Ties That Bind

Ties That Bind :
I tear on the leash

That keeps me contained and controlled
Let me go
I want to break free
And bite my way out of this hole
One last hope

To rise and break away
Above the faded line
Way beyond the ties that bind
This I know
The risk is worth the gain
It's worth the sacrifice
I run but the chains

Pull me right back to the floor
You control
I rattle the cage
I won’t be your slave anymore
One last hope

One last hope

You broke me into pieces

Don’t tell me what to be
Damn you all, I'm gonna find my way
One last hope

This I know
The risk is worth the gain
It's worth the sacrifice
Come To Life :
I say hey throw away the veil of weakness
And I mean no life beneath us and they will be shamed
I say hey I won't be held down any longer
By your disgrace or your dishonor you're to blame
There's nothing we should have to fear

It's alright we've come to life
I'll never shed another tear
I say hey every fool with an opinion

But our group is so resilient I will not break
I say hey I am not your new messiah
And I will not take you higher I'm not ashamed

Wicked tongues can speak

And rewrite history
But you can't keep the truth contained
Like the song was sung
They'll realize we're one
And don't forget we're here to stay

Brand New Start :

Against the sky
Streams of light
Call out to me and you
We leave as one
We’ve just begun
To find the solace we’re due
This is a life we must choose
We will make a brand new start

From the pieces torn apart
The break of day is before us
Cast your sorrows to the wind
Let the highway take us in
As we escape the disorder
This desert road

That we call home
This is our destiny
We chase the setting sun
As we outrun
A life of agony
God how we ache to be free

*SOLO*

We’ll make our way

Buried Alive :
I twist and turn in the darkest space
Can’t find my way as I learn the pain
Blast to the sky with a black toothed grin
A whiskey smile takes me down again
I’m cold and

I’m so free and
I’m to weak and
I cant change
I’ve been buried alive and I don’t want to be here anymore

Reached out a thousand times for a hand to pull me from it all
I’ve been buried alive in a world of constant sorrow
Reached out tonight to set me free save tomorrow
Another shot I slip into the hate

Another night smoking my disgrace
So true the lie
I’ll raise my glass and run a wasted life
what I’ve become

Reached out tonight to set me free save tomorrow
Let me breathe again

And show me where I begin
To find a will to change
Before I lose everything

Reached out tonight to set me free and I will follow
Coming Home :
As I peel away
All the years of pain
I’ve discovered what’s been all along
You were so right
I was so wrong
Every shooting star
They all fall so hard
They all fade like a played out song
Now is the time
Before all is lost
I’m coming home

I’m coming home
So I’m coming home

Lost on a road I don’t belong
I rest my soul I’m so alone
Far from the streets I call my own
I’m coming home
Rushing back to me
As the city sleeps
So afraid of what I will find
Memories they hold
From deep inside
Every broken man
Comes to understand
That he’ll never find paradise
All that he wants
Was there all the time
I’m coming home

I’m coming home

Lost on a road I don’t belong
And so I’m coming home
Back to a world left long ago
And now I know I’m coming home
I find my way back
I’m letting go
I’m coming home
We’ve come to find

What we take for granted
Keeps us alive
In the end
Some have done their time
Leave you empty handed
Reach out tonight
And make amends
Back to the place where I belong
I’m coming so I’m coming home
Back to a world left long ago
And now I know I’m coming home
I find my way back I’m coming home
I’m coming home
I’m coming home
Before Tomorrow Comes :

I couldn’t sleep I had to listen
Into a conscience knowing so well
That nothing comes from indifference
I look inside of myself
Will I find some kind of conviction
Or will I bid the hero farewell
Will I be defined by things I could have been
I guess time will only tell
I guess time will only tell
So don’t let it be
Before tomorrow comes
Before you turn away
Take the hand in me
You can change everything
I curse my worth and every comfort

That blinded me for way too long
Damnit all I’ll make a difference from now on
Cause I’m wide awake to it all
Cause I’m wide awake to it all
Take the hand in me
Does anyone care it ain't right what we’re doing?
Does anyone care it ain't right where we’re going?
Does anyone dare justify how we’re living?
Does anyone here care at all?
Take the hand in me
We could be so much more than we are

Oh this much I know
Rise Today :
The wind is blowing cold
Think we lost our way tonight
Think we lost our hope to sorrow
Feels like were all alone

Running further from what’s right
And there are no more heroes to follow
So what are we becoming?

Where did we go wrong?
Yeah
Yeah
I want to rise today and change this world
Yeah
Yeah
Oh won't you rise today and change this world?
The sun is beating down

Are we ever gonna change
Can we stop the blood from running?
Our time is running out

Hope we find a better way
Before we find we’re left with nothing
For every life that’s taken
So much love is wasted
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
This world
Only love
Can set it right
This world
If only peace
Would never die
Seems to me that we’ve got each other wrong

Was the enemy just your brother all along?
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Blackbird :
The willow it weeps today
A breeze from the distance is calling your name
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Across the horizon it's coming to sweep you away
It's coming to sweep you away
[Chorus:]
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
The fragile cannot endure

The wrecked and the jaded a place so impure
The static of this cruel world
Cause some birds to fly long before they've seen their day
Long before they've seen their day
[Chorus:]
Blackbird fly away
Beyond the suffering you've known

I hope you find your way
Ascend may you find no resistance

Know that you made such a difference
All you leave behind will live to the end
The cycle of suffering goes on
But memories of you stay strong
Someday I too will fly and find you again
[Chorus:]
Blackbird fly away
Beyond the suffering you've known

I hope you find your way
One By One :
Underneath the desert sun
They bid my brother’s blood to run
Many miles away
Hell has come today
Fire raining from the sky
See the face of fear asking one last time
Let me get home safe
Before it’s too late
One by one
The brave will fall
Life is lost again
They gave it all
Deep within the castle walls

So many grievers’ funeral songs
Echo in their sleep
Ode to memories
The sacrifice of flesh and blood
For a promise land that may not be won
Let us not forget
The hero laid to rest
One by one
The brave will fall
Life is lost again
They gave it all
And they gave it all

I price we can’t ignore
If their hoping what they died for
For every hero gone
For every family torn
We will honor you forever more
One by one
The brave will fall
Life is lost again
They gave it all
One by one
The brave will fall
Life is lost again
They gave it all
They gave it all
Watch Over You :
Verse 1:
Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning grey
Like my love
I try to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go
Chorus:
And who is gonna save you when I'm gone
And who'll watch over you
When I'm gone?
Verse 2:
You say you care for me
But hide it well
How can you love someone not yourself?
Chorus:
Bridge:
And when I'm gone who will break your fall
And Fan your flame
I can't go on let you loose it all Its more then I can take
Who'll ease your pain
Ease your pain?
[Chorus:]
And I will give you strength when you�re not strong
Who'll watch over you when I'm gone away
End Verse:
Snow is on the ground
Winter's come
You long to hear my voice
But I'm long gone
Break Me Down :
Ohhhhhhh
Ohhhhhhh
It's too late, the time has come

I kept this inside me, for way too long
Silence will leave me cold
Lost on a highway that never takes me home
I wanna step aside

I wanna give it up
Before I lose it all
It's tearing me inside the way you break me
Down
And there will come a time
When I will come undone
And you will let me fall
I'll leave it all behind before you break me
Down
The weight of a thousand lies

Promises broken, harm me all the time
You say that you're sure to change
But that black heart reveals that
You always stay the same
I wanna step aside

I wanna give it up
Down
Down
And I realise your careless has come and its harming

And I deny the reason I'm falling, yet I'm falling
So the call
I wanna step aside

I wanna give it up
Down
Down
White Knuckles :
Are you still lost tonight?
Living but dead inside
This is the proclamation
This is the call to rise
Are you abused alone
Walking with broken bones
If you feel you’ve been forgotten
Let this song guide you home
We are the dissolution

We’ve been left wanting more
Before every aspiration
Hits the floor
Hold on for your life

All we feel it’s so far from alive
The damned their done believing
And the cursed dream no more
So hold on for your life
Because only the strong survive
They tell you what you should be

They sell you to plastic dreams
Opinions are all provided
But nothing is what it seems
I dare you take control
Cause empty are hands
And bruised are the souls
Of those who show no resistance
And those who are weak below
We are the disenchanted

We die with each passing day
No one here understands us
So I say

Because only the strong survive
How will it feel

To live your life
Unto your dying day
When nothing is real
As we sacrifice
Bending until we break
It’s been revealed
Dreams are not theirs to take
Dreams are not theirs to take

Because only the strong I said only the strong survive
Wayward One :
And they cry
And they call
As the wayward walk alone
City lights
Urban sprawl
In a place no one should know
Show no grace
Show no love
These mean streets are meant for none
Take them back to the start

Let the purest of heart
Know their worth is still spoken
As they fight to exist
We neglect and resist
Let the cycle be broken
Broken homes
Broken lives
They repeat themselves in time
It’s passed on
Down the line
Til we heal the wounds inside
It’s not too late
To make things right
Dress the wounds with love’s pure light

They’re still waiting

They still cry
They want to know they’ll be alright
All I’m saying
Can we try?
To bring the wayward ones back home tonight
To bring the wayward ones back home tonight

We Don't Care At All :

Crack the heart with true intentions
Blood and scars and no redemption
We’ve been a slave to your disaster
Lost it all it doesn’t matter
And we don’t care at all

We got nothing to take on
And leave the rest to fall
We’re going back where we belong
Waste aways amount to nothing

But your opinions keep on coming
We’re dead inside to your rejection
Risk it all and did I mention
I’ll say it again

I’ll say it again

Never doubt it
Never question
What we were
And where we’ve been
Scream out loud
As our intentions
Find a word

I’ll say it again

The Damage Done :

I won't waste away
I won't let this take me down
I can't survive
As long as I keep it around
I wish it would fade

But it will just sell me out
Over and over and over
I cried out loud
SOMEBODY SAVE ME…

SOMEBODY SAVE ME…
THE RACE I RUN

I KEEPS ME FOCUSED ON
THE MAN I COULD BECOME
THE DAMAGE DONE

I WANT TO WASH THE FILTH AWAY
TILL THERE IS NONE
I run till I break

From the way it was killing me
Profuse to the day
I'll suffer afraid to speak
I carry the shame

And beg for a remedy
How long must I live
With the damage of my disease
SOMEBODY SAVE ME…

SOMEBODY SAVE ME…
THE RACE I RUN

THE DAMAGE DONE

TILL THERE IS NONE
THE RACE I RUN

THE DAMAGE DONE

TILL THERE IS NONE
Blackbird (album)
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Blackbird
Studio album by Alter Bridge

October 8, 2007
October 9, 2007,
Released
October 20, 2007
December 4, 2007
February 2007 - May
Recorded
2007
Hard rock, alternative
Genre
metal, post-grunge
Length 59:17
Label Universal Republic
Producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette
Professional reviews
Allmusic link
 Manchester Evening News
(Favourable)
link
 Bullzeye link
 Hard Rock Hideout link

Alter Bridge chronology
One Day Live from
Blackbird
Remains Amsterdam
(2007)
(2004) (2009)
Singles from Blackbird

1. "Rise Today"
Released: July 30, 2007
2. "Ties That Bind"
Released: January 21, 2008 (U.K.
only)
3. "Watch Over You"
Released: January 14, 2008
4. "Before Tomorrow Comes"

Released: April 22, 2008
Blackbird is the second album of rock band Alter Bridge. The

album was released on October 9, 2007. The first single, "Rise
Today", was released on July 30, 2007. The album peaked at
number 13 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies in its
first week on the charts.[1] As of December 2008, Blackbird has
sold 227,000 copies.[2]
[edit] Personnel
 Myles Kennedy - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

 Mark Tremonti - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
 Scott Phillips - Drums, Percussion
 Brian Marshall - Bass
[edit] Production
[edit] Songwriting
The band stated in early 2006 that the song writing process
was two thirds complete.[3]
On February 8, 2007, the band announced that all of the

album's songwriting was finished and that they would be
entering the studio to begin the recording process for the new
record.
[edit] Recording
It was announced on May 11, 2007 (by Mark Tremonti on the

alterbridgeband.net forums), that the recording of the album
was complete, the mixing has been finished, and only a few
small minor things are still to be done.
There are many differences between One Day Remains, the

band's 2004 debut album, and Blackbird, with the most notable
being the full integration of Myles Kennedy as a guitarist and
songwriter. While a large majority of the songs on One Day
Remains were written before Kennedy came on board, this time
around it was a collaborative effort with Tremonti and Kennedy
sharing the songwriting duties (Tremonti writing the music and
Kennedy writing most of the lyrics), while all four band
members worked on the arrangements. Blackbird is also
somewhat heavier than One Day Remains as well.
Mark Tremonti says of the Kennedy's full integration into the band:
“ It’s a natural evolution after three years of working

together. We knew Myles was an amazing singer, that’s
why we hired him. What we found out when we toured
the first record was that he’s also an incredibly gifted
guitar player and songwriter, as well as a vocalist. It
would have been a crime not to utilize all that talent. We
wanted to use every weapon we had in our arsenal for
this album. ”
[edit] Pre-release reviews
"This weekend's postbag contained a watermarked promo of

Alter Bridge's new album, Blackbird, which knocked me
senseless. A notch heavier than the band's debut, One Day
Remains, it's a right l'il belter from start to finish. Pick it up on
October 8 or miss out on something special." - Dave Ling's
music review from Daveling.co.uk
[edit] Label changes
Alter Bridge left Wind-Up Records in 2006 due to Wind-Up

pressing for a Creed reunion, and have now signed to Universal
Republic Records. Mark Tremonti is quoted saying, "The
material we’ve been working on is really aggressive and I think
it’s the best work we’ve ever done".
[edit] Singles
"Rise Today" was the first single from the album. It was
officially released on July 30, 2007. The music video of "Rise
Today" was released on Yahoo! on October 4, 2007. It was also
made available for download on iTunes on July 31, 2007.
The single has since received a release date within the UK set
for October 15, on both CD and 7" Picturedisc.[4]
At their concert on Oct. 30, 2007 in Dallas, Texas, the group

recorded a live music video for a future single, "Ties That
Bind". It was later announced by Michael Tremonti that "Ties
That Bind" will be released as a single in the UK and Europe
and that the video will be used to promote that single. On
January 2, 2008, it was announced that "Watch Over You" will
be the third single from Blackbird. "Before Tomorrow Comes"
was released as the fourth single off the album in April 2008,
and the third to be released in the U.S.. There is also currently
a duet version of "Watch Over You" featuring Cristina Scabbia
of Lacuna Coil found on the band's MySpace.
[edit] Release information
On July 23, 2007, there was another official press release

containing the official release date of the first single from the
album, the track listing for the album and that tour dates will
be released at a later date.
On July 26, 2007, Alter Bridge uploaded two new songs on to

their official MySpace page for fans to listen to as a taste of the
new album. The songs were "Ties That Bind" and the album's
single "Rise Today." The single "Rise Today" can now be
purchased from iTunes.
A UK version of the album was released on October 8 with two

special UK bonus track titled "We Don't Care At All," a track
also found on the iTunes version of the album. There is also a
version of the album sold exclusively through Best Buy that
contains the two bonus tracks "The Damage Done" and "New
Way To Live," and a Walmart version with a bonus DVD
containing exclusive interviews and an in-depth look at the
making of the album.
Also, prior to the album's official release, Universal Republic

Records put up a page of e-cards on their main home page on
August 24 of 2007, which contained the then-unreleased
"Before Tomorrow Comes," "Watch Over You," "Buried Alive"
and "Come to Life." They were then removed on Saturday, the
25th of August, as their discovery resulted in many fans
accessing them in a short period of time. Their accessibility
online appears to have been a mistake on Universal's part, but
it can also have been a unique marketing strategy.
On March 19, 2009, the band released a tabulature book for the
album, containing the tabulature sheet music for every song on
the album. In addition, "Come to Life" appeared on Guitar
Hero: Van Halen.
[edit] Chart history
Blackbird debuted at #37 on the UK Album Chart, and at #2 on

the UK Rock Album Chart. In the US, it debuted at number 13
on the Billboard 200 chart and #4 on the Billboard Rock Album
chart, selling about 47,000 copies in its first week [5] and
227,000 copies in total.[6]
[edit] Singles
Main. Mod. Rock

Year Title Hot 100
Rock Rock Chart
2007 "Rise Today" - #3 #32 #13

2008 "Ties That Bind (UK only)" - - - #3
2008 "Watch Over You" - #19 - -
2008 "Before Tomorrow Comes" - #29 - -
[edit] Official track listing
All tracks written by Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti and

arranged by Alter Bridge.
1. "Ties That Bind" - 3:19

2. "Come to Life" - 3:51
3. "Brand New Start" - 4:54
4. "Buried Alive" - 4:35
5. "Coming Home" - 4:19
6. "Before Tomorrow Comes" - 4:06
7. "Rise Today" - 4:21
8. "Blackbird" - 7:58
9. "One by One" - 4:20
10. "Watch Over You" - 4:19
11. "Break Me Down" - 3:56
12. "White Knuckles" - 4:24
13. "Wayward One" - 4:47
Note: The title track in the track listings inside the CD itself is
incorrectly written as "The Blackbird", but appears normally on
the back of the CD cover.
Bonus Tracks
1. "The Damage Done" - (Best Buy Bonus Track and on "Ties
That Bind" single) - 3:45
2. "New Way to Live" - (Best Buy Bonus Track and on "Rise
Today" single) - 5:40
3. "We Don't Care At All" - (UK and iTunes Bonus Track) -
3:42 [7]
[edit] In pop culture
 "Brand New Start" appeared on a ATP Tennis 2009.

 "Rise Today" was used as the theme song for WWE
Unforgiven 2007, and has also appeared on CSI: Crime
Scene Investigation and Terminator: The Sarah Connor
Chronicles.
 Come to Life appeared on Guitar Hero: Van Halen
[edit] Credits
 Michael "Elvis" Baskette - producer

 Dave Holdredge - engineer
 Jef Moll - digital engineer

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Ties That Bind :

I tear on the leash

One last hope

I run but the chains

One last hope

One last hope

You broke me into pieces

One last hope

There's nothing we should have to fear

I say hey every fool with an opinion

There's nothing we should have to fear

Wicked tongues can speak

There's nothing we should have to fear

Brand New Start :

We will make a brand new start

This desert road

We will make a brand new start

We will make a brand new start

We’ll make our way

I’m cold and

I’ve been buried alive and I don’t want to be here anymore

Another shot I slip into the hate

I’ve been buried alive and I don’t want to be here anymore

Let me breathe again

I’ve been buried alive and I don’t want to be here anymore

I’m coming home

So I’m coming home

I’m coming home

So I’m coming home

We’ve come to find

Before Tomorrow Comes :

I curse my worth and every comfort

We could be so much more than we are

Feels like were all alone

So what are we becoming?

The sun is beating down

Our time is running out

Seems to me that we’ve got each other wrong

The fragile cannot endure

Beyond the suffering you've known

Ascend may you find no resistance

Beyond the suffering you've known

Deep within the castle walls

And they gave it all

It's too late, the time has come

I wanna step aside

The weight of a thousand lies

I wanna step aside

And I realise your careless has come and its harming

I wanna step aside

We are the dissolution

Hold on for your life

They tell you what you should be

We are the disenchanted

Hold on for your life

How will it feel

Hold on for your life