Innocence

Innocence 
Nowadays it isn't worth 2 cents. 
All the corruption and war
The hunger and death and gore
For what purpose but to lie 
Leave everything and say goodbye
Wander into the deep unknown
Reap what you have sewn
You've lost a battle but not the war
You've swam against the current, soon to reach the shore 
Tiger stripes cover your arms
Battle scars from all the self harms 
You've been my knight in shining armor 
Fighting without honor
Dented and bruised and broken 
But I've given you my token 
Affections won and held tightly 
Before letting them go and no longer knightly. 
You're the only one who can leave a scar
Hang me from the strings of your guitar. 
Maybe I'd be better off dead
With blood from my fingers dripping red 
From clawing my way out of the coffin below
I'm already six feet under but I don't let it show 
Just let it go with the tide
The emotions I fought to hide 
Baby, I'm not fine 
I thought you were mine 
And that was enough 
But times have gotten a little bit rough 
Darling, I'm coming apart at the seam 
Is this really just a dream?
Or a nightmare revealing its face
I'm falling from grace 
And it's at your hands
So much for listening to our favorite bands ,
The clock is tick tick ticking away
I'm moving day by day
Wanting the lead in my stomach to go away 
And here I am, really not okay 
Because love, you've gone insane
Just like when he put a bullet in his brain. 
Don't give me excuses, don't feed me lies 
It's all of those things I despise. 
We've lost the innocence, the childish dream 
But sometimes I swore you still had that gleam
That playful little look in your eye 
The one from where angels used to fly 
Let me inside of your soul
Let me fill that stupid hole
Let me mend your broken heart 
Even if it means going back to the start. 
Let me in, darling, 
let me win 
Let me in that head of yours 
Let me fight all your wars
Let me change the course of fate
Kill off the demons that you hate
Let me change the things that haunt you 
The deep dark things that taunt you 
Let me find a way to main you whole 
Banish the darkness from your soul. 
I love you more than I love myself 
Let's put old grudges back on the shelf
Let them collect dust and wither away 
But first I truly need to say 
I need you more than anything Now
Don't leave me please, I don't care how
How far I have to go to keep you here
Even when death seems to draw near 
I won't let you leave me once again 
That was all bullshit back then
But this is different, you're mine you're mine
No one can take you from me, and that's just fine. 
Baby please stay
Don't go away 
Otherwise I couldn't go day by day 
I would just decay
And find myself by your side 
6 feet under where you hide.