The Arrival of Predators

Lying beaten on the floor
Face pressed down, breathe no more
Flat, head down, don't look up
Stamp out your lies
Walk away, the heavy chains that pull you down
Save yourself, shed the strings that tie you down
Shed the strings that tie you down
And mask the arrival

Let darkness mask the arrival of predators
The heavy chains of your past
A past too big to be forgiven
A compromise to ugly to reach
Approach in silence with blood on your hands
Trapped in the clutches of my memory, I need to know what it is
Teeth grinding, Heads blinding
When a clenched smile is greeted with a fist

Let the blood tide roar, as the bile rises
Another black night begins
The heavy chains of your past
A past to big to be forgiven
A compromise to ugly to reach
Approach in silence with blood on your hands
As a crack becomes a chasm we stand alone
Silence is wrapped around you
Silence drags you down
Silence is wrapped around you
Let the blood tide roar
As the bile rises, another black night begins