1 PLEADING THE FIFTH (A CAPPELLA) / 2 COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY IT / 3 I NEED YOU / 4 THE BEST THING5 FORGIVEN / 6 MUST HAVE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT / 7 GIVE UNTIL THERE’S NOTHING LEFT 8 DEVASTATION AND REFORM / 9 I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME / 10 FAKING MY OWN SUICIDE11 CRAYONS CAN MELT ON US FOR ALL I CARE / 12 BITE MY TONGUE / 13 UP AND UP / 14 DEATHBED

That night at the theater. An impersonator died. Mr. Booth was tried. I just kept the truth inside. And in the courtroom. The judge will not catch wind of this. Up there on the stand I'll plead the fifth

I better rest my eyes. Cause I’m growing weary of this point you’ve been trying to make. So rather than imply.Why don't you just verbalize all the things that you're trying to say // Thought this would turn out so well. ButI’m beginning to see that instead its trouble. Into a pattern we fell. Of prolonging the inevitable // Why don't youcome right out and say it. Even if words are probably going to hurt. I’d rather have the truth than somethinginsincere. Why don’t you come right out and say. Come right out and say. What it is you’re thinking though I’mthinking it’s not what I want to hear // I better check my pride. Because I was starting to think that I was on tosomething good. But things started to slide. And I sit here in retrospect understanding that I misunderstood //Thought I could make up your mind. You had a decision locked up so tight it couldn’t be touched. Thought youwere being so kind. By keeping your mouth sealed shut rather than just opening it up // And I’ll try to guess whatgoes on in your head. Cause in your mind I just might find. All those things you left unsaid. And I’ll try to makeyou not regret anything. But later on after I’m gone. You’ll wish you listened to me // Why don’t you come rightout and say it. Even if the words are going to hurt we’re better off this way. Why don’t you come right out andsay. Come right out and say. What I know you’re thinking anyway

I’ve dug up miles and miles of sand. Searching for something I can’t see. And I’ve just got bruised and batteredhands. And a brand new void inside of me. Complete with walls I did create. From all the earth that I’ve displaced.A mess that I have made from what. I’ve just let pile and pile up. I have not been abandoned, no I have not been.Deserted and I have not been forgotten // I need you. I need you here. I need you now. I need security somehow.I need you. Like you would not believe. You’re the only thing I want. Cause you’re everything I need // Explorethe cave that is my chest. A torch reveals there’s nothing left. Your whispers echo off the walls. And you can hearmy distant calls. The voice of who I used to be. Screaming out “someone, someone please. Please shine a lightinto the black. Wade through the depths and bring me back” // When my hopes seem to dangle. Somewhere justbeyond my reach. You say you’ve heard my prayers. And read my words there on the beach

It’s been a year. Filled with problems. But now you’re here. Almost as if to solve them. And I can’t live. In a worldwith out you now // All my life. I’ve been searching for you. How did I survive. In this world before you. Cause Idon’t want to live. Another day without you now // This is the best thing. The best thing that could be happening.And I think you would agree. The best thing is that it’s happening to you and me // All I want to have. Is all thatyou can give me. And I’ll give right back. Everything I have in me. Cause nothing ever felt as right. As this doesright now // I’ll go back. To before we met. Try and erase the past. Try harder to forget. Cause nothing will everbe as good. As here and now // Cause when I looked into your eyes. And you dared to stare right back. Youshould’ve said nice to meet you, I’m your other half. I always knew I’d find someone. I never dreamt it’d be likethis. Cause you’ve surpassed. All that I’d hoped and ever wished. And I’m trying so hard. With all my heart andmind. To make your life as good as you’ve made mine

Oh yes, I know this tension that you speak of. We’re in the palm of a hand making a fist. It’d be best for one of usto speak up. But we prefer to pretend it does not exist // And you can’t see past the blood on my hands. To seethat you’ve been aptly damned. To fail and fail again // Cause we’re all guilty of the same things. We think thethoughts whether or not we see them through. And I know that I have been forgiven. And I just hope you canforgive me too // So don’t you dare blame me for. Prying open the door. That’s unleashed the bitterness. That’shere in the midst of this. Sometimes we live for no one but ourselves // And what we’ve been striving for. Hasturned into nothing more. Than bodies limp on the floor. Victims of falling short. We kiss goodbye the cheek ofour true love

We should get jerseys. Cause we make a good team. But yours would look better than mine. Cause you’re out ofmy league. And I know that its so cliché. To tell you that everyday. I spend with you is the new. Best day of mylife. And everyone watching us. Just turns away with disgust. Its jealousy they can see. That we’ve got it going on// And I’m racking my brain. For a new, improved way. To let you know you’re more to me. Than what I know howto say. You’re okay. With the way. That this is going to be. Cause this is going to be. The best thing we’ve everseen // If anyone could make me a better person you could. All I gotta say is I must’ve done something good.You came along one day and you rearranged my life. All I gotta say is I must’ve done something right // MaybeI’m just lucky. Cause its hard to believe. Believe that somebody like you’d end up with someone like me. And Iknow that its so cliché. To talk about you this way. But I’ll push all my inhibitions aside. Its so very obvious. To everyone watching us. That we’ve got a good thing going on

No one told me the right way to go about this. So I’ll figure it out for myself. Cause how much is too much togive you. Well, I may never know so I’ll just give until there’s nothing else // Yeah, I’ll give give give until there’snothing else. Give my all until it all runs out. Give give and I’ll have no regrets. I’ll give until there’s nothing left. I’llgive. // No one told me how bad I need you. But I somehow arrived at that conclusion all by myself. And I wantall you have to offer. So I’ll offer myself and I’ll just give until there’s nothing else. // Sometimes it seems like all Iever do. Is ask for things until I ask too much of you. But that is not the way that I want to live. I need to change,yeah something’s gotta give

Fear can drive stick and it’s taking me down this road. A road down which I swore I’d never go. And here I sit,thinking of God knows what. Afraid to admit I might self-destruct. So lock the windows. And bolt the door. CauseI’ve got enough problems without creating more // I feel like I was born. For devastation and reform. I’ll destroyeverything I love, And the worst part is. I’ll pull my heart out, reconstruct. But in the end its nothing but. A shellof what I had when I first started // An injury I’ll cause with my own fist. It seems to me to be slightly masochistic.But there’d be no story without all this dissension. So I inflict the conflict with the utmost of intention // Thankyou, God for giving me the insight. So I might make these wrongs right. If and when there ever is a next time.Cause failure is a blessing in disguise

I made a habit. Of never making promises. That aren’t easy to keep. And there you have it. But now I’m makingone that is. To keep you here with me // Cause every second that goes by. I feel is just a waste of time. If I’m notwith you // If home is where the heart is then my home is where you are. But it’s getting oh so hard to spendthese days without my heart // So I’m taking you with me. Anywhere that I. Could ever want to be. For the restof my life. I want you there with me. And if there ever comes a time. When I should have to leave. I hope youknow that I. I’m taking you with me // And so I’m trying. To hold it all together. And make it through the day.When I’m just dying. To drop it all and take your hand. So we can run away // From all the miles and the hours.That seem to endlessly devour. The time that I could be with you // Every second that goes by. Is one more second off my life. And it couldn’t be more clear. I’m literally dying without you here

So I’ve made up my mind. I will pretend to leave this world behind. And in the end you’ll know I’ve lied. To getyour attention, I’m faking my own suicide // I’m faking my own suicide. Because I know you love me, you justhaven’t realized. I’m faking my own suicide. They’ll hold a double funeral because a part of you will die along withme // I wish you thought that I was dead. So rather than me, you’d be depressed instead. And before arriving atmy grave. You’d come to the conclusion you’d loved me all your days. But its too late, too late for you to say // I’llwrite you a letter that you’ll keep. Reminding you your love for me was more than six feet deep. You’ll say aloudyou would’ve been my wife. And right about that time, is when I’d come back to life. And let you know // That allalong I was faking my own suicide. Because I know you loved me, you just never realized. I was faking my ownsuicide. I’ll walk in the room and see your eyes open so wide // Because you know. You will never leave my side.Until I the day that I die for the first time. And we’ll laugh, yeah, we’ll laugh and we will cry. So overjoyed with ourlove that’s so alive. Our love is so alive.

I was going to spell it out in full detail but. I dropped the call before I spilled my guts. But your floor stayed cleanlike my conscience will be. Cause if you heard anything you didn’t hear it from me // And I’m sweeping up theseconds that tick off the clock. And saving them for later when I’m too ticked to talk. And I need some time tosearch my mind. To locate the words that seem so hard to find // Sometimes I say things that. I wish I could takeback. The most crucial thing I lack. Is a thing called tact. And if you’re always so intently listening. Then thesmartest thing to say is to tell myself not to say a thing // Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet. Don’t let it all comeundone. Cause if I dare open my mouth. It’ll just be to bite my tongue. To bite my tongue // It seems I’m alwaysclose minded with an open mouth. And the worst of me seems to come right out. But I’ve never broken boneswith a stone or a stick. But I’ll conjure up a phrase that can cut to the quick // Cause sometimes I say things that.I wish I could take back. And the smartest thing to say is to tell myself to keep // Quiet, quiet. Don’t let it all comeundone. Cause if I dare open my mouth. It’ll just be to bite my tongue // Yeah, I gotta keep quiet, quiet. (And) listen to your voice. Because the power of your words. Can repair all that I’ve destroyed // And when I finally do.Let it come from you. The peace of understanding grips my soul. You’re the reason I’ve. Found meaning in thislife. So I’ll swallow up my pride and give you control. Give it to you.

Yesterday was not quite what it could’ve been. As were most of all the days before. But I swear today with everybreath I’m breathing in. I’ll be trying to make it so much more // Cause it seems I get so hung up on. The history ofwhat’s gone wrong. That the hope of a new day is sometimes hard to see. But I’m finally catching on to it. Yeah thepast is just a conduit. And the light there at the end is where I’ll be // Cause I’m on the up and up. I’m on the upand up. And I haven’t given up. Given up on what. I know I’m capable of. Yeah I’m on the up and up. Yeah there’snothing left to prove. Cause I’m just trying to be. A better version of me. For you // To be prosperous would notrequire much of me. You see, contentment is all that it entails. To be content with where I am, and getting where Ineed to be. And moving past the past where I have failed // For you never cease to supply. Me with what I needfor a good life. So when I’m down I’ll hold my head up high. Cause you’re the reason why, yeah you’re why

I can smell the death on the sheets. Covering me. I can’t believe. This is the end // But this is my deathbed. I liehere alone. If I close my eyes tonight. I know I’ll be home // The year was nineteen forty one. I was eight years oldand far far too young. To know that the stories. Of battles and glory. Was a tale a kind mother made up for herson // You see, Dad was a traveling preacher. Teaching the words of The Teacher. But Mother had sworn. He wentoff to the war. And died there with honor somewhere on a beach there. But he left once to never return. Whichtaught me that I should unlearn. Whatever I thought a father should be. I abandoned that thought like he abandoned me // By ’47 I was fourteen. I’d acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine. I smoked until. I threw up yetI still. Lit ’em up for thirty more years like a machine. So right there you have it. That one filthy habit. Is what gotme where I am today // I can smell the death on the sheets. Covering me. I can’t believe. This is the end // I canhear those sad memories. Still haunting me. So many things. I’d do again // But this is my deathbed. I lie herealone. If I close my eyes tonight. I know I’ll be home // Got married on my twenty first. 8 months before my wifewould give birth. Its easier to be sure you love someone. When her father inquires with the barrel of a gun. Theunion was far from harmonious. No two people could have been more alone than us. The years would go by andshe’d love someone else. And I’d realized I hadn’t been loved yet myself // From there its your typical spiel. Yeah if life was a highway I was drunk at the wheel. I was helping the lose ends all fall apart. Yeah I swear I was destined to fail and fail from the start // I bowled about 6 times a week. The bottle of Beam kept the memoriesfrom me. Our marriage had taken a 7 ten split. And along with my pride the ex-wife took the kids // I was soscared of Jesus. But he sought me out. Like the cancer in my lungs that is killing me now. And I’ve given up hope.On the days I have left. But I cling to the hope. Of my life in the next // Then Jesus showed up. Said "Before wego up. I thought we might reminisce. See one night in your life. When you turned out the lights. You asked forand prayed for my forgiveness // You cried, wolf. The tears they soaked your fur. The blood dripped from yourfangs. You said ‘What have I done?’ You loved that lamb. With every sinful bone. And there you wept alone. Yourheart was so contrite. You said ‘Jesus please forgive me of my crimes. Sanctify this withered heart of mine. Staywith me until my life is through. And on that day, please take me home with you’ // I can smell the death on thesheets. Covering me. I can’t believe. This is the end // I can hear you whisper to me. Its time to leave. You’ll neverbe. Lonely again // But this was my deathbed. I died there alone. When I closed my eyes tonight. You carried mehome // I am the way. Follow me and take my hand. And I am the truth. Embrace me and you’ll understand. I amthe life. Through me you’ll live again. For I am love. I am love. I am love.

All songs written by Matthew Thiessen. All tracks © 2007 Gotee Music / Red Coats Are Coming Publishing (BMI) - Admin by EMI CMP. AllRights Reserved. Used By Permission. Produced by Howard Benson. Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff. ProTools Editing: Paul DeCarli. AssistantEngineer: Hatsukazu Inagaki. Drum Tech: Jon Nicholson @ Drum Fetish. Guitar Tech: Marc VanGool. Keyboards and Programming: HowardBenson. Recorded at Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, CA) and Sparky Dark Studio (Calabasas, CA). Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. Mixed atResonate Music, Burbank, CA. Assisted by Keith Armstrong & Nik Karpen. Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York, NY

MATTHEW THIESSEN - Vocals, Guitar, Organs, Piano, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Euphonium, Penny Whistle, Percussion and Toy PianoMATTHEW HOOPES - Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, and Vocals DAVE DOUGLAS - Drums and Vocals JOHN WARNE - Bass and Vocals JONATHAN SCHNECK - Guitars and Vocals MUSICIANS: Josh Auer of Avner - Vocals on “I Need You.” Ned Brower (Rooney) - Vocals on “I Need You” and “Forgiven.” Ned Bower appearscourtesy of Geffen Records. Marc VanGool - Pedal Steel on "Faking My Own Suicide." Paul DeCarli - Harmonica on “Faking My Own Suicide.”Hatsukazu Inagaki - Tuba on “Must Have Done Something Right.” Howard Benson - B3 Organ // “Deathbed,” “Crayons Can Melt On Us For AllI Care” and “Pleading The Fifth” Produced by Mark Lee Townsend and Matthew Thiessen. Engineered by Mark Lee Townsend. Recorded at s-s-Studio (Spring Hill, TN). Additional overdubs at Dark Horse Studio (Franklin, TN). Mixed by J.R. McNeely at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin,TN). Assisted by Adam Deane // Additional musicians on “Deathbed”: Solo vocal: Jon Foreman. Jon Foreman of Switchfoot appears courtesyof Columbia Records. Violin & Viola: Chris Carmichael. Cello: Carol Robinowitz. Moon Drums: Ethan Luck. Horns: Matthew Thiessen. Mark LeeTownsend: Ukulele, Percussion, and Vocals on “Deathbed” Stomps and Claps on “Pleading The Fifth” // A&R: Jaime Feldman (CapitolRecords). Management: Jeff Risden. Legal: Ken Kraus @ Loeb & Loeb. Booking: Brian Manning at Creative Artist Agency. Photography: BenWatts. Art Direction: Megan Steinman & Eric Roinestad. Design: Sunja ParkMATT THIESSEN: A Grande sized thanks to all the people that like our stuff. Thanks to you, we get to make more stuff. The Venti of thanksgoes out to all the people that like our stuff enough to drive out to a show. Thanks to you, we quit our day jobs // Big thanks to my huggablefamily. Your awesomeness is immeasurable // Thanks to the people I’m about to forget. I forget you most of all // Also, a considerably largethanks to my buddies (in no particular order...unless you know the alphabet). The guys at Absolutepunk.net, Josh Auer, Ash & Joe, BryceAvary, Howard Benson, Scott Cannon, The Davis’, Paul DeCarli, Kayanna Dewey, Mark Di Dia, Jayme Doyle, David Elkins, Joey Elwood, JaimeFeldman, Jon Foreman, The Gotee Records Staff, Hatch, Grant Harrison, Sean Casper Johnson, Derek Kern, James and Stephen LaCroix, BrianManning, Isaac Marion, Joe Marlett, Andrew McMahon, J.R. McNeely, Brad Moist, Mikey and Marco from The Morning Mess, The Murphy’s, EricNewcomer, Danny Nicaletto, Ryan Ogren, Tom Osborn, Janelle Pagulayan, Kevan Peden, Brian Pittman, Mike Plotnikoff, Jeff Risden, EricRomer, Will Roth, Andy Slater, Michael Shepard, Tim Skipper, Mark Townsend, Marc VanGool, Joe Zwick // A ticker tape parade should bethrown for... Matthew Hoopes, Dave Douglas, Jon Schneck, John Warne, Josh White, Scott Cannon, Eric Newcomer, and Danny Nicoletto forbeing the greatest people to tour, record, hang out, and end sentences with a preposition with // Thanks to Shannon being a huge part of thisrecord. Call me when you read this, and I’ll tell you all the mushy stuff that I was going to put here // Above all, thanks to God for being thevoice of reason, direction, and enabler for everything on and off of this record // There’s a bunch of bands and companies that we’d love tothank. They’re probably listed on our myspace and/or website.MATT HOOPES: Thanks to Jesus Christ, my amazingly beautiful wife Danielle, my parents Clark and Marva Hoopes for all their support overthe years, my dad and mom Mark and Suzanne Townsend, my bro Scott Hoopes, Tori Townsend, Doug and Kristi Smith, Milam and AshleyByers, Jeff Risden, Pete Prevost, Eric Newcomer, Danny Nicoletto, Josh White, Scott Cannon, James La Croix, William Roth, Jeremy Picker,Marc VanGool, Hatch Inagaki, Ethan Luck, Joey Elwood, Grant Harrison, Brad Moist, Josh Abbott, Wess Daniels, Curt Mangan Strings, VisualSound Effects Pedals, Gibson, Pedaltrain, Orange Amplification, LR Baggs, Epiphone Masterbuilt, PRS GuitarsDAVE DOUGLAS: Rachel, you are incredible, you will always be my best friend. Thank you Mom and Dad. Marsha, you’re an amazing woman.Your strength and dedication are examples to all of us. Thanks to all of my family and friends, I wish that I were able to see all of you more. Ialso wish I had enough space to list all of you. Thanks to Rodger at Battlefield Drums, Chris at Meinl, and Marco at Vic Firth. A big thanks toeveryone at Capitol who has been working with us, especially Jaime and Tom. Thanks to Howard, Mike, Paul, Hatch, and everyone else at Bay7. Thank you Jeff Risden, Brian Manning, Mark Townsend, James LaCroix, and Kelly Brady. Thanks to all the guys in the band and also yourwives. Thanks to everyone who has been on the team out on the road: Scott, Josh, Eric, Danny, Ryan, Derek, Jeremy, and Will.JON SCHNECK: To Lindsay, for your love and support... I love you. Thanks to my family... Mom, Dad, Nancy, Allison, Alana, Justin, Jessica,Jordan, Tim, Amy, Kyle, and all the extended Schnecks and Wests. Matt, Matt, Dave, and John...Thank you for your friendship, and for inviting me to make music with you guys. Jeff, Bri Man, Jaime, Tom O, Scott, Eric (Ric Shoemake,Nuke), Danny, Derek, Will, Sam, Ryan, Dan G., Picker, Josh A., Joe C. and James... Thanks for you hard work day after day. Josh White, thanksfor your not so hard work day after day. Thanks to Howard, Hatch, Paul, Mark, and Mike for giving us a great experience making this record.Everyone at Capitol and Gotee, thank you for investing time into our band. Jamie W., Glen D., CUC, HD, Van, Dave W., Bev and Don, Brant,DND, AA, Chuck, Jer, PJ, and Elisa... thanks for your help along the way. Most importantly, thank you to all the people who support Relient Kby coming to shows, and buying records... I love you the mostestest.JOHN WARNE: My God, my wife, my family old and new, Capitol, Gotee, Jeff, Brian and CAA, Scott, Nuke, Josh, Will, Jeremy, Derek, Danny,Matt, Matt, Dave, Jon, Girls Girls Girls, Dan and Gallien-Krueger, Curt Mangan, everyone at Bay 7 and Mates, the amazing bands we’ve had thepleasure to tour with, and our fans.

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