(Alright)

Just give a little twist, little turn
Keep on looking in the right direction, baby
I'm alive with the line, with the lies
But I kept on building it, building it to stack it up
A little architect you're crazy
White shirt, black dress tie
Dressed to the nine times, too many times
I couldn't wait to get out of the night life
It's a straight lie

Just calm down
The trauma's on the inside
My line's been drawn
Just calm down
The trauma's on the inside
I don't want to be wasting time (wasting time)
Wasting time

Do you think that you'd call me crazy?
Contrary, and I shine amazing
Hazing, aging process called it quits
And the quicksand I trudged through
And everything I meant to
Say so, so said the young ones
The dumb ones, and "stupid" you called it, but I called it "flawless"
Played out and fade out
I planned it, pan left and right, set the curtain

Just calm down (just calm)
The trauma's on the inside
My line's been drawn
Just calm down, you know
The trauma's on the inside
I don't want to

My ticket, my destination
Singing, "Hallelujah"
Oh God, I think I've really changed
But she will love me all the same
My dear, it's all for you
And I will pay my dues
I owe you some eight years
It's coming to you, ah!

Don't say, "Calm down," and
"Don't quit this town"
I left 'cause I was bored
And what might be in store
Don't make a sound
'Cause I'll be 'round, ooh

See, I wish you could buckle up and take a chance
You know I really do, really do
And you really, really do, woah
Just come along (come along, come along)
Time's up, life's up, but I, I won't go

My ticket, my destination
Singing, "Hallelujah"
Oh God, I think I've really changed
But she will love me all the same
My dear, it's all for you
And I will pay my dues
I owe you some eight years
It's coming to you

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I've left town, and I won't come home
Ohio, I don't know Michigindiana, California
Where's home?

Why, oh why, do eyes collide?
Why won't it feel the same, oh why oh?
Wonderstands
Why, oh why, if words are right? (Words keep on bringing me down, keep on bringing me down)
Why won't it feel the same, oh why oh?
Ooh

So now I won't play games
And I won't change

My ticket, my destination
Singing, "Hallelujah"
Oh God, I think I've really changed
But she will love me all the same
My dear, it's all for you
And I will pay my dues
I owe you some eight years
It's coming to you

My dream and now I'm getting out
I'm screaming, "Hallelujah"
Today's the day my life will change
You're gonna make it all the same
Darling it's all for you
And I will pay my dues
I'm counting four, three, two, one