Three voices live behind my eyes
One man, one woman, one that lies
The man stands watch with steady breath
The woman holds me through the rest
The beast just waits to make me less
It tried to take over my soul
And twice I nearly lost control
Tried turning silence into blood
But she pulls me off the ground
Soft hands that turn the volume down
And he rises every time I fall
Takes up arms to fight it all
He is the sword
She is the shield
Eleven years with no wounds healed
The beast whispered threats and lies
Told me that I was meant to die
It told me I was made to break
That every light was just a fake
It wore my face, it fueled my doubts
Tried to burn the last way out
But she cradled every fractured part
Sang the storm back into the dark
And he rose every time I fell
Became the wall that held me well
He is the sword
She is the shield
Eleven years with no wounds healed
The beast whispered threats and lies
Told me that I was meant to die
Now silence fills my head
And I can finally rest in bed
Said the world would treat me the same
That nobody would miss my name
The beast is gone
I see the dawn
Time erodes them, makes them fade
But I will never forget their names
Sword and shield inside my heart
The ones who fought against the dark
He is the sword
She is the shield
Twelve long years and still I feel
The scars remain, but so do we
The war is over
Now I am free