W H A T

Y O U

W A N T

Theres still time close your eyes only love will guide you home Tear down the walls and free your soul Hello, hello remember me? Till we crash were forever spiraling down, down, down, down Im everything you cant control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way Hello, hello, its only me to believe we can break through infecting everything you love Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe Do what you what you want, you dont have to lay your life down Hello, hello remember me? (it isnt over) Im everything you cant control Do what you what you want till you find what youre looking for Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to learn forgiveness (got to remember who you really are) Hello, hello remember me? But every hour slipping by screams that I have failed you Im everything you cant control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe we can Hello, hello remember me? break through Im everything you cant control

Do what you what you want, if you have a dream for better Do what you what you want till you dont want it anymore (remember who you really are) Do what you what you want, your worlds closing in on you now (it isnt over) Stand and face the unknown (got to remember who you really are) Every heart in my hands like a pale reflection

Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe Hello, hello remember me? Im everything you cant control Somewhere beyond the pain there must be a way to believe

M A D E

O F

S T O N E

Its never enough for you, baby Dont want to play your game anymore no matter what you say Im all out of love for you, baby and now that Ive tried everything Ill numb the pain till I am made Its never enough for you, baby to tear out my heart Dont want to play your game anymore for the way that it feels no matter what you say I will still remember when youve long forgotten me Im all out of love for you, baby and now that Ive tried everything Its never enough for you, baby Ill numb the pain till I am made of stone Dont want to play your game anymore no matter what you say Take your time Im all out of love for you, baby Im not scared and now that Ive tried everything Make me everything you need me to be Ill numb the pain till I am made of stone so the judgement seems fair Dont waste your time Speak your mind like I care I can see your lips moving Ive just learned not to hear Dont waste your time

T H E

C H A N G E

Thought that I was strong Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway I know the words I need to say Say you love me but its not enough Frozen in my place I let the moment slip away Not that Im so different Not that I dont see the dying light of what we used to be Ive been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain But how can I forgive you- You changed Can you hear me, can you hear me? (ah, ah, ah) and Im a liar by your side Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway Im about to lose my mind Say you love me but its not enough cause Ive been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain Can you hear me, can you hear me Never meant to lie Youve been dreaming if youre thinking that I still belong to you but Im not the girl you think you know and Ive been dying cause Im lying to myself (ah, ah, ah) The more that I am with you Say its over, yes its over but I need you anyway the more that I am all alone Say you love me but its not enough Ive been screaming on the inside and I know you feel the pain Can you hear me, can you hear me? (ah, ah, ah)

M Y

H E A r T

I S

B r O k E N

I pulled away to face the pain I close my eyes and drift away over the fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul and I will wander till the end of time torn away from you

Change Open your eyes to the light I denied it all so long, oh so long Say goodbye Goodbye

My heart is broken My heart is broken sweet sleep, my dark angel release me, I cant hold on deliver us from sorrows hold (over my heart) deliver us My heart is broken I cant go on living this way sweet sleep, my dark angel But I cant go back the way I came deliver us chained to this fear that I will never find a way to heal my soul My heart is broken and I will wander till the end of time sweet sleep, my dark angel half alive without you deliver us from sorrows hold My heart is broken sweet sleep, my dark angel deliver us

T H E

O T H E r

S I D E

Make me whole again Open your eyes Taunted by the shadows of your light Cold and far away like youre not even mine Undo everything and take me higher Never believing what they say cause Im Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home Im not giving in I want you back holding together by the shards of our past Stole my heart away I cant let you go Break these chains and let me fly to you

high above the world below Over and over in my mind Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home I am so lost without my place inside your heart I wont survive I need to know you hear me Awaken and release my love Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me Counting the days to meet you on the other side I will always be waiting until the day that I see you on the other side Come and take me home

E r A S E

T H I S

Its too late to change your mind Is it so hard for you, cause its so hard for me even though this fragile world is tearing apart at the seams to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again I cant wash these sins away cause I cannot erase this darkness in me this sinking feeling every day Im waking up in someone elses life The waters rising around us Is it so hard for you, cause its so hard for me there is no other way down to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again I only have myself to blame for it all cause I cannot erase this lie Is it so hard for you, cause its so hard for me Not gonna let this day go by to believe that what we dreamed could ever come to life again Im gonna save this wasted life and nothing can stand in my way if I could just erase my mind Not enough to say goodbye but I cannot erase this lie Burn it till theres nothing left Im drowning in the mess that I have made

L O S T

I N

P A r A D I S E
I have nothing left and all I feel is this cruel wanting Weve been falling for all this time and now Im lost in paradise

Ive been believing in something so distant as if I was human And Ive been denying this feeling of hopelessness in me, in me

All the promises I made Run away, run away just to let you down One day we wont feel this pain anymore You believed in me but Im broken Take it all away, shadows of you cause they wont let me go I have nothing left and all I feel is this cruel wanting till I have nothing left Weve been falling for all this time and all I feel is this cruel wanting and now Im lost in paradise Weve been falling for all this time and now Im lost in paradise As much as Id like the past not to exist it still does Alone and lost in paradise And as much as Id like to feel like I belong here Im just as scared as you

S I C k
Embrace the silence cause theres nothing that can change the way I feel Taken all that you wanted now theres nothing that can change the way I feel Hold on, little girl The end is soon to come Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Sick of it all, sick of it all They dont understand how Sick we are, sick we are of this bottomless pit of lies behind closed eyes Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Sick of it all, sick of it all They dont understand how Sick we are, sick we are of this bottomless pit of lies behind closed eyes Someday youll know the pain Someday the light will break through And nothing you tell yourself will save us from the truth screaming out

Sick of it all, sick of it all We will not follow Oceans between us Sick of it all, sick of it all and theres nothing that can change the way I feel They dont understand how I can still taste the poison Sick we are, sick we are of every thought, every breath I wasted here of this bottomless pit of lies Hold on, little girl behind closed eyes The end is soon to come

E N D

O F

T H E

D r E A M

I found a grave brushed off the face felt your light and I remember why I know this place I found a bird closing her eyes one last time and I wonder if she dreamed like me As much as it hurts, aint it wonderful to feel? So go on and break your wings Follow your heart till it bleeds as we run towards the end of the dream

and Im on fire I remember how to breathe again As much as it hurts, aint it wonderful to feel? So go on and break your wings Follow your heart till it bleeds as we run towards the end of the dream

Why must we fall apart to understand how to fly I will find a way even without wings Follow your heart till it bleeds Im not afraid as we run towards the end of the dream I pushed through the pain Follow your heart till it bleeds and weve come to the end of the dream

O C E A N S
Dont want to be the one to walk away Cross the oceans in my mind but I cant bear the thought of one more day Find the strength to say goodbye I think I finally understand what it means to be lost Everything that we believed in was a lie Cross the oceans in your mind Cant find the road to lead us out of this Find a way to blur the line a million miles from where we burned the bridge In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands Cant keep pretending everythings gonna be alright with the whole world falling around me And we never learn so we fall down again Cross the oceans in my mind heaven help me find a way to dream within this nightmare Find the strength to say goodbye In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands Cross the oceans in my mind Find the strength to say goodbye Fallen so far from where we were before Everything that we believed in was a lie Youll never find what youve been searching for Cross the oceans in your mind Someone to fill the void and make up for all of those Find a way to blur the line missing pieces of you In the end you never can wash the blood from your hands like I could only dream to do

N E v E r

G O

B A C k

Save yourself Dont look back Tearing us apart until its all gone The only world Ive ever known sleeps beneath the waves But Im the one whos drowning Without your love I am lost Save yourself and I can never go back home Dont look back Tearing us apart until its all gone All across the ocean The only world Ive ever known sleeps beneath the waves We are calling, calling but I remember Are you there Nothing left for me till I find you because its all gone I wont give up on you The only world Ive ever known sleeps beneath the waves I can feel you in my heart just show me the way But Im the one whos drowning I dont belong here alone Without your love I am lost I can still see your face and I can never go back home where its burned into my mind I die every time I close my eyes youre always there Everything is so dark and I know theres something wrong but I cant turn the light on In that split second change when you knew we couldnt hold on I realized I live to love you

S W I M M I N G
Way down, Ive been way down underneath this skin waiting to hear my name again Im sorry nothing can hold me I adore you still but I hear them calling and nothing can hold me Way down, all the way down I will hear your voice but Ill no longer understand Im sorry nothing can hold me

H O M E

I adore you still but I hear them calling I was looking to the sky when I knew Id be swimming home and I cannot betray my kind They are here its my time Im sorry nothing can hold me I adore you still but I hear them calling and nothing can hold me

N E W

W A Y

T O

B L E E D

Serve your twisted enemy and I cant take anymore so you might earn forgiveness You know your whole world is waiting I feel it coming over me so why cant you speak? Im still a slave to these dreams Is this the end of everything I feel it coming over me or just a new way to bleed Im still a slave to these dreams Is this the end of everything by drifting far beyond the edge or just a new way to bleed freedom, freedom cant you feel the ground caving in? freedom, give us a reason to believe again So go and tell all your friends that Im a failure underneath if it makes you feel like a bigger man I feel it coming over me But its my heart, my life that youre calling a lie Im still a slave to these dreams Ive played this game before Is this the end of everything or just a new way to bleed

S A Y

Y O U

W I L L

Its taking you too long to decide and I dont want to be the one, the one crying over wasted time If you think youre strong enough to let me in then come on, stand up and be honest Im tired of feeling so alone cause you wont let me understand I dont want to pretend I want to feel, I want to live Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Whenever youre around I cant fight it You get under my skin in a way that I like it and I cant take anymore Tell me what you want from me or leave me alone cause Im all caught up and Im losing control

I never meant to lose myself Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real, is this real? Like drops of rain against my heart cut through like silver and I want to make you feel that way and I want to make you feel the way that I do

Say you will or say you wont open your heart to me Now or never tell the truth Is this real? Say you will or say you wont Im tired of holding on so tight open your heart to me when you wont let me understand Now or never tell the truth Now Im falling apart Is this real, is this real?

D I S A P P E A r
Hollow, like you dont remember me How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Underneath everything I guess I always dreamed Holding you down until youre that I would be the one to take you away from all this wasted pain but I cant save you from yourself All alone All alone and drowning in your past Dont you want to feel Take it back Dont you want to live your life Take it back I still believe you can How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Holding you down until youre frozen Dont you want to feel I cant let you fall apart Dont you want to live your life You dont even know what youve done to me How much longer are you gonna give into the fear but I would be the one to take you away from all this wasted pain I cant go on pretending so give me something real If you could just wake up No one in your way but you How much longer are you gonna give into the fear Dont you want to feel Holding you down till you disappear Dont you want to live your life

S E C r E T
Turn out the lights Feed the fire till my soul breaks free My heart is high as the waves above me Dont need to understand Too lost to lose Dont fight my tears cause they feel so good

D O O r

Look past the end Its a dream, as its always been All life lives on if weve ever loved it

And I I will remember how to fly And I Unlock the heavens in my mind I will remember how to fly Follow my love back through the same secret door Unlock the heavens in my mind Follow my love back through the same secret door

Amy would like to thank: I want to thank everyone at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, for letting us use your amazing place to create, and for making us feel like part of the family. Special thanks to John and Martina McBride (for running such an awesome studio, and for the BBQ!) Nathan Yarborough - the best and sweetest assistant engineer anywhere, and all the interns who gave me rides home. Also, thank you to all our friends at S.I.R Nash- youve been such an important part of this record. From writing and pre-production to rehearsing and performing, it all happened in the big room at the end of the hall! Thank you for being so good to us. Big love to Nick Raskulinecz, the man with the plan. Thank you for believing in me, for pushing me, for making me stronger, for cracking me up, and knowing when to say HELL YEAH!! Thank you Paul Figueroa: Engineer extraordinaire, master chef, bowling champion! Thank you Terry, Tim, Will and Troy for having my back, for bringing rad, inventive ideas to the table, and most of all, for making it LOUD! Thank you so much David Campbell, Dave Eggar and all of the string players. Thank you Chris Vrenna, you rule! Thank you Will B. Hunt for the inspiration, the good times, and the very special music we made together. Thank you to John Nicholson, one of my new favorite people! Also thank you to Phyllis Sparks and Mike Simmons. Thank you Dave Fortman, for your advice, support, and friendship throughout my career. Thank you Diana Meltzer for discovering me and always supporting me! Thank you Josh, for supporting and encouraging me to be brave and remember love, above all. Thank you Mom, Dad, Carrie, Lori, and Robby for being my biggest fans and always supporting me, making me feel safe when life gets hard, and taking me to Disney World no matter how old I get! Love to all of my wonderful family- I am so blessed. Gotta give a shout out to my girl, Beth! Thanks for being someone I can always count on. I cant wait to laugh around the world with you once more! Thank you Zach and Stacy Williams, for your friendship and your inspiration. Thank you Eddie Muscles Mapp (for being awesome). Thank you everyone at Wind-up records for working so hard for us and putting out this album. Thank you Andy Lurie for all your hard work and support. Thank you Chrissy Igoe and the rest of 110 Management. Thank you Gary Haber and Patty Wicker for everything you do for me! Thank you Ken Ewing, Sheryl Rowling and Steve Baron. A very special thank you to our fans, for listening to our music, for letting it take a place in your hearts, for sharing your lives with us, for making all of this possible. Terry would like to thank: My best friend & love Codi, Mom & Chuck, Alvarez family, Balsamo Family, MJ Denton, Adams Family, Amy, Will, Tim, Troy, Andy Lurie & Christina Igoe @110 Management, Josh Hartzler, Chris Vrenna, Laurie Soriano, Nick Raskulinecz, Paul Fig, Nathan Yarborough, Warren Riker, Kevin Chief Zaruk, Scotty Wrecked, Tony Higbee, Blackbird Studio, SIR Nashville, Cold Sam Rivers, Franko Carino, John Otto, Chris Flowers, Mike Magners, Richie Surrency, Jason Lowe, Mike Vegas, Gregg W. & Ed V. @ Windup, Diana Meltzer, Jonar & Steph, DJ Jenny, Martin Connors, Mark Currie, Jay N., Ibanez, Mesa Boogie, Gibson, and Amy, its been one hell of a ride but here we are again and it feels great, love ya! Tim would like to thank: Ashley Dunlop (for the deep, loving support and constant inspiration), My mother Susan McCord and my father Charles Robert Bass Bob McCord, for

without them I wouldnt exist. Mom, for being the sweetest woman in the world! and Dad, for putting my first guitar in my hands. My big brother Matt McCord for being my first musical influence and an amazing brother. My grandfather and hero Harry Bud Latchford. A huge thank you to Amy, Terry, Will, and Troy for the truly humbling experience of being able to create with such amazing and talented musicians. Andy Lurie and the Lurie family. Thank you to Nick Raskulinecz - whaaaaaaaaaat? Paul Figueroa, Nathan Yarborough, and Mike Simmons. John and Martina McBride and Blackbird Studios Everyone at SIR Nashville, Wind-up Records, Beth Wilson, Eddie Mapp, Todd Wilber and the Wilber family, Aram Deradoorian and the NYC crew: Andrew Pettit, Robert Medkeff, Benny Burrito Quesnall, and Nikko Nomikos. Gabriel Newborn, Tim T2 Nansel, Kevin Anderson, Shawn Carrano and The Artery Foundation, David and Tammy Lasich, Sara Dunlop, Brett Sublett and Rubicon Brewing Co. Sacramento, Ca. Derek Brooks at Ernie Ball, Steve Dochraedon, Papalote SF and the San Francisco Giants. Last but not the least, the fans!... Thank you so much for your years of dedicated support, its awesome to know that we have the best fan base in the world! Will would like to thank: My beautiful wife Danielle and daughter Laila for truly loving me and being the brightest stars in my life; God for strength and being my compass, Mom, George, Dr. Bill, Ann, and my entire family!!!; All of my friends; my Ev band mates; I play Pearl Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo Heads, bash em with Vater Sticks, and cart it all around in Classic Cases because I want the best. So BIG BIG THANKS to Mike F, Kevin B, Sarah M, Chad B, and Chris for supplying the best!!!; Dave and all at DRUM mag; Rich at Rhythm mag UK; Nick, Paul, and Nathan for helping to make this EPIC record!! Andy and Chrissy at 110; The Ev fanatics; S.I.R. Nashville; All the other bands Ive been lucky to tour, play, and record with the last 4 yrs (and their fans and crews), Everyone that picked me up when I needed it over the last 4 years- thanks is not enough! God Bless!!! I would like to dedicate my performance on this album to my fallen friend Scott Schnitzer. Troy would like to thank: Here we are again. Another Thank You list. Some of you dont understand how hard this can be to put together. So, I am going to keep it short and sweet. I would like to thank my beautiful wife, Amy, and my awesome son, Michael, for being patient and loving me even when I miss some of the important things. You both make me want to be a better person. Also, I would like to thank Amy Lee, Terry, Tim & Will, Mom and Dad, Teresa and Brian, Mandy, Zach Porter, Lucky and GG, John, Michelle, Ian and Evan, Dave Perez, Ray and Janet Colon-Lopez, Everyone at Wind-up records, Andy Lurie and all at 110 Management, Nick Rasculinez, Paul Fig & Nathan Yarborough, Randy Staub, John & Martina McBride and all at Blackbird studios, Ray Gonzalez, Paul Reed Smith, Winn Krozack, Grover Duvall, Beverly Fowler and Len Johnson at Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Andy Fuchs, Annette Fuchs and Debra Muller at Fuchs Amplification, Scott Uchida and John Ferrante at Dunlop, David Lienhard at Dean Markley Strings, The USO and all of our Armed Forces, Tony Higbee at Guitar Center in Nashville, The Road Crew, The Ev Club and all of the fantastic fans out there who make it all worthwhile. You are all greatly appreciated. I know there are a lot of people that arent on here, but you didnt help me make this album, ha-ha. I still love you!

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