Silhouette

How many times will you examine
Something that's long dead
Can't count how many times I've been back
The decay remains the same

Time passed me
Can I catch me
Can I leave this skin
Growing pain I'm feeling
Parting ways with myself
Can't take another look 'cause I need to go
Can't let myself let it go

Will I ever be at rest
Will I find a final form

Will there ever be a final scene
What happens when the lights go down

Don't want to take the easy way
You miss the point of this pain
I know I need it
This is a lesson
Let go

Birch, hazel
Peeling your skin
Hidden useless punishment
Won't stop the bruises on your chin

I know we can't go on
Living as a silhouette
Rooted to the spot
We can't stay put yet

Parting ways
Shedding skin
Don't be afraid to lose yourself

An autopsy
An exorcism
Bathe my brain in a chemical bath
Break from the darkness and let it be gone
Let it be gone