Lyric-writing

• What’s unique about how you look at the world?

• What message would you like to convey?

Wonder Social cause Sympathy

Sadness Struggle Friendship

Anger Good times Family

Love Memories Places

Fear Nature Faith

“We are always chasing that perfect song in life, that magical moment where the stars align. But nothing is ever
perfect. Those imperfections echo our humanity. These songs are true expressions of what our lives are like, imperfect
but worn; comfortable. But the chase is fun, and we keep on chasing. Meanwhile, we take pictures along the way and
document our feelings through words, through phrases, through titles of songs and through performance as well.”

-Geoff Byrd, singer-songwriter, producer, and creator

of TheSongwritingAcademy.com
 Love

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RILP53OR63k

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it

I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
And now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my best-est
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn
To win some or learn some
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We are just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I been saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours
So please don't please don't please don't
There's no need to complicate
'Cause our time is short
This, oh this, this is our fate, I'm yours
Umbrella – Rihanna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tst-pb3YCEc

No clouds in my stones
Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame
Comin' down at the Dow Jones
When the clouds come, we gone
We Rocafella
We fly higher than weather
In G5's or better
You know me
In anticipation for precipitation stack chips for the rainy day
Rain man is back with little Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna, where you at?
You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apart
Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
Baby, 'cause in the dark
You can't see shiny cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
When the sun shines, we shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath that I'm a stick it out 'til the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh
Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh
These fancy things will never come in between
You're part of my entity, here for infinity
When the world has took its part
When the world has dealt its cards
If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart
Because
You can run into my arms
It's okay, don't be alarmed
(Come into me)
(There's no distance in between our love)
So I'm gonna let the rain pour
I'll be all you need and more
Because
It's raining, raining
Ooh, baby, it's raining, raining
Baby, come into me
Come into me
It's raining, raining
Ooh, baby, it's raining, raining
You can always come into me
Come into me
It's pouring rain
It's pouring rain
Come into me
Come into me
It's pouring rain
It's pouring rain
Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gPD7kY1amE

Three little birds sat on my window

And they told me I don't need to worry
Summer came like cinnamon, so sweet
Little girls, double-dutch on the concrete
Maybe sometimes we got it wrong, but it's all right
The more things seems to change, the more they stay the same
Ooo, don't you hesitate
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
Blue as the sky, sunburnt and lonely
Sipping tea in the bar by the road side
(Just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you
Gotta love that Afro hairdo
Maybe sometimes we feel afraid, but it's all right
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
Just more than I could take
Pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake
I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realize that you don't even have to try any longer?
Do what you want to
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans
I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down
Ooo, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcJbzuyp6VY

When you're down and troubled

And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, running, yeah, yeah, to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes, I will
Now, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold?
They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them, oh, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, running, yeah, yeah, to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes, I will
You've got a friend
You've got a friend
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
Ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know
You've got a friend?
Oh yeah now, you've got a friend
Yeah baby, you've got a friend
Oh yeah, you've got a friend
 Conflict

Ordinary People – John Legend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqv-ZtrpQDE

Girl, I'm in love with you We're just ordinary people

This ain't the honeymoon We don't know which way to go
Passed the infatuation phase 'Cause we're ordinary people
Right in the thick of love Maybe we should take it slow
At times we get sick of love Take it slow, ohh
Seems like we argue everyday This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow, ohh
I know I misbehaved and you made your mistakes This time we'll take it slow
And we both still got room left to grow
And though love sometimes hurts Take it slow
I still put you first Maybe we'll live and learn
And we'll make this thing work but I think maybe we Maybe we'll crash and burn
should take it slow Maybe you'll stay, maybe you'll leave
maybe you'll return
We're just ordinary people Maybe another fight
We don't know which way to go Maybe we won't survive
'Cause we're ordinary people But maybe we'll grow
Maybe we should take it slow We never know Maybe you and I
Take it slow, ohh
This time we'll take it slow We're just ordinary people
Take it slow, ohh We don't know which way to go
This time we'll take it slow 'Cause we're ordinary people
Maybe we should take it slow
This ain't a movie love
No fairytale conclusion y'all We're just ordinary people
It gets more confusing everyday We don't know which way to go
Sometimes it's heaven sent 'Cause we're ordinary people
Then we head back to hell again Maybe we should take it slow
We kiss then we make up on the way
Take it slow, ohh
I hang up, you call This time we'll take it slow
We rise and we fall Take it slow, ohh
And we feel like just walking away This time we'll take it slow
As our love advances we take second chances Take it slow, slow
Though it's not a fantasy I still want you to stay This time we'll take it slow
Take it slow, ohh
This time we'll take it slow
Where is the Love? – Black Eyed Peas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICNm-Ow0ms
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preachin'?
Would you turn the other cheek again?
Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin'
on
Can't we all just get along?
Father, father, father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me
Questioning
(Where's the love)
Yo what's going on with the world, momma
Yo people living like they ain't got no mommas
I think they all distracted by the drama and
Attracted to the trauma, mamma
I think they don't understand the concept or
The meaning of karma
Overseas, yeah they trying to stop terrorism
Over here on the streets the police shoot
The people put the bullets in 'em
But if you only got love for your own race
Then you're gonna leave space for others to
discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how hate works and operates
Man, we gotta set it straight
Take control of your mind and just meditate
And let your soul just gravitate
To the love, so the whole world celebrate it
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preachin'?
Would you turn the other cheek again?
Mama, mama, mama, tell us what the hell is goin'
on
Can't we all just get along?
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
It just ain't the same, always in change
New days are strange, is the world insane?
Nation droppin' bombs killing our little ones
Ongoing suffering as the youth die young
Where's the love when a child gets murdered
Or a cop gets knocked down
Black lives not now
Everybody matter to me
All races, y'all don't like what I'm sayin'? Haterade,
tall cases
Everybody hate somebody
Guess we all racist
Black Eyed Peas do a song about love and y'all
hate this
All these protests with different colored faces
We was all born with a heart
Why we gotta chase it?
And every time I look around
Every time I look up, every time I look down
No one's on a common ground
And if you never speak truth then you never know
how love sounds
And if you never know love then you never know
God, wow
Where's the love y'all? I don't, I don't know
Where's the truth y'all? I don't know
People killin' people dyin'
Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'
Could you practice what you preach?
Would you turn the other cheek?
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questioning
(Where's the love)
(Where's the love)
Love is the key
Love is the answer
Love is the solution
They don't want us to love
Love is powerful
My mama asked me why I never vote never vote
'Cause police men want me dead and gone (Dead
and gone)
That election looking like a joke (Such a joke)
And the weed man still sellin' dope
Somebody gotta give these niggas hope (Please
hope)
All he ever wanted was a smoke (My gosh)
Said he can't breathe with his hands in the air
Layin' on the ground died from a choke
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
As I'm gettin' older y'all people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinemas
What happened to the love and the values of
humanity?
What happened to the love and the fairness and
equality?
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding leading us away from unity
Broken – Lifehouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5bnnagxt38
The broken clock is a comfort Is there healing
It let's me sleep tonight In your name (In your name)
Maybe it can stop tomorrow I find meaning
From stealing all my time So I'm holding on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on
I am here still waiting (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin')
I still have my doubts I'm barely holding on to you
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out Hanging on another day
Just to see what you will throw my way
I'm falling apart And I'm hanging on to the words you say
I'm barely breathing You said that I will, will be OK
With a broken heart Broken light on the freeway
That's still beating Left me here alone
In the pain I may have lost my way now
There is healing Haven't forgotten my way home
In your name
I find meaning I'm falling apart
So I'm holding on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on I'm barely breathing
Barely holding on to you With a broken heart
That's still beating
The broken locks were a warning In the pain (In the pain)
You got inside my head There is healing
Tried my best to be guarded In your name (In your name)
I'm an open book instead I find meaning
I still see your reflection So I'm holding on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on
Inside my eyes (I'm still holdin' on), I'm holdin' on
That are looking for purpose (I'm still holdin')
There still looking for life Barely holding on to you
I'm holding on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on
I'm falling apart (I'm still holdin' on), I'm holdin' on
I'm barely breathing (I'm still holdin')
With a broken heart Barley holding on to you
That's still beating
In the pain (In the pain)
Breathe You In – Thousand Foot Krutch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZXVP-PKTHU
Taking hold, breaking in
The pressure's on, need to circulate
Mesmerized and taken in
Moving slow, so it resonates
It's time to rest, not to sleep away
My thoughts alone, try to complicate
I'll do my best, to seek you out
And be myself, and not impersonate
I tried so hard to not walk away
And when things don't go my way
I'll still carry on and on just the same
I've always been strong
But can't make this happen
'Cause I need to breathe, I want to breathe you in
The fear of becoming
I'm so to tired of running
Cause I need to breathe, I want to breathe you in
I want to breathe you in
I'm going in, so cover me
Your compass will, help me turn the page
The laughing stock I'll never be
Because I won't let them take me
I tried so hard to not walk away
And when things don't go my way
I'll still carry on and on just the same
I've always been strong
But can't make this happen
'Cause I need to breathe, I want to breathe you in
The fear of becoming
I'm so tired of running
Cause I need to breathe...
Took awhile to see all the love that's around me
Through the highs and lows there's a truth that I know
And it's You
Yeah yeah yeah yeah I, I've always been strong
But can't make this happen
'Cause I need to breathe, I want to breathe you in
The fear of becoming
I'm so tired of running
Cause I need to breathe, I want to breathe you in
 Loss

Forever and Always – Taylor Swift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f8LyanfpWE

Once upon a time, I believe it was a Tuesday when I caught your eye
And we caught onto something
I hold onto the night, you looked me in the eye and told me you loved me
Were you just kidding?
'Cause it seems to me, this thing is breaking down
We almost never speak
I don't feel welcome anymore
Baby what happened? Please tell me
'Cause one second it was perfect, now you're halfway out the door
And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when he said forever and always
Oh, and it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'Cause I was there when you said forever and always
Was I out of line?
Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide
Like a scared little boy
I looked into your eyes
Thought I knew you for a minute, now I'm not so sure
So here's to everything coming down to nothing
Here's to silence, that cuts me to the core
Where is this going? Thought I knew for a minute, but I don't anymore
And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when he said forever and always
Oh, and it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'Cause I was there when you said forever and always
You didn't mean it baby, I don't think so
Oh back up, baby, back up
Did you forget everything?
Back up, baby, back up
Did you forget everything?
'Cause it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'Cause I was there when you said forever and always
Oh, I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when we said forever and always
And it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'Cause I was there when you said forever and always
You didn't mean it baby,
You said forever and always, yeah.
Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVO8sUrs-Pw
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my fathers come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my father's come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Here Without You – 3 Doors Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlDInVqv8cs
A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face.
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same.
All the miles that separate
Disappear now when I'm dreamin' of your face.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, it's only you and me.
The miles just keep rollin'
As the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated
But I hope that it gets better as we go.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight, it's only you and me.
Everything I know, and anywhere I go,
It gets hard but it won't take away my love.
And when the last one falls, when its all said and done.
It gets hard but it won't take away my love.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight, it's only you and me.
You’re Beautiful – James Blunt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX1VeFBo9AQ
My life is brilliant
My life is brilliant
My love is pure
I saw an angel
Of that I'm sure
She smiled at me on the subway
She was with another man
But I won't lose no sleep on that
'Cause I've got a plan
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I saw your face in a crowded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you
Yes, she caught my eye
As we walked on by
She could see from my face that I was
Fuckin' high
And I don't think that I'll see her again
But we shared a moment that will last 'til the end
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
I saw your face in a crowded place
And I don't know what to do
'Cause I'll never be with you
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la, la
You're beautiful
You're beautiful
You're beautiful, it's true
There must be an angel with a smile on her face
When she thought up that I should be with you
But it's time to face the truth
I will never be with you
 Travel

Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZmM4YeSu8g

Getting born in the state of Mississippi
Papa was a copper, and her mama was a hippy
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
Price you got to pay when you break the panorama
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
What in the world does your company take me for?
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner
Rebel, and a stunner
On her merry way saying baby, watcha gonna?
Looking down the barrel of a hot metal forty-five
Just another way to survive
California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess
I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah, yeah
She's a lover, baby, and a fighter
Should've seen it coming when I got a little brighter
With a name like Dani California
Day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
A little loaded, she was stealing another breath
I love my baby to death
California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess
I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Who knew the other side of you?
Who knew that others died to prove?
Too true to say goodbye to you
Too true to say, say, say
Pushed the fader, gifted animator
One for the now, and eleven for the later
Never made it up to Minnesota
North Dakota man
Wasn't gunnin' for the quota
Down in the Badlands she was saving the best for last
It only hurts when I laugh
Gone too fast
California, rest in peace
Simultaneous release
California, show your teeth
She's my priestess
I'm your priest
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-iFr9q1I8
I wish that I could fly I got to get away
Into the sky Feel I got to get away
So very high Oh oh oh yeah
Just like a dragonfly
I want to get away
I'd fly above the trees I want to fly away
Over the seas in all degrees Yeah, yeah, yeah (oh yeah)
To anywhere I please
I want to get away
Oh I want to get away I want to fly away
I want to fly away Yeah with you yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah I got to get away
I want to get away I want to get away
I want to fly away I want to get away
Yeah yeah yeah I want to get away
I want to get away, yeah
Let's go and see the stars
The milky way or even mars I want to get away
Where it could just be ours I want to fly away
Yeah with you yeah yeah
Let's fade into the sun I got to get away
Let your spirit fly
Where we are one I want to get away
Just for a little fun I want to get away
Oh oh oh yeah! I want to get away
I want to get away (yeah)
I want to get away
I want to fly away I want to get away
Yeah yeah yeah I want to fly away
Yeah with you yeah yeah
I want to get away Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
I want to fly away
Yeah yeah yeah
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BeKhlUzPUc
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dream of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true
Someday, I wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dare to
Oh why, oh why can't I?
Well, I see trees of green and red roses too
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Well, I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
And also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying
How do you do?
They're really saying I, I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
They'll learn much more then we'll know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
World
Someday I wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney top
That's where you'll find me
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dare to
Why oh, why can't I?
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
 Politics and Protest

Testify – Rage Against The Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqs5T6p3t0M

The movie ran through me home

The glamour subdue me The wrecking ball is rushing
The tabloid untie me Witness your blushing
I'm empty please fill me The pipeline is gushing
Mister anchor assure me While here we lie in tombs
That Baghdad is burning While on the corner
Your voice it is so soothing The jury's sleepless
That cunning mantra of killing We found your weakness
I need you my witness And it's right outside our door
To dress this up so bloodless Now testify
To numb me and purge me now Yeah testify
Of thoughts of blaming you It's right outside our door
Yes the car is our wheelchair Now testify
My witness your coughing Now testify
Oily silence mocks the legless It's right outside our door
Ones who travel now in coffins
On the corner Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
The jury's sleepless Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
We found your weakness Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
And it's right outside our door Mass graves for the pump and the price is set
Now testify
Who controls the past now controls the future
Now testify Who controls the present now controls the past
It's right outside our door Who controls the past now controls the future
Now testify Who controls the present now?
Yes testify
It's right outside our door Now testify
Testify
With precision you feed me It's right outside our door
My witness I'm hungry Now testify
Your temple it calms me Testify
So I can carry on It's right outside our door
My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones
On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my
American Idiot – Green Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1BS7XnEZqc
Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new media
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind-fuck America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Don't wanna be an American idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information Age of hysteria
It's calling out to idiot America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
When I’m Gone – 3 Doors Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyLTWo1XD28
There's another world inside of me that you may never see
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide
Somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find
Maybe it's too far away, maybe I'm just blind
Maybe I'm just blind
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'll never let you down even if I could
I'd give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared you won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone, love me when I'm gone
When your education x-ray cannot see under my skin
I won't tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends
And roaming through this darkness I'm alive but I'm alone
Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'll never let you down even if I could
I'd give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Maybe I'm just blind
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
Hold me when I'm scared and love me when I'm gone
Everything I am and everything in me
Wants to be the one you wanted me to be
I'll never let you down even if I could
I'd give up everything if only for your good
So hold me when I'm here, right me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared, you won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
Love me when I'm gone, whoa
Love me when I'm gone, when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
What’s Going On? – Marvin Gaye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jKE6YIxmc
Mother, mother
There's too many of you crying
Brother, brother, brother
There's far too many of you dying
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, eheh
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today, oh oh oh
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
Talk to me, so you can see
Oh, what's going on
What's going on
Yeah, what's going on
Ah, what's going on
In the mean time
Right on, baby
Right on brother
Right on babe
Mother, mother, everybody thinks we're wrong
Oh, but who are they to judge us
Simply 'cause our hair is long
Oh, you know we've got to find a way
To bring some understanding here today
Oh oh oh
Picket lines and picket signs
Don't punish me with brutality
C'mon talk to me
So you can see
What's going on
Yeah, what's going on
Tell me what's going on
I'll tell you what's going on, ooh ooo ooo ooo
Right on baby
Right on baby