American Bands

"Whatever it takes. 'Cause I love the adrenaline in my veins. I do whatever it takes. 'Cause I love how it feels when I break the chains."

"I was broken from a young age Taking my sulking to the masses Writing my poems for the few That look to me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me Singing from heartache from the pain Taking my message from the veins Speaking my lesson from the brain Seeing the beauty through the...Pain! You made me a, you made me a believer, believer. Pain! You break me down and build me up, believer, believer."

"Falling too fast to prepare for this, Tripping in the world could be dangerous. Everybody circling, it's vulturous, Negative, nepotist. Everybody waiting for the fall of man, Everybody praying for the end of times, Everybody hoping they could be the one, I was born to run, I was born for this."

"I've been around the world, And never in my wildest dreams Would I come running home to you. I've told a million lies, but Now I tell a single truth: There's you in everything I do."

"There's something about the way that you always see the pretty view Overlook the blooded mess, always lookin' effortless. And still you, still you want me I got no innocence, faith ain't no privilege I am a deck of cards, vice or a game of hearts And still you, still you want me."

"Do you feel the same when I'm away from you? Do you know the line that I'd walk for you? We could turn around and we could give it up, But we'll take what comes, take what comes. Oh, the storm is raging against us now. If you're afraid of falling, then don't look down. But we took the step, oh, we took the leap, And we'll take what comes, take what comes."

"Am I out of touch? Am I out of my place? When I keep sayin' that I'm lookin' for an empty space. Oh I'm wishin' you're here, but I'm wishin' you're gone."

"First comes a blessing of all that you've dreamed, But then comes the curses of diamonds and rings. Only at first did it have its appeal, But now you can't tell the false from the real."

"So you gotta fire up, you gotta let go. You'll never be loved till you’ve made your own. You gotta face up, you gotta get yours. You never know the top till you get too low."

"Just a young gun with a quick fuse, I was uptight, wanna let loose. I was dreaming of bigger things And wanna leave my old life behind. Not a yessir, not a follower, Fit the box, fit the mold. Have a seat in the foyer, take a number, I was lightning before the thunder."

"I know I took the path That you would never want for me. I know I let you down, didn't I? So many sleepless nights Where you were waiting up on me. Well I'm just a slave unto the night."

"'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey; I'm on top of the world, hey. Waiting for this for a while now, Paying my dues to the dirt.I've been waiting to smile, hey; Been holding it in for a while, hey. Take it with me if I can, Been dreaming of this since a child."

"Your time will come if you wait for it, if you wait for it. It's hard, believe me, I've tried, But I keep coming up short."

"Try to hear my voice. You can leave, it's your choice. Maybe if I fall asleep, I won't breathe right. Maybe if I leave tonight, I won't come back."

"They say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate. It's woven in my soul, I need to let you go. Your eyes, they shine so bright, I want to save their light. I can't escape this now, unless you show me how."

"I don't ever wanna let you down; I don't ever wanna leave this town. 'Cause after all, This city never sleeps at night.It's time to begin, isn't it? I get a little bit bigger, but then I'll admit I'm just the same as I was. Now don't you understand? That I'm never changing who I am."

"When the days are cold and the cards all fold And the saints we see are all made of gold. When your dreams all fail and the ones we hail Are the worst of all and the blood's run stale.I want to hide the truth, I want to shelter you, But with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide. No matter what we breed, we still are made of greed. This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come."

"When you feel my heat, look into my eyes. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide. Don't get too close, it's dark inside. It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide."

"I'm bleeding out. So if the last thing that I do Is bring you down, I'll bleed out for you. So I bare my skin And I count my sins, And I close my eyes, And I take it in."

"I'm waking up to ash and dust. I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust. I'm breathing in the chemicals.I'm breaking in, shaping up, Checking out on the prison bus. This is it, the apocalypse – whoa."

"I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones, Enough to make my systems blow. Welcome to the new age, to the new age. Welcome to the new age, to the new age.Whoa, whoa – I'm radioactive, radioactive."

"When the day has come That I’ve lost my way around And the seasons stop And hide beneath the ground, When the sky turns gray And everything is screaming, I will reach inside Just to find my heart is beating."

"In the morning light Let my roots take flight. Watch me fall above Like a vicious dove. They don't see me come. Who can blame them?"

"...it's hard to see clouds When you're 6 feet underground."

"'Cause I still see your face Getting lost in the crowd And I still hear the sound Of the pack when they howl."

"Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now. I been feeling it since 1966, now. Might be over now, but I feel it still."

"We could fight a war for peace. (Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now) Give in to that easy living. Goodbye to my hopes and dreams. Start flipping for my enemies. We could wait until the walls come down."

"Your love is an abyss for my heart to eclipse..."

"Got me thinkin’ ‘bout it All day long All day long Bangin’ my head against the wall All day long Bangin’ my head against the wall Dead and gone."

"Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain That is pouring like an avalanche, coming down the mountain"

"Then there was the ever-present football player rapist."

"Both how I'm livin' and my nose is large."

"All right! Stop whatcha doin' 'Cause I'm about to ruin The image and the style that ya used to. I look funny, But yo I'm makin' money, see. So yo world I hope you're ready for me. Now gather round, I'm the new fool in town And my sound's laid down by the Underground."

"My name is Humpty, pronounced with a Umpty. Yo ladies, oh how I like to hump thee. And all the rappers in the top ten--please allow me to bump thee. I'm steppin' tall, y'all. And just like Humpty Dumpty You're gonna fall when the stereos pump me."

"Hey yo fat girl, come here--are ya ticklish? Yeah, I called ya fat. Look at me, I'm skinny. It never stopped me from gettin' busy. I'm a freak. I like the girls with the boom. I once got busy in a bathroom."

"Put your hands all over me please talk to me, talk to me. Tell me everything, it's going to be alright. Put your hands all over me. Please walk with me, walk with me now. Love is a game you say, Play me and put me away."

"But baby there you go again, there you go again making me love you. Yeah I stopped using my head, using my head let it all go, Got you stuck on my body, on my body like a tattoo. And now I'm feeling stupid, feeling stupid crawling back to you. So I cross my heart, and I hope to die That I'll only stay with you one more night. And I know I've said it a million times, But I'll only stay with you one more night."

"I'm at a payphone trying to call home, All of my change I spent on you. Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong. Where are the plans we made for two? If happy ever after did exist I would still be holding you like this. All those fairytales are full of shit, One more fucking love song, I'll be sick."

"Wake you up In the middle of the night to say I will never walk away again. I'm never gonna leave this bed, oh."

"Stuck in her elevator, she take me to the sky, And I don't wanna go down, go down. She said I'll feel you later, go ahead and fantasize. She'll make me want her right now, right now."

"And when the daylight comes I'll have to go, But tonight I'm gonna hold you so close. Cause in the daylight we'll be on our own, But tonight I need to hold you so close."

"Now you've been bad, and it goes on and on and on 'Til you come home babe, 'til you come home. You taste best, the poison I've learned to love is gone. I'm all alone baby, I'm all alone."

"I still don't have the reason And you don't have the time. And it really makes me wonder If I ever gave a fuck about you.Give me something to believe in Cause I don't believe in you anymore, anymore. I wonder if it even makes a difference to try, (Yeah) so this is goodbye."

"Wake up call, Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed. Don't you care about me anymore? Don’t you care about me? I don't think so. Six foot tall, Came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead. He won't come around here anymore. Come around here? I don't think so."

"Every night you cry yourself to sleep Thinking: "Why does this happen to me? Why does every moment have to be so hard?" Hard to believe thatIt's not over tonight. Just give me one more chance to make it right. I may not make it through the night. I won't go home without you."

"Cause you keep me coming back for more And I feel a little better than I did before. If I never see your face again, I don't mind Cause we gone much further than I thought we'd get tonight."

"Tap on my window, knock on my door. I want to make you feel beautiful. I know I tend to get so insecure, It doesn't matter anymore.It's not always rainbows and butterflies, It's compromise that moves us along. My heart is full and my door's always open. You can come anytime you want."

"I've been the needle and the thread, Weaving figure eights and circles round your head. I try to laugh but cry instead, Patiently wait to hear the words you've never said."

"I'm sorry, I did not mean to hurt my little girl. It's beyond me, I cannot carry the weight of the heavy world."

"Sunday morning rain is falling, Steal some covers share some skin. Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable, You twist to fit the mold that I am in. But things just get so crazy, living life gets hard to do. And I would gladly hit the road, get up and go if I knew That someday it would bring me back to you, That someday it would bring me back to you."