Shield

[00:13.93] Absorbed in the deceit
[00:17.11] I feel the axiom depart
[00:19.51] I've seen the crushing hands of karma
[00:22.08] Tear lives apart
[00:23.90] Sit and lament
[00:25.15] As I descend
[00:26.85] I find no solace in the lies that I've built
[00:29.45] And I repent
[00:30.85] To circumvent
[00:32.08] Made no bones about the wounds that I've left
[00:34.92] I swear I've tried
[00:37.02] But the guilt is eating me alive
[00:40.33] A recurring throe
[00:42.48] To plunge me deep below
[00:46.43] When I've fallen
[00:49.70] When the pain comes
[00:52.42] I will be braced for the worst
[00:56.83] So here's hoping
[01:00.08] You're my saviour
[01:03.17] I bear the burdens of the earth
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[01:22.85] Controlling every lucid moment
[01:27.59] No sign of respite
[01:29.03] I slip beneath the conscious mind
[01:33.87] I swear I've tried
[01:36.46] But the guilt is eating me alive
[01:39.35] A reoccurring throe
[01:41.33] To plunge me deep below
[01:45.46] When I've fallen
[01:48.04] When the pain comes
[01:51.00] I will be braced for the worst
[01:56.46] So here's hoping
[01:59.08] You're my saviour
[02:01.81] I'll shield the darkness of this earth
[02:06.19]
[02:23.28] I'll shield the darkness from you
[02:26.87]
[02:36.85] I swallow the burdens
[02:40.81] And on these imperfections, I dwell
[02:43.64] Entomb me in this self-constructed hell
[02:48.20]
[02:53.71] Penance
[02:54.94]
[03:10.87] When I've fallen
[03:13.60] When the pain comes
[03:16.39] I will be braced for the worst
[03:21.40] So here's hoping
[03:24.22] You're my saviour
[03:27.33] I am the witness of this earth
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