Burning Heart lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
(live version)
Look, maybe I'll start
I mean you can if you want to, but if you won't
I can start 'cause I've been thinking over
Every single thing
I might've ever said and done
And there are just so many things
I wish I hadn't said and done
And I feel heavy
Now that things are said and done
I just feel heavy
'Cause I'm carrying around all of this with me
And if I never make a sound
It might just kill me
I been swallowing it down for such a long time
Yeah, I've been sittin' with this now for quite a long time
And the problem isn't yours, it's really all mine
And what I really wanna tell you is that sometimes
Not every single time, but probably most times
I wish all that fault was yours but it was all mine
And since we're being honest for the first time
In a long time
I see you everywhere I go
And everywhere I go
I feel the same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
Now here's the worst part
I guess I'll never know for sure what made us go wrong
I can tell 'cause I've been searching
For some broken, missing piece
But it's not any single thing
It's just a million little pinpricks
And their million little stings
That almost broke us
But I don't think we have to let that break us
And that's hard for you and me
But you know, so what?
Who got anywhere by leaving every door shut?
I'm just asking if you feel the way I'm feeling?
Like this hurt that I'm afraid just might start healing
That I don't wanna lose 'cause it's the one thing
That I really wanna feel and maybe sometimes
Not every single time, but probably most times
I know every fault of ours and I can own mine
And since we're being open for the first time
In a long time
I see you everywhere I go
And everywhere I go
I feel the same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
I see you everywhere I go
And everywhere I go
I feel the same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
The same damn burning heart
Everyone Else Is Just Noise lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
Did you hear the news?
They're tearing our building down
Making way for the future
They don't want no relics around
And it makes me think
Can I treasure the memories?
Can I keep moving forward
With all of that mess inside me?
'Cause they move all the pieces when my eyes are closed
As if they could keep me from you
As if they could keep me from home
Beyond the reaches of your softest voice
Where everything else is distraction
And everyone else is just noise
Everything else is distraction
Everyone else is just noise
I am not immune
I've been burned and been beaten down
I'm trying to learn how to live with
What I'm faced with living without
I wish I could, but I can't
Please everyone all of the time
Hurt less and be loved more
And simply feel settled inside
But they move all the pieces when my eyes are closed
And everything feels out of order
And suddenly I am alone
Beyond the reaches of your loudest voice
Where everything else is distraction
And everyone else is just noise
Everything else is distraction
And everyone else is just noise
I'm starting to live without doubting
I'm learning to like who I am
I'm trying to let go a little
I'm starting to think that I can
I know all the pieces when my eyes are closed
Trusting that I'm in the right place
And knowing that I'm not alone
Within the reaches of your softest voice
Where everything else is distraction
And everyone else is just noise
Everything else is distraction
Everyone else is just noise
Here's To Moving On lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
I feel like I find something new
To remind me of you all the time
A picture, a hair band, a song
Or this cork from this bottle of wine
The click of the thermostat
Kicking off just when it's getting too warm
The drop in the pressure, the smell in the air
When it's starting to storm
And I hate to admit
That it's true
But I like that it hurts
When I do
Here's to fighting less
Here's to living more
Here's to feeling alive again
Here's to picking yourself off the floor
Here's to waking up
Here's to sleeping well for once
Here's to knowing the things that you wish you could change
Here's to saying you're fine when you're not
Here's to being right
Here's to being wrong
Here's to letting go
Here's to moving on
I stand in one place and just listen
And let myself feel how it sounds
A little bit hollow, a little bit hopeful
A little bit down
This house isn't empty exactly
It's settling down for the night
It's creaking and cracking
And it seems familiar, but doesn't feel right
All that time that it takes to let go
How could I be the last one to know?
Here's to fighting less
Here's to living more
Here's to feeling alive again
Here's to picking yourself off the floor
Here's to waking up
Here's to sleeping well for once
Here's to knowing the things that you wish you could change
Here's to saying you're fine when you're not
Here's to being right
Here's to being wrong
Here's to letting go
Here's to moving on
I'm getting up slowly, I'm still a bit spent
I'm still a bit tired
I feel a bit better this morning
Than I've felt in quite a long time
It's funny, I thought for a bit there
I'd never be able to deal
But I make some coffee
And I'll take a shower
And I start to heal
And I hate to admit that I can
But I like how it feels that I am
So here's to fighting less
Here's to living more
Here's to feeling alive again
Here's to picking yourself off the floor
Here's to waking up
Here's to sleeping well for once
Here's to knowing the things that you wish you could change
Here's to saying you're fine when you're not
Here's to being right
Here's to being wrong
Here's to letting go
Here's to moving on
The Better Of Me lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
We went back to the shore
For the crash of the waves
I love that sound and the curious comfort we found in each other
Just like we did back in the day
And the crackling clouds
Of a storm out at sea
And you broke me down just by leaning a little bit closer to me
And yet still somehow leaning away
Well, nobody told me
Just how badly I'd grieve
That I'd dig through my past
That I'd keep looking back
To find out who I wanted to be
Have I forgotten
How I let myself feel?
How the slightest inflections
Were like cuts that don't heal?
And don't be mistaken
That was true, I believe
I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better of me
I think I know how you felt
I didn't know how to leave
But looking back, it was easy to think you'd be better off
But I shouldn't have left you that way
Without saying it right
Or even saying it wrong
I just moved on, ripped you out of my chest
And I picked up and left
And just like a ghost, I was gone
Well, nobody told me
Come on, kid, take your time
Don't go rushing too fast
'Cause if you lose your path
It's gonna be so hard to find
Have I forgotten
How let myself feel?
How the slightest inflections
Were like cuts that don't heal?
And don't be mistaken
That was true, I believe
I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better of me
Life is hard
Just a series of battle scars
From some fights we won
And some fights we lost
In a war that we never signed on for
We keep holding our heads high
Or hold each other and just cry
And nobody's wrong
And no lines are drawn
And everyone's here
And nobody's gone
I was something, I swear it
Before life got the better
Before life got the better
Before life got the better of me
Southbound And Sinking lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
Southbound and sinking down on 95
I was looking for a way to keep my hopes alive
I needed something big to keep me on your mind
So I painted our names up on the exit sign
No expectations are too big to disappoint
I give you everything I got until I got no voice
I don't need another friend, I got enough in this joint
No denying I'm trying, that's my whole damn point
Look, I fell for you, I mean, of course
You're like this magnetic force
And I'm just one of dozens more
With this ridiculous notion
With this ridiculous notion that you're gonna fall for
Me
Fall for me
Fall for me
Fall for me
They say you'll never get nowhere if ya never just start
Put my pen down to paper and I tore myself apart
Took a real good beating but I worked it hard
Who says you never get nowhere on a broken heart?
Look at me letting all my feelings show
Look, I'll tell you anything you want to know
Are you winding me up just to let me go?
Or are you letting things happen very, very, very slow?
Look, I fell for you, I mean, of course
You're like this magnetic force
And I'm just one of dozens more
With this ridiculous notion
With this ridiculous notion that you're gonna fall for
Me
Fall for me
Fall for me
Fall for me
I'm not great at waiting but I'll do what I must
And I'm trying to be patient but it's getting pretty rough
I don't think that there's a man for you that's special enough
But I'll be the one standing in the settling dust
No reservations, nothing holding me back
Betting everything I've got but my cards aren't stacked
No more playing it cool, let's get down to brass tacks
I want to give you everything I'm ever gonna have
Look, I fell for you, I mean, of course
You're like this magnetic force
And I'm just one of dozens more
With this ridiculous notion
With this ridiculous notion that you're gonna fall for
Me
Fall for me
Fall for me
Fall for me
Sleep In lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
We woke around three A.M.
Got up and we got dressed again
I said, "I'd like to walk you home
And stop for coffee"
And we set about
Collecting up your scattered things
Your coat, your hat
Your scarf and rings
Two books, your sisters necklace and the key
That I'd had made for you
Down at the hardware store
As a gift, that I'd given you for
No particular occasion
Nothing special, just a gesture
Of my feelings and we wound on down
The creaking stairs were very loud
And you dragged your outstretched fingers
Down the walls and all the windows
And I went first and held the door
It was colder that night than the nights before
The kind of cold that steals your breath
Before you expect it
And you took my gloveless hand in yours
One pocket shared to keep both warm
And with your other hand, you pinched your coat tight at the collar
And I thought it's too cold by far to snow
The sidewalk wasn't salted though
And we slipped somewhere
The ice took hold in intermittent patches
And so we made our careful way
Across the park to twenty eighth
And into Rosa's Diner
Where they kept old coffee hot
And the sign in front said, "Seat Yourself"
And so we went and sat ourselves
And you chose the biggest booth
Because you said, "We are a party"
And a lonely light was flickering
Something off in the wiring
So it worked just like a broken thing
Trying hard not to be broken
And you said to me, "Remember this"
And so I still remember it
And though you didn't say why
I believed you had a reason
And I'm thinking 'bout that now
As I'm grinding up our coffee grounds
In the bright kitchen of our house
As you, sleep in this morning
Me And Mine lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
The boy leaps from his bed
Comes bounding down the stairs
The sun's not even up yet
He doesn't even care
And I
Yes, I was like that once
He says, "Daddy, it's today"
There is this promise that we made
And I open my eyes slowly
And I see his smiling face
And I
Yes, I was like that once
So I put on my shirt
And my jeans and my boots
And I say, "Boy, I love you"
And he knows that I do
He says, "Pops, can we stop
For breakfast on the way?"
I say, "Son, I'll brew the coffee
And I'll make you some eggs"
And I thank God
That he
Is mine
The girl calls from the yard
"Daddy, daddy, come and see"
She's perfecting her front handspring
And she is showing off for me
And I
Yes, I was like that once
So I pull off both my boots
And I raise up both my hands
Then I show her I can do one, too
And she laughs hard 'cause I can't
And I
I was like that once
She says, "Dad, you're like ridiculous"
I say, "That's kinda my job"
And she kisses me on my cheek
Then she's back out in the yard
And she is wild
And free
And mine
Oh, I thank God
That she
Is mine
The woman's on the porch
She says, "Husband come and sit"
And we look up at the stars
And we talk about our kids
And I
"I was like that once," she says
And she says, "Do you remember
Just how terrified you were
Before our babies came
How you were shaken to the core?"
And I
I was like that once
And she says, "Oh love
Look how blessed
You and I've become"
And I take her hand and say to her
"You'll always be the one"
And I'm still
Mystified
That you
Want to
Be mine
Oh, I thank God
That you are mine
And I thank God
That he is mine
And I thank God
That she is mine
And I thank God
For me and mine
Sunshine State lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
Feel like I'm dying
Or I'm half dead anyway
Too many dark days
Strung out in the sunshine state
I was almost a kid there
But I grew up fast and hard
I guess you make all kinds of mistakes
Before you find out who you are
Feel like I'm fighting
To hold on to something dear
Too many friends I loved
Let go when things got real
One left me these secrets
I've been carrying around
'Cause she said to protect 'em
And I will not let her down
I wish I could tell you
Just how beautiful she feels
I wish I could tell you I've been
With her all these years
I wish I could tell you
She'll come back
For me one day
But she's
In a better place
And I'm stuck in
In the sunshine state
The sunshine state
Feels like I'm lying
When I say that place is home
'Cause it feels like it's
Keeping who I was
From where I'm going
I am almost a kid here
When I'm playing fast and loud
Come tomorrow I'll be halfway gone
But I'm all the way here right now
I wish I could tell you
Just how beautiful she feels
I wish I could tell you I've been
With her all these years
I wish I could tell you
She'll come back
For me one day
But she's
In a better place
And I'm stuck in
In the sunshine state
The sunshine state
The sunshine state
The sunshine state
Pain Free In Three Chords lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
I think I got numb
For a while
I was tired
I was hurting and I'm not so sure
I was good
To myself
I held on for longer than most
I suppose
But so what?
Who's to say just what measure of time
Is enough
Or too much
I don't know man, I don't
But I keep up appearances
Maybe things don't have to be so hard
I just have to fall apart
How tough could that be?
Just make sure I give it some
Hard throated melodies
Frankly and honestly
Shake it out
And yeah it might break me down
But no ones pain free
I'm starting to hurt
Or to heal
I forget
How to tell 'cause I'm stuck in this rut
Of relief
And of doubt
That's when things get all spun and spin out
Of my hands
And my head
And feelings that I thought were dead
Start to hurt
Me again
I don't know how, I don't
But I keep up appearances
Maybe things don't have to be so hard
I just have to fall apart
How tough could that be?
Just make sure I give it some
Hard throated melody
Frankly and honestly
Shake it out
And yeah it might break me down
But no ones pain free
I look at my self
And I see
Someone's eyes
In the mirror and I want to shout
"That was me
Those were mine"
But something about that's a lie
That I lost
Over time
And I just want to go back but I'm
Not so sure
That is wise
I don't know man, I don't
But I keep up appearances
Maybe things don't have to be so hard
I just have to fall apart
How tough could that be?
Just make sure I give it some
Hard throated melody
Frankly and honestly
Shake it out
And yeah it might break me down
But no one's pain free
I don't know how, I don't
But I keep up appearances
Maybe things don't have to be so hard
I just have to fall apart
How tough could that be?
Just make sure I give it some
Hard throated melody
Frankly and honestly
Shake it out
And yeah it might break me down
But no one's pain free
And yeah it might break me down
But no one's pain free
And yeah it might break me down
But no one's pain free
Young lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
I was young
And you were young
And we had young ideas
And they were brilliant
I remember
Do you remember?
I remember
And once
When I was young
I found myself in love
With you completely
Without warning
Without a doubt
I was absolutely sure that you
Were the one
But I was young
And you were young
We were young
Now
I am not young
I am not foolish in the way that I once was
When I was young
And I was brave
And I was brazen
And I was just so hopelessly in love
I remember
Do you remember?
I remember
I am not young
I am not foolish
And I have every idea of what I am asking
And it is brazen
And it's honest
It has always been and will always be this question
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
Will you be my heart?
All The Truth That I Can Tell lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
I have some stories I
Would like to tell but I
Have sworn myself to secrecy
I have some deep regrets
Some things you don't forget
They haunt you for eternity
Things I could not control
I was too young to know
I needed to protect myself
Some people mean you harm
They'll see how hurt you are
And use you to enjoy themselves
I don't fear that now
I found my own way out
And I will use those lessons well
Some specificities
Some changed identities
And all the truth that I can tell
And all the truth that I can tell
I pace the dressing room
I feel myself consumed
By joy and fear for what's to come
My friends are playing now
Oh man, how good they sound
And my nerves burn until I'm numb
They play their biggest tune
Back here I sing it too
And when they're done
I strum some chords
I tune up my guitar
Grab something from the bar
Then pace around a little more
I sing a little bit
I save the rest of it
For what's to come when I walk out
I'm nervous, I'll admit
That's just a part of it
And honestly, I like that now
I take the stage and I
Collapse in fractured rhyme
Surrounded by a crowd of friends
They sing along with me
We trade the melody
And I hope that will never end
And then I go backstage
And my friends pair away
In cabs and cars and bikes and trains
And I find solitude
And I call home to you
And you call me your secret name
And I say, "What a show
You should've seen 'em though
I wish I could take them with me"
And you just kinda laugh
Say, I already have
"They're in you now. They'll always be
They're in you now. They'll always be"
I have some stories I
Would like to tell but I
Have sworn myself to secrecy
We Fight lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
We were the kids that left home probably too young
But we took our share and maybe then some
Tired of beatings and battles and being sewn up
But that made us grow up, and that made 'em scared
'Cause we never learned to keep our voices down
No, we only learned to shout
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
And we earned what we could from the ground up
And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
And there's still a kid somewhere that needs to hear this
That somebody cares, that somebody knows
Who's tired of bleeding and battered and being torn up
Just pick yourself up, it's time to go
'Cause we never learned to keep our voices down
No, we only learned to shout
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
And we earned what we could from the ground up
And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
Maybe we found a way to make some tracks
We didn't snicker and turn our backs
We just keep digging in, and digging in, and giving back
'Cause we never learned to keep our voices down
No, we only learned to shout
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
And we earned what we could from the ground up
And tried to lift the whole damn crowd up
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
'Cause we never learned to keep our voices down
No, we only learned to shout
So we fight our way in (we fight our way in)
And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
(We fight our way in) We fight our way in
(And we fight our way out) And we fight our way out
Catch You lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
Turn on the shadow, it knows the light
Expose the darkest hole
In confidence, you hold for you
And yours to keep alone
But I heard the story goes a little less
Like what you're told
Well, I'm no angel
But I am willing to watch over you
It's a long way up
To fall all the way down
But when you're ready
I will be waiting
To catch you
To catch you
To catch you
I'll catch you
To catch you
Ride out the worst of it, it hurts a bit
From what I'm told
You can't get over it or out from it
'Til you're alone
But I'll be shadowing
And waiting 'til you make it through
I am no angel
But I'm willing to watch over you
It's a long way up
To fall all the way down
When you're ready
I'll be waiting
To catch you
To catch you
To catch you
I'll catch you
To catch you
Turn on the shadow, knows the light
Expose the darkest hole
In confidence, you hold for you
And yours to keep alone
It's a long way up
To fall all the way down
It's a long way up
To fall all the way down
When you're ready
I'll be waiting
To catch you
To catch you
To catch you
I'll catch you
To catch you
About Us lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
You waited to make the call
Longer than most would
Longer than most
Just to be safe
Few words to say it all
Fewer than most would
Fewer than most
There's nothing to save
So I thought about staying home
I thought about laying low
But there's no use hiding away
Now I wanna hold you a little bit tighter
Burn like a lighter
Light a fire up about us
I'm always gonna be about us
Chasing you like nothing else matters
Only getting faster
And I'm never giving up on us
I'm always gonna be about us
I think of the mess we made
As I walked to the corner
I walked to the corner of 7th and Main
The scene of a serenade
I try to find order
And try to find order in all of this change
And I think about who we are
I think of how very far
I'll go when there's so much to save
Now I wanna hold you a little bit tighter
Burn like a lighter
Light a fire up about us
I'm always gonna be about us
Chasing you like nothing else matters
Only getting faster
And I'm never giving up on us
I'm always gonna be about us
About us
About us
I'd be lost without you here with me
Don't make it harder than it has to be
Find me a war; I'll fight it if that's what you need
So darling don't hide from me
Now I wanna hold you a little bit tighter
Burn like a lighter
Light a fire up about us
I'm always gonna be about us
Chasing you like nothing else matters
Only getting faster
And I'm never giving up on us
I'm always gonna be about us
About us
I'm always gonna be about us
About us
I'm always gonna be about us
About us
About us
Heart Beat Here lyrics - Dashboard Confessional
Come on home and let yourself heal
You could sleep for a thousand years
I won't let you disappear
Let your heart beat here
You've been running far and wide
Doing what you hope is right
Chasing what you feel inside
I will take your path as mine
I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here
Winters come to take me away
I wear my ring to know what's at stake
And when the days work at their own pace
You remain my time and place
I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Yeah, let your heart beat here
We found our way past our youthful fears
And fought our way through the pain and tears
And we drove our stakes in the place most dear
And let our hearts beat
I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Yeah, let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here
Belong lyrics - Cash Cash & Dashboard Confessional
Get in the car, I'll drive
We got no place to be on time
So let's just enjoy the ride
We can go wherever the road decides for
We can head for the shore
Or some place we've never been before
Just climb in and close the door
We've got nothing to answer for
'Cause you, you belong with me
And I belong with you
You belong with me
And I belong with you
I belong with, I belong with you
Reach out and take my hand
We got the radio pumping jams
We don't got no map and we don't got plans
We don't gotta follow anyone's demands
Feel the wind blowing in your hair
The sun on your face and a song in the air
We can go as fast as we ever dare
Until we see tomorrow in the rearview mirror
'Cause you, you belong with me
And I belong with you
You belong with me
And I belong with you
I belong with, I belong with you, you...
With you, you...
I belong with, I belong with you
Get in the car, I'll drive
We got no place to be on time
So let's just enjoy the ride
We can go wherever the road decides
'Cause you, you belong with me
And I belong with you
You belong with me
And I belong with you
You belong with me
And yeah, I belong with you
Where you go, I'll go
'Cause I belong with you
Where you go, I'll go
'Cause I belong with you
I belong with, I belong with you, you...
With you, you...
I belong with, I belong with you
Crooked Shadows Dashboard Confessional
Does it hurt? Well, you're not alone
'Cause I'm there for you when you need to let it go
Let the world spin on its own
And the storm will pass before you even know
Just remember that
Always break from the heavy weather
Cast a line if we want together
Side by side beside our crooked shadows
Only a fool would even try for this
We'll be the ones who get away with it
Running side by side beside our crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Our crooked shadows
Leave your keys; You won't need them
Only bring what we can carry on the run
I believe, I believe in us
'Cause together you and I are strong enough
Let's always break from the heavy weather
Cast a line if we want together
Side by side beside our crooked shadows
Only a fool would even try for this
We'll be the ones who get away with it
Running side by side beside our crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Our crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Only a fool would even try for this
We'll be the ones who get away with it
Running side by side beside our crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Our crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Crooked shadows
Open My Eyes lyrics - Dashboard Confessional (feat. Lindsey Stirling)
I took a beating; Hell, I took some bad ones
Just trying to hold this thing straight
It's hard work believing
You win some, you lose some
While watching your work go to waste
Don't know when to start running
Don't know if I'm done in
Or whether to pull you in tight
When you're this deep in something
Can't be certain what's coming
But I got this cold feeling I'm right
So if you know something I don't
Won't you please, please open my eyes
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
I dragged some dirt in, I know that we both did
We tracked it all over the floor
From dancing turning to pacing and worrying
There's wear deep in every board
There were two, now there's one
Down from so much to none
At some point somebody got tired
Is it easy for some to know what's to be done
To make it or only keep trying?
Well, if you know something I don't
Won't you please, please open my eyes
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
I would stare at myself in the mirror
If I thought that I had any answers
Hey, I'm finding my way just by feel here
Only so far we can see clear
So if you know something I don't
If you know something I don't
Won't you please, please open my eyes
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
If you know something I don't
Won't you please, please
Won't you please, please open your eyes
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