Escaping the truth one cannot justify Breathing in the air that cannot fill the lungs Slaying the same demons night after night Creating a world of lies just to survive Ending all of the days in bitter cries Desiring to find a cause that never dies Leaving deeper meanings behind to rot Longing for a second shot, again These empty rooms, these empty walls A reminder of all I forestalled And yet this mouth remains shut The cycle untouched and the glimmer of hope lost If only I could have stayed As strong all along As I have always known I can be And avoided all of this misery And I know I should be Redeeming the fragments of a broken soul Finding out the things one can control Bending the dour mind under command Rewriting the aversive chapters with firm hand Ending all of the days in bitter cries Desiring to find a cause that never dies Leaving deeper meanings behind to rot Longing for a second shot, again These empty rooms, these empty walls A reminder of all I forestalled And yet this mouth remains shut The cycle untouched and the glimmer of hope lost