[instrumental intro] [soft][deliberate vocalization] just let it slip away all of the shame the hate that you hold let it go, its for the best but its what keeps me grounded and alive if it wasn't with me then nothing would chain me [build] its all around everything i know [full band] what locks me into place is a weight i can not shake a pressure im made to take a self inflicted fear it was only for a moment but that moments all it took for the shift of silence to fall once again on me [break] [pull back][intimate][close mic] no matter the distance no matter the path i tread i can always feel it breathing always feel it with me i carry it just behind drag it on the ground i let it be what surrounds i let it live within me [breakdown] I GIVE IT PURPOSE I GIVE IT A NAME I GIVE IT THE BLAME AND LET IT HOLD ME [bridge][strip back][soft][intimate] it slumbers beneath in the dark, the deep its a place holder only there to keep cant take it back wont hold it back as it turns out its a part of me [break] [slow swell][minimal instumentation] it was only for a moment but that moments all it took for the shift of silence to fall once again on me [full swell] no matter the distance no matter the path i tread i can always feel it breathing always feel it with me [outro] its always with me its always with me its always with me its always with me its always with me
