The World As Broken lyrics

You are the venomous Empty brilliance I am upset with what I've become I am defenseless, hardly broken I am irrelevant with what I have done What have I done Etched in skin like scars I'm left with Swept beneath my sin (Just to keep the surface from caving in) Chased by the end of a book not written Yet somehow I'm condemned (Defeat the fire or be the fire within) Take, (take) Or be the one who gave in Break, (break) Or be the one who lives Wait, (wait) And leave the world as broken To justify the end You're free to give in but Damned if you dare to Taught to forgive while the hate lies within you Feel trapped in your skin You can't comprehend He who preaches through silence Denies us our privilege Caged in glass, my chaos trapped And wrapped inside my skin Paint my past with cold dead hands Convince me who I am Take, (take) Or be the one who gave in Break, (break) Or be the one who lives Wait, (wait) And leave the world as broken To justify the end You're free to give in but Damned if you dare to Taught to forgive as the hate lies within you Feel trapped in your skin You can't comprehend He who preaches through silence Denies us our privilege Right to defend Our doubts in regard to Who we should be When the answers involves you The beat in my chest is The absence I've turned to Losing is closure if I'm who designed you