Every day when I wake up I try and do a little good Though I am a vagabond I would still like to believe I could At least that's my intent But I have busy gypsy hands They move of their own accord Although I am rich in love There's so much that I still can't afford Like say, the rent For the life of me I could never tell Why it is the road to heaven always seems to lead through hell But I believe Slow and steady wins the race So forget about this place; I'm picking up some real estate In Avalon She was staring back at me With intention in her eyes It was all that I could do Bite my lip, try not to act surprised But I'm sure I will 'Cause all we want is something good But you get jaded through the years Wondering if I deserve Someone there to share the hopes and fears And the cable bill For the life of me I could never tell Why it is the road to heaven always seems to lead through hell And I'd believe Every word you've ever said But I would rather not pretend So won't you come with me instead To Avalon Everyone I've ever known Will eventually die I'm not trying to be macabre It's just that death's as much a fact of life As the living part But every day when I wake up I remember what is true I'm not trying to save the world I just meant to spend the day with you Might not be much: but it's a goddamn start For the life of me I could never tell Why it is the road to heaven always seems to lead through hell And I believe In the power of belief In the bones beneath my feet Can't you see? Can't you see? It's right in front of me Avalon

I wish I was a cigarette Hanging from your lips I could burn out brightly In a final goodnight kiss I'd have no illusions You'd make no pretense Just the closest that I'd ever get to breaching your defense And yes, I'd be killing you: But you'd be killing me faster I wished I was an areoplane Falling through the clouds I could take you far away from the mess that you're in now But if we keep on running We'll just end up at the start And I have found The speed of sound But I'm miles from your heart And yes, I'd be killing you: But you'd be killing me faster Do you wish to lose? Are you just courting disaster? And by now, I've got it Yeah, I get that we're strange I'm mostly neurotic, you're halfway insane But I've opened my heart: Are you open to change? I wished upon a shooting star I wished on fading light I wished that I was where you are If only for tonight But I've got no illusions Of ending up okay So right or wrong, I'll just sing my song Then I'll be on my way Maybe that's killing you But it's killing me faster It's killing you Maybe that's killing you But it's killing me faster We're not born to lose This is courting disaster And by now, I've got it Yeah, I get that we're strange But there's more to this life than just numbing your pain And I've opened my heart I have opened my heart Are you open to change? I am open to change

If you didn't want to leave, then all you had to do was stay. I am forging explanations. Wouldn't matter either way Not to say that I am busted - not that I could prove I'm well Not the strength in which we trusted Nor the height from which I fell But it turns out that falling's easy And the landing? Well, it's free I believe god wouldn't turn his back on anyone (but me) And since there's no love as random, since fortune favors bold All of the above in tandem; I refute what I once sold And I Because I am I was So much more than empty husks I could have made you care So there But no one's ever going to listen, no one's ever going to care Crystal-fresh salt water glistens in the crisp November air And like the weatherman: I'm daring To believe in something good Wouldn't stop myself from caring, even if I thought I could But can we ever make a difference in this godsforsaken heap? In the night we shrieked like infants; insignificance to keep Something strange must have come after, as I turned my gaze above And the rain fell down like laughter, I felt something close to Love Because I am I was So much more than empty husks I could have made you care So let's be wrong We're not the first Look upon my works, ye mighty: and despair Because I am, I am, Ozymandias I am. I am. Every sentence that I muster, every paragraph I carve Through the balderdash and bluster, there's a boy about to starve I am famished for that presence, where roads may intersect And in a flash of evanescence, hearts improbably connect But I still can't shake this tension, as though something good was lost History neglects intention. Time will forget what it cost But as for me, I'm not affected if our memories are heard Let the wiser minds neglect it; I remember every word. Every word. Because I am I was So much more than empty husks I could have made you care So let's be wrong We're not the first Look upon my works, ye mighty: and despair Because I am, I am, Ozymandias (If you didn't want to leave, all you had to do was stay.) I am. I am. (I am forging explanations. Wouldn't matter either way.) I am, I am Ozymandias (Every sentence that I muster, every paragraph I carve.) I am, I am (It's all balderdash and bluster; and I starve) Gone.

If I'm lost, I'm in good company

This is a very bad idea Just as you’d expect from me It’s not that I’m crazy Just, critics are lazy And I guess that they see what they want to believe Can you believe in me? They say you can’t have it both ways at once As though that was the truth Consider this my official remonstrance When I say: “where’s the proof?” And I am in over my head Over my heels, overwhelmed I speak with precision I made my decision I know that it isn’t what they thought it’d be Can you believe in me? They say you can’t be everywhere at once No matter what you do So I will run, ignoring consequence Until I get to you neither of us is dead yet That at least surprises me. So dream with abandon I’ll be your companion Let’s start demanding what we want out of life Is that alright? They say you can’t get everything you want And that, at least, is true I know my form’s not always elegant But I believe in you Sure, we’ve all done what no on e should have done What no one could forgive How many times am I gonna have to die Before I learn to live? I think I’d like to live.

Words Such fragile things Hearts Held up by strings We Can’t help but try Dreams Can’t let them die Maybe I’m just, Killing time, but, Lately I’m not satisfied And maybe I won’t get it right I at least will say I tried Not once, not twice I picked myself up off the lawn And maybe I’m not very bright After all, I’m just one light But I know the night can’t last forever; just hold on Until the Dawn How’d It get so bad? Lines Drawn in the sand Then We spoke of hope Now It’s getting choked And maybe you’ve been, Disillusioned Institutions Pressing down And maybe that’s not very nice But we all pay the asking price Not once, not twice Until your strength is nearly gone And maybe I’m not very wise It’s a daunting enterprise I know the lies won’t last forever; just hold on - until the dawn Well maybe that’s not good advice I've seen it fail with my own eyes Not once, not twice A thousand times it goes so wrong And maybe I’m not very bright Just my luck, it's not just my light I know the night can’t last forever; here it comes - bring forth the dawn Light up the dawn And maybe I can come along Here comes the dawn

It's over. Over now. Body Remembers. Mind's just not sure how. She got here, or where here is? In the moment, embraced by silence. 'Cause all she knows is what she feels, and she feels like she's been blinded. When everything becomes this real, a little silence isn't minded. Well, maybe I was right; maybe we're designed to live through change. And if I make it through tonight, maybe we can find some way to change Everything is not all right - but it will be. I will hold on to this light if it kills me Because if monsters exist, then heroes can too The chances you missed, I can make for you The moment is now, awake and alive Even if all we do Is survive It's over All of us In the memories - kids who used to trust These broken fragments of a reflection Kids who used to love And I don't want for them to take Any more than they've already thieved If you can make a hell on earth I can climb aboard my rocketship and leave Well nothing's that simple. I suppose that nothing ever is But I am not shackled; I can teach my damn self how to live Everything is not all right - but it will be. I will hold on to this light if it kills me Because if monsters exist, then heroes can too The chances you missed, I can make for you The moment is now, awake and alive Even if all we do Is survive Maybe I was right? Maybe we're designed to live through pain. But we gon' make it through tonight Tell me: does that sound all so strange? Everything is not all right - but it will be. I will hold on to this light if it kills me Because if monsters exist, then heroes can too The chances they stole, I'll remake for you The moment is now, awake and alive Even if all we do I know what we do Tell me what you do: We Thrive