Day Twelve: Trauma Lyrics - The Human Equation - Ayreon

[Reason] 

Think hard, you are lying here in a hospital bed 

Disregard the emotions inside your head 

Concentrate on the real world beyond your mind 

It's not to late to leave your burdens behind 

[Fear] We won't let you go 

Take you down below 

Dark crypts of your soul 

Locked inside your head... 

You're better off dead 

[Agony] Locked away, she lives in isolation 

It's been that way, since he has gone 

She been through life of depravation 

She depends on you, her only son 

[Passion] She won't let you go 

Keep you down below 

Dark crypts of your soul 

Locked inside your head 

You're better of dead 

[Agony] Where are you, can't you hear her calling? 

Nothing you can do, you have no time 

There is no one there, to catch her now she's falling 

Why should you care, you are doing fine 

[Passion] She won't let you go 

Keep you down below 

Dark crypts of your soul 

Locked inside your head 

You're better of dead 

[Reason] Now she's at rest, she finally found her peace 

There's no need to blame yourself 

You must let go, or the pain will never cease 

It's time to crawl out of your shell 

Your mother died, the day your father left 

A part of you died as well 

Feelings of guilt will haunt you 'til the end 

You must fight hard to break this spell 

But it hurts... 

[Fear] You hear her voice, from beyond her grave 

"Where were you son, when I needed you 

Is this your thanks for all the warmth I gave 

Did you forget what I been through?" 

You hear his voice, cold and merciless 

"You worthless fool, you let her die!" 

And deep within yourself, you must confess 

Your ways cannot be justified 

[Pride] By now you realized, you have to be 

relentless to survive 

Repress your memories, 

bury all emotions and thrive! 

It's your life! 

[Reason] Now she's at rest, she found her peace 

[Fear] You hear her voice, from the grave 

[Reason] You must let go or the pain won't cease 

[Fear] "Is this your thanks for all I gave" 

[Reason] A part of you died as well 

[Fear] "You worthless fool, you let her die" 

[Reason] It's time to crawl out of your shell 

[Fear] Your ways cannot be justified 

[Pride] By now you realized, you have to be 

relentless to survive 

Repress your memories, 

bury all emotions and thrive! 

It's your life!