What have I become?
That I'd never have to question
The facts in front of me
I'm all alone and it feels enlightening
You mean nothing to me
How can you when I can't believe

I remember how you ran away
I begged and cried I asked you to stay
I kept running after you
But instead I found the truth
You take the credit for a heroes actions
I came to see you're just a coward

Where were you when I needed you?
Sometimes we lose ourselves in the feelings of anger and rage
not at the people around us, but at ourselves, and what we have become
We strive to become better and better but in the end we just become bitter

My crumbling heart is recovering from all the years of suffering
My aching body is feeling numb from all the pressure the world puts on me
Crucify my heart with words that you preach, not a second thought for those too weak
Crucify my heart with words that you preach, not a second thought for those too weak to

Take control and see the path they create to feel alive
No higher power or the hands of fate
The life you live is the one you make

My crumbling heart is recovering from all the years of suffering
My aching body is feeling numb from all the pressure the world puts on me

I lost my way in life
I tried to find you
But you weren't there to listen
And I grew tired of trying

I tried to be the martyr
But I can't keep it up any longer
You took my heart and soul to fuel the machine
But now I'm free I know my conscience is clean
It goes on and on, day after day
You try to make me fear the rest of the world
Through your lies and beliefs that you were told
A higher power from a story that you were sold