If you can breathe when you leave

Then you made a break and got out clean

If your insides are bleeding

It's probably just a bruise

They say you should never stay strong

For the swim back home

Life is far too short to let the end take so long

I wish I could shut my eyes and slowly disappear

Come back around brand new and clean despite the fear

To the broken falls we've amassed

To a life that was scripted as trash

Hat tip to the hearts on fire that took nothing and made it last

They say you should never stay long keep on moving or turn to stone

If you can breathe when you leave, then it's probably just a bruise

I wish I could shut my mouth and smile from here

Still and quiet well-worn but clean herein lies the fear

Can you stand tall with your feet to the flames

Or will you buckle and bend while you hand out blame

Is it enough to wake up and just be a maker

Or do you need them to say you're real

The harder you go yeah, the harder you fall

But can you wake up every day with your back to the wall?

All life is class war

Let 'em dance

While we bleed

Give it to me

At a glance do I seem free?

I want the illusion of control