Deadlocked

[Intro] There’s no turning back Everything has built up all around me My problems, my addictions, complications rule all my decisions It’s a slippery slope leading to my end Show me the way out Get my grip again [Refrain] These afflictions wage a war inside me Can I find direction? No [Verse 1] In such pain, we are desperate for solutions Where is the door that leads to redemption? Everything is dark, will I ever find my way out? [Refrain] These afflictions wage a war inside me Can I be forgiven? [Chorus] You take what others have worked for You’re all that I'm not You are the burden of many We're deadlocked This is for all those who struggle For all those who can't Don't let your troubles define you Be the better man [Verse 2] I'm held down by the weight of my selfish mistakes Buried under miles of guilt You are the parasite, and now you’ve sunk your teeth You are abomination [Bridge] I have watched myself change from the inside out Becoming what I swore I’d never be There’s got to be more to this There's got to be more to this [Chorus] You take what others have worked for You're all that I'm not You are the burden of many We're deadlocked This is for all those who struggle For all those who can't Don't let your troubles define you Be the better man Be the better man Where do we go from here Down this lonely road I've never felt so scared, out here on my own [Outro] There’s no turning back I’ve left my old self behind The damned are upon me but I won’t be the victim God, will you wash the blood from these hands I’ll change my ways, I'll be the better man