Alter Bridge - Blackbird lyrics
- Ties That Bind
- Come To Life
- Brand New Start
- Buried Alive
- Coming Home
- Before Tomorrow Comes
- Rise Today
- Blackbird
- One By One
- Watch Over You
- Break Me Down
- White Knuckles
- Wayward One
Ties That Bind
I tear on the leash
That keeps me contained and controlled
Let me go, I want to break free
And bite my way out of this hole
One last hope
To rise and break away
Above the faded line
Way beyond the ties that bind
This I know
The risk is worth the gain
It's worth the sacrifice
Way beyond the ties that bind
I run but the chains
Pull me right back to the floor
You control, I rattle the cage
I won't be your slave anymore
One last hope
To rise and break away
Above the fading line
Way beyond the ties that bind
This I know
The risk is worth the gain
It's worth the sacrifice
Way beyond the ties that bind
You broke me into pieces
Don't tell me what to be
Damn you all, I'm gonna find my way
One last hope
To rise and break away
Above the fading line
Way beyond the ties that bind
This I know
The risk is worth the gain
It's worth the sacrifice
Way beyond the ties that bind
Come To Life
Hey, tore away
The veil of weakness
The enemy now lies
Beneath us
I think we're safe
Hey, won't be held
Down any longer
No disgrace
And no dishonour
Keep us chained
There's nothing we
Should have to fear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
(Come to life)
We'll never shed
Another tear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
Hey, the bulletproof
Are so resilient
To every fool
With an opinion
I'll never break
Oh by the way
We scream to find a reason
Never doubt or stop believing
And escape
There's nothing we
Should have to fear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
(Come to life)
We'll never shed
Another tear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
Now wicked tongues can speak
And rewrite history
But you can't keep
The truth contained
And like the song was sung
Just realize we are one
And don't forget
We're here to stay
There's nothing we
Should have to fear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
(Come to life)
We'll never shed
Another tear
(And nothing else)
It's alright
We've come to life
Hey!
Brand New Start
Against the sky
Streams of light
Call out to me and you
We leave as one
We've just begun
To find the solace we're due
This is the life we must choose
We will make a brand new start
From the pieces torn apart
The break of day is before us
Cast your sorrows to the wind
Let the highway, take us in
As we escape the disorder
This desert road
That we call home
This is our destiny
We chase the setting sun
As we outrun a life of agony
God how we ache to be free
We will make a brand new start
From the pieces torn apart
The break of day is before us
Cast your sorrows to the wind
Let the highway, take us in
As we escape the disorder
We will make a brand new start
From the pieces torn apart
The break of day is before us
Cast your sorrows to the wind
Let the highway, take us in
As we escape the disorder
We'll make our way
We'll make our way
We'll make our way
We'll make our way
Buried Alive
I twist and turn
In the darkest space
Can't find my worth
As I numb the pain
Glass to the sky
With a black tooth grin
This whiskey smile
Takes me down again
I'm cold and I'm so afraid
That I'm too weak
And I can't change
I've been buried alive
And I don't want
To be here anymore
Reached out
A thousand times
For a hand to
Pull me from below
I've been buried alive
In a world of
Constant sorrow
Reached down tonight
And set me free
Save tomorrow
Another shot
Slip into the haze
Another night
Soaked in my disgrace
Toast to the lie
I'll raise my glass and run
A wasted life
What've I become?
I've been buried alive
And I don't want
To be here anymore
Reached out
A thousand times
For a hand to
Pull me from below
I've been buried alive
In a world of
Constant sorrow
Reached out tonight
And set me free
Save tomorrow
(Save tomorrow
Save tomorrow)
Let me breathe again
And show me where I begin
(Where I begin)
To find a will to change
Before I lose everything
(Before I lose everything)
I've been buried alive
And I don't want
To be here anymore
Reached out
A thousand times
For a hand to
Pull me from below
I've been buried alive
In a world of
Constant sorrow
Reached out tonight
And set me free
And I will follow
I've been buried alive
I've been buried alive
I've been buried alive
Coming Home
As I peel away
All the years of pain
I've discovered what's
Been all along
You were so right
I was so wrong
Every shooting star
They all fall so hard
They all fade like
A played out song
Now is the time
Before all is lost
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road
I don't belong
I rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets
I call my own
I'm coming home
Rushing back to me
As the city sleeps
So afraid of what I will find
Memories they haunt
From deep inside
Every broken man
Comes to understand
That he'll never find paradise
When all that he wants
Was there all the time
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
So I'm coming home
Lost on a road
I don't belong
I rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets
I called my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world
Left long ago
And now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm letting go
I'm coming home
We've come to find
What we take for granted
Keeps us alive in the end
So don't let time
Leave you empty handed
Reach out tonight and make amends
So I'm coming home
Back to the place
Where I belong
I'll rest my song
I'm so alone
Far from the streets
I call my own
So I'm coming home
Back to a world
Left long ago
Now I know
I'm coming home
I'll find my way back
I'm coming home
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
I'm coming home
(I'm coming home)
Before Tomorrow Comes
I couldn't sleep
I had to listen
To a conscience
Knowing so well
That nothing comes
From indifference
I look inside of myself
Will I find some
Kind of conviction
Or will I bid the hero farewell
Will I be defined by things
That could've been
I guess time will only tell
I guess time will only tell
So don't let it be
Before tomorrow comes
Before you turn away
Take the hand in need
Before tomorrow comes
You can change everything
I curse my worth and every comfort
That blinded me for way too long
Damn it all, I'll make a difference
From now on
Cause I'm wide awake to it all
Cause I'm wide awake to it all
So don't let it be
Before tomorrow comes
Before you turn away
Take the hand in need
Before tomorrow comes
You can change everything
Does anyone care
It ain't right
What we're doing
Does anyone care
It ain't right
Where we're going
Does anyone dare
Justify how we're living
Does anyone here care at all?
So don't let it be
Before tomorrow comes
Before you turn away
Take the hand in need
Before tomorrow comes
You can change everything
We could be
So much more
Than we are
We could be
So much more
Than we are
We could be
So much more
Than we are
Oh this much I know
Rise Today
The wind is blowing cold
Have we lost our way tonight?
Have we lost our hope to sorrow?
Feels like we're all alone
Running further from what's right
And there no more heroes to follow
So what are we becoming
And where did we go wrong?
Yeah, oh yeah
I want to rise today
And change this world
Yeah, oh yeah
Ah, won't you rise today
And change this world
The sun is beating down
Are we ever gonna change
Can we stop the blood
From running
Our time is running out
Hope we find a better way
Before we find we're
Left with nothing
For every life that's taken
So much love is wasted
Yeah, oh yeah
I want to rise today
And change this world
Yeah, oh yeah
So won't you rise today
And change..
This world
Only love can set it right
This world
If only peace would never die
It seems to me
That we've got each other wrong
Was the enemy
Just your brother all along?
Yeah, oh yeah
I want to rise today
And change this world
Yeah, oh yeah
Ah, won't you rise today
And change this world
Yeah, oh yeah
I want to rise today
And change this world
Yeah, oh yeah
Ah, won't you rise today
And change this world
-Solo-
Blackbird
The willow, it weeps today
A breeze from the distance
Is calling your name
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Across the horizons
It's coming to sweep you away
It's coming to sweep you away
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird, fly away
May you never be broken again
The fragile can not endure
They're wrecked and jaded
A place so impure
The static of this cruel world
Cause some birds to fly
Long before they've seen their day
Long before they've seen their day
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird, fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
Ascend, may you find no resistance
Know that you made such a difference
And all you leave behind
Will live til the end
The cycle of suffering goes on
But the memories of you stay strong
Some day I too will fly
And find you again
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird, fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
May you never be broken again
One By One
Underneath the desert sun
They bid my brother's
Blood to run
Many miles away
Hell has come today
Fire raining from the sky
See the face of fear
Asking one last time
Let me get home safe
Before it's too late
One by one
The brave will fall
(Brave will fall)
Life is lost again
They gave it all
(Gave it all)
Deep within the castle walls
So many grieve as funeral songs
Echo endlessly
Ode to memories
This sacrifice of
Flesh and blood
For a promised land
That may not be won
Let us not forget
Hero laid to rest
One by one
The brave will fall
(Brave will fall)
Life is lost again
They gave it all
(Gave it all)
And they gave it all
A price we can't ignore
Is there hope in what they're dying for?
For every hero born
From every family torn
We will honor, you forever more?
One by one
The brave will fall
(Brave will fall)
Life is lost again
They gave it all
(Gave it all)
One by one
The brave will fall
(Brave will fall)
Life is lost again
They gave it all
(Gave it all)
They gave it all
Watch Over You
Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning grey
Like my love
I tried to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go
And who is gonna save you
When I'm gone
And who'll watch over you
When I'm gone
You say you cared for me
But hide it well
How can you love
Someone not yourself
And who is gonna save you
When I'm gone
And who'll watch over you
When I'm gone
And when I'm gone
Who'll break your fall
Who will you blame?
I can't go on and
Let you lose it all
More than I can take
Who'll ease your pain?
Ease your pain
And love is gonna save
You when I'm gone
And I'll watch over you
And I will give you strength
When you're not strong
Who'll watch over you
When I'm gone away?
Snow is on the ground
Winter's come
You long to hear my voice
But I'm long gone
Break Me Down
It's too late
The time has come
I kept this inside me
For way too long
Silence will leave me cold
Lost on a highway
That never takes me home
I wanna step aside
I wanna give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
There will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
The weight of
A thousand lies
And promises broken
Haunt me all the time
You say that you're
Sure to change
But that black
Heart reveals that
You'll always stay the same
(Always stay the same)
I wanna step aside
I wanna give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
There will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
And I've realized
Forgiveness is calling
And I deny the reason
I'm falling
Yeah I'm falling
So let it go
I wanna step aside
I wanna give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside
The way you break me down
But there will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind
Before you break me down
White Knuckles
Are you still lost tonight
Living but dead inside
This is a proclamation
This is a call to rise
Are you abused, alone?
Walking with broken bones
If you feel you've been forgotten
Let this song guide you home
We are the disillusioned
We've been left wanting more
Before every aspiration
Hits the floor
Hold on for your life
All we feel is so
Far from alive
The damned are done believing
And the cursed can dream no more
So hold on for your life
Because only the strong survive
They tell you what you should be
They sell you their plastic dreams
Opinions are all provided
But nothing is what it seems
I dare you to take control
Cause empty your hands
And bruised on the soul
For those who show no resistance
And those who are weak below
We are the disenchanted
We die with each passing day
And no one here understands us
So I say..
Hold on for your life
All we feel is so
Far from alive
The damned are done believing
And the cursed can dream no more
So hold on for your life
Because only the strong survive
How will it feel?
To live a lie
Until your dying day
When nothing is real
As we sacrifice
Bending until we break
It's been revealed
Hold on for your life
Dreams are not theirs to take
Dreams are not theirs to take
Hold on for your life
All we feel is so
Far from alive
The damned are done believing
And the cursed can dream no more
So hold on for your life
Because only the strong
I said only the strong survive
Wayward One
And they cry
And they call
As the wayward walk alone
City lights
Urban sprawl
In a place no one can know
Show no grace
Show no love
The mean streets
Are meant for none
Take them back to the start
Let the purest of heart
Know their worth is still spoken
As they fight to exist
We neglect and resist
Let the circle be broken
Broken homes, broken lives
They repeat themselves in time
It's passed on, down the line
Till we heal the wounds inside
It's not too late
To make things right
Dress the wounds with
Loves pure light
Take them back to the start
Let the purest of heart
Know their worth is still spoken
As we fight to exist
We neglect and resist
Let the circle be broken
They're still waiting
They still cry
They still want to know
They'll be all right
All I'm saying, can we try
To bring the wayward ones
Back home tonight
To bring the wayward ones
Back home tonight
Take them back to the start
Let the purist of heart
Know their worth is still spoken
As they fight to exist
We neglect and resist
Let the circle be broken