This body lies broken
These walls will not come open now
My fate is sealed
The numbers flash before my eyes
I know that every single word
Will be revealed
Just say my name
Just hear my voice
I was not the one who made this choice
Like silence, like sorrow
I'll use the time I borrow
To pay this debt
Rain falls down like blood drops
The pain calls, my hearts stops
And I place my bet
I know I've done this to myself
Beat the odds and played a losing hand
I count the sixth, I count the twelfth
And I hope that things will go as planned
So foolish so you see
What's gotten hold of me?
What will it take, what's gonna give
So foolish so I say
Messed up in every way
It's gotta stop, I gotta live
Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it bleeds
Sometimes it's exactly what I need
Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cry
And I'm still afraid to tell you why
The stillness of the wind has blown
And the sun burns icy on its throne
There is no flare to quench despair
Freezing deep within the
Blood and bone
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