Twisted Root

Take me back to that moment When the twisted root started growing I wanna chop it down right there in the dirt And erase the way I made myself and others hurt But I can’t go back in time No matter how bad I wanna make it right So help these roots grow straight No matter how they twisted No matter how I hate How long I was afflicted When I was sick and full of poison Losing every battle I could not reach the gate I sunk back in the valley From the twisted root The curving spine The wasted years The rusted blade of time The deepest cut of all When I made my father cry I wish it was enough then To change my life Twisted root Twisted root How do I stand here in this moment? Let the pain roll in and try to own it 'Cause all I've ever done is sink down in the dirt Underneath the way I made myself and others hurt 'Cause I can’t go back in time No matter how bad I want to make it right So help me stand up straight And tilt the crooked picture And not look at my face And only see what I disfigured From the years I filled with poison In the shadow of the mountain I could not find the gate I sunk back in the valley From the twisted root The curving spine The wasted years The rusted blade of time What I could not repair What I could not unwind Make it be enough now To change my life Twisted root Twisted root Twisted root