Borders and Shading

In Flames

Take a knife and carve it in,
Want to see your faults,
As a part, of your pretty skin,
Everyone has a tragedy,
I want you to wear yours in pain

Oblivion, can no longer shade you,
Reminded by the tattered tissue

(blend in)

Bleak silence
Errors stigmatized in you,
A weak worn out friend
There's nothing left for me,
Again and again
Your face reminds me of a bleak future,
Despite, the absence of hope,
I give you this sacrifice

You're so far, behind
Be my hero,
Drift away,
Save yourself,
Don't end up zero,

I will crawl,
Into your vault,
Past snakes, and all of your thoughts,
Living, fearless,
Your world inside slowly redesigned

I deny any reminisce of us
I'm on a new mission
I find myself in the future
A trace of the past cannot be found


Lyrics submitted by Aerion, edited by Pyroblade333

Borders and Shading Lyrics as written by Bjoern Ingvar Gelotte Anders Par Friden

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    i dont know..."leaving a hotbed of virulence" is pretty awesome..

    you havnt heard this album till you play on a good car stereo with the bass up..the drums and low tone just kick ass..i love the way "Bleak silence Errors stigmatized in you A weak worn out friend There's nothing left for me"

    is sung..

    the only part i dont like is the gap between far and behind..how behind is part of the next line...

    Dreadnaughton December 16, 2004   Link

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