Secondhand Serenade - Hear Me Now (2010)

Secondhand Serenade - Hear Me Now

01 - Distance

 I'm driving down the highway
Cold and dark, dead
(It's deceiving)
It's deceiving
And miles and miles pass by
And I'm alone
My eyes feel like they're bleeding
But I'm just crying

Is this what I ask for?
Is this what I ask for?

I hate myself when I'm away from you
I swear I'm sorry
Please don't hate me too
And I don't know if my heart will make It through
I swear I'm sorry
Please don't hate me too

I don't suppose you heard me
Call your name, girl
If you say louder,
Then I'll scream louder
The cities in between us block the way
They make it harder
But I'll scream louder

Is this what I ask for?
Is this what I ask for?
I hate myself when I'm away from you
I swear I'm sorry
Please don't hate me too
And I don't know if my heart will make
It through
I swear I'm sorry
Please don't hate me too

(Don't hate me)
Don't fail now
Hold on to hope
Cause I'm yours
I'm coming home to you soon
(I'm coming home)
Cause the road is very worn
And It's begging me to come back
(To You)

I hate myself when I'm away from you
I swear I'm sorry
(I'm sorry)
Please don't hate me too
(I'm coming home)
Don't hate me too
Please don't hate me too

02 - Something More

 I lie awake again
My body's feeling paralyzed
I can't remember when
I didn't live through this disguise

The words you said to me
They couldn't set me free
I'm stuck here in this life
I didn't ask for

There must be something more
Do we know what we're fighting for?
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out

With all these masks we wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out

The storm is rolling in
The thunder's loud, it hurts my ears
I'm paying for my sins
And it's gonna rain for years and years

I've fooled everyone
And now what will I become
I have to start this over
I have to start this over

There must be something more
Do we know what we're fighting for?
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out

With all these masks we've wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in breathe out
Breathe in breathe out

I've fooled everyone
Now what will I become
I have to start this over
I have to start this over

There must be something more
Do we know what we're fighting for?
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out

With all these masks we wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out

There must be something more
Breathe in, breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out
There must be something more

03 - Stay Away

 Something isn't right,
I'm losing faith in everything I know,
what do I know?

You told me I should fight,
not be self destructive thinking I should go,
what do i know?

Stay away from me!
I need you too badly,
and it's tearing me apart!
Won't you stay a part of me?

I need you too badly,
I need you too badly,
I need you too badly.

I wrote this song tonight,
just to feel like I was not alone,
But I am alone.
I don't have the right to ask for your
forgiveness on the phone,
Cause I am alone.

Stay away from me!
I need you too badly,
and it's tearing me apart!
Won't you stay a part of me?

I need you too badly,
I need you too badly,
I need you too badly.

This feelings never ending,
and I can't keep pretending,
that it's you I want,
that it's you.
I'm not okay,
I'm not okay.

Stay away from me!
I need you too badly,
and it's tearing me apart!
Won't you stay a part of me?

I need you too badly,
I need you too badly,
I need you too badly.

04 - You & I

 Im feeling distracted
And likewise attracted
To all the things that you let me know
To all the things that you can't let go

You're waiting for friction
The empty addiction
Is forcing me to intervene
Let's break out of this scene

I known im not alone
I m not the only one who is broken
And I know I'll never let you go
I could watch the world pass by
Just as long as it's you and I

You and I
I watch you take over
I'll give you this offer
Take my hand and we will run away
Leave behind our past to stay
Decaying till its rotten
We'll have long forgotten
The memories that will haunt your heart

Let's tear this town apart
I know Im not alone
Im not the only one who is broken
And I know I'll never let you go
I could watch the world pass by
Just as long as it's you and I
You and I

We watched the world go by
(But if it's you and I)
Then we will never die
(No we can never die)
We watch the world go by
But if it's you and I
Then we will never die

I know I'm not alone
I'm not the only one who is broken
And I know I'll never let you go
I could watch the world pass by
Just as long as it's you and I
You and I
I know I'm not alone
Im not the only one who is broken
And I know I'll never let you go
I could watch the world pass by
Just as long as it's you and I
You and I...

05 - Is There Anybody Out There

 You can say goodbye,
To all the things that you have ever known.
You can say goodbye,
And leave behind the life that you have grown.
What's the point,
You try to start from scratch,
but get let down,

You can say goodbye,
Just to realise there's no-one left around.
So what am I fighting for.

Tell me
Is there anybody out there,
Am I swimming through this empty sea alone,
Am I looking for an answer
Or am I trying to find a way to get back home.
Is there anybody out there,
Would you hear me if I screamed or if I cried,
I'm looking for an answer
And just trying to find a way to survive.

You can live or die,
Without the chance to find out what your worth,
You can live or die,
And never find the one that she'd deserve,
You can walk alone,
And live behind the shadows in your heart,

You can say goodbye
Or live and find out you've been alone right from the start

So what am I fighting for.

Tell me
Is there anybody out there,
am I swimming through this empty sea alone,
Am I looking for an answer,
Or am I trying to find a way to get back home.
Is there anybody out there,
Would you hear me if I screamed or if I cried,
I am looking for an answer
And just trying to find a way to survive.

Never thought I would end up all alone,
Every day I am feeling further away from home,
I can't catch my breath,
but I am holding on.

Is there anybody out there,
is this the last time I have to say goodbye,
Am I staring at my future,
Is it time to take charge of my life,

Is there anybody out there
Am I swimming through this empty sea alone,
Am I looking for an answer,
or am I trying to find a way to get back home,
Is there anybody out there,
Would you hear me if I screamed or if I cried,
I am looking for an answer,
And just trying to find a way to survive,
a way to survive,
and I am holding on.

06 - Reach For The Sky

 Watch you waste away
You were born to shine but left behind
Slowly fade to grey
Yet, you say you are fine but I fear you are blind.

How could you believe that you done wrong
You don't believe in yourself

So reach for the sky,
I would pick you up if I could
Open your eyes,
I would pick you up if I could

Listen to the sound
Of your days passing by while you live a lie
Why'd you turn around,
Why'd you say goodbye, was there no reply?

How could you believe that your not strong
You don't believe anything

So reach for the sky,
I would pick you up if I could
Open your eyes,
I would pick you up if I could

And then I saw your face, you're left alone
But you're not alone, you're not alone, you're not alone... ...

Reach for the sky
I would pick you up if I could,
Open your eyes, I would pick you up If I could
You're not alone,
You're not alone,
You're not alone,
You're not alone,
You're not alone....

07 - Only Hope

 My beating heart is getting tired
Tonight it feels like it's on fire
And I'm driving all alone

My hand is on my phone
Waiting for you to call me
Please pick up the phone and call me

Cause I'm lonely and my mind is aching

Can't you see I'm for the taking

You are my only hope
But youre so far
And you are my only hope
So come back home
From where you are

I see your face on everyone
Like the constant beating of the sun
Right on my skin
I'm suffering without you
I'm tired I reach for my stereo
It's starting to sound real close to home
And I can't bear
To sleep here without you

You are my only hope
But you're so far
And you are my only hope
So come back home
From where you are

Just come back home
From where you are
Just come back home

Sometimes I feel like I was mistaken
You must be an angel
Sit down and teach me what life was all about
I see myself changing
No longer a stranger
You gave me a reason to never die

You are my only hope
But you're so far
And you are my only hope
So come back home
From where you are

08 - So Long

 I am leaving for a while
can you tell me
that we will be ok

Your friends think
that i am no good,
all they ever do
is try to pull you away
But i wont let them
ever take you, ever take you, ever take you.


So long,
I've waited for this day
to find someone to go to,
and i just want
to tell you.

That its so on,we're leaving yesterday,
and i dont think life will ever be the same,
lets take this all the way.



Dead silence on the phone,
Leading to a dial tone,
this is not what i have planned,
the endless memories without you,
life passing by with out you,
each day just like a grain of sand,

But i wont let them ever take you
ever take you, ever take you

So long,
i've waited for this day
to find someone to go to,
and i just want
to tell you,

That its so on, we're leaving yesterday,
and i dont think life will ever be the same,
lets take this all the way.


Can you face me, can you wait for it
Can you taste me, can you fight for it
Will you fight for it.


So long,
i've waited for this day to find someone to go to,
and i just want to tell you,

That its so on,we're leaving yesterday,
and i dont think life will ever be the same,
lets take this all the way.

09 - World Turns

 Turn slowly,
each day's so fast,
and I don't have the strength.
all I see,
is broken glass,
with shiny shards of pain.

and change is coming my Way,
but I still feel the same,
I still feel the same.(X2)

Hold structure,
don't let life pass,
let yourself be free.
Cause your much more,
forget the past,
I'm your enemy.

and change is coming my way,
but I still feel the same,
I still feel the same(X2)

It's quiet,
It's calm now,
I'm waiting,
to fall down.

you showed me,
that I need hope,
and I need change,
to know how it feels to be alone..
how does it feel to be alone?

And change is coming my way,
but I still feel the same,
I still feel the same(X6)

It's quiet,
it's calm now,
I'm waiting,
to fall down.

You showed me,
That I need hope,
that I need change
I still feel the same...

10 - Nightmares

 Look away, pray for salvation,
and pray for a sweet conversation.
the problems not with you.
it's without you.
i love the way that you told me i'm better
the way you described me in letters.
theres nothing i can do,
is there nothing i can do.

ill scream just to get your attention.
i have seen what happens to a lonely heart.
and ill scream just to get your attention.
i have seen the nightmares that tore us apart.

so long, wish that you'd tell me your wrong.
that were not dead and buried,
and save your harsh goodbyes,
your salty liquid eyes.
and this song, is just another song.
don't know why i bother.

i can't tell truth from lies.
i can't tell truth from lies.

ill scream just to get your attention.
i have seen what happens to a lonely heart.
and ill scream just to get your attention.

i have seen the nightmares that tore us apart.
your fires burning bright.
it's burning me alive.
no one can save me now.
your touch was all i had.
it's eating me alive.
no one can save me now.

ill scream just to get your attention.
i have seen what happens to a lonely heart.
and ill scream just to get your attention.
i have seen the nightmares that tore us apart.
your touch was all i had.

11 - Hear Me Now

Left everything behind me,
searching for the strength I thought I had inside me,
left you behind, so lonely,
praying for the day that you would somehow find me.

I was young
(you were wrong)
but i tried
(I was strong, the years that I have lost are all I
see)

Hear me now.
All I can say is I am not afraid,
of the world that I have tried to push away,
I fight everyday,
but I am to blame,
I am not innocent,
but I am not afraid.

[Verse 2]
I lost all the faith inside me,
(inside me)
Still I found myself without the will to
free me from you,
I'm a slave,
Unhappy,
(Unhappy)
Wanting oh so much for you to someday see me.

tell me how,
(I want to)
sing it loud,
(I need you, to be the one who catches all my dreams)

Hear me now
All I can say,
is I am not afraid of the world that I have tried to
push away.
I fight everyday,
but I am to blame,
I am not innocent,
but I am not afraid anymore,
I am not afraid,
anymore...

I'm tired of sleeping,
alone I've been grieving,
the life that I gave up to feel alive,
I want to feel alive..


I'm not afraid,
anymore,
I'm not afraid,
anymore,

I'm not afraid,(I want to feel alive)
anymore,(I want to feel alive)
I'm not afraid,(I want to feel, I need to feel)
anymore,(I want to feel alive)
(X4)

i'm not afraid,(hold on tight)
anymore, (let's make this right)
I'm not afraid(take me, come with me, feel alive
tonight)