After all Are we not singing the same old songs Telling the same stories as the past And after all Are we more than our parents Just trying hard to make something that last We've got tales of heartache Heartbreak Volcanoes and earthquakes Stubbornness and brokenness Soft hearts and bitterness After all Are we wearing new holes Into our parents shoes Taking no chances or risks 'Cause we're too afraid to lose? And after all Do we ever start anew Or are we simply trading places Just to change the morning view We're telling tales of heartache Heartbreaks Storm clouds and aeroplanes Wretchedness and brokenness A hope anew inside our veins The story was and it is to be Not written in stone, yet fully meant to be A thousand voices calling out Each one seems so soft, yet loud And if we find ourselves alone We know that soon we will be coming home Singing songs of heartache Heartbreaks Long goodbyes and mistakes Shattered dreams and flowing streams Another song with instrumental breaks We're singing songs of heartache Heartbreaks Copycats and remakes Shattered dreams and guitar strings Beating hearts and flapping wings In the courts of kings and queens From the edge of something great