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*all the lyrics and music within this page are © 2001&2002 luke pederson
**note that all MP3 files are significantly larger in size than RA files, without a comparible boost in quality. to my knowledge, RealAudio stopped giving away free RA players.

music:

lesser acts	MP3/RA	lyrics
some things never end	MP3/RA	lyrics
better days (bitter days)	RA	lyrics
four letter words	RA	lyrics
always honest	RA	lyrics
my foolish destiny	RA	lyrics
the art of saving the hero	RA	lyrics
your regrets	RA	lyrics
all alone	RA	no lyrics

lyrics:
lesser acts:
your patience has left you with no place to run, and all your wasted words have come undone. your smiles will conceal what your eyes just cannot hide. what use are gentle words, if they hurt inside? your support was so soft-spoken, and your hatred, screamed in rhyme. 'commitment' was a foreign word of a language lost in time. if he tried hard enough, he could pretend to believe in the words you crafted beautifully to make up for your deeds; and he will. and he will. it's not the same anymore. it's not the same anymore. if you cry long enough, the tears taste bitter sweet. i hope you're happy. i hope he makes you complete. your letters scream obscinities with every single word. 'you and me will forever be together.'

some things never end:
someone help me to see what i've been missing on my own. someone help me to be anything but all alone; because if she says she loved me, then i don't want to know what true love is, or why it feels so low. times change everything, but somethings never bend. apologies and broken thread, they simply cannot mend. someone help me to see what i've been missing on my own. someone help me to be anything but all alone; because when it's gone, it's over, and there is no turning back. it seems i'll never have anything you lack. name your price. i'll give up anything to start all over with only her by my side. i wish i could pretend that some things never end.

better days (bitter days):
through bitter days, you hope to find better times, and a better life. your bitter friends want better wives, no time to search peace of mind. yesterday has come and gone right out of your life. you missed your chance to say goodbye to another friend (just another pawn). memoirs of the journey became a souvenier; a portrait of what should have been hanging on your wall with three nails, and a crown, and something else that you've forgotten. a glimmer of the past that you have left behind for better days. none of us is perfect, but at least you pretend. these bitter days. none of us is capable, but you think you could contend. for better days. none of us is perfect, but at least you pretend. these bitter days. none of us is capable, but you think you could contend.

four letter words:
scatter the rocks that scream aloud your praises. i call out for you more than these dumb lips will ever know. you and i can both forgive, but how could i forget? i am the farthest thing from where i need to be, and i cannot see. oh, if in such practiced bravado, you would return to me, then i will always just quit again. scatter the rocks that scream aloud your praises. i call out for you more than these dumb lips will ever know. stories whisper soundlessly of a place lost to time, where angels wings beat silently, a caress upon my mind. where perfection is given, and could never be earned. where the sun can only climb, i cannot be turned. scatter the rocks that scream aloud your praises. i call out for you more than these dumb lips will ever know. i'll never be perfect, i will never see your face. i can only fail you again. i will always quit. the sun can only climb higher into a sky these eyes have never seen. the sun can only climb higher into a sky these eyes will never see.
props to josh payne for major lyrical inspiration

always honest:
i guess i was mistaken. i didn't think that you would lie to me. i cannot be trusted to see unbiasedly. you and me and honestly are all that's left, and honestly, i wish that i was left alone. can't you see, calamity is all we'll be, and needlessly, you scream at me, you want me to be at your beck and call, ready to catch you when you fall. your strength through it all. you ask me to crawl. you lied to me. i made an effort to be by your side, and you said you noticed. you lied to me. i made an effort to be by your side, and you said you noticed. failure has never known such competition for his role. you fake perfection by feining righteousness. i guess i was mistaken. i just misunderstood. you didn't want to say 'i told you so,' but you told me so. i'm glad you're always honest. i'd hate to think you were in this for yourself. why can't everyone be more like you? losing is not acceptable. i'm glad you're always honest. losing is not acceptable. i'm glad you're always honest.

my foolish destiny:
whisper louder, friend of mine, of feelings lost after 'all this time'. scream softer, oh, my mind. i can't think of anyone, or anything. your voice, soaring on the wind. your words are bourne to the heavens, and scattered amongst the stars that will never shine as bright as ours. slow down, walk to the rhythm of beating hearts. my mind is swimming for answers i could never find in anyone but you, at any time but now. i'm listening to the sound of the ocean's waves crashing over me, and i'm staring at the sight of moonlit shadows chasing me. speak to me. please take my hand. speak my name just one more time. i need to know if i was ever loved before i die. talk to me, and don't look back. say to me what i know you're thinking. i need to see your smile as much as to hear your denial. your silence screams too loud, and i can't bear it's melody. my tears fall to the ground, but i can't drown in their misery. i'm useless, can't you see? i'm never there when i need to be. it's my foolish destiny, that i can't escape this tragedy.

the art of saving the hero:
sunlight beckons me to see the ever changing patters silently coerce the tides, and change their minds; when will nightfall shelter me? i look behind the stares, hollow empty, and lacking cares, then you were standing there, quieting my fears. take my hand when wrong seems right. i'll help you stand when you can't fight, and lead you on through the night. stars slide by in random flight, reminding me that you just might be standing next to me, swimming in apology. the candle light upon your face is reflecting thousands of your tears. hand-in-hand, we'll stand, facing down all your fears. i just wanted you to know, i will never let you go. i just wanted you to know, i will never let you go. take my hand when wrong seems right. i'll help you stand when you can't fight, and lead you on through the night.

your regrets:
i am the only one to blame for this. i still don't understand what you've done to me. your regrets only serve to drag you down. 'pity me, pity me,' what are friends for? i made a mask with a beautiful face. i made a mask to hide my disgrace. i made a mask of the human race, and slit my throat to mark my place. and i'm only choking on my words. and i'm only choking on the words. i could never part with this world, but i never wanted a part of yours. do you always get your way? do you always have the final say? after all, what are friends for? i made a mask with a beautiful face. i made a mask to hide my disgrace. i made a mask of the human race, and slit my throat to mark my place. and i'm only choking on my words. and i'm only choking on the words. you can only push me away so much. just tell me why. give me a reason. it seems you never tried to make things right. this was never what friends were for. too much hate kills the rhythm. too much time kills the melody. too much hate kills the rhythm. too much rhyme kills the reason. what are friends for?