And I've lost my way trying to believe I'm okay
Living with the guilt of every mistake I made
I saw you weep, gave you all my blood
Watched it leave my veins
Cascading crimson life (Cascading crimson life)
I counted every time the light inside your eyes went dark
Seeking a matriarch
To redeem me
Come make me into something new
A depiction of broader view
Come break me down
And build me up like energy
I gave you all my bones
Watched you build a throne only to be torn down
And I counted every lie
Balanced every time I tried to bargain with my own life
To believe I am worth anything
Come make me into something new
A depiction of broader view
Come break me down
And build me up like energy
Why do I even try to fight?
It all turns out the same
Pulling punches in the rain
To keep you here
Do you believe me now
If I bear my soul?
Or will you cast me out
If I lose control?
And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears
And upon the wheels, upon the leavers, upon all the apparatus
And you've got to make it stop, and you've got to indicate
To the people who run it, to the people who own it
That unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all
What a desolate view, definition and truth
Like sand through an hourglass
A candle held blindly turns night into day
In whispers you'll hear them say
So give me all you can give
Stay standing still
Life just isn't long enough to wait for you
Don't make the same mistakes, a heart without a place
I am my own saving grace (Wait for you)
Don't make the same mistakes, my mind cannot erase
I am my own saving grace