(Intro) "Yeah... used to think we were tied together, me and it. Like a shadow I couldn't shake, always there, whisperin' in my ear. But that shadow... it was eatin' me alive. Listen close, 'cause this is the last damn word I got for it..." (Verse 1) Dusty roads and troubled minds, that's where we used to roam Left a trail of broken ties, aint no doubt about it, gone Heard your whispers in the dark, a craving in the rain Said I'm sorry for the mark, the never-ending pain Took my family and my friends, one by one they slipped away Thought that darkness never ends, day after wasted day Put me through a living hell, a ghost inside my skin We were 'posed to be done, well, where do I begin? (Chorus) I apologize for my actions, every single selfish deed The agony and fractions, planted like a bitter seed I apologize for my actions, the tears I had to hide Leaving empty spaces, where my real life used to ride (Verse 2) Now I'm searchin' high and low, for a future I can claim Lookin' for a steady glow, whisperin' a different name Days crawl by, I'm wearin' thin, feelin' fragile and so bare Like I forgot the man I've been, lost in your toxic snare Each breath I take's a heavy weight, a battle to break free Felt like you sealed my sorry fate, and stole the real me Am I drownin' in the past? Will a new dawn ever show? Did I believe your lies too fast, thinkin' I still needed your low... your comfort? (Bridge) Yeah, I remember hazy nights, a twisted kind of peace Foolin' myself with fading lights, hopin' you'd release But you just tightened up your chain, a master of control Drivin' me insane, takin' its heavy toll Now the silence screams my name, a freedom I embrace And all that's left is guilt and shame, for fallin' from your grace. (Spoken Word) No, I don't need you anymore. Without you, I soar forever more. No, nevermore, nevermore shall I reach for your hand! For I am a Phoenix and your fire burns no more. A man I shall arise from your ashes and your demise, false hope and twisted lies! Though I will not forget you, no, for if I shall I'd slip back into a pit I've called hell. I'll remember you from a time before, before I was brave enough and strong enough to open that door. I have fed you these past few years. And yes, sure we have seen some tears, some happy but most sad. So I'm sorry just isn't enough anymore! My addiction can't have me ANYMORE, ANYMORE! (Outro) "Yeah... that grip you had? It nearly choked the life right outta me. But some chains... some chains gotta be broken, link by painful link. And I'm breakin' free. Finally free. Me? Well... I gotta learn to breathe again. Just gotta learn to breathe."
