Verse I have been in dark places, cold and black, where hope was gone, and no u-turn back. Verse It starts out as a game, a harmless little thrill. Then it grows into a craving, stronger than your will. verse At last it is a prison, a chain you cannot break. Addiction is the master, and every promise is a fake. verse I've hurt my father and my mother. I've turned my back on friend and brother. I've failed my family, let them down. I've lost my children, lost my ground. Chorus When the need took control, there was no peace inside my soul. The wall of lies rose so tall that it left no hope of escape at all. I have been in dark places, cold and black, where hope was gone, and no u-turn back. Verse Parents, friends, a carring wife— they all can help reclaim a life. But children speak another way; they take your last excuse away. Middle I've lived a lie. I've stolen dreams. I've I've lost my pride, my self-respect. Each broken choice brought more regret. I had to face what I denied. I couldn't win. I lost my pride. Verse It doesn't wipe away the blame. It doesn't cleanse my deepest shame. But maybe it explains somehow the man I was compared to now. Chorus When the need took control, there was no peace inside my soul. The wall of lies rose so tall that it left no hope of escape at all. I have been in dark places, cold and black, where hope was gone, and no u-turn back. [Guitar solo] Outro My love, I am here to stay fighting the need - and the lies One step at a time, I hope to find the way. I have been in dark places. I am trying to escape. I need your love. I try to give you mine. I need your love I try to give you mine
