Smile-Eyedea/Abilities

[ti:Smile] [ar:Eyedea & Abilities] [al:By The Throat] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Smile - Eyedea/Abilities [00:15.45]A prince in practice moans [00:16.73]For the attention that he wants [00:18.50]But most of this town won't even dignify [00:20.06] [00:20.69]His ignorance with a response [00:22.51]Left to a crowded foster home [00:24.18]By a 15 year old mom [00:26.11]Never been held in anyone's arms [00:27.51]When you've never been moved [00:28.56]It's really hard to move on [00:30.00]A young saleswoman sets [00:31.33]Up shop when the sun sets [00:32.71]She'll make your wildest dreams [00:34.16]Come true at a price you won't forget [00:36.60]The sadly married set up alibis [00:38.65]No harm no regret [00:40.78]Hoping they meet an angel in bed [00:42.24]That can wrestle the devil right [00:43.42]Out of their heads [00:44.29]This city runs fast [00:45.71]No one has time to sit with themselves [00:47.64]No time to look into our pain [00:49.29]Or see the same despair [00:50.75]In everyone else [00:51.60]It's here it's there [00:52.51]It's everywhere tears soak [00:53.65]Each card the dealers dealt [00:55.10]But time taught me [00:55.84]How to see every second [00:56.90]As heaven even though [00:57.64]They're perfectly disguised as hell [00:59.03]And I refuse to let past bruises [01:01.10]Cover the light [01:02.02]It ain't all good [01:03.42]But it's all good enough [01:04.82]So I know I'm alright [01:06.25]Agony is truth it's our connection [01:08.90]To the living I accept it as perfection [01:11.69]And keep on existing in the now [01:14.23] [01:14.81]I can only build if I tear the walls down [01:18.25]Even if it breaks me [01:19.80]I won't let it make me frown [01:21.84]I'm falling but no matter [01:23.24]How hard I hit the ground [01:25.20] [01:27.52]I'll still smile [01:29.39]I can only build if I tear the walls down [01:32.94]Even if it breaks me [01:34.41]I won't let it make me frown [01:36.51]I'm falling but no matter how hard [01:38.59]I hit the ground [01:39.83] [01:42.17]I'll still smile [01:43.93]Ear to ear as if that's all I'm here for [01:46.41]Despite the wars founded by the rich [01:49.08]Funded by the poor [01:50.31]Kids barely 18 are dying [01:51.77]So billionaires can make more [01:53.78]Elsewhere hungry mothers watch [01:54.85]Their babies starve to death [01:56.13]In a beat up [01:56.82]Shack on a dirt floor [01:57.65]The aged professor quotes [01:59.38]"Freedom's without a path" [02:00.88]Now he dresses like a widow [02:02.55]And preaches [02:03.25]"love is dead" in every class [02:04.85]But curiosity killed the cat [02:06.70]And taught [02:07.14]The dog in him how to act [02:08.61]And it burned his bridge to Jill [02:09.98]So he tries to drown the guilt [02:11.15]With a bottle of Jack [02:11.98]Self proclaimed rebels say [02:14.00]"We must oppose the system " [02:15.85]"You gotta take a stand " [02:17.53]"If you're not against them [02:18.68]You're with them " [02:19.51]Signs read [02:19.96]"Support the troops bring em' home " [02:21.51]"No more innocent victims " [02:22.85]But when a homeless veteran asks [02:24.16]For spare change you're to [02:25.22]Busy protesting [02:25.91]To even listen [02:27.19]And I'm no different I live in conflict [02:29.12]And contradiction [02:30.38]But it can be so beautiful [02:32.03]When I don't reject what lies within [02:34.25]It's beautiful the way agony connects [02:36.48]Us to the living [02:37.44]I think of the world when I hurt [02:39.67]And keep on existing in the now [02:42.47]I can only build if [02:44.25]I tear the walls down [02:45.72] [02:46.24]Even if it breaks me [02:47.75]I won't let it make me frown [02:49.76]I'm falling but no matter how hard [02:52.00]I hit the ground [02:53.05] [02:55.43]I'll still smile [02:57.26]I can only build if I tear [02:59.35]The walls down [03:00.80]Even if it breaks me I won't let it [03:03.26]Make me frown [03:04.45]I'm falling but no matter how hard [03:06.43]I hit the ground [03:07.74] [03:10.12]I'll still smile [03:11.57] [03:26.53]I can only build if I tear [03:28.70]The walls down [03:30.11]Even if it breaks me I won't let it [03:32.40]Make me frown [03:33.68]I'm falling but no matter how hard [03:35.87]I hit the ground [03:37.07] [03:39.28]I'll still smile [03:40.75] [03:41.36]I can only build if I tear [03:43.25]The walls down [03:44.25] [03:44.84]Even if it breaks me I won't let it [03:47.14]Make me frown [03:48.35]I'm falling but no matter how hard [03:50.43]I hit the ground [03:51.81] [03:54.03]I'll still smile