In Flames Come Clarity 1. Take This Life It's not so much the pain It's more the actual knife Pretending the picture is perfect I cut myself to sleep I close my eyes for a second And curse my fragile soul I scream to hide that I'm lonely The echo calls my name [Pre chorus:] If I ever, If I never Make me understand the thought whatever Make me see. Make me be Make me understand you're there for me [Chorus:] Take this life, I'm right here Stay awhile and breathe me in Take this life, I'm right here Stay awhile and breathe me in The rain drops just beg to hit me What now? Hasn't rained for days No time to play hide-and-seek I call on you to take me on Break me down to pieces Put me back, do it right this time Struggling to fill this empty shell Burn all my efforts In the end it means nothing [Pre chorus] [Chorus] [x2] These thoughts, burn a hole in my heart These thoughts, will keep me free and [Pre chorus] [Chorus] 2. Leeches Leeches. Like leeches "In ignorance we trust" If you say this way, I'll take that way Fuel for the fire on which I thrive Spit me out I'm glad I don't belong Save me the speech (I know) You'll be forgotten and gone It burns, it rips, it hurts Leeches, they preach to us Words of wisdom from blocked minds Spit me out I'm glad I don't belong Save me the speech (I know) You'll be forgotten and gone It burns, it rips, it hurts They make you believe your turn The chance of a lifetime, How does it feel to be alive? A tear for the poet that can't be heard (And) praise the artist that steals 3. Reflect The Storm Shot for shot Many bullets penetrate me Embrace me Tell me stories of golden gods The precision in your voice Pierce the walls that I've built Your eyes reach deep in me Take a chance They don't come much bigger than this Dark star spend another day with me A dead surface that doesn't reflect The storm underneath Take the chance Bring me the calm ...And it leaves nothing Expose the dark side, Aching and emotional, Expose the dark side, Impossible to tame Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really me Throw yourself into the eye of chaos Infiltrate me, Sneak out before I awake Take out the trash and burn it Try and find a beautiful place to lay These fragile bones of mine Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really... Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really me ... And it leaves nothing Expose the dark side, aching and emotional Expose the dark side, impossible to tame Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really... Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really... Away from the light of the sun Away I find what is really me 4. Dead End Save all your prayers I think we lost today There's no morning after And no one's around to blame I'm not afraid to bleed But I won't do it for you A star among hypocrites The melody of our time [Chorus:] So say goodbye to the world We are the dead that walk the earth Scream your lungs out Wait for laughter You don't have to wait forever It's the next disaster! What decides when you've lost the war When the first man falls? Or when they erase it all? We're too numb to feel The downfall starts right here Hold your breath and swim Swallowed my life's tear In times of make believe No one really seems to care Maybe I should care less 'Cause I will die too [Chorus] What will it take for us to realize The more we provoke Winter will come twice Save all your prayers I think we lost today There's no morning after And no one's around to blame Scream you lungs out Wait for laughter You don't have to wait for ever Here's the next disaster! [2x] 5. Scream We are ordinary people, We all live different lives In the end we're pretty much the same We're just living in different lies We just live in different lies! [x2] They scream, You scream, I scream We scream but no one listens Abuse to feel superior, Is it working for you? They scream, You scream, I scream We scream but no one listens Abuse to feel superior, Is it working for you? We are ordinary people, In a world build on stress When we build walls around us We end up in a mess 6. Come Clarity Rushing through thirty Getting older every day... by two Drawing pictures of innocent times Can you add color... inside these lines? [Chorus x2:] I want you to lead me Take me somewhere Don't want to live In a dream... one more day Sure it would change my perspective I'm certain I would change today I'm certain it would change our ways Would things fall into place? I want you to lead me Take me somewhere Just don't want to live In a dream one more day [x2] 7. Vacuum The yesterday we loved speak of tomorrow. The burden of man is that time never takes a pause. We live from Monday to Sunday but we forget what it means. Then a ghost comes to visit and we tell stories from tabloids. Call all your friends, Watch fake photos From a made up vacation. Speaking in tongues about ancient artifacts. We steal from beggars and ask for understanding We lie, rape, steal and murder to make tonights headlines Thanks Nat Trust the system, Make your contribution, Smile, applaud, love, hail. The weaker you get the stronger they become. Listen in silence, Hear a voice. How far are we ready to take this? Listen in silence, Hear a voice. Before it all crumbles. Lie, rape, steal and murder, Smile, applaud, love, hail. Gather in front of the TV. Exploding sympathy. The weatherman, our trust, Our punctual company. We steal from beggars and ask for understanding, We lie, rape, steal and murder to make tonights headlines Trust the system, Make your contribution, Smile, applaud, love, hail. The weaker you get the stronger they become. Listen in silence, Hear a voice. How far are we ready to take this? Listen in silence, Hear a voice. Before it all crumbles. Lie, rape, steal and murder, smile, applaud, love, hail. Listen in a silence, hear a voice How far are we ready to take this? Listen in silence, hear a voice Before it all crumbles 8. Pacing Deaths Trail Compassion. Confession. It's all a compromise. Dedication. Domination. Please define the lines. Irritation. Innovation. Paired up to succeed. Totalization. Termination. Fake smiles and greed. Surrender to nothing. Or run, as far as you can I'm trying to hold on to what I believe in, But my heart is in a coma! Aggression. Attention. A need to be seen. Directed. Disrespected. Stand in a line to be thankful OBSCENE Surrender to nothing. Or run, as far as you can I'm trying to hold on to what I believe in, But my heart is in a coma! 9. Crawl Through Knives The black hole forever mine. I need fear. Push me out Oh be brave Show me signs Should I feel shame for the questions that I have If you could be The things I need. I'll crawl through knives An inch per tear. These knees, they bleed for you. Let the colour persuade the hate That you fear. Feed the lie. Force the reason. Leave me in doubt. Need some motivation It's in my hands. The sky is so bright. It's burning. It's for me to decide. If flames will reach heaven tonight. It's in my hands. Nailed to the floor Paralyzed Emotions drifting Touch the new If you could be The things I need. I'll crawl through knives An inch per tear. These knees, they bleed for you. Let the colour persuade the hate That you fear. 10. Versus Terminus When all is said and done We'll know what's right, what's wrong But does it matter then When all is said and done When all is dead and gone We'll know who lost, who won But does it matter then When all is dead and gone See everything go End of all things The life that we know Shift your point of view You've been warned This one way ticket is for you When all the lights go out We know what life's about But does it matter then When all the lights go out When all that's left is lies We'll see nothingness and realize. But does it matter then When all that's left is lies? 11. Our Infinite Struggle In a disaster story A central conflict of primal rage Usual sort of desperation Characters remain the same Never cut you out, I cut you in Feeding on life leftovers I am writing to you You should realize It hurts in me, too Walk on broken glass Is the pain safe at the end? All the elements in life's complexity Make our struggle infinite Never cut you out, I cut you in Feeding on life leftovers I am writing to you You should realize It hurts in me, too All the elements in life's complexity Make our struggle infinite Never cut you out, I cut you in Feeding on life leftovers I am writing to you You should realize It hurts in me, too (I cut you in) Feeding on life leftovers I am writing to you You should realize It hurts as I cut you in 12. Vanishing Light Vanishing light The end of a compromise In fury, in rage A dream will diminish Behind enemy lines Learn to survive Find a way to clone Make friends and a place to call home Take a picture and jump before we crash [x2] Slide away Learn your ways and fire when ready This is a race To no mans land But who knows the direction? You're on the easy route Money up front? There's no doubt Take a picture and jump before we crash [x2] Slide away Learn your ways and fire when ready This is a race To no mans land But who knows the direction? It's so sad But pay no mind! Take a picture and jump before we crash [x2] Slide away Learn your ways and fire when ready This is a race To no mans land But who knows the direction? 13. Your Bedtime Story Is Scaring Everyone Find time and play with innocence Like you ever would I don't see you make any sense I guess you deliver misery Just like you should 1 o'clock and you paint the skies grey It's not your fault We're the ones who betray But how can you say it with such ease You want to take a stand or just wanna please Your bedtime story is scaring everyone But you make me understand The evil that man do The evil that man do