The Connection
Papa Roach
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Engage
00 : 51
2
Still Swingin’
03 : 23
3
Where Did the Angels Go?
03 : 10
4
Silence Is the Enemy
02 : 53
5
Before I Die
04 : 25
6
Wish You Never Met Me
04 : 05
7
Give Me Back My Life
03 : 58
8
Breathe You In
03 : 07
9
Leader of the Broken Hearts
04 : 12
10
Not That Beautiful
03 : 18
11
Walking Dead
03 : 18
12
Won’t Let Up
04 : 00
13
As Far as I Remember
03 : 42
14
What’s Left of Me
02 : 58
15
9th Life
03 : 12
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Track Lyrics
Still Swingin’ Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah!
That's right!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[Verse 1]
I'm the one stepping up
Spit the fire, I'll back it up
Count me in, I'll turn it out
I'm killin' it, you're burnin' out
Never change, never break
I'm the real, you're the fake
Set it off, go underground
You feelin' it, this future sound
[Pre-Chorus]
Nonstop, devastating everything
On top, never coming down
I've got my hands in everything
Nonstop, never coming down
[Chorus]
We're just living for today
Keep our light on in the haze
Yeah, forever we will stay
We are the ones still swingin'
We are a beacon in the dark
A lighthouse risen from the heart
We've been here from the start
We are the ones still swingin'
Yeah!
[Verse 2]
I'm dangerous, I'm passionate
Watch your back, they're stabbing it
Hold on and hold tight
I'll slash their faces every night
We don't belong, we never will
We never cared, we always kill
Suit me up and I will attack
'Cause P. Roach is the new black
[Pre-Chorus]
Nonstop, devastating everything
On top, never coming down
I've got my hands in everything
Nonstop, never coming down
[Chorus]
We're just living for today
Keep our light on in the haze
Yeah, forever we will stay
We are the ones still swingin'
We are a beacon in the dark
A lighthouse risen from the heart
We've been here from the start
We are the ones still swingin'
[Refrain]
We are the ones still swingin', swingin'
We are the ones still swingin'
We are the ones still swingin', swingin'
We are the ones still swingin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Going nonstop, I'm devastating everything
On top, never coming down
I've got my hands in everything
Nonstop, never coming down
[Chorus]
We're just living for today
Keep our light on in the haze
Yeah, forever we will stay
We are the ones still swingin'
We are a beacon in the dark
A lighthouse risen from the heart
We've been here from the start
We are the ones still swingin'
[Outro]
We are the ones still swingin'
We are the ones still swingin'
Where Did the Angels Go? Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Every day, I wake up and I fall from grace
Every move I make has got me stuck in the darkest place
I'd pray for mercy, but I love the fear
I should've listened while the angels were living here
[Chorus]
I’m sick to my soul
I gave you control
It feels I'm hanging at the end of my rope
I wanna believe
That there is still hope
Now I’m hanging in the balance alone
Heaven better tell me where the hell did the angels go?
[Verse 2]
Every day, I ask myself if this is real
And I only hurt myself to show you that I can feel
Are you the cancer that I can't survive?
I should've listened when the angels were still alive
[Chorus]
I’m sick to my soul
I gave you control
It feels I'm hanging at the end of my rope
I wanna believe
That there is still hope
Now I’m hanging in the balance alone
I don't want to be the last to know
Maybe I should breathe and let it go
Heaven better tell me where the hell did the angels go?
[Bridge]
My demons are stronger than ever
This lifetime is harder than ever
It feels like forever
I'd become somebody better, somebody better
[Chorus]
I’m sick to my soul
I gave you control
It feels I'm hanging at the end of my rope
I wanna believe
That there is still hope
Now I’m hanging in the balance alone
I don't want to be the last to know
Maybe I should breathe and let it go
Heaven better tell me where the hell did the angels go?
[Outro]
Where did the angels go?
Where did the angels go?
Silence Is the Enemy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I know you wanted me to keep my mouth shut
Because you hate it when I speak my mind
I suffer through, but it feels so messed up
Like my opinion is a waste of time
[Pre-Chorus]
We never wanted it to be this way
They never listen to a word we say
[Chorus]
So, scream your heart out
You are the chosen
You gotta show them silence is the enemy
Scream it out loud
We are the broken
We gotta show them silence is the enemy
[Verse 2]
You take your needles and sew my mouth shut
But you will never hear the last of me
This is the reason that we're all so fucked up
You are the reason that we don't believe
[Pre-Chorus]
We never wanted it to be this way
They never listen to a word we say
[Chorus]
So, scream your heart out
You are the chosen
You gotta show them silence is the enemy
Scream it out loud
We are the broken
We gotta show them silence is the enemy
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa-oh-oh! Scream it out now
Whoa-oh-oh! Silence is the enemy
Whoa-oh-oh! Scream it out now
Whoa-oh-oh! Silence is the enemy
[Refrain]
You gotta show them silence is the enemy
[Chorus]
Scream your heart out
You are the chosen
You gotta show them silence is the enemy
Scream it out loud
We are the broken
We gotta show them silence is the enemy
[Post-Chorus]
Whoa-oh-oh! Scream it out now
Whoa-oh-oh! Silence is the enemy
Whoa-oh-oh! Scream it out now
Whoa-oh-oh! Silence is the enemy
[Outro]
Scream it out now
Silence is the enemy
Before I Die Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm out here on my own
Giving it a go alone
Begging on my knees
Is there a god to save me?
I've been a wretched soul
From my heart down to my toes
I was lost in my disease
And you were right there screaming
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't change when it’s too late
[Chorus]
Maybe I said the right things wrong
And my one last shot is too far gone
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
Maybe I pushed you way too far
To pull you back from where you are
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
[Verse 2]
From the valley of the dead
I'm hearing every word you said
I'm trying to apologize, but I can't feel my feelings
Are you giving us some room to grow?
Or digging us a deeper hole
And killing any shred of hope for us to believe in?
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't change when it’s too late
[Chorus]
Maybe I said the right things wrong
And my one last shot is too far gone
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
Maybe I pushed you way too far
To pull you back from where you are
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
[Bridge]
I'm out here on my own
Sick of being here alone
I know where I belong, but I can't
Find my way home
Find my way home
Find my way home
Find my way home
Find my way
[Chorus]
Maybe I said the right things wrong
And my one last shot is too far gone
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
Maybe I pushed you way too far
To pull you back from where you are
But if I can, I swear that I
Will live for you before I die
[Outro]
Will live for you before I die
I will live for you before I die
Wish You Never Met Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This is the moment that I've feared the most
Helplessly watching as we turn to ghosts
Is it over? Tell me if it's over
This is the hardest thing I've ever done
Hopelessly waiting as you turn and run
Is it over? Is it really over?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I promised you that I would change
Then I broke it in a million ways
Now I alone take the blame
While you take everything...
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Why can't we start this over?
What have we done to us?
You say that you need closure
Are you just giving up on us?
[Chorus]
I refuse to fade away
As you're trying to forget me
Take my heart and walk away
Like you wish you never met me
[Verse 2]
Now that I know that you're not on my side
What good is love if it's always denied?
Is it over? Is it really over?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I swore to God that I could change
But I let you down in a million ways
I alone take the blame
While you take everything...
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Why can't we start this over?
What have we done to us?
You say that you need closure
Are you just giving up on us?
[Chorus]
I refuse to fade away
As you're trying to forget me
Take my heart and walk away
Like you wish you never met me
[Post-Chorus]
Like you wish you never met me
Like you wish you never met me
Like you wish you never met me
Do you wish you never met me?
[Solo]
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Why can't we start this over?
What have we done to us?
You say that you need closure
Are you just giving up on us?
Why can't we start this over?
What have we done to us?
You say that you need closure
Are you just giving up on us?
[Chorus]
I refuse to fade away
As you're trying to forget me
Take my heart and walk away
Like you wish you never met me
I refuse to fade away
As you're trying to forget me
Take my heart and walk away
Like you wish you never met me
[Post-Chorus]
Like you wish you never met me
Like you wish you never met me
Like you wish you never met me
Do you wish you never met me?
Give Me Back My Life Lyrics
[Intro]
All the walls coming down around me
[Verse 1]
I know that I'm fucked up and infected
I've been hiding in the fear, rejected
Thank God that you finally found me
'Cause you gotta get me outta here
I've been sick and disconnected
I've been loving like I've been neglected
All the walls coming down around me
And you gotta get me outta here
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't take any more...
[Chorus]
I don't wanna breathe
I don't wanna die
I can't feel; I'm paralyzed
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
I can't breathe; I can't fight
I wanna feel like I'm alive
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
[Verse 2]
I know I'm a walking contradiction
I'm the truth that you wish was fiction
And this heart isn't known to hate me
I just want to disappear
I've been on a self-inflicted mission
To destroy everything I'm given
Thank God that you finally found me
'Cause you got to get me out of here
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't take any more...
[Chorus]
I don't wanna breathe
I don't wanna die
I can't feel; I'm paralyzed
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
I can't breathe; I can't fight
I wanna feel like I'm alive
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
[Bridge]
You took my pride
You took control
There's nothing sacred anymore
Give back what's mine
Give back my soul
[Refrain]
I don't wanna breathe
But I don't wanna die
[Chorus]
I don't wanna breathe
I don't wanna die
I can't feel; I'm paralyzed
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
I can't breathe; I can't fight
I wanna feel like I'm alive
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my
I don't wanna breathe
I don't wanna die
I can't feel; I'm paralyzed
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
I can't breathe; I can't fight
I wanna feel like I'm alive
I'm not taking this tonight
Give me back my life
Breathe You In Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Why do I gotta learn the hard way?
Why do I gotta burn my bridges down?
Now that I feel so numb
Can't I just be me, for fuck sake?
Maybe I don't have a purpose
Maybe I cut way too deep
Or maybe I'll scratch the surface
And find out that I'm not worthless
[Pre-Chorus]
And I have never been so alive...
[Chorus]
I feel a fire burning underneath my skin
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
I feel a freedom from this hopelessness within
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
[Verse 2]
I should have stopped when I saw you breaking
I should have stopped, but I had to see it through
Now that I've come undone
I know why I've been forsaken
Maybe I'm too weak to hold you
Maybe you're just out of reach
So sorry I suffocate you
It must feel like I hate you
[Pre-Chorus]
But I have never been so alive...
[Chorus]
I feel a fire burning underneath my skin
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
I feel a freedom from this hopelessness within
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
[Bridge]
I've been afraid to show you what I'm made of
All of this time, what was I so afraid of?
You never did anything to make me feel this way
To make me feel this way
[Chorus]
I feel a fire burning underneath my skin
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
I feel a freedom from this hopelessness within
Now that I'm breathing, I'll breathe you in
[Outro]
I'll breathe you in
I'll breathe you in
Leader of the Broken Hearts Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the lies I told are now the truth
Here I am with nothing left to lose
Now that I'm crawling in my skin
Maybe it's time I just give in
And become the leader of the broken hearts
[Chorus]
And now I finally know what it feels like
To risk everything and still survive
When you're standing on the battlefield
And all the pain is real
That’s when you realize
That you must've done something right
'Cause you've never felt so alive
[Verse 2]
Holding out for more than I deserve
And hanging on to all your careless words
Maybe it's time I cut the cord
Maybe I stay and take some more
I've become the leader of the broken hearts
[Chorus]
And now I finally know what it feels like
To risk everything and still survive
When you're standing on the battlefield
And all the pain is real
That's when you realize
And now I finally know what it feels like
To risk everything and still survive
When you're standing on the battlefield
And all the pain is real
That’s when you realize
That you must've done something right
'Cause you've never felt so alive
[Bridge]
I'm the leader of the broken hearts
I'm the leader of the broken hearts
I'm the leader of the broken hearts
I'm the leader of the broken hearts
I'm the leader of the broken hearts
I'm the leader of the broken hearts...
[Chorus]
And now I finally know what it feels like
To risk everything and still survive
When you're standing on the battlefield
And all the pain is real
It's when you realize
And now you finally know what it feels like
To risk everything and still survive
When you're standing on the battlefield
And all the pain is real
That’s when you realize
That you must've done something right
'Cause you've never felt so alive
Not That Beautiful Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I pray and I fast and I run from the past
I pick up the phone just to find I'm alone
It's wearing me out and the weight of my sins
Killed the faith that I have, so it's time I begin
Back to the start just to see how it feels
I was the one that you thought you could heal
Now that it's over, it's time to move on
'Cause I was the righteous and you were the wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
Every time I try to run and hide
I feel you haunting me
[Chorus]
I'm addicted to the games that you play
You make me feel so pitiful
Like you're so beautiful
Your heart is beating me to death every day
But I am not that pitiful
You're not that beautiful
[Verse 2]
I suffer inside just to feel I'm alive
I bury the truth 'cause I know it's a lie
I never said all the things I should say
'Cause you were the master and I was a slave
If I could find me a drug to forget you
I'd overdose on the day that I met you
Kill all the drama; it's time to move on
'Cause I am the righteous and you are the wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
Every time I try to run and hide
I feel you haunting me
[Chorus]
I'm addicted to the games that you play
You make me feel so pitiful
Like you're so beautiful
Your heart is beating me to death every day
But I am not that pitiful
You're not that beautiful
I'm not that pitiful
You're not so beautiful
[Bridge]
Every time I look into your eyes
I see a demon in disguise
You fucking make me sick
You are the one that I despise
You take me, you break me, you feed me lies
And all that you gave me in return was my demise
So maybe I'm just crazy for believing this shit
But, goddamn, I can't believe I'm fucking dealing with this
It's like a nightmare and I can't wake up
I just can't wake up
[Chorus]
I'm addicted to the games that you play
You make me feel so pitiful
Like you're so beautiful
Your heart is beating me to death every day
But I am not that pitiful
You're not that beautiful
I'm not that pitiful
You're not so beautiful
[Outro]
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful
Walking Dead Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Everybody told me
Everybody told me that this would happen
I didn't wanna believe
Didn't wanna believe that you were right
I was so caught up
Caught up in a world that I cut you out of
Now I'm hating myself
I'm hating myself
I never should've shut you out
[Chorus]
We are the walking dead
Swallow the lies we're fed
Uncover your eyes, uncover your eyes
Uncover the truth and you'll realize
We're hanging by a thread
We are the walking dead
[Verse 2]
It might take some time
But I really think we could start things over
Take a look out our lives
Take a look at how fucked up we've become
In your bloodshot eyes, all I see is pain and devastation
And now I'm hating myself
I'm hating myself
I never should've shut you out
[Chorus]
We are the walking dead
Swallow the lies we're fed
Uncover your eyes, uncover your eyes
Uncover the truth and you'll realize
We're hanging by a thread
We are the walking dead
[Bridge]
Can anything bring us back to life?
I'm willing to make us right
Can anything bring us back to life?
I'm willing to make us right
'Cause the further that we're falling apart
The more that it breaks my heart
[Chorus]
We are the walking dead
Swallow the lies we're fed
Uncover your eyes, uncover your eyes
Uncover the truth and you'll realize
We're hanging by a thread
We are the walking dead
Uncover your eyes, uncover your eyes
Uncover the truth and you'll realize
We are the walking dead
Swallow the lies we're fed
Uncover your eyes, uncover your eyes
Uncover the truth and you'll realize
We're hanging by a thread
We are the walking dead
[Outro]
We are the walking dead
Won’t Let Up Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If you feel like your world is coming down around you
Or you feel like this world is looking down upon you
The only way is up
But if you change, you gotta wanna
And if you don’t, then you’ll definitely be a goner
And it’s okay if you break down or break through
I’ll be here if you need me to remind you
You’re not the first and you’re not the last
It only gets worse if you’re living in the past
[Pre-Chorus]
Open your eyes and you will see
'Cause I still believe...
[Chorus]
Sometimes, you've gotta lose everything
To find out that you’ve always been running blind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
Sometimes, you've gotta leave everything
To find out what you don’t want to leave behind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
[Verse 2]
So, when you feel like everybody's out to get you
L-O-V-E yourself; it will protect you
And when the dust settles, and you have your breakthroughs
M-U-R-D-E-R all the pain, it will
Set you free, everybody like me
Just reach for the sky while you rise and you see
You’re not the first, and you’re not the last
It only gets worse if you’re living in the past
[Pre-Chorus]
Open your eyes and you will see
'Cause I still believe...
[Chorus]
Sometimes, you've gotta lose everything
To find out that you’ve always been running blind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
Sometimes, you've gotta leave everything
To find out what you don’t want to leave behind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
[Bridge]
Hey, even though it hurts like hell, we have to bleed
Hey, even when we fight for air, we keep on breathing
Hey, even if you've lost yourself, you still have me
Hey, even if you hate yourself and have no reason
[Pre-Chorus]
I still believe in
I still believe in
I still believe in
I still believe in...
[Chorus]
Sometimes, you've gotta lose everything
To find out that you’ve always been running blind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
Sometimes, you've gotta leave everything
To find out what you don’t want to leave behind
You gotta keep your head up
When the world won’t let up
[Outro]
You gotta keep your head up
'Cause the world won't let up
Keep your head up
You gotta keep your head up
'Cause the world won't let up
As Far as I Remember Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This could be my last confession
This could be my last defense
I wish that we could learn our lesson
I wish that we could make amends and turn the page
[Chorus]
As far as I remember
It was a day to forgive and forget
You said that you would let go
But I guess you didn't mean what you said
Now it's time to surrender
'Cause I don't want to live with regret
And nothing lasts forever
As far as I remember
[Verse 2]
This could be a new beginning
Or this could be a brutal end
I wish that we could stop pretending
I wish that we could make amends and turn the page
[Chorus]
As far as I remember
It was a day to forgive and forget
You said that you would let go
But I guess you didn't mean what you said
Now it's time to surrender
'Cause I don't want to live with regret
And nothing lasts forever
As far as I remember
[Bridge]
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
[Chorus]
As far as I remember
It was a day to forgive and forget
You said that you would let go
But I guess you didn't mean what you said
Now it's time to surrender
'Cause I don't want to live with regret
And nothing lasts forever
As far as I remember
[Outro]
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
(As far as I remember)
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
(As far as I remember)
I'd rather die on my feet
Than live my life on my knees
What’s Left of Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So this is what it feels like
To get back up when your back’s against the wall
And this is what it looks like
When you’re all chocked up and you’re trying to hide it
I know it doesn't feel right
But you did what you did and I have to end it all
And this is what you get now
When you’re caught in the act and you can’t deny it
[Pre-Chorus]
You've done your best
To take what’s left
[Chorus]
No I won’t take all the pieces
Put them back together
You've got the best of me
But I won’t give you what’s left of me
I won’t take the pieces
Put them back together
You took the best of me
You can’t have what’s left of me
[Verse 2]
So this is what it feels like
When you’re back at the start and both your hands are tied
And this is what it sounds like
When you can’t break free but they hear you screaming
And now it doesn't feel right
Because you said what you said and I have to break the ties
I’m looking for a knife now
To cut my losses and stop the bleeding
[Pre-Chorus]
I've done my best
To save what’s left
[Chorus]
No I won’t take all the pieces
Put them back together
You've got the best of me
But I won’t give you what’s left of me
I won’t take the pieces
Put them back together
You took the best of me
You can’t have what’s left of me
[Bridge]
You can’t have what’s left of me
You can’t have what’s left of me
Can’t have what’s left of me
What’s left of me
[Chorus]
No I won’t take all the pieces
Put them back together
You've got the best of me
But I won’t give you what’s left of me
I won’t take the pieces
Put them back together
You took the best of me
You can’t have what’s left of me
You can’t have what’s left of me
9th Life Lyrics
[Intro]
This'll be my ninth life
Hey! Hey!
This'll be my ninth life
[Verse 1]
I fall down and I black out
I'm a ghost town
I'm a zombie in my head
I'm an earthquake
Make the world shake
And I won't break
You can't kill the living dead
[Pre-Chorus]
Because I shot once
And I shot twice
And I died three times
I'm still standing
[Chorus]
Here we go again
This'll be the last time
This'll be the last word
Till the end
Hanging on my last tie
Living just to die
I lost the castle, kept the crown
I built this house to burn it down tonight
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
[Post-Chorus]
This'll be my ninth life
Ninth life
[Verse 2]
I spit blood like a flash flood
Then I rise up
No, you'll never keep me down
I'm a freight train
Burning in flames
I've got no shame
And I'm crashing through your town
[Pre-Chorus]
Because I died once
And I died twice
And I'd died three times
I'm still standing
[Chorus]
Here we go again
This'll be the last time
This'll be the last word
Till the end
Hanging on my last tie
Living just to die
I lost the castle, kept the crown
I built this house to burn it down tonight
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
[Refrain]
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life
[Chorus]
Here we go again
This'll be the last time
This'll be the last word
Till the end
Hanging on my last tie
Living just to die
I lost the castle, kept the crown
I built this house to burn it down tonight
This'll be the last time
This'll be my ninth life