The Crusader

from Through Hell And Back by Against The Archaic

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I’ve been through hell and back, but these red badges I’ve earned are only constant reminders of what I lack. With all these bridges I’ve burned the odds only stack against me. Sickened by strife and riddled with anxiety, maybe I should just turn my back on the rest of society. You’ve brought me to this place, the least you can do is stand here beside me. I know I’ve never been a saint and I never plan to be. How can there possibly be forgiveness for me? How can I show you all and make you see, all you are, is all you need to be? When I’m gone these words will be last thing left of me. This will be the only thing I leave behind. In spite of everything I seek and find, I feel I am only securing my cage. Filled with rage and raised on hate, I refuse to let my life be decided by fate. How can I show you all and make you see, all you are, is all you need to be? The air has gotten so thick but I will never retreat, one way or another, this will end in defeat. I won’t let the ground disintegrate beneath my feet. I will never retreat.

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from Through Hell And Back, released December 22, 2012

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