The Death of Me

Tall as it gets, these tales that I've told
The bronze and the silver, it's all been sold
My loved ones, forgive them, they say I'm insane
I can't drink their wine for it won't ease my pain
Instead, I eat fire that I breathe at them all
Strung out on the wire I twirl and I fall

I've shattered to pieces
I can't seem to heal
I can't say I'm sorry for all that I steal
My dreams become clear but then fade with the time
These lights disappear with no reason or rhyme
I'm moving in circles, there's no hope at all
Twisted comforts I return to when I'm ready to fall

Loved ones left scars to remind me
Why should I care for their help
Strangers are welcomed to find me
And help me endanger myself

But it's me that's going to be
The death of me
And only I can save myself
From the death of me

If I can't bridge this canyon, so wide and so deep
Not one true companion may I hope to keep
I fear my own shadow but I know it's time
I'll win back these futures or pay for my crime
This circle of friendship I need most of all
They hold fragments together, their love breaks my fall

Echoing sounds of these voices
Who don't remember my name
Burdening me with dark choices
Swearing they'd cure all my pain