Unsettled Childhood=Genius

"Wade led a nomadic existence as a child. At the age of 5 he moved with his parents, who were active in their church, to Hawaii and later Hong Kong where they worked as missionaries. After four years in Asia, the family moved back to the U.S. - Oregon to be exact. Wade later moved again with his mother to California...

He spent most of his early days there alone in his room, pouring his heart out in poetry.... Having found some solace in music, he eventually began reconciling himself to his new circumstances and settled into his new home. This phase of his life ended, however, when his mother decided to relocate the family to Los Angeles.
"I didn't want to move at all," he attests. "I'd finally made all these friends, and Washington had been a really a comforting place for me "

"I don't have it all figured out," says Lifehouse frontman Jason Wade. "You learn so many things every day, and it's overwhelming sometimes trying to see how it all fits together. I'm starting to realize that each day is a different road and a different journey, and you don't have to have it all figured out; you don't have to have all the answers to everything right now."

***
catch your breath
hit the wall
scream out loud
as you start to crawl
back in your cage
the only place
where they will
leave you alone
cause the weak
will seek the weaker
till they've broken them

could you get it back again
would it be the same fulfillment
to their lack of strength at your expense
left you with no defense
they tore it down
and I have felt the same as you
I've felt the same as you
I've felt the same

locked inside
the only place where you feel sheltered
where you feel safe
you lost yourself
in your search to find
something else to hide behind

cause the fearful always preyed
upon your confidence
didn't they see the consequence
they pushed you around
the arrogant build kingdoms
made of the different ones
breaking them till they've become
just another crown
and I have felt the same as you
I've felt the same as you
I've felt the same as you
I've felt the same

refuse to feel anything at all
refuse to slip
refuse to fall
can't be weak
can't stand still
watch your back
cause no one will
you don't know why they had to go this far
traded your worth for these scars
for your only company
and don't believe the lies that they have told to you
not one word was true
you're alright
you're alright
you're alright
and I have felt the same as you
I've felt the same as you
I've felt the same as you
I've felt the same

--Jason Wade (Lifehouse)


have you ever felt
like your only comfort was your cage
you're not alone
I've felt the same as you
have you ever felt
like your secrets give you away
you're not alone
I've been there too
cause everyone is looking
and everyone is laughing
but I think everyone feels the same
everybody wants to feel okay
everybody wants to
everybody wants to feel

-- Jason Wade