"My Effigy" lyrics

"My Effigy"

I'm sick of holding on
I'm sick of who I have become
There was a time I drifted, numb to every word you'd say
Trapped beneath the weight of thoughts I could not chase away
Hours stretched to lifetimes, stuck inside my head
Crossed beneath the doubt that I've never shed

These echoes of a battle
Scars I've never shown
I can't see the end
Lost in the unknown
Fighting endless combat
I'm losing to myself
How long can I hold on
In this forsaken hell
I'm sick of holding on
I'm sick of who I have become

Time has passed, but demons stayed, they never lost their grip
The past still follows close behind with claws that slowly rip
Though I healed on top, the cuts still burn within
Still walking on the edge of where the dark begins

These echoes of a battle
Scars I've never shown
I can't see the end
Lost in the unknown
Fighting endless combat
I'm losing to myself
How long can I hold on
In this forsaken hell

You're my reflection, you've watched me burn
I've walked through fire, but now it's your turn

Every breath feels like a fight
Clawing through the dark
But I'm not alright

I'm punching the wall just to feel a thing
Addicted to violence, your puppet on strings
Suffocating myself, till my heartbeat returns
Still trapped in your fire, where sanity burns

These echoes of a battle
Scars I've never shown
I can't see the end
Lost in the unknown
Fighting endless combat
I'm losing to myself
How long can I hold on
In this forsaken hell


Writer(s): Benjamin Richter, Christoph Wieczorek
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