AVENGED SEVENFOLD PERSONIL: M.SHADOWS ( VOKAL ) SYNYSTER GATES ( GITAR ) ZACKY NENGEANCE ( GITAR ) JOHNY CARIST ( BASS ) THE REV ( DRAM ) DEAR GOD A lonely road, crossed another cold state line Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find While I recall all the words you spoke to me Can't help but wish that I was there Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah Dear God the only thing yo yeah I ask of you is to hold her when I'm not around when I'm much too far away We all need that person who can be true to you But I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again oh no Once again There's nothing here for me on this barren road There's no one here while the city sleeps and all the shops are closed Can't help but think of the times I've had with you Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah Dear God the only thing I ask of you is to hold her when I'm not around when I'm much too far away We all need that person who can be true to you I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again oh no Once again Some search, never finding a way Before long, they waste away I found you, something told me to stay I gave in, to selfish ways And how I miss someone to hold when hope begins to fade... A lonely road, crossed another cold state line Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find Dear God the only thing I ask of you is to hold her when I'm not around when I'm much too far away We all need that person who can be true to you I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again oh no 1 SEIZE THE DAY Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time But I'm too young to worry These streets we travel on will undergo our same lost past I found you here, now please just stay for a while I can move on with you around I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever? I'd do anything for a smile, holding you 'til our time is done We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture) Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in No longer needed here so where do we go? Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death? But girl, what if there is no eternal life? I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time But I'm too young to worry (a melody, a memory, or just one picture) Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here Please tell me what we have is real So, what if I never hold you, yeah, or kiss your lips again? Woooaaah, so I never want to leave you and the memories for us to see I beg don't leave me Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over Trials in life, questions of us existing here, don't wanna die alone without you here Please tell me what we have is real (Silence you lost me, no chance for one more day) I stand here alone Falling away from you, no chance to get back home ALMOST EASY I feel insane every single time I'm asked to compromise Cause I'm afraid and stuck in my ways And that's the way it stays So how long did I expect love to outweigh ignorance? By that look on your face I may have forced the scale to tip I'm not insane, I'm not insane I'm not insane, I'm not - not insane (Mother) Come back to me, it's almost easy 2 (Said it all) Come back again, it's almost easy Shame pulses through my heart From the things I've done to you It's hard to face, but the fact remains That this is nothing new I left you bound and tied with suicidal memories Selfish beneath the skin But deep inside I'm not insane. I'm not insane, I'm not insane. I'm not insane, I'm not - not insane. (Mother) Come back to me, it's almost easy (Said it all) Come back again, it's almost easy (You'll learn your lesson) Come back to me, it's almost easy (But first you fall) Come back again, it's almost easy Now that I've lost you it kills me to say (Hurts to say) I've tried to hold on as you've slowly slipped away. I'm losing the fight. I've treated you so wrong, now let me make it right. (Make it all right) I'm not insane, I'm not insane. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha I'm not insane, I'm not - not insane. (Mother) Come back to me, it's almost easy (Said it all) Come back again, it's almost easy (You'll learn your lesson) Come back to me, it's almost easy (But still you fall) Come back again, it's almost easy AFTERLEFE Like walking into a dream, so unlike what you've seen so unsure but it seems, 'cause we've been waiting for you Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway I see a distant light, but girl this can't be right Such a surreal place to see so how did this come to be Arrived too early And when I think of all the places I just don't belong I've come to grips with life and realize this is going too far 3 I don't belong here, we gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife 'Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here A place of hope and no pain, perfect skies with no rain Can leave this place but refrain, 'cause we've been waiting for you Fallen into this place, just giving you a small taste of your afterlife here so stay, you'll be back here soon anyway This peace on earth's not right (with my back against the wall) No pain or sign of time (I'm much too young to fall) So out of place don't wanna stay, I feel wrong and that's my sign I've made up my mind Give me your hand but realize I just wanna say goodbye Please understand I have to leave and carry on my own life I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife 'Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you This place full of peace and light, and I'd hope you might take me back inside when the time is right Loved ones back home all crying 'cause they're already missing me I pray by the grace of God that there's somebody listening Give me a chance to be that person I wanna be (Who are you?; I am unbroken; I'm choking on this ecstasy) Oh Lord I'll try so hard but you gotta let go of me (Unbreak me, unchain me, I need another chance to live) I don't belong here, I gotta move on dear escape from this afterlife 'Cause this time I'm right to move on and on, far away from here Got nothing against you and surely I'll miss you This place full of peace and light, and I'd hope you might take me back inside when the time is right NIGHTMARE Nightmare!! Now your nightmare comes to life Dragged you down below down to the devil's show, To be his guest forever, Peace of mind is less than never Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side An old acquaintance severed, Render of your last endeavor Ashes burning, you can smell it in the air, Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal. So stand in line while banging numbers in your head, You're now a slave until the end of time And nothing stops the madness turning, haunting, yearning, pull the trigger! Chorus You should have known The price of evil, And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah Ooooh, it's your f@#kin' nightmare While your nightmare comes to life 4 Can't wake up in sweat, cause it ain't over yet, Still dancing with your demons, Victim of your own creation beyond the will to fight, Where all that's wrong is right where hate don't need a reason Love is self-assassination You've been lied to just to rape you of your sight, And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel.