One Visit Too Many (song lyrics)

Everything I have buried inside
Is rising to the surface
All I want to do scream
And let tears drench my cheeks

This feeling lingers every moment
I understand but I can’t
Even smiling can’t be forced
This is simply too much

You've reduced my soul to amber
It doesn't even glow with little life
You've taken everything from me
But I won’t give in to you

Someday I will ignite
Fire will engulf me
And I will show
There are some things
That you can’t take
Some things that I
Can still protect
With this beating heart
No matter how fragile

Time hasn't healed these wounds
I force a world of fantasy
To hide the vulnerability in my eyes
The tremble in my voice

You cloak yourself in a twisted black
You grasp all that I love
And leave only torment behind
I've seen too much of you
Your cynical smile doesn't amuse me

You can fill my soul with torment
You can force tears upon me
Leave scars on my heart
That could never fade
But I won’t hand myself to you
You haven’t forced my hand
You could never

Someday I will ignite
Fire will engulf me
And I will show
There are some things
That you can’t take
Some things that I
Can still protect
With this beating heart
No matter how fragile

Even if burned to ashes
I can still live on
Even if only barely