I don't believe in the existence of mercy's guiding hand.
Not with all that I have witnessed,
I cannot understand.
Forever burdened with the knowledge
that I could have been so much more
When the truth is hard to suffer,
I knew this all before.
There is no comfort in faith,
the heavens still will fall.
A thousand towers rise before me
and I cannot climb them all.
There is no kind of joy in this,
there is no time that it can heal,
When emptiness enshadows bliss,
there is nothing left to feel.
I have not abandoned hope,
though I know there's nothing more.
Tired and alone, you forget what you hoped for.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
that's what forever means.
I was never what you wanted,
I could never never please.
I swallowed all our sorrow
in the midst of my disease.
All my fortunes, all my gains,
all the battles I have won...
Now collapsing like the rain,
I stand alone, your only son...
Take some solace in these words,
take notice of this place.
Hollow whispers that they are,
like the wind upon my face.
Sing softly in my ear
and look at me with wonder.
I will try to ease your fear
as the darkness pulls you under.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
that's what forever means.
Not with all that I have witnessed,
I cannot understand.
Forever burdened with the knowledge
that I could have been so much more
When the truth is hard to suffer,
I knew this all before.
There is no comfort in faith,
the heavens still will fall.
A thousand towers rise before me
and I cannot climb them all.
There is no kind of joy in this,
there is no time that it can heal,
When emptiness enshadows bliss,
there is nothing left to feel.
I have not abandoned hope,
though I know there's nothing more.
Tired and alone, you forget what you hoped for.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
that's what forever means.
I was never what you wanted,
I could never never please.
I swallowed all our sorrow
in the midst of my disease.
All my fortunes, all my gains,
all the battles I have won...
Now collapsing like the rain,
I stand alone, your only son...
Take some solace in these words,
take notice of this place.
Hollow whispers that they are,
like the wind upon my face.
Sing softly in my ear
and look at me with wonder.
I will try to ease your fear
as the darkness pulls you under.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
that's what forever means.