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My Own Grave Lyrics
[Intro: Tim Lambesis]
(The lies, the weight, deceit, decay)
The lies, the weight
It's clear I lost my way
Deceit, decay
(Decomposing)
[Verse 1: Lambesis & Josh Gilbert]
I thought I was an architect but I was just moving dirt
Stacking mud over malice covered-up forming nothing but a pile of hurt
I hadn’t been building (Building)
The time was spent digging (Digging)
Boring the barriers that kept others away (Away)
The deeper the walls, the less anyone could hear (Hear me) fall
[Pre-Chorus: Lambesis]
So now I know there is no one else to blame
[Chorus: Gilbert & Lambesis]
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave
Inside of my own grave
[Verse 2: Lambesis]
Beneath my lies
Delusional enough to think I’d designed something great
Like a giant headstone inscribed to describe my shameful fate
I hadn't been building (Building)
The time was spent digging (Digging)
An ugly truth from which there was no way to escape (Escape)
Nowhere left to hide and then finally forced to face what I'd become
[Chorus: Gilbert & Lambesis]
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
What I'd become
Buried alive inside of my own grave
[Interlude/Solo: Lambesis]
Beneath my pride crushing me
Beneath my lies collapsing
(But we are still alive)
We are still alive
[Bridge: Gilbert]
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave
My own grave
[Chrorus: Gilbert & Lambesis]
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
The lies and the weight, I know I lost my way (My way)
What I'd become
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive, buried alive
[Outro/Breakdown: Lambesis]
Finally forced to face what I'd become
What I'd become
(In my own grave)
Buried
(In my own grave)
Alive
(The lies, the weight, deceit, decay)
The lies, the weight
It's clear I lost my way
Deceit, decay
(Decomposing)
I thought I was an architect but I was just moving dirt
Stacking mud over malice covered-up forming nothing but a pile of hurt
I hadn’t been building (Building)
The time was spent digging (Digging)
Boring the barriers that kept others away (Away)
The deeper the walls, the less anyone could hear (Hear me) fall
So now I know there is no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave
Inside of my own grave
Beneath my lies
Delusional enough to think I’d designed something great
Like a giant headstone inscribed to describe my shameful fate
I hadn't been building (Building)
The time was spent digging (Digging)
An ugly truth from which there was no way to escape (Escape)
Nowhere left to hide and then finally forced to face what I'd become
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
What I'd become
Buried alive inside of my own grave
Beneath my pride crushing me
Beneath my lies collapsing
(But we are still alive)
We are still alive
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive inside of my own grave
My own grave
Buried alive inside of my own grave
And there's no one else to blame
The lies and the weight, I know I lost my way (My way)
What I'd become
Buried alive inside of my own grave (My grave)
And there's no one else to blame
Buried alive, buried alive
Finally forced to face what I'd become
What I'd become
(In my own grave)
Buried
(In my own grave)
Alive
Song Info
Submitted by
michaelmuo On Jun 19, 2018
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This is the most straightforward song this band has ever written. It's about Tim accepting full responsibility for everything he did that triggered his imprisonment, the band's hiatus, and the trauma he caused everyone as a result of his selfish actions, despite that he believed he was on the cusp of crafting an empire with his band.