Chiodos - Devil Album Lyrics

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U.G. Introduction


[Instrumental]

 

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We're Talking About Practice

Turn off the lights, and turn me on
She is a dead ringer, for all of these dead singers
Advocate the devil in me
Run it dry, until I'm ready to go

It's a frenzy, it's a feeding.
Rags to riches. Entertaining.

I'm still searching in my sheets for you
I'm gonna get you too.
I'm still looking.
As I sing out for you.
You're surrounded.
Hiding in those pretty people.

I got hungry, so I ate the hand after I ate everything it had been feeding me.
I'm so over the top, of her dead body.
I'm so perfect, I know I wanna make you practice.
You all look the same, catch me spitting on your image.

It's a frenzy, it's a feeding.
Rags to riches. Entertaining.

I'm still searching in my sheets for you
I'm gonna get you too.
I'm still looking.
As I sing out for you.
You're surrounded.
Hiding in those pretty people.

I can take you. I can make you perfect.
Just the way I want you to be.
On the screen for all the world to see
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm never gonna let you go

I'm still searching in my sheets for you
I'm gonna get you too.
I'm still looking.
As I sing out for you.
You're surrounded.
Hiding in those pretty people.

 

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Ole Fishlips Is Dead Now

Away with the fishes floating like the stars across the sky.

This mirror is feeding me lies. I looked so beautiful but just as desperate.
A victim with a plague with rage reaching to the sky.
I'm chewing on my teeth and staring into a black hole. Let go of your demons

I looked so beautiful but just as desperate
A victim with a plague of rage reaching to the sky
I'm chewing on my teeth and staring into a black hole

She's in love, she's in love, she's in love with herself.
And I never should have trusted someone else with my insides.
Goodbye never feels complete, there's always one word missing.

I want to forget you.
You've broken everything I love, took all my light and turned it into dusk.
I regret all I gave you.
You've broken everything I love and I can't wait to be myself again.

I feel the separation, I feel it deep inside my bones.
I know you're sharing beds with strangers in sharp corners.
Goodbye never feels complete, there's always one word missing.

I want to forget you.
You've broken everything I love, took all my light and turned it into dusk.
I regret all I gave you.
You've broken everything I love and I can't wait to be myself again.

Manipulate, play with my insides.
Twist around and...
Take what you want, Take what you want from me.

This is love. This is love.

I want to forget you.
You've broken everything I love, took all my light and turned it into dusk.
I regret all I gave you.
You've broken everything I love and I can't wait to be myself again.

This is love.
This is love.
This is love.
This is love.

 

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Why The Munsters Matter

Living lonely in secrets
I raise my hand and I question the normal.
Follow my heart and can't trust my head.
Won't do what you tell me, I'm not good with order.

Busy streets feel like islands, and I'm yelling from the shore.
Isolation hits and all you hear were voices.

Singing the songs in my head.
I beg them to tell me, I just want to know.
What the hell are we here for?

Tell me, do I offend you?
'Cause I don't want to fit into your world,
Into your heart.
I hope I scare you and I...

I've tried that, I've tried that before.
I can't go on as something I am not.

You don't have to pretend when you're alone.
I'm not lost, I'm still figuring out what to do when these voices.

Are singing their songs in my head.
I can't fight the darkness, I just let it show.
What the hell are we here for?

Tell me, do I offend you?
'Cause I don't want to fit into your world,
Into your heart.
I hope I scare you and I...

I've tried that, I've tried that before.
I can't go on as something I am not.

We won't, give up.
Break you down!
We won't, hear you.
Break you down!
We won't, give up.
Break you down!
(You) we won't, give up
Like everyone else.

Tell me, do I offend you?
'Cause I don't want to fit into your world,
Into your heart.
I hope I scare you and I...

I've tried that, I've tried that before.
I can't go on as something I am not.

 

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3 AM

I hear the sound of the clock and the drip of running water I never thought it would be like this
It's 3 AM and I can't sleep

I had it all planned out find a girl and get married, do things that make your dreams.
What more could you need? I knew that I could win a room because I've always had it, but love is a scary thing.
It's what they never taught and I don't know how its gotten me this far

All I wanted was the world, all you wanted was me!

It's only in the end when you were gone
I didn't realize what I had lost
These one night stands are meaningless, but I'm laying in bed with a girl I just met at 3 AM.

I wish I would of loved you instead of being selfish and being so obsessed with my dreams
Oh look at me I'm surrounded by the lonely
I thought I could win you back because I've always had it but love is a tricky thing
It's what they never taught, that you when lose what you love, you lose a piece of your heart

All I wanted was the world, all you wanted was me!

It's only in the end when you were gone
I didn't realize what I had lost
These one night stands are meaningless, but I'm laying in bed with a girl I just met at 3 AM.

Everyday I still learn from the mistakes that I've made
who knew that things would be this way
I'm here because I wouldn't change
I've fallen on my face, but watch me get up again!

It's only in the end when you were gone
I didn't realize what I had lost
Now everything else is meaningless
So I'm laying in bed sick with regret at 3 AM.

 

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Sunny Days & Hand Grenades

The moonlight is calling your attention.
And I don't think I can make a sound.
The champagne is dry.

I heard the cry of what might have been
The shine atop the air like the stars in the sky.
And you don't want to say a word.
I rather show you what's on my mind.

A stitch, a touch, a splash of lemonade.
On a sunny day, where the kids will go out to play.

Shut off this broken heart.
I'm so scared of the things that I'll never know.
I put all of my faith in a dial tone.
They say they beat the punch,
You know they won't.
You know they won't.

The sunlight is commanding your affection.
And my eyes won't leave the ground.
The champagne is dry.

I heard the cries from inside your skin.
The shell that top the air like a starlet when she die.
And you don't want to say a word.
The eulogy is all mine.

A snitch, a clutch, a way to spot a hand grenade.
On a sunny day, where the kids will go out to play.

Shut off this broken heart.
I'm so scared of the things that I'll never know.
I put all of my faith in a dial tone.
They say they beat the punch,
You know they won't.
You know they won't.

Welcome to society's idea of a perfect family
With a love straight from a fairy tale
And two perfect little kids.
Take a seat, sit right down, and welcome to all of the lies
The attention, the guilt, the hate, the unspoken misery
The cheating, faking, hiding, pretending
Neglecting the meaning, the fighting
The resentment, the drugs, the abuse!
Have a seat, get uncomfortable, and enjoy the show.

A stitch, a touch, a splash of lemonade.
On a sunny day, where the kids go out to play.

Shut off this broken heart.
I'm so scared of the things that I'll never know.
I put all of my faith in a dial tone.
They say they beat the punch,
You know they won't.
You know they won't.

 

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Duct Tape

I see the world through these shame color glasses.
So don't act like I'm out here searching for dramatics.
When it follows you, you can't seem to escape
When all you liars it seems like all you do is hate.

Yeah that drama ship, yeah it follows me
It ruins every relationship I could ever see.

Yet you won't stop shaking and all you do is fake it.
It's like you bite it, then you fight it, then deny it.
But I was born this way and I can never change.
I hope I scare you to death and leave you shaking in your grave.

Do you want to be born again?
I can chase away those demons.
Hand in hand, you could tell me all your secrets.
I know what you want, but you won't let it go.
I know what you want, but you have to follow.
If you want to know who you are just come with me into the dark.
Come with me into the dark.

I heard that you shake when you think of me.
I'm going to take you to the places that you've never seen.
Running from the things your minds won't let you explain, explain.
Just between you and me, yeah we got places to be.
Dressed up so scary like it's Halloween.

Yet you won't stop shaking and all you do is fake it.
It's like you bite it, then you fight it, then deny it.
But I was born this way and I can never change.
I hope I scare you to death and leave you shaking in your grave.

Do you want to be born again?
I can chase away those demons.
Hand in hand, you could tell me all your secrets.
I know what you want, but you won't let it go.
I know what you want, but you have to follow.
If you want to know who you are just come with me into the dark.
Come with me into the dark.

I can do anything I want, and I do.
In you, you've got your insecurities and I've got mine.
But I got my duct tape.

Do you want to be born again?
I can chase away those demons.
Hand in hand, you could tell me all your secrets.
I know what you want, but you won't let it go.
I know what you want, but you have to follow.
If you want to know who you are just come with me into the dark.
Come with me into the dark.
Come with me into the..

 

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Behvis Bullock

Each time I wake up,
I rush to my knees and beg to stop
I can't breathe
I can't think
Will I ever make this right?

Stop and check your pulse
With truth and love all tied up
I can't see
I can't be
Will I ever make this?

I believed you when you called me the villain
Like the devil I was cast out and defined by sin
I believed I could be some kind of hero but I got lost
And on my way to heaven
I was dragged through hell

"for dust you are and to dust you will return"
Jealousy's something I've been missing
I'm afraid my faith's been replaced
I'm afraid I've fallen from grace
All of my love has turned to hate
Can I ever make this right?

I believed you when you called me the villain
Like the devil I was cast out and defined by sin
I believed I could be some kind of hero but I got lost
And on my way to heaven
I was dragged through hell

I've been laying low, but never hiding
The longer I'm down here
The more you will doubt, my dear

I believed you when you called me the villain
Like the devil I was cast out and defined by sin
I believed I could be some kind of hero but I got lost
And on my way to heaven
I was dragged through hell

 

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Looking For A Tornado

From your knees, you've lost all direction; So afraid of rejection.
Lost, little toys in forgotten parks.
Do I believe in us; do I believe in lust?
Am I just desperate for a pick-me-up?
Maybe, I got a little lost while searching for my faith, stuck to your cross.

You set fire to everything around; worry yourself into the ground.
You take all you can and leave the part begging for more,
Do I believe in love; do I believe in heaven?
(At the sound of church bells, they come running)
All my clocks stuck on eleven; afraid of the hymn, my knees, I might get nothing

Devil, don't ever let me go.
I've been looking for a tornado; chaos is something I've been missing. [x2]

You start wars everywhere you go.
You take shots at everyone you know, and no one can help you 'cause you refuse to receive it yourself.
Do I believe in love; do I believe in heaven?
(At the sound of wolf cries, they come running)
All my clocks stuck on eleven, I put too much of my faith in nothing.

Devil, don't ever let me go.
I've been looking for a tornado; chaos is something I've been missing. [x2]

This is the sound of your savior running in need of anything to save you from nothing.
Devil, you're evil

Devil, don't ever let me go.
I've been looking for a tornado; chaos is something I've been missing. [x2]

 

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Expensive Conversations In Cheap Motels

I f*cking hate you

Let it go right through you
Don't be afraid of the pain that you feel
The resistance is what controls you
Fear covered in sex appeal

(Getting to know you)
I know it's wrong where we're standing
It's better we're by her
(Guilty, guilty)
I can't forget how we spoke
You weren't even listening

Tell me where your love is now
You're too ugly to be narcissistic

I f*cking hate you
I'll feel alive when I watch you die
I want to break you
Cutting out my heart till there's nothing inside
Tell me where your love is now
Tell me where your love is

Don't be afraid,
I love your touch in a hateful kind of way
Come on and get a little closer
Let me save your last grin on your face

Tell me where your friends are now
You're disgusting, don't be optimistic

I f*cking hate you
I'll feel alive when I watch you die
I want to break you
Cutting out my heart till there's nothing inside
Tell me where your love is now
Tell me where your love is

It's not for real,
I'll stop when it shows up
Tell me I am God
[x2]

(Getting to know you)
I know it's wrong where we're standing
It's better we're by her
(Guilty, guilty)
I can't forget how we spoke
You weren't even listening

Tell me where your love is now
Tell me where your love is

I f*cking hate you
I hate you
I hate you
Die!

 

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I'm Awkward & Unusual

I wake up (wake up), feel stranded, despite entering my covers
And a ghost from my past standing over my bed
I'm leaving (get out), can't take it, so I'm going forward to face it
But in case your only night on my way out of the door

The life that I live is taking all that I have
(Find your way home)
The only way out is to show that I can't
I can't live other people's dreams

[Chorus:]
Take me away (Rip me open again)
I won't be your hope for tomorrow
Take me away (I can't change who I am)
I won't be your hope for tomorrow

Take it (pressure), the pressure
They say it's how you make damage
But I don't see anything around here because
Can't think straight (my God!), so angry
So I keep on running until I find the place that I can call my own

The life that I live is taking all that I have
(Find your way home)
The only way out is to show that I can't
I can't live other people's dreams

[Chorus:]
Take me away (Rip me open again)
I won't be your hope for tomorrow
Take me away (I can't change who I am)
I won't be your, I won't be your hope

Stand out against the sick pool
Having fun, the wounds are shun
The pressure's on, no way to run x2
But you will hate

[Chorus:]
Take me away (Rip me open again)
I won't be your hope for tomorrow
Take me away (I can't change who I am)
I won't be your, I won't be your hope

 

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Under Your Halo

Lonely bird, sing me your song
I'll stay awake until I see the sunrise
I hear your voice and I know you're alright
I can't wait to feel each inch of you tonight

And all I can do now
It's way to ease the ground

I feel invincible, so chemical around you
Flying high, I'm so alive beside you
All the stars above are under your halo
I'll take every breath and never lie about you
Everything, f*ck the world without you
Pull me higher up, just like an angel
I'm under your halo

Lonely bird, lend me your ear
I should have never let my eyes blink that night
Drawn that on the small of your back
Kissed your forehead cause I didn't want to wake you for goodbye

And all I can do now
It's way to ease the ground

I feel invincible, so chemical around you
Flying high, I'm so alive beside you
All the stars above are under your halo
I'll take every breath and never lie about you
Everything, f*ck the world without you
Pull me higher up, just like an angel

Halo, halo [x2]
Holding up the stars, holding up the stars with your halo, halo
Lighting up my skies, lighting up my skies with your halo

I feel invincible, so chemical around you
Flying high, I'm so alive beside you
All the stars above are under your halo
I'll take every breath and never lie about you
Everything, f*ck the world without you
Pull me higher up, just like an angel
Just like an angel, I'm under your halo

 

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I Am Everything That's Normal

As the sun blooms, our lips are tied in knots
I knew this day would come
I finally know just who I am
She said, "My God I started getting sleep again,
I don't think I want to learn how to feel again.
I've been searching myself for so long, so long."
And in these moments truth is found out
It's time to show you who I am

Show them that I'm more than enough
Just look at all the work I've done
You can tell me when it's over
It's never over

Look at us now, we're right back where we left off
It's our time to really do things right

She said doctor, doctor, please oh won't you help me?
See I've been having trouble helping out myself
And I really think I'm meant for something better
Tell me why is it called love if it hurts like hell?

You learn so much when you're out of your own way
Now nothing can, no nothing can touch me

I will be unstoppable
Singing all of the things I never thought I would sing
You showed me life was beautiful
Help me reach all my dreams
You showed me how to be free

Tell me lover, lover, come get a little closer
Cause you're all I have in this freaking world
And there's nothing, love, that we can't do together
Just stick with me and I promise you'll get what you deserve

You learn so much when you're out of your own way
Now nothing can, no nothing can touch me

I will be unstoppable
Singing all of the things I never thought I would sing
You showed me life was beautiful
Help me reach all my dreams
You showed me how to be

Unstoppable
Singing all of the things I never thought I would sing
You showed me life was beautiful
Help me reach all my dreams
You showed me how to be free

And I swear, I'm different now
From all the other say, other day
Don't you disappear, I need you
I need you here

I will be unstoppable
I will see all of the things that I never thought that I would ever see
And you showed me, you showed me that love was beautiful
You helped me with all of my dreams
Because of you, I swear I'm different now

I swear I'm different now [x3]