I’m speeding through the darkness, slowly etching my way to the end Don’t want to be bothered, making it easy to lie and pretend The resentment that I harbor makes this like ice slippery and thin I keep walking on the edge, daring it to give in Shaky on my feet, I changed my mind, prayin' it don’t cave in Every word I swallow echos from within And won't reach for something better, 'cause that’s something new to begin So I hide my feelings, as they’re just too hard to defend And I know I’ve been running from the truth And I know There is no hiding it from you If I keep feeding this flame I’ll have nothing left to save So I’m standing in the ashes ’Cause I can’t find my way Now I carry this weight like it belongs to me And every pound is one more reason to leave I tell myself I’m fine, a lie, even I can’t believe When the silence grows too loud, the path gets harder to see [Pre-Chorus: Building energy, articulate ghost-note percussion] Maybe I don’t need forgiveness Maybe I just need to face All the pieces I abandoned All the trust misplace If the road beneath me shatters I’ll still have to make the choice To keep drowning in the heartache Or finally use my voice And I know I’ve been running from the truth And I know There’s no hiding what I do If I keep feeding this fire I’ll have nothing left to save So I’m standing in the ashes Trying to find my way [Bridge: Rubato — quiet, intimate, improvised spoken confession, sparse acoustic picking] Maybe the end Was never really coming for me Maybe I was the one Moving too aggressively Holding on to fear Too afraid of what I'd see [Build: Sudden passionate burst, driving acoustic strumming] So let the darkness come I need to hear what it came to say I’ve spent too long being numb Just to throw another day away [Verse 3 / Outro Build: Triumphant, ascending run up the neck] I’m not running anymore I’m not hiding from the shame If it's destin too end I want to know who's to blame [Final Chorus: Maximum acoustic dynamics, raw vocal peak] And I know I’ve been running from the truth But tonight I’m finally standing up to you I can’t change the pain I’ve caused I can’t throw the sorrow away But I can turn to tomorrow Headon and meet the new day [ music composed by. Neu‐Wav - lyrics and lyric style by. ARCHINEER]
