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RYE AND SILENCE
Rye and Silence- Original Set List
My Latest Grudge
Walk With Me
Descent Into Madness
Crank It Up
I Choose You
No One's Here To See It
Lonely Here Without You
May Only Have Today
As a Mass Becomes A Mob
Velvet Prison
Leap of Faith
A Friend of Mine
The Coolest Girl I've Known
_Inner Revolutionary
Time To Come Home
Forevermore (Whatever’s Left of Me is Yours)
Look Into The Grey
The Only Healer Is Time
What The Hell Was I Thinking?
For All I Know
Not That Into You
Fading Away



My Latest Grudge
Like a thief in the night,
You broke into my life,
Filling me with rage,
Started the war that I will wage
Chorus
No trial, no defense,
 For your ignorance,
I’ll convict you like a judge,
 You’re my latest grudge,
These unholy thoughts,
Are all thay I have got,
You can’t afford to send a saint,
 To do a sinner’s job,

You’ve given me no choice,
Emerge my inner voice,
‘Cause seeing you in pain is my only goal today

Chorus


Walk With Me
Hey there cutie won’t you walk with me,
I’ll show you things that you’ve never seen,
Hey there cutie is something wrong,
You seem apprehensive just come along,

Chorus

Hey come with me,
I can set you free,
Hey can’t you see,
You belong with me
That’s right baby take a walk with me,
You’ll see heaven until you get sleepy,
Now that you’ve found me you’ll never be alone,
Come on lets get started nobody’s home

Chorus

You chased the dragon right to the point,
Don’t look back now don’t disappoint,
I’m right here baby, I’m your only friend,
All I’ll be right with you till the end,

Hey come with me,
 I’ll never set you free,
You’ll go down with me,
I’ll never set you free.

Descent Into Madness
Standing in the lion’s mouth,
Big teeth are a part of the show,
One step further and I’ll be gone,
Oh please don’t let me go,
This may be a ll part of the game,
But I’m still pointing a finger of blame,
I just can’t rescue myself now,
I’m a moth flying next to the flame,

Chorus

They haunt me, they taunt me, they want me completely,
Its not easy to see me, I’m falling, I’m dreaming


I woke up this morning and the world seemed wrong,
Too bright, too loud, too cold,
I’m the only master of this disaster,
Too young to be feeling this old,
Time’s slowing taking you away from me,
Erasing details in my mind,
And I hear your excuses and I feel your pain,
But I know its just a matter of time,

Chorus

Part of me wants to give in to temptation,
The other wants to stand and fight,
Is there a pearl in the oyster or something more sinister
I don’t know what I’m going to find,
Space may be the final frontier,
But I’m still getting lost in my mind,
By my unfocussed stare at things that aren’t there,
Should tell you its just a matter of time,

Chorus

Crank It Up

I need some time,
When I know nothing,
Lose my mind,
Lose control,

Chorus Oh lets live it up,
Oh lets gulp it down,
So lets Crank it up

Its not always like this,
That’s what we tell you ,
Try to look in the mirror,
But white lines block my view,

Chorus

The boys are back,
So lets do it up,
Dayshifters say goodnight,
We’re cranking it up.


I Choose You

When your gaze shifted my way,
It opened up a doorway,
That I don’t think will ever close,
No,
It started out so easy,
Good times kept repeating ,
And like they say when you know you know,
And I know,


Chorus
If you could see inside my soul,
You’d see I’ll love you till we’re old,
You’d see a fire that blocks the cold,
And I choose you,
Now I know what I must do,
I have to say these words to you,
Because I know this much is true,
I choose you


We’ll take long walks under the trees,
Watch lines etch themselves where lines have been,
And if you ever feel alone,
Just know
Chorus

No One’s Here To See It

The objects I see in the mirror,
Are so much closer than they appear,
It may be time to think this thing over,
My thoughts on this matter have become so unclear

Chorus

And I think I’m blowing my mind,
I’ve really overdone it this time,
I’m heading towards the bottom again,
I’m the perfect picture of a man,
Who’s losing his soul through a pipe,
Don’t worry cause I be alright,
Cause no one’s here to see it,

Wasting away,
Looking for excuses,
Opportunities to self destruct,
Lately I’ve been going much deeper,
And not really caring if I ever come up,

Chorus

Lonely Here Without You
How can I ever sleep tonight,
When you’re not here by my side,
How can I ever sleep tonight,
When you’re not here to kiss me goodnight,

Chorus

I’m so lonely here without you,
I’m only happy when I’m dreaming of your face,
I know nothing could ever take your place,

I hope you know how much I love you,
And how I wish that you were here,
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder right,
But I still miss your presence when you’re not here

Chorus

May Only Have Today
You gently reassure me,
Don't want that weight upon me,
Telling me everything will be alright,
But I can see right through you,
Lying's never been your strong suit,
I can see you smiling with those tears in your eyes,
Chorus
May only have today,
Don't let it slip away,
Just breathe and feel,
Hold onto something real,
May only have today,
Don't waste your life away,
Don't worry about tomorrow,
May only have today,

You look good from afar but,
I know you're far from good,
I hope there's a gentle hand on human fate,
We always search for reason,
Even when the truth is bleeding,
But taking you for granted was my biggest mistake,
Chorus

As A Mass Becomes A Mob
It takes so little,
For a crowd to lose control,
But I’ll tell you all I know,
It started as a show,
Reason is crippled,
How can it be so simple,
The truth turns into lies,
Perfect alibis
Chorus
Just like a feeding frenzy,
We’re too far gone to stop,
The individual dissapears,
As a mass becomes a mob,
Just like feeding frenzy,
We’re too far gone to stop,
Responsibility dissapears,
As a mass becomes a mob,

When you give into rage,
Soon it can’t be contained,
‘Cause when you let the monster in,
That’s when the problems begin,
The crowd surges onward,
Now action no more words,
Society’s falling apart,
All we need is the spark,
Chorus


Velvet Prison
A man's success and happiness,
Cannot be measured by the things he has,
I still hear your voice when I close my eyes,
But my world is dark,
You were the sun in my sky,
Chorus
Sitting alone I start to shake,
The memories of your face begin to fade,
The walls are closing in,
And panic sets in,
Oh will I ever be set free,
Oh from velvet prison,

I feel dizzy and my body's numb,
I just can't keep these feelings under thumb,
I still hear your voice when I close my eyes,
But my world is dark,
You were the sun in my sky,

Chorus

Leap of Faith
You roll out of bed and fall on the floor,
Like you've done a million times before,
A leap of faith gets you out of the door,
But you don't even know what you're fighting for,
Chorus
Look around are you seeing everything you wanted to see,
As you stumble around,
Are you being everything you wanted to be,
All I really need to know is do you still see me,
Cause a leap of faith just might change everything,

Luck doesn't change unless you make your own,
I'm sure that is something that you've heard before,
But the leap of faith that gets you out of the door,
Might mean much more than you will ever know,
Chorus

A Friend of Mine
When you grow up in a small town,
Everyone's a friend or an enemy,
And I just wanted you to know,
Though we bonded over pharmaceuticals and crazy times,
I've always considered you a friend of mine,
Goodbye to a friend of mine,

Tragedy bites,
Like lightning strikes,
And though I never said goodbye,
My guitar cries those tears from my eyes,
Goodbye to a friend of mine,

Its now the end,
For you my friend,
You've moved on to a better place,
And I just wanted to  you know,
Though our memories may fade,
We won't forget your face,
Lets raise our glasses to better times,
Here is to you a friend of mine


The Coolest Girl I've Known
A momentary flash of passion born of fear,
Of mortality and even as we both lay tangled here,
We both knew that the feelings that we had just could not be real,
We just knew that real or imagined we've just got to feel,

Chorus

Nobody wants to be alone
      (you were the coolest girl I've known)

The day that things ended still replays in my mind,
with fingers crossed you said it was only for a time,
and that we would find each other when the time was just right,
now fifteen years has passed and I'm still dreaming of those nights,

Chorus

Those fiery images still burn strong in my head,
and how the fuck did we both fit so well in a tiny dormroom bed,
The days have dragged by so slowly,
But the years have sure flown by,
I guess that its not fair to compare each girl to an angel frozen in time

Chorus

Inner Revolutionary
It doesn't take too much,
To force myself back to the place where I least want to be,
Conformity

It shouldn't take too much,
I need to open my eyes,
See what I can't see,
Change my philosophy,

Chorus
Get up Go to Work and Repeat it,
Your neck deep in the same old routine,
You can't be happy in slavery,
I need a change,
Be an inner revolutionary

Neither comfort in words,
Or false comforts that don't make me believe,
That's not what I need,

It only takes a caress,
To pop the bubble that has been protecting me,
My naivity,

Chorus

Time To Come Home

Why do we feel that our lives are so certain,
Why do I feel that my world is inverted,
All I can do is just open the curtains,
And let the sun shine through,

Chorus
Yes I believe its time to come home,


All I can say is its never that easy,
To turn back the clock would certainly please me,
Don’t change your mind cause I just might go crazy,
I wouldn’t know what to do,

Chorus

All I can say is time not spent is wasted,
And with all that I’ve seen heard smelled touched and tasted,
It starts deep inside and I can’t seem to shake it,
Nothing else is you,

Chorus

Forevermore (Whatever's Left Of Me Is Yours)
You try to hold onto me with a drowner's grip,
But don't mistake the wonderful feeling of flying,
With falling into the abyss,
Chorus:

Everything I loved about her,
Disappeared when she couldn't stay true,
There's a vulture that sits on your shoulder,
And it whispers what not to do,
I am feeling so damn conflicted,
And my heart and my mind are at war,
But I tell you if I make it through this,
Then whatever's left of me is yours,
Forevermore

Sticking to your guns is never that easy,
With all the lies around you,
With all the voices ringing in my ear,
Can you tell which ones are true,
Chorus

Into the Grey

It starts by crossing a line,
Nothing's noticed, Nothing's fine,
Pretty soon you find yourself,
Running in the wrong direction,
Wishing you could turn back time,

Chorus
Innocence is shattered
Nothing else really matters,
Couldn't see evil staring you in the face,
We file people into categories,
Monsters angels we don't their stories,
Its much harder when you look into the grey

Maybe its easy to see in hindsight,
But I can see the vacancy in those eyes,
I'm sure I'd recognize the villainy behind the charm,
You wouldn't fool me with that pretty disguise,

Chorus

The Only Healer Is Time
You said you stay but ran away like I knew you would,
I believed, was deceived, this is far from good,
I was whole and now I'm merely just a shadow,
Half the man I used to be I feel so hollow,
I will forget you,
Won't regret you like I know I should,

You flew me up so high,
Then you ripped off my wings so I couldn't fly,

Chorus
Bravery is not that hard you know,
In conclusion I will let you go,
I'll slowly erase you from my mind,
The truth is the only healer is time,

If I just lay here and play dead will you stop beating me,
I can't eat, I can't sleep, Still falling at your feet,
Cast a drift in a stormy sea of chaos,
I don't know which way is home when there's no us,
My only issue is I miss you I just can't retreat

You flew me up so high,
Then you ripped off my wings so I couldn't fly,

Chorus

What The Hell Was I Thinking
The nape of her neck smelled familiar,
And those old feelings started to stir,
Like A Morphine haze sprinkled with gold,
Embers burnng that I thought had gone cold,

Chorus

They were right what do you know,
We moved fast when we should have moved slow,
I’m cursing myself for letting you go,
What the hell was I thinking,
I should have stayed home and treated you right,
So our love affair wouldn’t end that night,
Its always too late when I see the light,
What the hell was I thinking,
Do you know that you meant the world to me

You’ve been trampling through my peaceful mind,
At full speed I  hit the crisis point,
I willed you grief and misery,
And now I’m begging you to set me free,   


Chorus

For All I know

We all have our pills to swallow,
Or breathe sweet smells in our nose,
Sweet as a rose,
We keep this room so cold now,
I guess we’ll just sleep in our clothes,

Chorus

For all I know,
The more I know,
The more I know I don’t know,


Friendships built of soggy paper,
We’re puppets with steel ropes,
Called pharmaceuticals,
I think I know what’s on your mind,
And I think its about time,
Your old and wise,
Old and wise,

Chorus

Not That Into You

She says she can’t forgive the things I said,
Imagine if she knew all the other things that I did,
I guess you gotta put a wounded animal out of its misery,
But it makes me wonder why nobody can stand to stay with me,

Chorus

But the truth is, I’m not that into you,
The truth is, I was never that into you,
Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean it isn’t true,
But the truth is,
I’m not that into you.

I guess I’m surprised that the feelings you had weren’t true,
But it really puzzles me that you think I was in love wit h you,
Now its time to live for myself instead of for you,
Cause if that’s how you feel, then I guess that’s the way I feel too,

Chorus

Fading Away

When I was younger,
Life seemed simpler to me,
Success came easy,
And my happiness was free,
Now that I’m older and I’m rotting to the core,
Paranoid and jaded I am restless and I’m bored,

Now sit here,
Uncomfortable and alone,
Surrounded by vultures who just pick me to the bone,
One day I’ll get out distance myself from the pack,
I’ll head towards the sunset,
Man I’m never looking back

Chorus

I was doing so much better than today,
Now I can’t seem to find my way,
I was doing so much better than today,
Now I can’t seem to find my way,
I was doing so much better than today,
Now I feel I’m fading away



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