Stranger

One day at a time, I wander the lonely road The path I love the most I'll stay for the night, but this place is not my home Retract the words I spoke And now I've fallen back into the dark where I began A twisted tunnel where I know I'll never see the end Searching for comfort but I'm sure I'll never love again Familiar struggle of a soul who ventures to the edge I can't believe I ever thought that I was over this When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin Demons of old leaving me cold, but still I let them in It takes a toll I can't control with any medicine Followed the course, so why am I still filled with doubt? All of the progress that I made escapes me now Tried to convince myself I'm fine, I don't know how Can't get the troubled thoughts to die, they've grown too loud And now I've fallen back into the dark where I began A twisted tunnel where I know I'll never see the end Searching for comfort but I'm sure I'll never love again Familiar struggle of a soul who ventures to the edge I can't believe I ever thought that I was over this When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin Demons of old leaving me cold, but I still them in It takes a toll I can't control with any medicine I've gone too far It's not fair, my dreams could never bring me peace These nightmares are rooted in reality And you've found god, but I need solace I can see It's all wrong—the words you taught me to believe Sadness and anger as I tumble into the abyss Never a stranger, you return with your malevolence A siren song that beckons me over the precipice One that grows stronger when I make believe you don't exist I can't believe I ever thought that I was over this When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin Demons of old leaving me cold, but I still let them in It takes a toll I can't control with any medicine No, I'm not over this