In Flames
Battles
1. Drained
What we had, we threw away...
We were close to Heaven,
But we ended up in Hell.
Just cause the hurt doesn't show...
Threes no way to recover!
You broke my heart in two!
I had a dream of growing old...
I saw us driving to the end of the road...
We had this world of make believe
I thought I saw the fire in your eyes
[Chorus:]
You ripped the heart out of my will to survive,
You killed the part of me that kept us alive!
I'm drained and out of place!
I was shooting straight, but you stole my aim!
Could have walked for miles!
We were supposed to be the end of the line...
2. The End
I got a new kind of fear
Something you don't wanna view
There's this path that I can see
It leads straight to misery
We can't undo what we have done
Just face what's up ahead
We fight and we stumble
The fuse is lit, you better run now
I can't tell you what to do
This crossroad is your own
But I know what we'll become
We'll be outlaws on the run
Do you think about the end?
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
Do you think about the end?
That slow last breath of air
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
What if I say to you
Let's leave this earth for a while
A perspective from the hollow
And the wheel we can't control
I can't tell you what to do
This crossroad is your own
But I know what we'll become
We'll be outlaws on the run
Do you think about the end?
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
Do you think about the end?
That slow last breath of air
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
And the emptiness in space
And the emptiness in space
When we were young
Was this the dream we had?
We're celebrating nothing
We need to find our way back
When we were young
Was this the dream we had?
We're celebrating nothing
We need to find our way back
When we were young
Was this the dream we had?
We're celebrating nothing
We need to find our way back
[Björn Gelotte solo]
I can't tell you what to do
This crossroad is your own
But I know what we'll become
We'll be outlaws on the run
Do you think about the end?
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
Do you think about the end?
That slow last breath of air
The words you say with your last breath
And the emptiness in space
3. Like Sand
I believe
That the whole wide world is against me.
I believe
That the whole wide world
Is afraid of me.
How did I end up here?
Half alive
And so full of tears fears...
If I'm honest I think you'll see,
I'm scared to shit, what's coming for me.
You say: make the most of your time,
(But) how does that work when it's not on your side.
What can't kill you
Makes you stronger,
So I heard
But I'm going under!
I will try!
[Chorus:]
I want the whole world,
The whole world
The whole world
In my hands (in my hands)
but it keeps slipping through like sand.
I try hard to be like you.
You're my queen, but i break in two.
I think I can overcome
All the mistakes that I've done.
You say: make the most of your time
(But) how does that work when it's not on your side.
What can't kill you
Makes you stronger.
So you say
But I'm going under!
4. The Truth
We are, we are, we are
We are, we are, we are
The time has come to bring you down
Take the power back and show you how
I hear the sound of a plane passing by
Someone have the same thoughts as I
But as I get to the end of mine
You deny and think everything's fine
We are, we are, we are
We are the truth that hurts the most cause
We are, we are, we are
It hurts when your denial is exposed
It hurts when your denial is exposed
Why can't we see eye to eye?
Think of all the things we leave behind
I hear the sound of a car driving by
You can go on for miles
But you will run out, this is not your day
Are you just gonna turn around and walk away?
We are, we are, we are
We are the truth that hurts the most cause
We are, we are, we are
It hurts when your denial is exposed
It hurts when your denial is exposed
But as I get to the end of mine
You deny and think everything's fine
We are, we are, we are
We are the truth that hurts the most cause
We are, we are, we are
It hurts when your denial is exposed
We are, we are, we are
It hurts when your denial is exposed
It hurts when your denial is exposed
5. In My Room
Here in my room,
I'm behind the wall.
I'm out of reach,
I don't sympathize.
Adjusting the level of delusion...
Feel like you're one of the sane?
Encoding the white noise,
Loose my way and fall again...
[Chorus:]
Creating drams from a broken past!
It tears a hole and sucks you dry!
If you know secrets
Tell me now!
Creating dreams, let the worlds collide!
Escape the void and feel alive!
Don't have the answers
But I'll survive!
Here in my room,
I'm behind the wall...
Away from the flock,
Closure will come...
Adjusting the high of expectation,
Feel like you're one of the brave.
Dig deeper,
Find a new path and climb again!
6. Before I Fall
How far to go?
I'll never know.
I pushed to hard,
So you ran away.
I know
You bleed for me,
And you know
I'd die for you!
A journey yearning with open eyes
From darkness to light...
[Chorus:]
The cold is real -
That I know.
The scars I feel,
But I wont let go.
I know that I can find
The meaning of it all,
Put my fears behind
Before I fall...
My will to be
Something more,
Say the right words
And be what I've promised.
I know you bleed for me,
I know I will die for you...
7. Through My Eyes
You did me wrong and I applauded you!
I became the blade and I pierced through!
Now hiding from the world outside,
Trying to create magic for the pacified!
You never felt the answers
Were aimed at you, my friend.
Did you find yourself lost
In the world we swore to protect?
[Chorus:]
If you could see it,
If you could see it though my eyes...
Why are we so different?
Want you to feel it,
Want you to know what it was like...
Then maybe you'll understand.
You always did prefer to keep me on distance
So no wonder it served as your riddance
You never felt the answers
Were aimed at you, my friend
Did you find yourself lost
In the world we swore to protect?
[Chorus]
8. Battles
(pain!)
You're not my friend and I despise you!
(friend!)
You are my pain and I adore you...
What are you waiting for?
I'm here!
Let's consume it all.
(let's consume it all)
[Chorus:]
Before they take it all away...
I hear them from the other side,
As I sit and let the day go by,
I'm trying to see
If the world is still alive.
(insane!)
To be caged when you're to blame...
(blame!)
Brake free from insanity to praise you.
[Chorus]
9. Here Until Forever
I can't wait to hear your voice again.
I am far from lonely,
But without you I'm a mess.
I close my eyes and drift away,
I'm wondering what you're doing now...
[Chorus:]
When I look at you
I see me.
We will always be part of history.
When I look at you
I see me!
Here until forever I will always be...
Mind and soul we are the same.
A hand on your heart,
You know I'm there.
You are my lighthouse in the dark,
I can see you from a thousand miles.
I hope you feel that nothing dies,
I am alive in all you touch.
[Chorus]
10. Underneath My Skin
Waiting for miracles to appear,
All the heights I did aspire
Seems forever gone.
A torn and shredded grin
To fit the blackened day,
Shovelling the ashes
From the times of selfish ways.
[Chorus:]
I'm taking more than I can give.
Is this the life I wanna live?
There's nothing underneath my skin!
Is this the life I wanna live?
Falling like stars from the sky,
Burned out before the trial
And are forever gone...
Kneel and pray to find the right way back inside,
Been to hell and back but still feel I'm blind...
[Chorus]
11. Wallflower
I like to look at you from a distance
I like when you scream in my face
Afraid to say the right words in right order
So they make sense to a person with such grace
What if my dreams don't become reality?
Is my life just a big mistake?
Will I be happy for the times I had
Or would I reconsider and recalculate?
I wanna be heard but leave no trace
I wanna be seen but take no space
I wanna be, I wanna be, leave no trace
I wanna be, I wanna be, take no space
The older I get, the younger I feel
The younger I feel, the older I seem
The more I feel, my age seems real
I Like to pretend I'm as young as I feel
12. Save Me
So save me
[Verse 1]
Here's a hammer
Build a ladder
It's a long way up to heaven
If I dig it might take as long
But maybe in hell that's where I belong
Seven days and seven nights
Funny he found the fires
And I have walked this path before
[Pre-chorus]
I'm afraid I'd lose it all
[Chorus]
Somebody save me
Somebody save me
I've been trying so hard
But I can't see that far
So save me
[Verse 2]
Just let it rain
I rather stay away
From laughs' overcoming
And the company of crows
Memories, they fade
But I'm far too awake
Welcome to my dream
[Pre-chorus]
I'm afraid I'd lose it all
[Chorus]
Somebody save me
Somebody save me
I've been trying so hard
But I can't see that far
So save me [2x]
[Guitar Solo]
So save me
(Save me)
[Verse 3]
Just let it rain
I rather stay away
From laughs' overcoming
And the company of crows
Memories, they fade
But I'm far too awake
Welcome to my dream
[Pre-chorus]
I'm afraid I'd lose it all
[Chorus]
Somebody save me
Somebody save me
I've been trying so hard
But I can't see that far
So save me
[Outro]
Save me
Save me
I've been trying so hard
But I can't see that far
So save me
Save me [4x]
13. The Greatest Greed
[Bonus Track]I told you once,
I told you twice,
And still you're backing out.
I hear you once,
I hear you twice,
And it still doesn't count.
[Chorus:]
So here we are,
What's left of us will come to an end.
So here we are,
Why don't you walk away?
My head's a mess.
My broken bones feel like a victim.
But you're not in control,
You're filled with rage,
One last mistake!
You are no victim,
Just one without a soul!
The same old sound,
1, 2, 3 times,
The greatest greed,
Is just an empty room dream...
14. Us Against The World
[Bonus Track]I wish you would've listened
Can you hear me now?
You're in control
The thin red line.
A change in life,
The pride, the cries
The lesson we should learn
From lies.
Dance across the sky,
Conqueror of pain.
The abandoned reign,
You should be lord among the flies.
I wish you would've listened
Can you hear me now?
Tell me what to do,
I'm right beside you,
(It's) us against the world.
This can only end one way,
Let's seize the day.
It's us against the world.
Through the cracks a new voice appears,
Dividing the clouds,
The horizon,
The hope,
From the most lonesome nights...
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