"Dark Remains" lyrics

I tried for years to keep my hope alive
I vowed against all odds that I'd survive
The good inside came bleeding out till none of it remained
And anger was the one thing I retained

I felt the cuts and watched my insides burn
And as they broke me down, I came to learn
That hope is even crueler than a myriad of scars
But I was blinded by the light that beckoned through my bars

I broke the rules and dared to trust my heart
The game was set against me from the start
I paid an awful price, but in the end, it had to be
To open my eyes and get me to finally see

That the light
It starts to fade away
All my hope
Destined to drain away
Had the world
Just simply stayed away!
It's a harbinger of pain
Once the light is out
The dark remains

I tried to give the world the best I had
And in return, internalized the bad
The poison used against me ate through my very soul
And rage was all I found to fill the hole

Within the light, forgiveness is divine
But in the darkness, vengeance will be mine
I'm cut off from compassion and my heart is running cold
While fear and fury gradually take hold

And the light
It starts to fade away
All my hope
Destined to drain away
Had the world
Just simply stayed away!
Now I've nothing left to gain
Once the light is out
The dark remains

I drove away the light till I was numb
And no one knows the monster I've become
I've run all out of patience to take it on the chin
So now the world is paying for my sins!

And the light
It starts to fade away
All my hope
Destined to drain away
Had the world
Just simply stayed away!
But it's driven me insane
Once the light is out
The dark remains