"Sayonara
Adios
Auf Wiedersehen
Farewell"

Yes, it's definitely "stum along".

Jon said that when the album come out, everyone would understand. or something like that. Perhaps it refers to this song.

I can give it a go but there will definitely be errors.

We Fall Down
Shattered dreams, stand up and be proud
I'm telling you now, yeah

Chorus
Climb Every Mountain,
How high doesn't matter,
Don't ever be afraid to fall,
Walk out on that wire,
Climb every ladder,
Keep your back against the wall,
And don't be scared to hit the ground,
Cos we all (all), fall (fall), down,

Down on your luck, you're feeling small
The little things seem 10 feet tall,
Watch your dreams fall apart at the seams,
You wanna scream and shout out loud,
When you sit up they knock you down,
You're a long way from home, aha
But you're never alone, yeah

Chorus
Climb Every Mountain,
How high doesn't matter,
Don't ever be afraid to fall,
Walk out on that wire,
Climb every ladder,
Keep your back against the wall,
And don't be scared to hit the ground,
Cos we all (all), fall (fall),

Who Would You Die For
For just one look I'd crawl across the floor,
Who would you die for?
Who would you die for?

You right me lipstick letters,
And miss me when I'm gone,
Wake up tangled in the sheets,
Still aching for my arms,
The way you move it's almost holy,
I'm hoping you don't know you're only,
All I want is all of you and more,
The big bad wolf is knockin at your door,

Chorus
Who would you die for?
Who would you die for?
I wanna know, your secrets and your sins,
I wanna feel, your breathing out and in
I wanna know, I wanna know
Who would you die for?
Who would you die for?

Guitar solo

I wanna know what makes you feel,
I wanna know love truly heals,
I wanna know what makes you feel...

Fingerprints
I gave you my fringerprints,
Now just like you they're gone,
A man invisible,
I'll be him from now on,

Chorus
The last time that I saw them,
They were running through your hair,
You held war between your lips and brought another there,
The last time that I saw them,
I haven't seen them since,
No matter who or what I touch, I leave no evidence
I gave you my fingerprints,

I said I'd give you every thing,
But who'd thought you'd take it all,
Does a promise really break,
If nobody sees it fall,
A heartbreak can't wash away,
The taste of your memory,
Don't know what I would do,
If you should stop haunting me,

Chorus
The last time that I saw them,
They were running through your hair,

Life Is Beautiful
You've got all the answers,
but the answers are all wrong

Chorus
I can't save you from my sins,
Innocence my long lost friend
No wind, no rain can wash away,
These hallow words my mouth won't pray,
You fly, you fall,
Life is beautiful,

She's there to lift me up but I only let her down,
A guilty king wears a broken crown,
She's sweet forgiveness in a lonesome lost and found,

Chorus
I can't save you from my sins,
Innocence my long lost friend
No wind, no rain can wash away,
These hallow words my mouth won't pray,
You fly, you fall,
Life is beautiful,

Burning Bridges
Someone shut the lights off, turn the page, the stories I could write
I've seen a million faces and I've lived a couple of lies,
Here's our history for all to see, the smiles and all the scars,
First the rising, then the falling, call this chapter shooting stars
Must sound good, from where you are,

Chorus
Sayonara, adios,
Auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell,
Let's call it Burning Bridges,
It's a singalong as well,
Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend,
Play it for your friends in hell,

Ah check the box, yeah mark this day, there's nothing more to say,
After the 30 years of loyalty, they let you dig the grave,
Now maybe you could learn to sing or even strum along,
Well I'll give you half the publishing, you're why I wrote this song,
Everybody, sing along,

Chorus
Sayonara, adios,
Auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell,
Let's call it Burning Bridges,
It's a singalong as well,
Hope my money and my...

Agreed. I wish I knew why he was singing those words. 30 years of loyalty...I don't want to play up the Richie drama but he just signed a new record deal a few years ago so could it really be about the label?

Haven't heard the extended clips yet but:

She's there to lift me up but I only let her down,
A guilty king wears a broken crown,
She's sweet forgiveness in a lonesome lost and found,

Welcome back Jon.

...lived a couple lives
Here's our history
For all to see
The smiles and all the scars
First, the rise, then the falling
Call this chapter "Shooting Stars"
Must sound good
From where you are

Sayonara, adios
Auf Wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, good night, good (nabbing?)
Here's one last song you can sell!
Let's call it "Burning Bridges"
It's a singalong as well
Ciao, adieu, good night, (good ?)
Play it for your friends in hell

Our trip to (Fox's?) I checked the box (?)
(A marquee's date, yeah?) ... mark these days (?)
There's nothing more to say
After 30 years of loyalty
They let you dig the grave
Now maybe you could learn to sing
Or you can strum along Or even strum along
But I'll give you half the publishing But I gave you
Your (while?) wrote this song You (? synonym for "hardly"?) wrote the song

Everybody, sing along!
Sayonara, adios
Auf Wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, good night good (nabbing?)
Here's one last song you can sell!
Let's call it "Burning Bridges"
It's a singalong as well
Put my money in my m... mouth?

Burning Bridges has to be about Richie.

Now i've listened to, and read the lyrics, combine it with the throw away, light-hearted nature of the song, it's got to have a been purposely recorded for this album as a dig.

The amount of realness in Burning Bridge's lyrics came as a total surprise. Who Would You Die For and Life Is Beautiful also sound pretty good, especially the former. Huh.

Some changes, bolded. Two lines in German? Could that be?

I also think it's "mark this date"?

Yep! I'm buying your words. I've been editing my post a dozen times before you posted! Work in progress!

Could be about Richie, but could also be about the label. I'd like to think it's about the label... hopefully.

Burning Bridges
Someone shut the lights off, turn the page, the stories I could write
I've seen a million faces and I've lived a couple of lies,
Here's our history for all to see, the smiles and all the scars,
First the rising, then the falling, call this chapter shooting stars
Must sound good, from where you are,

Chorus
Sayonara, adios,
Auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell,
Let's call it Burning Bridges,
It's a singalong as well,
Ciao, adieu, goodnight, guten abend,
Play it for your friends in hell,

Ah check the box, yeah mark this day, there's nothing more to say,
After the 30 years of loyalty, they let you dig the grave,
Now maybe you could learn to sing or even strum along,
Well I'll give you half the publishing, you're why I wrote this song,
Everybody, sing along,

Chorus
Sayonara, adios,
Auf wiedersehen, farewell
Adieu, goodnight, guten abend
Here's one last song you can sell,
Let's call it Burning Bridges,
It's a singalong as well,
Hope my money and my...