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Chronicles of Life And Death (2004)
The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
Good Charlotte (2000)

 

album: Good Charlotte (2000)

"THE LITTLE THINGS"

Yeah, this song is dedicated (This is Good Charlotte) To every kid who ever got picked last in gym class (You know what I'm saying, this is for you) To every kid who never had a date to no school dance (This is for you) To everyone whose ever been called a freak (Y'all no what I'm saying) This is for you (What?) Here we (GC) Here we go Yeah, uh, what, c'mon (Y'all know what I'm talking about, you all know what I'm saying) Yeah, what, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon Here we go, oh oh oh oh oh (C'mon) oh oh oh oh oh (Let's do this) here we go...

Like the time at school when we got free lunch and the cool kids beat us up (Reduced lunch) And the rich kids had convertibles and we had to ride the bus (Fifty-five) Like the time we made the baseball team but they still laughed at us (You still suck!) Like the time that girl broke up with me 'cause I wasn't cool enough TRICK! Things...things...here we go

The little things, little things, they always hang around The little things, little things, they try to break me down The little things, little things, they just won't go away The little things, little things, made me who I am today, GO You wanna hate me now, but I won't stop now 'Cause I can't stop now

Yeah, what (C'mon) what, yeah (What) c'mon, c'mon, here we go... Like the time mom went to that institute 'cause she was breaking down (I just can't take it) Like the car we had that wouldn't start we had to walk to get around (Can I get a ride?) And that same year on Christmas Eve dad went to the store (I'll see you kids later) We checked his room his things were gone, we didn't see him no more DICK! Things...things...here we go

The little things, little things, they always hang around The little things, little things, they try to break me down The little things, little things, they just won't go away The little things, little things, made me who I am today, GO You wanna hate me now, but I won't stop now 'Cause I can't stop now

What, what, what...here we go...here we go... go...go The little things, little things, little things, little things, little things, little things, little things, little things, little things (oh oh oh oh oh), little things, little things, little things, little things (oh oh oh oh oh), little things, little things, little things...here we go

Oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh And it always seems those little things (oh oh oh oh oh), they take the biggest part of me, break down (oh oh oh oh oh), I'm breaking down, I'm breaking down...

"WALDORF WORLDWIDE"

Waldorf, Naptown, worldwide. What?

Come on, get up, get up, get up, come on Yeah, break it break it break it down. Tikki, tikki

Everythings gonna be alright now Everythings gonna be alright Get down stay up all night now Let's do this one more time Everything will be alright alright Bring it in bring it in what? bring in..the verse..

Listen up 'cause there ain't nothin' funny, I wanna hot girl and a little bit of money, I wanna little house where my band can live, 'Cause we're tired of movin' every other weekend I wanna go to parties where they got no guns, I wanna rock with my band, I wanna have a little fun Where thugs and punks and any other type, Can sing this song and we'll sing it all night (sing it!)

Everythings gonna be alright now Everythings gonna be alright Get down stay up all night now Let's do this one more time Everything will be alright Everything will be alright alright

All I wanna do is kick the welfare, all I wanna do is get my share All I wanna do is kick the welfare, all I wanna do is get my share And I don't wanna run for the president, I just want an honest way to pay my rent And I'm tired of the man always shuttin' us down, Tired of my old man 'cause he's never around And I'm tired of eating off of other people's plates, And I don't look important, so they're tellin' me to wait Police records said they wouldn't exist, I wanna know the meaning of a Christmas list Said all I wanna do is kick the welfare, All I wanna do is get my share, All I wanna do is make somethin' from nothin', It's GC baby and we're workin' with somethin',

Everythings gonna be alright now Everythings gonna be alright Get down stay up all night now Let's do this one more time Everything will be alright Everything will be alright alright

We'll be self-made millionaires, These lives we'll lead without a care, oh yeah, And we'll see what we'll be

Everything's gonna be alright now, Everybody say oh yeah that's right, Everything's gonna be alright now, Everybody say it one more time, Everything will be alright, alright... alright... Alright... (We'll see you when we get there), Alright... (We'll see you when we get there) On the video, Or the radio, In the magazines, On the movie screens

"THE MOTIVATION PROCLAMTION"

Spend your lazy, endless crazy days, inside my head, You're so selfish, you're not the only one who thinks he's dead I'm paid to smile, now I'm on trial for what you think I said But I never said that everything would be ok, And I never said that we would live to see another day..yeah..yeah..

[Chorus:] Motivate me, I wanna get myself out of this bed, Captivate me, I want good thoughts inside of my head, If I fall down would you come around and pick me right up off the ground [x2]

I'm realistic and narcissistic, You say I'm selfish and absurd You try to change me, you try to save me You say I'm gonna learn, I'm so blind, I'm out of time, You're so unkind sometimes, I never lied, I never lied, I never lied Cuz I never said that everything would be ok, and I never said that we would live to see another day..yeah..yeah..

[Chorus]

Yeah, 'Cause everything it'll be ok, You know we're gonna live to see another day, Yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah... Motivate me...yeah, (I wanna get myself outta this) Motivate me...yeah (I wanna get myself outta this) Motivate me...yeah (I wanna get myself outta this) Motivate me...yeah (I wanna get myself outta this bed!)

"EAST COAST ANTHEM"

Walking on the streets of D.C., On the East Coast where I live, You say what's the problem What's with this angry kid You don't like the way I walk, or the way I talk, or the way I swing my hands, You don't like the words I speak, or the thoughts I think, And I know you'll never understand

You know On the East Coast, we ride until we die You know, Well there's a place inside my mind, Yeah, a place you'll never find, There's a place inside my mind, Walk this way You know

And wouldn't it be perfect if I could sit with you? And we would change a thing or two, we'd change a thing or two, We would change the way you think, we would change the way I think, We can't change the way they think so we're not changin' anything

You know On the East Coast, we ride until we die You know Well there's a place inside my mind, Yeah, a place you'll never find, There's a place inside my mind, leave today You know

'Cause on the East Coast we ride, until the day we die Well there's a place inside my mind, Yeah, a place you'll never find, There's a place inside my mind, Walk this way There's a place inside my mind, Yeah, a place you'll never find, There's a place inside my mind, leave today You know

"FESTIVAL SONG"

I don't care about a thing today I used to but I'm fed up And I can hear the words you say I wish that you would shut up I've got responsibility that is my liability, a menace to society At least that's what they say to me

[Chorus] But tonight, tonight, it's on tonight I don't want your boring life, And I don't want your 9 to 5, Or anyone to tell me how to live my life

People always tell me not to waste my time, To get a real job and get back in line, You can say I'll never be a millionaire, Tell me this guitar won't get me anywhere,

I've got responsibility, that is my liability, I'm questioning authority They say there's not a chance for me

[Chorus]

Your future's no future, Your future's no future, Your future's no future, I control my future

[Chorus x2]

I'm leavin I'm leavin I'm leavin I'm leavin TONIGHT

"COMPLICATED"

one time... one time (alright here we go) two times one time for your mind you body and your soul every time that I rhyme you know I'm in control alright here we go here we go here we go

And we've been here for so many years, But still it seems as if you're not there (are you there) Well, every time I talk, you turn away (do you care), Isn't Dad an obligation to care And we said...

[Chorus:] And we've been here for so many years, So many years still it seems... so why you're so complicated, (yeah) you're overated, (well alright) you're complicated, Well this feeling is love.

Well I came in the door, yeah I said it before, I never let the stress get me down no more Giving thanks to the Lord, you know I pray every day, Giving shouts to my peeps and this is what we said, And we said...

[Chorus]

You got your one little room with a black and white TV, You got you one single bed and you don't wanna see, You're living all alone you're like a dog without a bone, You're living all alone 'cause you left us all at home, Well you had a second chance but you threw it all away, A fourth and fifth and sixth now that was yesterday, Now you're sitting at a bar just drowning in your tears, Lonely in the corner while everybody cheers, And we said...

[Chorus]

But six dollars in your pocket one's your secret stash, Three's for alcohol and two's for cigarettes, alright...

[Note: This is the acoustic version of the song. The CD version has the first two lines of the bridge as "You left us one little room with a black and white TV, One eviction notice and a bill for therapy"]

"SEASONS"

mmer air reminds me of all the feelings of your love, And what it was like when we were together, Walking all along the beach, you were never far from my reach, And you held me through the stormy weather,

[Chorus:] And I, I want to fall in love tonight, And I remember when you said "everything is gonna be alright"

Laying in the summer grass, you told me not to talk so fast, As I told you how I feel, You made me feel right at home, You told me I was not alone and you knew just how I feel,

I know we talked about it, I just can't get around it, I just want one more night with you,

[Chorus]

October air reminds me of all the seasons of your love, And what it was like when we were together The smell of fall is everywhere and though it seems, I just don't care, 'cause now you've gone away,

[Chorus] (Alright) I (I wanna fall in love) I (I wanna fall in love tonight)

"DON'T WANNA STOP"

All these games you play your messin' with my head,(messin with my head) I don't know why I stay I should leave instead (I should leave instead), When I speak from my heart you laugh like it's a game (this ain't no game) Yeah we'd make great friends, but it just isn't the same...

[Chorus] And I know this is not the way it should be, And I know you treat him like me, But I don't wanna stop, I don't wanna stop, I don't wanna stop, I don't wanna stop [x3]

Now I don't need you to buy me pretty things (you don't pay for me), Pay for my tattoos or buy me diamond rings (we don't want those things), All I know is that I'm happy to see you smile (i want to see you smile), And it'd make my day if you'd just stay for awhile (stay with me),

[Chorus]

This has gone on for way too long... And I'm tired of movin' on [x3]

[Chorus]

"I HEARD YOU"

Today I screwed up again, You said I could tell in the way you said goodbye, I saw you sitting at your t-shirt stand with your new boyfriend, He's really cool, I get the point

[Chorus] I don't want you, I don't want you, I heard you, I heard you, I heard you say not a chance, What don't you see, I don't want you, I don't want you, I heard you, I heard you, I heard you say you're not good enough for me [Chorus Ends]

Today I screwed up again, I wasn't paying attention, I walked into the wall again, I heard you laugh and saw you grin, While you were sitting at your t-shirt stand, With all your cool friends, they're really cool, I get the point

[Chorus] [Chorus Ends]

Today I'll give it one last try, And then I'll wonder why, I did it to myself once again, I saw your boyfriend, he's 6'3", Quarterback on varsity The football players love to torture me, So I'm feeling like I'm not fitting in, I know that I'm not fitting in with you, And your stuck-up friends, I get the point

"WALK BY"

She walks down to the store at eight, The devil walks with her and he thinks she's great, When she looks at me, I don't know what I saw, I think he's tryin' to make me his son in law

[Chorus] When she, Walked by, walked by, walked by, she walked on by [x2]

Let's go! Yeah

Egos fly when she walks by, She caught my eye on October 9th, 22 days before Halloween, How did I know she'd be my evil queen,

[Chorus]

My mother warned me against girls like you, She said stay away from them son, you know they're not true, All they're gonna do is put you under a spell, she told me, When you're fallin' down, you're going straight to hell

Let's go! Yeah! Oh! C'mon!

Yeeah! Walked by, walked by, walked by, I'm gonna walked on by [x2] Let's go! Walk on by Walk on by Walk on by Walk on by

"THE CLICK"

Just because I walk Like Obi-Wan Kenobi You people talk But you don't even know me And all these guys {But thats alright,} I think they wanna fight me {cuz I get down with GC,} And all these girls {So I walk on,} I know that they don't like me {and listen to their CD's.} Some people laugh They do it just to spite me I'm in a crowd {Behind my back} and none of them are like me {They don't know what I see} But I don't care what they say I don't need them anyway I'll just go about my day But anyway

You go out on Friday night I'll stay in but that's all right 'Cause I have found a click To call my own, in-crowd Out-crowd I don't care, your crowd My crowd We can share 'Cause I have found A click to call my own (Let's go)

So come and talk to me On my computer screen The best years of our lives Aren't as easy as they seem But one day we'll look back And then we'll have to laugh They used to call us names Now they want our autographs {To get the girl and make the grade It's all a show It's all a game And I would lose it if I play It's all the same}

So I don't care what they say I don't need them anyway I'll just go about my day But anyway

You go out on Friday night I'll stay in but that's all right 'Cause I have found a click To call my own, in-crowd Out-crowd I don't care, your crowd My crowd We can share 'Cause I have found a Click to call my own

She says she'd call But I know she won't (She won't) (She won't)

You go out on Friday night I'll stay in but that's all right 'Cause I have found a click To call my own, in-crowd Out-crowd I don't care, your crowd My crowd We can't share 'Cause I have found a Click to call my own (Let's go)

I don't care what you say I don't need you anyway I'll just go about my day But anyway

I don't care what you say I don't need you anyway I'll just go about my day But anyway

[in true are words from "undergrads" version]

"LET ME GO"

Down in the streets outside of Washington, D.C., I wasted all my time and you were there with me, Back then it meant so much to have you by my side, I always had your back, and you always had mine Sayin...

[Chorus:] Let me go, Have some fun, Well my decision sucks to you, But I'm so young

We'd hang out late and fight just trying to have fun We were such punk ass kids but we knew everyone And who could see through such blazed up bloodshot eyes, There was a plan for us one day we'd realize,

[Chorus]

na na na na ...

"SCREAMER"

Communication is a lot like the wind when I speak, It's like no one understands, and I'm left with empty hands, Forever I can't speak, So many things I'll never learn, You can't cross bridges that you've burned,

[Chorus:] Why is life such an issue in your mind, Why are the answers to my problems hard to find, So hard to find,

Don't forget to buckle when you fall, Beneath the pressure of the seconds when, Your life became a screamer, Staring at the sea things become so small, I want movies of my dreams, and pictures on my wall, Pictures on my wall,

[Chorus:] Why is life such an issue in your mind, Why are the answers to my problems hard to find, So hard to find,

You say that I'm a dreamer, I say you're a non-believer, Take out the light, take out the light start screamin', I'm dreaming, I'm a dreamer, no one believes me, And you don't either, So tell me what to do, Take out the light, Take out the light, Take out the light, Take out the light start screamin

Change

on...on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on on and on and on and on and on

I am lost in the see-thru I think you lost yourself too Throughout all of this confusion I hope I somehow get to you I practiced all the things I'd say To tell you how I feel And when I finally get my chance It all seems so surreal Cause from the first time I saw you I only thought about you I didn't know you I wanted to hold on to The things you'd never say to me

[Chorus:] Cause you said You can't change the way you feel (I could never do that, I could never do that) But you can't tell me this ain't real Cause this is real (And you would see right through that) In the end it's all I've got (So I would hold onto that) So I'm gonna hold on On and on and on and on On and on and on and on and on and on and on

And now you've got me watching your eyes (Watching just to see, watching just to see) You've got me waiting just to see (If you'll ever look at me) If it goes away it never will (Will it ever go? Will it ever go my way?) Your eyes are watching me Oh And now you've got me thinking 'bout The first time that I met you Standing in a crowded room But I could only see you And I hope my words will get through Cause now I can't forget you I wanna tell you If only I could reach you And make you feel this way

[Chorus]

Ohhh On and on and on Ohhh On and on and on and on

"THANK YOU MOM"

Always, Always and Forever [x2]

I'm sitting here I'm thinking back to a time when I was young My memory is clear as day I'm listening to the dishes clink You were downstairs you would sing songs of praise And all the times we laughed with you And all the times that you stayed true to us

Now we'll say, I said I thank you I'll always thank you More than you could know Than I could ever show And I love you I'll always love you There's nothing I won't do to say these words to you That you're beautiful forever

Always, Always and forever

you were my mom, you were my dad The only thing I ever had was you, It's true And even when the times got hard you were there To let us know that we'd get through you showed me how to be a man You taught me how to understand the things people do You showed me how to love my God You taught me that not everyone knows the truth

And I thank you I'll always thank you More than you could know Than I could ever show And I love you I'll always love you There's nothing I won't do to say these words to you That you will live forever

Forever and ever [x2]

[x2:] I said I thank you I'll always thank you More than you could know Than I could ever show And I love you I'll always love you There's nothing I won't do to say these words to you

That you will live forever

album: The Young and The Hopeless (2002)

"THE ANTHEM"

It's a new day But it all feels old, It's a good life, That's what I'm told, But everything, it all just feels the same...

And my high school It felt more to me Like a jail cell, A penitentiary My time spent there, it only made me see

That I don't ever wanna be like you I don't wanna do the things you do I'm never gonna hear the words you say And I don't ever wanna, I don't ever wanna be

You Don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is This is the anthem Throw all your hands up You.. Don't wanna be you

"Go to college, A university Get a real job" That's what they said to me But I could never live the way they want I'm gonna get by And just do my time Out of step while They all get in line I'm just a Minor Threat so pay no mind

Do you really wanna be like them? Do you really wanna be another trend? Do you wanna be part of that crowd? Cause I don't ever wanna I don't ever wanna be

You Don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is This is the anthem Throw all your hands up You Don't wanna be you

Shake it once, that's fine Shake it twice, that's okay Shake it three times, you're playing with yourself again

You Don't wanna be just like you What I'm sayin' is This is the anthem Throw all your hands up Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me You Don't wanna be just like you (just like you) This is the anthem Throw all your hands up Y'all got to feel me, sing if you're with me Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh) Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh) Another loser anthem (Whoa-oh) Another loser anthem...!

"LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS"

Always see it on t.v. Or read it in the magazines Celebrities who want sympathy All they do is piss and moan Inside the rolling stone Talkin'about how hard life can be

I'd like to see them spend a week Livin' life out on the street I don't think they would survive If they could spend a day or two Walkin' in someone else's shoes I think they'd stumble and they'd fall They would fall... (fall)

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complainin' Always complainin'... If money is such a problem Well they've got mansions Think we should rob them

Well did you know when you were famous you could kill your wife And there's no such thing as 25 to life As long as you've got the cash, to pay for Cochran And did you know if you were caught and you were smokin' crack McDonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back You could always just run for mayor of D.C.

I'd like to see them spend a week Livin' life out on the street I don't think they would survive If they could spend a day or two Walking in someone else's shoes I think they'd stumble and they'd fall they would fall

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complainin' Always complainin'... If money is such a problem Well they've got mansions Think we should rob them

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous They're always complainin' Always complainin'... If money is such a problem They've got so many problems Think I could solve them

Lifestyles of the rich and famous We'll take your clothes, cash, cars and homes just stop complainin'

Lifestyles of the rich and famous... Lifestyles of the rich and famous... Lifestyles of the rich and famous

"WONDERING"

If you want me to wait I would wait for you If you tell me to stay I would stay right through If you don't wanna say Anything at all I'm happy wondering

Go!

Yeah, yeah

Since I was a young man I never was a fun man I never had a plan and no security Then ever since i met you I never could forget you I only wanna get you right here next to me

Cause everybody (a-whoa-oh-oh) Needs someone that they can trust and You're somebody (a-whoa-oh-oh) That I found just in time

If you want me to wait I would wait for you If you tell me to stay I would stay right through If you don't wanna say Anything at all I'm happy wondering

Now my life is changing It's always rearranging It's always getting stranger than I thought it ever could Ever since I found you I wanna be around you I wanna get down to the point that I need you

Cause everybody (a-whoa-oh-oh) Needs someone that they can trust and You're somebody (a-whoa-oh-oh) That I found just in time

If you want me to wait I would wait for you If you tell me to stay I would stay right through If you don't wanna say Anything at all I'm happy wondering

Go!

Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah

Don't tell me The bad news Don't tell me anything at all Just tell me That you need me And stay right here with me

If you want me to wait I would wait for you If you tell me to stay I would stay right through If you don't wanna say Anything at all I'm happy wondering

If you want me to wait I would wait for you If you tell me to stay I would stay right through If you don't wanna say Anything at all I'm happy wondering

"THE STORY OF MY OLD MAN"

I don't know too much about too much of my old man I know he walked right out the door, we never saw him again Last I heard he was at the bar, doin' himself in I know I got that same disease, I guess I got that from him

This is the story of my old man Just like his father before him I'm tellin' you, do anything you can So you don't end up just like them Like them

Monday he woke up and hated life Drank until Wednesday and left his wife Thursday through Saturday he lost everything Woke up on Sunday, miserable again

I remember baseball games and workin' on the car Told me that he loved me and that I would go far Showed me how to work hard and stick up for myself I Wish it wasn't too hard to listen to himself

This is the story of my old man Just like his father before him I'm tellin' you, do anything you can So you don't end up just like them Like them

Monday he woke up and hated life Drank until Wednesday and left his wife Thursday through Saturday he lost everything Woke up on Sunday, miserable again Again Again

Someday he'll wish that he made things right (made things right) Long for his family and miss his wife (miss his wife) Remember the days he had everything (everything) Now he's alone and miserable again

"GIRLS AND BOYS"

Educated With money He's well dressed Not funny And not much to say in Most conversations But he'll put the bill in All situations Cause he pays for everything

Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny

Paper Or plastic Don't matter She'll have it Vacations And shopping sprees These are a few Of her favorite things She'll get what she wants If she's willing to please His type of girl Always comes with a fee Hey, now, there's nothing for free

Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny And these girls like these boys like these boys like these girls The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money

Let's go! Eh, eh!

Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money Boys will laugh at girls when they're not funny And these girls like these boys like these boys like these girls The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money

All of these boys, yeah and all of these girls Losing their souls in a material world All of these boys, yeah and all of these girls Losing their souls in a material world All of these boys, yeah and all of these girls Losing their souls in a material world All of these boys, yeah and all of these girls Losing their souls in a material world

"MY BLOODY VALENTINE"

Oh, my love Please don't cry I'll wash my bloody hands and We'll start a new life

I ripped out His throat And called you on the telephone To take off My disguise Just in time to hear you cry when you...

You mourn the death of your bloody valentine The night he died You mourn the death of your bloody valentine One last time

Singin'...

Oh, my love Please don't cry I'll wash my bloody hands and We'll start a new life I don't know much at all I don't know wrong from right All I know is that I love you tonight

There was Police and Flashing lights The rain came down so hard that night and the Headlines read A lover died No tell-tale heart was left to find when you...

You mourn the death of your bloody valentine The night he died You mourn the death of your bloody valentine One last time

Singin'...

Oh, my love Please don't cry I'll wash my bloody hands and We'll start a new life I don't know much at all I don't know wrong from right All I know is that I love you tonight

Tonight

He dropped you off, I followed him home Then I, I stood outside his bedroom window Standing over him, he begged me not to do What I knew I had to do cause I'm so in love with you

Oh, my love Please don't cry I'll wash my bloody hands and We'll start a new life I don't know much at all I don't know wrong from right All I know is that I love you tonight Tonight

"HOLD ON"

This world This world is cold But you don't You don't have to go You're feeling sad, you're feeling lonely, and no one seems to care Your mother's gone and your father hits you This pain you cannot bear

But we all bleed the same way as you do And we all have the same things to go through

Hold on if you feel like letting go Hold on it gets better than you know

Your days You say they're way too long And your nights You can't sleep at all Hold on And you're not sure what you're waiting for, but you don't want to no more And you're not sure what you're looking for, but you don't want to no more

But we all bleed the same way as you do And we all have the same things to go through

Hold on if you feel like letting go Hold on it gets better than you know Don't stop looking, you're one step closer Don't stop searching, it's not over Hold on

What are you looking for? What are you waiting for? Do you know what you're doing to me? Go ahead...What are you waiting for?

Hold on if you feel like letting go Hold on it gets better than you know Don't stop looking, you're one step closer Don't stop searching, it's not over Hold on if you feel like letting go Hold on it gets better than you know Hold on

"RIOT GIRL"

She's got Tattoos And piercings She likes Minor Threat, she likes Social Distortion My girl's A hot girl A hood rat who needs an attitude adjustment

Christina, wouldn't wanna meet her She hates you Britney, so you better run for cover My girl's A hot girl A riot girl and she's angry at the world

Emergency, call 911 She's pissed off at everyone Police, rescue, FBI She wants a riot, she wants a riot

And everywhere we go she gets us thrown out constantly But that's okay Cause I know, I know, I know my baby would do anything for me Yeah!

Christina, wouldn't wanna meet her She hates you Britney, so you better run for cover My girl's A hot girl A riot girl and she's takin' on the world, I said...

Emergency, call 911 She's pissed off at everyone Police, rescue, FBI She wants a riot, she wants a riot She wants a riot, she wants a riot

[repeat "Oh..." in backround] Don't you know that all I really want is you? Gotta know that all I really want is you.

Emergency, call 911 She's pissed off at everyone Police, rescue, FBI She wants riot, she wants a riot

Emergency, call 911 She wants a riot, she wants a riot Police, rescue, FBI She wants a riot, she wants a riot

"SAY ANYTHING"

Here I am on The phone again, and Awkward silence is On the other end I used to know the sound Of a smile in your voice But right now (right now) All I feel (All I feel) Is the pain of the fighting Starting up again

All the things we talk about You know they stay on my mind On my mind All the things we laugh about They'll bring us through it every time After time after time

Don't say a word I know you feel the same Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything Please don't walk away I know you wanna stay Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything

Some say that Time changes Best friends can Become strangers But I don't want that No, not for you If you just stay with me, we can make it through So Here we are again The same old argument And now I'm wonderin' If things'll ever change, yeah When will you laugh again? Laugh like you did back when We'd make noise til 3 AM and the neighbors would complain

All the things we talk about You know they stay on my mind On my mind All the things we laugh about They'll bring us through it every time After time after time

Don't say a word I know you feel the same Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything Please don't walk away I know you wanna stay Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything

I'm fallin' I'm fallin' I'm fallin' down I'm fallin' I'm fallin' I'm fallin' down Down Down Down

Don't say a word I know you feel the same Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything Please don't walk away I know you wanna stay If you'll just give me a sign Say anything, say anything

Don't say a word (Please don't leave) I know you feel the same Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything Please don't walk away (Please don't leave) I know you wanna stay Just give me a sign Say anything, say anything

"THE DAY THAT I DIE"

One day I woke up I woke up knowing Today is the day I will die

Cashdogg was barking Went to the park and enjoyed it one last time I called my mother, told her I loved her And I begged her not to cry

I wrote a letter I said I'd miss her And I signed that Goodbye

[Chorus:] You know the happiest day of my life I swear the happiest day of my life Is the day that I die Can you feel the cold tonight (the day that I die) It sets in, but it's alright (the day that I die) Darkness falls, I'm letting go (the day that I die) All alone but I feel fine (the day that I die)

We took a drive and we drove through D.C. To see the places we lived, long conversations We talked of old friends and all the things that we did

Summer nights Drunken fights Mistakes we made Did we live it right

[Chorus:] You know the happiest day of my life I swear the happiest day of my life Is the day that I die Can you feel the cold tonight? (the day that I die) It sets in, but it's alright (the day that I die) Darkness falls, I'm letting go (the day that I die) All alone but I feel just fine (the day that I die)

[Chorus:] You know the happiest day of my life I know the happiest day of my life I swear the happiest day of my life Is the day that I die Can you feel the cold tonight? (the day that I die) It sets in, but it's alright (the day that I die) Darkness falls, I'm letting go (the day that I die) All alone but I feel fine (the day that I die)

Did I live it right, I hope I lived it right, Did I live it right? (the day that I die) Did I live it right, I hope I lived it right, I know I lived it right (the day that I die)

The Young and The Hopeless

Hard days made me Hard nights shaped me I don't know they somehow saved me And I know I'm making something out of this life they call nothing I Take what I want take what I need you say it's wrong, but it's right for me I won't look down Won't say I'm sorry I know that only God can judge me

[Chorus] And if I make it through today Will tomorrow be the same Am I just running in place And if I stumble and I fall Should I get up and carry on Will it all just be the same Cause I'm young and I'm hopeless I'm lost and I know this I'm going nowhere fast thats what they say I'm troublesome I've fallen I'm angry at my father its me against this world and I don't care I don't care

No one in this industry understands the life I lead when I sing about my past its not a gimmick, not an act These critics, and these trust fund kids try to tell me what punk is but when I see them on the street they got nothing to say

[Chorus] And if I make it through today Will tomorrow be the same Am I just running in place And if I stumble and I fall Should I get up and carry on Will it all just be the same Cause I'm young and I'm hopeless I'm lost and I know this I'm going nowhere fast thats what they say I'm troublesome I've fallen I'm angry at my father its me agaisnt this world and I don't care I don't care I don't care...and now I don't care oooooo ooooo oooooo

I'm young and I'm hopeless I'm lost and I know this I'm going nowhere fast thats what they say that I'm troublesome I've fallen I'm angry at my father its me agaisnt this world and I don't care I don't care. I don't care. I don't care.

"EMOTIONLESS"

Hey dad I'm writing to you not to tell you, that I still hate you just to ask you how you feel and how we fell apart how this fell apart

are you happy out there in this great wide world? do you think about your sons? do you miss your little girl? when you lay your head down how do you sleep at night? do you even wonder if we're all right?

but we're all right we're all right

[Chorus:] it's been a long hard road without you by my side why weren't you there all the nights that we cried you broke my mother's heart you broke your children for life it's not ok, but we're all right I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes but those were just a long lost memory of mine I spent so many years learning how to survive Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive

the days I spent so cold, so hungry were full of hate I was so angry the scars run deep inside this tattooed body there's things I'll take, to my grave but I'm okay I'm okay

[Chorus:] it's been a long hard road without you by my side why weren't you there all the nights that we cried you broke my mother's heart you broke your children for life it's not ok, but we're all right I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes but those were just a long lost memory of mine Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive yeah, I'm still alive

sometimes I forgive yeah and this time I'll admit that I miss you, said I miss you

[Chorus:] it's been a long hard road without you by my side why weren't you there all the nights that we cried you broke my mother's heart you broke your children for life it's not ok, but we're all right I remember the days, you were a hero in my eyes but those were just a long lost memory of mine Now, I'm writing just to let you know I'm still alive

and sometimes I forgive and this time I'll admit, that I miss you, I miss you hey dad

"MOVING ON"

When I think about my life I wonder if I will survive To live to see 25 or will I just fall? Like all my friends, they just keep dying. People round me, always crying. In this place that I like to call my home.

Not everybody knows that everybody goes to a better place Not everybody knows that everybody could be living their last days But the hard times will come, and we'll keep moving on. We're moving on. Keep moving on Life. Hope. Truth. Trust. Faith. Pride. Love. Lust. On without the things we've lost but things we've gained we'll take with us.

And all I've got are these two hands to make myself a better man I wonder if I'll ever see the end of this With all this rain it just keeps falling On my head and now I'm calling Out to someone else to help me make it through

Not everybody knows that everybody goes to a better place Not everybody knows that everybody could be living their last days But the hard times will come, and we'll keep moving on. We're moving on. Keep moving on Life. Hope. Truth. Trust. Faith. Pride. Love. Lust. Pain. Hate. Lies. Guilt. Laugh. Cry. Live. Die.

Some friends become enemies some friends become your family Make the best with what you're givin This ain't dying this is livin Said were movin on and we've got nothin to prove To anyone Cause we'll get through Were movin on and on and on and on and on and on and on.... Keep movin on Life. Hope. Truth. Trust. Faith. Pride. Love. Lust. Pain. Hate. Lies. Guilt. Laugh. Cry. Live. Die.

Some friends become enemies some friends become your family Make the best with what you're givin This ain't dying! this is livin!


album: The Chronicles Of Life And Death (2004)

The Chronicles Of Life And Death

You come in cold, You're covered in blood. They're all so happy you've arrived. The doctor cuts your chord. He hands you to your mom. She sets you free into this life. And where do you go with no destination, no maps to guide you. Wouldn't you know that it doesn't matter, we all end up the same.

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between. These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem. You come in this world, and you go out just the same. Today could be the best day of your life.

And money talks in this world, Thats what idiots will say But you'll find out that this world, Is just an idiots parade Before you go, you've got some questions. And you want answers But now you’re old, cold, covered in blood, right back to where you started from

These are the chronicles of life and death and everything between. These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem. You come in this world, and you go out just the same. Today could be the worst day of your life.

But these are the chronicles of life and death and everything between. These are the stories of our lives, as fictional as they may seem. You come in this world, and you go out just the same. Today could be the best day of, Today could be the worst day of, Today could be the last day of your life. It's your life, your life.

"WALK AWAY(MAYBE)"

I made this bed I choose to lie in it And live with my regrets I sleep with what I said Could this be the end Am I standing on the edge Of everything I wanted now

I was afraid I was afraid

And maybe I’m just scared To face the things I feel Its easier to walk away from everything

Separate my soul With all the things we shared I’m fallin' to pieces now Say a prayer for me When you go to bed I’m in need of your faith now

I was afraid

And maybe I’m just scared To face the things I feel Its easier to walk away from everything

If we could just reset And live in happiness Instead of our regrets We salvage everything We don't have to walk away

Pray for me now I’m in need of faith Pray for me now I’m in need

And maybe I’m just scared To face the things I feel Its easier to walk away from everything

If we could just reset And live in happiness Instead of our regrets We salvage everything

And maybe I’m just scared To face the things I feel It's easier to walk away from everything Walk away from everything Walk away from everything

"S.O.S"

Is anybody listening? Can they hear me when I call? I'm shooting signals in the air 'Cause I need somebody's help I can't make it on my own So I'm giving up myself Is anybody listening? Listening

I've been stranded here and I'm miles away Making signals hoping they'd save me I lock myself inside these walls 'Cause out there I'm always wrong I don't think I'm gonna make it So while I'm sitting here On the eve of my defeat I'll write this letter and hope it saves me

Is anybody listening? Can they hear me when I call? Shooting signals in the air 'Cause I need somebody's help I can't make it on my own So I'm giving up myself Is anybody listening? Listening

I'm stuck in my own head and I'm oceans away Would anybody notice if I chose to stay? I'll send an SOS tonight Wonder if I will survive How in the hell did I get so far away this time So now I'm sitting here The time of my departure's near I say a prayer Please someone save me

Is anybody listening? Can they hear me when I call? Shooting signals in the air 'Cause I need somebody's help I can't make it on my own So I'm giving up myself Is anybody listening? Listening

I'm lost here I can't make it on my own I don't wanna die alone I'm so scared Drowning now Reaching out Holding on to everything I know Crying out Dying now Need some help

Is anybody listening? Can you hear me when I call? Shooting signals in the air I need somebody's help I can't make it on my own So I'm giving up myself Is anybody listening?

"I JUST WANNA LIVE"

I need an alarm system in my house So I know when people are Creeping about These people are Freaking me out

It’s getting hectic everywhere that I go They won’t leave me alone There’s things they all wanna know I'm paranoid of all the people I meet Why are they talking to me? And why can’t anyone see

I just wanna live Don’t really care about the things that they say Don’t really care about what happens to me I just wanna live Just wanna live [x6]

I rock a Lawsuit when I’m going to court A white suit when I’m gettin’ divorced A black suit at the funeral home And my birthday suit when I’m home alone Talkin’ on the phone Got an interview With the rolling stone They’re saying “Now you’re rich and Now you’re famous And fake ass girls all know your names and Lifestyles of the rich and famous Was your first hit aren’t you ashamed?” Of the life [x2] Of the life we’re livin’

I just wanna live Don’t really care about the things that they say Don’t really care about what happens to me I just wanna live

Stop your messin’ around boy Better think a your future Better make some good plans boy Said everyone of my teachers

Lookout You better play it safe You never know what hard times will come your way We say Where we’re coming from We’ve already seen The worst that this life can bring

Now we’re expected everywhere that we go All the things that they say Yeah we already know

I just wanna live Don’t really care about the things that they say Don’t really care about what happens to me Just wanna live [x3]

I just wanna live Just wanna live [x3]

I just wanna live Just wanna live [x3] Don’t really care about the things that they say Just wanna live [x3] Don’t really care about what happens to me

I just wanna live

"GHOST OF YOU"

I will wait until the end When the pendulum will swing back to the darker side of our hearts bleeding I will save this empty space next to me like its a grave where I lay a place for us to sleep eternally together

I have been Searching for Traces of What we were A ghost of you is all that I have left is all that I have left of you to hold I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me and nothing left of what we were at all

So here I am pacing around this house again With pictures of us living on these walls I see my breath in the cold of the air that I breathe and I'm

wondering I'm wondering if its you that i feel if its you that i feel

haunting me forever

I have been Searching for Traces of What we were A ghost of you is all that I have left is all that I have left of you to hold I wake in the night to find there's no one there but me and nothing left of what we were at all

and I'm not looking for anything but us anything but what we were and I'm not asking for painted memories I only want to know you're here

A ghost of you is all that I have left is all that I have left of you to hold I wake in the night to find theres no one there but me and nothing left of what we were at all A ghost of you is all that I have left is all that I have left of you to hold I wake in the night to find theres no one there but me and nothing left of what we were at all.

"PREDICTABLE"

Something isn't right I can feel it again feel it again This isn't the first time That you left me waiting Sad excuses and false hopes high I saw this coming still I don't know why I let you in

I knew it all along You're so predictable I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong) So you don't have to call Or say anything at all So predictable (so predictable)

So take your empty words your broken promises And all the time you stole cause I am done with this I can give it away give it away I'm doin everything I should've And now I'm makin a change I'm living the day I'm giving back what you gave me I don't need anything

I knew it all along You're so predictable I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong) So you don't have to call Or say anything at all So predictable (so predictable)

Everywhere I go Everyone I meet Every time I try to fall in love They all want to know why I'm so broken Why am I so cold Why I'm so hard inside. Why am I scared What am I afraid of I don't even know This story's never had an end I've been waiting I've been searching I've been hoping I've been dreaming you would come back But I know the ending of this story You're never coming back Never..never..never..never.....[echo].....

I knew it all along You're so predictable I knew something would go wrong (something's always wrong) So you don't have to call Or say anything at all So predictable (so predictable)

Everywhere I go for the rest of my life (so predictable) Everyone that I love Everyone I care about They're all gonna wanna know what's wrong with me (so predictable) And I know what it is I'm ending this right now..

"SECRETS"

In the dark In the darkness you will find Dirty little secrets we all hide Cause' we all have a darker side A place we keep where no one else will find

Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away Nobody wants to stand up to the pain But I will stand up to the pain Wake up and fight again If you could dance with me through this rain And we will fight, we’ll fight again, fight again

In the back, in the closets of your mind Thats where skeletons and dirty secrets hide And I'll rip out my insides And leave them on display for you tonight

Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away Nobody wants to stand up to the pain But I will stand up to the pain Wake up and fight again If you could dance with me through this rain And we will fight, we’ll fight again, fight again (fight again, fight again)…

All my life I hide my secrets away, In the dark, in the dark, in the dark We all try to hide our secrets away, In the dark, in the dark, in the dark

Stand up to the pain Wake up and fight again If you could dance with me through this rain And we will fight, we’ll fight again, fight again Fight again Cause' everybody wants to hide their secrets away And that’s ok Nobody wants to stand up to the pain Fight again

"THE TRUTH"

So here we are We are alone There’s weight on your mind I wanna know The truth If this is how you feel Say it to me If this was ever real

I want the truth from you Give me the truth even if it hurts me [x2]

I want the truth

So this is you You're talking to me You found a million ways to let me down So I’m not hurt when you’re not around I was blind But now I see This is how you feel Just say it to me If this was ever real

I want the truth from you Give me the truth even if it hurts me [x2]

I know that this will break me I know that this might make me cry You gotta say what’s on your mind, on your mind I know that this will hurt me And break my heart and soul inside But I don’t wanna live this lie

I want the truth from you Give me the truth even if it hurts me I want the truth from you Give me the truth even if it hurts I don’t care no more, no Just give me the truth Give me the truth 'Cause I don’t care no more Give me the truth 'Cause I don’t care no more, no Just give me the truth Give me the truth Give me the truth Give me the truth Give me the truth 'Cause I don’t care no more, no

"THE WORLD IS BLACK"

Turn on channel seven at a quarter to eight You see the same damn thing it's just a different day and No one really knows why this is happening But it's happening And everywhere you go it's just a different place You get the same dark feeling See the same sad faces No one really cares that this is happening

We come into this world And we all are the same In that moment there's no one to blame

But the world is black And hearts are cold And there's no hope That's what we're told And we can't go back It won't be the same Forever changed By the things we say, say

Living in this place it's always been this way There's no one doing nothing so there's nothing changed And I can't live when this world just keeps dying It's dying People always tell me this is part of the plan That God's got everybody in his hands But I can only pray that God is listening Is he listening?

We're living in this world Growing colder everyday Nothing can stay perfect now I see

But the world is black And hearts are cold And there's no hope That's what we're told And we can't go back It won't be the same Forever changed By the things we say, say, say

We come into this world And we all are the same And in that moment there's no one to blame But we're living in this world Growing colder everyday Nothing can stay perfect now I see

The world is black And hearts are cold There's no hope That's what we're told And we can't go back (We can't go back) It won't be the same (It won't be the same) Forever changed (What will ever change) By the things we say, say, say

Turn on channel seven at a quarter to eight You see the same damn thing it's just a different day And no one really knows why this is happening

"MOUNTAIN"

All these dreams and all these plans, I built them all with these two hands, Everything I've realized my dreams.

The city lights shine down and they blind me sometimes, And through it all I was lost but I found my way

So tell me what you want 'cause I will give you anything, Tell me what you need and I'll go get it. I'd give up all these dreams to have you in my arms right now, I'd give up everything and I'd forget it.

I wasn't on a mountain When it came to me. All my life's been wasted, Chasing shallow dreams.

So here we are, Let me lift you up and show you this world over me, And all these things that I've gained and what I've seen, It can't compare is not the same To the love you could give to me.

So tell me what you want 'cause I will give you anything, Tell me what you need and I'll go get it. I'd give up all these dreams to have you in my arms right now, I'd give up everything and I'd forget it.

I wasn't on a mountain When it came to me. All my life's been wasted, Chasing shallow dreams.

Years go by And nothing's slowing down the time Years go by And then they're wasted. All this time I thought that I gained everything, If you are not mine I'm so empty.

I wasn't on a mountain When it came, when it came to me. All my life's been wasted, Chasing shallow dreams.

So please come back to me, I'm right here waiting So please come back to me now...

"WE BELIEVE"

There's a woman crying out tonight Her world has changed She asks God why Her only son has died And now her daughter cries She can't sleep at night

Downtown Another day for all the suits and ties Another war to fight There's no regard for life How do they sleep at night How can we make things right? Just wanna make this right

We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe In this love

We are all the same Human in all our ways and all of pain (So let it be) There's a love that could fall down like rain (Let us see) Let forgiveness wash away the pain (What we need) And no one really knows what they are searching for (We believe) This world is crying for so much more

We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe In this love

We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe In this love

So this world Is too much For you to take Just lay it down in front of me I'll be everything you need In every way

We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe We believe In this love (In this love) We believe (In this love) We believe (In this love) We believe (In this love)

"IT WASN'T ENOUGH"

It wasn't enough [x3]

I will try to believe in the things I cannot see But my faith is shaking now like it's never been before When I call And you don't come I don't know what I should do Should I call? Should I even count on you?

I'm giving all I can It wasn't enough To keep you in my hands Should I give up? I try to understand Was it ever enough? I don't understand

So here I am once again With my back against the wall Afraid to show you Afraid to tell you I don't know you like I did I've never been so alone I've never felt so insecure And now I don't know where I'm going In my life I'm not so sure

I'm giving all I can It wasn't enough To keep you in my hands Should I give up? I try to understand Was it ever enough? I don't understand

Giving up tonight I won't let go Won't let go of you Giving up tonight I wanna show you Wanna show you

Am I giving up? Giving up

I don't wanna give this up I won't

[Chorus]

Everything you want from me I fought so hard for everything Everything you want from me I tried so hard could never be Anything you want from me Anything you want from me I gave it all

"IN THIS WORLD(MURDER)"

In this world all of our sins are simple We choose death over innocent life And in this world it's not our money that's evil It's the one's who choose it over life And in my heart I cannot believe in this murder And I will not be fed by the lies Or the life that's created just to be murdered It's murder

No matter how hard they try and No matter how loud they cry They can't Buy their way into heaven No matter how hard they try and No matter how high they climb up the ladder They won't reach up into heaven

And they can't see The innocent lives The pointless suffering And in my heart I wanna undo all this murder And give back their innocent life Open cages and stop their luxurious murder It's murder

No matter how hard they try and No matter how loud they cry They can't Buy their way into heaven No matter how hard they try and No matter how high they climb up the ladder They won't reach up into heaven

Murder Innocent Life Innocent what...

What have we done? No mercy (No matter how hard they try) For beautiful money (and no matter how loud they cry) Money for blood(they can't buy their way into heaven) It's murder

No matter how hard they try and No matter how high they climb up the ladder They won't reach up into heaven No matter how hard they try and No matter how loud try cry They can't Buy their way into heaven [Fading]

"FALLING AWAY"

And Tonight We Burn Down Everything We Worked So Hard To Build The Ashes Will Reign Down On Me Memories set aflame, Sail Away What We Said If We Can Make This Then We Can Break This Into Two Memories

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

And tonight I will be a vessel with these sails set aflame let this ocean of our memories carry me out to sea i will be fall beneath the crashing waves into my grave I will sleep

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

If We can make this then we can break it if we can build it then we can burn it down

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away I feel you fallin' away from me again

and now you're farther away now you're farther away now you're farther away from me again [4x]

"MEET MY MAKER"

This is where I'll meet my maker tonight

So this is it This is my life This is my time It's ending tonight I made my mistakes I tried to live right Stepped out of the darkness into the light And when I'm gone Will they remember Will they mourn Will they move on When my sad songs for lonely son His time has come his life is done

And tonight We'll celebrate the end Of this life And we'll sing Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Whhooaa aaooohh It's alright this is a night like we've began With open arms This is the way The way I'll meet my maker tonight

And on my grave What will it say? Here lies another soul that was saved So please don't cry Just sleep at night And I will wait on the other side

And tonight we'll celebrate the end Of this life And we'll sing Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Whooaahh ooohhh It's alright This is a night like we've began With open arms This is the way The way I'll meet my maker tonight

And tonight We'll celebrate the end Of this life And we'll sing Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Whooaaa ooohh It's alright This is a night like we've began With open arms This is the way The way I'll meet my maker tonight

Whhoooaaa oohhh [x12]

"WOUNDED"

Lost and broken Hopeless and lonely Smiling on the outside Hurt beneath my skin

My eyes are fading My soul is bleeding I'll try to make it seem okay But my faith is wearing thin

So help me heal these wounds They've been open for way too long Help me fill this soul Even though this is not your fault

But I'm open And I'm bleeding All over your brand new rug And I need someone to help me sew them up

I only wanted a magazine I only wanted a movie screen I only wanted the life I'd read about and dreamed

And now my mind is an open book And now my heart is an open wound And now my life is an open soul for all to see

But help me heal these wounds They've been open for way too long Help me fill this soul Even though this is not your fault

That I'm open and I'm bleeding All over your brand new rug And I need someone to help me So you come along I push you away Then kick and scream for you to stay Cuz I need someone to help me Oh I need someone to help me To help me heal these wounds They've been open for way too long Help me fill this soul Even though this is not your fault

That I'm open And I'm bleeding All over your brand new rug And I need someone to help me sew them I need someone to help me fill them I need someone to help me close them up































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