Life will come our way
It has only just begun
The world will die alone
The frail will fall below

Time will take our place
We return it back to one
The calm before the cold
The long and lonely road

Look for the light that leads me home

Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down
Failure

Drive the cloud away
We will fall from last to none
The dark before the dawn
The war will carry on

Look for the light that leads me home

Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down
Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down
Failure

Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down
Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down

We bury the sunlight (so long), we bury the sunlight (so long)
Failure, failure (so long, so long)
We bury the sunlight (so long), we bury the sunlight (so long)
Failure, failure (so long, so long)
Failure


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Failure Lyrics as written by Benjamin Burnley

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    I've waited so long for Ben to get back to what he's truly gifted at. This song is about just being frustrated with life, feeling like you'll never be good enough.

    Chance311on March 24, 2015   Link

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