light escapes

He used to lie awake counting breaths
 Each one he used was one less left
 Deep in his chest
 The hope was gone
 Of him getting out or him moving on
 A hopeless song
 Stirred in his head
 Months at a time but he couldn't lie
 He couldn't time and he couldn't rhyme
 Or express himself to save his life
 He'd put his favorite records on
 Innerparty and Linkin Park
 He'd close his eyes and he'd sing along
 But he'd never make it on his own
 It's not the time and it's not the place
 To have to eat your words
 'Cause it's not the fall and it's not the fail
 It's what you do right afterwords
 And at these words I hope you rise
 Dig in deep and then choose a side
 Grab the mic and you'll shock them all
 With your steady hands and wild eyes
 Wild fires deep inside
 Torch them all and leave none alive
 If some survive then tell your friends
 A broken watch a bad time
 So here's my match lets burn them all
 Before the fall of man
 It's time to stand or stand for nothing at all
 I hope you bury this deep in your mind
 It carries on
 (It's not like it was before)
 It never dies
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)
 Before the scars and the secrets you hide
 I'll burn them all
 (It's not like it was)
 Your ghosts inside
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)
 Not long ago the darkest place
 Shadows live and light escapes
 Empty hands and hollow eyes
 That never give and only take
 One mistake you'll come to see
 Is how you doubted thoughtlessly
 Is how you only recognize
 The person that i used to be
 So here's my match let's burn it up
 Take everything you can
 Before you fly you know
 You gotta learn to stand
 I hope you bury this deep in your mind
 It carries on
 (It's not like it was before)
 It never dies
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)
 Before the scars and the secrets you hide
 I'll burn them all
 (It's not like it was)
 Your ghosts inside
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)
 And I've been there before
 Their torches in hand
 I'll steady my feet
 And learn how to stand
 And I'll burn alive
 But you'll know who I am
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 I hope you bury this deep in your mind
 It carries on
 (It's not like it was before)
 It never dies
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)
 Before the scars and the secrets you hide
 I'll burn them all
 (It's not like it was)
 Your ghosts inside
 (So tell me now, what do you stand for?)