Held To The Torch

from Chapter - The Exchange EP by Chapter

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lyrics

This means so much more to me than you can realize
But I won’t blame you or hold it against you
I will breathe this for the rest of my life
Countless mistakes; a decade of failures clenched inside my fists
I’ll keep them with me forever, as long as I exist
My loss is what has made me

No matter how hard I try I end up with nothing
No matter how hard I push I end up where I started from
Before I fall to my feet

Just give me one last chance to fuel this fading torch
That burns within my veins; holds my feet against the floor
After all I’ve done to fan the flames,
I’m left with ashes of what I’ve made

I write you in context to passing planes above
The ground stares back at me through the window
And I see the world still turns without me
The world still turns without you

I only hope that I can still make this be worth it
Or will there be nothing to show
Something to make me believe in more than nothing
If only for today, it would be worth it

Can we find those days when light shined on our backs?
How much longer can we breath with targets on our necks?
A hollow gaze is all I see staring right through me
Disconnecting, I’m drifting away

Until my last breath is expelled
I’ll keep on pushing
Until my lungs expire
I’ll still be breathing

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from Chapter - The Exchange EP, released September 12, 2016
All songs written and recorded by Chapter

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