Vessel

Woken up today

Slept through the alarm

Three more hours

Of nothing—cold and calm

No longer do I dream

But it's better than the screams

Of the hell that used to haunt

My every night it seems

That thought I fight

Gripping tight

Overwhelming

Every light

I'm just a vessel

For hatred and pain

Running on empty

Alone in the rain

It devours it lingers

It's burning through—

Wish I was anywhere

Anywhere but this truth

I'm just a vessel

Just a vessel

For you

Hope she comes home soon

But hope feels thin

Until then I fight alone

Carrying what's within

Wish I was with you

But shadows weigh me down

My thoughts are its

And silence wears the crown

It nurtures fear

It feeds despair

They must be there

For him to care

I'm just a vessel

For hatred and pain

Running on empty

Alone in the rain

It devours it lingers

It's burning through—

Wish I was anywhere

Anywhere but this truth

I'm just a vessel

Just a vessel

For you

Screaming in silence

Crashing in still—

I breathe in the violence

But can't break the will

I'm just a vessel

For hatred and pain

Buried beneath it

Calling your name

If I make it through

If I break in two

Maybe what's left

Will still carry you

I'm just a vessel

But I'm holding on

For you