i’ve hoped for change
and it gets better everyday
i’ve hoped for change
but still i feel the same
there’s something wrong
cause everybody knows
that we can do this on our own

and we got everybody singing
whoa
and we got everybody singing
whoa

we’re doing fine
and it gets better every time
we’re doing fine
but i’ll let you decide
there’s something wrong
cause everybody knows
that we can do this on our own

and i’ll confess
that i can be a little selfish
yeah i’ll admit
i don’t want you to help me through this
i don’t want to start over again.

i’m at the end of my ribbon again
for those who own to apathy.
you had the perfect opportunity
but plead the fifth and walked away.

say something
make us proud, cast the first stone
say anything, anything at all

make a move.
make a move.

for every one thing we’re ignorant of
a thousand more things beat the maze
you saw the apple hanging on a tree
but missed the orchard in your gaze

make a move [hands on the eyes
are the engines of demise]
make a move

we cost ourself for who all we call a friend
who you acquaint is who you are
the darkest hours are when we’ll choose a side
so make your pick and take a fall

say something.
say anything at all.

i tasted fire, i’m ready to come alive
i can’t just shut it up, and fake that i’m alright
i’m ready now, i’m not waiting for the afterlife
i’ll let it burn, the way the sunlight burns my skin
the way i feel inside, the way the day begins
i’m ready now, i’m not waiting for the other side
i’m ready now, i’m ready now

cause everyday
the world is made
a chance to change
but i feel the same
and i wonder why
would i wait till i die
to come alive
i’m ready now,
i’m not waiting for the afterlife

yeah
i still believe we can live forever
you and i, we begin forever now
forever now
forever, i still believe in us together
you and i, we’re here together, now
forever now, forever now
or never now

everyday, a choice is made
everyday, i chose my fate
and i wonder why
would i wait till i die
to come alive, to come alive
everyday, everyday
everyday, i still feel the same
and i wonder why
would i wait till i die
to come alive
i’m ready now
i’m not waiting for the afterlife
i’m ready now
i’m ready now
i’m ready now
i’m ready
i’m ready now
i’m not waiting for the afterlife

on nights like tonight when no one’s around
i put on the record, the record i found
when i was a kid, and the world was a town
and heartbreaker weren’t nothing painful

carry me mother mary i’m faithless
like sister theresa, canonized, faceless
the press release leaves the plagiarist nameless
and all is forgiven

on nights like tonight
when no one’s around
i sit in the dark on my hands on the ground
and i smile like the devil smiles
unseen but proud
truth be told, i don’t know
who’s at the helm
just sit tight
and i’ll make my way to you
and i’ll make my way to you

if i’m not on time
remember that i tried

carry me mother mary i’m faithless
like needles in haystacks
that we just replace
it’s all the same monster that nobody faces
where all is forgiven

on nights like tonight
when no one’s around
i turn off the lights and i
float off the ground
and i smile like i used to
when you were around
but truth be told i don’t know
who’s at the helm
just sit tight
i’ll make my way to you
i’ll find a way to get to you

i don’t know
who’s at the helm
just sit tight
and i’ll find a way
to get to you

electric nerves communicate with tiny explosions through our brains
who is this energy that never left or came?
give rise to passion, the only glory of this human story.
i give my heart and soul to the one

we spend all of our lives
going out of our minds
looking back to our birth
forward to our demise
even scientists say
everything is just light
not created, destroyed
but eternally bright

i wanna be there for you
someone you can come to
runs deeper than my bones
i wanna be there for you

swirling shades of blue
slow dancing in your eyes
the sun kisses the earth
and i hush my urge to cry