Rise Against - Audience of One

I can still remember
The words and what they meant
As we etched them with our fingers
In years of wet cement

The days blurred into each other
Though everything seemed clear
We cruised along at half speed
But then we shifted gears

We ran like vampires from a thousand burning suns
But even then we should have stayed

But we ran away
Now all my friends are gone
Maybe we've outgrown all the things we once loved

Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone?

Identities assume us
As nine and five add up
Synchronizing watches

To the seconds that we lost
I looked up and saw you
I know that you saw me
We froze but for a moment
In empathy

I brought down the sky for
you but all you did was shrug
You gave my emptiness a name

Then you ran away
Now all my friends are gone
Maybe we've outgrown
All the things we once
Loved

Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands from those
In this audience of one
Where have they gone?

We're all okay, until the
day we're not
The surface shines,
while the inside rots
We raced the sunset and
we almost won
We slammed the brakes, but the wheels went on

We ran away
Now all my friends are gone

Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once
Loved
Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands in this audience of one

Where have they gone?

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Music

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• Rise
• Against
• Audience
• of
• One
• Appeal
• to
• Reason

[kyraNshanProductions]

I heard this song on the radio and i LOVED it, although they never said the name. Then i remembered some lyrics, typed it in, and WAHOO! its such a moving song. im SO obsessed. with this song. Its a great break from that snazzy, catchy, annoying pop-accoustic stuff i seem to obsess over, too.(:

take care,  -not shannon but kyra.=]

[Davidgruntslayer]

I agree with the changing world views things. Like, I'm 16 right now and this song really speaks to me. In the past year I've had to reconsider my views. I understand what I believe, but I also understand that we have to keep a realistic outlook on life and just go with what makes sense. It's sad, but important. But I just wanted to say I definitely agree with you 100 percent

[XxARTISTofWARxX]

@kyraNshanProductions This right here is what you should obsess over

[xXxLucexXxPaynexXx]

4 people missed the "Like" button...

[RyRosweetheart4life]

@OGMASSA I'm sorry! Now, I'm certain I want to keep in touch with my friends! I hope I don't lose contact with any of my friends.

[OGMASSA]

@RyRosweetheart4life Nope never saw her again, she moved and we werent in to facebook type stuff, no number, nothing. It was a mix between an "oh shit" inlightenment moment and getting punched in the gut. Not a good feeling. But now I'm in college and hopefully wont have any loose ends when I graduate next summer. But I'm sure I will :)

[RyRosweetheart4life]

@OGMASSA Was it a good feeling or bad? Did you really never see her again?

[OGMASSA]

@RyRosweetheart4life The day after I graduated I thought of something I wanted to tell my friend, then remembered I would never see her again. Its a crazy feeling.

[nico1234567899876543]

The people who disliked this just loved it so much that they passed out, then accidentally clicked dislike.

[joeingree9]

luv them one day ill watch dem in concert

[RyRosweetheart4life]

This song gives me chills. Tim has such an amazing voice, and the lyrics are genius. I graduate high school in June of 2011, and it really makes me think. I know I'm starting a new chapter of my life after that, and it's supposed to be exciting, but I can't help knowing I'll miss high school and my activities.

Rise Against fucking kicks ass. <3

[LauraLovesMocha]

love this<3