This song is about someone betraying and/or abandoning Leach, and his struggles with his mental health. It also explores abuse and confronting it. This song is also the fourth track on the mini-album “
Atonement II: B-Sides For Charity by Killswitch Engage
—
Genius
"Atonement II: B-Sides For Cha...
[Intro]
You have left me here to bleed
(You have left me here to bleed)
But you won't get the best of me
(Won't get the best of me)
[Verse 1]
Always grasping onto something
That's just out of my reach
Caught between familiar feelings
Of anxiety and peace
Condition to the pain
Holding on to my disdain
Give it all until the emptiness
Is all that remains
[Chorus]
You have left me here to bleed
There is no devotion
But you won't get the best of me
I have no devotion
[Verse 2]
I can see the doubt in your eyes (Doubt in your eyes)
It's just yourself that you despise
Victimized, twist the knife inside the wound
Paralyzed so the pain won't die soon
Trap me under, hold me down
Suffocate, in your bitterness I drown
[Chorus]
You have left me here to bleed
There is no devotion
But you won't get the best of me
I have no devotion
Crawling on my hands and knees
My anger becomes my peace
You won't get the best of me
I have no devotion
[Bridge]
When you've given everything
And have nothing left to lose
When you come back to life (To life)
Break this cycle of abuse
Are you strong enough?
Can you give it up?
And when you've left this all behind
Your spirit will heal in time
[Outro]
No devotion
You have left me here to bleed
There is no devotion
Crawling on my hands and knees (Hands and knees)
My anger becomes my peace (My peace)
You won't get the best of me
No devotion
No Devotion was written by Adam Dutkiewicz & Joel Stroetzel & Jesse Leach.
No Devotion was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz.
Killswitch Engage released No Devotion on Fri May 08 2020.