"So Others May Live" Read Count : 60

Category : Songs

Sub Category : Rock
Danced with the Devil 
    and he smiled as he stole my soul
Spun me around with every step 
       until I lost all self control
We have all been wounded 
   in someone elses war
And gained strength in vengence
  trying to settle the score
But I never did find
    what I was searching for

Each lost battle out weighs
 all the battles ever won
In the aftermath of chaos
    We had come undone
Stumbled in the destruction
   losing our path along the way
And any turn takes us right back 
  to the same time and place
Where so long ago 
 we passed the point of no return
Doomed to keep repeating lessons never learned

Is that not enough 
Dreams turned to nightmares
Tell me is this fair
Isn't that enough 
Held time still for you 
What more could I do
Is that not enough
To save you as you were dying
Isn't that enough 
To never stop trying
Is that not enough
When's enough of me for you

Haunted by the ghosts trapped in our memories
They are painting vivid pictures of all we can't unsee
These eyes have witnessd the worst suffering and grief
For too many years my ears have echoed with thier screaming pleas
I was downing pills to drown out the silent cries 
I had to be blind not to see the same sorrow in his eyes
Made me question each decision 
I have ever had to make
Broke me down til it was all just too much to take

Surrendered my sanity to give him his last breath
Traded faith for reality the moment of his death
Nothing numbs the pain 
no words anyone could say
No convincing my mind and heart 
  there was no other way
No filling the empty void 
  All of these wounds have made
Only time can heal and cause these scars to fade

Is that not enough 
Dreams turned to nightmares
Tell me is this fair
Isn't that enough 
Held time still for you 
What more could I do
Is that not enough
To save you as you were dying
Isn't that enough 
To never stop trying
Is that not enough
When's enough of me for you

Regret awakens demons from the shadows in my mind
Reminding me this is my hell 
the deal had already been signed
No sympathy for starting fights
 no one could ever win
No redemption after committing unforgivable sins
Cursed for making promises
 I knew I could not keep
Punished for your secrets 
 I tried to bury deep

Choked on apologies just trying to swallow my pride
Oh I hope you know just how hard I really tried
To repair all that has ever been damaged by me
Begged for forgiveness 
  pleaded down on my knees
But my blood stained hands 
  can never be washed clean

There is no turning back the hands of time

Is that not enough 
Dreams turned to nightmares
Tell me is this fair
Isn't that enough 
Held time still for you 
What more could I do
Is that not enough
To save you as you were dying
Isn't that enough 
To never stop trying
Is that not enough
When's enough of me for you

Cancel the codes
 there is no more anyone could do
Called official time of death at 11:52
Sacrafice ourselves until there is nothing more to give
All in the name of love and honor "So Others May Live"

Comments

  • nice

    Dec 01, 2017

  • Loved it :)

    Dec 11, 2017

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