When the fight came to an end

And bitterness prevailed

I found shelter behind a thick shell of silence

And to protect myself from the pain

I learnt to turn it against you

Made it the knife that carried out my form of violence

And all that would remain

Was the memories so bitter and sweet

And the thought of all that could have been

I lay awake at night

Taking the parade

Of the ghosts of all our unborn sons and daughters

You cracked me open and took

All that was still alive inside

And then you threw my empty shell back in the water

And all that has remained

Was the memories so bitter and sweet

And I wonder if you think of me now

Lay down, lay down that cross you bear on your back

Banish the demons that sit on your neck

Don't let them continue to slam their claws deep into your flesh

And I know it's not easy for you

But not only you feel the pain

From the bottom of this hole

My hand is reaching out

Wishing to touch something with my fingers

There is just an empty void

And the only sound I hear

Is the echo of my silent cry that lingers

And nothing will remain

But a shell washed up on a shore

Bearing witness to a life long lost

Lay down, lay down that cross you bear on your back

Banish the demons that sit on your neck

Don't let them continue to slam their claws deep into your flesh

And I know it's not easy for you

But not only you feel the pain

Empty void

Sound I hear

Empty void

Sound I hear

And nothing will remain

But a shell washed up on a shore

Bearing witness to a life long lost

Lay down, lay down that cross you bear on your back

Banish the demons that sit on your neck

Don't let them continue to slam their claws deep into your flesh

And I know it's not easy for you

But not only you feel the pain