Red Truth

Fate doesn't take the time to knock.

I had the rhythm of a steady clock

A heart of cedar and a house of rock

The air was level and the light was flat

I lived my life in the center of that

Just a quiet walk on a paved-out street

With the ground staying solid beneath my feet

I was balanced on the edge of a perfect day

Before the gravity was pulled away.

​(Chorus)

I was fine until the floor gave out

Until the whisper turned into a shout

It’s hard to look away, it's hard to ignore

When the pulse is leaking out onto the floor

A massive silver handle sticking out of the chest

The kind of heavy metal that won't let you rest.

​(Verse 2)

There wasn't a shadow or a shift in the air

No warning bell or a frantic flare

Just a sudden cold and a sharp, deep slide

Taking up the space where I lived inside

Now I’m standing in a pool of my own red truth

The brutal conclusion of a reckless youth

You can try to breathe, you can try to lie

But the steel is too tall and the debt is too high.

​(Bridge)

It’s a strange anatomy, a jagged line

Between the "okay" and the end of the spine

I’m watching the color drain out of the room

As the stain on the carpet begins to bloom.

​(Outro)

Drip by drip.

The logic fails.

The hammer hits

The iron nails.

Hard to ignore.

Hard to deny.

When the best of you

Is running dry.

On the floor.

In the dark.

Nothing left

But the mark.

A puddle and a doused spark.

Fucking leaking out in......the.....DARK!!!!