He bends and he breaks
If he gives they will take away
His passion, his pain, his grace

He exhales
A thousand black flowers explode
Into butterflies as they're away

Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush and leave nothing
That resembles a soul of a man
See him numb, see him crushed
See him numb, see him crushed
Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush and leave nothing
That resembles a soul of a man
Leave them numb, leave them crushed
Leave them numb, leave them crushed

Took the fire inside
One too many times
He's burning over and out
Now he flails
Up against the raging tides
No more fights
Everything you ever wanted to see
See it in his eyes
One more time, one more time

Climb down to test the waters
My hands feel like they're rusting away, yeah, yeah, yeah
So I'll pace around like a lamb before the slaughter
I'll stay here as long as you let me
Decision's been made obvious
So I will return Where I started
I'll stay here
When I'm finished I'll whither away

Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush and leave nothing
That resembles a soul of a man
See him numb, see him crushed
See him numb, see him crushed
Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush and leave nothing
That resembles a soul of a man
Leave them numb, leave them crushed
Leave them numb, leave them crushed


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    for me, i think this song has to be one of the best they've ever made. even though it isnt as heavy as their other stuff, it goes to show that atreyu can make awesome songs that don't require a heavy or hard beat. alex can sing as well as scream and it shows more in this song then on the others. i think with the choir and whatnot in the intro, it helps make the song that much more awesome. it kinda reminds me of that scene in edward scissorhands when the girl is dancing while edward is making the angel out that big piece of snow with the whole scene all slow and stuff. amazing.

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