Forced to Stay

Bound to the trunk of a tree stretched out for miles Casting a shadow on all I know of life I can't seem to shake the thought The light is taken by the hearse It’s a lesson never learned Everyday is getting worse I dissolve into the pain Pour myself into the guilt Hanging over me like skies of rain All the blood that I have spilt Carried you to heaven’s gate I am forced to stay A celebration The finale of life The marriage between Soil and bride The blood denies the rose To carry only memories of loss A vigil on the side of the road Her body now belongs to the cross I am judged and set on fire At the stand, falling deaf to their cries The bleating of a hundred voices In unison asking me why Why did I take a chance and gamble life? Every sign points me back to the dorm In my head, you say "I told you so" We should've left before the storm The rain washes you away The rain washes you away The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay) The rain washes you away (Forced to stay)