The Hero and the Pain

[Verse 1]
Caring has become a thing of the past
I broke bones, healed and I cut off the cast

Now nothing feels the same
And I’m numb inside but for this nagging shame
Nagging shame…

And I live but I never seem to learn
And I lie and lie so it doesn’t hurt
Now I’m on my own in this desert I’ve made
Where the sun beats down, and I have no shade

[Chorus]
Another breath in… Another breath out
Another false win… I can lie to myself about
I’m the sky and the rain… I’m the wild and the tame
‘Cause I won’t choose death… I’m the hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain

[Verse 2]
Now I’m loading the gun, and I’m planning attack
And I’m asking the Son, for my life back

‘Cause I killed all of my faith
When I cried for Him and no answer came
No answer came…

But I live… ‘cause there’s nothing else to do
And I scrape and grind, nothing left to prove

Got the devil inside and it’s hot as hell
And I serve my time, in this prison cell

[Chorus]
Another breath in… Another breath out
Another false win… I can lie to myself about
I’m the sky and the rain… I’m the wild and the tame
‘Cause I won’t choose death… I’m the hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain

[Bridge]
Color me in or shoot me down
I could be black or underground
Start up war and scream my name
Save my life or dig my grave

I’m just a man that’s halfway done
Waiting for my ship to come
Will it come?

And I serve my time, in this prison cell

[Chorus]
Another breath in… Another breath out
Another false win… I can lie to myself about
I’m the sky and the rain… I’m the wild and the tame
‘Cause I won’t choose death… I’m the hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain
The hero and the pain