Just a wizard in my lonely spire
Wielding spells in silence, isolated
How can I navigate this cryptic place? 
How can I reshape the ways I've known? 
(How can I ever) 

How can I alter fate’s own path?
Pages turn endlessly
Ancient knowledge, a mystery
A soul lost in sorcery

The sky whispers puzzles I can't see
In every star, secrecy (I'm so lost)
How can I break free from the cosmos 
How can I recarve the runes of time
(How can I ever)

How can I alter fate’s own path?
Pages turn endlessly
Ancient knowledge, a mystery
A soul lost in sorcery

I trace runes by flickering light
Where echoes meet in labyrinths tight
In my hands, my world spins
But I can't undo my deepest sins

How can I alter fate’s own path?
Pages turn endlessly
Ancient knowledge, a mystery
A soul lost in sorcery

How can I alter fate’s own path?
(Spellbound and broken)
Pages turn endlessly
Ancient knowledge, a mystery
(my destiny's cast)
A soul lost in sorcery

Spellbound and broken
Bound by shadows
Guided by whispers
my destiny's cast

Spellbound

Wake up with a smile on my face
But out here it feels so fake
Whispered secrets they won't tell
Feels like no one even cares

Don't call yourself a friend if it's all a show
Behind fake smiles, the cracks appear
Lost in a crowd that doesn't care
Need connection, but it's nowhere

Shake it, Shake it, I can't begin to shake these
Feelings that keep me down
I don't think I'll ever be able to 
Fake it, fake it, you're so good at faking
The way you treat me each day
I don't think I'll ever be able to 
Shake it (Shake it)

If I don't make it to work today
Would anyone even care?
If I don't make it out of bed
Would you check if I'm ok?

Don't call yourself a friend if it's all a show
Behind fake smiles, the cracks appear
Lost in a crowd that doesn't care
Need connection, but it's nowhere

How many times should I reach out
How many chances should you get
Is it that hard to try
Is there something wrong with me

Don't call yourself a friend if it's all a show
Behind fake smiles, the cracks appear
Lost in a crowd that doesn't care
Need connection, but it's nowhere

Shake it, Shake it, I can't begin to shake this
Feeling that keeps me down
I don't think I'll ever be able to 
Fake it, fake it, you're so good at faking
The way you treat me each day
I don't think I'll ever be able to 
Shake it (Shake it)

Fake It

Outside looking in, that's me
Through the window I just see
Laughter's echo, can't break through
There's a world I never knew

Floating in this world alone
Look through me like I'm not here 

Is it something in my head?
Feelin' like I don't belong again
I'm just the echo, not the sound
You might not see me, but I'm here, my friend
Is it something in my head?

A Stranger in my skin, I roam
Invisible far from home
Silent footsteps, I'm a ghost
Searching for a friendly face

Floating in this world alone
Look through me like I'm not here 

Is it something in my head?
Feelin' like I don't belong again
I'm just the echo, not the sound
You might not see me, but I'm here, my friend
Is it something in my head?

In this house with hallow halls
I wander where shadows fall
Whispers linger in the empty air
The Ghost unseen, if you care

Is it something in my head?
Feelin' like I don't belong again
I'm just the echo, not the sound
You might not see me, but I'm here, my friend
Is it something in my head?

The Ghost

Staring at the ceiling I lost my mind
What am I supposed to do when
Each day blurs together and
these thoughts won't let me sleep

I keep pretending like I'm fine
but can't find the energy to care
Maybe I'll wake up and feel alright
Whom I kidding I'm so fucked

I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine

Self medicated my throat hurts
I'm hanging on to the thought of
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger-
Whom I kidding I'm so fucked

I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine at all
I was never really fine

I'm moving on (moving on) 
From you and your bullshit 
I'm moving on (moving on)
It's been over 10 years 
And I'm still here 
The things you've done  
And the things you've said 
Caused me to seek therapy 
So please don't call
I'm moving on (moving on)

What's the breaking point when it comes 
To so called family and
Why am I left here trying to 
Sort through all this shit
You left me with nothing but 
Questions, doubts, and trauma that
Has run it's course for far too long 
And my brain is fucking tired

You've had your reign, you can let go
I won't look back, I'm already gone

I'm moving on (moving on) 
From you and your bullshit 
I'm moving on (moving on)
It's been over 10 years 
And I'm still here 
The things you've done  
And the things you've said 
Caused me to seek therapy 
So please don't call
I'm moving on (moving on)

It wasn't until I found help
That I saw the damage you laid
I've been packing down the dirt so
I could get through each day but
I walked these paths for so damn long
that the ruts down to the bone
And now I have to face this demon
But for once I'm not alone
 
You've had your reign, you can let go
I won't look back, you're on your own

Look, you always made me
Feel like I am worthless
I won't welcome you back I'm so through
Now I sing a song
how I make sense of it all
Don't need to know how this ends
So I'm really moving on

I'm moving on (moving on) 
Fuck you and your bullshit 
I'm moving on (moving on)
It's been over 10 years 
And I'm still here 
The things you've done  
And the things you've said 
Caused me to seek therapy 
So please don't call
I'm trying to move on

Moving On (Don't Let The Cactus Hit You on the Way Out)

Every night, I scream to the sky
with everything I'm asking why
Why do I fight, why this despair?
the sound of my voice lingers here

I'm feeling lost, where do I belong?
I yelled so loud, did you ever hear?

God are you listening
Do you even care
about anything going on down here
God did you hear my prayers 
feels like they fell on deaf ears 
for 20 some years

Looking back I can see the path
that brought me here to today
I was looking for something real
What I found was guilt and defeat

They broke me down where did I go wrong?
I yelled so loud, do you even hear?

God are you listening
Do you even care
about anything going on down here
God did you hear my prayers 
feels like they fell on deaf ears 
for 20 some years 

I'm feeling lost, where do I belong?
I yelled so loud, did you ever hear?

God are you listening
Do you even care
about anything going on down here
God did you hear my prayers 
feels like they fell on deaf ears 
for 20 some years

20 years... and All I got was this Lousy T-Shirt

What's up, Chuck?

just your average aging bedroom guitarist

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