Alone In My Basement

Wake up young man. 

We've come here to undo your chains 

Get out of your bed. 

Escape from this prison you made. 



You can't stay much longer. 

Your fears will grow stronger 

The bottle inside you is full. 



Get out of your basement, 

And shut off your video games. 

Open your book, 

And read us the lines of your pain. 



Alone in your Basement 

The pages of sorrow 

The Bottle inside you is full. 



Don't be afraid, 

You can pour out your heart. 

We know how feel 

Cause we've all played this part. 



Pick up your life 

And perform it again. 

You can't change the past 

But you can change the end. 



Open your book, 

And unleash the lines of your life.

Listen to my story if it strikes a chord with you. 

About the things that happened every day. 

All your friends deceive you and they stab you in the back. 

And all that you can do is walk away. 



And as I walked away I kept my anger to myself, 

and this is why I talk to you today. 

Bottled up emotions may do damage to your health. 

So listen to the words that I will say. 



Hear the things that I was seeing. 

See the things that I have heard. 

Feel the things that I was feeling. 

Just listen to the meaning in the words. 



I'll tell you all the stories from the past year of my life. 

And show you how my vision came to sight. 

I was very doubtful that my feelings couldn't lie. 

But now I'm sure that I was always right. 



And for everything that happened there are things I have to say. 

I've waited long enough to see this time. 

With music I will take you through my recent high school days. 

I've waited long enough to speak my mind. 



Hear the things that I was seeing. 

See the things that I have heard. 

Feel the things that I was feeling. 

Just listen to the meaning in the words.

Sitting in a classroom from 8 AM to 3 

I stayed out of trouble. When trouble stayed with me. 

Never caused a problem.  Stayed out of the way. 

Never talked to ladies.  I had nothing to say. 



Hanging with the big man 

and everybody left us alone. 

We just had a good time. 

And didn't even need to get stoned. 



Lord only knows 

I'm just doing my thang. 

Nobody knows 

I'm just doing my thang. 



I walked through the hallway, I had my own style. 

No facial expression.  Not a hint of a smile. 

I had an extra large T-shirt, and loose fitting pants. 

And big daddy called me horizontally enhanced. 



I didn't bother no one 

and nobody else bothered me. 

I just played my guitar 

and had a laugh with big daddy D. 



Lord only knows 

I'm just doing my thang. 

Nobody knows 

I'm just doing my thang. 



And as I get older some problems arise. 

It's who's seeing this one and who's getting high. 

I don't change for no one. I don't change for me. 

I don't joke around.  What you get is what you see. 

I didn't bother no one 

but certain things were bothering me. 

Should I get with the times, 

or be the guy that I wanna be? 



Lord only knows 

I'm just doing my thang. 

Nobody knows 

I'm just doing my thang.

Nothing to do and I must have called up everyone. 

It's Saturday night and everyone else is out having fun. 

Nobody called up to tell me where everyone's going to. 

It's Saturday night and I'm staying home with nothing to do. 



I can do some homework, or that history essay I've been putting off... 

again. 

I can clean up my room but what's the point?  It's just gonna get messy... 

again. 



If everyone's having a ball, 

Would it kill them to give me a call? 



Monday in school I asked everyone, "Where did you go?". 

I got falsified answers and bullshit excuses like, "I don't know." 

What are they hiding and why are all my friends avoiding me? 

There's something they're doing when I'm not around.  What could it be? 

I know what it is.

I have made some bad decisions 

but nothing of your kind. 

I get back on my feet again 

and leave the past behind 



Everybody disregards 

the things that I have said. 

I wish there was a way for me 

to get inside your head. 



I can't see the future based on 

what you do today. 

Though I am no prophet 

I think it's safe to say. 



That you can't put a perspective 

on the person you will be. 

All your directives 

go as far as you can see. 



Is this the way?  Is this the path? 

Have you been tied down by your fate? 



With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I can see the path that I will fly. 

With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I know what I must do to stay alive. 



What you do tomorrow counts on 

what you do today. 

Would you try to change your life 

If you could find a way? 



Your future's past occurs today 

So will you have regrets? 

Will you remember high school 

by some girls and cigarettes? 



Everyone is changing 

into who they'd like to be. 

I never thought that I would change 

for anyone but me. 



Until I found somebody special, 

who I thought could care for me. 

But all of her intentions 

were a mystery to me. 



I thought that this would be the one. 

It didn't seem like a mistake. 



With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I can see the path that I will fly. 

With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I know what I must do to stay alive.

Everything I've done or said 

Jumps around inside my head. 

I try to think of what you mean 

With all the little things you say to me. 



Though it could be nothing 

It means a lot to me. 

There is only one way I could know. 

There is only one way I could know. 



I finally learned that I was wrong. 

I learned before it went to long. 

Everything's OK and I am fine. 

She said that she just needs some time. 



I can understand. 

She doesn't want a man. 

There was only one way I could know. 

There was only one way I could know.

From the second generation 

I heard your good news. 

Did you think I wouldn't notice that you lied to me 

about your lonely blues 

And the person that you picked makes me know 

I can't trust anyone. 

If everything is fine with you 

it's fine with everyone. 



Can you see it in my eyes, should it come as a surprise, that you tell me all these lies, you know I wanted to die. 



After the explosion I lost all of my emotion 

I sit here resistant and desensitized 

Why do your actions leave me paralyzed 



In the silence of my mind I found a way 

to separate that day, convinced that everything was going fine 

But then I thought about the partner in the crime 

He went too far this time, So here I draw the line with you 

My silence is now broken, my true words will be spoken 

You'll finally get what you deserve right now

Years ago I had a friend 

But friend he is no more. 

Deception broke the chains we made. 

With trust we had before. 



In a time of circumstance 

he took off his disguise 

Now I know the path he takes 

is covered up with lies. 



I can see the future 

for his and his to be. 

I look down on all of them. 

It's easy to believe 



That their reasons for affection 

take away all my control. 

But it isn't your rejection 

that will take away your soul. 



I know the way, I know the path. 

And this will bring you to your end. 



With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I can see the path that I will fly. 

With my birds eye view up in the sky. 

I know what I must do to stay alive.

In the funky forest you can hear the snake sneaking all around 

Waiting for the moment when your eyes go to the sky and off the ground 



And you don't even know about the things he'll do you. 

Thinking everything will be alright. 

With no originality he tries to act like you. 

But you don't even know that he could bite. 



He's a snake. 

Watch him as he lies. 

He's a snake 

Should you be surprised? 

He's a snake. 

I can see it in his eyes 

He's a snake. 



Following your footsteps he can see the things that you will try to do. 

Thinking of a way that he could take the things you want away from you. 



Look into his eyes and see that nothing is sincere. 

Why do all your friends turn out this way. 

Lying through his teeth he tells you what you want to hear. 

Don't believe a word that he will say. 



He's a snake. 

Watch him as he lies. 

He's a snake 

Should you be surprised? 

He's a snake. 

I can see it in his eyes 

He's a snake.

I followed you on this dead end street for the longest time. 

I sit here and wonder as the stars align. 

From the second generation I hear what you think of me. 

But your thoughts are so chaotic I can't tell hate from sympathy. 



Lying in the darkness I hear your call from far away. 

You've given me confusion while you drag me along and there's a price to pay. 

Every time I see you I force myself to turn my head. 

Cause' I cannot recover from all the useless things you said. 



Was this a game to you, did you plan this all along? 

While you were using my emotions, did you know that you were wrong? 

You've played your game for long enough, when did you plan to end? 

If you're looking for a soul to use, you won't touch mine again. 



Can you give me some consideration for what I've done? 

I followed you through everything and I'm not the one. 

Now I know the evil and destruction that you put me through. 

Can you see the state of pain that you brought me to? 



Was this a game to you, did you plan this all along? 

While you were using my emotions, did you know that you were wrong? 

You've played your game for long enough, when did you plan to end? 

If you're looking for a soul to use, you won't touch mine again. 



(Bridge) 

Can you see it in my eyes, should it come as a surprise, that you tell me all these lies, you know I wanted to die. 



I looked into your eyes and I saw emptiness. 

Did you let them get to you, did you fail the pressure test? 

Will you be unhappy when you find someone who's just like you? 

Moving on isn't hard so that's just what I'll do. 



Was this a game to you, did you plan this all along? 

While you were using my emotions, did you know that you were wrong? 

You've played your game for long enough, when did you plan to end? 

If you're looking for a soul to use, you won't touch mine again.

Sitting alone in a prison created by all my dreams. 

Watching the colors and lights appear on my computer screen. 

Each button takes me to places that I've never been before. 

I'm happy right here and I don't need anyone anymore. 



Who am I fooling I'm just a lonely idiot 

Messing around with my computer screen. 

I'm giving in to everything they said to me. 

It's the most pathetic thing I ever seen. 



Telephone rings it's one of them 

Trying hard to kick me down again. 

Pressure works in ways you cannot recognize. 

Hanging with your friends can be a great disguise.

I hang up the telephone 

I wanna be left alone. 

Thinking bout' what you said. 

I wish you were more than dead. 



I go back onto my bed. 

To clear all the thoughts in my head. 

I think about how I'd be. 

If you had control of me. 



Why won't you leave me alone. 

I know what you're doing but the choice is my own. 

Why won't you give me some space. 

Nothing's a secret when you live in this place. 



Monday I went to school. 

Where nobody knows I'm cool. 

I'm tripping on SAT. 

It's better than LSD. 



They want me to see Mary Jane. 

They said she can't hurt my brain. 

But then I heard some facts. 

From the man behind my back. 



Why won't you leave me alone. 

I know what you're doing but the choice is my own. 

Why won't you give me some space. 

Nothing's a secret when you live in this place. 



Everyone's the same. 

And I can't lose this game. 

With my bald eagle sight. 

I know that I'm always right. 



I won't sell my soul. 

I'll never lose control. 

But it's to late for you. 

To change the things you do. 



Why won't you leave me alone. 

I know what you're doing but the choice is my own. 

Why won't you give me some space. 

Nothing's a secret when you live in this place.

Now we've come to the end. 

You don't have to pretend. 

I cannot remember anybody's face. 

You all have been replaced, 

And I have made my case to you. 



One day I will awaken 

In a place I know I wanna be. 

On a stage with flashing lights, 

Far away from wrong and right, 

Then the world will see. 



You won't open your mind. 

All I asked for is time. 

Are you listening to anything I say? 

Or did you go away? 

But please don't try to stay with me. 



One day I will awaken 

In a place I know I wanna be. 

On a stage with flashing lights, 

Far away from wrong and right, 

Then the world will see. 



One day I will awaken 

In a place I know I wanna be. 

On a stage with flashing lights, 

Far away from wrong and right, 

Then the world will see.