Lyrics

the work

VERSE 1

I go to battle with my doubts

I wage a war with my ego

I try to feed the good

And starve the evil

All of these things that I’ve faced before

They seem to come right back and ask for more

CHORUS

I won’t runaway, away away from them

I can’t hide from all the things that live within

So I will rise above the fear and let them in

It’s gonna hurt, but that’s the work

It’s gonna hurt, but that’s the work

VERSE 2

I keep reminding myself that I’ve got the key

And that I’m the only one who can set me free

I can beat the demons and brave the storm

Even if they manifest in another form

—CHORUS—

my own way

VERSE 1

It’s been a long time

Since I’ve laid my head

With a quiet mind

In the comfort of my bed

I spend most nights

Staring at the wall

Wondering if I’ll rise

Or if I’m bound to fall

PRE-CHORUS

And all these things

Keeping me awake

They all just seem to stem from me

CHORUS

I keep getting in my

I keep getting in my

I keep getting in my

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-own way

VERSE 2

By daybreak

I feel the light pour in

But I know it won’t be long

‘Til the clouds come back again

With thunder

The lightning and the rain

Despite how much I’ve grown

Some elements remain

PRE-CHORUS

Cause all these storms

That tend to rough my seas

They all just seem to stem from me

CHORUS

I keep getting in my

I keep getting in my

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-own way

BRIDGE

It’s taken all this time

For me to realize

The enemy I’m fighting

Is me, myself and...

OUTRO

I keep getting in my

I keep getting in my

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-own way

here and now

VERSE 1

There’s a voice inside my head that’s telling me to go go

Plus the world we’re living in is anything but slow, slow

I’ve got a fear of missing out

And I’ve got a heave dose of doubt

PRE-CHORUS

But ever since I was younger

I knew that I was made for something more than this

CHORUS

There’s a fire in my soul that’s meant to light the way

Oh, and heat up all my heart on the coldest days

I know the body and the mind were born to work it out

If I can only learn to live in the here and now

The here and now

VERSE 2

There’s so many things telling me who to be, be

That’s a fact because I feel it all on the daily

If the world’s a lost and found

Guess I’m the former of that crowd

PRE-CHORUS

But even now that I’m older

I know that I am made for something more than this

CHORUS

There’s a fire in my soul that’s meant to light the way

Oh, and heat up all my heart on the coldest days

I know the body and the mind were born to work it out

If I can only learn to live in the here and now

The here and now

identity

CHORUS

Who am I when the lights get low

The day gets dark and I’m on my own

Who am I gonna be?

And who am I when I’m down and out

Just another face in another crowd

Yeah, who am I gonna be?

Am I a victim of who I used to be?

Simply a victim, of my identity

VERSE 1

We’ve got a name, we’ve got a number

Got a spell that we’re all under

It started back when we were kids

Surrendered to some narrative

It’s kinda funny, it’s kinda not

Defining ourselves by the things we’ve got

The labels are the cause

For why we’re lost

—CHORUS—

VERSE 2

We’ve got our jobs, We’ve got our followers

There’s a bio for every one of us

Oh, how we explain ourselves

Might as well be coffin nails

Killing our spirit, killing our soul

Keeping us from who we can become

It’s up to us to end the crisis now

—CHORUS—

when will i learn

VERSE 1

I guess I forget that I’ve got all the answers

And I forget that I’ve got all I need

Guess I forget that the path isn’t easy

And what I seek is already in me

CHORUS

When will I learn  

That I’ve got this

When will I learn

To trust the process

VERSE 2

There are days that I lose my believing

And there are days I lose touch with my soul

And there are days when the fire inside me

Is nothing more than embers and smoke

CHORUS

When will I learn

That I’ve got this

When will I learn     

To trust the process

OUTRO

When will I learn that I’ve got all I need

When will I learn that I’m already free

la luna

VERSE 1

I’ve been talking to la luna

Asking her for proof

That all these dreams of mine

Are really coming true

I’m betting since she pulls the sea,

She could have a pull on me

She can build me up and break me down

Like a wave upon the beach

CHORUS

I wanna know all of the things

That this world holds for me

I wanna know all of the things

That La Luna knows and sees for me

VERSE 2

After all the years I’ve wandered

All the years I’ve found

I was raised on salt and water

But made for solid ground

So here I am just standing

In the West beneath the stars

Wondering if the sky above

Truly plays a part

—CHORUS—

OUTRO

When it’s all been said and done

And I’ve seen this journey through

I’ll forever be a child

Talking to the moon

written in the stars

VERSE 1

I don’t know how it all plays out

But I know it does

For some reason I wrote this down

Just because

I know a change is gonna come my way

I can feel it in the air today

VERSE 2

Ever since I was young

I’ve realized

There was a fire deep within

And I’d wonder why

So I would look up to the sky at night

And ponder if the thoughts I had were right

But now I know that

CHORUS

Everything inside this mind

What makes up this soul of mine

Is swimming in that cosmic sea of ours

Everything that we could dream

Not all of it’s make believe

And the answers to the questions in our hearts

Like who we really are

Is written in the stars

VERSE 3

Now that I’m all grown up

I can finally see

Everything I’d hoped to have

Is a part of me

And it has been that way all along

From the galaxies around to this song

So I’ll remember

BRIDGE

And even when we’re gone

Our stories will live on

Because we’re written in the stars

—CHORUS—

OUTRO

I don’t know how it all plays out

But I know it does

found a love

CHORUS

I found a love

That keeps me grounded

That keeps me going

That keeps me strong

I found a love

That's kept me honest

That's kept me humble

All along

VERSE 1

There was a time when

I couldn’t see

The love that was standing

Right in front of me

Maybe I was

Blinded by

The war that was raging

On the inside

VERSE 2

Just an introvert

From the Atlantic

Half optimist

Half hopeless romantic

Like a vagabond

Roaming all alone

But you found my heart

And I was finally home

—CHORUS—

VERSE 3

So let's go to the mountains

We won’t go to the sea

I know you’re not one for the water

But you’re the one for me

So let’s light a fire

Underneath the stars

In the Northern Woods

Where you stole my heart

leave it all behind

VERSE 1

These days I’m pretty damn sure

We’re missing the point, missing it all

These days, I think that we’ve gone too far

Maybe life wouldn’t be so hard

If we didn’t put our worth in dopamine hearts

We’re losing touch with who we are

CHORUS

These are the things that fill my mind

When I’m floating on the ocean

These are the things that fill my mind

When I’m running in the canyon

These are the things that fill my mind

When I’m climbing in the mountains

These are the things that fill my mind

When I leave it all behind

When I leave it all behind

When I leave it all behind

VERSE 2

Well, how did you think you'd feel

Comparing yourself to a highlight reel

Thinking it’s all ups, never downs

Oh, what a life we lead

What a lie we feed

We’ve never been so far from free

CHORUS

These are the things that fill mind

When I’m taking in a sunrise

These are the things that fill my mind

When I’m standing on a ridge line

These are the things that fill my mind

When I’m staring at the night sky

These are the things that fill my mind

When I leave it all behind

When I leave it all behind

When I leave it all behind

BRIDGE

Somewhere along the way

I guess we crossed the line

But I hear the desert heals the soul

And the mountains heal the mind

So let’s go and leave it all behind

whatever it takes

VERSE 1

I watched the sun fade away from me

I turned my back on my wildest dreams

Felt all the chills running down my spine

But I’m not giving up this time

CHORUS

I’ll do whatever it takes

I’ll do whatever it takes

VERSE 2

No road to great is paved

The hard truth of an soft cliche

The fire in me is finally eternally ablaze

And not a thing is putting out that flame

CHORUS

I’ll do whatever it takes

I’ll do whatever it takes

BRIDGE

When the lights get low

And the world gets cold

Undoubtedly

Still got the fire in me

CHORUS

I’ll do whatever it takes

I’ll do whatever it takes

All lyrics by Rob Riccardo.

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