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[IT'S BELIEF]

what made me believe?
whatever wrong
whatever done
whatever love
whatever lies
when i looked into your eyes
what made me believe?

what made me believe?
whatever wait
whatever fake
whatever love
whatever tryst
when you rested on my chest
what made me believe?

what made me believe?
whatever game
whatever drain
whatever love
whatever true
when i heard the words from you
what made me believe?



[ANGER vs. LOVE]

here comes the anger
here comes the love
a heart used as mortar
in a useless wall
it's hard to swallow
with a cut out tongue
here comes the anger
here comes the love
here it comes

with white sleeves
tied behind my back
leave me with nothing
i want nothing
i want  all  you have

a hardened face
beneath softened eyes
unwanted darkness
begins to prey
it preys
on your pretty light

here comes the anger
here comes the love
a heart used as mortar
in a useless wall
it's hard to swallow
with a cut out tongue
here comes the anger
here comes the love
here it comes

surrounded by masses
lost on a clue
i burn inside
by this replacement
forced to them by you

a release of feeling
a banner raised
this weary sweetness
quickly bends
now a fiery blaze

here comes the anger
here comes the love
a heart used as mortar
in a useless wall
it's hard to swallow
with a cut out tongue
here comes the anger
here comes the love
here it comes








[EVERYTHING]

they say everything is changing
all i can tell is you're not here
so everything must be changing
'cause you're everything in my world

and i'm tired of waking up without you there
it's tired, this pretending we don't care
and i'm tired of calling this a life whenever you're not here

they say everything is changing
except the truth, can't you see?
i'll go poor, go cold, go hungry
as long as your love is with me

and i'm tired of waking up without you there
it's tired, this pretending we don't care
and i'm tired of calling this a life whenever you're not here

they say everything is changing
it's a train that can't be stopped
leave these things, grab your heart, take my hand
and we will just jump off

and i'm tired of waking up without you there
it's tired, this pretending we don't care
and i'm tired of calling this a life whenever you're not here


[PLEASE, GOD...]

hey, God...
it's time for us to labor the facts
but first there's a favor I must ask
i'll pay whatever costly price
to let me be the sacrifice

just put a smile upon her face
one that will last her all her days
you know i want her love somehow
but it's not the important thing right now

hey, God...
whatever i'm required to face
to clear her skies and give her grace
just do with me what you need
to clear her mind, put her at ease

just put a smile upon her face
one that will last her all her days
you know i want her love somehow
but it's not the important thing right now

hey, God...
as humble as i can, i pray
just take me now, take me away
send all the weight of this with me
and balance her with thoughts of peace

just put that smile back on her face
the one that brightens all the days
you know i'll love her more somehow
she's the most important thing right now

please, God... i pray.


[WHAT DO I KNOW?]

what do you know? what do i know?
it  happened again, so quick to alone
yet can you afford to let this one go?
is freedom free if it costs a home?

what do you own? what do I own?
nothing but flesh, nothing but bone
fed the rest to the past to play part in the show
will our love ever be more than lyrics and prose?

yes, my love
i wrote this for you
as i sink deeper in an ocean of blue
sing it to me and i'll hear it as you
your frantic swimming is drowning you too

i know we share this.

forgive me...




[HARDEST CHOICE]

i go to bed to try to get some sleep
heart is heavy and my mind is weak
roll to the impression that your body made
so it won't be empty when I awake
in the night

it's out of my hands now
take it out of my hands now
i just can't make the world we hoped for
the world will be the way the world unfolds

stare off blankly try to count the days
just a few since I last touched your face
feels like a lifetime has come and gone
show equal favor for the moon and sun
when they arrive

it's out of my hands now
take it out of my hands now
i just can't make the world we hoped for
the world will be the way the world unfolds

i just can't make us what we hoped for
the world will be the way the world unfolds

follow my heart got to go on faith
if it's you then it will be someday
but when it's wrong it just won't stay on course
letting go is the hardest choice
to make it right

it's out of my hands now
take it out of my hands now
i just can't make the world we hoped for
the world will be the way the world unfolds


all lyrics by J. Scott Slagle © 2010 J. Scott Slagle, All rights reserved