SCHEMING DREAMER

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ONLY A COUPLE OF DECADES AWAY FROM BEING CONSIDERED A CLASSIC.

FALLING BEHIND ALL WHILE SETTING THE PACE.

LET'S NOT DO ANYTHING DRASTIC.

EXITS ARE FOUND ON YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT, IN CASE YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE.

FASTEN YOUR SAFETY BELT, HOLD ON TIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT TO GET BUMPY JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW.

YOU CAN LET GO.

COFFEE AND CIGARETTES, MISSPENT ACTION.

UNNAMED CONSEQUENCE AND NERVOUS GLANCES.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE LEFT IF YOU'LL MATCH ME.

WE'LL MAKE THIS A PARTY.

CRACKED RIBS AND SPLIT LIPS, LOST IN MOTION.

THIS IS MY MISSIVE TO THE HOPELESS.

BRING BACK THE BLACK LIGHTS AND FAUX-GRINS.

WE'LL BURN AWAY THE PAIN.

LEARN WHO YOU ARE NOT BY THINGS THAT YOU SAY.

NEVER MUCH LOUDER THAN WHISPER.

FIND OUT THAT YOU'VE NEVER SAID ANYTHING DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU DIDN'T EXIST HERE?

FOR MORE DIRECTION YOU MIGHT RECALL A MANUAL MISSING SOME PAGES.

I GOT IMPATIENT AND IRRATIONAL.

IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM, JUST THOUGHT I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW.

YOU CAN LET GO.

COFFEE AND CIGARETTES, MISSPENT ACTION.

UNNAMED CONSEQUENCE AND NERVOUS GLANCES.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE LEFT IF YOU'LL MATCH ME.

WE'LL MAKE THIS A PARTY.

CRACKED RIBS AND SPLIT LIPS, LOST IN MOTION.

THIS IS MY MISSIVE TO THE HOPELESS.

BRING BACK THE BLACK LIGHTS AND FAUX-GRINS.

WE'LL BURN AWAY THE PAIN.

DO WHAT YOU CAN TO NEVER CHANGE.

ALWAYS EVOLVE WITH REVISION.

HIDE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS BEHIND THE RED TAPE.

OH, WHAT A BRILLIANT DECISION.

I WOULDN'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY IT'S NOTHING THAT YOU DID.

IT'S JUST THIS EMPTYINESS INSIDE ME, CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS.

BUT WHEN IT HITS IT'S LIKE AN AVALANCHE THAT BURIES ME ALIVE.

AND ONCE AGAIN I'M LEFT WITH WISHING I DID MORE THAN PASS THE TIME.

IT'S NOT ALRIGHT YOU SAY, NEAR BREAKING, YOU CAN'T JUST DISAPPEAR.

LIKE EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH'S JUST A MEASUREMENT OF YEARS.

AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE CARED FOR ARE MERE FACES IN A CROWD 

OF DISENCHANTED MEMORIES THAT YOU WON'T EVER SPEAK ALOUD.

FAILURE'S KIND OF FUNNY WHEN YOU'VE DONE IT ALL YOUR DAYS.

ACCIDENTAL CONSEQUENCE OF WHAT YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D SAY.

EVERYONE'S GOT GHOSTS UNDER THEIR BEDS AND MY DARK'S NOTHING NEW,

BUT THE MORE I TRY TO STRANGLE IT THE MORE I CRAVE ABUSE.

I FIGURE THERE'S A REASON FOR THIS CHANGING OF THE GUARD.

DRAWING OUT THE DAGGERS FROM THIS FUCKING HOLE I CALL A HEART.

EVERY INCIDENT A MELODY I WISH I'D NEVER SANG

EVERY ROAD I TAKE IS JUST A GODDAMN PATH FARTHER AWAY.

I WAS A CHILD LOST IN HISTORY. 

PRETENDING I'M A STAR.

LIVING ON THE MAKE BELIEVE AND WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE.

COME BACK TO ME ON FOGGY NIGHTS, TELL ME I'M THE ONE.

I WAS A CHILD LOST IN HISTORY. 

LOOKING FOR A SUN.

SLIPPING TOWARDS AN ENDING WHEN I'VE BARELY JUST BEGUN.

BLACKING OUT THE WASTED WORDS I'VE HURLED AND SHARING WHAT I'VE DONE.

WISHING FOR SOME DISBELIEF, NOT REMEMBERING YOUR NAME.

AND I'M SORRY THAT I'VE HURT YOU I'M SURE FACT IS HARD TO BLAME.

SO I DRAG THIS WEB BEHIND ME PICKING UP YOUR LITTLE PIECES.

TALKING TO MYSELF, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE REASONS

THAT YOU KILL YOURSELF IN LITTLE BURSTS LIKE YOUR BEYOND REPAIR.

SALT INSIDE THE WOUNDS OF BABY I WISH I WAS THERE.

NOW I'M RUNNING FOR MY LIFE AS FAR AS I CAN GET FROM FEAR

AND SINGING YOU THESE SONGS I KNOW THAT NO ONE'S GONNA HEAR.

AND IF THEY DO THEY'LL THINK I'M TELLING THEM A TALE I'VE JUST MADE UP

TO PROFIT ON THE ASHES OF A DREAM I WAS IN LOVE.

NOW I'M WORRIED THAT I'VE RUINED ANY CHANCE I HAVE AT LIGHT.

BLINKING IN AND OUT JUST LIKE ANOTHER MOTEL VACENT SIGN.

NEON FOR THE NOTICE FACTOR, FLICKER FOR THE WEAR.

IF I UNDERSTOOD THE CONSEQUENCE I PROBABLY WOULDN'T CARE.

I WAS A CHILD LOST IN HISTORY. 

PRETENDING I'M A STAR.

LIVING ON THE MAKE BELIEVE AND WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE.

COME BACK TO ME ON FOGGY NIGHTS, TELL ME I'M THE ONE.

I WAS A CHILD LOST IN HISTORY. 

LOOKING FOR A SUN.

REACHING FOR THE STARS, BURNING MY HAND

SEARCHING FOR A SUN LIKE I'M ONE OF THE DAMNED.

TIME AND TIME AGAIN IT HAPPENS TOO FAST. 

YOU LAUGH LOUDEST NOT KNOWING THAT THIS NEXT BREATH IS YOUR LAST.

BUT I'MA LET YOU LISTEN TO ME. MAYBE DROP A BEAT.

INSINUATE AN ARGUEMENT, MAKE ALL OF YOU SEE

THAT I'M A FIRE. 

YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

SMOKE CHOKES IF YOU BREATHE TOO DEEP.

THIS BURNING INSIDE MY CHEST IT RUNS TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

THIS MORNING TO MY REGRET IT DAWNED ON ME.

THIS BURNING INSIDE MY CHEST IT RUNS TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

THIS MORNING TO MY REGRET I LEFT A DREAM.

27 YEARS FEELING DECEASED.

REBIRTH IS A MOTHERFUCKER.

SOMEDAY YOU WILL SEE.

THAT THE FACES AND THE NAMES, THEY'RE ALWAYS IN THE PAST.

YOU ASK NOT NOT KNOWING THAT LIFE IS WHAT YOU MASK.

BUT I'MA SET THE STORY STRAIGHT.LET ME ENUCIATE.

DEMONSTRATE AN ACTION, MAKE THIS SEEM MORE PERMANENT.

I'M A LIAR. YOU CAN'T TRUST ME.

THE TRUTH HURTS IF IT HITS TOO DEEP.

THIS BURNING INSIDE MY CHEST IT RUNS TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

THIS MORNING TO MY REGRET I LEFT A DREAM.

THIS BURNING INSIDE MY CHEST IT RUNS TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

THIS MORNING TO MY REGRET IT DAWNED ON ME.

THIS BURNING INSIDE MY CHEST IT RUNS TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

IT'S TOO DEEP.

WITNESS THIS ENDING MY DARLING DEAR, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT'S ALRIGHT.

MISTAKES ARE MENDING WE'RE DRAWING NEAR TO ANOTHER DAY GOES BY.

I'LL KEEP PRETENDING I'VE GOT NO FEAR IF YOU PROMISE TO HOLD ME TIGHT.

ALL THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE WISHED FOR YEARS. 

TRY AS I MIGHT I CAN'T SEEM TO FLY AWAY.

TRY AS I MIGHT I CAN'T SEEM TO FLY AWAY.

FORGET THE REASONS I'M FEELING DISPOSABLE.

TAKE THIS APART AND IT'S HARD TO SWALLOW.

WHEN YOU'RE AROUND I FORGET MY NAME.

WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? YOUR PLACE OR MINE TONIGHT?

WELL EITHER ONE IS FINE.

TELL ME THE STORY OF HOW WE MET. MY MIND'S A LITTLE MISPLACED.

I WOULDN'T ASK, EXCEPT I FORGET AND YOU THINK IT'S A GODDAMN SHAME.

I'LL KEEP PRETENDING I'M SOMETHING MORE IF YOU PROMISE TO STAY THE SAME.

ALL THIS IS WORTHLESS, EXCEPT FOR LOVE.

TRY AS I MIGHT I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT STAY.

I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE IT STAY.

FORGET THE REASONS I'M FEELING DISPOSABLE.

TAKE THIS APART AND IT'S HARD TO SWALLOW.

WHEN YOU'RE AROUND I FORGET MY NAME.

WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? YOUR PLACE OR MINE TONIGHT?

WELL EITHER ONE IS FINE.

I CAN'T STAY. BUT I WANT TO.

I LOVE YOUR FACE, AND YOU'VE GOT TO

UNDERSTAND I'M AN ADDICT.

HOLD MY HAND WE'LL WATCH THE WORLD PASS BY.

JUST TRY TO REMEMBER.

FORGET THE REASONS I'M FEELING DISPOSABLE.

TAKE THIS APART AND IT'S HARD TO SWALLOW.

WHEN YOU'RE AROUND I FORGET MY NAME.

WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? YOUR PLACE OR MINE TONIGHT?

WELL EITHER ONE IS FINE.

I AWOKE TO FIND HIMSELF IN A MUSTY DARKNESS. AS HE LAY IN THE EMPTY HOLLOW HE COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE HOW VAGUE HE FELT.

I'VE NEVER REALLY HAD A NAME, HE THOUGHT, HOW CAN I BE ALIVE IF I'M NOT DEFINED.

THIS QUESTION BOTH UPSET AND INTRIGUED HIM. HE HATED THAT HE WAS CONSTANTLY PLAGUED BY FEELINGS OF LONGING 

AND EMBEDDED INSECURITIES.

I, ASSUMING IT WAS NORMAL, DID HIS BEST TO IGNORE IT.

SOMETIMES THOUGH HE WOULD ATTACK HIS LOGIC WITH WHY AND WHY IS NOT A FRIENDLY CONVERSATIONALIST. SHE'D ONLY ASK HIM WHY NOT.

SHE WAS RIGHT. SHE USUALLY IS ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS AND HE TRUSTED HER. 

SHE MADE HIM BELIEVE IN REMARKABLE THINGS HE DIDN'T SEE AND MADE HIM LOVE HER.

I AWOKE IN A HEAVY HAZE AND HE COULDN'T REMEMBER HER NAME.

THE PUNCHLINE GOES HERE.

I AWOKE IN A HEAVY HAZE AND HE COULDN'T REMEMBER HER NAME.

THE PUNCHLINE GOES HERE.

BURN OUT MY EYES AND LOOK INSIDE THEM, TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.

IS THERE SOMETHING STILL ALIVE AND YOU COULD YOU TELL ME,

AM I STILL BREATHING?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY SO I'LL TELL YOU THAT YOU WANT ME.

HOLD ON TO SOLID GROUND BUT REACH FOR CLOUDS.

LOVE ISN'T THE ENEMY.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOU SHAKE AWAKE, I'LL BE YOUR PLEASANT DREAMING.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOUR MEMORY BURN MY IMAGE BEHIND YOUR RETINA.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOU SHAKE AWAKE, I'LL BE YOUR PLEASANT DREAMING.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOUR MEMORY BURN MY IMAGE BEHIND YOUR RETINA.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD I'M SAYING, IT'S LIKE A WAVE HAS WASHED OVER.

TANGLED INSIDE DANCING EYES LIKE SCENES OF SWEET UNCONCIOUSNESS.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY SO I'LL TELL YOU THAT I'M ALRIGHT.

HEADFIRST, ESCAPE FROM SOUND, WHEN I'M NOT AROUND WHO'LL REMEMBER WHAT I LOOK LIKE?

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOU SHAKE AWAKE, I'LL BE YOUR PLEASANT DREAMING.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOUR MEMORY BURN MY IMAGE BEHIND YOUR RETINA.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOU SHAKE AWAKE, I'LL BE YOUR PLEASANT DREAMING.

ALL I WANT IS TO MAKE YOUR MEMORY BURN MY IMAGE BEHIND YOUR RETINA.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR AWKWARD SILENCE.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR WE ONCE WERE.

YOU'VE GOT MY HEAD COLLAPSING, FEEDING MY ID TO WORMS.

I'VE GOT CHAIN CIGARETTES.

BLACK COFFEE BY THE POT.

I'VE GOT MY POETRY DESCRIBING EVERYTHING WE'RE NOT.

NOT LIKE IT REALLY MATTERS.

NOT LIKE EVERYTHING CHANGED.

NOT LIKE THAT BUTTERFLY TURNS INTO A MOTH IN FLAME.

SO COME ON, COME ON, LET'S MAKE MEMORY.

JUST THIS ONE TIME, PLEASE, PRETTY PRINCESS:

I'M DYING TO SEE YOU SMILE.

STOP IT, COME ON, YOU KNOW I CAN'T HELP IT.

NEVER YOU MIND, I'M NOT MAKING SENSE AT ALL.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR ADDICT MOMENTS.

YOU'VE YOUR I-JUST-NEED.

YOU'VE GOT ME WRAPPED AROUND YOU, TELLING YOU EVERYTHING.

I'VE GOT DESIGNER DRUGS,

BUT THAT SHIT MAKES ME SICK.

I'VE GOT DEMISER'S BLOOD ECHOING A TICK, TICK, TICK.

NOT LIKE ANYONE NOTICED.

NOT LIKE IT'S ALL OKAY.

NOT LIKE THAT LITTLE BUG TURNED INTO A MAN, ABLAZE.

SO COME ON, COME ON, LET'S MAKE MEMORY.

JUST THIS ONE TIME, PLEASE, PRETTY PRINCESS:

I'M DYING TO SEE YOU SMILE.

STOP IT, COME ON, YOU KNOW I CAN'T HELP IT.

NEVER YOU MIND, I'M NOT MAKING SENSE AT ALL.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

YOU FUCK WITH HER, YOU FUCK WITH ME.

TRY TO TEST THAT.

YOU'LL TASTE THE BLOOD BETWEEN YOUR TEETH.

A FACT IS A FACT.

YOU THINK YOU'RE SOMETHING CLEVER, BUT I SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU.

YOU LIKE TO THINK YOU'RE A STAR.

I MAY BE AN EMPTY SPACE BUT, HOLLOW'S HEAVY.

YOU'RE A GODDAMN AMATEUR.

CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SO STUPID.

CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SUCH A FOOL.

CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SO RECKLESS.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH NAIVE LITTLE YOU?

IF I WERE YOU I'D TRY TO HIDE.

CROWDS'LL HELP YOU.

THE MASSES ALWAYS LEND A HAND TO THE WEAK.

TRUTH IS TRUTH IT'S NOW OR NEVER. I'VE GOT FOREVER TIME.

YOU LIKE TO THINK YOU'RE A GOD.

I MAY BE NOTHING BUT A SOLID HAS-BEEN.

BUT YOU AIN'T EVEN A WAS.

CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SO STUPID.

CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SUCH A FOOL.

CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU'D BE SO RECKLESS.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH NAIVE LITTLE YOU?

YOU MOTHERFUCKERS BETTER RECOGNISE

I'M LESS OF A SMOKE SCREEN, MORE LIKE HANDGRENADE.

EVERYTHING I SAY IS FICTION. 

SAVE WHERE THE TRUTH BLEEDS THROUGH.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW. YOU'LL NEVER NOTICE:

THE MORE YOU HOPE, THE MORE YOU'RE HOPELESS.

SUCH A SUCKER FOR A SIMPLE TWIST OF TONGUE.

YOU BETTER RUN, BETTER RUN AWAY.

AWAY.

YOU'D BETTER RUN AWAY.

IT'S WAY TOO EASY TO FIX MISTAKES.

HOW LONG YOU GOT TIL YOU BREAK?

YOU KNOW I CAN'T WAIT TO SAY

I TOLD YOU SO.

HONEY, YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE.

THIS EMPTY'S WHAT YOU DESERVE.

I'M MORE THAN A LITTLE CURSED.

SO DIG MY GRAVE.

I'VE GOTTEN BITTER AS WELL AS OLD.

I LESS HATE THE SILENCE THAN THE BLAME THE SUMMER SKY.

NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE REASON,

MY CLOCK'S FED BY BORROWED TIME.

BUT I DON'T MIND, I DON'T CARE.

PEOPLE SUCK, THINGS DIE, NO IT ISN'T FAIR.

STILL A SUCKER FOR A PRETTY FACE...

HEY HEY HEY HEY.

IT'S WAY TOO EASY TO FIX MISTAKES.

HOW LONG YOU GOT TIL YOU BREAK?

YOU KNOW I CAN'T WAIT TO SAY

I TOLD YOU SO.

HONEY, YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE.

THIS EMPTY'S WHAT YOU DESERVE.

I'M MORE THAN A LITTLE CURSED.

SO DIG MY GRAVE.

SCHEMING DREAMER, WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

WILL YOU TELL ME?

I'M COUNTING ON FORGETTING.

SCHEMING DREAMER, WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

WILL YOU TELL ME?

I'M COUNTING ON FORGETTING.

SOMEWHERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPING,

I LOST THE WATCH YOU GAVE TO ME.

NOW TIME'S BEEN STOLEN BY A MILLION LITTLE LIES.

BUT I STILL BELIEVE.

FACT OF THE MATTER IS I'M SINKING.

I NEVER CARED TO LEARN TO SWIM.

NOW I'M REGRETTING ALL THE MOMENTS THAT I SAID

DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN

OUR SMILES WERE AS REAL AS THEY COULD GET

FORGET FRAGILE DREAMS, WE'RE LIVING PROOF

THAT YOU CAN KILL YOURSELF TO LIVE IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS.

WE WERE BUILT TO SELF DESTRUCT. 

IT'S JUST LIKE THEY SAID, NOW HERE'S THE PROOF:

WE'RE AS REAL AS WE CAN GET UNDER DEMISER'S MOON.

SOMEWHERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LONELY

I FOUND THE PEACE OF MIND TO BREATHE.

THE AIR'S INFECTED WITH THE SICKNESS OF OUR SIGHS.

I STILL SEE YOU IN DREAMS.

TRUTH BE TOLD I THINK I'M READY.

I WAS NEVER GOOD AT FOLLOW THROUGH.

NOW I'M REMEMBERING ALL THE MOMENTS THAT I SAID:

BETTER ME THAN YOU.

OUR SMILES WERE AS REAL AS THEY COULD GET

FORGET FRAGILE DREAMS, WE'RE LIVING PROOF

THAT YOU CAN KILL YOURSELF TO LIVE IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS.

WE WERE BUILT TO SELF DESTRUCT. 

IT'S JUST LIKE THEY SAID, NOW HERE'S THE PROOF:

WE'RE AS REAL AS WE CAN GET UNDER DEMISER'S MOON.

TAKE YOUR MAKE BELIEVE, WRAP IT UP IN PRETTY PAPER.

LATER ON THEY'LL FIND IT IF YOU FAIL.

I PREFER THE BURNOUT TO THE FADE.

TOMORROW OR TODAY, EITHER IS FINE.

TAKE YOUR MAKE BELIEVE, WRAP IT UP IN PRETTY PAPER.

LATER ON THEY'LL FIND IT IF YOU FAIL.

I PREFER THE BURNOUT TO THE FADE.

TOMORROW OR TODAY, EITHER IS FINE.

THE FLAMES ARE RISING FROM A HOLE IN MY CHEST.

NOW I'LL TELL THE TRUTH.

IT'S NOT A MATTER OF LIVE VERSUS DEATH,

IT'S MORE A QUESTION OF WHO.

LET'S PLAY A GAME OF TRY TO FORGET

WHAT WE COULDN'T PROVE.

YOU'RE JUST AN ECHO FROM SOME PLACE IN MY CHEST.

AND I'M JUST BORN TO LOSE.

DEATH SCENE DAY DREAM.

OH GOD I CAN'T WAKE UP.

I'M DEAF, BLIND, AND DUMB.

ENDING PENDING, ALL OUT OF LUCK.

I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

SO MAKE ME AN OFFER, I'LL TAKE IT IF IT'S GOOD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND MY EMPTY, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD.

YOU DON'T RECOGNISE THE SHADOW THAT HIDES BEHIND MY EYES.

IF YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR YOU WHAT GOOD TO YOU AM I?

THE SONGS ARE SPILLING OUT LIKE BLOOD FROM MY TEETH.

HERE'S A NEW DESIGN: 

I'M KILLING OFF THE PIECES OF ME

AND LEAVING YOU BEHIND.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE I'M MAKING AMENDS

FOR ALL MY BORROWED TIME.

I'M JUST A MELODY OF CHEAPENED REGRET.

BEST TO PASS THE TIME.

DEATH SCENE DAY DREAM.

OH GOD I CAN'T WAKE UP.

I'M DEAF, BLIND, AND DUMB.

ENDING PENDING, ALL OUT OF LUCK.

I DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

SO MAKE ME AN OFFER, I'LL TAKE IT IF IT'S GOOD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND MY EMPTY, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU COULD.

YOU DON'T RECOGNISE THE SHADOW THAT HIDES BEHIND MY EYES.

IF YOU'RE NO GOOD FOR YOU WHAT GOOD TO YOU AM I?