Atone

Hounded by a feeling that I've known
Following everywhere I go
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Guilty of some crime

Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin to find a way to atone

Don't much care to be the other me
One that plays the role of enemy
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Running out of time

Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin to find a way to atone

Tenderly lay me down
Touch my face and speak to me like a child
I want to believe I'll never drown, can ascend
No release or reprieve to be found

Now seldom seen on the run
Aren't both sides the wrong end of a gun
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Somehow crossed a line

Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin' to find a way to atone

Why

To be judged stand and deliver
Half starved choke on the splinters
Have mercy could you be the giver
To speak my cursed name