1. WEIGHT OF THE WORLD

I black out in the room again
A busted lip and broken skin
I wake up in the bathroom
And dare not bother asking
Why the mirror's cracked and all I see
Are shards of glass inside of me
There's voices there to dare me
My father's here to scare me
And my mother, she sits beyond the door
She's curled up, crying, on the floor
Look at what her son's done

Chorus:

When the weight of all the world's gone wrong
Wrong again
Gone fucking wrong again

Well, liars they leave a guilty trail
Let me tell you, I've been lying for years
That must be why I'm standing in this space
Constantly, over and over, I'm
Disregarding that I have created these monsters
They're on both of my sides
So I wipe the blood from both of their eyes
From all four of their eyes
And while I wait for wounds to heal
I see you by the windowsill
Your heart's torn out a plastic spoon
When honesty lit up that room
So I stole the pillowcase to clean
This mess I made of someone's dream
Now you see what I've done!

Chorus:

When the weight of all the world's gone wrong again
Gone fucking wrong again

Yeah, this room is old and wise
And I fall onto the bed and wonder
"How did I get here?"
I was a little boy who would argue with a tree
Go ahead, thump his head!
He'll turn back to normal
Now why is that what I see?

Don't bother trusting me
Don't bother waiting
Don't bother changing things
That won't give in to changing
Just let me go away
I'm packed
Down, whenever
Let's go
Let's really, really go

2. SAY IT

It's all about esteem
It's all about dreams
It's all about making the best out of everything
You'll know when you're fine
Cause you'll talk like a mime
And you'll fall on your face
You get back up, man, you're doing fine
"Consider it a clown
A preachy preaching machine"
Is one of the sweetest things you would say about me
But I don't have the time
For your distorted esteem
Why are you toying with my mind?

Chorus:
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
Now you're messing with my pride
Woo!

You think you're smarter than me
Well everyone knows
You will never be smarter than me
That's how it goes
I gained forty pounds because of you
Was there an "S" on my chest?
Well I confess you were too much stress
I'd have a heart attack at best
So now I breathe it out, I breathe it out
And I spit it on the ground
Cause they lift me up, they lift me up
They lift me up when I'm feeling down
Well am I spinning out, spinning out?
Something we never talk about
It's called my mind

Chorus:

I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
Now you're messing with my pride

Well I'm sick of standing in your line
So now you'll have to take it
Take this to heart
I will never let you fuck me over
Stop talking down to me
Your war is old, your game is over
So here's my coldest shoulder

Chorus:

I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
I don't wanna hear you s-s-s-s-s-s-s-say it
Now you're messing with my pride
My pride
Oh, something we don't talk about!
Something we don't talk about
Come on, come on, come on, come on!

3. DIRT ROOM

I'm like a ghost
I'll be living in a dirt room
Waiting for the day to be close
Step to the window, when you're home
I'll be standing by your back door
Reaching for the knife in my coat
I'm gonna put it to your throat
You sweaty piggy, you're a bad man
What a fucking sad way to go
Your mother raised you as a joke
I shoulda wiped away a burden
Used the curtain in the kitchen to choke, yeah

Chorus:

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family's plate
You think you'll use me
I'm stronger than you
You take my money, but it's useless
When you see what I do to you
(Look what I do to you)

Oh god then you awoke
You started screaming through the duct tape
Don't ever think I'm letting you go
I'm busy digging you a hole
Now you'll be living in a dirt room
Breathing through the straw of your own
(C-c-c-come on)
I really think that this is fun for the money
I'll make you comfy
For the time wasted making you rich
I want to cover you in ants, bees, and honey
Then take a picture for the cover of our album

Chorus:

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family's plate
You think you'll use me
I'm stronger than you
You take my money, but it's useless
When you see what I do to you

And now I see you, oh
Cause your back's against the wall
And finally you're mine
You're mine

Chorus:

You think you own me
You should have known me
You took the future and the food off my family's plate
You think you'll use me
I'm stronger than you
You take my money, but it's useless
When you see what I do to you

I really think that this is fun for the money
I'll make you comfy
For the time wasted making you rich
I want to cover you in ants, bees and honey
Then take a picture for the cover of our album!

4. BEEN DOWN

I dreamt you seduced me
Just to walk away
I dreamt you inspired
Then rewired what I say
I dreamt you spread your bottom wings
And pulled me to the bed
But then I woke up feeling nauseous
You danced around my head

Chorus:

Tell me
How long, how long have I been down?
How long, how long have I been down?
How long, how long have I been down?
Down, down

I dreamt you burned my fingers
Yes, an automatic sting
I dreamt you called me beautiful
Then asked to hear me sing
I dreamt your sin invited me
To crawl within your space
But then I woke up feeling nauseous
Girl, you danced around my face

Chorus:

Tell me
How long, how long have you been down?
How long, how long have you been down?
How long, how long have you been down?
Down, down

And why can't we work when we both try?
We try, we try, we try, we try
And why can't this work when we both try?
And why can't it work when we both try?
We try, we try, we try, how we tried
And how we try

"...and a warning, and due to unexpected weather, flight 5591 has been delayed..."

I meant to sympathize, I meant to be a friend
I know apologizing won't erase the end
But I learned that moving on
Is where I must begin
Cause when our colors mixed, we couldn't fix
The way they wouldn't blend

Chorus:

So tell me
How long, how long have we been down?
How long, how long have we been down?
How long, how long have we been down?
Down, down, yeah

And I wish that only greatness follow you around
I hope to God you find a way to keep from down
When you do, I hope you share it all with me
Please try to understand
Yeah, to understand me
Just try to understand me
Yeah, understand me
How long, how long have we been down?
Down, down, yeah

5. MY NEVER

Will you think of me, in time?
It's never my luck, so nevermind
I wanna say your name, tut the pain starts again
It's never my luck, so nevermind

Chorus:

And I had a dream that you were with me
It wasn't my fault
You rolled me over, flipped me over
Like a somersault
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before
I saw forever in my never
And I stood outside her heaven

Will you wait for me, in time?
It's never my luck, so nevermind
And yeah, I've lost a lot of what
I don't expect to ever return
I tend to push 'em
Til the pushing's turned from hurting to burn
I always take them to that place
I thought they wanted to go
But end up dancing round
This clown commands applause at his show

Chorus:

I had a dream that you were with me
And it wasn't my fault
You rolled me over, flipped me over
A somersault
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before
I saw forever in my never
And I stood outside her heaven
Her heaven
Heaven

And I can only dream of you in sleep
But I never see sunlight again
I can try to be with you
But somehow I'll end up just losing a friend
I can only reach for you, relate to you
I'm losing my friend
Where did she go?
Where?

Chorus:

I had a dream that you were with me
It wasn't my fault
You rolled me over, flipped me over
Like a somersault
That doesn't happen to me
I've never been here before
I saw forever in my never
And I stood outside her heaven

I stood outside her heaven
Let me in to your heaven
I want to live inside your heaven

6. SHOULD BE LOVED

Stop staring
You're the reason I feel so unhappy all the time
Look, I've given you everything I know how
You're standing on the top of my shoe
You're keeping me from gaining ground
Yeah, look, I'm sorry if you feel like I let you down

Can you tell me what have I done so wrong to you
T-t-t-tell me what am I supposed to do?

Chorus:

I should be loved by you,
That I know is true
I can't breathe when you're around, no
I should be held at night
That I know is right
I can't breathe when you're around

You're too scared, scared of all of it
I get that feeling I'm talking to the wall
Can you hear me at all?
Look, my world was shaking, my mind was quaking
My heart kept breaking
I threw it against the wall
Can anyone feel me at all?

So can you tell me what have I done so wrong to you
T-t-t-tell me what am I supposed to do?
I've got a feeling, you're falling out of love with me
T-t-t-tell me who am I supposed to be?

Chorus:

I should be loved by you,
That I know is true
I can't breathe when you're around, no
I should be held at night
That I know is right
I can't breathe when you're around

Chorus:

I should be loved by you,
That I know is true
I can't breathe when you're around, no
I should be held
How I should be held
I can't breathe when you're around
No, I can't breathe when you're around
No, I can't breathe

7. KANGAROO CRY

Losing my control
Here it is, the day I have to go
Just sit beside me, I can't let this show
How sick I feel to leave you so along
God, I'm terrified

We've lost respect for decency
When one could turn our world to an antpile
We run circles, no direction do I see
The dust has blinded you
The dust has blinded me

I kissed her on the cheek
And then I waved goodbye
She had the saddest look
I've seen in years
A kangaroo cry
A warm pathetic ocean flow
We have to live by
We have to live by
Because we have to live

Chorus:

You choose to break our families
Tell me you've used all precautions known
And I'll stand beside the ones who stood alone
How long will we have to sing
Until you finally bring our sons or daughters home?
We'll let the prayers start healing
What time's been stealing

We only want to feel as close as we can be
These hands for holding on to your precious family
Just believe in all who shine the light to help you see
Cause if I believe in you
Will you believe in me?

So, I kissed her on the cheek
And then I waved goodbye
She had the saddest look
I've seen in years
A kangaroo cry
A warm pathetic ocean flow
We have to live by
We have to live by
Because we have to live

Chorus:

You choose to break our families
Tell me you've used all precautions known
And I'll stand beside the ones who stood alone
How long will we have to sing
Until you finally bring our sons or daughters home?
We'll let the prayers start healing
What time's been stealing

Been stealing, oh
Keep hanging on, keep hanging on
Keep hanging on, keep hanging on
Yeah, we'll let the prayers start healing
What time's been stealing

Start healing, start healing

8. PICKING UP PIECES

I really need to talk with you
I keep stepping on the vein
That keeps my lifeline flowing through
I wanna be your perfect stick of glue
But I don't feel perfect at all
Sad and insecure flaw

Yeah, I find it hard to hold conversations
I get sweaty sick and I wanna walk away
No, it's not you, it's strictly me in this situation
But I'm wondering will it ever go away?
Just go away

Still sometimes I feel like weeping
Awake and when I'm sleeping
Perfecting how to put a game face on
And this puzzle I've been keeping
Has been in hiding, creeping out the closet door
Spilling out onto the floor

Chorus:

How long will I be picking up pieces?
How long will I be picking up my heart?

Listen, I'll be as honest as I feel
I feel like I'm getting more paranoid
Cause I'm hearing things
And they never turn out real, oh
It feels like my heart is made of pure steel
It's just so heavy all the time

I'm scared of death, I'm scared of living
Shit, I gave up on the past cause it's unforgiving
I misplaced my trust
I watched my word begin to rust
I'm that balloon about to bust
I need a place for re-living

Still sometimes I feel like weeping
Awake and when I'm sleeping
Perfecting how to put a game face on
And this puzzle I've been keeping
Has been in hiding, creeping out the closet door
Spilling out onto the floor

Chorus:

How long will I be picking up pieces?
How long will I be picking up my heart?
Be picking up my heart
Be picking up my ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha
Picking up my ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha
Picking up my heart
Picking up my heart
Keep picking up my heart

How long, in another space and time
Keep picking up pieces in the corner of my mind
How long, it's getting oh so hard to find
Keep picking up pieces in the corner of my mind
Come on, woo!
Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Woah-oh, woah-oh
But I still walk on

9. JUMP ROPE

Remember how you used to say
You couldn't wait till tomorrow for a brand new day
And no fuss when you had to ride the bus
You just add a little blush
To paralyze your school crush
Now you're older
And the weight is on your shoulder
Make the world a little colder
No more hidin' in the old day
Be strong, don't give up hope
It will get hard

Chorus:

Life's like a jump rope
Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
Cause it will get hard
Remember, life's like a jump rope
Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
It will get hard
Cause it will get hard

There'll be a bump there will be a bruise
There'll be alarms and there will be a snooze
There'll be a path that you will have to choose
There'll be a win and there will be a lose
And you gotta hold your head up high and
Watch all the negative a-go by
Don't ever be ashamed to cry
You go ahead!

Chorus:

Cause life's like a jump rope
Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
It will get hard
Remember, life's like a jump rope
Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
It will get hard
Come on, woo!

I want to tell you that everything will be okay
That everything will eventually turn itself to gold
So keep pushing through it all
Don't follow, lead the way
Don't lose yourself or your hope

Cause life's like a jump rope
(Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah)
You stomp your feet so hard you make it pound
Raise you back up to the top
And now we're never coming down

Up down, stop your feet spinning round
Clap hands to the rhythm and you slip down
Stomp your feet so hard you make it pound
Raise you back up to the top
And now we're never coming down

Chorus:

Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
It will get hard
Remember, life's like a jump rope
Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah
It will get hard
Cause it will get hard
(Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, yeah)
Life's like a jump rope

10. BLUE SKIES

Chorus:

Blue skies
Calling on blue skies
Don't take them away, boys
Don't take them away
Cause I'll never stop lovin' my

I've been to both knees
Raise my hands up to the sky, forgive me
There's something out there far beyond the clouds
I'm asking help me
Help me to see the world
Through baby eyes and hold 'em closely
I need a fresh start on the roller coaster
Made for coasting
It's time to wake up, time to make up
Time to shake these memories
It's time to leave the past in the past
And lace up a new set of shoestrings
I want the world to know I've got your back
Through up and down, see
So we can sit together, side by side
Through amazing

Chorus:

Blue skies
Calling on blue skies
Don't take them away, boys
Don't take them away
Cause I'll never stop

I've broken every bone
And fought through what felt never-ending
I thought my head was made of sadness
My heart is mending
I scream at sunsets
Give applause to what I can't control
Then somehow laugh at how
The moon divides an ocean solar
I wanna be that ocean
I wanna shine like that
I wanna smile so big my daughter jumps into my lap
I wanna tell her daddy's fine
And always plans to be
Then take her in my arms
This is what we'll always see

Chorus:

Blue skies
Calling on blue skies
Don't take them away, boys
Don't take them away
Cause I'll never stop lovin' my
Blue skies
Calling on blue skies
Don't take them away, boys
Don't take them away

And when I'm gone
I won't go screaming in the end
Cause I'll give you everything my life amounts to
So raise this life up with me
And baby, let's go dancing
Come on, let's go!

Chorus:

Blue skies
Calling on blue skies
Don't take them away, boys
Never take them away
Woah, woah
Don't take them away
No, no, no!

11. BLUE DOES

Blue does
Everything I've never seen before
Blue does
Everything I've never seen before

She's the answer to the prayer I hadn't found
She's the answer to the silence, she's my sound
Oh, what a girl
Oh, what a beautiful girl she is

Blue does
Everything I've never seen before
Blue does
Everything I've never seen before

She's the answer to the prayer I hadn't found
She's the answer to the silence, she's my sound
Oh, what a girl
Oh, what a beautiful girl she is
I said, oh, what a girl
Oh, what a beautiful girl she is

Oh, what a girl
Oh, what a beautiful girl she is

(Da-da? Da-da!)

12. THE END (EUROPEAN BONUS TRACK)

Here alone, standing barefoot in our lawn
Worms squeezing their way through my toes
Tonight that's how it goes
I'm at your window, kneeling quiet
I thought at least I'd maybe try to get your head right
Your heart right, let him go
Then through the glass I see your dress fall to the floor
As he embraces every inch of you
The woman I adore
I can't believe the way you're bending
Can't believe this neverending
Moaning asking him for more
Begging him for more

How far will I go
To make it feel right, come home
I have to fix this on my own

Chorus:

Replace my heart
Cause I'm convinced mine broke
The day I let us end
Replace my heart
I don't wanna live by coping, I'm done with hoping
End

I creeped in close enough to see
The way he touched her
From her feet across her knees,
Inside her sweetest spot
He pleased and pleased her
I turned around and tried to take control
But no control was capable
A centerfold of how less than low can possibly go
I squeezed the life into my brain
Like pushing knives into a vein
I've gotta get, I said I've gotta get inside
So to the back window I crawl in silence
Standing in the darkness of my living room
This used to be my home

How far will I go
To make it feel right, come home
I'm moving forward to the bedroom door

Chorus:

Replace my heart
Cause I'm convinced mine broke the day
I let us end
Replace my heart
I don't wanna live by coping, I'm done with hoping
End

I turn the doorknob with two fingers to be
Slow enough
To sneak into the room
Among the corner darkness gloom
I had to see this happening
He pushed himself so deep inside her, clapping
Rang and bounced off every wooden walled room
And that's when all went silent blank
Except for the color red
As I walked calmly, numbing, paralyzed
Beside the bed
I said, "I know I'm not allowed to be here
I just had to see how good your new man
Really fucks you
Cause you both been fucking me!"

"So now I planned this last thing
You can both do as a pair"
I tied both blindfolds tight around your fucking eyes
To blind your stare
I don't want to alarm you
But I figured we could end this
In what seems easy, quick, and painless
"Man, so I'll get down to business
I choose you first, there's a gun, it's at your head
So laugh at me one more time
But put your face inside the bed
You sit and watch me while I do this shit
And learn from what I've said"
I cocked the pistol, pulled the trigger
And all I saw was red

How far will I go
To make it feel right, come home
I have to fix this on my own

Then the screaming, oh, the screaming
It's nice to see you scared
Of such a weak and stupid husband
Who knows you never really cared
I'll leave you with a question
That I need to hear from your head
Was all this worth it knowing
You have just seconds left to live?
Now think about your answer
Lying face down in the bed
I cocked the pistol, pulled the trigger
And all I saw was red
I gently stroke her arm
As she lies lifeless on her back
Then I placed the barrel in my mouth
All I saw was black