This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
It' s so ugly to watch you gasp for air.
Your worthlessness clots your veins, but let's your blood run so smooth.
A voice so coarse from the sand you have swallowed.
This conscience of your soul doesn't mean you know it all.
This is my final descent in an eternity.
Giving up was the plan B, as it all begins to fade.
Who is the tyrant in this phase?
You are the one guiding.
With a strong will, but a weak mind will it make this life suffice?
Or it will it just take you to the depths?
There's a demon inside all of us.
This cage take us beneath the surface snd here we cry for the love that can't be felt, it's only taking us deeper.
There has to be a way to free us from the bars.
The pressure's closing in, how much farther can we go?
Just let your body slip away from this world.
Here is the sunset, anxiety builds up inside so clench your fists and be prepared to fight for life.
Your worthlessness clots your veins, but let's your blood run so smooth.
A voice so coarse from the sand you have swallowed.
This conscience of your soul doesn't mean you know it all.
This is my final descent in an eternity.
Giving up was the plan B, as it all begins to fade.
Who is the tyrant in this phase?
You are the one guiding.
With a strong will, but a weak mind will it make this life suffice?
Or it will it just take you to the depths?
There's a demon inside all of us.
This cage take us beneath the surface snd here we cry for the love that can't be felt, it's only taking us deeper.
There has to be a way to free us from the bars.
The pressure's closing in, how much farther can we go?
Just let your body slip away from this world.
Here is the sunset, anxiety builds up inside so clench your fists and be prepared to fight for life.
Lyrics submitted by ActionWaters
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