American Alchemy

I am the brightest optimist
I am the darkest cynic

I am a diamond in the rough
I am a gold plated crown of thorns

I am the underdog
I am the overlord

I am a million redemptions
And a billion broken dreams

I've killed for applause
I've killed for silence

I've breathed life into existence
I've built death a place to rest

I am streets paved with gold
I am gold lined with tears

I am refining fire
I am hell's matchbox

I am the truth
I am the lies told to protect it

I am every soul that found purpose in defending me
I am the generation that they left behind to do it



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