Never meant betrayal, never meant to leave a scar Still we cross the line sometimes, never knowing where we are One small word can cut so deep, leave a shadow in the blood Pain keeps moving through us like a slowly rising flood Yesterday, I wore the wound Today, I passed it on to you Trying hard to keep the darkness out Maybe that’s the lie I’m living now Desert, drifting where the daylight frays Thirsting for water, trading heart for haze Hurt somebody somewhere in the rush to escape Whose mercy could undo what I can’t erase? Never meant to run away, never meant to raise a war Still we fall into those hours we never asked ourselves for Even standing still won’t save you when the silence starts to move Yesterday, somebody broke Today, I’m breaking too Trying hard to live on the brighter side Maybe that’s another way to hide Desert, drifting where the daylight frays Thirsting for water, trading heart for haze Hurt somebody somewhere in the rush to escape Whose mercy could undo what I can’t erase? When the water finally finds me, does that mean that I am saved? If the desert keeps its hunger, every drop just drains away No one’s bringing water to me, I’ve got to find it on my own Keep on moving through the wasteland, even stripped down to the bone Somewhere past the empty distance, there’s a moment made of gold Even with a heart in pieces, even when the night turns cold Life keeps asking for another step, another breath to give Every motion shaves despair away — Desert, drifting where the daylight frays Thirsting for water, trading heart for haze Hurt somebody somewhere in the rush to escape Whose mercy could undo what I can’t erase? Moonlight, but it never reaches where I stand Shaking, still shaking, coming loose in my hands Still, somewhere ahead, there has to be a way Whose mercy could point me where the shadows break? Be what, I'm moving like a caterpillar Still, the road keeps showing me where to go Whose mercy? No — there’s no mercy there
