"BEYOND THE GATES"
[Verse 1]
Reverend, you seen me here before
Same pew, same bottle, same war
Talkin' to a stone with her name cut clean
Prayin' to a god I ain't ever seen
You stare right through me with those empty eyes
No sermon gonna save what's left inside
I had a lifetime in the palm of my hand
Watched it bleed out like hourglass sand
[Pre-Chorus]
And I remember...
The vow, the fire, the plan
Now it's ashes in a coffee can
I'm torn in half in this world
Left here incomplete
One foot in the living
One chained to concrete
So unlock that door for me
I can't live with this weight
Gotta walk through the thunder
And pass the cemetery gates[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Took my youth, yeah you stole it all
Built me up just to watch me fall
You gave me love like a newborn sin
Then you took her with the wind
When she left, Lord, I couldn't cry
Pride locked up every tear inside
Now the rain is the only voice I hear
Washing out years and years and years
[Bridge - Breakdown]
BELIEVE!
No more livin' in yesterday!
BELIEVE!
Gotta cut this chain and break!
I was blind! I was numb! I was alone!
Didn't care to make this world my own!
[Heavy Chorus]
I'm a man cut down, cut in half
Laughin' at the pain that I have
Watchin' from some place far beyond
Are you still watchin' me? Are you gone?
[Outro - Slow & Haunted]
Sometimes when I'm alone I wonder aloud...
Do you hear me now?
Somewhere far abound...
I will unlock my door...
And I will walk...
Through the gates...
GATES!
GATES!