Convictions

Tearing away from earthen arms I am free from the grave The ashes of faith that faintly burn As I stand within my fate Remind me of you For I have lost the strength to see As I wander the darkest depths of ruin I cant find the will to believe Tearing away from this false sense of reason I'm still bound within this dream Where the manifestations of my regrets Keep pulling me back But who would I be? To die amongst the weak... As I tear away I am painted with crimson resolve I am defined through adversity The depths that I bleed Through the endless afflictions, I strive to succeed I will never lose my will to breathe Without struggle we are nothing We have not bled enough May scarlet life rain down from me And prove my devotion Afflictions cast shall ever seed Strength in mortality I am defined through adversity I will never lose my will to breathe "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."