[Extended instrumental intro — slow, mournful clean guitar harmonies, deep bass, crushing doom riffs gradually emerging; no vocals] [Verse 1 — quiet, weary clean male vocals] I knew the light, I knew the way, Yet still I turned and walked away. I felt the truth beneath my skin, And opened up the door to sin. I traded peace for passing flames, And watched them die, yet stayed the same. Now holiness feels far from me, A fading shore across a restless sea. [Extended instrumental passage — slow, heavy guitar chords, mournful lead melody, restrained drums] [Chorus 1 — layered clean male vocals, sorrowful harmonies] I'm being pulled away from You, By all the things I know I shouldn't do. I reach for heaven, fall again, A heart divided, bound by sin. I see the light, but cannot stay, I feel the darkness draw me away. Lord, I am tired of this war within, Of losing the ground I thought I'd win. [Long instrumental passage — immense slow riffs, sustained melodic guitar harmonies, no vocals] [Verse 2 — intimate, fragile vocals] The things I hate still call my name, I feed the fire, then curse the flame. I long for clean hands, a heart made new, Yet chase the things that lead from You. I wear the weight of what I've done, And grieve the man I've slowly become. How can I stand where the pure ones stand, With all this darkness in my hands? [Extended instrumental passage — slow half-time drums, heavy bass, layered guitar melodies] [Chorus 2 — fuller vocal harmonies, restrained but deeply emotional] I'm being pulled away from You, By all the things I know I shouldn't do. I reach for heaven, fall again, A heart divided, bound by sin. I see the light, but cannot stay, I feel the darkness draw me away. Lord, I am tired of this war within, Don't let me make my home in sin. [Prolonged instrumental outro — crushing sustained chords, mournful twin-guitar harmonies, drums slowly fading, no further vocals]
