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The Enemy Inside Lyrics
Over and over again, I relive the moment
I'm bearing the burden within
Open wounds hidden under my skin
Pain is real as a cut that bleeds
The face I see every time I try to sleep
Staring at me crying
[CHORUS] I'm running from the enemy inside
Looking for the life I left behind
These suffocating memories are etched upon my mind
and I can't escape from the enemy inside
I sever myself from the world and shut down completely
All alone in my own living hell
Overcome with irrational fear
Under the weight of the world on my chest
I buckle and break as I try to catch my breath
Tell me I'm not dying
[CHORUS]
I'm a burden, I’m a travesty
I'm a prisoner of regret
Between the flashbacks and the violent dreams,
I am hanging on the edge
Disaster lurks around the bend
Paradise came to an end
And no magic pill can bring it back again
[CHORUS]
I'm bearing the burden within
Open wounds hidden under my skin
Pain is real as a cut that bleeds
The face I see every time I try to sleep
Staring at me crying
Looking for the life I left behind
These suffocating memories are etched upon my mind
and I can't escape from the enemy inside
All alone in my own living hell
Overcome with irrational fear
Under the weight of the world on my chest
I buckle and break as I try to catch my breath
Tell me I'm not dying
[CHORUS]
I'm a prisoner of regret
Between the flashbacks and the violent dreams,
I am hanging on the edge
Disaster lurks around the bend
Paradise came to an end
And no magic pill can bring it back again
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Great song that I feel really captures the emotion of the song's meaning (post-traumatic stress being suffered by a soldier).
The fast tempo and heaviness marry well with the feelings of the song's nature and really take you on a ride. The video clip is quite awesome too.
Love lyrics from a band that have some meaning, well at least something that is outside of the norm.
So this one is talking about a soldier who returned home with PTSD, clearly "stated" in the final scene in the official lyric video.
I would say that in this context, the lyrics indeed convery this as well.
so basically like War Inside My Head
so basically like War Inside My Head