Fighting Back

from Angel Lust by Matt Chopin

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Verse1:
you could incinerate me
burn me to the ground
and from that pile of ashes
still you'd hear the sound
of me bleeding and screaming
the truth beneath deceit
my confession unconvincing
and i'm knocked right off my feet

Bridge1:
cause this time the wolf is real
my reflection in his teeth
i can't make this wound heal
for this time the monster's me

Chorus:
unlock my box of rage
you'll find my heart still
beating in an iron cage
holding back my will
all i used to be
painted nightmare black
all that you can't see
within me, fighting back

Verse2:
you could incarcerate me
hold me under lock and key
and still you couldn't keep me
from climbing up this tree
thinking about jumping
let the branches break my fall
let them slice and leave me leaking
so you could see it all

Bridge2:
how i'm having trouble feeling
the ground beneath my feet
i can't make these wounds heal
cause the problem here is me

Chorus:
unlock my box of rage
you'll find my heart still
beating in an iron cage
holding back my will
all i used to be
painted nightmare black
all that you can't see
within me, fighting back

Verse3:
you can't intimidate me
though you're pushing me around
you'll only get entangled
and together we will drown
in a sea of sedition
crashing waves across my mind
do you see me in this condition
or are you truly blind

Bridge3:
it's right before your eyes
yet you refuse to see
your wounds won't be healing
the infection stems from me

Chorus:
unlock my box of rage
you'll find my heart still
beating in an iron cage
holding back my will
all i used to be
painted nightmare black
all that you can't see
within me, fighting back
(REPEAT)

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from Angel Lust, released November 14, 2008

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