I'm a stranger now in the town I was born
This place it was my home
And these churches and farms I once held to my heart
Now mean nothing al all
And this heart full of dreams is ripped at the seams
Ambitions lie washed to the sea
Who tore me away from these valleys and streams
And this home by the sea

When I was younger, this world seemed bigger
These rivers so deep and so wide
And stories of heroes and local winners
Were spoken with pride
Never thought I'd leave, never thought I'd go
Never thought it would be me
Fighting a cause I hardly know
Two thousand miles from this home by the sea

I see fires, burning fields, crashing,
Thundering and rain
I see tired faces waiting to be saved
I see people starving, dogs barking,
Suffering and pain
I see mothers crying, huddled around a grave
Nothing ever changes, nothing ever changes,
Nothing ever changes
Nothing ever changes, nothing ever changes,
And these dreams won't go away
And these dreams won't go away

I will find a place where the river meets the sea
And wash these sins froth my hands
I will dream of the man I used to be
Before I left this land
I will crawl from this frame,
I will lie upon the shore
These legs will never walk
These scars won't fade
These wounds won't heal
There's no place for me
In this home by the sea

Do you still cry for the past?
For the things you held that didn't last
Did you learn too much from the books you read?
Too many thoughts that turned and swirled in your head
You've got to sell your books, your maps, your clothes
You've got to burn what can't be sold
You've got to let yourself go
Where the river flows

You tell yourself that you're not alone
You surround yourself with plastic friends
And still you walk so tall
But evening comes, your makeup runs
The night goes on and on and on
And you used to be so strong
But It's hard to smile when you've lived too long
It hurts to feel this old
You've got to let yourself go
Where the river flows

So you fill up your life with these souvenirs
Make your little world feel more secure
You close your eyes, seal your lips
You hide your mind from it all
You walk, you talk
You live, you breathe
Just the same as before
But the lines on your face have given so much away
You can't hide anymore
And the spirits you spurn will never let you sleep
You've got to bury the ghosts, bury the ghosts
You've got to let yourself go
Where the river flows

You've got a chain round your neck
A rope round your legs
And you try to believe that you're free
Your arms are tied, your eyes are blind
Your hands can't move to feel
Your body aches your fingers rake
At the shattered heart of your dreams
Your throat is torn your voice is hoarse
As you scream you scream, you scream you scream
You've got to cut the rope
Let yourself go
Where the river flows

So it seems, I've been sleeping way too long
I've been wasting days, with the same old song
It's time to change, got to take a hold
Got to face the rain, step out in the cold

I'm tired of all I've heard, tired of all I've seen
Tired of all I've done, I'm tired, tired, tired
Of giving in

I will shed this skin, I will spread these wings
I will open my heart, leave behind my sins
I will sell my sole, to the open road
It's time to change, I will never be the same

I'm tired of all I've heard, tired of all I've seen
Tired of all I've done, I'm tired, tired, tired of giving in.

I kept all my promises, said all my prayers
Never spoke to strangers, always combed my hair
I've wasted all this time, I worked my fingers to the bone
Still there's nothing hear that's mine
Nothing I can call my own

I'm tired of all I've heard, tired of all I've seen
Tired of all I've done, I'm tired, tired, tired
Of giving in

I'm tired, tired, tired of giving in

It's time to change

November came, like a ghost
Wrapped her fingers, around my throat
Left me breathless, left me cold, November
I can still taste the guilt, like her kiss upon my face
I can still feet the warmth, of her desperate embrace
can't change what I've done but I can lie until it feels okay

I still feet the cold, I will feel it forever
still feel the cold, I will feel it forever
still feet the cold, I will feel it forever
I still feel the cold, I still feel the cold
November

November came, soft and pale
Wrapped my soul in a freezing veil
Sold my heart to it's own betrayal, November
But I will talk to the trees, until you bury them with snow
I will dance with the breeze until you let the wind blow
I'll sing to the river, until your ice kills the flow
If you promise me, you'll take away this pain

I still feel the cold, I will feel it forever
I still feel the cold, I will feel it forever
I still feel the cold, I will feel it forever
I still feel the cold I still feel the cold
November