Sometimes we don't resist the brightest flame until it's too late. ACETYLENE Baby, you burn - I never learn until I'm on fire A dangerous game - the hottest flame I've ever seen I can't look away from your blinding display, drawn by desire…

A few years back in a Portsmouth, NH bar, I saw a guy sitting across from a girl who was looking at him with such adoration and love - and I'm pretty sure the guy had no idea. This song's for you, young man. I hope you realized what you had…

How it must feel to be owned by the musical machine. BLEEDING OUT You didn't know me, lured me in like a tease And now that you own me, you can play me whenever you please Why did I ever let you into my soul Now I know you'll never let…

Forty days of rain Last night the sky was burning red It's been hard just keeping sane With all the voices in my head A forty-night long test Of an unrelenting mind Waking I looked west When you snuck up from behind The sun came out…

I met a buddy out for dinner To catch up on our lives Both way less saint and way more sinner At least, according to our wives But as he got himself a-talking He sounded more and more insane What he believed became so shocking For who…

I've been to hell and back You might've seen me on my way There ain't a damn thing you can pack And it ain't no use to pray I've seen the darkest night Felt my life slip away Almost given up the fight But I'm still here today I'm not…

I keep searching for a sign From the other side To keep my hope alive Trying to walk the line God knows how hard I've tried Don't know if I'll survive Gotta let it slide Man, these are trying times If you attempt to fly You wind up…

Some say, "It's the price you gotta pay" Some say, "You gotta learn to walk away" But I'm still standing in the light And I won't go down without a fight Some say, "True love is just a lie" Some say, "You'll give it up before you die…

If I told you how well I know you Would you tell me it's not true Have you got yourself believing No one could know you like I do I know it's been a long time coming So many others you thought would treat you right But I'm gonna show you…

Everybody's looking for a savior To tell them how to live before they die As if they can't control their own behavior Or trust what they can see with their own eyes Mindlessly believing what you tell 'em When everything you tell 'em is a…