And this is how it all began On our first campaign to the Fatherland There was writing on the walls Looked like "Circus" there for me We were smoking Karl Marx With the junkies in the park I watched the barmaid keeping track By marking X's on our mats

Shed your light on me Be my eyes when I can’t see Shed your light on me Be my guide so I can see The bigger picture Long before the colors start to bleed I can see the painting come alive Clever like an angel in disguise Moving in and out of reach

For all the times you left me bleeding Clouded, weakened by the haze Cut of my pride, enough to forgive Reconcile, back to square nothing It seems I lost my direction Don't have the strength to let it slip Have no desire for the shore Just let me play

Thirteen times and it's been lucky for me Because I've lived, how many times do I have to die? Because I've lived, how many lives do I have to die? After everything, you still want me to bleed Thirteen ways to see the devil in my eyes Because I stood

I've found that strife won't make the bleeding stop Nor will it take away the pain And I struggle to find my way I feel like this search is all in vain I reach for calm I starve for a balance unknown This burden tortures me deep in my soul I feel like

I'll stand, (for nothing),not crawling, (the center),not falling down (of calms within the eye) (for me and no one else) I'll bleed, (for no one),the demons, (but myself),that pull me down I'll stand, (for nothing),not crawling, (by myself),not falling

You don't bleed It's clear to me now You're not what you claim You don't speak, You don't speak for me There is no mistake It's written on your face You don't bleed for me Bleed for me!

They burn, they bleed Till the savior will break through In between the realms they're gathered And from the edge of time Now break through I hear them calling There's no release The infernal lord has won And forevermore

I bleed it out Digging deeper just to throw it away Just to throw it away Say your prayers and stomp it out When they bring that chorus in Yeah, here we go for the hundredth time Hand grenade pins in every line Throw 'em up and let something shine Going

Put my fears behind Before I fall The cold is real, now that I know I know that I can find The meaning of it all I know you bleed for me A journey with open eyes From darkness to light The scars I feel, but I won't let go (won't let go)