Shame

Shame in your eyes with your mouth telling lies
And the guilt in your mind still grows
Round and round we go
You see the world in black and white
All these colors just hurt your eyes
Separate yourself from all of this just grit your teeth and fall in line
Repetition is the hardest part, it captures your mind but never breaks your heart
Yeah the damage is done when you've lost everyone, now you've gone too far
It's a long way back to where we started
We'll find another way just to make you feel alive again
(The weight of all that you believe written on a paper thin sheet)
The drug will bring you back to get your fill
(If this is it, the tragedy, then I'll just hold on tightly to the doubt)
Did you ever have a doubt or second thought you might be wrong?
Souls aren't meant to hide away inside our very depths and drift along with no purpose at all
We came with heavy hearts to claim all that's ours, but empty hands are all that we found
You're blaming all my waywardness on cigarettes and booze
But I can't walk a straight line without a drink or two
Your expectations always wear me out
If I was a younger man, I'd slap those words right back into your mouth
If this is found then I'd rather be lost
I was born a broken man and that's how I will end it all
The words come, and your back turns
It's the last I see your face
Maybe it's just better that way
You're the hurting
You're the broken
You're the one in need of grace
You're the called out
You're the beckoned
But your feet can't pull away from the place that you've been planted in the ground
Now your insides are all dried up and your heart is hollowed