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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brandon Barnes
Brandon Barnes
Drums
Chad Price
Chad Price
Background Vocals
Joseph Principe
Joseph Principe
Background Vocals
Tim McIlrath
Tim McIlrath
Rhythm Guitar
Zach Blair
Zach Blair
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tim McIlrath
Tim McIlrath
Composer
Brandon Barnes
Brandon Barnes
Composer
Zach Blair
Zach Blair
Composer
Joseph Principe
Joseph Principe
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bill Stevenson
Bill Stevenson
Producer
Jason Livermore
Jason Livermore
Producer
Andrew Berlin
Andrew Berlin
Engineer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer
Keith Armstrong
Keith Armstrong
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brad Townsend
Brad Townsend
Additional Engineer
Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Andrew Schubert
Andrew Schubert
Additional Engineer
Nik Karpen
Nik Karpen
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You can't feel the heat until you hold your hand over the flame
You have to cross the line just to remember where it lays
You won't know your worth now, son, until you take a hit
And you won't find the beat, until you lose yourself in it
[Verse 2]
That's why we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, 'cause these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me
[Verse 3]
You can't fill your cup, until you empty all it has
You can't understand what lays ahead, if you don't understand the past
You'll never learn to fly now 'till you're standing at the cliff
And you can't truly love, until you've given up on it
[Chorus]
That's why we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, 'cause these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me
[Verse 4]
She told me that she never could face the world again
So I offered up a plan:
[Verse 5]
We'll sneak out while they sleep
And sail off in the night
We'll come clean and start over
The rest of our lives
When we're gone, we'll stay gone
Out of sight, out of mind
It's not too late, we have the rest of our lives
We'll sneak out while they sleep
(We have the rest of our lives)
And sail off in the night
We'll come clean and start over
(We have the rest of our lives)
When we're gone, we'll stay gone
Out of sight, out of mind (We have the rest of our lives)
It's not too late, we have the rest of our lives
The rest of our lives
[Chorus]
Because we won't back down
We won't run and hide
Yeah, 'cause these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
So catch me if I fall
That's why we stick to your game plans and party lives
But at night we're conspiring by candlelight
We are the orphans of the American Dream
So shine your light on me
No, we won't back down, we won't run and hide
Yeah, 'cause these are the things that we can't deny
I'm passing over you like a satellite
'Cause these are the things that we can't deny, now
This is a life that you can't deny us now
Written by: Brandon Barnes, Joseph Principe, Tim McIlrath, Zach Blair
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