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Lifehouse
Who We Are (2007)



01. Disarray
I faced my demons
Wrestling these angels to the ground
And all that I could find
Was a thin line between
All the saints and villains
It was crossed in my own mind


Someday I'm gonna find it
Wish I knew what I was looking for
Inside the disarray (Inside the disarray)
I woke up this morning
Don’t know where I’m going
But it’s alright
I wouldn't have it any other way


Struggling between the facts and fiction
I’m alone
But I'm alive
Everyone around me is trying to make a statement
Then there’s me
I’m just trying to survive


Someday I'm gonna find it
Wish I knew what I was looking for
Inside the disarray (Inside the disarray)
I woke up this morning
Don’t know where I’m going
But it’s alright
I wouldn't have it any other way
If this was any other day
I pretend to know where I stand
I just don’t know (just don’t know)


Someday I'm gonna find it
Wish I knew what I was looking for
Inside the disarray (Inside the disarray)
I woke up this morning
Don’t know where I’m going
But it’s alright
I wouldn't have it any other way
Someday I will find it
Wish I knew what I was looking for
Inside the disarray (Inside the disarray)
I woke up this morning
Don't know where I'm going
But it's alright


02. First Time
We're both looking for something
We've been afraid to find
It's easier to be broken
It's easier to hide


Looking at you, holding my breath
For once in my life I'm scared to death
I'm taking a chance letting you inside


I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time


The world that I see inside you
Waiting to come to life
Waking me up to dreaming
Reality in your eyes


Looking at you, holding my breath
For once in my life I'm scared to death
I'm taking a chance letting you inside


I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time (For the first time)


We're crashing
Into the unknown
We're lost in this
But it feels like home


I'm feeling alive all over again
As deep as the sky that's under my skin
Like being in love, she says, for the first time
Maybe I'm wrong, I'm feeling right
Where I belong with you tonight
Like being in love to feel for the first time (For the fist time)


Like being in love she says for the first time (For the first time)
Like being in love to feel for the first time (For the first time)


03. Whatever It Takes
A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
There's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay


I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe it I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes


Ooh-oooh-ooh


She said "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"


I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together


I know that you
Deserve much better
Remember the time I told you
The way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you
And never find myself
Let's hold on to each other above everything else
Start over, start over


I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that i can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes


Pah-pah-pah-pah


04. Who We Are
Live my life
Around the picture
Taken when we met
Spending all of my time
Chasing your silhouette


For all we go through
I don't wanna change you
It's my mind running in reverse
Trying not to forget who we were
Where's it at
Here we go


And we break
And we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are


Struggling with my thoughts
Change the locks inside my head
Reading between the lines
Of what you say and what you said


I turn the radio on
To drown me out
Driving through the night to nowhere
Trying not to forget who we were
Where it's at
Here we go


And we break
And we burn
And we turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are


And it's all to the wind
It's all in our hands
And it's all to the wind
And it's all in our hands

And we break
And we burn
And turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are

And we break (And we break)
And we burn(And we burn)
And turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start (To the start)
Yeahh
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are


05. Broken
The broken clock is a comfort
It helps me sleep tonight
Maybe it can stop tomorrow
From stealing all my time
And I am here still waiting
Though I still have my doubts
I am damaged at best
Like you've already figured out


I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That’s still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
I'm holding on
I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you


The broken locks were a warning
You got inside my head
I tried my best to be guarded
I’m an open book instead
And I still see your reflection
Inside my eyes
They're looking for purpose
They're still looking for life


I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That’s still beating
In the pain (In the pain)
Is there healing?
In your name (In you name)
I find meaning
So I'm holding on (I'm still holding)
I'm holding on (I'm still holding)
I'm holding on (I'm still holding)
I'm barely holding on to you


I'm hanging on, another day
just to see what you will throw my way
And I'm hanging on
To the words you say
You say that I will, will be okay


Broken lights on the freeway
Left me here alone
I might have lost my way now
Haven't forgotten my way home


I'm falling apart
I'm barely breathing
With a broken heart
That’s still beating
In the pain
There is healing
In your name
I find meaning
So I'm holding on
I'm holding on
I'm holding on
I'm barely holding on to you


06. The Joke
When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh, the joke is on you


You said you were pretending
Here's to unhappy endings
Oh, the joke is on you


To make sure yesterday doesn’t repeat
I took a shortcut home
A left on the street
I know they wont find me here


I found out how to make mama proud
Be real quiet, dont talk too loud
I try, try to disappear


My life is for the taking
Breakdown is awaking me
I’m ending all this pain


When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh, the joke is on you


You said you were pretending
Here’s to unhappy endings
Oh, the joke is on you


This is my last day, should’ve been my first kiss
I think to myself “will I ever be missed?”
I hope… or maybe I don’t care


I where my team around my neck
I love 'm so much, gonna love 'm to death
Tonight, see the world through my eyes


My life is for the taking
Breakdown is erasing me
I’m ending all this pain


When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh, the joke is on you


My great escape
Is my biggest mistake
I think you better turn around
Don’t throw it away, today (Today)


When you find me in the morning
Hanging on a warning
Oh, the joke is on you


You said you were pretending
Heres to one happy ending
Oh, the joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you
The joke is on you


07. Easier To Be
Chasing fireflies
Elusive dreams
This pre-life crisis
Is killing me
Beautiful tragedy
Who I was
I wasn't me


Yeah, yeah
You make it easier to be
Easier to be me
It's hard to believe
You make it easy


We speak in silence
Words can't break
It feels like we are
Falling awake in a place
In a time of our own


Yeah, yeah
You make it easier to be
Easier to be me
Hard to believe


Fell at the world
Fell from my feet
Gave up on myself
You didn't give up on me
Let myself go
You were still there
Like coming home
Coming up for air


Yeah, yeah
You make it easier to be
Easier to be me
It's hard to believe
You make it easy
Easier to be
To be me


08. Make Me Over
Wrap my arms around your name
Feel your breath against my pain
As I breathe out
The past is gone


Empty smile, naked heart
Who I was falls apart when you’re here
Inside of me
Feel ‘til you’re numb
Depth perception becoming
Meet the new deaf and dumb


Im losing myself just to find a place in your mind (In your mind)
Changing myself just to stand alone in your eyes (In your eyes)
Pull me in, take me out, make me over


Read the wave
Ride your fears in this ocean of years we’ve been here
Swimming on
Take me deep ‘til I find every corner of your mind
We’ve been here, swimming on
Touch ‘til you taste all the time we are wasting alone
Waiting here


I’m losing myself just to find a place in your mind (In your mind)
Changing myself just to stand alone in your eyes (In your eyes)
Pull me in, take me out, make me over and shout me out loud (Shout me out loud)


I’m losing myself just to find a place in your mind (In your mind)
Changing myself just to stand alone in your eyes (In your eyes)
I’m losing myself just to find a place in your mind (In your mind)
Changing myself just to stand alone in your eyes (In your eyes)
Pull me in, take me out, make me over


09. Mesmerized
Filling a space, burning a chapter of your life
This was the place that only you would know
Walking away; watching the ashes as they fall


Reaching into your eyes
I can feel you crawling through my veins
Like catching the first sunrise
Mesmerized


Sever the skies, bury the truth, forget the time
These were the years we tried to leave behind
Whatever we are, I still remember the way we were


Reaching into your eyes
I can feel you crawling through my veins
Like catching the first sunrise
Mesmerized


Sometimes when I’m with you
These feelings falling like a landslide as both of our dreams collide


Reaching into your eyes
I can feel you crawling through my veins
Like catching the first sunrise
Mesmerized


10. Bridges
It's such a shame to let this go to waste
There's little time left here for saving face
We tried to put a bandage on these years
I know this isn't what you want to hear


You can say what you like
Pass the blame, I dont mind
Because we both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match and watched our bridges burn down


Yeah Yeah, Ooh Ooh
Yeah Yeah, Ooh Ooh
Yeah Yeah, Ooh Ooh


Our common ground has broken long ago
What slipped through the cracks
I fear we'll never know
I walk you through the graveyard of my mind
Show you a love that I buried alive


Cause we both walked away
Who was wrong? Whose to say?
Because we both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match and watched our bridges burn down
Because we both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match that burned the bridge
We both lit the match and watched our bridges burn down


11. Learn You Inside Out
Sit my feet on the ground
It feels like the world's gravity drowns
When I’m with you I’m high
Instead of hiding my face
My mind's in your eyes
Can your love embrace me as I am?


In the silence you stare at the world
Your eyes are screaming to be heard
I wanna learn you inside out


When time isn't on our side
All we have is now
For the rest of our lives
Let’s stay up all night


In the silence you stare the at the world
Your eyes are screaming to be heard
I wanna learn you inside out


All that changes is time
Can’t keep you inside of me
You’re out of my mind
I wear you on my sleeve


In the silence you stare at the at world
Your eyes are screaming to be heard
I wanna learn you inside out
I see all that you want to be
Into your soul looking right back at me
I wanna learn you inside out


ladadadada (several times)


12. Storm
How long have I been in this storm
So overwhelmed with the ocean's shapeless form
Water's getting harder to thread
With these waves crashing over my head


If I could just see you
Everything would be alright
If I'd see you
This darkness will turn to light


And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
I know everything is alright


I know you didn't bring me out here to drown
So why am I 10ft. under and upside down
Barely surviving has become my purpose
Cause I'm so used to living underneath the surface


If I could just see you
Everything would be alright
If I'd see you
This darkness will turn to light


And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
And I will walk on water
And you will catch me if I fall
And I will get lost into your eyes
I know everything will be alright
I know everything is alright


Everything's alright, yeaahh
Everything's alright, yeaahh


Bonus Tracks


13. I Want You To Know
When will the cycle stop
When will the story end
This is where I get off
I cant go there anymore
It's too hard to ignore the signs
Where do these tears come from?
It feels like they'll never dry
What have we both become?
We are strangers in a time
Where blood is our only tie


And I want you to know
That I loved you the most
And it breaks my heart to see you go


I wanted to make you proud
I wanted to see you smile
But it wasn't good enough


And I want you to know
That I loved you most
And it breaks my heart to see you go
And I want you to know
That I loved you most
And it breaks my heart to see you go


14. I'll Keep The Change
Covered in rust
Outside your cage
The people you trust
Lock you away
The blood and the dust
Spell out your name
You know that it is
Your price to pay
This is your chance
To break these chains


So, where did it all go wrong
Everything happened so fast
How could we both believe
That this could ever last
And if you're not moving on
You can have the past
I'll keep the change


One way ride
Out of this grave
Into the sunlight
That melts us away
The shadows at night
Kept you awake
Haunted by love
And our mistakes


There was still time
To catch that change


So, where did it all go wrong
Everything happened so fast
How could we both believe
That this could ever last
And if you're not moving on
You can have the past
I'll keep the change


Follow the pieces of my heart back to the place where you are
To remind myself of how far I've come
And I emptied all these tears that I saved up in a jar
Until these memories go dried up by the sun


There was still time
To catch that change


So, where did it all go wrong
Everything happened so fast
How could we both believe
That this could ever last
And if you're not moving on
You can have the past
I'll keep the change
You can have the past
I'll keep the change
You can have the past
I'll keep the change


15. Signs of Life
Break through hoping your demons can’t catch you
So many people with a good view
If you should ever be the one to hit the ground
There’s stop signs on the wrong highway
And it’s so dark looking for answers
But your headlights have already gone out
You’re looking for a spark
Can April hours spring
Signs of life in me


A heart that’s been buried in the ground
Can't break if it’s never found
I spent so much time digging that grave
And even if it’s pain that I feel
At least I know that it’s real
I’d rather be broken than afraid
Can April hours spring
Signs of life in me


It’s a long ride don’t think it’s over
It’s a fine line between disaster and a good time
Pick up the pieces and find out who you are
It’s a cruel sound, you know you’re headed
For a meltdown, feeling the pressure
Like a landslide you have to figure out why you fell apart
Can April hours spring
Signs of life in me


A heart that’s been buried in the ground
Can break if it’s never found
I spent so much time digging that grave
And even if it’s pain that I feel
At least I know that it’s real
I’d rather be broken than afraid
Can April hours spring
Signs of life in me


Yeah, oh


Just slow down and take it in stride, yeah
There’s no deadlines as long as you’re alive, yeah
Alive, yeah
Alive, yeah


Just slow down and take it in stride, yeah
There’s no deadlines as long as you’re alive, yeah
Alive, yeah


Just slow down and take it in stride, yeah
There’s no deadlines as long as you’re alive, yeah
Alive, yeah

16. If This Is Goodbye
In daylights craving sunshine on this frozen heart
I am wishing you well, wondering how you are


If you and I are going under
Maybe we can both recover
And find forgiveness for each other
Even if this is goodbye


And time heals, but these scars
Keep on tearing us apart
Sometimes ending is the only place to start


If you and I are going under (Going under)
Maybe we can both recover (We can recover)
And find forgiveness for each other
Even if this is goodbye


If you and I are going under (Going under)
Maybe we can both recover (Recover for good)
And find forgiveness for each other
Even if this...
If what we had is really over (Going under)
If fame is all that we discover (Recover for good)
We find forgiveness for each other
Even if this is goodbye