Pravda
“... With cryptic words, to strangely set For mortals to decipher yet”
-Charles Dalmon
Prop open the door I can actually see my breath tonight
But that doesn't mean I'm breathing
Crack a smile just for the sake of it
This could take a while
A long while
Silence is golden especially in this case
I'm not too sure that I want it to be this way
Open mouth closed eyes
No words are escaping
It's all a blur
It's too dark to see
Ain't it pretty the way it all streaks together at night
I think its time to turn around
I really want to go home tonight [x2]
I feel like this is going nowhere
I feel like this is going nowhere
Try to think of something quick
And trust the direction of the driver
No lights No signs I'm at a loss for words
Now conversation sparks
What an easy way to break the ice
It's the principle, it's the issue
that your principal would dismiss you.
Because you don't fit into that all-American Box.
That coffin created for creative thought.
It's disgusting, his priorities
And how we're entrusting him with authority.
His gavel's gone down before he looked in your
heart. He finished this race before he reached the start.
Jesus loved the outcasts.
He loves the ones the world just loves to hate.
And as long as there's a heaven, there'll be a failure to excommunicate.
The world just keeps you at an arm's length.
Every week you work up the strength to fight the flames that are hurled.
Let your faith shine right through.
You know it's the world versus Jesus and you.
It's disgusting, their priorities.
And how we're entrusting them with authority.
Their gavel's gone down before they looked in your heart.
I think you know what I’m getting at
I find it so upsetting that
The memories that you select
You keep the bad but the good you just forget
And even though I’m angry I can still say
I know my heart will break the day
When you peel out and drive away
I can’t believe this happened
And all this time I never thought
That all we had would be all for NOT
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
Cause you took this too far (too far)
Make your decision and don’t you dare think twice
Go with your instincts along with some bad advice
This didn’t turn out the way I thought it would at all
You blame me but some of this is still your fault
I tried to move you, but you just wouldn’t budge
I tried to hold your hand but you’d rather hold your grudge
I think you know what I’m getting at
You said goodbye and I just don’t want you regretting that
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
And wisdom always chooses
These black eyes and these bruises
Over the heartache that they say
Never completely goes away
(I just can’t believe this happened and one day we’ll see this come around)
And wisdom always chooses
These black eyes and these bruises
Over the heartache that they say
Never completely goes away
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
Cause you took this too far (too far)
What happened to us
I heard that it’s me we should blame
What happened to us
Why didn’t you stop me from turnin out this way
And know that I don’t hate you
And know that I Don’t want to fight you
And know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t…
Image marred by self-infliction
Private wars on my soul waged
Heart is scarred by dual volitions
Juxtaposed and both engaged
Kindle flame, a test of faith
Pray help me see it through
I put all my trust in you
Refine hate and love
Fall afresh on me
End this crisis of
Identity
Draw this darkness out like poison
Stab, retrieve, again decline
Help me drive the dagger deeper
Trace with me explicit line
Take this blade, a test of faith,
And strike me deep and true
I put all my trust in you
Refine hate and love
Fall afresh on me
End this crisis of
Identity
This is my voice, all shadows stayed this is my heart, upon the altar laid
Please take all else away, hear my cry, I beg, I plead, I pray
I'll walk into the flame, a calculated risk to further bless your name
So strike me deep and true, and in your strength I will live and die both unto you.
bound to this couch, i lie in waiting
watching wind blown memories slip by my window sill
i can't fall asleep, voice in my head disturbs me
waking nightmares keep, have my cries fallen on deaf ears
can you hear me or am i....
talking to myself again, is there anybody listening
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
tell me, is the wind in your sails worth everything you give
are you looking for something, forgiveness
i leave it up to you, i guess i'm better off removed
because the situtations growing too thick,
in your hands
could it have been something i said,
or was it something that i did
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
tell me where did i cross the line,
and can i work my way back this time
will i always regret this decision
i leave it up to you,
i hope you find a good excuse because
i've given about all that i can give,
in your hands
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
[background]
i could try to count the times that i've been through this in my mind,
but i'm running out of fingers and i don't have that much time
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
The blue light spills like oceans
We smile and let it in
It cures us of our questions
Like hoods on peregrine
Knowledge locked in a tower
Barons will hold the key
But if knowledge is power,
Know this is tyranny
All we're asking for is what's ours
You think they're selling you truth,
Truth is, they're selling you out
The truth, they're selling you out
The black ink fuels our notions
That all the facts are in
It cures us of our questions
Like hoods on peregrine
Knowledge locked in a tower
Barons will hold the key
But if knowledge is power,
Know this is tyranny
All we're asking for is what's ours
You think they're selling you truth
But they're just selling you
And if we keep buying in
The line between lies and truth
Will wear paper thin,
Paper thin
You think they're selling you truth,
The truth is, they're selling you out
Natural Anthem Lyrics
Artist(Band):The Postal Service
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I’ll write you a song and it won't be hard to sing
it will be a natural anthem, familiar it may seem
it will rally all the workers on strike for better pay
and its chorus will resound and boost morale throughout the day
I’ll write you a song and I hope that you won't mind
because all the names and places I have taken from real life
so please don't be upset at this portrait that I paint
it may be a little biased, but at least I spelt your name right...
How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.
I see it around me
I see it in everything
I could be so much
More than this
I said my goodbye's
This is my sundown
I'm gonna be so much
More than this
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
No one cares
I need you to show me
The way from crazy
I wanna be so much
More than this
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
No one cares
I could be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I could be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
Good goodbye lovely time
Good goodbye tin sunshine
Good goodbye
I'll be fine
Good goodbye
Good goodnight
Don't waste your touch
You won't feel anything
Or were you sent to save me?
I've thought to much
You won't find anything
Worthy of redeeming.
Yo he estado aquí muchas veces antes y regreso... (I HAVE BEEN HERE A LOT OF TIMES AND HAVE COME BACK AGAIN)
to...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
Imperfect cry
Scream in ecstasy
So what befalls the flawless?
Look what i've built
(Please dont do this)
It shines so beautifully.
(Why wont you look at me?)
Now watch as it destroys me.
Y regreso aquí otra vez y comienzo... (AND I COME BACK HERE AND I START AGAIN )
to...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all to die.
I saw its birth,
I watched it grow,
I felt it change me.
I took the life,
I ate it slow,
Now it consumes me...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
HEART AWAY!
If those are not enough...
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
-Abraham Lincoln
"Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth."
-Joan of Arc (Burned at the Stake May 30th, 1431- Declared Innocent July 7, 1456)
-Charles Dalmon
Prop open the door I can actually see my breath tonight
But that doesn't mean I'm breathing
Crack a smile just for the sake of it
This could take a while
A long while
Silence is golden especially in this case
I'm not too sure that I want it to be this way
Open mouth closed eyes
No words are escaping
It's all a blur
It's too dark to see
Ain't it pretty the way it all streaks together at night
I think its time to turn around
I really want to go home tonight [x2]
I feel like this is going nowhere
I feel like this is going nowhere
Try to think of something quick
And trust the direction of the driver
No lights No signs I'm at a loss for words
Now conversation sparks
What an easy way to break the ice
It's the principle, it's the issue
that your principal would dismiss you.
Because you don't fit into that all-American Box.
That coffin created for creative thought.
It's disgusting, his priorities
And how we're entrusting him with authority.
His gavel's gone down before he looked in your
heart. He finished this race before he reached the start.
Jesus loved the outcasts.
He loves the ones the world just loves to hate.
And as long as there's a heaven, there'll be a failure to excommunicate.
The world just keeps you at an arm's length.
Every week you work up the strength to fight the flames that are hurled.
Let your faith shine right through.
You know it's the world versus Jesus and you.
It's disgusting, their priorities.
And how we're entrusting them with authority.
Their gavel's gone down before they looked in your heart.
I think you know what I’m getting at
I find it so upsetting that
The memories that you select
You keep the bad but the good you just forget
And even though I’m angry I can still say
I know my heart will break the day
When you peel out and drive away
I can’t believe this happened
And all this time I never thought
That all we had would be all for NOT
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
Cause you took this too far (too far)
Make your decision and don’t you dare think twice
Go with your instincts along with some bad advice
This didn’t turn out the way I thought it would at all
You blame me but some of this is still your fault
I tried to move you, but you just wouldn’t budge
I tried to hold your hand but you’d rather hold your grudge
I think you know what I’m getting at
You said goodbye and I just don’t want you regretting that
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
And wisdom always chooses
These black eyes and these bruises
Over the heartache that they say
Never completely goes away
(I just can’t believe this happened and one day we’ll see this come around)
And wisdom always chooses
These black eyes and these bruises
Over the heartache that they say
Never completely goes away
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
No, I don’t hate you
Don’t want to fight you
Know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t like you
Cause you took this too far (too far)
What happened to us
I heard that it’s me we should blame
What happened to us
Why didn’t you stop me from turnin out this way
And know that I don’t hate you
And know that I Don’t want to fight you
And know I’ll always love you
But right now I just don’t…
Image marred by self-infliction
Private wars on my soul waged
Heart is scarred by dual volitions
Juxtaposed and both engaged
Kindle flame, a test of faith
Pray help me see it through
I put all my trust in you
Refine hate and love
Fall afresh on me
End this crisis of
Identity
Draw this darkness out like poison
Stab, retrieve, again decline
Help me drive the dagger deeper
Trace with me explicit line
Take this blade, a test of faith,
And strike me deep and true
I put all my trust in you
Refine hate and love
Fall afresh on me
End this crisis of
Identity
This is my voice, all shadows stayed this is my heart, upon the altar laid
Please take all else away, hear my cry, I beg, I plead, I pray
I'll walk into the flame, a calculated risk to further bless your name
So strike me deep and true, and in your strength I will live and die both unto you.
bound to this couch, i lie in waiting
watching wind blown memories slip by my window sill
i can't fall asleep, voice in my head disturbs me
waking nightmares keep, have my cries fallen on deaf ears
can you hear me or am i....
talking to myself again, is there anybody listening
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
tell me, is the wind in your sails worth everything you give
are you looking for something, forgiveness
i leave it up to you, i guess i'm better off removed
because the situtations growing too thick,
in your hands
could it have been something i said,
or was it something that i did
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
tell me where did i cross the line,
and can i work my way back this time
will i always regret this decision
i leave it up to you,
i hope you find a good excuse because
i've given about all that i can give,
in your hands
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
[background]
i could try to count the times that i've been through this in my mind,
but i'm running out of fingers and i don't have that much time
are you taking this in, am i wasting my breath
did i ruin my chance, have you written me off
The blue light spills like oceans
We smile and let it in
It cures us of our questions
Like hoods on peregrine
Knowledge locked in a tower
Barons will hold the key
But if knowledge is power,
Know this is tyranny
All we're asking for is what's ours
You think they're selling you truth,
Truth is, they're selling you out
The truth, they're selling you out
The black ink fuels our notions
That all the facts are in
It cures us of our questions
Like hoods on peregrine
Knowledge locked in a tower
Barons will hold the key
But if knowledge is power,
Know this is tyranny
All we're asking for is what's ours
You think they're selling you truth
But they're just selling you
And if we keep buying in
The line between lies and truth
Will wear paper thin,
Paper thin
You think they're selling you truth,
The truth is, they're selling you out
Natural Anthem Lyrics
Artist(Band):The Postal Service
Review The Song (0)
Print the Lyrics
Natural Anthem Lyrics
MP3 Downloads
Send The Postal Service polyphonic ringtone to your cell phone
I’ll write you a song and it won't be hard to sing
it will be a natural anthem, familiar it may seem
it will rally all the workers on strike for better pay
and its chorus will resound and boost morale throughout the day
I’ll write you a song and I hope that you won't mind
because all the names and places I have taken from real life
so please don't be upset at this portrait that I paint
it may be a little biased, but at least I spelt your name right...
How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.
I see it around me
I see it in everything
I could be so much
More than this
I said my goodbye's
This is my sundown
I'm gonna be so much
More than this
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
No one cares
I need you to show me
The way from crazy
I wanna be so much
More than this
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
With one hand high
You'll show them your progress
You'll take your time
But no one cares
No one cares
I could be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I could be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
No one cares
I wanna be so much
More than this
Good goodbye lovely time
Good goodbye tin sunshine
Good goodbye
I'll be fine
Good goodbye
Good goodnight
Don't waste your touch
You won't feel anything
Or were you sent to save me?
I've thought to much
You won't find anything
Worthy of redeeming.
Yo he estado aquí muchas veces antes y regreso... (I HAVE BEEN HERE A LOT OF TIMES AND HAVE COME BACK AGAIN)
to...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
Imperfect cry
Scream in ecstasy
So what befalls the flawless?
Look what i've built
(Please dont do this)
It shines so beautifully.
(Why wont you look at me?)
Now watch as it destroys me.
Y regreso aquí otra vez y comienzo... (AND I COME BACK HERE AND I START AGAIN )
to...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all behind and never said goodbye.
I left it all to die.
I saw its birth,
I watched it grow,
I felt it change me.
I took the life,
I ate it slow,
Now it consumes me...
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
BREAK DOWN!
And cease all feeling
BURN NOW!
What once was breathing
REACH OUT!
And you may take my heart away!
HEART AWAY!
If those are not enough...
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
-Abraham Lincoln
"Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth."
-Joan of Arc (Burned at the Stake May 30th, 1431- Declared Innocent July 7, 1456)