Cruel Road Lyrics - Pallbearer

Old cruel road 

It never ends 

Tearing down 

Every defense 

It leaves me 

Worthless 

Wandering 

I've lost my way so many times 

From first breath 

To final rest 

I find the path always unwinds 

My sunken hopes 

Are buried deep 

A revelation 

Just beyond my reach 

[chorus] 

And thus 

My journey's brought me home again 

It's not what it used to be 

Faded tracks recall my origins 

And rekindle memories 

Forsake that which 

I worshipped then 

A whole life in effigy 

Set foot on the cruel road again 

And pray this time will not leave me 

Wordless 

The constant sting 

A future I will never know 

Forgotten loves 

Left bitter tastes 

They died before a chance to grow 

Those days alone 

Fractured beliefs 

Left tattered scraps 

Of former peace 

[chorus] 

Cannot 

Let 

The old times 

Be my captor 

The curse 

Upon 

My life 

Must be shattered 

Seize 

Control 

And slough 

Away 

The shackles 

And tread 

The world 

Unbowed 

Until my body collapses 

On the cruel road