Bite the Wound (Ash Memory Part III)

For one moment I lower to the dusty earth
 And find the graves were dug while I looked to the sky
 But I will fill them back up with the wine I fed your soul
 I'd rather see you dead than watch you unfold
 Clench the wound to seal it shut
 Just bite the wound, it'll be enough
 But the one road that leads out of the woods
 Is watched by many birds
 They'll never let me hide
 From the shame of the truth
 That water tastes like the stale air
 And the grass is a bed of nails
 So I'll drink the dirt and forget
 My journey's doomed to fail
 It's always doomed to fail
 I'm forever doomed to fail
 Clench the wound to seal it shut
 Just bite the wound, it'll be enough
 A dying beast crawls beside my feet
 Begging for the end, for one last final sleep
 But I can only stare and watch it suffer
 Truth lies in the sharp edge of my blade
 But if I strike, the image of the savior fades
 And your memory of me becomes a name
 I will accept your pain
 As long as I cannot claim it for my own
 I'm much too weak to suck the poison from your blood
 I'll let it spill into the cup we both drink from
 So I follow hope and shadow
 Deeper and deeper into the forest
 Letting any doubt be cleansed by darkness