Leave me in the dark
Just remove these distractions
Am I here? What have I done?
Redundancy's my Achilles heel.
self-loathing, so contrite.
And the pain, it won't subside.
Abandoned my integrity
And dismissed all convictions.
I said "I cross my heart and hope to die."
Said "I promise." Promised to myself, but of course I lied.
I've got nobody to blame.
Rid me of this heart,
This guilt, my emotions.
Because right now I can only feel
Worthlessness and tension,
self-loathing, still contrite.
And the pain just won't subside.
Abandoned my integrity
And dismissed all convictions.
I said "I cross my heart and hope to die."
Said "I promise," promised to myself, but I of course I lied.
I've got nobody to blame but me.
The deed was done, can't wash the blood from my hands.
Grieving, anticipating, awaiting acceptance.
There's no use dwelling in the past.
My mistakes are fixed in the past.
There's no use in looking back.
I'm getting tired. There's these wrinkles on my neck,
From watching my shadow rather than the sunset.
credits
from Demo,
released January 19, 2015
Dylan Flanagan
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