The Battle of Antipodes

There is one dance in the soul
An elegant demise for those with supple hearts
It begins softly, soft as the feathers of a swan
And grows deeper, stronger yet
To claim all we know and all we see

This is what we live for
This is what we've become
This is how we decide
How this life now will be done
'cause in the end, we all take sides
In the Battle of Antipodes

There they stood, face to face
Awaiting dawn to pierce the dark
But that light, it never came
Their hearts burning slow with nothing left to gain
Eye to eye, they realize
Their hearts were worlds apart

This is what we live for
This is what we've become
This is how we decide
How this life now will be done
'cause in the end, we all take sides
In the Battle of Antipodes

One word, one phrase, one key to release
The storm inside 18 years in the making
Here he stands, his future in hand
And all he can find is the next step in line
He looks for the answers in gold and serenades
But lives like there's nothing to dream
So he stretches his pride
To find what he might
In the light that pierces his eyes

This is what we live for
This is what we've become
This is how we decide
How this life now will be done
'cause in the end, we all take sides
In the Battle of Antipodes

Three Days Grace

three days pain reminds me
of what i chose to do
of who i chose to be
and what i chose to believe

three days empty and longing for more
a heart left broken
from words left unspoken
to the one who can take it all away

three days lying in the dirt and mire
reduced to dust
left to rust
in the gutter of the day

three days more and i'll be free again
three days now and i'm dead in sin
my head is numb
my heart is cold
to the things i knew
and spoke so bold

three days to realize
the things i hide
the pride inside
that wears away
what i once denied

it's been three days now
and i'm addicted still
to the coke, to the drugs
to the popping pills
of righteous tolerance
of religious ignorance

cause for three days now
i've sat in this place
looking endlessly for three days grace
when all i've found is pride and hate
the things of God, they desecrate

the things i knew no longer placate my hunger
the things i know no longer can make me younger
the life i lead and the words i've said
these worlds collide to leave me dead
my heart and soul collide as one
the ending verse at once begun