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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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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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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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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The painted world of the autumn canvas
By the death of the falling leaves
It is time to end all of this
As you fall on your bending knees
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Living in a world that slowly suffers from its own existence
We stare at the sun trying to find our way
With the constant rushing of the tides I show resistance
I only want to escape because I cannot stay
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Stepping out on this frozen night
Where the stars display such beauty
Icy needles kissing my skin
Numbing the trials of another year
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No more grass grows where I have tread
Time is running out for me
Between the machines and the dead
All is but an open sea
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The bliss of a frozen morning
Has come to greet me again
And the strong ever longing
To spread my wings and fly away
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Lives are falling through the hourglass
As I stand in the void of time
Disconnected from the loving hand
No longer to be in the heart of mine
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You have used me and abused me
With no respect you want to take more and more
You accuse me but I know you'll see
One day I promise it's all coming back to you
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When tomorrow is nothing more than a figment of imagination
Pressing through the exit wounds of the current times
Black roses bloom in the garden of our damnation
Awaiting the dead man to come save their souls
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In a dark room I sit ready to count the hours
Writing these words that hide under the tongue
Long it has been that I have sought liberation
Even though it will only be a flicker of the candle
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I feel your nails on my skin
Raking as smooth as the razor
Even when no one is there
You're the knot so tightly within
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Trials and tribulations have led me here
Lost love and self-discovery birthed a new
The broken glass of those crystal tears
Are no longer in my peripheral view
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A broken heart is a burden long in my past
A painful reminder of what's not built to last
A fool in cardiac arrest
As it starts to rain again
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As the sparkle comes into your eyes
With the winds so cadaver cold
See the beauty in the hideous
Where my paradise will unfold
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While the rain bathes the earth
And the stars fall from the sky
I continue to see my worth
Like a rose, wither and die
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Feel the pressure of this war life
Bombs are dropping behind my eyes
Sinking further into the quicksand
Pain is all that lets me feel alive
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