Mother's Mistakes - Elegy Lyrics

I don't know if I can take the blow
Of another day of crumbling decay
I'll keep my feet on the ground
Not make a sound
And stay away from the light of day

Hold it Mister Weak, Mister Feet on the Ground
You thought you had me, ha ha
I caught you didn't I
Red hands and salivating
Don't want to bite off more than you can swallow

Stop in your tracks
I see right through you
You're nothing but me, reflected
You thought you could infect me with impunity
But now I purge you, rejected

Phew, just let me catch my breath
I've been running
The world out there I swear
It's mind-numbing

It's good to have a home
It's good to be alone sometimes
Because out there is the world
And the world is wrong
Because the soul of her people
Has forgotten its song

I cannot be stopped by the likes of you
Your legs aren't strong enough
Your back will give out
What I am is beyond your sight
Beyond your grasp
You're nothing but my doubt

There are things in my past I can't change
I tried
The stitches failed to mend
And you'll keep feeding
But I'll keep breathing
What I am will never end

You know that birds, they only fly away
It's a matter of perspective indefinite
Time moves in a linear fashion
But the human condition moves infinite

You and I, we have but little time before it's all over
And our stabilities are all abstract
We can't afford to stoke idle hearts
And regret after the fact

That's why I'm singing this darkness dirge
It's my elegy of despair
My hymn to the self beneath the scowl
That I ceaselessly choose to wear

I choose to wear