20 years Lyrics

This grief will never desert me

But no trauma can choke my every breath

This vessel is vacant without you

You're gone

But I carry on

20 years came and went

With a claim to rightful dissent

Fossilized empathy

Forged by these phantom enemies

Barren ground, no ambition

Self-inflicted war of attrition

Full of disease and indignation

No will to conquer this mental invasion

I only had one chance to take

To let it win or to retaliate

I only had one choice to make

To rehabilitate

Evolution within my command

Advancement comes with understanding

That he who seeks to learn must suffer

The path to growth will be discovered

Eternal wounds

Shielded away

Constant reminders of progress delayed

Stability

Within my vision

Attainable with relentless decision

No more distance

No more apathy

No more maneuvers to avoid mortality

Vigilance awake inside of me

A new standard set in vitality

I serve

This notice upon the masses

I strive

I yearn

For the fruits of perfection

I serve

This notice upon the masses

I strive

I yearn

For perfection

I only had one chance to take

To Let it win or to retaliate

I only had one choice to make

To rehabilitate

This grief

This trauma

Won't be my tragic flaw

This pain

This sorrow

Won't be my final straw

20 years came and went

With a claim to rightful dissent

Fossilized empathy

Forged by these phantom enemies

Barren ground, no ambition

Self-inflicted war of attrition

Full of disease and indignation

No will to conquer this mental invasion

20 years came and went

With a claim to rightful dissent

Fossilized empathy

Forged by these phantom enemies

Barren ground, no ambition

Self-inflicted war of attrition

Full of disease and indignation

No will to conquer this mental invasion