Palm Leaf Effigy

[Verse 1]
Ever flowing as an easter morning
Burning like a palm leaf effigy
I had to kill the old old me
Free to be who I need to be
Seems I'm always breaking it down
Hurting all the ones I love
But how do I ever break free
To become the things I need to be?

[Verse 2]
I don't care about right or wrong anymore
Just wanna feel free to be
People say "You're such a nice guy"
But only 'cause I'm trying to be
Deep down and way inside I'm a bastard
And I can lie and cheat
But I'm a coward when it comes to hurting
Someone else and disappointing

[Verse 3]
Driving iron through the palms of my hands again
I hung my girlfriend out to dry
I broke free in the meanest of ways
I fucked somebody else in a hungry haze
I drove a stake through the heart of the moment
When she first trusted me
I was feeling caught in relation
But now I feel strangely free