quiet ballad of ed

in shadow there lies hope, cut tension with a knife, i find it hard to cope, stop playing with my life, you analyze my fears, analyze my dreams, choke on burning tears, through my silent screams, things aren't what they seem, tell a hundred craftsmen to work on me, tell this army of angels to make me breathe, open doors just to take away the key, i'll let you all see that i'm doing better, watch me fall, as i stumble at your feet, always losing in this game, your lies cut me deep, and you don't even know my name, with your consistency, to always watch me crawl, and my durability, not affected at all, still things aren't what they seem, tell a hundred craftsmen to work on me, tell this army of angels to make me breathe, open doors just to take away the key, i'll let you all see that i'm doing better, feel the pain, on my brain, feel the strain, as i start to decay, feel the strain, every passing day, feel the pain, as i start to decay, tell a hundred craftsmen to work on me, tell this army of angels to make me breathe, open doors just to take away the key, i'll let you all see that i'm doing better