Chasing Madness (Live)
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๐ Lyrics
Chasing madness over
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Cory, Amy, Michael, Biggie,
Tupac, Whitney, River, Brittany,
Chris, Heath, and on and on...
And I could read this list till the break of dawn,
But It's never gonna stop till we take it on;
I'm afraid it'll be me before I finish this song.
"I'm on the brink of something!"
That's what everybody says,
Tryin' to think of how to make it while I- I- I- I- I-I-I
I'm lying in my bed, cryin' in my head,
Hoping I'll accomplish what I want before I'm dead.
I'm staying optimistic, but I gotta get fed.
Racing the clock, like everyone else,
Hanging by a thread-
Don't ask me why I'm chasing this madness;
I'm facing reality one fragment at a time.
My past is really where it began-
I've I'ma give it to ya straight:
I was touched when I was nine.
Chasing madness over
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, done.
Seven years in, and that's when I started playing,
Had to put my feelings somewhere, 'cause I was so angry-
Crazy, changing, hormones raging,
Teenage angst and legit shit that I was facing.
Well maybe I was caving, but there was no escaping.
Thankfully, I still knew my life was worth saving.
So that's why I sat up in that room at night,
With the pen in my hand, and a blue lava light
Propped up nice on the desk that my Mama gave me,
Shining ever so softly, illuminating the pages and
I would just wait for the words to flow out of me like coffee-
Pouring poems on paper,
A magic concoction.
From that day forward,
It all became clear.
My gift is my defense,
But my Heart is why I'm here.
Chasing madness over
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah oh yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Well, I don't know what I've been told,
But this shit sure is getting old.
'Cause how many times do I have to hear,
"Hold your head up high, dear."?
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Cory, Amy, Michael, Biggie,
Tupac, Whitney, River, Brittany,
Chris, Heath, and on and on...
And I could read this list till the break of dawn,
But It's never gonna stop till we take it on;
I'm afraid it'll be me before I finish this song.
"I'm on the brink of something!"
That's what everybody says,
Tryin' to think of how to make it while I- I- I- I- I-I-I
I'm lying in my bed, cryin' in my head,
Hoping I'll accomplish what I want before I'm dead.
I'm staying optimistic, but I gotta get fed.
Racing the clock, like everyone else,
Hanging by a thread-
Don't ask me why I'm chasing this madness;
I'm facing reality one fragment at a time.
My past is really where it began-
I've I'ma give it to ya straight:
I was touched when I was nine.
Chasing madness over
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, done.
Seven years in, and that's when I started playing,
Had to put my feelings somewhere, 'cause I was so angry-
Crazy, changing, hormones raging,
Teenage angst and legit shit that I was facing.
Well maybe I was caving, but there was no escaping.
Thankfully, I still knew my life was worth saving.
So that's why I sat up in that room at night,
With the pen in my hand, and a blue lava light
Propped up nice on the desk that my Mama gave me,
Shining ever so softly, illuminating the pages and
I would just wait for the words to flow out of me like coffee-
Pouring poems on paper,
A magic concoction.
From that day forward,
It all became clear.
My gift is my defense,
But my Heart is why I'm here.
Chasing madness over
Something I can only barely conceive.
What's happened to me?
And if I get there, will I
Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
Even to breathe?
Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah oh yeah)
What's this drama all about?
Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
A little prime time reality...
Well, I don't know what I've been told,
But this shit sure is getting old.
'Cause how many times do I have to hear,
"Hold your head up high, dear."?
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:12.61] Chasing madness over
[00:15.58] Something I can only barely conceive.
[00:20.05] What's happened to me?
[00:23.41] And if I get there, will I
[00:26.53] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[00:30.91] Even to breathe?
[00:33.17] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
[00:39.30] What's this drama all about?
[00:44.49] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[00:50.29] A little prime time reality...
[00:54.62] Cory, Amy, Michael, Biggie,
[00:58.53] Tupac, Whitney, River, Brittany,
[01:01.28] Chris, Heath, and on and on...
[01:03.85] And I could read this list till the break of dawn,
[01:06.64] But It's never gonna stop till we take it on;
[01:09.00] I'm afraid it'll be me before I finish this song.
[01:12.00] "I'm on the brink of something!"
[01:13.72] That's what everybody says,
[01:15.09] Tryin' to think of how to make it while I- I- I- I- I-I-I
[01:17.65] I'm lying in my bed, cryin' in my head,
[01:20.23] Hoping I'll accomplish what I want before I'm dead.
[01:22.81] I'm staying optimistic, but I gotta get fed.
[01:25.72] Racing the clock, like everyone else,
[01:27.59] Hanging by a thread-
[01:28.67] Don't ask me why I'm chasing this madness;
[01:30.55] I'm facing reality one fragment at a time.
[01:33.54] My past is really where it began-
[01:36.21] I've I'ma give it to ya straight:
[01:37.55] I was touched when I was nine.
[01:40.30] Chasing madness over
[01:43.28] Something I can only barely conceive.
[01:47.76] What's happened to me?
[01:51.68] And if I get there, will I
[01:54.24] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[01:59.28] Even to breathe?
[02:01.52] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
[02:07.35] What's this drama all about?
[02:12.86] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[02:18.51] A little prime time reality...
[02:23.46] Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, done.
[02:29.55] Seven years in, and that's when I started playing,
[02:32.13] Had to put my feelings somewhere, 'cause I was so angry-
[02:35.28] Crazy, changing, hormones raging,
[02:37.84] Teenage angst and legit shit that I was facing.
[02:40.69] Well maybe I was caving, but there was no escaping.
[02:43.52] Thankfully, I still knew my life was worth saving.
[02:46.44] So that's why I sat up in that room at night,
[02:49.08] With the pen in my hand, and a blue lava light
[02:51.95] Propped up nice on the desk that my Mama gave me,
[02:54.83] Shining ever so softly, illuminating the pages and
[02:57.83] I would just wait for the words to flow out of me like coffee-
[03:00.58] Pouring poems on paper,
[03:02.05] A magic concoction.
[03:03.95] From that day forward,
[03:05.27] It all became clear.
[03:06.72] My gift is my defense,
[03:08.31] But my Heart is why I'm here.
[03:15.91] Chasing madness over
[03:18.74] Something I can only barely conceive.
[03:24.06] What's happened to me?
[03:27.42] And if I get there, will I
[03:30.02] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[03:35.23] Even to breathe?
[03:37.81] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah oh yeah)
[03:43.67] What's this drama all about?
[03:48.52] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[03:54.13] A little prime time reality...
[03:59.33] Well, I don't know what I've been told,
[04:04.58] But this shit sure is getting old.
[04:10.55] 'Cause how many times do I have to hear,
[04:15.79] "Hold your head up high, dear."?
[04:22.54]
[00:15.58] Something I can only barely conceive.
[00:20.05] What's happened to me?
[00:23.41] And if I get there, will I
[00:26.53] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[00:30.91] Even to breathe?
[00:33.17] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
[00:39.30] What's this drama all about?
[00:44.49] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[00:50.29] A little prime time reality...
[00:54.62] Cory, Amy, Michael, Biggie,
[00:58.53] Tupac, Whitney, River, Brittany,
[01:01.28] Chris, Heath, and on and on...
[01:03.85] And I could read this list till the break of dawn,
[01:06.64] But It's never gonna stop till we take it on;
[01:09.00] I'm afraid it'll be me before I finish this song.
[01:12.00] "I'm on the brink of something!"
[01:13.72] That's what everybody says,
[01:15.09] Tryin' to think of how to make it while I- I- I- I- I-I-I
[01:17.65] I'm lying in my bed, cryin' in my head,
[01:20.23] Hoping I'll accomplish what I want before I'm dead.
[01:22.81] I'm staying optimistic, but I gotta get fed.
[01:25.72] Racing the clock, like everyone else,
[01:27.59] Hanging by a thread-
[01:28.67] Don't ask me why I'm chasing this madness;
[01:30.55] I'm facing reality one fragment at a time.
[01:33.54] My past is really where it began-
[01:36.21] I've I'ma give it to ya straight:
[01:37.55] I was touched when I was nine.
[01:40.30] Chasing madness over
[01:43.28] Something I can only barely conceive.
[01:47.76] What's happened to me?
[01:51.68] And if I get there, will I
[01:54.24] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[01:59.28] Even to breathe?
[02:01.52] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah)
[02:07.35] What's this drama all about?
[02:12.86] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[02:18.51] A little prime time reality...
[02:23.46] Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, done.
[02:29.55] Seven years in, and that's when I started playing,
[02:32.13] Had to put my feelings somewhere, 'cause I was so angry-
[02:35.28] Crazy, changing, hormones raging,
[02:37.84] Teenage angst and legit shit that I was facing.
[02:40.69] Well maybe I was caving, but there was no escaping.
[02:43.52] Thankfully, I still knew my life was worth saving.
[02:46.44] So that's why I sat up in that room at night,
[02:49.08] With the pen in my hand, and a blue lava light
[02:51.95] Propped up nice on the desk that my Mama gave me,
[02:54.83] Shining ever so softly, illuminating the pages and
[02:57.83] I would just wait for the words to flow out of me like coffee-
[03:00.58] Pouring poems on paper,
[03:02.05] A magic concoction.
[03:03.95] From that day forward,
[03:05.27] It all became clear.
[03:06.72] My gift is my defense,
[03:08.31] But my Heart is why I'm here.
[03:15.91] Chasing madness over
[03:18.74] Something I can only barely conceive.
[03:24.06] What's happened to me?
[03:27.42] And if I get there, will I
[03:30.02] Be so satisfied, I won't need a thing?
[03:35.23] Even to breathe?
[03:37.81] Oh God, if You can hear me now, (yeah oh yeah)
[03:43.67] What's this drama all about?
[03:48.52] Do you watch the world like we're on TV? (yeah)
[03:54.13] A little prime time reality...
[03:59.33] Well, I don't know what I've been told,
[04:04.58] But this shit sure is getting old.
[04:10.55] 'Cause how many times do I have to hear,
[04:15.79] "Hold your head up high, dear."?
[04:22.54]