Timeless Youth

We could wash the past away

As the sun sets on the James

Up all night, to sleep all day

When nothing ever stays the same

Remember two short years ago

When we first met, I looked at you

And thought for once in life, I don't feel like

The outcome's mine to choose

But they don't wanna see us free

They want us stuck in the concrete

Forever unashamed to be all that we can be

They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away

The tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame

But they could never make our colors fade

No way to wash away our saving grace

They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away

We could watch our past decay

As the sun sets on the bay

And although the viewpoint has changed

Our aspirations stayed the same

Now our balance gets shaken up

And sometimes it makes me numb

To think about how once I would spill my guts

Now my mouth just stays shut

But they don't wanna see us free

They want us stuck in the concrete

Forever unashamed to be all that we can be

They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away

The tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame

But they could never make our colors fade

No way to wash away our saving grace

They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away

The world will say that it's all our fault

Make us believe we're not good enough

Robbing the youth of their innocence, cover up their distress

There's some things you just can't forget

Just can't forget

One time for my dead friends

One time for their words unspoken

One time for the dead ends

One time for the lies we say over and over and over again

They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away

The tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame

But they could never make our colors fade

No way to wash away our saving grace

They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away