Fable of the Silent Son

Lost where we can't escape Blind to our own decay Lamenting when we can't let go Until we heal, we die alone We hope that it's not too late I used to lie awake and sing this song Fear is a hollow place a dark beyond The coldest season that I've ever known But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Times have changed And I have changed It's hard to recognize the person that I was But a wasted life is still worth saving I was too scared to find Forgiveness wouldn't come But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Times have changed Those were the darkest days, I never will return This I confess so you may learn Convey the truth, the pain So you won't have to hurt Please never second guess these words Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son And buried way below We have our deep regrets With waves of anger to respect We face our demons with intentions to protect Our future angels for what's next Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son A warning of the things to come Foreshadowing the end for some Who dare and lose it all A fable of the silent son A warning of the things to come Forgive me for the things I've done I could have lost it all I used to lie awake and sing this song Fear is a hollow place a dark beyond The coldest season that I've ever known But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes But it's over now I've learned from my mistakes Like a phoenix rising from the dust I've come to lift you up Like a new day dawning from above in turn So you may you learn A lesson from the things I've done A fable of the silent son A fable of the silent son A fable of the silent son --- Fable of the Silent Son - Alter Bridge