I’ve seen the eyes of death,
But I’m still here to tell the tale.
I’ve arrived having sacrificed,
And I don’t intend on wasting this life.

What more should I know
If this is what I have to show for?
It may be hard to forget my past,
But now it’s all coming back again.

And after all this time away
Oh, would you feel the same,
Oh, could we be the same?
If time could heal the stain,
I’ve a shot through the chest,
And a heart shaped ring.

But now it seems as though
This shred of hope
Could’ve been in vain,
And it could've been so easy:
I could’ve listened,
I could’ve stayed,
I should’ve never walked away.

But what would have become of a life when
All it has to show is an absence of hope.

Tell me please that you haven’t forgotten me,
So we could say we were sorry.

Perfectly we were
Living for every word,
Until you overheard
What your life was really worth.

Ashes to ashes
The world crumbled down,
And I knew I wouldn’t make it
If I were to stay, if I was still around.

Oh, how lucky am I to be here…

For your sake, you tell me:
Should I remain?

It only takes one to change your life,
And I know you will stay,
But if I appeared on your doorstep this evening,
Would you push me away?

Am I a statement for everything
That’s been abandoned to reasoning?
Or is it fate that I made the decision to leave
And make a new life overseas?

I regret to inform
That I have not abandoned you,
But I implore you to know
That there was nothing I could do.

Be my guest, attempt to condemn,
The beaten scarred and defeated,

But I can swear you’ll be sorry.

Perfectly we were
Living for every word,
Until you overheard
What your life was really worth.

Ashes to ashes
The world crumbled down,
And I knew I wouldn’t make it
If I were to stay, if I was still around.

Oh, how hard will it be to stay here.

I’ve seen the eyes of death,
But I’m still here to tell the tale.
I’ve arrived having sacrificed,
And I don’t intend on wasting this life.