Years

by Stratford

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Tell me, do the walls close in on you
Climbing bodies like a stairway
You have nothing to lose
You sit in a tower, but it's falling apart
You may have the spine, but you're lacking the heart

Where will you be
When your picture doesn't match your pride?
Was I worth anything,
Or was it easy to cast me aside?

I won't be there when you come back down
I'm with the bridges you've burned
And I won't make a sound
You had years to come back home
But you preferred to heal your ego alone

Let the night gnaw at your ever running heels
I've taken my chances
At these ever changing deals
All I ever wanted was to be your savior
All I was to you was another failure

So I'll close my eyes
And I'll hope for sleep
And I'll beg and pray
To dream of anything
But you

I won't be there when you come back down
I'm with the bridges you've burned
And I won't make a sound
You had years to come back home
But you preferred to heal your ego alone

Someday soon you'll see
What a friend you've lost in me
I hope that you're satisfied
With the graveyard in the closet you left behind

I won't be there when you come back down
I'm with the bridges you've burned
And I won't make a sound
You had years to come back home
But you preferred to heal your ego alone

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released March 29, 2016

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Stratford Joliet, Illinois

Bobby Dunlap - Vocals

Tom Erb - Bass

Noe Vital - Guitars

Raine Erb - Drums/Vocals

discography

Datura

Jul 2017
To Quote The Raven

Nov 2016
Papercuts

Jul 2016
Years

Mar 2016

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