I Know The Struggle

All Things Considered



Years ago I started writing a soundtrack for my soul

Hoping one day it will finally be told

Then everyone will agree I am more than what they see

Until then I'll hum along to counter misery

Here I go



Up against the wall

Watch me rise and fall

Untill there's nothing left at all



Business Or Pleasure



Is it wrong for me to say that I don't feel the same

Because I don't feel it



I've been away too long

My melody's still strong

But all the ears are gone

So no one sings along



One day this melody will fade

And there will be a smile on my face

Maybe one day



I'll scream until my breath

Is scarred and worthless

My words are on the fence

But the melody's intense



One day I'll have it made



A Match Made In Chambersburg



Everyone can tell

I'm underneath your skin

This isn't a competition

But I'm in it to win



It's ok, I'm not afraid

I've been waiting for this



You signed up for the game

And no one's really sure

Why you think you're gaining points

When no one's keeping score

I'm not waiting anymore



It Looks Good On Paper



This ride chills to the bone

Lacking warmth that I know

Would fuel me

Now the road it is paved

With the freedom I gave

And my pain



I can tell you that it's starting to look so familiar

Before we turn around just take it down a little further

I got this feeling that home is right around the corner

If you drive away tonight just know that I, know that I tried



The map's erased from my mind

Now it's time that I find

A better way

To face the darkest highway

That once was lit for days

With my pain



To put some life in the ride

Because without it I would die

It's not enough to keep it alive



Stroudsburg



All I got is all I need

Can someone tell me please?

Is it the truth or did someone force me to believe in

Fairy tales where if you work hard you'll succeed

So strap me down, cut me up

Let's take a look at what I'm made of



I swear I've got nothing left to give

I can't stop living life like this



Rush me to the hospital

Wheel me in and hook me up

We'll monitor my progress and hope to God I don't erupt

It was a matter of time before I was left paralyzed

With only one regret I wish you could have seen through my eyes



Steinert High School Football Rules



She makes it seem that all her dreams

Are too far away to ever be reality

She won't move on, blames everyone

Her misery can make her look so ugly



I'm scarred and she's afraid that see will never learn

To grab hold while the iron's hot because it feels so good to burn



She's too comfortable on here pedestal

As she falls down she gets pummeled into the ground

This common place makes her shake

The future in her mother's eyes she can't take



She's taking off, but she'll never leave the ground



Tell Me Something



Here I am at my frontier all I have is fear

The fear to commit and to resist

The growing pains I've grown to hate

Maybe it's just fate that I meet face to face

As I stare into its eyes I know I'm alive



Tell me something I don't know



Here I am it's not for me opportunity

Ran off years ago and failure

Failure's pounding at the door

And made itself at home

Virtually unknown to the naked eye

All the signs say I should die, but I'm alive



CREDITS:



Tracks 1 - 2 recorded and mixed by Barry Knob and Joseph Bolidzar at

Retro City Studios (Philadelphia, PA).

Tracks 3 - 7 recorded by Barry Knob and Joseph Bolidzar at Sound

Cellar Studios (Bristol, PA).



Tracks 1 - 2 mastered by Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering (West Trenton, NJ)

Tracks 3 - 7 mixed and mastered by Sean Glonek at SRG Studios (Hamilton, NJ)

All songs (c) 2008 JV RECORDINGS (ASCAP)



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