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Verse 1
Stagnate for years, but it hits you
Just as soon as you turn your back;
You had everything, but on the ground
You can see everything else you lack.
Chained to the floor, you suffocate
Till the acid mixes with your tears.
It burns so bad you cannot move
And forget how you even ended up here.
Paint the sky a brighter shade,
But the nights are still the same.
Paint a facade for everyone,
But all that's left is an empty frame.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone live like this?
Heart unspoken--
I think I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
Verse 2
Numb for so long it strikes your face
Till the blood and emotion pour out.
Thought you knew what this would feel like--
Thought you had it all figured out.
Chained to your past, you try to run
Till it's far enough away.
Legs on fire, but you keep believing
You'll outrun it someday.
Create a world without any pain
But we'd still find a way around.
Create a life without its death
And we'd still end up underground.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone live like this?
Heart unspoken--
I think I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
Verse 3
Brittle for years till it breaks you apart
Just as you started to feel.
Left with the fragments of devastation,
And a heart that can never heal.
Chained to the deaths, you suffocate
Till you'd rather cross over to see
Anything worse than these rotting lives,
Anything but a stolen eternity.
Write a song and write it black--
The ink pouring out your song.
Write for all the lives you've lost
So they can each sing along.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone feel like this?
My heart's unspoken,
But I know I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
~Karen Kramer, 9/15/07
Stagnate for years, but it hits you
Just as soon as you turn your back;
You had everything, but on the ground
You can see everything else you lack.
Chained to the floor, you suffocate
Till the acid mixes with your tears.
It burns so bad you cannot move
And forget how you even ended up here.
Paint the sky a brighter shade,
But the nights are still the same.
Paint a facade for everyone,
But all that's left is an empty frame.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone live like this?
Heart unspoken--
I think I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
Verse 2
Numb for so long it strikes your face
Till the blood and emotion pour out.
Thought you knew what this would feel like--
Thought you had it all figured out.
Chained to your past, you try to run
Till it's far enough away.
Legs on fire, but you keep believing
You'll outrun it someday.
Create a world without any pain
But we'd still find a way around.
Create a life without its death
And we'd still end up underground.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone live like this?
Heart unspoken--
I think I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
Verse 3
Brittle for years till it breaks you apart
Just as you started to feel.
Left with the fragments of devastation,
And a heart that can never heal.
Chained to the deaths, you suffocate
Till you'd rather cross over to see
Anything worse than these rotting lives,
Anything but a stolen eternity.
Write a song and write it black--
The ink pouring out your song.
Write for all the lives you've lost
So they can each sing along.
Chorus
I'm weak and frail,
The air's gone stale--
How can anyone feel like this?
My heart's unspoken,
But I know I'm broken,
And I can't deal with this.
~Karen Kramer, 9/15/07