Consequence

when
you are so numb it's like a drug overpowering you
you don't know what to think cos your mind's blank
you cut yourself just so that you feel something
you can't believe cos hope itself has been killed

then
you lay back and let the numbness take all control
you think nothing and let the blankness be all
you see the blood drip down and feel that instead
you believe in nothing for you'll soon be dead

Insufficient

no matter how much i said to her, no matter what i said to her
it was never going to be enough
as many apologies i could muster, as many i could confess to
it wouldn't undo what was done

even if i changed the world, and lived this life all over again
it was never going to be enough
this alcohol i drown in, the deaths i die every living second
it wouldn't undo what was done

all the good times gone, entirely replaced by bitter memories
it was never going to be enough
the slate wiped clean, chalk thrown away replaced by angst
it wouldn't undo what was done

Reason

The cynic inside us says to that no one ever changes, that what a person is is how he will always be. Especially when hurt, then that is a good defense mechanism. But there is another side to it too. Sometimes, when the reason is big enough, or the cause noble enough, then people do change. All they require is that jolt. And then they require the support and belief. Even if it means going out on a ledge, they are worth it, because they have a reason. Someone with a purpose is someone who can be trusted. You don't know what you got till it's gone, but if you believe then you can have it again, and a battle won.

Shine

I followed you to the deep end, I was helpless but still you pulled me in
Now I'm caught in the tide, Lost in the eyes of envy
For whom it concerns, Some never learn

She lacerated me, and now I have nowhere to go
She lacerated me, release me from all I see
She lacerated me, She lacerated me

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She's here to rescue me
Clear my mind, and set me free
If it's dark, she still shines
A masterpiece made by design
She's here to rescue me
She's my lady, so divine
Lady so divine

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Jump in the water, Jump in with me
Jump on the altar, Lay down with me

The hardest question to answer
Is why

Why?

Shinedown - 'Lacerated', 'Lady So Divine', 'Save Me'