Amplified

Lately she tells me she’s got it all figured out
But sometimes when she’s near me I don’t quite feel like myself
A solemn occurrence; we went our separate ways
Another year’s over, I took it for granted as well

But ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Is there nothing that’s left for me?
And ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
She’s so far away and there’s no way back

It’s Christmas time again
Oh the seasons come and they go
Silently treading the frost and the snow
While the moon it gently glows

Visions of summer, she’s in my mind once again
Then into autumn, the greens turning into the reds

But ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Why did I ever think we weren’t right?
And ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
I don’t know what to do on this lonely night

It’s been over a month, all of the leaves have fallen
Is it so hard to find someone who feels the same
I’m about to find out, wandering down busy streets
Someone catches my eye, could she be what I’m looking for?

It’s Christmas time again
I guess things work out in the end
I stare right at you and nothing is said
But your cheeks are turning red

So will you come with me tonight on Christmas Eve?
We'll take a walk around the park and make believe
That Santa Claus is coming to fulfill our dreams
And I just can't wait for it all

Hear the joyful singing fill the Christmas air, yeah I'll take you there
Wish upon a star so bright now up above, what are you thinking of?

She takes another hit from her vapo
I try to tell her enough, but she won’t let go
Words don’t mean a thing to her anyway
She won’t even listen to what I gotta say

I said that’s enough
Yeah I said that’s enough

She exhales with a dense cloud of thick smoke
Frankly I’m quite surprised that she’s not into coke
She says she’s trying to quit but I know that’s a lie
She smokes twelve times a day so she’s always high

Oh Rachel, your sickness is my infatuation, you're my inspiration
Oh Rachel, weed is your incapacitation, and your salvation

Now she’s taking a drag from a big fat joint
I say she’s out of her mind she says, ‘Well that’s the point’
‘I can’t see your face in this smoke,’ I said,
‘You have beautiful eyes even when they’re red’

I can’t get enough
No I can’t get enough
I can’t explain; I think I’m in love

We gotta leave this place; find another where we can forget
Grey skies and hopelessness filled with anger, hurt and regret
Fenced in by policy, rules against which we will never ever win
Waiting for my escape; when the bells of freedom resonate within

The sun shines bright and high,
In the place of clouds and rain
I watch these visions as they pass me by
My imagination fails me once again

Three years I’ve spent in here, grown from virtue into reckless despair
Irresponsibility has resulted from the new instated heir
Young kids with open minds, have been hindered, with their future left unclear
They’ve got to leave this place, find another where they can persevere

Time then to move on through
This life with which I’ve been blessed
But I have been imbued
With a mindset that this place has kept suppressed

All this time, I’ve been living in a state of constant fear
Tending the light that has beckoned me towards
The never-ending tunnel that I call my life

We gotta leave this place; find another where we can forget
Grey skies and hopelessness filled with anger, hurt and regret

I can’t believe my luck
The day of graduation nears
Inside my heart is struck
With independence that I’ve waited on for years