Bound to the trunk of a tree stretched out for miles Casting a shadow on all I know of life I can't seem to shake the thought The light is taken by the hearse Its a lesson never learned Everyday is getting worse I dissolve into the pain Pour myself into the guilt Hanging over me like skies of rain All the blood that I have spilt Carried you to heavens gate I am forced to stay A celebration The finale of life The marriage between Soil and bride The blood denies the rose To carry only memories of loss A vigil on the side of the road Her body now belongs to the cross I am judged and set on fire At the stand falling deaf to their cries The bleating of a hundred voices In unison asking me why Why did I take a chance and gamble life? Every sign points me back to the dorm In my head you say I told you so We should've left before the storm The rain washes you away Forced to stay