Power to Play Album Lyrics by McFly

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Where Did All the Guitars Go?

Went driving in my car
Turned on the radio
I didn't get that far
I started wondering

Where did all the guitars go?
Did they all disappear?
Where did all the guitars go?
What is this shit that I hear?

Who's gonna play for the kids with long hair
When nobody cares?
How will they cope with the pain?
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?

Wanted to write a song (I want to write a song)
I booked a studio
I took a look around
And started wondering

Where did all the guitars go?
Did someone take them away?
Where did all the guitars go?
Now I got nothing to play

Who's gonna play for the kids with long hair
When nobody cares?
How will they cope with the pain?
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?

Where did the guitars go?
Where did the guitars go?
Where did the guitars go?
Where did the guitars go?

Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Hey

I went and played a show
Thousands of people came
And as the lights went down
That's when I realized

This is where the guitars go
It's where they'll always belong
This is where the guitars go
Now everyone play along

Oh, they'll always be there
When no one else cares
It's how we cope with the pain
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?

Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good, is good for the soul
It's good for the soul

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Land of the Bees

How long have we been gone?
Sorry it took so long
Too late to right our wrongs
Now we're right back where we belong

Smiles and the sunshine can't take that away
'Cause we got the power to play

Wake up, we've been mislead
We've been dancing with the dead
And we're hanging by a thread
But we're ready to burn some heads

Ride of a lifetime, can't take that away
'Cause we got the power to play

Into the land of the bees, buzzing, I'm free out of darkness
Crossing mountains and seas turning our dreams into the light
Got everything that we need right under our feet
We're going higher, higher, higher
Take me higher, higher, higher
Take me higher, higher, higher
(Take, take, take, take)

Smiles and the sunshine can't take that away
'Cause we got the power to play

Into the land of the bees, buzzing, I'm free out of darkness
Crossing mountains and seas turning our dreams into the light, yeah
Got everything that we need right under our feet
We're going high

Higher, higher, higher
Take me higher, higher, higher
Take me higher, higher, higher
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

No one believes the truth
'Cause nobody tells the truth
No one believes the truth
'Cause nobody tells the truth
No, nobody tells the truth

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Forever's Not Enough

All of the Saturdays you walked out through the rain
And made the train for me
My engine running in your drive
We didn't care, I didn't wanna leave
Listenin' to Kiss and sharing headphones in the dark
Lookin' for satellites
Smokin' and drinkin' like we grown up, now we grown up
We can dance all night

'Cause I know love is hard sometimes
Hearts they roll like thunder when they hit the ground
So let the summer rain fall down
Anything is possible with you around

What's more for us?
What's more? No, givin' up
We know tonight is all we'll ever need
Before we ever going to stop
Forever's not enough

We nearly lost each other, runnin' 'round the world
Followin' different dreams
Waitin' for hours just to see you for a second
On a lonely screen, yeah
Watchin' the sky without you
I was lost but somehow I knew where to go
God gave us rock n' roll so I could feel your soul
And find my way back home

We get through the hardest times
'Cause we feel so electric when we work things out
So let the summer rain fall down
Anything is possible with you around

What's more for us?
What's more? No, givin' up
We know tonight is all we'll ever need
Before we ever going to stop
Forever's not enough
So come on, what's more for us?
'Cause tonight is all I'm ever living for
I never wanna stop
Forever's not enough

What's more for us?
What's more? No, givin' up
We know tonight is all we'll ever need before we ever going to stop
Forever's not enough
So come on, what's more, baby?
You know tonight is all we'll ever living for
I never wanna stop
Forever's not enough
It's not enough, oh
No, it's not enough

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God of Rock & Roll

I'm the number one at making bad decisions (a, amen)
So they crowned me the king of my own scene (a, amen)
All the boys and all the girls they say that I'm a symptom (a, amen)
So why they staring at me like I'm the disease? (A, amen)

So tonight there'll be
No sleep, no dreams
Man, I'm gonna light this place up
All scream at me
'Cause tonight I'm on fire sliding down on my knees to pray

To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
The devil turned the level to eleven and he sang
Hell, yeah
To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul

(Amen, amen)
(Amen, amen)

I'm the full on freak, I'm the saint of the sinners (a, amen)
All eyes on me, I'm the anomaly (a, amen)

So tonight there'll be
No sleep, no dreams
Man, I'm gonna light this place up
Thunder, struck me
I pick up my guitar, I look up to the sky and play

To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
The devil turned the level to eleven and he sang
Hell, yeah
To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul

Hell, yeah
To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
The devil turned the level to eleven and he sang
Hell, yeah
To the god of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul
God of rock and roll
Come on and save my soul (rock and roll)
God of rock and roll (rock and roll)
Come on and save my soul (rock and roll)
God of rock and roll, yeah (rock and roll)

(Amen)

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I'm Fine

This is where all the cracks appear
In my atmosphere, it's hard to breathe
It's obvious people can be blunt
And have sharper tongues than razor teeth

What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want from me?

Do you wanna see me sad and out of my mind?
All my friends are all settled you're doing just fine
Do you wanna make me mad and hate on you?
Wish I could tell the truth, wish I could say f*ck you

Say the words and they'll sit with me
For eternity, and play my mind
If your plan was to get to me
Well, you got to me, I swear I'm fine

What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want, do you want from me?
What do you want from me?

Do you wanna see me sad and out of my mind?
All my friends are all settled you're doing just fine
Do you wanna make me mad and hate on you?
Wish I could tell the truth, wish I could say f*ck you

I'm fine, I'm fine
Yeah, I'm doing just fine
I'm fine, I'm fine
Yeah, I'm doing just fine

Do you wanna see me sad and out of my mind?
All my friends are all settled you're doing just fine
Do you wanna make me mad and hate on you?
Wish I could tell the truth, wish I could say f*ck you

I'm fine, I'm fine
I'm fine, I'm fine
I'm fine, I'm fine
I'm fine, I'm fine
Yeah, I'm doing just fine

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Taking Back Tonight

Smash it up again, I'll bounce off the wall
Shouting, "Enough's enough, this place has to fall"
Breaking out again like an animal
At the speed of sound, I run from it all

Boiling up on the edge, losing grip
What was up is down, welcome to ghost town
So where'd you go when there is no tomorrow?
Gotta get back to something better
Gotta get back to something better

We're taking back tonight, all the dreams we left behind
We're taking back the dawn before the light

Here we go again, we'd heard it before
Like a shotgun knocks you down to the floor
Wind me up again, I'm ready to roll
I'm a wrecking ball that's out of control

Boiling up on the edge, losing grip
What was up is down, welcome to ghost town
So where'd you go when there is no tomorrow?
Gotta get back to something better
Gotta get back to something better

We're taking back tonight, all the dreams we left behind
We're taking back the dawn before the light
We're taking back tonight, all the dreams we left behind
We're taking back the dawn before the light, yeah

Gotta get back to something better
Gotta get back to something better

We're taking back tonight, all the dreams we left behind
We're taking back the dawn before the light
We're taking back tonight (taking back)
All the dreams we left behind (all behind)
We're taking back the dawn before the light

You know it's gonna be
You know it's gonna be alright

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Honey I'm Home

I don't know where I belong
Or where I've been coming from
Anytime I see your face
I find my way
I know my place
And that's when I say

Honey, honey, honey, I'm home
Feels like I've been here all alone
Did you even know I was gone?
Well, honey, I'm home
Did you even know I was gone?
Well, honey, I'm home

I could sell the universe
Reach the end and hit reverse
It doesn't matter where I roam
Or how far I go
My mind is blown
It's why I know

Honey, honey, honey, I'm home
Feels like I've been here all along
Did you even know I was gone?
Well, honey, I'm home
Did you even know I was gone?
Honey, I'm home

Some may say that there's a price to pay
Through someone if you say, you'll see a brighter day
I'll tell you now, I'll never fly away
Wherever you are is where I wanna stay
It's where I'll stay

Honey, honey, honey, I'm home
Feels like I've been here all along
Did you even know I was gone?
Well, honey, I'm home
Did you even know I was gone?
Oh, honey, I'm home

Hey
Honey, I'm home
Oh, yeah
Yeah, honey, I'm hone
Oh, honey, I'm home

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Route 55

It was Route 55
When the roof came off and, God, we felt alive
Warmth like sun in your smile
With the softest lips and a glimmer in your eye
Cut to slow motion life
Like a movie scene, we're stuck at the end of time
Try so hard to hold on
But my fingers slipped and mama, my mama said

Forget about her, son
Turning 'round again
Forget about it, son
Yeah, just run, run, run until the end

We can drive forever
In the sun together
We keep living in an endless summer
Ooh-ooh, whoa-ooh

It was 2005
When I say that band and, God, we felt alive
Drinking into the night
No long term plan and nothing to come on
So I just say "F*ck it"
"Would you like to say 'F*ck it' with me?"
Try so hard to move on
But my footing slipped and mama, my mama said

Forget about her, son
Turning 'round again
Forget about it, son
Yeah, just run, run, run until the end

We can drive forever
In the sun together
We've been living in an endless summer
Ooh-ooh, whoa-ooh

We can drive forever
In the sun together
We've been living in an endless summer
Ooh-ooh, whoa-ooh
An endless summer
We can drive forever
In the sun together
We've been living in an endless summer
An endless summer
An endless summer
An endless summer

It was Route 55
When the roof came off and, God, we felt alive

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Crash

I wish I was anyone else but me, I'm weak
Foolishly stuck in a rut that screams defeat at me

And the fall may take a while
But the crash will be heard for miles
Another self-indulgent song about self-loathing, I'm imploding

I miss you screaming me to sleep, so sweet
Now I kiss the ghosts that cause the creaks to speak

And the fall may take a while
But the crash will be heard for miles
Another self-indulgent song about self-loathing, I'm imploding

I wish I was anyone else but me, I'm weak
Foolishly stuck in a rut that screams defeat

And the fall may take a while
But the crash will be heard for miles
Another self-indulgent song about self-loathing, I'm imploding

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Make It Out Alive

Tragic moments
Come and raise your glasses
Tragic moments
Fun for all the masses
Ticket to the show
The credits have all rolled

Can we make it out alive?
Can we make it alright?
Can we make it out alive?

Tragic moments
Playing all the wrong notes
Tragic moments
Pour a glass of no hope
This town's full of ghosts
Red like signals go

Can we make it out alive?
Can we make it alright?
Can we make it out alive?
Oh, can we make it out alive?
Can we make it alright?
Can we make it out alive?

Tragic moments
Come on, fill your glasses
Tragic moments
Fun for all the masses
Ticket to the show
But the credits have all rolled, go

Can we make it out alive?
Can we make it alright?
Can we make it out alive?
Oh, can we make it out alive?
Can we make it alright?
Can we make it out alive?

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Shine On

I'm feeling alive, I'm walking the line
But this feeling inside, bite down for the fight
No way to escape, same thing every day
So why jump on the train, what's all in the pain?

But I
Let love shine on
Let love shine on
Trapped in a world where your dreams are a blur
And your fears outshine the feeling that you wanna be free
To be anything you wanna be
Let love shine on

I'm alone in the crowd, now the silence is loud
Every time I shout out, I get shot down (oh, yeah)
Oh, 'cause we're all translucent and I see straight through you
Yeah, yeah, yeah

But, but, but I
Let love shine on, yeah, yeah
Let love shine on
Trapped in a world where your dreams are a blur
And your fears outshine the feeling that you wanna be free
To be anything you wanna be
Let love shine on

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
We gotta learn how to appreciate
Stop the hate, stop the hate
Stop the hate, stop the hate
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
We gotta learn how to appreciate
Stop the hate, stop the hate
You gotta let love

Let love shine on
Yeah, yeah
Let love shine on
Trapped in a world where your dreams are a blur
And your fears outshine the feeling that you wanna be free
To be anything you wanna be
Let love shine on