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And now I think I'm safe at last Time enough to lick these wounds And then the voices of the past They say my last chance will be soon I know the things you said were true Was in denial of the proof I was never all together I didn't even try Waiting to die is how I always used to live Trying to hide, oblivious to all I missed Mortified, this is why I still cry For now the pain will slowly fade But it will come back once more And even when I'm in the grave I'll still be scarred from nights before Back when I was vicarious Taking nothing serious I can't undo all that I threw So distantly away Waiting to die, praying for the story's end So quick to hide, somewhere far around the bend Petrified deep inside, stinging eyes glorified Mortified, truly I long for flight Waiting to die is how I always used to live Trying to hide, oblivious to all I missed Petrified deep inside, stinging eyes glorified Mortified, this is why I still cry Waiting to die, ready for the story's end Begging to hide, somewhere far around the bend Petrified deep inside, truly I long for flight Mortified, truly I, I could die

Dust on the rosewood shelves, replete with musty smells I'll break out of this spell is all I tell myself It's been so long since we went our, our separate ways and I won't stop Stop thinking back to the good times, times when we had it all figured out I'm wishing now I could hold you, you moved on and I could not do Do much worse than I am alone, the questions I still drone Is this home, is this how it's gonna be Is this reflection really me Is this home, is this my reality Is this my destiny Is this home Is this home Is this home Is this home Rust on the faucet grip, out comes a steady drip Got nothing left to give, my head can barely lift I see how much I relied on, on you now that you are far gone Gone now to live out your best life, life that I'll have no part within Within my mind I'm descending, descent to hell never-ending End up in someone else's arms, and fall into their charms Is this home, is this how it's gonna be Is this how it's playing out for me Is this home, is this my reality Is this my destiny Is this home Is this home Is this home Is this home I cannot move, I lack vitality again I cannot prove this will be worth it in the end I cannot speak, I feel the tension in the air I cannot seek that which I need to make amends Is this home, is this how it's gonna be Is this reflection really me Is this home, is this my reality Is this my destiny Is this home Is this home Is this home Is this home Is this home, is this how it's gonna be Is this reflection really me Is this home, is this my reality Is this my destiny Is this home Is this home Is this home Is this home

For you, a question I impose Do you hear the distant sound, sound From here the ground has given smoke For longer than we've been around, around The lake is churning right in front of you Here it comes, comes Running will not save you for long There's nothing left but flames and ash Perhaps some memories of what was, was Rebuilding just like in the past Where their kin had once been crushed The clouds now gather over all of them A most unusual storm, storm The demons Earth had buried, reborn

Take your time It's not as though you have something to answer for I wonder why Why our conversations got so serious If I was just a toy to you, no matter what I say or do I was only to be used, and if my intuition's true I hope I am the last for you Give me a sign, why'd you leave me out in the cold I'm freezing up and falling down I'm left behind, I bought all the lies that you sold No one is gonna save me now Loving me Was it just a joke that I could never see Give me a sign Give me a sign, why'd you leave me down in a hole Just show me please, what did I do I'm left behind, all because you could not control I wasn't yours just to abuse Give me a sign, how did you move on so quickly Someday I'm gonna know the truth I'm left behind, with the memories of you and me Give me a sign

You tried to redefine the purpose of your life We burned away your eyes, you'll never see the light Sign up for glory today and make your kingdom proud We'll smite a village and bask beneath the blackened clouds But when the peacetime returns we'll have no use for you You're just a killing machine and when you're home you're only gonna lose Willingly in chains, at first it sounded great But now you see too late the way you're all enslaved You need distractions my friend, how about a proxy war Those people all will forget the way it was before Now hold your wounds before me, I want to drink your blood I own your eyes, you can't see the shore recede before the final flood

I know that it hurts me but it keeps my mind off the state we're in The judge and the jury gonna lock me up if I cry again Watching family killing family on TV through hazel eyes Though they've seen worse, now the camel's holding straws all of the time And its back is breaking slowly, just like my heart will melt away As I wish someone would hold me, but I know that I will wait Forever and a day And all I'll have is a bag of bones No more entries on my story Until I have a better way to cope I know this could kill me, but I have to go on my own again An untidy story, one without a moral or a happy end I don't understand the horrors all around in daily life All the anger and the hatred, solving issues with a knife Many still go even further, and I see no reason why Does it make a difference if I know the wrong from the right Ninety-eight hundred and ninety days And all I am is a bag of bones No more entries in my story Until I have a better way to cope And maybe in a future day I'm gonna have more than a bag of bones No more entries in my story Until I have a better way to cope All I have is a bag of bones I know that it hurts me

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I am the first blade, the finest ever made I can pierce any armor, whether worn by knight or farmer I am unstoppable, I am unstoppable We'll I'm the first shield, and to set the story straight The best blades will yield to me, and I'll never break Now I'm unstoppable, now I'm unstoppable The sword and shield continue to speak Setting the stage for the havoc they shall wreak Sparks fly, granting light to the void Shield preserve, sword destroy No relenting on either side Unacknowledged wounds, enraged and wild Now we are all swords and shields And life is but a giant battlefield Our mission is now to keep The earth, the sky, the rivers, lakes, and trees No point to mock a different blade's attack Just as rounded shields sit next to kites And we are all swords and shields And life is but a giant battlefield Our purpose is now to keep The earth, the sky, the rivers, lakes, and sea It just makes no sense to me That we are killing over what might be Now we are all swords and shields On the battlefield there's room for you and me Metal shavings falling into place Holding visions of our pain For what it's worth we all must share this space Separate the blood from rain Now we are all swords and shields And life is but a giant battlefield Our mission is now to keep The earth, the sky, the rivers, lakes, and sea Let's say in the meantime here We will let each other be what we shall be The entities you all fear Are another populace of swords and shields Release your fear and persevere We're tired but far from dead