I've grown tired of crawling
On the thinnest of ropes
Waiting for a breakthrough, he falters again
Arms extended above the surface
Gesturing vaguely towards nothing
With eyes that betray his inner vitriol
And words that poison the memory of better days
Set off by nothing
Pulled down to the pit
How did we displease?
Do we really deserve this?
What’s taken him over?
Did he try to fight it?
Strung out on rage
He wields his voice
I feel it falling apart
Constituent threads unravel
Like flesh wedding steel
Look at me
Look at me
Look at me
Look at me, you have to answer for this
I don't want to let go
Of everything we built
I have always maintained
A hope of seeing it through
Then I remember the hurt
I remember the disdain in his eye
I remember the fear I felt
I remember the nights spent shaking
I remember it all
Wounds flare open
Stinging mercilessly
Gnawing on the rotten meat of trauma
Another memory emerges
I remember the joy
I remember the laughs we shared
I remember the solidarity
I remember the youthful ambition
I remember it all
Never knowing where to place these feelings
Weighing hurt against years of camaraderie
Finding solace in vulnerable moments
But I need to see a deeper cleansing
(Send him to the lake)
Where the waters can heal his strife
(Send him to the lake)
Where his spirit can be renewed
(Send him to the lake)
Where his trauma can loosen its grip
(Send him to the lake)
So our kinship can flourish once more
(Send him to the lake)
Send him to the lake
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