Deadlocked

There's no turning back
Everything is built up all around me
My problems, my addictions
Complications rule all my decisions

It's a slippery slope leading to my end
Show me the way out, get my grip again
These afflictions wage a war inside me
Can I find direction? No

In such pain we are desperate for solutions
Where is the door that leads to redemption?
Everything is dark
Will I ever find my way out?

These afflictions wage a war inside me
Can I be forgiven?

You take what others have worked for (you're all that I'm not)
You are the burden of many, we're deadlocked
This is for all those who struggle (for all those who can't)
Don't let your troubles define you, be the better man

I'm held down by the weight of my selfish mistakes
Buried under miles of guilt (miles of guilt)
You are the parasite and now you've sunk your teeth
You are abomination

Oh

I have watched myself change from the inside out
Becoming what I swore I'd never be (swore I'd never be)
There's gotta be more to this
There's gotta be more to this

You take what others have worked for (you're all that I'm not)
You are the burden of many, we're deadlocked
This is for all those who struggle (for all those who can't)
Don't let your troubles define you, be the better man

Be the better man, be the better man
Be the better man, be the better man

Where do we go from here?
Down this lonely road
I've never felt so scared
Out here on my own

There's no turning back, I have left my old self behind
The damned are upon me but I won't be the victim
God, will you wash the blood from these arms?
I'll change my ways, I'll be the better man