My soul it screams for you can you not hear it my arms reach out for you why can't you take them my heart burns only for you can you extinguish it I love only to love you why can't you love me too I long only to be held and cared for why cant it be am I to die alone and bitter what the hell is wrong with me my face is blackened and my eyes are sewn shut with fear and sorrow I no longer wish to love anything just cut the heart right out of me sometimes I choke on all the false love that infects me sometimes everything is not enough to cure the sickness inside of me I did it all cried black tears for you why cant you see like a vampire biting my hear suck the love right out of me don't even care as my blood stains the floor cannot be cleaned you cut me out and tore me through six feet under is the place for me I feel it all as it sickens me it feels like I'm dying inside because of the love that I gave that cant be returned my longing for stability is a personality flaw I trust you with respect and you tear me down


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    Wow. This song is so powerful. I mean just the lyrics are so overwhelmingly beautiful. Absolutly fantastic. Theres no other way to describe it.

    xbrowneyedgirlxon August 06, 2002   Link
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    this isn't on either of the cds is it?

    NewXFireXEachXDayon August 24, 2002   Link
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    simply awsome. rocks my fucking socks right off. -aodx

    AngelOfDeathxon September 05, 2002   Link
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    ..ive never heard this song before, but now im gonna find it. amazing-

    outKast524on March 09, 2003   Link
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    awesome song...atreyu=amazing <333

    killmequicklyon May 09, 2003   Link
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    it's on the visions ep that they released independently a long while back. i love atreyu now, but that ep is so fucking hardcore.

    a scar in the skyon May 05, 2004   Link
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    ATREYU ROCKS...!

    iLUVJACOBhoggardon February 28, 2005   Link
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    xbrowneyed girl is sooooo right. visions ep is available on eBay now. the title says it all really

    walkingheartbreakeron March 23, 2005   Link
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    wow im speechless this song is wonderful

    iLUVJACOBhoggardon April 10, 2005   Link
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    LOVE IS ILLNESSS! damn, i love this song, ALOT :]

    saraXkillson March 14, 2008   Link

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