Subduction Lyrics

Kept away from the weight again

Of all my unseen friends

Who've promised not to mend

I'm still awake, and I'm giving in

This ain't where I should've been

And I can't see an end

I've kept away from all the things we've said; it wasn't good for me

Kept away from the need to break

I'm diving, head first, to the bottom of my silent, screaming need

And for a first, I am unafraid

The ache beneath my skin is real

And yet, I shouldn't feel

My thoughts escape me, still

I know I'm hard to reel back in

I know I'm burning sin

I know it's sink or swim

I fall below the part of me that I have hidden from the world

I've fallen passed my own intent

And when I land, I know, there's nothing I can say to make it right

We're left with nothing but regret

But just as sure as I am wrong

I haven't stumbled long

And I swear to finish strong

When "tough as nails" just ain't enough

I'm made to cast a bluff

And lean on the need for luck

Despite the constant way I skin my knees upon attempted strength

There's one fact left that can't be changed

I've eaten failure from the day I first began this endless chase

And I'm still standing, unafraid