Stranger

One day at a time, I wander the lonely road

The path I love the most

I’ll stay for the night, but this place is not my home

Retract the words I spoke

And now I’ve fallen back into the dark where I began

A twisted tunnel where I know I’ll never see the end

Searching for comfort but I’m sure I’ll never love again

Familiar struggle of a soul who ventures to the edge

I can’t believe I ever thought that I was over this

When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin

Demons of old leaving me cold, but still I let them in

It takes a toll I can’t control with any medicine

Followed the course, so why am I still filled with doubt?

All of the progress that I made escapes me now

Tried to convince myself I’m fine, I don’t know how

Can’t get the troubled thoughts to die, they’ve grown too loud

And now I’ve fallen back into the dark where I began

A twisted tunnel where I know I’ll never see the end

Searching for comfort but I’m sure I’ll never love again

Familiar struggle of a soul who ventures to the edge

I can’t believe I ever thought that I was over this

When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin

Demons of old leaving me cold, but I still them in

It takes a toll I can’t control with any medicine

I’ve gone too far

It’s not fair, my dreams could never bring me peace

These nightmares are rooted in reality

You’ve found God, but I need solace I can see

It’s all wrong, the words you taught me to believe

Sadness and anger as I tumble into the abyss

Never a stranger, you return with your malevolence

A siren song that beckons me over the precipice

One that grows stronger when I make believe you don’t exist

I can’t believe I ever thought that I was over this

When all this time I kept the venom deep within my skin

Demons of old leaving me cold, but I still let them in

It takes a toll I can’t control with any medicine

No, I’m not over this