AMEN

> *Ten years old is something to see*
>  *Another kid my age drugged under a jeep*
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> *Taken and bound and found later under a tree*
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> *I wonder if he thought*
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> *"the next one could be me"*
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**AMEN** is the mixtape created for Sasha Rodriguez as she was characterized in an earlier draft of The Series. It was released on April 5, 2019 on 8tracks.

## Track listing

1. "Whole Heart" - Gryffin & Bipolar Sunshine - *Whole Heart (Single)* (2016) - 3:45
2. "Bad Liar" - Imagine Dragons - *Origins* (2018) - 4:20
3. "Something Good" - alt-J - *An Awesome Wave* (2012) - 3:37
4. "Top of the World" - Greek Fire - *Broken (EP)*(2014) - 4:26
5. "Volcano" - Emily Hearn - *Hourglass* (2015) - 2:54
6. "Battle Scars" - Paradise Fears - *Battle Scars (EP)* (2013) - 4:48
7. "Heart Beat Here" - Dashboard Confessional - *Crooked Shadows* (2018) - 3:27
8. "Just Do" - Martin Carlberg feat. Lollo Gardtman (2018) - 3:58 (?)
9. "Hands Held High" - Linkin Park - *Minutes to Midnight* (2007) - 3:53

## Lyrics & Meta

```
[Verse 1]
We got problems in the streets again
Drowning in the violence, it's getting pretty tense
A lot of hunger in the faces I see
A lot of bitterness, communal emptiness

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't trust the water, friend
Chemicals hide with the skeletons
Don't trust that false pretense
Counterfeit lies are your best defense

[Chorus]
I said, you've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart
You've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart

[Verse 2]
We got issues that we can't change
As quickly as we'd like to, as we need to
And I'm worried it will back spin
Pulling out the lynch pin, leaving us victims

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't trust the water, friend
Chemicals hide with the skeletons
Don't trust that false pretense
Counterfeit lies are your best defense

[Chorus]
I said, you've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart
You've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart

[Post-Chorus]
I said, you've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go

[Bridge]
Head first, past the point of no return
It's the only way left to go
Can't keep taking while the years go by
Gotta go whole heart this time
You gotta go whole heart
You gotta go whole heart this time
You gotta go whole heart this time

[Chorus]
I said, you've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart
You've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go

[Post-Chorus]
I said, you've got to, got to, got to go whole heart
Yeah, darling, darling, darling, go whole heart

```

```
[Verse 1]
Oh, hush, my dear, it's been a difficult year
And terrors don’t prey on innocent victims
Trust me, darlin', trust me darlin'
It’s been a loveless year
I'm a man of three fears:
Integrity, faith, and crocodile tears
Trust me, darlin', trust me, darlin'

[Pre-Chorus]
So look me in the eyes (Eyes), tell me what you see (You see)
Perfect paradise (—Dise), tearin' at the seams (Seams)
I wish I could escape it (Escape), I don't wanna fake it
Wish I could erase it (Erase), make your heart believe

[Chorus]
But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you’re free to go

[Verse 2]
Did all my dreams never mean one thing?
Does happiness lie in a diamond ring?
Oh, I’ve been askin' for—
Oh, I’ve been askin' for problems, problems, problems
I wage my war, on the world inside
I take my gun to the enemy's side
Oh, I've been askin’ for— (Trust me, darlin')
Oh, I've been askin' for (Trust me, darlin') problems, problems, problems

[Pre-Chorus]
So look me in the eyes (Eyes), tell me what you see (You see)
Perfect paradise (—Dise), tearin' at the seams (Seams)
I wish I could escape it (Escape), I don't wanna fake it
Wish I could erase it (Erase), make your heart believe

[Chorus]
But I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you're free to go

[Bridge]
I can't breathe, I can't be
I can't be what you want me to be
Believe me, this one time
Believe me

[Chorus]
I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, now you know
I'm a bad liar, bad liar
Now you know, you're free to go

[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh
Please believe me
Please believe me

```

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[Chorus]
Something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good tonight
Will make me forget about you for now

[Bridge]
Get high, hit the floor before you go
Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport

[Chorus]
But something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good tonight
Will make me forget about you for now

[Verse 1]
Forty-eight thousand seats
Bleats and roars for my memories of you
Now that I'm fully clean
The matador is no more and is dragged from view

[Bridge]
Get high, hit the floor before you go
Matador, estocada, you're my blood sport

[Verse 2]
Forty-eight thousand seats
Bleats and roars for my memories of you
Now that I am clean
The matador is no more and is dragged from view

[Chorus]
But something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good
Oh, something good tonight
Will make me forget about you for now

```

```
​​​​​​​(Chorus)
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible
Dying on top of the world

(Verse 1)
I remember the nights
Caught up in dreaming my 'goodbyes'
Watching the door for anything more than an ordinary life
I remember the days
New beginnings on an open 'page'
With something to prove and nothing to lose, not a soul to betray

(Pre-Chorus)
Here I am
Living a dream that I can't hold
Here I am on my own

(Chorus)

(Verse 2)
I remember the lies
Caught up in building 'paradise'
The angels were slaves and demons behaved and
Everything was alright

(Pre-Chorus)

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
I hear the crowds beneath me
I'm wishing they could reach me
But I'm 'on top of the world'
Up here I'm dying alone
Inside the walls of gold, outside of happiness
No room for heart and soul, no room for innocence, innocence
On top of the world, on top of it all, trying to feel invincible x2

(Chorus)

```

```
​​​​​​​My heart was falling now it's shattered
It's like a natural disaster
We were fire and hope
Now we're ashes and smoke
Love burned out slow

Like a volcano, a volcano, volcano gone cold

When you lose the one you've wanted
It's like a part of you is haunted
And you're desperate for hope
But the ashes and smoke are covering the ground

Like a volcano, a volcano, volcano gone cold

Sometimes love, love just ain't enough
Sometime dreams, dreams just turn to dust
Sometimes love, love just ain't enough

Baby we're ashes and smoke
Like a volcano gone cold
Maybe love just ain't enough
Like a volcano, a volcano, volcano gone cold
Like a volcano, a volcano, volcano gone cold

```
 "Battle Scars" - Paradise Fears

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​​​​​​​Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh

Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh

This is an anthem for the homesick, for the beaten,
the lost, the broke, the defeated
A song for the heartsick, the standbys,
living life in the shadow of a goodbye

Do you remember when we learned how to fly?
We'd play make-believe; we were young and had time on our side.
You're stuck on the ground,
Got lost, can't be found.
Just remember that you're still alive.
[chorus]
I'll carry you home
No, you're not alone
Keep marching on,
This is worth fighting for
You know we've all got battle scars
You've had enough,
But just don't give up
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for
You know we've all got battle scars
Keep marching on

This is a call to the soldiers, the fighters,
the young, the innocent, and righteous
We've got little room to grow
Better days are near
Hope is so much stronger than fear

So if you jump kid don't be scared to fall
We'll be kings and queens in this dream
All for one, one for all
You can light up the dark.
There's a fire in your heart,
Burning brighter than ever before

[chorus]

On and on like we're living on a broken record
Hope is strong, but misery's a little quicker
Sit and we wait, and we drown there
Thinking why bother play when it's unfair
They say life's a waste, I say they lack belief
They tell me luck will travel, I tell 'em that why i have two feet
Left, Right, left, right
Moving along to the pulse of a heartbeat
This could be the last chance you have to fly
Do you like the ground?
Want it to pass you by?
You had it all when you were just a kid
Do you even remember who you were back then?
What do you want in life?
Will you be twice as strong?
What would you sacrifice?
What are you waiting on?
Don't stop, march on

[chorus]

Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh

Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh
Oh-ohhhh-oh-ohhhh-ohhhhh

Keep marching on.

```

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​​​​​​​Come on home and let yourself heal
You could sleep for a thousand years
I won't let you disappear
Let your heart beat here

You've been running far and wide
Doing what you hope is right
Chasing what you feel inside
I will take your path as mine

I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here

Winter's come to take me away
I wear my ring to know what's at stake
And when the day's work at their own pace
You remain my time and place

I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Yeah, let your heart beat here

We found our way past our youthful fears
And fought our way through the pain and tears
And we drove our stakes in the place most deep
And let our hearts beat...

I feel it in my ribs
Feel it in my soul
The pulse just grows
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
So loud and so clear
Let your heart beat here
Yeah, let your heart beat here
Let your heart beat here

```

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(Ba-da-da-da-da)
(Ba-da-da-da-da)

I’ve never been known for my cautious side
You should know that I’m well aware
I don’t want anything left untried
Will you come with me mon chere?

So let us just do, my love
And not stop to think any of this over
So let us just do, my love
And see where this road will take us now

(Ba-da-da-da-da)

It’s not that you’re timid
No one could say
Choosing to walk with a gale
What shall we call us?
Hobos per se
We’ll find that out on the way

So let us just do, my love
And not stop to think any of this over
Let us just do, my love
And see where this road will take us now

(Ba-ba-ba)
(Ba-ba-ba)
(Ba-ba-ba)
(Ba-ba-ba)...

I’ve never been known for my cautious side
I know the wind that I stir is a gale

So let us just do, my love
And not stop to think any of this over
Let’s just do, my love
And see where it goes

So let us just do, my love
And not stop to think any of this over
Let’s just do, my love
And see where this road will take us now

```

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​​​​​​​[Verse 1: Mike Shinoda]
Turn my mic up louder, I got to say something
Light weights stepping aside when we come in
Feel it in your chest, the syllables get pumping
People on the street, they panic and start running

Words on loose leaf sheet, complete coming
I jump in my mind, I summon the rhyme I'm dumping
Healing the blind, I promise to let the sun in
Sick of the dark ways we march to the drumming

Jump when they tell us that they wanna see jumping
Fuck that, I wanna see some fists pumping
Risk something, take back what's yours
Say something that you know they might attack you for

'Cause I'm sick of being treated like I had before
Like it's stupid standing for what I'm standing for
Like this war's really just a different brand of war
Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor

Like they understand you, in the back of their jet
When you can't put gas in your tank
These fuckers are laughing their way to the bank and cashing their cheque
Asking you to have compassion and have some respect

For a leader so nervous in an obvious way
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
And the rest of the world watching, at the end of the day
In the living room laughing like, "What did he say?"

[Refrain]
Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen
Amen

[Verse 2: Mike Shinoda]
In my living room watching but I am not laughing
'Cause when it gets tense, I know what might happen
The world is cold, the bold men take action
Have to react or get blown into fractions

Ten years old, it's something to see
Another kid my age drugged under a Jeep
Taken and bound and found later under a tree
I wonder if he had thought the next one could be me

Do you see the soldiers that are out, today?
They brush the dust from bulletproof vests away
It's ironic, at times like this you'd pray
But a bomb blew the mosque up, yesterday

There's bombs on the buses, bikes, roads
Inside your market, your shops, your clothes
My dad, he's got a lot of fear, I know
But enough pride inside not to let that show

My brother had a book he would hold with pride
A little red cover with a broken spine on the back
He hand-wrote a quote, inside
"When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die"

Meanwhile, the leader just talks away
Stuttering and mumbling for nightly news to replay
The rest of the world watching, at the end of the day
Both scared and angry, like "What did he say?"

[Refrain]
Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen
Amen

[Chorus: Mike Shinoda]
With hands held high into the sky, so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you
With hands held high into the sky so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into the sky, so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you
With hands held high into the sky, so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

With hands held high into the sky, so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you
With hands held high into the sky, so blue
As the ocean opens up to swallow you

```