A Legacy of Disappointment

[Verse 1] I built my spine of iron wire, from the fire in your eyes I walked the path of your desire, beneath the hollow skies I sold my youth for trophies gold, and polished every one A story that I hoped I'd told before my time was done [Verse 2] I tried to move the mountains high, I battled with the sea I screamed my worth into the sky, for you to finally see I learned the names of all the demons in the dark I faced And carved my soul to fit the reasons of a life you'd not replace [Chorus] Oh, I moved Heaven! I shook Hell's gate! I changed my every fate! Just to wipe that look away, before it was too late! But the picture that you held of me was carved in solid stone A disappointment I would be, the one you'd never own! [Verse 3] Then came the day the structure failed, a crack for all to view The perfect son you'd dreamed had paled, and showed the world was through I saw it then, not rage or fire, but a quiet, cold regret The dying of your last hope's pyre, a sun that finally set [Chorus] Oh, I moved Heaven! I shook Hell's gate! I changed my every fate! Just to wipe that look away, before it was too late! But the picture that you held of me was carved in solid stone A disappointment I would be, the one you'd never own! [Bridge] The breaking was a subtle thing, a slow and creeping frost A silent, constant suffering for everything I lost The pain was once a burning brand, a scar upon my soul Then I began to understand... it made me feel quite whole. [Outro] Now I drink the look you give... I savor your disdain... I need your disappointment now to shelter me from rain... It's the only honest part of us, this legacy of shame... So I'll wear your failed approval... and whisper your good name... (Final line is spoken, barely audible, over the last fading guitar note) Becasue..... That is what I am.... A dissapointment to your name........