A Broken Man

Feel the heat intensify, steel piercing the skin
Sky on fire, electrified, war inside begins
Wrought with guilt, abandoning comrades lying still
Soulless eyes stare back at me, broken, sick, I feel

What of the dreams? A haunted curse
Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse
Dead inside, though I've tried
I know I am a broken man

Swaying, praying, trying to escape
Laughing, crying, more than one can take
Haunting, taunting, will not let me be
Hypnotizing and not letting go of me

Stranglehold, dreams unfold, helpless, can't break free
Memories, blood-red sky, rain down on me
Battle cry, war inside, senseless tragedy
Shock and awe, numb and raw, suffocating me

Nightmare, will this never end?
Flashback, I'm unraveling
Misery can't break free
Wasted lives cast aside

What of the dreams? A haunted curse
Toxic and bleak, I'm getting worse
Dead inside, though I've tried
I know I am a broken man

What of the dreams? What can I learn? (What can I learn?)
Nor can erase, forever burn (forever burn)
What of the dreams? Inflamed and torn (inflamed and torn)
And now I wish I had never been born
All is lost, I've done all I can, I swear
This cross is mine to bear

Broken man, only one remedy
He waits patiently, peaceful and free
For eternity