I can be kicked until I have to crawl
I can be knocked down until I'm screaming
"Fuck you all!"
But life goes on, yeah right
I have to fight
I have to struggle night after night
If I wore my soul on the outside
I'd be a fucked up sight
But I have to keep it all on the inside
What I go through, it's never right
But that's the way it is, so I don't ask why
Not anymore, I just do or die
Night after night, I try to live my life
I need something to believe in
But sometimes I get dealt a bad hand, so let the war begin
I know what I'm about, I know what I'll do
I hope I'm not alone, so what about you?
I pray everyday that what I believe in is true
And you know that I live for you
But if I can't do that, then you know I'd die for you
All this anger and pain turns my mind to the dark side
And its all I can do to keep my dreams alive
I have to win, it's not enough to try
No one, but you, ever seems to understand
And without you, I'd be a lost man
Life is full of pain but I've got something to live for
And if I lost it I wouldn't want to live anymore
In one way or another, my life has been a war
But through it all, my soul will never be torn
I live for you, and I'd die for you
Without questioning why, I'd do anything for you
But time after time it feels like my heart is stabbed
And I feel like I'm in a prison, trapped
These walls created by the world are driving me mad
But everytime I think that I'm falling apart
I look to the stars and inside my soul, and I see you
You are the inspiration for everything that I do
Life is full of villains, who rule through force and fear
Robbing you of your life until there's nothing there
Taking every piece until the board is clear
But they can't take your soul if you dont surrender
Keep what you believe in right next your heart
And there's no way they can drag you into the dark
This I know to be true, as long as I breathe and beyond
Pain means nothing, as long as your beliefs stay strong
Loving you the way I do could never be wrong
They can never when unless you give them control
My love for you will never die, this I know
Because my love for you consumes my life, and my soul
George Manes, 1999
This, like everything else, in my life, is dedicated to my love, Justine.