Against The Darkness

I know sometimes you look ahead and all you see is dooming blackness

You're lost in the madness, torn apart by the sadness

You feel like you see the world through these rose-colored glasses

Bat your lashes and bow down to the will of the masses

I want you to know that you can resurrect from these ashes

Don't listen to those dumbasses, they're all fucking fascists

In five years they'll be begging for backstage passes

We'll get there, I swear, it just takes a little practice

I wish I was the one who found her hanging in the closet

To spare you the nightmares you carry around in your pocket

I'm concerned that she's burned herself in your eye sockets

And as a result, they've turned into two broken faucets

Sometimes I feel like it's all my fault that she's dead

Try to untangle the web that's inside of my head

Tell myself that there are better days lying ahead

But I've failed you both as a sister instead

It's you and me

Against the dark things

In the night

Who knows what it brings

I'm trying to pick up the pieces through this raging hangover

I don't know if I can do it alone, much less sober

Been trying way too long to keep my composure

& if I can be honest with you, full non-disclosure

Sometimes I scream and feel like no one hears the sound

I've come to find that there's no God when I turn around

And now I'm all alone, washed up and ready to drown

But no! Get up, motherfucker, pick yourself up off the ground

Even if you can't find a higher purpose life is worth it

It hurts and it stings and we bleed and we curse it

But promise me we'll keep on living, that we will never give in

She put on a necklace of rope, but we gotta be forgiving

Here we are, broken hearted survivors of suicide

She's lost star dust, but we're still waking up alive

And now we've come to a point, and it's time to decide

Are we gonna lay down and die, or will we breathe and revive?

So stand up, bro, take the mic and hit that stage

Speak up, don't shake, don't be afraid

You've only got one chance, today's your day

Make the choice, kid, are you gonna kill it or fade?

Now take a deep breath, one step forward

Don't you fear death, cause we all move toward

The end, so take this life by the moment

Hold it in your hands and you motherfucking own it!

Chase every dream you've ever had, no regrets

We're all that's left, don't you ever let yourself forget

I know that at times it may be hard to accept

I mean, who knows how many nights we wept instead of slept?

When our monsters, nightmares and the blackness met

And we're haunted by the blame of her last breath

When you start to feel real low bro, don't fret

Cause the only debt we got is death

Just know, you'll hate life at times regardless

Cursing the surrounding bitter and heartless

At that moment when you start to feel the apartness

Remember, it's you and me against the darkness

Against the darkness...

Against the darkness....

Against the darkness....

It's you and me...