(Spoken Intro) God grant me the serenity… to accept the things I cannot change… (…change…change…) (Verse 1) You whispered in the silence, a promise I believed A quiet, empty comfort and then you just deceived You clawed inside my psyche, you dug your way inside Your roots are in my mind now, twisted deep inside You said you'd be a comfort, a shelter from the rain Instead you were a parasite, feeding on my pain You wore a fake disguise, a comfort that would kill You were a false god, a liar, a crutch for a broken man And I fell right into your poisonous plan (Verse 2) The mirror’s a shattered lie, I don't know who I see A face of twisted madness, staring back at me Your grip, it's a cold vise, crushing breath from my lungs Each breath is stolen, each moment is a debt A prison wall you built inside my head Just waiting for the day I'm counted with the dead A poison in my veins, a lie upon my tongue I was broken, bleeding, lost, a beast inside a cage Living in this waking nightmare, a hell upon a stage (Chorus) You pushed me down under the surface (under the surface) Dug your nails in deep (nails in deep) Now all I'm asking is, "God, grant me serenity" (serenity…serenity…) You've stolen every quiet night and left me with the noise You tried to cut me to pieces Tried to kill the me you used to see "God, grant me some serenity" (serenity…serenity…) (Verse 3) I came back swinging, fists of broken bone and teeth I screamed at your face with nothing left beneath I'm bleeding on the floor now, with nothing left to lose I’m fighting for a soul that you thought you could abuse I’m fighting back with fever, with every single ounce of will You'll see I am a monster, but you're the one I'll kill Every second was a war, a brutal, bloody fight Against the devil I became in the pitch-black of the night I was drowning, I was choking, but I refused to die Stood up from the dirt, looked you dead in the eye (Chorus) You pushed me down under the surface (under the surface) Dug your nails in deep (nails in deep) Now all I'm asking is, "God, grant me serenity" (serenity…serenity…) You've stolen every quiet night and left me with the noise You tried to cut me to pieces Tried to kill the me you used to see "God, grant me some serenity" (serenity…serenity…) (Bridge 1) I've got a burning memory of a life I used to own A person left for dead with nothing but a stone A scar I see in every mirror, a face I cannot face A constant, ugly reminder, but it's a price I'll gladly pay There is no winning in this, just a refusal to lose But I will find a victory, a truth I can use I will stand in the fire, and I will not retreat I am the battle now, and I will see it through (Chorus) You pushed me down under the surface (under the surface) Dug your nails in deep (nails in deep) Now all I'm asking is, "God, grant me serenity" (serenity…serenity…) You've stolen every quiet night and left me with the noise You tried to cut me to pieces Tried to kill the me you used to see "God, grant me some serenity" (serenity…serenity…) (Verse 4) You'll die inside this body, I'll tear you from my skin No clean escape for you, no place to ever win I'm not the man you left for dead, I'm the one who will survive The past is not a weapon, I'll make it out alive My mind is now a battlefield, a trench I won't ever leave A new sun is rising, but the war is not yet done Just a brand-new battlefield where I have to be the me That stands up in the rubble to set my spirit free (Pre-Chorus) God… please… please… please grant me serenity… (…serenity…serenity…) (Chorus) Now all I'm asking is, "God, grant me serenity" (serenity…serenity…) You've stolen every quiet night and left me with the noise You tried to cut me to pieces Tried to kill the me you used to see "God, grant me some serenity" (serenity…serenity…) (Spoken Outro) ...And the courage to change the things I can... and the wisdom to know the difference... (the difference...the difference...)
