Anberlin : New Surrender Lyrics

The Resistance (3:17)
You wanna watch us break?
Be the first to take us down
Put your tape alone
And there’s no stopping us now
You called me mental
Your speeches are maligned
Take down this modern town
Four words penned with you in mind

Speak
Speak for yourself
You paper tigers
You crash where you stand
You've got a riot on your hands
Speak
Speak for yourself
You paper tigers
Too late to make demands
When you've got a riot on your hands

Silent alarms are ringing
Sounds of revolt draw near
A new united front
That you will come to fear
We will hold together
To become the change
Those are the voices
With every common man engaged


Speak
Speak for yourself
You paper tigers
You crash where you stand
You've got a riot on your hands
Speak
Speak for yourself
You paper tigers
Too late to make demands
When you’ve got a riot


Ignite and watch us burn
Til every embers turn
My God we'll feel inspired
When we set your walls to fire



Breaking (3:26)
Do you memorize theatrical lines
that seem to lead them in
Play the role with the good girl heart
oh the tangled web within
Who was it that lead you on
that made you want to hurt me so
Who are you out to forget
who's forgot you long ago

Do you still feel it
calling in the act tonight
do you still feel it
seems like you've done this before
You make breaking hearts look so easy
seem like you've done this before
You've got breaking hearts all but down
and you've done this, you've done this before
You make stealing hearts look so easy
Where is the girl I adore
You've got breaking up all but down
I can't love a thief anymore

Do you collect the souls you've lost
in the top of your dresser drawer
count the number of tears displaced
on lonely bedroom floors
where the shape of your heart once was
slowly takes the place of you
will they hold the memories now
of the love I though I knew

Do you still feel it
calling in the act tonight
Do you still feel it
Seems like you've done this before
You make breaking hearts look so easy
seems like you've done this before
You've got breaking up all but down
and you've done this, you've done this before
You make stealing hearts look so easy
Where is the girl I adore
You've got breaking up all but down
and I can't love a thief anymore

You make breaking hearts look so easy
You've got breaking up all but down
You make breaking hearts look so easy
Seems like you've done this before
You've got breaking hearts all but down
You've done this, you've done this before

The most you could hope to be
now just a bitter sweet memory



Blame Me! Blame Me! (3:09)
And we could ride all night
To the pace of a blinking light
Wishing traffic was faster
Traffic was faster
Keeping safe distance
But courting disaster
We could dance all night
To the sounds of a starting fight
Hoping change would come around
Change would come around
Amazing division
How sweet the sound

Blame Me! Blame Me! Blame Me!
For mistakes you've made
But you can't own
Hate Me! Hate Me! Hate Me!
For every honest word
That you postpone
Leave me out of this
Life's a sinking ship
So blame me, blame me, blame me
For mistakes you've made
But you can't own

And we could stare all day
At problems that will go away
Silence is pounding
Silence is pounding
You're wearing me down
These corners, they're rounding
We could scream all night
You know there's love still left inside
Stop saying you're sorry
All of these words feel so very empty


Blame Me! Blame Me! Blame Me!
For mistakes you've made
But you can't own
Hate Me! Hate Me! Hate Me!
For every honest word
That you postpone
Lights on sinking ships
Are gleaming! gleaming! gleaming!
For mistakes you've made
But you can't own

Torturing ourselves
We must be into the abuse
If you're the rope that ties us together
Then please make me a noose
Make me leave and beg me just to stay
Used to run to my arms
But now i'm walkin away
You come and go as you please
I'm like a part time lover
With well worn knees
Well come on



Retrace (3:51)
Oh, how I've tried to get you out of my head.
And I lie broken in words I said...
Never thought I'd walk on this street again.
Standing where it all began.

Tried to forget when I left this town...
But it takes me right back when I come back around.

Retrace the steps we took on that long summer night.
I'm there by your side.
Retrace the steps we took when we met worlds away.
Counting backwards while the stars are falling.

Oh, how I find, every subtle thing screams your name.
It reminds me of places and times we've shared.
Couldn't live locked in these memories.
Now i'm chained to my thoughts again.

And I tried to forget when I left this town...
But I'll take you right back if you come back around.

Retrace the steps we took on that long summer night.
I'm there by your side.
Retrace the steps we took when we met worlds away.
Counting backwards while the stars are falling.

I need some shelter. I need some safety.
Photographs, they haunt me lately.
Chasing shadows as the evening takes me.
I'm still searching, but the pictures fading.

Retrace the steps we took on that long summer night.
I'm there by your side.
Retrace the steps we took when we met worlds away.
Counting backwards. Still counting backwards.

And no where else has ever felt like home.
And I can't fall asleep when i'm lying here alone.
I replay your voice, it's like you're here.
You move the earth, but now the sky is falling.

Retrace the steps we took on that long summer night.
In my mind, I'm back by your side.
Retrace the steps we took when we met worlds away.
Counting backwards while the stars are falling.



Feel Good Drag (3:08)


Disappear (3:37)
We're the last of the sleepless ones
Left behind by those we left behind tonight
Quiet now let our poison take
Were we always just your lost cause mistakes

Wait for me, will you wait for me
Need you on my side
Way for me, make way for me
With arms wide

Alone, left alone
Watch us slowly disappear with time
Unknown, still unknown
Forgotten, lost, and left behind

Dark lit streets are no place for kids
But it gives us more of a home than you ever did
We're the silentists left to our own demise
You're still our last chance to get out of this place alive

Wait for me, will you wait for me
With arms wide

Alone, left alone
Watch us slowly disappear with time
Unknown, still unknown
Forgotten, lost, and left behind



Breathe (3:35)
This is surrender
to a wartorn life i've lived
scars and stripes forever
in need of change i can't resist

no need to hide anything anymore
cant return to who i was before

i can finally breathe
suddenly alive
i can finally move
the world feels revived

this long of a struggle
finally opened up my eyes
revolutions not easy
with a civil war on the inside

no need to hide anything anymore
cant return to who i was before

i can finally breathe
suddenly alive
i can finally move
cause I realise

i can finally breathe
suddenly alive
i can finally move
the world feels revived

i can finally breathe
suddenly alive
i can finally move
cause I realise

i can finally breathe
suddenly alive
i can finally move
the world feels revived

I can finally breathe
I can finally move
the world feels revived



Burn Out Brighter (Northern Lights) (3:34)
Live; I wanna live inspired.
Die; I wanna die for something.

Racing towards the heavens, I fell into a pitch black.
I'm moments from landing, and I'm shaking like a heart attack.

Lose no time; cannot survive.
I made mistakes in the past.
Need a chance; can't take it back.
Wish I could set things right tonight.

Live; I wanna live inspired.
Die; I wanna die for something higher than myself.
Live and die for anyone else.
The more I live I see, this life's not about me.

All I know spins out of control.
Wonder what's next for heart and soul.
Nothing I have can save me now.
Here in what maybe my final hour.

It's my time, cannot survive.
I made mistakes in the past.
Need a chance; can't say goodbye.
Wish I could set things right tonight.

Live; I wanna live inspired.
Die; I wanna die for something higher than myself.
Live and die for anyone else.
The more I live I see, this life's not about me.

Don't wanna leave this world, knowing I've lived in vain.
No time for myself; so sorry, so ashamed.
Don't wanna leave this life, knowing I've barely tried.
Chase down all my dreams that I've hid away on the inside.

Live; I wanna live on fire.
Die; I wanna burn out brighter.
Brighter than the Northern Lights.
Wanna live to feel the daylight.
The more I live I see, this life's not about me.



Younglife (3:40)
Hey brother, do you remember when
We used to play outdoors
Til the light was absorbed by the night?
Hey brother, it was an innocent time
We used to laugh til we cry
We're still boys on the inside
(I want to do it again)

The first time staying out all night
The last that we got away with lies
I can hear it in the back of my mind
Over and over again
(I want to do it again)

Late nights and early lights
Never thought it would come to a goodbye
I replay it in the back of my mind
Over and over again
(I want to do it again)

Lala la, lala la la la
Lala la la la
(I want to do it again)

Hey lover, do you remember when
We would dance in your apartment
Til neighbors would knock on your door?
And I remember, you remember when
We had no money to speak of
No where else to eat but your floor
(I want to do it again)

The first time staying out all night
The last time you look me in the eyes
I can see that in the back of my mind
Over and over again
(I want to do it again)

Late nights, all entwined
Made a promise to never say goodbye
I replay in the back of my mind
Over and over again

All those days gone forever
Wonder if we're going to ever
See all our younglife friends that we made again
Have we all lost connection?
The life pulls in all direction
Memories bring us back to where we've been

(I want to do it again)

The first time staying out all night
The last time that we got away with lies
We can hear it in the back of our minds
Over and over again
(I want to do it again)

Late nights and early lights
Never thought it would come to a goodbye
We replay it in the back of our minds
Over and over and over
(I want to do it again)

Lala la la, lala la la la
Lala la la la
(I want to do it again)

Lala la la, lala la la la
Lala la la la
(I want to do it again)

Lala la la, lala la la la
Lala la la la
(I want to do it again)

Lala la la, lala la la la
Lala la la la
(I want to hear you again)

Lala la la...



Haight St. (2:59)
Let's, you and me, make our way just beyond Haight Street.
Lets leave this life behind, forgetting all they say.
The time we had is time well borrowed.
Stay out all night, forget tomorrow.

Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know, but too young to care.
Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know, but too young to care.

The rear view mirror shows the times we're abandoning.
Let's leave this night behind, forgetting all they say.
The time we had is time well borrowed.
Stay out all night; forget tomorrow.

Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know, but too young to care.
Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know, but too young to care.

(Who cares?)
If there's trouble tonight,
(Who cares?)
'cause the kids are alright.
Tonight we'll take this town,
'cause we're old enough to know, but too young to care.

Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know, but too young to care.
Let's, you and me, make a night of it.
Old enough to know but too young to care.

(Who cares?)
If there's trouble tonight,
(Who cares?)
'cause the kids are alright.
Tonight we'll take this town,
'cause we're old enough to know, but too young to care.



Soft Skeletons (4:09)
Dear little girl, so much hurt for such a young age.
Trapped inside a pretty little lie.
Your bodies betrayed.

Don't fix your eyes on a fix you rely on.
Fixed her eyes on a fix she relies upon.

Stand unafraid, all the good souls stand on unafraid.

When life starts to burn, and the pain returns.
I just wish that I could heal the hurt you feel tonight.
There's life in your veins. These needles are chains to hold you down.
How can you expect to win this war?
Too afraid to fight. Are you too afraid to fight?

Dear little one, there was so much pain.
Time you can't replace.
Trapped inside, too afraid to cry.
And now hands and bruises cover face.

Don't fix your eyes on a fix you rely on.
Fixed her eyes on a fix...

When life starts to burn, and the pain returns.
I just wish that I could heal the hurt you feel tonight.
There's life in your veins. These needles are chains to hold you down.
How can you expect to win this war if you're too afraid to fight?

Stand unafraid.
All the good souls stand unafraid.
Stand unafraid, all the good souls stand unafraid.

When life starts to burn, and the pain returns.
I just wish that I could heal the hurt you feel tonight.
There's life in your veins. These needles are chains to hold you down.
How can you expect to win this war if you're too afraid to fight?
When life starts to burn, and the pain returns.
I just wish that I could heal the hurt you feel tonight.
There's life in your veins. These needles are chains to hold you down.
How can you expect to win this war if you're too afraid to fight?



Miserabile Visu (Ex Malo Bonum) (6:37)
A red priest broke into our classroom
Caught us children by attention
"Listen closely to the words I speak
Lord knows if we'll ever, ever again meet"

Spoke such words never spoken before
On the way he declared there were
Miracles like you've never seen
From a man who was raised up in the sea

A man is coming in thirteen-one
To charm the daughters and the sons
Scared for our lives, I turned to your hand
Hold this tight while we run, if we still can

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
The end of the world
You'll still belong

Before the red priest took his last breath
He told me, "Child, now don't forget
The sun will turn dark very soon
Your days are numbered when there's blood on the moon

"The earth will shake and the sky will fall
The eyes will open of those involved
Don't take this son, but you'll be killed
By the man from seven hills"

A man is coming in thirteen-one
To charm the daughters and the sons
Scared for our lives, I turned to your hand
Hold this tight while we run, if we still can

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
At the end of the world
You'll still belong

Look children to the eastern sky
When you hear the voice say your last goodbyes
Look there to the eastern skies
When the ghosts take hold of the men who died
Look children to the eastern sky
When your fathers weep and your mothers cry
Look children to the eastern sky

What disasters may come
Whatever it may be
At the end of the age
It will land you and me
What tragedy may bring
Whatever may fall
At the end of the world
You'll still belong

Look children to the eastern sky
When you hear the voice say your last goodbyes
Look there to the eastern skies
When the ghosts take hold of the men who died
Look children to the eastern sky
When your fathers weep and your mothers cry
Look children to the eastern sky
Look children to the eastern sky


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Blogskin construction in Progress.

Be Prepared :D

Have you ever?

Have you ever wondered why some people refuse to believe in the existence of god?

And have you ever wondered how ironic it is during medieval times men could put their heads to the floor for his "man who is appointed by god" (ie. kings) but never did more than that for the one who created him?

Have you ever understood the meaning of "a leap of faith"?

While some of us are born into the religion thought that we will have enough time to seek for truth but never had the chance to learn and understand any faiths at all?

And how closely bounded we all are in our beliefs, if we ever seek out for it, yet fight for the most trivial things, just because we believe we are right in it.

And how foolish we can be in doing something because we have the right to do it, yet it is so different than that when we are right in doing something.

And yet while talking about a person's wrongdoings, we have yet to discover the same for our own selves?

And when are we going to start feeling thankful for everything we have, and the chance to wake up again when the sun rises?

And how we tried to make time for something so basic, simple and peaceful that we could enjoy everyday, but we give ourselves excuses that we are too busy to make time for it?

Have you wondered about something that will make you feel humbled by whatever is happening around you and why it is possible?

You don't need to have an answer for every questions asked, but to just ponder on every single possibility is already an achievement.

Well~ I had an experience today...

which consists of fear of punctuality,
with smiles of uncertainty,
with un-assuring reactions

and of course,

with crazy laughter of nonsense.

I've been working since last week - hence more lack of posts.
Concurrently, I don't have a computer at my desk but when I get the permanent slot, I'd be more than sure that I might end up blogging more. Maybe not from the workplace but at least, I would be spending time at other applications at work and back home I would have nothing else to do than that to blog. Hehe.


Oh well just this short update for all.
And... someone already left for UK and I'm here, wondering what's going to happen with all of my social outings.

In the bedroom...

I'm having a war.













Yes...















WAR.





















With all clothes flying all over the place.



















And with Decisions to make...









*ehem*













*blush*

















yes...












War...




















To throw clothes away is such a pain for me T_________________T
















*do you now understand why I said OCD?*

I've got a lot of angin (wind) in my body.

Ever since I had food poisoning last Wednesday, I've been burping, having headaches, sharp pains at my lower stomach, and releasing gas on the other end too. It makes me queasy, and I lost a lot of appetite. Plus it seems like I might have some slight sore throat soon. Ugh.

Anyway, my third round of going to Geylang today. Hehe. I guess there will be changes in the hall soon ;)

And please... no more sweet stuff for me. 'Cos it's getting abit too much during the fasting month. T____T





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Have you noticed that breakups and getting yourself a loved one is purely contagious? And some, are like fishes. (Don't ask me what do I mean by that... Seriously)



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P/S: Oi Hongwei Didi, when am I going to see you? ~_~ Always never make it one.

another interview.
Unexpected.
but. thank you, god-willing.
by coincidence? maybe it was being written.

this coming friday.
next week.

^^ i'm going to be fully prepare for it.

Indecisive.

I've been very stressed out lately nor have I been feeling at ease.

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2 interviews, 1 coming up.

A) The first passed by like a breeze, that it scares me totally. But I was sure I could do better at it.


Like what people say, you have to go 'experience' interviews before you are good at it.


B) But what if I say that, my nature hasn't been utterly confident with my own capabilities. I quiver and get scared over the notion of a challenge unlike old times?

The choice is was...
1. more leadership, longer working hours, more pay, less curricular teaching
2. more assisting, shorter working hours, less pay, more curricular teaching

Obviously, I didn't know if I want to be selfish and start saying I would be able to manage a leadership role or start slow. Totally, a confusing moment for me. I have to think it through again before the results of these 2 interview sets in.

Someone told me I should give myself a chance - and go on with challenges. Some say, whatever you like will do. Some think I'm pretty fickle-minded. Some say, I'm too flexible until I end up pretty rigid at deciding what I want. Do I really want the first choice? I am happy to get a full day work, and a better prospect. But will I be happy with the second... Because I do not have the confidence yet and I do not have the experience to teach these kids before giving myself an answer.

I'm CONFUSED. Confused at the decisions I have to make. Because right now, I do not know which are the priorities for the sake of passions.


So confused I feel like postponing the third interview to give myself some fresh air before going through the experience again. And I'm scared postponing would give me another setback like the other time...

Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu (ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ)

Hey guys, I know I posted this entry earlier without words, but I had to do it in order for me to even make a post. Heh. Anyway... Let's get on with it!
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Title of Anime
(Japanese): ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ
(Romaji):Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu
(Direct Translation): The Jungle Was Always Nice, Then Came Guu

(English Dub): Haré+Guu

Hehe. Pretty long-winded, am I? Well anyway, to summarise it up, the anime is focusing main characters, Hale and Guu. Hale lives in a small village with a normal, mundane life until one day, while picking up some bananas, he was being chased after a Big Black Shadow. He whined it to his mom, who dismissed it as him being all cutesy with her and left him alone so she could go hunting with the rest of the villagers.

Somewhat, after the villagers have done hunting, Hale's mom, Wade, came home drunk and brought a cutesy little girl named Guu, who is around Hale's age, saying that she'd be staying with them since she has no parents. Hale, at first, was very very attracted to her smile, big cutesy eyes, and her charm. But the next day Guu, from a ^^v faced girl turns into a -___-" faced girl.

Then somehow weird things happened around Guu, which only Hale noticed and pretty much assumed (and probably got it right) that she was related to that Big Black Shadow that followed him home. Guu, meanwhile, being a new addition, comes along to 'spice' things up in the village with her antics...

It's a total wicked comedy, which makes you laugh even from episode one... and there's no stopping you from laughing non-stop.

In this episode, Wade went missing during a hunt, and Hale (above) was asking about what the villagers saw before she got missing... So they started saying A black, big, hard, shining, stinking, strange sounding monster...

And he starts to imagine how scary this monster is...


Suddenly - they all are at another scene whereby all of the kids in the class (ranging from kids to teenagers) starts to draw this black, big, hard, shining, stinking, strange sounding monster...

This is Mari, the youngest of the lot, and she seems pretty much in love with Hale, though, Hale, being a guy (coughs) doesn't notice it... She also have no parents, but her brother is the teacher of the class... So she drew the black, big, hard, shining, stinking, strange sounding monster... and it turned out like...

This...



Someone in class said that...
(the one on Mari's right... spiky hair dude)


She rebutts... (heh.)


He retaliates and shows a picture of.....




A transformer-inspired black, big, hard, shining, stinking, strange sounding monster...


The class isn't convinced...



The blonde dude said those words... and he showed his drawing...





Of a mafia.
(Recall: Asakura Yoh anime anime anime... Shaman____ =x)


But the big chested hair fetish Village Leader Said NO...

and drew....




A monsterish version of himself.




And everyone ignored him... =x



So Miss Guu came, and said...


*Look at her face. Hehe.*

Yay... Well...
Let's continue reading... =D



Guu asked:

Hale said:

*Guu draws*

*Guu asks again for more features*

*Hale describes further*

*Draws*

*continue drawing*

*continue drawing*

*continue drawing*

*continue drawing*

*continue drawing*

*continue drawing*

*finishing her drawing*

hehe go figure...

*runs*

*faints*

*cries*
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Wanna know what she drew?
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Well... You gotta watch it to find out =P



Toodles!



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ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ,
Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu
The Jungle Was Always Nice, Then Came Guu
Haré+Guu

Wish me luck

^^v