Sweetest Poison

Cut me wide open, drain me of all there is to give

Store me away to the barrel to writhe with the sewage

Living with lies, falsehood, and deceptions

I am all of this, but I’ve realized

That my bones were created from this

Forced down my throat, my ears, my eyes

It’s too much, it’s far too much,

Fooled into thinking I was the only one

In my darkest time, I lust for clarity

Split between sights unseen and thoughts in between

I’m letting go, I'm starting over

Breathe it in like the sweetest poison

Like the sweetest poison

I’m letting go, I’m starting over

To clear my name and walk my own path

I’m on my own, and now I’m closer

To finding a way to bring me back

These colors that I see shining the brightest

Were all stained by the hands of the shameless

In one final purge, dispose of your affliction

To mend what’s left and achieve what you envision

Regrowth, regeneration

Developed in negative tension

In the midst of all my hopes held in suspension

As my former husk crumbles to dust

I ready my mind and I reassemble

I trust that bliss won’t arrive without resistance

But I know we are all capable of greatness

In my darkest time, I lust for clarity

Split between sights unseen and thoughts in between

I’m letting go, I’m starting over

Breathe it in like the sweetest poison

Regrowth, regeneration

Developed in negative tension

In the midst of all my hopes held in suspension

I’m letting go, I’m starting over

To clear my name and walk my own path

I’m on my own, and now I’m closer

To finding a way to bring me back