Welcome to the darker side of taboo All I got is permanent scars and tattoos Make a bad choice in your path then you lose Denny Cascade Take another step in the path that you choose Take another step in your path that you choose Oh, (uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)

I live a dark life, I don't let people in They say I smoke too much, but this my medicine Don't get the wrong impression, I'm 'bout my presidents Rock star my life, look at the evidence And would you shoot for me? 'Cause I would kill for you I like the

Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side Oh oh oh, ha ha ha I don't wanna wake up from this tonight And there's no remedy for memory your face Your soul is hunting

This fire burns, always. Even through the darkest days, This day is mine. The passion inside me, Is burning, is burning. All I've ever wanted was destiny to be fulfilled, It is in my hands, I must not fail, I must not fail. This is the broken ground

And the record won't stop skipping And the lies just won't stop slipping And besides my reputation's on the line We can fake it for the airwaves Force our smiles, baby, half dead From comparing myself to everyone else around me Everyone else around me

It’s where my demons hide This is my kingdom come When you feel my heat Look into my eyes Don’t get too close It’s dark inside No matter what we breed We still are made of greed When the days are cold

(Where'd I go wrong?) The one and only day has come I'll pay for all the bad things I've done In the dark side (Bring on the panic, the un-controlling manic Suffocate the dreams in my mind Drown the thoughts that have me confined Murder dreams as black

Get me out of here I've been lost in the dark All this evil, sanctified You're not alone, you're not the only one Overcrowded in your brain You'll find a way out or you will fall I'm locked inside me No control over anything I'm dying to learn, I'm dying

There's a way out Be held down She could be a Statue of Liberty She could be a Joan of Arc But he's scared of the light that's inside of her So he keeps her in the dark Oh, she used to be a pearl, oh Yeah, she used to rule the world, oh Can't believe

There's three sides to every story Where do we go from here? The future looks so unclear Through the dark and suspicious mind We played too long into losing game With no hand to hand Yours, mine and the whole darn truth Three sides to every story Yours,