Sven Rhoads

Our eyes met when we looked beyond the metal cage
A glance of uncertainty and of unknowing fear
Sitting side by side a bond was forged on life's stage
Injected into my heart you were one I held so dear
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In this room where I stare at these walls
Portraits of what I need to achieve before me
Reminders of all I am and how far I've come
The clock peels the hours until freedom calls
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This fight that I must come to win
Against the hands of gravity
The waves are growing taller
As the seas begin to rise
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I've felt the beating return
The single spark to let it all burn
You stand beside me, devotion in your eyes
And deep inside me I could never deny
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Eyes open before the dark stream
How it all feels like a familiar dream
The journey is coming to a close
A brand new place I swear I know
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Behind the blue that looks out into the universe
Seeking the sanctuary of the soul
No more trying to make the best out of the worst
Only needing to take back control
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Now that the clouds will dominate
And the salty drops keep pouring down
I will stand here against the rain
I will stand and hold my ground
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Lay with me my love and listen to your heart
The silence of the night will keep you safe from harm
Here within our arms together in the dark
The winds howls so bitter but I will keep you warm
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Where winds fill the sails inside me
To take me to a better place tonight
Strength in the fire of my heart
To burn the shadows to their holes
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I have heard the whispers on the autumn wind
And voice of the soul in sweet isolation
When stars are reaching out through the trials
Until all becomes clear in your heart and mind
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I hear the melody of my longing battle cry
To claw my way out from the grave where I died
To play my heart strings by the siren of my doom
Until we meet again my dear I will howl to stars and moon
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They have come and tore my flesh to bone
Burned me to ashes and threw me away
In the darkness between the living and the dead
A hunger was born to rise up again
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Alone I sit with the winds of autumn
Among the stars to exhale my woes
The moon is full and so comforting
In desolation of sweet starlight
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I see the serpents with angel wings
Spitting lies that try to make me blind
I can hear the hiss of the same old song they sing
A pathetic attempt to control my mind
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On the hour of my very last breath
I lay upon the frozen ground
With no fear, I welcome my death
As the black birds circle around
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Betrayed my heart and mind
Just to numb the pain
Still there's an axe to grind
But I can't cleanse the stain
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I can feel the failure tearing my skin
Crimson anguish comes seeping through
Stars are watching my every single move
Testing my will to see if I stay the course so true
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Don't speak to me of angels
They have abandoned long ago
Don't speak to me of heaven
I can already feel the burn
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I feel the hate of another twisted nerve
I speak of all the pain but it all just goes unheard
I've taken every pill but it all just bottoms out
Still I find myself under the blackest of the clouds
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Here I am on the lonesome shores
Alone with my thoughts and trials
Feeling that I can take no more
It's been like a driving nail
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