The Compromise Lyrics

Something on that ship that sank

It howled at the wind

Something on that wind so cold

It cut to the bone

Cut to the bone

The seething being in me tore out my soul

The darker side of me set me free

Set me free

I wipe the sweat from my brow

Throw in this bloodstained towel

Let my conscience slip from this headspace

No morals tying me down

I've got the world on my shoulders

I don't think I can hold it

And I'm about to let it go

Then my life flashes before me

I see ones that adore me

That's when I rise back up again

I say fuck this burden

I'll rip the ties of obligation

Now I realise it's in my hands if I bow my head to greed

One more time I say fuck this burden

I'll strip my life of all that isn't me

I see you're disappointed

Well, that's not my concern now

Set me free

I've got two worlds on my shoulders

I don't think I can hold them

I know that one has got to go

Will I choose truth and morality

Or a life of insanity?

I hear a voice from down below

Come, walk by our side

You'll never have to hide

But can you grant my wishes?

You will have it all

So rich and powerful

Then let the changeover begin

Skin flakes away

True colours unveiled

Skin flakes away

True colours unveiled

I've turned into something so unreal

No longer feel emotion

Kill the mortal side of me so I can never die

Skin flakes away

True colours unveiled

The selfish creature in me rises

The selfish creature in me

The seething being in me

The darker side of me rises

Set me free

Set me free