Slow Burn

[Intro: Alex Varkatzas] It begins with a dark, glowing ember Something black burning its way out of me Searing the flesh, pain is the only thing I feel Scars all I see [Verse 1: Varkatzas] Oh, no, the fires burning my insides again What can I do to silence my desire tonight? Flames consuming reason leaving only ashes left You will catch me regretting my decision [Pre-Chorus: Varkatzas] I can't keep telling myself what I want to hear I can't just close my eyes [Chorus: Varkatzas] I know that it's killing me And it's poisoning the best in me What I see I don't want to believe So let me tell you more, tell you more About the lies I lead [Verse 2: Varkatzas] That is how I chose to douse the flames in gasoline Broken teeth replace the blackout memories in my head Wreckage from the past that haunts me, shakes me to the bone I know it’s over, but I can’t go home tonight But after this I feel as empty as before Feel the pain and yet I’m still begging for more Masochistic nihilistic urging backward thought My life’s a mess and I can’t find a way to fix it [Pre-Chorus] [Chorus] [Bridge: Varkatzas] Calling, calling out The darkest reaches of my soul are riddled with self doubt Crawling, crawling out My will to fight will more than suffice when others would lay down It’s only as dark as you make it [Chorus]