Tethered to contrition

By chains that I have forged

Strangling my will

In each new form

Bleeding from ambition

And faces I have worn

To paralyze the fear

Always reborn

Tear me asunder

Throw the pieces out to sea

I long for just a breath

Amidst the waves (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and now I’m sinking deeper)

I long for anything

To keep me safe (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and losing my heart amidst the—)

Caught in a riptide

Throw me a lifeline

Is it me who’s wicked, or just my will?

It hungers for something that will not fill

I raise my palms up to the sky

In hopes my dormant hope will fly

An aching need, a painful greed

I have no yield, but sewed my seed

I tread the waters, my eyes still drown

I’m lost, never to be found

I long for just a breath

Amidst the waves (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and now I’m sinking deeper)

I long for anything

To keep me safe (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and losing my heart amidst the—)

Tethered to contrition

By chains that I have forged

Will anybody rip them from the ground?

Drag the lake and watch me

As I dive in further out

I get lost in the sound

But now the hammer’s coming down

I long for just a breath

Amidst the waves (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and now I’m sinking deeper)

I long for anything

To keep me safe (Now I’m losing my sight in the shallow, and losing my heart amidst the—)