Hammers and Nails

And with a changing tide A moment to reflect A broken crown bearing down Upon a weary head Look in his eyes, you'll see A lifetime of regret The signs of stress The emptiness The lack of self-respect With a treacherous kiss Decimate what's left of a lifetime's legacy As a silent poison works its way toward the heart With the deepest malice Pull the trigger on the gun that's known to never fail Roles are clear and chosen To be a hammer or a nail Know what you are Let the drowning man swim This is a war that he will never win But when the dust clears There'll be nothing left for you to fuck with But now he's slowly sinking Oh, now he's slowly sinking Like an anchor to the depths The drowning man With desire to protect A tired man broken down Now full of fear and dread And in his eyes he'll be A shadow of himself A broken tusk A hollow husk Crying out for death With a treacherous kiss Decimate what's left of a lifetime's legacy As a silent poison works its way toward the heart With the deepest malice Pull the trigger on the gun that's known to never fail Roles are clear and chosen To be a hammer or a nail Know what you are Know what you are Let the drowning man swim This is a war that he will never win But when the dust clears There'll be nothing left for you to fuck with But now he's slowly sinking Oh, now he's slowly sinking (now let the drowning man swim) (Like an anchor to the depths) This is a war that he will never win (but now he's slowly sinking) (Oh, now he's slowly sinking) but when the dust clears (Like an anchor to the depths) there'll be nothing left for you to fuck with Know what you are But now he's slowly sinking Oh, now he's slowly sinking Like an anchor to the depths The drowning man