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The air was cold and the water calm

On the horizon an impending storm

Lightning like shallow breath

We’re standing motionless

And every pulse took us back

To a small house, to an empty room

When a twist of fate becomes a deadly wound

A fire burns but not in you

Vacant streets lined with burned out lights

A dull thunder in the dead of night

It’s a desperate fight

Staring death in the eyes

And every heartbeat takes us back

To our wasted youth, our bitter excuse

No fighting chance with such a fragile truth

A fire burns, but not in you

Breath out, come clean

Let go of suffering

Breath out, come clean

Let yourself be swallowed by the evergreens

It’s all in vain, asphyxiate

You can run away but there’s no chance of an escape

I’ve lost the will to carry on

My sanctuary bound to collapse

I’ve dug so deep into myself

My barricades are starting to crack

I’ll concede to my grief

If you will make me whole again