Pyrrhic Victory

So maybe (maybe, maybe) Maybe (maybe, maybe) So maybe you couldn't save me Maybe you couldn't ease The thorns that burst from my skull in the night Got blood in my eyes and you turned off the light I can't even blame you anymore Bittersweet victory caught in our throats It stuck like a peach pit and hurt and we choked We wondered if we'd ever feel again How had it come to be that this was the end It never really felt like winning when I saw your face We've only got ourselves to blame The cannons, they fall And they rust in the rain The day still spins Despite complaints But you won't feel the same I'll sing out your praises if you can uphold The glory inherent to all condemned souls Breathe in the crystalline cold of the night It's upwards or westwards or nothing or right This grave is not my own, not today We've only got ourselves to blame The cannons, they fall And they rust in the rain The day still spins Despite complaints But you won't feel the same