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Burning Inside

by On the Rise

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1.
Life's Trap 01:11
And I've been through this A million times before And I wonder what the future has in store And I know, most definitely This job I have, is killing me But the money sucks me further in each day Now there's got to be a better way I look at this life I lead I ask myself. Am I happy? Things ain't turning out The way I thought it would be But life's trap has got me locked down I can't find a way to turn it around I can't find a way out now and I wonder what the future has in store for me
2.
Perfect imperfections printed, brought and sold Cool refined portrayals edited, controlled Society's obligation to the the perfect faultless you I refuse to be defined by those Who ignore what's wrong and refuse what's true A blemish makes you who you are But you set your sights not as far An error holds you in your place A scar dements your perfect face In mediocrity you dwell A broken soul's length far from hell You wish so bad that you had that look You'll take no matter what it took But commerce feeds on lust and greed Sells our dreams and makes us need Invades young minds to set them free I'm scared, but they won't have me In debt for life now scars like dreams so slowly fade Look beyond the glare of fame Look inside, we're all the same They dictate interpretation Is your opinion really yours? Ask yourself just why They sell us gangs and worship whores Scars like dreams so slowly fade Your idols face the choices they made Look beyond the glare of fame Look inside, we're all the same
3.
Centuries gone by Must read between the lines Prophecies of pain Our future has been betrayed Secret orders who hold the power To end existence Silent weapons for quiet wars Against our people Our darkest day has yet to pass Unless we try To open up our eyes now The future is a vacant lot We're ripped and torn apart We anticipate the day When no one will be saved And we want answers What will become of us? Will you live to see the day? Have we sealed our fate? The time to make a change? Or is it just too late?
4.
Never Had... 02:49
Never had the chance to say goodbye To the loved ones that we lost It's a shame their time passed by Never had the chance to say goodbye So cherish family and your friends Cause you never know who's next in line Through hard times- We all suffered We stood hard- It made us stronger We never had the chance to say goodbye I think about the times that we spent You'll never know how much it meant to me And now you're gone, and I can't tell you why My broken heart is torn apart inside
5.
Commotion 02:31
Causing problems made you miserable Blame it all on me and then I come to realize That I don't want your company Thought you were a friend I showed you that I cared And it blew back in my face So now I just sit back and watch as you get put in place don't blame me for your commotion cause I'll get by with my devotion A choice you made in your life Fucked you up now you pay the price Cause you don't seem to understand I'm doing the best that I can Didn't fit into your plan And I see the situation through The difference between me and you Is what's tearing us in two Causing problems made you miserable Blame it all on me And then I come to realize That I don't want your misery Thought you were a friend I showed you that I cared And it blew back in my face so now I just sit back And watch as you get put in place Don't come to me for comfort then Or just a means to an end Put what we had back up on the shelf Take a good look at yourself
6.
Tough decisions you gotta make Bad habits, hard to break Who is wrong, who is right? We can't make the same mistakes Easier said than done From the problems we face I won't turn and run Life's to short we can't allow ourselves To become consumed by hate It's easy to just walk away Especially when there is nothing left to say But I know that somehow together we can find Find it in our hearts to make it right I've been down this road before And I hope I don't come back Blinded by emotions That threw me off the track Through the darkest days and sleepless nights Alone in misery I think about what could have been And what you mean to me Don't know what to think am I afraid To accept the fact that things will never be the same Restless thoughts yearning inside A struggle to uncover feelings that I've tried to hide I can't deny Passion for you still burns inside
7.
Blank Stare 03:23
From the start You were there To pick me up when I was down Back in school when friends were few Loyalty helped us stay true And till this day it still remains Cause in our hearts nothing has changed So when your back's against the wall I won't let you take the fall And I know you would do the same With us as one together we'll never fade away Despite our differences Our goals are all the same They're all the same As the time has passed us by The memories, the laughs and cries Never giving up And as a friend I'll always be there To pick you up when you're in need When you are in need When trouble comes I'll never turn away We'll always stand Stand for what we believe And we have our reasons With no need to live your way Won't live your way As the time has passed us by the memories, the laughs and cries Will always hold true When you're in need I'll be there for you Together strong Always staying true
8.
Severed Ties 02:29
No more pain what I have lost, can't be retrieved Holding on to nothing, still can't believe But what makes you Attend to another I wonder why did I bother? Look in my eyes, and see the pain What I once had led astray Sometimes it's hard for me to let go When feelings have grown beyond control Sit in my room, stare at the walls I see your face, everywhere I go Those lonely days, and sleepless nights Can never ever be made right Hope you enjoy playing the role In your self-made soap opera Sometimes its hard for me to let go When feelings have grown beyond control So go ahead, turn your back now But I was there to help You keep taking these small steps backwards Something you don't care about now Don't ever say I didn't warn you Don't say I didn't try When I tried to prove my love You turned your back and closed your eyes
9.
Time Is Now 01:50
Now's the time, so don't let it pass on you Cause time moves fast Sand running low on the hourglass We're still young But we're getting older Gotta do it now, before its over And make the best of life The time is now so let's do it right Now's the time to make a name For ourselves soon we will reign And focus on our main concern Respect of the world we will earn Now is the time Because we're young we'll do it now We'll live our lives we won't miss out We'll have good times to represent Time is now
10.
Far Behind 02:32
I made a choice to turn around Won't let my feelings drag me back down Clear my head out of all these thoughts Erase the problems that I once fought all this stuff to comprehend Won't bring me to an early end I won't let it take me, or ever break me I will not ever lose sight Too much is trapped inside my mind Too far ahead to look behind Can't change the past can't change what's left A lesson learned heals my regrets But you try to drain my life away Condemn me for all the things I say And I'm sorry if I offended you It's just something I felt I had to do Sometimes it's right, sometimes its wrong But either way you'll take this song The lies and fights that I have done Turned out to hurt everyone All this stuff to comprehend Will never bring me to an early end Emotional breakdown is making me frown But I will not lose sight Choices made to turn around My feelings won't drag me down Clear my head out of all these thoughts Erase the problems that I fought All this stuff to comprehend Won't bring me to an early end Emotional breakdown is making me frown But I will not lose sight
11.
Turncoat 03:13
Why did you go away I'll never want to know But it's time for us to realize that some friends come and go And I must express these feelings Can't keep them trapped no more Cause we're sick and tired of turncoats What must you do this for? Save the stories, lies and trash For all your new found friends See what goes around will always come back around and round again Don't you bother looking back when all the present trends have passed cause we knew that you would never stay true we knew you would never last Pride is here, and will never go away Turn your back on all your friends Deep down inside you know you're wrong Lying turncoat full of shit Our dignity won't stand for it Now we know your other side It's your true colors you can't hide props to all who helped us through We'll stick together staying true Forget about all that has happened None of it will last And I thought we all would stick it through But you're the one to crack Those disrespects and tough guy words Can't mend your broken pride Self destruction and loneliness is what you have to hide So face the truth for what its worth and go and choose your side We will never change our ways For money, or industry We stand, true to all our roots With pride
12.
On the Rise 03:20
Can I explain to you Everything that we go through In a world that isn't right We'll stick it out We're on the rise Problems we face each day Won't get us down in any way On the rise Instead of falling we'll stay alive And all the times that we get pissed We'll hold our ground and clench our fists On the rise Instead of falling we're on the rise Get up Don't hide yourself And take the blame for someone else We'll stand above Watch their demise Fighting back We're on the rise When problems arise I'll keep my head up high In the face Of things that I despise

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released February 1, 2003

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