Leaving the End Open
I heard the voice of a stranger Ringing out with a question in the undertone I heard a voice call my name out loud Caught me just when I thought I was alone Can we really see the future? Buried in the roots of seeds we sow? All the twists and turns they try to make me crazy Time to break the code I can see a better future Hiding in the things that we don't know The unknown will never break me I stared into the horizon Reaching out to the place I wanted to belong I watched the sky and for once I felt invincible The stranger's voice ringing in my ears was like a song Can we really see the future? Buried in the roots of seeds we sow? All the twists and turns they try to make me crazy Time to break the code I can see a better future Hiding in the things that we don't know The unknown will never break me Finally there Imagine everything I have And all the past will see Fading behind us So look forward now Open your eyes and take It in Imagine Everything Straight ahead Can we really see the future? Buried in the roots of seeds we sow? All the twists and turns they try to make me crazy Time to break the code I can see a better future Hiding in the things that we don't know The unknown will never break me Can we really see the future? (Honey) Ohhh Ohhh I can see a better future Hiding in the things that we don't know
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
Tonight I'm letting go Tonight I'm falling free And I can't wait For weight to fall from me The clear blue sky can't stay the same; Sometimes we need the wind and rain I saw you shut your eyes Don't be afraid And I'm here to break you out I'll take the wheel, you don't have to drive Just disconnect yourself Open your eyes Don't stop for a second Let the weather change The sun's shining right behind the hurricane Now that we're spinning in the storm Together, not alone The rain falls down on the windshield all around you Storm surrounds you You can't break the chain if you never make a sound But now I've found you And I'm here to break you out I'll take the wheel you don't have to drive Just disconnect yourself Open your eyes Don't stop for a second Let the weather change The sun's shining right behind the hurricane Now that we're spinning in the storm Together, not alone Let's keep the windows down And ride the open road Nothing we run into the way Can touch the things that we know And now that we've left the worst of the storm We're flying faster than we ever thought we could We're free at last So take a breath and let's take a ride Tear down the walls you hide behind Just disconnect yourself And open your eyes Breathe in, you're breathing out with me Breathe in, you're breathing out with me Breathe in, you're breathing out with me Step into the storm Don't stop for a second Let the weather change The sun's shining right behind the hurricane Now that we're spinning in the storm Together, not alone
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
I want you to know That I will always fight I will continue to wonder And I can hear you When you can't see the light Shadow in the night, shadow in the night So you know where I've been? Turn it over again What comes next, can we wonder? I want you to know That I will always fight Shadow in the night, shadow in the night Can we start again? Your ship still isn't sinking When the stars are out the moon is full Can we start again? And how hard am I thinking? Can the time still pass without a toll? I want you to know We can still make this right The worst is finally over So don't turn around Now the past's out of sight Shadow in the night, shadow in the night Will you stay by my side? We can have all the time In the world if you just let me hold you I want you to know We can still make this right Shadow in the night, shadow in the night Can we start again? Your ship still isn't sinking When the stars are out the moon is full Can we start again? And how hard am I thinking? Can the time still pass without a toll? Without a toll And every time your broken spirit screams (Can't you run away? Can't you run away?) I'll find my way into your dreams (Can't you run away? Don't you run away) Can we start again? Your ship still isn't sinking When the stars are out the moon is full (Yeah) Can we start again? And how hard am I thinking? Can the time still pass without a toll? Can the time still pass without a toll? Can the time still pass without a toll?
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
Oh I watch you scream Then I watch you go Then you realize you're all alone Then you want me back Yet I can't take that And that's where were at but something seems so wrong And the times we shared When we walked around the world With our fingers locked so we Wouldn't let go And the pieces of puzzles were spread all around But we made it Oh we made it Maybe if we close our eyes and smile All the good times will come back We could go to anywhere we want And forget about the aching past And I don't want to leave this place again I want to understand Why it hurts so bad But your all I have I can't let go Your secret life Comes alive at night Your poison eyes look deep into my soul And the times we shared When we walked around the world With our fingers locked so we Wouldn't let go And the pieces of puzzles were spread all around But we made it Oh we made it Maybe if we close our eyes and smile All the good times will come back We could go to anywhere we want And forget about the aching past And I don't want to leave this place again Until I open my eyes and see
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
All the lights were turning on And you were mine And all the pain was gone Remember the night Far away so far away from home Together there so many years ago The last time that night We made believe that nothing mattered Closed our eyes Walked to the cliff and took a dive Like running from a murder I remember the last time that we touched Wishing there'd be another night so much Bittersweet feeling inside My body knew the truth it didn't matter I still was with you… Falling fast so I kept the time behind my back It cut through like a knife We tried to survive On the run from what we had to face Now we're separated by a fall from grace Love buried alive We made believe that nothing mattered Closed our eyes A flash of bursting memory A patient killer watching me
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
Swallow up the future Thick with confidence Don't break a sweat To find a reason When reason won't make sense In black and white (Inside) Silence all the phantoms Banging on the drums I feel the change inside (Inside) You'll feel the fire melt the wax away While you're sleeping in the sun (Chorus:) It beats the fastest When she sleeps in madness Tearing out the sheets She dreams at night in black and white Follow in the footsteps Left behind by thoughts That walked across the open ocean Until her mind was lost In black and white (Inside) You'll feel the fire melt the wax away While you're sleeping in the sun The wax melts away The fire burns inside your words Tearing out the sheets She dreams at night in black and white
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
Every day's like a miracle as I stand in your grace I'm weighed down by a ton of life, yet this dream we still chase And thru love, mind, spirit find, all we can relate And we look to find our peace of mind again and again And all that I don't know, I'll make up in "I love you so" And all you fear, I'll make up in this moment here Every day's a new breath of life, yet I'm gasping for you Just want a simple stroll or a look outside, and a chance to feel the truth I don't want to face a memory, just wanna face you And we look to find one minute of time for "hello" and "how are you?" And all that I don't know, I'll make up in "I love you so" And all you fear, I'll make up in this moment here And all that I don't know, I'll make up in "I love you so" And all you fear, I'll make up in this moment here
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
Your skin jeans that you wear so tight Make you feel pretty good tonight Romance, headlights Yeah we're heading to the streets alright Funny games that you like to play Never seem that funny to me Let's go, let's ride We do this all the time And I will never leave The two of us will never be this way again And I am screaming out for a chance To bring this back to where we started from To give into, to give into this love And fall in love again This is what I mean this is what I mean to say alright You look good but you look so bad Your makeup makes you look so sad Sunglasses, car crashes We're living on the wild side This is what I mean to give in to this love A new perspective of I want to light this love on fire
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
It's all the same but the better part Standing in the dark and you know You know that its better when I'm standing in solitude Standing here for you All alone you know that I'm here for you You know that I'm here for you Sometimes it's all that I want to do Is to do it for you, so lets go, go on It's the strangest things That make me want to scream at every word Who doesn't believe in what we have And on and on and on and on Why'd you have to do this you had to leave this Your stupid reasons why you're not around Cut me to pieces cause I don't need this And all I need is what I had before this When I look at you in photographs I want this to last And you know you know that I'm Always on the side that is wanting you Always rooting for you and you know You know that I'm here for you This time I think that I need a break taking this away All alone, alone It's the strangest things That make me want to scream at every word Who doesn't believe in what we have And on and on and on and on It's another case of a waste of time Turn your head away and I'll take what's mine Doesn't matter what you say you're a waste of time
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
I know what you're going thru I see myself the same as you And I don't care about the things I do I know what you keep inside Try to fight it try to let it ride But it seems to slip out before ya catch your tongue Too late the damage's done Try to fight it try to let it ride but it seemed to slip out Before I caught my tongue Too late the damage done Never mind what I said I'm alive with a hole in my head Never mind who I am I'll survive with a hole in my head Didn't mean it didn't even try One word two words swallowed a fly Got a stomach ache heartburn and don't know why Should I throw up or should I let it be Cleanse myself of you and me Keep my damn mouth shut and just let it be To late you're sick of me I cleanse myself of you and keep my damn mouth shut And just let it be Too late I'm sick of me Never mind what I said I'm alive with a hole in my head Never mind who I am I'll survive with a hole in my head And if try to find my way to light I'm clinging I'm a parasite I'm alive with a hole in my head And if I drain the words right out of me I said it wrong I'll strangle me I'll survive with a hole in my head
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026
I can tell exactly where we're going, but I won't turn the page Wishing I could outsmart time and space And even if your voice sounds like the chapters end, I'm not afraid Your words are making my heart race away I'll be there burning the pages Turning the time back I'll be there watching the sparks fly While the fire fills the sky The end is only a chance to turn it all over, turn it all over So now we can finally begin A different story, this time, we won't no exactly where we're going We're leaving the end open, leaving the end open I can tell the ice is thin below us Won't let you break away We have to take a risk to make it stay Standing in the light, keeping your eyes on me When the night comes, we'll feel the freeze Stars are out and now you will finally see I'll be there burning the pages Turning the time back I'll be there watching the sparks fly While the fire fills up the sky The end is only a chance to turn it all over, turn it all over So now we can finally begin A different story, this time, we won't no exactly where we're going We're leaving the end open, leaving the end open We're leaving the end open The end is only a chance to turn it all over, turn it all over So now we can finally begin A different story, this time, we won't no exactly where we're going We're leaving the end open, leaving the end open Leaving the end open, we're leaving the end open
Submitted by johnmansley — Feb 23, 2026