Enemy in Me

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I lift my head to part my mouth
There’s not much left but fear and doubt
Empty threats run through my mind
Another day in which I find

No room for idle discontent
Just give me room for my dissent
Purge the words from the wounds I hide
The coldest blood keeps me alive

And I taste it
And I feel it
And the broken words won’t heal it
And I bleed it
And I see it
And I hold my scars just keep it

Is the face I see just the enemy in me
Is the darkest heart all I ever really need
Lift me up in anger, tell me not to bleed
For the enemy in me
The enemy in me

Another day the night rolls in
And all my thoughts will soon begin
To call on me to clear my mind
No cautious words for me to hide

Is there no room for my dissent
When every word is discontent
Hold me up as I fill my eyes
Misguided trust keeps me alive

And I taste it
And I feel it
And the broken words won’t heal it
And I bleed it
And I see it
And I hold these scars just keep it

Is the face I see just the enemy in me
Is the darkest heart all I ever really need
Lift me up in anger, tell me not to bleed
For the enemy in me
The enemy in me

All the rage coming faster than slowly
Spin around for the very last scene
Bring it down now, hammer on down now
Burn the air that I breathe

No room for idle discontent
Just give me room for my dissent
Cut the wounds of the words I hide
The coldest blood keeps me alive

And I taste it
And I feel it
And the broken words won’t heal it
And I bleed it
And I see it
And I hold these scars just keep it

Is the face I see just the enemy in me
Is the darkest heart all I ever really need
Lift me up in anger, tell me not to bleed
For the enemy in me
The enemy in me

 

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