Lyrics

MORE ROGUES

Hey kid, you better thicken your skin

Better batten the hatches

Before it begins

The hurricane out here is only growing

The eye of the storm you’re in is surely closing

More rogues will come your way before you know it

This is the course you’re on

You’re the person that chose it

You chose it

Hey kid, better level your head

The dawn is gonna come, but it’s gonna be red

The hurricane out here is only growing

The eye of the storm you’re in is surely closing

More rogues will come your way before you know it

This is the course you’re on

You’re the person that chose it

You chose it

Surf the Mind

VERSE 1

Daybreak reading the tides

Hoping for northwest winds

Seas of glass and waves at least head high

But none of that’s up to me

I used to think it was

Well some stuff is I guess

But not everything, no

Based on what I’ve learned

I’ve got this hypothesis

We're not so different

Cause we’re all living in our heads

CHORUS

One minute we’re treading water

Sinking like a rock right to the bottom

Then other days are the best yet

Riding the set waves into the sunset

You and I we’ve got to try

To keep our heads up high

Like the tide

We’ll fall and rise

So pick a line

And learn surf the mind

VERSE 2

Drop in, tell me what do you get

Could it be stormy weather

Maybe the best day ever

There’s no way to predict

There’s so much more to it

So much to this mystery we’re swimming in

Based on what I’ve learned

I’ve got this hypothesis

We're not so different

Cause we’re all living in our heads

CHORUS

One minute we’re treading water

Sinking like a rock right to the bottom

Then other days are the best yet

Riding the set waves into the sunset

You and I we’ve got to try

To keep our heads up high

Like the tide

We’ll fall and rise

So pick a line

And learn surf the mind

The Tide

VERSE 1
I'm just waiting for the tide to drop

It's a matter of time

The water that I'm treading in is

Way too high

I'm slipping and sinking

Losing my grip and I'm thinking

That I'm never gonna make it out

The lack of the flats and shallows

Reveal the gallows of my doubt

CHORUS

But I float along

Waiting for the tide to move me on

Hoping I can find where I belong

Trying to ignore the siren's song

Oh yeah

VERSE 2

And as I'm waiting for the tide to drop

I can't help but wonder why

What's out here, what's out there

Where am I heading in this life

For the last two years I've been in my way

More than ever before

Trying to find some piece of mind

Before I hit the ocean floor

CHORUS

But I float along

Waiting for the tide to move me on

Hoping I can find where I belong

Trying to ignore the siren's song

Oh yeah

Maybe waiting on the tide

Ain't the best use of my time

Maybe waiting on the tide

Ain't the way to live this life

But I float along

Waiting for the tide to move me on

Hoping I can find where I belong

Trying to ignore the siren's song

Oh yeah

Sense of the Ride

VERSE 1

If it’s a dream don’t wake me

The real world might break me

At least that’s the way it seems these days

No use in hiding

There’s a new horizon

Calling me out now to play

CHORUS

But I, all I wanna do is stay inside

Untangling the trappings of my mind

Harmonies and melodies, I find

Are the only way to make sense of the ride

VERSE 2

One shot called your life

One book, no rewrites

That’s the way it is, they say

I guess I better start writing

There’s a new horizon

Begging me to turn the page 

CHORUS

But I, all I wanna do is stay inside

Untangling the trappings of my mind

Harmonies and melodies, I find

Are the only way to make sense of the ride

BRIDGE

Have I lost my way

Have I gone too far

On cruise control

Without a northern star

CHORUS

I, all I wanna do is stay inside

Untangling the trappings of my mind

Harmonies and melodies, I find

Are the only way to make sense of the ride

Whenever the Storm Comes

VERSE 1

You may not feel the pressure dropping

Or see the turning of the leaves

You might miss the clouds approaching

While you’re staring at your screen

But sure enough the gale is growing

Just watch the waves upon the shore

All the blue sky once above you

Was clearly just the calm before

CHORUS

Whenever the storm comes

Take it all in stride

Whenever the storm comes

Embrace the night

I know it’s far from easy

You may have lost the light

Remember that there is an other side

Whenever the storm comes

VERSE 2

Your days will bring all kinds of weather

Some things the forecast won’t predict

A lot of times it could be better

But stay the course, steer the ship

The real world can break the best ones

Truth be told it could be worse

I’d rather break, rebuild, repeat again

Than hide inside a meta verse

CHORUS

Whenever the storm comes

Take it all in stride

Whenever the storm comes

Embrace the night

I know it’s far from easy

You may have lost the light

Remember that there is an other side

Whenever the storm comes

Lost Sometimes

VERSE 1

I get so lost sometimes

So lost I cannot find

One bit of peace of mind

To help me sleep at night

But that’s alright

Yeah, that’s okay

It’s not the end of the world

At the end of the day

When tomorrow comes

I’ll try again

I’ll wake on up

And I’ll try again

CHORUS

I’ll remind myself that we’re all here for the ride

We’re all bound to get so lost sometimes

It’s been that way from the moment we arrived

That’s alright, I’ll say, that that’s okay

VERSE 2

I get so stressed most days

Guess I’m still in my way

For everything I’ve changed

That part of me is the same

But that’s alright

That’s okay

I’ll work it out

Eventually

When tomorrow comes

I’ll try again

I’ll wake on up

And I’ll try again

CHORUS

I’ll remind myself that we’re all here for the ride

We’re all bound to get so lost sometimes

It’s been that way from the moment we arrived

That’s alright, I’ll say, that that’s okay

It’s alright

To get so lost, to get so lost sometimes

It’s alright

To get so lost, to get so lost sometimes

Everything You Need To Know

VERSE 1

This is a letter to the younger me

You better never quit your daydream

But don’t forget about reality

Cause it’s right there you’ll find everything you need to know

Most of the stuff that you’re chasing in life

Don’t mean a dime or a penny on the other side

Most of the time no one’s holding you back

You’ll find the keeper at the gate's right under your hat

But still lot of people gonna bring you down

A lot of things gonna turn you around

A lot of times life will challenge your worth

Throw you up in the sky, leave you down in the dirt

Nobody’s grass is perpetually green

It’s gonna change with the seasons if you know what I mean

Don’t waste a minute of your time to compare

Cause doing all of that is bound to be a nightmare

CHORUS

This is a letter to the younger me

You better never quit your daydream

But don’t forget about reality

Cause it’s right there you’ll find everything you need to know

VERSE 2

Never sacrifice what makes you you

I know it’s easier said, a lot harder to do

A lot of people gonna tell you what’s right

They’ll say they figured it out, they cracked the code of life

Fun fact no ones knows what they’re doing

And that’s all good, we’re all here and we’re all human

To all the ones who got a crystal ball

I say the secret to life is not a secret at all

CHORUS

This is a letter to the younger me

You better never quit your daydream

But don’t forget about reality

Cause it’s right there you’ll find everything you need to know

New Day

VERSE 1

I kinda lost my self for a minute

The world got mad, I didn’t want to go in it

So I let it go, I let it go all away

Let go of everything

I know it’s been awhile since you’ve heard my name

And I know it’s been awhile because I walked away

But here I am

Ready to go again

CHORUS

Don’t call it a comeback

That would be cliche

It’s more like a fresh start

Let’s call it a clean slate

Here in this book of my life that I’m writing

It’s a blank page

And I can see the sun coming over the hill

To shine on a new day

VERSE 2

I learned that life could change in an instant

But it ain’t so bad, I’m still right here spinning

Well it goes to show

No matter what’s happening here

The world turns toward another year

For sure it’s been awhile since I felt okay

Don’t know if anything will ever be the same

Trust me my friend

That ball of fire’s gonna rise again

CHORUS

Don’t call it a comeback

That would be cliche

It’s more like a fresh start

Let’s call it a clean slate

Here in this book of my life that I’m writing

It’s a blank page

And I can see the sun coming over the hill

To shine on a new day

All lyrics by Rob Riccardo.

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