The Starborn Promise

from Starborn by Emberside

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lyrics

A:

And when you play with fire
You have no right to complain
When you lose control
Of the flame

The glamour makes you forget that
Life can be so tender
A pile of embers
Is all I remember

Always wanted
Yea I always wanted to fly
Never wanted
No I never wanted to try

I heard it calling me it was to good to be true
Crafting any path that I choose

But as the pressure rose
I let the gravity expose
An unavoidable future in the scraps

With residue of when I used to laugh
I should have isolated my dying heart
But now I lie in nothingness deprived of a new start

And when you browse the junkyard
In search of stimulation
And find yourself
All alone

Attempt to end your cravings
And hide beneath the soil
Remember the raindrops
Something to hold onto

Always had a
Always had a dream of success
Never had the
Chance to put my will to the test

Went for the easy way
Anyone would’ve took the bait
Your ignorance has me
Living in the past

With residue of when I used to laugh
I should’ve isolated my dying heart
I showed my face and it fell apart

I don’t wanna see
Someone else repeat me
Read a book instead
Don’t poison your head
Discover other ways
To live out your glory days

I know that you think
That there’s no greater pain
Than being ignored
Everyone in the world

Is treating you like
You’re invisible dead to them
Turning instead of engaging
You never had it easy

But I promise you
They’ll never notice
Your arc of redemption
When everything you do
Puts a hole in the ground

You’ve reached your destiny
Your purpose was a fallacy
You sulk between the cold abandoned tracks

With residue of when I used to laugh
I wish I isolated my accidental wrath

The chain continues
The lower links are shadier
The pain renews
There’s no turning back

If I could start the cycle
And feel alive again
And give it up before the
Point of no return

I’d be the face of holy worship
You wear that badge for just a moment
The parasite is always changing hands

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from Starborn, released July 1, 2019

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