Lyrics: There's not much I can say to clean up my act Because actions speak so much louder than words So I'll tell you I'm sorry in advance For any apology that doesn't meet your demands Let's set a time to talk about it "I'd already be alarmed if you could change my mind" Three o'clock? Four o'clock? Not now? "How about never? We're through." You're obsessed with arson And I dance through the flames Just to keep you warm at night This is the last time I'll ever take the blame Just to keep you by my side No more, no more I'd explain if you'd just let me finish Or at least if I knew where to start See, I took my time, and I wasted it But I'm making time to make it all up to you "Well then, now's the time, you better kiss up fast" I'd drag my tongue through broken glass And lick the wounds youve given me In hope you'd have forgiven me I wish you'd uncross your arms And I wish you wouldn't be so cross So think, was it really me who crossed you? Nailed to the cross, I'm crucified You're obsessed with arson And I dance through the flames Just to keep you warm at night And it's so pathetic This is the last time I'll ever take the blame Just to keep you by my side "Honestly, every word you say is a lie." Mirror, mirror, on the wall Reflect on what I don't deserve I'll put myself at fault Cause she's the fairest of them all At the stand, I swore to love you under oath But I'm a liar as alleged as constant fighting plagues us both Every time, my choice is simple -- you, or happiness And believe me when I say it's tough Cause I'm Dred Scott when you're in fury And your friends become the jury And I never state my case Becuase I always take the blame I've weighed my options one by one And after all is said and done Do I dare take another chance with you?

Lyrics: So let me see if I've got this right Cause you're the one who will have left With a Kansas City Shuffle, you'll break my neck As Goodkat would, swift and adept But if you would be kind, rewind back to, say, 5 o'clock Your tongue's a razor to keep me clean cut and in line As you're shadowing my lips You wrap your belt around me like a leash tied to your hips Persuading me with the hypocrisy of your sex-stained innocence No, no, I see right through your trap, between those crocodile tears Are jaws that bite to leave a mark at the apex of my ears In a mouth that stretches miles to tell your friends (And their friends, and their friends...) About the guy who's not so sure you're what he wants "Oh, I'm what you want" Well we talked it out, pitched in two cents Let's make a deal, let's make some sense of it Twenty bucks says you're my best bet A hundred bucks says you're not worth the weight I'm a predicated victim of your voracity and lust As far as I'm concerned, I'm just the biggest target in your range But when it's pawn against the queen, I'll ponder carefully And weigh the cons against the pros before I make my move If I refuse to fall subject to your relentless manipulation We'll wrestle words then twist our tongues To mend each pointless altercation It's too predictable and difficult to say it's worth the while But I know you'd start a riot just to keep me in your bed Well we talked it out, pitched in two cents Let's make a deal, let's make some sense of it Twenty bucks says you're my best bet A hundred bucks says you're not worth the weight Wait, I've got a plan: I'll conjure a charade Depicting me as the consistency that's scattered through your brain I'll keep you flattered to fuel your narcissistic flame Cause that's the one thing that's to blame for your insatiability But it's all an act, and that's a fact I don't have the tact to keep your satisfaction (you're never satisfied) You'll graze my imperfections And start thinking that I'm not enough to satisfy your needs Well we talked it out, pitched in two cents Let's make a deal, let's make some sense of it Twenty bucks says you're my best bet A hundred bucks says you're not worth the weight

Lyrics: Unpack your bags, where do you think you're going? You're already far enough from me I'm fresh out of my fresh excuses So, plain and simple, I don't want you to leave Can't you wait until tomorrow? Next week? Next month? (Never?) Procrastination is a virtue Well, at least that's how it seems to me What we have won't last long Through the heat of California's sun There's a current in the coastline And it's pulling you from me As long as sun shines through your window I'm still your Florida boy And the summer's almost here Let's stay eighteen forever Who said our summer sun would have to set? California's calling, but I'm already on the line So don't you dare put me on hold I wanna hold you close to me Wait up, I've got you figured out You wanna grow up, move out, and start a new life You've got your cold shoulder "You can't keep me from going" But your heart sank when you saw the look in my eyes We could live with no obligations, we're still young "But you don't understand, I've gotta get the hell out of this town" I'm just used to the Atlantic, like you used to dive into me The waves of your waterbed never waved goodbye Just wait a minute, that's all I need I've only got this chance to change your mind So let our tongues do all the talking And let your hips slide up to mine I'm still your Florida boy And the summer's almost here Let's stay eighteen forever Who said our summer sun would have to set? California's calling, but I'm already on the line So don't you dare put me on hold I wanna hold you close to me I'm not [usually] one to break my word And I mean [most of] the things I say (Something tells me...) But when I said sometimes it's best to follow your heart (I won't last a day without you here) I never said I didn't need you But still, I stand by that advice Cause home is where the heart is So long as my pictures line your mirror You have no excuse to pack them in a box My feet are planted on the floor Between your covers and the door And I'm not leaving (I'm standing in your doorway) So don't you walk away from me (I'm kneeling in your doorway) I'm on my knees, I'm desperate

Lyrics: Well, pack my bags, and make it fast This town's worn out my presence I've severed every tie to the wastelend Of my pilfered adolescence Orange skies will lead my way As the golden solar rays Will lead me southbound to the place that I call home Tell all the brothers and sisters that I never had That I'll be coming back home for them See, these fields of flowers never grew familiar to my eyes When the colors are just as obscure as the people living this life And it's so hard to call it beautiful when the canvas is so bland There's country charm, but I've seen better in the cities For the record, this is not my hometown So believe me when I say goodbye "I live in a place where people are paranoid of change. I mean, they're so locked into their own monotonous cycles That they let things stay the way they are for decades. I guess I can't say I blame them Because I was the same way when I first moved here from Florida. But one person can only handle so much complacency And after punching in my time cards day in and day out I think I've had enough." These parallel, flat two lane roads are parallels to local homes Where ignorance presides over sheltered narrow minds And below their giant noses are even larger mouths Feeding hungry ears any news they want to hear Cause rumors are the information and entertainment here Oh, and tell that special girl that never came into my life That the flowers I sent were for her It's been a lifetime since the sun shone in this town Everybody needs a little light, so I'm burning this place down So my horizon will be golden on the hottest summer days I hear familiar voices calling me from the heart of the Everglades They're singing, "ITS THE LIFE!" Tell the landlord and the farmer They can keep their pristine pastures, I'm gone. "IT'S THE LIFE!" Pass the message to my friends that I'll be missing them at heart But this place never felt like home, so believe me when I say goodbye I'm ripping out the pages of my diary All the chronicles of a small town life that was never meant for me Yeah, i'll circumvent this lucid shroud of negativity And abdicate this masquerade I fabricate in fourteen shades of grey From here on out, I'm making sure sunshine is the only thing That stands between where I am and where I want to be

Lyrics: I'll close my eyes and savor the air in my lungs Cause you have a knack for taking my breath away And keeping me quiet, but the message I'm sending Is far too complex for my words to convey We'll weather the rains like a forest in spring Stand strong through the storm and we'll bloom in May And if it still rained through Christmas and filled up the sea Month after month, I'm still swimming your way So don't let go Breathe in You're the air in my lungs Just breathe in You're the shelter in a storm, the thought that keeps me warm, The summer sunset sky, the fire in my eyes You've tested the water, now dive into me There's a current in the river, and it follows your lead We could float on the surface and drift on our dreams I swear, I'll take you to depths you've never seen Just take a chance, put your faith in the wind Like a bird taking flight in November to the tropical isles I'll go south for the winter, and stay with you there It's well worth the distance of a thousand miles You are the fuel at the base of the flame I'm always kept warm by the sound of your name And we're like the sun that would never set Cause if we go down, we go down in red If I authored a book, you'd inspire it all There's no need to fantasize (we're done writing fiction) April 2nd was chapter one, and this is the epilogue It never ends, it never ends Breathe in You're the air in my lungs Just breathe in You're the shelter in a storm, the thought that keeps me warm, The summer sunset sky, the fire in my eyes You've tested the water, now dive into me There's a current in the river, and it follows your lead We could lie in the riverbeds and make them our home I swear, I'll take you to depths you've never known I'll be the one you always run to when you're down My arms are always open And i'll be the one to say goodnight Sweet dreams, love

Lyrics: I promised you everything to no avail I was expecting snow, and you gave me hail My winter wonderland Is held in the warmth of your callous hand The presence -- no, the gift of you Was taken from me half unwrapped A Christmas like this only came once a lifetime The snow turned to ice Like stalactites ready and waiting to fall You shattered all my hopes like it was your business You came masterfully disguised in a masquerade of lies When all the while you were planning my demise The north has no place for a Florida boy who loves snow There's a twinkle in the sky that says, "there's no place like home" They say no two snowflakes can ever look the same And that they rarely ever land in the same place But you hit me again with the same cold wind You were never one to follow the rules (Well, the winds are coming in from the west this time And it's a long, cold draft) This love is spineless, yeah it sends shivers down my spine (Shivers down my spine) Every move we make is another crack in the ice And soon we we will be drowning (We're cracking in the ice) Put on a sweater, it has sleeves for your heart to reside on (Sleeves for your heart to reside) So you won't be cold all the time Go ahead and burn more bridges Yeah, cause I could use a flame I still shiver from the thought of you You played me like a game Go ahead and sell me more Like you've still got a chance Cause frankly, I've just had enough Of this dollar bill romance They say no two snowflakes can ever look the same And that they rarely ever land in the same place But you hit me again with the same cold wind You were never one to follow the rules Stars covered the skies as I looked into your eyes And I searched for a depth which was hidden deep inside Of a translucent shell; a shallow, cold sheet of ice Yet always thick and warm enough to shield you from demise I was searching for the secrets of emotional retreat Cause it's never just the ice, it's the water beneath But all I could find was a fickle, shallow mind And the crushing realization that you were no longer mine I didn't make it very far I didn't make much of anything The only thing I made was a mistake You're my favorite mistake I hope the next breath you take is underwater And the next step that you make is on thin ice

Lyrics: They call these states united I'm isolated from the rest Might as well call this state "catatonic" It's keeping me depressed And all my friends back home are busy living out their lives A life I should have had, a life of which i've been deprived This overcast's reminded me before (a million times, it's told me) That I don't live in the sunshine state anymore So, I'll sing into the sun until it sets, and i'll shelter no regrets When i leave this hell, I'm headed for a place that I'll call home And it doesn't matter who will miss me when I'm gone Cause in spite of it all, I've never felt so alone I've hit a social crisis, I can't pretend that it's alright It's a problem when I write this down at 3 o'clock at night It's sad enough to say that my best friends are on the Net A net to catch me safely when I fall But when I'm the sweetest, nicest senior guy these local girls have met It's worse to say they don't know me at all So, I'll sing into the sun until it sets, and i'll shelter no regrets When i leave this hell, I'm headed for a place that I'll call home And it doesn't matter who will miss me when I'm gone Cause in spite of it all, I've never felt so alone You might think I'm crazy But my dreams, they keep me sane in a place that's so inane That the locals have no sense of direction And I don't need a compass, cause the only way is out Check my vital signs, I'm living in a blank computer screen Well, this self-incarceration is how I made it through the year It might sound masochistic, but it's nonetheless serene When compared to the pretentious mess of people living here So, stop me when I've said enough, and I'll be on my way You'll be drowning in this standing water until you do the same And I'll tell the world I finally made it out alive Good riddance to the hell I left behind Good luck to my friends as I wave goodbye

LYRICS: The captain is grey and wise But his weakness lies in ambition Determined eyes set on brighter skies Set sail on a voyage The sea calls to our desire, our demise We search the ocean far and wide For things that lie right in front of our eyes If I laid on the bottom of the deepest trench Would you lie there with me? You could try but I wouldn't think twice Yeah, I'd give you my last breath So breathe that ocean air Let the salt cleanse your lungs of the memories Cause now I've sunk too deep to dive So live on when there's no hope left I left her Yeah my reckless pride and ambitious mind Always lead me to regret I changed the tide, but remained unsatisfied I stood fast against the gale A storm was brewing, but I pressed on In need, so unaware All the while it lied deep within your eyes If I laid on the bottom of the deepest trench Would you lie there with me? You could try but I wouldn't think twice Oh, I'd give you my last breath So breathe that ocean air Let the salt cleanse your lungs of the memories Cause now I've sunk too deep to dive So live on when there's no hope left "Lighthouse, lighthouse!" the captain cries But he's sailed too deep to realize That his will has struck him blind In a search for what he'll never find Becuase each hurricane has an eye Which beholds the calm we can't recognize Cause we're so lost searching for our sunshine If you see a storm coming, stay inside I was brave, but not well-equipped Tried to hold on, but couldn't get a grip I drowned trying to save our ship I should have never left, I should have never let this go Down to the bottom of the deepest trench As you lie here with me Yeah, you tried, but I didn't think twice No, I gave you my last breath So breathe that ocean air Let the salt cleanse your lungs of the memories The next time a storm hits land Weather the rains, and just stay inside The storm will pass.

LYRICS: Doctor, doctor, search your remedies This time, bedrest is the last thing i need Addicted to our promiscuity We fall asleep in the perfect stranger's sheets Confused by lust, we think we've found love's true meaning Never waking up to realize it was only a dream We're using the sex so recklessly For cleaning our conscience, and sleeping unconscious We're so caught up in the ecstasy Of waking up in a different bed every day Shallow hearts are a contagious disease Spread from Hollywood thrills and urban magazines If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy in melody Is this how love is supposed to feel? Like a highway where we're drunk at the wheel? If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy in melody The cold morning sun saved me from my comatose As i was drowning alone, between her blankets and my hopes Naivety had me buried six feet deep Under the impression that she'd always wake up next to me You're just a chauffeur who so furtively arranged To promise me rides for alcohol in exchange And you blame the other drivers' mistakes As my head's in the windshield, and you leave unscathed Shallow hearts are a contagious disease Spread from Hollywood thrills and urban magazines If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy in melody Is this how love is supposed to feel? Like a highway where we're drunk at the wheel? If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy in melody We live in anxiety of rejection So we self-medicate with sex And overdose, clueless of the side effects A loss of morality and self-respect In the blink of an eye, all our integrity's gone In the wake of one night where we didn't stand strong We're all insecure, we all feel stripped down Someone find a cure, becuase we're all gonna drown The doctor came in, and said "wake up, wake up" And the nightmare's were gone as we opened our eyes Conscious, our consciences took control Of our maturing minds, as we realized Shallow hearts are a contagious disease Spread from Hollywood thrills and urban magazines If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy in melody Is this how love is supposed to feel? Like a highway where we're drunk at the wheel? If this is a sickness, an epidemic's been witnessed And I've got the remedy: maturity

LYRICS: It's in your sight, two more hours and it's off the map The clock is ticking, and my heart is racing fast I'm just running down the minutes until this long year ends Cause in three laps time I'd break more hearts than resolutions And in another two it's either break some records Or shatter my window of opportunity Four years under fire, and now you're down to your last shot So don't miss I've spent four years to find my chance at an escape And I won't let this one slip away You're living in a place where rain falls all the time Yeah, and one more year like this could surely make you lose your mind It's taken all you've got to live this void they call a life And now with nothing left to lose you see your chance arrive It's been a lifetime since the sun shone in this town And this could be the only time it ever comes around So sprint it faster than you've ever run before Well you're running out of time, out of chances, out the door I've spent my life chasing my one and only dream And I won't let it out of my reach (No time for looking back, you're never gonna get back...) Don't stop to think, has it ever been so close You're on the brink, you've got it (I've got the finish line in sight) Here is your chance (And there's no time for looking back) Now is the time (I can't wait a second more) What are you waiting for?

LYRICS: We're swept by the dawn, and as we lie awake You lay stiff in my arms, adrift in the wake Of what felt less like love, and much more like a take Of a scene in a movie where the heroine's saved From her lonely, desperate state We've dotted our i's and crossed all of our t's In the script of the lifestyle we planned for our teens But I'm just a prop that you set for your stage In a fairy tale romance the critics would praise If each kiss were performed, as always: "Once more, with feeling" But we kids disregard all of our yearning hearts And make like we're actors just playing our parts Constructing characters so unlike ourselves To live out our lives in the artificial realm Of drama we create Cause life is a movie we'd all watch again But just can't bring ourselves to rewind in the end We make mistakes that we wish we could change And the things we regret form the coming of age And I wouldn't want it any other way So now we're eighteen, and I feel much too old To continue the farce; to keep filling these roles As we lie together we lie to each other We're closer than we've ever been But i move further from the truth The longer that I lie next to you Left my love in bottled letters Convinced myself it's for the better To end this, but I'll always remember I swear to hold my breath forever (This is the last time I'll ever swear myself to you This is the last time I'll ever say, "I love you too")