He bends and he breaks
If he gives they will take away
His passion, his pain, his grace

He exhales
A thousand black flowers explode
Into butterflies as they're away

Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush
And leave nothing that
Resembles a soul of a man
See him numb, see him crushed
See him numb, see him crushed
Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush
And leave nothing that
Resembles a soul of a man
Leave him numb, leave him crushed
Leave him numb, leave him crushed

Just a fire inside one too many times
He's burning over and out as he fails
Up against the raging tides
No more sides
Everything you ever wanted to see
I see it in his eyes
One more time, one more time

Climb down to test the waters
My hands feel like they're rusting away, yeah
So I'll pace around like a lamb before the slaughter
I'll stay here, as long as you let me
Decisions, then, made obvious,
So I will return to where I started, I'll stay there
Unfinished I'll wither away

Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush
And leave nothing that
Resembles a soul of a man
See him numb, see him crushed
See him numb, see him crushed
Rip them out, take them
Burn to coals as they crush
And leave nothing that
Resembles a soul of a man
Leave him numb, leave him crushed
Leave him numb, leave him crushed