Listen— You've got this notion in your head One that states I'd be better- Off dead To think you'd entertain such a silly thought But it's so baseless You try to retrace my Steps in the sand— Oh how sad You make a fool out of yourself... Tell me, to what end? You trase the trail I left behind But every mark was by design Mistake the pattern for the voice— You never had a choice So tell me— Was it worth the try? Drawing maps Through a shifting sky? You speak like truth Can bend my spine— And I don’t break for lesser minds You chase the trail I left behind But every mark was by design Mistake the pattern for the voice— You never had a choice So tell me— Did you hope I’d stay? Stand in fire Just to burn away? You search for guilt In what I’ve done— But I don't mourn for what's been lost You saw my hand and you called it chains You never learned how to bear the weight You speak of choice like it's something real But I have learned what mercy can conceal You call it fear when they stand with me Not a step was forced beneath my heel You draw your lines then pretend it's fate But can't accept when it's too late You chase the trail I left behind But every mark was by design Mistake the pattern for the voice— You never had a choice So tell me— Was the silence kind? Did you flinch When you fell behind? You aimed for truth And found design— And I was waiting this whole time