Shed the Skin

Staring down the glass, trying to see the face That got lost running in this

dark and empty place I shook hands with the demons living in my head Put the old lies to sleep,

tucked 'em in their bed Said I was solid, but I was burning straw Taking lessons from the bruise,

that’s the hardest law I played the villain just to feel a little spark But the classroom

of the pain happens in the dark You gotta sit in the wreckage 'til the dust settles

down Wear the jagged edges like a heavy, rusted crown Let the shame bleed out so the light

can flood in You don't get the redemption 'til you shed the skin I watched the kings

and queens with their plastic smiles Walking dead on their feet for a hundred miles Numbing