pieces

i tried to be perfect
but nothing was worth it
i don’t believe it makes me real
i thought it’d be easy
but no one believes me
i meant all the things i said

if you believe it’s in my soul
i’d say all the words that i know
just to see if they would show
that i'm trying to let you know
that i’m better off on my own

this place is so empty
my thoughts are so tempting
i don’t know how it got so bad
sometimes it’s so crazy
that nothing can save me
but it’s the only thing that i have

if you believe it's in my soul
i’d say all the words that i know
just to see if they would show
that i'm trying to let you know
that i'm better off on my own

(on my own!)

i tried to be perfect
it just wasn't worth it
nothing could ever be so wrong
it’s hard to believe me
it never gets easy
i guess i knew that all along

if you believe it’s in my soul
i’d say all the words that i know
just to see if it would show
that i'm trying to let you know
that i’m better off on my own

we're all to blame

take everything left from me
all
to
blame

how can we still succeed, taking what we don't need?
telling lies as alibis, selling all the hate that we breed
supersize our tragedies(you can’t define me, or justify greed)
bought in the land of the free!
(land, free)

and we're all to blame
we've gone too far
from pride to shame
we're trying so hard
we're dying in vain
we're hopelessly blissful and blind
to all we are
we want it all
with no sacrifice!!

realize we spend our lives living in a culture of fear
stand to salute, say thanks to the man of the year
how did we all come to this?(you can’t define me, or justify greed)
a greed that we just can't resist!
(re-sist)

and we're all to blame
we've gone too far
from pride to shame
we're trying so hard
we're dying in vain
we're hopelessly blissful and blind
to all we are
we want it all
everyone wants it all
with no
sacrifice!!

tell me now, what have we done? we don't know!
i can't allow what has begun to tear me down
believe me now, we have no choice left
with our backs against the wall!!

and now we're all to blame
we've gone too far
from pride to shame
we're hopelessly blissful and blind
when all we need
is something true
to believe
don't we all?
everyone, everyone
we will fall

'cause we're all to blame
we've gone too far
from pride to shame
we're trying so hard
we're dying in vain
we want it all
everyone, don't we all?

in too deep

the faster we're falling
we're stopping and stalling
we're running in circles again
just as things were looking up
you said it wasn't good enough
but still we're trying one more time

maybe we're just trying too hard
when really it's closer than it is too far

cause i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
cause i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
instead of going under

seems like each time
i'm with you i lose my mind
because i'm bending over backwards to relate
it's one thing to complain
but when you're driving me insane
well then i think it's time that we took a break

maybe we're just trying too hard
when really it's closer than it is too far

cause i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
cause i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
instead of going under
(instead of going under)
instead of going under

i can't sit back and wonder why
it took so long for this to die
and i hate it when you fake it
you can't hide it you might as well embrace it
so believe me it's not easy
it seems that something's telling me

i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
cause i'm in too deep, and i'm trying to keep
up above in my head, instead of going under
instead of going under
instead of going under again
instead of going under
instead of going under again
instead of going under again (instead of goin' under again)