Lyrics

You leave the life
That leads your life
You hold the hand
That twists the knife
You speak all of your fears
With half a mind
Fighting that frailness
Feeds you fine
But don't you throw your rope to me
Remember when I said to fight it
Back when you showed dignity
About those friends you now
Call sacred
Then they stood by
To hold you up
As heavy as you had become
You'd think you'd shown
Some more respect
Because you are
Where they come from
So

Open your eyes it's time to see
You're throwing life away
You can't waste it
In the public's eye
You've been seen
Now it's time for them to face it
So you

You take that weight
Upon you
And strap it to your back
What comes next
Have you been
Blinded by the pain
Most people portray
Is their lives that bad
Or are they screaming
That they've had it

Then you begin to make your list
You watch it go
And grow throughout
Is there a soul you might have missed
Check it again
To leave no doubt
What is the price you pay
To fill greed
Is this the life you expected
If happiness is not
What you need
It's your choice
So now you're accepted

Living to work
Not working to live
Giving yourself not getting shit
Advantage took without consent
Money is made but can't be spent
So you push on without
No dreams
Caring less about the excitement
Even though you want to scream
It's your job
You need it
Say nothing
It's you

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So many times
They're dragging up
And you will watch
Them drag up again
So many faces
That they've seen
But they're not gonna win
I'm not gonna stop
For nothing