Darkest Dark

I've ridden through hell with my eyes wide shut

Past broken laws and promises cut

Every mile carved deeper scars

Every prayer drowned beneath the stars

I chased the light till it burned me blind

Now shadows are the only truth I find

This is the darkest dark I've ever known

Colder than a grave, harder than stone

No dawn ahead, no mercy mark

I live and breathe the darkest dark

I heard my name in a hangman's laugh

Saw my past in the reaper's path

Every choice left blood in its wake

Every win was a soul I'd take

I tried to run, I tried to hide

But darkness rides right by my side

This is the darkest dark I've ever known

Colder than a grave, harder than stone

No dawn ahead, no mercy mark

I live and breathe the darkest dark

If there's a heaven, I lost the map

If there's forgiveness, it won't look back

I made my bed in the dead of night

Now I sleep where there ain't no light

Every town sees the fear in my eyes

Every mirror tells me I've crossed the line

I don't ask God to save my soul

I just keep riding till the end takes hold

This is the darkest dark I've ever known

Where hope don't live and prayers turn stone

No turning back, no spark to spark

I'm bound to walk the darkest dark

When the last flame fades to black

Don't follow me, there's no coming back

No coming back from this darkest black