Alter Bridge - Pawns & Kings [Full Album 2022]

Lyrics to Pawns & Kings [Full Album 2022] by Alter Bridge

Tracklist: 01. This Is War A brood of vipers, they are scheming as the West winds blow They are conspiring from below A raging fire from the depths of hell, a wicked foe Unleash the tiger, take control It's time to decide Do not play the fool So fight for your life, can't you see what's coming? Fight for your mind, this is war Fight from inside and believe in something Don't compromise who you are An army of shadows, they are waiting for the battle call Bloodthirsty demons of the mind They will unravel, if you let them, everything you are And storm the castle from inside So open your eyes So fight for your life, can't you see what's coming? Fight for your mind, this is war Fight from inside and believe in something Don't compromise who you are Scheming, haunting, waiting, taunting Taking every good man down A raging fire from the depths of hell, a wicked foe Unleash the tiger, take control And fight for your life, can't you see what's coming? Fight for your mind, this is war Fight from inside and believe in something Don't compromise who you are 02. Dead Among The Living Here you are, a broken weary soul With no place left to go Godforsaken, I can't watch this anymore In the wake Dead among the living When will you realize and see the light? You're meant for so much more You're like the dead among the living So tell me what it is you fail to see Or is this all on me? You are so much more than who you choose to be In the wake Dead among the living When will you realize and see the light? You're meant for so much more You're like the dead among the living In spite of the waiting I hold out that you might just take control Never forsaking For you might just wake up let to us know You're coming home Here you are, a broken weary soul No place left to go Godforsaken, I can't watch this anymore When will you realize and see the light? You're meant for so much more You're like the dead among the living 03. Silver Tongue Sitting in my ivory tower Invincible to fall Some would say my final hour As you scale the wall Step inside I dare you all And breathe the lies And heed the call When this all is said and done I will have my way And you will take the blame You're over the line Under the gun I am the reason For what you've done Tooth of a crime You can't outrun Under the spell of my silver tongue (Yeah) I swear to God I'll find a way To prove I still belong I'd rather watch it burn away Than say that I was wrong So step inside I dare you all And breathe my fire And heed my call You're over the line Under the gun I am the reason For what you've done Tooth of a crime You can't outrun Under the spell of my silver tongue You're over the line Under the gun I'll keep on scheming For what's to come Tooth of a crime You can't outrun Under the spell of my silver tongue This alliance built on fear and rage Ends in violence if I have my way Fear Spite Lie to divide us Hate Strife Bring decay You're over the line Under the gun I am the reason For what you've done Tooth of a crime You will not outrun Now you're under the spell of my tongue You're over the line Under the gun I am the reason For what you've done Tooth of a crime You can't outrun Under the spell of my silver tongue 04. Sin After Sin A sad fate A fool's game Shattered and divided Sick man, make your final play A thin line Crossed to find The secrets you've been hiding From now on, nothing is the same Some people never change So damn you What are you hiding? It was you who brought this on for way too long (For way too long) A sad truth To be reminded For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault (It's not our fault) But you want so much more Than we should ever have to give Sin after sin Sin after sin As you adorn your crown of thorns And play the pure messiah Your flock will come to know the beast you are I've seen your kind before So damn you What are you hiding? It was you who brought this on for way too long (For way too long) A sad truth To be reminded For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault (It's not our fault) But you want so much more Than we should ever have to give Sin after sin Sin after sin Sin after sin Sin after sin Sin after sin Push us all away One day you'll wake up lost to find All you had has been replaced And buried by your lies (Your lies) So damn you What are you hiding? It was you who brought this on for way too long (For way too long) A sad truth To be reminded For we have done no wrong, it's not our fault (It's not our fault) Sin after sin (Sin after sin) Sin after sin (Sin after sin) Sin after sin Sin after sin Sin after sin It's not our fault 05. Stay Hold your hands up high and throw them in the air Show that you care too much to feel this way again Things that cause you pain, just throw them to the wind Don't turn away again for I am always at your side As I take another look around me As I'm trying to be all I can be Try to make me something more And Don't wait, it won't last forever and Allow your heart to heal Just begin to heal Make just one last wish and shout it to the sky The time it is right to love, to feel, to light a fire We'll never know just when we'll have the chance again To see it to the end so do your part and make it last As I take another look around me As I'm trying to be all I can be Try to make me something more And Don't wait, it won't last forever and Allow your heart to heal Right here, stay the course with no regret Right here with me They say we'll get back to the way it was Before the bitter winds of change It's so hard to know where it's gonna go Will you please give me a sign? That everything's gonna be alright It'll be alright Don't wait, it won't last forever and Allow your heart to heal Right here, stay the course with no regret Right here with me Right here with me 06. Holiday I couldn't lie if I wanted to, the trick of the take Has brought this all to a new kinda low Stuck in a line to an early grave that stands in the way Of the life I'm meant to know Save me I'm falling With a long long way to go Losing the fight in a shallow play with nothing to gain Well I don't wanna bitch about it no more I've reached the end, it's time So bring me peace of mind I need a holiday There's nothing left to save I'll hold my tongue as I close the door Before I walk away I'll be the first to say There's more to life than a living So I'll spread my wings and fly I compromised to the whims of men who promised a change But in the end they left me high and dry I play the fool time and time again, I guess I'm to blame Now I'm barely getting by They'll take it all, yeah And you know that I am right They'll rob you blind till the wicked end, this place is insane I got no patience left to put up a fight I'm down to my last nerve It only brings me to my worst When will I learn? I need a holiday There's nothing left to save I'll hold my tongue as I close the door Before I walk away I'll be the first to say There's more to life than a living So I'll spread my wings and fly I've reached the end, it's time So bring me peace of mind I need a holiday There's nothing left to save I'll hold my tongue as I close the door Before I walk away I'll be the first to say There's more to life than a living I need a holiday There's nothing left to save I'll hold my tongue as I close the door Before I walk away I'll be the first to say There's more to life than a living So I'll spread my wings and fly I'll spread my wings and fly I'll spread my wings and fly 07. Fable Of The Silent Son Lost where we can't escape Blind to our own decay Lamenting when we can't let go Until we heal, we die alone We hope that it's not too late I used to lie awake And sing this song Fear is a hollow place A dark beyond The coldest season that I've ever known But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Times have changed And I have changed It's hard to recognize the person that I was But a wasted life is still worth saving I was too scared to fight Forgiveness wouldn't come But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Times have changed Those were the darkest days I never will return This I confess so you may learn Convey the truth, the pain So you won't have to hurt Please never second guess these words Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son And buried way below We have our deep regrets With waves of anger to respect We face our demons with intentions to protect Our future angels for what's next Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son A warning of the things to come Foreshadowing the end for some Who dare and lose it all A fable of the silent son A warning of the things to come Forgive me for the things I've done I could have lost it all I used to lie awake And sing this song Fear is the hollow place A dark beyond The coldest season that I've ever known But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son A fable of the silent son A fable of the silent son 08. Season Of Promise We gather to foster all the knowledge we have found Passed down from a generation, long forgotten now Like dust from the stars Scattered from afar We wait for the harvest In the season of promise That was sown through the ages That brings us to see Everything that was started By the dearly departed May it live on forever For the future to be To bring about our destiny The wisdom of all we are and all we're meant to see A truth that can get us by if only we believe It's never that far We wait for the harvest In the season of promise That was sown through the ages That may bring us to see Everything that was started By the dearly departed May it live on forever For the future to be To bring about our destiny Someday We'll fade to nothing A cruel change That we can't ignore We'll be okay As long as there is something We can leave behind Never lose faith You know we still have time There's still a promise yet to find We wait for the harvest In the season of promise That was sown through the ages That may bring us to see Everything that was started By the dearly departed May it live on forever For the future to be 09. Last Man Standing Prosper at any cost In a world for the taking But fortunes are gained and lost By the beast of your making You can't hold on It's way too strong You're drawn to the flame Before it's too late You must realize the compromise is never Worth it all in the end, no When you're the last man standing But the first to sell your soul The truth can be so damming You will face the world alone The spoils that we choose to seek Are not for the keeping The sweet taste of victory Is fragile and fleeting But when it's gone You must move on You're drawn to the flame Before it's too late You must realize the compromise is never Worth the ones that you let go When you're the last man standing But the first to sell your soul The truth can be so damming You will face the world alone I hope it's worth it all in end though You know it's hard for me to pretend Sometimes it would be easy to just let go But I know just how that's gonna end For the shallow gains Are never worth the pain The love you pushed away Can never be replaced Left to die You're on your own Avarice and vice Brings you down in time Drawn to the flame You're the last man standing But the first to sell your soul The truth can be so damming You will face the world alone 10. Pawns & Kings Tear down the walls And show your courage as you heed the call Embarking on the journey yet to come There is no time to waste The wretched and heartless take Your future if you let their will be done Stand up and hold your ground Don't let the bastards grind you down It's time to show the devil what we are Surrender never more Though deep inside we're battle worn We'll never let them tear this land apart For all of the hope that it brings And though we're pawns we could be kings If we believe Against all odds we will survive Release the hounds of doom Unsheathe the blade we cannot lose We're fighting for the only thing we've known And when it's said and done Our victory is gained for love A worthy sacrifice of flesh and blood For all of the hope that it brings And though we're pawns we could be kings If we believe Against all odds we will survive The last shall be first Give it time If in the end we're still alive Our victory Will prove in time that we were right all along We must stand up for all that we are We must fight till the dawn Till the last of their kind are gone Stand your ground Hold your head high Your honor for your life Stand your ground Don't compromise Your courage their demise For all of the hope that it brings And though we're pawns we could be kings The meek shall sing this song tonight For all of the hope that it brings And though we're pawns we could be kings If we believe Against all odds we will survive The last shall be first Give it time If in the end we're still alive Our victory will justify That we are right where we belong Pawns and kings Let sovereign wings Give strength where there is none Pawns and kings The meek shall sing Until God's will is done