Intro (prelude) Lyrics - Singles - Paradise Fears

This is a call to arms 

For the poets that are inside of us 

This is shedding our skin 

Breaking the chains that are binding us 

This pictures of truth 

This is life in real time 

All the words we always wanted 

But could never make 'em rhyme 

This is the way that she looked 

This is what I believe 

This is the way that it's been 

And always will be 

This is the war that was raging inside of me 

When I told you all that I was fine 

You taught me never underestimate the power 

Of ten thousand hearts that are beating 

In time 

This is for everyone that's still holding on 

To all the things they fucked up 

And all the people they did wrong 

All the songs they never sang 

Our story's still the same 

We've been holding it in so long 

We've been holding it in so long 

We've been holding it in so long 

So hallelujah, Amen 

Holy whatever, bless your soul 

Because these are the words that set up 

The verses that let us 

Free ourselves through rock n' roll 

This is music 

This is spirit 

This is passion if you let yourself hear it 

Cause there's mercy in the verse 

There's story in the chorus 

A bridge to get us over the sea of doubt before us 

It's all not perfect 

In music to save us 

Spinning the soundtrack to our beautiful chaos 

Imperfect existence, grab it and own it 

And I swear to God we'll have it all in that moment 

So take every picture of your perfect life 

You can splatter with color and the paint will dry 

You can throw it in the air and you can watch it fly 

Just for one last time squeeze it very, very tight 

And let it go