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Artist: August Burns Red
Canonical path: /august-burns-red/defender
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Defender
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Defender
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Tonight I saw a father’s love, in waves, start to rise
I will not stand by and watch what I made be demonized
He insists you dug a hole, a hole of bitterness
A rock and a hard place sounds easy compared to this
Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy
Like a hurricane passing over a calming sea
Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy
Like a forest fire spreading through the pouring rain
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes two
One is me, the other’s you
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes you
Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy
Like a hurricane passing over a calming sea
Righteous wrath wrapped in empathy
Like a forest fire spreading through the pouring rain
The ones who know what’s best are the best to have around
An understanding man doing the best he can to comprehend
A voice that shakes as he calms the quake
We need a defender who bends so we don’t break
There is no judge
I am the jury and the defendant
The gavel has no hand
Who will deliver the sentence?
Bitterness has no end
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes two
One is me the other is you
I would do anything to make it through, but it takes you
A friend defends the one he loves
In all things love transcends
I need a defender
A voice that shakes to calm the quake
I need a defender who bends and breaks in my place
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