VERSE 1
Tell me brother
What’s wrong with this space
Cos you used to wear a smile
Now there’s anger on your face
Take a look at yourself
It’s time to be a man
Instead of throwing your fist
Try extending your hand
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PRE CHORUS
Cos there’s war on the roads
Blood on the streets
Go ahead and tell me brother
Who you’re tryna be
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CHORUS
I wanna know why (why)
We gotta (die)
C'mon now tell me brother
Look down deep inside
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VERSE 2
Tell me brother
What’s going on
You’re full of bravado
Without the strength to be strong
Tryna be a hard man
Well, that’s a distraction
Cos it takes real strength
for you to show compassion
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PRE CHORUS
Cos there’s war on the roads
Blood on the streets
Go ahead and tell me brother
Who you’re tryna be
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CHORUS
I wanna know why (why)
We gotta (die)
C'mon now tell me brother
Look down deep inside
Look down deep inside
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BREAKDOWN
War on the roads
Blood on the streets
War on the roads
Blood on the streets
Cos there’s war on the roads
Blood on the streets
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PRE CHORUS
Cos there’s war on the roads (war on the roads)
Blood on the streets (blood on the streets)
Go ahead and tell me brother
Who you’re tryna be
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CHORUS
I wanna know why (why)
We gotta die (die)
C'mon now tell me brother (tell me brother)
Look down deep inside (look down deep inside)
Look down deep inside (look down deep inside)
Look down deep inside (tell me brother)
Look down deep inside
TELL ME BROTHER
HEAL
INTRO
Heal this condition
Got some work to do on this
Soul connection
X2
VERSE 1
I run and run and run
From the memories
I run and run
I gotta leave them behind
Yeah I see
Your reflection in me
You’re the darkest piece
I gotta push you aside
Fighting fighting fighting for my sanity
Just let me be
Keep your demons inside
Holding holding holding onto family
Holding on is for me to decide
CHORUS
Heal this condition
Got some work to do
On this soul connection
X2
VERSE 2
I try and try and try
To feel some empathy
But nothing I do
Will make you happy inside
You to me
Yeah you failed to be
What you needed to be
You were not on my side
My my my my world was crumbling
And where were you
I needed your time
So bye bye bye
To all your misery
I’m letting you go
The future is mine
CHORUS
Heal this condition
Got some work to do
On this soul connection
X2
I gotta heal
On this soul
On this soul connection
I got some work to do
On this soul connection
HEARTBREAK PLAYER
I felt your heartbeat
From across that crowded room
And I thought could this be something
When I locked eyes on you
I know I’m quick to surrender
Hold my heart and keep it together
I know now I want forever
I’m holding out this time
Coz
I don’t want another heartbreak player
I don’t want another video gamer
I don’t want no cheap time waster no way no way
I don’t want another heartbreak player
I don’t want another video gamer
I don’t want no cheap time waster no way no way
But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
Coz ohh ohh ohh ohh ohhh oh oooo
You make me feel
Ohhh ohh ohh ohh oooooo
You played my heartache
Like it was a game made up by you
I jumped in with both feet
In the deep end like a fool
I thought that we’d be forever
I fell so hard couldn't keep it together
But I know there’s something wrong when
You smile but act so cruel
Coz
I don’t want another heartbreak player
I don’t want another video gamer
I don’t want no cheap time waster no way no way
I don’t want another heartbreak player
I don’t want another video gamer
I don’t want no cheap time waster no way no way
But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
Coz ohh ohh ohh ohh ohhh oh oooo
I don't want another heartbreak player
No video gamer
Don't want no cheap time waster (no way)
I don’t want another heartbreak player
I don’t want another video gamer
I don’t want no cheap time waster no way no way
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But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
But when you take me I go
And when you take me I go
Higher
Higher
Higher
(No way!) Coz ohh ohh ohh ohh ohhh oh oooo
You make me feel (No way!)
Ohhh ohh ohh ohh oooooo
Na na na na na (ohhh ohh hoo)
TIME IS UP
*Scream*
(Time is up)
We know you know it’s not right
We can’t breathe
We won’t go home tonight
It’s time to turn on the light
We’ll be free
It’s time to bring the fight
I know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know it’s not right
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up
This is the hour
Time is up
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up
This is the hour
Time is up
Yeah
Time is up
Yeah
(Time is up)
This isn’t black against white
We all bleed
We all see red tonight
You know we’re gonna unite
Don’t you see
We’re gonna win this fight
I know I know
I know you know I know
I know you know it’s not right
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up
This is the hour
Time is up
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up
This is the hour
Time is up
Yeah
(Time is up)
(Time is up)
I know
You know
We know
You know
I know
We know
We know
We know
We know you know it’s right
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up
This is the hour
Time is up
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise up (time is up)
This is the hour
Time is up
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise
Up
This is the hour
Time is up
Can you feel the power
We’ll rise
Up
This is the hour
Time is up
Yeah
(Time is up)
*Clock ticking*
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
Got this feeling coming over me
And I, I don’t know
How to breathe and I’m
Trying to stay on my feet
But I can’t
Falling fast and I don’t want to
My mind is taken over by you
Who knew that this would be my deal
I was blinded by the dark
Now it’s time to break the past
No more questioning my path
All the answers now I see
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
Fill my lungs with my own air
Now
Find a voice that I can trust in now
Stepping in to the space for me to be
Lift my head to the stars
I want to keep
Rewriting who I am and can and should be
Finally this weight is off of me
I was blinded by the dark
Now it’s time to break the past
No more questioning my path
All the answers now I see
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew (I never knew)
I never knew
Something to believe
I never knew (I never knew)
I never knew (oh I never knew)
I never knew (yeah)
Something to believe
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
I never knew
I never knew
I needed something to believe
Yeah
I FOUND ME
I don't know
Why I had this feeling
I was all on my own
It just won't go
This question of mine
Why I can't be alone
Can't let my feelings show
In a world too hard to let my truth be told
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But then you
Yeah you opened my eyes to a world unknown
True
I got new feelings inside I think I'm ready to show
​
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
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Yeah I think so
It's the start of something
Yeah I gotta know
Yes or no
I got a question for you
Will you stay or go?
Draw a line in the snow
Searching for meaning in this world we know
​
But then you
Yeah you opened my eyes to a world unknown
True
I got new feelings inside I think I'm ready to show
​
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
​
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Yeah
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Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
Didn't know I was looking for you
'Til I found me
CAN'T GO ON
I just can't take it
Can't take this anymore
This feeling of loneliness
It chills me to my core
​
I can't go on with you
I can't go on no more
I can't go on without you
No no more
​
We've been left with nothing
You said you needed more
What once was was never enough
Climb a mountain just to fall
​
I can't go on with you
I can't go on no more
I can't go on without you
No no more
​
Can I make this all worthwhile
Find a way to make you stay
Take what you need to keep you happy
Take what you need to find
Just one more day
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I can't go on with you
I can't go on no more
I can't go on without you
No no more
NEED YOU NOW
Lines in the sand
Reaching for your hand
You’re not there
I don’t understand
We made all these plans
Don’t u care?
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You say you’ve seen the light
Its time to live your life
I’m running out of fight
Crawling through the night
​
And I need u now
In my darkest hour
Yeah I need u now
In my darkest hour
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Head in my hands
I’ve broken thru this dam
Of despair
(But) U get up and dance
Not a second glance
How’s that fair
​
You say you’ve seen the light
Its time to live your life
I’m running out of fight
Crawling through the night
​
And I need u now
In my darkest hour
Yeah I need u now
In my darkest hour
And I need u now
In my darkest hour
Yeah I need u now
In my darkest hour
And I need u now
In my darkest hour
Yeah I need u now
In my darkest hour
BACK HOME
We’re rolling in the waves
Of this never ending night
I hope the sun shines soon
No we can’t turn back
Cos we got nowhere to go
God I hope they hear us when I say
Our land aint our home
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I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
​
Sure I know despair
And I know that life aint fair
But in my new home I’ll find hope
Now I dare to dream
Of the day we will be free
In a place where children play
Yeah they play with a smile on their face all day
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I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
God I hope they hear us when I say
Our land aint our home
I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
I’m tryin to find my way
To find my way back home
THIS DAY
Tryin to stand up
Holding back the waves
Searching for the courage to make it through this day
Staring into the abyss
Standing at the edge
And stopping yourself from falling
Its taking all your strength
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But this day shall pass
If you find your way through the sorrow
It’ll be easier tomorrow
This day shall pass
You might not think it now
But you’ll get through it somehow
You know this day shall pass
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Tired of staring at the ceiling
Wondering why
Your life has taken such a turn
When you were flying so high
Putting your left foot
Out in front of your right
You gotta fight to walk now
You gotta fight with all your might
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You know this day shall pass
You gotta fight your way through the pain
So tomorrow you can feel again
You know this day shall pass
You might not think it now
But you’ll get through it somehow
You know this day shall pass
This day shall pass
This day
YEAH I KNOW
i try to elevate this state of mind
but i can’t escape these thoughts i find
cos the lies go on and on and on
the thought of what you did, i try and push it aside
but these feelings they just burn down inside
cos i know there’s something going on
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look in my eyes now baby
yeah i know i know
spare me your lies now baby
yeah i know i know
cos i believed in you
baby i was so blind to the real you
that you’ve hidden inside – but it’s all over now
and yeah i’m looking at you
and there’s nowhere to hide there’s no
no point baby tryin to deny that we’re not over now
look in my eyes now baby
yeah i know i know
spare me your lies now baby
yeah i know i know
yeah i Know
yeah i know
we’re over now
yeah i know, it’s all over now
look in my eyes now baby
yeah i know i know
spare me your lies now baby
yeah i know i know
look in my eyes and tell me that it aint so
put your tears away i know they’re all show
you made it clear now baby i know
yeah i know, i know
look in my eyes now baby
yeah i know i know
spare me your lies now baby
yeah i know know
GOTTA MOVE ON
all this time i’ve been livin’ in silence
lying to myself but i can’t deny it
the day has come we’re said and done
and when it comes up we just don’t approach it
the ghost of a lie, the truth just chokes it
an ancient life it’s dead and gone
seems we just waited too long
tired of waiting, watching
for the spirit, for the flame
i gotta move on/it’s never easy
i gotta move on/let the lessons teach me
i gotta move on
i gotta move on/let this moment take me
i gotta move on/nothing’s gonna break me
i gotta move on
as I reached out, our hands never touching
i look into the skies but never watching
semi-blind eyes in the darkened sun
we held on tight til our hands were shakin’
the choices that we made, so mistaken
everything we tied its come undone
seems we just waited too long
hope dies in waiting
find a heart, find a destination
i gotta move on/ it’s never easy
i gotta move on/ let the lessons teach me
i gotta move on
i gotta move on/let this moment take me
i gotta move on/nothing’s gonna break me
i gotta move on
seems we just waited too long
tired of waiting, watching
for the spirit, for the flame
i gotta move on
i gotta move on/let this moment take me
i gotta move on/nothing’s gonna break me
i gotta move on
i gotta move on/it’s never easy
i gotta move on/let the lessons teach me
i gotta move on
i gotta move on/let this moment take me
i gotta move on/nothing’s gonna break me
i gotta move on
FORWARD STRIDE
staring out when i should be looking in
i’m filled with doubt, gotta open the bottle within
its here and now, this is where it all begins
where it all begins
how many songs can i write
how many rounds can i fight
i gotta work up the courage, gotta stand in the light
how many songs can i write
how many rounds can i fight
i gotta work up the courage
gotta stand in the light
no point in tryin’ to hide
i gotta take a forward stride
i gotta take a forward stride
no point in tryin’ to hide
i gotta take a forward stride
i gotta take a forward stride
standing up, no i can’t be sitting down
i gotta face these demons
gotta drive ‘em outta town
its here and now, this is where it will be found
where it will be found
how many songs can I write
how many rounds can I fight
i gotta work up the courage, gotta stand in the light
how many songs can I write
how many rounds can I fight
i gotta work up the courage, gotta stand in the light
no point in tryin to hide
i gotta take a forward stride
i gotta take a forward stride
no point in tryin to hide
i gotta take a forward stride
i gotta take a forward stride
you know you gotta take a forward stride
LOOKING FOR A SIGN
don’t wanna be a pretender no more
i wanna see my name up on the door
talked about in a fancy of flight
stepping out to all those flashing lights
i’m not standing in line with the rest
i got my name listed down as a guest
these things that bind my mind
they keep me shackled, keep me looking for signs
i can feel it all slippin away
I’m getting ready now to make that change
i stand alone and close my eyes
no longer blind yeah i’m looking,
looking for a sign
I’m looking for a sign
it’s right here inside my mind
it’s right here inside my mind
i can hear those voices talking to me
they’re telling me to get my picture on E!
so what are we supposed to believe
when new music is a show on tv
i’m finding voice, I got something to say
stepping over everything in my way
my voice, my path, my time
my demons, my vacuous mind
i can feel it all slippin away
I’m getting ready now to make that change
i stand alone and close my eyes
no longer blind yeah i’m looking,
looking for a sign
looking for a sign
it’s right here inside my mind
it’s right here inside my mind
looking for a sign
it’s right here inside my mind
it’s right here inside my mind
i can feel it all slippin away
I’m getting ready now to make that change
i stand alone and close my eyes
no longer blind yeah i’m looking,
looking for a sign
looking for a sign
it’s right here inside my mind
it’s right here inside my mind
looking for a sign
it’s right here inside my mind
it’s right here inside my mind
IGK
tell me baby now do you love me, i gotta know