As I Lay Dying - Paralyzed Lyrics






What is certain I have ignored
I have spent most of my life
Trying to complicate everything that I believe
So that while paralyzed
In thought I will always have an alibi
Just another excuse (just another excuse)
To hesitate (to hesitate)
Delaying true progress with passivity

The answers that I've found
Are all the same
They uncover questions
That still remain

The answers that I've found
Are all the same
They uncover questions
That still remain

What is certain I have ignored
And what I know is simple
If I am honest with myself
My soul is broken yet easily fixed

And what I know is simple
I must die if I truly want to live

The answers that I've found
Are all the same
They uncover questions
That still remain

The answers that I've found
Are all the same
They uncover questions
That still remain

The greatest of us have become the least
I must be reborn to revive a heart that hardly beats
Keeping alive this hollow frame
I must be reborn
I must be reborn





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  1. W.... B....

    There's something about this song...the melody...the dark, existentialist vibes...really speaks to my soul.

  2. B.... F....

    0:50, 1:40

  3. N.... �....

    🥶🥶🤘😞🤘

  4. K.... D....

    0:45 “delaying true progress with MASTURBATION!”

  5. M.... ....

    Still loving this at 2019, what an awesome band

  6. C.... F....

    I can feel this song in my soul

  7. J.... C....

    2019 still kicking 💞

  8. I.... ....

    "And what I know is simple, I must die, if I truly want to live."

    "Buried alive inside of my own grave, and there's no one else to blame."

  9. G.... P....

    2019 🇧🇷🇧🇷🤘🤘

  10. A.... H....

    "Hey so let's write an intro to this song"
    "Nah its fine"

  11. S.... L....

    God that opening riff and solo is incredible

  12. S.... V....

    This songs chorus is similar to overcome chorus I think

  13. R.... A....

    Funny that this Song was actually recorded for "The Powerless Rise". Maybe because there were already enough awesome tracks :)

  14. T.... A....

    Gotta familiarize myself with AILD now that theyre back together haha

  15. A.... N....

    I remember being blown away when this came out

  16. S.... ....

    Sounds like a song he would've wrote before attempting to hire the hitman but thats just me

    S.... ....

    How original.

  17. b.... ....

    I miss this band so much.

  18. S.... d....

    This song is beautiful..

  19. B.... T....

    Do not know why my metalhead friends don't like this band. Cuz this tune is fucking wicked

  20. E.... ....

    I wonder no commentary

  21. S.... d....

    Why is this like the most badass lyrics video I've ever seen

  22. R.... ....

    THE ANSWERS THAT I'VE FOUND.

  23. m.... 7....

    Vokal Like august burn reds ..

  24. C.... ....

    hes out now \m/

  25. V.... C....

    FUCK YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  26. M.... K....

    Atomic mutated telatubies

  27. Z.... N....

    Everyone I have an urgent message for all of you: Jesus died for ALL SIN!!! All we have to do is fall out to him in our hearts and he WILL find us!!!

    Z.... N....

    Zach Nelson amen

    Z.... N....

    Grow up douche.

  28. T.... T....

    this is a much deeper song when you listen to it as his suicide note.

  29. T.... P....

    "As I Lay Dying"? More like, "As I Lay Serving Time in Prison," amirite?

    T.... P....

    Nope ^_^

    T.... P....

    Hahahahahaha

  30. P.... J....

    Can hear from these lyrics how Tim started struggling with his beliefs.

    P.... J....

    If u listen to the songs that were written right before he got in trouble u do see that a lot. A greater foundation is the same story

  31. D.... D....

    Out of any font, you guys picked Times New Roman

  32. J.... M....

    who the fuck would dislikes this ??

    J.... M....

    Jason Malhotra Tim's wife

  33. J.... U....

    I like how heavy this song is, can anyone recommend any others like it please?

    J.... U....

    thx dude

    J.... U....

    and parkway drive

    J.... U....

    every single song by as I lay dying parkway drive and august burns red

    J.... U....

    For All Those Sleeping - Mark My Words GREAT SONG

    J.... U....

    Jacob Upton whispering silence

  34. L.... R....

    Awesome opening riff.

  35. A.... B....

    This song is one of my all time favorites, totally badass!

    A.... B....

    +Adam Bullock
    (•_•) ..
    ∫\ \___( •_•)
    _∫∫ _∫∫ɯ \ \

    A.... B....

    +BIlly the SMall Bong thorton from india HAHAHA

  36. S.... ....

    wovenwar sucks!!!

  37. B.... B....

    CRUSHING!!!!!!!!!

  38. B.... R....

    love the opening guitar solo

  39. J.... ....

    My new favorite heavy metal song <3
    Thanks to Pandora on my car radio, It's ghetto as fuck but aye, it leads me to a damn good song <3<3<3<3<3<3 OBSESSED!

  40. S.... P....

    Tim wrote such heavy dark lyrics. One thing I do miss is his lyrical writing

    S.... P....

    Well miss no more friend and get ready for their new album 🔥🔥🔥

  41. M.... B....

    A band know to be Christians, now seen as atheists. I miss the old As I Lay Dying. The new band isn't bad, but it's not the same.

    M.... B....

    Pyrithion is great

    M.... B....

    Marchael Barras we will see what the new Tim thinks

  42. S.... J....

    #AS I LAY DYING~ Paralyzed (LYRIC VIDEO)              

  43. m.... ....

    What album is this song from?

  44. J.... ....

    2nd best song by this band, only behind "Overcome".

    J.... ....

    JexMavik Very hard to decide.They have sooooo many good songs

    J.... ....

    Eat a dick. Listen harder

    J.... ....

    Overcome is my favourite too

  45. I.... J....

    Why oh why did Tim try to kill his wife .... I miss this band :(

    I.... J....

    @Blake Davis you speak as if you know that for fact. Thats just your opinion, so state it as such. Otherwise you sound ignorant.

    I.... J....

    +Just Your Shadow I speak as though I know what for a fact? That the Judeo-Christian God is a fictitious entity backed by no demonstrable or verifiable evidence and by which the contradictory mythology itself defies basic logic and critical analysis?

    You want to know what is truly ignorant? Blind faith and indoctrination. Oh and tagging me on a 2+ year old comment. Simpleton.

    I.... J....

    Hardhome Rescue  if you need a higher power (of whatever religion) to control your own life - then there's definitely something wrong with you.

    I.... J....

    @Blake Davis I have a question for you. A serious question. If you don't believe in God, why judge others for believing in him? I myself am a Christian and before you say how I've never taken a biology course like you've said to others, I'm actually a Psychology major, and I'm in my Junior year, so I've taken multiple biology courses by this point, as was required in my first 2 years, and some of my psychology courses I've taken since then actually STILL involved a little bit of biology. But yet I'm still a believer in God. You may ask why. Well, cause even though science has taught us a lot, keep in mind that throughout the centuries, science was proven wrong along the way at some points, such as when people used to think the Earth was flat, eventually that was proven wrong. While science isn't usually proven wrong as often today, it STILL can NOT and probably will NEVER be able to say whether or not God exists. So science, this huge thing you put so much of your belief in, I hate to break it to you, but famous scientists, such as Stephen Hawking for example, tried to find proof of God, and they could neither prove he was real or wasn't. What does that tell you? Cause it tells me that science can't find an answer for EVERYTHING, nor will it ever be able to, as science will continue to change and evolve as it has since the beginning of time. So before you go around telling everyone that science is an all knowing thing, just remember that it's actually not. Once again, LOTS of things can be proven with science, NO DOUBT. At the same time though, NOBODY, not even you, or ANY scientists, knows what happens or where we go when we die, if anywhere. It's all about perspective, and what makes sense or feels right to you. I'm not judging you for what you think, cause that's your perspective, but don't go around judging others for their beliefs cause you disagree with them. Just have a discussion about the different views on things but don't be a douche about it.

    I.... J....

    @Tanner Whitehead ​ Simple question to answer. I am a harsh critic of blind faith and indoctrination, as they are inherently dangerous concepts. Accepting ideas without evidence (blind faith) and teaching children to do the same (indoctrination) are bad ideas for obvious reasons.


    You should know how the scientific method works by now. Create an idea/question, develop a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the data, accept what is proven, reject what is unsubstantiated. The scientific method is based on basic logic, reason and critical analysis. To blindly believe in an entity (or any idea) without evidence, is to directly reject the basic methodology of evidence, logic, reason and critical analysis.

    The hilariously flawed argument of "science was proven wrong before" is so weak that I'm surprised that it's regurgitated so much. Guess what proves science wrong? SCIENCE. SCIENCE CORRECTS SCIENCE. Never once was science proven wrong by magic or a God of any kind. Again, science was the answer, not magic, not any Gods, not any religion.

    It’s very clear that I never said that science knows everything. Again, I never once made the claim, nor would I ever make the claim that science knows everything. Science is simply the best method we have of attaining knowledge with evidence, logic, reason and critical analysis.

    Just because an idea hasn’t been disproven doesn’t mean it exists or is logical to believe. It's not practical to prove a negative. The one who makes the claim has the burden of proof, this is self-evident. Science could never and will never prove or disprove the existence of an invisible Flying Spaghetti Monster God that exists outside the realm of time and space. Does that mean that it's logical to believe that this God exists because science cannot determine its existence? Of. Course. Not.

    I will continue to harshly judge people for blindly subscribing to ideas without evidence, and you should too. Challenge your cognitive bias and critically analyze your unsubstantiated belief system.

  46. S.... P....

    Awesome song

  47. s.... y....

    Best fucking guitar solo.

  48. A.... ....

    i love this song!
    btw, nice video!

  49. Q.... A....

    Kinda good feelings!!

  50. J.... D....

    00:41
    Chicken nuggets are dudes!!!

    J.... D....

    hahah not quite

    J.... D....

    James Davis jajaja gracious jejejejejajajajaja

    J.... D....

    Oh no... You meant human flesh nuggets?!

  51. 3.... ....

    2 of the only good songs from Decas 

  52. M.... E....

    I miss this band.

    M.... E....

    Theyre back

  53. J.... E....

    This band is badass

  54. D.... W....

    the answers that I've found are all the same

    D.... W....

    They uncover questions that STILL RE-MAIIIIIIN! \m/

  55. R.... M....

    youtube.com/watch?v=DQNPbdv4JPc

  56. K.... A....

    When i write that i was very bad in english. (im french)

  57. R.... ....

    No human is perfect nor immune to sin. The dude made a mistake. Forget and forgive! Move forward...

  58. R.... ....

    The dude is a deep writer. I am still a believer, but not a follower. In a country where everyone is supposed to get a fair, if not equal, shot at life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, I have been prejudicially harmed beyond repair.( See Gov. Code Section 68152 (j) (7), judicial misconduct, and ineffective counsel. There is no such thing as rehabilitation in the free world ; one criminal conviction and your'e out, no jobs above subsistence level for you.

  59. B.... F....

    he tried!

  60. R.... ....

    Tim is not locked up. He is out on bond. You are going by what the media is saying. God will punish him.

  61. R.... ....

    He is only facing a maximum 9 year sentence.

  62. D.... G....

    Ravi is the man

  63. P.... M....

    You dont know the backgrounds, why he did this to her, hmm?

    So dont talk about something, you dont understand.

  64. C.... M....

    Everyone is always talking about Tim's personal life and this is the same idea as Michael Jackson however many years back. I don't give a shit what he's done. It doesn't make him any less good of a singer. This song kicks ass as well as just about every other As I Lay Dying song

  65. K.... ....

    He's not being a dick he's helping him improve his English.

  66. C.... S....

    As much as I love Time and the amount he inspired me, I do agree with you. Although he did have his reasons, and in his defence, the steroids were really messing with his ability to think rationally. But it still doesn't excuse him, but hopefully it will get him a lesser sentence because I don't think I can wait 25 years for another As I Lay Dying Album.

  67. B.... C....

    look at his picture he is a zombie! how can you expect him to have perfect grammar when his face is dripping flesh?

  68. J.... P....

    That opening shreds! So brutal!

  69. N.... K....

    AWESOME!!!!

  70. R.... ....

    Even though Tim was raised Christian, has a doctorate in theology, and writes some profound lyrics that shed light on God's power, truth, and love he fell away. I too have fallen due to His Church. ( See "Has Christianity Failed You" by Ravi Zacharias ).

  71. R.... ....

    Mancino is the sickest metalcore drummer! Period. August Burns Red and Texas In July are just not at these guys level of sickness.

  72. K.... -....

    One of the Best Intro i've heard in a long while!!

  73. S.... H....

    harsh dude, lol

  74. Y.... ....

    I support spousal murder!

  75. T.... D....

    why does religion matter? :p

  76. M.... ....

    Que maten a su vieja, chingado y liberen a éste cabrón que los quiero ir a ver tocaaaar!!! MY SOUL IS BROKEN YET EASILY FIXED!!!!

  77. M.... S....

    I'll* be* honest* this is* best* I* heard* related to* thanks* I* Lay* Dying* making*

  78. O.... ....

    So much ignorance.
    The Boston Bombings were done by two Islamic Russians after they visited a part of Russia that is well known for its radical Islamic beliefs - and a strong hatred towards the United States and much of Europe.
    They were "radicalized", and it is strongly believed that this motivated them to do what they did.
    It wasn't America, got it? That statement doesn't even make any sense.

  79. t.... h....

    Tim is the man, i would do the same exact.....but i believe its a set up, they try to control him....

  80. T.... ....

    Now I hear ''chicken nugget rescue'' XD

  81. M.... ....

    that's the point its fucking hilarious

  82. D.... ....

    Tim has been a hero for me, and one who I can listen to and feel the message he sends... I don't care what happened, still love the guy

  83. S.... S....

    Yeahh!!

  84. E.... ....

    I support my ALLEGED wife killers

  85. J.... M....

    John Gilbert(i believe) does the clean singing.

  86. J.... M....

    Who Tim did what????

  87. a.... s....

    Who is the one singing the chorus?

  88. T.... ....

    They need keep keep Tim locked up..awesome guy or not he tried to have his wife murdered therefore he needs to be punished.

  89. F.... s....

    7k to 1.000.000

  90. J.... L....

    fuck the boston bombings who gives a fuck, one, america deserves it, two prolly fucking setup here in america anyways....

  91. T.... ....

    GREAT SONG

  92. N.... C....

    Unfortunately, I don't think he'll be treated like the pop singers and rappers. The courts will probably show the same mercy to him as they would to you and me

  93. T.... R....

    Has anyone heard what he actually did. He definitely should be freed from what I've heard he was taking steroids and it clouded his judgement. So hopefully those douche bags realize the world needs Tim to keep AILD going!