[Melodic guitar]
[Vers]
Det har nu gått många år
Sedan vårt sista hej då
Jag har försökt att glömma
Och krypa ner under täcket
I min säkra mörka gömma
Och inte tänka på vem du var för mig
Men vad jag än gör
Vad jag än tar mig för
Så når jag till slut en punkt
Där mina mentala murar
Som jag gång på gång
Försökt att bygga upp
Där en enda låt räcker
För att väcka och påminna mig om
Att minnena om dig
Fortfarande i högsta grad
Lever kvar inom mig

[Chorus]
Ja’ försöker att le
Tänka på vad morgondagen har att ge
Placera en fot framför
Det som jag redan tillåtit ske
Men sedan kommer tanken
Om att jag aldrig kan säga de’
Som jag bara sa i nattens tystnads
Omslutande mantelns sköna ro
Att aldrig få vila mina ögon
I dina och känna framtidstro
Men jag vet jag kan skatta mig lycklig
För de flesta vandrar genom livet
Utan någon som har skänkt något
Att tänka tillbaka på och kunna lè

[Melodic piano solo]
[Verse]
För den största tragedin
Är inte att förlora den
Som skänkt dig skratt
Och nya ögon att se
Allt det vackra
Som mörkret aldrig kan ge
Så om du som jag
Är på den platsen nu
Som jag känner så väl
Tro på mina ord
I mörkret där jag var
Kommer aldrig ge dig några svar
Det känns tryggt och skönt
Det gör det ett tag
Men det som var
Kan aldrig ändra
Din eller min morgondag
Så om du som jag
Fortfarande söker svar
I det som var

[Bridge]
Ta till dig den lärdom
Om vad som gick fel
Glöm inte de som fick dig att le
Men vandra inte vilse
Låt det inte ske
För tro mig
Mörkret kan kännas tryggt
Men det kan aldrig skänka dig svar
På det som en gång var

[Chorus]
Ja’ försöker att le
Tänka på vad morgondagen har att ge
Placera en fot framför
Det som jag redan tillåtit ske
Men sedan kommer tanken
Om att jag aldrig kan säga de’
Som jag bara sa i nattens tystnads
Omslutande mantelns sköna ro
Att aldrig få vila mina ögon
I dina och känna framtidstro
Men jag vet jag kan skatta mig lycklig
För de flesta vandrar genom livet
Utan någon som har skänkt något
Att tänka tillbaka på och kunna lè

[Fade out]
Så värna om de glada minnen
Som du blivit skänkt

[Melodic intro]
[Verse]
When you feel the weight of the world
On your worn-out shoulders
And you feel your knees
Are beginning to break
And you can't hold back the tears
As your fears
Are close to cracking your heart in two
When you're no longer
Can stop them
From falling to the floor
You'd better think
That after each stormy weather
The sun will always be breaking through

[Chorus]
I know that in the midst
Of your greatest fears
You feel like the loneliest
That has ever walked this earth
But don't forget
We all live under the same guiding stars
That tries to bring some balance
When you're surrounded
With nothing but darkness
They are seeing
All of the lonely souls
That are feeling the same as you
Who’s too ashamed
To show the pain
Beyond the smiles
Of the unwritten rules
To show the happiness
Everyone else wants to see
While their inside
Continues to bleed
A little bit more
For every lie
You and so many others have told
To not weigh anyone down
From scars hidden from every watching eye
In these times
Remember all your brethren
Who are feeling exactly the same
So look up at the stars
The next time
You feel you are close to stumbling
And feel some comfort
In the guiding stars
That sees all the lonely ones
Who are so close to throwing in the towel
Suddenly you will realize
That you are far from alone in your pain
Let the stars give you the strength
Of every other lost soul
That the stars give comfort to
Every time you're surrounded
In the dark cloak of the night sky

[Acoustic guitar solo]
[Verse]
Sometimes everyone will stumble
When the ground beneath
Begins to rumble
Then it's easy to lose the grip
And fall to the world down under
Where all the light seems to fade
Into the shade of dark and grey
Then we only need to go out
In the silence of the night
And look up to the guiding light
Of the silent friends
Of the undying guides
That will never end
To give you some hope and comfort
When everything else in your life
Feels so out of hope

[Chorus]
I know that in the midst
Of your greatest fears
You feel like the loneliest
That has ever walked this earth
But don't forget
We all live under the same guiding stars
That tries to bring some balance
When you're surrounded
With nothing but darkness
They are seeing
All of the lonely souls
That are feeling the same as you
Who’s too ashamed
To show the pain
Beyond the smiles
Of the unwritten rules
To show the happiness
Everyone else wants to see
While their inside
Continues to bleed
A little bit more
For every lie
You and so many others have told
To not weigh anyone down
From scars hidden from every watching eye
In these times
Remember all your brethren
Who are feeling exactly the same
So look up at the stars
The next time
You feel you are close to stumbling
And feel some comfort
In the guiding stars
That sees all the lonely ones
Who are so close to throwing in the towel
Suddenly you will realize
That you are far from alone in your pain
Let the stars give you the strength
Of every other lost soul
That the stars give comfort to
Every time you're surrounded
In the dark cloak of the night sky

[Acoustic guitar solo]
[Fade out]
So never lose hope
‘Cause the stars never do

[Heavy guitar and drum solo]
[Verse]
Lately, I've been wondering
About the finality of life
How a person you've known
And someone you've grown up with
Someone you looked up to
Who you thought would
Always be there by your side
Suddenly is gone forever more
And the only thing that's left
Are the memories
Of what could have been
If the coin of life
Had fallen on the other side

[Chorus, heavy metal]
The never-ending question
Of what could have been
If the coin had fallen
On the other side
One different decision
A whole other outcome
One different word
At a specific time
Maybe could have saved your life
I don't know
But these kind of questions
Is haunting my mind
All the time right now

[Low-key guitar and piano solo]
[Verse]
It's easy to blame someone
That choose to end their life
While we really don't know
The hell that was raging on
Inside their mind
It's easy for us that are left behind
To feel anger towards
The ones who's no longer here
But we can't imagine what it's like
To have uninvited guests
Living rent free
In our minds
Who won't leave
Whatever we do

[Bridge]
So instead of blame
Try to imagine
If you lived in their shoes
No matter if you're awake
Or in your dreams
There's always someone
That's laughing at you
From behind
Always making you to question
Every decision with precision
Maybe you would change your depicture
Of what is right and what is wrong

[Chorus, heavy metal]
The never-ending question
Of what could have been
If the coin had fallen
On the other side
One different decision
A whole other outcome
One different word
At a specific time
Maybe could have saved your life
I don't know
But these kinds of questions
Is haunting my mind
All the time right now

[Fade out]
All the time
[Break]
Right
[Break]
now

[Suspense instruments]
[Verse]
I've spent so many years
Looking back on the things
That brought me so much pain
So much heartache
And everything in between
I spent so long
Blaming you
For my mental health
But I've come to realize
That your brain
Was trapped in a spiral
Of never-ending thoughts
Of failure dressed in the darkest of cloaks
And when they became too heavy
For your heart to bear
It all exploded into words
You never truly mean

[Chorus]
I've spent so many years
Drowning
Losing myself
While trying to lift your spirit
And I don't know
If I could have done
Anything else
If I could turn back time
And do it all again
But the one thing
I would say
That you are enough
Just the way you are
And all the voices
Trying to convince you
It’s the other way around
Couldn't be more wrong
And that you are way stronger
Then they made you believe

[Piano and guitar solo]
[Verse]
I hope you finally feel relieved
That your vicious voices
Has been leaving you
And your soul
Can finally be
Its truest self
The side of you
That occasionally shined through
When you laugh and smile
Could bring light
To an entire continent
‘Cause I know
That was the real you
Not what the voices
Made you become

[Bridge]
I've spent so many years
Being angry masquerading as tears
But I now realize
You were trapped in your own skin
Without any chance of escape
I hope you are in a place
Where your truest self
Can shine through
And when we meet again
There will only be
Happiness straight through

[Chorus]
I've spent so many years
Drowning
Losing myself
While trying to lift your spirit
And I don't know
If I could have done
Anything else
If I could turn back time
And do it all again
But the one thing
I would say
That you are enough
Just the way you are
And all the voices
Trying to convince you
It’s the other way around
Couldn't be more wrong
And that you are way stronger
Then they made you believe

[Piano and guitar solo]
[Fade out]
Then they made you believe

[Soft instrument intro]
[Verse]
I thought I'd dealt with my history
I thought I was ready to leave it behind
I was so over all the pain and tragedy
That you have caused in my life
I had placed you in my rear mirror
Closed the box
And ready to bury the key
So deep inside my mind
Where not even I could find it
Not only forgotten but completely erased
I really thought that I had come to term
And had healed my wounds for real this time
That I've become strong enough
To be able to handle
All the things that might be thrown my way

[Soft instrument solo]
[Chorus]
But I was not prepared
On that fateful morning
When I heard a knock on my door
And even before I opened
Something inside of me question
If this was the day that I have feared
My whole life
And when I saw the men of badges
My heart dropped to the floor
Before they even had said a single word
And all of my struggles
To leave my childhood in the box
Behind the lock without the key
Exploded and turned into particles
And all the trauma came back
Like they had never left
I wasn't prepared to hear the words
I trained myself since I was a child
You were gone without return
And have left me with only
A lot of questions
Only you could have answered

[Soft guitar solo]
[Verse]
I know that I've done
Everything in my power
To try to lift your spirit
And tell you that you were enough
Just the way you were
But something in your mind
A spirit of ill will
Made you think
Made you believe
That you had to be greater
Than your soul could bear
You tried to fight
I know you did
I can't say I'm angry
I can't say I'm not
The only thing I'm able to say
You left me with a hole
I don't know how to fill
Or how to get rid of

[Bridge]
I can't say that I know
What happens after of our life on this earth
Has come to an end
But I truly hope I will get to see you again
And get to give you a hug and say
All is forgotten
Let's start a new begging
Without sorrow and pain
With only smile and laughter
Just as it should have been

‘Cause I have to say

[Chorus]
I was not prepared
On that fateful morning
When I heard a knock on my door
And even before I opened
Something inside of me question
If this was the day that I have feared
My whole life
And when I saw the men of badges
My heart dropped to the floor
Before they even had said a single word
And all of my struggles
To leave my childhood in the box
Behind the lock without the key
Exploded and turned into particles
And all the trauma came back
Like they had never left
I wasn't prepared to hear the words
I trained myself since I was a child
You were gone without return
And have left me with only
A lot of questions
Only you could have answered

[Outro instrumental]
That only you could have answered

[Pre-Verse]
Sometimes
When thinking back
On your childhood
You feel a tear
Is slowly forming
In your worn-out eyes
That has witnessed
So much agony
And tragedy
That kind that's so hard for people
To be able to grasp
So hard to believe in
And the knot in the stomach
That you know all too well
Is slowly beginning to spread
To every inch of your nervous system
But you're not allowing it to show
You are keeping the pain
Hidden from Plain Sight

[Heavy guitar and bass solo]
[Verse]
Hidden away
Behind the trained smile
You were taught to wear
In the early years on this earth
‘Cause showing any kind of weakness
To talk to someone
And tell how things really were
That you felt like garbage
And was treated like a punching bag
From someone who told
That you're the only one that matters
Were out of questions
‘Cause that would have been seen
And be portrayed as
The worst kind of betrayal
So you kept your mouth shut
And continued to suffer
And fall even further
Into the hole
That someone else has been digging
[Short break]
For you

[Chorus]
But look
How far you've gotten
Wearing a crown of sharp thorns
With your head
Held up so high
Cause you see
Those who have been
So far underground
Those who succeed
To dig themselves up
With dirt and scars
On their skins or mind
Will be stronger
Than you have ever seen
Cause even after the worst storm
The sun will always break through
Even the thickest of clouds
Just hold out see
A new man in shining armor
Will appear
With a glimmering sword in his hand
(Whisper)
With a glimmering sword in his hand

[Verse]
I know your life
Hasn't been a straight line
You have been struggling
And fighting every day
To be able to paint that smile
That the mirror on the wall
Has been teaching you
Every single morning
For as long as you can remember
Before heading out
To meet the world
For yet another new day
With the same knot
That has been in your stomach
For as long you can remember
But that determination
Has shown you the path
To a new and brighter world

[Bridge]
So no matter your past
No matter how dark and gloom
You can rip off the chain
That has been holding you down
For so long
Break free
From the shackles
And show everyone
That the real you isn't your past

[Heavy drums and guitar]
[Chorus]
So take a look
How far you've gotten
Wearing a crown of sharp thorns
With your head
Held up so high
Cause you see
Those who have been
So far underground
Those who succeed
To dig themselves up
With dirt and scars
On their skins or mind
Will be stronger
Than you have ever seen
Cause even after the worst storm
The sun will always break through
Even the thickest of clouds
Just hold out see
A new man in shining armor
Will appear
With a glimmering sword in his hand
(Whisper)
With a glimmering sword in his hand

[Pre-Verse]
Sometimes we need to slow down
Take a deep breath
And take a break
From our own heads
Collect our thoughts
That are so wide spread
Because sometimes our thoughts
Are trapped in a wild storm
And when they at last collide
They will go nuclear

[Hard drums and heavy guitar]
[Verse]
So take a breath
Watch your next step
Keep your calm
Because what few people know
Behind your exterior charm
Deep beneath your smile
The beast we have hidden
For all of our life
Are forever looking for an opening
To enter the light of the day
And take the steering wheel
And to show everyone
That we are no longer a pushover
Because that time of our life
Is finally over
And the time for everyone
To hear our battle-roar is here
The beast behind our smile
Have finally had enough
So everyone better brace themselves
‘Cause when we unleash our battle roar
The ground beneath
Are going to shake the Earth's core

[Chorus]
Cause we are like lions
Laying on a forever guard
Looking for danger
For another flock
That might endanger
Our home
And those few
We are holding close
We might have a soft exterior
But you may watch your next step
Cause one wrong move
You better protect your limbs
Cause once we're showing our teeth
You will not know whats hit you
It will be to late
And you'll be left shivering in fear
Cause the tides has shifted
And we are lined up behind
And ready to strike

[Heavy guitar solo]
[Verse]
So you better not be fooled
By our soft exterior
Don't take our forgiving nature
As a testament
For you to take advantage
And think we don't have a breaking point
It may take a long minute
But just as a volcano
We can lay dormant for ages
But when we snap
The shockwaves will be felt miles away
If you succeed of waking the beast

[Bridge]
You'd better brace yourself
You have awakened the monster
The side of us
That we ourselves fear
Cause we now
That when the control is gone
The beast will take over
And when it breaks free
You'd better call the vanguard
Because you've woken the beast
That we ourselves are scared of

[Chorus]
Cause we are like lions
Laying on a forever guard
Looking for danger
For another flock
That might endanger
Our home
And those few
We are holding close
We might have a soft exterior
But you may watch your next step
Cause one wrong move
You better protect your limbs
Cause once we're showing our teeth
You will not know whats hit you
It will be to late
And you'll be left shivering in fear
Cause the tides has shifted
And we are lined up behind
And ready to strike

[Drums and bass ending]

[instrumental intro]
[Verse]
I know you've been down
On your bare-scraped knees
For so long time now
And you can barely remember
The feeling of waking up
Without a new thorn
Has grown and managed
To reach your already wounded heart

[Chorus]
I know you may believe
That death has the answers
That you seek
But hear my words
When I say
That the afterlife can wait
Even if you may see the world
In different shades of grey right now
Try to hold on
And push away the demons
That has made a nest in your head
‘cause one day
You will find the light once again
And the demons
Will fade away
Into the abyss
Where they were born
And where they truly belong

[Soft guitar]
[Verse]
I know you are living
In a nightmare
That never seem
To have an end
But the darkness
Do have an end day
‘Cause the sword of light
Will soon find the heart of the dark

[Bridge]
So you better hold on
Because not so long from now
The spear of light
Will show you the way
To the future so bright
And you will be stronger
Than you ever thought you could be

[Chorus]
I know you may believe
That death has the answers
That you seek
But hear my words
When I say
That the afterlife can wait
Even if you may see the world
In different shades of grey right now
Try to hold on
And push away the demons
That has made a nest in your head
‘cause one day
You will find the light once again
And the demons
Will fade away
Into the abyss
Where they were born
And where they truly belong

[Soft guitar]
[Verse]
I know you are living
In a nightmare
That never seem
To have an end
But the darkness
Do have an end day
‘Cause the sword of light
Will soon find the heart of the dark

[Bridge]
So you better hold on
Because not so long from now
The spear of light
Will show you the way
To the future so bright
And you will be stronger
Than you ever thought you could be

[Chorus]
I know you may believe
That death has the answers
That you seek
But hear my words
When I say
That the afterlife can wait
Even if you may see the world
In different shades of grey right now
Try to hold on
And push away the demons
That has made a nest in your head
‘cause one day
You will find the light once again
And the demons
Will fade away
Into the abyss
Where they were born
And where they truly belong

[Instrumental ending]