Hold back the tide
And you're the tip of the spear
Always and only the words you fear;
no one needs you yeah no one needs you
I distanced myself from what I needed most
Now it envelopes me again;
Passive aggression in the wake of regret
All the things I've left behind, I am my own thorn in my side
Circumstances allow the world to spin
backwards, no one pays who truly deserves
And those who know nothing, can understand nothing
And I've been bitter for so many months
Watching the stars blink out, one by one
Clawing at my eyes, screaming at the sun
One day I swear I'll be loud enough
Plunge your hands back into the filth
Fight with all of your self-control,
mind over matter, this temple you once called your own
I don't know how I couldn't see through the cracks in my shell
I don't know how they didn't see that I was trapped in myself
I need my skin replaced
Don't let them tell you who you are, what's right, what's wrong,
the world does not bow to the whim of
those who cannot even think for themselves
This bridge between our souls has burned It's not safe to walk on
This bridge has burned. (It's not safe, it has burned)
It's not safe to walk on
And I've been bitter for so many months
Watching the stars blink out, one by one
Clawing at my eyes, screaming at the sun
One day I swear I'll be loud enough
You'll never know your best days until they've come and gone,
so dig yourself out from your hole in the floor,
how many days have you just wished that you'd done more?