Set It Off - Midnight Album Lyrics

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Killer in the Mirror

Look out, they're closing in on you now
Wake up, or you'll wake up six feet down
Nobody's got your back in this town
Knock em in the teeth now
Out here there's no negotiation
No room to start a conversation
Before you get a taste it's taken
Never let your guard down

Get back, put your hands up
Kinda messed up, but it's tough luck
And I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad for you
Cause I know if, you could switch this
You'd be dishin' out the same shit, sayin' sorry, but I don't feel bad

Now I know
There's no one I can trust
I used to think there was
Tell me that I'm cutthroat (hey)
I think you got your eyes closed
Feel the fear
And swallow back the tears
Let weakness disappear
There's nobody but me here (hey)
The killer in the mirror

Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror
Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror

Where did, all of the good people go?
They hide, behind the bars on windows
In hopes, they can forget we're close
Tryna get some of what they've got
Cause I, used to believe in justice
A place, where there was better judgment
But now, I'm feeling so disgusted
By the have its and the have nots

Get back, put your hands up
Kinda messed up, but it's tough luck
And I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad for you
Cause I know if, you could switch this
You'd be dishin' out the same shit, sayin' sorry, but I don't feel bad

Now I know
There's no one I can trust
I used to think there was
Tell me that I'm cutthroat (hey)
I think you got your eyes closed
Feel the fear
And swallow back the tears
Let weakness disappear
There's nobody but me here (hey)
The killer in the mirror

Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror
Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror

Knock em in the teeth now
Never let ya guard down
Get some of what they've got
Have its and the have nots
Knock em in the teeth now
Never let ya guard down
When they step in your house
Knock, knock, knock em all the f*ck out!

Now I know
There's no one I can trust
I used to think there was
Tell me that I'm cutthroat (hey)
I think you got your eyes closed
Feel the fear
And swallow back the tears
Let weakness disappear
There's nobody but me here (hey)
The killer in the mirror

Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror
(Killer in the mirror yeah)
Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror
(Killer oh yeah)

Feel the fear
And swallow back the tears
Let weakness disappear
There's nobody but me here (hey)
The killer in the mirror

Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror
Killer in the, killer in the, killer in the mirror

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Hourglass

When pretending lends a helping hand
We hold it close, so close, and never let it go
Then, the pen begins to write the story
With an end that bends right out of our control

How did we get so jaded? I don't know
Was it the white lies feeding our egos?
I never valued minutes I burned through
Is that just how it goes?
Seconds I wasted, I was fixated
You're devastated, sorry to say
I can't fix it, is this where I give in?

I'm falling through the hourglass
And I don't think I'll ever make it back
So I throw stones at walls I'll never climb
Victim to the sands of time
Falling through the hourglass
The hourglass

Time is strange, it's ever flowing never going back
It moves, but only in one way
Turn the page, look back at what you wrote
Do you still feel the same? I'll bet your mind has changed

How did it get so scary? I don't know
Was it the hard life starving our egos?
I never valued minutes I burned through
Is that just how it goes?
Seconds I wasted, I was fixated
You're devastated, sorry to say
I can't fix it, is this where I give in?
(Let's go!)

I'm falling through the hourglass
And I don't think I'll ever make it back
So I throw stones at walls I'll never climb
Victim to the sands of time
Falling through the hourglass
The hourglass

Cause that's just how it goes
Cause that's just how it goes
Cause that's just how it goes

Falling through the hourglass
And I don't think I'll ever make it back
So I throw stones at walls I'll never climb
Victim to the sands of time
Falling through the hourglass (through the hourglass)
I'm falling through the hourglass (I'm falling through the hourglass)
And I don't think I'll ever make it back (make it back)
So I throw stones at walls I'll never climb
Victim to the sands of time
Falling through the hourglass
The hourglass

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Different Songs

Fresh out the box, shiny and new
Played it so much till it went out of tune
I tighten the peg till the tension erupts
Didn't think that I could give up

The record I spun, when I was young
Spoke to my heart and fit just like a glove
But now that it's played out, the needle worn
Didn't think that I could give up

What changed? What changed?
It's more than just our age, or how the music tastes. I'm askin'
What changed? What changed?

Cause now we're singing different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together
When every note comes out so wrong
It keeps on getting harder to remember
The melodies or what the lyrics mean
Cause now we're singing different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together

We once called it love, devolved into lust
Jealousy speaks out to silence the trust
We temper our words cause we're scared of the truth
Humming tunes that we can't get through

When I hear your voice, I hear someone else
The stress on my heart's getting bad for my health
So should we admit that we've both had enough?
Didn't think that we could give up

So what changed? What changed?
It's more than just our age, or how the music tastes. I'm askin
What changed? What changed?

Cause now we're singing different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together
When every note comes out so wrong
It keeps on getting harder to remember
The melodies or what the lyrics mean
Cause now we're singing different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together

Oh ooo oh oh ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ohhh
Oh ooo oh oh ah ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ah ohhh
Oh ooo oh oh ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ohhh
Can't sing along together

Face to face, so far apart
We're worlds away from what we were before
Before, before we started singin'

Different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together
When every note comes out so wrong
It keeps on getting harder to remember
The melodies or what the lyrics mean
Cause now we're singing different songs
Forgetting how to sing along together

Oh ooo oh oh ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ohhh
Oh ooo oh oh ah ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ah ohhh
Oh ooo oh oh ohhh, oh ooo oh oh ohhh
Can't sing along together

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For You Forever

(For you forever, for you forever, oh)
(For you forever, for you forever)

Nothing left to learn
On the shoulder of the road
Colors in the blur
She's there to fight the highway
Diggin' into turns
Was diggin' out her soul
But now the pavement burns
And these signs don't point the right way

In the desert, a mirage of ecstasy
Falling for the pleasure
Sick of painting every nightmare as a dream
Wide awake, and she said

I won't wait for you forever, for you forever
So, don't you say it's for the better, it's for the better
Cause I can't take later than never, later than never, no
I won't wait for you forever
Forever, no
Forever

Holding out for hope
Was a losing hand to play
Somewhere in the fold
Got sucked into the long game

This casino, a mirage of ecstasy
Falling for the pleasure
Sick of painting every nightmare as a dream
Wide awake, and she said

I won't wait for you forever, for you forever
So, don't you say it's for the better, it's for the better
Cause I can't take later than never, later than never, no
I won't wait for you forever
Forever, no
Forever
No, no, no, no, no, yeah

Gotta give it up
'Fore he gives you up
Baby, trust your gut
Cause you know, you know
Does he give a f*ck
Like you give a f*ck?
Baby, trust your gut
Cause you know, you know

Say
I won't wait for you forever, for you forever
So, I won't wait for you forever
No!

I won't wait for you forever, for you forever
So, don't you say it's for the better, it's for the better
Cause I can't take later than never, later than never, no
I won't wait for you forever
Forever

Forever
Forever
Forever, no
Forever
Woo!
Won't wait for you forever
No, no, no
Forever

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Dancing With the Devil

Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil
Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil
You best sleep with a blanket and a shovel
Cause life's too short to be dancing with the Devil

Where am I?
My hands are tied
Turn on the lights
And I see you standing
Over me
It's hard to breathe
I can't believe
That you'd do this to me

Years of us building the trust up
No love was ever enough I'm
Foolish to think we were friends
It's funny how it ends

You know, when times get tough
You always give up
I know your smoking gun's
The tip of your tongue
You take your aim to point the blame
It's time we let it go
So save your lies, behind those eyes
You're a devil in disguise

Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil
Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil
You best sleep with a blanket and a shovel
Cause life's too short to be dancing with the Devil

Now it's time
To pay the price
No playing nice
When you live so selfish
Have a drink
And make a scene
Embarrass me
Cause you're lost and hopeless

Years of us building the trust up
No love was ever enough I'm
Foolish to think we were friends
It's funny how it ends

And you know, when times get tough
You always give up
I know your smoking gun's
The tip of your tongue
You take your aim to point the blame
It's time we let it go
So save your lies, behind those eyes
You're a devil in disguise

Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil (yeah)
Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil (yeah)
You best sleep with a blanket and a shovel
Cause life's too short to be dancing with the Devil

You try to act as if you're saving me
But you wouldn't cut the rope if it was hanging me
I'm sick of people saying what you sow you reap
Cause I've been counting down the minutes of that, so to speak
Think of all the hours and hours of grind
That would turned into sour findings
As I wonder if our resigning is becoming the silver lining
But I'm not a coward, I'm fighting
Cause if they're the meat then I'm biting
Go ahead ignoring and smiling
Cause I'm climbing 'till I let...

You know, when times get tough
You always give up
I know your smoking gun's
The tip of your tongue
You take your aim to point the blame
It's time we let it go
So save your lies, behind those eyes

Yeah you know, when times get tough
You always give up
I know your smoking gun's
The tip of your tongue
You take your aim to point the blame
It's time we let it go
So save your lies, behind those eyes
You're a devil in disguise

Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil (yeah)
Life's too short to be dancing with the Devil (yeah)
You best sleep with a blanket and a shovel
Cause life's too short to be dancing with the Devil

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Go to Bed Angry

(feat. Wayfarers)

Feel the heat
Tension turned to 99 degrees
Turn your back and mumble petty things
Passive aggressive comments make me crazy, So crazy

So don't you walk away from me
Let's settle this
Rather hear you scream
Than whisper shit
There's no in-between
Cause if we sleep in our feelings
We'll never start healing

Let's not go to bed angry
Taking back everything I said
Baby let's not do this
Baby I don't wanna go to bed angry

Out of sync
Awkward silence like we skipped a beat
Words that burn through the whiskey neat
Don't tell me that it's fine that shit drives me Crazy, so crazy

So don't you walk away from me
I don't wanna chase you
Rather hear you scream
Than ignore the issue
There's no in-between
Cause if we sleep in our feelings
We'll never start healing

Let's not go to bed angry
Taking back everything I said
Baby let's not do this
Baby I don't wanna go to bed angry

Push and we pull
It's the bad side of good
Trading blows, highs for lows
When we hurt just to heal
Shed a tear just to feel
So we never have to sleep through the pain

Let's not go to bed angry
Taking back everything I said
Baby let's not do this
Baby I don't wanna go to bed angry

Let's not go to bed angry
Taking back everything I said
Baby let's not do this
Baby I don't wanna go to bed angry

Angry, angry, angry

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Midnight Thoughts

Here I am, 12AM
Sunk in deep to my bed
Kept alive by the light of the moon
Close my eyes, but my mind
Got its own plan tonight
And it keeps rubbing salt in the wound

I know it's too late, as night turns to day
Now there's no escaping the ghosts

I can't shake these midnight thoughts when I'm alone
Latching to my brain and never letting go
So I start making friends with the noise in my head
And all these midnight thoughts when I'm alone

Oooh, oooh

Dim the lights, shut the blinds
But I'm counting the time
Am I nervous or am I insane?
Try to turn up the sound
But I can't shut it out
Cause I'm hearing the pulse in my veins

I know it's too late, as night turns to day
Now there's no escaping the ghosts

Cause I can't shake these midnight thoughts when I'm alone
Latching to my brain and never letting go
So I start making friends with the noise in my head
And all these midnight thoughts when I'm alone

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh
(Cause I can't shake these midnight thoughts when I'm alone)

I know it's too late, as night turns to day
Now there's no escaping the ghosts

Cause I can't shake these midnight thoughts when I'm alone
Latching to my brain and never letting go
So I start making friends with the noise in my head
And all these midnight thoughts when I'm alone

Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh

So I start making friends with the noise in my head
And all these midnight thoughts when I'm alone
With all these midnight thoughts when I'm alone

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Criminal Minds

What a waste, what a waste of energy
To edit memories, and sell them to the needy
Hit the brakes, hit the brakes on planting seeds, to edges of our seats
I guess I should be leaving

This stress eats at my soul
I can't tell if I'm breathing at all
Street drama takes its toll
So hit the road

Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds
Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds, oh my

What a waste, what a waste of all our time
To spend it taking sides, when both are in denial
In a way, in a way you're always right
By picking every fight to call yourself the hero

This stress eats at my soul
I can't tell if I'm breathing at all
Street drama takes its toll
So hit the road

Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds
Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds, oh my

No no no no more drama
No no no no more drama
No no no no more drama
These criminal minds, oh my

This stress eats at my soul
I can't tell if I'm breathing at all
Street drama takes its toll
So hit the road

Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds
Criminal minds
Try to cloud up your thinkin'
But they're tough to identify
And they cut with precision
These criminal minds, oh my

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No Disrespect

So there you go again
You want to play pretend?
Well I can't
You try to reminisce
Go running back to him like you planned
You're steppin on the gas
To run right over him
Where he stands
Can't be a part of this
Girl why you trifilin' on your man?

I'm sorry but I would not invite a thief
To watch my house or hold my things
I'm sayin' if you were walking in these shoes
You would trip over the truth

I wish I could forget get, get get
Forget we ever met, met, met, met
You know we hit a dead end, dead end
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect
No disrespect
No disrespect
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect

So here I go again
Back in the lion's den
Here's your chance
To right the wrongs you made
You took another swing and a miss
Next time you're both in bed
And he's inside his head
Answer this
What will you say to him
To build the confidence
That you killed?

I'm sorry but I would not invite a thief
To watch my house or hold my things
I'm sayin' if you were walking in these shoes
You would trip over the truth

I wish I could forget get, get get
Forget we ever met, met, met, met
You know we hit a dead end, dead end
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect
No disrespect
No disrespect
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect

Cause I don't see you, the way you want to
Forget your rescue
You're dreamin, dreamin, dreamin
We had our good times
But time has passed by
Begin your new life
I'm reachin', pleadin', screamin'

I wish I could forget get, get get
Forget we ever met, met, met, met
You know we hit a dead end, dead end
So turn around, reroute, reset
I wish I could forget get, get get
Forget we ever met, met, met, met
You know we hit a dead end, dead end
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect
No disrespect
No disrespect
So turn around, reroute, reset
No disrespect

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Stitch Me Up

No it's no wonder I feel broken
Are you the one to fix me up
Patching up the work they done?
Try and sew me
So thread the needle, tie it off
Teach me how to trust someone

Really hopin' that you stay
That you never walk away
Every word I shouldn't say
I shouldn't say, I shouldn't say it
Do you feel the stress in me
Steady bursting at the seams?
You're the only one I need
To make me complete, yeah

Stitch me up, stitch me up
Don't tear me apart
I've been stuck in a rut
Patched up in the dark
Stitch me up, stitch me up
There's pins in my heart, oh
Pardon all my precious scars

No it's no wonder you've been feeling
Like a doll in lost and found
So mistreated, thrown around
Who you kiddin'?
Every flaw and every fray
That's what makes you sexy to me

Really hopin' that I stay
I could never walk away
Every word we shouldn't say
We shouldn't say, we shouldn't say it
Do you feel the stress in me
Steady bursting at the seams?
You're the only one I need
To make me complete, yeah

Stitch me up, stitch me up
Don't tear me apart
I've been stuck in a rut
Patched up in the dark
Stitch me up, stitch me up
There's pins in my heart, oh
Pardon all my precious scars

Elegant and broken
Tasteful tattered clothin'
I guess we've been caught in the middle of love
Motive through emotion
Damaged but we're golden
I guess we've been caught in the middle of love

Elegant and broken
Tasteful tattered clothin'
I guess we've been caught in the middle of love
Motive through emotion
Damaged but we're golden
I guess we've been caught in the middle of love

Stitch me up, stitch me up
Don't tear me apart
I've been stuck in a rut
Patched up in the dark
Stitch me up, stitch me up
There's pins in my heart, oh
Pardon all my precious scars

(Really hopin' that you stay)
(That you never walk away)
Pardon all my precious scars

Stitch me up, stitch me up
There's pins in my heart, oh
Pardon all my precious scars

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Raise No Fool

I'm wearing rose tinted shades but
All I see is shades of
My imagination covered in red
A crooked smile and some fake love
Put me in these handcuffs
Threw away the keys cause
I was a threat

Well, first you try to tell me we're family
Then you try to tell me that it's for the best
You promise that you'll be there if I need ya
But I don't need your handout
You can take it back

I won't be used
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin'
So cut me loose
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin' no more

I got a pain in my back bone
Where'd you get that knife from?
Why the hell is it so covered in red?
I let you walk into my home
Let you make it your own
You tried to tear it down and leave me for dead

Well, first you try to tell me we're family
Then you try to tell me that it's for the best
You promise that you'll be there if I need ya
But I don't need your handout
You can take it back

I won't be used
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin'
So cut me loose
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin' no more

Ladies and gentlemen
If you're sick of being disrespected
Let me hear you sing it, go
I don't wanna feel like my money that you're spendin'
No I don't wanna feel like I'm losing cause you're winnin' baby
I don't wanna feel like my money that you're spendin'
No I don't wanna feel like I'm losing cause you're winnin'

I won't be used
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin'
So cut me loose
My momma didn't raise no fool
Won't let you leave me hangin' no more

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I Want You (Gone)

(feat. Matt Appleton)

I'm burying every single memory we made to break the curse, to break the curse
I'm burning the pictures, switch my number and my locks cause if it works, well then it works

I'm trapped in a nightmare and I could never wake
It starts with the charm then it cuts to get away
But my eyes are open and all I see is fake infatuation
So I'm escapin'

I guess you'd say I'm blessed
I threw away stress
The moment I said
I want you, I want you gone
I'm on my own path
You're stuck in the past
I want you, I want you gone

I'm paying for passing by advice from all my friends and family
I couldn't see that so clearly
I'm hoping they know that love is blind and so was my identity
I couldn't see that, that I was

I'm trapped in a nightmare and I could never wake
It starts with the charm then it cuts to get away
But my eyes are open and all I see is fake infatuation
So I'm escapin'

I guess you'd say I'm blessed
I threw away stress
The moment I said
I want you, I want you gone
I'm on my own path
You're stuck in the past
I want you, I want you gone

Day after day, Day after day
I'm taking my life, taking my life back

I guess you'd say I'm blessed
I threw away stress
The moment I said
I want you, I want you gone
I'm on my own path
You're stuck in the past
I want you, I want you gone

Day after day, Day after day
I'm taking my life, taking my life back

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Unopened Windows

My favorite movies
Are tales never filmed
That I dream of living out
A private screening
That plays in the field
But I'm trapped inside this house

Walk through the halls
Trace the walls
Back to where we made our memories
See what will never be

Through unopened windows
Bound to my heart
Fantasy so close
Feels so afar
But I long, to break the lock
And live among the life we lost
Through unopened windows
They tear me apart

I'm sick of hearing
That time always heals
Try to tell that to my scars
Sure it stopped the bleeding
And it's harder to feel
But it really left a mark

I walk through the halls
Trace the walls
Back to where we made our memories
See what will never be

Through unopened windows
Bound to my heart
Fantasy so close
Feels so afar
But I long, to break the lock
And live among the life we lost
Through unopened windows
They tear me apart

All the stories left unwritten
That we drew up in the past
It's the game we never went to
Or the drinks we never had
As I look up to the stars
Make a wish to bring you back
But I curse the roof above me
And I learn to live behind all these

Unopened windows
Bound to my heart
Fantasy so close
Feels so afar
But I long, to break the lock
And live among the life we lost
Through unopened windows
They tear me apart

They tear me apart
They tear me apart
See what we'll never be
Through unopened windows
They tear me apart

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Happy All the Time

(feat. Skyler Acord)

When's the last time I felt this low?
I dug myself a canyon to hide my woes
Lost myself somewhere in the deep
Down where silver linings are hard to see

The only way to feel this sad's if I felt something before
Higher moods and better days, and not so insecure
I keep forgetting what I've had, and craving so much more
But lost in a familiar place, these words will bring me home

It's OK
You're not crazy
Gotta taste the salt to love the sweet
Let it out and scream
I'm OK
I'm not crazy
Cause the tears remind me I'm alive
It's fine to not be happy all the time

Sometime's living feels like a chore
Picking your emotions up off the floor
When hope feels like a four letter word
That's when you say f*ck it and live uncensored

The only way to feel this sad's if I felt something before
Higher moods and better days, and not so insecure
I keep forgetting what I've had, and craving so much more
But lost in a familiar place, these words will bring me home

It's OK
You're not crazy
Gotta taste the salt to love the sweet
Let it out and scream
I'm OK
I'm not crazy
Cause the tears remind me I'm alive
It's fine to not be happy all the time

Let it out, let it out
Let it out, let it out
Let it out, let it out
It's ok

It's OK
You're not crazy
Gotta taste the salt to love the sweet
Let it out and scream
I'm OK
I'm not crazy
Cause the tears remind me I'm alive
It's fine to not be happy all the time