Sunny Side Of Hell

(album: Together / Apart - 2011)

[Intro]
Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain
Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain
Now the dark days are gone and the bright days are here
And my sunny side shines

[Verse 1]
Come on man, not your same old shit
I've been living steady wobbling on the edge
Chasing life around in circles trying to decompress my head
I feel it get intense, choose to break my bread and spread it around
Take my every single thought into this pen and jot it down
Cause it's the truth to me, you should see
It's all that ever helped
Held my shattered world together
When I knocked it off the shelf into the blackness
Tripping over broken hearts and homes
And getting close enough to turn that kid inside of me to stone
And I'll admit it, cause I was never taught to give it up
Sailed an ocean full of drug addicted misincouraged blood, without a paddle
It took a lot of faith to fight my battles
And tackle a couple of habits I never thought that I'd have to
But did, bottle the water under the bridge
And toss another written page of my history to the wind
When it blows, cause all of this disaster has lead me home
And left a lot of room for me to learn to grow
Yeah, you are not alone

[Chorus]
Grab hold of yourself, I know what it's like to get blown away
I know you, you've done
Your dirt and you've dug your graves
And it feels like you won't be saved
I say grab hold yourself and face those days
When you feel like it always rains
I've seen the sunny side of hell,
That which I never thought I'd find for myself
Never thought I'd find for myself

[Verse 2]
Not your same old song
I've been writing on a mirror with a razor blade
And chased away the devil in my brain that played me like a spade
Cause day to day, painted jaded faith issues a shade of gray
And cowered, hid behind emotion just to play it safe
A pawn, slowly turning victim to my wrongs
I had to wake up all alone to finally figure out my wants
In the house of haunted love the past will keep me warned and explain me
Even if you're listening through the storm
I found a purpose and if you heard this then sit it down
Pick its brain until it opens up and redirects the sound
The conductor, frozen thunder rumbling through the ground
With a perfect little twist of that suit of armor and crown
You created, built for denying it
Hiding the cuts and bruises due to the self-inflicted bone crushing anxiety
I'm with you, so understand that all of this within you
Has chiseled you a flower out of stone
Yeah, you are not alone

[Chorus]
Grab hold of yourself, I know what it's like to get blown away
I know you, you've done
Your dirt and you've dug your graves
And it feels like you won't be saved
I say grab hold yourself and face those days
When you feel like it always rains
I've seen the sunny side of hell,
That which I never thought I'd find for myself
Never thought I'd find for myself

No, you are not alone...

[Chorus]
Grab hold of yourself, I know what it's like to get blown away
I know you, you've done
Your dirt and you've dug your graves
And it feels like you won't be saved
I say grab hold yourself and face those days
When you feel like it always rains
I've seen the sunny side of hell,
That which I never thought I'd find for myself
Never thought I'd find for myself