The Sacrifice

I'll lay this book on my chest,
lie in the dark and think about all I've done wrong,
just to be any closer to this would send me to tears
knowing that you'll be there in the end.

Remember the candle that I lit.
It casts a shadow on the wall
reminding me I'm never alone.

Like cliché movie scenes,
I raise my arms to the sky for you.
I look to you for inspiration.
You showed me the life behind these paper walls.
You've been abandoned for so many years.
Tell me is this what you died for?

Remember the candle that I lit.
It casts a shadow on the wall
reminding me I'm never alone.

Open my eyes up to a different light.
One where the colors never fade.
I'll be the palette,
you with your vision.
Use me to paint my life.

There's been so many times where I've just wanted this life to end.
(So I could be... with you) Use me, use me to paint my life.
I know I can't change the things I've done, but I know I still have your love.
Use me, use me to paint my life (...your love).

I collide with my conscience once again.
I will fake this heartbeat just to prove I am alive.
I collide with my conscience once again.
I will fake this heartbeat just to prove I am alive.