All-Too-Human Song Lyrics

What I Live For:

It's been three years and somehow I still feel the same. I wonder if our luck is ever gonna change. All I ever wanted was a pair of interested ears. Gotta wait, gotta wait for me 'cause it's gonna be this way for years. I know someday the things we do are gonna show, but as for now we bleed and no one even knows. All I have to hold on to is all I'm ever gonna need. You can hold your breath for so long, but then one day you'll have to breathe. I'll never give up. I'll never give in. And this is what I live for. I'm thankful for pain, 'cause I know I'm alive. And this is what I live for. This world may suck so bad but life's so good. And when you feel let down well that's ok boys 'cause I know that you will never give up, never give in...

Loud and Clear:

I know how scary it must sound to hear your own voice for the first time, loud and clear. Against the million faceless, you stand alone and wonder why no one cares. The past is everlasting, the future's just beginning. Will you accept the lies? I won't be satisfied. Whoa, whoa. It's getting hard to hide. I know it's burning deep inside. Whoa, whoa. Will you accept the lies? I know I won't be satisfied. The time has come to take a stand, to bring the blind hate to an end. Refuse the forced plutocracy and corporate bought democracy. We pledge allegiance to a flag, as well as each new billboard ad. With ever hour of apathy we waive our right to be free. And as I watch the children grow up to be so blind, a painful memory of how I used to live my life. As I walk those same streets, I see the hearts of those I meet, tattered, torn, and incomplete. That kind of life's not for me...

I'd Rather Not:

Take a walk, look around, I'm so sick of all the things I've always seen, but never seen before my very eyes burn with shame. I can't believe what we've become. And now you think that you're so tough, well I've had enough. If that's what it takes to join your club: I'd rather not. I'd rather live my life free from pain, but instead I stumble through the mixed existence of everyday I look away from what I see. I can't believe what we've become. The sun will rise again and no one will have noticed the way it could have been, you wouldn't let me in. Now you have the chance, but will you even take it, if it means you'd be alone. You've always been alone. Now I wonder why so many have to die in the name of what seems right to a few rich elitists who don't have to fight. And i know sometimes it may seem against the norm to show you think. If being normal means pasive i'd rather live all alone.

Altruism Gone Astray:

Sometimes it feels like I'm all alone. Inside I think about the world, and how am I the only one here? No one seems to care. "Nothing can get better," you say, So you turn you head the other way. Do all your problems disappear? No! That's how I feel. A public image guarantee. Humanitarian deceit. Evil justified by greed. And everyone believes that Mickey Mouse could give a damn. A cancer walk? I should've ran. Cardboard cutouts lend a hand. Altruism gona astray. You only give when you are paid. Decadence is calling, won't someone please just tell me why Shadows hide from the light. The highly evolved art of corporate media manipulation has been hypnotizing our nations citizens for years. The litany of self lauding corporate do-gooders is seemingly endless as the giants race to stamp their logo onto some positive and highly publicized cause. While 3% of their budget might go to some charitable organization, 26% goes to advertising their donation, and 80% of their efforts go to causing the problems that the organization was trying to prevent from happening in the first place. I still have hope.

All Too Human:

You say "don't think about tomorrow, yesterday was only filled with sorrow, today is all that really matters." Just close your eyes and pretend it isn't there. All the pain is gone in an instant. Nobody cares about the out-of-sight and distant. You've gotta sacrifice your superficial happiness and step outside. How can you say it's not that bad? When we're dropping bombs on millions starving in the street. How dare you say that I should be glad. You must believe that we are free! So let's just pretend that we are moving somewhere. Let's just pretend that there are people who care. Cuz‚ everyday I see the way our country runs we've gotta stop it. Multi-national corporations killing just to raise a profit. 200,000 soldiers sent to die for oil. While back home there's a million hungry people that are starving on American soil. While 3% of the population is living it up, the rest of the country is giving it up. Sounds of "democracy," bombs bursting! Sounds like "democracy," in air! Sounds of "democracy," all too human! Sounds like "democracy," to really care.

Teachers are people I learn from not people who force their ideas down my throat. They make me believe all the lies that they live by, their weaknesses hang by a rope. They're not gonna fool me however they'll try to get you and everyone else. So when you are locked in a world that's not yours don't take it out on yourself. You won't even notice the weight of the pain until it's too much to bare. You'll be just like the rest, an army of robots, and no one will you that you're there. So listen my friends to the word that I say, let them sink deep in your mind: Follow your dreams, never give up, and leave all the quitters behind! Full speed. Straight forward. Ready, attack. Don't let the enemy try to hold you back. When the time comes, will you stand up for the path you choose? Or will it hit you like a bullet? Are you gonna lose? The men in the ties and the flawless black suits are looking for a few good army recruits. They'll put you in a room and take away your name, and when you return you're not the same. You don't have a voice, can't think on your own. The chance you once had now have been blown. Don't let this happen, run from the man, he'll use you like a robot and put you in the can. Breathe individualism. Breathe in unity. Breathe - Expose false Americanism. Breathe - Let your freedom ring.

One More Time:

The night is getting long and I know you have to go, but please just kiss me one more time. I look into your eyes and see, I see you look inside of me. My love for you will never die. Hey baby, you look nice. Your beautiful brown eyes say it all to me. You know that I would do anything for you. You make me feel so free. Joy is all that's in store for both of our futures. We get closer everyday. I wrote this song for you, and everything you do. That is why I say that I love you. Will I ever understand what's happening to me? You make me feel like no one can and it seems so plain to see. When I say that I love you, I know that our love is true. And I know that you love me too. That's why I know I'm never gonna let you go. Baby I love you.

Amerika:

Do you feel trapped do you feel all alone? Your house is burning but there's no one else home. Reaching for the water but the flames burn your skin. Pray to God but you're choked up by sin. The fire is raging the smoke floods your brain, As you desperately search in escape from the pain. You reach for the phone but you find there's no tone. Now do you feel trapped, do you feel all alone? Outside your window the people just sit. One man just laughs at the crime he's commit. You wanna run you wanna hide you wanna fly away, but the heat that holds you in, it oppresses everyday. Jump up and stop it with your fists in the air, hey! Everybody's looking but do they really care? In the back of your mind a getaway is planned, but you'll just sit around cuz you're too scared... To take a stand for what you believe in, we're all stuck in this world. Cesspools of tragedies turn'n young minds to hate. Turn on one another and then we begin to think revolution. Not interested in any greening except for the grass that will cover it's grave. Amerika, we cannot survive without learning to fight. Amerika, Rob from the wrong and give to the right. Amerika, we cannot survive without learning to fight. Amerika, a new nation sprung from the mind not a knife. Look around now you're not alone. So take a stand for what you believe in...

Broken Light:

Broken light passes halfway through a crack in the wall, Glistening off a tear. Broken light passes halfway through a crack in your soul, Reflection of your fear. No I don't believe that anyone is ever quite alone, There's always someone there. Broken light passes halfway through a crack in your soul. Tomorrow never dies. Just when you thought everything was fine, you thought things were going great. Someone dared to pull the trigger, Now you might just be too late, No one ever wins in this game he plays, He'll see consequences, inhuman consequences. Tomorrow brings hope for a dying breed you'll see. Misconceptions turn to hate through a violent, screaming breeze. Seize the day! seize the night! Seize the right to fight with power! Every day of every year, every second of every hour! Now what's tomorrow when today is Hell? Now what's the future when you're locked up in his cell? You hold the key but you're too scared to run. Now what's tomorrow when you're looking down the barrel of a gun? I know madness is infectious, yet you hold the cure. Sanity is a struggle I know you must endure. The sun will melt your wings if you fly too high. When you tumble down you realize your faith has died. Hey! Every seed's been planted. Hey!
Every plant is dead. Hey! Everything you loved is dormant in a flaming bed. Now you've lost control of life, he's running at you with a knife. Your simple solid apathy has made you blind you cannot see. The truth the lies it's all the same you know. Broken Light will lead you there so go!

Never Gonna Stop:

Being chased by some crazy punks in a white Honda, Brights flashing in my eyes. As they try to pass me by, I don't think so! Gonna do what I got to do to get myself away from you, Gonna get myself home real safe, Hope you don't recognize my face. Go! When you see me on the street, Make sure that you are on you feet. Look front look back look all around, Cuz you never know where I'll befound. All I know is you'll be behind me, All I know is I'll be doing 90, In a place where they demand I stop. And follow the rules? No! I... never... I'm never gonna follow the rules. I... never... I'm never gonna stop! I... never... I'm never gonna follow the rules. I... never... I'm never gonna follow you! Ever been in a high speed chase? Ever been in a NASCAR race? It's not a crime unless you get caught. I know I'm faster than a cop. All I know is you'll be behind me, All I know is I'll be doing 90, In a place where they demand I stop. And follow the rules? No! ...