Holding my breath
That you’ll be here at the end
You’re the shallow depths
As they're drifting through my hands

I have journeyed far
Searching for a cure
To the pain of loss
And the sin that I've endured

There’s no devils here
When I’m lying in your wake
The skies are ever clear
When your hand is mine to take

So then why do I hear
These voices in the breeze
Every violet fair
Can bring me to my knees

Say it again
I looked it away

(That you)
Needed a friend
Never the same

(There’s no)
Way to pretend
I can’t explain

(All the)
Blood on my hands
And death in my name

There’s no monsters here
Except what we create
Ghosts will gather near
When their memories still walk in the day
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I lost my compass so long ago
In a mutiny
The crew thought that they knew better below
On the open sea

Now their cries can for heard miles
Surfacing from the depths
They ignored the surest signs
That all that awaited was death

I heard you calling out from the driftwood
Not a song but a kiss
You were a guide that lead me to the shore
And showed me something I missed
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There's no shame
In hating what you were
What you used to be

When you learn
To trust the wind in your sails
Then you can finally breathe
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So pack your bags
For the seas you've yet to sail
The time is coming fast
When you'll finally prevail

There's no gale too strong
No isle too far
No need to fear
When we're guided by the stars
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There and back again
All over again

(Said you)
Needed a friend
I'm there til the end

(I can't)
Lose you again
I won't pretend

(There's no)
Reason to mend
I'm not on the fence

No one ever knows
Which wave will be their last
But I know I'll carry on
Til I fall off the edge of the map

There and Back Again

Forge ahead with your heart of stone
Soldier on as you long to feel at home
Wretched hollow soul

The dawning sun dares to kiss your skin
Revealing all you sought to hold within 
The weight of where you’ve been
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Forgotten chances to make amends
Tragedy becomes your only friend
Is this your end?

The path ahead is becoming clear
On this mountaintop you’ve built upon your fears
Just disappear
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Is this what you want?
Is this what you need?
There has to be another way to show us you can bleed
It’s not your time to sleep
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Chasing memories
Of a time when the wind did carry all your hopes and dreams

You’re half a world away
With the wind at your back could you ever really hope to stay?

When the storm is all you know
Embracing the life of your dreams can feel impossible

Just brace for one more day
Forward brave heart
Til the shadows fade away

Forward, Brave Heart

Atmospheric emo-core. Stories of life, love, and loss.
Written and recorded alone in my room.

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