Respite - Flicker

We're here in the after of a murderous crafter The past is spun like a yarn and mangled With flesh and blood and bones, I wonder Did no one hear the distant thunder The autumnal reaper, the stains of this creeper Will last, the shine and the sham entangled Like salting earth with tears of Jesus He sliced and diced our dreams to pieces For the dreams that you dreamt Can become just as real As the blood that was shed With the slash of his steel Now the street walking dead Was quite a scene, wasn't it? For the lost and mislead Were promised seats by the pit We will break away together I'll be the shadow You'll be the light Nothing ever lasts forever We will go softly Into the night We're leaving this city So this is farewell Goodbye, Seven Sisters And Saint Jezebel The moon in the gutter Has a story to tell One day he will come back From the bowels of hell He appeared to ascend So we all stood there in awe Now we have to pretend We didn't see what we saw When the curtain unveiled To the sound of applause That the king that we hailed Was the Wizard of Oz We will break away together I'll be the shadow You'll be the light Nothing ever lasts forever We will go softly Into the night Nothing ever lasts forever We will go softly Into the night

I won't let you be erased I'll retrace all my steps so I can make a change I made a mistake I should have said something that day When you were alone and the snow fell on your battered bones "If I had done this back then..." Floods my head, I'm drowning in an ocean of regret I never knew your life was hanging by a thread Do you fear crimson eyes that pierce through you like a knife? Are you heavy from that mask you wear? I swear I'll free you from your despair I won't let you be erased I'll retrace all my steps so I can make a change I'll rewrite every page so that I can save you from your grave Fight through the pain, believe me when I say I won't let you be erased Turn back the time: I'm closing in on your deadline I'll return and revive in the town I left behind It feels like nothing has changed, are you still scared Buried beneath all of your heartache? Please take my hand I'll take you somewhere faraway Do you fear crimson eyes that pierce through you like a knife? Are you heavy from that mask you wear? I swear I'll free you from your despair I, no I won't let you be erased I'll retrace all my steps so I can make a change I'll rewrite every page so that I can save you from your grave Fight through the pain, believe me when I say I won't let you be erased I swear on my life you will not fade away Determined, I won't let your life fade away I swear on my life I won't let you fade away So be brave I won't let you be erased I'll retrace all my steps so I can make a change I won't let you be erased