The Willing Martyr

(Album: Fury By Failure - 2020)

I awoke as a canvas
Sculpted by hands I could not feel
I shook the cage set aflame
But there was no escape

With no direction to go
The only way is through
Drain out the bitterness of the pain
So I can see who you are
Manipulator, deceiver
Something the devil conceives
You stage an act and take control
I've become your image of me

You ripped the trust from blameless hands
Made me believe there's no way out
Tell the truth and say it to my face
In the dark I found a voice
Tore off the veil and made a choice
Now I've found the key to be set free

I preserve my silence for the ones who left me
Come out from the shadows
Say it to my face
Meet this willing martyr
Who has found a name

You ripped the trust from blameless hands
Made me believe there's no way out
Tell the truth and say it to my face
In the dark I found a voice
Tore off the veil and made a choice
Now I've found the key to be set free

I awoke as a canvas
Sculpted by hands I could not feel
I shook the cage set aflame
The lock unhinged, now I can breathe

You ripped the trust from blameless hands
Made me believe there's no way out
Tell the truth and say it to my face
In the dark I found a voice
Tore off the veil and made a choice
Now I've found the key to be set free
Now I've found