[intro, haunting, empty, foreboding] [verse1 part 1] Clawing at the surface Tryin' to reason with the dead Swingin' from the curtains Chokin' voices from my head Coz the less I hear the more I think "The less the things I think turn shades of red" [verse 1 part 2] Beating out the feeling with whatever I can see Suffer for the healing make the bitter taste so sweet sayin' "I'd be twice as glad to be just half the man I wish that I could be" [chorus, building up to the last word where it breaks back down into slow haunting feeling] But if you give me time You will see the violence it can take to be this kind you say I'm far too gentle but you don't know the hell that hides behind... [verse 2 part 1] Lyin' here in silence and the thoughts begin to creep Ringing out like sirens Pull me in and out of sleep With harrowed cries, the old me dies to keep myself from sinking far too deep [verse 2 part 2] Stumble every morning tryin' to find the strength to stand Thumble through the yawning till the keys are in my hand "Another day, another chance" Another home I've built on shifting sand [chorus, building up to the last word where it breaks back down into slow haunting feeling] But if you give me time One day I'll be better, yeah one day I'll be fine Strengthen my resolve if I Had you waiting on the other side... [emotionally raw guitar solo, broken and distorted] [chorus, Rawest, Loudest, most emotional climax] So if you give me time I'll build a perfect man out of the pieces left behind if good men always lose Then I would rather lose than ever be so blind IF YOU GIVE ME TIME! I'd kill every part of me I've kept hidden inside If caring's my only crime it's worth it just to be gentle and kind... [outro] Gentle and Kind... So please just give me time.
