Never needed any reason
To find deliverance
Like a cancer running through my veins, oh
It's never gonna give in
See them march like lambs to the slaughter
Toy soldiers line up on the altar
I was never meant to drink that water
They'll remember me, when I'm underground
Heavy is the crown
Never falter, never let them bleed you out
I'll be still standing when they try to bring my castle down
I'll never bow down
Heavy is the crown
When the weight of the world crashing
Pushing you closer to the edge (closer to the edge)
You find a way to get a little bit stronger
To fight off the demons, yeah
See them march like lambs to the slaughter
Toy soldiers line up on the altar
I'll rise, hell or high water
And you'll remember me, when I'm underground
Heavy is the crown
Never falter, never let them bleed you out
I'll be still standing when they try to bring my castle down
I'll never bow down
Heavy is the crown
Everything will fade away
Yeah, nothing in this world is meant to stay
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown
Heavy is the crown
Never falter, never let them bleed you out
I'll be still standing when they try to bring my castle down
I'll never bow down
Heavy is the crown
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh (heavy is the crown)
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh (heavy is the crown)
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown, oh
Heavy is the crown, heavy is the crown
Monday, July 6, 2026
Daughtry - Heavy is the Crown
Bent Ardi - Let it Go (Ft.Kenna Williams)
I want to be change
I want to believe
I want forgiveness
For all that I did
I want to be free
I want to breathe
I can’t erase it
The pain in me
I’m losing myself in what I became
The voices inside keep calling my name
I try to escape but I stay the same
I’m reaching for light that I can’t see
Drowning inside of what’s left of me
Still I’m hoping for something to change
The weight of sin is crushing me
I’ve lost my faith in what I see
Every step feels like a fall
Still I’m trying through it all
Let it go.....
Let it go.....
I’m falling down
I feel the same
Inside my head
There’s only pain
I lost my way
I lost my name
Still I’m here
But not the same
I’m losing myself in what I became
The voices inside keep calling my name
I try to escape but I stay the same
I’m reaching for light that I can’t see
Drowning inside of what’s left of me
Still I’m hoping for something to change
The weight of sin is crushing me
I’ve lost my faith in what I see
Every step feels like a fall
Still I’m trying through it all
Let it go.....
Let it go.....
I can’t undo what’s in the past
The broken parts were built to last
But somewhere deep inside the pain
I still believe I can change
the weight of sin is crushing me
I’ve lost my faith in what I see
Every step feels like a fall
Still I’m trying through it all
Let it go.....
Let it go.....
Switchfoot - Shake the Dust
I walked through the cemetery twice today
Got the feeling that the dead had something to say:
“The earth makes roommates
Out of carbon based primates”
The grave was trying to communicate
Shake the dust, shake the dust
When the world you used to trust
Is in pieces all around you
It’s not what you thought it was
Shake the dust, shake the dust
When your empire starts to rust
Only love outlasts the living
Til the dust makes you one of us
Germany shot my grandpa down
But he survived to love that same German town
The former soldiers that he met
With his American accent
He only talked to me about the common ground, he said:
Someday when I’m on my own deathbed
I’ll speak the words my own grandfather said
Shake the dust, shake the dust
When the world you used to trust
Is in pieces all around you
It’s not what you thought it was
Shake the dust, shake the dust
When your empire starts to rust
Only love outlasts the living
Til the dust and rust will claim the rest of us
Augustana - Boston
In the light of the sun, is there anyone? Oh, it has begun...
Oh dear, you look so lost, your eyes are red and tears are shed,
This world you must've crossed...
You said...
You don't know me, and you don't even care, oh yeah,
And you said
You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah,
Essential yet appealed, you carry all your thoughts across an open field,
When flowers gaze at you... they're not the only ones who cry when they see you
You said...
You don't know me, and you don't even care, oh yeah,
Well you said
You don't know me, and you don't wear my chains... oh yeah,
Staind - Epiphany
Your words to me, just a whisper
Your face is so unclear
I try to pay attention
Your words just disappear
Huh, uh
'Cause it's always raining in my head
Huh, uh
Forget all the things I should have said
So I speak to you in riddles
'Cause my words get in my way
I smoke the whole thing to my head
And feel it wash away
'Cause I can't take anymore of this
I wanna come apart
And dig myself a little hole
Inside your precious heart
Huh, uh
'Cause it's always raaining in my head
Huh, uh
Forget all the things I should have said
I am nothing more than a little boy inside
That cries out for attention
Yet I always try to hide
'Cause I talk to you like children
Though I don't know how I feel
But I know I'll do the right thing
If the right thing is revealed
'Cause it's always raining in my head
Forget all the things I should have said
Stanley Simmons - Don't Leave Me Here Like That
Stanley Simmons - Don't Leave Me Here Like That
Ruby turned red when she heard what Jack said
About all the girls that had come first
Ear on the wall you know I hear it all
And last night was far from the worst
So don’t leave me here like that
We’re not half as bad
Don’t leave me here like that
It’s just a couple of days
That I wish I could take back
Candy left her cane on a cake in the rain
As the candles all started to glow
I picked it up hoping for some good luck
But it melted before I got home
Oh don’t leave me here like that
We’re not half as bad
Don’t leave me here like that
It’s just a couple of days
That I wish I could take back
Oh don’t leave me here like that
We’re not half as bad
Don’t leave me here like that
It’s just a couple of days
That I wish I could take back
Mountains in the Sea - Your Will Be Done
Mountains in the Sea - Your Will Be Done
lyrics in video transcript below
twenty one pilots - At the Risk of Feeling Dumb
twenty one pilots - At the Risk of Feeling Dumb
I don’t want anyone, know me or not,
See me at my lowest, you don’t have to drop,
Don’t have to drop by, nothing you can do this time.
I don’t want anyone, know me or not,
See me at my lowest, you don’t have to drop,
Anything for me.
Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop...
Used to be you and me, matching Kawasaki Z’s.
Ride around 270 in Kawasaki tees.
Two fighter jets matching energy,
Trying to forget that we’re in ejection seats.
So please, keep it in mind.
Check on your friends,
Every once in a while,
Even if they say...
At the risk of feeling dumb, check in.
It’s not worth the risk of losing a friend.
Even if they say...
Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop...
If I’m being real, man, don’t know how I feel, man,
’Bout you sleeping so close to a weapon you conceal, man,
Those night terrors are not something to take lightly,
I know that it’s a risk saying this, don’t fight me.
Badflower - What's the Point?
[Verse 1]
What's the point of taking a risk?
It's just one more failure to add to my list
The longer I sit, the more that I weigh
And time goes by
What's the point of leaving my place?
I don't like my body, I won't show my face
The longer I wait, the more weight I gain
And so I cry
[Chorus]
What's the point if there's nothing new?
A different perspective, the same point of view
And we carry on like nothing has changed
But something's wrong that I can't explain
[Post-Chorus]
So what's the point of getting better?
What's thе point of love and anger?
[Verse 2]
What's the point of clеnching my fist?
I don't want my family to see me like this
In the hat that I wear 'cause I'm losing my hair
I'm losing time
What's the point of making new friends
I don't call the old ones, I stopped making plans
How long will I wait 'til I can't relate?
And everyone hates me and I feel the same
[Chorus]
What's the point if there's nothing new?
A different perspective, the same point of view
And we move along like nothing has changed
But something feels wrong but I can't explain
[Post-Chorus]
So what's the point of getting better?
What's the point of love and anger?
[Outro]
It’s my move, lonely I stay
The spaces between us grow every day
What's the point of getting better?
Damiano David - Born with a Broken Heart (live on Isle of Malta)
Damiano David - Born with a Broken Heart
[Verse 1]
I've been trying to change (Oh-oh)
Trying to find somebody to love me
Oh-no, but I end up in the same damn place again
Hoping that I could be different, but I'd be blind to pretend
I wish that I was perfect (Just like you)
But I'm an alien
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh-no, I'm setting out an SOS, take me home
We're not meant to be together, no
[Chorus]
What if I said I'm tryin' to save your love from dyin'?
Baby, I'm too far gone
Don't wanna see you cryin', but I just know who I am
And, baby, that's the hardest part of—
Baby, you can't fix me
I was born with a broken heart
[Verse 2]
If I was a cactus (Oh-oh)
You would be a balloon
Oh-no, I wanna feel the same as you, master
I wanna feel the same as you, but I don't
[Chorus]
Oh, what if I said I'm tryin' to save your love from dyin'?
Baby, I'm too far gone
Don't wanna see you cryin', but I just know who I am
And, baby, that's the hardest part of—
Baby, you can't fix me
I was born with a broken heart
[Bridge]
Oh, oh
Sorry that I'm leaving
Oh, oh
Sorry, we're just different
But, baby, you can't fix me
[Chorus]
What if I said I'm tryin' to save your love from dyin'?
Baby, I'm too far gone
Don't wanna see you cryin', but I just know who I am
And, baby, that's the hardest part of—
Baby, you can't fix me
Baby, you can't fix me
Baby, you can't fix me
I was born with a broken heart
Cage the Elephant - Mess Around (Live on KCRW)
Cage the Elephant - Mess Around
[Intro]
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Chorus]
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Verse 1]
Oh St. Louis, California
Blue eyes, yeah, she's comin' for ya
Land of Mary, Charm City
Oh lord, wish she was my baby
You know she'll drive you crazy
Yeah, she's comin' for ya
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Chorus]
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Verse 2]
The heat is rising and only getting hotter, ready to blow
I think I'll pour myself a glass of water, let it flow
She'll show you what she's made of
Yeah, she's comin' for ya
She's gonna try to break ya
Yeah, she's comin' for ya
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Chorus]
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Bridge]
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
[Chorus]
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Chorus]
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
Ahhhhh (oh no)
No, she don't mess around
No, she don't mess around
[Outro]
No, she don't mess around
Green Day - Basket Case (Rock Hall 2015 Induction)
[Verse 1]
Do you have the time to listen to me whine
About nothin' and everything all at once?
I am one of those melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about it
[Chorus]
Sometimes, I give myself the creeps
Sometimes, my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Am I just stoned?
[Verse 2]
I went to a shrink to analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex that's bringin' me down
I went to a whore, he said my life's a bore
So quit my whinin' 'cause it's bringin' her down
[Chorus]
Sometimes, I give myself the creeps
Sometimes, my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Uh-yuh-yuh-yuh
(Ooh, ooh)
[Bridge]
Grasping to control
So I better hold on
[Chorus]
Sometimes, I give myself the creeps
Sometimes, my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid?
Am I just stoned?
R.E.M. & Eddie Vedder - Man on the Moon (2007 induction)
R.E.M. & Eddie Vedder - Man on the Moon
Mott the Hoople and the game of Life yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'll see you in heaven if you make the list yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Moses went walking with the staff of wood yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
Here's a little agit for the never-believer yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now, Andy did you hear about this one?
Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby
Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon
Man on the moon
If you believe there's nothing up his sleeve
Then nothing is cool
The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling (live Denver, CO - 2025)
The Darkness - Love Is Only A Feeling
The first flush of youth was upon you when our eyes first met
And I knew that to you and into your life I had to get
I felt light-headed at the touch of this stranger's hand
An assault my defenses systematically failed to withstand
'Cos you came at a time
When the pursuit of one true love in which to fall
Was the be all and end all
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
When I'm in your arms I start believing
(It's here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway
The state of elation that this unison of hearts achieved
I had seen, I had touched, I had tasted and I truly believed
That the light of my life
Would tear a hole right through each cloud that scudded by
Just to beam on you and I
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
When I'm in your arms I start believing
(It's here to stay)
But love is only a feeling
Anyway, anyway
Love is only a feeling
(Drifting away)
And we've got to stop ourselves believing
(It's here to stay)
'Cos love is only a feeling
Anyway.
No Doubt - Just A Girl (TV Debut Live on 1/30/1996 | Late Night with Conan O’Brien)
No Doubt - Just A Girl
Take this pink ribbon off my eyes
I'm exposed, and it's no big surprise
Don't you think I know exactly where I stand?
This world is forcing me to hold your hand
'Cause I'm just a girl, oh, little old me
Well, don't let me out of your sight
Oh, I'm just a girl, all pretty and petite
So don't let me have any rights
Oh, I've had it up to here
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons for me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things that I fear
'Cause I'm just a girl, I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive late at night
Oh, I'm just a girl, guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare with their eyes
Oh, I'm just a girl, take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype
Oh, I've had it up to here
Oh, am I making myself clear?
I'm just a girl
I'm just a girl in the world
That's all that you'll let me be
Oh, I'm just a girl, living in captivity
Your rule of thumb makes me worrisome
Oh, I'm just a girl, what's my destiny?
What I've succumbed to is making me numb
Oh, I'm just a girl, my apologies
What I've become is so burdensome
Oh, I'm just a girl, lucky me
Twiddle-dum, there's no comparison
Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to
Oh, I've had it up to here
Zephaniah Chapter Three
1 WOE to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction, she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done
violence to the law.
5 The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light,
he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities
are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever
I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doing.
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, unto the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather
the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger:
for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him
with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then
I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty
because of my holy mountain.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:
for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD
is in the mist of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest
in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at the time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out;
and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise
among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Zephaniah Chapter Three - KJV
Micah Chapter Seven
1 WOE is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings
of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all
lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for
a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of
thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the door of thy mouth from
her that lieth in thy bosom.
6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter
in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD
shall be a light unto me.
9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause,
and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the
LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth:
they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant
of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast
all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto
our fathers from the days of old.
Micah Chapter Seven - KJV
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Switchfoot - Meant to Live (w/ 14 year old Liam in Belton, Texas)
Switchfoot - Meant to Live (with 14 year old Liam)
Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments,
And failed attempts to fly, fly
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Dreaming about Providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe we've been livin' with our eyes half open
Maybe we're bent and broken, broken
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
We want more than this world's got to offer
We want…
Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait (Interlude Session)
Lewis Capaldi - Hold Me While You Wait
[Verse 1]
I'm waitin' up, savin' all my precious time
Losin' light, I'm missin' my same old us
Before we learned our truth too late
Resigned to fate, fadin' away
So tell me, can you turn around?
I need someone to tear me down
Oh, tell me, can you turn around?
But either way
[Chorus]
Hold me while you wait
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
[Verse 2]
Tell me more, tell me something I don't know
Did we come close to havin' it all?
If you're gonna waste my time
Let's waste it right
[Chorus]
And hold me while you wait
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
[Bridge]
This is you, this is me, this is all we need
Is it true? My faith is shaken, but I still believe
This is you, this is me, this is all we need
So won't you stay a while?
[Chorus]
And hold me while you wait
I wish that I was good enough (Hold me while you wait)
If only I could wake you up (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you cared a little more (Hold me while you wait)
I wish you'd told me this before (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while? (Hold me while you wait)
[Outro]
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
(My faith is shaken, but I still believe)
Stay a while (Hold me while you wait)
My love, my love, my love
Won't you stay a while?
Citizen Soldier - Somebody's Proud of You
Citizen Soldier - Somebody's Proud of You
[Verse 1]
Feels like fighting to the death just to get up out of bed
When your very best is see-through
And nobody knows the real you
Motivation's just a ghost, every day's an all-time low
'Cause they'd rather sugarcoat you
Than take a single step in those shoes
[Pre-Chorus]
So if no one understands you and no one's got a clue
And no one gives a damn 'bout what you're going through
Never listen to the blind
'Cause they'll never see the times when–
[Chorus]
You lived when you wanted to diе
You tried when you wanted to cry
Whеn you had no one there to show you love and kept getting up when
You were so sick of saving yourself
And no one cared you were going through hell
I hope you hear this song and know it's proof (Ooh-ooh)
Somebody's proud of you
[Post-Chorus]
Oh
Somebody's proud of you
[Verse 2]
Validation's never been an acquaintance, much less friend
And empathy is just a stranger that
Lives in the basement with your anger
You still twist that tongue in knots while they misconstrue your thoughts
Overexplain the things behind you
Or else you know they'll demonize you
[Pre-Chorus]
So if no one understands you and no one's got a clue
You win some and you lose most, baby, that's the truth
Never waste your time on them
'Cause they'll never comprehend how–
[Chorus]
You lived when you wanted to die
You tried when you wanted to cry
When you had no one there to show you love and kept getting up when
You were so sick of saving yourself
And no one cared you were going through hell
I hope you hear this song and know it's proof (Ooh-ooh)
[Bridge]
All the times your friends don't ever show
And your parents say it's overblown
They'll dig your six foot holes, use them as space to grow (Ooh-ooh)
All the times they only see your flaws
And give you reasons for more camouflage
Just put your fingers up and live to call their bluff
You don't need to prove a damn thing
You decided you're enough when–
Blue October - Fear
[Verse 1:]
All my life
Been running from a pain in me
A feeling I don't understand
Holding me down
So rain on me, underwater
All I am, getting harder
A heavy weight, I carry around
[Pre-Chorus:]
Today
I don't have to fall apart
I don't have to be afraid
I don't have to let the damage consume me
My shadows see through me, 'cause
[Chorus:]
Fear in itself, will reel you in and spit you out
Over and over again
Believe in yourself, and you will walk, oh-ohh
Now fear in itself, will use you up and break you down
Like you were never enough
Yeah, I used to fall, now I get back up
[Verse 2:]
I'm up here
I'm looking at the way down there
I'm staring through the I don't care
And it's staring back at me, yeah
The beauty is
I'm learning how to face my beast
Starting now to find some peace
And set myself free, yeah
[Pre-Chorus:]
Today
I don't have to fall apart
I don't have to be afraid
I don't have to let the damage consume me
My shadows see through me, 'cause
[Chorus:]
Fear in itself, will reel you in and spit you out
Over and over again
Believe in yourself, and you will walk, oh-ohh
Now, fear in itself, will use you up and break you down
Like you were never enough
Yeah, I used to fall, now I get back up
[Bridge:]
I'm moving on
Oh God, just move on
[Pre-Chorus]
Today
I don't have to fall apart
I don't have to be afraid
Get back up
Get up, up
Feel it, fear, wow
Sleep Theory - Words Are Worthless
Sleep Theory - Words Are Worthless
Let me know if you’re listening
I’m just looking for a sign
You keep building the distance
That divides your heart and mind
Let me know you can hear me
Let me see your light again
I keep chasing your shadow
In this maze you’re lost within
Please don’t go where I can’t follow
If I can keep you from falling to pieces
Then I’d be saving myself in the process
And we’ll collapse every word ‘til we’re speechless
Because you’ll soon find that words are worthless now
You’re twisting through the traces of my sanity
The corners start to fade and I’m falling behind
I can’t pull you back to reality
As the echoes reveal what you’re hiding inside
If I can keep you from falling to pieces
Then I’d be saving myself in the process
And we’ll collapse every word ‘til we’re speechless
Because you’ll soon find that words are worthless now
In my heart, I can hear you
Calling from the dark again
Look inside, I’m still with you
Right here where I’ve always been
Please don’t go where I can’t follow
If I can keep you from falling to pieces
Then I’d be saving myself in the process
And we’ll collapse every word ‘til we’re speechless
Because you’ll soon find that words are worthless now
Badflower - Let Me Get Something Off My Chest
Badflower - Let Me Get Something Off My Chest
[Verse 1]
Let me get something off my chest
There's just so much that I regret
There's just so much that I should say
I'm just afraid you might react
When you find out that it's all an act
Let me say something that's a fact
Love's only blind if you're a bat
And I'm not a bat
[Chorus]
My tech startup, I made it up
To convince somebody that I'm amazing
But I'm 5'5", and I hate my life
Yo, f--- my life
[Verse 2]
Let me get something off my chest
I didn't mean to scream like that
It's just, sometimes, I stress about
All of the things I can't control
I stretch the truth and it's getting old
Let me get something off my chest
I can't drive a stick, but I digress
You're not impressed
[Chorus]
My lifted truck, I made it up
I wanna hate Joe Rogan, but I listen daily
All my pics online from 2009
I wanna be somebody, but I'm too lazy, my love
No five-year plan
I'm in a band
We have no fans
[Bridge]
I f---ed around and I found out
I tried to change and that went south
Nobody sane could love me now
[Verse 3]
Let me get something off my chest
I fell in love on the internet
She comforts me when I'm upset
I think she photoshops her breasts
And I'm obsessed
[Chorus]
Your face is rough with no makeup
But you're a supermodel, so perfect to me
I'm still on your side, but I know you lied
You wanna be somebody, then be with me, my love
Owl City - In Christ Alone
Verse 1
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
Verse 2
In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
Verse 3
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Verse 4
No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
Noah Loushin - The Courage to be Loved
Noah Loushin - The Courage to be Loved
It was a late December day when I hit one of those strange, manic artist states where you become hyper fixated on an idea and cannot eat, sleep or breathe until you make that vision a reality. I had a concept for this video in a very rough and different form sitting in my ideas bank, and for whatever reason, that night it all came together. In the course of 5 hours, I rewrote, filmed, and edited “the courage to be loved”. While I still went back to do some other touch up work, the film you see today is 95% the same as the one made that night. That said, I’ve been sitting on this one for a while. In fact, it’s January 11th at the time of me writing this, but it seemed more in theme to release this today.
Inspired by a myriad of life experiences, from various romantic endeavors to the incomprehensible reality of God's love for a sinner like me.