Life of Agony River Runs Red Keith Caputo - Lead vocals, keyboards Alan Robert - Bass, vocals Joey Z. - Guitar, vocals Sal Abruscato - Drums - This time 5:41 - Underground 4:41 - Monday 1:32 - River runs red 1:55 - Through and through 3:06 - Words and music 5:14 - Thursday 2:11 - Bad seed 5:40 - My eyes 2:48 - Respect 4:16 - Method of groove 5:17 - The stain remains 4:31 - Friday 3:36 This Time When all is said and done I'll always be your son But all is not forgiven Well I'm on my knees pleading Just 'cause I'm grown you think I don't need Much more than what you've ever given me So when we gonna get together Seems there's no time for me You act like you got forever You've got time, but you ain't got time for me You said you've got time But you ain't got time for me Now that you've gone and tossed The bottle away now will ya Start a new life with the new wife Well she'll never be my mother I suppose that you know you oughta Remember the one you left behind You're just letting it slip away now You act like things are fine I know you think you've been born again But this time You're leaving your son behind This time This time This time Underground If you don't walk with me, I will walk alone Hard enough the believe in yourself When I know they don't believe in me Unwilling to change for society I'll be who I want to be I wanna tear it up, tear it out Get my aggression out This is what we're here for, control the dance floor This is why we're here I said, this is why we're here So when will it end, when will it end When will they comprehend, comprehend That we will overcome this system I said this is why we're here They keep on kicking me down, kicking me down Tryin' to keep me undergroung, underground But did I mention we were paving the way For the new breed of bad seed We'll never let up until we hear every voice scream Screamin' these words, screamin' these words 'til every voice is heard, voice is heard They keep on screamin' these words, screamin' these words 'til every voice is heard... Calling from the underground I can feel it in the air I breathe! I can see we all agree Unwilling to change for society We'll be who we wanna be We are the underground We are the ungerground River Runs Red I got the razor at my wrist 'cause I can't resist I've got this fever burnin' fist That does as I wish But when I get downtown And see what's around I just know there's got to be A better place to be found Oh, God help me The river runs red and I think I'm dyin' Well I know there'd come a day When my mind would say "Hey are you afraid" Well all I know is that I been down here tryin' Well, I'll bleed on trough the night I suppose I'll be dead by the morinig light So don't be suprised if you mind when you find me The river runs red and I think I'm dyin' The river runs red and I think I'm dyin' Oh, God help me Through and Through You've got that look in your eye again It's working overtime Worried about where I'm gonna spend my life But it's much too late, it's much too late Oh it's much to late to start picking fights You said: where ya been, where ya from Where ya going to, where you going to, where are you going? 'cause I'll be right here yeah Can't it wait, can't it wait, can't it wait Just a minute now, just a minute now, come on I need some air to breathe I need some space, just leave 'cause I'm colder than ever (colder than ever) I said I'm colder than ever I'm empty, empty through and through Someday they'll see, someday I'll be Unwanting of somewhere to hide But for now, I'll take shelter Deep in the back of my mind Can it wait, can't you wait? 'cause I ain't ready to lay it on the line I still shake, I still shake From the chill in my spine I've got this chill yeah In the back of my spine Baby all the time now Chilling my bones, chilling all alone now Find a way, find a way, I've found a way to cope with the everyday now raise your hands if you understand Smiling's just a phase yeah And nothing can phase me Words and Music Is there something wrong with me? Ripping through the walls Tearing at the doors of education Not that it's my fault I just can't help but sort Through the pieces Secluded from the whore I focus at the board - I'm out of focus There must be a way There's got to be a way to overcome this It's these words and music That keeps me living, keeps me breathing It may not be much But this is all I got And I'm smiling It all seems so pointless The hours seem so endless And for what? I'd rather be working Breaking my back doing someting At least I have my brothers, my band and my lover What more could I need? I buried my friend the other day And I saw my life in a different way It was a cold afternoon for a funeral I did not shed a tear as I watched the snow fall Is there something wrong with me? When did I become this empty? As I gazed down at his grave I knew someday I'd end up This way! Bad Seed Am I to blame? If I won't speak her name, if I won't face her grave Maybe I'm to blame, maybe I'm to blame Since you're gone, I've never fealt the same Well maybe I'm just a bad seed Of the family I'll get my sleep without tear-stained sheets And I'll never come cryin' for sympathy Well I need a place to run to Yeah I need a place to hide Yeah I need a place where I don't need a smile as my disquise Am I to blame? If I won't gace your grave Am I to blame? Am I to blame? If I cannot bear to face your grave And mother please shine down on me Show me that I'm not the bad seed Maybe I'm to blame, maybe I'm to blame Since you're gone I never felt the same Well maybe my mind's deceiving me But I think you took the easy way out You left me standing there empty handed As soon as you put that gun in your mouth So please don't keep on asking If theres something wrong 'cause you know damn well if I was fine I would've never ever written this song Am I to blame? If I won't face your grave My Eyes A little older, a little wiser With every breath I learn just a little more And with all I've seen , I've finally made up my mind Enough of this world Enough blood in these eyes So, so, so sick of this life It's about time that I realized Release this hate from inside Enough blood in my eyes Call it what you will Call it suicide Disregard how you feel I'm just freeing my mind Clench my teeth as I sleep So, so ,so sick of this life Cannot take, cannot fake Can't shake this blood from my eyes So, so, so don't even try Just give me one good reason to live I'll give you three to die Let's leave this world behind Respect From day one I could not comprhend Was it us, was it me, or was it them? Friends will come and go as it seems And now I have no shoulder on which to lean Still I do not understand You break your back for something Well where's the fans? Show me - respect And I'll Show me - Show you right back I see the boys that I once called my friends They'll fake a smile and then they'll shake your hand When will this ever end? I look around at my brothers My only true friends You got a lot to learn my friend You've got a lot to learn about respect! Method of Groove We've got the method of groove that grabbed your attention Now that you're aware we're gonna give you the message My father taught me many things Living deaf, dumb, & blind will get you nothing So listen up and hear what I have to say It's never too late to learn in this day and age We'll point you in a new direction Passed down to this generation If you've hread anything from me It would be to hold on to your dreams Learn from my mistakes And it will take off some weight He said "You got your whole life to live, And so much more to give, Never compromise and you will never live a lie" He said "Son, remember where you came from" We never doubted ourselves for a minute Ah they may criticize and compromise, but we were always in it So come on down and see what this is all about It's in our soul, on the road, wherever we may go So wake up, nothing can stop us, We got the chaos so just let us Provide the lines that make your mind spend the time Think before you sink to the bottom He said "Son, remember where you came from" The Stain Remains Was it me? Honestly Torn away from my purity Never look back and don't look ahead At those lies that might be empty promises It's the blood in your tears The pain in your veins The lies, the cries, only the Only the stain remains Everyday - I live it Everyday - I face it Everyday - I hate it All I need is me and that's it I whish I could back the hands of time And maybe I would believe in a dream I cannot even see Close your ears if you don't want to hear Let me make myself perfectly clear I don't believe your dream even exists Save your prayers and solve your problems with your fist Sometime I don't see any point in life Can't seem to break away From the pain that's here to stay All I need, set me free All I need, set me free All I need, set me free All I need... is me!