Cracked my skull on the pavement, made me think of you
My failures kept me cold when my blood would start to boil
I tried to speak but no sound would create because words crumble at the
Weight of a heart beat
I know I’ve been naïve, always been fortunes fool

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Take me as I am just don’t speak ill of my nerve

I know it must be hard to see me as I am
A better man than what you remember
One with a voice and that’s my choice

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Take me as I am just don’t speak ill of my nerve

Temptation got the best of me
The taste of flesh don’t you see
I suffered in silence
Reacted with violence against myself and the ones who cared the most

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Take me as I am just don’t speak ill of my nerve
It always comes full circle, remember the voice and forget the hurt

I know that none of this feels right but compassion pricks like a thorn
Cuts deep and leaves a scar, a reminder of what’s to come, a look into
The past so you can never forget what it’s like to feel the weight of
Being human, the weight of being flawed

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Take me as I am just don’t speak, don’t speak of my nerve