killing passion with greed.
We’re all just prisoners.

Maybe I’m just enraged because I played the game for thirteen years,
and they say I have to follow through or stay irresolute.
Yet I watch them rob the youth and swear to them that it’s a necessity.
To turn boy into a man, this has to be the only way.

It’s the only way. And they say, “Join or die.” Fund that lie.
How do I put this lightly?

Give it up for all you liars and thieves.
Give it up, you’re killing passion with greed.
We’re all just prisoners.

I won’t be a victim.
I’ll work for distinction not a printed page.
I won’t be a victim.
I just can’t take it anymore, how you

Prey on the minds of the young and defenseless.
Watch as they fall for the lies and deception.
If you hear a lie for long enough and loud enough,
it won’t be long until you believe it.

It’s just a matter of time.
And you better watch your back because you’ve made an enemy.
I’m your enemy.

Give it up for you liars and thieves.
Give it up, you’re killing passion with greed.
We’re all just prisoners.
I’m not your prisoner.

6. Melody

Melody, come back to me.

I am writing a love song.
And I need words of wisdom.
You are my princess, and I need you more then the prince who’s standing outside your castle door.

You got the keys to the kingdom.
But you pulled a prank, took those keys, and threw them all away.
You locked me out just to see what I’d do to get you back.

Melody, come back to me.
I need words of wisdom.

You’re a dream I always want to wake up to.
You’re a fairytale.
But the evil queen she won’t be very happy
‘cause I’ll climb that tower to get you back.

Melody, come back to me.
I had your warmth, but you decided to leave.
I need words of wisdom.
Melody, come back to me.
It was all just a dream.
I’ll do anything to get you back.

Come back to me.
Don’t turn your back on me.

Melody, come back to me.
I need words of wisdom
Melody, come back to me.
I’ll do anything to get you back.

7. Unwanted

I’ve been sick. I’ve been heart-broke. I’ve been lost. I’ve been dead.
I’ve been so many things that I never want to say.

Intentions falling to the ground from your petulance.
I can’t think straight anymore.
Your rejection leaves me paralyzed.
How long can I keep doing this for?

A new frame of mind is all I want back.

I wanna fall in love and I wanna fall in love with you.
You’re everything I've wanted.

That’s it. I’m sick of it all. I can’t keep my mouth shut anymore.
I’m not your pawn. I’ll break your vice. I won’t idolize the unwanting.

Lead me on. You’re all take without any give. Get out of my head.
Lead me on. Get out.
Lead me on. Get out of my head.

And you say,
“I wanna fall in love and I wanna fall in love with you.
You’re everything I’ve wanted.”

But I’ll never fall in love even if I have to die alone.
I’ll never fall in love and I’ll never fall in love with you.
Now you’re the one unwanted.

Can we start from the beginning?
Can we start from the start?
But I can’t forget the double-meaning.
How you shattered my heart.

8. Soul

Hey there son, you wanna be a star?
Hey there boy, you better have a plan.
You better think of something ‘cause you’re not good enough on your own.

I’m a wanted man ‘cause I sold my soul to the devil.
I’m an outlaw now, but I bought what I wanted.

I sold my soul to the devil.

I am a legend. Idolized and feared, I’m a ghost of a man.
I’ve been damned to hell, and there’s no way to tell if I’m ever coming back.

Now I’ll be remembered.
I’ll take it to my grave, what I thought up when I went down to Georgia.
I thought it up when I went down to Georgia.
And I just hear my mother’s words, and she said,

"You better think of something, ‘cause you’re not good enough on your own."

I’m a common man, I just sold my lie to the people.
They won't forget me now, ‘cause they bought what I wanted.

I sold my soul to the devil.

I took a stroll to the crossroads.
And I met the devil there.
And he said, “Boy, do you have a plan? It'll only cost you your soul."
And I said, "Oh, I don't wanna be forgotten. So let ‘em know
I sold my soul to the devil. I sold it.”

9. Survivor

Survivor, you made it out a liar.
What does it take to cross the finish line?

I am better than this.
But I can't put it to rest. I must invest, I do confess.
So I say "I will betray. It's the only way,"
’Till I make it through the fire. Now I'm a liar.

One lie at a time, and watch morality dull and redefine.
It's not all black and white.
One lie at a time, ignore the voice inside and how you'll be just fine.
That voice is just delusion.

No, is it nothing?
Is it a means to an end?
I watch them reign with those silver tongues.
So how long 'till we fight fire with fire?

Survivor, you made it out a liar.
What does it take to cross the finish line?
Survivor, you made it out a liar.
Drown or deceive. It’s become a disease.

We’ve made it this far.
So what’s the use in turning around?
Watch it. You watch it. Watch where you point your fingers.
'Cause the blame it never ends in this twisted paradise.

It’s our vice.
It’s our lives, and there’s no escape.

Survivor, you made it out a liar.
What does it take to cross the finish line?
Survivor, you made it out a liar.
Drown or deceive. It’s become a disease.
And we’re all just suffering
You hide behind your false innocence.
Maybe, just maybe, you’re the disease.

It’s become a disease.

I’m just a pharisee, but you're standing here next to me.
We’ve drawn a line in the sand, yet you judge where I stand?

One lie at a time, and watch morality dull and redefine.
It's not all black and white.
One lie at a time, ignore the voice inside and how you'll be just fine.
That voice is just delusion.

10. Falling

I don’t have words, but a million thoughts and I don’t know how to exchange them.
I guess that’s where I went wrong.
I wish I could go back to the days when it used to make sense.
But God, that’s not gonna happen. I've got to take one day at a time.

You speak to me, I know. But I keep saying no.

I’m old, and I’m tired, and I don’t know if I can make it much longer.
She was taken from me for a reason, but I don’t know why.
I’m so sick of everybody telling me that it’s all okay everyday.
“You gotta pick yourself back up and get on with your life."

You speak to me, I know. But I keep saying no.

She was the love of my life.
We grew old together.
But you left her, knowing that I'll never see her on the other side.

Falling for a second there, but I caught you.

Falling for a second there.
You speak to me, I know.
Falling for a second there.
But I keep saying no. I’m saying no.







THE ONGOING CONCEPT LYRICS