Ashes - True North

It lingers in the back of my mind

Ticking away like a time bomb that I can’t quite find

So I’m playing a game of numbers

And I’m slowly finding out

That I can’t run out the clock

Before the truth comes out

And I can barely catch my breath

A haunting sight, I’ve buried inside

Is still digging its way to the back of my mind

So I squeeze shut my eyes

Just another memory that deserves to die

It burns you with the slightest touch

A flame that once died down

Is finally setting fire to the trust

If my words could be so gentle

And you could be that sentimental

Then maybe you could understand

That I can barely catch my breath

A haunting sight, I’ve buried inside

Is still digging its way to the back of my mind

So I squeeze shut my eyes

Just another memory that deserves to die

Cause I tried to escape

But its just no use

I pull on the chains

But I can’t break loose

I can scream and shout

Can’t erase that night

From the inside out

Its eating me alive

Suddenly and silently

Your words have struck me so soothingly

Cause all I’ve done since that day

Is give you hell and push you away

Suddenly and Silently

Your words have struck me so soothingly

I can’t let go at least until

My lungs are filled and nervous legs are still

Cause I tried to escape

But its just no use

I pull on the chains

But I can’t break loose

I can scream and shout

Can’t erase that night

From the inside out

Its eating me alive