Go Wrong Young Man

I thought I was the sun and all its light

Shining in the dark, your vengeance my guide

I wanted to take this world back for you

Tearing skin and voice, let the light break through

I can't see a thing

I want this more than anything

The headlights stopped my feet from moving

And my eyelids could not close or move away

From the echo of the voice that buckled both my knees

And flung me to the ground beneath the weight

The earth and road seemed like they were not there at all

But there it was and everything in place

But I was changed, I was not the same

But now I confess, here in my own flesh

Is the familiar and the intimate

Seven words, seven words have severed into me

Seven words, seven words have brought me to my knees

Count your blessings that you've never seen

The things, the simple things were ours to take

But the questions danced around our innocence

And now the innocence is nothing more than faith

Gather towards the door, your thanks too quickly now

The border gives the light away

Open your heart to the very worst part

And let them depart

I cut my teeth on the flesh of the liars

I made my words into stones and then broke all the bones

I never saw the blade that ripped up my ribcage

My eyes glazed over and the world moved on

How dare we speak of future and boast of legacy?