I've lost all emotions to ever believe that I can be saved
I've been living a life forever stuck in a maze
you took and stole my heart
made me believe I was safe
then ripped it apart
you held my hand
as you stared into my eyes
line after line
I believed in your lies
time after time
you began to come wise
left me to rot in my own grave
every word had me believing I was the one at fault
but I was the one up at night
waiting for your call
just a worn out trend
never your number one choice
this silence is deafening
I can't hear anything at all
I feel this anger rising
I'm not prepared for the fall
you had me believing
that I had it all
but was this the beginning to this downfall
you held my hand
as you stared into my eyes
line after line
I believed in your lies
time after time
you began to come wise
with all of your lies

her eyes shine so bright with the passion of a thousand men who stand at the ready to defend the honor of my ghosts past
she stands with no fright, and she'll fight, reassuring me, that she will protect me from my demons that I just cannot bypass
wear me like a medal, my dear, a medal you are deserving of receiving, because you deserve it, darling my dear, you've stuck along my side as I'm slowly fading, I'm fading, from appeasing, pleasing, and appealing to all of my demons that control these thoughts in my head
she has an unbelievable strength to stand beside me, confide in me, each time, every time these demons lead me to a place I fear not tread, but somehow we always make it out without any bloodshed
she has taught me that we are together, together as one, we will stand, hand and hand to conquer the worst of weather
so wear me like a medal my dear, a medal that you are more than deserving of receiving, because you deserve it, darling my dear, you've stuck along by my side as I'm slowly fading, I'm fading, from appeasing, pleasing, and appealing to all of my demons that control these thoughts in my head

it's been quite some time now since I've seen the world smile
all I see is corruption and everyone living in denial
there is so much negativity surrounding me
what the **** is up with this world
they keep asking me
we need a more rational approach to adopt in the face of the human condition
instead of the need of needlessly perpetuating our species and spreading the misery
death and destruction seems to be the answer
we might as well make our brief time as existent beings as bearable as possible with the proviso that we don't inflict any unnecessary harm on others
somewhere between these two positions is the best pragmatically speaking
we should not flinch away from recognizing this if we had boundless respect for the integrity of truth

I've spent countless nights staring at the cracks in the ceiling
thinking to myself will I ever shake this feeling
tossing turning constantly overthinking nothing
with nothing left but this rope to hang
this is my Arsenal from the floor to the ceiling
the pipes behind these walls are silent with no anthem pealing
I've spent restless nights stuck in this room
left here to anticipate a forfeit to my confined doom
my eyes are strained from peering into the gloom
like the cobwebs on the shelf darkness has overcome my soul
my mind it has consumed
I fear for myself I think I've lost all control
to the back of my head my eyes they roll

there was a time when I carried a light in my eyes
bound together and stacked so high
my soul was carried through the highest of skies
then in one mass motion it all collapsed to the depths of the ocean
am I the reason for all of my mistakes
am I the one who has built these walls
i fear for what I will become when the earth begins to shake
I'm building up these walls
making sure they stand tall just so I can watch them fall
hoping that one day
these walls that I have built
they will stand for something greater
than keeping the flood waters out
but to control
these internal flames
the ones that I call guilt
for if I rebuild what I have torn down
I prove to myself to be a transgressor
in my mind
i am ****** to an eternity of negativity
with nothing but the darkness as my assessor

here's to that new beginning
as we travel across the states
I hope we remember all of the positive memories that we've shared to date
so it's time to say cheer's, let us make a toast
to all of the memories, and for all of those to come, let's make the best of it when we reach the sunset coast
but for now
West Virginia you are the one with the beautiful personality, and the one who's' confident enough with that edgy exterior
you're as strong as your mountains, you make sure they stand tall, even when the fog holds you back from feeling that sunshine exterior
right now it feels so right, and I am beginning to imagine you forever, may I stand with you for the rest of my life
and as the miles become shorter to the beginning of our everlasting love, may we never feel troubled with other folks strife
West Virginia you are the one with the beautiful personality, and the one who's confident enough with that edgy exterior
forever stand tall, just like all of your mountains, even when the fog hold you back from feeling that exterior sun
oh West Virginia, please forever know, you are the one
West Virginia, my exterior sun