Victory

When I set out on this journey I thought it would never end

When I started down that road I could not see the end

And when I took that first step I fell in so deep

And all those things that were so hard-won I thought I would always keep

Now what do you think I see standing like a wall in front of me

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

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So what are you going to do? Die?

No you gonna lay down and die?

No I will not admit defeat I will not admit defeat

I will see victory

Pride and deceit have choked my life like weeds

And I lost sight of what I really had what I really need

And all the things I should've valued

I gave away for a prayer and a song

And now when I reach out for them they are gone

Now you know what I see standing in front of me

Like a headstone a fucking monument to human misery

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

Defeat, not victory

[Chorus]

Do I have any friends here?

I can't see are any of my friends here?

I can't see what about you?

Will you be a friend to me?

What about you? Will you be a friend to me?

I've got a question to ask you and then you can ask it of me

It's a simple request and then you can make it of me

Can you forgive me? Can you see what will be?

Is it victory?

Now I can't show you all the things I ve seen

And I can't make you feel anything

Certainly not what they meant to me

And someday I know, no matter how hard we try

We are all going to have to lay down and die

So maybe I should just tell you what I hope and believe

For every defeat there will be a victory

For every defeat there will be a victory in defeat

Victory