"We entered this war because violations of right had occurred which touched us to the quick and made the life of our own people impossible unless they were corrected and the world secured once for all against their recurrence. What we demand in this war, therefore, is nothing peculiar to ourselves. It is that the world be made fit and safe to live in; and particularly that it be made safe for every peace-loving nation which, like our own, wishes to live its own life, determine its own institutions, be assured of justice and fair dealing by the other peoples of the world as against force and selfish aggression. All the peoples of the world are in effect partners in this interest, and for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us...The moral climax of this the culminating and final war for human liberty has come, and they are ready to put their own strength, their own highest purpose, their own integrity and devotion to the test." - Woodrow Wilson (1918)

this crater will patch itself. i'd rather die here. then spend my life saying maybe. but maybe we could pretend. and nervously steal glances. from across this room. i guess I should've seen this coming a long way off. but still. what if I told you. that all those things I've said meant nothing. and the quiet whispers in my head. are the best of me. but I don't know if you should do this to yourself. but this grey will do for now. its so perfect. i can feel it. in the back of my mind. and how come I remember your name. when I can't remember mine. and I could write for days. lie through my teeth. bring you to tears. and feel fine. like this won't happen. like we both won't end up alone. lately I've dreamt in foreign languages. i've looked up and seen red. its an unfamiliar ceiling. and I guess it kind of feels like home to me. i only fool myself. maybe theres hope. maybe we won't. run this into the ground

new york city gleams for everyone it seems to those left behind while others say goodbye. but i would be lying if i said i'm fine. that city's trying to take friends of mine. well i just can't compete with the glow from neon streets. so when their cars are packed i'll smile and wave right back. but i would be lying if i said i'm okay. new york is trying to take more friends away

i got the idea but no words to describe it. but it kept alive. follow the seams of the streets and the cracks. at the side of the road I travel. it's emptying of all the names I knew. sit in the seat of the stream with my back. at the feet of the waterfall. it's emptying. it's comforting. to think i might fall and slip from the tree. like a leaf that's turning on the breeze. and the old gathers. but the cold shiver. is what feels good to me. follow the seams of the street and the black. at the side of the road I travel. it's emptying. it's comforting. to think I might fall and slip from the tree. like a leaf that's turning on the breeze. and they all gather. but the cold shivers are what feel good to me. and the skin quivers as the chill runs down your back and pools at the spine

world of the sparkle. lore of the end. dream on and higher. fake and make it real. sauver vous. si vous pouvez. quand les etincelle se lancer. et les tetes s'exploser. il s'git d'une chanson pour i'eternite. sauver vous. si vous pouvez. i'll be the road ahead and smile when all subsides. i'll be the road ahead. just blink when all subsides. waves convey the secrets engraved in our souls. swaying and still dancing. you. you shall not resist. we got to take it and make sure it stays. yes. we got to take it and we will make sure it stays. who are you? so who are you? what makes you fall and run? can your forget the past and let it rest? so who are you and what about your tongue? can you pass the test and let it all rest? let it all rest. your road ahead. I'll take you on. and i know you'll take me home. we are going down. underground. they're all around. look. they are all around. world of the sparkle. lore of the end. tears. they will stain the asphalt. bitter is the drink. snatch every bit of courage. spirits. they are all lifted. fire. we'll jump right through it. burn at both ends

i've got nothing for you phantom. no one's sleeping in my house. i've got nothing for you. for you phantom

i thought we believed in this. i thought we believed in this. i thought we believed in just leaving. arm in arm and our fingers crossed. it was an avalanche. it was a test engine. a disaster with flaws. the van was packed and we had nowhere to go. and you are red as the moon. it hung hurting over you. i've been there and we'll make it through. arrogance be damned. i've been there and we'll make it through. over and over again. making and breaking amends. over and over again. strengthen these bones and hands

met a girl named thelma lou. far out west where the skies are blue. she has watering eyes like the morning dew. fell in love one summer night. made sweet love by the railroad site. by some passing trains. i put my sweaty hand by her side. she promised me that she'd come along for the ride. in which i was grateful. thelma lou took off one night. gave no word no trail in sight. but birds were calling from the ocean side. she talked about the sailing seas. longing for that ocean breeze. in which I longed for too. just before she left that night. i was certain she would be my wife. in which I was grateful. been so long since I've seen her face. left me lonesome and out of place. ocean melodies bring me the blues. i've been trailing the trail of tears since thelma lou has disappeared. never to return. suddenly a light flashed across my eyes. thelma lou was watching for the skies. in which I was grateful. thelma lou and the ocean blue made all her dreams come true

i want a brand new life. i want to push the world away. looking for something pure. looking for something beautiful. i want a brand new life. laying down a new foundation. i hope that its stronger than the one that i just destroyed. i want to feel alive in my heart. i want to feel alive in my dreams. i want a brand new life in my heart. where i'll forget all my schemes. i want a brand new life. no choice but to create my own. i am the architect of my nightmare and my salvation. i want a brand new life. another one that I won't fuck up. i'm tearing at the seams. sick of this desolate scene. i want to feel alive in my heart. i want to feel alive in my dreams. i want a brand new life in my heart. where I'll forget all my schemes. i'm trying to make something that's honest and right. which is everything that I am not

can't you tell i need this. i've never been given any help to accomplish what i just have to accomplish. can you brace me for a fall. i'm just exhausted from giving my all when i didn't have to give my all. can't you tell i mean it. there's nothing left here for me to feel if there's nothing behind the songs we're singing. can you brace me for a fall. i'm just exhausted from giving my all when i didn't have to give my all. can't you tell i need this. despite your smile so counterfeit i'm still willing to take a chance. i'm reaching out to make amends. i'm standing up in your defense risking the loss of life or limb. i'm telling you. i need this. can't you tell i need this. i've never been given any help. can't you tell i need this

when I look up at the sky. i can not help thinking. i know that you're not wrong. everything is going well. i'm looking for my window. how long i walked this way. i can't believe it. your words. everything I heard. what could i say before I leave. what could i say. you are so weak. it always disappears. everything is not true. am I feeling so good. we are walking the same way. what could i say before I leave. it's not enough to think your feeling. don't need my help