It shouldn't be this hard to just live your life
beat and torn apart by this pointless strife
targeted for something I can't control
'fraid that what came next was inevitable
ostracized and weak my head starts to spin
should have cut them down but I let them win
all of my foundations crumble away
like an aging rope it all begins to fray
cue the voices and illusions fighting against twisted fusions
whispering that resisting the urge is useless
See him in the shadows he is closer God he always follows
try to shake these visions but I can't he's ruthless
All torn apart my reality distorts
Cannot go home without him I am alone
hatchet in hand all I have and all I am
end of the line but the darkness tells me I'll be fine
After losing her I just lost control
All the mental anguish had took its toll
Oh he had it coming I'll tell you that
I'll no longer act as his breathing doormat
So I took the axe and then I buried it deep into his back
All those years of fear and dread unleashed this hatred
Panic started to set in and I could hear a distant siren
I set fire to it all and welcomed my downfall
All torn apart my reality distorts
Cannot go home without him I am alone
hatchet in hand all I have and all I am
end of the line but the darkness tells me I'll be fine
Pulled from the flames by the man of many names
Memories lost drained away at a great cost
broken and there is no way to just fix me
All I have left is my name I'm just Toby
Pulled to this place by the man without a face
Memories changed could it be what he arranged?
broken but he found a way still to use me
All I have left is this name only toby
All torn apart my reality distorts
Cannot go home without him I am alone
hatchet in hand all I have and all I am
end of the line but the darkness tells me I'll be fine
All torn apart
Cannot go home
hatchet in hand
end of the line
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