A Broken Vessel Lyrics

I faced the world

Trembling, unsteady

Yet safe beside her as light creeps in my eyes

I faced the pain

Cries fade, but for all I craved

I was left unwanting

I faced the fear

A haunting shadow

Cold hands replaced the embrace and I was taken away

Her face was framed in fleeting sadness

As something cold was forced beneath my skin

I cried out to everything

Met by needles and a blinding light

We screamed for our mother

Myself and the others

Their fate the same as mine

Each of us a broken vessel

Something still pricks the skin

A frozen seed sunk deep within

And dug itself into the deepest part of me

The warmth I knew had left

Replaced by a chill that I can't shake

Is it all so bright and violent?

Is it all so bright and violent?

The days bring noise

And the nights are far from quiet

Is it all so bright and violent?

And as the days began to pass

We spent our last

Moments and days wasted on play

Ignoring how empty it became

Wait

Stop

I can't be the only one that's not

Lost

Gone

Do I have what it takes to carry on?

I watched her pause the endless chase to stare at something in the distance

Begging me to look beyond the gate

To see what she did

But then they called her name

And they played the game until she couldn't take any more

From their shining eyes

Shadows spread across the room to spill behind me on the floor

I was stolen softly

By gentle, grasping hands

The touch and promise of a new home that I never asked for

The door opened and she ran to follow

But she stopped when the steps finally gave way to pain

I wonder if they ever told her my name

The shadow falls heavy on me

My heart shatters like stone

Among the missing pieces

The same mistake repeated

I never thought I'd be alone

Now I leave my home for a cage

When I want to run

The wild rears its head

Does this space make me unworthy of a home?

Is this how we're supposed to grow?

Is it all so bright and violent?

Is it all so sad and silent?

No one left to offer guidance

Is it all so bright and violent?