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Alter Bridge - Fortress lyrics



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01. Cry Of Achilles

Crying out
Now you can't escape you are buried in doubt
And it pulls you down
Now you're in too deep
You may never get out
Such an awful fate

Tear it down
It's almost too late is the end coming now
As you scream out loud
You sever the peace
Till your truth has been found

Is there nothing left to follow?
Is there nothing left to steal?
Crying out for something more than I've been shown
Knowing none of this is real

Don't close your eyes
Something beautiful
Is still alive

Don't close your eyes
Never turn away
And let it die

I cannot seem to find the answers
Every truth has slipped away
All that riddles me will never cease to be
Still I search this world in vane [sic]

Don't close your eyes
Something beautiful
Is still alive

Don't close your eyes
Never turn away
And let it die

Cry out to save tomorrow
It's not too late

Or your heavy heart will follow
You to the grave

This is not the end
This is not the end

Don't close your eyes
Something beautiful
Is still alive

Don't close your eyes
Never turn away
And let it die

We can't hesitate
Hope it's not too late
For the time has come
What have we become?
Nothing left to do
But deny the truth

02. Addicted To Pain

Tell me how it feels to live a lie
Tell me do you know that it won't ever be the same you can't deny
The house of cards just hit the floor

Don't tell me you can save it in the end
There's nothing you can do 'cause when it's gone you know it won't come back again
But you don't listen anymore

You're addicted to pain
Too blind to see you're lost in the shadows

Too addicted to face
In time you're going to lose it all

If only I had said this long ago
If only I had found a way to tell you all the things you should have known
But you were lost right from the start

How the hell are you the one to blame?
You've done no wrong
You gave it all
So why the hell do you have to change?
You broke your back, she broke your heart

You're addicted to pain
Too blind to see you're lost in the shadows

Too addicted to face
In time you're going to lose it all

Cry out
You know it now
She sold you out
You're going to lose it all

Cry out
You know it now
Just tear it down
You're going to lose it all

You're addicted to pain
Too blind to see you're lost in the shadows

Too addicted to face
In time you're going to lose it all

You're addicted to pain
Sometimes it seems like nothing else matters
You're too addicted to face
In time you're going to lose it all

03. Bleed It Dry

Oceans rise
Summits fall
Fading fast
It won't be long

Everything will be consumed
Rendered lost
At the hands of fools
Tomorrow gone

So say goodbye

Bleed it dry
Leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume

Bleed it dry
What is this becoming?
All your lies
Serve no one but you

Blood machines
Burn the skies
Turning day
Into night

Everything will fade to dust again
Weak or strong
So don't pretend
you've done no wrong

'Cause you know
That I'm right

Bleed it dry
Leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume

Bleed it dry
What is this becoming?
All your lies
Serve no one but you

One day you will see
What you've done

The world you chose to bleed
Will be dead and gone

Bleed it dry
Leave us here with nothing
Justify all that you consume

Bleed it dry
What is this becoming?
All your lies
Serve no one but you

04. Lover

If you deny the wounds of your lover
You will discover

That what you had is shattered and wasted
Did you have to take it so far?

The truth is exposed and love is devoured
And the ivory tower
Is coming down

A vow betrayed and honor is broken
The wounds are open
And bleeding out

But it's all I can do to carry on
It brings all I fear to life

If you deny the wounds of your lover
You will discover

That what you had is shattered and wasted
Did you have to take it so far?

Did you have to throw it all away?
Did you have to shove it in my face?
Did you have to tear my world apart?

Did you have to take so selfishly?
No matter how you hurt the ones you need?
Did you have to fall so very far?

The trigger's warm
The chamber is loaded
Lost in a moment
What went wrong?

There's nothing left
This house has been broken
But still I'm holding
Holding on

If you deny the wounds of your lover
You will discover

That what you had is shattered and wasted
Did you have to take it so far?

Now that you've gone so far
Can you live with
What you've done
And who you are?

05. The Uninvited

What was sacred lost forevermore
Once your hatred washed up to the shore

Underneath I still can feel the pain
What you took can never be replaced

Stoned
Face
Liar

Your
Hate
Vile

For the blood you waste this will fall on you
Now your fate has been decided
For the life you take this is overdue
You are now the uninvited

Sirens screaming blood against the wall
No more saving innocence at all

No
Shame
Spineless

Cold
Rage
Violence

For the blood you waste this will fall on you
Now your fate has been decided
For the life you take this is overdue
You are now the uninvited

Soon you'll feel it
All my agony
Soon you know it
All you fear will come to life
And it won't be long
For tonight
You are gonna know my pain

For the blood you waste this will fall on you
Now your fate has been decided
For the life you take this is overdue
You are now the uninvited

For the blood you waste this will fall on you
You are now the uninvited

Stoned
Face
Liar

Stoned
Face
Liar

06. Peace Is Broken

All the sorrows that you've known
All the wars that you wage

Bearing arms against you own
As you throw your life away

The peace is broken
You did it all yourself
With you and no one else to blame

The peace is broken
The trouble in your heart
Is self imposed and hard to tame

The peace is broken

Can't you see what you've become?
As you crawl to your own grave

When everything is said and done
You will find that it's too late

The peace is broken
You did it all yourself
With you and no one else to blame

The peace is broken
The trouble in your heart
Is self imposed and hard to tame

The peace is broken

All the sorrows that you've known
All the wars that you wage

Lost to every worry
Every sorrow in your heart
Everything is blurry
Now you've torn your world apart
None of this will matter not tomorrow just today
Don't let this moment slip away

The peace is broken
You did it all yourself
With you and no one else to blame

The peace is broken
The trouble in your heart
Is self imposed and hard to tame

The peace is broken

07. Calm The Fire

Calm the fire
Do not fight anymore
They don't know what they're saying
Don't know anything at all
For all that matters is you know
That this is not their fault

There are places
We should never go
Lost between the cracks
Something wicked waits below
And all I'm saying there are some things
Better left unseen at all

It's been so long
It's tearing me apart
I cannot understand or comprehend

Where we went wrong
Though we've come so far
The madness in our hearts will never end

'Cause I've seen it all
I can't fight it anymore
The fire burns forevermore
Is there nothing left to save?

'Cause now more than ever what we need
Is love to replace all the obscene
Something good and something beautiful
If only we could see
That now more than ever what we need
Is a little love

Is there no more?
Have we gone too far?
There's nothing I can do to make you sway

To see the blood
Running through our hearts
No different from the blood we've come to hate
When I close my eyes
I dream that we are colorblind
And now you know you can't deny
Only ignorance to blame

'Cause now more than ever what we need
Is love to replace all the obscene
Something good and something beautiful
If only we could see
That now more than ever what we need
Is a little love

Now let it calm the fire
The burns within your heart tonight

For some are too blind to see
The world as it's meant to be

When I close my eyes
I dream that we are colorblind
And you know you can't deny
Only ignorance to blame

'Cause now more than ever what we need
Is love to replace all the obscene
Something good and something beautiful
If only we could see
That now more than ever what we need
Is a little love

08. Waters Rising

Now is the end of time a fool and his legacy are gone
His pride found another way to make sure it all went wrong
Awaken a new day our fears have come to pass
And this time it's gonna last
This time it's gonna last

Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown

Now all of the fields are burning
It blocks out the sun
I see all the water rising
To drown everyone

This is the season we tear our rivals down
This circle of tyrants will end us all right now
The earth has provided the means to burn it down

Well don't you see it now?
Well don't you see it now?

Don't let me drown
Don't let me drown

Now all of the fields are burning
It blocks out the sun
I see all the water rising
To drown everyone

This is tomorrow's way to end our days
Watch as the clouds they gather now
To wash us away

Water is rising
Coming to wash it all away
There's no denying we are so lost

Staring down the end of time
Every fear is realized
Crying out it's much too late
Nothing we can do to save
For the time has come

Now all of the fields are burning
It blocks out the sun
I see all the water rising
To drown everyone

This is tomorrow's way to end our days
Watch as the clouds they gather now
To wash us away

At the end of days

09. Farther Than The Sun

Drifting like a comet
In the cold
I cannot feel at all

Fade to black
And set out on my own
This is my resolve

I have to find a place where I belong
I do not like
What I have become

No more compromise I will be gone
Free to fly
Farther than the Sun

Something in the silence
Beckons me
And tells me every time

Only your defiance
Sets you free
And brings you back to life

I have to find a place where I belong
I do not like
What I have become

No more compromise I will be gone
Free to fly
Farther than the Sun

Farther than the Sun

Farther than the Sun

10. Cry A River

Turn off the lights
Just close your eyes and tell me what you seeI bet it doesn't have a god damn thing to do with meThere's nothing left to sayI finally know the truth about youYou covered allYou played it wellI was the last to knowMy premonition was the only thing that let it showI gave you everythingBut I could never pacify youSo go on and cry me a riverDon't say this will haunt you foreverIt never didIt never willTear it awayI wanna see just what you really areAnd rip the veil that hides that wretched stone you call a heartThis is my agonyBut I'll be damned to stay beside youSo go on and cry me a riverDon't say this will haunt you foreverIt never didIt never willVows are not meant to be brokenYou never cared for a momentYou never didYou never willNow I know the truth about youAll you need I will deny youI'll be damned to stay beside youSo go on and cry me a riverDon't say this will haunt you foreverIt never didIt never willAll that you see you devourThe money the greed and the powerYou always didYou always willNow I know the truth about youAll you need I will deny you

11. All Ends Well

If I could ease your mindCalm the storm insidePull your drifting heart back from a cruel and bitter tideShow you that tomorrowEverything will be just fineAll in due timeSomewhere down the roadThe stars will showSomewhere down the roadYou're almost homeYou're almost homeIf you believe in nothing elseJust keep believing in yourselfThere will be times of troubleIt's gonna hurt like hellThis much I knowAll ends wellIt all ends wellIf I could heal the scarsShow you what you areBind the wounds of disbeliefThat brought you down so hardI would be the tourniquetAround your doubting heartAll in due timeSomewhere down the roadYour stars will showSomewhere down the roadYou're almost homeYou're almost homeIf you believe in nothing elseJust keep believing in yourselfThere will be times of troubleIt's gonna hurt like hellThis much I knowAll ends wellIt all ends wellIt's so hard to seeIt's so hard to findAll that you needWill come in timeThese words of wisdomDo not ignoreYou have so much to giveOnce you liveOnce you live a little moreIf you believe in nothing elseJust keep believing in yourselfThere will be times of troubleIt's gonna hurt like hellThis much I knowAll ends wellIt all ends wellThis much I know all ends well

12. Fortress

Am I lost to wonder forever
Perhaps for the rest of my days
If all that has been surrendered
Will just go to waste?

You left me out in the distance
To wander this world on my own
Sometimes it's so hard to admit it
But I can't let go
I can't let you go

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all
(The Fortress coming down)

I know we can't save it all
No we can't save it all
Everything is gone

Oh I have seen it all
Oh I have seen it all
(The Fortress coming down)

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all

One thing I know is for certain
We cannot have all we want
Still this will not stop the hurting
It is never gone

now I hold on to the one thing
Too fragile to stand on it's[sic] own
The fortress we built it is crumbling
Still I can't let go
I can't let you go

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all
(The Fortress coming down)

I know we can't save it all
No we can't save it all
Everything is gone

Oh I have seen it all
Oh I have seen it all
(The Fortress coming down)

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all

Oh there'll come a time this I know
There'll come a time
You'll look back and regret when it's gone
You'll look back and regret what is gone

Oh there'll come a time this I know
There'll come a time
You'll look back and regret when it's gone
You'll look back and regret what is gone

In the end
Too far gone
This I can't deny

Still I keep holding on
You know
There's still time

On the outside looking in
Everything seems fine

But the fortress caving in
Comes down on me tonight

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all
(The Fortress coming down)

I know we can't save it all
No we can't save it all
Everything is gone

Oh I have seen it all
Oh I have seen it all
(The Fortress coming down)

Go on and take it all
Go on and take it all

Just take it all
Just take it all
Just take it all