I was afraid I was gonna drown I don't feel at home in my own hometown Stuck in this skin, someone get me out Six feet underground I got strung up in the fire Flames grow higher But you can't burn me down I felt the weight on my shoulders Pulled me over But I wanna get better now I wanna get better now I-I-I-I wanna get better now Broke down and cried on the side of the road I'm covered in ashes I'm lost in the smoke But I wanna turn these ashes These ashes to gold Light me up, put me under the pressure You know I'll hold I got strung up in the fire Flames grow higher But you can't burn me down I felt the weight on my shoulders Pulled me over But I wanna get better now I wanna get better now I-I-I-I wanna get better now I-I-I think I wanna get, yeah, I think I wanna get I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now, oh I got strung up in the fire Flames grow higher But you can't burn me down I felt the weight on my shoulders Pulled me over But I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better now I think I wanna get better

You guys are here, the band's here And we're essentially celebrating Um, music that we, we both care about And uh, that's so, that um- So making the records can be really harsh and And very intense and kinda pull you apart but, um I look forward to celebrating it with you guys Which is the story of this song This is a song about loss and depression, anxiety and etc., etc. And we got to spend the last three years shouting it together It's called "I Wanna Get Better" Hey, I hear the voice of a preacher from the back room Calling my name and I follow just to find you I trace the faith to a broken down television, put on the weather And I've trained myself to give up on the past 'cause I Froze in time between hearses and caskets Lost control when I panicked at the acid test (I wanna get better) While my friends were getting high And chasing girls down parkway lines I was losing my mind because the love The love, the love, the love, the love That I gave was wasted on a nice face In a blaze of fear I put a helmet on a helmet Counting seconds through the night, I got (carried away) So I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself, hey (I wanna get better) Didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face I wanna get better and better, better, better I wanna get (better) Didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change I wanna get better and better, better, better I wanna get (better) To my room where there's girls on the ceiling Cut out their pictures and I chase that feeling Of an 18 year old who didn't know what loss was Now I'm a stranger And I miss the days of a life still permanent Mourn the years before I got (carried away) So I'm standing on the interstate screaming at myself (Hey, I wanna get better) I didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change (I wanna get better, better, better, better) I wanna get better 'Cause I'm sleeping in the back of a taxi I'm screaming out my bedroom window Even if it's gonna kill me, hey You know that I woke up this morning early before my family From this dream she was tryin' to show me How a life can move from the darkness Yeah, she said to get better So I put a bullet where I shoulda put a helmet And I crashed my car 'cause I wanna get (carried away) That's why I'm standing on the overpass screaming at myself (Hey, I wanna get better) Didn't know I was lonely 'til I saw your face (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I didn't know I was broken 'til I wanted to change (I wanna get better, better, better, better) (I wanna get better) I love you Jersey I love you Stone Pony Thank you so much

When you say things you don't mean to It's easy to forgive you 'Cause everyone's got issues, don't we? I can look past all your darkness Love you when you're heartless If only I could do that for me I go home, take it off Alone with my thoughts Wish I could trade all my flaws For something better Never felt good enough I've always thought it was hard To give myself any love But I'll get better Whoa, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa Whoa, whoa-oh But I'll get better Hate to be lone at night when Me and myself are fighting I don't have any nice things to say I wish I could treat myself like I treat all my friends and Love me like I love you, mm I go home, take it off Alone with my thoughts Wish I could trade all my flaws For something better Never felt good enough I've always thought it was hard To give myself any love But I'll get better Whoa, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa Whoa, whoa-oh But I'll get better Whoa, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa Whoa, whoa-oh But I'll get better Shut myself off, I don't wanna think about All the hate that keeps on growing in my mind And I'm so tired, mm, yeah So please be quiet, mm I just wanna feel like I am good enough, good enough, good enough I go home, take it off Alone with my thoughts Wish I could trade all my flaws For something better Never felt good enough I've always thought it was hard To give myself any love But I'll get better Whoa, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa Whoa, whoa-oh But I'll get better Whoa, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa Whoa, whoa-oh But I'll get better

Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Sometimes I get confused 'Bout how it all went down When I feel like I miss you I try to block it out Still remember when we moved into that place too soon When we paid too much 'cause, we loved the view When we just met and it didn't make sense But you said forever, and I did too, too, too Fuck I almost forgot about you breaking my heart I almost forgot what I went through Left out the most important part It got really bad, we lost what we had I almost forgot about you (hey) I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I almost forgot (I almost forgot) You're still affecting my mood I never let it show (I never let it show) I know you're feeling it too It's hard to let it go I remember when I moved out And you chased me down Yelling, "Don't forget all that we've been through" But that's just it, yeah, I'm sick of this shit I don't want forever if it's with you, you, you Fuck I almost forgot about you breaking my heart I almost forgot what I went through Left out the most important part It got really bad, we lost what we had I almost forgot about you I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah Sometimes I get confused 'Bout how it all went down I almost forgot about you breaking my heart I almost forgot what I went through Left out the most important part It got really bad, we lost what we had I almost forgot about you (you I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I almost forgot Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh I almost forgot (I almost forgot) Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah

I always say, I always say that it's the last time A promise I can't keep I always say I'll get a grip and it'll be fine But I lie straight through my teeth (lie straight through my teeth) And though I try and do it right with my intentions Keepin' good, they never break, but I still bend 'em 'Cause this devil on my shoulder wants to pull me underneath (underneath) Another sleepless night staring through the ceiling Wondering how could I Calm my head, yeah, calm my head, 'cause I see red My blood is boiling and it shows When all you are is a weapon (weapon) You shoot 'em down 'til you end up alone I seem fine But I can't take the highs and the lows All I am is a weapon (weapon) I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone I always say I hate the way you look at me now And I swear, I didn't mean to be a let-down What I broke can't be fixed with all my sorry excuses, no Another sleepless night staring through the ceiling Wondering how could I Calm my head, yeah, calm my head, 'cause I see red My blood is boiling and it shows When all you are is a weapon (weapon) You shoot 'em down 'til you end up alone I seem fine But I can't take the highs and the lows All I am is a weapon (weapon) I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone No, I won't go under No, I won't back down Bittersweet surrender Everything is better now No, I won't go under No, I won't back down Bittersweet surrender It's better now I see red My blood is boiling and it shows When all you are is a weapon (weapon) You shoot 'em down 'til you end up alone I seem fine But I can't take the highs and the lows All I am is a weapon (weapon) I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone All I am is a weapon I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone All I am is a weapon I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone

What did I hear you say? Say it to my face It's not even worth the fight Waiting for you to say What's got you so afraid? I'm not gonna waste my time (waste my time) Yeah, the bigger they are, the harder they fall And I got so sick of feeling so small I'll leave you alone to build up your walls What did I hear you say? How did we become so numb? We just let it come undone And I just started giving up But that won't save us Maybe we were born to fight If you wanna make it out alive We gotta let the anger die 'Cause that won't save us And now we're so far away But we talk every day Something 'bout it just ain't right I'm sinking under the weight It's like I could break I'd never let you hear my cries (hear my cries) Well, the duller the knife, the deeper the scars I don't need a light to see in the dark I know what you're like, I know who you are What were you gonna say? How did we become so numb? We just let it come undone And I just started giving up But that won't save us Maybe we were born to fight If you wanna make it out alive We gotta let the anger die 'Cause that won't save us Are you proud of what we've come to be? We're sorry, but that won't save us We fucked up, and I'd give anything If only that could save us How did we become so numb? We just let it come undone And I just started giving up But that won't save us Maybe we were born to fight If you wanna make it out alive We gotta let the anger die 'Cause that won't save us What did I hear you say?

I'm just calling to say hello Play the friend, you should know I would lift you up if I could reach you Said you're trying, I believe you But don't let me down I said don't let me down 'Cause all I'm trying to do is Stop the bleeding If I don't get through to you, I'm through with you All you ever do is run away, I won't spend Forever chasing you That I won't do No Not gonna chase you forever... You're resisting open arms Closing down, losing heart You can throw your heavy words, But I see through The high is gone, I could be too So don't let me down I said don't let me down 'Cause all I'm trying to do is Stop the bleeding If I don't get through to you, I'm through with you All you ever do is run away, I won't spend Forever chasing you That I won't do No Not gonna chase you forever... Oh I try to be the better man, is it worth it? But you lie, is it working? I'm just calling to say hello Play the friend, you should know 'Cause all I'm trying to do is Stop the bleeding If I don't get through to you, I'm through with you All you ever do is run away, I won't spend Forever chasing you That I won't do No Not gonna chase you forever...

Yeah you're a fire that don't burn out If you're lifting me up let me lay you down Living life on the fly girl, don't be scared tonight We're getting older, getting older, getting older (We're getting older, getting older, getting older) You know I want it like you do I got a young heart too No one can do me like you do You got a young heart too Young heart too, you got a young heart too Ooo, you got a young heart too Yeah you're a shot in the dark and I'm Finding out that I'm not bulletproof tonight Better you be the jaws than a natural cause We're getting older, getting older, getting older (We're getting older, getting older, getting older) You know I want it like you do I got a young heart too No one can do me like you do You got a young heart too You know I want it like you do I got a young heart too No one can do me like you do You got a young heart too Young heart too, you got a young heart too Ooo, you got a young heart too And I bet you noticed Every time I bit my tongue repeating carrying on Can't help but wonder Tell me are we writing different pages I don't know where we belong Yeah you're a fire, your smoke's climbing higher I'll hold my breath till it clears just to let you know I told you, I told you We're getting older, getting older, getting older You know I want it like you do I got a young heart too No one can do me like you do You got a young heart too You know I want it like you do I got a young heart too No one can do me like you do You got a young heart too Young heart too, you got a young heart too Ooo, you got a young heart too

They can't tame the lion I know that they all be tryin' But no way they're gonna get at me 'Cause I just keep on shining And twenty-four seven grinding No, I ain't here to make enemies Don't let them get you down You got that higher ground Just take a look around (Go on, take a look around) And when they're talking loud Let music drown them out Love your electric self (Love your electric self) Oh, give it a try Know that you don't gotta run You're ready to fly Don't be scared to touch the sun Don't be scared to touch the sun You know you can touch the sun You know you can touch the sun You know you can touch the sun They stay in a hurry But me, I ain't getting worried About anything but you and me They say we ain't nothing So let's turn into something That's bigger than they ever seen Don't let them get you down You got that higher ground Just take a look around And when they're talking loud Let music drown them out Love your electric self (Love your electric self) Oh, give it a try Know that you don't gotta run You're ready to fly Don't be scared to touch the sun Don't be scared to touch the sun You know you can touch the sun You know you can touch the sun Fly, don't be scared to touch the sun Don't be scared to touch Don't be scared to touch Don't be scared to touch You know you can touch the sun Don't be scared to touch the sun