Carolina Quicksand Lyrics

I was trying to find my own way

Through the darkness of night

Searching for a ray of hope

To be my guiding light

I would close my eyes to pray

For strength to face all my fights

The roaring sound of silence

Seemed to be the only replies

I felt as if I was falling

Something was pulling me in

As soon as the dust had settled

I felt I was being crushed from within

Couldn't seem to help it

I blame my desperate heart

The weight of being lonely

I thought was my greatest sin

Till I was stuck there fighting

In that Carolina quicksand

I was minding my own business

Not looking for anyone

Then you walked on in

And my heart had just begun

To beat a little faster

My head started to spin

With every breath I took

I felt the start of us begin

Soon, you had me falling

Pulling me right in

As the dust began to settle

I began to cave within

Couldn't seem to help it

I had to blame it on my heart

Ohhh the weight of lovin you

May just be my greatest sin

Now I'm stuck here lying

Pulling me right in, quicksand

Ohhh I should have known I was misguided

I blame myself for being blinded

Your mask of perfection hid your true persona

Of the part you tried to play

But instead, I should have known better

Pretentiousness you thought was clever

Instead really made me see the other side

Beneath the surface a heart so cold and wide

Consuming up anything you could pull inside

Your heart is truly like the Carolina quicksand

Feeling lost and broken

Like a bird with no wings to fly

The pain is like a token

Of all the tears I cried

Your rage would often break out

Causing ugly fights

What I was blinded by and wanted

Now had me trapped and pinned

I can barely breathe at all

Suffocated by the Carolina quicksand

Yeah you had me falling

Pulling me right in

As the dust began to settle

I was caving from the outside in

Couldn't seem to leave

Without it tearing me apart

Ohhh the weight of loving you

May have been my greatest sin

Now I'm stuck here fighting

Pulling me right in, quicksand

Ohhh the weight of loving you

May be my greatest sin

Now I'm left here dying

In the Carolina quicksand