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Dare You to Move

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Switchfoot – Dare You to Move

Welcome to the planet,
Welcome to existence,
Everyone’s here,
Everyone’s here.Everybody’s watching you now,
Everybody waits for you now,
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor.

I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
Like today never happened,
Today never happened before.

Welcome to the fallout,
Welcome to resistance,
The tension is here,
The tension is here.

Between who you are and who you could be,
Between how it is and how it should be.

Yeah,
I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor.

I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
Like today never happened,
Today never happened before.

Maybe redemption has stories to tell,
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell,
Where can you run to escape from yourself?

Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here.

I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
I dare you to lift yourself,
To lift yourself up off the floor!

I dare you to move,
I dare you to move,
Like today never happened,
Today never happened,
Today never happened,
Today never happened before.

Songwriters: Jonathan Foreman
Dare You to Move lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group

Sappy

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Nirvana – Sappy

And if you save yourself, you will make him happy.
He’ll keep you in a jar, then you’ll think you’re happy.
He’ll give you breathing holes, then you’ll think you’re happy.
He’ll cover you with grass, then you’ll think you’re happy.

Now,
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
Conclusion came to you.

And if you cut yourself, you will think you’re happy.
He’ll keep you in a jar, then you’ll make him happy.
He’ll give you breathing holes, then you’ll think you’re happy.
He’ll cover you with grass, then you’ll think you’re happy.

Now,
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
Conclusion came to you.

You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
Conclusion came to you.

And if you fool yourself, you will make him happy.
He’ll keep you in a jar, then you’ll think you’re happy.
He’ll give you breathing holes, then you will seem happy.
You’ll wallow in your shit, then you’ll think you’re happy.

Now,
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
Conclusion came to you.

Alternate Version – “Sad”

And if you say your prayers,
You will make God happy.
And if you do what’s true,
You will make me happy.
I’ll keep you in a jar,
And you will seem happy.
I’ll give you breathing holes,
You will think you’re happy, now.

You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.

And if you save yourself,
You will make him happy.
He’ll bring you fine rewards,
Then you will feel happy.
I’ll keep you in my room,
I’m sure you’ll be happy.
And if you save your soul,
You will think you’re happy now.

You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.
You’re in a laundry room.

Song Author: Kurt Cobain
Writing Period: 1988
Recording Session: 12-26/02/93 Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, MN
Alternate/Working Titles: Sad / Verse, Chorus, Verse

Word Up

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Korn – Word Up

Yo, pretty ladies around the world,
Got a weird thing to show you,
So tell all the boys and girls.
Tell your brother, your sister and your mamma, too.
We’re about to go down,
And you know just what to do.

Wave your hands in the air like you don’t care,
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare.
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mama.
Come on baby, tell me what’s the word?

Word up, (up up) everybody say,
When you hear the call, you’ve got to get it on the way.
Word up, (up up) it’s the code word,
No matter where you say it, you know that you’ll be heard.

Now all you sucker DJ’s who think you’re fly,
There’s got to be a reason and we know the reason why.
You try to put on those airs and act real cool,
But you got to realize that you’re acting like fools.

If there’s music we can use it,
Be free to dance.
We don’t have the time for psychological romance.
No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mama.
Come on baby, tell me what’s the word?

Word up, (up up) everybody say,
When you hear the call, you’ve got to get it on the way.
Word up, (up up) it’s the code word,
No matter where you say it, you know that you’ll be heard.

Songwriters: Larry Blackmon / Tomi Jenkins

Word Up! lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Do You Really Want It?

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Nothing More – Do You Really Want It?

Do you really want it?

We say give me a high, oh God give me a feeling,
(Cause I’ve lost my reason)
We say give me a push, a push through this,
(Concrete ceiling)
We say give me a sign that proves what I believe in,
(A psychic reading)
So I can shake these American demons,
Ohh, give me, give me, give me!

Everybody wants to change the world,
But one thing’s clear:
No one ever wants to change themselves,
That’s the way things are.
All because we hate the buzzkill,
Jaded when we need to feel,
But we can change it all,
If you really want it!

Do you really want it?
Do you really want it!?

You gotta bite the bullet till your gums are bleeding,
(Grab the mic and scream it)
You gotta dig up the past to get past this,
(Anxious feeling)
You gotta get ripped apart to see why you’re breathing,
(To find your reason)
So I can shake these American demons,
Ohh, give me, give me, give me!

Everybody wants to change the world,
But one thing’s clear:
No one ever wants to change themselves,
That’s the way things are.
All because we hate the buzzkill,
Jaded when we need to feel,
But we can change it all,
If you really want it!
But we can change it all…

Do you really want it!?
Do you, do you?
Do you really want it!?
Do you, do you?
Ohh, so I can shake these American demons!
Screaming, screaming, screaming!

Everybody wants to change the world,
But one thing’s clear:
No one ever wants to change themselves,
That’s the way things are.
All because we hate the buzzkill,
Jaded when we need to feel,
But we can change it all.
(We can change it all)
We can change it all,
If you really want it!

We can change it all.
Ya, we can change it all,
If you really want it!
We can change it all.
We can change it all.

Everybody wants to change the world.
(We can change it all)
No one ever wants to change themselves.
(We can change it all)
Everybody wants to change the world.
(We can change it all)
No one ever wants to change themselves.
(We can change it all)
Everybody wants to change the world.
(We can change it all)
No one ever wants to change themselves.
(We can change it all)
Everybody wants to change the world.
(We can change it all)
No one ever wants to change themselves.

Songwriters: Ben Dalton Anderson Ii / Daniel Oliver / Jonathan Taylor Hawkins / Mark Anthony Vollelunga / Scott Stevens / Will Hoffman

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Cypmp

One

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Creed – One

Affirmative may be justified,
Take from one, give to another.
The goal is to be unified,
Take my hand, be my brother.
The payment silenced the masses,
Sanctified by oppression.
Unity took a backseat,
Sliding further into regression.
One, oh one,
The only way is one.
One, oh one,
The only way is one.
I feel angry, I feel helpless,
Want to change the world, yeah.
I feel violent, I feel alone,
Don’t try and change my mind, no.
Society blind by color,
Why hold down one to raise another?
Discrimination now on both sides,
Seeds of hate blossom further.
The world is heading for mutiny,
When all we want is unity.
We may rise and fall, but in the end,
We’ll meet our fate together.
One, oh one,
The only way is one.
One, oh one,
The only way is one.
I feel angry, I feel helpless.
Want to change the world, yeah.
I feel violent I feel alone,
Don’t try and change my mind, no.
I feel angry, I feel helpless,
Want to change the world, yeah.
I feel violent I feel alone,
Don’t try and change my mind, no.
I feel angry, I feel helpless,
Want to change the world, yeah.
I feel violent, I feel alone,
Don’t try and change my mind, no.
I feel angry, I feel helpless,
Want to change the world, yeah.
I feel violent, I feel alone.
Don’t try and change my mind.

Songwriters: Mark Tremonti / Scott Stapp
One lyrics © Reservoir One Music

Lifelines

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I Prevail – Lifelines

When I open my eyes and see the lines that live on the life I left behind,
I feel disconnected from the place that I call home.
When I try to rewind I can’t design a way to go back to that place and time.
I remember that moment that changed everything I know.
Everything I know.

Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason.
Who’s gonna be there to make me whole?
I can’t stop the bleeding,
Looking for a meaning,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.
Won’t you say something, say something?
I can’t do this alone.
Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.

I live with all the goodbyes, doesn’t matter how hard I try!
They end in long nights spent up looking back on my life!
I feel disconnected from the place that I call home.
They hit me from the blind side, caught me in the blink of an eye!
Just like a landmine going off inside my mind!
I remember the moment that changed everything I know.

Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason.
Who’s gonna be there to make me whole?
I can’t stop the bleeding,
Looking for a meaning,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.
Won’t you say something, say something?
I can’t do this alone.
Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.

This life can cut like a knife!
It leaves lines and divides!
This life can cut like a knife!
It leaves lines that divide a before and an after!

Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason.
Who’s gonna be there to make me whole?
I can’t stop the bleeding,
Looking for a meaning,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.
Won’t you say something, say something now?
I can’t do this alone!
Cut up into pieces, looking for a reason,
Throw me a line and bring me back home.

When I open my eyes and see the lines,
I see the lines.
Now they live on the life I left behind,
I see the lines.

Songwriters: Andrew Colin Fulk / Bernard James Perry / Brian A. Burkheiser / John August Pregler / Stephen Daniel Menoian

Lifelines lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., North Music Group, BMG Rights Management

Fade In / Fade Out

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Nothing More – Fade In / Fade Out

Just the other day I looked at my father.
It was the first time I saw he’d grown old.
Canyons through his skin and the rivers that made them,
Carve the stories I was told.

He said, “Son,
I have watched you fade in.
You will watch me fade out.
When the grip leaves my hand,
I know you won’t let me down.

Go and find your way.
Leave me in your wake.
Always push through the pain.
And don’t run away from change.
Never settle, make your mark.
Hold your head up, follow your heart.
Follow your heart.

Just the other day I stared at the ocean.
With every new wave, another must go.
One day you’ll remember us laughing.
One day you’ll remember my passion.
One day you’ll have one of your own.

I say, “Son,
I have watched you fade in.
You will watch me fade out.
When the grip leaves my hand,
I know you won’t let me down.

Go and find your way.
Leave me in your wake.
Always push through the pain.
And don’t run away from change.
Never settle, make your mark.
Hold your head up, follow your heart.
Follow your heart.

We all get lost sometimes, trying to find what we’re looking for

I have watched you fade in.
You will watch me fade out.
I have watched you fade in.
You will watch me fade out.
When the grip leaves my hand,
I know you won’t let me down.

Go and find your way.
Leave me in your wake.
Always push through the pain.
And don’t run away from change.
Never settle, make your mark.
Hold your head up, follow your heart.
Follow your heart.

When the morning comes and takes me,
I promise I have taught you everything that you need.
In the night you’ll dream of so many things,
But find the ones that bring you life.
And you’ll find me.
That’s where you’ll find me.

Songwriters: Mark Vollelunga / Scott Stevens / Daniel Oliver / Ben Anderson / Will Hoffman / Jonny Hawkins

Fadein/Fadeout lyrics © Cypmp

Don’t Stop Dancing

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Creed – Don’t Stop Dancing

At times life is wicked and I just can’t see the light.
A silver lining sometimes isn’t enough,
To make some wrongs seem right.
Whatever life brings,
I’ve been through everything,
And now I’m on my knees again.

But I know I must go on,
Although I hurt I must be strong,
Because inside I know that many feel this way.

Children don’t stop dancing,
Believe you can fly,
Away… away.

At times life’s unfair and you know it’s plain to see.
Hey God, I know I’m just a dot in this world,
Have you forgot about me?
Whatever life brings,
I’ve been through everything,
And now I’m on my knees again.

But I know I must go on,
Although I hurt I must be strong,
Because inside I know that many feel this way.

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows.

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows.

But I know I must go on,
Although I hurt I must be strong,
Because inside I know that many feel this way.

Am I hiding in the shadows?
Are we hiding in the shadows?

Songwriters: Mark T. Tremonti / Scott Stapp

Don’t Stop Dancing lyrics © Reservoir Media Management Inc

My Name is Human

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Highly Suspect – My Name is Human

I’m feeling the way that I’m feeling myself
Fuck everyone else
Gotta remember that nobody is better than anyone else, here
(Do you need some time to think it over?)
Look what they do to you
Look what they do to me
Must be joking if you think that either one is free, here

Get up off your knees, girl
Stand face to face with your God
And find out what you are
Hello, my name is human
And I came down from the stars

I’m ready for love and I’m ready for war
But I’m ready for more
I know that nobody’s ever been this fucking ready before, hey
(Do you need some time to think it over?)
So figure it out or don’t figure it out
I figured it out
The bigger the river
The bigger the drought

Get up off your knees, boy
Stand face to face with your God
And find out what you are
Hello, my name is human
And I came down from the stars

Fire world, I love you
Fire world

I’m up off my knees, girl
I’m face to face with myself
And I know who I am
I stole the power from the sun
I’m more than just a man
(No longer disillusioned)

(I’m not asking questions)
(‘Cause questions have answers)
(And I don’t want answers)
I came down from the stars (so I’ll take my chances)
(And what are the chances)
(That I could advance)
(On my own circumstances)
(Said “what are the chances?”)
Hello, my name is human (and what are the chances?)
(I don’t want your answers)
(I’m not asking questions)
(So you keep your answers)
And I know who I am (so you keep your answers)
(I’m not asking questions)
(I’m taking my chances)

Songwriters: Rich Meyer / Ryan Meyer / Johnny Stevens

My Name Is Human lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Gone Away

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This one goes out to Jordan O’Connors, a great friend of mine since childhood, who I lost last summer. It’s hard to miss a day without thinking about him or grabbing my phone to call him before realizing that he’s gone away. Jordan was possibly the only person that could understand and empathize with the core of my being. We shared a type of platonic, brotherly love and a love of philosophical inquiry. It’s a novel and difficult feeling when you come to understand that part of yourself can die while you are still living. Having been raised to believe in eternal life, the reality of death just seems to make of life an absurdity. This song is a cover of The Offspring’s song of the same name (1997) and Five Finger Death Punch’s efforts to publicize the atrocities and grievances of war are to be admired.

Gone Away

Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can’t deal, it’s so unfair

And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven’s so far away
And it feels
Yeah, it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you’ve gone away

Leaving flowers on your grave
Show that I still care
Black roses and Hail Marys
I can’t bring back what’s taken from me

I reach to the sky
And call out your name
Oh please let me trade
I would

And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven’s so far away
And it stings
Yeah, it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you’ve gone away
Gone away
Gone away
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, yeah ooh ooh

I reach to the sky
And call out your name
Oh please let me trade
I would

And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven is so far away

And it feels
Yeah it feels like
Heaven’s so far away
And it stings
Yeah, it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you’ve gone away
Gone away
Gone away
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, yeah ooh ooh
Yeah ooh, yeah ooh ooh

And it feels
And it feels like
The world is so cold
Now that you’ve gone away

Songwriters: Bryan Holland

Gone Away lyrics © Round Hill Music Big Loud Songs