Creed lyrics

Album: My Own Prison [1997]

Torn
Ode
My own prison
Pity for a dime
In America
Illusion
Unforgiven
Sister
What's This Life For?
One

Torn

peace is what they tell me

love am i unholy
lies are what they tell me
despise you that control me

the peace is dead in my soul

i have blamed the reasons for my intentions poor
yes I’m the only one
who would carry on this far

torn, I’m filthy

born in my own misery
stole all that you gave me
control you claim you save me

the peace is dead in my soul

i have blamed the reason for my
 intentions poor
yes I’m the one who
the only one who
would carry on this far

Ode

hang me, watch awhile

let me see you smile as i die
take me, my body burns
let me see you yearn, while i cry

one step on your own

and you walk all over me
one head in the clouds
you wont let go
you’re too proud

one light to the blind and they see

one head touch on the head, we believe

adore me as i drift away

let me hear you say I’m fine
you cry as my body dies

one step on your own and you walk all over me

one head in the clouds
you wont let go, you’re too proud
one light to the blind, and they see
one touch on the head, we believe
 My own prison

a court is in session, a verdict is in

no appeal on the docket today
just my own sin
the walls are cold and pale
the cage made of steel
screams fill the room
alone i drop and kneel

silence now the sound

my breath the only motion around
demons cluttering around
my face showing no emotion
shackled by my sentence
expecting no return
here there is no penance
my skin begins to burn

so i held my head up high

hiding hate that burns inside
which only fuels their selfish pride
we're all held captive
out from the sun
a sun that shines on only some
we the meek are all in one

i hear a thunder in the distance

see a vision of a cross
i feel the pain that was given
on that sad day of loss
a lion roars in the darkness only he holds the key
a light to free from my burden and bring me life eternally

should’ve been dead

on a Sunday morning
banging my head
no time for mourning
ain’t got no time *2

so i held my head up high

hiding hate that burns inside
which only fuels their selfish pride
we're all held captive
out from the sun
a sun that shines only some
we the meek are all on in one

i cry out to god seeking only his decision

Gabriel stands and confirms
I’ve created my own prison

so i held my head up high

hiding hate that burns inside
which only fuels their selfish pride
we're all held captive
out from the sun
a sun that shines only some
we the meek are all on in one

Pity for a dime

an artificial season
 covered by rain
losing all my reason
cause there's nothing left to blame

shadows paint the sidewalk

a living picture in a frame
see the sea of people
all their faces look the same

so i sat down for a while

forcing a smile
in a state of self-denial
is it worthwhile
sell my pity for a dime
just one dime

plain talk can be the easy way

signs of losing my faith *2

so i sat down for a while

forcing a smile
in a state of self denial
is it worthwhile
sell my pity for a dime
just one dime
sell my pity for a dime
'just one dime

In America
 only in America
we're slaves to be free
only in America we kill the unborn
the make ends meet

only in America
sexuality is democracy
only in America we stamp our goal
"in god we trust"

what is right or wrong?

i don’t know who to believe in
my soul sings a different song
in America *2

church bells ringing

pass the plate around
the choir is singing
as their leader falls to the ground

please mr prophet man

tell me which way to go
i gave my last dollar
can i still come to your show

what is right or wrong?

i don’t know who to believe in
my soul sings a different song
in America

i am right and you are wrong

i am right and you are wrong
 i am right and you are wrong
no ones right and no ones wrong
in America

what is right or wrong?

i don’t know who to believe in
my soul sings a different song
in America

Illusion

the sun rises to another day

my constitution keeps changing
til it slips away
so i lie awake and stare
my mind thinking, just wondering
is anybody there?

should i stay or go
should i sleep or stay awake
am i really happy or is it all
just an illusion

sitting in my room now

hiding thoughts
just hoping one day I’ll get out
i hear a voice call my name
breaking trance, so silent
so i can stay the same

should i stay or go
 should i sleep or stay awake
am i really just happy or is it all
just an illusion

wait now, things left unsaid

this life remains the same
but i change
i try to fool myself in believing
things are going to get better
but life goes on

should i stay or go
should i sleep or stay awake
am i really happy or is it all
just an illusion

Unforgiven

i kept up
with the prophecy you spoke
i kept up with the message inside
last sight of the irony
of twisted fate
lost sight of my soul and its void

think i’m unforgiven to this world

Sister

Caught up in the middle had no choice had no choice

Birthright forgotten so silent, no voice
 (chorus)
I see you
You know who
Little girl, little girl
Now realize little girl over looked little girl

Bottled up and empty holding back

At loss your forgotten getting back get back

Expectations of another
Love given to the younger
Broken father, Broken brother
Emptiness feeds the hunger

(chorus)
I see you
You know who
Little girl, little girl
Now realize little girl over looked little girl

Bottled up and empty holding back

At loss your forgotten getting back get back

change change change

What's This Life For?

Hurray for a child that makes it through

If there's any way, because the answer lies in you
 Their laid to rest, before they know just what to do
Their souls are lost, because they could never find

What's this life for

I see your soul it's kind of gray

I see my heart, you look away
You see my wrist, I know your pain
I know your purpose on your plane
Don't say a last prayer, because you could never find

What's this life for

But they ain't here anymore

Don't have to settle the score
Cause we all live under the reign of one king

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 back seat sliding further in regression

(chorus)
One oh One the only way is One

I feel angry I feel helpless, want to change the world

I feel violent I feel alone, don't try and change my mind

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 meet our fate together

(chorus)
One oh One the only way is One

I feel angry I feel helpless, want to change the world

I feel violent I feel alone, don't try and change my mind