He bends and he breaks If you give, they will take awayHis passion, his pain, his praiseHe exhales A thousand black flowers explodeInto butterflies as they're awayRip them up, take them, burn the coals as they crashAnd leave nothing that resembles a soulLeave him numb, leave him crushedRip them up, take them, burn the coals as they crashAnd leave nothing that resembles a soulLeave him numb, leave him crushedDrift the fire inside, one too many timesHe's burning over and now, now he fallsUp against the raging tideNo more sight, everything you ever wanted to seeI see it in his eyes, one more timeI can't digest the waters, my hands feel like they're rusting awayBut the air, the air, the airSo I pace around like a lamb before the slaughterI'll stay here as long as they let meDivisions been made, I bleedThe world will return where I startedI'll stay here, one finish for when they're awayRip them up, take them, burn the coals as they crashAnd leave nothing that resembles a soulLeave him numb, leave him crushedSee him numb, see him crushedRip them up, take them, burn the coals as they crashAnd leave nothing that resembles a soulLeave him numb, leave him crushed*