1. WILTING

Face down in the dirt
Hands bound to the earth
Searching every second just to find a reason why
Initiating hatred for the self that I despise
Surfacing depression from complacency
Time forever takes its toll on me
Day after day can't shake this away
Captive by my own mind I cannot escape
Sitting here with all these thoughts
Reasoning with all my faults
Portrayal of the sickening
The hatred emerged
Cast into the shadow of a blackened regret
Igniting malice of the man I want to forget
Can you see I am just like you
Built from the pain life put us through
Held back from desires
My rage breeds in kindled fire
Burning every option for a choice to move away
Embers rising from the ashes passion led astray
Pieces of me are now wilting away
As I see my faults
Your eyes put them at ease
Shut down
Every single spiteful word
From your tattered mind
Cast down
All of the conflicting thoughts
That you orchestrate
Surfacing depression from complacency
Time forever takes its toll on me
Sitting here with all these thoughts
Reasoning with all my faults
Portrayal of the sickening
The hatred emerged
Cast into the shadow of a blackened regret
Igniting malice of the man I want to forget
Pieces of me are now wilting away
As I see my faults
Your eyes put them at ease


2. NOT HIDING

A burden too heavy to bear
Shut down in silence
By voices opposed
No restraints
Will keep this mind at ease
But I'm growing stronger in solitude
Brace for release
Bind my burdens
Push to strengthen
Watch me become
Not hiding from the blackness within
I'm growing stronger
Pushing forward
I am not hiding
And each day passes
With these restraints
A dormant mind that's complacent
Come hell or floods
I'll find a way
To drive myself through this wall of shame
Not hiding from the blackness within
I'm growing stronger
Pushing forward


3. LOWERED

Consequences of a life left unlived
Seeking ends before they began
Since inception seeking ways to escape
Hastily running from your own self hate
Cries are descending
You've given yourself into the black
Our lives repenting
Missed moments too late to bring it back
Lowered down - I hear them calling
Lowered down - Screaming from beyond
Lowered down - Far too soon
Lowered down - Self-inflicted wounds
Time
Left
Emptied
Suffered in your silence
By yourself you've been betrayed
Giving into substance
Just to find your own escape
Now we're left in sorrow
For your life that's unfulfilled
A cross to bear for times unshared
For wounds now left unhealed
We watched you lowered on that somber day
Weeping tears for your dreams led astray
Cries are descending
You've given yourself into the black
Our lives repenting
Missed moments too late to bring it back


4. NO WINDOWS

Standing on two feet again
Hardships through and through
Slaying beasts of a hardened past
Resurrected through my tragedy
Fighting the urge to fail
No more excuses
Denying myself
The hate infuses
Sheltered in my hell
Making me ruthless
Left my graces where I fell
Is there more to this
The sun sets on my anger again
The sleepless rage of tomorrow
Days pass in my mind so black
Giving birth to endless hate
Deny
Reject
The weight of a broken past
Reach out
Accept
The fate that cannot be changed
Claim it
To gain it
Self-respect for yourself you must
Tear it
Away
We are stronger as one
Slaying beasts of a hardened past
Resurrected through my tragedy


5. MY WILL

Hopeless and lost
In this ever-changing tide
I long for the day
When I wash ashore
For stable ground
For peace of mind
Space to let my feet roam where they may
Brace the current
Shed deterrent
And deliver myself from what tomorrow may bring
Embrace the fervent
Not a servant
To the aimless threats you spit my will to rise
Though I break
I'll scatter far and wide
Your steps forever scarred
By the pieces I leave
Cut
I'm not your casualty
Not bound by the words you speak
My will persists beyond your spiteful intentions
Circumstances chip away at the hollow
And you see me I'll be empty inside
Empty in time
Hopeless and lost
In this ever-changing tide
I long for the day
When I wash ashore
Straight edge and bound
My will unfulfilled
Brace the current
Shed deterrent
And deliver myself from what tomorrow may bring
Embrace the fervent
Not a servant
To the aimless threats you spit my will to rise


6. GROUND

(Instrumental)