The Wreckage

[Verse 1]

I was taught to love, I was taught to give

I was told to shape this life I live

By the work of an honest man

Guess I never learned that it could burn down

With everything I earned, if somehow

It slipped right out of my hands

Like a hurricane blowing through the sand

[Chorus]

Now I'm standing on the corner, watching cars go by

Wondering why I'm so numb inside

Dust cloud hanging up over these lights

Somebody's running from their crumbling life

Caught by the trouble and the pain

And brought down to rubble by the shame

Where the smoke's rising up through the rain

And whеre only ashes remain

And I can't bеar the thought it was all my fault

That everything fell apart

'Cause I swear I've got a good heart

I just don't know where to start

When the waters are rising too high

And I feel like a child

In here among the wreckage

[Verse 2]

'Cause every time I wake, the morning takes

Another piece of my strength and my faith

For so many years and I've never known why

And the only things that numb the pain

Are the same damn things that eat away

Any chance I'll ever know who I am inside

But even if I've lost my mind

I've forgotten for a little while

[Chorus]

That I'm standing on the corner, watching cars go by

Wondering why I'm so numb inside

Dust cloud hanging up over these lights

Guess I was running from my crumbling life

Caught by the trouble and the pain

And brought down to rubble by the shame

Where the smoke's rising up through the rain

And where only ashes remain

And I can't bear the thought it was all my fault

That everything fell apart

I swear to god I've got a good heart

I just don't know where to start

To build it up again

And I feel like a kid

Here among the wreckage

[Bridge]

When the darkness settles down over these empty city nights

And the bars have closed, everyone's gone home

But, no, not me

I'm walking between the shadows and the light

Trying to run or trying to hide from a ghost

I'm thinking 'bout the faith that only came with the hearts of the young

While we ran through wild woods under our summer suns

I'm thinking 'bout my dad carving that cedarwood gun

I wonder what he'd think of me now and think of the man I've become

Would he understand these roads I've run?

Something tells me he fought the same things once

[Chorus]

And I can't bear the thought it was all my fault

That everything tore apart

But I was blessed with my mother's heart

And I know it'll help me start

To find my way again

Maybe I will learn to stand

Here above the wreckage

[Outro]

Above the wreckage

Above the wreckage