[Verse 1] I've never trusted hope And the feeling hope evokes I guess life always follows when you breathe The terrors I have known And the beatings, the comatose I built these doorways to banish silent screams [Verse 2] The California ghost What you do for work? You share your art Amongst the dead dreams out on Griffith park My head is my real home Where I feel safe Where we stand alone I guess life always follows where you lead [Chorus] Fear abandoned Its time to stand up Leave the ransom This is a stand off I'm still standing Searching for answers now Fears abandoned Its time to stand up [Verse 3] I found a pot of gold Undefeated, down Tokyo Just empty sun rays for loyal absentee This chaos self imposed Leave the truth alone Just let it breathe I guess I've always been my own disease [Chorus] [Bridge] Welcome to my second act I never left but I'm coming back I've built a new identity But I'm still breathing history [Chorus] [Outro] Welcome to my second act I never left but I'm coming back I've built a new identity But I'm still breathing history