A Broken Man

Feel the heat intensify, steel piercing the skin Sky on fire, electrified, war inside begins Wrought with guilt, abandoning comrades lying still Soulless eyes stare back at me, broken, sick, I feel What of the dreams? A haunted curse Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse Dead inside, though I've tried I know I am a broken man Swaying, praying, trying to escape Laughing, crying, more than one can take Haunting, taunting, will not let me be Hypnotizing and not letting go of me Stranglehold, dreams unfold, helpless, can't break free Memories, blood-red sky, rain down on me Battle cry, war inside, senseless tragedy Shock and awe, numb and raw, suffocating me Nightmare, will this never end? Flashback, I'm unraveling Misery can't break free Wasted lives cast aside What of the dreams? A haunted curse Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse Dead inside, though I've tried I know I am a broken man What of the dreams? What can I learn? (What can I learn?) Nor can erase, forever burn (forever burn) What of the dreams? Inflamed and torn (inflamed and torn) And now I wish I had never been born All is lost, I've done all I can, I swear This cross is mine to bear Broken man, only one remedy He waits patiently, peaceful and free For eternity