So I fell hard son The fighter in me fell down Thirty rounds in the ring And the crowd is quiet now Well the ref tapped me out But that referee was me Hung my head so very low A sad reflection was all I could see
And I'm not looking For a shot at redemption Just a reason for all the pain And it's not like I've Not been here before Questioning lines I've been told Searching for signs in the smoke But the crowd is quiet now All embers burning now Will they guide me on
I was riding high son Eyes fixed to the sky All ego and I Waking up only to find Bright lights only show what you hide I left the solace of that space In search of greener pastures But the field I'd made I was safe as I'd ever be And mountain peaks And friends that leave In one way or another I still call you brother Built a house on top the rubble Of debts, I owe it's only Everything I could be If I'm falling will you hold me down
And nothing makes you ready For the part that is taken You find a way to deal With the pain And it's not like I've Not been here before Questioning lines that I've wrote Searching for signs in the smoke But the fire is all but out All embers burning now Will they guide me on No shadow holding me down Sun is on the way It was always there despite the rain If I'm the fighter then I am the enemy One more time One more fight
And it's all I've ever known It's all I was ever told That all I could ever hold Ever let go Ever buried brothers too soon
What a hill to die upon Like some superficial martyr More I fight it just gets harder Yeah I'm hungry for something But it's all here I don't need nothing My friend we all have someone Something we can keep the fire alive for
And it's always been about A single shot at redemption A purpose for the way I was made And it's not like I've not been here before Two counts I'm back and I'm worn Wiser for all of the scorn Got a fire burning now All embers in the doubt They will guide me on No shadow holding me down Sun is on the way It was always there despite the rain If I'm the fighter then I am the enemy One more time One more fight