He was a kind hearted man in a hateful world
And he caught every thing that life ever hurled
Like the oldest fucking mountain he always stood so tall
Forever showing what it means to be unbreakable

Paycheck to paycheck, 3 jobs a day
He's the ransom for his family's pain
In the coldest world with the warmest heart
He puts to shame what you consider hard
He's the man you don't see in the mirror
While the world was screaming death
He chose a different song to hear
He's the band that's playing while the ship sinks
The song of hope, he forever sings

He taught the sun to shine
So teach me, teach me
Can you please teach this son to shine?

How can this world never break
Your warm heart in this frigid fucking place?
You're like the river that keeps on flowing
And growing, never changing, rearranging

How can this world never take
Your solid stance in these turbulent times?
You're like the tree in the burning forest
That never was burned down

And what he said to me was this:
"Just love the world, it won't love you back"
Old man, take a look at my life
I'm nothing like you are
Take a look at my life
I'm so very fucking far
From the person I aspire to be
The person I aspire to be
The person I aspire to be

Unbreakable
Unbreakable
Unbreakable
Unbreakable


Lyrics submitted by Lanner, edited by BlueDiamondx3

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    this makes me think of my dad

    boyconstrictoron January 23, 2009   Link

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