Red Ropes

You said you'd show me the ropes
As you tied me to the tracks,
Didn't help to struggle,
Lies were good as facts
For years and years you swore up and down
You were over it
Your eyes had seen the kingdom,
A born-again misfit, a born-again misfit
Unraveling of timeless truths,
Retracing other writers' roots,
Red rope binds and fast embrace,
Some knots don't untie,
Some knots do not untie
Pray for forgiveness,
Cry for reprieve,
Because the ties that bind don't come undone
As fast as you'd believe
Beg for a new heart
That breaks but does not bleed,
And the red ropes are a viper's nest
That you can never leave
Heaven hollowed out its veins,
And fixed a hollow man
You found a cure for a pain,
Swore you'd never hurt again
I'll always be a prizefighter,
Even up against the ropes
You'll always be a liar,
Punch-drunk on busted hopes
Pray for forgiveness,
Cry for reprieve,
Because the ties that bind don't come undone
As fast as you'd believe
Beg for a new heart
That breaks but does not bleed,
And the red ropes are a viper's nest
Pray for forgiveness,
Cry for reprieve,
Because the ties that bind don't come undone
As fast as you'd believe
Beg for a new heart
That breaks but does not bleed,
And the red ropes are a viper's nest
That you can never leave