Slow Burn lyrics

It begins with a dark, glowing ember

Something black burning its way out of me

Searing the flesh, pain is the only thing I feel

Scars, all I see

Oh, no, the fire's burning my insides again

What can I do to silence my desire tonight?

Flames consuming reason, leaving only ashes left

You will catch me regretting my decision

I can't keep telling myself

What I want to hear (What I want to hear)

I can't just close my eyes

I know that it's killing me

And it's poisoning the best of me

What I see, I don't want to believe

So let me tell you more, tell you more

About the lies I lead

That is how I chose to douse the flames in gasoline

Broken teeth replace the blackout memories in my head

Wreckage from the past haunts me, shakes me to the bone (To the bone)

I know it’s over, but I can’t go home tonight

But after this, I feel as empty as the night before

Feel the pain, and yet I’m still begging for more

Masochistic, nihilistic, urging backward thought

My life’s a mess and I can’t find a way to fix it

I can't keep telling myself

What I want to hear (What I want to hear)

I can't just close my eyes

(My eyes, my eyes, my fucking eyes)

I know that it's killing me

And it's poisoning the best in me

What I see (What I see)

I don't want to believe (Want to believe)

So let me tell you more, tell you more

About the lies I lead

Calling, calling out (Calling out)

The darkest reaches of my soul

Are riddled with self-doubt

Crawling, crawling out

My will to fight will more than suffice

When others would lay down

It’s only as dark as you make it

I know (I know)

That it's killing me (It's killing me)

And it's poisoning (It's poisoning)

The best of me (The best of me)

What I see (What I see)

I don't want to believe (Want to believe)

So let me tell you more, tell you more

About the lies I lead

• Artist:Atreyu
• Album:Lead Sails Paper Anchor (2007)