Out Of The Wasteland (2015)

 

• Hurricane
• One For The Pain
• Flight
• Runaways
• Firing Squad
• Wish
• Stardust
• Alien
• Central Park
• Hurt This Way
• Yesterday's Son
• Hourglass
• Hindsight (iTunes Bonus Track)
• You Are Not Alone (iTunes Bonus Track)
• Clarity (Target Bonus Track)
• Après La Vie (Target Bonus Track)
• Angeline (Target Bonus Track)
• Exhale (Target Bonus Track)
• H2O (Collector's Edition Bonus Track)

Hurricane lyrics - Lifehouse

Turn the page

Turn the corner

Open the cage

Cut the locks

We're starting over

I don't wanna live this way

We made it through Hell and back again

We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end

Oh, and we braved the weather

A hurricane couldn't take you from me

I'm holding on tight and I still believe

Oh, yeah, it just gets better

A quiet rage

A screaming silence is all around

Let me in

The world we built is crashing down

We made it through hell and back again

We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end

Oh, and we braved the weather

A hurricane couldn't take you from me

I'm holding on tight and I still believe

Oh, yeah, it just gets better

It just gets better

It just gets better

It just gets better

Ooh

Ooh

We made it through Hell and back again

We were slipping through the cracks, staring at the end

Oh, and we braved the weather

A hurricane couldn't take you from me

I'm holding on tight and I still believe

Oh, yeah, it just gets better

It just gets better

One For The Pain lyrics - Lifehouse

I love you though you're toxic

You've got a wicked hold on me

I've got a car that's full of boxes

But I just can't seem to leave

Now I know you can't fix crazy

I tried for way too long

I've got a one-way ticket out of here

And in the morning I'll be gone

'Cause the war is over now

Now the war is over

Life is back in colour now

Now the war is over

So take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better

Take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave

Better take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three times now

Yeah I should have known better

I think I've always liked the trouble

Just a hint of misery

'Til the smile tastes of poison

And consumes the rest of me

But the storm is over now

Now the storm is over

The sky is breaking open now

Now the storm is over

So take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better

Take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave

Better take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three times now

Yeah I should have known better

The war is over now

Now the war is over

Life is back in colour now

Now the war is over

Now I know you can't fix crazy

I tried for way too long

I've got a one-way ticket out of here

And in the morning I'll be gone

So take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three shots fired, yeah I should have known better

Take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three years gone, yeah I should have known better

Run away from this madness that I crave

Better take one for the pain

Two to forget her

Three times now

Yeah I should have known better

Flight lyrics - Lifehouse

I've lost my balance

I fell from the trapeze

This act isn't easy

I've been under water

This storm has been raging

These nights are not sleeping

My dreams are now strangers to me

And I need you now

There's too many miles on my bones

I can't carry the weight of the world

No, not on my own

Your eyes are like lightning

Your voice is like water

This place is a desert

I've been walking in circles

I'm screaming for answers

Am I falling to pieces?

Or maybe I'm finally breaking through

I need you now

There's too many miles on my bones

I can't carry the weight of the world

No, not on my own

No more running, no more hiding

No more hurting, no more crying

No more trouble, no more sighing

No more falling, no more striving

No more heartache, no more fighting

No more fears, only flying

No more running, no more hiding

No more hurting, no more crying

No more trouble, no more sighing

No more falling, no more striving

No more heartache, no more fighting

No more fears, only flying

(No more running, no more hiding)

(No more hurting, no more crying)

Only flying

(No more trouble, no more sighing)

(No more falling, no more striving)

Only flying

(No more heartache, no more fighting)

(No more fears)

Only flying

Runaways lyrics - Lifehouse

We go sailing at midnight

Oceans far and away

No past or mixed emotions

And nothing to pull in our wake

We are beyond the stars

Up where the sky is ours, yeah

We are crashing out of the cage

As free as a couple of runaways

Surrender all we know

The future is ours untold, yeah

We are innocent and brave

As free as a couple of runaways

We speak in sign language

Unknown to sleepers and spies

With or without direction

I'll be here by your side

We are beyond the stars

Up where the sky is ours, yeah

We are crashing out of the cage

As free as a couple of runaways

Surrender all we know

The future is ours untold, yeah

We are innocent and brave

As free as a couple of runaways

Like a couple of runaways

Oh, whoa

We are beyond the stars

Up where the sky is ours, yeah

We are crashing out of the cage

As free as a couple of runaways

Surrender all we know

The future is ours untold, yeah

We are innocent and brave

As free as a couple of runaways

Yeah, a couple of runaways

Yeah, a couple of runaways

Firing Squad lyrics - Lifehouse

Early morning rain crashing upon

My rooftop and my brain

Woke up in my clothes

Feeling like I'm insane

The hours pass like days

Like days

And now you're on the firing squad

I throw my hands up, I surrender

I don't want to be a fraud

I don't want to be the pretender

And I was like a lightening rod

I was always your defender

We were both right and wrong

I throw my hands up, I surrender

I see your eyes, hear your voice

Outside my window

Calling for me in a time of trouble

And you know I'd be there

Yes you know I'd be there

And now you're on the firing squad

I throw my hands up, I surrender

I don't want to be a fraud

I don't want to be the pretender

And I was like a lightening rod

I was always your defender

We were both right and wrong

I throw my hands up, I surrender

And I stand

And I watch

As the streetcar's rolling

As the wind is blowing

And there's no way of knowing now

And now you're on the firing squad

I throw my hands up, I surrender

I don't want to be a fraud

I don't want to be the pretender

And I was like a lightening rod

I was always your defender

We were both right and wrong

I throw my hands up, I surrender

Wish lyrics - Lifehouse

So you found

A better hiding place than on the ground

Inside the image

Of who they think you are

I wish the best of everything for you

I hope you know that honestly I do

How long can you run

Turn your back on everyone

Just let me know

When you're tired of being alone

So you wait

All through the night and day to day

Wait for the illusion of the perfect song

I wish the best of everything for you

Hope you know that honestly I do

How long can you run

Turn your back on everyone

Just let me know

When you're tired of being alone

I wish the best of everything for you

Hope you know that honestly I do

How long can you run

Turn your back on everyone

Just let me know

When you're tired of being alone

Stardust lyrics - Lifehouse

I'm on a mission, resuming transmission that checked out for too long

Was put into submission 'til I wrote down it all

But the truth is I cannot be trusted with what's in my head

Soon the crowd's position's braced with getting out of bed

Wake up and pay my dues 'til I'm blue in the face

Falling in line with the rest 'til I'm out of the race

But I'm losing it over nothing, just clearing space

You can only dance with the darkness 'til dawn takes place

'Cause we're just a speck in this world and they say, "Take it or leave it"

Short on stardust, but there's still time

I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts

Now you found me

I can't feel you but there's still time

Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low

No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

It's not easy to change in a world of chaos

'Cause in layman's terms I was the big boss

Choking down the last of my entitlement

I kiss the ring goodbye while we're still young but follow through in the light of it

I thank my lucky stars for this life of ambition

I have you and the life of a musician

Push the reset button, reboot up and take what you get

Let love in and take care of the rest of it

'Cause we're just a speck in this world and they say, "Take it or leave it"

Short on stardust, but there's still time

I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts

Now you found me

I can't feel you but there's still time

Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low

No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

Can you hear me now?

Short on stardust, but there's still time

I needed you to hear me out and free me from all my doubts

(Now you found me)

I can't feel you but there's still time

Yeah, it doesn't mean when I am low

No one's ever been this close, can you hear me?

Alien lyrics - Lifehouse

I've been lost in a sea of faces

I've been living in a hotel

I've been trying so hard to erase this

Pain's got me crawling back in my shell

So tired of always feeling like a stranger in my skin

And I don't wanna be alone

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone

I've been walking in my sleep for ages

I've been hiding from the shadows

I've been feeling so afraid and anxious

This time won't let me go

I think it's time I let you in

Can we start over again?

And I don't wanna be alone

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone

I've been everywhere and back again

And I don't wanna be alone

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone

Close my eyes and I am home

I close my eyes and I am home

I close my eyes and I am home

I close my eyes

And I don't wanna be alone (I don't wanna be alone)

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone (I don't wanna be alone)

I've been everywhere and back again

And I don't wanna be alone (I don't wanna be alone)

Always feeling like an alien

And I don't wanna be alone

Central Park lyrics - Lifehouse

This time away brings me even closer

So much to say, I've been thinking over

All the things you do to make me smile

I see your face around every corner

Each passing day gets a little longer

Can't fall asleep, so I count the miles

As sure as the sun going down

I'll always be around

I'll always be around

I'm afraid of living here without you

My years were made to wrap my life around you

When I'm away, our souls are tied

As sure as the waves crash to the shore

I'll always be yours

I'll always be yours, oh oh

I'm in the dark, and there's a light that's shining

In Central Park, where all the ghosts are hiding

This city's spark starts to fade

As sure as there are stars up above

You'll always be loved

And as sure as gravity pulling us down

I'll always be around

I'll always be around

Hurt This Way lyrics - Lifehouse

I look for my keys somewhere buried in the grass

She's riding her tail lights over the broken glass

On a highway from nowhere, hell-bent on going back

Where did she come from, where do I go?

Each time that I fall, you know it's just another show

Well, the credits keep on rolling and I'm the last to know

And it's a long, cold road tonight

And I'm wandering, without a fight

So tell me why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

Why you wanna hurt this way

Open the screen door, the transistor plays

An old Springsteen song, from my father's glory days

Mom's in the kitchen, tryna hide her swollen face

The old man's tying one on tight, he looks the other way

I hold in every word, there's just too much to say

I gotta rise above this madness, before I go insane

So tell me why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

Why you wanna hurt this way

So tell me why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way

Why you wanna hurt this way (yeah)

Shine it all, don't be ashamed

Nothing ever stays the same

Why you wanna hurt this way

Yesterday's Son lyrics - Lifehouse

The beginning was so easy

Do whatever to survive

In the middle of my story

All I want is to feel alive

And I am not my mother or father

And I am not yesterday's son

I'm not broken

I'm a wide open highway

With room to run

All these voices and decisions

Swimming circles in my head

All these choices and opinions

Feeling heavy as lead

And I am not my mother or father

And I am not yesterday's son

I'm not broken

I'm not broken

I'm a wide open highway

With room to run

With room to run

In the middle of my story

All I want is to feel alive

And I am not my mother or father

And I am not yesterday's son

I'm not broken

I'm not broken

I'm a wide open highway

With room to run

With room to run

With room to run

Hourglass lyrics - Lifehouse

Time travelling, moving at the speed of light

Moments we are gathering are the key to life

Your picture in a frame takes me to a place and time

When I saw the future with your heart in mine

And you'll know

You'll know when I give you everything

Everything I am

And we'll go

We'll go together hand-in-hand

Slipping through the hourglass home

I can't help it if I'm wondering

Is it all just make-believe?

Everything that we've been through

Always you and me

Is it so?

Is it so?

When I ask myself

"Could this be a dream?"

We'll know

We'll know together hand-in-hand

Slipping through the hourglass home

And my love

It doesn't matter where we are

I lay down it all, for all I am

Is all we'll be

You'll know

Yes, you'll know

When I give you everything

Everything I am

And we'll go

We'll go together hand-in-hand

Slipping through the hourglass home

Together hand-in-hand

Slipping through the hourglass home

Hindsight lyrics - Lifehouse

I'm climbing this confusion

Feel like I'm in too deep

These voices never sleep

They always turn

These wheels are always turning

A gypsy inside the madness

Held hands with misery

Became my own enemy

I feel the burn

The weight of a hope that is still intact

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on

Never give up, never look down, never look back

Hindsight only left me blinded

I was afraid and angry

Cut down my family tree

Wondered why I couldn't see

These fists were always closed so tight and shaking

They need release

Every break down all the crashes looking for pieces of me in the ashes

All that I am is closing in on open-minded

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on

Never give up, never look down, never look back

Hindsight only left me blinded

Every break down, all the crashes

Looking for pieces of me in the ashes

All that I am is closing in on open-minded

Bracing myself for the impact, holding on

Never give up, never look down, never look back

You Are Not Alone lyrics - Lifehouse

You hold your breath because you feel

It might be the last one that you can steal

Let it out

Reach inside the emptiness

Chase away the shadows and the doubt, oh

You're cold and broken down

Your world's cracked and upside down

You feel a million miles away from home

Just lose yourself inside my eyes

Release your pain to open skies

I'll catch you when you're ready to let go

You are not alone

You are not alone

Fix your eyes on all that's real

It's gonna pass don't be afraid to feel

Don't hold it in

And crawl inside this hope again

Open your eyes this is where we begin, oh

You're cold and broken down

Your world's cracked and upside down

You feel a million miles away from home

Just lose yourself inside my eyes

Release your pain to open skies

I'll catch you when you're ready to let go

You are not alone

You are not alone

No, you are not alone

No, you are not alone

You're tired out of control

A broken heart a beating soul

You carry the weight of the world on your own

Just lose yourself inside my eyes

Release your pain to open skies

I'll catch you when you're ready to let go

You are not alone

You are not alone

You are not alone

You are not alone

No, you are not alone

Clarity lyrics - Lifehouse

Confusion sets in and is holding me tight

This silence is as cold as this winter night

I'm not looking for answers, just picking a fight

Not pulling my punches this time

Delusion walks up and sits down for a while

Says, "Son you'll make it through this if you just wave and smile

You can fool the whole world for a while

All that you'll lose is your mind."

And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity

I've been chasing her down on my knees

She's always running

Slipping through my hands like a dream

Leaves me like a book with no theme

I'll be waiting for you to come back to me

Clarity

I'm walking the streets past the old promenade

I smell whiskey and cigarettes, identity fraud

People on the corner all trying to play God

Over all the butterflies

I feel disconnected from the rest of the world

I see an old woman with hair white as a pearl

I see thousands of people but I don't see my girl

I need her to open my eyes

And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity

Been chasing her down on my knees

She's always running

Slipping through my hands like a dream

Leaves me like a book with no theme

I'll be waiting for you to come back to me

Clarity

As I drive in my car, I'm between here and there

Just like my life, I'm so well-aware

This freeway's as empty as the open air

I'm waiting for the sun

My mind is at home but both eyes on the road

My shoulders are carrying a heavy load

I wish someone would tell me which way I should go

'Cause all the signs bleed into one

And so help me, I'm gonna find Clarity

I've been chasing her down on my knees

She's always running

Slipping through my hands like a dream

She's a song that I can never sing

I'll be waiting for you to come back to me

Clarity

Après La Vie lyrics - Lifehouse

Wings, take me away

I'm lost in the day

Lost inside you

Though I never hold you

For there's nothing of you to hold

Feeling magic in motion

Weightless ocean

Fills me up and carries me over

Across the miles where she lives

Après la vie

I will find you

Someday, I will find you

Après la vie

Breathe, like it's the last breath

Life is in death

Life is always dancing inside you

To guide you on your way

Feel magic in motion

Weightless ocean

Pull me under, your restless water

Take me with you to where she lives

Après la vie

I will find you

Someday, I will find you

Après la vie

Après la vie

I will find you

Someday, I will find you

Après la vie

Angeline lyrics - Lifehouse

Now I'm just a mess

Saw that girl in that sundress on that morning

Angel kisses on her face

It's 4 AM, I can't rest

It's all your fault

Yeah, I guess that I'm just falling

I'm falling awake

I remember when our eyes first met

It was like taking my first breath

How could I ever forget that place and that time?

When you're here I have everything

My sweetest Angeline

Whatever this life may bring

Your hand will be in mine

The stars all align every once in a while

And I feel it

I feel it tonight

My car's broken down in the middle of our hometown

But we don't mind it

Everything feels so right

I remember when our eyes first met

It was like taking my first breath

How could I ever forget that place and that time?

When you're here I have everything

My sweetest Angeline

Whatever this life may bring

Your hand will be in mine

We don't come from a dime

But everything will be just fine

It's a two hour drive down the road to Anaheim

And it's my birthday

Where we started everything

And I'm still a mess

With that girl in that sundress as I promised

And we'll always be you and me

I remember when our eyes first met

It was like taking my first breath

How could I ever forget that place and that time?

When you're here I have everything

My sweetest Angeline

Whatever this life may bring

Your hand will be in mine

Exhale lyrics - Lifehouse

You calm the oceans in my mind,

When I'm waging war against myself

You bring peace to my madness

You slow down the hands of time

You know the secrets in my heart,

When my inner space has turned to grey

And these waves of sadness

Come crashing through the day

Then I hear you say,

I don't ever have to be afraid

All I know is you're beautiful

Something here worth living for

You bring meaning to it all,

When my hope has run the other way

And I can barely exhale

Throwing punches at the day

Then I hear you say

I don't ever have to be afraid

All I know is you're beautiful

Something here worth living for

Then I hear you say

I don't ever have to be afraid

All I know is you're beautiful

Something here worth living for

H2O lyrics - Lifehouse

You tried your best to bury in the ground

A place, a face, a very small town

The walls you built are crumbling down

Haunted by the shadows all around

And yeah, it was forever ago

The scars are more painful than you'll know

The ghosts in your heart are alive, spread the ashes of your father

If your angst has survived, then you're only treading water

You feel like you can never get it right

Sticks and stones have given up the fight

'Cause words cut sharper than a knife

And losses become larger than life

And yeah, it was forever ago

The closer sometimes just won't stay closed

The ghosts in your heart are alive, spread the ashes of your father

If your angst has survived then you're only treading water

If you're lost in the dark then you're only treading water

Release to the wind, spread the ashes of your father

'Cause you're only treading water

Release me

Let me go

Release me

Let me go

Release me

And yeah, it was forever ago

But the past has a deadly undertow

The ghosts in your heart are alive, spread the ashes of your father

If your angst has survived, then you're only treading water

If you're lost in the dark, then you're only treading water

Release to the wind, spread the ashes of your father

'Cause you're only treading water

Yeah, you're only treading water (let me go)

You're only treading water (release me)